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If it wasn't for Level 5 being huge into Ai, I would probably have bought this.

@Spider-Kev Some games do that, but not all. Usually it says on the package if it requires a download.

@Spider-Kev This isn't remotely true. Majority of PS5 games are still on the disc in full. Sure, you have to "install," but that is different from downloading- as installing a game is copying the data from the disc over onto the console's storage. PCs used to do this before the move to all digital gaming.

I can take my copy of Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth on PS5 and play it without even needing to connect to the internet once. Sure, it won't have the day 1 patch- but majority of the game's content and such are still found on the two discs that come with the game. Same with something like Final Fantasy XVI, Shadow of the Colossus, Ni No Kuni, and most likely the new Fantasy Life (if I were to even buy it in the first place).

Too bad Level 5 uses Generative Ai in their game development now. Makes this game one that I don't want to even remotely purchase.

Definitely a response to how the game undersold. I can't imagine though that even with a demo it would sell all that much more. The price point is too high for what the game is.

@PinderSchloss I would ignore the person shouting about DEIs. They hate what they don't understand and blame them for an issue that doesn't even remotely exist. Any of the people pushing the blame onto them tend to be the unsavory types that thought things like GamerGate were a good idea.

@ottoecamn @Debo626 Every time people tend to say this, but it doesn't mean that at all. The reason why it says "in-game purchases" is because you'll need a Switch Online membership in order to play the Multiplayer content, with the game probably having a way to direct you to the Switch Online subscription stuff. Nothing more than that.

@Joeynator3000 Yeah, the Steamdeck is super heavy and the way the controls are laid out doesn't really help with the clunky feeling. I also really don't like the whole steamdeck smell thing, or the issues that come with the vent system on the console. I was setting up my Steamdeck for sale (wiping the data), only for the vents at the top to burn my hand when I touched them. People say the exhaust smells good, but I really don't think it does.

@Joeynator3000 It's definitely a novelty device. I ended up selling mine for parts for a PC, since it was just a worse PC in a portable format.

@PinderSchloss People said this same exact thing about Odyssey when it was shown in the Switch reveal, and it turned out that they were dead wrong when the game got officially revealed. This is a teaser of a game that exists. It isn't a tech demo. A tech demo would've been like the Twilight Princess one that was shown off when the Wii U was originally coming out. Something which reuses assets instead of making new ones for the sake of a trailer.

This is Mario Kart 9.

I need 24 player Baby Park and I need it now. It'll make the courses feel more chaotic I feel, and I can't wait to see how it'll end up playing.

I don't get why it's so hard for Nintendo to keep the original credits and have the studio make a new list of credits for those who helped to re-release the game. Other studios do this often.

@silberbauer15 I don't really take my switch out in the sun. Have my blinds closed most of the day since I'm either sleeping or not home for long enough to have them open.

@jesse_dylan I think it might be my hands given I rarely take my Switch into the sun. Either way though, I think I want to go more for a grey look for the next Switch I get.

@BenAV Mine is starting to yellow for some reason. Genuinely have no clue why.

Never wanna get white joycons ever again. They're not horrible- but they end up discolored easily from oils on the hands.

@Vordus What accessories manufacturers did is similar to the fans though. Their actions were done out of impatience and wanting to make money off of any opportunity they could find. They're vultures. This situation with Genki showcased as much.

@N00BiSH Exactly I don't understand why people think Nintendo is in the wrong here. They have the right to reveal the system whenever or wherever they so choose. It's literally just the fans that are impatient and think they're owed a reveal now.

@Serpenterror "It could be any Thursday of the month," it sounds like an excuse Nate would give after his claim turned out to be false. The dude meant Thursday of this week, and was 100% clear about it.

@FishyS I wonder if Nate is going to use this excuse to try to get himself out of trouble this time. "Nintendo delayed it out of spite" seems like a perfect get out of jail free card.

@Faucet It's probably not happening. There's no way Nintendo is just going to Shadow-drop the announcement of their next console. They'd announce it in advance.

Wonder what happened to the Switch 2 reveal that Kit and Krysta agreed with NatetheHate on. It was supposed to happen tomorrow, right? Right?!

Will Ubisoft even live long enough as a company for that to happen?

@KoopaTheGamer Three times counting switch.

I'm not really interested in it. It's pretty much a filler port of a game that has been ported time and time again. Price is just steeper this time.

"It's not official."

So basically it's a pointless statement. They didn't confirm, nor did they deny that this is what the switch 2 looks like. It makes sense, given that if it is, they're planning on revealing it anyways later down the line. If it isn't, then they're going to prove that wrong inevitably. To me though, too many companies are coming out and saying it's real- so I feel like it's more than likely real at this point.

I'm not putting any bets on Z-A being cross-gen honestly. It isn't something Gamefreak's done before, so I doubt they'll do it here. Interested to see what the game is like though- along with what the graphics look like and how it runs.

@progx The issue is that even then they wouldn't be competing in the same space. Mobile gamers don't tend to buy ports of games like Resident Evil on mobile devices, given they're too expensive. On top of that, a good amount of people who play on consoles dislike the concept. There's a reason why those ports aren't very popular in the first place.

@Ralizah I mean the mouse censors I'd argue will change how games can be played much akin to the 3D depth switch. It opens the door to touch screen controls in docked mode for example. There's also speculation on what the top USB C-port could be, which could amount to attachments like a camera attachment or something.

@progx Pretty much, yeah. Things like the Steamdeck only really appeal to the hardcore gaming market- and mostly the PC market as well. It carved out its own niche, same with how the Switch did with IPads. The only real competition for Switch would be Sony's handheld and Microsoft's handheld when those end up releasing-and even then Nintendo will have had the Switch 2 out for a good few years before they get their systems out.

@Bolt_Strike The thing is that Nintendo can get away with having a switch that's just more powerful because of one thing and one thing alone. The system caters to more casual audiences who are mostly playing for your Marios and Zeldas. To them, a more powerful version of the console which has more of the experiences they're looking for and a few smaller gimmicks will entice them to make a purchase.

These handheld PCs like your steamdecks and the like are all pretty much for enthusiasts. People who already own a PC, and would like to have a novelty item that allows them to play their PC games wherever they are. Something which the majority of Nintendo's audience don't have nor care about.

@AussieMcBucket There's as many major differences between Switch 2 and Switch as there are 3DS and DS.

@Keman I don't know how many times I have to say this to you- but the console is actually real. Like this is the form the next console is taking. The console shown off in all of these promotional materials and at events is a mock-up based off the actual schematics. The factory leaks though? That's 100% real. The plastic is using a technique that only industrial plants use- which rules out any fan made mock-ups.

ON top of this, you say Nintendo wouldn't do the same concept twice, but I have news for you. Check out the DS and 3DS. Check out the Gameboy. Nintendo has done this before in the past- and it has been a success. The Switch is a handheld console, and the Switch 2 looks different enough for people to know that it isn't just the same console again but slightly different.

If Nintendo could get away with having a more powerful DS with one central gimmick (the 3D effect) then Nintendo can get away with reusing the Switch form-factor with it's own gimmick (that probably being connected to the joycon censors and C-button).

@AussieMcBucket This is way different from the current switch. The joycon have mouse censors on the sides and there's the C button that'll probably lead to some new feature. Same with the USB C plug at the top, which could be used for possibly new attachments of some sort.

The 3DS was basically a DS with more power behind it and the 3D slider.

@pneumaticgnosis Unfortunately this is real. Maybe not the photos on Reddit, but this whole thing is. Especially if you buy the games from Walmart. People purchase a copy and then remove the game. They put this wire and a googly eye to fake the weight, rattle, and color of the cartridge of the game. Then they rewrap the copies and bring them back to Walmart in order to exchange them. Walmart puts those games back on the shelves and sells them as new, only for a customer to pick it up and purchase it.

This is why shopping at Walmart for new games isn't a great idea.

@Ursaking Same. I was trying to find cards from the newest set, but everywhere I look that set is sold out completely. All thanks to card speculators thinking they can make a quick buck off of them.

Every single time I end up seeing interviews on this game, my opinion of it just gets worse and worse. Suppose its good though that Acquire probably won't be working with Nintendo on this series anymore due to their parent company having the majority of their stock owned by Sony.

@GeneJacket Exactly. The man jokes around a ton. A ton of his interview statements are pretty big jokes. My favorite one is from the Sun and the Moon CD booklet:

"Hello. I'm YOKO TARO, the creative director. Or... perhaps it's more accurate to say I used to be. If you're reading this message, that means I've already been disposed of. At this very moment, in the year 2023, they've replaced most of the Re[in]carnation development team, and it's possible they are slowly taking over Square Enix in its entirety. If they remain unchecked, they will soon take over Japan--no, the entire world. But there is hope. You, the person reading this message, are the only one who can save us from this danger. There's no time, so I'll quickly tell you what needs to happen. First, at the very moment I die, agents will knock on your door. Tell the agents the password. The password is... Yes, let's make it your bank account PIN. Next, you must give the agents your ATM card and bank book. Within twenty-four hours, the agents will forge those two items into a weapon you can wield. The enemy will not fall without this weapon. They're tapping into the lines, so don't even think about calling another person. This is it. I leave the world... in your hands."

Another thing to note as well about Yoko Taro is that his games start off with having characters that seem pretty much like surface-level archetypes, only for the layers to be pulled back one after another as you go through the endings and the game's side materials. Drakengard 3 for example with Zero.

@Vexx234 Question. Did you play any of the other games he's made outside of Automata? Did you play Drakengard? Did you play NieR Replicant? His games are more than just "I just wanna tell story with hot woman because I like women!!!!!"

@Ursaking I collect and play the TCG despite being an adult- but I agree with the scalpers part. This game should not be a space for scalpers or investors. It should be for the actual players and collectors of the cards themselves.

This seems pointless. Don't you have to purchase the cards and send them to the company to get scanned in the first place? Especially given no one's going to have an X-Ray machine that they can just walk around with. Many stores also put the cards behind the registers so that people can't just walk in and steal them. Now it'll be the same but for people trying to scan them.

Pokemon "investors" are pretty sad individuals. They chase after perceived value of cards, and never even open the sets they buy. I knew one, and they were pretty much a jerk. Can't see any of these other glorified scalpers being anything other than that.

@DripDropCop146 I don't think it's a "death of the author" scenario. A lot of the themes in Automata were things that Yoko Taro intended based off interviews with him. Things like "Would you give yourself up to help others," or how NieR as a whole is based off of "You don't have to be insane to kill someone- you just have to think that you're in the right." How the series started as an anti-war message that changed a bit when 9/11 happened. These games have always played around with themes regarding humanity and religious allegories.

@KidSparta Probably not Gestalt DLC. Yoko Taro and Saito have been talking about a brand new game they were working on for a good while now. Something that Yoko Taro has been wanting to do.

@wiiware The gameplay for the original Drakengard is pretty rough until you get to the Dragon combat- but Drakengard 3 has some pretty good gameplay (assuming you aren't playing on original hardware).

NieR Replicant 1.22 had pretty good gameplay as well. Gestalt is alright from what I've heard, but the magic is a bit finicky in that one.

I didn't really care for Automata's combat system personally. It's fine for what it was, but I clicked way more with Drakengard 3's combat and Replicant 1.22's combat.

I doubt Platinum is going to be making the new NieR as well, given that the company is losing all of it's talent for Clovers. If I had to guess, Toylogic is probably going to end up being the primary developer given their work on Replicant 1.22- and how Yoko Taro tends to go for more low budget titles.

@Slain Automata's a good game, but it's definitely overrated. It overshadows all of Yoko Taro's other works, and it annoys me completely. Wish Replicant, Reincarnation, and Drakengard got as much love.

@babybilly I personally like the one Drakengard game I've played so far, but the games are incredibly janky compared to NieR Replicant and NieR Automata. If you play on original hardware- Drakengard 3 runs so poorly that it's almost unplayable.

Drakengard 1's issue is mostly just the gameplay itself being dated. Outside of that- the games have some pretty good narratives attached to them, and the music is great. Drakengard 1 has one of the more unconventional OSTs in a game.

Drakengard 2 exists I guess. It isn't canon and you don't really have to play it. It was one of the only games in the series that Yoko Taro never worked on writing-wise.

@The-Chosen-one There's three characters in the story that you play as, and you get to play as all three of them depending on different story moments.

It's interesting that quizzes have leader-boards now. Now we can compare what active users have the higher score.

I kinda hope they make more M rated FF games, but with actual good character writing.

@N00BiSH It better star Danny Devito and have The Rock as Beetle.