@Zequio Making millions doesn't make a good movie. We all know people are just going to see it because it's Mario. But nobody learns from game — movie tie-ins!
@FirstEmperor Nah, I have a problem with people having brand loyalty to the point they are blind to the errors a dev team churns out. I don't believe rewarding mediocre work is going to magically make the next Pokemon game something truly innovative. We would have to stop buying the games to send them that message, but people just lap this recycled game up, every time. I'm discussing a relationship between devs/publishers/players.
@Mgalens That makes more sense. I just don't believe in shutting down conversation out of disagreement. If people have dissenting opinions, having the conversation with some maturity is much better than all the fanboyism vs. people with hate boners. I'm just sad that Pokemon isn't better. It's got such grand potential, but they just churn out the yearly Pokedex update without any innovation.
@FirstEmperor I can't speak for others, but schadenfreude generally means that you're happy for another's misfortune. I'm actually unhappy with GF for reaching peak mediocrity. I want a better Pokemon game, in other words.
@KnightsTemplar No it's not. I watched vids of Elden Ring before I bought it, thought the game was gorgeous and holy crap, it STILL looked gorgeous when I physically played it. You're not magically staring at different pixels because you're playing vs. watching ffs
@KnightsTemplar That's not how that works lol. I watched a 4 hour stream of the game, informed myself with several reviews and watched a few let's plays/technical analysis before spending any money on this trash. Why play this when I can play literally any other Pokemon game and get a better experience? They're each a copy/paste of each other, with name and place changes. Unless they do something stellar or unique, I'm not wasting money. Not to mention, I would want a fully working game for the price they are asking, not this broken, ugly mess.
Well Sony, maybe if you would release some of your console-locked games to PC, you wouldn't be so worried about it. Get Bloodborne and Demon's Souls on PC and you won't care about Msoft. Toss in Castlevania Requiem while you're at it!
@Burning_Spear Nah, you would have to prove that the same people buying are the ones that are complaining. Many of us watched streamers or let's plays before wasting $60 on a company that doesn't care about their franchise enough to put it through any proper QA.
@Dr_Lugae Elden Ring & GOW Ragnarok both managed to deliver fun and engaging gameplay AND excellent graphics. This isn't even the discussion, though. SV lacks polish. If there's a fun game under there, GF sure dropped the ball with their QA, 100%. This is blind brand loyalty triumphing over any reasonable skepticism.
@johnvboy 1) I'm not involved in the argument. 2) The person was making direct insults at the other user, so pointing out that they were indeed trolling and reporting to mods is the best option. Don't defend that sort of behavior, though it doesn't surprise me because you're also prone to it
@jowe_gw Dude, tell me about it. I’m glad people are having fun, but the game clearly needs some love and care to make it worth the $60! Nothing wrong with pointing out that GameFreak is capable of better performance.
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Re: Random: Masahiro Sakurai Shows Off His Impressive Controller Collection
Pointless hoarding at it's best. Rawr.
Re: Mario Movie Posters Appear To Have Leaked Online, First Look At Peach & More
@Zequio No, they weren’t.
Re: Mario Movie Posters Appear To Have Leaked Online, First Look At Peach & More
@MegaVel91 I’m not a sonic fan, and I actively avoid all game based movies.
Re: Mario Movie Posters Appear To Have Leaked Online, First Look At Peach & More
@Zequio Making millions doesn't make a good movie. We all know people are just going to see it because it's Mario. But nobody learns from game — movie tie-ins!
Re: Mario Movie Posters Appear To Have Leaked Online, First Look At Peach & More
@BabyYoda71 I'm just automatically skeptical of movies based on games, call it bias, call it PTSD from other attempts
Re: Mario Movie Posters Appear To Have Leaked Online, First Look At Peach & More
What? Skip this train-wreck, you say? Absolutely!
Re: Random: Website Domain For Mega Man 12 Draws Attention Ahead Of Anniversary
I don't want X9. I didn't want MM11, and I don't want MM12.
I want MMX: Corrupted!
Re: Review: The Knight Witch - An Intense Fusion Of Metroidvania And Bullet Hell
Not a fan of the art style, honestly. Ugly.
Re: Feature: "We Received Many Requests To Bring Back The Puzzle Bobble Series"
Ah yes, Puzzle Bobble. My resting game between DDR sets
Re: Dune Meets Fallout In 'Starsand', A Punishing Desert Survival Game Out Today
@Ballzilla Fine by me, I've got nothing to prove, here ¯(ツ)/¯
Re: Random: Player Discovers Easy Way To Get 1000 Steps In Pokémon Scarlet & Violet
@Giancarlothomaz That makes sense.
Re: Random: Player Discovers Easy Way To Get 1000 Steps In Pokémon Scarlet & Violet
@Giancarlothomaz You okay there champ? Looks like you just walked on your keyboard!
Re: Random: Player Discovers Easy Way To Get 1000 Steps In Pokémon Scarlet & Violet
It would be kinda nice if devs stopped putting things like this in games ffs
Re: Random: Player Discovers Easy Way To Get 1000 Steps In Pokémon Scarlet & Violet
@FishyS Multi-tasking lol
Re: Pokémon Scarlet & Violet Surpass 10 Million Sales In First Three Days, Setting New Nintendo Record
@FirstEmperor Nah, I have a problem with people having brand loyalty to the point they are blind to the errors a dev team churns out. I don't believe rewarding mediocre work is going to magically make the next Pokemon game something truly innovative. We would have to stop buying the games to send them that message, but people just lap this recycled game up, every time. I'm discussing a relationship between devs/publishers/players.
Re: Pokémon Scarlet & Violet Surpass 10 Million Sales In First Three Days, Setting New Nintendo Record
@Mgalens That makes more sense. I just don't believe in shutting down conversation out of disagreement. If people have dissenting opinions, having the conversation with some maturity is much better than all the fanboyism vs. people with hate boners. I'm just sad that Pokemon isn't better. It's got such grand potential, but they just churn out the yearly Pokedex update without any innovation.
Re: Site News: Got A Moment? Would You Kindly Fill Out Our Reader Survey?
@ChibiNinja Hahaha, i went through the same process.
Re: Site News: Got A Moment? Would You Kindly Fill Out Our Reader Survey?
@Not_Soos Advertisers want that info for whatever reason. Helps them "keep their pricing competitive" is the usual excuse I hear.
Re: Site News: Got A Moment? Would You Kindly Fill Out Our Reader Survey?
I don't see a link to the survey.
Re: Pokémon Scarlet & Violet Surpass 10 Million Sales In First Three Days, Setting New Nintendo Record
@FirstEmperor I can't speak for others, but schadenfreude generally means that you're happy for another's misfortune. I'm actually unhappy with GF for reaching peak mediocrity. I want a better Pokemon game, in other words.
Re: Talking Point: What's The Best New Pokémon Design In Pokémon Scarlet & Violet?
I’m a fan of all the throwbacks to N64 graphics...
Re: Pokémon Scarlet & Violet Surpass 10 Million Sales In First Three Days, Setting New Nintendo Record
@FirstEmperor Yep, brand loyalty will do that to ya...
Re: Japanese Charts: Pokémon Scarlet And Violet Dominate With Over 2.5 Million Units Sold
Keep rewarding mediocrity with brand loyalty. We'll never see a truly stunning Pokemon game, now. Pokemon roster update 2023 is looking grim.
Re: Pokémon Scarlet & Violet Surpass 10 Million Sales In First Three Days, Setting New Nintendo Record
@Edward_J_Grug_III That doesn't even make any sense.
Re: Pokémon Scarlet & Violet Surpass 10 Million Sales In First Three Days, Setting New Nintendo Record
@KnightsTemplar No it's not. I watched vids of Elden Ring before I bought it, thought the game was gorgeous and holy crap, it STILL looked gorgeous when I physically played it. You're not magically staring at different pixels because you're playing vs. watching ffs
Re: Pokémon Scarlet & Violet Surpass 10 Million Sales In First Three Days, Setting New Nintendo Record
@KnightsTemplar That's not how that works lol. I watched a 4 hour stream of the game, informed myself with several reviews and watched a few let's plays/technical analysis before spending any money on this trash. Why play this when I can play literally any other Pokemon game and get a better experience? They're each a copy/paste of each other, with name and place changes. Unless they do something stellar or unique, I'm not wasting money. Not to mention, I would want a fully working game for the price they are asking, not this broken, ugly mess.
Re: Pokémon Scarlet & Violet Surpass 10 Million Sales In First Three Days, Setting New Nintendo Record
@KnightsTemplar Yeah, playing the game with nostalgia goggles just makes all the problems disappear! lol
Re: Video: Digital Foundry's Technical Analysis Of Pokémon Scarlet And Violet
Just finished watching the vid, and wow. Seeing Violet side-by-side to BOTW was eye opening.
Pokemon fans do deserve better, they are right.
Re: Random: Sony Alleges That Microsoft Is Trying To Turn It Into Nintendo
Well Sony, maybe if you would release some of your console-locked games to PC, you wouldn't be so worried about it. Get Bloodborne and Demon's Souls on PC and you won't care about Msoft. Toss in Castlevania Requiem while you're at it!
Re: Pokémon Scarlet & Violet Surpass 10 Million Sales In First Three Days, Setting New Nintendo Record
@EaglyTheKawaiiShika As soon as his world-view is challenged, it's just insults. You replied what, once or something and that's all it took? Yikes.
Re: Pokémon Scarlet & Violet Surpass 10 Million Sales In First Three Days, Setting New Nintendo Record
@Burning_Spear Nah, you would have to prove that the same people buying are the ones that are complaining. Many of us watched streamers or let's plays before wasting $60 on a company that doesn't care about their franchise enough to put it through any proper QA.
Re: Pokémon Scarlet & Violet Surpass 10 Million Sales In First Three Days, Setting New Nintendo Record
@Dr_Lugae Elden Ring & GOW Ragnarok both managed to deliver fun and engaging gameplay AND excellent graphics. This isn't even the discussion, though. SV lacks polish. If there's a fun game under there, GF sure dropped the ball with their QA, 100%. This is blind brand loyalty triumphing over any reasonable skepticism.
Re: Pokémon Scarlet & Violet Surpass 10 Million Sales In First Three Days, Setting New Nintendo Record
This is terrible news, because everyone who bought the game just rewarded Game Freak for being mediocre. Bravo, you bloody sheeple.
Re: No Man's Sky Brings 2022's Limited-Time Expeditions To Switch From Tomorrow
Are these events on a recurring cycle?
Re: Video: Here's An Extended Look At Fire Emblem Engage For Nintendo Switch
You can see where Nintendo is putting their funding. RIP Pokemon.
Re: Pokémon Legends: Arceus Crowned Nintendo Game Of The Year At Golden Joystick Awards
I’m legitimately surprised that Ragnarok didn’t get anything! Not my cup of tea, but there’s no denying it did a lot right!
Re: Overwatch 2 Is Getting A Double XP Event & New Hero Trailer This Weekend
@PrincessKatamari Zenyatta sounds cool, Mandatta sounds like they mandate, which doesn't sound cool. I'm not people; I'm a person.
Re: Surprise! Hamster Is Bringing The Hardest Tetris Series To Switch eShop Next Week
@Kermit1Pineapple God gamer
Re: Overwatch 2 Is Getting A Double XP Event & New Hero Trailer This Weekend
Ramattra? That name needs a rework, yikes. Sounds like a poorly conceived Pokemon.
Re: Soapbox: How To Improve Pokémon Scarlet And Violet's Open World
Just put it in the hands of modders. They seem to care more than GF!
Re: Random: The Funniest Pokémon Scarlet And Violet Glitches We've Seen So Far
Hey, we heard you like polish in your games, so we didn’t polish a damn thing in this one so we can save it for the next one. (Maybe.)
Re: Poll: What Review Score Would You Give Pokémon Scarlet And Violet?
@johnvboy 1) I'm not involved in the argument. 2) The person was making direct insults at the other user, so pointing out that they were indeed trolling and reporting to mods is the best option. Don't defend that sort of behavior, though it doesn't surprise me because you're also prone to it
Re: Nintendo Isn't Happy About Switch Game Images On Steam
@Dr_Lugae .........And who runs Steam Grid DB, where the pictures are being targeted?
Re: Nintendo Isn't Happy About Switch Game Images On Steam
@Dr_Lugae You...don’t know what’s going on, do you?
Re: Nintendo Isn't Happy About Switch Game Images On Steam
Did I misread the article? Nintendo is DMCA'ing user-uploaded images, now?
Re: Poll: What Review Score Would You Give Pokémon Scarlet And Violet?
@Wexter Kinda like how I'm just hitting report on all your trolling and baiting posts.
Re: Poll: What Review Score Would You Give Pokémon Scarlet And Violet?
6/10 seems fair. Fun game held back by performance and stagnant mechanics.
Re: Best Pokémon Games Of All Time
@jowe_gw Dude, tell me about it. I’m glad people are having fun, but the game clearly needs some love and care to make it worth the $60! Nothing wrong with pointing out that GameFreak is capable of better performance.
Re: Best Pokémon Games Of All Time
@Mauzuri Again, those are separate points from the fact that the game is unfinished. Yet, $60 is the asking price. Deplorable, really.
Re: Pokémon GO Ultra Beast Event Coming To London This Week
You know, I was considering jumping into this game for fun, but after reading this, I'll pass.