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@gojiguy lots of people keep forgetting it, but it's core to GoG's business model to be DRM free so you actually have a sense of ownership.

And who owns GoG? CD Projekt.

It would be contradictory to their principles to have a DRM laced physical game.

@MrDocena
I mean, of course the AAA companies are gonna use that as an argument. Just like how they used the argument that a game failed because it wasn't "live service" or that layoffs are for the "betterment of the company's health" because they are too poor to pay anyone other than their CEO $100m a year.

These people have the slimy arguments of a cult leader to justify their actions.

@Solid_Python Being informed before you buy is not a bad thing, man. You don't have to read the article.

@vincentgoodwin
I feel like Nintendolife really has got a bone to pick with these Game-Key cards & it's getting embarrassing & tiring. Let it go.
Because caring about ownership advocacy is somehow a bad thing and worthy of shaming others over. "Don't ask questions. just consume product and get excited for next product."

1. It costs a lot less to manufacture a game-key card that putting the data on the cartridge.
And why do YOU care about that? This is not your business to care about. Your business is to ask for the best possible product. Why defend the company for cheaping out?

2. It's better than a code-in-a-box because I can loan these to my friends or sell them.
Wait til a game company that didn't pay their taxes has their game revoked from the download queue because the government demanded it. It already happened with a Company called Sol Press in the VN sphere and caused those who bought their VNs to lose access to them.

3. Game-Key Cards were already present on Switch 1 (see Just Dance or NBA 2K games)
and people were pissed then when AAA companies cheaped out. Why is this suddenly an argument in favor of them?

4. Most games get Day 1 Patches or just patches in general, so the idea of a game being completely playable off the cartridge is a ship that's sailed.
I'm sorry, who is this most? Because most games on the switch were AAs and indies, and they usually released content-complete in box. I should know, that is most of my library.

@SearchingS so what you are telling me is I might have to buy a Japanese copy

@jowy_sw In the context of Polygon and especially Kotaku? "Virtuous" racism, "virtuous" sexism and anything that would make Metal Gear as a franchise become disappointed in this future.

By "virtuous", I mean spending time attacking people for "hating women", (for example), while having a holier than thou grandstanding attitude that screams "I see women as weak and lesser minority and therefore needs to be coddled"

It's kinda nasty when you realize that is what they are doing, while also trying to make that the primary feedback developers get and follow, skewing the industry's creative allowance in a nasty direction that causes even the people they are trying to "protect" to raise an eyebrow.

Of course there's also the occasional complaining about the current politics like in a review of hardware that has nothing to do with it to the point of derailing the article, but that is something we can also all agree is kinda bonkers that it even happened once on a professional gaming website. 🤣

@Zeldinion so would you mind telling me how a manga like Non Non Biyori is political then? because I don't see it.

Art is fundamentally Communication and creativity through abstract but human means. That communication is not always political, but merely amusement and nothing more. To say "all art is political on a fundamental level" is to become blinded by politics and only see political control through art, not self-expression in its rawest form.

Can <arcade> shooters be erotic, though?

Have you ever heard of Go Go Burunyanman EXTACY? It's really high quality, practically up there with a lot of quality shmups and memorable eroge because of how cute n funny it is (no euphemism). Unfortunately, the only option to play the game is piracy because the Japanese PC store is region locked, and it still doesn't have a English fan patch, and the dev is really hard to get ahold of because they closed down/dormiented their studio. So the hopes of an official English release seems to be slim

@PKDuckman That crosses a line but MK is somehow fine? I mean, you might not be saying it outright, but c'mon.

@sanderev You really trying to dismiss game ownership as mere "whining" now? Really? This is the hill you wanna die on?

Imagine if Takara Tomy or Konami had to barge into my house and take all of my TCG cards because they, say, no longer wanted to support their table top games. What kind of normal gamer does not want to own what they play?

At least I know Senran Kagura would get the love it deserved

....

if it got the love it deserved........

wah.....

@FX29 That's one thing that probably bugs me about reviews. they always label those games as having or being dating sims, but the way the mechanics work lack a lot of the nuance of building a relationship. Just fighting together isn't all there is to it. That's why i feel like a new term like "bond-lite mechanics" is long overdue, because they are not ever coming close to the level of romance simulation of the originals with the way the typical action or strategy RPGs are normally structured, treating it like a stat that unlocks the next optional bond scene.

Can you tell the difference between 60fps and 120fps?
Yes, you can. If you play a game for long enough in 120 and go back to 60, you will notice a difference. this is not a skin deep question. People asked this same question from the move from 30fps to 60fps back in the day with the same "I don't notice it" until they do after prolonged exposure. In competitive action games or arcade games, higher refresh rate is life or death because of how your brain gathers information. Thinking type RPGs like Dragon Quest, less so required.

and yet, no online match making, I'm sure.

Pretty useless unless your friend have a switch 2 as well. You might as well just invite them to your house for the GCN original

As previously revealed, Capcom will also be releasing a 22 amiibo card set... -which will give you the ability to save and load your character's outfit, their control-style, and also receive special items.

Smart. Really smart. Definitely gonna streamline tournaments past "test matches" that start before the real game.
I had this idea before, but glad they are finally implementing it into a fighter.

@Yoshi3 I play action games. Having that gap from analog instead of binary makes for a more sluggish feel on games that require quick reflex on all buttons. So I'm happier they aren't there if Nintendo isn't gonna do what they did on the gamecube.

@Yoshi3 I didn't because I own it!

@WiltonRoots @WheresWaveRace

That's implying a classic even gets the respect it deserves. It took Nintendo 20 years to do anything with Fzero GX. Imagine if the Wii's games stopped working when the servers shut down, even if you own the disc. I don't care if you've already given up @Grimley141, but I do care about taking away an option, all because a company decided to turn off their servers when they see it as a liability to keep them running or maybe just get bored. No other product comes to mind where a company is allowed to break what you physically own on such a whim. It's ridiculous.

Additionally, some classics DON'T get re-released. I do not see a port of, say, Rodea the Sky Soldier happening anytime soon, considering Kadokawa has already forgotten about their own IP and Yuji Naka is.... well.... yeah. it's ridiculous that only the 10% of all gaming history is even allowed a re-release to begin with. That's a factoid that comes from the Video Game History Foundation, so you know it ain't bull coming outta me.

@NielsNL No they are not misunderstood. If nintendo shuts off service for these cards in the next 50 year, and you know they will, you lose all ownership and (re)sale.

Now they just need to do something about the fake hentai eSlop

@Spider-Kev slight revamp release, includes a new solo story for the ninja girl

@StuTwo "they could just feed my ideas into Chat GPT and-"
Stop it! you're torturing me!!!

@Debo626 all of the Xeno meta-franchise games are aimed at older audiences, what are you talking about?!
besides that, the designs are things kids have already seen before in super hero material and just general nature so what is the issue?

I won't be getting it this week because it's not released yet, but I do want to get the physical release of Gal Guardians here. Time will come though as I have to help out a family member first

how about we DON'T get a modern version. Not until Square can take Sakurai's "let Japan be Japan" advice to heart.

Lets ask the honest question: do you REALLY expect modern Square to be 100% in good faith to the original release if they did an HD-2D remake?

@LadyCharlie That's unfortunately the thing that happens with a lot of "now with ray tracing" games. They lose a lot of their original art direction if favor of hyper realistic lighting.

If you look at Quake and then play it with raytracing, or hell, any emulator of a retro game with RTX, it makes you ask.... why?!?!
I mean it's obvious why. "Shiny new tech" and that's pretty much it.

@rvcolem1 I mean, I don't play these games either. It's clearly more of a "creativity" kinda game, which I don't always gel with since I'm more into art and storytelling person who prefers to pick up the pen and craft a character. (at least, when I'm allowed to)

Obligatory "If it has hentai or waifu in the title, it's not real hentai"

For anyone who wants to preorder this, be mindful. This is an old polycap kit, so the joints will weaken with time compared to modern plastic-on-plastic joint builds

@gcunit no

@MirrorFate2 I'm pretty sure that was probably a Pontaff localization in Generations.
In the grand scheme of the world timeline, they are unimportant. But still, I'd like the acknowledgement that Sonic actually said and did all of those things in Black Knight.

Edit: yeah, the page is called "World History", so it seems like I was on the money compared to it being called "Adventure History"

@Hydra_Spectre That's where we run into a problem. Prime was called canon in terms of the real world canon. You can see that in the original interview that mentioned it. But fans kept taking that too seriously.

It doesn't help that the series is Japanese to begin with, so all of the western original stuff, Mobius included, are not close to canon.

And the less said about Sonic's characterization, the better.

@Chlocean well I'm not trying to pick on you either. It's just not a very ideal image in a lot of people's heads, as I already said. Hell, my original comment was closer to how I approach it rather than trying to make fun of you.

but hey, you do you.

@Chlocean I'm pretty sure he was joking.

"I don't see how it's much different from sitting down with your loved one to play Dead Space, y'know?"
Um, yeah, exactly.

@Jhena with DLSS, more often it is. I'm speaking from experience. Try it.

AI corrects things before you see it. That is even normal on the computer you're typing this on right now. The native resolution on the Switch 2 is gonna look crusty as hell without it. Those two videos already go over how the tech works. take a look

Why is it that when I ask if the censorship was removed, its flagged as unconstructive? that is the one thing the review didn't cover. So why is it that I'm not allowed an answer?

Edit: It's still censored. wtf...

@Jhena Imagined? No. It's not imagined like Gen AI. It's using the game itself as reference, and is correcting bad frames before they are even shown on screen, making it so that the game always runs smooth. It is very reliant on Nvidia's hardware, which in itself is also the Switch's hardware.
Here's some explanations:

And this is just DLSS 1. We are currently on DLSS 4

@nessisonett I'd rather stick with Senran Kagura or Nekopara... Even a Yuzusoft VN to lighten the mood would be better than.... well, that. 😭

@Jhena But it does. Look up digital foundry tests. It's not a fake upscaler. This is Nvidia level tech.

If you are using "true motion", then no wonder it looks like crap. That's not tech built into the game's code. DLSS is what makes action games more playable at high levels. That's how good it is. And knowing what we know on the Switch 2's hardware, it's gonna be mandatory for that reason, as the console is also gonna use Nvidia's chipsets

@Jhena Again, you will not notice it. Play Doom Eternal on PC or another game with DLSS built in on PC and tell me how much you notice compared to some chepo aftermarket plugNplay "enhancer"

It only makes the games run better on weaker hardware. Chances are you already went through DLSS-styles upscales on switch as is but didn't notice. That's how you know it works

Finally some common sense!!!! Give us that raw fish flavor!

Hey, this isn't Will Smith!

OBT on all platforms next? or at least PC?