Ive never been a huge fan of Prime games and always thought they were a bit bland and boring so Mackenzie and the ither humans sounds like a welcome change to me. I wasn't really sold on the game until this trailer. I think I'm in now.
Im loving the game so far (about 3/4 through it) and honestly the level design is the only thing I find to be pretty disappointing and uninspired. I guess it just depends on your tastes. Was hoping for more deep forest and jungle stuff where I can kind of roam everwhere but instead there seems to be a lot of just kinda plain landmasses in lakes of dangerous liquid.
That being said, the map SYSTEM is great!
Is it worth the full $80? No way. Is it worth the $50 coming in the bundle? Definitely. Its fun but I expected a lot more out of it to be honest. Free roam is empty and kinda boring. It desperately needs a story mode and track creator.
Glad I'm not a tech guy and can't notice any of the stuff people are complaining about. Lol
Call me old fashioned but I can easily enjoy a good game whether its 4K/60 or an Atari game running at 10 fps. Haha
We live in the age of doom and gloom. Since the S2 had kind of a lukewarm launch, people are just finding things to nitpick. Once we have a few more killer apps for the system like Bananza, 3D Mario, and Prime 4, people will shut up, realize the S2 is incredible, and just start enjoying the games.
@TCKuma I feel this way too. They are okay but like...are trying so hard to be 'ìn the know'. When you leave a company, you pretty quickly don't know anything going on.
@ottoecamn This is my exact choice and exact same reason too. LOL. Im a simple man. It used to be all about Peach in the bike suit but the upgrade to Daisy's trunk is ridiculous. Pauline comes 2nd. Hahah
I'm expecting more of a glorified trailer like the MKW one was. Either way, hope it has some special surprise that we don't know about the game yet. Kid Pauline? Diddy? Jungle-type levels? C'mon Nintendo...get me hyped!!!
Thank you for mentioning the cross save issue! I thought I was going insane and bought this version just to use cross save. Hopefully its patched up soon. SOOO freaking excited to jump between playing this on PSVR2 (which is nothing short of surreal) to playing it in pancake mode on the go on the same save file! One of the best games ever just got a whole lot more versatile!
This game never stops never stopping. Haha. It's quickly become one of my all time favorites. Just started a new game 2 weeks ago! Though I play exclusively on PSVR2, this is awesome news for Switch 2!
Hello Games continuing to make everyone else look bad.
So pumped for this. Too bad the current season is trash. Lol. Also...does this mean when I team up with my kids on Switch 1 (while Im on PS5) that we won't be pooled with Switch 1 players anymore and dominate? Lol
I remember when Switch 1 came out, my three kids were really small, and my wife took them all to her mom's house all day so I could play Breath of the Wild on my own in peace. Now, my oldest kid is almost driving and all three of us are going to go to Gamestop at 10pm on Wednesday (I'm on the west coast) to pick up the Switch 2 and check it out together. It will be their first experience doing a console launch so I cannot wait; sure for myself, but mostly for them to experience it! I then have the next 4 days off of work so I can just check it out at my leisure. SO excited!
Im one of the few eho thinks gamechat w camera is really cool and something I would use. But if it hits performance really hard...then what's the point?
I feel like this game will end up being really good. I'm personally excited as a massive Tolkien fan but I agree that something went wrong with the art direction. There is definitely something extremely unappealing about 1) the lighting engine, 2) the eyes of the hobbits (like the pupils are too big?), 3) the walking animation, and 4) the proportions of the lower half of the body. The houses and world itself look great but the uncanny valley thing is throwing a lot of people off. I wish they would use all these delays to just fix what everyone is giving feedback on.
As it stands now, the price of the console is great. The price of S2 exclusive games is rough at 70, straight up bad at 80, and the price of S2 Editions are nothing less than unforgivable and unacceptable. (80 for a fresh copy of enhanced Forgotten Land? WUT?). If games are gonna be 70-80 consistently, I can swallow it...but one thing is for sure...I'm going to be wildly selective with what I buy. No more impulse buys on mid-tier releases. Must-have AAAs only.
As far as the tariff things go...what a weird situation! I'm in the camp that overall Trump has been one of the best things to happen to this country in a long time but I'm not naive enough to think everything he does is great. Destroying woke culture, restoring morals and law and order has been great, but this tarrif situation has me scratching my head. I think answers are coming and I assume he has an overarching plan and if it ends up being for the good of the country and economy, I don't mind sacrificing a trivial thing like video game prices for a while. That being said, so far all his tariff policies seem to be based on incorrect data and have no clear objective so...who knows? Continuing down this road can lead to some good results IF it's a short term thing with a plan. It could be really bad for longterm.
Anyway, we will all have to wait and see what happens! At the end of the day, I bet things will be a lot clearer and feel a lot better by launch day as more info comes to light.
I'm not an expert, but I don't know why Nintendo doesn't just can't sell them for the first little while directly through thier site and maybe based (at first) on those who have Nintendo accounts. Like, 1 unit per account for the first run as like, early access and then to retailers for the 2nd print. Wouldn't that help with scalpers?
Personally I can't wait. It's amazing to see all the same faces that worked on the OG LotR movies talking about developing this. They know thier stuff and don't go cheap on quality (which probably explains the 3 delays it's had so far). This is thier first game though as a studio so I'm just hoping they can stick the landing. Yeah...the faces are a bit uncanny valley but it's not a deal breaker for me.
Honestly though, I can't help but be SO excited for this. The fact that they even mentioned CT is a miracle in and of itself. I have to believe that the reason it missed the Switch is because a hefty remake or remaster of some kind was in the works....right?? What other explanation is there? Please Square...PLEASE...just do this right.
My money is on this is true. Nate the Hate isn't the kind of guy to just say random crap. PERFECT timing since tonight (Monday) I'm doing my live predictions discussion on my channel. Haha
Leakers are getting more bold with every new image. Only a matter of time until we start to see the launch/launch window games until N has nothing left to reveal.
This week has to be the longest Nintendo presentation they've ever done! So hype! Can't wait to see the launch line up sizzle reel come out of Reddit or X any time now!
@Dev1024 Agreed. I feel like they are stubbornly sticking to whatever schedule they determined to do and at this point it was a fail on thier part. Waited way too long and now they are suffering the consequences.
This is just downright embarrassing. Talk about Nintendo getting the wind taken out of thier sails. The Switch 2 is basically already completely unveiled. They better have some big surprises lined up for the official reveal or they might have some serious catch up work to do to get any kind of hype power back.
On the other hand...I'm glad it's just a more powerful, backwards compatible Switch so I can just replace my OLED with it and not have to invest in a while new ecosystem.
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Re: Preview: Metroid Prime 4: Beyond Is Great, But I Want To Kill One Of Its Characters
Ive never been a huge fan of Prime games and always thought they were a bit bland and boring so Mackenzie and the ither humans sounds like a welcome change to me. I wasn't really sold on the game until this trailer. I think I'm in now.
Re: Review: JSAUX All-In-One Carry Case For Switch 2 - Rugged, Robust, And Just Really Good
Just bought this case a few weeks ago. Its fantastic! Got it on sale for around $30. Nintendo's official one is absolute robbery.
Re: Opinion: Donkey Kong Bananza's Delightful World Map Is Another Nintendo Banger
Im loving the game so far (about 3/4 through it) and honestly the level design is the only thing I find to be pretty disappointing and uninspired. I guess it just depends on your tastes. Was hoping for more deep forest and jungle stuff where I can kind of roam everwhere but instead there seems to be a lot of just kinda plain landmasses in lakes of dangerous liquid.
That being said, the map SYSTEM is great!
Re: Whoops, It Looks Like Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection's Release Date Has Leaked Early
One of my most anticipated games of the year!
Re: Nintendo Announces First Cast Members For The Legend Of Zelda Movie
So far so good. Y'all realize they can make him blonde for the movie right? There are these things called wigs.
Re: iFixit Performs A Full Teardown Of Nintendo's "P**s-Poor" Pro Controller
Uh...what? "Can't easily be ripped to pieces. 1/10". Lol
Re: Final Fantasy 9's 25th Anniversary Is Here, But There's Nothing On Rumoured Remake
Its all good....... *preps noose
Re: Poll: How Many Hours Have You Spent In Mario Kart World So Far?
Is it worth the full $80? No way. Is it worth the $50 coming in the bundle? Definitely. Its fun but I expected a lot more out of it to be honest. Free roam is empty and kinda boring. It desperately needs a story mode and track creator.
Re: Video: Shantae Advance: Risky Revolution Extended Gameplay Trailer Revealed
I was wondering what happened to this one.
Re: Arc System Works Announces New Interactive Adventure For Switch 2
Hotel Dusk? You have my attention.
Re: Little Nightmares 3 And Little Nightmares Enhanced Edition Announced For Switch 2
Free upgrade for LN1?
Re: Digital Foundry Is "Happy" With Switch 2 But Feels The Screen Is "Problematic"
Glad I'm not a tech guy and can't notice any of the stuff people are complaining about. Lol
Call me old fashioned but I can easily enjoy a good game whether its 4K/60 or an Atari game running at 10 fps. Haha
We live in the age of doom and gloom. Since the S2 had kind of a lukewarm launch, people are just finding things to nitpick. Once we have a few more killer apps for the system like Bananza, 3D Mario, and Prime 4, people will shut up, realize the S2 is incredible, and just start enjoying the games.
Re: Rumour: Final Fantasy Devs Supposedly Hint At Another Nintendo Release
Where's my FF9 remake?
Re: Former Nintendo Execs Fear We Might Be Waiting A While For A 3D Mario On Switch 2, Thanks To Donkey Kong
@TCKuma I feel this way too. They are okay but like...are trying so hard to be 'ìn the know'. When you leave a company, you pretty quickly don't know anything going on.
Re: Former Nintendo Execs Fear We Might Be Waiting A While For A 3D Mario On Switch 2, Thanks To Donkey Kong
I don't know how but I'm thinking its still gonna be at least revealed this year. They have to.
Re: Talking Point: Do You Have A New Go-To Racer In Mario Kart World?
@ottoecamn This is my exact choice and exact same reason too. LOL. Im a simple man. It used to be all about Peach in the bike suit but the upgrade to Daisy's trunk is ridiculous. Pauline comes 2nd. Hahah
Re: Donkey Kong Bananza Direct Revealed For Wednesday, 18th June 2025
I'm expecting more of a glorified trailer like the MKW one was. Either way, hope it has some special surprise that we don't know about the game yet. Kid Pauline? Diddy? Jungle-type levels? C'mon Nintendo...get me hyped!!!
Re: Review: Nintendo Switch 2 Camera - An Elegant But Nonessential GameChat Companion
Personally Game Chat and the camera are one of my favorite things about the S2. I just wish it was higher res. Better ones will come though.
Re: Hardware Review: Nintendo Switch 2 - A Faster, Slicker, Sexier Switch
I feel like most of the cons listed above are either moot or actually pluses for me.
Re: Review: No Man's Sky - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition - Hello Games' Classic Without Cuts Or Concessions
Thank you for mentioning the cross save issue! I thought I was going insane and bought this version just to use cross save. Hopefully its patched up soon. SOOO freaking excited to jump between playing this on PSVR2 (which is nothing short of surreal) to playing it in pancake mode on the go on the same save file! One of the best games ever just got a whole lot more versatile!
Re: No Man's Sky Is Landing A Free Nintendo Switch 2 Edition Update On Launch Day
This game never stops never stopping. Haha. It's quickly become one of my all time favorites. Just started a new game 2 weeks ago! Though I play exclusively on PSVR2, this is awesome news for Switch 2!
Hello Games continuing to make everyone else look bad.
Re: 60FPS, Higher Resolution, Mouse Controls - Fortnite On Switch 2 Sounds Like A Big Step Up
So pumped for this. Too bad the current season is trash. Lol. Also...does this mean when I team up with my kids on Switch 1 (while Im on PS5) that we won't be pooled with Switch 1 players anymore and dominate? Lol
Re: Poll: With One Week To Go, What Are Your Switch 2 Launch-Day Plans?
I remember when Switch 1 came out, my three kids were really small, and my wife took them all to her mom's house all day so I could play Breath of the Wild on my own in peace. Now, my oldest kid is almost driving and all three of us are going to go to Gamestop at 10pm on Wednesday (I'm on the west coast) to pick up the Switch 2 and check it out together. It will be their first experience doing a console launch so I cannot wait; sure for myself, but mostly for them to experience it! I then have the next 4 days off of work so I can just check it out at my leisure. SO excited!
Re: Rumour: A Nintendo Direct May Drop Around The Switch 2's Launch
Where's 3D Mario? Thats all I need to know. Also...give me that FF9 remake. Haha
Re: Opinion: Upgraded For Switch 2, ARMS Deserves A Second Shot At Greatness
Me and my kids enjoyed the demo way back when and Ive always kinda wanted to pick it up but just never did. You know what? I think I will now!
Re: Nintendo Files New Trademark For A DS Cult Classic
Please let this be real! One of the best DS games ever made. Still have my original cart. Would be bloody perfect with Switch 2 mouse controls!
Re: Nintendo Switch 2 Final Tech Specs Have Been Confirmed
Im one of the few eho thinks gamechat w camera is really cool and something I would use. But if it hits performance really hard...then what's the point?
Re: Tales Of The Shire Physical Release Announced For Switch, Pre-Orders Live
Definitely looking forward to this but for sure looks like a game that would be scary to preorder. Gotta see those reviews first.
Re: Video: Here's Another Look At The Lord Of The Rings 'Tales Of The Shire' Game
@SpaceboyScreams 100%. Us ring fans deperately need our Howard's Lagacy.
Re: Video: Here's Another Look At The Lord Of The Rings 'Tales Of The Shire' Game
I feel like this game will end up being really good. I'm personally excited as a massive Tolkien fan but I agree that something went wrong with the art direction. There is definitely something extremely unappealing about 1) the lighting engine, 2) the eyes of the hobbits (like the pupils are too big?), 3) the walking animation, and 4) the proportions of the lower half of the body. The houses and world itself look great but the uncanny valley thing is throwing a lot of people off. I wish they would use all these delays to just fix what everyone is giving feedback on.
Re: Poll: So, Did You Manage To Get A Switch 2 Pre-Order In? (North America)
Got a BB and Target and am in line for Gamestop now.
Re: Switch 2 'Welcome Tour' Estimated File Size Revealed By Nintendo
Pretty nice news for the 8 people worldwide that will buy it.
Re: Upgrade Pack Price For Zelda: BOTW And TOTK Has Been Confirmed
But they are free for NSO Expansion Packers right?
Re: Opinion: A Few Too Many Questions & Unwelcome Surprises Are Taking The Shine Off The Switch 2 Reveal
As it stands now, the price of the console is great. The price of S2 exclusive games is rough at 70, straight up bad at 80, and the price of S2 Editions are nothing less than unforgivable and unacceptable. (80 for a fresh copy of enhanced Forgotten Land? WUT?). If games are gonna be 70-80 consistently, I can swallow it...but one thing is for sure...I'm going to be wildly selective with what I buy. No more impulse buys on mid-tier releases. Must-have AAAs only.
As far as the tariff things go...what a weird situation! I'm in the camp that overall Trump has been one of the best things to happen to this country in a long time but I'm not naive enough to think everything he does is great. Destroying woke culture, restoring morals and law and order has been great, but this tarrif situation has me scratching my head. I think answers are coming and I assume he has an overarching plan and if it ends up being for the good of the country and economy, I don't mind sacrificing a trivial thing like video game prices for a while. That being said, so far all his tariff policies seem to be based on incorrect data and have no clear objective so...who knows? Continuing down this road can lead to some good results IF it's a short term thing with a plan. It could be really bad for longterm.
Anyway, we will all have to wait and see what happens! At the end of the day, I bet things will be a lot clearer and feel a lot better by launch day as more info comes to light.
Re: Did Donkey Kong Bananza Key Art Accidentally Leak A Big Surprise?
Oh snap!!! Baby doll Pauline is in this!? DAY 1.
Re: Hang On, Are People More Excited For Tomodachi Life Than Switch 2?
I know my live reaction to TL was WAY bigger than Metroid Prime 4. Haha. Me and my kids LOVE TL!
Re: Final Fantasy 9 Remake Hopes Rise As Square Enix Teases Anniversary Projects
STOP TOYING WITH MY ENJOYING SE!!! 9 is my favorite game of all time. I can't take this anymore! Lol
Re: Switch 2 Pre-Orders Expected To Sell Out "Day One" Due To Limited Unit Allocation
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Re: Switch 2 Pre-Orders Expected To Sell Out "Day One" Due To Limited Unit Allocation
I'm not an expert, but I don't know why Nintendo doesn't just can't sell them for the first little while directly through thier site and maybe based (at first) on those who have Nintendo accounts. Like, 1 unit per account for the first run as like, early access and then to retailers for the 2nd print. Wouldn't that help with scalpers?
Re: 'Tales Of The Shire' Video Shares More Info On New Tolkien-Inspired Farming Sim
Personally I can't wait. It's amazing to see all the same faces that worked on the OG LotR movies talking about developing this. They know thier stuff and don't go cheap on quality (which probably explains the 3 delays it's had so far). This is thier first game though as a studio so I'm just hoping they can stick the landing. Yeah...the faces are a bit uncanny valley but it's not a deal breaker for me.
Re: Rumour: A Switch 1 Direct Presentation May Take Place This Week
An indie showcase or partner direct are not real directs in my book.
Re: Chrono Trigger To Celebrate 30th Anniversary With "Various Projects"
Prepare to be disappointed! Haha.
Honestly though, I can't help but be SO excited for this. The fact that they even mentioned CT is a miracle in and of itself. I have to believe that the reason it missed the Switch is because a hefty remake or remaster of some kind was in the works....right?? What other explanation is there? Please Square...PLEASE...just do this right.
Re: '90s Anime 'Samurai Pizza Cats' Is Getting The Action RPG Treatment Next Year
NO WAY. HOW IS THIS REAL? This was one of my favorite shows!!! All the games it did get on NES were meh. How exciting! DAY 1!
Re: Surprise! Capcom's First Showcase Of 2025 Is Airing Next Week
Don't care about the game mentioned above. Haha. How about Symphony of the Night on Switch? RE9? Megaman Legends news?
Re: Rumour: Konami And Square Enix Expected To Bolster 'Switch 2' Software Library With Major IP
It's unlikely...but if FF9 Remake is revealed during the Switch 2 rollout, I WILL have a heart attack live on stream.
Re: Rumour: 'Switch 2' Will Reportedly Be Officially Revealed This Thursday
My money is on this is true. Nate the Hate isn't the kind of guy to just say random crap. PERFECT timing since tonight (Monday) I'm doing my live predictions discussion on my channel. Haha
Re: Nintendo Breaks Silence On 'Switch 2' Image And Video Leaks
Leakers are getting more bold with every new image. Only a matter of time until we start to see the launch/launch window games until N has nothing left to reveal.
Re: 'Switch 2' And Software Listings Spotted On French Retailer's Internal Database
This week has to be the longest Nintendo presentation they've ever done! So hype! Can't wait to see the launch line up sizzle reel come out of Reddit or X any time now!
Re: 'Switch 2' Replica Showcased By Accessory Maker Genki At CES 2025
@Dev1024 Agreed. I feel like they are stubbornly sticking to whatever schedule they determined to do and at this point it was a fail on thier part. Waited way too long and now they are suffering the consequences.
Re: 'Switch 2' Replica Showcased By Accessory Maker Genki At CES 2025
This is just downright embarrassing. Talk about Nintendo getting the wind taken out of thier sails. The Switch 2 is basically already completely unveiled. They better have some big surprises lined up for the official reveal or they might have some serious catch up work to do to get any kind of hype power back.
On the other hand...I'm glad it's just a more powerful, backwards compatible Switch so I can just replace my OLED with it and not have to invest in a while new ecosystem.