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Re: God Of War's Art Director Is Now Designing Incredibly Realistic Star Fox Characters

TobiasAmaranth

Muzzle's too short. It's more Shiba-Inu than fox. Also, dangit, it'd be nice to see Krystal get this type of respect but unfortunately there's such a weird stigma about her, and while her Adventures costume was really nicely designed, her subsequent appearances had such a crappy awkward look that did not mesh with the vibe from the original game. I mean, at least Fay and Miyu were given uniform jackets....

Re: Epic Improves Fortnite's Audio With New "3D Headphones" Option

TobiasAmaranth

All games need more consideration of stereo / surround audio. I remember playing games on the Gameboy with headphones, and the music took full advantage of stereo audio in really awesome ways. Final Fantasy Legend is an amazing example of this. And really, you just don't get much application of such things these days. I have a surround sound system set up properly and with most games, I barely hear a peep from the side speakers....

Re: Feature: Nintendo Life eShop Selects - September 2019

TobiasAmaranth

Your average ratings are too high these days. It makes it difficult to tell when a game is kind-of-a-throwaway experience, or actually something unique and exciting even-if-flawed. As someone who plays a LOT of games, many of the things you've recently rated highly look so bland and uninspired, that even if part of the gameplay loop can be fun, it's like, been there and done that, nothing new to be found... So, yeah, dunno, too many unwarranted 8s and 9s.

Re: Link's Awakening Becomes Europe's Fastest-Selling Switch Game Of 2019

TobiasAmaranth

That's kind of sad, that a remade game is more popular than any other game. It's a shame people don't give original titles more of a chance. Hell, faster than even Mario Maker 2? I mean... just... weird.

It's okay. It's one of my favorite Zelda games but really, I don't care much for the remake. I had an okay time but not much of a spark. I agree that Ages/Seasons would be at least a bit more interesting. I think I only played those once.

Re: Review: Ori And The Blind Forest: Definitive Edition - An Unmissable Experience

TobiasAmaranth

Demo saves transfer to retail.

Having the GF play this on Easy. It's really tough for her, but she's slowly getting better. I've had to help her out a few times, but mostly just showing her HOW to do something, then sticking with her to keep her focus on what's needed to be done.

Still, her playtime is 3x mine for about the same amount of completion, and I'm playing Hard while she's playing Easy. She was stuck on the first escape sequence long enough to get a blister on her thumb, too.

Re: Video: Explore The History Of The Elite Beat Agents

TobiasAmaranth

Having played Cytus Alpha on the Switch, I worry that the different type of touch controls (finger over stylus) would be ill-fitting for the nostalgia of the old mechanics. Additionally, you couldn't really translate it effectively into a button-driven game for television play. That's my feelings, anyways. Sadly, it's a series that won't see revival, but it was a blast in its time.