@Justifier Nah. We don't need a Switch 2 for atleast another 10 years. If 1st party games are suffering from technical issues, then that's a you issue.
@Not_Soos I think the game just hasn't aged well. It didn't help that Peach was already a damsel in distress trope, but then to add insult; Her first solo outing as the heroine, she is shown to be a woman who's highly emotional.
That in itself was a stereotype used against women for why they make terrible leaders, and shouldn't be taken seriously. It didn't help that around that time, there was a slow movement happening about how women are portrayed in media.
So here you have two bad combinations. A Princess who can't save herself + A Princess who's emotional instability grants her random powers.
@DrJoson Hmm, I don't know personally. Partial co-op just doesn't sound like much a fun time. Outside of battles, the second player would be regulated to just sitting there watching you experience the story.
@ottoecamn Sadly you can't due to lore reasons. I find the whole thing ridiculous. It doesn't even make a lick of sense. Sonic's offical age has been 15 for years now.
That means every game up until now could have only taken place within same year.
@WaveBoy You do realize many developers are at the behest of companies that own them right? You can't take risks if the people funding your bank account says no.
It's not that simple. Taking a risk means you're gambling on a high chance of failure. Especially if it's a new IP.
BOTW took a risk, but it had a history of successful games to allow that. It would have sold plenty if it was just the same formula from before.
Not every dev has the freedom to make the games they want. But a job is a job, and they do it to the best of their ability.
Blame it on gamers for not broadening their horizons, and would rather invest in sequels every year.
@Phin68 I never argued they aren't their own thing. Just the idea of how Sonic came to earth is the lifted from the anime. Nothing wrong with that as the anime is it's own continuity too.
@Phin68 Humans weren't always apart of Sonic's lore. In classic Sonic's original lore, the only human we knew was Robotnik. All the other sentient inhabitants were anthropomorphic creatures like Sonic.
Humans didn't appear until modern Sonic, in which Sega redid his universe.
However, the idea of Sonic coming to earth via portal is not original to the movie. That same premise is lifted straight from the first episode of the 2003 anime "Sonic X".
@JackieCMarlow It's not bad. It's just too much and not very well written. The amount of time you spend talking heavily outnumbers the time you spend playing.
The thing is, it's doesn't need that much dialogue. Scenes go on for far longer than they need too. Alot of that dialogue could be trimmed.
The dungeons and puzzles are so easy and short. It's like the devs enjoyed the writing more than they did fleshing out the gameplay.
A good example is the first 3 chapters. You can forgive chapter 1, because it's trying to introduce to its it world.
Chapter 2 comes, and the game for some reason comes to an abrupt hard stall. And for what? An unnecessary long and awkward love story, where none of the humor lands because the joke outstays it's welcome.
It's awkwardly paced and poorly written because it comes out of nowhere and adds nothing to overall narrative. It's random. Too random. It doesn't help that your protagonist is sitting there in awkward silence the whole time.
Again, the writing isn't bad. It's mediocre. It's hard to stay engaged when alot of the writing just meanders. It's hard to stay engaged when the sense of urgency comes to hard a stop for no reason.
A reviewer said it best "There are two lines where one would do, and one line where none would do."
There is no balance with the game. That would be fine, but trailers give off the impression you are in for an action rpg experience. What it fails to convey is that's only a tiny percent of what you'll actually experience.
All these things could be forgiven if the writing was trimmed. But, since there is so much of it, that mediocrity is on full display, and that's all one can notice.
@DreamlandGem Honestly it not really a place to have any discussion. You all shutdown comments left and right. Heck, even comments you feel makes the staff look "bad."
Lol. Might as well get rid of the comment section all together. I expect this comment to be removed for some reason within the next hour. haha.
@LikelySatan Well, the series never tried to hide what is was. It's mean spirited on purpose.
It's the reality albeit fantasy of contract killing. You aren't a hero. You are doing a job. That job is an ugly job, but it's reflected in a ugly word.
The game never tried to hide it's dark cynical nature. It actually embraces tiptoeing the line of morality. You aren't playing a character like Sam Fisher, or Solid Snake. You are playing the ultimate assassin. Designed for one purpose.
I can sympathize for you it may devalue some things, but I think by removing such restrictions, it allows players to truly indulge the role.
@Indielink No, it's not. All that stuff is your head. If you are going to call out anybody, be fair and do it right. Twisting words and adding language where there is none, makes someone out to be worse than they are. It's not cool to do.
@Indielink Well, Im the one who said "keep dreaming", but I never used the word idiot. I don't engage with kind of language.
If you plan on using my comment, atleast be fair, and not add words I never said. In fact, no one in the comments even said idiot. Only you've said it.
@HeadPirate Hey, I say let's just separate the two and put them in their own categories. I mean if you like using Ai Art fine, I just find it funny when Ai artist proclaim they on equal footing and should been as such.
Dress it up however you like, but no way am I going to recognize your work as something to be admired.
@Bigmanfan Just because he worked for them, still doesn't equal the punishment. You said it yourself, a PR guy. The true masterminds are the one who should receive the brunt of the punishment.
No is making Team executer out to be superheroes. It's just the punishment itself is excessive.
Billion dollar companies, get away with much worse than what Gary did, and yet many of them only get a slap on the wrist.
The idea of justice is suppose to be one that's fair, and allows the punished to redeem themselves and repay their dept to society. No one is proclaiming anyone is innocent in this at all, or not deserving of any kind of punishment.
The amount Gary made from his crime is a minimal compared to what Nintendo makes in a month. This is a slave debt, which he will never be able to pay off.
That is the extreme part many find uncomfortable.
No one in this situation is a good guy, or a hero, including Nintendo.
@axelhander Thanks, you summed up what I wanted to say. AI is a tool at the end of the day. It's the ones with the power to abuse it that makes people afraid.
@Uncle_Franklin I not countering an point. I'm simply saying the Mario movie had nowhere to go but up. If it failed somehow that would have been spectacular.
@Uncle_Franklin Meh. the film is by illumination, the writer is behind Big Momma's house 3, and it's a video game movie. The only thing Mario had to top was the 90's film.
The bar was already low. Just a step over would have been enough, and Mario movie managed to pull it off. It's a win win for everyone. It was going to succeed regardless of the quality simply on brand recognition alone.
If it somehow failed, that would've been an anomaly for sure.
@SuperBro64 Nintendo has the Ip rights to F-Zero, yet doesn't want to make another game nor willing to sell the Ip to another company to make one. It will sit there and rot till Nintendo "feels" like throwing it a bone.
Yet people keep cheering on Nintendo as superheroes who only care.
Makes sense. There's only three good movies this year The Boy and the Heron, Suzume, Spider-man
and the globes needed to fill out the rest of the roster with something.The rest are just filler slots.
@JackieCMarlow At first I thought were joking, but if you seriously think that, then I would suggest you get rid of your current eye doctor, and find a new one. Make sure they are certified too, because clearly your current one has failed.
I'm going to say no big games this year deserve GOTY title.
From Starfield, to Baldur's gate 3, Spider-man 2, FF16, and TotK. Not any of them did anything to innovate or elevate the genre. They are just very polished (not in Starfields case) refined formulas. At their very core, they just feel like the same ol, same ol.
@martynstuff Nintendo doesn't hate their fans, but let's not get carried away, and pretend the corporate side of Nintendo is consumer friendly and loves their fans.
@Zuljaras I actually roll my eyes are dark games, because half the time they take themselves too seriously without the good writing or plot to make it interesting.
I just don't agree with others about the EU version. The main draw of the game is shaking the wiimote like a maniac. The Box art is just busy, and only in a small corner do you see the action which will be done in the game.
NA's version meanwhile is simple. It gets the point across without having so many things going on in the background. It conveys the very action you will be doing in the main game.
The picture of a mad man shaking a bad guy just looks more exciting. Meanwhile EU's looks plain.
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Re: Review: Princess Peach: Showtime! (Switch) - Peach Breaks A Leg In A High-Class Production
@Justifier Nah. We don't need a Switch 2 for atleast another 10 years. If 1st party games are suffering from technical issues, then that's a you issue.
All hail Nintendo.
Re: More Princess Peach: Showtime! Launch Goodies Revealed (US)
@Not_Soos I think the game just hasn't aged well. It didn't help that Peach was already a damsel in distress trope, but then to add insult; Her first solo outing as the heroine, she is shown to be a woman who's highly emotional.
That in itself was a stereotype used against women for why they make terrible leaders, and shouldn't be taken seriously. It didn't help that around that time, there was a slow movement happening about how women are portrayed in media.
So here you have two bad combinations. A Princess who can't save herself + A Princess who's emotional instability grants her random powers.
Re: Rejoice! Sea Of Stars Is Getting 3-Player Couch Co-Op
@DrJoson Hmm, I don't know personally. Partial co-op just doesn't sound like much a fun time. Outside of battles, the second player would be regulated to just sitting there watching you experience the story.
Re: Poll: Box Art Brawl - Castlevania: Legacy Of Darkness
@Zuljaras That's funny. Many times when the EU art isn't as good, people still pick it simply because it's EU.
Doesn't matter the region. People are just biased due to a variety of factors.
Re: Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance Has Been Rated In Korea
@Carlore_Preventis How is someone not supporting something personally means they are asking others to do the same?
Re: Random: Sonic Superstars' Free Shadow Costume Is Certainly Something
@ottoecamn Sadly you can't due to lore reasons. I find the whole thing ridiculous. It doesn't even make a lick of sense. Sonic's offical age has been 15 for years now.
That means every game up until now could have only taken place within same year.
Re: Review: Tomb Raider I-III Remastered (Switch) - The Best Way To Rediscover A Gaming Idol
@WaveBoy You do realize many developers are at the behest of companies that own them right? You can't take risks if the people funding your bank account says no.
It's not that simple. Taking a risk means you're gambling on a high chance of failure. Especially if it's a new IP.
BOTW took a risk, but it had a history of successful games to allow that. It would have sold plenty if it was just the same formula from before.
Not every dev has the freedom to make the games they want. But a job is a job, and they do it to the best of their ability.
Blame it on gamers for not broadening their horizons, and would rather invest in sequels every year.
Re: Best Nintendo Remakes Of All Time, Ranked
@Princess_Lilly Well Non-Nintendo related, but I would argue a game like Resident Evil 2 Remake is a good example.
Re: Video: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Return To Fortnite With Radical New Cinematic Trailer
@SalvorHardin True, but still. They are supposedly 15, and I think the new movie did a good job of portraying what 15 years are actually like.
So, I don't mind it personally myself. I find the new movie more fun than their past outings for sure.
Re: Forget The Sonic Movie, The First Trailer Is Here For Knuckles' Spin-Off Show
@Phin68 I never argued they aren't their own thing. Just the idea of how Sonic came to earth is the lifted from the anime. Nothing wrong with that as the anime is it's own continuity too.
Re: Forget The Sonic Movie, The First Trailer Is Here For Knuckles' Spin-Off Show
@Phin68 Humans weren't always apart of Sonic's lore. In classic Sonic's original lore, the only human we knew was Robotnik. All the other sentient inhabitants were anthropomorphic creatures like Sonic.
Humans didn't appear until modern Sonic, in which Sega redid his universe.
However, the idea of Sonic coming to earth via portal is not original to the movie. That same premise is lifted straight from the first episode of the 2003 anime "Sonic X".
Re: Review: Eastward: Octopia (Switch) - A Great Farm Sim Expansion That Edges Out The Base Game
@JackieCMarlow It's not bad. It's just too much and not very well written. The amount of time you spend talking heavily outnumbers the time you spend playing.
The thing is, it's doesn't need that much dialogue. Scenes go on for far longer than they need too. Alot of that dialogue could be trimmed.
The dungeons and puzzles are so easy and short. It's like the devs enjoyed the writing more than they did fleshing out the gameplay.
A good example is the first 3 chapters. You can forgive chapter 1, because it's trying to introduce to its it world.
Chapter 2 comes, and the game for some reason comes to an abrupt hard stall. And for what? An unnecessary long and awkward love story, where none of the humor lands because the joke outstays it's welcome.
It's awkwardly paced and poorly written because it comes out of nowhere and adds nothing to overall narrative. It's random. Too random. It doesn't help that your protagonist is sitting there in awkward silence the whole time.
Again, the writing isn't bad. It's mediocre. It's hard to stay engaged when alot of the writing just meanders. It's hard to stay engaged when the sense of urgency comes to hard a stop for no reason.
A reviewer said it best "There are two lines where one would do, and one line where none would do."
There is no balance with the game. That would be fine, but trailers give off the impression you are in for an action rpg experience. What it fails to convey is that's only a tiny percent of what you'll actually experience.
All these things could be forgiven if the writing was trimmed. But, since there is so much of it, that mediocrity is on full display, and that's all one can notice.
Re: Talking Point: As A Nintendo Fan, Do You Really Need To Play The Virtual Boy?
No. Even fans have their limits.
Re: Random: Ash Ketchum's OG Voice Actor Reflects On "Devastating" Moment She Was Fired
@ketrac Eh, figures.
Re: Random: Ash Ketchum's OG Voice Actor Reflects On "Devastating" Moment She Was Fired
@DreamlandGem Honestly it not really a place to have any discussion. You all shutdown comments left and right. Heck, even comments you feel makes the staff look "bad."
Lol. Might as well get rid of the comment section all together. I expect this comment to be removed for some reason within the next hour. haha.
Re: Rumour: Sonic Generations To Be Featured At PlayStation's State Of Play
@Mana_Knight Sega would really be taking a risk reviving the very game that killed all hype for the character.
I was hoping Metal Sonic be the 3rd villain as he came before Shadow. Disappointing for sure, but it is what it is.
Re: Review: Hitman: Blood Money - Reprisal (Switch) - Small But Potent QoL Additions Keep 47 Spry
@LikelySatan Well, the series never tried to hide what is was. It's mean spirited on purpose.
It's the reality albeit fantasy of contract killing. You aren't a hero. You are doing a job. That job is an ugly job, but it's reflected in a ugly word.
The game never tried to hide it's dark cynical nature. It actually embraces tiptoeing the line of morality. You aren't playing a character like Sam Fisher, or Solid Snake. You are playing the ultimate assassin. Designed for one purpose.
I can sympathize for you it may devalue some things, but I think by removing such restrictions, it allows players to truly indulge the role.
Re: Prince Of Persia: The Lost Crown Dev Would "Love" To Make A Zelda Game
@Indielink No, it's not. All that stuff is your head. If you are going to call out anybody, be fair and do it right. Twisting words and adding language where there is none, makes someone out to be worse than they are. It's not cool to do.
Re: Prince Of Persia: The Lost Crown Dev Would "Love" To Make A Zelda Game
@Indielink Well, Im the one who said "keep dreaming", but I never used the word idiot. I don't engage with kind of language.
If you plan on using my comment, atleast be fair, and not add words I never said. In fact, no one in the comments even said idiot. Only you've said it.
Re: Prince Of Persia: The Lost Crown Dev Would "Love" To Make A Zelda Game
@JohnnyMind Well keep hope alive, cause it won't be happening anytime soon for sure.
Can't stop ya from dreamin atleast.
Re: Over 50 Years After The Original, Pong's Sequel Gets A Switch Release Date
FInally! Grandpa's dream will be fulfilled!
Re: Random: Square Enix & Foamstars Producer Is Bored Of Splatoon Comparisons
@HeadPirate Hey, I say let's just separate the two and put them in their own categories. I mean if you like using Ai Art fine, I just find it funny when Ai artist proclaim they on equal footing and should been as such.
Dress it up however you like, but no way am I going to recognize your work as something to be admired.
Re: Nintendo Hacker Gary Bowser Says He's "Not Involved" With New Switch Flash Cart
@Bigmanfan Just because he worked for them, still doesn't equal the punishment. You said it yourself, a PR guy. The true masterminds are the one who should receive the brunt of the punishment.
No is making Team executer out to be superheroes. It's just the punishment itself is excessive.
Billion dollar companies, get away with much worse than what Gary did, and yet many of them only get a slap on the wrist.
The idea of justice is suppose to be one that's fair, and allows the punished to redeem themselves and repay their dept to society. No one is proclaiming anyone is innocent in this at all, or not deserving of any kind of punishment.
The amount Gary made from his crime is a minimal compared to what Nintendo makes in a month. This is a slave debt, which he will never be able to pay off.
That is the extreme part many find uncomfortable.
No one in this situation is a good guy, or a hero, including Nintendo.
Re: Square Enix To Be "Aggressive In Applying" AI Going Forwards
@axelhander Thanks, you summed up what I wanted to say. AI is a tool at the end of the day. It's the ones with the power to abuse it that makes people afraid.
Re: Square Enix To Be "Aggressive In Applying" AI Going Forwards
@-wc- They have been making good games. Where you been the last decade?
Re: Nintendo Releases Free Super Mario Bros. Movie 'Strategy Guide' (Japan)
@Uncle_Franklin I not countering an point. I'm simply saying the Mario movie had nowhere to go but up. If it failed somehow that would have been spectacular.
Re: Nintendo Releases Free Super Mario Bros. Movie 'Strategy Guide' (Japan)
@Uncle_Franklin Meh. the film is by illumination, the writer is behind Big Momma's house 3, and it's a video game movie. The only thing Mario had to top was the 90's film.
The bar was already low. Just a step over would have been enough, and Mario movie managed to pull it off. It's a win win for everyone. It was going to succeed regardless of the quality simply on brand recognition alone.
If it somehow failed, that would've been an anomaly for sure.
Re: Poll: Box Art Brawl - Viewtiful Joe 2
What kind of weird pose is going on with EU?
Re: 'Year In Numbers' Infographic Highlights Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom's Sales Success In 2023
Where ToTk excels in player freedom, BG3 excels in depth.
Re: Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection's Next Update Launches "Early" January 2024
@Doctor-Moo Well consumers failed to show restraint, and led the way for alot of bad practices we have now. Equal blame to go around.
Re: Mortal Kombat 1 Cross-Play Release Window Confirmed, But There's No Mention Of Switch
@Serpenterror Not every Switch owner owns a back up console. Even still that doesn't excuse the poor state the game was in during it's release.
So yes, Switch owners got screwed. It doesn't matter if you own multple systems, the Switch version is the problem.
Re: Fan-Made 'Link's Awakening DX HD' Port Taken Down By Nintendo
@SuperBro64 Nintendo has the Ip rights to F-Zero, yet doesn't want to make another game nor willing to sell the Ip to another company to make one. It will sit there and rot till Nintendo "feels" like throwing it a bone.
Yet people keep cheering on Nintendo as superheroes who only care.
Re: Feature: "We Were Aware Of The Fans' Wishes" - Rescuing The 3DS Games For Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney Trilogy
@nhSnork Sorry, Im American. So on certain franchises Im use o seeing Europe get better collectors physicals than America.
Re: Feature: "We Were Aware Of The Fans' Wishes" - Rescuing The 3DS Games For Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney Trilogy
@Tuulenpoika Wow, im surprised. I thought Europe usually got better physicals than the US when it comes to niche series.
Re: The Super Mario Bros. Movie Lands Three Nominations At The Golden Globes 2024
Makes sense. There's only three good movies this year The Boy and the Heron, Suzume, Spider-man
and the globes needed to fill out the rest of the roster with something.The rest are just filler slots.
Re: Fortnite's Dev Really Wants A Crossover With Nintendo But Hasn't Had Any Luck
@Sonicka Nintendo does plenty with it's characters, it's just unlike Ubisoft with it's regurgitated obligatory yearly releases.
Re: Eastward's Farm Sim DLC Will Sprout Onto Switch January 2024
@Bobb Sadly NintendoLife tends to credit Nintendo with everything.
Re: Soapbox: 20 Years Later, Why Do We Still Not Have A New Sonic Battle?
@larryisaman The only magazine I know of from back then was Nintendo Power. They gave the game a 7.4
Re: Sega Appears To Be Teasing A Game Awards Surprise
@sikthvash Well it is Sega. What hope is there to have?
Re: Random: Waluigi Designer Shares Scrapped Character Art Of "Walpeach"
@xmkbest Eh, im a huge Wario fan and I wouldn't want that. Cool thing about Wario is he's own man.
He'd be more than happy to let a beautiful princess stay kidnap, unless there's a money reward for it.
Re: Skater XL Finally Sticks A Switch Release Date
@JackieCMarlow At first I thought were joking, but if you seriously think that, then I would suggest you get rid of your current eye doctor, and find a new one. Make sure they are certified too, because clearly your current one has failed.
Re: Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom Ganondorf Statue Unveiled In Japan
Ganondorf was such a waste in ToTk.
Re: Random: Ocarina Of Time's Link Has Been Beautifully Recreated In Unreal Engine 5
@Wexter I will be that guy and say the Ghibli clone doesn't even look impressive.
Re: Talking Point: Does Zelda: Ocarina Of Time Need A Full Remake?
@Bolt_Strike Yeah, I wouldn't bet on a fleshed out story from Nintendo. BOTW and ToTK are both mediocre stories.
Re: Tears Of The Kingdom Continues To Prove That 'Open World Zelda' Is A Best-Selling Formula
I'm going to say no big games this year deserve GOTY title.
From Starfield, to Baldur's gate 3, Spider-man 2, FF16, and TotK. Not any of them did anything to innovate or elevate the genre. They are just very polished (not in Starfields case) refined formulas. At their very core, they just feel like the same ol, same ol.
I was bored with all of them.
Re: Eiji Aonuma Named A 'Knight Of The Order Of Arts And Letters' In France
@blindsquirrel Well,Ii would offer my own criticism, but the responses would be met with the following "I'm just salty."
I don't think it should be GOTY, but agree to disagree.
Re: Random: Place Your Bets On How Long This Super Mario-Sampling Rap Track Stays Live
@martynstuff Nintendo doesn't hate their fans, but let's not get carried away, and pretend the corporate side of Nintendo is consumer friendly and loves their fans.
Re: Random: Sakurai Reckons Both Mario Wonder And Spider-Man 2 Are Masterpieces
@Zuljaras I actually roll my eyes are dark games, because half the time they take themselves too seriously without the good writing or plot to make it interesting.
To each their own.
Re: UK Charts: Mario Wonder And Sonic Superstars Start Strong, But Neither Can Out-Swing Spidey
Ah well. Sales aside, Mario and Superstars sounds like a better time than another open world game that's held up by it's story and nothing else.
Re: Poll: Box Art Brawl: Wario Land: Shake It!
I just don't agree with others about the EU version. The main draw of the game is shaking the wiimote like a maniac. The Box art is just busy, and only in a small corner do you see the action which will be done in the game.
NA's version meanwhile is simple. It gets the point across without having so many things going on in the background. It conveys the very action you will be doing in the main game.
The picture of a mad man shaking a bad guy just looks more exciting. Meanwhile EU's looks plain.