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Is it any fun, at least?

Gear is the obvious choice... but I picked grub to play with my friends. I voted for gear, though.

I'm hoping this game is on discount in time for the holidays. My sister loves tactics games, so this may be up her alley.

@Deminox Nope, it's definitely Live A Live. You're probably one of those people that says route instead of route. 🤔

@SwitchForce I don't know if we are allowed to post links here. However:

If you are in the UK, replace .co.uk with .co.jp

If you are in the US, replace .com with .co.jp

Then search for Fire Emblem. It didn't come up when I search it as Fire Emblem Engage, for some reason.

@calbeau It'll never end. There's still so many people that say Live A Live or Live A Live, when it is so obviously Live A Live.

I don't know why people want to fight about everything. Tears of the Kingdom sounds WAY better than Tears of the Kingdom.

I pre-ordered it from Amazon Japan. I'll cancel it if I can get one stateside, but I don't think I will be able to get one.

But it's too soon for a sequel! 🤣 That's why Nintendo shouldn't be listening to the naysayers. They don't have a clue.

I'm going to hold off on this one for now. I don't like the always online requirement, the mmo grind, or the Pokémon circa 2013 aesthetic nor am I fond of the $45 price tag for an mmo. I'm surprised this game reviewed so much higher than Nexomon, but hopefully that means a lot of the QoL issues I had with Nexomon are not present here.

The haters were wrong!?!? Go figure. I can't wait for their hottakes on the next Nintendo exclusive game.

I'm holding off on getting 3 until I can finish the story mode in the first two games (and the Octo expansion).

@Sequel Pikmin 3 is an excellent game. I haven't yet played it on the Switch but I did play the original on the Wii U. It's the only Pikmin game I've played, so I'm hoping that 1 and 2 come to the Switch in some way as well.

@Sequel All of the clones are trailing in their shadow. Nintendo will be fine. These companies are copying SSB, Animal Crossing, Mario Kart, and Pokémon. All 20+ year-old game series. They are still the leader in those types of games and it took this many companies 20 years to even hope to compete. I can't wait for the Splatoon clones to come out in 2035.

Even the current whipping boy Pokémon is still ahead of the pack. Those clones out now are emulating Pokémon games from 10+ years ago, and they aren't even better than the games from 10+ years ago.

EDIT: I forgot to mention the Zelda clones popping up, most specifically the BotW clones.

Didn't Nintendo already make a platformer with a Pikmin spin?

EDIT: My mistake: a platforming spin on Pikmin.

Very much so. I never finished them on the Wii U because I don't like being tethered to the TV. The last game I ever finished with a traditional console to tv setup was Xenoblade Chronicles on the Wii... nearly a decade ago.

Is the Mario Kart/SSB clone war over yet?

They'll keep selling if we keep buying. Which we will, because we're Nintendo fans.

My first Mario Kart was DS through download play with friends at school. I eventually bought my own, then we all moved on to MK7 together on the 3DS. Highschool was a simpler time.

Who at Niantic was like "I wanna make Willow sexy", and then just did it?

I'm wondering if we are going to get an update on "the" article from last week. Between "that" article and this one, Splatoon's fanbase is fast becoming one of the most toxic fanbases I have ever had the displeasure of being attached to, and I'm a Pokémon fan. I've seen so much manufactured controversy and hatred for no real reason these past few months. Including the controversy about the "switched release dates" with Splatoon 3 and Xenoblade 3.

@Dang69 What is there to be critical about? They obviously haven't shown off every little thing about the game and there's definitely more to the story mode than what was revealed. The game was never going to be very different from the previous two because it would make no sense to change everything. All they really need to introduce is a new story, new weapons, and new maps and they would meet the criteria for a new game. Expecting loads of new weapons and maps at launch would be silly, especially knowing how the previous two entries were handled.

@StuTwo They aren't trying to reinvent the wheel here. The games will of course be similar because they are in the same series, but that doesn't mean Splatoon 3 won't be a great game on its own. People are being overly critical for a series that's only had 3 games in 7 years, with a 5 year gap between the second and third entries. Besides, there's bound to be more changes they haven't shown yet, and there's the continued story to enjoy as well.

Complaining about the sequel to a shooting game that came out 5 years ago being too similar to its predecessor feels disingenuous when we live in a world where CoD exists.

Maybe it's a Sun and Moon situation. Or maybe the boxart Pokémon aren't really legendary after all. 🤔

Uh oh, the gen fivers are out to play. I can't wait for those remakes so they can truly remember how bad that generation was, especially the story. The best narratives were Legends: Arceus, Platinum, and Emerald. Worst were USUM, B2W2, and XY, and SwSh. The stories went downhill after gen 4.

@Greatluigi That's what happens when regulators don't regulate.

All these complaints, and I'm here like: "Kart go zoom!".

They are really stretching the definition of "sidequest" is this game. So much of it is integral to the story. I'm on 65 in chapter 5 and I still have no idea what going on. 🤣

What if the Switch version is the only one to come out this year? Wouldn't that be a nice surprise.

Bioshock collection code-in-box is $14.99 on US Amazon. It's been $19.99 or lower for a while now.

What does "engaging in protected activity with others" cover, and why does it sound so dirty? 🤨

@BananaMetallurgica My thoughts exactly.

@Rayquaza2510 @SViper Thanks for the feedback. I keep forgetting that it's an MMO with required online play, but I still want to give it a chance. I will definitely quit if it's too much of a grind, though. I was never one for grinding, especially in online games.

I'm interested to see how this one does on Switch. At least they got it out before the new Pokémon game. I'll give it a shot to see how it stacks up, like I did with Nexomon.

@Chocobo_Shepherd I say give the remakes a pass for now, but Legends will get you primed and ready for Scarlet and Violet.

Is the special amy good, though? I was hopeful until I saw Ash was in it...

@ViewtifulGerry No but it's "free" with the expansion. I've no interest in the online expansion so I just bought the DLC.

@NikHogan It is if you have the Switch Online expansion.

I want the physical collection. I went on a Pokémon-like bender a while ago and this series was the only one that I stuck to enough to finish it. I think they are pretty good, but they are missing a few QoL elements that Pokémon has had since the beginning. Difficulty scaling is pretty annoying early on but, once you get to the dragons, it's easy to cheese your way through near the end.

@moodycat Hmm, I don't know. Your avatar does look awfully familiar. 🤔

Also, I don't get the complaints about "unchanged formula". Literally every major franchise has an "unchanged formula". God of War changed its camera but it's essentially the same game mechanics. Fighting games, FPS, Uncharted, Mario, Zelda, etc. are all basically in the same boat. The next logical step for Pokémon was open world just like Zelda. The core gameplay is still the same. Why should Pokémon be any different? Why would you want a complete overhaul of the formula? That's how you get a Digimon Survive.

I was never a jaded fan. The only issues I had with the series were from gens 5-7 when so much wonky stuff was happening. I actually liked gen 8 and then Legends Arceus came in and was as good as the greatest game in the series (Platinum). Gens 5-7 felt like a step down from gen 4 to me, but they each had something to like. Also the DP remakes were lackluster at best and they shouldn't have even existed alongside Legends Arceus. I hope these games have a good amount of new and returning Pokémon. I think they took out too many in gen 8, but my favorites made it in so I didn't care. 🤷🏽‍♂️

Too bad this game seems to be absolutely buried by Xenoblade hype. I wouldn't have gotten it otherwise because VNs are not for me, but I hope it does well enough.

I want to play some story with my friends.

Xenoblade 2 is the way it is because The Architect was a weeb.

@a1904 Silly lines like that are why I never muted the battle dialogue in any of the Xenoblade games.

@Orokosaki I ordered it through Nintendo US but the same applies. It won't get to me until Aug 2nd. I don't usually buy games directly from Nintendo, I just wanted to complete my artbook collection with the special edition. I sprang for a digital copy once I realized it wasn't going to arrive on time. Amazon is usualy my go-to, or my local Gamestop for midnight releases.

@Orokosaki They didn't even ship it yet. 🥲

If Nintendo fails to get my store preorder to me by Friday, I'm going to be very annoyed.

This is why I don't feel bad when Nintendo targets and takes down thieves, pirates, and hackers.