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Re: Nintendo Says "Nothing Bad" Will Happen If You Press Switch 2's C Button Without A NSO Sub

epicgamner

yeah its kind of crazy that theres a whole button for a paid service i think the idea with this all was to make nso basically essential by adding more value via all the new features, but it still feels kinda scummy. They are adding pretty great value to the subscription, but 450+ for the console is already so much with the 70+ games, that a 60$ per year subscription service can really feel like a slap in the face. i dont think this would be that big of a deal if there wasnt so much other drama surrounding the console. I think im gonna get it (assuming tarrifs dont come back and jack the price up so high), but i can totally get the people who wont.

Re: Nintendo Showcases Every Switch Direct Game In New Infographic

epicgamner

for me, definentely metroid and pokemon! I dont usually play pokemon games, but i loved arceus and this looks really good too. I wont be preordering just in case it doesnt turn out good, but i genuinely think it'll be great. I want to be more excited for tomodachi life and rhythm heaven, but they wont come out for such a long time that ill just wait to hear more. Also, i dont know how much theyre planning on selling rhythm heaven for yet, but i dont think a $60 pricetag will work out too well for them

Re: Nintendo Expands Switch Online's N64 Library With Namco Classic 'Ridge Racer 64'

epicgamner

as much as we want stuff like dk64, diddy kong racing, smash 64, ect., im perfecty fine with waiting. I kinda like getting (relatively) more niche games to toy around with that ive never played rather than stuff i already know about! To just drop all their heavy hitters at once isnt really a sustainable way of managing hype around these old game drops anyways (though i really wish they were going faster, but its not like we dont have alternative ways of getting access to the games ourselves).

Re: Sonic X Shadow Generations Speeds Past Two Million Sales Worldwide

epicgamner

it feels really great to see sonic x shadow doing so well! Its such a great package, especially if you havent played the original sonic generations. im glad it was included so i can finally play it on the go, as the original sonic gens is one of my most-played steam games! And in general, its great to see everyone finally like a recent sonic game. Turns out if you let your talented developers make good games without insane time restrictions, you get high quality, high selling, non-reputation-destroying games! Who woulda thunk?

Re: 'Switch 2' Replica Showcased By Accessory Maker Genki At CES 2025

epicgamner

@Olliemar28 yeah im right there with you man. dont get me wrong, i would have loved it to be a surprise. But this was sort of bound to happen, given that pretty much everything over the past 8 years has been leaked before reveal. It stinks, but im excited to see what REALLY matters: if streetpass and badge arcade are back! And the games, i guess.

Re: Poll: What Score Would You Give The Year Of Shadow? Go On, Tell Us

epicgamner

@Sonicka frontiers 2 both excites and worries me. If we can get an expansion and improvement of the open zones like in frontiers but with cyberspace both a: built in naturally into the environment and b: with level design on par with what we saw in shadow gens, its practically a done deal for me. My biggest wish for it though has to be for us not to see it officially announced for a few years please i need this to not be another under baked mess "see, sonic was never good" kind of game lets keep the good games coming please sega i beg of you

Re: Poll: What Score Would You Give The Year Of Shadow? Go On, Tell Us

epicgamner

@LikelySatan unleashed is fun! Though based on your comments im seeing here you dont really care for the boost formula so i cant blame you for not liking the game in that case. I feel like sonic games get REALLY good if you can indoctrinate yourself in the world and vibes of sonic (duh, if you like something its good, but i digress). Like i totally get not liking a majority or even every sonic game, but there's this vibe about them in the music, gameplay, and level design that just has me hook line and sinker more times than not. There's still definitely some realll stinkers (looking at YOU forces and original 06), but there's some really great stuff too! The classic era titles and mania are some of my favorite 2d platformers, the adventure era stuff is dripping with jank (but also personality, style, and this gamecube era nostalgic vibe i just cannot get enough of), and the boost era has some of the most roller-coastery blood-pumpin music and levels in ANY game ive ever played! I still havent played shadow yet, though i do plan on trying it in the future. Im so deep in the series at this point i might as well play them all LOL

Re: Sega President Shuji Utsumi On Sonic The Hedgehog’s Next Major Outing

epicgamner

ehh, screw it! Call me a fool, but I'm optimistic for whatever comes next. Frontiers did so much right and shadow generations showed us that the current sonic team can still make really fun levels, so im ready dangit! Im ready to be disappointed but im ready to be pleasantly surprised too. There's obviously a lot of bad blood between the average consumer and sonic products as is evident here and in pretty much any other relevant comment section anywhere, but i'd love for the script to be flipped over the coming years. I really think they can make sonic games on par with mario ones, if they play their cards right.

Re: Rumour: More Switch 2 Joy-Con Accessories Have Supposedly Surfaced Online

epicgamner

@Truegamer79 honestly, i kind of hope it IS. That way, they can keep costs down because id love for this thing to be affordable. From what I understand, the ps4 and ps5 are very similar and most new games release on both, so why not work with older, cheaper hardware thats barely worse than the new stuff? Though i doubt i would be too mad if the console WAS a powerhouse; truth be told im probably gonna buy it either way LOL