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No mention of 30fps for handheld or did I miss it?

@Shiryu best not go and watch the digital foundry breakdown of it. Literally every version has the same slowdown in certain scenarios. This version is incredibly good and not at all bad enough to be deemed to have performance issues it's simply not the case. A micro stutter here and there will be found in any game on any platform if you know where to look it doesn't mean those are suffering performance issues.i mean you gave it a 9 anyway I honestly don't know why I'm even arguing about it. It's a pointless waste of life. Good job on the review .

@GOmar Yeah I mean the reviewer is wrong, there are basically zero slowdowns and frame pacing is near flawless. Visual quality is generally very high. You're right 60 is preferred (and very easy to achieve on a modded Switch with a minor GPU bump) but yeah I do get what you're saying. Fair points.

@GOmar 30fps locked near native and looking very good indeed IS hardly a bad way to play it. Came across as a little elitist but hey, all good.

@GOmar you hanging out in the comments section of a console you don't own?

@edgarallanbro not normal gyro controls though, they're essentially broken. See SwitchUp review on YouTube

Anyone with a modded Switch will have 60fps

@RazumikhinPG here's a good list https://youtu.be/51WHMChoj_A?si=itubJrxbR31CebWc

Repetition is inherent to ALL simlife games, you have to qualify what it is that's bad about it. Stardew valley and Minecraft are incredibly repetitive but also very enjoyable.

Do you know how I know you didn't learn many of the systems, because you wrote words that show me you didn't learn the systems. The combat is exceptional, master strokes and combos make you a killing machine. You didn't mention that. Armour. Armour choices and maintenance make it easy to fight large groups. You didn't mention it. Oh...and....you compared it to...Dark Souls. SMH.

@BenAV when that one stranger is the largest Nintendo Switch channel on YouTube they tend to listen. This will get turned in to a video review with that cringe bag Alex and loads of people will be turned off of what I believe to be a near masterpiece. It's a shame.

@rebby this. She didn't understand the subtlety of the title. Shame.

@ryu_san Absolutely agree, the reviewer has totally missed the point and intentions of the choices made...

@Geobros ignore this review. The balance is way more towards being out and battling. There are incredible boss fights and the farming is actually more like balancing with very little upkeep required. It's all about perfectionism.

Oh wow. Your writer has completely missed the point of the game. The reference to Japanese perfectionism and the intentional design that the development team went with in that regard - did your writer play enough to unlock the new abilities that aid with the perfect planting?

This game is a borderline masterpiece and to think of the hundreds of games you've given 8/9 to that didn't deserve it...this is depressing.

This is missing information guys. You can select your difficulty which directly effects the amount of skill points you gain and unlocks you get. The difficulty in hard (which is where an adult should be playing) is fine. You mentioned lots of good and then gave the game a 6... Why? It made no sense. I know scores are subjective, but you subjectively wrote a 7/8 out of 10 review and then seemingly just have a random 6 because.

@roboshort https://youtu.be/B1ZoCG1pvjs

You're telling lies. It is definitely NOT a "sub 20 FPS game" it doesn't fall below 24 FPS and averages much higher. You guys are getting so incredibly lazy it's ridiculous. Literally every review I read has false statement in it. Just do the basics for goodness sakes.

"ten-a-penny, and it generally takes some digging to find exactly what makes when so."

Sorry what?

8/10....that's not like you guys...lol

@Mr_Horizon there's some good reviews on YouTube and the frame rates are 30+ but the visuals aren't great with some issues

Haven't looked at the score yet but this is Nintendo Life so I'm going with 8/10?

Let's have a look: Lol

Hang on "Spirit Trials are a weak edition with little incentive to try them other than...to...compete for the best time" hahahahah that's LITERALLY the reason they're there and it's awesome...my word.

Just rename this website 8/10 life.

Nintendo life. 8/10 unless it's a free game and actually good 7/10

It's actually a surprise to see a review not get 8/10 I thought that was all Nintendo life reviews.

Yep. You pretty much stole this idea from SwitchUp. GG. At least link to their video - https://youtu.be/OgVCiQ3whG0

How far did you get in the game? Why no mention of the amazing plague mode? When everything gets an 8 for being crap how has this objectively good game got a 7 when you had no real flaws?;

Not worth it for single player - nonsense, it can be great for a single player.

No real sense of danger - again, absolute nonsense you didn't play enough of the game. You've not gone with the different difficulties and clearly not reached the latter stages.

People respect you guys, but it's getting very apparent that you're rushing these out without checking the play time of your reviewer. Also, did 4 of you play this together? I hope so.

Perhaps actually use them. Here I'll do your job.

The curved joycon you can see at the top right are actually a very reasonable second pair option. Not only do they have vibration and motion controls but they are less than half the price of a single official joycon.

The analogue sticks aren't quite as comfortable as the official: opting for a more unusual concave surface however the analogues themselves seem just fine with zero drifting thus far.

Don't expect NFC or HD Rumble, but the old school rumble does the job. The interesting oval buttons require a little more pressure to use but are satisfyingly clicky and the shoulder buttons may actually be preferred to the original which sometimes felt awkward.

The final point, the shape for larger hands can feel more comfortable for longer play sessions.

Final verdict: for £15 shipped this pair of unofficial joycon may not quite match the official Nintendo ones but they do a great job for a fraction of the price and don't suffer the dreaded drift.

You're welcome.

@MetalGear_Yoshi when you enter and leave any building the game loads. Before leaving your house could take 1.30- 3 minutes to load it was insane. It's now around 10 seconds. I've not counted but it's substantially better. It also used to load every time you spoke to someone it would just pause for a second it was horrible. The same goes for shops they would take around 3-5 seconds if not longer just to show you what they had. All fixed.

@Zimon hehehe love the reference!

I can confirm the patch is live already - just downloaded it and playing with improved load times.

@Sagator You can just sleep when have wait timers on things growing etc - there is always something to do. Mark

@MetalGear_Yoshi They have most likely submitted to Nintendo already so it’s a waiting game on their part. Nintendo can be slow!

Microtransactions ABSOLUTELY affect this game. Despite putting in 2 hours I've barely opened one or two packs. An 8 is utterly ridiculous. The first game I had earned tons at this stage. This just doesn't give you anything. Utter garbage. 5/10

@gb_nes_gamer see I don't think so. I think offline has probably put off more people than it's enticed. It's very dull compared to online play and is essentially redundant once you venture online.

@gb_nes_gamer No no no no no no sorry but no. Offline (for seasoned players) is ridiculously easy and offers no real value. Online (after about 100-1000 hours) is a joy. It really is amazingly competitive and being able to carry a ball through the entire length of the field in the air only to tap it around the keeper is amazing. This ONLY comes from HOURS and HOURS of online practice. If you limit yourself to offline, you aren't really playing Rocket League the way it was intended.

For those worried about violence lol check out my review. It's a very child friendly game https://youtu.be/AqSyzZ5YmSs

@justin233 it's such an addictive game. Coop is freaking amazing

@Niinbendo I bet you changed your mind lol