Tracks are ok but not great. Still no story mode. Open world kinda sucks. Kinda underwhelming overall. Feels like a step back in many ways including number of tracks vs MK8… I would rate it higher if it was a 60$ game but at 80$ I am pretty underwhelmed 7/10
As long as it’s got regular PS4 like power in handheld and a tad better in docked that’s fine. Anything less would be a disappointment as far as third party ports are concerned.
@geshem maybe I expressed myself poorly but my whole point was that the original HD-2D art style like in Octopath Traveller was completely pixelated even though everything other than characters was modeled in 3D… this new look is weird to me. If you’re gonna have smooth HD graphics for everything and then pixelated characters it’s just weird. The original DQ HD-2D trailer looked much different. This new art style is maybe not noticeable to most but it feels like a downgrade to me
It looks good but it’s weird how everything is rendered in HD 3D … except for the characters which are 2D pixelated. It doesn’t look bad it’s just weird how they changed art direction completely an no one seems to notice.
@gabrigoes I never once implied Nintendo was threatened by your singular actions or even by the collective piracy. Furthermore, creating backups of physical games you own is copying, piracy has nothing to do with copying it is the theft of intellectual property which you try to rationalize as ok. Would love to see you try to make argument for that in court. It’s even funnier to read about you pretending that consumers like myself are harming an industry you proclaim not to support at all as per your original comment. At the end of the day you are not seeking the truth you are simply making various erroneous statements to fit your selfish narrative. Nothing I can say will change that because it conflicts with your misplaced self righteous attitude to continue to procure yourself entertainment in a dishonest manner. But no matter what you will spout back at me, truth will remain the truth.
@gabrigoes You’re delusional. You’re trying to rationalize theft to justify yourself. It’s still theft no matter what you want to call it. And yes, if nobody was stealing their software, there is zero chance Nintendo would consider pouring a portion of their profits into a Denuvo. So yeah, as I originally said, people like you are the reason this is happening whether you wish to deny it or not.
@ozwally I would buy such an OS in a heartbeat as much as I love my steamdeck it’s always annoying how many things don’t work even with tinkering. The things that do work though make the switch look a bit sad.
@ozwally I haven’t had games become unsupported on my steamdeck but I hear you I too prefer the straightforward use of the switch. I still keep my deck to play a ton of games either only available on pc or that look way better than the blurry switch ports… and I’ll reinstall windows as soon as dual boot is supported so I can play online. Online is terrible on switch never mind it’s free on pc.
From the studio behind Divinity Original Sin II I was expecting a quality game but this looks to surpass expectations… maybe I’ll check it out one day if it’s ever ported to a Nintendo console
@TenEighty Im perfectly satisfied with the current system as well. I don’t care for low resolutions because I play mostly handheld. I think the only thing that bugs me is the load times which aren’t terrible but compared to a modern pc with ssd it’s quite jarring… but baring that I don’t know what Nintendo could possibly do to encourage me to by a new console day one given I feel as though my switch has so many games I have yet to finish.
Yeah waited so long for this to come out in switch I bit the bullet and bought on steam deck. Very glad I did what’s the point of a worst performing physical game if it’s not even on the cartridge
@Hajilee I haven’t had time to play the first one… but then I grabbed it at 20$ why would I fork even 30 on the newest one? I think Ubisoft shouldn’t release games that fast and rather focus on quality
@Krysus thanks for the tip but I sold everything PlayStation I owned during COVID. It might have worked better but to be honest I have a Steam Deck now and with most PS4 exclusives coming over to windows I don’t see the point of ever going back to owning a sony console given I play almost exclusively portably.
I bought an OLED Vita specifically for remote play with PS4 and that thing always lagged like hell no matter how good a local network I had (and I’ve tried a few) it’s probably the worst purchase I’ve ever done as far as consoles go. Total POS. I have zero faith in this new product that’s probably gonna be ridiculously overpriced.
@sabreman64 there are some cheap looking amiibo but the newer ones are of very high quality. For those of us who like to have 3D figurines this is some of the best bang for the buck you can get not even counting nfc in game perks
@Rika_Yoshitake that is not a good example at all… Nintendo hardware has been more vulnerable to jailbreaking for generations vs Sony doing a much better job in the latest two gens. I’m not gonna defend pirates and hackers but I do think Nintendo should make it a bit more difficult on the hardware side. There would certainly be fewer court cases and takedowns if they did that.
@HammerGalladeBro not sure how much of a spoiler that is given it’s in the trailer… but I didn’t like the look of it from the little I’ve seen :/ you just confirmed it
@sanderev it is a deplorable trend but I am not worried. I am big fan of retro gaming lol if newer devs don’t want my money it’s ok with me my gaming hobby will survive.
@sleepinglion they should all be included and they should all be skippable and accessible from games home menu upon completion. This is so basic and easy to implement.
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Re: Mailbox: Game-Key Cards, Slacker Sakurai, Shapes & Beats - Nintendo Life Letters
I like the YouTube trio but personally don’t care for reviews when it’s not their own. Reviews are subjective. I want the guy speaking’s opinion.
Re: Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled Has Sold 10 Million Copies Since Launch
I could have sold a couple more millions if it had released on PC… no clue why they fumbled that.
Re: What Review Score Would You Give Mario Kart World?
Tracks are ok but not great. Still no story mode. Open world kinda sucks. Kinda underwhelming overall. Feels like a step back in many ways including number of tracks vs MK8… I would rate it higher if it was a 60$ game but at 80$ I am pretty underwhelmed 7/10
Re: Rumour: Donkey Kong Bananza May Include A Local Multiplayer Component
Super Smash Kong
Re: Digital Foundry Delivers First Impressions Of Switch 2 - "It Stands Alone In What It Does"
They were optimistic for first party potential for the system but they were not glowing about third party games’ performance on the system though.
Re: Mario + Rabbids Director Recalls "Fantastic" Time With Nintendo, Would Be Open To Collab Again
I wish Ubisoft could do a Starfox game after proving their worth doing Mario + Rabbids & Starlink. … and given Nintendo seems to have abandoned the IP
Re: Poll: What Review Score Would You Give Donkey Kong Country Returns HD?
Gameplay: 8/10
Music: 7/10
Visuals: 6/10
Value: 3/10
Overall: 6/10
Re: Digital Foundry Weighs In On 'Switch 2' Motherboard - Just How Powerful Is It?
As long as it’s got regular PS4 like power in handheld and a tad better in docked that’s fine. Anything less would be a disappointment as far as third party ports are concerned.
Re: Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake Has Officially Gone Gold, Out This November
@geshem maybe I expressed myself poorly but my whole point was that the original HD-2D art style like in Octopath Traveller was completely pixelated even though everything other than characters was modeled in 3D… this new look is weird to me. If you’re gonna have smooth HD graphics for everything and then pixelated characters it’s just weird. The original DQ HD-2D trailer looked much different. This new art style is maybe not noticeable to most but it feels like a downgrade to me
Re: Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake Has Officially Gone Gold, Out This November
It looks good but it’s weird how everything is rendered in HD 3D … except for the characters which are 2D pixelated. It doesn’t look bad it’s just weird how they changed art direction completely an no one seems to notice.
Re: Soapbox: Tricks Of The Trade-In - Chronicles Of An Ex-GAME Employee
What a pleasant read although I am one of the last humans in the universe who misses skylanders lolllll
Re: Zelda Producer Responds To Fans Who Want A More "Traditional Linear" Adventure
@EarthboundBenjy but but Skyward Sword wasn’t exactly their biggest hit…
Re: Coleco's Failed Negotiations With Nintendo Apparently Resulted In The Birth Of The Famicom
Funny how that’s a bit like how the PlayStation came to be !
Re: Denuvo's 'Switch Emulator Protection' Is Now Available Via Nintendo's Official Dev Portal
@gabrigoes I never once implied Nintendo was threatened by your singular actions or even by the collective piracy. Furthermore, creating backups of physical games you own is copying, piracy has nothing to do with copying it is the theft of intellectual property which you try to rationalize as ok. Would love to see you try to make argument for that in court. It’s even funnier to read about you pretending that consumers like myself are harming an industry you proclaim not to support at all as per your original comment. At the end of the day you are not seeking the truth you are simply making various erroneous statements to fit your selfish narrative. Nothing I can say will change that because it conflicts with your misplaced self righteous attitude to continue to procure yourself entertainment in a dishonest manner. But no matter what you will spout back at me, truth will remain the truth.
Re: Denuvo's 'Switch Emulator Protection' Is Now Available Via Nintendo's Official Dev Portal
@gabrigoes You’re delusional. You’re trying to rationalize theft to justify yourself. It’s still theft no matter what you want to call it. And yes, if nobody was stealing their software, there is zero chance Nintendo would consider pouring a portion of their profits into a Denuvo. So yeah, as I originally said, people like you are the reason this is happening whether you wish to deny it or not.
Re: Denuvo's 'Switch Emulator Protection' Is Now Available Via Nintendo's Official Dev Portal
@gabrigoes lmao people like you are the reason this is happening in the first place.
Re: Talking Point: Zelda: TOTK Isn't A Shoo-In For GOTY 2023, And That's A Good Thing
I’m hoping Baldurs Gate 3 will eventually get ported to the next Nintendo console… unless it’s a Wii U size flop :/
Re: Surprise Surprise, Lenovo's Leaked Handheld Looks Like A Switch
@ozwally I would buy such an OS in a heartbeat as much as I love my steamdeck it’s always annoying how many things don’t work even with tinkering. The things that do work though make the switch look a bit sad.
Re: Surprise Surprise, Lenovo's Leaked Handheld Looks Like A Switch
@ozwally I haven’t had games become unsupported on my steamdeck but I hear you I too prefer the straightforward use of the switch. I still keep my deck to play a ton of games either only available on pc or that look way better than the blurry switch ports… and I’ll reinstall windows as soon as dual boot is supported so I can play online. Online is terrible on switch never mind it’s free on pc.
Re: Best Nintendo Switch Graphics - The Most Beautiful Switch Games
Very poor list. A lot of important omissions including the Xenoblade Games, Metroid Prime remastered to name but a few.
Re: Baldur's Gate 3 Surpasses Zelda: Tears Of Kingdom As 2023's Highest-Rated Game
From the studio behind Divinity Original Sin II I was expecting a quality game but this looks to surpass expectations… maybe I’ll check it out one day if it’s ever ported to a Nintendo console
Re: Rumour: Nintendo Is Targeting A 2024 Release For The Switch Successor
@TenEighty Im perfectly satisfied with the current system as well. I don’t care for low resolutions because I play mostly handheld. I think the only thing that bugs me is the load times which aren’t terrible but compared to a modern pc with ssd it’s quite jarring… but baring that I don’t know what Nintendo could possibly do to encourage me to by a new console day one given I feel as though my switch has so many games I have yet to finish.
Re: Soapbox: It's The Port I've Dreamed Of, But Can Switch Deliver The Batman We Need?
@Rika_Yoshitake well not Arkham Knight…
Re: Batman Arkham Trilogy For Switch Only Includes One Title On The Game Cartridge
Yeah waited so long for this to come out in switch I bit the bullet and bought on steam deck. Very glad I did what’s the point of a worst performing physical game if it’s not even on the cartridge
Re: More Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom amiibo Are On The Way
So happy !!! I wouldn’t mind even more TotK amiibos but those two were at the very top of my wishlist!
Re: Mario + Rabbids Sparks Of Hope "Should Have Waited" For Switch Successor, Says Ubisoft CEO
@Hajilee I haven’t had time to play the first one… but then I grabbed it at 20$ why would I fork even 30 on the newest one? I think Ubisoft shouldn’t release games that fast and rather focus on quality
Re: Mario + Rabbids Sparks Of Hope "Should Have Waited" For Switch Successor, Says Ubisoft CEO
Hmmm interesting maybe that’s why Nintendo “supposedly” delays game even after they’re completed…
Re: Talking Point: What Do You Wish You Knew Sooner In Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom?
I wish I knew to turn off automatic updates sooner. Damn it. Way to go Nintendo patching QOL updates like that
Re: Hot Wheels Unleashed 2: Turbocharged Speeds Onto Switch This October
This ans Lego 2K racers are a hard pass for me because just because of the 2 player splitscreen limit. I’ll stick to MK8D
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (May 27th)
In second place is BotW I was tempted to revisit it too but then I got a 25$ discount on TotK so I couldn’t resist!
Re: Random: Sony's Upcoming 'Project Q' Is A Little More Wii U Than Switch
@Krysus thanks for the tip but I sold everything PlayStation I owned during COVID. It might have worked better but to be honest I have a Steam Deck now and with most PS4 exclusives coming over to windows I don’t see the point of ever going back to owning a sony console given I play almost exclusively portably.
Re: Random: Sony's Upcoming 'Project Q' Is A Little More Wii U Than Switch
I bought an OLED Vita specifically for remote play with PS4 and that thing always lagged like hell no matter how good a local network I had (and I’ve tried a few) it’s probably the worst purchase I’ve ever done as far as consoles go. Total POS. I have zero faith in this new product that’s probably gonna be ridiculously overpriced.
Re: Eiji Aonuma Has Completed Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom "About 20 Times"
Managed to die goofing around in the first shrine lolll I don’t mind it’s part of the fun
Re: Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom Director Wanted Ganondorf To Be A "Very Awesome Demon King"
I want an amiibo based on this Ganondorf design please please !!
Re: The New Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom amiibo Is Now Available, Did You Get It?
@sabreman64 there are some cheap looking amiibo but the newer ones are of very high quality. For those of us who like to have 3D figurines this is some of the best bang for the buck you can get not even counting nfc in game perks
Re: The New Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom amiibo Is Now Available, Did You Get It?
I want more totk amiibos PLEASE!!! A new version of princess Zelda, Ganondorf and loads more please please please
Re: Random: Mario Movie Illegal Upload Watched By Millions On Social Media
@Deepdoop totally agree lol fans here are taking it way too personal lol
Re: Random: Mario Movie Illegal Upload Watched By Millions On Social Media
@Rika_Yoshitake that is not a good example at all… Nintendo hardware has been more vulnerable to jailbreaking for generations vs Sony doing a much better job in the latest two gens. I’m not gonna defend pirates and hackers but I do think Nintendo should make it a bit more difficult on the hardware side. There would certainly be fewer court cases and takedowns if they did that.
Re: Random: Fan Recreates Bowser's Mario Movie Song, 'Peaches', In WarioWare DIY
@RainbowGazelle thank you I was starting to wonder if I was the only one who felt it was indeed awful
Re: Poll: What Score Would You Give To The Super Mario Bros. Movie?
@HammerGalladeBro not sure how much of a spoiler that is given it’s in the trailer… but I didn’t like the look of it from the little I’ve seen :/ you just confirmed it
Re: Poll: What Score Would You Give To The Super Mario Bros. Movie?
Well at least it’s not terrible lol
Re: Mario Movie's Opening Box Office Predicted To Be The Biggest Of 2023 So Far
@Mando44646 i was thinking the same thing :/ weird but otherwise looks interesting at the very least
Re: Rumour: Charles Martinet's Role In The Mario Movie May Have Been Revealed
Funny I happen to see this yesterday on the IMDb listing
Re: LEGO 2K Drive Will Include Real Money Transactions
@sanderev it is a deplorable trend but I am not worried. I am big fan of retro gaming lol if newer devs don’t want my money it’s ok with me my gaming hobby will survive.
Re: LEGO 2K Drive Will Include Real Money Transactions
@UltimateInkling that’s it; the micro transactions aren’t the problem the combination of full retail game with micro transactions is the issue.
You can’t have your cake and eat it too. I came from being hyped for this game to hoping it crashes and burns
Re: Hands On: LEGO 2K Drive Is A Wild Ride, But Will It Prove Too Much For Switch?
@Yosti that’s the one in forza horizon 4 right? Yessss exactly like that!!
Re: Hands On: LEGO 2K Drive Is A Wild Ride, But Will It Prove Too Much For Switch?
If this game does well I would love real life matching Lego vehicular sets!!
Re: Round Up: Everything Announced At The February 2023 Pokémon Presents Showcase
@Dr_Corndog glad I didn’t watch it too! I think they are saving their next mainline game for the new console. Nothing to see here.
Re: Metroid Prime Engineer "Let Down" By Exclusion Of Original Credits In Remaster
@sleepinglion they should all be included and they should all be skippable and accessible from games home menu upon completion. This is so basic and easy to implement.
Re: Nintendo's Investor Q&A Promises Switch Isn't Dead After Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom
@WiiWouldLikeToPlay you won’t hear me complain if we FINALLY get those Wii U HD Zelda ports!!