TheCold0ne

I will get it eventually, but the performance issues are finally getting on my nerves when it comes to Switch.

DQ11S ran great (I don't remember performance problems) and looked good too. So it's weird when newer games seem less optimized for this hardware.

We just need the Switch 2 already, come on.

I am still not sure that I am going to buy it now at $30, but when I saw that it was done by Christian Whitehead (or his team), then I immediately added it to my wishlist to grab in the future.

I always love playing as/with Yoshi when available, but I don't want to play in easy mode. I wish maybe green Yoshi or somthing was just another character.

These performance issues are really annoying (hard pauses), but it's not enough to ruin it for me.

Though that mixed with other bugs (eg. ways to lose stickers when editing) means that I hope they patch these issues out before a physical edition comes into existence.

@SwitchForce I get the impression you didn't beat the first game, or at least didn't find out about the true ending.

@SwitchForce Supposedly the stories tied together with the "true ending", but it wasn't worth the severe level grinding IMO.

"More of the same" means I'll likely skip this one. I wanted to like the first but it was such a huge disappointment.

I also wish we got the Legendary on our battle team sooner. I hate waiting so long to get it and there's so little to do since I personally don't generally care for post game content.

Without the aggregious performance and graphical issues, it'd be a solid 8/10. I like where it's going, but there's so few trainers out in the wild and they are almost all pushover with 1 Pokemon each.

Something more to do with the school and classes would be nice, but there doesn't appear to be any reward to the classes and it's just another tutorial. Relationships with classmates, class scoring, prizes for doing well or SOMETHING.

I was upset when I saw the "remaster" combo on Playstation and it was exclusive. This and Rondo of Blood would be perfect for Switch.

The visuals were too blurry for me. It played well enough and I liked what the demo had to offer, but it convinced me to grab it on Steam (Deck) in the future.

Ugh. I just want another traditional RPG in the Pokemon universe akin to Collosseum or Gale of Darkness.

I'm honestly ok with the "smooth" look. At least it's not the weird clashing styles used for the Dragon Quest HD remasters and mostly looks the same.

I'll probably still check this out on a sale (be it Switch or Steam) because the user reviews are good so far. My only concern was possibly performance on Switch, but it sounds like that's not an issue.

Conceptually, the story from the Black/White games should have been good, but it was executed so poorly that it was painfully boring and the only generation I just couldn't get into. I beat the main story of the first game, but couldn't get invested in the post-game story. Then I tried playing the sequel and couldn't even beat the main story. The characters were all so bland (even for a Pokémon game) and their was no motivation to do anything.

Ateast with some of the other games, even with a bad/nonexistent story then I could turn my brain off and go through the motions, but B&W just forced me to deal with their tedium.

@MisterMan Thanks for the tidbit. I bought the Steam Deck specifically for situations like this. Which is that if the game either runs poorly on the Switch or isn't available at all and I want to play it handheld still.

I'm so glad I waited for this review. I wanted to play it handheld and was hoping it'd be good for Switch, but since the load times and performance are pretty bad I'm going to have to wait for a sale on Steam and play it on the Deck.

I'm both excited and wary.

If the load times and performance are good, then this will be a launch purchase for me. Otherwise I'll wait for my Steam deck.

Likely nothing, but that'd be cool if Earthbound/Mother got the "Collection of Mana" treatment (which also released a never-before-localized game).

Espeon vs Sylveon gets a little weird. If it learns BabyDoll Eyes, then you are forced to get Sylveon unless you either

A) Have enough happiness before lvl 15 (I got it at 19)
or
B) Teach Eevee enough moves after BabyDoll Eyes to allow it to be removed from it's moveset (assuming that works at all).

I just got screwed because I didn't realize Eevee had a fairy move (I didn't check prior) and just let it evolve, thinking I'd get an Espeon.

It'd be awesome to get one of those "2D HD" remakes like Dragon Quest 3 is getting. That'd for perfectly on the switch

But until then, I still have the DS version as the best version to date for when I need to re-play it.

Well, I bought it at launch and really liked it. I think that's about all I can do to show my support. I'm not going to start marching in the streets with a sign.

Oh, I guess it has to be Digital-only to make the list. I don't think I grabbed any Digital-only games this month (have some in my wishlist waiting for a sale).

Shin Megami Tensei V is the obvious answer.

@tylerryan79 There's some information, like with the physical edition (rated T for NA).
https://videogamesplus.ca/products/record-of-lodoss-war-deedlit-in-wonder-labyrinth-switch

I'm so glad this is finally coming to Switch. I had it on my Steam Wishlist just in case this never happened and I had to use the Steam Deck to play it portable.

I switched from physical to digital because of that huge day-1 patch that added a lot of stuff to the core game (physical sucks if they leave out too much or if it's unplayable without a patch).

But yeah, I pre-ordered like a sucker and I'm sure I'll enjoy it.

I'm still getting it, but I do wish EXP Share could be toggled on/off as-needed (I switched it on sometimes for ORAS to train up an egg pokemon easier) and that they included something like Mega Evolutions like in ORAS as well. I can live with all of the other "changes" or "missing content".

Though I guess for the price I'd expect a little more effort behind including new stuff.

Not sure why people dislike the art, mostly because it's just the original made in 3D (chibi overworld with normal proportions during battle). I could understand wanting something closer to SWSH for the visuals overall, but I don't think it's hurt by the art direction as-is.

Damn, now I have to seriously consider cancelling my physical pre-order and going digital. Gotta have the full playable game on the cart to make it worth it.

Got this on day 1 because of how much I loved the demo. But gotta wait until I beat NEO TWEWY first (which I just started after beating YS IX).

There's too many games to get around to this summer.

Didn't get around to BMZ3 since I REALLY disliked 2 (played for a couple hours before quitting). Which annoyed me because I absolutely loved BMZ.

Both! Because I have, what some might consider, an unhealthy addiction to owning different technologies and tinkering with them.

Also the Steam Deck is cheaper than anything else currently in the handheld gaming PC market and I want to play PS2 games on-the-go (so I will be keeping an eye on youtube reviews going forward and see what it can do).

Nice. I loved Nexomon Extinction and refused to play this one since it was just on mobile, even though it got good reviews. Now I can play it

So far the performance is definitely noticable compared to VIII (I barely remember any FPS drops during that game, maybe in very specific areas). At the very least it's not unplayable (IMO, Bloodstained fits that bill). It's annoying, but has yet to interfere with combat or anything.

The strange thing that I am seeing is how fast the load times are. For how poor general performance is in most areas, I'd think load times would take a hit too, but it loads weirdly fast (loading a save, new areas, etc).

Granted, I am also not very far into the game yet, but the performance drops aren't nearing dealbreaker-status yet.

I see people commenting that it's $40. Where is this? I only see it as $30 in the US eShop.

Granted, I also backed it for a discounted double-pack (one for myself, one for my wife) in the kickstarter project.

My wife was super into the Ty games back in the day since the Thylacine is her favorite animal, but I've started to get into them with the HD remasters with the hopes of a true modern sequel if these sell well enough.

A new demo? That's pretty awesome. I loved the demo last year and pre-ordered the game when it was still due out for November.

I would be so happy if the SMT titles from PS2 were ported to switch. This includes Summoner and Digital Devil Saga.

So excited for this. Like it seems in your review (and from others I've spoken to), the art style can seem a little "meh" when off of the 3DS and now in higher resolution, but I feel Like I'll get used to it.

But I am hoping for the story and character quality to be on-par with the last two games. I still stand by the (my) opinion that Bravely Default an Bravely Second were the best RPG experience on the 3DS (both games together made an amazing experience). I worry this won't be the same for the Switch, but that's OK, as long as it's close.

Love me some classic RPGs (last I remember being REALLY good was Dragon Quest XI).

Been waiting for this game since its announcement, so I had no issues grabbing it right away. If I love it as much as I think I will (like with Sundered), I will be grabbing the physical edition when that happens too.

I honestly don't see an issue with the way it is set up. Though I also wasn't aware of the supposed scaling.

It fits the level for people who beat the game and wanted to go straight into DLC. I know my final party was lvl 60-70, which is just a little too strong for the trainers in this new area, but not too badly.

It'd be really weird if the trainers here were low level to match the user's party. It just wouldn't make sense to me.

The internet requirement killed it for me pretty quickly.

Maybe I'll just go back to Skyrim.

Glad to hear this news. I borrowed a friend's Switch copy and stopped after getting the"big hand" power and decided to wait and buy it myself once the performance improved.

Looks like I may not have to wait too long.

I honestly didn't even notice, and I am over 20 hours in.

Sounds a bit like Rogue Legacy, which I loved.

In terms of the procedural generation and upgrading the character on death with currency earned from fighting.

Definitely looking forward to this.