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@Xiovanni The President of WoW would have a no-compete clause, but the artist painting for Overwatch would not. No-compete clauses are typically regional and timely. Two year clauses are typically struck down by courts for being too restrictive, general rule of thumb is 6-months. Another complicating matter is that many of the people you’re criticizing are contracted labor and not employees of Blizzard who wouldn’t be under a no-compete because they don’t have access to confidential information. There is a clause in Blizzard contracts for employees that is intended to prevent the poaching of talent for 2-years after one’s departure.

@Xiovanni It’s easy to be critical from the outside, but you nor I can relate to what keeps people working for Blizzard.

Sounds like they didn’t want to work with. Union.

@link3710 Just because something is in high demand doesn’t mean it pays well or provides a meaningful work-life balance.

That’s the open world Mario game I’ve been craving.

Why is there no snarky “It’s Konami, I don’t expect anything anymore” answer? That company has gone down hill ever since Kojima left - and probably even before that.

Triforce Heroes… I keep hoping for a Switch port. I swear people think I’m trolling every time I mention that title, but it’s my favorite Zelda title in recent years. I’d also like a Federation Force port, but that’s more so because I never actually played it but everything I’ve read makes it seem right up my alley.

I was skeptical at first considering how little the songs from a couple years ago tied into Pokémon, but this was a pretty solid tribute. I especially enjoyed the tribute to the first movie.

Pokémon Conquest 2 and a new Mystery Dungeon entry would be appreciated. While not a fan of Ranger, I appreciate that they used to try new genres. That F2P mobile board game from a few years back that’s long since been discontinued was one of my favorite implementations of the franchise in recent years.

Though I don’t think it’ll be remotely close to Mario Kart in quality - It doesn’t look as bad as some games graphically... It has decent color gradients and shadows. I’ve seen worse looking 3D racers launch on Switch.

@Chaos_Knight The article says “ You also have until 31st October to buy Upgrade Essentials & Packs, after which they'll be unavailable.” Perhaps someone didn’t fact check before posting the article.

Why would anyone buy upgrade packs today for a service ending in a couple months? I’m still disappointed to see this end, but I’m being realistic about curbing expectations at this point.

@Riderkicker As much as fans of the mainline titles love to hate on it - I truly do believe that everyone should give them it a chance. Zelda is defined by the puzzles, and Triforce Heroes perfectly captures the classic puzzle format in a bite-sized formula that can be shared with friends and family.

I chose A Link Between Worlds since it’s the closest to Triforce Heroes.

Give me some good tools and we’ll rough it like Davy Crockett.

Every time I see news about this game my heart sinks just a little bit further.

I never understood how anniversary collection games don’t make the top games. They are generally a culmination of all the games and while titles like Contra and Alien Wars are clearly stand outs - I would’ve thought that combining all the titles would be more beneficial to overall scoring.

It’s weird adding a core Disney character after launch. That’d be like adding Luigi or Yoshi in a free game update to a Nintendo game.
@rubycarbincle Nothing is wrong with F2P. It’s the implementation that’s the problem, and without knowing how the game is monetized it’s really to early to tell.

I’m gonna go back to Overwatch for a bit since they’re wrapping up the classic game early next month. Also going to play a little bit of Splatoon 3 - I still need to find a weapon that works for me this time around. Maybe a little bit of Switch Sports and Gran Turismo too if I have the time. I’d like to pick up Xenoblade Chronicles 3, but I don’t see myself having the time to commit to playing through it.

Strong words, but sadly probably true. The next generation of Smash will be an entirely different series with Sakurai no longer at the helm or it’ll be a complete copy of the game.

Now we just need a remaster of Blake Stone: Aliens of Gold.

We’re outsiders looking in on a bubble. More than likely it really was the best selling game considering the only real competition the game had in Japan would’ve been Elden Ring. Global Award… that I’m not so sure about. It really depends on what the criteria were to win, which at the end of the day Pokemon is a wildly successful franchise and so was Elden Ring in terms of sales. May have boiled down to which sold better in Japan or appealed to the larger audience. Pokémon being rated E definitely has a broader reach.

I guess I gotta get my playtime in soon… I haven’t wanted to play until content is merged across platforms, but I didn’t realize we were losing game modes in the core game.

If he really wants to read it… I should have a copy of it. It’s just a little… worn.

Easy Come Easy Golf is easily the most underrated highlight of the direct.

I’ll log in to FFXIV just to throw some fireworks for this.

I’m surprised that the online play is exclusive to the Switch version. Also a bit disappointed… was hoping for crossplay.

I have zero expectations… I haven’t followed the rumor mill this time around, though I suspect that we’ve seen the majority of announcements for the holiday already.

@RubyCarbuncle The matchmaking doesn’t feel the same as Splatoon 2. In addition to changing weapon balancing, I think they also changed how they rank weapons when matchmaking. I’ve had more unbalanced teams in terms of composition in Splatoon 3 than I’m used to in Splatoon 2.

That subtitle convinced me to lookup something I never considered… Legolas fired 55 arrows across the LOTR Trilogy. I’m disappointed he didn’t fire more arrows considering he’s an archer.

I had no idea what I was looking at most of the time. It needed to be a direct with play by play break down like the reveal.

The trailers for this game looked pretty solid, but these images make me wonder if they were advertising the same game…

I went and watched the first 5 minutes of cut scenes and boss fights. I might go back and finish if it hasn’t been copyright claimed by the end of the day.

Is this better or worse than the original release?

@farrgazer True… at this point all anyone can do is spin the tires - for all we know it could be a Metal Gear stealth clone that retells The Last Ronin.

@Sinton I get to your point, but fundamentally those games are the same as their predecessors. Nick/Paramount are not known for their high quality games, and many of the games have received middling scores to date. While they make amazing shows and franchises - I don’t believe their studio is equipped to produce a AAA title, but I would love to be proven wrong.

Well, that’s unfortunate considering that the game was originally on iPad.

Eh… I don’t think we need a AAA Turtles game. TMNT games better known historically for their arcade roots and most deviations have been middling at best.

@Desrever Same here. The limited nature made it more like planned gaming and special events. I’d plan to be there and that limited access felt special. Though it makes complete sense that they’d open it up since not everyone could participate.

Shortcut loadouts are exciting. I’m a major hoarder though so I literally don’t sell anything.

Where can I find an ultra space wormhole to fall into? Take me with you next time…

@ATaco It’s like an arcade. You pump money in until you can’t anymore. I’m disappointed, but I knew this day would come. I stopped buying stuff a couple years ago when the difficulty curve started really ramping up during the events and I realized I’d never be top tier unless I whaled it. I probably sunk about $60 into it. Don’t regret it, but I’ll miss it.

I enjoyed the original games, but this teaser leaves a lot to be desired in terms of gameplay - especially for a game coming out in a few months.

@Sun_wukong The game had 4 million downloads, but averaged $41.75 per user. By comparison, Fire Emblem averages $54.61, Mario Kart $1.20, and AC $4.24. I’m sure one of the contributing factors to the closure is the licensed music, but it makes more per user than most of Nintendo’s offerings.

@Mince Yes. You can get through a good chunk of the story in a week. You may miss out on some seasonal events, but they’ve been rotating through those for the past couple years on a regular basis.

NOOO!!! Not before the Holiday event repeats… that was my favorite banner 😭

The matchmaking is as bad as I remember it being. Won my first match of the day then lost the following 10.

As much as I enjoy the American cover, I appreciate the classic aesthetics of the Japanese more.

I’ll be playing Warframe, Gran Turismo 7, and maybe a little bit of Forza Horizon 5. I’ve been thinking about picking up Xenoblade Chronicles 3, but I never finished 2 and don’t want to have another game in purgatory.

I’m not surprised by the direction the AEW game is going given how many times they pushed it as a successor to N64 wrestling… It looks like it plays exactly like the old WCW/NWO N64 games. That’s not necessarily a bad thing, but as someone who was looking forward to a return to the roots - perhaps catering to fans of the classics (like myself) was not the right direction.