The_Nintendo_Expat

@PJOReilly

"I'm always on duty!" 🫡🚨

@abbyhitter

to be honest I hated it too. and I really hate the key art, which is incredibly one note and unimpressive to me.

it's only the overwhelming positivity that makes me hedge my critique generally. it's clearly "me.'

@IronMan30

"Quick question, why do we care about Steam?"

because it would be misleading to infer by omission that it was a problem only for Nintendo's shop. ✌️

"Alas, reports of poor performance have been greatly exaggerated."

"Alas" basically means "unfortunately."

I think the word you are looking for is something like "hooray!" 😂✌️

@abbyhitter

I agree, by all accounts it seems to be a straight sequel to a very good if pretty ordinary (imo) metroidvania. personally I bought HK but I didn't love anything about it and put it down not long after.

I like the genre fine but it's hard to imagine a metroidvania that I'd be champing at the bit to play, to be honest.

I can't believe we still can't just have black borders. I can't and won't play my copy of Collection of Mana because of this and it's just ridiculous. IDK what sort of child needs something going on in the "margins" to enjoy a game but it just kills my joy for whatever reason.

@JohnnyMind

thanks! your description is fully formed, the article's is a bit less than. 👍✌️

"If you hold the left analogue stick when starting the app, the original GBA boot up screen will appear"

press L3, or tilt it?

"Latest Switch Online Release Potentially Confirms Leaked Upcoming N64 Classics"
"smashing"

then you show a pic of the box for smash.

...and the "latest Switch Online release" turns out to be Forsaken 😮‍💨 which I learned about in a previous article earlier in the week, that incidentally covered this exact same information.

"But it is a Game-Key Card"

I'm so tired of the question.

EDIT - whoops! I read "is it" rather that "it is."

So tired of Game-Key cards.

@1UP-HUSKY

I've said it before, nothing is more boring or useless than videogame "rumors." I started ignoring them a very long time ago (when they were still being printed on paper lol)

I wish I could permanently filter out the "rumour" tab, personally. ✌️

they seriously didn't simply make a copy of the complete source code?

why is it that only "pirates" and "hackers" actually give a ***** about any of this?

PS - I'm still thinking about the fact that they finished their game without bothering to save the source code, then proceeded to modify the source code many times without making backup copies, working copies, etc etc. these were not unheard of concepts, and they had tons of work in this data, lots of money on the line, and were a company that had already been around for at least two or three generations.

@N00BiSH

LOL I mean visuals and "atmosphere" I guess but I also have a high tolerance for pain when it comes to the bad old days 😂

OTOH I never did beat Rayman, either...

I always wished there were more games in the original Rayman style.

Fozzie bear says "waka waka"

Pac man says "awok awok"

✌️

@Picola-Wicola

I'm sick of talking about framerates too.

my hope is that devs take note and start making smoother/faster games ✌️👍

@gojiguy

got a link?

over the years snake looks more and more like an overweight cosplayer.

@NintonicGamer

THANK YOU I was so confused until I got to your comment 😂

little bit upsetting that the cart doesn't sit flush with the case at the top when inserted 😕

20 bucks is a no brainer for a good game at full price.

over 20 is usually a "wait for a sale," even if it's a good game.

they nailed it, I'll probably buy this at full price just to be "in," even though I bought the first game and it didn't "click." 👍

@electrolite77

great to hear! I do enjoy Mario golf, particularly the GameCube one. 👍 kind of a perfect game.

what, no Joe and Mac 2? 😂👍

(cool article! This was such a special and rare feature in games growing up.}

@Dee123

"People who vote on nostalgia shouldn't have their vote counted, it's about the best looking cover, not your feelings."

I was getting ready to heartily rebuke this, but then I realized I totally agree 😂 I try to put my personal nostalgia on the shelf and focus on which artwork I think is the best, using other parameters.

the only proactive way I can imagine to correct this (at least hopefully/maybe) is to expand the poll into two questions:

which artwork (if any) gives you the most nostalgic feelings?

which artwork do you think is the best or most effective? (comment why below!)

or similar. curious to hear what you think. ✌️

EDIT - one of the answers to the first question would be "I have no nostalgic feelings for this game"

@8thDoctor

thanks! I can't say that is communicated well in the composition. I can think of three ways off the top of my head that it could have possibly been. ✌️ not trying to be overly critical, but considering the heaps of praise this series continuously gets, I don't feel too awful about it 😂👍

EDIT - I can see now that it actually IS attached to what i gather is a "needle weapon," being held at an odd angle by what I can assume is an arm. Perhaps they just threw it and it kind of went all over and now it has just been caught. 👍

as a frame of animation it would probably work better in context, I'll assume that's what this is. ✌️

anyway thanks for indulging your local Pedant.

maybe the roadmap is so "real fans will find a way."

month 1: do not buy
month 2: do not buy
month 3: do not buy

I'm wondering what the squiggly line all over the top illustration is supposed to be. It looks like it was vandalized by a child. 🤔

@johnedwin

"https://store.steampowered.com/app/367520/Hollow_Knight/"

am I confused? I'm seeing 15 regular price.

What have you got for us, Johnson?

Well sir, I've drawn every character exploding from the exact center of the page, detached from the context of their surroundings.

Honestly, Johnson, every Japanese game has had the exact same idea for years...

—But, sir! This time they are framed in a big horseshoe!

Johnson you sonofabitch... you've done it again! PRINT!

I'm interested in the golf one. I missed Hot Shots Golf on PSX but by all accounts it was legitimate.

@Misima

it's a cliche at this point, but having felt exactly like you do (except that 20 years ago when Sony had exclusives, I also loved their Dualshock controllers) up until the last couple years, I'm not going to migrate to Steamdeck, use whatever controllers I want, play all my old games on there, and wait and see if there is ever a Nintendo exclusive I want badly enough to spend 500 dollars. ✌️

@GrailUK

"Seriously, if we ever have to rely on Sony to reinvigorate the gaming industry...we are screwed!"

I completely agree

... but I think you forgot the word "again" 😅✌️

@nhSnork

I love those games! and they simply wouldn't be the same or arguably even work without "tank controls," especially in a pre-analog stick world.

I'm assuming that at least some of the confusion is pressing "up" to go "forward," because a) there's up/forward confusion generally (e.g. "non inverted" people, don't get me started) and b) presumably, the same people can handle playing super sprint or GTA1/2.

but that's a presumption inside of an assumption so YMMV. ✌️

I'm assuming that anyone who can't handle "tank controls" also gets massively confused trying to drive an RC car. 😆✌️

@N00BiSH

considering it will be mostly existing fans who will even be interested (read: 40+ y.o. adults) you'd think the entire strategy would be to make sure they know about the game being rereleased at all.

what is the point of "Shadow dropping?" it seems like they are setting their own game up for failure.

serious question, how hard is it to backup switch cards for personal library preservation, and have any of you all done it?

if all it can play are drive car, shoot gun type games, I couldn't care less what they do.

@Serpenterror

that is indeed a great list of games! the only one I haven't played is MK9. that's your favorite mortal Kombat I take it?

if a game was released at 80 dollars physical and 50 dollars game key card (just hypothetically,) I wonder how the sales would compare.

what was that saying, something about how Michaelangelo painted the Sistine Chapel in four years?

oh yeah, it was "Michaelangelo painted the f*cking Sistine Chapel in four years."

@somnambulance

"It was September 4th, but Nintendo pushed it back because of Silksong"

lol 👍

@Eel

good points, thanks 👍

pardon my silliness but couldn't they just replace the game on the eShop with one that has the offending/rockin tunes removed?

@Duncanballs

"NL really need to sort these comment forums. Too many spammers getting a free ride."

really interested to understand what you mean by this 🤔

@raymond23

"For example, I’ve never given Metroid a fair shot (Prime and Dread are both on my switch with less then an hour of playtime). I’ve always struggled with metroidvania’s and FPS games,"

I don't generally like FPS games either, but I think if you play with "classic" controls and think of it more like Ocarina (read: "z targeting") but in first person you'll have a better time. I certainly did. this game is worth your time for the vibes alone. VERY immersive. ✌️👍

(fwiw I didn't like Dread but Super, Fusion, and Zero Mission are top shelf imo)

@ekwcll

"it is not an insult, just an observation based on your words on how games were in the past"

ah, whoops! I meant my reply as a joke, albeit a kind of folksy, Okie one that doesn't really make sense when you try to explain it 😅✌️

I'm proudly old school! I certainly prefer the way games used to be, the new games that I do like tend to be evolutions of the old ways, rather than the new kinds of games that have gotten popular, and I liked the industry itself more in the old Sega Nintendo Sony paradigm (that I deeply wish we got more time with 😢)

anyway, aren't you glad you asked! 😂✌️

@electrolite77

I can see where you are coming from. I know my view of "old Nintendo" is rosy, but OTOH I truly believe they were the best single thing to ever happen to videogames, and stayed that way for a long time, but now I feel much less so. 😕

I believe that Nintendo has every opportunity to blow minds again (or, my mind, and others who feel the way I do) but it's going to take hardware innovation and some risktaking, two things that I don't believe they are even interested in pursuing any longer. it's a different company. I'm just here to kind of watch the saga as it unfolds (and talk to people, and appreciate old games, and watch for the rare interesting Nintendo game that occasionally comes along👍)

EDIT - you know what? I think I loved Nintendo so much in the 64 + cube era because PlayStation was SO strong in those days, PSX and then PS2 obv, and Nintendo was like this odd ball "pure" games company who was always doing something interesting in the margins. they were the perfect counterpoint to Sony in those days. I proudly owned both companies' consoles, and they offered something completely different, even in their third party catalogues.

now, I have ZERO love for PlayStation, I had a PS3 that I sort of liked, and it died a premature weird death, and I just never cared for PlayStation ever again. I became a Nintendo devotee during the Wii era, c.2008.

as much as I appear to have "fallen out of love" with Nintendo, it's nothing compared to my shift in feelings towards PlayStation. Idk if this clears anything up or is interesting to learn or anything, but there it is ✌️

I will still end up getting and playing it, but they've worn my enthusiasm to a nub. games don't take this long to make, when it's going well. I'm not getting any younger and I have a lot less time for videogames than when the last Prime was released.