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@Kiz3000 I don't see how a Zelda dungeon maker would be fun in itself like Mario Maker is. Mario is all about the immediate actions being fun, the jumping, running, all that stuff. Zelda is more linked with the whole extrinsic experience (outside dungeons) adding extra value to the dungeon content. A Zelda maker would have very limited appeal.

@BLD They do have a lot of custom animations for this game that they didn't have before. Obviously they didn't do everything from scratch for this game, that would be impossible to do in the time window they have, but as I mentioned, GameFreak does have different areas of focus compared to Monolith Soft. Different companies focusing on different things, pretty much.

Do people think that Monolith Soft is full of competent developers and GF full of incompetent ones? That's a ludicrous notion. It's possible that their legacy infrastructure slows them down, they were never a big console game company before this game. At the same time, GF is also basically learning how to even put together an open world game for the first time, while also having a much tighter deadline. It really is apples and oranges.

I think what it boils down to is, would I want to wait for another year of two for this game to be slightly more polished? No, I wouldn't. It's really good enough as it is. I don't think its Metacritic score would be 95 with a little more work. For what it is, this is as good as it gets. The next game will rework certain things that maybe didn't work out, and will be even better.

@Yorumi Being 10 year old doesn't somehow make the Switch hardware better though, or GameFreak more experienced than Monolith was 10 years ago. Besides, the Wii U and Switch are not miles apart in power. The Wii U was also outdated when it came out, hardly top of the line hardware. The thing is, though, Pokemon has far, far more different animated assets than Xenoblade X. GameFreak has many riggers, animators etc, for all the different Pokemon, while Monolith is more tech focused. Their experience is also not equivalent. I remember reading that Xenoblade Chronicles (the original) had a tiny amount of artists and no concept artist at all. Different studios, different strengths and weaknesses. And Japan is not exactly overflowing with experienced game programmers, in fact they have a shortage.

@CharlieGirl I completely agree. A company doesn't have to become a thousand strong game development megacorporation just because you want them to. They might prefer to work like this, as a smaller and more flexible team. The hardware on Switch is very limited for 2022 standards. Even if they had double the staff, if you think they could make this look better than BotW, would be completely delusional. Legends Arceus, despite the shortcomings, is still by far the best looking Pokemon game ever. So I don't get what is there to complain about, really. If you don't like it, just don't buy it and move on.

@accc Because we don't all have your unrealistic expectations.

Can't wait for big N to continue crushing the competition.

@Slain The Witcher on the Switch looks absolutely dreadful anyways. It's resolution is extremely low and it's blurry as sin. It's a miracle that it even runs and isn't a complete slideshow. I much prefer the crisp 1080p visuals of Pokémon Legends.

It's good for a studio to know what they can get away with on a platform. Even Xenoblade Chronicles 2 has awful framerate and resolution, especially in handheld, and people won't stop praising Monolith as some open world gurus. Guess what? Those better textures mean it goes as low as 540p to hold a steady framerate.

@antisumo I wouldn't expect it to run perfect, but as long as it isn't a total slideshow most of the time, I'll be content. These games always have terrible performance.

@WallyWest No it doesn't look like an Early Access Unity game at all, lmao. PLA has a coherent art style and it doesn't look like randomly thrown together assets. An absolutely laughable take. Also, good luck actually getting any of those games run on a Switch, regardless of how good they look. You saw how well it went with Genshin Impact.

@Slain What I don't understand is people that think Breath of the Wild looks amazing but Pokémon Legends looks terrible. You can't have it both ways, they are not miles apart. I do prefer the art direction of BotW too, but on a technical level they are not night and day.

@AlexOlney The funny thing is, some people actually believe this. It's about as credible a statement as the Earth being flat.

They look at playthroughs on YouTube with 8K resolution, wide-screen and high Res texture packs that are not feasible even on a PS4, and they think that's what PS2 games looked like. Absolutely laughable.

Games can't just keep getting bigger and more detailed indefinitely while still costing the same price. That's just common sense. If we want AAA games by Platinum and not the "AA" games they have been making so far, this is only natural that they will have to find new avenues of revenue. Personally I would prefer if they stuck with AA games though, but I don't run the company.

Not sure if I need a guide for buying a game, using Google is quite easy.

Seems like a typical Sonic fan to me.

I would certainly prefer it if it's more like Rune Factory 4 and less like Stardew Valley. Pioneers of Olive Town doubled down on the Maker concept, to its detriment. Rune Factory 4 but with fancier graphics and new content is exactly what I want.

I do like the tone and atmosphere of Pokemon Legends Arceus a lot more than the previous games in the series. The Pokemon haven't felt so intimidating and mysterious since the very first game in the series, because we didn't know what it was about at the time.

I guess "under a rock" these days means "not on Twitter". In which case, I do live under a rock. If it wasn't for my technical director mentioning it in a chat a couple weeks ago, I would have never heard of Wordle.

This is one way to get publicity, release a game on a platform that was barely alive when it wasn't dead.

Mediocre series but more than welcome on the Switch.

It's going to be trash just like every other Sonic related piece of media after the 90s.

@Dragonstar Get ready for a slew of new problems on your big fat Steam Deck, hahaha.

@Nintendo4Sonic IGN is probably the worst review of this game, they say it's empty, LOL, literally they have no idea what they are talking about. The game is obviously not perfect, so it won't be a 10/10 for everyone, but it is far from "empty". Such a lazy effin criticism.

@IronMan30 They animate wonderfully in the wind. I have absolutely no problem with them.

@Lord Aren't you gonna tell us how bad these sales are?

And this is why some of you should stop whining and moaning about Switch being underpowered. You think it's easy to make a system that is powerful and also has a nice form factor, as well as a good price? Give me a break.

@PortuGuy I absolutely love Baten Kaitos, it was way ahead of its time.

@YANDMAN To buy the license, someone has to sell.

Waiting for a physical bundle.

@Bret The good thing about no held items is that it makes it easier to swap out Pokemon and generally streamlines the game. The inventory management in previous Pokemon games got a little out of hand. I think abilities would be nice to return, even if they changed a bit.

@Spider-Kev You really have no idea what you're talking about. You better hit the books before you end up in the same cell as Bowser.

@Primarina No game is perfect for everyone in general, that goes without saying.

Sounds reasonable, now at the prison he will have a very good time and learn his lesson.

@HamatoYoshi I suspect we don't have to wait too long until the next Direct, gonna drop any moment now. In 4 months it's the traditional E3 Direct, so if they do one earlier it's gonna be very soon.

No thanks, Platinum Games is a big company and there's no reason to go through Limited Run, this is not what these labels are for.

@Zebetite Nintendo can't even figure out online yet and have barely dabbed into microtransactions, they ain't touching NFTs with a 10ft pole.

@johnvboy I'm not sure but they always find a way to shift the goalposts, not unlike Flat Earthers.

This game will become the best selling Pokémon game of all time and it deserves it.

@KITG_GROUP Uh, the main criticism for NFTs is that they are 100% digital assets, so if anything, Amiibos success is an argument against NFTs. People love owning something physical and find spending lots of money on digital goods dumb. And can you blame them?

@zool How does that have anything to do with digital? Games in 4K are not somehow more suited to digital than 1080p games.

@Lizuka Agreed, honestly I think both games are far too long for their own good as well, a common theme with Ace Attorney games as of late. Don't get me wrong, I love all of them, but I wish the writers would take a step back and keep things a little more concise. Also didn't care much for Sherlock Holmes and his great deductions if I'm honest, I could do without this feature in the next AA games or at least it needs some rework to make the sections between trials shorter. People that say GAA are the best Ace Attorney games are absolutely outta their minds. The only thing that is truly the best in them is the character models and animation, which truly are fantastic. Not on par with the main series otherwise.

If they print a physical version, I will give it a shot, otherwise I'll have to pass as I have too many other games to play.

I buy physical because I want to buy physical, it has nothing to do with Nintendo's delivery of digital content.

@AstraeaV Not really, I mean, if I made a game myself as a single developer, or with a small team, would I bother integrating NFTs? Of course not, that's a massive task, only reserved for the upper echelon of greedy corporations, or NFT enthusiast startups. As long as you are not on life support with FIFA and Call of Duty, you will be fine.

@ReaperMelia Let's be real though, most people by far only get a single version. Sure, having two versions can push the numbers a bit, but they are not night and day by any means. I genuinely believe this game can outsell every other Pokemon game.

@HotGoomba NFTs "Killing the Earth" is such a disingenuous statement. I really don't care for them, but people really don't understand how they work and this hyperbole only makes them look even more clueless.