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Re: Mini Review: Imp Of The Sun - Flickers Of Flair In A Well-Designed Metroidvania

Yodalovesu

Interesting review. I too am a supporter of the sixes and sevens of the world (and occasionally the 4's, when NL is feeling particularly grumpy). "Far from perfect" does not mean "far from good". Sometimes I even prefer the scrappy gameplay of a slightly unpolished gem, compared to those big budget blockbusters that have been polished to a smooth flawless sheen, so as to avoid any discomfort to the player whatsoever

Re: Soapbox: As A Recent Pokémon Convert I'm Excited For Scarlet And Gen 9

Yodalovesu

I'm in the exact same boat. Haven't had any interest in Pokemon for decades, but bought Arceus and have been having a blast. Everything is new and fun to me, down to just learning what sort of "classes" are available and how they play against each other in battles. I'm not entirely sold on the next iteration quite yet, but Scarlet / Violet definitely has my attention! And that's saying something all on its own

Re: Mario Kart 9 Is "In Active Development" And Comes With A "New Twist", Analyst Claims

Yodalovesu

I saw this hot new rumor on Gamefaqs the other day that said Nintendo is working on a new Mario game of some sort and it's due to launch sometime in the next couple years.

Nintendolife, why aren't you reporting on that rumor? It's huge news. I'm gonna start to lose respect for you as a gaming publication if you can't even keep up with breaking top stories like a new Mario game

Re: Feature: 10 Overlooked GameCube Gems You Must Play

Yodalovesu

I like features like this. It's not current news or controversial or anything, but it's still good reading, especially for a long-time Nintendo fan like myself (and I imagine many other visitors to the site).

On topic, Four Swords will forever be one of the most fun video game experiences I ever had. For one glorious afternoon four of my friends just happened to all be together and have our gbas too. For most of the day we discovered an absolute gem of a game as we laughed, cursed at each other, and stumbled over the games puzzles. Sadly we never got together again to finish the game, but I'll always remember the great time I had with it for that one day!

Re: Playtonic Announces Tencent Investment And Major Expansion Plans

Yodalovesu

Awesome. Not sure how I feel about Tencent being the company that is investing in them, but Playtonic and their publishing arm is one of the brightest new stars in the gaming space over the last several years. I'd love to see them continue to succeed and expand their operations.

The true return of Rare is upon us!

Re: Soapbox: Nintendo's N64 Emulation Is Serviceable, But Treasured Memories Deserve Better

Yodalovesu

I dunno. I never felt like I was being treated to special effects whenever I saw fog in an N64 game. Complaining about it being gone now definitely seems like a rose tinted re-telling of history.

Nintendo didn't promise "Remastered" versions of N64 games. (I got that with Ocarina on 3DS years ago). And new and improved versions won't be what I'm expecting when I log on to play them either. Having access to games I've either haven't played before or haven't played for decades will be enough of a joy for me.

You are fully welcome to complain about minor details if that makes you happy, of course

Re: Nintendo Switch Online's N64 Games Need Some Work

Yodalovesu

These articles that have a hot take headline and then rely on second-hand twitter experiences for evidence kind of suck. Also some of your personal experience that you report on in the article invalidates what you read on Twitter. That's some sucky journalism right there

Re: Video: Why Didn't Square Enix Port The Kingdom Hearts Collection To Switch?

Yodalovesu

"Hey guys, I'm in the industry so I totally know how this all works.

You see, Square makes more money if these are cheaper to produce. So, can you really blame them? (Don't forget I'm an expert!)

Expect more companies to choose to spend less money like this and know that this decision has been completely forced upon them solely because Nintendo hardware is too weak."

Re: Lil Gator Game Is An Adorable Adventure Waddling Onto Switch

Yodalovesu

Ew. My initial delight soon turned to disgust when I realized they had copied almost everything about A Short Hike - graphics, theme, climbing mechanics, flying mechanics, setting...

...still looks kind of fun tho. And I could be totally wrong. Maybe the full game is hiding a personality all its own