@Astral-Grain I would to be honest. I actually would. I've been told I'm very knowledgable about Nintendo's history. People have often said I should do videos or something. I just don't think I'd be committed to keep it going. There are too many other things I want to do.
I do wonder about this site, particularly when that writer linked me to their source for press releases. It makes you wonder if the writers here even have passion for what they do. And little things like saying Banjo is available when it isn't yet. There's just a lack of proofreading and care. Articles often being corrected after someone says something in the comments. And just generally, too much content in one day. It's no wonder they can't give each article enough care when there are over 30 posted a day. That's more than one article an hour! It's too much...
Quality over quantity, that's Nintendo's motto and so it should be a Nintendo site's too
Edit: Banjo actually is available now but it wasn't six hours ago when they said it was
@Menardi I miss fan sites of the 90s. We used to get some great stuff. And they'd share fan artwork and interesting random stuff. It was all so different to how it is now
@Yorumi I'm just completely upset about what this website has become. I feel like this last couple of years sooo many articles I've seen have made me angry and shoot off in the comments. And so many comments being removed by mods for not being constructive. SOO many. It's not normal to have 20 comments removed in one article. That's not normal guys! And we're not the problem! The writers here constantly disagreeing with the rest of the community and just generally being so out of touch with the readers. What happened? What happened to this site? it really makes me sad
And just for the record, this fan mod stuff isn't really what I had in mind. I meant actual deep dives into Nintendo's history. Not a fan game where you shoot Pikachu in the head... know your audience please! Like wow...
@Astral-Grain you say "clearly others are interested" but I'm genuinely not sure if the majority are. I mean I'd be happy to be proven wrong but I've seen countless articles on nintendolife where the comments are basically saying "what is this" and "why is this here". This website wasn't always like this. Did it come under new ownership or something?
@dartmonkey Did you read what I said, because that is not at all what I described. The fact that you said "and others" should demonstrate that there are a LOT of us who feel this way. But whatever, do what you want I guess. Be disrespectful to the people commenting. That's fine. Have a nice day
@dartmonkey not a joke, see above about what I'd actually like to see on this website. And if anyone has any suggestions for a website that DOES cover what I want. Please let me know, thank you
@Damo no, I actually WOULD want that. That is exactly what I want. Press releases about the latest games, and people commenting about whether they're excited about said games. I really REALLY am not interested in the drama stuff!
Reviews for games, and the occasional retro review. Maybe even some articles about some hidden gems both modern and classic. An article about the NES Gremlins 2 for example, about Sunsoft's music in NES games. Random stuff like that.
Easter eggs, tid bits, all that lovely stuff. Articles about Itoi, Yokoi etc. things that inspired Miyamoto. A deep dive into Donkey Kong Country. THAT is what I would want from a Nintendo website. Not this drama stuff with everyone getting angry in the comments.
That you think I'd be bothered by a website full of press releases shows that you really don't know what Nintendo fans want D: we're not like the xbox and playstation guys. We play to have fun, we play games like Mario for pete's sake.
It's a Nintendo website. It makes MUCH more sense to see an article about Mole Mania than about TT Games working conditions. Let other websites cover that
@Dogorilla it's not news, it's gossip. If it were news it would be posted on official Nintendo pages like their facebook etc. it would also be on unofficial sites like the Nintendo subreddit. If it doesn't belong in either of those places it also doesn't belong here IMO. News should be verifiable and factual
@KateGray I feel like there is too much drama content. It's really putting me off the website. I know I can just not click on it but is there something that can be done? I come here for Nintendo news and often instead I see gossip that riles people up in the comments. Like maybe there can be an "anything goes" section of the website while keeping the rest of the website pure and Nintendo related. I just feel like the heart of this website got lost somewhere. I know it's hard to know what will cause controversy in the comments but when posting up an article I feel like there should be a pause. A "should this be posted on a website about the latest Nintendo information" pause. I feel like sometimes there is a rush to post content without thought and I'm not sure why because we get like 30 articles a day. Why is there such a push for constant content? You guys need to take it easy.
I genuinely don't know if you guys do it on purpose. I really don't like the way this website is heading and I've said it before as have others
@Snatcher imagine if people refused to watch The Shining because of what happened with Shelley Duvall, or with James Cameron's The Abyss. Or Spielberg after The Twilight Zone Movie disaster. Cancel culture would have prevented these great filmmakers from ever working again. And like, I'm not saying what these guys did was okay. But it's a strange world we live in right now. Whedon did nothing compared to these guys and yet he's been cancelled. I'm glad we live in a world where people are standing up for themselves but boycotting stuff is not the way forward. Do buy the game guys. It doesn't mean you approve of the work conditions. It means you support all the work they've put into it. If I did all that work under that intense pressure and no one even bought it... well, you can finish that sentence how you like
@Yorumi yeah, and if they want to remain anonymous that says it all honestly. Like we have NO idea of the situation. Could just be one guy who got fired. We don't know. So let's not grab our pitchforks. Thousands of people worked on this game. Let their work be recognised. After all, the company is them. Not the few people on top. It's not a company exploiting their employees. The employees ARE the company. So everyone saying "gosh I hate TT now". Keep this stuff in mind. And keep in mind that these guys have been working RIDICULOUSLY hard to get this game done.
So... this game has been delayed multiple times. Employees have been put under intense pressure. During a pandemic no less. And now that it finally has a release date. We're urged to boycott the game? Jesus christ... give these guys a break. If I was an employee of this company, this article and others like it would destroy me. Like, I'd seriously need therapy.
How about instead of saying "it's not a time to celebrate". We actually DO celebrate all the hard work that's gone into this game. And say something nice for once. I hope this game does well, I really do. These articles do not help
If it means activision games are part of the xbox cloud service I don't really mind. It's still in beta so maybe they have plans to release it on the switch. And I know people hate the cloud because their internet speeds suck but it would be amazing to have exclusives like Halo, Gears of War and Psychonauts on the switch in any form!
@KateGray I meant because you said they found a skip (they didn't) and because you said they failed (they also didn't because it's literally just programmed this way). The curb your enthusiasm reference is fine though. It just irked me a little because I expected to see someone find something new that actually had the potential to be a skip, and then fail at it in some hilarious way (but it was just due to lack of collision). It was not what I expected, hence why I called it clickbait. It's fine, I just didn't like the headline
And Nintendo are probably going bankrupt... there is no source to back up what this journalist is saying, so why use him as a source? He's just putting his own thoughts out. This article is pointless... journalists also said that Twilight Princess HD and Wind Waker HD would "definitely" release last year. They're just people, with thoughts. A good track record means absolutely nothing here unless you think the guy is genuinely psychic, which is of course ridiculous
@Brett very true. And adding to drama further by removing comments as "unconstructive". When for all we know they said little more than "I disagree". There definitely needs to be some filtering when it comes to this type of stuff. I come here for Nintendo news. Not for drama
I just want to say that kids likely check this website for up to date Nintendo news and all this is doing is bringing attention to something you deem offensive, and even putting the offending quote in the headline. Makes you wonder if anyone at Nintendolife even checks these things...
It's published by Xbox now (not that that would definitely stop it from being released) but Psychonauts and its sequel were both multiplatform games not on the switch (or any Nintendo consoles). I hope they get ported over eventually because they are both amazing. But I can't see it happening now. Maybe if the first game gets a remaster and Microsoft decide to be kind
Not sure on the list but Psychonauts 2 is exceptional. If any of you haven't played it and haven't got an xbox I recommend playing it over xbox cloud (should work on any internet browser). Definitely my top game of 2021. I wish it was on the switch. I wish more Double Fine games were on the switch actually
@Bobb pretty sure everyone is back on good terms with Nicalis. People make mistakes. It's how we learn. Cancelling people for unpleasant behaviour is not a way for us to become better people. Yes their behaviour is wrong but we should allow people to apologise and redeem themselves rather than ruin the next 50 years of their lives.
Even the maximum prison time for aggressive behaviour is only five years and that'd be for like violently beating someone. Not for a few nasty words. People get stressed. We all do. We all say things we shouldn't in the heat of the moment.
I think it's absolutely insane that people like Joss Whedon can no longer get work because of a social media outcry. Particularly one that seemingly dissipated as soon as Snyder's Justice League released. Was it worth ruining a person's life? A father of two? Or how about Phil Fish?
Tyrone's not a bad guy. He's simply human to a fault. Chill out with the cancel culture. Have some goddamn forgiveness, please, guys
I feel like an important bit of information is that the developer of the game that is supposedly being ripped off. They themselves heavily ripped off Cave Story https://youtu.be/-JxS-njEUVc
This could be a bit of revenge for that. Maybe they asked him to stop and he wouldn't, so they made this out of spite. But also the game looks and plays differently enough. It's basically just the name that's taken. And I'm pretty sure Secret Santa can't be copyrighted.
It's also just as likely that they completely forgot about this Merry Gear Secret Santa game and came up with the name themselves not knowing where it possibly originated. "Secret Santa" is used so much in offices that they very well could have come up with the same name and idea themselves.
Anyway, I don't mind if it's a Cave Story spite game if the game itself is actually good. But yeah legally this guy doesn't have a leg to stand on considering he's been ripping off Cave Story himself.
Is 1 and a half months nearly 2 months? Or is it just over 1 month. I mean... it's a glass half full situation. Maybe just say 1 and a half and keep it simple, otherwise it shows a bias which will affect the polls
@-wc- older games had cartridge revisions. Most people wouldn't be aware but people who had those cheat device things needed to check which version number they had. I guess nintendolife simply meant digital download updates. In which case I guess there's Skyward Sword. But that was an update to the save data rather than the game itself I believe
@victordamazio a crossover fighting game. If it was another first person shooter where you shoot demons then yes people would call it a doom clone. Someone could very easily make a game like smash bros that doesn't feature crossover characters. Then it wouldn't be a clone
@Meteoroid yeah but that wasn't my issue. My issue is with the misleading title. I don't mind if it's compared to Wind Waker. But it shouldn't be the emphasis or it's all people are going to talk about
@Tandoori @Meteoroid alright guys, chill. It was a simple request. I clicked this because it implied Wind Waker was coming to the switch in 2022. Yes that's because I misread it but it is easily misread. You only need to take out the word "in" and it reads like Wind Waker is coming to the switch.
Zelda: Wind Waker-Vibes Await. Sail Forth, Now Setting Course For Switch In 2022
"The open sea is calling..."
It is heavily misleading. And I just think the title could be slightly reworked. Even the word order would help. Here is my suggestion:
The Open Sea Is Calling In 'Sail Forth', Now Setting Course For Switch In 2022
"Zelda: Wind Waker-vibes await..."
That's all, it's not a big deal. I'm not the only one who misread it from looking at the comments and most people are just talking about Wind Waker rather than the actual game. If it was written the other way round the comments would be more about the actual game.
@Lalivero it's the casuals that are taking it badly. Pretty sure most people who played the originals to death actually don't have a problem with these remasters and are glad all the same glitches are there. While loving quality of life improvements such as GPS waypoints and weapon wheel
@Guitario I honestly don't know what needs to be patched... there's a grass area you can fall through but the game does a really good job of having so when you fall through you appear up right and back in the game with no problem. And it's just so strange because it's like they were aware of it and deliberately kept it in, but fixed the issue instead by having you respawn. So I'm thinking it's part of a glitch in the original which allows you to get to the second island early, which they decided to keep in the game rather than patch because they know there are speedrunners who love this stuff (see the Mario 64 backwards long jump glitch that was removed from Mario All Stars).
The game COULD have a slightly better framerate but I'm guessing this is more to do with how things load. In fact it appears to me, that the more you play the game the more the framerate seems to improve. And I checked the original and it has the same choppy framerate so again, looks like they kept the original programming. Probably to keep glitches and things in tact.
So yeah, I don't know what they should patch. I worry that if they patched pop in it would make rage missions impossible to complete. I guess there's that rain issue and the lack of fog which could be patched. But other than that I don't really want any changes. Unless they are optional
Here is an excellent video that shows off the improvements that the review here just didn't bother to mention. I also recommend looking at the comments because it kind of looks to me like Nintendolife are now doing the whole "GTA fans hate the new version, here's why" clickbait nonsense. Looks like the game does have fans after all!
@Zenszulu I honestly don't know why people think the game has simply been AI upscaled. Foliage is completely improved. Character models have been completely revamped. This wasn't an AI and that is clear. People are honestly just hating because they expected more. People should see it for what it is. Ports of the the original trilogy, warts and all, with slight graphic enhancements (better foliage, higher resolution textures) and quality of life improvements such as waypoints and gyro aiming. This is what I expected, this is what I got, and I am satisfied
As I commented on the other article. Pop in is not a legitimate issue and would totally change the game. These old games have really small maps with vehicles that only spawn in really small areas. If vehicles popped in early it would make import/export almost impossible to complete as you would have to travel half way across the map to despawn cars you don't need. I get that it is an issue for some people but it's one thing I'm glad they didn't mess with and I guarantee that if they did change it, it would be included as an issue anyway when people post about how these missions are now impossible. That is one problem that no matter what they do there would have been complaints so I'm glad they just kept it like the original.
The only problem with this game was bad marketing. This game is literally the same as the originals with all the same bugs and glitches. Ridiculously high expectations ruined this game.
Nintendolife's review on here doesn't even mention really basic quality of life improvements such as adding waypoints which the original was lacking. It's like the reviewer just didn't remember the original didn't have that! In fact most of their points in their review make me think they either have a defect copy of the game or their nostalgia glasses are completely broken. It does not deserve the score it was given. This is a collection of three classic GTA games, warts and all. People just expected too much. Which, I don't even know why, because as soon as they said it was coming out on the switch I knew these would be basic ports. Still great games though
@somebread one was overhyped and the other is a boy and his blob. I'm enjoying GTA a lot and I personally found this boy and his blob remake to be too huge a departure from the original NES game. It's essentially a retelling. I'd give this a 6 and GTA a 7/10 due to the sheer amount of content you get with three GTA games. But that's just me. And it's not like 7/10 is a great score. I usually only buy games with a 9+ score, 8 at a push. But 4 was ridiculous and undeserved. There's no way this game is twice as good. I was never compelled to finish it, as it seems nor were the developers. I mean the guy above said the game crashed multiple times on them. That's not an 8/10 game... if you think this game is going to be better than a collection of three GTA classics which will no doubt receive patches anyway then... well... I don't know. Kinda odd
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Re: Devs Speak Out Against Crunch Culture At LEGO Star Wars Developer TT Games
@Astral-Grain I would to be honest. I actually would. I've been told I'm very knowledgable about Nintendo's history. People have often said I should do videos or something. I just don't think I'd be committed to keep it going. There are too many other things I want to do.
I do wonder about this site, particularly when that writer linked me to their source for press releases. It makes you wonder if the writers here even have passion for what they do. And little things like saying Banjo is available when it isn't yet. There's just a lack of proofreading and care. Articles often being corrected after someone says something in the comments. And just generally, too much content in one day. It's no wonder they can't give each article enough care when there are over 30 posted a day. That's more than one article an hour! It's too much...
Quality over quantity, that's Nintendo's motto and so it should be a Nintendo site's too
Edit: Banjo actually is available now but it wasn't six hours ago when they said it was
Re: Random: This Fan-Made Pokémon FPS Finally Lets You 'Shoot 'Em All'
@UsurperKing sorry aha, I was in a mood from another article here... I'd totally love to find another website though
Re: Devs Speak Out Against Crunch Culture At LEGO Star Wars Developer TT Games
@Menardi I miss fan sites of the 90s. We used to get some great stuff. And they'd share fan artwork and interesting random stuff. It was all so different to how it is now
Re: Review: Banjo-Kazooie - Peerless Platforming Perfection, And Now Available On Switch
This article says it is available but it's not. Just a heads up...
Re: Devs Speak Out Against Crunch Culture At LEGO Star Wars Developer TT Games
@Yorumi I'm just completely upset about what this website has become. I feel like this last couple of years sooo many articles I've seen have made me angry and shoot off in the comments. And so many comments being removed by mods for not being constructive. SOO many. It's not normal to have 20 comments removed in one article. That's not normal guys! And we're not the problem! The writers here constantly disagreeing with the rest of the community and just generally being so out of touch with the readers. What happened? What happened to this site? it really makes me sad
Re: Random: This Fan-Made Pokémon FPS Finally Lets You 'Shoot 'Em All'
And just for the record, this fan mod stuff isn't really what I had in mind. I meant actual deep dives into Nintendo's history. Not a fan game where you shoot Pikachu in the head... know your audience please! Like wow...
Re: Devs Speak Out Against Crunch Culture At LEGO Star Wars Developer TT Games
@Astral-Grain you say "clearly others are interested" but I'm genuinely not sure if the majority are. I mean I'd be happy to be proven wrong but I've seen countless articles on nintendolife where the comments are basically saying "what is this" and "why is this here". This website wasn't always like this. Did it come under new ownership or something?
Re: Devs Speak Out Against Crunch Culture At LEGO Star Wars Developer TT Games
@dartmonkey Did you read what I said, because that is not at all what I described. The fact that you said "and others" should demonstrate that there are a LOT of us who feel this way. But whatever, do what you want I guess. Be disrespectful to the people commenting. That's fine. Have a nice day
Re: Devs Speak Out Against Crunch Culture At LEGO Star Wars Developer TT Games
@dartmonkey not a joke, see above about what I'd actually like to see on this website. And if anyone has any suggestions for a website that DOES cover what I want. Please let me know, thank you
Re: Devs Speak Out Against Crunch Culture At LEGO Star Wars Developer TT Games
@Damo no, I actually WOULD want that. That is exactly what I want. Press releases about the latest games, and people commenting about whether they're excited about said games. I really REALLY am not interested in the drama stuff!
Reviews for games, and the occasional retro review. Maybe even some articles about some hidden gems both modern and classic. An article about the NES Gremlins 2 for example, about Sunsoft's music in NES games. Random stuff like that.
Easter eggs, tid bits, all that lovely stuff. Articles about Itoi, Yokoi etc. things that inspired Miyamoto. A deep dive into Donkey Kong Country. THAT is what I would want from a Nintendo website. Not this drama stuff with everyone getting angry in the comments.
That you think I'd be bothered by a website full of press releases shows that you really don't know what Nintendo fans want D: we're not like the xbox and playstation guys. We play to have fun, we play games like Mario for pete's sake.
It's a Nintendo website. It makes MUCH more sense to see an article about Mole Mania than about TT Games working conditions. Let other websites cover that
Re: Devs Speak Out Against Crunch Culture At LEGO Star Wars Developer TT Games
@Dogorilla it's not news, it's gossip. If it were news it would be posted on official Nintendo pages like their facebook etc. it would also be on unofficial sites like the Nintendo subreddit. If it doesn't belong in either of those places it also doesn't belong here IMO. News should be verifiable and factual
Re: Devs Speak Out Against Crunch Culture At LEGO Star Wars Developer TT Games
@KateGray I feel like there is too much drama content. It's really putting me off the website. I know I can just not click on it but is there something that can be done? I come here for Nintendo news and often instead I see gossip that riles people up in the comments. Like maybe there can be an "anything goes" section of the website while keeping the rest of the website pure and Nintendo related. I just feel like the heart of this website got lost somewhere. I know it's hard to know what will cause controversy in the comments but when posting up an article I feel like there should be a pause. A "should this be posted on a website about the latest Nintendo information" pause. I feel like sometimes there is a rush to post content without thought and I'm not sure why because we get like 30 articles a day. Why is there such a push for constant content? You guys need to take it easy.
I genuinely don't know if you guys do it on purpose. I really don't like the way this website is heading and I've said it before as have others
Re: Devs Speak Out Against Crunch Culture At LEGO Star Wars Developer TT Games
@Snatcher imagine if people refused to watch The Shining because of what happened with Shelley Duvall, or with James Cameron's The Abyss. Or Spielberg after The Twilight Zone Movie disaster. Cancel culture would have prevented these great filmmakers from ever working again. And like, I'm not saying what these guys did was okay. But it's a strange world we live in right now. Whedon did nothing compared to these guys and yet he's been cancelled. I'm glad we live in a world where people are standing up for themselves but boycotting stuff is not the way forward. Do buy the game guys. It doesn't mean you approve of the work conditions. It means you support all the work they've put into it. If I did all that work under that intense pressure and no one even bought it... well, you can finish that sentence how you like
Re: Devs Speak Out Against Crunch Culture At LEGO Star Wars Developer TT Games
@Yorumi yeah, and if they want to remain anonymous that says it all honestly. Like we have NO idea of the situation. Could just be one guy who got fired. We don't know. So let's not grab our pitchforks. Thousands of people worked on this game. Let their work be recognised. After all, the company is them. Not the few people on top. It's not a company exploiting their employees. The employees ARE the company. So everyone saying "gosh I hate TT now". Keep this stuff in mind. And keep in mind that these guys have been working RIDICULOUSLY hard to get this game done.
Re: Devs Speak Out Against Crunch Culture At LEGO Star Wars Developer TT Games
So... this game has been delayed multiple times. Employees have been put under intense pressure. During a pandemic no less. And now that it finally has a release date. We're urged to boycott the game? Jesus christ... give these guys a break. If I was an employee of this company, this article and others like it would destroy me. Like, I'd seriously need therapy.
How about instead of saying "it's not a time to celebrate". We actually DO celebrate all the hard work that's gone into this game. And say something nice for once. I hope this game does well, I really do. These articles do not help
Re: Microsoft And Activision Will Continue To Support "A Variety Of Platforms" Despite Acquisition
@broskiplays I've been loving it myself. Psychonauts 2 is such an incredible game. Worth it for that alone
Re: Microsoft And Activision Will Continue To Support "A Variety Of Platforms" Despite Acquisition
If it means activision games are part of the xbox cloud service I don't really mind. It's still in beta so maybe they have plans to release it on the switch. And I know people hate the cloud because their internet speeds suck but it would be amazing to have exclusives like Halo, Gears of War and Psychonauts on the switch in any form!
Re: Random: Zelda: Breath Of The Wild Player Finds Divine Beast Trick, Then Fails Spectacularly
@KateGray I meant because you said they found a skip (they didn't) and because you said they failed (they also didn't because it's literally just programmed this way). The curb your enthusiasm reference is fine though. It just irked me a little because I expected to see someone find something new that actually had the potential to be a skip, and then fail at it in some hilarious way (but it was just due to lack of collision). It was not what I expected, hence why I called it clickbait. It's fine, I just didn't like the headline
Re: Random: Zelda: Breath Of The Wild Player Finds Divine Beast Skip, Then Fails Spectacularly
It's not a skip. It's been well documented for years that this divine beast has no collision if you reach it early. This is pure clickbait
Re: E3 2022 In Doubt As Journalist Claims Digital Event Is "Probably" Also Cancelled
And Nintendo are probably going bankrupt... there is no source to back up what this journalist is saying, so why use him as a source? He's just putting his own thoughts out. This article is pointless... journalists also said that Twilight Princess HD and Wind Waker HD would "definitely" release last year. They're just people, with thoughts. A good track record means absolutely nothing here unless you think the guy is genuinely psychic, which is of course ridiculous
Re: Random: Pandemic Shooter's eShop Page Makes You Wonder If Anyone At Nintendo Checks These Things
@Brett very true. And adding to drama further by removing comments as "unconstructive". When for all we know they said little more than "I disagree". There definitely needs to be some filtering when it comes to this type of stuff. I come here for Nintendo news. Not for drama
Re: Random: Pandemic Shooter's eShop Page Makes You Wonder If Anyone At Nintendo Checks These Things
I just want to say that kids likely check this website for up to date Nintendo news and all this is doing is bringing attention to something you deem offensive, and even putting the offending quote in the headline. Makes you wonder if anyone at Nintendolife even checks these things...
Also, chill
Re: Best Of 2021: 8 Games That Missed Nintendo Hardware
It's published by Xbox now (not that that would definitely stop it from being released) but Psychonauts and its sequel were both multiplatform games not on the switch (or any Nintendo consoles). I hope they get ported over eventually because they are both amazing. But I can't see it happening now. Maybe if the first game gets a remaster and Microsoft decide to be kind
Re: Nintendo First-Party Titles Miss Out On EDGE Magazine's GOTY 2021 List
Not sure on the list but Psychonauts 2 is exceptional. If any of you haven't played it and haven't got an xbox I recommend playing it over xbox cloud (should work on any internet browser). Definitely my top game of 2021. I wish it was on the switch. I wish more Double Fine games were on the switch actually
Re: Feature: 9 Switch Games Guaranteed To Get You On The Naughty List
Binding of Isaac would have made sense but nevermind...
Re: Cave Story's Secret Santa Is Available Now On Switch, But Only In Japan
@Gwynbleidd because I looked at it
Re: Cave Story's Secret Santa Is Available Now On Switch, But Only In Japan
@Bobb no worries, the entirety of the comment wasn't directed at you. Just the first sentence and then I went on a random rant haha
Re: Cave Story's Secret Santa Is Available Now On Switch, But Only In Japan
@Bobb pretty sure everyone is back on good terms with Nicalis. People make mistakes. It's how we learn. Cancelling people for unpleasant behaviour is not a way for us to become better people. Yes their behaviour is wrong but we should allow people to apologise and redeem themselves rather than ruin the next 50 years of their lives.
Even the maximum prison time for aggressive behaviour is only five years and that'd be for like violently beating someone. Not for a few nasty words. People get stressed. We all do. We all say things we shouldn't in the heat of the moment.
I think it's absolutely insane that people like Joss Whedon can no longer get work because of a social media outcry. Particularly one that seemingly dissipated as soon as Snyder's Justice League released. Was it worth ruining a person's life? A father of two? Or how about Phil Fish?
Tyrone's not a bad guy. He's simply human to a fault. Chill out with the cancel culture. Have some goddamn forgiveness, please, guys
Re: Cave Story's Secret Santa Is Available Now On Switch, But Only In Japan
I feel like an important bit of information is that the developer of the game that is supposedly being ripped off. They themselves heavily ripped off Cave Story https://youtu.be/-JxS-njEUVc
This could be a bit of revenge for that. Maybe they asked him to stop and he wouldn't, so they made this out of spite. But also the game looks and plays differently enough. It's basically just the name that's taken. And I'm pretty sure Secret Santa can't be copyrighted.
It's also just as likely that they completely forgot about this Merry Gear Secret Santa game and came up with the name themselves not knowing where it possibly originated. "Secret Santa" is used so much in offices that they very well could have come up with the same name and idea themselves.
Anyway, I don't mind if it's a Cave Story spite game if the game itself is actually good. But yeah legally this guy doesn't have a leg to stand on considering he's been ripping off Cave Story himself.
Re: Talking Point: Should The Nintendo Switch Online Expansion Pack Library Expand Faster?
Is 1 and a half months nearly 2 months? Or is it just over 1 month. I mean... it's a glass half full situation. Maybe just say 1 and a half and keep it simple, otherwise it shows a bias which will affect the polls
Re: Talking Point: Mario Kart 7 And Its Infamous Course Skip Are Now 10 Years Old
@-wc- older games had cartridge revisions. Most people wouldn't be aware but people who had those cheat device things needed to check which version number they had. I guess nintendolife simply meant digital download updates. In which case I guess there's Skyward Sword. But that was an update to the save data rather than the game itself I believe
Re: Talking Point: Mario Kart 7 And Its Infamous Course Skip Are Now 10 Years Old
"One of the earliest Nintendo game updates we can remember"
Clearly... I am too old for this website. Nice knowing everyone
Re: Feature: 14 Wii Games That Deserve Switch Ports
Donkey Kong Country Returns, Epic Mickey and Metroid Prime Trilogy
Re: MultiVersus From Warner Bros Is A Free-To-Play Platform Fighter, Skipping Switch
@victordamazio a crossover fighting game. If it was another first person shooter where you shoot demons then yes people would call it a doom clone. Someone could very easily make a game like smash bros that doesn't feature crossover characters. Then it wouldn't be a clone
Re: Zelda: Wind Waker-Vibes Await In 'Sail Forth', Now Setting Course For Switch In 2022
@Tandoori it's easily avoidable and I'm not the only one. A simple fix.
Re: Zelda: Wind Waker-Vibes Await In 'Sail Forth', Now Setting Course For Switch In 2022
@Meteoroid yeah but that wasn't my issue. My issue is with the misleading title. I don't mind if it's compared to Wind Waker. But it shouldn't be the emphasis or it's all people are going to talk about
Re: Zelda: Wind Waker-Vibes Await In 'Sail Forth', Now Setting Course For Switch In 2022
@Tandoori @Meteoroid alright guys, chill. It was a simple request. I clicked this because it implied Wind Waker was coming to the switch in 2022. Yes that's because I misread it but it is easily misread. You only need to take out the word "in" and it reads like Wind Waker is coming to the switch.
Zelda: Wind Waker-Vibes Await. Sail Forth, Now Setting Course For Switch In 2022
"The open sea is calling..."
It is heavily misleading. And I just think the title could be slightly reworked. Even the word order would help. Here is my suggestion:
The Open Sea Is Calling In 'Sail Forth', Now Setting Course For Switch In 2022
"Zelda: Wind Waker-vibes await..."
That's all, it's not a big deal. I'm not the only one who misread it from looking at the comments and most people are just talking about Wind Waker rather than the actual game. If it was written the other way round the comments would be more about the actual game.
Re: Zelda: Wind Waker-Vibes Await In 'Sail Forth', Now Setting Course For Switch In 2022
This article needs retitling because it is clickbait. Thank you
Re: GTA Trilogy Is Very Close To Receiving The Worst Ever Switch User Review Score On Metacritic
@Klump_Soul I don't have access to the original. I didn't mean to give that impression.
Re: GTA Trilogy Is Very Close To Receiving The Worst Ever Switch User Review Score On Metacritic
@Klump_Soul I'm still playing through GTA 3 at the moment. Could take me a while
Re: Digital Foundry Begins GTA Trilogy Analysis, Describes GTA 3 On Switch As A 'Big Mess'
I stopped trusting DigitalFoundry when they didn't even notice Breath of the Wild had dynamic resolution scaling
Re: GTA Trilogy Is Very Close To Receiving The Worst Ever Switch User Review Score On Metacritic
@Lalivero it's the casuals that are taking it badly. Pretty sure most people who played the originals to death actually don't have a problem with these remasters and are glad all the same glitches are there. While loving quality of life improvements such as GPS waypoints and weapon wheel
Re: GTA Trilogy Is Very Close To Receiving The Worst Ever Switch User Review Score On Metacritic
I have only played GTA 3 so far though
Re: GTA Trilogy Is Very Close To Receiving The Worst Ever Switch User Review Score On Metacritic
@Guitario I honestly don't know what needs to be patched... there's a grass area you can fall through but the game does a really good job of having so when you fall through you appear up right and back in the game with no problem. And it's just so strange because it's like they were aware of it and deliberately kept it in, but fixed the issue instead by having you respawn. So I'm thinking it's part of a glitch in the original which allows you to get to the second island early, which they decided to keep in the game rather than patch because they know there are speedrunners who love this stuff (see the Mario 64 backwards long jump glitch that was removed from Mario All Stars).
The game COULD have a slightly better framerate but I'm guessing this is more to do with how things load. In fact it appears to me, that the more you play the game the more the framerate seems to improve. And I checked the original and it has the same choppy framerate so again, looks like they kept the original programming. Probably to keep glitches and things in tact.
So yeah, I don't know what they should patch. I worry that if they patched pop in it would make rage missions impossible to complete. I guess there's that rain issue and the lack of fog which could be patched. But other than that I don't really want any changes. Unless they are optional
Re: GTA Trilogy Is Very Close To Receiving The Worst Ever Switch User Review Score On Metacritic
Actually, another point about the pop in. Good luck with the rage missions because they would have been impossible
Re: GTA Trilogy Is Very Close To Receiving The Worst Ever Switch User Review Score On Metacritic
Here is an excellent video that shows off the improvements that the review here just didn't bother to mention. I also recommend looking at the comments because it kind of looks to me like Nintendolife are now doing the whole "GTA fans hate the new version, here's why" clickbait nonsense. Looks like the game does have fans after all!
https://youtu.be/99w9OhcWfIw
Re: GTA Trilogy Is Very Close To Receiving The Worst Ever Switch User Review Score On Metacritic
@Zenszulu I honestly don't know why people think the game has simply been AI upscaled. Foliage is completely improved. Character models have been completely revamped. This wasn't an AI and that is clear. People are honestly just hating because they expected more. People should see it for what it is. Ports of the the original trilogy, warts and all, with slight graphic enhancements (better foliage, higher resolution textures) and quality of life improvements such as waypoints and gyro aiming. This is what I expected, this is what I got, and I am satisfied
Re: GTA Trilogy Is Very Close To Receiving The Worst Ever Switch User Review Score On Metacritic
As I commented on the other article. Pop in is not a legitimate issue and would totally change the game. These old games have really small maps with vehicles that only spawn in really small areas. If vehicles popped in early it would make import/export almost impossible to complete as you would have to travel half way across the map to despawn cars you don't need. I get that it is an issue for some people but it's one thing I'm glad they didn't mess with and I guarantee that if they did change it, it would be included as an issue anyway when people post about how these missions are now impossible. That is one problem that no matter what they do there would have been complaints so I'm glad they just kept it like the original.
The only problem with this game was bad marketing. This game is literally the same as the originals with all the same bugs and glitches. Ridiculously high expectations ruined this game.
Nintendolife's review on here doesn't even mention really basic quality of life improvements such as adding waypoints which the original was lacking. It's like the reviewer just didn't remember the original didn't have that! In fact most of their points in their review make me think they either have a defect copy of the game or their nostalgia glasses are completely broken. It does not deserve the score it was given. This is a collection of three classic GTA games, warts and all. People just expected too much. Which, I don't even know why, because as soon as they said it was coming out on the switch I knew these would be basic ports. Still great games though
Re: Review: A Boy and His Blob - An Experience That Has Aged Gracefully
@somebread one was overhyped and the other is a boy and his blob. I'm enjoying GTA a lot and I personally found this boy and his blob remake to be too huge a departure from the original NES game. It's essentially a retelling. I'd give this a 6 and GTA a 7/10 due to the sheer amount of content you get with three GTA games. But that's just me. And it's not like 7/10 is a great score. I usually only buy games with a 9+ score, 8 at a push. But 4 was ridiculous and undeserved. There's no way this game is twice as good. I was never compelled to finish it, as it seems nor were the developers. I mean the guy above said the game crashed multiple times on them. That's not an 8/10 game... if you think this game is going to be better than a collection of three GTA classics which will no doubt receive patches anyway then... well... I don't know. Kinda odd
Re: Review: A Boy and His Blob - An Experience That Has Aged Gracefully
Three GTA games gets 4/10, this gets 8/10. Nothing more to say. Just an observation