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I'm so done with that crap. Imagine my amazement playing old XBOX and PS2 games, straight from the disc and the games actually working and coming with all bells and whistles without having to buy DLC? Ha!

@Alex79uk yeah... 20 years ago. Also PS2 had ANALOGUE BUTTONS. Janky AF but hey...

@gcunit except that we have to relearn 20 years of muscle memory
BUT do games on Switch/Switch 2 ACTUALLY support this?

@Bootlicker333 I get it. I've opted out of "modern gaming" a few years ago. Enjoying proper retro titles, got to enjoy 30 years of videogames, I really don't need to wait for the new slop coming out, biting my nails. I did have Metroid on my radar though.

What I got and really enjoy is Sonic Racing Crossworlds though. It has all the crazy SEGA energy and feels more like a traditional game, not a storefront to sell you stuff. It's well balanced and feels like a real effort by the devs.

Other than that, the next modern thing I play is dreamcast/gamecube era and from there on, backwards.

@WaveBoy They may exaggerate for clicks, but they are not inherently wrong. MP4's development was a mess. Many course corrections, identity crisis and more. And it shows. Sadly.

@VoidofLight Exactly my thoughts too.

@Bootlicker333 You seem to get a lot of hate. Coming with criticism to a Nintendofansite that is expected. That said, I agree with you.

@Jintendo Yeah my thoughts exactly. Nintendo jumped onto the bandwagon of Ubisoft and Co. and "open world the sh*t out of everything".

It's no good fit for Metroid and it was no good fit for Mario Kart world.

Did you play Sonic Racing Crossworlds yet?
Oh boy. Love it.

And yes. I am biased.

Honestly, it left a bit of its identity on the table. When I play Mortal Kombat, I expect blood and gore. When playing Metroid I expect isolation, "dread" (pun intended) and exploration. It has a lot of handholding and chitchat by annoying NPCs. Also the NPCs look almost like "real humans" whereas Samus and Metroid in general always was more "stylized" leaning more into the comic/anime corner of things. Having both styles in one game irks me a bit.

Then. The desert. Empty. Barren. Boring. And the game forces you to traverse it all. the. time. It's to pad out gametime? And no music, but unlocking music with Amiibo or with full playthrough, at which point who cares for music anymore after spending hours in the desert in silence?

Hohum.

This is my honest opinion. Worth the wait? No.
Good game? Yes.
Core Metroid experiences? Hohum.

To be honest, it feels a bit too "modern western dumb audience" and "Halo" to me. Not terrible. But not what I came for.
7/10.

For now im still on Switch 1 with this, but it is a truly fantastic, very SEGA-y game. Love it.

Ive been digging this since a week or two. Playing on Switch 1, despite everyone saying this version is inferior. Maybe. But its not bad at all. I don't do too badly either.

Definitely the new Kartracing King. Love it and love to see SEGA being involved in continuous balancing and patching.

Sonic > Mario.
Hahaha.

Pretty much what I expected. Solid 8ish territory overall.
If I was a metroid fan, I'd be all over it!

@NintonicGamer I remember them fondly. The console wars of the 90s. We don't speak about them. Mostly. But when we do, we remember collectively the feud of Mario vs Sonic. There was even rumors that you could put Mario and Sonic into Mortal Kombat to slaughter each other, using Action Replay.

Ah, the 90's.
Good times.

You mention springy analogue triggers. Does the input register as analogue on Switch 2?

I don't really care too much for either Zelda or Hollywood productions as a whole.

BUT, that said, I find Link quite spot on, but Zelda lacks a bit of "royal petiteness"? - if that even is a term. She looks a bit "too natural" (and beautiful at that) for me.

But then again, I don't care. I hope this movie turns out what Zelda fans expect it to be!

So more shallow, sloppy games, faster for a higher price with even more AI generated skins and less opportunities for jobs.

Okay.
Good I play nothing newer than 2005.

@The_Nintendo_Pedant Nothing to disagree with here!

@The_Nintendo_Pedant I am eying that new Legion Go thing, I've heard it will run SteamOS officially too?

But yeah, eventually we'll all end up "on deck"

@Anti-Matter I really liked it. Also I still think MK8DX as it is now on Switch 1 is King of the Hill. But Modnation Racer would be a contender and also (obviously) I like SEGA racers!

@Wewewi I've seen it and it looks horrendous! Thanks!

Do a Megadrive next!

Anyone remember Modnation Racers on PlayStation?
Did they ever do something with it lately?

@IronMan30 I see your point but I feel like Switch 2 momentum overall will not last that long. Not bashing, just a gut feeling.

At this point I am glad I didn't get a Switch 2. Soon I will get a gaming laptop and use it with a dock/hub on my TV and also have it portable. Nothing too crazy since I don't play triple A games anymore. Some reasonably powerful integrated AMD chip will do!

Hm. Don't know. Don't like the style and mixing in hand drawn portraits and such. Also the trailer has very bad pacing and is boring. I really enjoyed Double Dragon Gaiden well enough.

All I really care about if she will continue Nintendos recent "greed first" attitude.

For you it's a sales strategy decision
for me it's a purchase strategy decision

I win

PS2 era is full of great wrestling games. Honestly, lets go play those.

For me, an average shmup guy, this is a solid 10. Not fanboying. Just saying. I'm fine there's an easy to pick up, easy to graps, visually appealing retro shmup available that is not 1-hit-kill frustrating hellscape! The game has plenty of options and ways to play for all kinds of skill levels.

Ahahah I dig that.
No idea about the game, but now I will get it! lol

I really have to say I've soured quite a bit on "modern Nintendo" and that last Direct only solidified my impression.

I wanted to vent in the comments.
But everything has already been said.
Stupid guy.

hmm. hohum. While nothing REALLY grabbed my attention except that creepy space sidescroller, I welcome Acclaim back and positively note the focus on "smaller" games.

I repeat myself but I am SO DONE with AAA.

@MrMcGeeIn3D Nintendo ain’t that family friendly these days anymore. More and more corporate.

@MrMcGeeIn3D gamecube Games do. Grid Autosport did. Switch 1 Situation was garbage back then and I want to know if this time around things are different. Plenty of racing games benefit from that.

Please for christs sake, how can you do a Controller Review on Switch 2 and omitting the info if the analogue triggers are recognized by the console? That would be really important to some of us.

Any chance to check and tell us?

Thank you!

Absolutely love it on Steam. Will preorder for MD as soon as available. Switch, not so sure. Didn't get a Switch 2 and planned on playing "legacy" and "retro" titles on Switch 1, but somehow I've soured on (modern) Nintendo as a whole.

@The21zonz its so funny because you are right.

Meanwhile retro enthusiasm grows worldwide, not giving a damn about AAA gaming and hardware.

At this point I'd even give SEGA a chance if they came up with some sort of Mega Drive Neo, similar to the evercade thing, with a wider mass market appeal and all our beloved retro games onboard, fully legal, licensed for a reasonable price (5,- a pop for a 25+ year old game seems fair) with subscription option or pay-as-you-go option... If you could bring it out at around 250, make it also dockable/handheld in a way and offer all neoretro indiegames on it as well, I do think something like that would have a chance in this day and age.

Imagine a modern gamegear with docking capabilities or something... give it features like streetpass and "real life/AR" gimicks to make it appealing to young folks.

SEGA come back.

To be honest, I am over this. If I want best quality, I buy a 3K gaming PC. If I want convenience and to be nickle-and-dimed, I'll go Nintendo.

That said, I'm mostly done with modern gaming.

The irony is palpable. An unnecessary article about unnecessary x's. Fun times.

The triggers sound interesting. Does anybody know just yet if the Switch 2 supports analogue triggers even though their own Pro controller doesn't have analogue triggers?

A forever-mystery, it seems.

@BeefSanta really? That’s ridiculous. The old ones run at 60 on a NES lol.

@Polvasti Is it? Didn't know, as I said I'm not into modern AAA games, it's just the headlines I'm skimming through. "Starfiled is dead". I may have interpreted it as "no one plays it". Could also mean no support from Valve.

Whatever anyways.

Uhm why wouldn't it?

No interest in modern AAA games. But that's besides the point, isn't the playerbase for Starfield dead?

@RupeeClock I know I am somewhat naive but wouldn't the easiest solution be to just having a rebate on the Switch 2 title with all bells and whistles, if you already own the Switch 1 version?

Clear separation and messaging for normie-customers. De-facto paying only for an upgrade if you go for Switch 2 version from Switch 1 version.

@Medic_alert I really like the gameplay and always did. Compared to contemporaries (mainly SF) MK was way easier to pick up and people in my friend group all raised really quickly to a comparable skill level.

With the basic attacks all the same this became much more about timing, juggling and clever blocking. People complain blocking is a separate button in MK, but I do believe the gameplay is better for it, since blocking is something you consciously add "to the dance" of it all, instead of a default move (moving away from opponent) in SF.

We had matches where we would run out of time because no one could land a clean hit. It was thrilling, especially since you knew the playstyle of your friends so well you could anticipate their attacks and they could yours.

Briliant.

Love them. Instabuy.
Back in the day I used to go on vacation to italy and they had plenty of of arcades. Upon seeing MK the first time, I was hooked. When I got back to school no one believed me what I was telling.
So I went again and took photos (analogue mind you) of the fatalities.

A year later and everyone was playing it.
Good times.

Dear Mr. SEGA-MAN.
Okay.
I'm watching you.

MSEGA!!!
(make SEGA great again)