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Re: Roundup: Here's What Was Revealed In Nintendo Direct E3 2021

The_Blue_Mage

Overall I give this direct a 8/10. Very solid and was sooo happy to see a new main-line Metroid announced. Advance Wars 1+2 was another big one for me. I grew up playing those on GBA and surprised Nintendo is revamping it. Botw2 could have been more meaty but it was a nice teaser for whats to come. A game like that, they have to take their time otherwise it won't live up to the expectations. SMTV looks great and will be picking that up at some point as well. Nintendo still is pumping out the console exclusives while Sony and Xbox are lacking in that department

Re: Nintendo E3 2021 Direct To Air 15th June

The_Blue_Mage

The new console wont be revealed here but have a feeling we will get something on that before June 15th...anyways, Im excited to see what Nintendo has to bring this year. My list of Switch-games-to-buy keeps getting bigger and bigger.

Re: Random: Nintendo Switch Appears In The Background Of Yet Another Xbox Video

The_Blue_Mage

Maybe Banjo-Kazooie and Tooie on the Switch? Possibly xcloud but that would be a hard sell for Nintendo. "Hey, come play our competition's games and use their service..on our device!" I don't think they would ever do that but its still possible. Cloud gaming will be a thing with Nintendo eventually I just dont see them using another company's app for it though

Re: Talking Point: Are You A 'Complete-In-Box' Or 'Loose Cart' Retro Gamer?

The_Blue_Mage

its more of a "are you a collector or not" kind of question. Im not a collector because I'm a minimalist and hate having too much of one thing, but recently with the switch I have been buying almost exclusively physical copies of games. As for retro games, I have a modest ps2 collection but keep all of the discs in a disc holder. Everything else I have in ROM form. So I guess its more on a game-to-game basis with me. Some games I can live with just the cart or disc (or just completely digital), others I would prefer to have the complete-in-box.

Re: Introducing Pokémon Legends: Arceus, An Open-World Prequel To Diamond And Pearl

The_Blue_Mage

I was actually shocked by this announcement. Finally they are taking a bit of chance and trying something new and fresh. This is what the series desperately needs. Of course its labeled as a spin-off game because they don't want to chance it on Gen 9 but i think they are trying to test the waters to see if the something like this will sell. Let's speak with our wallets when time is right ( the game is still in production after all). Thank you Gamefreak for trying something different

Re: Poll: What Did You Think Of The February 2021 Nintendo Direct, Then?

The_Blue_Mage

After the first viewing, I was pretty upset. Smash character was very underwhelming in my opinion. Only Mario Golf stood out, didnt care about any of the other reveals. But after the second viewing, some more stood out to me as potential buys. Project Triangle Strategy seems good, I just hope it has an in-depth and robust job system, similar to the one in FF Tactics. Neon White looks like a unique and interesting take on the FPS genre. So overall I give it a 6/10. But Im sure there will be more directs to come that will give us games/characters that will really get us hyped so Im not really worried.