I imported Ocarina of Time from the US (Had an NTSCU N64) think I got it about a week before the PAL release.

@Glasso Problem with 40 fps is when someone has a none 120hz tv. (And the Switch 2 can’t output 4k/120hz). It is not desirable to have a framerate that doesn’t divide exactly. (My combination of lg oled + series X seems to basically bypass any of these sort of issues. Even on games where there are loads of complaints about the performance modes it basically a none issue for me.)

There are no games on Xbox that I have experienced that have the poor experience of Donkey Kong Bananza. (If Nintendo had implemented the same tech it would have been great but it is disappointing Nintendo never needed VRR at all in the past and a locked 60 was just that.)

I like Warioware but I wish the newest one supported the Switch 2 joycons properly. I would quite like a remake of the Wii one on Switch 2 if I got the chance.

(Don’t think it’s that likely but I am looking forward to Rhythm Fever which I have never tried before. All the other recent rhythm games have what I consider to be unfair DLC costs. I quite enjoyed the Final Fantasy one on 3ds but I think I prefer the Arcade version.)

Apparently the reason Unity games were better on Wii U than Switch was the Wii U had its own custom build of it provided directly by Nintendo and properly optimized.

It is a bit disappointing there are not more Switch 2 indie exclusives. (As much as I enjoyed the original Hades I actively didn’t enjoy it on Switch 1 so I am waiting for a 4k/120 version.) Steamworld Dig 2 I really enjoyed on Switch 1.

@metaphysician But a none trivial amount of all human beings are terrible.

This site used to have it’s own take on things have a look on the way back machine. When it was just reviewing wiiware and VC it was basically all good content. It was pretty good up until when Thomas Whitehead left. (The writing was decent the reviewers competent I wouldn’t have wanted that job but you can tell they actually properly played what they were reviewing.) Inertia I suppose is why I still come here but a conscious decision was made at some point to start copying any old rubbish without attribution. Make half a dozen articles about the same thing instead of one (When enough information comes to light.) When the reviews changed from we to I think that was another turning point if another member of the staff strongly disagrees with the reviewer there should be a paragraph on that. (The reasons for everything probably come down to laziness or ad’s or trying to hit certain keywords without paying for Google ad’s). Time Extension when it first started had loads of really good well written content now it seems to be following the same playbook but the comments are generally better.

Animal Crossing seems to be something that people who generally get all physical are willing to get digitally why doesn’t the same thing apply to this ? (I am not that price sensitive so I have been getting quite a bit more eshop retail titles. I wish I had that mindset for cotton reboot when it released. I play the arcade version but the X68000 version is a lot nicer.)

I am not massively fond of rouge like / rougelite (I would much rather just have it at the difficulty where everything is levelled from the get go.) but in something like Hades increasing the heat on the pact of punishment at least it is the player that is improving.

I don’t like Metroidvania’s that allow or even worse require tedious grinding. I also don’t like bosses where there is no tell that you can learn before certain attacks. I don’t mind if the pattern is complicated I don’t want the attacks to be just random. I don’t want to feel I just got lucky which happens with that design.

I will almost certainly get it but I much prefer stuff like “The Messenger” to almost all Metroidvanias. (I like that the upgrades are actually necessary and you have to use them properly to progress.)

(I only went through bloodstained once with the Metroidvanias mode but I have played classic mode and the last DLC quite a bit more. It might become I don’t play for hours and hours in one stretch these days.)

I think they should bring HiFi Rush across think it would do well (Plays like a GameCube game)

@BeefCatStudios Thanks I was thinking of Myst but 80hrs of anything like Myst sounds like torture to me.

I can’t get an idea from the review of what this game is actually like. What is the most similar super well known or classic game like it ?

Xbox has the best VRR and the lowest input lag almost always. (I have read they give much lower level access to what is going on in the input driver) For me the advantages are definitely worth it at the moment. I can’t see it lasting too much longer with the indie and emulation support it has though. I have had far less issues than with Nintendo ports or Steam. (With Steam I was affected by really poor ports not universally however and at the time I basically wanted 60fps 360/Xbone games.

I haven’t been burnt by an Xbox version of a 8/10 or 9/10 indie e(That has been reviewed here but not reviewed anywhere on Xbox just buying it blind.)

I don’t actually like any Edward McMillan games other than Super Meat Boy. (I thought forever was quite good for a touch game.) I will give this a shot. (I think the implementation is what makes Super Meatboy so good. Just looking at screenshots you would expect there would be many better indie games of this type but when it comes to actually playing them they are not quite right. So I think Tommy is the talented one.)

I didn’t mind runner 2 but there is only Super Meatboy Forever and one other Android game (It was in one of the Android Humble Bundles before they became mediocre AAA bundles.) that I actually really like in the genre.

@Alex79uk There is an explanation from them about the input lag problems they have. (Both PC (Best and Xbox (Slightly worse) are fine by me. PS5 and Switch are not good.) But Turtles really wasn’t good enough on Switch (So I had to rebuy it). Atari 50 I do have on Switch but I haven’t touched it. (I only play docked it doesn’t have the right controls like a paddle.) The problems they have are fundamental to the way they implement stuff. Mortal Kombat collection has another reputation as being very bad on Switch. (Jeff Minter I got on Xbox from the start and I am fine with that. Too many misses for me to trust them.)

This game needs tracks more than characters. (I think it would be better if that collision boost got nerfed as well. Or some good way of countering it. I know the technical drift might be an option but it feels like an exploit to me.)

I like all of the games I have tried so far from these guys especially Final Vendetta and Battle Axe. (I think Final Vendetta is significantly better than the review here would have lead me to believe.)

@DwaynesGames Thanks. I would rather play these on Switch 2 but I haven’t had great luck with digital eclipse emulators on Switch.

So what exactly is the review on about when it comes to PlayStation/ Xbox ? (Has it not been available there for ages ?)

I think this is best on iPad (Looks better I don’t think the faux retro look is that good.)

@Pillowpants It’s not brand new at all it’s quite old repurposed automotive hardware. It has to be downclocked as well (If they used a more expensive process they could have had it running at full speed with much better battery life.)

I will probably get the full trilogy on Xbox (It’s play anywhere so if I end up back on a PC eventually it’s not an issue.) I have tried the demo and am okay with how it works. (I am not okay with 30fps). Switch 2 looks like a much bigger downgrade than PS5 Pro -> Series X. (I have a Switch 2 but the situation with ports I don’t think is at the point that I consider good enough. I think I will need something else because of how poorly the indies I am playing seem to be selling on Xbox.)

I don’t enjoy the Switch version of Legends because of the Murphy levels. All I care about from the new one is the quality of the Jugusr version. The definitive version of Legends should support the Wii U Gamepad as a controller for all platforms. (Like works for Pro Controllers with Steam.) The Ubisoft DRM is close to the worst on PC. (Origins was DRM free but that was the only one. Can’t believe all the Uplay junk has been accepted by console players now.)

I am not sure this is for me. (I loved VVVVVV but I think based on the review that it would annoy me.) I don’t really like the way it looks either. For this mechanic because of my inexperience with it I think I would need a much more gentle start.

Stuff like this is a much smaller problem with a good vrr implementation. I really hope that docked mode gets it soon.

I think I prefer the talking flower. (I think I will get some amusement out of it anyway.)

@RainbowGazelle They are no worse than the advertising industry or social media and do actually have some things that are helpful. (It’s much more useful for finding obscure things than Google/Bing.) The technique of making things actively worse (To benefit usually in there case the advertiser’s) has been used by Google and Facebook for ages now but the AI companies are trying to use it to stop their models being cloned which is kinda ironic considering how they are made. (It’s not working either.) Companies have never cared about trashing other industries before. (Googles drug discovery AI system which they have committed to not patenting the results of might do enough good to offset everything else if it gets something that is a game changer for cancer etc. Something like that without the patent problem usually associated with such things would be amazing.)

@Jack_Goetz There are certain devs that games media seem to hang on their every word. (I don’t understand why one half of team meat gets all the publicity but the other half makes the beds games and didn’t sell out to Niaclis.)

@Viator_ The dos version is not good I have played it. It’s really slow. (I have been lead to believe the jaguar version is the best.)

I do want to play the Jaguar version (The differences seem much more up my alley.) I have only played the dos cdrom version previously.

I wish TTYD had a switch 2 patch. (I did have the GameCube version and have bought the remake but I don’t like 30fps for anything that involves any timing whatsoever.)

It’s been much more enjoyable playing this festival online than just the normal matches. (But there doesn’t seem to be much teamwork taking place. I can do tap boost on max level with the AI but people don’t seem to play it properly on this.)

I don’t like either Dead Cells or Rogue Prince of Persia. I will still get it though.

@Metazoxan Is that already an issue for Switch 2 games?

No option for don’t like either.

I don’t like the random nature of some of the boss attack patterns.
Too much filler content.
Boring Collectables.

So they got rid of the design your own character with different kits and stuff from the 3DS iteration? (I played online mainly with Metal Mario) but the custom characters made it far more interesting. (Blooper Racket with different kits was fun to play against.) I don’t think it is a £60 game but I will probably still get it (Digital)

I think I am only interested in the Jaguar version. (I had the ms dos cdrom version but I believe the Jaguar version is the one that fixes what I didn’t like about it and that it is unique in that respect. PlayStation or Saturn are quite similar.)

I think the best I have played so far is Bomberman ‘94 (Wii VC). I preferred that to any of the SNES ones I have tried but I don’t think I have played the later ones. How do they compare ?

I want no grinding necessary. (Enough side quests that if I get stuck I can easily find them.) Interesting themes. I guess there is a disconnect between people who want to do 100% of the content no matter what and people who hate grinding like me. It’s very difficult to balance it properly to keep both groups happy. (Chrono Trigger does but I want to just be able to play it without looking at a guide about upgrades or spending ages grinding. When they go for streamlining that is what it seems to mean.)

@Zaruboggan If both versions exist then they are usually included for Arcade Archives (There might be the odd exception where one or the other has some sort of licensing that would drastically increase the cost). They don’t do their own translation work though.

@rvcolem1 I wish that the very last level (Badge Marathon ?) had a better build up to it. Champions Road on 3D World is the same. I don’t think a difficulty spike like that is a fun way to play. (If there were levels before that required those techniques at a similar level it would be great.) I have stopped farming power ups to do those levels because I don’t enjoy that either. I think the second play through of 3D Land was quite a decent way to do it. (If that happened more often it could be good I don’t expect it to though.)

@Chlocean I would get that but I need another remote plus so I can’t decide now. (My Wii U isn’t plugged in but I think a Wii Remote is a better control method than a pad). I didn’t check Cex before £40 is okay (either Xbox One or total cost for the Wii version and a Wii Remote Plus). £15 I would have definitely just got the Wii version. I didn’t expect Amazon to be so much more.

I trust hamsters emulation more than almost anybody else’s. (There is only Rainbow Islands I have had any issue with at all. The collections done by others I have had significant trouble with. I guess you get what you pay for but when it comes to the collections I would much rather pay more per title and have their quality.) I don’t understand why Digital Eclipse can’t do a better job . (They are fine on Xbox but don’t seem to do any proper Nintendo optimisation.)

@rvcolem1 For me anyway neither the shard system or economy really affected me. The thing I don’t like about many of these games is when everywhere looks identical so it requires using the map all the time and when there is only one way in and out of places. I think you should be able to remember how to get about and have different scenery to make that easier. I did like Bloodstained (On Xbox because of the 30fps Switch version - played the prequels on switch). I like Super Metroid and really liked symphony of the night. I think Infernax deserves to be treated as Hollow Knight is in terms of how good it is and as inspiration for other games.

I still think this completely misses the point when it comes to what makes this genre interesting. (Think a proper 60fps version of Bloodstained would show that there can be half decent modern games in this genre.)

I don’t know why Hollow Knight gets so much press. (And clones). Would much prefer Bloodstained clones or Super Metroid clones. Or more experimental games that actually try to do something different.

I think the way the indie scene is at the moment isn’t that good. I know why Unity games were better in the Wii U days (The optimisation was done by Nintendo who provided a specific version to use.)
The newer indie games might look better but they fail in fundamental ways compared to their inspirations.
Too much relies on marketing as well.
The main Humble Bundles used to be a really well curated selection of only good indie games. (Now it’s complete junk no drm free / no cross platform/ tied in to the same commercial marketing machine that the rest of ign is).
I dunno what the solution is but I think Yaght Club Games is one of the good indie developers. (Supergiant is also I think Hollow Knight is just boring.) I won’t touch Unity or Unreal indies on Switch because I have been burnt too many times. (If KLM’s allow more developers to use the low level Nvidia/Nintendo API I think the end result will be much better games.)
For 3D I think I only like games made by big teams. (I will give Super Meat Boy 3D a shot).

@kal_el_07241 Yeah but making Mario Kart a pack in will have had some effect. (Although it is possible that the strategy might be to try and take a bite out of the business model of e.g Cex.)

I wish there was a functioning market for digital games because used games definitely does lose them money (I think just dropping the digital cost of new titles by £10 (Which would still be £10 over the Japanese price) I think removing nearly all the digital incentives is a mistake.

With the game vouchers at least for myself the stuff I am willing to consider is a wider variety of stuff when I have a spare one rather than choosing to get something on its own.

I wonder how much profit per user Nintendo has these days. (I know the amount they make from my has gone well down I was mostly 100% digital on Wii U/3DS.) Maybe maximising the profit made from the people who don’t buy many games at all would be better overall financially.

Makes sense the shares are down.

The telltale game I would like a rerelease of is back to the future the game. (I think I have finished about 50% of it on PC but it’s physically only on Xbox One with no mouse control and super expensive so that isn’t an option for me.

Doesn’t seem to have Logan Cunningham. (He is the only Supergiant voice actor I like enough to buy a game I am not otherwise interested in.)

I am a bit gutted it will cost £59 digitally but I will still get it. (Waste of time me getting a cart as it just won’t get played). I don’t like the way there is not a decent market for codes anymore.
I know some people are getting them from Amazon Japan and switching regions frequently but I don’t want to do that. (Sucks that European codes are country locked the way I believe they are. I have never added a fake address or anything on Xbox but I can just buy from anywhere in Europe with my credit card.)