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Imagine could have mouse support. Briliant game though, I got it for Steam Deck, but kinda wish I got it for Switch.

@coolioam As good as Cyberpunk is, its years old and was made for PS4. Still a superb port all things considered.

I'm just think for it being feature parity and a modern console game, the visuals and being smooth enough in motion is a decent achievement.

I'll be interested how EA FC 26 turns out as that WAS a bit of a choppy mess at 30fps.

Sorry my comment wrangled you, just dont like the blase "...no reason why...", when in reality you have no actual idea whats going on it that game and why they cant hit 60. "Lazy devs" is a lazy argument.

Would I like it to be 60? Sure... but its more than enjoyable.

By the sounds of it, you've not even got it or played it, which really renders your argument moot. Pick it up and try it, you might enjoy it after all

@coolioam Its the flippant

"There is no reason this game can’t hit 60fps."

Assume you dont understand how games are made. Thats ok.

@coolioam Always LOVE these comments lol.

Explain why "no reason"...

@SoIDecidedTo You can hold the player switch button (A iirc) and press in a direction to switch a player.

I've got totally opposite view to you. I think this is up there with the "miracle ports" on Switch 2. Looks great, plays fluid (its somewhere between 60 and 40, not 30). and has all the modes. ALL of them.

Only thing I think is missing is the new generated half time highlights , which I'd love to see - but also appreciate its a feature you probably sit through once, say "cool" and then skip it in future.

Its a great game - not enjoyed any Madden for so long.

@Dee123 What a weird statement - just because you didnt take advantage of big savings like a smart person, shouldnt just dismiss them!

If you know to get the Vouchers from another region too, you're looking at getting big name Nintendo games for like £35 each.

NintendoLife review subheading prediction;

"A classic game plagued by performance issues"

@BabyYoda71 Hows that? Needy??? lol

@TheCrabMan Yup, here i am looking for a review. Go figure!

@Rika_Yoshitake Its why i stopped doing reviews myself, dont have the time to finish every game, so didnt feel comfortable with reviewing something half done as you say.

With NL though, they have a team, are a respectable Nintendo outlet and assume do very hansomely from advertising. So really think they could be doing better for their audience, thats all.

People will want a review day one. If they cant get it here, they'll go elsewhere.

@Darknilious Ha same, got it for SD yesterday having never played it before and feel the same - feels like long stretches between saves.

And to do the intro bit up to the first boss, not being able to save and then dying - meaning starting the game over (which took 25 mins to get to that point) was a bit hard to take.

For all that, I do really like it, but as you say, as a Dad with limited time, prefer the "save anywhere, any time" games better.

@Ooyah Game is in a technically beta/early access period for around 1 year.

@TheFox yet here we both are, annoyed but clicking to keep the Adsense money flowing to NL lol.

Another slow news day at NL. I assume there is a quota of stories that have to be posted her for analytical and marketing purposes. Because really… who cares? “Famous game developer gets lots of followers, because famous game developer”.

@JustMonika And Nier and No Mans Sky!

@ArchRex Excuse?

@bozz Same here! Saw another pretty scathing review from Pocket Tactics that said stuff like "borderline unplayable" etc. All very odd... had no issues (8 hours)

@thom1414 8 hours in, genuinely zero issues...

Absolutely cracking racing game, up there with GRID. Only due to Grid having the performance mode choices to run at 60fps does it JUST take the edge, but its close!

Wreckfest has tonnes of content, great online modes (played Saturday couple of hours and was flawless), love the "Tournament" mode (odd name, but basically daily/seasonal content).

Price is always an issue for Switch games and I wish (so bad!) it had cross platform accounts somehow so you could progress on any system, but other than that its absolutely top drawer!

Joy: Enjoyable RTS Combat
Con: RTS gameplay can get repetitive

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Waiting for Golf, its what I'll play the most (and Bowling), but not buying just for bowling and a bunch of similar 'court' games.

@scoobdoo We actually dubbed them NINEtendo Life at one point

Might get this though - is it any different/better than the demo?

Uploaded some thoughts to my YT channel if anyone wants to see some gameplay.

@jrt87 Oof, what a terrible take

Looks absolutely stunning reminds me of "Dead Cells x Cuphead"

Typical cliched "yOu oNLy TuRn lEfT...." stuff.

Most courses are ovals, but apart from a couple (of the like 30+ tracks) there is a lot of nuance in the tracks, when to ease off, what lines to take, when to get back on gas without spinning, racing in packs and drafting. Its pretty ignorant to ignore stuff like that, but then its par for the course on NL. The best part of the review for me was;

"you’ve got a standard career mode in which you create your own character before taking part in various tournaments to increase your standing within the racing community"

I mean what does tht even mean. "Various tournaments?" and if by 'standing within the racing community" you mean a tally of points accrued over a season, then yes... but otherwise its nonsense.

Picked this up over the weekend despite the negative reviews and really enjoying it too be honest. Graphics are 'fine' really... I mean come on, we still gonna bemoan the Switch 4+ years into its life. We know its underpowered and some games look rougher than others. I see nothing outrageously bad here.

Performance can dip, mainly on road courses, but for the most part again, its fine.

I'm not claiming Nascar is the best thing ever, but its a decent enough title for even casual fans of the sport.

@papa_frezz Ah thank you! I get that alot - I should probably remind people to subscribe at the start and not the end

@papa_frezz The devs of Circuit Superstars are great though and very responsive to feedback, plus are backed by Square Enix, so I'm pretty confident its going to turn out ok on Switch.

I've got quite a few videos up on my channel covering it if you want to see more of it.

Hate these cloud solutions. Knew when we had the very first one, it would signal the end of devs trying to port games. Far easier and cheaper (for them) to stick it up on the cloud.

No interest in buying (renting lolz) those games.

NL seem desperate to be seeing to pick holes in games. The performance in this is solid 60 99% of the time - and bearing in mind the speed of the game, the scale of the tracks, number of AI racers, all the effects and lighting etc. Incredibly harsh thing to point out.

@OorWullie And downloadable ghosts

@LeighDapa if you check out my channel I have a comparison vid from earlier in the week (switchedon gaming on YT)

@GrailUK Ah Main Event would be awesome. I think it got removed, but Mat Mania/Exciting Hour was up on the store for a time (if you’ve not seen it, its on my YT channel)

@ChaosBadger777 it matters not, that’s the decision of the publisher and a condition of getting an early code. It’s really important that outlets stick to it as it controls the PR for the game and also gives every channel with a copy a fair chance to drop their content at the same time. NL for some reason think they are bigger and better than everyone else obviously - absolutely not surprised too be honest.

@RustedHero I covered Brunswick on my channel. Am covering this too but it’s meant to be embargo’d until the 16th....

Nice one, embargo was for the 16th. Great when “big” sites do this

@LavaTwilight how’s the sock organising going? Sounds fascinating...

Spot on score, brilliant game!

@spirit_flame It does have signalling. It has a LOT of things to do and build. I've just posted a vid up on YouTube going over the basics.

@ooyah I always thought it was "...play with flair..." ?

EDIT: Seems we are both wrong!

"...You let your hair down and play to the fans..."

Definitely sounds like the digital version has the patch installed as reviewers are using the 1.01 version...

Unless a new patch DOES drop tomorrow, I have no idea how this can be scored an 8. I'm pretty much a Switch apologist and will forgive the odd misgiving to have it on Switch and portable, but its clear this game is broken.

@nessisonett I believe that was the intention when they announced they were going cross platform for 2021.

@Maboo Yep, superb game!

Yea I didn't mention the lag in my review, but I made it clear my review was aimed very much at the causal player, but I've heard from others that hardcore SHMUP players hate the lag in these games. Even a couple of frames have them throwing a fit!

Odin Sphere is one of the best games on the Vita/PS3 - bring it. BRING IT NOW.

@Moistnado AI has a demo

How long are you talking to complete it then?

@Sunsy The Chocobo one on the eShop is excellent.