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@Royalblues Unfortunately it's just the first one, while the trilogy came out the same year on other consoles. 🥲

I'm somewhat interested, but the moving animations looked a little wonky and non-grid system alludes me. I'm wondering how much this game is going to be because SE keeps putting what I would consider budget titles in the premium bracket.

I really do hope that they never do this again.

@Kogorn733 Same here! I even got the special edition of XCX for the Wii U. I just didn't want to miss out on the artbook.

I FINALLY GOT MY PREORDER! It took about 2 hours of waiting to get in once I got home from work.

@Gofixmeaplate It's from one of the Pokémon Scarlet and Violet trailers. The first trailer, I think.

This preorder method is the worst.

I've been stuck in the lobby all day. Finally got through to a "Releasing in TBD" grayed out preorder bar.

That's what it looks like when the money is invested in the company and its employees rather than the executives.

Hey, only a day off. Focused on 3rd party, but I'm still holding out hope for Fire Emblem.

The Xbox is outselling the PS5 in Japan!? 😱 I know it's still an uphill battle for Xbox Series that it'll never win in Japan, but at least it's doing better than the XBO did. Also, the Switch is still eating up the top 10! I love to see it.

Also also, does Nintendo have some vendetta against Geoff Keighley and Summer Game Fest? They don't seem to care about SGF at all.

Also, I'm in camp 29th direct because of that FE leak. Not 100% sure, but I'm hoping.

I saw Puff Pals: Island Skies in the thumbnail and I had to comment. That game is the most adorable thing I have ever had the pleasure of viewing. I'm hoping that it is as awesome as it is adorable and that it is at least more fun to play than late-game ACNH.

@Fizza I was thinking the same thing until I mistakenly saw one of the supposed leaked images from a new game. If it is real, I hope it's story is a little more cohesive than Three Houses.

I think we may still get a general Direct next week. I think they are waiting until afrer FEW Three Hopes to release so they can reveal a new FE game.

Never heard of this game but, if it runs natively on the Switch, I will buy it at release.

@ATaco @JasmineDragon I was going to say the same thing. Stardew Valley is great but it looks mighty similar to FoMT. I actually like the FoMT art style and character models more. Looking at older shots of this game, the only similarity I've seen is that the wooden walkway looked similar. The fences, buildings, animals, etc. looked a lot different from SV to me.

I don't think it'll do well against E3, but hopefully the competition makes both events better.

Finally got it in the cart. Item page seems to be delisted and can't access cart.

They should've done the preorders by invite first in waves or something. This just sucks.

Sat through the waiting room again for no reason, it seems.

It's giving me the "Hang in there... we'll be with you soon!" message again.

Why did preorders have to go live while I was driving? 😢

@CharlieGirl I'm getting both because I am one of those people, but I definitely know which one to play first. 😉

DQ11 prequel incoming! Hopefully it's good.

@iLikeUrAttitude @Rhum17 You giys took the words right out of my mouth. The Switch is doing fine, great even. Why should we expect Nintendo to mess with its own success?

We've seen the Switch run all sorts of games and we've seen what this game is supposed to look like. If it "can't run" this game, that's solely on the developers.

@Fizza Plot twist: The mom's haven't gotten hotter, we've gotten older.

GF knows what there doing. The champions, professors, gym leaders, and even some members of the evil teams have also gotten better looking over the years.

If one minor change in a so-so board has garnered this much ire, I can't wait to see the paragraphs long think pieces we will get about the other 47 tracks.

Hehe, sounds like part-timers salty about not being full-timers. That literally the norm in the US, so I'm not sure what they were expecting. It's difficult to get full-time work where I am, currently part-time myself, and we don't get anywhere near as many accommodations as the full-timers. Staff parking, wages vs salaries, benefits, etc. You can't expect full-time treatment as a part-timer and you can't just sit around and hope a full-time opportunity presents itself. If it is not presenting itself, then maybe it's time to move on. Don't make exaggerated claims that may hurt your employment prospects in the future.

In an effort not to release near Pokemon, it will instead be buried by Xenoblade 3.

I can see that. At first I was thrown off by the art style of the movie, but I actually really liked it (and the movie). It didn't exactly feel like a Disney/Pixar movie, but that's not necessarily a bad thing.

What make them think that the spin-off will sell well on the Switch if they aren't bringing the main game to it? Or are they using it as a gauge of interest on the Switch?

Depends entirely on the type of game. Kingdom Hearts - Heavily story-based, start from the beginning.
Pokemon - The original games are poor places to start if you want to like the series. Gen 4 is an excellent starting place as it was the birth of the modern style.
Legend of Zelda - The earliest game isn't a great starting point. A link to the past is a good start, but so in most of the titles.
Dragon Quest - 8 or 11 would be good starting places. 7 and below would be a no go for me.

@Bobb I hope it's told as three sides of the same story this time rather than 3.5 "what if" scenarios. Two characters in particular I think were poorly done, only surviving in their respective routes.

@Bobb They introduced the manipulation of time in the game, so it's entirely possible that it's a main part of the plot. Similar to how time travel plays into Age of Calamity.

@Harmonie Ah, that makes sense. I never finished KH3 because the Frozen world was so bad, among other things.

I thought they were done when they beat KH to death with KH3. Why do they want to desecrate the body?

@SmaggTheSmug I was just making a similar point about 50 Shades of Grey and Twilight yesterday. Media aimed at men and media aimed at women are different because of what mainstream men/women are into in a given cultural environment. Like @HeadPirate was saying, why would developers/publishers make an equivalent of this game for women when it wouldn't sell? It's the same for movies, books, etc. It's not like men are going out in droves to read a male equivalent of 50 Shades, Twilight, 365 Days, After, etc. I know I wouldn't.

Aside from some conservative nutjobs, I don't see men running around trying to be offended by smut aimed at women. If women wanted some smutty games, I'm sure they would develop their own, like that Boyfriend Dungeon game. Sure it's not as smutty as something like this, but as you said @SmaggTheSmug, how much more objectification can you have than literally turning people into objects?

I was kinda looking forward to this, as well as Temtem years ago, because I like playing these games to directly compare them to Pokemon. MHS2 was probably the bet runner up I experienced, being hindered mostly by the travesal abilities, essentially their answer to HMs. I started Coromon on my phone a few months ago, but I dropped it immediately after hearing about a Switch port. Now I have to wait even longer, I guess.

The problems I see with this game are as @Dr_Lugae and @Thief mentioned above. The hype for this game is all but gone, and it's designed after the old Pokemon games, before Sun and Moon. Pokemon made several leaps ahead stylistically with Let's Go,
SwSh, Legends Arceus, and SV. If this game can't make it onto the Switch before SV, it runs the risk of being drowned out by those games whenever it does release. However, I do at least want to try it out. It looks like it could be more fun than Nexomon was.

I was surprised at how much I like Fenyx Rising. I'm interested in a sequel, but I still haven't gotten around to playing the DLC.

Hopefully it gets a console adaptation/port/remake or a sequel. I don't recall getting to play it when it came out, I think because I had an old phone that couldn't run it. I had forgotten about it until now basically. Would anyone recommend trying to play it now or would I be too late to the party?

@Strumpan I know it runs very well. I meant that I don't want it to release many months after the other versions for full price, when the other versions were much lower in price and the game was old news. Similarly to how Watchdogs was released on the Wii U and Doom Eternal on the Switch.

@Matty1988 Whatever it is, I hope it's good. I know it's too much to hope for, but I would also like EA to re-release the Harry Potter games they made way back in the day. Those games were great childhood experiences.

@Cyberbotv2 That's what I'm hoping for. WB did put down the funds to get Arkham Origins and Arkham Asylum ported onto the Wii U, MK11 on the Switch, and a plethora of LEGO titles on both. I expect them to at least attempt a port and not just drop a quick and dirty cloud version.

Also, on the topic of WB, was the Batman Arkham Collection ever confirmed for Switch? Because I think that Collection could be a good representation of how well Hogwarts Legacy works on Switch, specifically Arkham Knight.

As long as it is not a cloud version and it runs decently well, I will buy it. I'm very hopeful that it is a solid port worthy of my time that comes out on time, like Immortals: Fenyx Rising. I don't want another Doom: Eternal Switch or Watchdogs Wii U situation.

Also, something is swimming around the internet that should be making certain people rethink things, so I appreciate NL's attempt at civility. Usually these discussions devolve into vitriol pretty quickly, so fingers crossed that it can be avoided this time.

@Medic_Alert Game collections seem to be selling enough for companies like Ubisoft to keep doing them. No one wants to pay $40+ (or equivalent) to play one 10 year old game, when it is availble on other consoles for much cheaper. Nintendo games are basically the only exception because they aren't really available anywhere else.