@abdias For parents of small children, I highly recommend the Nintendo Switch Parental Controls phone app. It helps protect your kids’ gaming sessions with a good degree of granularity.
That said, I don’t see why this app would not work just as well if Nintendo‘s online approach were brought up to anything resembling current standards.
@TryToBeHopeful A more accurate comparison would be something like...
I tried to buy your out of print software. But, your company will not sell it anymore. I tried to give them my money. But, they didn't want it. I pleaded with them, "please take my money!" But, they turned me away. So, I found a copy of the software somewhere else.
On Xbox series X w/ hotfix 2. Still on my second progression halting bug. No point in playing till it’s fixed. I’ve gone off to play other games for now…
@the_beaver I highly recommend Death's Door for that Zelda itch. So far it's my GOTY 2021. The only downside is that it's PC or Xbox only. It's a little short. However, I enjoyed it so much that I played it through twice just to earn every achievement.
Initial impression review on Xbox. I've only made it to the second town. I've completed the first dungeon.
TLDR: Gem in the rough. Wait a few weeks at least before trying it.
PROs: Graphics and music are beautiful. Puzzles are complex. Inspires a desire for adventure. Enjoyed the setting of the first dungeon. Seems to have a large world. Devs seem adamant that they are fixing bugs.
CONs: Gameplay was halted with bugs on Xbox. Emergency patch seems to have helped. Quest/Speech text is needlessly wordy. The difficulty curve seems very unbalanced. Enemy fights need tweaking, including the first dungeon boss. Certain enemies have a long reach which seems unintuitive. Oddly, it's hard to tell which ledges I can drop from or which bodies of water I can enter without dying. Many of my character's deaths felt "cheap."
Right now I'd rank it 6/10. Baldo has potential greatness that is (currently) held back by lack of refinement. The game needed more beta testing before launch.
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@Devlind But, they want you to keep paying for Home…
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@abdias For parents of small children, I highly recommend the Nintendo Switch Parental Controls phone app. It helps protect your kids’ gaming sessions with a good degree of granularity.
That said, I don’t see why this app would not work just as well if Nintendo‘s online approach were brought up to anything resembling current standards.
Re: Video Game History Foundation Calls Out Nintendo's "Destructive" 3DS & Wii U eShop Closure
So much literature burned or lost to time.
The Internet: Who reads books? Ya Boomer.
So many Silent era films thrown away.
The Internet: Those movies were terrible!
So many video games lost to poor preservation practices.
The Internet: Who cares about kids games?
Re: Poll: What Did You Think Of The February 2022 Nintendo Direct?
No Man’s Sky announced for the Switch. Meanwhile, Minecraft Dungeons struggles to maintain a steady frame rate.
The irony is not lost on me.
Re: Nintendo Obtains High Court Injunction Against Internet Service Providers To Block Switch Pirates
@TryToBeHopeful A more accurate comparison would be something like...
I tried to buy your out of print software. But, your company will not sell it anymore. I tried to give them my money. But, they didn't want it. I pleaded with them, "please take my money!" But, they turned me away. So, I found a copy of the software somewhere else.
Re: Nintendo Obtains High Court Injunction Against Internet Service Providers To Block Switch Pirates
@sanderev False Equivalence Fallacy.
Re: Baldo Gets A Second Switch Hotfix, Fixes All "Known" Bugs And Glitches
On Xbox series X w/ hotfix 2. Still on my second progression halting bug. No point in playing till it’s fixed. I’ve gone off to play other games for now…
Re: Review: Baldo: The Guardian Owls - Exquisite Ghibli-Esque Art Can't Hide Tortuous Gameplay
@the_beaver
I highly recommend Death's Door for that Zelda itch. So far it's my GOTY 2021. The only downside is that it's PC or Xbox only. It's a little short. However, I enjoyed it so much that I played it through twice just to earn every achievement.
Re: Site News: So, Where's Our Baldo Review?
Initial impression review on Xbox. I've only made it to the second town. I've completed the first dungeon.
TLDR: Gem in the rough. Wait a few weeks at least before trying it.
PROs:
Graphics and music are beautiful.
Puzzles are complex.
Inspires a desire for adventure.
Enjoyed the setting of the first dungeon.
Seems to have a large world.
Devs seem adamant that they are fixing bugs.
CONs:
Gameplay was halted with bugs on Xbox. Emergency patch seems to have helped.
Quest/Speech text is needlessly wordy.
The difficulty curve seems very unbalanced.
Enemy fights need tweaking, including the first dungeon boss.
Certain enemies have a long reach which seems unintuitive.
Oddly, it's hard to tell which ledges I can drop from or which bodies of water I can enter without dying.
Many of my character's deaths felt "cheap."
Right now I'd rank it 6/10. Baldo has potential greatness that is (currently) held back by lack of refinement. The game needed more beta testing before launch.