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@JonBoyJ brah, I'd wager the majority of these 50 "ancient" styled games are better than a lot of modern slop.

I really hope this is true, and that more regions get it.

@Suketoudara one of the most on point posts I've seen recently. Yeah Big N are making some seemingly baffling decisions. Maybe it is some weird 4D chess where they want to drive engagement on outrage, but its an interesting strategy when it kind of at times makes them look incompetent. Still, if they make more money they'll be happy...

Good stuff, they must be doing pretty well for themselves. Onwards and upwards.

I mean, it's on-brand for this company

It's a banger, I can confidently say after putting some hours into this weekend.

Regarding how even a 2D title can perform rough on the Switch, it is using the Unity engine, which I think unless you really optimize it well can be heavier than the visuals would suggest. I could be wrong though.

Great news, I can't wait for it

I'll be bouncing between LoZ: Echoes of Wisdom and probably (finally) finishing it, only have a couple of the temples left I think, playing more of Yakuza 0, then trying out Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound as well.

@MidnightDragonDX Other than Cyberpunk, don't think so. There's the upcoming Mortal Kombat Legacy thingo I think will be another.

Game key card spotted on the cover

@Yosher That's pretty much where I'm at. The Switch 2 is just gonna be a first party title machine for me.

And even if I'm playing "handheld" I usually do that at home on the couch anyway, where I have the option to Sunshine/Moonlight stream any game from my more powerful gaming PC to any device in the house, whether it be my phone, laptop, HTPC, or my CFW OG Switch, so third party titles have reasonably little use for me, aside from the very rare occasions I might take the Switch 2 out somewhere traveling.

@Solid_Python you could have probably worded that in a nicer, less flammable way. These days we generally all agree even people are a part of a minority, they still matter and should be respected.

That said, I do agree digital should be cheaper than physical, it kinda just makes sense, and I'd pay a few extra dollars for the proper physical, as long as publishers don't be a-holes and make the difference crazy high for no reason.

Yep, not great for me personally, as a lot of the third party stuff I've already played or just not interested in.

Not really sure what Nintendo's angle is, especially with the lack of Switch 2 dev kits etc. Quite bizarre.

I already played it to death on PC not that long ago, so I'll pass, but great for those who haven't experienced the gem.

Though key-card... FFS

@topsekret yeah for me too. Game key card = no buy

I already made the mistake with Yakuza 0 cos I picked it up without paying attention early on, when I was just hyped for the Switch 2.

@HalBailman Unfortunately I'm overly sensitive to it so I do notice it. I found it distracting in DK Tropical Freeze for example.

But for sure, docking removes the problem in this case, but if there were still FPS compromises I'd still maybe go the PC version. Have to wait and see on that, I find it hard to believe this game wouldn't run solid 60fps on Switch 2.

My main concern is how, being a 2D fast paced sidescroller, it will fare on the Switch 2 screen with the ghosting/blurring as I notice that kind of thing. I may have to go PC for this one.

My experience is so enhanced

This looks unbelievably bad, and I'm only talking visuals, let alone the other stuff.

The OG Switch may be underpowered, but it still had beautiful high performance games like Metroid Prime Remastered. There's no excuse for this.

Oh no! ...anyway.gif

My Switch 2 is largely gathering dust until this game finally comes out

I do love when companies try to gaslight us, the consumers.

DKC2 especially is absurdly good even today. And I think I prefer the relative simplicity and streamlined nature of the SNES DKC games over the successors. That's just me though.

30fps AND a game key card release?

It's like they don't want my money.

So uh my impression is it's basically a slightly deeper Switch 2 carry case with a power bank shoved in it lol

Needs more Samus Aran.

I saw a good one on Reddit yesterday, now I can't find it

Have they never heard of the Streisand Effect?

At least it wasn't Seth Rogan amirite

Wowee if people think this is too degenerate and over the top, they must stick to some pretty safe content

Karl Urban? Heck yes

OG Switch version it is then

I think in this age of people being extremely sensitive online to any sort of criticism of <insert thing they like>, it's worth remembering constructive criticism is actually a good thing and not something you're supposed to get offended by. DF do the technical thing, it's their schtick, they're gonna hyper analyze all the little technical flaws like blocky shadows. And despite all that though, John still looks at the game in non technical ways and even praises it.

Good scores no doubt. I'm still holding out on some more reviews and player opinions before I lay down the $109 AUD or whatever it is

I'll probably stick to my trusty old King Kong Pro 2 controller for now. Sure it doesn't wake the Switch 2 up, but to not have to spend another new controller cost I can live with that, plus it also functions with literally any other device that has bluetooth too.

Square being square

@sleepinglion I'd love a Metroid movie, but Nintendo doesn't even give the full love and priority the games deserve, so I doubt it would ever happen.

Not really a big deal, hell, many people have played a few hours at the expo things, I don't think there's a whole lot to spoil/be surprised about.

I've been playing EoW and haven't found it too bad, and I'm someone that is very sensitive to inconsistent frames and fluctuations. Although I believe as I've come to the game late, I've benefited from it being patched and had performance improvements so it's probably nowhere as bad as it was at launch.

One hopes maybe they'll patch this one too, if it is bad enough.

@AndrosEGD well you could just... ignore them and articles related to them. Myself and others enjoy hearing the technical side of things.

Know I'm a bit late to the party, but LoZ: Echoes of Wisdom.

Really, really enjoying it actually. I wasn't sure if I would as, for some reason, don't generally have a lot of staying power with a lot of the 2D style Zelda games compared to the 3D ones. But EoW is quite exceptional.

@jojobar Dang. That's another one with a line put through it.

People need to keep in mind that repairability is important for things like preventing e-waste.

Feels like Nintendo needs a new methodology for this, cause this ain't it when innocent second hand buyers get stung. There has to be something better than just the comparing of two active game keys.

The righteousness in these threads is always amusing. I've known of cops going home and watching pirated movies. The world is flawed and is what it is.

Surprised some people are dunking on the guy's effort and choice of monetary expendenture.

His efforts have allowed Switch Lite owners to turn the thing into an OLED. Hell if they ever come back in stock I'd be tempted to get one and grab a dirt cheap unloved Switch Lite and do the mod myself.

An actual physical non-key card third party game? Sweet, I may actually pick this one up now!

Funny this article should drop, I've been replaying all the MGS games this last week. One of my favourite franchises of all time.

I honestly haven't used it much, other than a bit of MKW and Yakuza. It's a nice machine and mostly I just admire it sitting in the dock most of the time.

Mostly I wanted one for future Zelda and Metroid games and I figure the console won't get any cheaper anytime soon, so got one day 1.

If it's anything like the Switch 1, from a purely hardware perspective it probably has a fair bit more power than it actually utilizes. As we know, the SW1's Tegra runs quite a bit underclocked for longevity and battery life. Anyone with a CFW Switch knows you can push those clocks up quite a bit for a nice performance boost, at the obvious negative to heat and battery life.

Of course devs can only work with the standard console as it is out of the box. I'd love if Nintendo included a "Turbo" mode or something, but we know that will never happen.

@jsty3105 yeah I've never liked those either. I think digital should be digital, and anything in a physical box should be... physical.

Of course I am aware the irony is with Nintendo we've had it better than the other platforms typically when it comes to physical releases and big N are still at least doing their games on actual cartridges... for now.