The game doesnt even have a proper ending and still needs a lot of work and theyre going to release a physical edition for it anyway? This is a good buy for people looking for a mediocre version of Dead Cells reskinned as a revival of a forgotten Famicom property.
With games like Hollow Knight, Blasphemous, Aeterna Noctis and Metroid Dread these indie devs need to really step it up when releasing a new metroidvania on a console that is oberloaded with many forgettable and mid-tier entries that easily get obershadowed by the greats. It seems every indie game is eitherna metroidvania, roguelite or both.
@SpoonySpoons What made it worse is by taking out the random encounters and having enemies appear on the field it ended up doing the reverse of what it was supposed to do and increasend the rate of encounters exponentially in dungeons because of the narrow corridors, plus the game takes too long to introduce the class system which wouldve spiced up the combat a lot sooner. DQVII was just poorly paced and had uninteresting characters and story, VIII trounces it in every way.
Another mid-tier metroidvania that will be nothing more than an appetizer until Silksong comes out, theres so many metroidvania games these days and theyre all starting to blend together.
I never thought I would see a proper sequel to Fantasy Life especially after they made that mobile follow-up to the original, hope more people check this one out and that this can become a proper franchise.
This game is unplayable due to constant crashing when you reachbthe second world. The devs have acknowledged the issues but its been over three months since they said they would fix and theres been nothing since. Do not buy this game, Headup and Sluggerfly are very scummy for releasing a broken game and now Hell Pie has the distinct honor for the first digital game Ive had to get a refund for.
After playing Crisis Core , I would definitely say that SquareEnix needs to give Dissidia 012 Duodecim the same treatment. Dissidia was a truly addictive fighter and was one of the PSPs crown jewels that has not been ported or remade yet.
@Cross_eyed_oni I could understand if the game was crashing all the time or if your character was getting stuck in the environment or falling through the grounds or if the glitches made quests unfinishable but theres really been none of that. Scarlet and Violet do need some fine tuning but theyre not unplayable and theres been games released in a worse state, for example Nintendo shpuld be refunding people who bought Hell Pie on Switch as that game is literally unplayable.
@sfjtdr Im definitely feeling Aeterna Noctis and plan on sticking with the default difficulty setting unless it gets ridiculous. My main worry is not the difficulty but some reviews have mentioned the game crashing and the PS5 had problems with saves being corrupted which I got my fingers crossed doesnt happen.
Only at the beginning and have fought one boss but this doesnt feel like a 5/10 game with a 7/10 being a fairer score. Im torn between this and Ghost Song at the moment and both so far feel like standout metroidvanias.
They look similar in the most superficial way and I have no idea why NLife posted these tweets from a handful of randos like its some bigger deal than it is.
I hope they include Circle of the Moon even though its non-canon like Castlevania Legends and 64 because if its just Harmony of Dissonance and Aria of Sorrow you would have a collection of one really mediocre game and obe really stellar game.
So they are deliberately making these games scarce to jack up demand for them. This will not benefit the gamers who would want to play these games but the scalpers who will sell these games for a ridiculously high price. Super Rare Games can kiss my ass.
Sadly this review seems to be spot on, Koei Tecmo did a really lazy job porting these games. Coming back to this game after so long i must say that Ryu Hayabusa greatest enemy is not the various fiends, ninjas and monsters he fights but the atrocious camera which seems to be operated by Satan.
Will this have an extrnsive single player campaign like the modern Mortal Kombats, because if not theres really no incentive to buy at full price. Fighters gotta step up their game with single player story modes if they want a larger audience, appealing only to tournament fighters will not help it get mainstream success.
This is what happens when you have zero social life and too much free time that you take videogames so serious that you make a mod to show the world the extent of your pettyness. People like this need to get their priorities in check.
@jrb363 i think a good HD rrmastering would definitely benefit Vagrant Story. Its one of those games where you gotta put in the work to understand its combat system and i think the gameplay has held up making it ideal for modern gamers. Square Enixs output on the PS1 was amazing i hope they release all of their PS1 classics on Switch eventually.
Ill wait till this is half off. Im glad Square Enix is dusting off a lot of its classics and I hope this leads to remasters of Brave Fencer Musashi, Vagrant Story and Threads of Fate.
@RBRTMNZ I feel the same way about this game too, they put all their attention on the platforming and didnt focus enough on the combat and puzzle elements. This game would of been better as a straight up 3d platformer instead of a Zelda metroidvania mash-up.
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Re: Talking Point: Could Nintendo Squeeze Another Zelda Game Out Of TOTK's Open World?
I dont think reusing the same Hyrule will work a third time plus we most likely wont see a brand new Zelda game until Nintendos next console.
Re: The Lord Of The Rings: Gollum Dev Apologises For "Underwhelming" Launch State
Theres no way the devs didnt know the game wasnt ready for release, they thought they could be sneaky and release an unfinished game.
Re: Konami's GetsuFumaDen: Undying Moon Is Getting A Limited Run Switch Release
The game doesnt even have a proper ending and still needs a lot of work and theyre going to release a physical edition for it anyway? This is a good buy for people looking for a mediocre version of Dead Cells reskinned as a revival of a forgotten Famicom property.
Re: Review: Afterimage - An Attractive, Sprawling Metroidvania That Struggles On Switch
With games like Hollow Knight, Blasphemous, Aeterna Noctis and Metroid Dread these indie devs need to really step it up when releasing a new metroidvania on a console that is oberloaded with many forgettable and mid-tier entries that easily get obershadowed by the greats. It seems every indie game is eitherna metroidvania, roguelite or both.
Re: Every Dragon Quest Game Ranked
@SpoonySpoons What made it worse is by taking out the random encounters and having enemies appear on the field it ended up doing the reverse of what it was supposed to do and increasend the rate of encounters exponentially in dungeons because of the narrow corridors, plus the game takes too long to introduce the class system which wouldve spiced up the combat a lot sooner. DQVII was just poorly paced and had uninteresting characters and story, VIII trounces it in every way.
Re: Every Dragon Quest Game Ranked
@johnedwin as soon as VIII came out I stopped playing it amd never went back, the two games are like night and day.
Re: Every Dragon Quest Game Ranked
DQVII should be at the bottom as that game has the worst pacing in the series and the story is terminally boring.
Re: Capcom 'Spotlight' Broadcast Announced, Airing Next Week
I would love to see a Dino Crisis revival and HD remasters of the rest of the Onimusha series but those might be a longshot
Re: Review: Clive 'N' Wrench - A Banjo-Kazooie-Style Throwback That Hits All The Wrong Notes
No surprise this is reviewing poorly as it looks generic as hell.
Re: Review: Elderand - Great, Gory Spritework, But A Merely Solid Metroidvania (Emphasis On The 'Vania)
Another mid-tier metroidvania that will be nothing more than an appetizer until Silksong comes out, theres so many metroidvania games these days and theyre all starting to blend together.
Re: Baten Kaitos Remasters Have Japanese VO Only, Frame Rate, File Size Revealed
Physical release?
Re: Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time Is Coming To Switch Later This Year
I never thought I would see a proper sequel to Fantasy Life especially after they made that mobile follow-up to the original, hope more people check this one out and that this can become a proper franchise.
Re: Quiz: Which Of These Games Is On Switch?
Abes Odyssee and New N Tasty are two different games , one is the original and the other is a remake so I call foul on that question.
Re: Hell Pie
This game is unplayable due to constant crashing when you reachbthe second world. The devs have acknowledged the issues but its been over three months since they said they would fix and theres been nothing since. Do not buy this game, Headup and Sluggerfly are very scummy for releasing a broken game and now Hell Pie has the distinct honor for the first digital game Ive had to get a refund for.
Re: Feature: Nintendo Switch Ports We'd Love To See In 2023
After playing Crisis Core , I would definitely say that SquareEnix needs to give Dissidia 012 Duodecim the same treatment. Dissidia was a truly addictive fighter and was one of the PSPs crown jewels that has not been ported or remade yet.
Re: Ys Developer Wants To Release Two More "Refined" Games On Switch
I would love a remaster of Ys 1 & 2 Chronicles and Ys 7, my dream is to have all Ys games on one console and that could be a reality.
Re: Return To Castlevania In The Next Dead Cells DLC, Arriving Q1 2023
Dead Cells is gonna crossover with everything eventually.
Re: Frustrated Pokémon Scarlet & Violet Players Are Reportedly Getting Refunds
@Cross_eyed_oni I could understand if the game was crashing all the time or if your character was getting stuck in the environment or falling through the grounds or if the glitches made quests unfinishable but theres really been none of that. Scarlet and Violet do need some fine tuning but theyre not unplayable and theres been games released in a worse state, for example Nintendo shpuld be refunding people who bought Hell Pie on Switch as that game is literally unplayable.
Re: Frustrated Pokémon Scarlet & Violet Players Are Reportedly Getting Refunds
People are being overly dramatic, the games performance issues arent that serious
Re: Review: Aeterna Noctis - An Ambitious Metroidvania That Doesn't Quite Hit The Mark
@sfjtdr Im definitely feeling Aeterna Noctis and plan on sticking with the default difficulty setting unless it gets ridiculous. My main worry is not the difficulty but some reviews have mentioned the game crashing and the PS5 had problems with saves being corrupted which I got my fingers crossed doesnt happen.
Re: Review: Aeterna Noctis - An Ambitious Metroidvania That Doesn't Quite Hit The Mark
Only at the beginning and have fought one boss but this doesnt feel like a 5/10 game with a 7/10 being a fairer score. Im torn between this and Ghost Song at the moment and both so far feel like standout metroidvanias.
Re: Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl Is Getting An Ultimate Edition For Switch, Pre-Orders Now Live
I guess that means no more new content unless theyre gonna release are more ultimater edition
Re: Old-School DOOM-Like FPS Prodeus Delayed For Nintendo Switch
Sad that its delayed but they did the right thing in doing so. Bring on the boomer shooters
Re: Random: Fans Are Getting Fix-It Felix Vibes From Movie Mario
They look similar in the most superficial way and I have no idea why NLife posted these tweets from a handful of randos like its some bigger deal than it is.
Re: Random: Billy Mitchell Claims Doctor Won't See Him Due To Donkey Kong Cheating Accusations
I had a doctor who refused to see me because he found out I was cheating in online multiplayer games, they take that stuff seriously.
Re: Sunsoft Hosting New Digital Event To Announce Upcoming Titles
If we're lucky theyll announce a new Festers Quest
Re: House Of The Dead: Remake Gets An Update, Here Are The Patch Notes
Gotta try this patch out and see if this game is finally decently playable
Re: Round Up: The Reviews Are In For Klonoa Phantasy Reverie Series
It feels unreal to be playing Klonoa again and I hope this remaster does well enough to warrant a new entry.
Re: The DioField Chronicle Launches Worldwide This September, Pre-Orders Live
Square Enix is really on fire right now
Re: Brutal Metroidvania 'The Last Faith' Is The Spawn Of Castlevania And Blasphemous
This game looks a little too much like Blasphemous, will give it a try and I hope its not a shameless rip-off
Re: Shin Megami Tensei V Updated To Version 1.02, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
Anybody else not getting this game to update, Im still stuck on 1.01
Re: 16-Bit Cult Classic Valis Is Getting Rebooted On Nintendo Switch
Wish there was a release date
Re: Review: Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy - The Definitive Edition - Three Classics In One Shocking Package
They better be rolling out a patch to fix these problems
Re: Super Mombo Quest Brings Metroidvania-Inspired Platforming To Switch Tomorrow
This game is looking good and it came out of nowhere
Re: Bloodstained Is Getting A Special Character Collab In The Next Update
Hopefully the new character is The Penitent One from Blasphemous who I think would fit in well with Bloodstained.
Re: Review: Metroid Dread - Quite Possibly The Best Metroid Game Ever Made
That con is actually a pro, boss battles should definitely test you on all the skills you have learned and prepare for the challenges ahead
Re: 'Castlevania Advance Collection' Possibly Revealed By Rating In Australia
I hope they include Circle of the Moon even though its non-canon like Castlevania Legends and 64 because if its just Harmony of Dissonance and Aria of Sorrow you would have a collection of one really mediocre game and obe really stellar game.
Re: Exclusive: Super Rare Shorts On Skipping Switch eShop With Physical-Only Games
So they are deliberately making these games scarce to jack up demand for them. This will not benefit the gamers who would want to play these games but the scalpers who will sell these games for a ridiculously high price. Super Rare Games can kiss my ass.
Re: Review: Ninja Gaiden: Master Collection - Ryu Hayabusa Deserves Better Than This
Sadly this review seems to be spot on, Koei Tecmo did a really lazy job porting these games. Coming back to this game after so long i must say that Ryu Hayabusa greatest enemy is not the various fiends, ninjas and monsters he fights but the atrocious camera which seems to be operated by Satan.
Re: Rumour: 2K Set To Announce XCOM-Style Avengers Game
Hope this game is good, it would make up for the massive disappointment that was Ultimate Alliance 3
Re: Western Switch Release Date Of Fighting EX Layer: Another Dash Has Changed Yet Again
Will this have an extrnsive single player campaign like the modern Mortal Kombats, because if not theres really no incentive to buy at full price. Fighters gotta step up their game with single player story modes if they want a larger audience, appealing only to tournament fighters will not help it get mainstream success.
Re: Random: Hey, There's Also A Smash Mod That Keeps Fire Emblem Content And Removes Everything Else
Remember when mods added interesting new features and such and didnt take things out of the game?
Re: Random: Someone's Made A Smash Ultimate Mod That Removes Everything Fire Emblem-Related
This is what happens when you have zero social life and too much free time that you take videogames so serious that you make a mod to show the world the extent of your pettyness. People like this need to get their priorities in check.
Re: Review: SaGa Frontier Remastered - A Cracking Update Of An Infuriating Cult Classic
@jrb363 i think a good HD rrmastering would definitely benefit Vagrant Story. Its one of those games where you gotta put in the work to understand its combat system and i think the gameplay has held up making it ideal for modern gamers. Square Enixs output on the PS1 was amazing i hope they release all of their PS1 classics on Switch eventually.
Re: Review: SaGa Frontier Remastered - A Cracking Update Of An Infuriating Cult Classic
Ill wait till this is half off. Im glad Square Enix is dusting off a lot of its classics and I hope this leads to remasters of Brave Fencer Musashi, Vagrant Story and Threads of Fate.
Re: New Immortals Fenyx Rising Narrative DLC Explores Chinese Mythology
The dlc is decent its just a reskin of the main games assets to give it a chinese mythology makeover. Its a bite-sized adventure
Re: Capcom Announces Monster Hunter Rise Day One Update, Unlocks Pre-Order And amiibo Bonuses
@progx i have a sandisk 1tb card and have been using it since i got my Switch lite and i have had no problems with it.
Re: Blue Fire's Getting A Switch Physical Release This June
@RBRTMNZ I feel the same way about this game too, they put all their attention on the platforming and didnt focus enough on the combat and puzzle elements. This game would of been better as a straight up 3d platformer instead of a Zelda metroidvania mash-up.
Re: Review: Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time - Better Late Than Never
Is Activision planning on continuing the Spyro series as well? We need Spyro 4 too
Re: Atlus Wants To Know What Games You Want Ported To Switch
Why are they teasing us