@Paulo there are some great light gun games on Wii but it was never as good as using a real light gun, still fun and far better than the Switch though.
@AtlanteanMan VR is a great way to play such games but I wish console manufacturers would look at the Sinden Lightgun (which works brilliantly on modern displays) as a way to bring these games back
I picked this up for £40 and I'm actually pleasantly surprised how good it looks on the TV and they've done a good job updating the visuals. It's certainly my least favourite of the trilogy but still a game I really enjoy. Sure if you have the 3DS version there is little reason to get this unless you really want to play it on the TV but if you're new to the franchise then this is the best way to play it
Realistically I'd never be playing this in multiplayer anyway, so of the single player is good then that's what counts. Just a shame Sega seemingly don't know how to accurately recreate the feel of those original games
None really, I'd much rather see them make another Zelda game in that style and it could simply be mixed with the creative side, perhaps it is in the new game, we're assuming much based on a short trailer.
Even TOTK does it to an extent by limiting how much you can use Zonai devices initially as well as the type of devices, so you still have the progression the series has always being built upon. In the new game it certainly looks like you could well be limited where you can explore or tackle until you've learned certain echoes
It's weird how the best N64 emulator Nintendo had was back in the Wii and hopefully these issues get fixed. I tried this myself and it's a shame they don't bother adjusting the sensitivity for their (inferior) modern analogue sticks. It's borderline unplayable with the joy cons and even the N64 controller doesn't fully correct the issue
This game looks stunning and whilst I'm not entirely sure how I'm gonna feel about the lack of a sword, I am very much looking forward to playing this game
The game is called Metroid Prime 4, what did people think it was going to be like? The game looks great and since when was a game playing like Metroid Prime a bad thing? I swear some people like to moan about anything these days, like that dreadful take shared from Twitter, if you don't want to play Metroid Prime, then don't buy a game called Metroid Prime. From what we saw, I'm very excited to play it and can't wait until next year to do so
It looks like they've learnt from the last 2 games with their lack of (or just poor) boards and this looks to have the best selection, plus quite a few other modes, I'm looking forward to this
Wouldn't it make more sense to have an enemy that's studied Samus so that her arsenal is less effective against them, so she has to find new enhancements and technologies to tackle them? I'd rather this than the standard story of her armour just breaks but miraculously exact replacements are found on nearby planets anyway
I love this game and still regularly play it on my PC with the Sinden Lightgun and it's great to see a few others here have one too. Sadly that experience cannot be replicated on consoles at the moment but I'll still buy it anyway
@obijuankanoobie the original is still my favourite, it was a good length and had great replayability with the PAL version and it's mirrored mansion and even the standard ghosts look so much better than the shiny things we got later.
I really like 3 as well and it had some great portrait ghosts like the film director but that cat ghost you have to chase is beyond tedious and I wish we spent more time on the pirate themed floor and and less on some of the others
The original Luigi's Mansion was one of my favourite Gamecube games and Luigi's Mansion 3 one of my favourites on Switch but sadly this was never as good as either. The lack of portrait ghosts and the mission structure are the biggest culprits.
Nintendo's pricing is also all over the place, Metroid Prime Remastered was a budget release, yet this is a full price release and costs as much as Luigi's Mansion 3 did
It'd be nice if they offered purchases for NSO games rather than lock them behind a subscription oh and maybe we'd have a better relationship if they didn't just shut down games like Mario 99 for no reason
@Anti-Matter you realise you don't have to buy or download mods that you don't want to? You can't just say all of something is bad because their is one small element you don't agree with
I wish they'd have brought the original along with it and referring to Alex's video as well, the first game on Gamecube was absolutely a visual showcase.
I've got mixed feeling over Luigi's Mansion 2, it's certainly the weakest entry with a lack of the character ghosts and the standard ghosts don't look as good as in the original either, but it's mainly the mission structure which dragged it down and I just wish it would let you explore. Though on the positive side, the multiple mansions were a nice change and it was still great fun to play
@Anti-Matter modding games has been common for a very long time, if anything I feel companies should embrace it more, a game like Sonic Mania for example only exists because of the modding community and the recent Doom ports actually add them to the retail package
I've recently returned to fresh play through of Animal Crossing and Super Mario Odyssey alongside starting Super Mario RPG, I never played the original version of this so it's an entirely new experience for me
I like Super Monkey Ball and I like Sonic but I have no desire to see Super Monkey Ball turned into some weird Sonic tribute. I'll just buy the standard edition
It's the weakest of the 3 for me but still a game I really enjoy and I'm looking forward to playing it again. Hopefully Nintendo will see sense and bring the first game to Switch at some point, I mean it should have been ported to Switch instead of 3DS given when it released but Nintendo do strange things at times
Age is completely irrelevant for what is retro, especially as games basically haven't changed significantly now for well over a decade, so I always think of retro as a style. The PS3 isn't far off 20 years old but has way more in common with a PS5 than a PS2, even the Dreamcast had online gaming and is arguably closer to today's gaming then the Megadrive/SNES of just a few years earlier
So for me retro is still the likes of Atari and up to and including the 16 bit era and now including the early 3D consoles of the PS1, Saturn and N64
Simple fact is that it was 60fps on Gamecube so could definitely be on Switch. Metroid Prime got improved visuals on Switch and maintained 60fps and I'd say there are more visually impressive games on Switch that are also 60fps.
That said, framerate isn't that important for this type of game, it's just seems an odd choice to aim lower
@HeadPirate sadly there seem to be some crazy idiots in most fandoms. As a long time RARE fan myself, I can't say I cared for Nuts and Bolts but Battletoads was fun and I loved their new IP in Viva Pinata and Sea of Thieves
@GrailUK exactly, there are some great games coming to NSO online from RARE and there's no reason why more won't come. If people are that bothered about RARE Replay (which is an amazing collection) then go buy an old Xbox One
Hang on, Phil said they were only launching 4 games elsewhere and here's another 5 🤪
Seriously though, Killer Instinct was awesome in SNES and stands shoulder to shoulder with Street Fighter and Mortal Kombat of the time and Blast Corps is good fun
The Remaster is fantastic, with the only negative being the framerate in the classic graphics. The updated visuals have being done very well and fit with how Lara looked in the promotional materials and cutscenes. I've really enjoyed revisiting these games and having all the modern nonsense stripped away for some pure exploration fun, all with the classic controls
Sonic Superstars was a bit of a disappointment, mainly down to its rather poor boss battles and putting it full price when the likes of Mania and even Streets of Rage 4, was never going to help, not to mention launching it into such a busy period. I seem to remember Sonic Frontiers been available for a much lower price around launch and it was a much better game too.
Obviously loads will point to Mario Wonder and that will have been a factor, though I found that to be rather disappointing too.
Overall I'd say Like A Dragon (Yakuza) is Sega's best and most consistent IP at the moment, with Infinite Wealth being one of the very best games I've played in the last few years
@liljmoore Arkham Knight was fine on PS4 and Xbox, it's PC port was broken beyond belief and still is rather poor but it was good on console. That said it never had any realistic chance of running well on Switch
@Truegamer79 the PC port never got fixed, just PC's got more powerful and brute forced it's issues
I've seen a few here saying it was a buggy mess on all platforms at launch but it was actually in a good place on console, just with the awful PC port.
"The PC's dire situation may cast a shadow over its launch, but the fact remains that Arkham Knight is an exceptional release on console"
A quote from Digital Foundry at the time.
This should never have been ported to Switch as its clear that it has no chance of running it and how this review got a 6 is beyond me. Sure the other 2 games run OK, well Asylum runs poor considering its age but is playable but when one of the games is basically unplayable then surely it has to score lower
We all know the timeline in nonsense and should never really be used as a limiting factor, there's only a couple of games that directly relate to one another anyway
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Re: Earn 4x Gold Points When You Buy A Pair Of Nintendo Switch Game Vouchers (Europe)
Even better if you buy your eshop credit from curry's first using DIGI15 for 15% off saving you another £10 or so off the cost
Re: House Of The Dead 2: Remake Gets Rated For Switch By The ESRB
@Paulo there are some great light gun games on Wii but it was never as good as using a real light gun, still fun and far better than the Switch though.
@AtlanteanMan VR is a great way to play such games but I wish console manufacturers would look at the Sinden Lightgun (which works brilliantly on modern displays) as a way to bring these games back
Re: UK Charts: Luigi's Mansion 2 HD Scares Off The Competition
I picked this up for £40 and I'm actually pleasantly surprised how good it looks on the TV and they've done a good job updating the visuals. It's certainly my least favourite of the trilogy but still a game I really enjoy. Sure if you have the 3DS version there is little reason to get this unless you really want to play it on the TV but if you're new to the franchise then this is the best way to play it
Re: Video: Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition Gets A New Overview Trailer
@RobotReptile it's on Amazon Japan https://www.amazon.co.jp/gp/aw/d/B0D3Q69V5V/ref=ox_sc_act_image_1?smid=AN1VRQENFRJN5&psc=1&th=1
Re: Video: Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition Gets A New Overview Trailer
I've preordered the Japanese version of this as it was just £15 more and if rather have a pair of the Famicom controllers than an empty gold cartridge
Re: Aspyr Is Bringing Another Classic Star Wars Game To Switch This August
Any chance we can get the best Star Wars games? Rogue Squadron/Leader and Shadows of the Empire
Re: Capcom Announces Summer Showcase 2024, Airing Next Week
Capcom having a showcase for RE7 on a platform where almost nobody will buy it anyway? I'm looking forward to seeing more of Dead Rising though
Re: Review: Super Monkey Ball Banana Rumble (Switch) - Super Single-Player, But Multiplayer's A Mess
Realistically I'd never be playing this in multiplayer anyway, so of the single player is good then that's what counts. Just a shame Sega seemingly don't know how to accurately recreate the feel of those original games
Re: The Legend Of Zelda: Echoes Of Wisdom Estimated Switch File Size Revealed
I love how Nintendo still have reasonably sized games and they still look amazing, though I'll be getting it on a cartridge
Re: Talking Point: Could Another Nintendo Series Take Over The 'Traditional' Zelda Template?
None really, I'd much rather see them make another Zelda game in that style and it could simply be mixed with the creative side, perhaps it is in the new game, we're assuming much based on a short trailer.
Even TOTK does it to an extent by limiting how much you can use Zonai devices initially as well as the type of devices, so you still have the progression the series has always being built upon. In the new game it certainly looks like you could well be limited where you can explore or tackle until you've learned certain echoes
Re: Nintendo Showcases All June 2024 Direct Games With Colourful New Graphic
Lots of games I'm looking forward to but mainly, Zelda Echoes of Wisdom, Mario Party, Metroid Prime 4 and Mario & Luigi
Re: Switch Online's Latest N64 Release 'Perfect Dark' Appears To Have Some Emulation Issues
It's weird how the best N64 emulator Nintendo had was back in the Wii and hopefully these issues get fixed. I tried this myself and it's a shame they don't bother adjusting the sensitivity for their (inferior) modern analogue sticks. It's borderline unplayable with the joy cons and even the N64 controller doesn't fully correct the issue
Re: Switch Online's Latest N64 Release 'Perfect Dark' Appears To Have Some Emulation Issues
@Banjo- there's a native PC port that he's referring to, which is the best way to play this game, the XBLA version is decent but still has some issues
Re: Feature: 25 Things You Might Have Missed In The Zelda: Echoes Of Wisdom Reveal Trailer
This game looks stunning and whilst I'm not entirely sure how I'm gonna feel about the lack of a sword, I am very much looking forward to playing this game
Re: Soapbox: Metroid Prime 4: Beyond Won't Be The Franchise's 'BOTW Moment', And That's Okay
@nessisonett crazy to think that a new Metroid Prime game being like Metroid Prime is now somehow a bad thing
Re: Soapbox: Metroid Prime 4: Beyond Won't Be The Franchise's 'BOTW Moment', And That's Okay
The game is called Metroid Prime 4, what did people think it was going to be like? The game looks great and since when was a game playing like Metroid Prime a bad thing? I swear some people like to moan about anything these days, like that dreadful take shared from Twitter, if you don't want to play Metroid Prime, then don't buy a game called Metroid Prime. From what we saw, I'm very excited to play it and can't wait until next year to do so
Re: 'Super Mario Party Jamboree' Rolls Onto Switch This October
It looks like they've learnt from the last 2 games with their lack of (or just poor) boards and this looks to have the best selection, plus quite a few other modes, I'm looking forward to this
Re: Metroid Prime 4: Beyond Confirmed, Launching 2025
Presumably also getting a Switch 2 version, this looks awesome
Re: Metroid Dread Director On Samus Losing Her Abilities: "Yes, It Has To Be Like That"
Wouldn't it make more sense to have an enemy that's studied Samus so that her arsenal is less effective against them, so she has to find new enhancements and technologies to tackle them? I'd rather this than the standard story of her armour just breaks but miraculously exact replacements are found on nearby planets anyway
Re: Talking Point: Is Summer Game Fest Really Missing Nintendo's Presence?
Summer Games Fest was pretty bad, the Xbox showcase was rather excellent though
Re: Video: Donkey Kong '94 - The 101-Level Sequel To Arcade DK
@nessisonett couldn't agree more, an absolutely brilliant game
Re: The House Of The Dead 2: Remake Has Been Rated For Switch
@Duncanballs exactly this, we already have solutions to play lightgun games on modern screens, we just need the platform holders to adopt it
Re: The House Of The Dead 2: Remake Has Been Rated For Switch
I love this game and still regularly play it on my PC with the Sinden Lightgun and it's great to see a few others here have one too. Sadly that experience cannot be replicated on consoles at the moment but I'll still buy it anyway
Re: Round Up: The First "Hands On" Impressions Of Luigi's Mansion 2 HD Are In
@obijuankanoobie the original is still my favourite, it was a good length and had great replayability with the PAL version and it's mirrored mansion and even the standard ghosts look so much better than the shiny things we got later.
I really like 3 as well and it had some great portrait ghosts like the film director but that cat ghost you have to chase is beyond tedious and I wish we spent more time on the pirate themed floor and and less on some of the others
Re: Round Up: The First "Hands On" Impressions Of Luigi's Mansion 2 HD Are In
The original Luigi's Mansion was one of my favourite Gamecube games and Luigi's Mansion 3 one of my favourites on Switch but sadly this was never as good as either. The lack of portrait ghosts and the mission structure are the biggest culprits.
Nintendo's pricing is also all over the place, Metroid Prime Remastered was a budget release, yet this is a full price release and costs as much as Luigi's Mansion 3 did
Re: Rumour: New Leaked Codenames Suggest Turok, Tomb Raider, DOOM & More Are Inbound
@Anti-Matter really? You've never mentioned that before
Re: Nintendo Is Seeking More Talent To Help Run Its Switch Online Service
It'd be nice if they offered purchases for NSO games rather than lock them behind a subscription oh and maybe we'd have a better relationship if they didn't just shut down games like Mario 99 for no reason
Re: Nintendo Issues Multiple DMCAs On The Modding Site 'GameBanana'
@Anti-Matter you realise you don't have to buy or download mods that you don't want to? You can't just say all of something is bad because their is one small element you don't agree with
Re: Hands On: Luigi's Mansion 2 HD Delivers More Than Just A Hi-Def Upgrade
I wish they'd have brought the original along with it and referring to Alex's video as well, the first game on Gamecube was absolutely a visual showcase.
I've got mixed feeling over Luigi's Mansion 2, it's certainly the weakest entry with a lack of the character ghosts and the standard ghosts don't look as good as in the original either, but it's mainly the mission structure which dragged it down and I just wish it would let you explore. Though on the positive side, the multiple mansions were a nice change and it was still great fun to play
Re: Nintendo Issues Multiple DMCAs On The Modding Site 'GameBanana'
@Anti-Matter modding games has been common for a very long time, if anything I feel companies should embrace it more, a game like Sonic Mania for example only exists because of the modding community and the recent Doom ports actually add them to the retail package
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (8th June)
I've recently returned to fresh play through of Animal Crossing and Super Mario Odyssey alongside starting Super Mario RPG, I never played the original version of this so it's an entirely new experience for me
Re: Sonic And Co. Roll Into 'Super Monkey Ball Banana Rumble' With The 'SEGA Pass' DLC
I like Super Monkey Ball and I like Sonic but I have no desire to see Super Monkey Ball turned into some weird Sonic tribute. I'll just buy the standard edition
Re: Luigi's Mansion 2 HD Is Looking Suitably Spooky In New Japanese Trailers
@Truegamer79 Luigi's Mansion and Rogue Leader were stunning to see at the time and that's even me coming from the Dreamcast and PS2
Re: Luigi's Mansion 2 HD Is Looking Suitably Spooky In New Japanese Trailers
It's the weakest of the 3 for me but still a game I really enjoy and I'm looking forward to playing it again. Hopefully Nintendo will see sense and bring the first game to Switch at some point, I mean it should have been ported to Switch instead of 3DS given when it released but Nintendo do strange things at times
Re: Talking Point: How Do You Define 'Retro'?
Age is completely irrelevant for what is retro, especially as games basically haven't changed significantly now for well over a decade, so I always think of retro as a style. The PS3 isn't far off 20 years old but has way more in common with a PS5 than a PS2, even the Dreamcast had online gaming and is arguably closer to today's gaming then the Megadrive/SNES of just a few years earlier
So for me retro is still the likes of Atari and up to and including the 16 bit era and now including the early 3D consoles of the PS1, Saturn and N64
Re: Talking Point: 'Remake' Vs. 'Remaster' - What's Your Definition?
@LadyCharlie yeah basically this for me
Re: Atari Acquires Intellivision Brand And Rights To 200+ Titles
@Fighting_Game_Loser Atari didn't buy the Amico, there's basically only Phil Adam left at that company and no chance the console gets released
Re: Bayonetta Origins Director Empathises With Paper Mario Dev, Suggests Reasons For 30FPS
Simple fact is that it was 60fps on Gamecube so could definitely be on Switch. Metroid Prime got improved visuals on Switch and maintained 60fps and I'd say there are more visually impressive games on Switch that are also 60fps.
That said, framerate isn't that important for this type of game, it's just seems an odd choice to aim lower
Re: Random: The Minecraft Movie Will Feature Trees, Believe It Or Not
Now I want to know what movies don't feature trees
Re: Random: Some Rare Fans Are Upset About The Latest Switch Online Announcement
@HeadPirate sadly there seem to be some crazy idiots in most fandoms. As a long time RARE fan myself, I can't say I cared for Nuts and Bolts but Battletoads was fun and I loved their new IP in Viva Pinata and Sea of Thieves
Re: Random: Some Rare Fans Are Upset About The Latest Switch Online Announcement
@GrailUK exactly, there are some great games coming to NSO online from RARE and there's no reason why more won't come. If people are that bothered about RARE Replay (which is an amazing collection) then go buy an old Xbox One
Re: Five More Classic Rareware Games Come To Nintendo Switch Online Today
Hang on, Phil said they were only launching 4 games elsewhere and here's another 5 🤪
Seriously though, Killer Instinct was awesome in SNES and stands shoulder to shoulder with Street Fighter and Mortal Kombat of the time and Blast Corps is good fun
Re: Best Tomb Raider Games, Ranked - Lara Croft On Switch And Nintendo Systems
@Martijn87 they're basically identical, for what it's worth I'm playing them on PC and they look great on a big screen
Re: Best Tomb Raider Games, Ranked - Lara Croft On Switch And Nintendo Systems
The Remaster is fantastic, with the only negative being the framerate in the classic graphics. The updated visuals have being done very well and fit with how Lara looked in the promotional materials and cutscenes. I've really enjoyed revisiting these games and having all the modern nonsense stripped away for some pure exploration fun, all with the classic controls
Re: Sega Reports 'Sluggish' Sales Of Sonic Superstars And Other Major Titles
Sonic Superstars was a bit of a disappointment, mainly down to its rather poor boss battles and putting it full price when the likes of Mania and even Streets of Rage 4, was never going to help, not to mention launching it into such a busy period. I seem to remember Sonic Frontiers been available for a much lower price around launch and it was a much better game too.
Obviously loads will point to Mario Wonder and that will have been a factor, though I found that to be rather disappointing too.
Overall I'd say Like A Dragon (Yakuza) is Sega's best and most consistent IP at the moment, with Infinite Wealth being one of the very best games I've played in the last few years
Re: Knuckles Spin-Off Show Trailer Smashes Paramount+ Viewership Records
The trailer is great and I'm pleasantly surprised to see it matching the quality of the movies. Bring it on and then Sonic 3
Re: Jim Carrey Returns As Dr. Robotnik In Sonic The Hedgehog 3 Movie
Awesome news, he is one of the major reasons these films were so good
Re: Review: Batman: Arkham Trilogy (Switch) - Two Solid Ports, One Technical Disaster
@liljmoore Arkham Knight was fine on PS4 and Xbox, it's PC port was broken beyond belief and still is rather poor but it was good on console. That said it never had any realistic chance of running well on Switch
Re: Review: Batman: Arkham Trilogy (Switch) - Two Solid Ports, One Technical Disaster
@Truegamer79 the PC port never got fixed, just PC's got more powerful and brute forced it's issues
I've seen a few here saying it was a buggy mess on all platforms at launch but it was actually in a good place on console, just with the awful PC port.
"The PC's dire situation may cast a shadow over its launch, but the fact remains that Arkham Knight is an exceptional release on console"
A quote from Digital Foundry at the time.
This should never have been ported to Switch as its clear that it has no chance of running it and how this review got a 6 is beyond me. Sure the other 2 games run OK, well Asylum runs poor considering its age but is playable but when one of the games is basically unplayable then surely it has to score lower
Re: Zelda Timeline Is Only Considered "To An Extent" During Development, Says TOTK Director
We all know the timeline in nonsense and should never really be used as a limiting factor, there's only a couple of games that directly relate to one another anyway