I'm not surprised. the game is very outdated and also didn't age very well. it has poorly written characters and dialogs, the story is almost not existent, it has far too high encounter rates and so on. some hardcore rpg gamers are buying it early and thats it.
I recently realized you have to be online to be able to start the first tomb raider trilogy. Since this is a no go for a singleplayer game, I will not buy this new one
i hope they are not connecting the games more. I think it was fun with XC 1,2 and 3 but its enough... at a certain point it becomes a mess like resident evil.
They are going to be again switch emulators in some years, when the system is considered Retro and Nintendo doesn't care anymore, So I'm fine. Most Switch emulation users are anyway pirates
@Nickakyoin I don't have the game yet. it's in delivery.
That being said, I listen to IGNs Nintendo Voice Chat podcast regularly and I can say Logan (the reviewer) has usually a pretty good taste, so I think his review might have some points.
Also if you watched the Nintendo Life review on youtube you will see that Alex also didn't like the game a lot.
The thing is the last Mario & Luigi games had all a lot of issues with NPCs talking too much, with generic worlds etc... and it seems like it's the case here too.
Ok I'm very very confused about how different the reviews to this game are... IGN gives a 5/10 Nintendo Life a 9/10 Should I send my copy back or should I play it ?
Yeah great instead of promoting this great game, people in the internet complain about it so that other people not buy it because they think something important was censored...
games are in most cases not a well fitting medium for story telling. Most games have poor writing and when you try to make a game more story heavy, it will lose what makes it a game in the first place, the interactivity
@Samalik Haha you mean like Assassins who jump from roof tops of towers into a little wagon with straw ? or historically correct like leonardo da vinci or in general Assassins and all that stuff? Assassins Creed was always fiction even though it had some real historical elements in it.
@Tobiaku I'm not pro Ubisoft and I see myself very centered in political things but man I consider 99% of the mob hating ubisoft for AC Shadows to be exactly toxic gamer talk. I really don't understand why people do not accept that Assassin's Creed is fiction and not reality and fictions comes with some artistic freedom. You don't have to like it and you don't have to buy it.
uibsoft games just too often feel like products and not like a piece of art. very formulaic design in almost all their games. thats also the reason I stopper playing mario + rabbids 2. just compare those games with stuff like beyond good and evil, prince of persia (ps2 gen) or splinter cell 3. all those games are master pieces... and all of them came without weird preorder bonuses, Microtransactions, bugs, online instalation and they are fully on the disc.
I feel a little burned on shredders revenge. I ordered it on limited run a while ago and after that several other versions came out that are more completet...
First of all I think the game is great. But the game also has some flaws that made it worse than the usual Zelda game. I hope that this is not the case because Miyamoto wasn't the last Quality Check
@Xeacons I think your not right and your not wrong. So the thing is, the AI needs to be feed with images of Mario to be able to create Mario images or even knows who Mario is. This is where you can bring up copyright claims. Also consider this: in general Fan Art is valid if you have put enough own artistic effort into it. But this cannot be the case with AI art so it's copyright infringement.
I think they didn't mention if they have the click on the analog L and R buttons. Those are supper important, games like Rogue Leader are impossible to play without having the half way click of the shoulder buttons.
I'm so mixed on this game. The Backgrounds look great but the characters look far to much like furries for my taste. I love Crash and I love DK but the game looks too close like those games... I mean it's not "inspired" by those games it's really very much those two games, even some perspectives in the 3d areas are exactly the same... And I think the name Nikoderiko is just weird... Ahhh I don't know, maybe if the reviews are great I buy it.
I'll wait for a physical release (yes there is a japanese one but as long as I don't know if there is english on the cartridge I won't order, also it's very expansive to order from japan)
@Dazman I'm also a fan of them. I usually buy standartd editions there and I think from all I bought (about 20-30) just maybe 2 or 3 had no booklet inside. Their products mostly feel very valuable and well made. I don't care that much, that I need to wait quite a while to get a game from them.
a monster hunter game is coming anyway to the switch so for that reason I didn't pick Monster Hunter... So Elden Ring or Baldurs Gate both work for me.
people bought the studios first game even though it was bad and they are going to buy this one even though the game is bad... the visual look is for some reason too appealing to them, i don't even know why since it's not even specially well crafted
@yohn777 Dude I said it's AI art you said "what are you talking about", I proved you that it is AI Art, what do you want from me? Just look a little bit into the topic and you know I'm right.
@yohn777
Just look at the shoes, they both look very different. thats something AI does all the time.
Then look at the her ear on the back side, what is this weird element that covers that ear half way through?
There are more elements, sadly I cannot post screenshots here other wise I would make it more evident.
Also check out her ingame Avatar, look at it closely, it looks very different to the main artwork. different cloths etc. like you would tell an AI to make another image just with the same prompts
the key artwork looks very much like AI created... there are several indicators for it... many inconsistencies that make no sense. why does her shoe just have a ribon on one side?
Whats the element coming from the back of her hat. and so on.
90% sure its a cheap AI created Key art and if the Key art is crappy made AI, I don't want to know whats the rest of the game.
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Re: UK Charts: Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake Crashes Out Of The Top 40
I'm not surprised. the game is very outdated and also didn't age very well. it has poorly written characters and dialogs, the story is almost not existent, it has far too high encounter rates and so on.
some hardcore rpg gamers are buying it early and thats it.
Re: Nintendo Adds Metroid Prime 4: Beyond To Official Metroid Website, Says It's "Coming Soon"
Event though I don't believe in it but they still have a february slot open for a game.
I guess we will see more Nintendo news after Black Friday.
Re: After Almost 30 Years, Japan Finally Has A New Best-Selling Pokémon Game
this is embarrassing...
Re: Tomb Raider IV-VI Remastered Details Returning 'Photo Mode' Feature
I recently realized you have to be online to be able to start the first tomb raider trilogy. Since this is a no go for a singleplayer game, I will not buy this new one
Re: Talking Point: Will Xenoblade Chronicles X Finally Tie Into The Wider Series On Switch?
i hope they are not connecting the games more.
I think it was fun with XC 1,2 and 3 but its enough... at a certain point it becomes a mess like resident evil.
Re: Pokémon Unite Developer Releasing New Monster Hunter Game For Mobile Devices
@geo-shifter
1) pls just google but most people have far more crappy phones than you might think.
2) most people play those crappy microtransaction 3d games like genshin impact without a bluetooth gamepad or a backbone.
Re: Pokémon Unite Developer Releasing New Monster Hunter Game For Mobile Devices
What a waste of resources... I hope it flops that capcom focuses more on the real games
Re: Opinion: No, Zelda: The Minish Cap's Worst Sidequest Isn't The Kinstones
i think kinstones are great and serve the overall gamedesign in a great way.
Re: Capcom's Hideaki Itsuno Helms New LightSpeed Development Studio In Japan
@Lofoten
Or Winamp
Re: Capcom's Hideaki Itsuno Helms New LightSpeed Development Studio In Japan
He should have stayed at Capcom instead of working for a company like Tencent...
Re: Nintendo Has Seemingly Taken Possession Of The Ryujinx Switch Emulator Website
They are going to be again switch emulators in some years, when the system is considered Retro and Nintendo doesn't care anymore, So I'm fine.
Most Switch emulation users are anyway pirates
Re: The Results Of Our 2024 Switch Summer Survey Are In
never thought so many people would want gamepass on switch. i don’t get why, it would be anyways streaming only.
Re: Poll: Box Art Brawl - Duel: Hatris
man this A B testing is so great and shows me times and times again that I know nothing
Re: Nintendo Suing Streamer For Allegedly Broadcasting "Pirated" Switch Games Ahead Of Official Release
Is it possible to get away in court if you can prove that your IQ is so low that you're legally considered insane?
Re: Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door On Switch Has Already Outsold The GameCube Original
comparing the console base this shouldn't be surprising
Re: Review: Mario & Luigi: Brothership (Switch) - Easily The Best Mario & Luigi RPG Yet
@Nickakyoin
I don't have the game yet. it's in delivery.
That being said, I listen to IGNs Nintendo Voice Chat podcast regularly and I can say Logan (the reviewer) has usually a pretty good taste, so I think his review might have some points.
Also if you watched the Nintendo Life review on youtube you will see that Alex also didn't like the game a lot.
The thing is the last Mario & Luigi games had all a lot of issues with NPCs talking too much, with generic worlds etc... and it seems like it's the case here too.
Re: Review: Mario & Luigi: Brothership (Switch) - Easily The Best Mario & Luigi RPG Yet
@Nickakyoin
And why should any other website be more valid ?
Re: Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition Is Eating Up Views On YouTube
I think it might have more views in the same amount of time than Metroid Prime 4
Re: Review: Mario & Luigi: Brothership (Switch) - Easily The Best Mario & Luigi RPG Yet
Ok I'm very very confused about how different the reviews to this game are...
IGN gives a 5/10
Nintendo Life a 9/10
Should I send my copy back or should I play it ?
Re: Exclusive: Croc Remaster Gets A Release Window And A Swanky Collector's Edition
I liked the game on PS1 but I'm afraid it aged poorly... at least the remaster doesn't look like a lot of fun :/
Re: Xenoblade Chronicles X Fans Are Once Again Discussing The Game's 'Censorship'
Yeah great instead of promoting this great game, people in the internet complain about it so that other people not buy it because they think something important was censored...
Re: Tales Of Kenzera Director Slams Publishers' Desire To Create "The Next Fortnite"
@PluckyRicky there are many good games that don't sell and there are many crap games like choo choo charles that sell extremely well.
Re: Tales Of Kenzera Director Slams Publishers' Desire To Create "The Next Fortnite"
games are in most cases not a well fitting medium for story telling.
Most games have poor writing and when you try to make a game more story heavy, it will lose what makes it a game in the first place, the interactivity
Re: Ubisoft's Disastrous 2024 May Lead To The Company Going Private
@Yosti
Kingdom Battle was great and yes the second one was just not enough of an improvement and again very formulaic
Re: Ubisoft's Disastrous 2024 May Lead To The Company Going Private
@Samalik
Haha you mean like Assassins who jump from roof tops of towers into a little wagon with straw ? or historically correct like leonardo da vinci or in general Assassins and all that stuff?
Assassins Creed was always fiction even though it had some real historical elements in it.
Re: Ubisoft's Disastrous 2024 May Lead To The Company Going Private
@Tobiaku I'm not pro Ubisoft and I see myself very centered in political things but man I consider 99% of the mob hating ubisoft for AC Shadows to be exactly toxic gamer talk. I really don't understand why people do not accept that Assassin's Creed is fiction and not reality and fictions comes with some artistic freedom. You don't have to like it and you don't have to buy it.
Re: Ubisoft's Disastrous 2024 May Lead To The Company Going Private
uibsoft games just too often feel like products and not like a piece of art. very formulaic design in almost all their games. thats also the reason I stopper playing mario + rabbids 2.
just compare those games with stuff like beyond good and evil, prince of persia (ps2 gen) or splinter cell 3. all those games are master pieces... and all of them came without weird preorder bonuses, Microtransactions, bugs, online instalation and they are fully on the disc.
Re: New TMNT: Shredder's Revenge Collector's Edition Comes Bundled With DLC, Figures & More
I feel a little burned on shredders revenge. I ordered it on limited run a while ago and after that several other versions came out that are more completet...
Re: Random: Shigeru Miyamoto Apparently Isn't Credited In Zelda: Echoes Of Wisdom
First of all I think the game is great. But the game also has some flaws that made it worse than the usual Zelda game. I hope that this is not the case because Miyamoto wasn't the last Quality Check
Re: Level-5's New Yo-Kai Watch 'Holy Horror Mansion' Teaser Supposedly Features AI Artwork
I hope enough people express that they don't like it. AI is ruining art as a cultural good. at least If it's used like this.
Re: Nintendo Is Reportedly Targeting AI-Generated Mario Pictures
@rushiosan Maybe that Tracer company has an automated way so they don't have to do anything manually, everything else would make no sense.
Re: Nintendo Is Reportedly Targeting AI-Generated Mario Pictures
@Xeacons
I think your not right and your not wrong.
So the thing is, the AI needs to be feed with images of Mario to be able to create Mario images or even knows who Mario is.
This is where you can bring up copyright claims.
Also consider this: in general Fan Art is valid if you have put enough own artistic effort into it. But this cannot be the case with AI art so it's copyright infringement.
Re: New DIY Kit Aims To Revive The "Classic GameCube Controller Feel"
I think they didn't mention if they have the click on the analog L and R buttons.
Those are supper important, games like Rogue Leader are impossible to play without having the half way click of the shoulder buttons.
Re: Donkey Kong Country-Inspired Platformer 'Nikoderiko' Hits Switch Next Month
I'm so mixed on this game. The Backgrounds look great but the characters look far to much like furries for my taste.
I love Crash and I love DK but the game looks too close like those games... I mean it's not "inspired" by those games it's really very much those two games, even some perspectives in the 3d areas are exactly the same...
And I think the name Nikoderiko is just weird...
Ahhh I don't know, maybe if the reviews are great I buy it.
Re: Wizardry: Proving Grounds Of The Mad Overlord Receives 1.1 Update On Switch
I'll wait for a physical release (yes there is a japanese one but as long as I don't know if there is english on the cartridge I won't order, also it's very expansive to order from japan)
Re: Random: Limited Run CEO Visits Nintendo, Acknowledges "Great" Partnership
@Dazman
I'm also a fan of them.
I usually buy standartd editions there and I think from all I bought (about 20-30) just maybe 2 or 3 had no booklet inside.
Their products mostly feel very valuable and well made. I don't care that much, that I need to wait quite a while to get a game from them.
Re: Poll: Marvel vs. Capcom Fighting Collection Is Out Today, Will You Be Getting It?
no physical version in EU as far as I know so I'll either pass or import
Re: Talking Point: What Game Should Be 'Switch 2's 'Skyrim Moment'?
a monster hunter game is coming anyway to the switch so for that reason I didn't pick Monster Hunter...
So Elden Ring or Baldurs Gate both work for me.
Re: Poll: Box Art Brawl: Pokémon Colosseum
they are all very ugly imho
Re: Mini Review: Castaway (Switch) - A Fine-Looking But Very Thin Piece Of Zelda Flotsam
i was already a bit surprised that the developer released this so quickly after his last game, so now I know why he was that fast.
Re: Feature: Civilization VII’s Creative Director Talks New Ages, Frenzied Drama & Being On Switch Day One
if the port is well made its a day one Switch purchase for me. maybe until then they announce a version for switch 2
Re: Review: Shadow Of The Ninja - Reborn (Switch) - A Beautiful, Brutal Return To 8-Bit Basics
totally my cup of tea.
Re: Worms Armageddon On Switch Will Also Contain The Game Boy Color Version
still one of the best Worms games
Re: Suikoden I & II HD Remaster Brings Konami's JRPG Classics To Switch Next Year
i still think the new graphics look pretty bad and inconsistent...
I wish all remasters would have the option to change to the old graphics
Re: Review: Mika And The Witch's Mountain (Switch) - A Cute Ghibli-Inspired Tale That Doesn't Deliver
people bought the studios first game even though it was bad and they are going to buy this one even though the game is bad...
the visual look is for some reason too appealing to them, i don't even know why since it's not even specially well crafted
Re: Review: Volgarr The Viking II (Switch) - One Of The Switch's Best 2D Action Platformers
wow didn't expect it this good.
now I think about getting it
Re: Random: Zelda: Breath Of The Wild Sold Better Than Tears Of The Kingdom Last Quarter
because breath of the wild is the better game
Re: Adorable Turn-Based RPG 'WitchSpring R' Could Be Your Next Big Addiction On Switch
@yohn777
Dude I said it's AI art you said "what are you talking about", I proved you that it is AI Art, what do you want from me?
Just look a little bit into the topic and you know I'm right.
Re: Adorable Turn-Based RPG 'WitchSpring R' Could Be Your Next Big Addiction On Switch
@yohn777
Just look at the shoes, they both look very different. thats something AI does all the time.
Then look at the her ear on the back side, what is this weird element that covers that ear half way through?
There are more elements, sadly I cannot post screenshots here other wise I would make it more evident.
Also check out her ingame Avatar, look at it closely, it looks very different to the main artwork. different cloths etc. like you would tell an AI to make another image just with the same prompts
Re: Adorable Turn-Based RPG 'WitchSpring R' Could Be Your Next Big Addiction On Switch
the key artwork looks very much like AI created... there are several indicators for it... many inconsistencies that make no sense. why does her shoe just have a ribon on one side?
Whats the element coming from the back of her hat. and so on.
90% sure its a cheap AI created Key art and if the Key art is crappy made AI, I don't want to know whats the rest of the game.