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Assuming performance is alright and the download size isn't bloated, I'll be picking this up.

10/10

I'm still shocked at how much content was announced. Seems like this is going to be the best Kart racer on the system for a good while.

No Elfilin confirmation is a bummer but I'll hope show up as a secret unlockable rider.

@MoldyPasta Aboslutely not. Let Monolift Soft make Monolift Soft games and keep them away from TPC lol.

Why isn't there any mention for all the little details with active Pokemon roaming around the city in non-wild zones? Like Trubbish hanging around trash cans? Groups of Fletchling flying away like actual birds if you approach them too quickly? Or Patrats and Bunnelby's just hanging out in secluded alleyways?

I'm not defending the lack of NPC movement. I'm just wondering why this wasn't brought up since its an element that does add to the city even if it could be improved. Personally, I find the Pokemon animations to be a lot more interesting.

It's also worth mentioning that there are NPCs that DO walk around. They usually can't be spoken to like the stationary NPCs and the poor draw distance kind of just makes a lot of them pop in and out of view depending on where you are. Example: There's an NPC around Saison Canal that can be seen walking with a Ekans following behind.

H-he really set the CPU to max difficulty, casually strolled through the beginning of the track discussing details but then dominated the remaining 80% of the race and came in first. The madlad.

@Dee123 The same precedent they set with these games is what I want:

https://www.nintendo.com/us/gaming-systems/switch-2/transfer-guide/games-with-free-updates/?srsltid=AfmBOorr0T7LLhUT47HD4ym4Qsd9-otVFoM7u6BquYqjr0-_6xE8CFyC

Its not that big of a deal at the end of the day. Just seems like a missed opportunity to me.

@StewdaMegaManNerd You are right. It just feels like such a missed opportunity to me as a simple resolution bump and/or frame rate increase would be an easy way to sell this game to Switch 2 owners that didn't play the game on Switch 1.

I feel like Nintendo is just dropping the ball with this in general for Switch 1 games.

.....so..... there's no Switch 2 enhancements at all with this update? Not even a simple bump to resolution?

Nintendo...

Thanks for the review! I plan on jumping into this as soon as I am done with Persona 5 Royal.

The visual presentation during battles really shocked me when I played the demo.

Thanks for the interview!

I'm really happy we got a Switch 2 port of Persona 3 Reload. I didn't enjoy my first experience with Persona 3 Portable back on PSP but the P3R demo really sold me on giving P3 another try with this version.

Hoping that Switch 2 ports for Metaphor and Persona 4 Revival also happen in the future.

@Bats1234 Glad to see I'm not the only one enjoying the side missions. I didn't care for them at all in Legends Arceus but I've been doing every single one in ZA.

I may still be in the honeymoon phase but 8/10 so far. I really like the game a lot.

Chikorita! It is an adorable little bean! ☺️

So sales are good and the momentum is strong is what I'm gathering from this?

Hopefully we will continue to see more third party announcements.

@cylemmulo I agree, it is frustrating. I am starting to worry that if we get any more for first party games, they will be drip fed to us.

And third parties seem perfectly content with just selling new Switch 2 version at full price rather than giving us upgrades (paid or free) aside from a few expectations. =/

If nothing else, I appreciate that the game at least seems optimized well enough on Switch 1 compared to how Scarlet/Violet was at launch.

I'm personally have a great time with the game on Switch 2 but I think I would still enjoy it if I had to play the Switch 1 version.

Best Buy ended up messing up my pre-order for Pokemon Legends ZA so I ended using my last voucher on it and bought the upgrade pass.

Yeah I'm not rushing through the story for ranked online FOMO rewards.

That said, I played half a dozen matches and was able to make it to Rank T. Megas definitely have an advantage but you can get a few knockouts and possibly even win a match or two with the right pokemon and move setups even if you haven't unlocked mega evolving yet.

I was using pokemon around lvl 20-25 but everything gets scaled to lvl 50.

Hope this is a good upgrade for those that play.

Really wish we were seeing these kind of Switch 2 updates for Switch 1 games more frequently.

This is awesome for those who haven't played the game. I had a great time with Vengeance on Switch 1.

That said, Atlus can allow the game to have a NSO trial but they can't give us a simple update to max out resolution to 1080p on Switch 2? (There's also the fact that Switch is only platform that didn't get a demo for the game post release. =/)

I have the Switch 2 edition pre-ordered at Best Buy and I took Thursday off from work. Looking forward to it.

Yeah, I'll stick with Metroid.

If I buy anything Ubisoft related in the near future, it will be the SW Outlaws port.

Just realized that this game comes out in exactly one month but it feels like we don't know that much about it.

So it sounds like it would have been possible but they didn’t want to put in the work.

Personally, I’m happy with having P3R on Switch 2 at least but now I wonder if they’ll bother to release P4R and future titles on the system. =/

@CaleBoi25 If you don't mind me asking, what are the issues both games share?

Just realized I forgot to play this game lol. Guess I’ll get to that soon.

It does look good.

I am curious as to how RE7 and RE Village will run as well. Shame they couldn't have had those two ports out in time for the holidays.

I watch a lot of Nintendo Life's video reviews and the ones Zion adapted were always fun.

Wishing him the best of luck on future endeavors!

Thanks for the review!

Thankfully, I wasn't planning on playing this day one as Best Buy really messed up my pre-order and won't have it available until next Tuesday.

I am looking forward to playing this. Hopefully this and Ys Nordics are a good sign of more optimized Switch 1/2 releases from Falcom in the future.

@AmplifyMJ So glad I am not the only one lol.

Idk be that guy…..but I’m wondering how Dragami Games got a dev kit after all those rumors about the difficulty getting one.

Tbh, the improvements don’t look that great from the comparison video. That said, I guess I’ll take whatever I can get since I already own the Switch 1 version. (Still think performance is way worse than it should be)

Why are you like this SE?

Honestly just baffled that DK got DLC before MKW did.

@BaldB3lper78 Yeah some of these early Switch 2 ports are reminding me of early Switch 1 ports where optimization seemed to be non-existent. Hopefully it gets better.

Yep, it looks like I will play this for the first time on Switch 2.

Thanks for the review!

With the exception of the main character, I actually like the look of these character designs.

Shame that Kickstarter has barely any support so far.

Very good drop. FEA has excellent music.

Remake when? =p

Beta was fun. I mostly played the Switch 1 version on Switch 2 and a little bit of the PC version. It reminded me of everything I liked from Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed.

I'm gonna wait for the Switch 2 version of the game.

Glorious stability!

Kazutaka Kodaka, the absolute madman. Release a 100+ hour strategy adventure game and then release another 50+ adventure game a few months later.

@Sambuc The PSVita ports are how I got into the series. I still remember how Totori Plus was just shadow dropped onto the PSN lol.

Out of all those releases, I liked Atelier Meruru the most personally.

Shame we aren't getting any Switch 2 patches for Yumia and Resleriana.

Annoyed that it took this long for Nintendo and Gungho to get the Switch demo out but the little bit I played sold me.

Probably a pipe dream at this point but I’d like to see them add Surge from the IDW comic series.

Yeah this blows for consumers. The amount of third party games that haven't gotten Switch 2 annoucements is honestly upsetting.

If true, I hope it's not just all Mario games. A bunch? Sure but not like 70% of the Direct lol.

I wonder if we will get an eShop demo ahead of release like with the first game.

Also, I am hoping we get some playable characters that aren't involved in the story. And by this, I mean playable TOTK Purah. Please.

FFXIV is probably one of the few games that I would not jump ship from PC to Switch for. Hopefully more people will get to enjoy it if the port materializes but I could not play this game in handheld mode even if performance was pristine.

Now FF16 and the FFVII Remake trilogy on the other hand...

@rjejr I actually didn't know ER had performance issues on consoles. Really do wonder why so many games struggle with optimization across the board these days. looks at MH Wilds

The character customization is a big improvement over the first game. Like huge.

Initial impressions of the gameplay and performance weren’t great but that’s partly due to how chaotic the first area is without giving you time to adjust to the controls.

Once I reached the second area, my opinion improved the more I played. It kind of reminds of God Eater but with mechs now.