@AfroMario i have about 300 hours in it, and at the end i would say it is of course a great game, but at the same time disappointing. I was raging at people first saying it is a DLC, but in truth, there is an element of it that does just feel like it is a large DLC. the weakest aspects though are the voice acting and elements of the story line. BotW just has so much of a more coherent and engaging plot line/narrative. I will be happy to see a new art direction and concept on the Switch 2
@sixrings the whole thing was a total scam anyway lol. i give credit to any business that tried to stay open and keep things running instead of succumbing to 'tank the economy and die'.
its kind of the end then. there is only so much a company who's whole rationale was the sale of physical games and hardware can 'adapt'. May as well become on online store only because thats how like 95% of people buy physical games anyway
@Takoda i just thought it was a bit too easy. Once you have the flurry rush thing down its an absolute walk in the park. I personally preferred the Ganon fight from BotW, and preferred Dark Beast Ganon over the dragon. But was still fun to be fair
@LEGEND_MARIOID some people dont mind censorship. generally when someone is not bothered it is because they are already of a certain political persuasion. but if things go the other way then they get interested and angry.
@LikelySatan given the furore around it and the silence i mean its a bit suspect. Most of these things are always the same thing. you dont have to be especially prescient to guess (and you want to bet that the people who have been guessing this is about 'womens objectification' or something similar to that are right? ) it would be a risky wager. And come on man, no one thinks that some right winger in Crystal Dynamics asked to have these removed for 'think of the children' lol. At least let us be honest and we can be pretty sure what this is. This is the zeitgesit we are living in, and it just ties in with the increase in hate speech laws and bills being passed left right and centre and the culture of wrong think that is coming from left wing/liberal sources. If i am wrong, i will stand corrected, but i am willing to bet i and everyone here is not. I mean read the article, earlier statements from CD show a left wing narrative and scope running through the whole ethos of the company. they have the statement in the actual article. It is extremely disingenuine to say 'ah, this could actually be a right wing thing' lol. we know what this is
@LikelySatan well my comments were all deleted, so i am not sure which comment you were responding to. i mean hey, i am all over the political spectrum, left and right. When i was young i was a hradcore socialist. But the the things the left used to stand for are mostly dead. It is a purely trite reactionary ideology now. They used to be against corporate power ans stuff like that, but i think this later gen of 'leftists' figured that actually, corporations are actually FINANCING almost all of our ideological structures so we are with the corrupt Govs and corpos. Its a sad state of affairs, but there actually people in these comments who dont even care about re-writing history and whatnot. I just cannot relate to most progressives. they have gone way over the line (some time ago). So idk where i stand tbh.
@Ristar24 these renders were created by CORE. the one on the left was a store purchasable poster made by CORE and distributed by EIDOS. they are not owned by some 'lads mag'
@LikelySatan did you not feel like the Hori also feels kinda cheap. that like hollow plastic feeling. i dont like it. it does the job, but eh, its not the greatest thing in the world
@LittleOtik4Smash i played it when it first appeared on the Quake downloads, and it crashed on me at the end of the first level twice. so i didnt get a chance to progress to next level. maybe it was fixed though
i tired playing some of these cloud games lol. You def need a very fast and secure/consitent internet connection. Something i dont have and totally unplayable
"Embracer Group is reportedly now able to discontinue all operations in Russia; a goal that had previously been set by the board in order to reduce geopolitical risk."
there is no geopolitical risk, this is pure propaganda. There is political pressure for ideological reasons and reasons to do with political manoeuvring and power games in this artificially created new cold war. Basically making Russian devs unemployed because they are evil Russians etc and need to be punished. Saying they are minimizing their risk like they need to do it for survival reasons is just a manipulation of language
@miwa i see your point, because there is an obligation to inform a potential costumer about how things stand, at the same time, a feel a review is supposed to review the actual game, and its quality as a game, and not supposed to be bogged down in a console specific problem vis-a-vis basically being not yet ready for consumer use. I personally would be happier with a statement in cases like this that said: 'not yet consumer ready so will not be reviewed'. I feel that informs the public strongly enough and sends a message to the dev.
I honestly feel entities like Nintendo Life shouldnt even give a review score to these obviously unfinsihed games. Just say game will not be reviewed until game is finished / in a finished state.
day one purchase for me. Nightdive always deliver, even if a patch arrives first few days. they never hang around but always fix things up. Both Quake Remasters are excellently done.
pretty petty stuff lol. imagine producing low effort shovelware (part of the sewage the floods the Switch e-shop on a weekly basis), and getting mad at people who call it for what it is. Are sales of trash shovelware really gonna be that influenced by a YT channel? anyone that needs to stay away from obvious trash prob isnt too smart to begin with tbh, not sure they would heed any extra warnings.
well, the little demo or whatever it is available as a Quake download in the Quake Remaster is basically bust, so kinda not surprised. I was really enjoying the Quake demo thing, but would continually crash the software after clearing first level
downgraded visuals? i am new to this title but i mean it looks intentionally designed in a PS1/PS2 aesthetic in any case. So the visuals were downgraded from this anyway?
looks good. Got hooked on the Arkanoid remake on Switch. Games like this are a fun break from the focus and continuity needed in narrative based titles or Metroidvanias or whatever.
@Rob3008 the video game industry itself has become extremely ideological and political. It is forced onto almost everything. And then someone says 'ugh, why do you have to get so political, did you watch the game last night' and we are surrounded by insane ideologues obsessed with political messaging everywhere.
i played the demo because i had never tried this game before. its eh, ok. obviously well made, but nothing i would buy. If it wasnt for the Nintendo characters it could be like a decent indie type of puzzle based platforming title that would be decent but nothing to write home about.
Sonic just is not that good.its fandom and nostalgia and people wanting to believe. Even the OG sonic games dont really hold up that well, no where near as well as OG Mario titles hold up. The speed thing was never really well adapted for platforming tbh, it was a cool 90's fad that had appeal. Sonic games are average at best and just bad often enough
@TruthisRare Hey, most people stand with trans-national mega entities and institutions that are literally bullies and tyrants (WEF and WHO for example). Welcome to the world.
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Re: Book Review: The Legend Of Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom: Master Works - Monumental, But Still Leaves Questions
thank goodness they didnt go with that shortest hairstyle on Zelda
Re: Review: Star Wars: Bounty Hunter (Switch) - A Faithful Remaster For Jango Fett, Warts And All
id give it a 7/10 personally. its actually a really fun game you get in to. not complete yet, but honestly better and more fun than expected
Re: Feature: "I Want You To Be Mad" - Crazy Viking Studios On The Brutality Of Volgarr The Viking II
i like a tough game, and gave it a good shot, but the first game was just so hard lol.
Re: UK Charts: Luigi's Mansion 2 HD Starts To Slip In A Quiet Week
we need Switch 2 bad
Re: 'The Zelda Effect' Causes Game Sales To Drop This May (Europe)
@AfroMario i have about 300 hours in it, and at the end i would say it is of course a great game, but at the same time disappointing. I was raging at people first saying it is a DLC, but in truth, there is an element of it that does just feel like it is a large DLC. the weakest aspects though are the voice acting and elements of the story line. BotW just has so much of a more coherent and engaging plot line/narrative. I will be happy to see a new art direction and concept on the Switch 2
Re: Retailer GAME Reportedly Ending In-Store Sales Of Physical Games And Hardware
@sixrings the whole thing was a total scam anyway lol. i give credit to any business that tried to stay open and keep things running instead of succumbing to 'tank the economy and die'.
Re: Retailer GAME Reportedly Ending In-Store Sales Of Physical Games And Hardware
its kind of the end then. there is only so much a company who's whole rationale was the sale of physical games and hardware can 'adapt'. May as well become on online store only because thats how like 95% of people buy physical games anyway
Re: Tomb Raider I-III Remastered Physical Collector's Edition Comes With Replica Pistols
@LadyCharlie Nov 30th is pretty close to Christmas lol
Re: Talking Point: One Year On, Has Everyone Beaten Ganondorf In Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom?
@Takoda i just thought it was a bit too easy. Once you have the flurry rush thing down its an absolute walk in the park. I personally preferred the Ganon fight from BotW, and preferred Dark Beast Ganon over the dragon. But was still fun to be fair
Re: Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom Celebrates First Anniversary With Special Artwork
just a damn shame no DLC
Re: Lara Croft's Pinup Posters Go Missing In Tomb Raider I-III Remastered
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@LEGEND_MARIOID some people dont mind censorship. generally when someone is not bothered it is because they are already of a certain political persuasion. but if things go the other way then they get interested and angry.
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@LikelySatan ah man, impossible to have convo. NL just delete everything lol. so nevermind. all the best anyway
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@LikelySatan given the furore around it and the silence i mean its a bit suspect. Most of these things are always the same thing. you dont have to be especially prescient to guess (and you want to bet that the people who have been guessing this is about 'womens objectification' or something similar to that are right? ) it would be a risky wager. And come on man, no one thinks that some right winger in Crystal Dynamics asked to have these removed for 'think of the children' lol. At least let us be honest and we can be pretty sure what this is. This is the zeitgesit we are living in, and it just ties in with the increase in hate speech laws and bills being passed left right and centre and the culture of wrong think that is coming from left wing/liberal sources. If i am wrong, i will stand corrected, but i am willing to bet i and everyone here is not. I mean read the article, earlier statements from CD show a left wing narrative and scope running through the whole ethos of the company. they have the statement in the actual article. It is extremely disingenuine to say 'ah, this could actually be a right wing thing' lol. we know what this is
Re: Lara Croft's Pinup Posters Go Missing In Tomb Raider I-III Remastered
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@LikelySatan well my comments were all deleted, so i am not sure which comment you were responding to. i mean hey, i am all over the political spectrum, left and right. When i was young i was a hradcore socialist. But the the things the left used to stand for are mostly dead. It is a purely trite reactionary ideology now. They used to be against corporate power ans stuff like that, but i think this later gen of 'leftists' figured that actually, corporations are actually FINANCING almost all of our ideological structures so we are with the corrupt Govs and corpos. Its a sad state of affairs, but there actually people in these comments who dont even care about re-writing history and whatnot. I just cannot relate to most progressives. they have gone way over the line (some time ago). So idk where i stand tbh.
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@Ristar24 these renders were created by CORE. the one on the left was a store purchasable poster made by CORE and distributed by EIDOS. they are not owned by some 'lads mag'
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Re: Video: Satisfye's New Switch Grip Should Satisfy Handheld Fans
@LikelySatan did you not feel like the Hori also feels kinda cheap. that like hollow plastic feeling. i dont like it. it does the job, but eh, its not the greatest thing in the world
Re: As Switch Approaches The PS2's Lifetime Sales, Sony Moves The Goalposts
Shame Sony didnt just call the PSP 'PS2 lite', then they could have whacked on an extra chunck
Re: Exclusive: Slave Zero X Gets An Updated Release Date For the Switch
@LittleOtik4Smash i played it when it first appeared on the Quake downloads, and it crashed on me at the end of the first level twice. so i didnt get a chance to progress to next level. maybe it was fixed though
Re: Exclusive: Slave Zero X Gets An Updated Release Date For the Switch
i only wish it was the FPS game i initially thought i was ging to be after the Quake mod thing (not that that worked anyway)
Re: Save Up To 70% On Square Enix Titles In The Publisher's Latest Switch eShop Sale
i tired playing some of these cloud games lol. You def need a very fast and secure/consitent internet connection. Something i dont have and totally unplayable
Re: Embracer Group Sells Saber Interactive For A Cool $247 Million
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"Embracer Group is reportedly now able to discontinue all operations in Russia; a goal that had previously been set by the board in order to reduce geopolitical risk."
there is no geopolitical risk, this is pure propaganda. There is political pressure for ideological reasons and reasons to do with political manoeuvring and power games in this artificially created new cold war. Basically making Russian devs unemployed because they are evil Russians etc and need to be punished. Saying they are minimizing their risk like they need to do it for survival reasons is just a manipulation of language
Re: Review: Contra: Operation Galuga (Switch) - Does The Series Proud, But Best Played Elsewhere
@miwa i see your point, because there is an obligation to inform a potential costumer about how things stand, at the same time, a feel a review is supposed to review the actual game, and its quality as a game, and not supposed to be bogged down in a console specific problem vis-a-vis basically being not yet ready for consumer use. I personally would be happier with a statement in cases like this that said: 'not yet consumer ready so will not be reviewed'. I feel that informs the public strongly enough and sends a message to the dev.
Re: Review: Contra: Operation Galuga (Switch) - Does The Series Proud, But Best Played Elsewhere
I honestly feel entities like Nintendo Life shouldnt even give a review score to these obviously unfinsihed games. Just say game will not be reviewed until game is finished / in a finished state.
Re: Jam Out To The Penny's Big Breakaway OST, Now Available To Stream
idk why it is taking you so long to get a review out smh
Re: Review: Star Wars: Dark Forces Remaster (Switch) - Another Must-Play From Nightdive
@AG_Awesome maybe they put the same direction system in that they put into Quake 2
Re: Review: Star Wars: Dark Forces Remaster (Switch) - Another Must-Play From Nightdive
Knew Nightdive would come through on this despite the scare from a few days back. So good to see these forgotten titles brought back to life
Re: Video: Digital Foundry's Technical Analysis Of Star Wars: Dark Forces Remaster
day one purchase for me. Nightdive always deliver, even if a patch arrives first few days. they never hang around but always fix things up. Both Quake Remasters are excellently done.
Re: New Metroidvania From CERN Physicist Focuses On The Wonder Of Science
i used to love MV's. i just cant play them any more. for some reason i am more burned out with that genre than any other
Re: Publisher Midnight Works Allegedly Targeting YouTuber For Calling Out Its "Scam" Switch Games
pretty petty stuff lol. imagine producing low effort shovelware (part of the sewage the floods the Switch e-shop on a weekly basis), and getting mad at people who call it for what it is. Are sales of trash shovelware really gonna be that influenced by a YT channel? anyone that needs to stay away from obvious trash prob isnt too smart to begin with tbh, not sure they would heed any extra warnings.
Re: Slave Zero X Has Been Delayed On Switch
well, the little demo or whatever it is available as a Quake download in the Quake Remaster is basically bust, so kinda not surprised. I was really enjoying the Quake demo thing, but would continually crash the software after clearing first level
Re: Warhammer 40,000 DLC Brings The Battle To PowerWash Simulator Next Week
@Samalik ah right. shows what i know then
Re: Warhammer 40,000 DLC Brings The Battle To PowerWash Simulator Next Week
the could have fixed the remaining bugs in Boltgun first smh. Quality title Boltgun, but why not just fix the few remaining bust things
Re: Exclusive: Warhammer 40,000: Dakka Squadron Blasts Off On Switch Next Month
downgraded visuals? i am new to this title but i mean it looks intentionally designed in a PS1/PS2 aesthetic in any case. So the visuals were downgraded from this anyway?
Re: Review: qomp 2 (Switch) - The Spiritual Successor That Pong Deserves
@LikelySatan thanks for the rec
Re: Review: qomp 2 (Switch) - The Spiritual Successor That Pong Deserves
looks good. Got hooked on the Arkanoid remake on Switch. Games like this are a fun break from the focus and continuity needed in narrative based titles or Metroidvanias or whatever.
Re: Round Up: The Reviews Are In For Tomb Raider I-III Remastered
@Rob3008 the video game industry itself has become extremely ideological and political. It is forced onto almost everything. And then someone says 'ugh, why do you have to get so political, did you watch the game last night' and we are surrounded by insane ideologues obsessed with political messaging everywhere.
Re: The First Review For Mario Vs. Donkey Kong On Switch Is In
i played the demo because i had never tried this game before. its eh, ok. obviously well made, but nothing i would buy. If it wasnt for the Nintendo characters it could be like a decent indie type of puzzle based platforming title that would be decent but nothing to write home about.
Re: Sega Reports 'Sluggish' Sales Of Sonic Superstars And Other Major Titles
Sonic just is not that good.its fandom and nostalgia and people wanting to believe. Even the OG sonic games dont really hold up that well, no where near as well as OG Mario titles hold up. The speed thing was never really well adapted for platforming tbh, it was a cool 90's fad that had appeal. Sonic games are average at best and just bad often enough
Re: Nintendo Donating 50 Million Yen To Aid Japan's Earthquake Victims
@TruthisRare Hey, most people stand with trans-national mega entities and institutions that are literally bullies and tyrants (WEF and WHO for example). Welcome to the world.
Re: Nintendo Switch Was The Console With The Most Game Releases In 2023
@Rainbowfire
'I simply pay no attention to the shovelware'
2 seconds later:
'And also, I'm glad the shovelware is there, I like to buy it from time to time, and play them just for laughs'
are you sure you haven't taken your avatar image to seriously?