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Re: Soapbox: Game Genres Are Broken

The_BAAD_Man

I find this a fairly arbitrary thing to complain about. Genres help us get a sense of what to expect, but of course there are going to be games which draw influence from multiple genres.

It sounds more like you want to know exactly what you are going to play before you even play it. Like watching all the trailers for a new movie and reading key plot points before watching it.

Re: Review: Shantae - A Dated Dance That Completes The Set On Switch

The_BAAD_Man

@SwitchVogel While it being true that not all games have "aged well", I do think consideration of the technical limitations and what the developers were still able to achieve is important.

Many older games may not wow us with their (lack of) technical marvel, but I don't think it makes them any lesser. They often succeed in engaging the player in other ways.

This was the first Shantae game so maybe try looking at it that way instead of comparing to games made much later.

Re: US Law Firm Opens "Switch Joy-Con Drift" Class Action Investigation

The_BAAD_Man

@AlternateButtons Haha! "It doesn't affect me so therefore I am right and everyone else is wrong!"

I have joy-con issues too. Sometimes they just stop working altogether and have to be forced off and recalibrated. Slight drift issues, too. It makes me not want to play the Switch so much, and I am extremely careful with my belongings.