Based on everything we’ve seen, these are better than the originals in every way, and the only thing that might hold it back from being better than platinum is the BF. I really miss that feature but if someone doesn’t care for it, these could be their new favorite game from the series.
Good news, Unite isn’t a gacha game, and has nearly 0 gacha elements (there is one random gift box you can open after every few battles). And you can easily get your favorite characters after like a week of playing.
The difference is the arcade didn't charge you full price for a worse version of the experience and told you exactly how long said experience would last up front.
Ever since that one guy told me about current N64 prices I’ve honestly been considering it, there are also N64 emulator consoles from Amazon (which may or may be a scam)
It’s not like I think Nintendo is evil or anything, playing these games on original hardware will certainly be more expensive, I just don’t want to play them so much I’d be willing to put down that kind of dough, Nintendo has a history of grossly overvaluing old games.
The fact that these games have online pvp automatically make them better than Legends Arceus.
I don’t mind them being faithful remakes to a certain extent, diamond and pearl were originally designed to be incomplete after all, as Plantinum was designed to round out the generation. So lack of a battle frontier or new forms for existing Pokémon isn’t really acceptable IMO.
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Re: Review: Pokémon Brilliant Diamond And Shining Pearl - A Middling Pair Of Remakes
Based on everything we’ve seen, these are better than the originals in every way, and the only thing that might hold it back from being better than platinum is the BF. I really miss that feature but if someone doesn’t care for it, these could be their new favorite game from the series.
Re: Round Up: The Pokémon Brilliant Diamond And Shining Pearl Reviews Are In
The reviewer aid the game was better than Let’s Go then gave it a worse score. It makes no sense.
Re: Metroid Dread In The Running With The Game Awards GOTY Nomination
12 minutes kind of sucked.
I’m glad to see Unite getting some well deserved recognition.
Re: Mini Review: Toree 2 - A Second Shot Of Low-Poly Platforming That Puts Some Bigger Games To Shame
Siactro has a good habit of releasing these around the same time as major AAA failures.
Re: What's The Difference Between Pokémon Brilliant Diamond And Shining Pearl? Which Should You Buy? - All Version-Exclusive Pokémon
There's a handy guide on twitter that shows all the version exlcusives, but that porbably counts as spoilers.
Re: Pokémon Brilliant Diamond And Shining Pearl Get A Five-Minute Overview Trailer
These games look good.
I want to play them!
Re: Video: Check Out This Side-By-Side Comparison Of Grand Theft Auto: Vice City On Switch And PS Vita
Switch version looks better by a mile, not even close.
Re: Doug Bowser Comments On The Battle Against Joy-Con Drift, Says Nintendo Are Making "Continuous Improvements"
Honestly the updated joycons work much better, my new pair has never drifted whereas my old pairs did.
Re: Review: Airborne Kingdom - A City Builder Looking For The Right Balance
@WedgeW
Exactly. This isn’t about we should or shouldn’t talk about it, of course we should.
But there’s a time and place.
From a marketing standpoint making your games political will cost half the sales.
Re: Review: Airborne Kingdom - A City Builder Looking For The Right Balance
@mariopartyfan68
This is not a political forum, if you want to have a political conversation do so on the appropriate forums.
Re: Review: Airborne Kingdom - A City Builder Looking For The Right Balance
I strongly disagree, making this game politcal would have instantly made it into a failure.
Allowing for the imagination surrounding the ruined world works far better.
Re: BEAT! TALK! Uses Gag TED Talks To Help You Learn The English Language
If it’s successful maybe they make a follow up to teach English speakers Japanese.
Re: Decidueye Joins Pokémon Unite Next Week
Yo that looks really cool.
Re: Pokémon Unite Has Been Updated Again, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
I don’t think Greedent needed a nerf, but overall the balance in this game is really good.
Re: Football Manager 2022 Touch Is Out Now On Nintendo Switch
Will this get reviewed?
Re: Pokémon Unite Kicks Off Its Second Season With New 'Sun, Sun, Sunshine' Battle Pass
@Yosher
Good news, Unite isn’t a gacha game, and has nearly 0 gacha elements (there is one random gift box you can open after every few battles). And you can easily get your favorite characters after like a week of playing.
Re: Soapbox: Can We Please Retire The Phrase ‘Lazy Devs’ Already?
I think a lot of people confuse “lazy” with “unambitious”
Re: Pokémon Unite Kicks Off Its Second Season With New 'Sun, Sun, Sunshine' Battle Pass
They also added a Taj Mahal costume for Crustle which is amazing!
Re: Reminder: The Special Edition Pokémon Dialga & Palkia Edition Switch Lite Is Out Today
If I ever got a lite it would be this design.
Re: Niantic's Pokémon GO-Style Harry Potter Mobile Game Is Being Shut Down
@Grot
Cloud games are lazy and disingenuous, and the fear is that one day it may be the only option.
If the Witcher 3 and Doom Eternal can run on Switch, most games can.
Re: Niantic's Pokémon GO-Style Harry Potter Mobile Game Is Being Shut Down
@Grot
The difference is the arcade didn't charge you full price for a worse version of the experience and told you exactly how long said experience would last up front.
Re: Niantic's Pokémon GO-Style Harry Potter Mobile Game Is Being Shut Down
Here's to Rowling's next project!
Re: Niantic's Pokémon GO-Style Harry Potter Mobile Game Is Being Shut Down
@Strictlystyles
Just like cloud games.
Re: Video: MVG Takes A Closer Look At Nintendo's N64 Emulation And "What Went Wrong" Over The Years
Wasn’t input lag debunked?
Re: Watch: Modern Vintage Gamer Shares An In-Depth Look At The Pros And Cons Of Nintendo's N64 Emulation
Ever since that one guy told me about current N64 prices I’ve honestly been considering it, there are also N64 emulator consoles from Amazon (which may or may be a scam)
Re: My Nintendo Physical Rewards Have Disappeared In North America
Petition to revive Club Nintendo
Re: Pokémon Brilliant Diamond And Shining Pearl Trailer Shows Off Bad Guys, Gyms, And DLC
@rallydefault
BDSP could be the best games ever made for the series, don't let anyone tell you otherwise.
Re: Pokémon Brilliant Diamond And Shining Pearl Trailer Shows Off Bad Guys, Gyms, And DLC
I would have expected the platinum outfits to be available in game normally, but I’m glad to see it included at all.
Re: Review: Dungeon Encounters - Square Enix Strips Away RPG Finery To Expose The Meaty Bones Beneath
@Fighter_Hayabusa
It’s possible to make the game traditionally turn based?
Edit: When you set it to wait, does that make it so the game “pauses” when one of your gauges fill?
Re: Review: Dungeon Encounters - Square Enix Strips Away RPG Finery To Expose The Meaty Bones Beneath
I really want to give this a go, but I’m really not much of a fan of the ATB system.
Re: "I Don't Think The Switch Needs A More Powerful Version" Says 'World War Z' Lead Designer
I wish more developers had this attitude instead of making lazy cloud games
Re: Pokémon Unite Has Been Updated, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
@YourLocalChonker
Buddy Barrier, Focus Band, Scope Lens
This works on every Pokémon.
Re: Pokémon Unite Has Been Updated, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
And what a glorious patch it’s been.
I’m curious if anyone has had a chance to review Greedent yet?
Re: Pokémon Unite Producer Discusses The Game's Unexpected Character Roster
I think most of the roster is really fun to use, Wigglytuff is especially hilarious.
Re: Greedent Arrives In Pokémon Unite Tomorrow, Here's A Quick Look At It In Battle
@Miyamotosan
It looks really fun, I think it'll be 8k.
Re: Pokémon Sword And Shield Shiny Zacian/Zamazenta Distribution Confirmed For US
Weird that you can’t get both at the same time, but can’t complain about a free shiny legendary
Re: Feature: Where Does Competitive Pokémon Go From Here?
They have crack down on all the hacking and cheating, until then it will continue to fail
#WolfyLied
Re: Uh-Oh, Nintendo's Switch Online 'Expansion Pack - Overview Trailer' Is Generating A Lot Of Dislikes
It’s not like I think Nintendo is evil or anything, playing these games on original hardware will certainly be more expensive, I just don’t want to play them so much I’d be willing to put down that kind of dough, Nintendo has a history of grossly overvaluing old games.
Re: Feature: We Finally Finished The Game With An Almost-Perfect Metascore
This looks and sounds like one of the worst games ever made, I don’t understand what’s possessing people to give it such undeserved praise.
Re: Nintendo Leaker Suggests Pricing Of Switch Online's Expansion Pack Could Be Tied To "Licensing Costs"
Then give us the option not to pay for it, a large portion of people do t care about the Genesis games or the AC DLC and just want the N64 games.
Re: Poll: What Do You Think Of The Nintendo Switch Online Expansion Pass Price?
If they localize custom robo 1+2 maybe, otherwise no chance.
Re: Nintendo Switch Online Expansion Pack Release Date And Pricing Revealed
@NinChocolate
Appalling
Disturbing
Off-putting
Revolting
Take your pick, I got more lol.
Re: Nintendo Switch Online Expansion Pack Release Date And Pricing Revealed
There’s isn’t a single N64 game that justifies more than doubling the price.
Re: Firefighter Blastoise Is Now A Thing Thanks To Pokémon Unite
It looks really cool ngl.
Re: 'Henchman Story' Brings Choice-Based Supervillain Adventure To Switch Today
Sounds fun, but nowadays anytime a game pushes “romance” as a feature it always turns out to be a thinly veiled attempt at pushing an agenda.
If that’s not the case, I’ll certainly look into it.
Re: Exp. Share Can't Be Turned Off In The Pokémon Diamond And Pearl Remakes
TRs are single use in Sword and Shield and it hasn’t been a problem, its not suddenly a problem in BDSP.
Re: Switch Online Subscribers Can Now Play The Jackbox Party Pack 6 For Free (North America)
6 was one of the weaker collections, but Joke Boat and Dictionarium can be fun with the right people.
I’m really looking forward to party pack 8
Re: First Impressions: For Better Or Worse, Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Look Like Extremely Safe Remakes
The fact that these games have online pvp automatically make them better than Legends Arceus.
I don’t mind them being faithful remakes to a certain extent, diamond and pearl were originally designed to be incomplete after all, as Plantinum was designed to round out the generation. So lack of a battle frontier or new forms for existing Pokémon isn’t really acceptable IMO.
Re: Pokémon Legends: Arceus Won't Actually Be An Open-World Game
We knew this from the second trailer.
Re: Random: This Nintendo Switch Birthday Cake Makes Us Want A Thick Switch
@Just2Milky
This is why they added the bitter coating to carts.