@Spider-Kev The game feels like a mixed bag tbh. There are some very cool things that make the moment to moment gameplay fun but the aesthetics of most of the stages leaves a lot to be desired.
It felt memorable going through stages and seeing how regions were recreated in AoC.
Day one for me. This was always right up my alley and I've done my best to avoid any and all spoilers. The little bit of this game I have seen, looks excellent.
I'll admit, we are finally starting to see some of the Switch 2 3rd party announcements that I was expecting 2 months ago. Feels nice.
@Darthmoogle While that is true, this is the same KT that didn't do any DLC for FE Three Hopes even though FE Warriors had DLC.
Time will tell but I'm not holding my breathe. I imagine that Age of Imprisonment is probably not going to be the same kind of commercial success that Age of Calamity was.
Welp, that is the second update. Unless they are planning on a paid DLC expansion (which I doubt) then I guess my hopes for another playable character are dead.
I really hope the next update (roster spoiler) adds Sonia as a playable character. It feels like a huge oversight that she has a sync strike with Zelda but can't even be used after the game is completed.
That said, it looks like this update will bring some endgame content so that's neat.
I'm leaning towards an 8. It's an excellent game and a lot of fun. There are some things I wish were done better but those are minor complaints in the grand scheme of things.
Good trailer. I was hoping they'd add something like Dread's parry mechanic to liven up the moment to moment combat but the physic abilities seem cool enough.
@AnnoyingFrenzy Daisy has only recently started appearing in the non-spin off titles so I wasn't holding my breath on her getting a movie appearance. I almost feel like Pauline has a better shot of making an appearance first. =/
@SearchingS How far are you? I was wondering about this as well but once I hit a certain part in the story Around the 5th story mission; when you start fighting under the blood moon, I noticed a drastic increase to the enemies on screen.
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Re: Atlus Looks Forward To Persona's 30th Anniversary In 2026, Acknowledges Support For Persona 4 Revival
Atlus, give me Persona 4 Revival, Metaphor and Persona 6 on Switch 2 and my money is yours.
Re: Mini Review: Layers Of Fear: Final Masterpiece Edition (Switch 2) - Handsome But Humdrum Horror
@larryisaman Personally, I think I'm okay with this compromise.
That said, I wish more companies would offer a quality and performance mode to appease everyone.
Re: Censored Dispatch Artwork Spotted On Nintendo's Digital Storefront
NoA really needs to chill out. -_-
Hopefully the actual contents of the artbook and game haven't been changed.
Re: Feature: Games Of The Year 2025 - Nintendo Life Staff Picks
Very nice to see both The Hundred Line and Xenoblade Chronicles X: DE mentioned here.
Re: Opinion: Marvel Cosmic Invasion Caps Off A Great Year To Be A Superhero Fan
@Eek132 Yeah, it was great. Still no variety on the gaming front tho.
Re: Opinion: Marvel Cosmic Invasion Caps Off A Great Year To Be A Superhero Fan
"A Great Year To Be A Marvel Superhero Fan"
Us DC fans are still starving for something that isn't Batman or Batman adjacent.
Re: Trails In The Sky 2nd Chapter Continues Estelle's Journey In Fall 2026
Great news. I'll probably start the first game on Switch 2 once we have a release for this.
Re: Review: System Shock (Switch 2) - Performance Woes Tarnish A Classic
Lazy, unoptimized ports weren't going away because we have better hardware.
Re: Hyrule Warriors: Age Of Imprisonment Version 1.0.3 Is Now Live, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
@Spider-Kev The game feels like a mixed bag tbh. There are some very cool things that make the moment to moment gameplay fun but the aesthetics of most of the stages leaves a lot to be desired.
It felt memorable going through stages and seeing how regions were recreated in AoC.
Re: Beloved Superhero Comedy Dispatch Is Seemingly Flying Onto Switch 2 Next Year
Day one for me. This was always right up my alley and I've done my best to avoid any and all spoilers. The little bit of this game I have seen, looks excellent.
I'll admit, we are finally starting to see some of the Switch 2 3rd party announcements that I was expecting 2 months ago. Feels nice.
Re: Opinion: Playing Silksong In Co-Op Was A 2025 Hivemind Highlight
I am still hoping for an opportunity to use Gamehat at some point.
Re: Hyrule Warriors: Age Of Imprisonment's Next Patch Out This Week, Adds New Difficulty Mode
@Darthmoogle While that is true, this is the same KT that didn't do any DLC for FE Three Hopes even though FE Warriors had DLC.
Time will tell but I'm not holding my breathe. I imagine that Age of Imprisonment is probably not going to be the same kind of commercial success that Age of Calamity was.
Re: Hyrule Warriors: Age Of Imprisonment's Next Patch Out This Week, Adds New Difficulty Mode
Welp, that is the second update. Unless they are planning on a paid DLC expansion (which I doubt) then I guess my hopes for another playable character are dead.
Re: Divinity: Original Sin 2 Gets Surprise Nintendo Switch 2 Edition, And It's Out Now
@mattiasboden Oh really? The UK website is only showing me a 11.9 GB download. I would assume 30GB means the textures are definitely improved.
Just need someone to upload a video showing off this version before I pull the trigger.
Re: Divinity: Original Sin 2 Gets Surprise Nintendo Switch 2 Edition, And It's Out Now
Very cool that they put the Switch 1 version on sale and then made the Switch 2 version a free upgrade.
That said, I checked the EU eShop (its not live on NA yet) and there isn't that big of a difference in game size. I wonder how much they improved.
Re: Avatar: Frontiers Of Pandora Probably Won't Come To Switch 2 Anytime Soon
If they can get a good port going later, I'd be interested.
Re: The Game Awards GOTY For 2025 Is Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
@MarkSeteth72 Sequel curse.
Re: The Game Awards GOTY For 2025 Is Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
A certain fan base is going to be seething over that best sports/racing game award.
Anyway, congrats to Expedition. Hope a good Switch 2 port comes along at some point.
Re: Surprise! Capcom Is Bringing Pragmata To Switch 2, Demo Out Soon
If Capcom can optimize a good Switch 2 port, I’ll pick this up. The PC demo was fun and I’ll probably play it again when the Switch demo comes out.
Re: A New Tomb Raider Entry Has Leaked Ahead Of The Game Awards
No Switch 2 version at the very least is a shame. This doesn’t look that demanding imo.
Re: Hades 2 Dev Shares Adorable GOTY Nominee Artwork Ahead Of The Game Awards
Love how wholesome this is.
Re: Video: Skyrim Still Isn't 60fps On Switch 2, But Here's How It Fares Against Switch 1
Yeah this does look like a poor port.
Re: Pokémon Legends: Z-A Confirms Return Of Hoenn Starter Mega Stones
@LexKitteh Next year
https://legends.pokemon.com/en-us/news/pokemon-home
Re: Pokémon Legends: Z-A Confirms Return Of Hoenn Starter Mega Stones
Getting these via online play won't be difficult but I'm not a fan of the trend tbh.
Re: Surprise! 'Skyrim Anniversary Edition' Lands On Switch 2 Today
@MamaSymphonia Personally, I would be happy with the enhanced resolution. Especially since it's a free upgrade.
Re: Surprise! 'Skyrim Anniversary Edition' Lands On Switch 2 Today
There's still no setting to turn off spiders like in Hogwarts Legacy right? Oh well.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (6th December)
Metroid Prime 4 for me. I had to travel this weekend but I'm gonna try and make as must progress as I can.
Re: Talking Point: Six Months Since Launch, How Would You Rate Switch 2?
Leaning between a 8/10 and 9/10.
Love the system overall and I use it daily. I mostly just want more 3rd party support and Switch 2 editions/upgrades for Switch 1 games.
Re: The Game Awards 2025: Time, Date & How To Watch
Thanks for the reminder. It's good to know at what exact time I need to stay away from social media.
Re: Poll: Metroid Prime 4: Beyond Is Out On Switch 2 And Switch This Week, Will You Be Getting It?
I took a day off from work on Thursday so I could pick it up and play lol.
Re: Here's Another Look At Elden Ring Running On Switch 2
Looks good to me. Hopefully handheld mode won't be compromised.
I had been wanting to try Elden Ring so I'll probably just wait for the Switch 2 version at this point since it rarely goes on sale on Steam.
Re: Hyrule Warriors: Age Of Imprisonment Update 1.0.2 Patch Notes - New Quests, Weapons And Battles Added
@Eel A post game character is exactly what they should have done. Atm, there aren’t any interesting post game unlockables.
Re: Hyrule Warriors: Age Of Imprisonment Update 1.0.2 Patch Notes - New Quests, Weapons And Battles Added
@SplatRay001 I’m honestly miffed about this. They gave us so many random characters but not Sonia? Shes on the front boxart?!?!
Hopefully she’ll be in the second update.
Re: Metroid Prime 4: Beyond Launch Streams Announced, Watch "Top Streamers" Play
I'll skip these but it's still good they are being done.
I wonder how NoA chose these channels as neither one seems that big.
Re: Hyrule Warriors: Age Of Imprisonment Adds New Weapons & Challenges In Free Update This Week
I really hope the next update (roster spoiler) adds Sonia as a playable character. It feels like a huge oversight that she has a sync strike with Zelda but can't even be used after the game is completed.
That said, it looks like this update will bring some endgame content so that's neat.
Re: Poll: What Review Score Would You Give Kirby Air Riders?
I'm leaning towards an 8. It's an excellent game and a lot of fun. There are some things I wish were done better but those are minor complaints in the grand scheme of things.
Re: Poll: 20 Years After Settling On DS, Do You Still Play Animal Crossing: Wild World?
Didn’t get into the series until New Horizons and even if they offered this on NSO, I can’t see myself playing any of the older games.
Re: Nintendo Debuts Two Metroid Prime 4 Ads As Eight-Year Wait Nears Its End
These are great ads tbh. Wondering why we don’t have English versions yet.
Re: Kirby Air Riders In-Game Events Are Planned To Run For A Year After Launch
@YunoboCo Yeah, right after the Elfilin event.
🥲
Re: Sorry Xillia 2, 'Tales Of Berseria' Is The Next Remaster From Bandai Namco
Glad this is coming to Switch but also frustrated that Namco didn't make a Switch 2 version again even though they have dev kits.
Re: ICYMI: More Pokémon Legends: Z-A DLC News Is Coming Our Way Tomorrow
What news could they be giving us? New Mega reveals?
Re: The Game Awards Nominees Announced, Donkey Kong Bananza Up For GOTY
@Elektrogeist1287 The only games on this list that released before Bananza are Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 and Kingdom Come: Deliverance II.
Re: Poll: What Do You Make Of Link And Zelda's Live-Action Looks?
Both look great to me.
Re: Metroid Prime 4: Beyond Finally Gets The Trailer We've Been Waiting For
Good trailer. I was hoping they'd add something like Dread's parry mechanic to liven up the moment to moment combat but the physic abilities seem cool enough.
Re: Preview: Metroid Prime 4: Beyond Is Great, But I Want To Kill One Of Its Characters
@Coalescence I'm starting to get the feeling that this is gonna be another Bayonetta 3 in terms of divisiveness with the fans. I hope not though....
Re: Random: Do You Miss Metroid Prime: Blast Ball? Don't Worry, PlayStation Has Got You Covered
Sony announcing two mobile games (this and the Horizon MMO) in a row with neither having a PS5 version sure is a choice.
Re: Super Mario Galaxy Movie Trailer Reveals Rosalina, Bowser Jr., And More
This does look good.
Brie Larson is an interesting pick for Rosalina. I still remember those Switch ads she did.
Re: Super Mario Galaxy Movie Trailer Reveals Rosalina, Bowser Jr., And More
@AnnoyingFrenzy Daisy has only recently started appearing in the non-spin off titles so I wasn't holding my breath on her getting a movie appearance. I almost feel like Pauline has a better shot of making an appearance first. =/
I hope you are right though.
Re: Poll: What Review Score Would You Give Hyrule Warriors: Age Of Imprisonment
Too early to tell. I would probably be leaning towards a 7/10 atm.
The game looks great and is fun but I'm not enjoying it as much as Age of Calamity. Still only on chapter 3 so that could change.
Also, I could agree with the other comments. Having a poll like this a month after release would probably be better than a couple days after.
Re: Digital Foundry Delivers Its Tech Verdict On Hyrule Warriors: Age Of Imprisonment
@SearchingS How far are you? I was wondering about this as well but once I hit a certain part in the story Around the 5th story mission; when you start fighting under the blood moon, I noticed a drastic increase to the enemies on screen.