@Uncle_Franklin If I recall correctly there are a few characters in the game whose throws are broken. I don't remember whether Link was more broken than the others (I wanna say Raphael?) but it was bad enough that I avoided playing certain characters, Link being a particular disappointment. It was OP enough that my girlfriend at the time was able to easily dominate the game with literally zero fighting game experience.
@OldGamer999 Me too, bud. I admit that I didn't buy that one, since I was only 7. I did buy the SNES with my allowance though. It took all year at 5 bucks a week. I assume kids these days might get at least 10, which would only put them about two months behind me. I doubt they'd be able to buy as many chicken McNuggets as I was though, since they're up well over 200% these days.
@OldGamer999 Dude I was there, too. When the GameCube launched it cost more than my half of the rent. I had to skip the N64 because my full time job only paid $4.50 an hour. Are you actually old or is it just a handle?
@Bunkerneath It may contain a Switch 1 cart with the upgrade as a download. This is very much a possibility as we already know you have to download the upgrade.
Yeah I had no idea these upgrades were free for NSO users. That's honestly pretty great. At this point the service is actually worth it without this bonus. I still think 500 dollars is an outrage. An outrage!
@ScalenePowers Yeah, Mario Maker 3 is a no brainer. I could have seen them doing Mario Maker Deluxe instead of MM2 when Switch launched, but that's not what we got so now it's iterative.
@NatiaAdamo This is an angle that many people ignore when we talk about this. Nintendo clearly screwed Sony over royally, but let's not pretend that they may have had no choice but to do the screwing. Look at Sony today. I love my PlayStations but that company is f***in' evil.
It certainly couldn't be any worse, that's for sure. Switch voice chat is a complete joke, and honestly, getting rid of it entirely would be an improvement.
I'm so excited to revisit this game. The first time I played through, Monster Hunter World came out. And I was so close to the end! But monhun... (Luckily I don't have the proper hardware for Wilds or I'd be screwed this time too!
I expect $399. $499 is my cap but I'll be pissed off if it's that high. I've bought every Nintendo console on launch day save for the NES (because I was five) and I'm not gonna stop now.
@batmanbud2 so the games that were built on the foundation of ALTTP were better? Go figure. Both games started as remakes of ALTTP, and there was over 20 years between ALTTP and ALBW. Are you aware that technology improved in that time? I bet you also prefer Mario Odyssey to Super Mario Bros. Unfortunately we didn't have Odyssey back then.
@MonadoBoy The quest itself starts fine, but if I never see another black liver bean again it will be too soon. And if I do ever see one again then I'll be surprised, because they're so freaking rare
So what? A really untalented developer could make a really terrible Mario game. We already saw what an untalented developer could do with Zelda back in the 90s
I stopped caring about this game ten years ago. I stopped wanting this game when I saw the trailer 7 years ago. At this point I want them to retroactively unrelease the original and I am willing to lose at least some portion of my soul in a black magic ritual to make it happen if necessary.
Where's "The Last Story," Mistwalker? Huh? I got muh Xenoblade Chronicles X, I need more now! (TLS is so underrated, I never hear anyone talk about it.)
Listen guys I gotta' be real, I'm not one of those fps clowns but this thing is like barely running at 0.23 fps for me with long dips into 0.008 fps territory. Something's gotta' give.
@Daniel36 you must've been playing a heavily modded version of Minecraft. All you have to do is take to villagers, move them to your new village, put down some beds and give them food.
They're sort of lined up with Zelda 1 and Zelda 2, which would support my theory that botw and totk are "remakes" of the first two games. First game, Hyrule is in ruins and we rescue Zelda from Ganon. Second game Ganon is reborn and we rescue an ancient Zelda who has been sleeping for thousands of years. There are a lot of discrepancies but the story was just in the instruction booklet anyway.
I guess a lot of people played this as kids, or with their kids, but I bought and played it as an adult. I'm not a Disney guy, I particularly don't care about Mickey, but the art direction and story seemed too compelling for me to miss, despite the middling to poor reviews.
It played like absolute garbage. And I love waggle! It was an unmitigated disaster and I got about 1/3 of the way through it before shelving it permanently. Maybe if I was a die hard Mickey Mouse fan I could have finished it, but the thing was broken. If it had been an original character in an original world we would never get this remake and nobody would care. That said, with all I've read about this game so far, perhaps I'll actually double dip one day.
@ArcticEcho get CrossCode it's incredible. I went about a year where I kept trying to play new games (or games in my backlog) and I couldn't get into any of them. CrossCode broke the curse.
@World fair enough. I think the twist still holds up but I'm def not gonna' try and talk you into playing it. The story kind of takes a back seat to the gameplay anyway and it's a bit tired at this point (and as others have noted the creator is a bit of a jerk)
@World The story is good and was almost universally well received? It's also about the atomic age, so not very 2000s ... Not sure how you "look up" things that are so subjective anyway.
@rjejr The author worked for Nintendo Power in the late 1990s and mentions in the second paragraph that they played the original Metroid when it came out in 1986. I do agree that removing the minimap from BOTW was extremely disappointing.
1 year seems pretty light, but I'm American and up until a few years ago we were putting people away for years just for possessing negligible amounts of marijuana. Potentially life for repeat offenses. Also our prison system isn't for rehabilitation, it's strictly for punishment at best and slavery at worst. We're not the most brutal country by a longshot but we need reform like woah. Most of our prisons are built to generate profit.
Man, we're gonna' have to play as Raiden again aren't we? Oh sure, we'll get to be Zelda for the opening tanker sequence, but right after we beat Olga it's the old switcheroo.
@Gameplay4fun that's odd, I used to carry around a large pocket knife and whenever I would forget it was in my pocket when I went to the DMV or the airport they just made me go and put it in my car... It's been a couple years since then. Should I be expecting a summons?
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Re: Video: Nintendo Today Gives Us Another Look At SoulCalibur II For Switch 2 Online
@Uncle_Franklin If I recall correctly there are a few characters in the game whose throws are broken. I don't remember whether Link was more broken than the others (I wanna say Raphael?) but it was bad enough that I avoided playing certain characters, Link being a particular disappointment. It was OP enough that my girlfriend at the time was able to easily dominate the game with literally zero fighting game experience.
Re: Nintendo Switch 2 US Pre-Orders Start 24th April, System & Launch Game Pricing Unchanged
@OldGamer999 Me too, bud. I admit that I didn't buy that one, since I was only 7. I did buy the SNES with my allowance though. It took all year at 5 bucks a week. I assume kids these days might get at least 10, which would only put them about two months behind me. I doubt they'd be able to buy as many chicken McNuggets as I was though, since they're up well over 200% these days.
Re: Nintendo Switch 2 US Pre-Orders Start 24th April, System & Launch Game Pricing Unchanged
@OldGamer999 Dude I was there, too. When the GameCube launched it cost more than my half of the rent. I had to skip the N64 because my full time job only paid $4.50 an hour. Are you actually old or is it just a handle?
Re: Video: 20+ Things We Still Don't Know About Switch 2
@Bunkerneath It may contain a Switch 1 cart with the upgrade as a download. This is very much a possibility as we already know you have to download the upgrade.
Re: Opinion: A Few Too Many Questions & Unwelcome Surprises Are Taking The Shine Off The Switch 2 Reveal
@Jack_Goetz Nintendo has always been like this.
Re: Opinion: No One Is Talking About The Switch 2's Best Feature
I don't believe you.
Re: Hands On: I Didn't Think I Could Love BOTW Or TOTK More, Then I Played Them On Switch 2
Yeah I had no idea these upgrades were free for NSO users. That's honestly pretty great. At this point the service is actually worth it without this bonus. I still think 500 dollars is an outrage. An outrage!
Re: Fromsoftware's The Duskbloods Looks Like Bloodborne 2, Coming to Nintendo Switch 2 in 2026
Wow that's nuts.
Re: Talking Point: Which Switch Game Needs A 'Nintendo Switch 2 Edition' The Most?
@ScalenePowers Yeah, Mario Maker 3 is a no brainer. I could have seen them doing Mario Maker Deluxe instead of MM2 when Switch launched, but that's not what we got so now it's iterative.
Re: Minecraft Is Getting A Graphics Upgrade
@MirrorFate2 it's optional.
Re: Chrono Trigger's Lifetime Sales Have Now Surpassed The Five Million Mark
Could be much higher if they ever rereleased it on consoles. Wouldn't even have to be a remake or remaster.
Re: Random: Hang On, Sony Vet Ken Kutaragi Has A 'SNES PlayStation' Sitting In His Cupboard
@NatiaAdamo This is an angle that many people ignore when we talk about this. Nintendo clearly screwed Sony over royally, but let's not pretend that they may have had no choice but to do the screwing. Look at Sony today. I love my PlayStations but that company is f***in' evil.
Re: Nintendo Joins Cross-Industry Effort 'Accessible Games Initiative' As Founding Member
@flighty I came here to say this. Nintendo is really really bad at accessibility.
Re: Best Xenoblade Chronicles Games Of All Time
@UltimateOtaku91 I love X but it's definitely the worst game in the series.
Re: New Nintendo Patent Hints At Improved Voice Chat On Switch 2
It certainly couldn't be any worse, that's for sure. Switch voice chat is a complete joke, and honestly, getting rid of it entirely would be an improvement.
Re: Video: Digital Foundry's Technical Analysis Of Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection 2.0 Update
@JS_Comics in this case, because Konami.
Re: Hands On: Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition - A Decade On, Mira's Still Got It
I'm so excited to revisit this game. The first time I played through, Monster Hunter World came out. And I was so close to the end! But monhun... (Luckily I don't have the proper hardware for Wilds or I'd be screwed this time too!
Re: Opinion: The Okami Sequel Simply Has To Come To Switch 2
Counterpoint: this is not an opinion, it is a fact!
Re: Don't Worry, Nintendo's Thinking About Affordability With Switch 2 Pricing
I expect $399. $499 is my cap but I'll be pissed off if it's that high. I've bought every Nintendo console on launch day save for the NES (because I was five) and I'm not gonna stop now.
Re: Zelda Dev "Wasn't Too Pleased" About Working On 'A Link To The Past'
@batmanbud2 so the games that were built on the foundation of ALTTP were better? Go figure. Both games started as remakes of ALTTP, and there was over 20 years between ALTTP and ALBW. Are you aware that technology improved in that time? I bet you also prefer Mario Odyssey to Super Mario Bros. Unfortunately we didn't have Odyssey back then.
Re: 'Techno Banter' Is A First-Person Bouncer Simulator All About Keeping The Party Going
I hope it's better than the last game I played where you're a bouncer.
Re: Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition Metal Poster Pre-Order Bonus Revealed
@rvcolem1 lol that's the last chapter
But also I did the same.
Re: 15 Best Sidequests In Switch Games
@MonadoBoy The quest itself starts fine, but if I never see another black liver bean again it will be too soon. And if I do ever see one again then I'll be surprised, because they're so freaking rare
Re: 15 Best Sidequests In Switch Games
Listen guys, I know we all love Xenoblade Chronicles, but rebuilding colony 6 is horrible.
Re: Banjo-Kazooie Has The Potential To "Rival 3D Mario", Says Ori Dev
So what? A really untalented developer could make a really terrible Mario game. We already saw what an untalented developer could do with Zelda back in the 90s
Re: Feature: Everything You Missed In The Switch 2 Mario Kart Reveal - Characters, Features, Easter Eggs
@Polley001 it's the 9th Mario Kart game and calling it Mario Kart 9 is shorter than any of the "less divisive" options you've laid out.
Re: Rumour: 'Switch 2' Will Reportedly Be Officially Revealed This Thursday
@Dr_Corndog So they're just bringing back the Wii? I can dig it.
Re: Switch 2 'Indentations' Make It Incompatible With Original Switch Dock, Says Genki
@ShaneReactions that's the second time I've seen the word "schtum"
Re: Original Minecraft Creator Has "Basically Announced" A Spiritual Successor
oh cool and maybe Jordan Peterson will make a tower defense game yay
Re: Poll: Box Art Brawl: Crash Nitro Kart (GameCube)
Ewww yucky bleh
Re: Nintendo Switch Finally Surpasses PlayStation 2's Lifetime Sales In The US
@-wc- As the Wii U is one of my favorite consoles of all time, I can get behind that.
Re: Nintendo Switch Finally Surpasses PlayStation 2's Lifetime Sales In The US
@-wc- The PS2's numbers would be more impressive if it wasn't also one of the cheapest DVD players you could get for a few key years.
Re: Michel Ancel Says Beyond Good & Evil 2 Development Issues Due To "Problems Between Managers"
I stopped caring about this game ten years ago. I stopped wanting this game when I saw the trailer 7 years ago. At this point I want them to retroactively unrelease the original and I am willing to lose at least some portion of my soul in a black magic ritual to make it happen if necessary.
Re: The First Review For Fantasian Neo Dimension Is In
@garfreek If you're not aware, all of the locations are hand built dioramas and they're gorgeous.
Re: The First Review For Fantasian Neo Dimension Is In
Where's "The Last Story," Mistwalker? Huh? I got muh Xenoblade Chronicles X, I need more now! (TLS is so underrated, I never hear anyone talk about it.)
Re: Review: Slay The Princess - The Pristine Cut (Switch) – A Brilliant Horror Narrative Hampered By Technical Issues
Listen guys I gotta' be real, I'm not one of those fps clowns but this thing is like barely running at 0.23 fps for me with long dips into 0.008 fps territory. Something's gotta' give.
Re: Feature: "We Tested 60fps In Pre-Production, But The Smoothness Felt Unnatural"
lmfao I knew people would still be in the comments complaining about the framerate.
Re: Minecraft Live Returns Later This Month With News, Updates And Much More
@Daniel36 you must've been playing a heavily modded version of Minecraft. All you have to do is take to villagers, move them to your new village, put down some beds and give them food.
Re: Mini Review: Sunsoft Is Back! Retro Game Selection (Switch) - An Intriguing But Limited Slice Of History
Batman please
Re: Zelda Timeline Featuring Breath Of The Wild And Tears Of The Kingdom Spotted
They're sort of lined up with Zelda 1 and Zelda 2, which would support my theory that botw and totk are "remakes" of the first two games. First game, Hyrule is in ruins and we rescue Zelda from Ganon. Second game Ganon is reborn and we rescue an ancient Zelda who has been sleeping for thousands of years. There are a lot of discrepancies but the story was just in the instruction booklet anyway.
Re: Hands On: Epic Mickey: Rebrushed - A Fresh Coat Of Paint For A Once-Flawed Platformer
I guess a lot of people played this as kids, or with their kids, but I bought and played it as an adult. I'm not a Disney guy, I particularly don't care about Mickey, but the art direction and story seemed too compelling for me to miss, despite the middling to poor reviews.
It played like absolute garbage. And I love waggle! It was an unmitigated disaster and I got about 1/3 of the way through it before shelving it permanently. Maybe if I was a die hard Mickey Mouse fan I could have finished it, but the thing was broken. If it had been an original character in an original world we would never get this remake and nobody would care.
That said, with all I've read about this game so far, perhaps I'll actually double dip one day.
Re: CrossCode Devs Announce A Brand New Action RPG, And It Looks Stunning
@ArcticEcho get CrossCode it's incredible. I went about a year where I kept trying to play new games (or games in my backlog) and I couldn't get into any of them. CrossCode broke the curse.
Re: Braid: Anniversary Edition Sales Have Been "Utterly Terrible", Says Creator
@World fair enough. I think the twist still holds up but I'm def not gonna' try and talk you into playing it. The story kind of takes a back seat to the gameplay anyway and it's a bit tired at this point (and as others have noted the creator is a bit of a jerk)
Re: Braid: Anniversary Edition Sales Have Been "Utterly Terrible", Says Creator
@World The story is good and was almost universally well received? It's also about the atomic age, so not very 2000s ... Not sure how you "look up" things that are so subjective anyway.
Re: Soapbox: Why I Love A Good Map, And That Time I Mapped Yoshi's Melons For Nintendo Power
@rjejr The author worked for Nintendo Power in the late 1990s and mentions in the second paragraph that they played the original Metroid when it came out in 1986. I do agree that removing the minimap from BOTW was extremely disappointing.
Re: Nintendo Live Threat Culprit Sentenced To One Year In Prison
1 year seems pretty light, but I'm American and up until a few years ago we were putting people away for years just for possessing negligible amounts of marijuana. Potentially life for repeat offenses. Also our prison system isn't for rehabilitation, it's strictly for punishment at best and slavery at worst. We're not the most brutal country by a longshot but we need reform like woah. Most of our prisons are built to generate profit.
Re: Rumour: 'Tales Of Xillia Remastered' Switch Release Spotted Online
I figured they'd do Symphonia first, it's a masterpiece. I'd love to have it playable on the Switch.
Re: Link Will Be Playable In Zelda: Echoes Of Wisdom, According To New ESRB Rating
Man, we're gonna' have to play as Raiden again aren't we? Oh sure, we'll get to be Zelda for the opening tanker sequence, but right after we beat Olga it's the old switcheroo.
Re: Random: Zelda Fan Jailed For Carrying Small Master Sword Replica
@Gameplay4fun that's odd, I used to carry around a large pocket knife and whenever I would forget it was in my pocket when I went to the DMV or the airport they just made me go and put it in my car... It's been a couple years since then. Should I be expecting a summons?
Re: Random: Artist Reimagines Zelda: Echoes Of Wisdom Scene With TOTK-Inspired Visuals
@SillyG Reddit has sections of it that are quite lovely though. On that note, does 8chan still exist? Because I'd vote for 8chan.