TheBoilerman

Just spent some time with the demo and enjoyed it. Probably gonna wait and put it on my next Christmas list though.

The review reads like a 10/10. Seems like a must-have indeed!

It feels like I only just bought my copy a couple of years ago. Oh wait, I did. I played the 64 version back when it was new, and I picked it up on my GC, so I never bothered with the 3d version. Then I got back into a handheld kick and picked up a 2ds right before my wife got me a Switch lite. Grabbed all of the Zelda carts I could.

Being able to play Wind Waker and Twighlight Princess on a handheld (Wii U most certainly does not count) is what I need more than a fourth copy of OoT.

Seems to me, taking all of the Unity news over the last many months, that they've been in trouble for a while. The controversial runtime fee was meant to pass their money problems onto the developers, but once that failed to fly, the workforce gets hammered.
Business degrees strike again.

"Business opportunities" means profit margins.

This is my most anticipated game right now. Honestly, it's been my most anticipated game in quite some time. Pre-ordered the Monarch.

LRG - I've only purchased once from them, Radiant Silvergun, and it took forever to arrive. However, as someone who regularly crowdfunds boardgames, long waits for the payoff are not new to me, and I'm not bothered by them. I kinda wish I had been using them more in the past, as there are several games I would like to have gotten from them.

Skies of Arcadia. Remaster it
Remix it. Remake it. Revive it. Reinvent it. Just re-it.

Maybe it'll play better on the Switch 2...

Looks serviceable to me. /shrug

But I'm pretty old school, I remember the days of fighting with PCs to make games work at all so I probably have a high tolerance for sub-par performance.

These were both my first foray into each's series. Imagine, many months after playing them, playing their predecessors. It was wild for a 13yo to imagine that these sequels had been so different.
Playing them first is probably why they each hold a special place in my memory today.

Bewbs, bullets and bunny ears, who needs anything else?!

Missed this one. Looks like a solid add to my collection.

Yes, absolutely! I've considered several times trying to get into the series, but just...haven't. Putting out a Switch collection would very likely prompt me to stop procrastinating.

Is as I assumed. I'll just continue watching the show with (and without) my grandkids.

This is one of those rare times that I'd say the full retail price is worth it, even as a remaster. I rarely pay full price for any game, but I don't think I'd bat an eye at paying 60$ here.

.02

I did't play the original. I was in my last year of college and was more vested in Madden and fighting games to pick this up. Now I'm really looking forward to it.

This was one of my favorites from the PS1 era, and I'm glad to see the updated version looks just as good. I'll pick it up and it'll be one of very few games I've played multiple times (the backlog is just too huge for that nonsense).

Horse armor strikes again!

Soooooo ready to give this one another go after all these years!

@Dazman
1st paragraph of the article. Digital Nov 1st, physical Nov 3rd.

Review reads like a 10/10. Let'sa goooo!

It saddens me to see the developers didn't put as much care into this one as they could/should have. I've waited for this one for a loooong time, so I will eventually pick it up. As a major SRPG fan, I'm sure I'll enjoy it, warts and all.

Still waiting for a new Sonic Adventure...

Life goes on. This will be a footnote in the overall history of video gaming.

I didn't buy into the 3d gimmick, but I picked up a 2ds and I loved it.

It really is only a matter of time.

"I'll sell my stock, roll-out a plan that I know will be received poorly, and then I'll jettison myself in to the stratosphere and let my golden parachute carry me to a private island. The company will be fine." /smirk and chorlte

Kapernick featured front and center?! Lol, that's bait and nothing more.

I'm only seeing the download code on Amazon, not the physical release. It is the lower price, but...

For my Switch, I only have the Academy/Outcast release. Commando/Racer is on my list of "soon", so I might just pick this up.

Holy. Crap. That's a big download.

Hopefully some of that support is in the form of Wind Waker.

That 540M% could have kept these people on. Shady business dealings hurt the little guys again.

I think I'd stop short of calling everyone who shows up for these things scalpers. While I have zero doubt that some are, I'm just not that cynical to think even most of them are.

@epicgamner
Right?!? I see this pop up and I'm frantically searching for news of the new port.
I guess I needed that adrenalin rush this afternoon.

Perfect example of "just because you can, doesn't mean you should".

This is exactly why I was waiting for that "promise" to be fulfilled before purchasing KotoR 2. And why I said MK1 isn't worth purchasing based on a "promise" to bring it up to par (feature-wise) with the other versions.

I have both GC games (one still in shrink!), but both were victims of a multi-generational (platform) backlog that I still haven't managed to get under control.

I do love seeing these re-releases / re-masters / re-mixes / re-whatevers.

Yeah, I got nothing from that teaser.

Wait, Mario is a vampire?!

I would rather a system-delay than a "Hey, here it is for 70$, we'll patch it up to full-function later. Trust us.".

Axed? More like chainsawed. Amirite?!?

My grandkids love Bluey. I love Bluey. I can't imagine a Bluey game being anything close to enjoyable.

goes back to watching Bluey

I remember spending a ton of time with this on the PS1, mainly for the crafting system as I recall (man, that was a looong time ago!). I didn't bother finishing the Switch demo because I'll be playing the full version soon enough, but I was quite impressed with it!

As for the Jrpg talk that has been going around, my opinion of it has always been that Jrpgs put you into the shoes of a chosen protaganist (or group of them) to experience /their/ stories. Western rpg were about creating a character and making your own story within the confines of an established world. Never once was it about combat or anything other than how the story was presented. [My .02]

When the devs acknowledge that the game is not feature-komplete (I couldn't resist either) at launch, but they'll patch in what's missing later, it's a hard pass for me. Once they've finished the modes that the other systems have at launch, then I'll consider it. I'd hate to pay full price only for them to say later "sorry, we tried but couldn't make it work".

I'm seeing Hasbro's DnD cluster-F all over again.

It's glorious! I played it on my PS1 and have considered the PSP release, but this is beautiful! So ready for the full game!

"People are licensing our engine and making tons of money, what do we do?"

"Charge them for every install of their games?"

"Brilliant! But what if they stop using our engine for future products?"

"Simple, make the cost per install retroactive."

"!!!!!!! Give this man a million dollar bonus. We're gonna be rich!"

(Probably)

It's decisions like this that chip away at my faith in humanity.

Overall, I thought it was ok. Not as much caught my eye as I had hoped, but what did was great. DK and Mario, Paper Mario, Peach's now-titled game, Unicorn Overlord, New Saga game. Some good stuff!