Considering how badly Arkham Knight ran on release (PC version in particular, it was a disaster) I'm dreading those ports. Thankfully I already have all three on Steam.
@ArcadianLegend99 You say we're "spoiled rotten" for game selection, but the vitriol for 1-2-Switch comes from the time when it was a launch title. Game selection on launch was pretty slim, it was basically this game and BotW. And this game sucked. The only reason it sold at all was because there was pretty much nothing else. Bringing it back when there is a wide selection of games for the system is doubly baffling. I'd rather see Snipperclips 2.
Honestly? Probably Microsoft or Epic. Someone who can hire a dev to create a competent Pokemon rival, invest in some promotional material like a tiktok webseries or youtube vids and throw the game on every platform other than Switch (with mobile being the priority). Make the game cheap and appealing, leave microtransactions out of it (at least until it gets enough footing) to make it more appealing to parents as well and you have a shot.
But why? Just to have 3 different ways to play SMB 2? This is what filler/pointless update is like. Oh yeah, and still waiting for those Super Mario 3D All-Stars games to be released onto eshop separately like all of you were saying.
"Naked Remix" seems to imply Switch version of Otoko Cross will come uncensored. I think there are some H-games on Switch with full nudity where it's the Steam version that has it censored.
BOTW is not a traditional Zelda game, but I don't see it as a negative. I'd say a traditional Zelda game needs the 8 dungeons and items used for traversal gained either in those dungeons or just before them. Using weapons other than your trusty sword and shield also breaks the mold. But those elements that innovate make it such a good game. I even like weapon degradation, sure, it's annoying early on when all you have is tree branches and easily breaking Boko weapons, but it adds playstyle variety. It's one of the few action games where you can use a spear. I would hope the sequel would let one charge with a lance like a knight would, but I don't expect it.
@Severus_Snape The graphics aged like milk, but they have a lot of gameplay and story ideas that still feel fresh. Mostly because at the time PC games were still a different world to consoles.
Looks like much like Tiny Metal they went the route of increasing the number of Infantry types as well as adding some of their own new units. Imagine what Sami could do with mortar teams or snipers! And IFVs too? I'm suddenly less excited about Re-Boot Camp.
And then it actually has unique faction units. I'm feeling dangerously hyped.
EDIT. All of you people saying "rip off" seemingly don't realize how game genres are made. I'm old enough to remember when all FPS games were called "DOOM clones". This games seems to improve on the AW base by adding new units and thus new strategies.
I wonder how y'all would feel if the Battle Isle series was ported to Switch or rebooted.
People hating on Side Pocket, but that game looks really nice to me. Looks like the perfect kind of game to waste my time with while I pretend to work.
Oh good, the naked woman on the screenshot looks adult. The ones everyone else don't look like something I'd want to see naked and sexualized. I know there's chibi, but this is too close to "actual child" lime for me.
The first door in Fallout 2. When I figured out I have to press and hold right mouse button to open an action menu after being stuck there for weeks I felt very, very dumb. I haven't played Fallout 1 before trying 2 and I had no manual (it was a copy attached to a magazine).
Sounds like a lot of code refactoring has went on. The less the end user sees this update the better it is. Those have a tendency to break a lot of basic functionality.
Donkey Kong is a straight improvement over the game design and it's surprising to me most voted for game design. He's a perfect blend of OG Miyamoto design with later, pointier Rare version. He actually looks like he could be both a hero and a villain, when Rare DK seems a bit more on the Bad Guy side, despite being used more for heroic roles.
Here's some nice easter eggs in that: The woman in the commercial is voiced by the actress for Princess Toadstool in Super Show. The website mentions "spiky bosses" and has a 1-star review from "SpikeIsCool" – reference to Foreman Spike, Mario Bros' evil boss from Wrecking Crew.
Too many JRPGs for my taste, but I was expecting that. Gameboy games are a welcome addition. Also we finally have a date for the next international cri- I mean, for Advance Wars.
I'm always out for new things/new announcements no one expects or something low-key catching my eye. But Advance Wars getting a release date would be great too.
@Serpenterror Wait, are you asking them to kill the game off completely? Why? Because you're bitter that PC players will be able to continue playing it, like they can with some older MP titles like Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory? You're complaining about a good thing.
Funny how some iconic characters/franchises were almost licenses. Mario was Popeye, Alex Kidd was Son Goku, Mega Man looks a lot like Astro Boy, Warcraft was originally supposed to be a Warhammer game... Then there's Sonic, who was original, but seems to share a lot of design DNA with black and white early cartoon characters like Felix the Cat or Mickey Mouse.
I think everyone hates it at first because the first few weapons you encounter are terrible and break really fast. But after a while you find more weapons than you can carry and it becomes kind of like Goblin Slayer (Moblin Slayer?): if a sword gets too dull or breaks, pick up a spear nearby.
It also made us experiment with weapons other than standard sword and board and I have to say this game is one of the few I had a lot of fun with a spear. I'm still unhappy you could properly joust with them (what's with the helicopter swinging?), but it was cool nonetheless.
I hope we get to wield a top heavy single handed weapon like an ax or a mace with a visible difference in handling (swords are bottom heavy) or maybe even dual wield?
Tinkaton is an adorable little goblin with a big hammer, of course everyone loves her! As for those people asking why Meowscarada is so high - you know why
@RareFan In Pokemon SV the game would be fun if not for the technical jank. It's mostly baffling because of how high profile the franchise is, like they could probably buy an AAA studio or two and assign them just to fix bugs. But a lot of the open world stuff actually works and the combat system is the same as always. A really bad game would be one that even without technical issues would be just a chore and a bore to play.
Ironically enough I would say Castlevania's world is much nicer and friendlier to Dead Cells' lore. In Castlevania there's always a glimmer of hope, in Dead Cells hope has fallen sick and either died or mutated and is now trying to eat your flaming face. I love how the main character is a goofball despite this.
It's weird that a Japanese game that forces the player to wear a school uniform doesn't have skirts. And I wouldn't want them limited to girl characters. Let me air my Pokeballs! One could argue that they had an opportunity in Galar with kilts and they missed it and I agree.
Yes please; Tiny Metal was alright (I liked the combined attacks and special infantry like the Snipers) and the sequel added stuff like APC, fuel and ammo. Too bad about the terribly long cutscenes and controversy. WarGroove was better, but archers and cavalry is not the same as tanks and artillery. We need more "clones" to have a true genre.
I'm still baffled at the fact that someone put Smurfs in cars. They just seem to go against their very being. I know Handy Smurf made a lot of wooden inventions (and they famously built a dam), but driving around in toxic fume producing vehicles just seems un-Smurfy.
@AJB83 IT may be the art style for this game, but for the original 32-bit games it wasn't. It was the best approximation of their concept art and style they could create in then state of the art technology. I would rather see what was on boxes and in instruction manuals or concept art books brought to life than hardware limitations. Show the characters what they are supposed to look like, not what they looked like within a set number of polygons. Or maybe I just think that early 3D era graphics aren't worth returning to, as they aged much worse than 16-bit 2D sprites.
Looks like pixel art is now too old to be "retro", so we're going into early 3D nostalgia. Too bad it seems to be for the limited technology and not the art style. Yuck.
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Re: Batman Arkham Trilogy Swoops To Switch This Fall
Considering how badly Arkham Knight ran on release (PC version in particular, it was a disaster) I'm dreading those ports.
Thankfully I already have all three on Steam.
Re: TMNT: Shredder's Revenge Lands New Character, Game Mode And More In Upcoming DLC
Y'all go and read all the Usagi comics right now, so you can be properly hyped.
Here's hoping for Gen and/or Tomoe Ame as well, but that's a longshot.
Re: Nintendo Expands Switch Online's Game Boy Color, SNES & NES Library With Four More Titles
Finally. Some good ***** games.
Re: Nintendo Announces Everybody 1-2-Switch!, Pre-Orders Now Live
@ArcadianLegend99 You say we're "spoiled rotten" for game selection, but the vitriol for 1-2-Switch comes from the time when it was a launch title. Game selection on launch was pretty slim, it was basically this game and BotW. And this game sucked. The only reason it sold at all was because there was pretty much nothing else.
Bringing it back when there is a wide selection of games for the system is doubly baffling. I'd rather see Snipperclips 2.
Re: Soapbox: Pokémon Desperately Needs A Rival, But Who's Big Enough To Take It On?
Honestly? Probably Microsoft or Epic. Someone who can hire a dev to create a competent Pokemon rival, invest in some promotional material like a tiktok webseries or youtube vids and throw the game on every platform other than Switch (with mobile being the priority). Make the game cheap and appealing, leave microtransactions out of it (at least until it gets enough footing) to make it more appealing to parents as well and you have a shot.
Re: Random: Zelda Devs Reveal Which Link They Think Is The Stinkiest
Well, that ruins the sexiest outfit for me.
Re: Nintendo Expands Switch Online's GBA Library With Three Super Mario Games
But why? Just to have 3 different ways to play SMB 2?
This is what filler/pointless update is like.
Oh yeah, and still waiting for those Super Mario 3D All-Stars games to be released onto eshop separately like all of you were saying.
Re: Upcoming Nintendo Switch Games And Accessories For May And June 2023
"Naked Remix" seems to imply Switch version of Otoko Cross will come uncensored. I think there are some H-games on Switch with full nudity where it's the Steam version that has it censored.
Re: Talking Point: What Is A 'Traditional' Zelda Game, Anyway?
BOTW is not a traditional Zelda game, but I don't see it as a negative. I'd say a traditional Zelda game needs the 8 dungeons and items used for traversal gained either in those dungeons or just before them. Using weapons other than your trusty sword and shield also breaks the mold. But those elements that innovate make it such a good game. I even like weapon degradation, sure, it's annoying early on when all you have is tree branches and easily breaking Boko weapons, but it adds playstyle variety. It's one of the few action games where you can use a spear. I would hope the sequel would let one charge with a lance like a knight would, but I don't expect it.
Re: Upcoming Nintendo Switch Games And Accessories For April And May 2023
Who cares for some boring Zelda or retreated Advance Wars, there's a new version of Fight Crab coming!
Re: Countdown: Wii U eShop Spotlight - Dungeons & Dragons: Chronicles Of Mystara
I have it on Steam and all I have to say is STICKS TO SNAKES
Re: Random: Kirby's Dream Land 2's Animal Friends Might Not Be What They Seem
Rick is obviously a Giant Space Hamster.
Re: Nintendo Reminds Us Advance Wars For Switch Is One Month Out From Release
Hopefully no global crisis delays it again.
Re: Another Classic Fantasy ARPG Appears To Have Been Teased For Switch
@Severus_Snape The graphics aged like milk, but they have a lot of gameplay and story ideas that still feel fresh. Mostly because at the time PC games were still a different world to consoles.
Re: Frogun Encore Leaps Onto Switch This Summer With More N64-Inspired Platforming
If she ages 3 years between games then I can't wait for Frogun 6. Or 7, just to be safe.
Re: Warside Blasts Onto Kickstarter With Advance Wars-Inspired Turn-Based Tactics
Looks like much like Tiny Metal they went the route of increasing the number of Infantry types as well as adding some of their own new units. Imagine what Sami could do with mortar teams or snipers! And IFVs too? I'm suddenly less excited about Re-Boot Camp.
And then it actually has unique faction units. I'm feeling dangerously hyped.
EDIT. All of you people saying "rip off" seemingly don't realize how game genres are made. I'm old enough to remember when all FPS games were called "DOOM clones". This games seems to improve on the AW base by adding new units and thus new strategies.
I wonder how y'all would feel if the Battle Isle series was ported to Switch or rebooted.
Re: Nintendo Expands Switch Online Game Boy, SNES & NES Service With Four More Titles
People hating on Side Pocket, but that game looks really nice to me. Looks like the perfect kind of game to waste my time with while I pretend to work.
Re: Grim Guardians: Demon Purge Gets A Name Change After Trademark Complaint
Well, waiting for when it's available again. A co-op Castlevania may be up my alley, I liked the demo well enough.
Re: Review: Fitness Boxing Fist Of The North Star - A Fun Crossover That Delivers Basic Beats
If there isn't a joke impossible mode that requires the player to actually do the ATATATATATA then what's the point?
Re: Risqué Anime RPG 'Mugen Souls' Splashes Onto Switch Next Month
Oh good, the naked woman on the screenshot looks adult.
The ones everyone else don't look like something I'd want to see naked and sexualized. I know there's chibi, but this is too close to "actual child" lime for me.
Re: Back Page: Are Mario's Power-Up Mushrooms Suitable For Vegetarians?
Regular real life mushrooms already occupy a weird place between animals and plants. I don't think it having eyes changes much.
Re: Talking Point: Which Gaming Moments Made You Question Your Intelligence?
The first door in Fallout 2. When I figured out I have to press and hold right mouse button to open an action menu after being stuck there for weeks I felt very, very dumb. I haven't played Fallout 1 before trying 2 and I had no manual (it was a copy attached to a magazine).
Re: Nintendo Switch System Update 16.0.0 Is Now Live, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
Sounds like a lot of code refactoring has went on. The less the end user sees this update the better it is. Those have a tendency to break a lot of basic functionality.
Re: Looks Like Pokémon Trading Already Works On Switch Online's GB & GBA Emulator
I wouldn't want original Red and Blue. They've aged too much. But the remakes, yes please!
Re: Gallery: Mario Characters' Movie Vs. Game Designs - Which Do You Prefer?
Donkey Kong is a straight improvement over the game design and it's surprising to me most voted for game design. He's a perfect blend of OG Miyamoto design with later, pointier Rare version. He actually looks like he could be both a hero and a villain, when Rare DK seems a bit more on the Bad Guy side, despite being used more for heroic roles.
Re: Super Mario Bros. Movie Plumbing Commercial & Website Launched
Here's some nice easter eggs in that:
The woman in the commercial is voiced by the actress for Princess Toadstool in Super Show.
The website mentions "spiky bosses" and has a 1-star review from "SpikeIsCool" – reference to Foreman Spike, Mario Bros' evil boss from Wrecking Crew.
Re: Every Nintendo Switch Online Game Boy (Color) Game Ranked
I have fond memories of Link's Awakening, but I will stick to the remake. It's just as good and doesn't have the interface problem.
Re: Poll: What Did You Think Of The February 2023 Nintendo Direct?
Too many JRPGs for my taste, but I was expecting that. Gameboy games are a welcome addition. Also we finally have a date for the next international cri- I mean, for Advance Wars.
Re: Upcoming Limited-Time Pokémon Scarlet & Violet Tera Raid Battle Event Detailed
Tandemaus may barely look like a Pokemon, but it's super cute nonetheless.
Shame about its shiny form though.
Re: Exclusive: 'Tiny Thor', A Gorgeous 16-Bit-Style Platformer, Announced For Switch
Great visuals! Also smart of them to announce and show off a boss looking like this to get things rolling.
Re: Nintendo Direct Confirmed For Tomorrow
I'm always out for new things/new announcements no one expects or something low-key catching my eye. But Advance Wars getting a release date would be great too.
Re: Live Service Game Knockout City Will Shut Down This June
@Serpenterror Wait, are you asking them to kill the game off completely? Why? Because you're bitter that PC players will be able to continue playing it, like they can with some older MP titles like Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory?
You're complaining about a good thing.
Re: Fantastic Co-op Puzzler 'Snipperclips' Is The Next Nintendo Switch Online Game Trial (Europe)
This game was how I picked up my girlfriend. 5 years later we're still together.
Re: Early Donkey Kong Design Document From Miyamoto Showcases 'Popeye' Origin
Funny how some iconic characters/franchises were almost licenses. Mario was Popeye, Alex Kidd was Son Goku, Mega Man looks a lot like Astro Boy, Warcraft was originally supposed to be a Warhammer game... Then there's Sonic, who was original, but seems to share a lot of design DNA with black and white early cartoon characters like Felix the Cat or Mickey Mouse.
Re: Poll: Do You Want Weapon Degradation To Return In Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom?
I think everyone hates it at first because the first few weapons you encounter are terrible and break really fast. But after a while you find more weapons than you can carry and it becomes kind of like Goblin Slayer (Moblin Slayer?): if a sword gets too dull or breaks, pick up a spear nearby.
It also made us experiment with weapons other than standard sword and board and I have to say this game is one of the few I had a lot of fun with a spear. I'm still unhappy you could properly joust with them (what's with the helicopter swinging?), but it was cool nonetheless.
I hope we get to wield a top heavy single handed weapon like an ax or a mace with a visible difference in handling (swords are bottom heavy) or maybe even dual wield?
Re: Soapbox: All Fish Pokémon Are Bad, And There's A Good Reason Why
I would love to appreciate fish Pokémon like I do with real life fish: one bite at a time.
Re: Japan Poll Reveals Nation's Favourite Pokémon In New Gen Scarlet & Violet
Tinkaton is an adorable little goblin with a big hammer, of course everyone loves her!
As for those people asking why Meowscarada is so high - you know why
Re: XEL Is Officially The Worst Switch Game Of 2022, According To Metacritic
@RareFan In Pokemon SV the game would be fun if not for the technical jank. It's mostly baffling because of how high profile the franchise is, like they could probably buy an AAA studio or two and assign them just to fix bugs. But a lot of the open world stuff actually works and the combat system is the same as always.
A really bad game would be one that even without technical issues would be just a chore and a bore to play.
Re: Return To Castlevania In The Next Dead Cells DLC, Arriving Q1 2023
Ironically enough I would say Castlevania's world is much nicer and friendlier to Dead Cells' lore. In Castlevania there's always a glimmer of hope, in Dead Cells hope has fallen sick and either died or mutated and is now trying to eat your flaming face. I love how the main character is a goofball despite this.
Re: Random: Do Pokémon Scarlet And Violet Contain Hints To The Next Region?
Only if the professor looks like the great late Steve Irwin.
Re: Mini Review: Swordship - A Challenging, High-Speed, 'Dodge 'Em Up' With Style
@Type_Trubbish Maybe it should be.
Re: Poll: What Do You Think Of Donkey Kong's New Look In The Mario Movie?
I like it more than the Rare look. He generally looks friendlier, ironically enough.
Re: Review: The Knight Witch - An Intense Fusion Of Metroidvania And Bullet Hell
I would prefer a Knight Witch to a Witch Knight.
Looks like something to consider if I ever finish Hollow Knight and get a metroidvania itch again.
Re: Feature: 30 Changes We'd Like To See In The Next Pokémon Scarlet & Violet Update
It's weird that a Japanese game that forces the player to wear a school uniform doesn't have skirts. And I wouldn't want them limited to girl characters. Let me air my Pokeballs!
One could argue that they had an opportunity in Galar with kilts and they missed it and I agree.
Re: Mugen Souls Gets Uncensored 2023 Nintendo Switch Release
Looks awful, but I'm glad it's released uncensored.
Re: Advance Wars Style Kickstarter Project Warside Targeting 2023 Switch Release
Yes please; Tiny Metal was alright (I liked the combined attacks and special infantry like the Snipers) and the sequel added stuff like APC, fuel and ammo. Too bad about the terribly long cutscenes and controversy. WarGroove was better, but archers and cavalry is not the same as tanks and artillery. We need more "clones" to have a true genre.
Re: Random: The Pokémon Company Celebrates 'ChooseDay' Ahead Of Scarlet & Violet's Release
Fuecoco looks like it has the highest chance of being a scary monster in its final form and I chose Totodile in Gen2.
Re: Review: Smurfs Kart - Not As Smurf As Smurf, But Surprisingly Smurf
I'm still baffled at the fact that someone put Smurfs in cars. They just seem to go against their very being. I know Handy Smurf made a lot of wooden inventions (and they famously built a dam), but driving around in toxic fume producing vehicles just seems un-Smurfy.
Re: Review: Lunistice - A 32-Bit Platforming Dream That Gives Sonic A Serious Run For His Money
@AJB83 IT may be the art style for this game, but for the original 32-bit games it wasn't. It was the best approximation of their concept art and style they could create in then state of the art technology.
I would rather see what was on boxes and in instruction manuals or concept art books brought to life than hardware limitations. Show the characters what they are supposed to look like, not what they looked like within a set number of polygons.
Or maybe I just think that early 3D era graphics aren't worth returning to, as they aged much worse than 16-bit 2D sprites.
Re: Review: Lunistice - A 32-Bit Platforming Dream That Gives Sonic A Serious Run For His Money
Looks like pixel art is now too old to be "retro", so we're going into early 3D nostalgia. Too bad it seems to be for the limited technology and not the art style. Yuck.