@Balta666 Yeah I imagine being a physical collector is really painful this generation anyway. Even if the whole thing would be on cart, at some point the newest version of the game isn't.
I pre-ordered the game on the jp eshop because I never expected it to come out in the west. Or at least not at the same time. I am really happy they release these niche things worldwide and I hope it sells enough to not make them regret it.
I am worried though because it is Unreal Engine. And apart from very few good UE ports (Hellblade for example) I always dislike the downscaling of the engine on Switch.
I enjoy it so far but really hope the locations will have more variety later on. So far it is just dungeons and rather narrow woods.
I like me some wide open areas in my RPGs
I agree with the opinions here so far. Would actually be a bit "cooler" if they would handle the gun stuff a bit more ironic. But overall it looks like fun. I miss these type of games and be happy about everything that comes from that direction.
@Patendo I agree. I enjoyed my time with it a lot. But I am also done. Maybe in a few years, since I got the gold edition with the DLC included anyway.
@PushMyGran1986 Yeah that is the main thing. If they would just call it FIFA SW or something and sell the yearly rosters as a DLC, everybody would be cool about it and even compliment that they did a specific Switch version that runs and look good as it is. But selling it every year under the same name as the other versions is a problem.
Bishoujo Battle Cyber Panic! = the first real QIX copy we get on Switch as far as I know. I love it. It is trashy and the drawings are borderline ... but it is QIX gameplay.
@CheapCheepBeach I think the way Activision did it with Crash is the way to go. Don't downscale it with some tool and make it messy. Instead put cleaner low detail stuff in there.
I mean, that is easy to say but a massive task to do. I understand why that is not the norm. But I am especially tired of the bad Unreal Engine ports. Whenever I see that logo, I immediately get a bad feeling. (Even though there are amazing Unreal Engine ports available. Like Hellblade.)
And I think Overwatch did a great job with the look. But I guess it was also a bit easier since the whole vibe is more comic.
I was looking forward to it since I have over 2000hours in Overwatch and could do for some variety. But it was just too muddy. I don't care that much about graphics, but I prefer them to be clean and not looking like a downscaled mess.
Example of that very specific point of view: For me personally Turok 2 looks better than Apex Legends in that regard.
Hmm. Hmm. This one and Bomb Rush Cyberfunk really unsettles me. They feel like fan-movies. They are SO CLOSE to their idols that it makes you wonder if they should even be allowed to do that. And it honestly just makes me wish to have the real thing.
You all act like that it is normal for the average person to have all the consoles and a PC. You forget that most casual people don't have - and more importantly: don't care about the other options.
Me being one of them. I don't even have a TV and I don't want one.
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Re: Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings Of Ruin Switch File Size Seemingly Revealed
@Jackpaza0508 I meant the Switch specifically. I feel like they try to not go as much overboard on it if nit necessary.
Re: Talking Point: Are There Too Many Harvest Moon-Likes On The Market?
@Mijzelffan I am exactly the same. Apart from Stardew which really had me in it's claws a couple of times already.
Re: Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings Of Ruin Switch File Size Seemingly Revealed
@Balta666 So big day one updates don't bother you? (From a collectors point of view, assuming the servers will shut down at some point in the future)
Re: Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings Of Ruin Switch File Size Seemingly Revealed
@Balta666 Yeah I imagine being a physical collector is really painful this generation anyway. Even if the whole thing would be on cart, at some point the newest version of the game isn't.
Re: Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings Of Ruin Switch File Size Seemingly Revealed
@Taekw0ndud Yeah but that is different. I meant AAA titles that get bad Switch ports could use some more GB.
Re: Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings Of Ruin Switch File Size Seemingly Revealed
I welcome bigger files tbh. Usually means higher quality.
Usually.
Re: Review: Monster Hunter Rise - A New Apex For Capcom's Beastly Franchise
I was so bad in the demo(s) that it really put me off the game. But this review makes me want to play it again. Hmm.
Re: NERD Explains The Challenge Of Bringing Super Mario Sunshine To Switch
What a nerd ...
Re: Activision Confirms Original Dev Is Handling Tony Hawk Switch Port
@Ahlvin23 I guess if it is made for Switch then there should none of that problems appear.
Re: Poll: Box Art Brawl #79 - Kuru Kuru Kururin
@Clyde_Radcliffe Oh my god. This makes me want to order a GBA right now and get back into it.
Re: Review: A-Train: All Aboard! Tourism - Switch Tracks With This Complex Business Sim
http://www.switchiconshowdown.com/detail.php?id=5410
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I pre-ordered the game on the jp eshop because I never expected it to come out in the west. Or at least not at the same time.
I am really happy they release these niche things worldwide and I hope it sells enough to not make them regret it.
Re: Activision Confirms Original Dev Is Handling Tony Hawk Switch Port
This is already my highlight of 2021.
I am worried though because it is Unreal Engine. And apart from very few good UE ports (Hellblade for example) I always dislike the downscaling of the engine on Switch.
Re: Poll: Box Art Brawl #79 - Kuru Kuru Kururin
Man. This is one of my favorite games of all time. No matter what cover it gives me so much feels.
But just for the sake of voting I go with the japanese. Looks dope.
Re: Feature: Plants Vs. Zombies Producer On Bringing EA's Frostbite Engine To Switch
@Pod haha. True!
Re: Feature: Plants Vs. Zombies Producer On Bringing EA's Frostbite Engine To Switch
So much work and yet somebody decided to make it look like a mobile game on your homescreen:
http://www.switchiconshowdown.com/detail.php?id=5325
Re: Following Its Delay, Say No! More Says "Yes" To A Switch Launch Next Month
"Do you miss the office at all? Interested in Say No! More? Let us know in the comments."
No
Re: IDW Celebrates This Year's Free Comic Book Day With Sonic The Hedgehog 30th Anniversary Special
@Snatcher Real life thing that you can touch with your hands.
Re: Rustler Is A Medieval GTA Coming To Switch This Year
That kind of makes me smile. Looks like the off time you spend with random ***** in an MMORPG while waiting for your guild-mates to log on.
Re: Review: Kaze And The Wild Masks - A Brilliant Homage To Donkey Kong Country
http://www.switchiconshowdown.com/detail.php?id=5403
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Re: Neo Geo Pocket Color Selection Vol.1 Offers 10 Handheld Classics For Your Switch
@Ralizah The Sega Ages games are not available in a collection though
Re: Review: Kingdoms of Amalur: Re-Reckoning - RPG Action That Really Shows Its Age
@Mauzuri Nice!!
Re: Review: Kingdoms of Amalur: Re-Reckoning - RPG Action That Really Shows Its Age
I enjoy it so far but really hope the locations will have more variety later on. So far it is just dungeons and rather narrow woods.
I like me some wide open areas in my RPGs
Re: Neo Geo Pocket Color Selection Vol.1 Offers 10 Handheld Classics For Your Switch
@YANDMAN Yeah now. Back when I made the comment there was no artwork for it. But I am glad it says Vol 1.
Re: Neo Geo Pocket Color Selection Vol.1 Offers 10 Handheld Classics For Your Switch
@Screen That is not true though.
Re: Neo Geo Pocket Color Selection Vol.1 Offers 10 Handheld Classics For Your Switch
Homescreen icon:
http://www.switchiconshowdown.com/detail.php?id=5449
Re: Close To 190 Employees Have Reportedly Been Laid Off By Activision Blizzard, Due To Impact Of The Pandemic
The gift card thing reminds me of "Christmas Vacation". I guess we need a cousin Eddie to take care of the situation.
Re: Random: 'DJ Pikachu' Is Now A Thing, And He's Just Released A Remix Of Classic Pokémon Tunes
Flat Eric approves
Re: SkateBIRD Gets New Trailer, With Dev Commentary
It's crazy how I have no problem shooting a digital person in the head, but almost can't take seeing the bird falling down.
Re: '80s-Inspired "Skateboating Game" Wave Break Splashes Onto Switch This Spring
I agree with the opinions here so far. Would actually be a bit "cooler" if they would handle the gun stuff a bit more ironic.
But overall it looks like fun. I miss these type of games and be happy about everything that comes from that direction.
Re: Poll: Box Art Brawl: Duel #78 - Super Mario RPG
Japan. Because more graphic and less generic
Re: Soapbox: It's Time To Normalise Giving Up On Games Early
Lol. Yeah. I think I only saw the first 5-10 minutes from 95% of the games in my cloud.
Re: Review: Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time - Better Late Than Never
Not my kind of game, but I considering supporting them for taking care about a good port.
Re: EA Job Listing Suggests Madden Could Be Coming To Switch
Sports games are my main thing on Switch. I am not into Football though, but would give it a try.
But for now I actually look forward to RBI21 in a few days.
Re: Immortals Fenyx Rising's Second DLC Expansion Launches Later This Month
@Patendo I agree. I enjoyed my time with it a lot. But I am also done. Maybe in a few years, since I got the gold edition with the DLC included anyway.
Re: Review: Apex Legends - A Great Game Hamstrung By A Compromised Switch Port
@TheFullAndy As far as I understood it, they did some specific rebuild for Crash.
Re: Review: Apex Legends - A Great Game Hamstrung By A Compromised Switch Port
@PushMyGran1986 Yeah that is the main thing. If they would just call it FIFA SW or something and sell the yearly rosters as a DLC, everybody would be cool about it and even compliment that they did a specific Switch version that runs and look good as it is.
But selling it every year under the same name as the other versions is a problem.
Re: Nintendo Download: 11th March (Europe)
Bishoujo Battle Cyber Panic! = the first real QIX copy we get on Switch as far as I know. I love it. It is trashy and the drawings are borderline ... but it is QIX gameplay.
Re: Review: Apex Legends - A Great Game Hamstrung By A Compromised Switch Port
@anoyonmus I honestly agree on the Legacy opinion. Rather make a good running and looking Legacy-eske edition then a messy 1:1 port.
I would be totally ok if MLB The Show would do that tbh.
Re: Review: Apex Legends - A Great Game Hamstrung By A Compromised Switch Port
@CheapCheepBeach I think the way Activision did it with Crash is the way to go. Don't downscale it with some tool and make it messy. Instead put cleaner low detail stuff in there.
I mean, that is easy to say but a massive task to do. I understand why that is not the norm. But I am especially tired of the bad Unreal Engine ports. Whenever I see that logo, I immediately get a bad feeling. (Even though there are amazing Unreal Engine ports available. Like Hellblade.)
And I think Overwatch did a great job with the look. But I guess it was also a bit easier since the whole vibe is more comic.
Re: Review: Apex Legends - A Great Game Hamstrung By A Compromised Switch Port
I was looking forward to it since I have over 2000hours in Overwatch and could do for some variety. But it was just too muddy. I don't care that much about graphics, but I prefer them to be clean and not looking like a downscaled mess.
Example of that very specific point of view: For me personally Turok 2 looks better than Apex Legends in that regard.
Well, back in the D.VA cockpit then.
Re: After 33 Years, Famicom Detective Club Is Finally Coming To The West
@anoyonmus In europe both are one release bundle.
Re: Wipeout "Love Letter" BallisticNG Is Speeding Onto Switch
Hmm. Hmm. This one and Bomb Rush Cyberfunk really unsettles me. They feel like fan-movies. They are SO CLOSE to their idols that it makes you wonder if they should even be allowed to do that. And it honestly just makes me wish to have the real thing.
Re: Beach Buggy Racing 2: Island Adventure Speeds Onto Switch Next Week
The characters look creepy. But I agree that the overall thing feels like they cared about it.
Re: The Magnificent Trufflepigs Is A Narrative Game About Metal-Detecting
Wow. Just reading about this makes me relax. I am totally in.
Re: Video: Nintendo Shares Beginner's Tips For Apex Legends, Out Today On Switch
5 more minutes in EU. (Minus the UK)
Edit: it's live now
Re: To The Rescue Is A Cuddly Dog Shelter Sim That Supports Real Dog Shelters
Ohhhhhh everything for the doggos.
Re: Video: Nintendo Shares Beginner's Tips For Apex Legends, Out Today On Switch
You all act like that it is normal for the average person to have all the consoles and a PC.
You forget that most casual people don't have - and more importantly: don't care about the other options.
Me being one of them. I don't even have a TV and I don't want one.
Re: Review: Gnosia - A Deceptively Deep Experience Hiding Behind A Simple Premise
"It's just a step to the left ..."
Re: The Pokémon Company Has Given Piplup Official Twitter And Instagram Accounts
@Kiz3000 haha ok. You convinced me
Re: The Pokémon Company Has Given Piplup Official Twitter And Instagram Accounts
@VenomousAlbino Promo for the upcoming games.