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@snil4 Ah, thank you!

Did anyone really say that Shin Megami Tensei is Persona without heart???

I didn't like MP3 because it was too talky, so hopefully this won't ruin the whole game. I'll stay optimistic all the way until I've finished it.

Why the quotation marks around "free"? It is free, right?

@betterthanvegas Yes, I understand that in many cases, but what we see here is basically just unimaginative prompts (things like "Movie X, but with character Y"). Why are people interested in that?

I can't understand the appeal to this. If the only creative input is a one-line prompt, why are people interested? It's not clever, it's not impressive and it's not even new anymore. What's the point?

It is cute and adorable! And about difficulty, I can't demand from developers that they make a game that is fun for me. Not every game is supposed to be for everyone. If I don't like it, I don't play it.

Great news! The game is great fun even without the original soundtrack (but of course, a downgrade). It's unfortunate that music licences don't work the same when it comes to games as for films. When they rerelease films for new media (such as streaming), they don't have to renegotiate music licences.

@LastFootnote I don't know, I haven't seen anyone discussing it, but I assume someone must have told them by now.

Happy about the new icon. But the update introduced a new bug in Mortol, where holding A makes you give up, instead of holding B. This is a problem in the levels where you hold A to swim.

If you go somewhat cheap on micro SD express cards, you will get a 256 GB card for around 50 euros, so having the 64 GB game on a cartridge is worth at least 12.50 for the customer.

Take my money!

@BTB20 You're absolutely right, sorry about that!

It's probably somewhere in between. The OG Switch was plenty more powerful than the 11 years old PS3, but quite far from the 4 years old PS4. Switch 2 is in a similar space between the 12 years old PS4 and the 6 years old PS5, probably closer to PS4 than PS5. I think the PS4 is more relevant today than the PS3 was when the Switch 1 launched, so I'm fine with this, they probably hit a good spot with regards to price, battery life and power.

@Truegamer79 The reason is probably that videos saying the Switch 2 will fail gets more reaction from people. It doesn't mean there are more of them or even that people think those videos are better than videos saying the opposite.

Apart from everything that makes a Metroid game good, like level design, sense of being alone in a hostile world, combat and controls, Other M was... OK? It had really good graphics at least. The story was the least of its problems.

@canaryfarmer No, that's my point, if the game runs badly, the problem is it's not well designed for the hardware, regardless of what power the hardware has. Your second statement is absolutely right.

@canaryfarmer On all systems, you can make games that run well or badly. There were a few "platforming DK games" on the SNES that ran perfectly, that doesn't mean that the SNES is more powerful than the Switch 2. If a game developed natively for the Switch 2 struggles to keep the framerate, it's a sign of too much ambition rather than weak hardware.

@Toastmaster Yes, the leap between the Wii and the Wii U was massive.

@Bushi What games are $90?

@johnvboy No, the ports of the old games are also expensive. Kirby, Tears of the Kingdom and Mario Party Jamboree are all $80 for the Switch 2 versions. Which is of course even worse, since they are ports of old games.

Nah, Deltarune and Mario Kart of course, otherwise not so great for the Switch 2. I actually think the NES had the best launch lineup, but of course, that's because the Famicom had already been out for a while by then.

@Phle Ah, I see, I didn't know that. We don't pay that within the EU. In that case, maybe the flight ticket is not such a bad idea after all!

@DanijoEX-The-Kumiho No taxes within the EU. Or the EES in the case of Norway

Well, we can just order online from Germany or France, no need to fly there.

@Grimley141 There is definitely an element of that in the criticism, but I've seen quite a lot of either "this is bad because I won't buy at that price" or "this is bad because the steep price will make the console flop" and these are things that could mean Nintendo will make less of a profit than with a lower price point. For a company to be profitable, it has to be good at predicting the market value of its products.

The Rhythm Heaven announcement saved it from the 1 grade.

I hope they'll do a sequel to this, they have a major cliffhanger to resolve!

Does that bottom USB-C port really look like an ordinary USB-C?

It spoiled the reveal for us, but for Nintendo? No, it won't hurt sales of the system.

@raradford Yes, that was such an amazing game! I probably wouldn't call 1000xResist a hidden gem, but it definitely deserves a lot more attention than it got. It has the best story telling of any game I've ever played.

No, they are not saying it's an actual Switch 2, they're saying it's the actual DESIGN of the Switch 2. So another 3d print.

@Papery0shi I agree, it's the best in the series.

This makes me happy, because it increases the chances for a sequel and finally a resolution of that cliffhanger ending!

That's an interesting opinion, because to me, what I miss the most in this game IS clever puzzles like in the old Zelda games. All dungeons (all the way to the end) have been a breeze and all puzzles were super easy. I loved feeling clever about finally solving that intricate puzzle in the Zelda dungeons after being stuck for hours. This felt very lacking. Apart from the puzzles, I loved everything about the game, but yeah, a bit disappointed.

@canaryfarmer The sensitivity needs to be set to max in order to have optimal controls in Prime 3 and Trilogy. Personally, I didn't like Corruption (even though the controls were amazing), so I hope for 4 to be more like 2.

@Haruki_NLI I think it's reasonable. If I would guess, I'd say 158 millions total. But these are just guesses and your doubt is justified.

@Dr_Lugae No, the last official number is 150 millions, from 2011, two years before they stopped production of the PS2. The number 155 millions is a good estimate from early 2012, and it probably sold a few more millions after that. Which would mean that Ryan's 160 millions is probably a pretty good figure (rounded up obviously), even if it wasn't meant as an official statement.

Sony never officially said 160 M, it was an interview in where it was mentioned casually by Jim Ryan as an obviously rounded figure. The correct figure IS probably close to 160 M, but there is no official figure.

This game was great in 3D!

If allowing to save anywhere was a better option, they could have implemented it in the original, it's not like that is some kind of innovation. Spaced out save points is a feature that brings tension. I don't really like calling the removal of features a "quality of life" improvement. Sure, you can argue that it's a better design choice, but they didn't work hard to implement it.

Great timing, I just finished the Lost Crown.

I'm getting SMTV:Vengeance in June.

Both companies' policies are sane, so nothing strange about them not agreeing.

@Ralizah Ok, yes, in that case I agree.

@Clyde_Radcliffe Totally agree. Regardless of the system, be it the NES or the PS5, you can always adapt your ambition to the system at hand. Or make something the system cannot handle, as in this case apparently. I understand when it happens in the case of ports from a more powerful system to a less powerful one, but in this case there is no excuse.

@Ralizah The reason they put it on the Switch is obviously that that's where the audience was, in combination with some exclusivity money from Nintendo, I suppose.

A fantastic game, still is. The only flaw is you start with almost no energy after resurrection, and have to shoot flies for something like 10 minutes to fill up your energy tanks every time you die. Other than that, excellent game!

MH3U and Generations Ultimate are probably my favourites. Rise is nice, especially with Sunbreak, but it has evolved into more of a generic action game at this point, starting with World. I get it, that's the only way to increase the audience, but it's not really for me anymore.

@HeadPirate Ok thanks a lot, I didn't know that, that's a crazy law! I can think of a number of cases where that could lead to absurd results. I suppose it would be possible for programmers to develop the code in other countries that don't have this law.