To be honest I thought too it was going to fail, not because I didn't like the Switch, in fact I loved the concept, but I thought not many people would like a hybrid console like this. Moreover after the flop of the Wii U many experts were sure Nintendo was going to lose the "console war" definitively (of course there was always the 3DS and its potential successor). I'm glad I was wrong, all things considered.
@nhSnork interestingly enough they never discounted Mario Kart 8 on the Wii U...Not a single time (at least from what I've seen), they have discounted many other games (including a huge-for them-discount on Mario Maker), but for some reasons Mario Kart was always at full price.
@Meteoroid nah, they are overpriced. Skyward Sword in particular is overpriced, for a game made 10 years ago...it shouldn't cost more than 40 euro/$. And games like Mario Odissey should cost 20 euro/$ by now.
@nhSnork of course they don't have any real incentive, as long as people keep buying their games at the price they say is right...I haven't bought a single first party game on the Switch for now, I have bought more than 50 games in the last year, but I refuse to buy Nintendo's overpriced games!
@AtlanteanMan the spider boss is tough, but not impossible, you just have to learn its attack pattern and have a lot of patience. And if you are not sure of what strategy to use just watch a walkthrough on YouTube, it can be really useful.
@Baker1000 I don't know how many times I disagreed with NintendoLife's reviews...not that this is a masterpiece or anything like that, but don't always trust reviews blindly, you have to play a game to be sure it's decent or not. For me, without the bugs, this is a 6/10 game. It could have been a 8/10 game, if only the developers gave you more hints on where to go and what to do, and if the map was a bit more useful.
Good thing they are Indeed available to everyone, it's only a matter to search them well! If Batman Returns (SNES) will never be available on modern platform officially, there are other ways...
@Matt_Barber You can clearly tell this game was meticously crafted, because the more I play it the more I'm enjoying, even if sometimes I have almost no clue where to go and what to do next (and this isn't great for many players). I mean: there are some puzzles where you pull a lever here and it opens a passage in another place in the city you don't even know where, you have to explore all the city to know that (or watch a walkthrough). It's not impossible, but it's exhausting. Some important keys are hidden in the dirt like they were random coins, there are no hints where something important could be, so if you miss that you're stuck forever, unless you go back and search everywhere (or you ask online, if you have luck a random kind stranger can help you, maybe). Also the bugs: yesterday the game crashed on me and I lost (again) money and souls...more than 500 coins gone...
I've never even heard about this emulator...the only really leaked emulator is Ensata, a Nintendo DS emulator and debugger, with a surprisingly low compatibility!
@Onett they don't make terrible games either...also this game is not that bad as this review could make you think. Sure, the cons are real, but once you understand how to fight and that you have to check literally under every rock to find secret passages or even hidden keys, you're going to enjoy this game a lot more! But you have to be careful, look carefully at the environment, explore and explore, talk with NPC and pay attention to what they say, because in some cases they give you important clues!
@BadWaluigi this is wrong, they make decent games, certainly better than many Indies I've played (and some are also praised as great games, despite being flawed in many ways)
@gregmce if you're careful enough you won't die (or at least not many times). This is one of those games where you have to learn from your failures and get better. Patience is the key.
4? Once again I have to disagree with NintendoLife's reviews: for me it's a 6, despite the many flaws already pointed out. It sure could have been much better, but it's not that bad. Some puzzles are Indeed too irritanting, and the map really look useless most of the time, but I can't hate this game too much. It's far from perfect, but not a total disaster.
@CharlieGirl i doubt Sony can hold anything related to the PS1 era, if it's not a first party title of course. I think it's all in Konami's hand at this point...
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Re: "Dreams Come True": Chris Pratt Talks About His New Role As Super Mario
At least they didn't choose Tom Holland for the role...but still disappointing.
Re: Talking Point: Remember When People Thought Switch Would Fail?
To be honest I thought too it was going to fail, not because I didn't like the Switch, in fact I loved the concept, but I thought not many people would like a hybrid console like this. Moreover after the flop of the Wii U many experts were sure Nintendo was going to lose the "console war" definitively (of course there was always the 3DS and its potential successor). I'm glad I was wrong, all things considered.
Re: Nintendo 'Blockbuster' Sale Discounts Hundreds Of Switch Games (Europe)
@HedgehogEngine those are not the same people...
Re: Nintendo 'Blockbuster' Sale Discounts Hundreds Of Switch Games (Europe)
@nhSnork interestingly enough they never discounted Mario Kart 8 on the Wii U...Not a single time (at least from what I've seen), they have discounted many other games (including a huge-for them-discount on Mario Maker), but for some reasons Mario Kart was always at full price.
Re: More Cotton Games Are Coming, Including The Extremely Rare Panorama Cotton
Good, these are great games. They should also release more Saturn games in general!
Re: Nintendo 'Blockbuster' Sale Discounts Hundreds Of Switch Games (Europe)
@Meteoroid nah, they are overpriced. Skyward Sword in particular is overpriced, for a game made 10 years ago...it shouldn't cost more than 40 euro/$. And games like Mario Odissey should cost 20 euro/$ by now.
Re: Nintendo 'Blockbuster' Sale Discounts Hundreds Of Switch Games (Europe)
@nhSnork of course they don't have any real incentive, as long as people keep buying their games at the price they say is right...I haven't bought a single first party game on the Switch for now, I have bought more than 50 games in the last year, but I refuse to buy Nintendo's overpriced games!
Re: Nintendo 'Blockbuster' Sale Discounts Hundreds Of Switch Games (Europe)
Come on Nintendo, you can do better than that!
Re: Demons of Asteborg
This game is great, make a review!!
Re: Baldo Gets A Second Switch Hotfix, Resolves All "Known" Bugs And Glitches
@AtlanteanMan the spider boss is tough, but not impossible, you just have to learn its attack pattern and have a lot of patience. And if you are not sure of what strategy to use just watch a walkthrough on YouTube, it can be really useful.
Re: Baldo Gets A Second Switch Hotfix, Resolves All "Known" Bugs And Glitches
@Baker1000 I don't know how many times I disagreed with NintendoLife's reviews...not that this is a masterpiece or anything like that, but don't always trust reviews blindly, you have to play a game to be sure it's decent or not. For me, without the bugs, this is a 6/10 game. It could have been a 8/10 game, if only the developers gave you more hints on where to go and what to do, and if the map was a bit more useful.
Re: Baldo Gets A Second Switch Hotfix, Resolves All "Known" Bugs And Glitches
@Baker1000 It depends what you mean with "great"...it surely isn't bad like many say...
Re: Bloodrayne 1 And 2 Are Getting "ReVamped" On Switch
@Magician I had so much fun playing the first game back then (except some parts that were a bit frustrating).
Re: Nintendo Has "No Plans" For A Switch Price Drop In America
Lol, this is interesting...
Re: Unavailability Of Classic Titles Is "Holding Game Culture Back", Says Platinum's Hideki Kamiya
@Chibi Gamers want to play good games, if those games aren't officially available they would find some other ways to play them...
Re: Unavailability Of Classic Titles Is "Holding Game Culture Back", Says Platinum's Hideki Kamiya
Good thing they are Indeed available to everyone, it's only a matter to search them well! If Batman Returns (SNES) will never be available on modern platform officially, there are other ways...
Re: Bandai Namco 'Summer Sunset' Sale Takes Up To 85% Off Switch Games (North America)
@Jkr they do, only not so often.
Re: Bandai Namco 'Summer Sunset' Sale Takes Up To 85% Off Switch Games (North America)
If only Nintendo games had the same discounts...
Re: Select Super Mario LEGO Sets Appear To Be 'Retiring Soon'
No thanks, I don't want to buy overpriced pieces of plastic...
Re: Rumour: Switch Will Reportedly Receive A Price Cut Ahead Of The OLED Model's Launch
@dimi of course not!! most of the people don't even use the Switch in handheld mode anyway, they have no reason to buy this expensive model!
Re: Rumour: Switch Will Reportedly Receive A Price Cut Ahead Of The OLED Model's Launch
If they make such a price cut who will buy the OLED version?
Re: Platinum Really Wants To Show You Bayonetta 3, But It Can't
It must be a pain working with Nintendo, they don't like leaks, they don't like previews, they don't like fans.
Re: Wario Took Over Nintendo's Twitter And It Was Horrible
Way better than the average tweets I read everyday...
Re: Troubled Brawler Paprium Is Coming To "Modern Platforms" Via A Crowdfunding Campaign
@Reprise but if nobody gives him Money then there's no chance we will ever get the game...
Re: Troubled Brawler Paprium Is Coming To "Modern Platforms" Via A Crowdfunding Campaign
If they release on the Switch I would surely buy it, but I won't give any money before seeing the game on the e-shop!!
Re: Review: BloodRayne Betrayal: Fresh Bites - Sheer Bloody Style Atones For Poor Platforming
@EriXz wise move...in fact I don't think this game is worth the price they're asking, maybe not more than half than that!
Re: Review: BloodRayne Betrayal: Fresh Bites - Sheer Bloody Style Atones For Poor Platforming
@EriXz you don't play games with a decent rating like this?
Re: Review: BloodRayne Betrayal: Fresh Bites - Sheer Bloody Style Atones For Poor Platforming
@Meteoroid that would be great...
Re: Review: BloodRayne Betrayal: Fresh Bites - Sheer Bloody Style Atones For Poor Platforming
The Windows version I played was boring, I doubt I Will get this on my Switch.
Re: Review: WarioWare: Get It Together! - More Magnificent Microgame Mayhem
Give me a new Warioland game!
Re: Review: Baldo: The Guardian Owls - Exquisite Ghibli-Esque Art Can't Hide Tortuous Gameplay
@Matt_Barber You can clearly tell this game was meticously crafted, because the more I play it the more I'm enjoying, even if sometimes I have almost no clue where to go and what to do next (and this isn't great for many players). I mean: there are some puzzles where you pull a lever here and it opens a passage in another place in the city you don't even know where, you have to explore all the city to know that (or watch a walkthrough). It's not impossible, but it's exhausting. Some important keys are hidden in the dirt like they were random coins, there are no hints where something important could be, so if you miss that you're stuck forever, unless you go back and search everywhere (or you ask online, if you have luck a random kind stranger can help you, maybe). Also the bugs: yesterday the game crashed on me and I lost (again) money and souls...more than 500 coins gone...
Re: Review: Baldo: The Guardian Owls - Exquisite Ghibli-Esque Art Can't Hide Tortuous Gameplay
@Ziongamer Just finished the Savoca Prison dungeon. Really tough but totally doable.
Re: Boulder Dash Deluxe Smashes Its Way Onto Switch This Week
Why doesn't the original devoper port ROX to the switch??
https://youtu.be/TIe7BNZzh40
Re: Review: Baldo: The Guardian Owls - Exquisite Ghibli-Esque Art Can't Hide Tortuous Gameplay
@Ziongamer ok, I'm playing that right now. It's tough, but not impossible.
Re: Review: Baldo: The Guardian Owls - Exquisite Ghibli-Esque Art Can't Hide Tortuous Gameplay
@BadWaluigi Who said you have to pay full (??) price for the game? You can always wait to buy it when it will be on sale...
Re: Review: Baldo: The Guardian Owls - Exquisite Ghibli-Esque Art Can't Hide Tortuous Gameplay
@Ziongamer I'm playing the game right now...it's not terrible like many of you say!
Re: Review: Baldo: The Guardian Owls - Exquisite Ghibli-Esque Art Can't Hide Tortuous Gameplay
@BadWaluigi sure, why not?
Re: Review: Baldo: The Guardian Owls - Exquisite Ghibli-Esque Art Can't Hide Tortuous Gameplay
@BadWaluigi maybe all these reviewers are just poor players...
Re: Review: Baldo: The Guardian Owls - Exquisite Ghibli-Esque Art Can't Hide Tortuous Gameplay
@Ziongamer maybe you died more times because you are not good enough...
Re: Review: Baldo: The Guardian Owls - Exquisite Ghibli-Esque Art Can't Hide Tortuous Gameplay
@CSchott2 I think the models are just fine, not great, not perfect, just fine.
Re: Review: Baldo: The Guardian Owls - Exquisite Ghibli-Esque Art Can't Hide Tortuous Gameplay
@BadWaluigi critical acclaim means nothing (to me at least) if I enjoyed some of those games...
Re: Video: The History Of The 'Silhouette' Super Nintendo Emulator Might Be An "Elaborate Hoax"
I've never even heard about this emulator...the only really leaked emulator is Ensata, a Nintendo DS emulator and debugger, with a surprisingly low compatibility!
Re: Review: Baldo: The Guardian Owls - Exquisite Ghibli-Esque Art Can't Hide Tortuous Gameplay
@Onett they don't make terrible games either...also this game is not that bad as this review could make you think. Sure, the cons are real, but once you understand how to fight and that you have to check literally under every rock to find secret passages or even hidden keys, you're going to enjoy this game a lot more! But you have to be careful, look carefully at the environment, explore and explore, talk with NPC and pay attention to what they say, because in some cases they give you important clues!
Re: Review: Baldo: The Guardian Owls - Exquisite Ghibli-Esque Art Can't Hide Tortuous Gameplay
@BadWaluigi this is wrong, they make decent games, certainly better than many Indies I've played (and some are also praised as great games, despite being flawed in many ways)
Re: Former Capcom Designer Wishes He Could Have Stopped The North American Mega Man Cover
Who did this cover, btw??
Re: Review: Baldo: The Guardian Owls - Exquisite Ghibli-Esque Art Can't Hide Tortuous Gameplay
@gregmce if you're careful enough you won't die (or at least not many times). This is one of those games where you have to learn from your failures and get better. Patience is the key.
Re: Review: Baldo: The Guardian Owls - Exquisite Ghibli-Esque Art Can't Hide Tortuous Gameplay
@gregmce it's not a great deal, even if you die you have infinite continues.
Re: Review: Baldo: The Guardian Owls - Exquisite Ghibli-Esque Art Can't Hide Tortuous Gameplay
4? Once again I have to disagree with NintendoLife's reviews: for me it's a 6, despite the many flaws already pointed out. It sure could have been much better, but it's not that bad. Some puzzles are Indeed too irritanting, and the map really look useless most of the time, but I can't hate this game too much. It's far from perfect, but not a total disaster.
Re: Random: Even The Mega Drive Might Get Castlevania: Symphony Of The Night Before Switch
@CharlieGirl i doubt Sony can hold anything related to the PS1 era, if it's not a first party title of course. I think it's all in Konami's hand at this point...
Re: Take-Two Files Lawsuit Against Creators Of The GTA Reverse Engineering Project
@FantasiaWHT the video is really interesting though. I can't make a summary unfortunately because there's a lot of technical stuff.