I honestly don't remember having that hard of a time on the dungeon itself but Dark Link took a few tries. I didn't play OoT until the master collection on the GameCube so I was a lot older and smarter compared to when I would have played the game on the N64 so that might have helped. I remember having more trouble finding the ghost ship than anything else in that game. Its somewhere around the Spirit Temple...I think.
Same thing I've always been using my gen 1 Switch for; homebrew and modding my saves for my single player games. If I really like a game I'll move the save from that switch to my OLED and play it there. Its been great for certain RPGs, max money usually or stat raise items so I can enjoy them at whatever pace I feel like.
@Takoda Fair. If I had to recommend one I'd go for IX Sentinels of the Starry Skies. It has a great story, robust class options, and if you can use codes or have an extra router lying around you can access bonus dungeons which people made to help grind way faster. I don't care for the locked class Dragon Quests either so I only go for the free class ones although XI is fun.
Love the GBC. My first handheld was the original Game Boy so the idea of color in my games on the go was unbelievable. It took me 10 months to save up enough to buy one. I now have the Pokemon GBC from the pic above with an IPS screen and fresh speaker. It's wonderful and the games have never looked better (yes, they're still old and pretty blocky.) Now if I could just find a copy of Crystal locally I'd be set
The music used in the video is having licensing issues due to the rights being sold. That artists' album that has that song is gone off YouTube as well. There could be more but that's the main thing.
@JustMonika Their name is turntSNACO which is a reference to the Game Grumps, which is who I was watching play it. Dan, one of the Grumps, genuinely did not see the twist coming and lost their mind when it happened.
@SwitchForce BL3 let's you choose what content you want installed at any given time. The base game plus updates is the approx 24 gigs then any DLC or Language Packs you can download extra then delete when you're done.
@turntSNACO That's pretty much what my brother and I did when we played it on the PS4. He'd watch anime and I would watch DDLC and Dan's descent into madness.
@iLikeUrAttitude Haven't played Rube/Sapphire in a long time. What content was cut from ORAS? I remember them adjusting the story to include multiverse (I'll admit my least favorite plot macguffin,) making the Lati's important, and adding the Delta episode. And the secret base function was still there and made grinding easier since people would share Blissey bases and other things I can't remember right now.
@iLikeUrAttitude I am genuinely curious as to why you feel that. I find the ORAS remakes on par with HG/SS and Platinum, and those are my favorites. I'm even going through Renegade Platinum right now and then Soothing Silver after that cause as much as I love those games they have flaws too especially with leveling.
Pokemon Amie and the EV training were the best extras of X/Y. Actually getting to cuddle/feed/clean your pokemon actually made them feel special and being able to immediately get any pokemon ready to level up and battle was wonderful. It wasn't all good though, cause the crit boost would hurt a lot when catching pokemon and the anime moments amie caused sometimes made battles easier than they need to be.
@nhSnork Absolutely nothing wrong with solo play. My problem is every other version of every other game (sans Vita) is 4 player so you can enjoy the variety of classes. Even 3 player would have been acceptable but just 2 player is wrong.
@Sisilly_G Thank you for that info. Only ever cleared the base game so I missed those. I'd also lend my DS to family members so just finishing the game took a long time lol
I'm still interested in their shared docks idea where each dock can output data to boost other docks. That's some cool future tech. Maybe have the systems share their DLSS info so they can upgrade it as more games get added? Just one of those patent ideas that would be cool.
Also, I'm in the Nintendo Super Switch category, but I feel like that's just going to be their internal name for it which makes me weep.
I only played the DS version until recently. Saw the GBA version for 6 dollars and said sure. Low and behold DS version is the same as the GBA version. I had no idea EA was cheaping us out of stuff as early as 2004. It has just has touch screen support and a few smoother areas. But I will say I noticed something really cool about how they developed the game because of it. Those cheats you can buy, match events in the game. You will need a lot of money to do one of the story missions; 10k money cheat you can buy. You need to get through an area fast; faster walk or hoverboard cheat. It was a nice touch I wouldn't have noticed had I not gone through the GBA version.
I know your pain @drac_Mazoku Personally I found the game super fun and the glitches I had were plenty. Mountains reloading, sometimes an entire minute passed before pokemon would load in, people in stop motion sketches walking past my battles, middling FPS in areas, etc. I still loved it over Shield cause to me that game was BORING. Every event was "You can't handle this. Go elsewhere." until Musk snapped at the end for NO reason. Never got the DLC because of that. The sense of wonder that Arceus/Scarlett/Violet give while exploring feels great and I never got that in Shield. Hopefully the Switch 2 patch story is true so we get to see what these games can really do
As someone who put over 100 hours into 3 on PS4 I'm perfectly content NOT buying this again. I haven't been back in a while but the game was super unbalanced especially when you're Moze. The mech just obliterates everything no matter the difficulty and there's little reason to not be in it. I felt bad cause my brother was playing with me and we didn't know they would be useless. At a certain point they just hopped in the mech's turret and sat there cause I would kill whole screens faster than they could move. I can't do that to them again.
The closest game I had for this was Slave Zero for the Dreamcast. I only played it as a demo and never bought the game. Come 5 or so years ago I think about it and give up trying to find the name cause it was a demo, until I came across it at a local video game store. And I do remember every game I've played because I beat every game I start. Some just take a LONG time (GTA 3 2002-2022)
Honestly if the next Switch is backwards compatible or they are trying hard to make it work like all the reports/rumors are saying I can imagine a reveal this year. Crazy but, if they can get BC figured out then they might not lose sales from the holidays like everyone thinks they would. They could introduce a good price cut on current switches or make actual holiday deals to quickly clear out old switch stock while getting everyone excited for the upgrade patches of regular Switch games when the Next Switch comes out. This is just the ideal tho.
@Ganner This is the problem with EVERY major sports title now, especially by EA or 2k. Even wrestling will occasionally boot straight to the buy packs mode before you can even do anything else. My house still has a working copy of 2k5. I don't like football and I still play it with people. That should say everything about major sports games now.
For those wondering about the Cybertron games, the studio that made them was assimilated into the CoD machine for moar profits so we may not see them for a while.
Unless they have a new system announcement or are putting their 100+ 1st party titles they're missing from their NSO services I probably won't even care about the next direct. A lot of the games I've gotten from directs have been ok at best (looking at you Violet) and anymore it feels like you get maybe 2-3 good Nintendo games a year which is the main reason to play the switch. Even so many of the Indie darlings I've tried have started to feel way too similar. Cult of the lamb has been fun at least. Just haven't been wowed by Nintendo in a good while.
I had the exact opposite reaction. I used my Action Replay, opened up my game, and had the time of my life. I still have DS, GBA, Xbox, and PS2 Action Replays. And as someone who had to rent a lot of their games, being guaranteed to beat it in the allotted time because I could cheat let me enjoy way more games than I could have otherwise.
Good ol player expectations. You marketed the game as made by the X-Com devs and then change the X-Com combat style. I have played the game and I know it's good, but I am disappointed cause of the marketing. There's also a nagging feeling that they were going to go full 2k and MTX the cards so you can buy your way through areas. It's just a feeling and I have no proof of it. I can admit that, but maybe other people felt it too?
My favorite is the Wii U Pro and then the SNES controller (many of 8bitdo's offerings are solid.) Until customizable controllers let me set up the sticks the same way I'll probably never stop using it. My 3 8bitdo SNES variants are also wonderful and they offer see through plastic which is such a fun aesthetic for gaming.
@Blitzgreymon Thanks for the beginner mode info. I already beat the game when it came it on PS4 so I wasn't that interested in a 2nd go through but knowing there's a way to speed it up might make me pick this up again
@Rossoverde If this proves to be true and they port XCX to the switch now I will personally reimburse you for what you paid if it was less than 50 US dollars. You have my word cause that's how much I love that game.
While the controller itself looks alright I'm really confused as to why they've stolen a YouTuber's logo for their brand. I've been to their website and it's plastered on everything. Just yikes.
I've said it since they announced Amiibo, if Nintendo made a Diablo style game based on the Subspace Emissary idea with Amiibo being how you show off your character builds, Amiibo would have a genuine benefit and game to work around.
Right now the best amiibo games are smash, XBC3, and monster hunter, with monster hunter and XBC3 just being random drops or one time payoffs depending on the amiibo. That or expand on the Loot Goblin/Skyloft Bird/Metroid idea and have the Amiibo be dlc or redoable content but not lock away content. Just add things that weren't there before.
We possibly have another convergent theory pokemon. My first thought was that it was related to Litwick but I do like the design. Both sets use candles to lure people which is unique for the Ghost types. Most just use wisps.
I have a few favorites but my 1st is Pidgeot. No real reason. I just raised mine to 95 in Yellow and I've always liked it. They have a wonderful shiny palette and when they mega evolve they look cool.
Since this is the 1st time this franchise is on Switch it can't be a legacy version. Also that's EA. Doesn't mean Sony won't try it but never buy any "Legacy" anything from EA.
This may be one of the several reasons they took down the main Pixelmon mod for Minecraft. One of it's many draws was that Pokemon could be hilariously tiny or freakishly huge. They would definitely not want to compete with something that would be upgraded constantly for free. Also I don't want realism in my Pokemon games. We're making sentient creatures fight each other and they somehow come to love us for it. They were never realistic.
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Re: Soapbox: Ocarina Of Time's Water Temple Was Tough, But It Doesn't Deserve Its Reputation
I honestly don't remember having that hard of a time on the dungeon itself but Dark Link took a few tries. I didn't play OoT until the master collection on the GameCube so I was a lot older and smarter compared to when I would have played the game on the N64 so that might have helped. I remember having more trouble finding the ghost ship than anything else in that game. Its somewhere around the Spirit Temple...I think.
Re: Talking Point: If 'Switch 2' Is Backwards Compatible, What Will You Do With Your Switch?
Same thing I've always been using my gen 1 Switch for; homebrew and modding my saves for my single player games. If I really like a game I'll move the save from that switch to my OLED and play it there. Its been great for certain RPGs, max money usually or stat raise items so I can enjoy them at whatever pace I feel like.
Re: Twitch "Ending Support" For Its Switch App Early Next Year
Not surprised but still disappointed. I used it quite often cause my phone screen is broke and you can't always be at a desktop.
Now that I think about it the 3DS had better apps than the switch for non-gaming related stuff. That's wild.
Re: Square Enix Appears To Be Teasing Another Dragon Quest Announcement
@Takoda Fair. If I had to recommend one I'd go for IX Sentinels of the Starry Skies. It has a great story, robust class options, and if you can use codes or have an extra router lying around you can access bonus dungeons which people made to help grind way faster. I don't care for the locked class Dragon Quests either so I only go for the free class ones although XI is fun.
Re: Feature: Game Boy Color - A Quarter Century Of Colour Nintendo Handhelds
Love the GBC. My first handheld was the original Game Boy so the idea of color in my games on the go was unbelievable. It took me 10 months to save up enough to buy one. I now have the Pokemon GBC from the pic above with an IPS screen and fresh speaker. It's wonderful and the games have never looked better (yes, they're still old and pretty blocky.) Now if I could just find a copy of Crystal locally I'd be set
Re: The Original Switch Reveal Trailer Has Been Removed From Nintendo's YouTube Channel
The music used in the video is having licensing issues due to the rights being sold. That artists' album that has that song is gone off YouTube as well. There could be more but that's the main thing.
Re: Review: Borderlands 3 Ultimate Edition - Makes The Jump To Switch Almost Entirely Intact
@JustMonika Their name is turntSNACO which is a reference to the Game Grumps, which is who I was watching play it. Dan, one of the Grumps, genuinely did not see the twist coming and lost their mind when it happened.
Re: Review: Borderlands 3 Ultimate Edition - Makes The Jump To Switch Almost Entirely Intact
@SwitchForce BL3 let's you choose what content you want installed at any given time. The base game plus updates is the approx 24 gigs then any DLC or Language Packs you can download extra then delete when you're done.
Re: Review: Borderlands 3 Ultimate Edition - Makes The Jump To Switch Almost Entirely Intact
@turntSNACO That's pretty much what my brother and I did when we played it on the PS4. He'd watch anime and I would watch DDLC and Dan's descent into madness.
Re: Soapbox: Pokémon X & Y - The Series' Greatest Paradoxes
@Bolt_Strike Ok, I understand where you are coming from now. Thanks for explaining your point of view
Re: Soapbox: Pokémon X & Y - The Series' Greatest Paradoxes
@iLikeUrAttitude Haven't played Rube/Sapphire in a long time. What content was cut from ORAS? I remember them adjusting the story to include multiverse (I'll admit my least favorite plot macguffin,) making the Lati's important, and adding the Delta episode. And the secret base function was still there and made grinding easier since people would share Blissey bases and other things I can't remember right now.
Re: Soapbox: Pokémon X & Y - The Series' Greatest Paradoxes
@iLikeUrAttitude I am genuinely curious as to why you feel that. I find the ORAS remakes on par with HG/SS and Platinum, and those are my favorites. I'm even going through Renegade Platinum right now and then Soothing Silver after that cause as much as I love those games they have flaws too especially with leveling.
Re: Soapbox: Pokémon X & Y - The Series' Greatest Paradoxes
Pokemon Amie and the EV training were the best extras of X/Y. Actually getting to cuddle/feed/clean your pokemon actually made them feel special and being able to immediately get any pokemon ready to level up and battle was wonderful. It wasn't all good though, cause the crit boost would hurt a lot when catching pokemon and the anime moments amie caused sometimes made battles easier than they need to be.
Re: Nintendo Download: 5th October (North America)
@nhSnork Absolutely nothing wrong with solo play. My problem is every other version of every other game (sans Vita) is 4 player so you can enjoy the variety of classes. Even 3 player would have been acceptable but just 2 player is wrong.
Re: Nintendo Download: 5th October (North America)
Wow, Borderlands 3 really does have just 2 player online play. That just sucks and kinda ruins the idea of the franchise.
Re: Feature: Digital Doppelgangers - Home Vs. Handheld Adaptations In The 2000s
@Sisilly_G Thank you for that info. Only ever cleared the base game so I missed those. I'd also lend my DS to family members so just finishing the game took a long time lol
Re: Nintendo Reportedly Briefed Activision On 'Switch 2' Back In 2022
I'm still interested in their shared docks idea where each dock can output data to boost other docks. That's some cool future tech. Maybe have the systems share their DLSS info so they can upgrade it as more games get added? Just one of those patent ideas that would be cool.
Also, I'm in the Nintendo Super Switch category, but I feel like that's just going to be their internal name for it which makes me weep.
Re: Feature: Digital Doppelgangers - Home Vs. Handheld Adaptations In The 2000s
I only played the DS version until recently. Saw the GBA version for 6 dollars and said sure. Low and behold DS version is the same as the GBA version. I had no idea EA was cheaping us out of stuff as early as 2004. It has just has touch screen support and a few smoother areas. But I will say I noticed something really cool about how they developed the game because of it. Those cheats you can buy, match events in the game. You will need a lot of money to do one of the story missions; 10k money cheat you can buy. You need to get through an area fast; faster walk or hoverboard cheat. It was a nice touch I wouldn't have noticed had I not gone through the GBA version.
Re: Round Up: The First Impressions Of Pokémon Scarlet & Violet - The Teal Mask Are In
I know your pain @drac_Mazoku Personally I found the game super fun and the glitches I had were plenty. Mountains reloading, sometimes an entire minute passed before pokemon would load in, people in stop motion sketches walking past my battles, middling FPS in areas, etc. I still loved it over Shield cause to me that game was BORING. Every event was "You can't handle this. Go elsewhere." until Musk snapped at the end for NO reason. Never got the DLC because of that. The sense of wonder that Arceus/Scarlett/Violet give while exploring feels great and I never got that in Shield. Hopefully the Switch 2 patch story is true so we get to see what these games can really do
Re: PSA: Pokémon Scarlet And Violet's DLC Has Reportedly Leaked
@SViper thanks. I did end up checking it out and didn't see any of the ones I wanted. big sadge. oh well what can you do
Re: PSA: Pokémon Scarlet And Violet's DLC Has Reportedly Leaked
@SViper Where are the old pokemon encounter leaks? There are a few mons I want in the newer games still.
Re: Borderlands 3 Ultimate Edition Announced For Switch
As someone who put over 100 hours into 3 on PS4 I'm perfectly content NOT buying this again. I haven't been back in a while but the game was super unbalanced especially when you're Moze. The mech just obliterates everything no matter the difficulty and there's little reason to not be in it. I felt bad cause my brother was playing with me and we didn't know they would be useless. At a certain point they just hopped in the mech's turret and sat there cause I would kill whole screens faster than they could move. I can't do that to them again.
Re: Video: 9 Exciting New Games Coming To The Nintendo Switch In September 2023
@Ryu_Niiyama Where does it end? Do they at least get to where he gets his custom sword?
Re: Skull Island: Rise Of Kong Swings Onto Switch This October
Kong looks like a dude in a monkey suit and 2 of the screenshots have the same attack. This is so bad its funny lol
Re: Memory Pak: Making Contact With The "Ungoogleable" Game I Couldn't Quite Remember
@-wc- @Joeynator3000 Was the game in question in 3d? Off the top of my head that might have been Bubsy 3d.
Re: Memory Pak: Making Contact With The "Ungoogleable" Game I Couldn't Quite Remember
The closest game I had for this was Slave Zero for the Dreamcast. I only played it as a demo and never bought the game. Come 5 or so years ago I think about it and give up trying to find the name cause it was a demo, until I came across it at a local video game store. And I do remember every game I've played because I beat every game I start. Some just take a LONG time (GTA 3 2002-2022)
Re: Video: Let's Talk About Those Switch 2 Rumours, Then
Honestly if the next Switch is backwards compatible or they are trying hard to make it work like all the reports/rumors are saying I can imagine a reveal this year. Crazy but, if they can get BC figured out then they might not lose sales from the holidays like everyone thinks they would. They could introduce a good price cut on current switches or make actual holiday deals to quickly clear out old switch stock while getting everyone excited for the upgrade patches of regular Switch games when the Next Switch comes out. This is just the ideal tho.
Re: NBA 2K24 Tips Off This September On Switch With Kobe Bryant As Its Cover Athlete
@Ganner This is the problem with EVERY major sports title now, especially by EA or 2k. Even wrestling will occasionally boot straight to the buy packs mode before you can even do anything else. My house still has a working copy of 2k5. I don't like football and I still play it with people. That should say everything about major sports games now.
Re: Upcoming Nintendo Switch Games And Accessories For July And August 2023
Thanks for the Viktor Vran box set notice. I would love to support the devs more especially with the amazing tribute with Motörhead.
Re: Nintendo Infographic Showcases The Games Featured In June's Direct
Can someone make an edit where Splatoon 3 and WarioWare are swapped? They're out of place in their prospective rows.
DLC row
New game row
Re: Autobots, Engage! Transformers: Earthspark Is Landing On Switch This Fall
For those wondering about the Cybertron games, the studio that made them was assimilated into the CoD machine for moar profits so we may not see them for a while.
Re: Autobots, Engage! Transformers: Earthspark Is Landing On Switch This Fall
Given how much the background looks like Sonic Boom, I think I'm good.
Re: Nintendo Direct Showcase Confirmed For Tomorrow, 21st June
@Teksetter I love those games. I hope they do all 5 Suikoden and the DS one. Yes, even 4.
Re: Poll: Will There Be A June 2023 Nintendo Direct?
Unless they have a new system announcement or are putting their 100+ 1st party titles they're missing from their NSO services I probably won't even care about the next direct. A lot of the games I've gotten from directs have been ok at best (looking at you Violet) and anymore it feels like you get maybe 2-3 good Nintendo games a year which is the main reason to play the switch. Even so many of the Indie darlings I've tried have started to feel way too similar. Cult of the lamb has been fun at least. Just haven't been wowed by Nintendo in a good while.
Re: The Master Ball Is Coming To Pokémon GO Next Week
Can't wait to see how Niantic screws this up. Main idea; you can't use the Master Ball on raid battles, thereby defeating the purpose.
Re: Soapbox: 15 Years Ago, The Action Replay Ruined Pokémon For Me
I had the exact opposite reaction. I used my Action Replay, opened up my game, and had the time of my life. I still have DS, GBA, Xbox, and PS2 Action Replays. And as someone who had to rent a lot of their games, being guaranteed to beat it in the allotted time because I could cheat let me enjoy way more games than I could have otherwise.
Re: Marvel's Midnight Suns On Switch "No Longer Planned"
Good ol player expectations. You marketed the game as made by the X-Com devs and then change the X-Com combat style. I have played the game and I know it's good, but I am disappointed cause of the marketing. There's also a nagging feeling that they were going to go full 2k and MTX the cards so you can buy your way through areas. It's just a feeling and I have no proof of it. I can admit that, but maybe other people felt it too?
Re: Talking Point: Which Is Your Favourite Nintendo Controller? Every Nintendo Pad Ranked
My favorite is the Wii U Pro and then the SNES controller (many of 8bitdo's offerings are solid.) Until customizable controllers let me set up the sticks the same way I'll probably never stop using it. My 3 8bitdo SNES variants are also wonderful and they offer see through plastic which is such a fun aesthetic for gaming.
Re: Review: Digimon World: Next Order - A Repetitive, Open-World Grind For Die-Hard Fans Only
@Blitzgreymon Thanks for the beginner mode info. I already beat the game when it came it on PS4 so I wasn't that interested in a 2nd go through but knowing there's a way to speed it up might make me pick this up again
Re: Nintendo Direct Confirmed For Tomorrow, 8th February 2023
@Rossoverde If this proves to be true and they port XCX to the switch now I will personally reimburse you for what you paid if it was less than 50 US dollars. You have my word cause that's how much I love that game.
Re: NYXI Reveals A GameCube-Inspired Switch Controller With No Drifting
While the controller itself looks alright I'm really confused as to why they've stolen a YouTuber's logo for their brand. I've been to their website and it's plastered on everything. Just yikes.
Re: Nintendo Has Shipped More Than 77 Million amiibo Since 2014
I've said it since they announced Amiibo, if Nintendo made a Diablo style game based on the Subspace Emissary idea with Amiibo being how you show off your character builds, Amiibo would have a genuine benefit and game to work around.
Right now the best amiibo games are smash, XBC3, and monster hunter, with monster hunter and XBC3 just being random drops or one time payoffs depending on the amiibo. That or expand on the Loot Goblin/Skyloft Bird/Metroid idea and have the Amiibo be dlc or redoable content but not lock away content. Just add things that weren't there before.
Re: The Newest Pokémon In Scarlet & Violet Is A Spooky Little Puppy
We possibly have another convergent theory pokemon. My first thought was that it was related to Litwick but I do like the design. Both sets use candles to lure people which is unique for the Ghost types. Most just use wisps.
Re: Digimon World: Next Order Is Coming To Switch In 2023
@Axecon I found out digimon is worth around 6 Billion USD as an IP. While no where near as much as Pokemon, globally it does well.
Re: Masahiro Sakurai Has Launched His Own YouTube Channel About Creating Games
I kinda want him to find out how terrible the YouTube copyright system is. More as poetic justice than anything.
Re: Random: Former Nintendo President's Family Office Is Looking To Buy Marine Engineering Firm
Pro tips;
Go to that website
listen to your preferred EDM
move your mouse over the No. 10 button during your faster beats
profit with joy
Re: Talking Point: What Does Your Favourite Pokémon Say About You?
I have a few favorites but my 1st is Pidgeot. No real reason. I just raised mine to 95 in Yellow and I've always liked it. They have a wonderful shiny palette and when they mega evolve they look cool.
Re: Monolith Soft's Updated Website Has Some Nintendo Switch Fans Excited
@Specter_of-the_OLED A man of culture as well I see.
Re: Step Up To The Plate, MLB The Show 22 Is Coming To Switch
Since this is the 1st time this franchise is on Switch it can't be a legacy version. Also that's EA. Doesn't mean Sony won't try it but never buy any "Legacy" anything from EA.
Re: Random: Pokémon Legends: Arceus' Massive 'Mon Are Making Some Fans Uncomfortable
This may be one of the several reasons they took down the main Pixelmon mod for Minecraft. One of it's many draws was that Pokemon could be hilariously tiny or freakishly huge. They would definitely not want to compete with something that would be upgraded constantly for free. Also I don't want realism in my Pokemon games. We're making sentient creatures fight each other and they somehow come to love us for it. They were never realistic.