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I am very surprised Microsoft continues to invest so much in updating Minecraft. Financially they must be well past the point of diminishing returns. I’m loving the updates. No Man’s Sky got tons of credit for ***** the bed on release and not giving up, but lots of games have great support.

@LastFootnote I mean, deliberately misinterpreting someone comes across as a bit flippant, yeah.

@Toastmaster Your argument sounds like it’s coming from an absurdly thick bubble. Sure, PCs get way more games every year, but most of those are throwaway indie titles or niche games no one cares about outside a small group of players. Hidden object games and farming simulators were never what people buy consoles for anyway. Consoles are all about big, “polished” games you can play in the living room—sports games, shooters, platformers, and stuff you can play with friends or family on the couch.

Those ‘22,000 games’ don’t mean anything when the biggest games—FIFA, Call of Duty, Mario—are still dominating on consoles. Families aren’t booting up a gaming PC in the living room to play FIFA or Mario Kart. This has always been the case, and it hasn’t stopped consoles from being the go-to for most people. Pretending this somehow proves PCs are ‘winning’ just sounds silly.

@Samalik I think people sometimes mix up gacha systems with loot boxes or microtransactions, even though there are also free gacha systems like in Kirby and the Forgotten Land or allegedly Xenoblade (I haven’t played that one).

@batmanbud2 Tears of the Kingdom is $75 in the States. Hopefully Trump fixes that too.

@X68000 “The PS2 will remain the biggest selling dedicated home console.” Not sure “dedicated home console” is the right description for what was for many buyers an affordable DVD player.

@Purgatorium Oh, sorry, it was this one here: “Well, I'm glad I don't have the sensibilities of a modern gamer. Clock Tower absolutely is ‘a nerve-wracking thrill ride from start to finish,’ and the slow pacing builds tension.” I didn’t realize you’d forget it so quickly.

@Wisps You and others are ignoring the hundreds of words in a thoughtful review, instead boiling it down to a single bullet point: ‘Visuals and gameplay are undeniably old-fashioned.’ I actually enjoy retro games and old graphics, but let’s be honest—some gameplay and visuals age well, and some don’t. Pointing this out in a con doesn’t disrespect the game; it’s a fair assessment. Not everything gets a free pass just because it’s nostalgic.

@Wisps It’s a con because it’s less fun to play. The visuals haven’t aged well. For lots of retro games, the fun factor is that they’re still enjoyable today — not because players have to sit there appreciating the game’s historical context. A game should stand on its own without needing a history lesson to be enjoyable.

@Wisps Completely disagree. People read reviews to know if a game is worth their time and money now, not for a history lesson. Those few who care more about a game’s legacy than its actual fun factor are a niche crowd and would be better off with a different source than 99% of review websites.

While I get the success of this clicker, I don’t think it deserves to be mentioned in the same breath as actual games.

@Yoshi3 Take a deep breath, Yoshi. It got a 7 out of 10. And yeah, it looks pretty charming.

@Yoshi3 actually, retro gaming is for me. Some retro games are very fun, and I like playing fun games. I’m sorry to be so edgy and controversial.

@Summer235 Some retro graphics look good by 2024 standards, and some do not. This is not complicated people.

@Yoshi3 it’s not “suddenly”. I’ve always wanted reviews to say how fun a game is to play today, not how much fun it would’ve been to play 25 years ago.

If it’s for game preservation purposes, then I don’t need a review at all. I’m not going to go to museum and criticize the pottery for not being microwave safe.

@Yoshi3 It says visuals and gameplay, not just visuals. And it’s a “con”, not a “-1 to the score.” Also some retro visuals age more poorly than others, much like some retro gameplay ages more poorly. But by all means, give it an 8, 9, or 10 out of 10 if that’s what you feel it deserves it 2024.

@Bigmanfan Oh, absolutely—Nintendo is definitely just a firmware update away from turning a tablet into a gaming PC killer. Any day now. I’m sure they’re this close to dropping 4K ray tracing and 120fps on that handheld. Just keep waiting; it’ll totally happen.

@gcunit Hard to believe the review skipped over the 12-player split screen, the 120-hour story mode, and the fully orchestrated soundtrack by the London Philharmonic. Really missed the mark on those key features.

@Daggot I haven’t played, but I’ve heard the schedules and events are just a false sense of urgency. Try to ignore them if you feel like it.

@YourDaddy The existence of opinions other than your own is enough for you to discount those opinions. Neat.

The complaints about Silksong taking too long just sound like people think the devs should be ‘punished’ for not releasing on their personal schedule. It’s as if they’re saying, ‘You waited too long, so now you deserve to be overshadowed.’ That’s ridiculous. It’s been seven years since Hollow Knight, and it’s still a top-tier Metroidvania by a WIDE margin. Greatness doesn’t come with an expiration date.

@Giancarlothomaz I’m sure NL is just stirring the pot. Nintendo hiring staff is hardly newsworthy. Now, if they were hiring a falconer and a court jester, that’d be worth talking about it.

I’m curious how they’ll handle the sequel, especially since the main critique of the first one, despite how great it was, was that it dragged on too long.

“[Yamauchi] believed that if you need to over-advertise something to sell, not selling it at all is better.” That’s a rare way of thinking.

@Joekun I’m not saying you didn’t personally find a deal somewhere, but according to Deku Deals, Mario Wonder has almost never been on sale. Mario RPG went on sale six months after release, physical only at GameStop. Maybe you’ll get lucky and some Black Friday sale will show up with $10 off, but not enough for me to bother waiting for. I’ll just use a voucher.

@Joekun has a Nintendo game on the Switch ever been discounted in two months? I don’t believe so. I think you’ll be waiting a year; that’s how long it took Link’s Awakening

@AstroTheGamosian @Daniel36 I have to disagree, Daniel. There isn’t a ‘wrong’ way to start learning game design. The best way to get started is with tools that interest you and spark your imagination. It doesn’t matter if that’s RPG Maker, Scratch, GB Studio, Pico-8, or Unreal Engine. Every tool teaches you something different, and what’s most important is that you start.

I love how Omori looks, but I keep forgetting it exists. I only buy games when they’re on sale, but Omori never seems to be. It feels like the publishers have forgotten they even released the game on consoles. If even Nintendo can do 30% off, other publishers should too.

I’ve bounced off of a few PS games lately. Blockbuster stories backed by tepid if flashy gameplay.

They have a large lineup of samey games: “What will angry man fight next in this gorgeous photorealistic game!?”

@MarioFan41 It’s $15 regular, and $7.50 on sale.

@ChromaticDracula It's the 24th most-played game on Steam in the past 30 days. Number 22 is Stardew Valley.

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