The beginning of many Nintendo games, these introductions such as in Twilight Princess are great the first time playing, but make returning to them a chore at times
Hang on, is the Switch version of Asylum based upon the PS3/360 version? I'd pick that up if it was available individually as it's artwork is better than the "remaster"
Shame, if not unexpected that Knight is a complete mess
Oh it absolutely deserves a modern remake and not because the original is in any way bad to play these days. With all the games getting remakes, I find it crazy that both Mario 64 and Ocarina of Time have not had the same treatment and no I'm not counting the handheld versions
@rvcolem1 it looked on odd way to write it to me and I'm from the UK, we most definitely use the word billion over here. The original meaning of a billion was one million million but we've used the short scale one thousand million as its meaning for quite some time
@Truegamer79 they're the same versions just at half the framerate on Switch. MGS2 runs at 60fps on a PS2 and sure it's still playable at 30 but frankly it's unacceptable that they couldn't match the performance of a 23 year old console
Basically it's a garbage port, they should be embarrassed running a PS2 game at half the framerate on the Switch. Nintendo have Metroid Prime with improved visuals running at a flawless 60fps at 1080p and these clowns barely get a PS2 game running at 30fps at 720p with no visual updates over the original
Started Mario Wonder and it's absolutely amazing, it looks great and is just a joy to play. I've also got Spider-Man 2 but will wait until my day off on Monday to start it
I'm not sure about that, so many will have large libraries and many of those digital, do you expect so many developers to port their games again to another system? Oh and don't give them another excuse to drip feed us NES and SNES games again.
One of the big reasons Xbox is in the position they're in, is that people built up libraries of games during last gen so went forward with the console that keeps them, it's also one of the reasons why Epic struggle to eat into Steam's lead on PC
I'd much rather have the first game, Dark Moon whilst fun is easily the weakest of the 3, with pretty poor ghost designs compared with the original and now 3 as well
Don't get me wrong this looks fun but I'd much prefer a remake of the Gamecube game or a new entry, that and we know they'll probably shut it down in a year or two anyway
Don't care about Daisy but why not Wario? Do we really need multiple coloured Yoshi's and Toad's? Game looks great but it's bloated character list is uninspired
@GrailUK thing is this was already 60fps on the Nvidia Shield which is basically an underclocked Switch with less RAM and generally less performance, so it's already been proved the Switch could do it.
EDIT, I got this the wrong way round, the Switch runs at lower clocks but does have more RAM but it does outperform the Shield in games such as Doom 3 due to it's OS
@russell-marlow there's no reason for this collection to be 30fps on Switch though, its literally a port of a collection that was already 60fps on older hardware and by all accounts its still just 720p on the PS5. Sure wait for reviews but I'd be stunned if the final product was vastly different.
As for the SH HD Collection, sure not having the source code isn't ideal but that's not an excuse for using comic sans for in game textures. These things can be fixed or improved with enough care and attention
@koekiemonster at least with Mario 3D All Stars they made some enhancements to Mario Sunshine, where as this Metal Gear Collection seems to be worse than its own previous release.
At 30fps this is a joke of a collection, why on earth would I consider spending money on a collection that has worse performance than the original game on the Playstation 2?
@Princess_Lilly yeah there's probably worse games on Steam but it's also much easier for a user to avoid and see the games that'll likely interest them
@Princess_Lilly they all have them but the eshop is the worst in the sense that all games are given equal billing. All of the others have some form of curating to feature new releases and with Steam it's very easy to follow developers and be notified of their games. Plus sales on games are much more controlled, where as here anyone can put their game on sale and they're all slapped together in a huge pile
The Switch eshop is awful, not only is garbage like the above given as much prominence as actual competently made games, the sales section is filled with this rubbish as well. On top of that it's painfully slow to navigate, Nintendo really need to get on top of this for a Switch successor
Quake 2 remastered mainly but also picked up a couple of Dreamcast games in Resident Evil 2 and Ecco the Dolphin, oh and the boy wants to go through Kirby Forgotten Land with me as well
A fantastic package of what was already a great game and to think I got it as a free upgrade on Steam. I'll certainly be picking up the Switch version as well, such a shame other games don't get such treatment when ported to modern hardware. It's a bit sad to think that of the N64 FPS games ported to modern hardware, that Goldeneye is in by far the worse state of any of them and Nightdive asked of they could do it but were turned down.
Still on a happier note this is an amazing release and for the price is an absolute steal
@WaveBoy I'm a huge fan of this era of fps games and seem to buy them on every platform I own. They're nice to have on the Switch for portable play but I do tend to play them on my PC mainly. For Quake 2 it's the RTX version which looks really good, so it'll be interesting to see how this compares but I'll still be getting it on Switch and probably Xbox
Thoroughly deserved for such a fantastic game, so far this year its between this and RE4 for my GOTY. That said there's also a little bit of disappointment, as this pretty much cements the fact we won't see new traditional Zelda games anytime soon, or again
I suppose it depends on your point of view, for me very little of what I played on Playstation is on Switch with the odd big exception. That said it's great to see many classics available even if it's only a small proportion of what was on offer but I'd love to see more, especially from Namco
That is a pretty phenomenal update with 4 fantastic games, Revenge of Shinobi has some of the best music from that era and Crusader of Senty is a must play for Zelda fans
I'm enjoying it, its hard to say if the extra content is worth the price and they should have used Master System versions where possible but we knew this going in and the core package is still great.
The real value is in the physical cartridge and i really like the box art, particularly the reversible cover and it's nice to have these Sonic games physically (yes I know the GG games aren't on it but the main games are)
I picked up the Sonic Origins Plus collection for the Switch partly because it's Mega drive reversable cover is amazing. I'm not sure what it is about the new Final Fantasy but it just doesn't appeal to me
It's the weakest of the 3 for me but still it'll be nice to have it on Switch, it was a ludicrous decision to remake the original for the 3DS at a time when the Switch was already out and I'd love to see that one come as well
I've learnt to ignore these sales now (it's only taken until I'm 40 🤣) but I barely have time for the main games I buy, let alone adding more to a never ending library that I'll never play
I much prefer TOTK, Breath of The Wild always felt empty to me and quite lonely much of the time. Where as now Hyrule feels more alive and its NPC's more interesting and that's before the shrines, BOTW had many which were frankly rubbish with that one enemy but every one I've done so far has been fun and interesting. The only weakness is the depths and I feel they didn't need to cover anywhere near the entire map amd would be better served as a few small areas like the Sky is
Overall I liked BOTW but it's way down the list of my favourite Zelda games whilst TOTK is very near the top
Well it wouldn't be Sega if they weren't making stupid decisions, from using the Game Gear versions in the first place, instead of their Master System/Megadrive counterparts and now this. I did consider cancelling my preorder but at least the main Sonic games are on the cartridge and at worst it's a tiny install for the rest
@Francema plenty of new Switch's are still being sold, so why not pick it up? It's also why games such as Mario 3D All Stars should never have been removed from sale
I'm thoroughly enjoying Street Fighter 6, I've been out of the loop with fighting games for a while (except a bit of MK11) but have my Mayflash F500 Elite and it's a great way to play this new game. It's also got a wealth of content to be getting on with, from a Yakuza style story mode, a PS Home style hub, complete with classic arcade games and a robust Arcade mode.
Between this and TOTK and RE4 earlier, this has been one of the best years for me in some time gaming wise
@Wexter I was about to reply to them saying the exact same thing and people seem to forget how huge Street Fighter 2 and Mortal Kombat really were in the 90's. With Street Fighter 2 alone estimated to have grossed over $10 billion across consoles and Arcade
This company is handling this property so poorly, between this nonsense and the PS5 remake disappearing into the ether. Everyone who bought this should be offered a refund
@Liam_Doolan wow you seem to have found the most complicated one, there's a very simple way. Just ignore steps 4 to 9 and throw the weapon, immediately pause and load your save and you'll still be holding the weapon with another on the floor
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Re: Talking Point: What Are The Worst Parts Of Your Favourite Games?
The beginning of many Nintendo games, these introductions such as in Twilight Princess are great the first time playing, but make returning to them a chore at times
Re: Nintendo Switch System Update 17.0.1 Is Now Live, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
I love how we're on version 17 and it's still largely the same as day one
Re: Video: Batman Arkham Trilogy Side-By-Side Graphics Comparison
Hang on, is the Switch version of Asylum based upon the PS3/360 version? I'd pick that up if it was available individually as it's artwork is better than the "remaster"
Shame, if not unexpected that Knight is a complete mess
Re: Xbox Reiterates Interest In Bringing Game Pass To "Every Screen" Including Nintendo Platforms
Not really, I play mainly on PC these days and don't even use it there as the vast majority of games I want to play aren't even on it
Re: Talking Point: Does Zelda: Ocarina Of Time Need A Full Remake?
Oh it absolutely deserves a modern remake and not because the original is in any way bad to play these days. With all the games getting remakes, I find it crazy that both Mario 64 and Ocarina of Time have not had the same treatment and no I'm not counting the handheld versions
Re: Nintendo Reveals "Positive Impact" The Mario Movie Had On Mario's Game Sales
@rvcolem1 it looked on odd way to write it to me and I'm from the UK, we most definitely use the word billion over here. The original meaning of a billion was one million million but we've used the short scale one thousand million as its meaning for quite some time
Re: Video: Digital Foundry's Technical Analysis Of Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 1
@Truegamer79 they're the same versions just at half the framerate on Switch. MGS2 runs at 60fps on a PS2 and sure it's still playable at 30 but frankly it's unacceptable that they couldn't match the performance of a 23 year old console
Re: Video: Digital Foundry's Technical Analysis Of Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 1
Basically it's a garbage port, they should be embarrassed running a PS2 game at half the framerate on the Switch. Nintendo have Metroid Prime with improved visuals running at a flawless 60fps at 1080p and these clowns barely get a PS2 game running at 30fps at 720p with no visual updates over the original
Re: Hogwarts Legacy Physical & Digital Switch Release Will Require 8GB "Day 1" Update
Physical 😂😂😂
They don't even try anymore
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (October 21st)
Started Mario Wonder and it's absolutely amazing, it looks great and is just a joy to play. I've also got Spider-Man 2 but will wait until my day off on Monday to start it
Re: Soapbox: 'Switch 2' Doesn't Really Need Backwards Compatibility
I'm not sure about that, so many will have large libraries and many of those digital, do you expect so many developers to port their games again to another system? Oh and don't give them another excuse to drip feed us NES and SNES games again.
One of the big reasons Xbox is in the position they're in, is that people built up libraries of games during last gen so went forward with the console that keeps them, it's also one of the reasons why Epic struggle to eat into Steam's lead on PC
Re: Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Wave 6 Brings Back Four Returning Characters This Winter
@RareFan I'd rather it be all Kong related then just having Peach again
Re: Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Wave 6 Brings Back Four Returning Characters This Winter
Why on Earth are we getting "physical" editions that just aren't physical at all? I'd have loved to own all this on a cartridge
At least the 3 new characters are good choices with the return of Diddy Kong and Funky Kong being great additions and Pauline too
Re: Luigi's Mansion 2 HD Gets Spooky On Switch Next Summer
I'd much rather have the first game, Dark Moon whilst fun is easily the weakest of the 3, with pretty poor ghost designs compared with the original and now 3 as well
Re: F-ZERO 99 Turns The Classic Racer Into A 99-Player Battle Royale, On NSO Today
Don't get me wrong this looks fun but I'd much prefer a remake of the Gamecube game or a new entry, that and we know they'll probably shut it down in a year or two anyway
Re: Random: Super Mario Bros. Wonder's Director Is Also Happy Daisy Is Playable
Don't care about Daisy but why not Wario? Do we really need multiple coloured Yoshi's and Toad's? Game looks great but it's bloated character list is uninspired
Re: Denuvo's 'Switch Emulator Protection' Is Now Available Via Nintendo's Official Dev Portal
@RobTheIII I'll take 2 please, also do you have any snacks whilst we're at it?
Re: Denuvo's 'Switch Emulator Protection' Is Now Available Via Nintendo's Official Dev Portal
@JokerCK all whilst easily being cracked for piracy purposes anyway. This only ever harms legitimate consumers
Re: Metal Gear Solid 2 And 3 Will Have Lower Frame Rates On Switch, Konami Confirms
@Qwiff @Max_the_German yeah I seemed to have clicked on the one site that had the information the wrong way round, silly me.
Though I do recall it having slightly less performance in games such as Doom 3 and Mario Galaxy compared with Switch, largely because of it's OS
Re: Metal Gear Solid 2 And 3 Will Have Lower Frame Rates On Switch, Konami Confirms
@GrailUK thing is this was already 60fps on the Nvidia Shield which is basically an underclocked Switch with less RAM and generally less performance, so it's already been proved the Switch could do it.
EDIT, I got this the wrong way round, the Switch runs at lower clocks but does have more RAM but it does outperform the Shield in games such as Doom 3 due to it's OS
Re: Metal Gear Solid 2 And 3 Will Have Lower Frame Rates On Switch, Konami Confirms
Woohoo I can play Metal Gear Solid 2 at half the performance of the original PS2 version. Thank God for Konami
Re: Hands On: Metal Gear Solid Master Collection Vol. 1 Could Be So Much More, But Isn't
@russell-marlow there's no reason for this collection to be 30fps on Switch though, its literally a port of a collection that was already 60fps on older hardware and by all accounts its still just 720p on the PS5. Sure wait for reviews but I'd be stunned if the final product was vastly different.
As for the SH HD Collection, sure not having the source code isn't ideal but that's not an excuse for using comic sans for in game textures. These things can be fixed or improved with enough care and attention
Re: Hands On: Metal Gear Solid Master Collection Vol. 1 Could Be So Much More, But Isn't
@koekiemonster at least with Mario 3D All Stars they made some enhancements to Mario Sunshine, where as this Metal Gear Collection seems to be worse than its own previous release.
At 30fps this is a joke of a collection, why on earth would I consider spending money on a collection that has worse performance than the original game on the Playstation 2?
Re: Feature: The Rise Of 'Scam Games' And 'Keyword Bingo' Firms Flooding Switch eShop
@Princess_Lilly yeah there's probably worse games on Steam but it's also much easier for a user to avoid and see the games that'll likely interest them
Re: Feature: The Rise Of 'Scam Games' And 'Keyword Bingo' Firms Flooding Switch eShop
@Princess_Lilly they all have them but the eshop is the worst in the sense that all games are given equal billing. All of the others have some form of curating to feature new releases and with Steam it's very easy to follow developers and be notified of their games. Plus sales on games are much more controlled, where as here anyone can put their game on sale and they're all slapped together in a huge pile
Re: Feature: The Rise Of 'Scam Games' And 'Keyword Bingo' Firms Flooding Switch eShop
The Switch eshop is awful, not only is garbage like the above given as much prominence as actual competently made games, the sales section is filled with this rubbish as well. On top of that it's painfully slow to navigate, Nintendo really need to get on top of this for a Switch successor
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (August 12th)
Quake 2 remastered mainly but also picked up a couple of Dreamcast games in Resident Evil 2 and Ecco the Dolphin, oh and the boy wants to go through Kirby Forgotten Land with me as well
Re: Review: Quake II - Another Truly Outstanding Remaster Of An FPS Icon
A fantastic package of what was already a great game and to think I got it as a free upgrade on Steam. I'll certainly be picking up the Switch version as well, such a shame other games don't get such treatment when ported to modern hardware. It's a bit sad to think that of the N64 FPS games ported to modern hardware, that Goldeneye is in by far the worse state of any of them and Nightdive asked of they could do it but were turned down.
Still on a happier note this is an amazing release and for the price is an absolute steal
Re: More Quake II Rumours Point To An Imminent Switch Release
@WaveBoy I'm a huge fan of this era of fps games and seem to buy them on every platform I own. They're nice to have on the Switch for portable play but I do tend to play them on my PC mainly. For Quake 2 it's the RTX version which looks really good, so it'll be interesting to see how this compares but I'll still be getting it on Switch and probably Xbox
Re: Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom Sells More Than 18 Million Copies In Two Months
@Ulysses I was gonna say I much preferred the sky island to the depths which I can't say I was a fan of at all really
Re: Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom Sells More Than 18 Million Copies In Two Months
Thoroughly deserved for such a fantastic game, so far this year its between this and RE4 for my GOTY. That said there's also a little bit of disappointment, as this pretty much cements the fact we won't see new traditional Zelda games anytime soon, or again
Re: Soapbox: Switch Is Only A Classic Or Two From Being The Perfect PlayStation History Lesson
I suppose it depends on your point of view, for me very little of what I played on Playstation is on Switch with the odd big exception. That said it's great to see many classics available even if it's only a small proportion of what was on offer but I'd love to see more, especially from Namco
Re: Four Sega Genesis / Mega Drive Games Have Been Added To Switch Online's Expansion Pack
That is a pretty phenomenal update with 4 fantastic games, Revenge of Shinobi has some of the best music from that era and Crusader of Senty is a must play for Zelda fans
Re: Round Up: The Reviews Are In For Sonic Origins Plus
I'm enjoying it, its hard to say if the extra content is worth the price and they should have used Master System versions where possible but we knew this going in and the core package is still great.
The real value is in the physical cartridge and i really like the box art, particularly the reversible cover and it's nice to have these Sonic games physically (yes I know the GG games aren't on it but the main games are)
Re: UK Charts: Unsurprisingly, Final Fantasy XVI Knocks Zelda: TOTK Down A Peg
I picked up the Sonic Origins Plus collection for the Switch partly because it's Mega drive reversable cover is amazing. I'm not sure what it is about the new Final Fantasy but it just doesn't appeal to me
Re: Random: It's Zelda, Not Beyoncé, Who's Apparently Contributing To UK Inflation
Zelda has been £50 on Amazon and Argos since launch, you'd have to go put of your way to pay £60 for it
Re: Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon Makes The Jump From 3DS To Switch In 2024
It's the weakest of the 3 for me but still it'll be nice to have it on Switch, it was a ludicrous decision to remake the original for the 3DS at a time when the Switch was already out and I'd love to see that one come as well
Re: Feast Your Eyes On The 'Ultimate' Premium Pokémon GO 'Auto Catcher'
I can't help but feel this is at least 5 years too late
Re: Nintendo's eShop Summer Sale Is Now Live, With Discounts On Over 1,500 Games (Europe)
I've learnt to ignore these sales now (it's only taken until I'm 40 🤣) but I barely have time for the main games I buy, let alone adding more to a never ending library that I'll never play
Re: Soapbox: Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom's Busier Hyrule Is Making Me Miss BOTW
I much prefer TOTK, Breath of The Wild always felt empty to me and quite lonely much of the time. Where as now Hyrule feels more alive and its NPC's more interesting and that's before the shrines, BOTW had many which were frankly rubbish with that one enemy but every one I've done so far has been fun and interesting. The only weakness is the depths and I feel they didn't need to cover anywhere near the entire map amd would be better served as a few small areas like the Sky is
Overall I liked BOTW but it's way down the list of my favourite Zelda games whilst TOTK is very near the top
Re: Sonic Origins Plus Physical Listing Says New Content Is "Downloadable Via Included Code"
Well it wouldn't be Sega if they weren't making stupid decisions, from using the Game Gear versions in the first place, instead of their Master System/Megadrive counterparts and now this. I did consider cancelling my preorder but at least the main Sonic games are on the cartridge and at worst it's a tiny install for the rest
Re: Sonic Origins Plus Physical Listing Says New Content Is "Downloadable Via Included Code"
@samuelvictor it's just a code for the dlc, so will be tied to your Nintendo account
Re: Talking Point: Which Version Of Zelda: Link's Awakening Is Your Favourite?
The remake quite easily, the game is absolutely gorgeous and is one of the best looking games I've ever played
Re: UK Charts: Not Even Street Fighter 6 Can Knock Zelda: TOTK Off Its Throne
@clianvXAi they also report Japanese and US charts, so I'm not sure what your point is
Re: UK Charts: Not Even Street Fighter 6 Can Knock Zelda: TOTK Off Its Throne
@Francema plenty of new Switch's are still being sold, so why not pick it up? It's also why games such as Mario 3D All Stars should never have been removed from sale
Re: UK Charts: Not Even Street Fighter 6 Can Knock Zelda: TOTK Off Its Throne
I'm thoroughly enjoying Street Fighter 6, I've been out of the loop with fighting games for a while (except a bit of MK11) but have my Mayflash F500 Elite and it's a great way to play this new game. It's also got a wealth of content to be getting on with, from a Yakuza style story mode, a PS Home style hub, complete with classic arcade games and a robust Arcade mode.
Between this and TOTK and RE4 earlier, this has been one of the best years for me in some time gaming wise
Re: UK Charts: Not Even Street Fighter 6 Can Knock Zelda: TOTK Off Its Throne
@Wexter I was about to reply to them saying the exact same thing and people seem to forget how huge Street Fighter 2 and Mortal Kombat really were in the 90's. With Street Fighter 2 alone estimated to have grossed over $10 billion across consoles and Arcade
Re: Star Wars: KOTOR II 'Sith Lords' DLC Cancelled For Nintendo Switch
This company is handling this property so poorly, between this nonsense and the PS5 remake disappearing into the ether. Everyone who bought this should be offered a refund
Re: Talking Point: From The Sublime To The Ridiculous - Is Anybody Excited For Everybody 1-2-Switch!?
I can't think of a game I'm less excited for, 1-2 Switch was barely a tech demo, let alone a game and I've got zero interest in this
Re: Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom New Item Duplication Glitches Discovered In Version 1.1.2
@Liam_Doolan wow you seem to have found the most complicated one, there's a very simple way. Just ignore steps 4 to 9 and throw the weapon, immediately pause and load your save and you'll still be holding the weapon with another on the floor