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Re: Review: The Smurfs - Dreams (Switch) - Not Quite Smurf, But Surprisingly Smurf

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This one sounds like the best of the 3 platformers on switch. I’ve never tried any of these but after reading up on them the first seems to have a lot of performance issues and the second runs better but may get a bit boring recycling the same gameplay loop, which is worrisome considering they are short games. Anymore comments from those that have played these would be helpful.

Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (5th October)

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@Croctopus I hear you. I beat Luigi’s mansion 2 for the first time a few weeks ago. The first game is my favorite of the trilogy followed by 3 then 2. Maybe the next console is right upon us and will have GameCube support via the online service and they are saving games like Luigi’s mansion and wind waker for that.

Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (5th October)

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@Freek how is the Doinksoft collection? Gato roboto is the only game in it I’ve played a bit and it just didn’t hold my attention very long.

Yesterday I finished Echoes of Wisdom but I’ll probably go back and finish up some of the side quests. I enjoyed it. I’ll also throw in some splatoon to try and get thru the catalog a bit and Fzero 99 to attempt the satellaview stages. These new stages they’ve added to 99 are so tough. I’ve yet to complete the Ace cup. I always make it to big blue 2 and rank out. These are so cool to have tho and I’ll keep trying.

Re: Poll: Are You Bothered By The Frame Rate In Zelda: Echoes Of Wisdom?

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I dunno I haven’t really been bothered by it, to tell you the truth my old eyes haven’t really noticed it. I remember in links awakening the swamp area had some slowdown but it wasn’t jarring. Overall I’ve enjoyed it but links awakening I had more fun with. This one the combat just isn’t as fun and cycling thru all the little monsties is a bit cumbersome. I love the art style tho and setting.

Re: Poll: What Review Score Would You Give The Legend Of Zelda: Echoes Of Wisdom?

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This game sets somewhere between an 8 or 9 for me. Zelda is always pretty high up there which makes them my favorite games. I do prefer the traditional dungeons but with the unlockable tool that solves puzzles and opens up secrets to the overworld. I hope we will get classic Zelda’s for years to come but the recent departures have been good as well. This game in particular, I appreciate that we got Zelda to play as and the dungeons are nice. I just wish the wand wasn’t such a heavy influence, cycling thru recipes to cook up for a mob fight can be annoying and gives a bump to combat to the back. I’d liked to have gotten Zelda’s shieka outfit in the beginning as my gift from impa to disguise in and the combat would’ve been different enough from link but more exciting than what we got from the princess to.

Re: F-Zero 99 Update (Version 1.5.0) Adds Five New Tracks, Satellaview Content And Much More

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Ok so the machine decals, will they actually change the body style of each as well? The satellaview machines look very different from the base game but I hope we are getting those to race as well. I would absolutely love to have a physical version of this game, like splatoon tho, I do hope this game will give us a bots offline option so we can play this long after the servers shut down.

Re: Rumour: Supposed 'Switch 2' Design Photos And Specs Surface Online

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If this is legit my concerns would be the lack of a proper d-pad, it seems too skinny(I’d be afraid it’d overheat easily, and that’d it’d be easy to drop), and hopefully this thing will have a docked option (I’m rarely ever a handheld player). I love my switch but I sure hope we’re not confined to using only joy cons as that was the switches Achilles heel.

Re: Poll: What Is Your Favourite Game In The Marvel vs. Capcom Fighting Collection?

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@JohnnyMind I’m not very good at fighters either but casually enjoyed street fighter, mortal Kombat, smash bros, and soul caliber. Smash and soul caliber are probably my favorites but both of those games were kindve like big sumo matches for me where I relied on ring outs. If it had been included like it was in the mvc arcade 1 up cabinet, X-men mutant apocalypse would have been my most played no doubt about it. It was an excellent beat em up and featured some button combo moves like Ryus uppercut for wolverine and his fireball for cyclops optic blast. Marvel war of the gems would have also been cool as it’s much the same game but with other marvel characters.

Re: Soapbox: Splatoon 3's 'Grand Festival' Was The Perfect Goodbye

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I just had a random thought for splatoon going forward. What if we get the inclusion of sting rays and manta rays as character types. Big man being featured as an all new species of host could spell something new for splatoon. I could see them fitting right in; swimming seamlessly in the ink much like the squid/octo tribes we got. The big difference I guess is that big man doesn’t change his form from manta to human-like form but I guess it’s ok if they just went to an upright position, much bigger hit box to.

Re: The Last Ninja Collection Brings Seven Retro Games To Switch In 2025

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@Toastmaster ok yeah that Central Park theme is the one I remember, and as far as I could get. But it was very nice to just put the controller down to listen to that. All the bad taste from playing the game left my mouth once I gave that a listen. That game has no business sounding that good, it’s one of the best for sure.

Re: Poll: Marvel vs. Capcom Fighting Collection Is Out Today, Will You Be Getting It?

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@mariokirby485 I guess if something were to happen to whatever device you download it to and say the game is removed from the eshop you would no longer be able to download it on your new device.

I’ll be waiting for the physical as well. I have plenty to play as it is. I’m really looking forward to capcoms 2nd fighting collection for the power stone games. I’ve never played them but they look great.

Re: Marvel vs. Capcom Fighting Collection Producer Voices Interest In New Entry (Again)

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I wouldn’t be suprised at all these games are so popular. I’m excited to play this one of course but I’m nowhere near as crazy for this series as most tho. Fighting games just aren’t my thing, soul caliber and injustice I’m more in line with. I think I’d like this series better if it was solely marvel characters and the jumping off screen thing always gave me a headache.

Re: Mortal Kombat 1: Khaos Reigns - Official Sektor Gameplay Trailer Revealed

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@anoyonmus I agree. That’s probably my favorite mortal Kombat, the original trilogy of course would be my next dream come true. I just don’t like how microtransaction heavy the last few have become. I miss when the crypt had more attainable unlockables. MK9 has my favorite roster and the best story mode. I’d really like to see a return to injustice in the switch but I do fear it’d push more in game purchases as well.

Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (24th August)

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I’ve just about done all I care to do on paper Mario ttyd. Last night I completed the help board and got thru the pit and actually had to go back thru it partially again because I mistakingly level skipped over a chest floor. I could still complete the tattle log, recipe book, get some badges I don’t have, and there’s 3 hidden bosses I haven’t beaten. 1 I tried at a lower level, and it looked like it will be quite a challlenge.

Now I’ll probably play some Fzero 99 and I’d like to start alien isolation. I just recently picked up alien and never played it.

Re: Video: Marvel vs. Capcom: Fighting Collection 'The Punisher' Spotlight

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@NTELLIGENTMAN sure. Those games would give us three nice beatem ups. X-men mutant apocalypse is a favorite of mine on the snes. The bgm is incredible. I always wished it was a two player affair but the mission structure was made with solo in mind. It’s the only X-men game to probably ever feature Tusk to. I loved stomping those tusklings.

Re: Minecraft Gets Yet Another Extensive Update On Switch

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I got Minecraft for my child to play on their switch but they play it more often on their tablet because they have more stuff on there. I didn’t think the console versions had stuff like the trident on there. I thought ours was up to date but I’ll have to check.

Re: Video: Capcom Spotlights 'X-Men Children Of The Atom' In New MvC: Fighting Collection Trailer

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Capcom are doing great bringing us all our old favorites back, this looks beautiful! Only because Punisher is included here, I could’ve seen them adding X-men mutant apocalypse from the snes. I know it’s not an arcade title but it was released in the mvc arcade 1 up set and is from capcom. I’d have loved to played that game on here as well for one more great beatem up but this game will be plenty beefy without it still. Can’t wait…but I’ll have to.