@BLD indeed Fates localization was terrible in retrospect. But, stuff like Xenoblade actually have really good localizations which is why I feel I need to remind people that "pure translations" are hot trash unless you're a total weeb or know Japanese. Localizations are very important as even the best translated games, are just games with seamless localizations. For example Witcher 3 was not developed or written in English. Rather it had an amazing localization to the point you would never notice it was originally written in Polish.
@Bret that is actually not true. The first FE with the option to turn off permadeath was New Mystery of the Emblem. But, that was only ever released in Japan so that is why it is a misnomer in the West to claim Awakening was the first with that feature.
@Vyacheslav333 you know straight translations are awful to read and super clunky to hear unless you're super immersed in Japanese culture because some words and phrases do not translate to English? For example honorifics are not a thing commonly used in modern English. Also, Japan loves their puns and a lot of them do not translate into English directly and instead the translator needs to figure out an equivalent pun that does work in English. Localization has to happen for the game to be playable by an audience that may have no familiarity with Japanese.
@Cool-Breeze The "dating sim" was more a Fates feature. If you can I think you'd really enjoy Echoes if you can find a copy. It really is a back-to-basics experience that feels like a more modern version of the GBA games. That and Three Houses is also fantastic! I recommend both of those to get a better vibe of where the franchise is heading personally.
@mariomaster96 I think it does what it says on the tin. It is a JRPG that merges elements from SMT (more Persona) and Fire Emblem. It is an odd bird of the game, but with an open mind it really is fantastic. Granted some of the spit shine is missing like an English dub. The game did come out during the latter Wii U years when Nintendo was cost cutting on niche titles (like only releasing Fatal Frame: Maiden of Black Water digitally in the West outside of special editions in the EU) so that is why one is missing. Overall it is a very solid package and I'm sure a sequel would be amazing!... if we ever got one.
@gcunit That is very fair! I remember having a love affair with it too so it does make sense. Just wish the hype around it would start to settle down. It did great things for the franchise, but sadly overall it is probably one of the more middling entries when the hype goggles come off. Still a very solid SRGP, but not nearly as good as Three Houses, Echoes, Path of Radiance and Radiant Dawn.
Really shocked to see Awakening over Three Houses, Path of Radiance and Radiant Dawn... all three of those games smack Awakening in both narrative and gameplay. Granted these kinds of lists are more popularity contests then objective lists breaking down the merits of each game.
Though I am slightly saddened to see Echoes so low... it really only beat out Shadow Dragon and Fates. It really is the better game over Sacred Stones and Rekka no Ken. But, what can you do.
EDIT: On a side note despite being lower on the list (it's a spin-off so duh) Tokyo Mirage Sessions is a very good game. If you just finished Persona 5 and looking for a similar game to scratch that itch, give it a go. ESPECIALLY if you like Fire Emblem.
Path of Radiance hands down has the best story even if it sits firmly in the shounen archetype. But, I think that's a good thing! Seeing Ike develop from an unsure if brash young man to a cool collected lord was amazing! Plus it had a very well rounded cast of main characters and recruit-able allies. Haar is amazing! Fight me nerds!
Over the years my disappointment of Radiant Dawn has faded. At the time it's story seemed peek shounen anime meets standard JRPG, but I like how most characters got a chance to shine and you really were unsure who the bad guys were till the ending Part. Plus Haar is still amazing and probably the most broken unit in the game.
Every other FE I think it depends on my mood. But I'd probably put Echoes and Three Houses near the top. Outside of Birthright, Fates story is kinda bad and despite a genuinely good midway twist Awakening kinda drags and goes a little too cookie cutter save the world. The GBA games I think are great as well generally very well told games if not mold breaking. I think our of the three GBA games I'd probably put Rekka at the top of the pile.
On a side note I really hope Genealogy of the Holy War gets either a translation/re-release on Switch Online or a remake like Echoes. It's story blows most of these games out of the water.
@Sisilly_G When you compare the US's track record to the House of Saud... its not really comparable. Yes the US has done terrible things, but they are FAR from the worst government.
For those worried that the Saudi Government has 6% stake in Nintendo... don't. 6% is such a negligible amount to consider any of their politics to appear in game. This seems more like a portfolio investment so that way they have money stashed away in other industries with the world's increased independence from oil their economy will suffer hard in the coming decades if they don't.
@MagicMan to call these games soules is pure hyperbole. Gamefreak could had churned out another Let's Go game or a game in the style of Sun and Moon and still sold millions instead they did what the fanbase asked and did a full open world adventure.
Granted I would not bother arguing with these kinds of people. It goes nowhere as no matter what points you bring up they'll just say "grrr Gamefreak lazy and the bugs grrr". Save your time and energy friend.
@Arawn93 Lol! I honestly think people who complain that FE is too anime have a very stereotypical idea of what anime is. If they sat down and watched Berserk, Vinland Saga, Psycho Pass, Legend of the Galactic Heroes, Fune wo Amu or even Bakuman. I think they'd have a very different impression of the medium. Anime like any medium will have its junk food series like Sword Art Online, Demon Slayer and My Hero Academia, but even then you can find gold nuggets of interesting creative ideas in those stories even if they are you're more generic popular anime. But, there is a lot more out there that might just scratch that storytelling itch they have that Western productions might just never done for them if they just give it a proper chance. I mean I never would have thought I wanted a material arts comedy dealing with concepts of gender identity and the idea of the self while wrapping it up in a cute romcom format... then I found Ranma and went... hey that's pretty good!!!
It is such a rich medium that can appeal to all age groups and I think people just need to be more open minded... what am I saying, that is a ridiculous statement as anime is bad and you should feel bad for liking it! "anime was a mistake" - Hayao Miyazaki
I'd take the Xillia duology and Abyss. Those are two of the better Tales of games still locked to their original platforms and are not easily accessible. I know Abyss got a 3DS port, but it was a rather limited release if I remember correctly. But, give me Xillia 100%.
@KindofaBigDeal don't bother. I think games are an eye of the beholder kind of medium. I love The Last Remnant. Loved it since the 360... Do I care that most reviewers disliked it because of technical issues and an obtuse battle system? Not really. Same deal here. I'm excited to play a new FE game, and the journalists are just background noise. It's nice to hear they're having a good time, but it does not change how I plan to spend my money. If I get burned I get burned, but it's my choice either way. They do what they do, they report what they feel the quality of the game is.
And I agree user reviews are rather unhelpful as well as due to the practice of "review bombing" it's hard to gauge the actual quality of the game unless I played it myself. There have been a number of games that received glowing praise from the User Score on Metacritic that I scratch my head over. Same way that I've loved games that the "gamers" claim is the "worst thing ever!!!" In their bombastic group think. Just let yourself enjoy what you enjoy and don't bother letting others tell you, "you're wrong."
Also, don't bother responding to some of these people because they already have an idea in their heads that "reviews are paid off" rather than just how a journalist and a player review and score a game can be RADICALLY different.
@Dr_Lugae I think you hit the nail on the head about my personal frustration regarding the discussion around every FE game since Awakening. Fire Emblem has always leaned heavily on an anime aesthetic and shounen storytelling tropes. For anyone who does not believe me look up the art of "Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War" and the artwork of Kazushi Hagiwara (specifically his work from the 80s/90s) the mangaka for Bast ard!! (remove the space. it is the name of the series and in English it is a swear so I do apologize) If you don't see similar inspirations I don't know what to tell you.
But, I think you're right. Since anime has become far more popular in the west thanks to series like Attack on Titan, Demon Slayer and Steins;Gate it is far easier to point at FE and go "that looks like anime" then it was back in the mid-2000s. Even though I love the artwork of Yūsuke Kozaki (he also did the character designs for No More Heroes), he has a very clear style that looks far more elaborate, gothic, yet punky and sexy than what people associated FE with at the time. It was probably why Awakening and Fates can so easily be pinpointed as anime compared to Path of Radiance and Radiant Dawn's designer Senri Kita who cut her teeth on SNK arcade games. That and Senri tended to draw more inspiration from 90s shojo fantasy than shounen action (the female fantasy v. male fantasy). Which might be why people say those games looked more "grounded" even though they are just as stylized as Kozaki's work.
Though, I'm a cranky old fan who will continue to argue blue in the face that FE has always been anime and to deny that is to deny reality. FE is not getting more anime, you're just finally noticing what was always there.
@LUIGITORNADO I mean it just sounds like you dislike the "anime" style and more Japanese-esc story telling. Based on your above comment it sounds like you want something that Fire Emblem is just not. This game yes is far brighter and seems to be more poppy than other entries, but we have no idea how the story will change or develop. Some of the brightest looking manga/anime on the cover are some of the darkest things I've ever read like Made in Abyss (am I expecting that? Not really. Granted I was not expecting Three Houses to go body horror either... but umm... it did that).
Fire Emblem has flirted with the dark fantasy genre, but it won't go that direction. Dragon Age Origins is a dark fantasy game, while Fire Emblem is a traditional Japanese Medieval Fantasy Shounen. They have very different literary and artistic traditions. Even some of the games you mentioned previously are very shounen focused stories with for their time very anime design elements. Path of Radiance story structure is quintessentially shounen from the rival character killing off the father figure, the mystical plot device that will end the world, the animal people, the very heavy handed racism and war is bad messaging, to Ike fighting for his friends. It is very anime.
I just don't know what you're expecting from this series when it has always flirted with anime trends and shounen storytelling.
@LUIGITORNADO because the art designers style tends to lean into similar looking faces. It happens sometimes. That does not mean all anime styled artists have similar looking faces.
Based on previous comments I'm not sure anything I can say will convince you otherwise. This is also not unique to Japanese artists as Western artists can have similar issues.
@Tober Xenoblade despite being beautiful is also designed around reusing assets from previous games which helps keep costs down. And 2-3 million units is nothing to sneeze at. But, Monolith supporting other studios seems to be more because they are a very specialized and talented group. Nintendo supports Xenoblade fully as a cornerstone of their company I think a) to keep Monolith happy. B) because they don't get massive AAA JRPGs on launch so it fills that gap in their portfolio. C) because they are not very expensive to make compared to other AAA JRPG franchises so a 2-3 million sales rate makes them money.
@Browny I'm going to be a cranky old person too. The series has always been very anime from the very first entry. And I think the anime waifu influence was at its worse in FE Fates and has been toned down for both Echoes and Three Houses. You still have those elements, but they are mostly ignorable outside of the fact that your "waifu" or "husbando" marries your character at the end of the game. Which generally has always been a part of the franchise as S-Rank supports always had a implied romantic or life partner element. Fire Emblem has always appealed to those who like anime because it is VERY anime. Each game always ended with fighting a god or a Eldredge horror which is very JRPG standard stuff. The only exception to this was Path of Radiance, but even it had heavy anime overtones and shounen inspired story telling tropes like the Leguz, the Black Knight and Ike himself.
The sales potential to FE has been kneecapped by Nintendo a) not marketing the game except to hardcore Nintendo fans. b) releasing the games on consoles that either sold poorly (i.e Gamecube) or had very limited print runs and poorly marketed on successful consoles (i.e. Wii & DS). Awakening saved the franchise and this is confirmed fact by both Nintendo and Intelligent Systems. It was not due to it being more "anime" it was because the game was very well made with excellent game mechanics curbed from some of the best entries in the series (such as Genealogy of the Holy War & Path or Radiance) and FINALLY marketing the series to a rapid fanbase.
Did Fates go off the rails with Waifus and anime influence? OOOH YES! But, that has been massively scaled back in recent years and did not stop the release of a rather back-to-basics entry with Echoes. The "new" fans are not the problem, rather it is Nintendo's marketing the game as very anime fan friendly (which it is) and those fans enjoying the games. I will admit that FE Heroes the mobile game preys on anime fans, but that is a gotcha game meant for hardcore fans who are willing to spend $100s for a jpeg of Camilla in a bunny outfit. But, I'd argue since Fates, there has been very minimal lewdly dressed characters in an FE game and the series has scaled back on the more fan service elements.
And before someone mentions Three Houses took place in a school... well not really. It is a military academy and those have existed since the eighteen hundreds officially and unofficially since ancient Greece. So, of course the series can be set in one without being solely an anime thing.
@bozz as someone whose been playing since the GBA... A lot of this "anime" influence and romances have always been a part of the series. You could even decide who Roy's mom was based on supports with Eliwood. In the GameCube and Wii games (Path of Radiance and Radiant Dawn) we had literal cat people and you can recruit characters based purely on interpersonal relationships. And go read some old forums "best girl" arguments and anime waifus have always been a part of the fanbase if you like it or not... Oh well shrug.
This stuff has always been part of the franchise. Yes I get the tea minigames in 3 Houses was kinda a slog, but it could be easily ignored. And the supports were still very well written with engaging characters and very solid SRPG mechanics. If people no longer like the franchise that's fine... But the series has always been very anime influenced.
@Mgalens that I'm more fine with. Nintendo is very odd... Despite doing a good chunk of the leg work with the retro revival with the Wii and Virtual Console they are probably one of the most inconsistent companies in making their back catalogues available for purchase. I love NSO in principle, but the execution can sometimes leave me wanting.
But, as far as preserving the meat and potatoes of this industry they're probably one of the companies to be the least mad at. Then again I dislike how DYKG went about this. Not every copyright dispute needs to be flamed online and they come off as very arrogant here. But, now I'm just getting into personal waxing and that is less productive.
@AtlanteanMan I think Midway was absorbed into Time Warner and with the issues that company has had recently I don't think Midway is at the top of their priority list at the moment... Sadly...
@GrailUK I always love that attitude. Hard to be disappointed by rumors and "leaks" if you always go in with the assumption they're fake. Then you can be pleasantly surprised if you're wrong or not be disappointed if they are fake.
@Wolfleaf I think a Switch 2 is around the corner (At least announced in 2023 and released in 2024), but it would not make sense to delay TotK unlike BotW. As BotW helped propel early Switch sales as the Wii U was dead in the water. The Switch is still a monster on the sales charts and will be probably be the 2nd best selling home console of all time by the time TotK comes out. That would allow TotK to push Switch sales even further and reap the maximum sales totals of a console at peak attachment.
The Switch 2 will probably launch with a similar heavy hitter (I'm thinking Prime 4 at this point), but it does not really need TotK unlike how the Switch needed BotW.
@wuntyme8 I think some of those will be in the next Arcade Stadium Collection (at least Power Stone and Rival Schools). Some of those games though have some serious rights issues around them like Tatsunoko Vs. Capcom, but I do think a Mega Man Legends collection will probably happen (its the last spin-off series of the Blue Bomber to not get a collection. That and it would be neat if they included both versions of Legends 1, Mega Man Legends PSOne and Mega Man 64 as selectable options)
@johnvboy I'm inclined to agree. I'm reminded of an old video where a developer asks a room full of them if they can find their development documents, code or any information about a game they developed a year ago. No one raises their hands. Most developers and publishers are awful at preserving their work...
Yet, Nintendo is apparently deliberately destroying game history when we know that is not the case. Based on leaks we know Nintendo has development documents, source code and more for games as far back as their 80s arcade games. During the advertising campaign for Super Mario Maker they even pulled out Miyamoto's original level design documents for the first Super Mario Bros (even to his own shock). Compare this to Square Enix where we know they lost the hi quality renders for their PSOne RPGs and the source code for the original Kingdom Hearts (a PS2 game). Or Konami which didn't have the finished builds of Silent Hill 2/3 and had to get the HD Development team a historic build and forced them to fix bugs the original Team Silent already fixed for the original versions over again for the HD port.
Fact of the matter Nintendo taking down 1 video does not equal them destroying game preservation when we know they're one of the best publishers at archiving their legacy content and development information. They don't share it freely (for obvious reasons), but, they do preserve it.
@electrolite77 I would argue Nintendo would be smart to iterate this time round and not reinvent the wheel. The Switch is still doing gangbusters and a more powerful Switch with better online, better storage, more features (maybe VR support) would probably go down really well with an audience that shells out for new versions of iPads and Android phones along with gamers who still gladly buys PS5s even though it is just a more powerful PS4.
Doing something extremely radical without clear marketing (i.e. launch 3DS and the Wii U) would be a very bad idea. Nintendo needs to be clear what the next Switch is and why audiences should upgrade. If they can do that another 100 million seller should be possible.
@electrolite77 Thank you!!! I don't know where this myth came from, but the N64 was a beast of a machine out of the box capable of things the PSOne and Saturn could only achieve with exceptional programming know how (Soul Reaver being a prime example). But in comparison to the lush open environments of Banjo Kazooie and Donkey Kong 64, the cramp halls of PSOne games really show the limitations of that hardware. That and PSOne character models are really low poly for the time and had a very bizarre flicker. In comparison most N64 games had far better character models and environment design.
The N64 for all intents and purposes really pushed polygon gaming in ways the PSOne and Saturn could not even imagine. It was only limited by the amount of space developers could unitize compared to the CD based competition.
@BrianJL I think the logic was that there was enough overlap (2 years) in the US and EU for it to be counted together. Considering the overlap between NES and SNES it makes enough sense. But, in total I think the GB should be with the SNES more than the Virtual Boy. Even then including only the GBC with the N64 is a bit misleading too as the killer app of the GBC were Gameboy games (Pokemon Red, Blue,Yellow, Silver and Gold versions as Crystal was the only GBC exclusive) and the amount of GBC only games (as in not enhanced Gameboy games like Links Awakening DX) is about 450 and a lot of those came out when the Gamecube was released between 2001-2002.
Considering how long the Gameboy was supported by Nintendo for 13 full years and overlapped the NES, SNES and N64 (and a bit with the Gamecube as the last original GB game was released in 2002) it really should had been included in all of those generations with a firm cut off with the GBA. As most of the games we associate as N64 era GBC games were actually just original Gameboy games enhanced for the GBC.
But, not my list and I think I'm getting really technical. But, that just proves how there is no real clean cut-off of generations if we include home consoles with handhelds.
I personally think this is an argument down to pure subjectivity on what you want out of a system. I don't think there is an objectively "best" Nintendo system. They all had ups and downs and it depends on subjective ideas like what you grew up with, what was the first console you bought yourself, how much investment you made, are you 3rd party first or 1st party first, do you like mature games or family friendly, innovation or iteration.
For example the N64 had a ton of mature games like Resident Evil 2, Quake 2, Doom 64, Conker, Perfect Dark. But, if you prefer family friendly games then the Wii is king with Zak and Wiki, Rayman Origins, World of Goo. You get the idea. Because this is very subjective and there are exceptions to this rule.
As far as best overall hardware it's the Switch. And due to a lot of the best games from all consoles (including Xbox and PlayStation) in some way or another if be through completions, NSO or individual re-release (FFVII, KOTOR, Skyrim etc.) on the Switch it's hard to not say the Switch is objectively the best console atm.
But, what is the best subjective console I think is more of what this is and that's fine. But, that is basically apples to oranges. For every SNES Chad there is a Switch King, and for N64 purists there is a Wii apologist (which I am of all those). I think each generation is best in their own ways and I think celebrating Nintendo staying in the game and constantly shaking things up is amazing!!! This would not be really a discussion for Xbox or PlayStation because they don't really innovative and there is not much of a difference between 360, Xbone, and Series X/S and PS3, PS4 and PS5 (though they have clear favorites in there fanbases). I think that is what makes Nintendo special for so many people.
The amount of people sleeping on the N64 is quite baffling. The system gave us Mario 64, Zelda Ocarina of Time and Majora's Mask (those three games alone are in constant discussion of best of all time on any system), Paper Mario, Banjo Kazooie, Turok 1-3, Wave Race, 1080, Mario Party 1-3 (the best ones), Star Fox 64, Perfect Dark, the original Smash Bros, Castlevania Legacy of Darkness, Mischief Makers, Ogre Battle 64. I can go on... But, it just seems odd that the Wii U is getting more love here than the system that gave us Bomberman 64 and Snowboard Kids.
I think all Nintendo consoles excelled at something and you can argue one over the other down to pure personal preference. Selecting a number 1 is extremely difficult.
I'd say no. If it is a modern series like Mass Effect or Dragon Age sure!! It makes perfect sense. But if it is anything older than N64/PlayStation Generation I'd say no and even that is stretching it. Some 8-16bit titles have not aged well mechanically and while games like Super Mario age like fine wines, stuff like the original Zelda and Final Fantasy are not indicative of the modern series.
That is my general take is play the entry you want to if that is Breath of the Wild, Ocarina of Time 3D or even Final Fantasy XV and if you enjoy those go back to the older titles. Games have advanced so much that playing early entries without the quality of life features of modern games will probably annoy modern gamers who did not grow up with them. The only exception to this is Metroid where Super Metroid is close to perfect, but even then playing the original Metroid is a chore.
To:dr no. Play what you want and if you like those go back to the older entries.
Has anyone thought that maybe VC was unprofitable? According to insiders publishers saw very little income from VC titles and Nintendo titles tended to be the most downloaded. The way I see it is Nintendo doing a subscription is that they pay a consistent licensing fee for publishers so they get recurring revenue no matter what.
I'm sure if VC was profitable Nintendo would had continued it. Based on the lack of it... It must had not been.
@VinylCreep I think Nintendo owns all the IPs they worked with Platinum on except Bayonetta. Though I think Nintendo should just buy Bayonetta from Sega at this point.
@MrHonest considering the Switch and PS5 are beyond outselling the Series X/S and the Xbone was a dud on arrival... Me thinks having COD on Switch and PlayStation is exactly what Microsoft needs to make this purchase worth while.
@Gorlokk reread the comment I'm replaying to. Say what you will about the game, but the music was fire. I think you need to use your ears if you think the music is bad Toby Fox is allowed to be proud of the music he worked on and no one can takeaway the fact he composed on Pokemon. Reminder for people Toby started in the fangame scene so the fact the Pokemon Company of all groups let him work on Pokemon says a lot about his talent. The comment I'm replying to is clearly trying to tear down this accomplishment because they personally did not like the game.
@Panopticon I don't think you'll ever see Mystic Quest unless it is on Nintendo Online. But, a Chrono Trigger port could be in the cards... Just hopefully not based on the PC port... Shudders... The state of that port is probably why we've not seen it on Switch or PS4 yet.
Not to defend Square Enix, but $12-$25 a game is not totally unreasonable when you remember that they're remastered editions with redrawn pixel art (not cheap) and each game is roughly 28-40 hours to complete. That and when you consider the rubbish Chrono Trigger PC port is $20 and Chrono Cross goes for about the same price ($25). It's not outlandish to assume a proper remaster for modern screens with new pixel art is not unreasonable what they're asking for.
Though I will still wait for a sale personally as I've played Final Fantasy IV and VI wayyyy too many times and the NES originals never did it for me. So, I'll gladly wait to relive them and maybe grab FFV as I've not played that since the Advance version in the mid-00s.
@Biquet well this is a Nintendo focused site and this list is a Nintendo only list. It's not petty it's just the nature of a fansite. But, I do think you should split the PSOne and PS2 games out from their collections (X4-X8 and MegaMan 8) as it just makes the list feel better then forcing the collections into the list (and there is not much of a difference from the Anniversary Collection/X Collection from their Legacy Collection counterparts except some extra bells and whistles and MegaMan 9-10 and X7-X8.
Love Nintendolife, but sometimes they do make odd editorial decisions.
@-wc- I'm inclined to agree. When you have things like the MegaMan X Collection and the MegaMan X Legacy Collection it feels redundant as the only difference is X Collection has slightly less lag and some PSOne emulation issues, but the Legacy Collection has lag on the SNES games and X7 and X8...
Their inclusion feels like splitting hairs (or really love the PS2 games... Well just X8. Never met someone who liked X7) and in principal are better than just the X games on their own.
TL;DR yeah the collections ruin these lists for me and just push down other games, complicate and clutter the list. It just makes more sense to split the games from their collections and just mention what collections they're on at the end. Just makes the list feel more complete.
@Dragonite89 was she fired? I thought the issue was that Pokemon USA started to use a different dubbing house and couldn't use her anymore due to contract reasons with 4Kids? I could be wrong, but I thought that was the reason.
PS. Don't have a dog in this race as I have not watched the show since Johto and only watched X&Y with the Japanese voices (watched that one on a recommendation from a friend).
@JaxonH Or maybe Final Fantasy VII Remake's combat feels like Crisis Core? Oooooh! All kidding aside, basically yeah. I'd say the combat feels more like an RPG hack-and-slash than a game like the Dynasty Warrior games.
Really fun combat and it seems Reunion tightened up an already pretty great combat system from the PSP original.
@New-Moonbeam If it makes you feel better they seemed to have removed the mention of Nomura from the title of the article and all what is left is the highly inaccurate and clunky mention of him in the review itself. Still not sure why Nomura is being mentioned, but it seems to have been partially corrected. Hope Mitch can clarify or update the article as mistakes happen or I'm just unaware of Nomura's involvement with the writing. As on a personal level I don't think the mention in the review is really all that necessary and could just be removed in general.
@KBuckley27 I'm not sure if I agree with that. Getting into Final Fantasy VII is both insanely complicated and insanely simple at the same time. If you want to experience Final Fantasy VII as intended by the original series creator Hironobu Sakaguchi, you play the PSOne version of Final Fantasy VII before anything else.
The reason is because events in Crisis Core and Remake spoil and directly contradict events in the original FFVII.
If for whatever reason you don't want to play the original Final Fantasy VII, then you can probably get away with playing Crisis Core before VII Remake (despite the name VII Remake is not a remake, but rather a reimagining of the original).
@New-Moonbeam you can critique Nomura's writing as much as you want, but at least do it for games he actually worked on! I think he was just a producer on this version, but he was not part of the writing room to my knowledge.
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@BLD indeed Fates localization was terrible in retrospect. But, stuff like Xenoblade actually have really good localizations which is why I feel I need to remind people that "pure translations" are hot trash unless you're a total weeb or know Japanese. Localizations are very important as even the best translated games, are just games with seamless localizations. For example Witcher 3 was not developed or written in English. Rather it had an amazing localization to the point you would never notice it was originally written in Polish.
@Bret that is actually not true. The first FE with the option to turn off permadeath was New Mystery of the Emblem. But, that was only ever released in Japan so that is why it is a misnomer in the West to claim Awakening was the first with that feature.
Re: Best Fire Emblem Games Of All Time
@Vyacheslav333 you know straight translations are awful to read and super clunky to hear unless you're super immersed in Japanese culture because some words and phrases do not translate to English? For example honorifics are not a thing commonly used in modern English. Also, Japan loves their puns and a lot of them do not translate into English directly and instead the translator needs to figure out an equivalent pun that does work in English. Localization has to happen for the game to be playable by an audience that may have no familiarity with Japanese.
Re: Best Fire Emblem Games Of All Time
@Cool-Breeze The "dating sim" was more a Fates feature. If you can I think you'd really enjoy Echoes if you can find a copy. It really is a back-to-basics experience that feels like a more modern version of the GBA games. That and Three Houses is also fantastic! I recommend both of those to get a better vibe of where the franchise is heading personally.
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@mariomaster96 I think it does what it says on the tin. It is a JRPG that merges elements from SMT (more Persona) and Fire Emblem. It is an odd bird of the game, but with an open mind it really is fantastic. Granted some of the spit shine is missing like an English dub. The game did come out during the latter Wii U years when Nintendo was cost cutting on niche titles (like only releasing Fatal Frame: Maiden of Black Water digitally in the West outside of special editions in the EU) so that is why one is missing. Overall it is a very solid package and I'm sure a sequel would be amazing!... if we ever got one.
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@gcunit That is very fair! I remember having a love affair with it too so it does make sense. Just wish the hype around it would start to settle down. It did great things for the franchise, but sadly overall it is probably one of the more middling entries when the hype goggles come off. Still a very solid SRGP, but not nearly as good as Three Houses, Echoes, Path of Radiance and Radiant Dawn.
Re: Best Fire Emblem Games Of All Time
Really shocked to see Awakening over Three Houses, Path of Radiance and Radiant Dawn... all three of those games smack Awakening in both narrative and gameplay. Granted these kinds of lists are more popularity contests then objective lists breaking down the merits of each game.
Though I am slightly saddened to see Echoes so low... it really only beat out Shadow Dragon and Fates. It really is the better game over Sacred Stones and Rekka no Ken. But, what can you do.
EDIT: On a side note despite being lower on the list (it's a spin-off so duh) Tokyo Mirage Sessions is a very good game. If you just finished Persona 5 and looking for a similar game to scratch that itch, give it a go. ESPECIALLY if you like Fire Emblem.
Re: Soapbox: All Fish Pokémon Are Bad, And There's A Good Reason Why
How dare you insult our Lord and Savior Magikarp!! All hail Majikarp!!!
Re: Feature: Fire Emblem Narratives, Ranked – Which Fire Emblem Has The Best Story?
Path of Radiance hands down has the best story even if it sits firmly in the shounen archetype. But, I think that's a good thing! Seeing Ike develop from an unsure if brash young man to a cool collected lord was amazing! Plus it had a very well rounded cast of main characters and recruit-able allies. Haar is amazing! Fight me nerds!
Over the years my disappointment of Radiant Dawn has faded. At the time it's story seemed peek shounen anime meets standard JRPG, but I like how most characters got a chance to shine and you really were unsure who the bad guys were till the ending Part. Plus Haar is still amazing and probably the most broken unit in the game.
Every other FE I think it depends on my mood. But I'd probably put Echoes and Three Houses near the top. Outside of Birthright, Fates story is kinda bad and despite a genuinely good midway twist Awakening kinda drags and goes a little too cookie cutter save the world. The GBA games I think are great as well generally very well told games if not mold breaking. I think our of the three GBA games I'd probably put Rekka at the top of the pile.
On a side note I really hope Genealogy of the Holy War gets either a translation/re-release on Switch Online or a remake like Echoes. It's story blows most of these games out of the water.
Re: Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund Raises Stake In Nintendo To 6%
@Sisilly_G When you compare the US's track record to the House of Saud... its not really comparable. Yes the US has done terrible things, but they are FAR from the worst government.
Re: Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund Raises Stake In Nintendo To 6%
For those worried that the Saudi Government has 6% stake in Nintendo... don't. 6% is such a negligible amount to consider any of their politics to appear in game. This seems more like a portfolio investment so that way they have money stashed away in other industries with the world's increased independence from oil their economy will suffer hard in the coming decades if they don't.
Re: Pokémon Scarlet & Violet Is The Best-Selling Game In Japan In 2022
@MagicMan to call these games soules is pure hyperbole. Gamefreak could had churned out another Let's Go game or a game in the style of Sun and Moon and still sold millions instead they did what the fanbase asked and did a full open world adventure.
Granted I would not bother arguing with these kinds of people. It goes nowhere as no matter what points you bring up they'll just say "grrr Gamefreak lazy and the bugs grrr". Save your time and energy friend.
Re: Fire Emblem Engage Anime-Like Opening Cinematic Surfaces Online
@Arawn93 Lol! I honestly think people who complain that FE is too anime have a very stereotypical idea of what anime is. If they sat down and watched Berserk, Vinland Saga, Psycho Pass, Legend of the Galactic Heroes, Fune wo Amu or even Bakuman. I think they'd have a very different impression of the medium. Anime like any medium will have its junk food series like Sword Art Online, Demon Slayer and My Hero Academia, but even then you can find gold nuggets of interesting creative ideas in those stories even if they are you're more generic popular anime. But, there is a lot more out there that might just scratch that storytelling itch they have that Western productions might just never done for them if they just give it a proper chance. I mean I never would have thought I wanted a material arts comedy dealing with concepts of gender identity and the idea of the self while wrapping it up in a cute romcom format... then I found Ranma and went... hey that's pretty good!!!
It is such a rich medium that can appeal to all age groups and I think people just need to be more open minded... what am I saying, that is a ridiculous statement as anime is bad and you should feel bad for liking it! "anime was a mistake" - Hayao Miyazaki
Re: Bandai Namco Open To More Tales Remasters, Awaiting Fan Requests
I'd take the Xillia duology and Abyss. Those are two of the better Tales of games still locked to their original platforms and are not easily accessible. I know Abyss got a 3DS port, but it was a rather limited release if I remember correctly. But, give me Xillia 100%.
Re: Round Up: The Previews Are In For Fire Emblem Engage
@KindofaBigDeal don't bother. I think games are an eye of the beholder kind of medium. I love The Last Remnant. Loved it since the 360... Do I care that most reviewers disliked it because of technical issues and an obtuse battle system? Not really. Same deal here. I'm excited to play a new FE game, and the journalists are just background noise. It's nice to hear they're having a good time, but it does not change how I plan to spend my money. If I get burned I get burned, but it's my choice either way. They do what they do, they report what they feel the quality of the game is.
And I agree user reviews are rather unhelpful as well as due to the practice of "review bombing" it's hard to gauge the actual quality of the game unless I played it myself. There have been a number of games that received glowing praise from the User Score on Metacritic that I scratch my head over. Same way that I've loved games that the "gamers" claim is the "worst thing ever!!!" In their bombastic group think. Just let yourself enjoy what you enjoy and don't bother letting others tell you, "you're wrong."
Also, don't bother responding to some of these people because they already have an idea in their heads that "reviews are paid off" rather than just how a journalist and a player review and score a game can be RADICALLY different.
Re: Fire Emblem Engage Anime-Like Opening Cinematic Surfaces Online
@Dr_Lugae I think you hit the nail on the head about my personal frustration regarding the discussion around every FE game since Awakening. Fire Emblem has always leaned heavily on an anime aesthetic and shounen storytelling tropes. For anyone who does not believe me look up the art of "Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War" and the artwork of Kazushi Hagiwara (specifically his work from the 80s/90s) the mangaka for Bast ard!! (remove the space. it is the name of the series and in English it is a swear so I do apologize) If you don't see similar inspirations I don't know what to tell you.
But, I think you're right. Since anime has become far more popular in the west thanks to series like Attack on Titan, Demon Slayer and Steins;Gate it is far easier to point at FE and go "that looks like anime" then it was back in the mid-2000s. Even though I love the artwork of Yūsuke Kozaki (he also did the character designs for No More Heroes), he has a very clear style that looks far more elaborate, gothic, yet punky and sexy than what people associated FE with at the time. It was probably why Awakening and Fates can so easily be pinpointed as anime compared to Path of Radiance and Radiant Dawn's designer Senri Kita who cut her teeth on SNK arcade games. That and Senri tended to draw more inspiration from 90s shojo fantasy than shounen action (the female fantasy v. male fantasy). Which might be why people say those games looked more "grounded" even though they are just as stylized as Kozaki's work.
Though, I'm a cranky old fan who will continue to argue blue in the face that FE has always been anime and to deny that is to deny reality. FE is not getting more anime, you're just finally noticing what was always there.
Re: Fire Emblem Engage Anime-Like Opening Cinematic Surfaces Online
@LUIGITORNADO I mean it just sounds like you dislike the "anime" style and more Japanese-esc story telling. Based on your above comment it sounds like you want something that Fire Emblem is just not. This game yes is far brighter and seems to be more poppy than other entries, but we have no idea how the story will change or develop. Some of the brightest looking manga/anime on the cover are some of the darkest things I've ever read like Made in Abyss (am I expecting that? Not really. Granted I was not expecting Three Houses to go body horror either... but umm... it did that).
Fire Emblem has flirted with the dark fantasy genre, but it won't go that direction. Dragon Age Origins is a dark fantasy game, while Fire Emblem is a traditional Japanese Medieval Fantasy Shounen. They have very different literary and artistic traditions. Even some of the games you mentioned previously are very shounen focused stories with for their time very anime design elements. Path of Radiance story structure is quintessentially shounen from the rival character killing off the father figure, the mystical plot device that will end the world, the animal people, the very heavy handed racism and war is bad messaging, to Ike fighting for his friends. It is very anime.
I just don't know what you're expecting from this series when it has always flirted with anime trends and shounen storytelling.
Re: Fire Emblem Engage Anime-Like Opening Cinematic Surfaces Online
@LUIGITORNADO because the art designers style tends to lean into similar looking faces. It happens sometimes. That does not mean all anime styled artists have similar looking faces.
Based on previous comments I'm not sure anything I can say will convince you otherwise. This is also not unique to Japanese artists as Western artists can have similar issues.
Re: Fire Emblem Engage Anime-Like Opening Cinematic Surfaces Online
Insert comment how anime is bad and ignoring how anime the previous games were.
Re: Xenoblade Chronicles Dev Monolith Soft Provides Employee Headcount Update
@Tober Xenoblade despite being beautiful is also designed around reusing assets from previous games which helps keep costs down. And 2-3 million units is nothing to sneeze at. But, Monolith supporting other studios seems to be more because they are a very specialized and talented group. Nintendo supports Xenoblade fully as a cornerstone of their company I think a) to keep Monolith happy. B) because they don't get massive AAA JRPGs on launch so it fills that gap in their portfolio. C) because they are not very expensive to make compared to other AAA JRPG franchises so a 2-3 million sales rate makes them money.
Re: Hands On: Fire Emblem Engage Is Surprisingly Fast-Paced And Delightfully Deep
@Browny I'm going to be a cranky old person too. The series has always been very anime from the very first entry. And I think the anime waifu influence was at its worse in FE Fates and has been toned down for both Echoes and Three Houses. You still have those elements, but they are mostly ignorable outside of the fact that your "waifu" or "husbando" marries your character at the end of the game. Which generally has always been a part of the franchise as S-Rank supports always had a implied romantic or life partner element. Fire Emblem has always appealed to those who like anime because it is VERY anime. Each game always ended with fighting a god or a Eldredge horror which is very JRPG standard stuff. The only exception to this was Path of Radiance, but even it had heavy anime overtones and shounen inspired story telling tropes like the Leguz, the Black Knight and Ike himself.
The sales potential to FE has been kneecapped by Nintendo a) not marketing the game except to hardcore Nintendo fans. b) releasing the games on consoles that either sold poorly (i.e Gamecube) or had very limited print runs and poorly marketed on successful consoles (i.e. Wii & DS). Awakening saved the franchise and this is confirmed fact by both Nintendo and Intelligent Systems. It was not due to it being more "anime" it was because the game was very well made with excellent game mechanics curbed from some of the best entries in the series (such as Genealogy of the Holy War & Path or Radiance) and FINALLY marketing the series to a rapid fanbase.
Did Fates go off the rails with Waifus and anime influence? OOOH YES! But, that has been massively scaled back in recent years and did not stop the release of a rather back-to-basics entry with Echoes. The "new" fans are not the problem, rather it is Nintendo's marketing the game as very anime fan friendly (which it is) and those fans enjoying the games. I will admit that FE Heroes the mobile game preys on anime fans, but that is a gotcha game meant for hardcore fans who are willing to spend $100s for a jpeg of Camilla in a bunny outfit. But, I'd argue since Fates, there has been very minimal lewdly dressed characters in an FE game and the series has scaled back on the more fan service elements.
And before someone mentions Three Houses took place in a school... well not really. It is a military academy and those have existed since the eighteen hundreds officially and unofficially since ancient Greece. So, of course the series can be set in one without being solely an anime thing.
Re: Hands On: Fire Emblem Engage Is Surprisingly Fast-Paced And Delightfully Deep
@bozz as someone whose been playing since the GBA... A lot of this "anime" influence and romances have always been a part of the series. You could even decide who Roy's mom was based on supports with Eliwood. In the GameCube and Wii games (Path of Radiance and Radiant Dawn) we had literal cat people and you can recruit characters based purely on interpersonal relationships. And go read some old forums "best girl" arguments and anime waifus have always been a part of the fanbase if you like it or not... Oh well shrug.
This stuff has always been part of the franchise. Yes I get the tea minigames in 3 Houses was kinda a slog, but it could be easily ignored. And the supports were still very well written with engaging characters and very solid SRPG mechanics. If people no longer like the franchise that's fine... But the series has always been very anime influenced.
Re: Popular YouTube Channel 'Did You Know Gaming' Receives Copyright Strike For Heroes Of Hyrule Video
@Mgalens that I'm more fine with. Nintendo is very odd... Despite doing a good chunk of the leg work with the retro revival with the Wii and Virtual Console they are probably one of the most inconsistent companies in making their back catalogues available for purchase. I love NSO in principle, but the execution can sometimes leave me wanting.
But, as far as preserving the meat and potatoes of this industry they're probably one of the companies to be the least mad at. Then again I dislike how DYKG went about this. Not every copyright dispute needs to be flamed online and they come off as very arrogant here. But, now I'm just getting into personal waxing and that is less productive.
Re: Soapbox: 2022 Was A Watershed For Companies Taking Retro Compilations Seriously
@AtlanteanMan I think Midway was absorbed into Time Warner and with the issues that company has had recently I don't think Midway is at the top of their priority list at the moment... Sadly...
Re: Rumour: Leaked Images Of A Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom Switch OLED Model Appear Online
@GrailUK I always love that attitude. Hard to be disappointed by rumors and "leaks" if you always go in with the assumption they're fake. Then you can be pleasantly surprised if you're wrong or not be disappointed if they are fake.
Re: Rumour: Leaked Images Of A Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom Switch OLED Model Appear Online
@Wolfleaf I think a Switch 2 is around the corner (At least announced in 2023 and released in 2024), but it would not make sense to delay TotK unlike BotW. As BotW helped propel early Switch sales as the Wii U was dead in the water. The Switch is still a monster on the sales charts and will be probably be the 2nd best selling home console of all time by the time TotK comes out. That would allow TotK to push Switch sales even further and reap the maximum sales totals of a console at peak attachment.
The Switch 2 will probably launch with a similar heavy hitter (I'm thinking Prime 4 at this point), but it does not really need TotK unlike how the Switch needed BotW.
Re: Capcom Wants To "Hear From You" In Its 2022 End Of Year Survey
@wuntyme8 I think some of those will be in the next Arcade Stadium Collection (at least Power Stone and Rival Schools). Some of those games though have some serious rights issues around them like Tatsunoko Vs. Capcom, but I do think a Mega Man Legends collection will probably happen (its the last spin-off series of the Blue Bomber to not get a collection. That and it would be neat if they included both versions of Legends 1, Mega Man Legends PSOne and Mega Man 64 as selectable options)
Re: Popular YouTube Channel 'Did You Know Gaming' Receives Copyright Strike For Heroes Of Hyrule Video
@johnvboy I'm inclined to agree. I'm reminded of an old video where a developer asks a room full of them if they can find their development documents, code or any information about a game they developed a year ago. No one raises their hands. Most developers and publishers are awful at preserving their work...
Yet, Nintendo is apparently deliberately destroying game history when we know that is not the case. Based on leaks we know Nintendo has development documents, source code and more for games as far back as their 80s arcade games. During the advertising campaign for Super Mario Maker they even pulled out Miyamoto's original level design documents for the first Super Mario Bros (even to his own shock). Compare this to Square Enix where we know they lost the hi quality renders for their PSOne RPGs and the source code for the original Kingdom Hearts (a PS2 game). Or Konami which didn't have the finished builds of Silent Hill 2/3 and had to get the HD Development team a historic build and forced them to fix bugs the original Team Silent already fixed for the original versions over again for the HD port.
Fact of the matter Nintendo taking down 1 video does not equal them destroying game preservation when we know they're one of the best publishers at archiving their legacy content and development information. They don't share it freely (for obvious reasons), but, they do preserve it.
Re: Rumour: Switch Pro Was Real But Got Cancelled, Claims Digital Foundry
@electrolite77 I would argue Nintendo would be smart to iterate this time round and not reinvent the wheel. The Switch is still doing gangbusters and a more powerful Switch with better online, better storage, more features (maybe VR support) would probably go down really well with an audience that shells out for new versions of iPads and Android phones along with gamers who still gladly buys PS5s even though it is just a more powerful PS4.
Doing something extremely radical without clear marketing (i.e. launch 3DS and the Wii U) would be a very bad idea. Nintendo needs to be clear what the next Switch is and why audiences should upgrade. If they can do that another 100 million seller should be possible.
Re: Best Of 2022: Which Is The Absolute Best Nintendo Console Generation?
@electrolite77 Thank you!!! I don't know where this myth came from, but the N64 was a beast of a machine out of the box capable of things the PSOne and Saturn could only achieve with exceptional programming know how (Soul Reaver being a prime example). But in comparison to the lush open environments of Banjo Kazooie and Donkey Kong 64, the cramp halls of PSOne games really show the limitations of that hardware. That and PSOne character models are really low poly for the time and had a very bizarre flicker. In comparison most N64 games had far better character models and environment design.
The N64 for all intents and purposes really pushed polygon gaming in ways the PSOne and Saturn could not even imagine. It was only limited by the amount of space developers could unitize compared to the CD based competition.
Re: Best Of 2022: Which Is The Absolute Best Nintendo Console Generation?
@BrianJL I think the logic was that there was enough overlap (2 years) in the US and EU for it to be counted together. Considering the overlap between NES and SNES it makes enough sense. But, in total I think the GB should be with the SNES more than the Virtual Boy. Even then including only the GBC with the N64 is a bit misleading too as the killer app of the GBC were Gameboy games (Pokemon Red, Blue,Yellow, Silver and Gold versions as Crystal was the only GBC exclusive) and the amount of GBC only games (as in not enhanced Gameboy games like Links Awakening DX) is about 450 and a lot of those came out when the Gamecube was released between 2001-2002.
Considering how long the Gameboy was supported by Nintendo for 13 full years and overlapped the NES, SNES and N64 (and a bit with the Gamecube as the last original GB game was released in 2002) it really should had been included in all of those generations with a firm cut off with the GBA. As most of the games we associate as N64 era GBC games were actually just original Gameboy games enhanced for the GBC.
But, not my list and I think I'm getting really technical. But, that just proves how there is no real clean cut-off of generations if we include home consoles with handhelds.
Re: Best Of 2022: Which Is The Absolute Best Nintendo Console Generation?
I personally think this is an argument down to pure subjectivity on what you want out of a system. I don't think there is an objectively "best" Nintendo system. They all had ups and downs and it depends on subjective ideas like what you grew up with, what was the first console you bought yourself, how much investment you made, are you 3rd party first or 1st party first, do you like mature games or family friendly, innovation or iteration.
For example the N64 had a ton of mature games like Resident Evil 2, Quake 2, Doom 64, Conker, Perfect Dark. But, if you prefer family friendly games then the Wii is king with Zak and Wiki, Rayman Origins, World of Goo. You get the idea. Because this is very subjective and there are exceptions to this rule.
As far as best overall hardware it's the Switch. And due to a lot of the best games from all consoles (including Xbox and PlayStation) in some way or another if be through completions, NSO or individual re-release (FFVII, KOTOR, Skyrim etc.) on the Switch it's hard to not say the Switch is objectively the best console atm.
But, what is the best subjective console I think is more of what this is and that's fine. But, that is basically apples to oranges. For every SNES Chad there is a Switch King, and for N64 purists there is a Wii apologist (which I am of all those). I think each generation is best in their own ways and I think celebrating Nintendo staying in the game and constantly shaking things up is amazing!!! This would not be really a discussion for Xbox or PlayStation because they don't really innovative and there is not much of a difference between 360, Xbone, and Series X/S and PS3, PS4 and PS5 (though they have clear favorites in there fanbases). I think that is what makes Nintendo special for so many people.
So, yeah.
Re: Best Of 2022: Which Is The Absolute Best Nintendo Console Generation?
The amount of people sleeping on the N64 is quite baffling. The system gave us Mario 64, Zelda Ocarina of Time and Majora's Mask (those three games alone are in constant discussion of best of all time on any system), Paper Mario, Banjo Kazooie, Turok 1-3, Wave Race, 1080, Mario Party 1-3 (the best ones), Star Fox 64, Perfect Dark, the original Smash Bros, Castlevania Legacy of Darkness, Mischief Makers, Ogre Battle 64. I can go on... But, it just seems odd that the Wii U is getting more love here than the system that gave us Bomberman 64 and Snowboard Kids.
I think all Nintendo consoles excelled at something and you can argue one over the other down to pure personal preference. Selecting a number 1 is extremely difficult.
Re: Best Of 2022: Is It Ever A Good Idea To Start At 'The Beginning' Of Series Like Zelda Or Dragon Quest?
I'd say no. If it is a modern series like Mass Effect or Dragon Age sure!! It makes perfect sense. But if it is anything older than N64/PlayStation Generation I'd say no and even that is stretching it. Some 8-16bit titles have not aged well mechanically and while games like Super Mario age like fine wines, stuff like the original Zelda and Final Fantasy are not indicative of the modern series.
That is my general take is play the entry you want to if that is Breath of the Wild, Ocarina of Time 3D or even Final Fantasy XV and if you enjoy those go back to the older titles. Games have advanced so much that playing early entries without the quality of life features of modern games will probably annoy modern gamers who did not grow up with them. The only exception to this is Metroid where Super Metroid is close to perfect, but even then playing the original Metroid is a chore.
To:dr no. Play what you want and if you like those go back to the older entries.
Re: Best Of 2022: Why Can't Nintendo Offer Both Virtual Console And Switch Online?
Has anyone thought that maybe VC was unprofitable? According to insiders publishers saw very little income from VC titles and Nintendo titles tended to be the most downloaded. The way I see it is Nintendo doing a subscription is that they pay a consistent licensing fee for publishers so they get recurring revenue no matter what.
I'm sure if VC was profitable Nintendo would had continued it. Based on the lack of it... It must had not been.
Re: Best Of 2022: Remembering The Newest Nintendo IP You'd Forgotten All About
@VinylCreep I think Nintendo owns all the IPs they worked with Platinum on except Bayonetta. Though I think Nintendo should just buy Bayonetta from Sega at this point.
Re: Best Of 2022: Remembering The Newest Nintendo IP You'd Forgotten All About
This looks like a genuinely good visual novel.
Re: The Pokémon Company Takes Crypto Company To Court Over NFT Game
@Dr_Lugae I cannot lol at this comment enough. I'm wheezing!!!
Though I'm sure even an NFT based "fan game" may still get people's pitchforks out.
Re: 75% Of Public Comments On Microsoft's Acquisition Of Activision Were Positive
@MrHonest considering the Switch and PS5 are beyond outselling the Series X/S and the Xbone was a dud on arrival... Me thinks having COD on Switch and PlayStation is exactly what Microsoft needs to make this purchase worth while.
Re: Undertale Creator Toby Fox Shares His Pokémon Scarlet And Violet Soundtrack Contributions
@Gorlokk reread the comment I'm replaying to. Say what you will about the game, but the music was fire. I think you need to use your ears if you think the music is bad Toby Fox is allowed to be proud of the music he worked on and no one can takeaway the fact he composed on Pokemon. Reminder for people Toby started in the fangame scene so the fact the Pokemon Company of all groups let him work on Pokemon says a lot about his talent. The comment I'm replying to is clearly trying to tear down this accomplishment because they personally did not like the game.
Re: Undertale Creator Toby Fox Shares His Pokémon Scarlet And Violet Soundtrack Contributions
@AlexanderDaniels what games have you been credited on?
Overall great contributions by Toby! Some of the strongest tracks in the game and it's great to see him credit the other composers!
Re: Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster Collection Launches On Switch Spring 2023
@Panopticon I don't think you'll ever see Mystic Quest unless it is on Nintendo Online. But, a Chrono Trigger port could be in the cards... Just hopefully not based on the PC port... Shudders... The state of that port is probably why we've not seen it on Switch or PS4 yet.
Re: Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster Collection Launches On Switch Spring 2023
Not to defend Square Enix, but $12-$25 a game is not totally unreasonable when you remember that they're remastered editions with redrawn pixel art (not cheap) and each game is roughly 28-40 hours to complete. That and when you consider the rubbish Chrono Trigger PC port is $20 and Chrono Cross goes for about the same price ($25). It's not outlandish to assume a proper remaster for modern screens with new pixel art is not unreasonable what they're asking for.
Though I will still wait for a sale personally as I've played Final Fantasy IV and VI wayyyy too many times and the NES originals never did it for me. So, I'll gladly wait to relive them and maybe grab FFV as I've not played that since the Advance version in the mid-00s.
Re: Every Mega Man Game Ranked
@Biquet well this is a Nintendo focused site and this list is a Nintendo only list. It's not petty it's just the nature of a fansite. But, I do think you should split the PSOne and PS2 games out from their collections (X4-X8 and MegaMan 8) as it just makes the list feel better then forcing the collections into the list (and there is not much of a difference from the Anniversary Collection/X Collection from their Legacy Collection counterparts except some extra bells and whistles and MegaMan 9-10 and X7-X8.
Love Nintendolife, but sometimes they do make odd editorial decisions.
Re: Every Mega Man Game Ranked
@-wc- I'm inclined to agree. When you have things like the MegaMan X Collection and the MegaMan X Legacy Collection it feels redundant as the only difference is X Collection has slightly less lag and some PSOne emulation issues, but the Legacy Collection has lag on the SNES games and X7 and X8...
Their inclusion feels like splitting hairs (or really love the PS2 games... Well just X8. Never met someone who liked X7) and in principal are better than just the X games on their own.
TL;DR yeah the collections ruin these lists for me and just push down other games, complicate and clutter the list. It just makes more sense to split the games from their collections and just mention what collections they're on at the end. Just makes the list feel more complete.
Re: Ash Ketchum's Original VA Thanks Pokémon For "Incredible" 25 Year Journey
@Dragonite89 was she fired? I thought the issue was that Pokemon USA started to use a different dubbing house and couldn't use her anymore due to contract reasons with 4Kids? I could be wrong, but I thought that was the reason.
PS. Don't have a dog in this race as I have not watched the show since Johto and only watched X&Y with the Japanese voices (watched that one on a recommendation from a friend).
Re: Review: Crisis Core Final Fantasy VII Reunion - The Series' Goofiest Writing Returns In A Thrilling Remaster
@dartmonkey NP! It was probably just an honest mistake because of all the Remake news!
Re: Review: Crisis Core Final Fantasy VII Reunion - Nomura’s Goofiest Writing Returns In A Thrilling Remaster
@JaxonH Or maybe Final Fantasy VII Remake's combat feels like Crisis Core? Oooooh! All kidding aside, basically yeah. I'd say the combat feels more like an RPG hack-and-slash than a game like the Dynasty Warrior games.
Really fun combat and it seems Reunion tightened up an already pretty great combat system from the PSP original.
Re: Review: Crisis Core Final Fantasy VII Reunion - Nomura’s Goofiest Writing Returns In A Thrilling Remaster
@New-Moonbeam If it makes you feel better they seemed to have removed the mention of Nomura from the title of the article and all what is left is the highly inaccurate and clunky mention of him in the review itself. Still not sure why Nomura is being mentioned, but it seems to have been partially corrected. Hope Mitch can clarify or update the article as mistakes happen or I'm just unaware of Nomura's involvement with the writing. As on a personal level I don't think the mention in the review is really all that necessary and could just be removed in general.
Re: Review: Crisis Core Final Fantasy VII Reunion - Nomura’s Goofiest Writing Returns In A Thrilling Remaster
@KBuckley27 I'm not sure if I agree with that. Getting into Final Fantasy VII is both insanely complicated and insanely simple at the same time. If you want to experience Final Fantasy VII as intended by the original series creator Hironobu Sakaguchi, you play the PSOne version of Final Fantasy VII before anything else.
The reason is because events in Crisis Core and Remake spoil and directly contradict events in the original FFVII.
If for whatever reason you don't want to play the original Final Fantasy VII, then you can probably get away with playing Crisis Core before VII Remake (despite the name VII Remake is not a remake, but rather a reimagining of the original).
Enjoy friends.
Re: Review: Crisis Core Final Fantasy VII Reunion - Nomura’s Goofiest Writing Returns In A Thrilling Remaster
@New-Moonbeam you can critique Nomura's writing as much as you want, but at least do it for games he actually worked on! I think he was just a producer on this version, but he was not part of the writing room to my knowledge.