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@johnvboy hold your horses mate! Actually I don't really have a problem with the issue at hand, I was commenting on the fact that a lot of people spout out pro-corporation drivel just like a good consumer should in the eyes of said corporations, and I find that pretty sad.

@WhiteUmbrella @NEStalgia seriously, it's quite sad to see that everyone thinks this is how the world should work period.
I knew we were indoctrinated into the system we live in since we were kids, but turning customers you only see as potential profit into staunch defenders must be some kind of neoliberal wet dream!

What the hell even is a review in progress, IGN? Are they taking the p*ss? I mean, this is not a live service thing.
Is it just a "couldn't be arsed to wrap it up by launch day so screw it, let's publish an unfinished article to get 'em clicks"?

I mean, if Exxon can get away with publicly admitting lobbying against climate change legislation and manufacturing "forever chemicals" which are wrecking our bodies and the environment, and all that with pretty much no consequences or even push back, well, then I guess no, Nintendo isn't likely to solve this slimy situation anytime soon.

I'm a progressive dude so don't have anything against the article or the subject, but boy is that title cringeworthy.
Like, seriously, come on.
How can you think "yeah, that's the right title for my article, it's gonna be taken seriously now"?
It just gives more ammo to the "is this Kotaku?" crowd, not a great move in my opinion.

@antdickens I guess you missed a space in Vasterclaws because the colon and the subsequent D appear as a happy emoji ahahahahah
That was unexpected and funny lol

Soooo..... Doom Slayer as the last DLC character please? 🥺 lol

@scully1888 the chainsaw does exactly that, replenish ammo.
If you find yourself with an empty gun, in this game it's always 100% on the player.

@Edu23XWiiU exactly, it's the pinnacle of FPS for that reason: it's not just a bunch of random enemies and weapons, it's a delicate balance of everything having its own role to play in each encounter.
No other FPS I've ever played does this, at least to this extent (and I play and love A LOT of FPS games).

@Edu23XWiiU yeah that makes no sense whatsoever, considering you also have a portable ammo generator in the shape of a chainsaw.
Also the turret has been tweaked so that you can one-phase it on Nightmare, if you're good enough (it takes two Precision Bolts on Nightmare, and only one on UV and lower, if I'm not mistaken).

It reminds like a year and a half ago when everyone was complaining about the limited ammo and crying about the Marauder, then everyone learned to play lol

Great review Thomas 👍🏻

@Tandy255 I'd be glad too, if ut were an actual conversation.
This reads more like indoctrination to me, using poor arguments to substantiate, basically, "Metroid is worth $60 dollars cause I said so, please feel good about parting with your money".
It's just plain gross, and predatory towards the younger and/or more susceptible fanboys.

I mean, I get being a fansite, but you're really turning into Nintendo's defence force.
It's absolutely embarrassing that you feel the need to whiteknight a business decision like that, unprovoked even.
It's just ridiculous, I've lost the small smidgen of appreciation that I had for you.

P.S.: I obviously agree and will likely buy it day one, since it's freaking Metroid 5.
To go to these bootlicking lengths, and make it like you're some zealot if you disagree, is plain embarrassing and condescending.

@Slowdive getting at? You replied to me and I spelled out the marginal difference between four years of wait for SMTV and four years of wait for Bayo 3, simple as that.

As for defending Kamiya, I don't even know where you take that from. I was just comparing the little info we've had with the little info we gad for SMTV as well, and that is gonna turn out just fine; as well as pointing out that it was Nintendo who unveiled the thing, not P*.
So, in the end, what are you going on about? D'you need a Kit Kat mate?

@Slowdive 1) "pretty much nothing" =/= "nothing"

2) "a number of trailers": in 2018 we were told that development has begun, and in 2020 we got the first trailer

This is what I was getting at. It's not complete radio silence, but it's very close if you consider this is the only info we got in 4 years.

"According to someone in the know the game had a restart of development. We were not informed about any of this. It's utterly disgraceful. In short: they are burning bridges by lambasting fans for being concerned. Terrible PR."

Ah yes, someone on the internet said the game was restarted, so let's take that as gospel. 😂

We were not informed of something that probably never even happened?
And why do you feel entitled to be informed of every stage of development? Do you understand how ridiculous and pretentious that sounds?
Do you get why people use "gamers" as a pejorative?

@Benjinat SMTV also showed pretty much nothing for 4 years and I was starting to worry, but then BOOM! November date at E3, the game is ready!

To be honest it's better this way, and I would've preferred not to see BOTW2 if I knew it was gonna be 2022. I'd much rather a blowout near release than neverending teasing.

P.S.: (not necessarily aimed at you but everyone) Kamiya may not be the most likable dude ever, but before throwing him under the bus remember when and why Bayo 3 was announced: it was simply a big name for Nintendo to advertise Switch as it was releasing.
So if you wanna blame someone, blame the publisher who actually unveiled it.

S. M. T. V. 🤩

Nothing else to say, really, I'd buy it even if they didn't show anything at all!

Still hoping for the Doom Slayer, but who am I kidding? ☹️

Can't believe this is happening!
I'm a bit cautious cause SR was good but I didn't like some elements of it, but hey...it's a freaking new Metroid game!!!

It's a weird request for sure, but reaction videos are absolutely devoid of any substance, so nothing of value is lost.

@imgrowinglegs yeah they do, I absolutely love 'em!
Such a shame they haven't put out anything in 6 years or so, but Matthew was teasing a couple months back so who knows!
Coincidentally I just ordered a limited hoodie from their store last night as soon as it came back on sale ahahahah

I've never been into ska but I really, really like Streetlight Manifesto, so I'm glad to see shoutouts in here 😃
I personally find them way more interesting and dynamic than the other few bands I know in the genre; I recommend checking out their animated music videos, they're super cool!

The only other ska-related band I listen to is Rx Bandits, one of my all-time faves, though to be honest I like their material from the 3rd LP onward, which is when they left ska punk for a progressively more and more prog-oriented punk.
Mandala is one of the best albums I've ever listened to, hands down, and it has wonderful cover art to boot too!

Fingers crossed for a new Deus Ex but I'm not expecting it, realistically.

Reminds me a lot of Jazzpunk, guess I'll try it out someday.

@pennylessz you're welcome mate 😃

"Pokémon Sword and Shield were heavily scrutinised for what fans believed was a lack of overall polish and quality, with aspects like re-used animations and that blimmin' tree generating much discussion. Personally, I actually thought Sword and Shield ticked all the boxes and if it weren't for all the negativity online beforehand, I'd never have given things like these a thought while enjoying my playthrough."

Glad you don't review games, then.

I agree with your main point, GF had a unique chance to put out a game on their own terms (or at least, less shackled to merchandise than usual), and are likely gonna squander it by releasing this so soon.
I just don't get why, BDSP come out just two months earlier.

Anyway, I'm expecting a very rough game with a couple interesting ideas and bad execution, let's hope they can surpass them.

Just wanted to shout out DQII's hero, I absolutely love his design!

(He's the one on the article "cover", that's why it occurred to me)

Boy is Sonic Team a bad idea machine.
How is it possible that they've been puking out the most nonsensical and worst ideas possible for 20 years and they still exist?
Seriously, name me another long-running franchise that's as much of a Frankenstein's patchwork monster of terrible ideas that don't belong.
It just boggles the mind, cause if people on a forum can see that it's stupid, how can veteran game devs not?
Sonic Team, you'll never cease to amaze me.

@Daniel36 yeah that's pretty much inevitable 😃
"Per se" is perfectly fine, as English doesn't use graphic accents, but "per say" is really ugly lol

@Daniel36 can I just thank you and let you know that the fact you wrote "per sé" correctly almost made me shed a tear of joy, as an Italian who's constantly seeing it butchered in English? Lol 😂

I'll take 3, thanks 👍🏻

You sure, Game Freak?
Cause the game you showed us looked 3 years from completion.

They're gonna ruin this one too, right? Oh well...

The Arceus one is absolutely gorgeous, I really like it!

The 3D renders for the remake, though, look pretty rough to me.

@VoidofLight Well, DQ certainly isn't the most original series out there, but what's way more important than originality is execution, which is something at which DQ excels at.

On the other hand, I've played plenty of experimental games with a cool idea but terrible implementation.
Depends what you're looking for, and what the game wants to be.

@rjejr ah yes, I didn't specify it but I absolutely didn't mean that I'd expect you to recognize it right away, if you haven't played Eternal.

I just wanted to point out that it is indeed Eternal, but obviously you can't be blamed for not recognizing it before playing 😃

Btw go on and get it, what are you waiting for?!
It's the best FPS of all time hands down and one of the best games in recent years, just approach it with the mindset that you're gonna die quite a lot and constantly learning and improving your technique.
I know I'm making it sound like a Soulslike, but to be honest I'm not even a big fan of those.
Eternal is just awesome 😃

@Solomon_Rambling 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Very well played sir! 😂

@rjejr for once I gotta say that it sounds like a stretch but it isn't, as the guns are the Combat Shotgun, Plasma Rifle, Heavy Cannon and Chaingun from Eternal, but probably what gives it away the most is the shoulder-mounted cannon for the grenades.

This is beyond awesome! I wanna shake this man's hand so hard! 😂

Outer Wilds. Nuff said 😛

No but seriously, just in the last year and a half DOOM Eternal, NieR Automata and OW skyrocketed to my top 5.

Well, I don't know how these things go so I'll abstain from passing judgement.
I just hope their identity and the quality of their output don't suffer from this, although I'm not sure how realistic that can be.

@Snatcher yeah I really like him too 😃
Waluigi looks super sharp as well 👌🏻

I'm not really into Mario sport games, but I have to say that I really like it when they design new costumes for them 😃
Wario looks absolutely amazing!

@BloodNinja 1) "the "take things while lying down" thing is being severely misused."
Sorry for not being native, I guess?

2) the screenshot wasn't there initially, giving us readers no way to know that Nintendo was being accused by anyone.
Damo says just as much in his reply, so again, if you don't know the context don't jump to conclusions.

3) funny how I'm "jumping at Damien's throat" for asking him to embed a screenshot necessary to get the context, but it's okay for you to treat me as if I was insulting him pr something.
I simply expressed my dissatisfaction at the choice to muddy the waters and present incomplete information, that's all.

4) your telling me how bad I am for expecting some quality in NL's reporting has been going on for longer than my complaint to Damien. Pot, kettle, and all that.

@BloodNinja I'm not his boss and you're not his bodyguard, I think he's more than capable of fending for himself 😛

Btw I simply voiced my disappointment as a visitor of the site, is that not allowed? If it isn't, it still isn't your job to put me in my place, there are the mods for that.

If you don't know the context, don't jump to conclusions: I had a similar conversation with Damien just a couple days ago, on an article where I and a lot more pointed out the clickbaity title.
Damien kindly replied owning his mistake, and we're all good.

Thing is, if a few days later the same happens again, am I giving him grief for nothing or am I justified in feeling a bit led by the nose?
Am I not allowed to voice dissatisfaction just because you say so?
Is it not fair for me to want this site to keep a high quality standard as it has pretty much always done?
I'd get it if I insulted anyone, but I'm not even angry or whatever, just disappointed.
If your solution is "shut up and take it lying down", good for you, but I don't do that for things I care about.

@Damo heh, I appreciated it last time but it can't become the norm now.
If it happens from time to time fine, but you can't expect to put out trashy clickbait and only ever retract if and when the readers complain; it's like having your cake and eating it too.
Wanna put out clickbait? It's not a problem, at least be upfront about it, don't make it look like it's a whoopsie every single time.

I mean, in this case it was the matter of a screenshot, we're not talking having to trim down a 1000-word article. All that was needed to give context was that one screenshot.

And lastly, the fact that I easily took the whole accusation thing as a fabrication on your part (before ypu added the screenshot) should tell you enough about how trustworthy and "stretchy" the site has become.

@KoopaTheGamer Yeah agreed, Damo apologized last time but it's not that different a few days later.

There are two tweets embedded and none references Nintendo, so "Nintendo accused of..." is a complete fabrication.

I guess I'll find another site for news; it's a shame cause I've grown to like the community.