I’m still replaying Persona 5 Royal! It somehow has felt like a basically new experience despite having played through it less than 2 years ago! Though I did hit the Futaba Arc, and found the mystery that leads up to palace to be a little boring this time around. I think it relies on that “is this character really a villain??” plot beats that really only work once. But I am optimistic for the rest of the replay experience!!
I think I have a much firmer grasp on making the most of my time, and I feel confidant (lol) that I will be able to max out all of my social links before November - something I failed at last time.
P5 is good video games if I am somehow the first person to tell you that
I actually like Geoff, though I do think his award show leaves quite a bit to be desired.
He’s a bro with a heart of gold, who is using his familial wealth to push the mediums mainstream recognition. I think also that he is capable of taking criticism to heart, and that we will see speeches given more time to breath this year (big criticism of 2023 - but I think was itself a reaction to 2022)
It is a fun night; it has potential, it should be digested by game-likers with the same attitude that film/music/theater fans watch their shows (skeptically, but warm with appreciation for the craft)
This is interesting to me. We are also hearing that things are not going so hot at Tequila Works, and even beyond this industry J. Cole (a rapper) has a record label for young talent in that industry that is now embroiled in some controversy!
These independent projects were thought to be a solution a part from the huge game industry/music industry machines. But the solution it seems is much grander, and will require massive shifts in the market and economic structures
Omg we keep having this conversation. I genuinely don’t think anyone wants story to be as important as gameplay, and very few are still clinging to a strict adherence to the fanfiction-ification of the series.
Just do a little more with it. Echoes of Wisdom was just about perfect. But BotW and TotK were kinda light. I don’t think that’s crazy
This is among my most favorite studios and is crushing to hear.
I would like to know if this has anything to do with Somg of Nunu and the way Riot Games handled some of the studios who made games for them. There were a handful of interesting products that came out of their short lived attempt to expand the League of Legends universe, but none of them got the long term support.
I didn’t even pick up Nunu, or Ruined King despite knowing I’d love them - too much baggage with original franchise AND no physical release.
This deserves some keen observation by journalists
@Not_Soos just from following your comments on this site (you have good taste lol) I think you are gonna get into this.
I have never played them, but they have been on my radar since 2002, and are supposedly quite similar to an Ocarina of Time, and yes they have lo-fi polygons that really bring one back.
Like any self respecting Switch owner I have a large backlog, Ys X and and Animal Well for example are both hot as can be and I know I would adore them. But I just don’t have the time?? I work in a hospital, I have a family, and I’m finishing Nursing school, so I can’t find it within me to commit to playing games like I want to…
That ign review is gonna make the reviewer’s life heck.
But I also don’t think it’s accurate? Not saying the game I didn’t play is ACTUALLY good (I didn’t play it!) but a 5/10 review implies some amount of failure as a software no?
I feel like it’s weird when as a Nintendo product it surely is a fine product purely even if you don’t personally enjoy what it’s offering
Surprisingly I am not joining any of you all with Ys X: Nordics. My copy came late and I started The Silver Case I just rolled credits on one half of the story and find myself (enjoyably) exhausted by it. So I started THQ Nordics Purple Lamps Disney’s Epic Mickey: Rebrushed so far I think it’s a really lovely little platformer and am excited to play more!!
It’s genuinely got the core of a cool game in there… somewhere. Additionally I think the problem is often misdiagnosed as “motion controls” or two screens, when I think the problem is both? If I had to use two screens but the base controls were normal I think it could have been really fun!
I think this series explainer was super helpful!! I am a fan of the series that I have played (Origins, 8, and 9) but don’t really understand the series yet.
Well seeing as how no good games released this week I would say - jk wow this week was so good!!!
I am putting down Wargroove 2 and clearing my otherwise hectic schedule for ys X: Nordics I have been craving this game for months and I can’t believe it’s finally here!
Last night however my wife and I dipped our toes in Mario Party: Jamboree and that was so great!! I’m a little mixed on having to unlock stuff. Because on one hand heck yeah, but on the other hand I really only play it multiplayer with her and we don’t want tasks lol
@Solomon_Rambling I’m not saying you owe anyone anything as far as recognizing where you have grown in relation to two video games that mattered to you 15 years ago.
But I think you may find some value in trying NMH 3. It’s a game that’s also interested in growing away from 1&2 which are juvenile and obscene in a lot of ways.
Personally I loved 1&2 In my time, and also bodily rejected the idea of revisiting Incel Murder Simulator. I specifically remember starting 2, getting to the first cutscene and fighting the boss - who whirls his “hoes” at you as a weapon before Travis slices through them and doesn’t even acknowledge their humanity. It’s pretty gross! And doesn’t get to hide behind “a commentary on frivolous violence in the medium.”
I’d also recommend Travis Strikes Again - except it’s boring lol. But I did watch a video by Kbash about the series and I think it helped me understand the trajectory of Suda, and how to engage with a creator that is growing the same way that we are.
Or skip it!! Lol I’m sure you are perfectly happy not playing MORE video games
@Zach777 it is all but a lock that this one will be an LRG. Though other Aspyr projects have later been given general releases a year or so after launch!
In 2008 I bought a copy of Valkyria Chronicles cuz I wanted to see more games like it… I didn’t even own a PS3! Even if you are just joking, there is a real feeling in there that we have to shake
This game had a pretty huge marketing push. I saw 1000 YouTube ads that were such a nice reprieve from political ads (there is an election in the USA, have you heard??) that almost make this worth a buy. Lol
Honestly not a fan of the original however so I probably won’t
@SlowPokemon I’ve been thinking a lot about this year as a banger too!! I’m glad someone said it!
and like the rest of the industry is filled with stories of Concords or Star Wars Galaxy-level failures, Nintendo making a new Famicom Detective club that probably sold 200-300,000 units still likely made a decent little profit for themselves.
So what I hope is that we don’t have to wait until year 8 to get another year like this for Switch 2!! (And that year includes a Captain Toad 2 lol)
The Switch was special from the jump! I may not have clicked with Zelda, but no other console has brought the consistent joy of the Switch. It brought me into the fold on many Nintendo IPs I’d never touched - 2D Metroid, Famicom Detective Club, Luigi’s Mansion 3 and more! We also were fed dozens of games that I had never heard of from the 6th and 7th generation, that feel like they have new life breathed into them by the little systems form factor (Darksiders, Risen, El Shaddai, Borderlands etc!) this was foretold as soon as the teaser dropped with Skyrim!
Oh and the Indies… don’t even get me started on the indies! At least half my library of 130 games has been interesting indie projects. And I’m so happy the Switch was able to accommodate this new era of gaming, where the hottest excitement is in the hands of the fans!
Wargroove 2!!! powered through the first one and had a lot of fun. What i did not expect was to jump into 2 and find myself moved by the story!! I really love the main character, and Romb the giant rat man with the heart of gold. I’ll likely play this off and on until the 25th when I can drop everything for Ys X. (Game of the year) I was playing Echoes of Wisdom but it’s too good, and too pure a Zelda experience that I have yearned for over a decade. I can’t rush it. I’ll come back to it after Ys… it’s just incredible
Ok huh… whew boy this game was solidly Average. Having a any game that was a true 3D platformer as a Sega Saturn gamer was a treat back in the day.
HOWEVER this game is not as good as any of the Spyros, nor as big as something like Ty the Tasmanian Devil. And releasing a remake-steer of just Croc 1 is kinda meh.
Even Gex 1-3 is getting a full packaged return, and that game even had personality All I’m saying is that they really should have also done Croc 2, or maybe charge like 10$ for this
Echoes of Wisdom on the back burner (delightful in mostly very way and I’d like to savor it.) I am tackling the first Wargroove!
It is a terrific experience that captures Advance Wars to the T… but also reminds me that it really is my least favorite expression of that TRPG genre. I dislike the units spawning as opposed to the set number of unique units. But no am still having a great time!
So many games strive to be ambitious despite small teams, and end up feeling inferior alongside similar projects made by bigger studios. So then we get a lot of smaller titles from independent teams, but those often times get lost in a sea of other smaller titles unless they have a unique hook or have found a champion who can market the game.
I don’t envy indie devs in 2024. There really is only the slimmest margin to create a hit these days
There is a part of me that has been waiting patiently for a rerelease of Anniversary, Legend, and Underworld. Feeling like “okay they’ve done all the TR games I don’t want, next time I’ll get it.” But at the point it’s like, are they going to do the Ngage port before they get to the ones I actually want? Lol
I love how there is just never a lull of good news lately! This, Oath in Felghana, and the inevitable Soul Reaver Collection will make the first half of next year merry and bright!
That is excellent news. I am So happy when dream projects get greenlit!! I like this game, though I’ve not finished it, it is a little long, but honestly an achievement and I understand the developed fanbase!!!
I’ve been thinking a lot this morning about a conundrum that Nintendo is undoubtedly wrestling with. Releasing games on the Switch and Switch 2 simultaneously does make some sense, but it’s something that can’t go on for long. Sony and Microsoft both flubbed this time around, and Nintendo must’ve taken notice.
The PS5 JUST got its third exclusive, and we are 4 years in. How long does Switch 2 live? And how does backwards compatibility factor in?
Which relates to this. Why have a direct until we know if these games are for both? Or if they will even play on both? Nintendo can afford to coast, but not indefinitely. I agree that the Switch 2 messaging is more important than this last holiday sales push,
As a prison abolitionist I think Hyrule might have nailed its carceral system. Hardly anyone is in jail, and also most people are incredibly happy and aren’t affected by what we would consider crime. When someone is sent to jail, it is typically the fault of a lousy arbiter of justice, and therefore the ease of which an escape is possible benefits the community.
Hyrule and it’s menagerie of sub communities thrive via their investment in community. Their are fountains, low unemployment, plenty of food to go around, guards who spend more time providing public aid than dealing criminal punishment, lowered inequalities for class, well cared for children and elderly people.
I’d say that rather than investing in jails based on the idea that a crime may happen one day, they have allowed them to crumble and wisely allocated their energies on prevention.
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Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (16th November)
I’m still replaying Persona 5 Royal! It somehow has felt like a basically new experience despite having played through it less than 2 years ago!
Though I did hit the Futaba Arc, and found the mystery that leads up to palace to be a little boring this time around. I think it relies on that “is this character really a villain??” plot beats that really only work once. But I am optimistic for the rest of the replay experience!!
I think I have a much firmer grasp on making the most of my time, and I feel confidant (lol) that I will be able to max out all of my social links before November - something I failed at last time.
P5 is good video games if I am somehow the first person to tell you that
Re: The Game Awards 2024: Date, Time - How And When To Watch
I actually like Geoff, though I do think his award show leaves quite a bit to be desired.
He’s a bro with a heart of gold, who is using his familial wealth to push the mediums mainstream recognition. I think also that he is capable of taking criticism to heart, and that we will see speeches given more time to breath this year (big criticism of 2023 - but I think was itself a reaction to 2022)
It is a fun night; it has potential, it should be digested by game-likers with the same attitude that film/music/theater fans watch their shows (skeptically, but warm with appreciation for the craft)
Now to speculate!!!!
Re: Thunderful Announces Its Second Restructuring Program In One Year
This is interesting to me. We are also hearing that things are not going so hot at Tequila Works, and even beyond this industry J. Cole (a rapper) has a record label for young talent in that industry that is now embroiled in some controversy!
These independent projects were thought to be a solution a part from the huge game industry/music industry machines. But the solution it seems is much grander, and will require massive shifts in the market and economic structures
Re: Eiji Aonuma Explains Why Zelda's Gameplay Takes Priority Over Story
Omg we keep having this conversation. I genuinely don’t think anyone wants story to be as important as gameplay, and very few are still clinging to a strict adherence to the fanfiction-ification of the series.
Just do a little more with it. Echoes of Wisdom was just about perfect. But BotW and TotK were kinda light. I don’t think that’s crazy
Re: RiME And 'Song Of Nunu' Developer Tequila Works Has Filed For Insolvency
This is among my most favorite studios and is crushing to hear.
I would like to know if this has anything to do with Somg of Nunu and the way Riot Games handled some of the studios who made games for them. There were a handful of interesting products that came out of their short lived attempt to expand the League of Legends universe, but none of them got the long term support.
I didn’t even pick up Nunu, or Ruined King despite knowing I’d love them - too much baggage with original franchise AND no physical release.
This deserves some keen observation by journalists
Re: Legacy Of Kain: Soul Reaver 1 & 2 Remastered Switch eShop Pre-Orders Now Available
@Not_Soos just from following your comments on this site (you have good taste lol) I think you are gonna get into this.
I have never played them, but they have been on my radar since 2002, and are supposedly quite similar to an Ocarina of Time, and yes they have lo-fi polygons that really bring one back.
Oh and I guess the story is amazing? Lol
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (9th November)
Like any self respecting Switch owner I have a large backlog, Ys X and and Animal Well for example are both hot as can be and I know I would adore them.
But I just don’t have the time?? I work in a hospital, I have a family, and I’m finishing Nursing school, so I can’t find it within me to commit to playing games like I want to…
… so I restarted Persona 5 LMAO
Re: English Box Art For Famicom Detective Club Remakes Spotted In Official Nintendo Graphic
@Lizuka I think that makes all of this much more interesting!
Because al of these games are physical releases. Kirby’s Dream Buffet is NOT included, neither are some other weird downloadable games.
Which is all fascinating but also probably doesn’t mean anything at all lol
Re: English Box Art For Famicom Detective Club Remakes Spotted In Official Nintendo Graphic
What is the game from 2021 on the bottom left?
It looks like it says “Bond?”
Re: English Box Art For Famicom Detective Club Remakes Spotted In Official Nintendo Graphic
This is such a weird catch. Lmao. I’d be pretty excited though!
Re: Reaction: Rest Easy, Folks, Your Switch Backlog Ain't Going Anywhere
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Re: Reaction: Rest Easy, Folks, Your Switch Backlog Ain't Going Anywhere
It was nice to get some good news yesterday
Re: It's Official, 'Switch 2' Will Be Backwards Compatible
This is literally the most important thing. I was already excited, but now I know that it’s officially not going to disappoint me
Re: Round Up: The Reviews Are In For Mario & Luigi: Brothership
That ign review is gonna make the reviewer’s life heck.
But I also don’t think it’s accurate? Not saying the game I didn’t play is ACTUALLY good (I didn’t play it!) but a 5/10 review implies some amount of failure as a software no?
I feel like it’s weird when as a Nintendo product it surely is a fine product purely even if you don’t personally enjoy what it’s offering
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (2nd November)
Surprisingly I am not joining any of you all with Ys X: Nordics. My copy came late and I started The Silver Case I just rolled credits on one half of the story and find myself (enjoyably) exhausted by it.
So I started THQ Nordics Purple Lamps Disney’s Epic Mickey: Rebrushed so far I think it’s a really lovely little platformer and am excited to play more!!
Re: Random: Takaya Imamura Ponders The Possibility Of Star Fox Zero On 'Switch 2'
It’s genuinely got the core of a cool game in there… somewhere. Additionally I think the problem is often misdiagnosed as “motion controls” or two screens, when I think the problem is both? If I had to use two screens but the base controls were normal I think it could have been really fun!
Re: Best Ys Games Of All Time - Switch And Nintendo Systems
I think this series explainer was super helpful!! I am a fan of the series that I have played (Origins, 8, and 9) but don’t really understand the series yet.
Re: Toby Fox Shares Deltarune Dev Update, Says He's Working On Chapter 5 Every Day
I like many am waiting for the whole thing. I do think he ought to take his time though!
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (26th October)
Well seeing as how no good games released this week I would say - jk wow this week was so good!!!
I am putting down Wargroove 2 and clearing my otherwise hectic schedule for ys X: Nordics I have been craving this game for months and I can’t believe it’s finally here!
Last night however my wife and I dipped our toes in Mario Party: Jamboree and that was so great!! I’m a little mixed on having to unlock stuff. Because on one hand heck yeah, but on the other hand I really only play it multiplayer with her and we don’t want tasks lol
Re: Poll: What's The Best Ys Game? Rate Your Favourites For Our Upcoming Ranking
@TCKuma it’s massively under loved!!!
Re: Poll: What's The Best Ys Game? Rate Your Favourites For Our Upcoming Ranking
It’s hog bonkers that we’ve yet to get Memories of Celceta, but that might change after we get OiF?? If Xseed got their stuff together that is
Furthermore, I’d love see Ys 7 get the same treatment as Legend of Nayuta! PSP games deserve love too
Re: Review: Shadows Of The Damned: Hella Remastered (Switch) - Cult Shooter Returns As Fun-But-Flawed As Ever
@Solomon_Rambling I’m not saying you owe anyone anything as far as recognizing where you have grown in relation to two video games that mattered to you 15 years ago.
But I think you may find some value in trying NMH 3. It’s a game that’s also interested in growing away from 1&2 which are juvenile and obscene in a lot of ways.
Personally I loved 1&2 In my time, and also bodily rejected the idea of revisiting Incel Murder Simulator. I specifically remember starting 2, getting to the first cutscene and fighting the boss - who whirls his “hoes” at you as a weapon before Travis slices through them and doesn’t even acknowledge their humanity. It’s pretty gross! And doesn’t get to hide behind “a commentary on frivolous violence in the medium.”
I’d also recommend Travis Strikes Again - except it’s boring lol. But I did watch a video by Kbash about the series and I think it helped me understand the trajectory of Suda, and how to engage with a creator that is growing the same way that we are.
Or skip it!! Lol I’m sure you are perfectly happy not playing MORE video games
Re: Review: The Smurfs - Dreams (Switch) - Not Quite Smurf, But Surprisingly Smurf
@Teksetter I think this one will be the best yet. I really enjoy this type of 3D platformer like 3D world!!
Re: Review: The Smurfs - Dreams (Switch) - Not Quite Smurf, But Surprisingly Smurf
The crime of the first few paragraphs is that this is the THIRD pretty good Smurf game on Switch under the Microids banner
The last two are great and can be purchased for a song.
Mission Vileaf and then Curse of Greenstone!!!
Re: Alleged Concept Art From Cancelled Donkey Kong Project Emerges
Serious Activision logic there “sales for skylanders were in serious decline, so they decided to drop DK altogether.”
Get out of here!!!
Re: Video: Legacy Of Kain: Soul Reaver 1 & 2 Remastered "Monstrous Boss" Reveals
@Zach777 it is all but a lock that this one will be an LRG. Though other Aspyr projects have later been given general releases a year or so after launch!
Re: Fantasian Neo Dimension Physical Switch Release Seemingly Cancelled In Select Locations
I have missed every single Mistwalker game before this, I won’t make that mistake again!!
Re: Prince Of Persia: The Lost Crown Dev Team Reportedly Disbanded By Ubisoft
@N8tiveT3ch lol I do get this feeling sometimes!!
In 2008 I bought a copy of Valkyria Chronicles cuz I wanted to see more games like it… I didn’t even own a PS3! Even if you are just joking, there is a real feeling in there that we have to shake
Re: Review: Nikoderiko: The Magical World (Switch) - A Gleeful DKC Tribute, But Light On New Ideas
@Serpenterror I’m
Literally only buying Fantasias: Neo Dimension because it will be Nobuo Uematsu’s last game!!
Re: Review: Nikoderiko: The Magical World (Switch) - A Gleeful DKC Tribute, But Light On New Ideas
This game had a pretty huge marketing push. I saw 1000 YouTube ads that were such a nice reprieve from political ads (there is an election in the USA, have you heard??) that almost make this worth a buy. Lol
Honestly not a fan of the original however so I probably won’t
Re: Mailbox: Nintendo Dinner Parties, Banger Years & Business Types - Nintendo Life Letters
@SlowPokemon I’ve been thinking a lot about this year as a banger too!! I’m glad someone said it!
So what I hope is that we don’t have to wait until year 8 to get another year like this for Switch 2!! (And that year includes a Captain Toad 2 lol)
Re: Anniversary: 8 Years Since Nintendo Unveiled Switch, The World Awaits The Next Reveal
The Switch was special from the jump! I may not have clicked with Zelda, but no other console has brought the consistent joy of the Switch. It brought me into the fold on many Nintendo IPs I’d never touched - 2D Metroid, Famicom Detective Club, Luigi’s Mansion 3 and more!
We also were fed dozens of games that I had never heard of from the 6th and 7th generation, that feel like they have new life breathed into them by the little systems form factor (Darksiders, Risen, El Shaddai, Borderlands etc!) this was foretold as soon as the teaser dropped with Skyrim!
Oh and the Indies… don’t even get me started on the indies! At least half my library of 130 games has been interesting indie projects. And I’m so happy the Switch was able to accommodate this new era of gaming, where the hottest excitement is in the hands of the fans!
Re: Cat Quest: The Fur-tastic Trilogy Scores A Physical Switch Release
Also the price seems to be 49.99$
Which is probably more reasonable?
Re: Cat Quest: The Fur-tastic Trilogy Scores A Physical Switch Release
This is like the best deal on Switch right? I’ve always been interested, I think this just made the list!
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (19th October)
Wargroove 2!!! powered through the first one and had a lot of fun. What i did not expect was to jump into 2 and find myself moved by the story!! I really love the main character, and Romb the giant rat man with the heart of gold.
I’ll likely play this off and on until the 25th when I can drop everything for Ys X. (Game of the year)
I was playing Echoes of Wisdom but it’s too good, and too pure a Zelda experience that I have yearned for over a decade. I can’t rush it. I’ll come back to it after Ys… it’s just incredible
Re: 'Croc' Comparison Video Shows A Solid Yet Familiar Graphical Evolution
Ok huh… whew boy this game was solidly
Average. Having a any game that was a true 3D platformer as a Sega Saturn gamer was a treat back in the day.
HOWEVER this game is not as good as any of the Spyros, nor as big as something like Ty the Tasmanian Devil. And releasing a remake-steer of just Croc 1 is kinda meh.
Even Gex 1-3 is getting a full packaged return, and that game even had personality
All I’m saying is that they really should have also done Croc 2, or maybe charge like 10$ for this
Re: Community: 41 Switch Games We Missed, As Recommended By You
Love that Transiruby got a shout! That game rips
Re: The Outbound Ghost Dev Returns With A Roguelike Twist On Paper Mario Visuals
I felt for this guy. I had even decided not to cancel my preorder because I believed in the project (honestly it was just a mess.)
I’m proud of him for not giving up and excited that he had a cool in expensive new game coming out so soon!!
Re: Trails Through Daybreak II Release Date Adds To A Crowded February 2025
If I ever decide to start playing Trials games those will be the only games I ever play again
Re: Review: Ys X: Nordics (Switch) - Another Great Entry, Though We're Not Sold On The Sailing
I’m so happy they prioritized the performance on the Switch! IX was excellent but I think ultimately overlooked on Switch for some shoddy tech issues.
This has the potential to be my game of the year, and I love their confidence to all reviews 11 days before launch!!! Just give it to me already!
Re: Rumour: Switch 2's Codename Believed To Be In Latest Pokémon Data Leak
Weird. When I read Oz I think Luke the Wizard of Oz, not ounce
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (12th October)
Echoes of Wisdom on the back burner (delightful in mostly very way and I’d like to savor it.) I am tackling the first Wargroove!
It is a terrific experience that captures Advance Wars to the T… but also reminds me that it really is my least favorite expression of that TRPG genre. I dislike the units spawning as opposed to the set number of unique units. But no am still having a great time!
Re: Review: Europa (Switch) – Gorgeous Ghibli-esque Art, But Very Light On Substance
The indie game conundrum.
So many games strive to be ambitious despite small teams, and end up feeling inferior alongside similar projects made by bigger studios.
So then we get a lot of smaller titles from independent teams, but those often times get lost in a sea of other smaller titles unless they have a unique hook or have found a champion who can market the game.
I don’t envy indie devs in 2024. There really is only the slimmest margin to create a hit these days
Re: Tomb Raider IV-VI Remastered Shoots Onto Switch Next Year
There is a part of me that has been waiting patiently for a rerelease of Anniversary, Legend, and Underworld. Feeling like “okay they’ve done all the TR games I don’t want, next time I’ll get it.”
But at the point it’s like, are they going to do the Ngage port before they get to the ones I actually want? Lol
Re: Bakeru Switch Physical Release Announced, Out February 2025
I love how there is just never a lull of good news lately! This, Oath in Felghana, and the inevitable Soul Reaver Collection will make the first half of next year merry and bright!
Re: An Alien: Isolation Sequel Is Officially In Development
That is excellent news. I am
So happy when dream projects get greenlit!! I like this game, though I’ve not finished it, it is a little long, but honestly an achievement and I understand the developed fanbase!!!
Re: Talking Point: After A September No-Show, Will There Be An October Nintendo Direct?
I’ve been thinking a lot this morning about a conundrum that Nintendo is undoubtedly wrestling with. Releasing games on the Switch and Switch 2 simultaneously does make some sense, but it’s something that can’t go on for long. Sony and Microsoft both flubbed this time around, and Nintendo must’ve taken notice.
The PS5 JUST got its third exclusive, and we are 4 years in. How long does Switch 2 live? And how does backwards compatibility factor in?
Which relates to this. Why have a direct until we know if these games are for both? Or if they will even play on both? Nintendo can afford to coast, but not indefinitely. I agree that the Switch 2 messaging is more important than this last holiday sales push,
Re: Opinion: Hyrule Really Needs To Take A Look At Its Prison System
@DennyCrane green collar crime!!!
Re: Opinion: Hyrule Really Needs To Take A Look At Its Prison System
Lol but also TMC (thinking more critically)
As a prison abolitionist I think Hyrule might have nailed its carceral system. Hardly anyone is in jail, and also most people are incredibly happy and aren’t affected by what we would consider crime. When someone is sent to jail, it is typically the fault of a lousy arbiter of justice, and therefore the ease of which an escape is possible benefits the community.
Hyrule and it’s menagerie of sub communities thrive via their investment in community. Their are fountains, low unemployment, plenty of food to go around, guards who spend more time providing public aid than dealing criminal punishment, lowered inequalities for class, well cared for children and elderly people.
I’d say that rather than investing in jails based on the idea that a crime may happen one day, they have allowed them to crumble and wisely allocated their energies on prevention.
Re: Community: Did We Miss A Switch Game You Love? Send Us Your Recommendations
@Chimichanga I wrote one for Gylt 😘