Warioware

Almost certainly not but..... Killer7 port / remaster.....?

@RoomWithaMoose thanks for the info. Still wonder why they didn't just call it Runner 4 then though. And I would still love some attention to be shone on the other Bit Trip games. I know Runner was the most popular but they all had appeal (was not much of a fan of Core though).

First I gave heard of this despite liking the series. Seems a bit of a superfluous remake really and would rather they did a modern Beat, Flux or Void

Only played it in handheld so far but it looks great there. Doesn't hurt that the game is a lot of fun too.

And 7 and 8 also look great too.

Looks pretty good, albeit quite Uncharted-y. Wonder how it will run on the S2 though. Hope that we are moving back to the suave charmer Bond, rather than the mopey one.

@joventer567 agreed actually. Perhaps the voice of dissent but I found Neva, at least, to be pretty but also pretty dull and I never even finished it despite it's apparently short runtime. Also, the camera pulling out so far made it hard, for me at least, to see where to go. And I just wasn't invested enough to care to figure it out, simply not enough going on. Looked nice though.

@LastFootnote or the "true" Rondo of Blood, which is actually my favourite Castlevania (Wii's Virtual Console still hasn't been beat). I mention Dracula X Chronicles because if there is some Sony exclusivity deal for Reverie then maybe that would be an alternative. Or just some new collection. Hopefully this anniversary will bring good news come what may.

Hope for some good stuff, I still love the old style Castlevanias before they added the Metroid part to the genre name. Would also be just grand if they finally took this opportunity to get Requiem or Dracula X Chronicles on the Switch (2)

I hope it gets a release, seems to have been well received and I like Suda:s games. Even his lesser ones are interesting.

Also would love to see Killer7 but that's on Capcom. I always seem to connect it to Okami because they released at a similar time and felt overlooked on initial release. Maybe they could hire Grasshopper to do a Killer8 too.....

@Serpenterror I have often wondered why companies don't use fan translations. I mean the fans did them for free (or crowdfunding maybe) so their motivations might be cheaply bought. I guess they'd need to playtest them too and check they are legit but that all sounds cheaper than not releasing them

I'll take "Games never coming to The West" for $500 please.....

(But I hope I am wrong and it does)

From what little they showed this looks very impressive graphically

Still mostly enjoying it. Would like to see some experimentation within the Metroid brand again.

Unrelated, no banner countdown on the front page for today's Partner Direct.....?

Castlevania Requiem or Dracula X Chronicles would be nice. And some new stuff would be nice too.

Also, going to guess that we might be getting more Yakuza/LAD games ported. And hoping for Metaphor.

I'm guessing any Switch(2) VR headset will. Although I don't know if anywhere around me sells one. I do hope that Nintendo and partners look into VR games, the LABO stuff was quite fun (until my landlady of the time didn't know what it was a tossed it out with the trash 😡)

I guess this is as good a place as any to say it but my own namesake, Warioware, started as a mostly single player thing but has since drifted towards cr@ppy multiplayer party game status. Not every game, Wonder included, needs to have shallow multiplayer mini games tacked on, there are plenty of alternatives already.

And in the broader picture, whilst the S2 is a great machine (restrictive storage aside), Nintendo's output and activity over the last year seems to have been a bit fumbled (although DK is great).

@bnutz2k rest assured that they are definitely over 18 and are probably in their mid to late 30s now given the age of the game. I've been a fan of the series for years so remember that this was part of the pre-release buzz for Zero - they announced that they had partnered with a, um, "adult" entertainment company and there was, I believe, a voting contest in Japan where they could vote for their favourite "employees" to appear in the game as characters and said videos. But I agree that there is content here (and similar stuff in YK1 and YK2) that is far heavier than anything in Dispatch. In fact there is tons of content in Dispatch itself that is far heavier than the censored content in Dispatch. It's quite the mess.

@rvcolem1 ok sure but this is a site to discuss videogame issues (and ultimately none of those really matter) and this is an issue with this game because the version is nerfed. Same as people discuss sports games, sometimes even getting emotional, and whole shows are dedicated to that even though, again, it really doesn't matter. At the end of the day it's just a hobby site where we can talk about the ebb and flow of the games industry, good and bad.

For those talked Ng about the two versions, if correct it does seem weird to cater to the 85 million PS5 market whilst not giving the same treatment to the 180 million Switch market. I hope that they fix this, it is otherwise a great entry in the genre. But I doubt I would buy the rumored sequel on Switch if it is going to be censored like this again.

The comments here seem to be leaning towards this being the Japanese ratings system. So, ok, but Japan gets releases and updates (one coming for Romance of the Three Kingdoms Remake right about now) that other countries don't get all the time. So..... can't we have this one? Make it a free DLC patch and just don't release it in Japan? I might be wrong here, but this strikes me as the kind of game that probably won't sell very well in Japan anyway.

I have posted and chatted with some of you about this already but it seems my initial view that this was on Nintendo might be incorrect, at least partially. Both statements seem to use a lot of words without giving an actual solid reason. Also, who do they not inform about the requirements? I assume us because not telling the developers might make things awkward.

Having played a bit further now the censorship bars continue to annoy and are particularly obstructive during certain scenes in episode 4. Also, I think I have now passed the sexual scene that NL mentioned that plays out in silence (well, the music still plays). Not sure what they were hoping for here since killing the sound effects is generally used in entertainment to heighten the visuals and generally provide a more intense experience. That kinda holds true here too, until the dumb black boxes start popping up again.

Such weird choices and I hope whoever is actually responsible for this sees sense (and the obvious financial benefit) and fixes this ASAP. And to those on here who like to drop in and name-call those who are annoyed by this, firstly this is a game site to chat about game-related stuff (none of us are arguing that this is literally ruining our lives) and secondly this is an excellent game that deserves to be properly experienced in the same way as on other platforms. Hopefully they will fix it.

@Mgalens from memory there were similarities because I believe the PC version in Europe was uncensored. I also think that the game received the same age rating in Europe both with and without the editing when it was submitted for classification.

The same is probably true here since, as I said in another post, the black boxes don't cover up some things that would probably be far more impactful on impressionable minds or could lead to awkward questions from kids (who most definitely shouldn't be playing this anyway). They do, however, distract from the (excellent) visuals and even on one occasion (at least so far) cause confusion.

Somebody was talking about how their modded Switch has easily turned off the bars so it seems like it would be a simple fix. It's not too late Nintendo.....

I am three episodes in now. The game is excellent which makes this issue all the more annoying - Nintendo have done Adhoc Studios a disservice here and have probably hurt their sales quite badly (seen loads talking about cancelling and refunding). And it looks from early builds like all the content is in there and only the ability to turn off the (overly large) black bars is gone. Seems like a Nintendo thing to me and if it keeps up the quality then I would probably be thinking about the inevitable double pack on Sony's "Canis" or something for the sequel. I don't regret the buy though - even with this it's been worth it so far for Jeffrey Wright's cantankerous, foul-mouthed character.

But it is just so utterly bizarre - not just the inconsistency with other titles but the simple fact that some of the dialogue and situations go far beyond anything that the black bars have so far covered up. It is VERY clearly not a game for kids and even the artbook (in the deluxe edition) clearly shows that the "sexiness" is part of the design. On the first page! Bah. I hope Nintendo sees sense and patches out this stupidity or this will probably sink on the eShop pretty quickly.

The day one patch also seems to have removed the appearance of the visual censorship toggle from the options bar (pretty sure some of the reviews showed it in the pre-patch version).

This is the weirdest censorship choice since South Park The Stick of Truth's European release.

@Quick_Man I can't speak for everyone but for me a lot of it is the distraction of having big black bars and boxes all over the screen in a game that is known for having great visuals. That and the fact that nobody said anything prior to launch so I thought it would have parity with the other versions, which is kinda dishonest.

@RumandCohibas having watched some videos online (and at time of writing the game is downloaded on my S2) I am pretty sure that all of the content is already there, they seem to have just removed the ability to turn off the censor toggle. I want to support the developer but I am hoping that they simply patch it and turn off whatever lock they put on.

@silver-crescent yes, that too. Thought it might be like Red Dead and the S2 version just happened to be the same size only for it to hog quite a lot of my storage. Not a great start.

I haven't tried to cancel my preorder and I kind of want to support the developer since the censorship sounds like a Nintendo thing. But I can't say I'm thrilled to have black bars all over the place especially when none of this was mentioned earlier. I've been an adult for longer than I generally like to admit and probably see and hear far worse on an average Saturday night out in my local city frankly. This a shame, I was looking forward to this one and it doesn't even fit with the system precedents.

It's wonderful that we can see heads getting lopped off and all that jazz but Heaven forfend that we might see polygonal naughty bits or hear the shocking words that even Shakespeare used. I already preordered based on the buzz, perhaps developers might care to declare that they have "watered down" their products prior to release.....

@garfreek yeah, I was just typing out the words I thought of but I think Resolution would be a really appropriate title. Although I say that having not played Rebirth yet (and also worried about how much of a beast it is going to be for storage on S2).

Recycle? Refund? Refulgent? Resplendent? Resolution? Retirement?

@anoyonmus for storyline reasons that is the best approach (if you haven't played them previously at least)

@jolteon23 there is a lot there for that price. I would recommend doing some of the bigger side stories at least, some of them are stories within themselves with full endings.

@anoyonmus that was my take on it after my brief time with it. Very much looking forward to it.

@jolteon23 YK1 might feel like a bit of a downgrade after Y0 which is pretty much the pinnacle of the "old engine" games. From a story point of view though the first two and Zero are probably the most important until the name change (6 - LAD). All of them are great though. Some are just greater than others.

Despite my earlier comment I caved, downloaded and tried a little. It is pretty restrictive anyway but gives a decent indication, I think, of the performance. So if you are wondering it seems to run well, probably about the same as YK2 but to my eyes (not the best eyesight) it looked slightly sharper. Also, might have been imagining it but I played in handheld and having the HDR on might have knocked the framerate very slightly. It was better with HDR off. Only messed around for about twenty minutes but all is looking peachy so far. And, hurrah, there is a text size option which puts it at a decent size for handheld so hopefully no more squinting. Also, weird aside, seems like they updated the RGG logo animation.

Think I might prefer to just go in without the demo experience but will instead check the thoughts online about the s2 performance

@garfreek if you like the story then try to stay blind and play them chronologically. It's over-the-top and a bit of a crime "soap opera" but always a fun time.vOne of my favourite series.

@JohnnyMind definitely do, some of the stories and characters in n the "first" game are the catalysts for everything that follows story-wise. And besides that it's still a great game even with less! Also been double-dipping - this is an excellent series to play on the go.

@JohnnyMind you might find YK1 a bit more bare-bones with the side-content when compared to YK2 and Zero. Still a fair bit going on but it's a lot less than in the other games. Definitely a must-play though.

YK3 sounds like it will have tons though.

Always one of my favourite aspects. Would love ve for them to get Golden Axe and RODA (arcades) into one of the games

Not sure that this is overlooked, I've seen people posting on here for ages asking for it. Although maybe the posts did start drying up around 2022.

Whilst I welcome more GC games this app is getting large fast.....

@LastFootnote I'm kinda confused here - "wasn't turn-based"?? I know it used the ATB system but you had to wait your turn, that just put pressure on you to make decisions quickly. So, I think I am missing something.....?

@Lizuka thanks for the reply, that does get sound like a lot of work. I think it sold well though, against their goals anyway. I guess when we get the Danganronpa 2 remake we'll see how big one if their "ground up" games is on the system.

If they do then I hope it is not as big as the one for Shuten Order - that upgrade pretty much doubled the file size. Although I must be honest, I don't know how these things work and what accounts for the most gigabytes in an upgrade.

To echo some of the thoughts already voiced here - Persona 4 (my favourite game) does not need a remake and is still excellent today. Put those resources into P6. And how about when you release P6, make it the final edition? Or at most make the extra content DLC rather than charging over and over for "new" releases.

And since I'm moaning, why not - Persona 3 now has five versions available and frankly that's too many and none of them have even been a definitive version. I played the demo for Reload and despite the sparkly new graphics walking into the school at the start and seeing the same characters again felt the same as it did in the previous four releases 😵😵‍💫

At this point in the Christmas celebrations I barely remember yesterday..... Can I have an easier question? 😵‍💫😵

@KeeperBvK I thought I said UK Official Playstation magazine but just saw that I didn't 😵 I actually did some looking around on this out of my own interest after your comment and apparently Sega even leaned into the comparison with some of their marketing because of the popularity of GTA back then. I don't remember any specifics from that and can't find any online but I do specifically remember reading a pre-release article about it in OPM UK where they talked about the name Like A Dragon and how it was unlikely to keep that name in the west so would most-likely get something far more generic probably including the word "urban". I guess they weren't too far off with that one 😂

@KeeperBvK going right back to the first game it was, I think, in the magazines of the time like the official Playstation magazine. Basically because it was open world and that was still relatively new at the time and the GTA trilogy were the gold standard. It is a long time ago now but I think pre-release as well the trade press kept raising it. That is, it was open world, open world = GTA. Of course the games are very different and I think the Shenmue "defence" was raised fairly early on and accepted. Certainly by the time the second game came out. Now I might be wrong with this next point but I think the fact that it was different to GTA might even have been a factor in the initially poor uptake in the west and the doubts about release that surrounded 2, 3 and 4.

Deservedly so, great series. If they are launching into remakes and reimaginings though (2 seems like an odd place to start?) then I hope they can do something with Ultra Despair Girls. Seems like even they don't much care about it nowadays.