@Wexter Xillia isn't an abstract collection like the Mario 3D Stars, man. This is a continuous story. There really is no sensible person that would ask for both games to be separate.
When I said that this is putting artist out of a job, I meant it. GenAI is trained to mash actual artists work into a mess of an image, without their consent and without their permission, which, surprise, the corporate world weaponizes against the very people who made said art. It just becomes a viscous cycle of people getting put out of a job while the machine can't survive without stealing their work because GenAI inbreeding causes more damage to the system long term.
This isn't the same as horses getting replaced by cars, because the car didn't chop off the horse's legs to call it its own to prove it's worth. Woodworkers still exist in the more artistic and decor world, and mechanics are still making things too. Machines are still an extension of that, but not a hostile replacement of them.
To answer your part of "being human"...
Illustrative arts is suppose to be a snapshot into a person's mind and soul, how did they feel, what were they thinking, what memories slipped into the work itself by mistake, how do they see the world even in the mundane ways. That's part of the human side of making art and why it starts to connect on a deeper level. And that's what AI doesn't understand nor can it properly replicate it. But cooperation's still want to push it anyways because it's cheaper to make a "product" than actually try to sit down and make something, even if the end result is worse. If firing everyone would save them money, they will do it without a care for the end result. (and we already see that a lot in gaming as is)
@Wexter Look man, if the games in question are part of a unique back to back duology, I say it's fair to try and bundle them together when they become retro. Hell, Namco already did this with Klonoa. Not everyone is made of money. Additionally, many people here also prefer physical so they actually own their games, which doesn't go on sale in the same way as digital. And this is competing with other retro RPGs that are bundled too on Switch like the final fantasy bundles.
So yeah, acting like wanting a better, cohesive deal being "complain for the sake of complaining" is missing the point.
@JR150 Pretty much. I'd say it's more adorable there, what with the Neps being all cute and funny.
Would really love to see the Neptunia series return to SEGA's hands, even if only as a guest. Imagine how Neptune would start rippin on all of the SEGA IPs
On one hand, I know that they are lying and are only out for themselves
On the other hand, GenAI is theft, and the end result is often lifeless and crowds the internet's algorithm that could have gone to a real artist or someone else that's just as entertaining
If it means I start seeing less invasive GenAI on my pixiv feed, the better it is for me
@Pillowpants Most Disgaea games are standalone anthologies, with an exception made to the first one which has 2 direct sequels (2, D2) and spinoffs inspired by it.
@Kiyata The problem with that statement is that we're no longer in a genderlocked culture. So what a "girl game" is has no meaning these days. Even a lot of games real boomers would think are for girls are being aimed at guys these days and vice versa.
@MyMemory Yeah, the older heads are more traumatized by what happened to hollywood and don't want the same shielded incompetency to go to other hobbies they enjoy
Anybody who's been keeping up with the failures behind disney alone knows there's a lot of sexist spite coming from the women who lead there alone
As for Ms. Pritchard, I'm gonna be on wait and see. Satoru Shibata is also gonna be a CEO, so this might be a legit change of hands based on competency
Here's to hoping she doesn't further implement a draconian censorship policy. Nintendo is already doing questionable things with their approval process as of late.
As the brits of Nintendolife would probably put it
OH BUGGER OFF!!!
"Game Key Cards are also a measure "against illegal copying", as the data cannot be extracted from the cartridge and distributed online"
Now if you'll excuse me, I'm gonna dump all of my switch games I downloaded online and have hackers do their thing.
lol
"Do you think a company that’s already made that much profit would do this just to make even more money"
yes. Absolutely yes. That's corporatism for ya.
@sixrings I mean, Sonic Colors Ultimate, for example, couldn't even run on the Switch and that was a Wii game.
So it's not always down to that. The real issue could be because of development bloat. A lot of these companies, especially ones in the west, have really poor management over their development.
@Markatron84 I'm a bit more of a stickler on that front tho. If a company does sell me something, but they sell it to me in a broken, incomplete mess that may have also been censored, I'm pirating with all of the fixes and content restored. I don't even care if it's a modern release. you don't treat your loyalists like that. Copyright and lost source code are the only areas I may be forgiving in
Well, this might be a way of bypassing china. I hear that even though the two lands are hostile towards each other, the citizens and products are still allowed to pass through without checks.
And considering that Hong Kong is 15 years away from being absorbed into china, this is probably a smart move
This is gonna be tricky. Because while some sanity effects can work just fine, others actively break the 4th wall, like that one that messes with your TV volume. How are you gonna pull that off and remain convincing?
There's this one game I've been meaning to take seriously called GalMetal, but the control scheme feels borked unless you magically have a drum controller that never existed. It's either crummy motion controls, or buttons that don't feel like drums
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Re: Sakurai Confirms Day One Update For Kirby Air Riders On Switch 2
Might just wait for a nintendo reprint then to get the say one update on card
Re: Tales Of Xillia 2 Remastered On The Way, With More To Come
@Wexter Xillia isn't an abstract collection like the Mario 3D Stars, man. This is a continuous story. There really is no sensible person that would ask for both games to be separate.
Re: EA Is Diving Headfirst Into Generative AI With New Partnership
When I said that this is putting artist out of a job, I meant it. GenAI is trained to mash actual artists work into a mess of an image, without their consent and without their permission, which, surprise, the corporate world weaponizes against the very people who made said art. It just becomes a viscous cycle of people getting put out of a job while the machine can't survive without stealing their work because GenAI inbreeding causes more damage to the system long term.
This isn't the same as horses getting replaced by cars, because the car didn't chop off the horse's legs to call it its own to prove it's worth. Woodworkers still exist in the more artistic and decor world, and mechanics are still making things too. Machines are still an extension of that, but not a hostile replacement of them.
To answer your part of "being human"...
Illustrative arts is suppose to be a snapshot into a person's mind and soul, how did they feel, what were they thinking, what memories slipped into the work itself by mistake, how do they see the world even in the mundane ways. That's part of the human side of making art and why it starts to connect on a deeper level. And that's what AI doesn't understand nor can it properly replicate it. But cooperation's still want to push it anyways because it's cheaper to make a "product" than actually try to sit down and make something, even if the end result is worse. If firing everyone would save them money, they will do it without a care for the end result. (and we already see that a lot in gaming as is)
Re: EA Is Diving Headfirst Into Generative AI With New Partnership
@roboshort Then just play a TTRPG then. >.>
Isn't the whole point to play and mess with friends? Be a game of imagination?
Why the hell would you want to play with an AI?! That defeats the point.
A JRPG is made to simulate TT roleplaying while telling a story of its own, not replace it.
Re: Tales Of Xillia 2 Remastered On The Way, With More To Come
@Wexter Look man, if the games in question are part of a unique back to back duology, I say it's fair to try and bundle them together when they become retro. Hell, Namco already did this with Klonoa. Not everyone is made of money. Additionally, many people here also prefer physical so they actually own their games, which doesn't go on sale in the same way as digital. And this is competing with other retro RPGs that are bundled too on Switch like the final fantasy bundles.
So yeah, acting like wanting a better, cohesive deal being "complain for the sake of complaining" is missing the point.
Re: EA Is Diving Headfirst Into Generative AI With New Partnership
@roboshort GenAI has nothing to do with gameplay tho.
It's a theft system designed to put artists out of a job using their own creations against them
So yeah, it's not something to celebrate
Re: Tales Of Xillia 2 Remastered On The Way, With More To Come
@Wexter I believe his point is that you can put both games in one collection. Size and length be damned
I have both Atelier trilogies on one card per sub-series
So there really is no point in trying to separate them when they are this old
Re: Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds Team Open To More DLC: "Tell Us What You Want"
@JR150 Pretty much. I'd say it's more adorable there, what with the Neps being all cute and funny.
Would really love to see the Neptunia series return to SEGA's hands, even if only as a guest. Imagine how Neptune would start rippin on all of the SEGA IPs
Re: Tales Of Xillia 2 Remastered On The Way, With More To Come
They better not censor any of these releases. Especially Berseria.
Found out too late that they neutered a violent but impactful scene for the west. Would like a fully uncut release.
Re: Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds Team Open To More DLC: "Tell Us What You Want"
Bayonetta and Neptunia
Especially Neptune. She's suppose to represent all of Sega, after all!
Re: Notorious Group 'Crimson Collective' Claims To Have Hacked Nintendo
@CaptainCluck Eh, Nintendo is already pretty hated right now so it balances out I guess
Re: Plants Vs. Zombies: Replanted Supports Local Co-Op And PvP Via GameShare
@Yosti Why wouldn't it? The OG game was for PC. Can't remember the last time the game came out on a non-pointer system
Re: Nintendo's "Mysterious" Switch Online Playtest Program Gets Another Patent
Never let it be forgotten that Nintendo is a massive patent troll.
In japan, they are infamous for this. Most Japanese gaming conglomerates too
Re: Nintendo Denies Lobbying Japanese Government Over AI, Will "Take Necessary Actions" Over IP Rights
@ShieldHero Actually they are. they try to sell subscriptions and such to even use the AI generator.
I'd much rather that money goes to a fan artist that might be brought on to be official one day
Re: Nintendo Denies Lobbying Japanese Government Over AI, Will "Take Necessary Actions" Over IP Rights
On one hand, I know that they are lying and are only out for themselves
On the other hand, GenAI is theft, and the end result is often lifeless and crowds the internet's algorithm that could have gone to a real artist or someone else that's just as entertaining
If it means I start seeing less invasive GenAI on my pixiv feed, the better it is for me
Re: Review: Disgaea 7 Complete (Switch 2) - A Definitive Return For This Tactical RPG Giant
@Pillowpants Most Disgaea games are standalone anthologies, with an exception made to the first one which has 2 direct sequels (2, D2) and spinoffs inspired by it.
Re: The Nintendo Museum Now Has An Official Book
Bet ya they're still doing everything they can to scrub love hotels and naked playing cards from their history
Re: Feature: Get A Job - 30 Years On, Seiken Densetsu 3's Class System Is Still One Of The Best
I have the remake on Switch. probably gonna wait til having a switch 2 to give it another whirl due to having a 60fps cap
Re: Dynasty Warriors: Origins Will Run At A "Fixed" 30fps On Switch 2
@SuperBro64 I mean, we're talking about action games here. It's 60FPS or bust for games at this speed
Re: Dynasty Warriors: Origins Will Run At A "Fixed" 30fps On Switch 2
I'd rather take the unstable 60. Would mean the game would get better with time. Just look at Switch games now
Re: Feature: Who Is Devon Pritchard? - Meet The Next NOA President Stepping Into Bowser's Boots
@CasualTalkRadio I have my doubts about that. She worked in legal, not creative, in america no less.
Making Zelda a more prominent character seems entirely an NoJ idea
Re: Feature: Who Is Devon Pritchard? - Meet The Next NOA President Stepping Into Bowser's Boots
@Kiyata The problem with that statement is that we're no longer in a genderlocked culture. So what a "girl game" is has no meaning these days.
Even a lot of games real boomers would think are for girls are being aimed at guys these days and vice versa.
Re: Feature: Who Is Devon Pritchard? - Meet The Next NOA President Stepping Into Bowser's Boots
@zteinr We still have Sakurai! 👀
Re: Feature: Who Is Devon Pritchard? - Meet The Next NOA President Stepping Into Bowser's Boots
@MyMemory Yeah, the older heads are more traumatized by what happened to hollywood and don't want the same shielded incompetency to go to other hobbies they enjoy
Anybody who's been keeping up with the failures behind disney alone knows there's a lot of sexist spite coming from the women who lead there alone
As for Ms. Pritchard, I'm gonna be on wait and see. Satoru Shibata is also gonna be a CEO, so this might be a legit change of hands based on competency
Re: Feature: Who Is Devon Pritchard? - Meet The Next NOA President Stepping Into Bowser's Boots
Here's to hoping she doesn't further implement a draconian censorship policy. Nintendo is already doing questionable things with their approval process as of late.
Re: Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade Director Highlights The Speed Problem With Switch 2 Game Cards
then install the mandatory data on the damn system before starting the main game!!!
You're dancing around the problem.
If Cyberpunk can work off a game card, why can't these games?!?!
Re: We're Not Getting A New Game, But 'Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy' Gets A Free Update
@dskatter If you already played through it many times and even picked up the most recent release years ago, changes are you already beat them already
Again, who is this appealing to?
Re: We're Not Getting A New Game, But 'Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy' Gets A Free Update
@dskatter Considering how story heavy this is, not exactly an ideal inclusion
Re: We're Not Getting A New Game, But 'Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy' Gets A Free Update
Ah yes, a mode to avoid playing the game....
Re: Mega Man Star Force: Legacy Collection Details Additional Features In New Trailer
And yet, no Operation StarForce translation
Re: Sonic Adventure 2 'Live And Learn' Lawsuit Dismissed, Crush 40 Musician Issues Statement
@Orpheus79V Which is a shame, because Jun Senoue was the one who created and first sang for Open Your Heart. Geoelli came later
Re: Sonic Adventure 2 'Live And Learn' Lawsuit Dismissed, Crush 40 Musician Issues Statement
@Erigen Even though he was regularly paid to make more sonic songs for an entire decade.
I really don't know what the heck is going on here...
Re: The First Review For Atelier Resleriana: The Red Alchemist & The White Guardian Is In
@beltmenot Already on it. lol
Re: Opinion: Metroid Prime 4 Reminds Me Of Gears 5, And It's Making Me Nervous
@StuTwo "heavy metal".....
because when I think of metroid I think of guns and roses and DIO and not Japan trying to make xenomorphs in their way in their own wacky world.....
Re: Newcomers Can Break Final Fantasy VII Remake With New Difficulty Settings
Lol. the people here claiming "accessibility" when disabled people just need a controller and imagery options made for them so they can play at all.
It's like they just gave up and are telling the player to optimize the fun in their game.....
What was the quote again? 👺
Re: Nintendo Is "Acting To Protect The Industry" With Switch 2 Game Key Cards, Says Ex-Capcom Composer
@MrPerson0 breaking street date is the least of their concerns
really weak reason to remove ownership entirely
Re: Nintendo Is "Acting To Protect The Industry" With Switch 2 Game Key Cards, Says Ex-Capcom Composer
As the brits of Nintendolife would probably put it
OH BUGGER OFF!!!
"Game Key Cards are also a measure "against illegal copying", as the data cannot be extracted from the cartridge and distributed online"
Now if you'll excuse me, I'm gonna dump all of my switch games I downloaded online and have hackers do their thing.
lol
"Do you think a company that’s already made that much profit would do this just to make even more money"
yes. Absolutely yes. That's corporatism for ya.
Re: Super Mario Galaxy 1 + 2 Prices Are Live, And It's Sticker Shock Time
@Dimey Calling someone a cheapskake for a $70 rerelease? The last one was a trilogy for 60 bucks?
Boy you must spoiled
Re: Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave Charges Onto Switch 2 In 2026
They better not fck up the localization again
Re: "Everyone Is A Director" At Nintendo, Says Former Dev, But Don't Make Excuses
@sixrings I mean, Sonic Colors Ultimate, for example, couldn't even run on the Switch and that was a Wii game.
So it's not always down to that. The real issue could be because of development bloat. A lot of these companies, especially ones in the west, have really poor management over their development.
Re: Panzer Dragoon Zwei: Remake Resurfaces, Will Be Playable At TGS 2025
if they use genAI like they did for front mission 3, it's an instant no...
Re: Nintendo Wins $2 Million Lawsuit Against 'MiG Switch' Distributor
@Markatron84 I'm a bit more of a stickler on that front tho.
If a company does sell me something, but they sell it to me in a broken, incomplete mess that may have also been censored, I'm pirating with all of the fixes and content restored.
I don't even care if it's a modern release. you don't treat your loyalists like that.
Copyright and lost source code are the only areas I may be forgiving in
Re: Nintendo To Officially Launch eShop In Taiwan
Well, this might be a way of bypassing china. I hear that even though the two lands are hostile towards each other, the citizens and products are still allowed to pass through without checks.
And considering that Hong Kong is 15 years away from being absorbed into china, this is probably a smart move
Re: PSA: Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds Open Network Test For Switch Announced
@Lord it's an open beta so you just download it
Re: Devil May Cry: Season 2 Teaser Sets Up A Showdown Between Dante And Virgil
Just play punishing grey raven if you want more devil may cry. The collab is running for another 25 days
Re: Nightdive's CEO Reiterates Desire To Remaster 'Eternal Darkness'
This is gonna be tricky. Because while some sanity effects can work just fine, others actively break the 4th wall, like that one that messes with your TV volume. How are you gonna pull that off and remain convincing?
Re: Nintendo Expands Switch 2's GameCube Library This Week
ya'll only have one opportunity to break nintendo's internal algorithm to push the company to making a sequel. Better hop to it
Re: Sonic X Pac-Man Collabs Announced For Sonic Racing And Pac-Man World 2
I'll give this crossover something, at least they have a history together
Re: PSA: Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds Open Network Test For Switch Announced
looks like we're gonna need a reminder for the public beta test. Definitely gonna test it on PC
Re: Review: CRKD x Gibson Guitar Controller For Switch + Switch 2 - Great Quality, At A Price
Sooooo.... no drum controller?
There's this one game I've been meaning to take seriously called GalMetal, but the control scheme feels borked unless you magically have a drum controller that never existed. It's either crummy motion controls, or buttons that don't feel like drums