lol So many plebs complaining about the quality of the game, and here I am 15 hours in farming for mats for the ultimate weapons. I’ve gotten more game time out of this than most games lately - and that’s including Diablo III and MK11 on my Switch.
@Kalmaro They’re movie reviewers on YouTube and I frequent their channels to see what they think of upcoming movies.
Grace Randolph has worked as a movie critic for awhile and has the discerning perspective of the technical aspects of a movie and her attention to detail is superb.
Chris Stuckmann is a filmmaker himself and evaluates movies based on how aesthetically adept they are, indicated by his appreciation of cinematic classics like Psycho and 12 Angry Men.
Jeremy Jahns’ reviews are like listening to someone who was just in the audience who isn’t critical of what they just saw and was just looking to enjoy what they saw and his reactions are generally raw and unfiltered which could either generate legitimate hype for the movie or make it sound like a complete dud.
I trust their impressions more than I do the paid critics who couldn’t care less about how their opinions affect others’ decisions to go out and see the movies and, in this particular case, still treat video game adaptations as “the enemy” since, apparently, the film and video game industry are still at war.
Okay, no. I’ve seen every video game movie adaptation that was theatrically released, so I’ll clue you guys into what are REALLY the worst of the bunch.
10. Tekken 9. In The Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale 8. Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li 7. Hitman: Agent 45 6. Wing Commander 5. Silent Hill: Revelations 4. House of the Dead 3. Bloodrayne 2. Alone in the Dark 1. FarCry
Lackluster as adaptations usually are, most of them merit rewatches simply on the basis that they’re vaguely entertaining. All of the ones I’ve listed have all been one and done for me, they were so awful.
A symmetrical controller layout akin to the Wii U. I seriously don’t know how people manage to play games like Splatoon 2 on the go with the Joy-Cons like that. My hands cramp harder than when I...do other rigorous things with my hands.
As a long-time fan of the AC series (Since the first installment when I played on the 360), I’m ecstatic at the prospect of ACIII and Liberation coming to the Switch as they’re some of my favorite in the series - both lore and gameplay-wise. They really perfected the counter-attack maneuver in these two installments which made the unrelenting fights against guards and enemies a breeze compared to Altaïr’s and Ezio’s games and fast traveling required less time committing to the world economy and focused more on just exploring the world.
What worries me about this particular prospect, however, is that box art. While I thoroughly enjoy it, I’ve been using that picture as my iPhone wallpaper for years and I worry that someone just made up the box art to get a rise out of Switch owners and fans.
Okay, so I’m a human development major and one of the classes I need to take is research methods in psychology. That being said, I’m familiar with the way that the article for this study was written - it’s very deliberate and is supplemented with exhaustively researched statistics.
This isn’t a tabloid journalist’s article. This is empirical data, and well worth the read. My only critique about the study itself is that it gathered data based on reports without active observations of said behaviors taking place, but to be able to perform those kinds of observations would require constant supervision of individuals for any instances involving aggression - minor or otherwise - and with how small research teams can be: It’s just not feasible.
Other than that, this is definitely something to think about and not just toss aside as a gossip column.
You know, if other companies would've been as straightforward as Lanning when it came to the difficulties of working with Nintendo regarding third-party support the animosity against them would've seemed less petty.
However, because this interview was conducted on a channel from an individual who has consistently endorsed Sony publicly (GameOverGreggy), I seriously have a hard time taking the context of any of this seriously. I don't really even know Lanning's works outside Oddworld, but if he has such an issue with Nintendo: He could just take his business elsewhere.
I used to want to see more games from third-party developers on Nintendo platforms because I wanted my gaming library to be consolidated on my platform of choice. These days, it seems even developers have embraced the Millenial mentality of entitlement and not having to work hard to make bank.
Rationalize the dialogue all you want. Gaming has become political and enabled whiny little runts to discriminate against a platform for nigh-legitimate reasons. This situation is no exception.
...Uh, it may just be me, but I've been able to create a User ID for months. I was trying to get something on Miitomo once and when I tried logging into my Nintendo Account it forced me to use my email instead of my ID, which I already thought I claimed. Ended up tinkering with the Nintendo Account management site until I saw that tab and now I just use my ID to log in.
With the prospect of Mother 3 coming to the west, I'm not sure if I really care about Mass Effect at the moment...or even BioWare or EA, for that matter.
Inquisition was a colossal disappointment for me, since the "open-worldedness" of it was basically just to pad the length of the game for 20 hours, and the characters were drier than beef jerky.
All I'm saying is that it'd be refreshing to have an RPG with a profoundly entertaining and enticing story without lumping in all of the mechanics that should be going in an adventure game.
@Moon The scope of what you see through the visor is limited through a cellphone camera. You won't know how much you can see for sure unless you try it yourself.
Hmm...so, it's probably feasible that I could just use the PSVR headset and never need to use a TV ever again.
...I might just get it for that reason. I'd love to just lie flat on my bed, Wii U Pro controller in hand and play Bayonetta, XenoX, Smash and Devil's Third through it. I may even hook up my XBO through it and play Halo, Titanfall or Tomb Raider. It may depend on the details I learn about the NX, however.
Unless Nintendo has something to gain out of this: I'm just gonna cross my fingers and hope this gets taken down. The team responsible for the emulator seem like they're gloating about the fact that their project has gotten so far...unless, of course, this is some genius scheme to get people to download a "legitimate" emulator to track down who uses ROMs and where they get them from. I remember hearing recently that a lot of torrent sites were getting shut down or had warnings about torrents getting tracked and stuff, so who knows?
I'm sure that the comments thread is already chock-full of neurotic whining and fanboying over Pandora, which is in my opinion a far inferior and barebones service, so here's my assessment of the Rhapsody service after I've started using it since last night.
First off, when I compared the interface of the Wii U's version of Rhapsody to the PS4's version of Spotify I found that the former is far, far, FAR superior in every way. For one, the gamepad is used strictly for finding music and navigating your library as well as playlists. I'm still getting used to using the game pad for navigating as searching for music is done strictly through the touch screen and the buttons are reserved for pausing, skipping and repeating tracks. Spotify on the PS4 requires that you strictly use the controller to navigate the app and type in what you're looking for. I don't know about you, but touch typing for me is far more convenient than D-Pad+Face-Button navigation.
Secondly, when comparing the songs and services offered by Rhapsody and Spotify there are some differences. Rhapsody can virtually match Spotify's music library track for track. I'm in the middle of recreating my 345-song playlist from my Spotify app and 100 songs in I've been able to find each and every song so far, but that's where the similarities end.
Spotify bests Rhapsody when it comes to free services as you can listen to what you wish with ads on the PS4, whereas with Rhapsody there's no accessing the service unless you have a subscription. Luckily, when you sign up for the Rhapsody service through the Wii U's app you'll get the free trial for a month and it'll be $9.99 per month afterward. Spotify, on the other hand, is free with ads but $12.99 afterward and with limited access if you're trying to share your account with others.
The mobile apps are a different story, of course, but for the sole purpose of this assessment I'm focusing on using each respecting app on their respective systems. The verdict?
Well...that sucks. If Ubisoft gets bought out, I'd assume that Vivendi would focus strictly on mobile and barebones PC releases...
If that does turn out to be the case, then Nintendo would lose out on yet another major third-party developer and - as so many people are keen on repeating - would pre-emptively "kill" the NX.
@Yorumi Why do you think I mentioned them? I'm well aware EA owns BioWare...have known since Dragon Age: Origins. I'm also aware that BioWare made Sonic: Dark Brotherhood for the DS before being bought out by them.
So...EA only partnered with Sony and Microsoft because they paid for advertising their games?
Looks like EA's in more dire straits than I thought. Either that, or they're just like a cheap date - paid to look pretty but in the end they score the free meal and publicity.
I would rather see BioWare's titles on the NX. Hell, maybe even a Sonic Dark Brotherhood remake for the platform.
@Elvie Just watch The Patriot's ending speech from Metal Gear Solid 2. I think that would harmonize very well with your viewpoint on cyber society in general.
@crzysortagamer Right? I had all my Christmas shopping done when I got Xenoblade X and Devil's Third. The eShop is the last thing on my mind right now. The rest of the stuff I had to get was from department stores.
Addendum:
I'm starting to get the feeling that ALL the negative comments about NoA are coming from a collective of trolls who have nothing better to do than loiter on this site and jump on the bandwagon of hate just for the sake of saying it...and in Iwata-san's wake, no less.
Shame on all of you. Seriously. If you've been a fan of Nintendo for as long as you say you have, you'd at least be mature enough to have some sort of gratitude or patience for everything you're already getting. All I see here are a bunch of briny squiddies.
@TwilightAngel People mourn at their own pace. I know some people are still upset about Robin Williams, Leonard Nimoy and Paul Walker passing. It's not anyone's place to judge others about how long they mourn - and that includes you. Do yourself a favor and just take a couple seconds to think about what you're going to type the next time you comment, type it out...
I've yet to do my own tribute for Iwata-san that'll do him justice. I was planning on doing a YouTube rant/homage to him, but the words...they just won't seem to come. All I could do, with my mediocre artistic skills, was quote him in a Miiverse post I'm featuring...it still doesn't feel like it's enough.
It's common knowledge on Miiverse that whoever talks trash about Devil's Third doesn't own it or never tried it.
I've played it every day since Friday, and I f***ing LOVE it. The gameplay is the smoothest I've ever experienced in action games since Bayonetta 2, and all this whining about aesthetics and broken gameplay online? Unfounded, childish and just plain bulls**t.
Frame rate does drop often in campaign but the only situation when it does is when the area is overloaded with explosions and mobs. That's it. The first time you notice this early in the game is during Mission 2 and that's during an even that was better served as part of a cut scene than anything.
What Devil's Third exhibitied, in regards to its gameplay, is an (un)holy matrimony (Unholy because, you know, DEVIL'S Third) between Itagaki's trademark action formula and third-person & first-person shooter formulas - and no, I'm not fanboying.
I'm still working through this week before I'm off from work for winter, but in the 8 hours I've played online the gameplay remains virtually flawless. One does not simply get a 24-8 KDR on a broken combat system, after all, and those kills were a mix between gun and sledgehammer (mostly) kills.
I'd go more in-depth, but I have to get more rounds in tonight.
@Kirk When I think of Virtual Reality, I think of something along the lines of The Matrix or Sword Art Online. Once gaming reaches that level of immersion, I'll consider VR has truly arrived. What Project Morpheus is can hardly be called VR. I've said this countless times before, but it's basically like wearing the Wii U gamepad over your face. The first-person immersion didn't take off for the Wii U, and it won't for the PS4, or any other platform at this point in time. Like (@Ogbert) said, spectating someone playing with a VR headset is a passive - and potentially cumbersome - experience, and at this point in time will most likely be a very expensive niche. Nothing against the potential of VR, but you'd think that Sony and Microsoft would learn from Nintendo's mistakes and try to get new gimmicks right the first time around. It makes me wonder just how they do the focus testing for new tech like this...
@Crimzonlogic Maybe you should've watched an unboxing video before taking that risk. Many game developers are banking on impulsive consumers these days, and I was no different when I picked up my Juggernog Edition of Black Ops III.
Difference there was I never opened BOIII and I ripped open XCX mere seconds after I got it. Why? Because I knew what was in both, and I knew what I would like more. Sorry to hear the CE of XCX didn't float your boat, but if you feel like you wasted your money, you don't have anyone to blame but yourself.
Hmm...I wonder if there's a microUSB drive that has a 256 GB capacity yet? Or maybe even a TB? I'd love to be able to use the XCX flash drive as a sort of decal to store more of my Wii U games. The 128 GB I got a few months ago has served me well. I have about 3 dozen games on it - retail and indie - but I'm running out of space.
Well...if Indies are going to be the focus, then I hope Bizerta: Silent Evil and Chasing Dead get some mention. Been waiting for news from both developers.
Funny how people just love to fixate on everything that goes wrong with Nintendo games and swag and blame it solely on Nintendo; As if Nintedo as a whole decides to deliberately inconvenience their fans.
News Flash: They're not the first company to do something like this, and just be glad that the DRM's on the flash drive rather than anything else. You people are whining so incessantly that I'd rather watch a Fox News Twitter feed thread develop than this...and THAT'S saying something.
In other news, has anyone managed to get their Skells yet? I haven't had much time to play XenoX, but by God it's beautiful.
Best that I can tell from the video, the characters (in order of appearance) are Sayuri, Shadow Stalker, Victoria and Dwayne. Could be mistaken about the second one. His body's blocking more than half of his English name. lol
@Grumblevolcano It's Thanksgiving...we're gonna be spending more of our money on pies, cranberry sauce, turkey, potatoes, gravy, stuffing and decorations - maybe even plane tickets. Not to mention the fact that it's Black Friday tomorrow and people will either be buying clothes, shoes, fitness equipment, jewelry, musk/perfume, toys or more recent retail releases. Quit whining. Xenoblade X releases next Friday. You can wait one week for decent eShop releases.
Addendum:
If you wish to express an opinion do it without such vulgar language.
Addendum 2:
To the censor this concerns,
You're such a hypocrite for letting other vulgar, inflammatory and offensive opinions slip through these comment threads all over the site. Happy Thanksgiving, jerk.
By the by, I formatted your edit properly for you. You're welcome.
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Re: Pokémon Loser Ash Ketchum's Lifelong Dream Has Finally Come True
@ralphdibny Ayo, that’d make him my age. lol
Re: Hideki Kamiya Slaps Down Demands For Nintendo Switch Exclusive Astral Chain On PS4
That’s a huge slap in the face to Sony.
Kamiya’s basically saying, “Working for commissions only” and Sony’s cheap AF.
Re: Video: Digital Foundry Takes A Look At Final Fantasy VIII Remastered
lol So many plebs complaining about the quality of the game, and here I am 15 hours in farming for mats for the ultimate weapons. I’ve gotten more game time out of this than most games lately - and that’s including Diablo III and MK11 on my Switch.
Different strokes for different folks, I guess.
Re: The Detective Pikachu Movie Reviews Are In, And It's Actually Pretty Mixed
@Kalmaro They’re movie reviewers on YouTube and I frequent their channels to see what they think of upcoming movies.
Grace Randolph has worked as a movie critic for awhile and has the discerning perspective of the technical aspects of a movie and her attention to detail is superb.
Chris Stuckmann is a filmmaker himself and evaluates movies based on how aesthetically adept they are, indicated by his appreciation of cinematic classics like Psycho and 12 Angry Men.
Jeremy Jahns’ reviews are like listening to someone who was just in the audience who isn’t critical of what they just saw and was just looking to enjoy what they saw and his reactions are generally raw and unfiltered which could either generate legitimate hype for the movie or make it sound like a complete dud.
I trust their impressions more than I do the paid critics who couldn’t care less about how their opinions affect others’ decisions to go out and see the movies and, in this particular case, still treat video game adaptations as “the enemy” since, apparently, the film and video game industry are still at war.
Re: The Detective Pikachu Movie Reviews Are In, And It's Actually Pretty Mixed
There are only three people I trust to give legitimate movie reviews:
Grace Randolph
Jeremy Jahns
Chris Stuckmann
Everyone else can go do something other than review movies.
Re: Feature: Forget Sonic, These Are the 10 Worst Video Game Movies Ever
@XCWarrior Let me help you with that:
Final Fantasy: Spirits Within
Warcraft
Tomb Raider 2018
Re: Feature: Forget Sonic, These Are the 10 Worst Video Game Movies Ever
Okay, no. I’ve seen every video game movie adaptation that was theatrically released, so I’ll clue you guys into what are REALLY the worst of the bunch.
10. Tekken
9. In The Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale
8. Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li
7. Hitman: Agent 45
6. Wing Commander
5. Silent Hill: Revelations
4. House of the Dead
3. Bloodrayne
2. Alone in the Dark
1. FarCry
Lackluster as adaptations usually are, most of them merit rewatches simply on the basis that they’re vaguely entertaining. All of the ones I’ve listed have all been one and done for me, they were so awful.
Re: Talking Point: What Do You Want From A Switch Mini?
A symmetrical controller layout akin to the Wii U. I seriously don’t know how people manage to play games like Splatoon 2 on the go with the Joy-Cons like that. My hands cramp harder than when I...do other rigorous things with my hands.
Re: Rumour: Multiple Online Listings Suggest Assassin’s Creed III Is Coming To Switch
As a long-time fan of the AC series (Since the first installment when I played on the 360), I’m ecstatic at the prospect of ACIII and Liberation coming to the Switch as they’re some of my favorite in the series - both lore and gameplay-wise. They really perfected the counter-attack maneuver in these two installments which made the unrelenting fights against guards and enemies a breeze compared to Altaïr’s and Ezio’s games and fast traveling required less time committing to the world economy and focused more on just exploring the world.
What worries me about this particular prospect, however, is that box art. While I thoroughly enjoy it, I’ve been using that picture as my iPhone wallpaper for years and I worry that someone just made up the box art to get a rise out of Switch owners and fans.
Don’t believe me? Here’s the link:
https://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.pinimg.com%2Foriginals%2Ffa%2Fd1%2F0c%2Ffad10ce8d31381494e60c5d1eec050d9.jpg&imgrefurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pinterest.com%2Fpin%2F585538389023903765%2F&tbnid=a3-Oitady-_5hM&vet=1&docid=DGj9Z59L_v2RuM&w=500&h=743&hl=en-us
Re: New Study Suggests That Playing Violent Video Games Leads To Increased Physical Aggression
Okay, so I’m a human development major and one of the classes I need to take is research methods in psychology. That being said, I’m familiar with the way that the article for this study was written - it’s very deliberate and is supplemented with exhaustively researched statistics.
This isn’t a tabloid journalist’s article. This is empirical data, and well worth the read. My only critique about the study itself is that it gathered data based on reports without active observations of said behaviors taking place, but to be able to perform those kinds of observations would require constant supervision of individuals for any instances involving aggression - minor or otherwise - and with how small research teams can be: It’s just not feasible.
Other than that, this is definitely something to think about and not just toss aside as a gossip column.
Re: Sony Won't Allow Fortnite Cross-Play Because "PlayStation Is The Best Place To Play"
Don’t feed the trolls (@CCore28, @BigKing). The bait is weak and puts Drumpfs to shame.
Re: Ball-Juggling Platformer HackyZack Bounces Onto Switch Next Week
Why aren’t you guys reporting on the fact that the final season of The Walking Dead from TellTale is on the Switch eShop right now?
Re: "Lack Of Buttons" Might Prevent LawBreakers From Coming To Switch
I've heard some lame excuses in my life. Hell, I've even made some myself. This?
It's like watching Sean Spicer hold a press conference.
Re: Oddworld Creator Lorne Lanning "Has No Faith" In Switch
You know, if other companies would've been as straightforward as Lanning when it came to the difficulties of working with Nintendo regarding third-party support the animosity against them would've seemed less petty.
However, because this interview was conducted on a channel from an individual who has consistently endorsed Sony publicly (GameOverGreggy), I seriously have a hard time taking the context of any of this seriously. I don't really even know Lanning's works outside Oddworld, but if he has such an issue with Nintendo: He could just take his business elsewhere.
I used to want to see more games from third-party developers on Nintendo platforms because I wanted my gaming library to be consolidated on my platform of choice. These days, it seems even developers have embraced the Millenial mentality of entitlement and not having to work hard to make bank.
Rationalize the dialogue all you want. Gaming has become political and enabled whiny little runts to discriminate against a platform for nigh-legitimate reasons. This situation is no exception.
Re: 'Senran Kagura Refure' Game Heading For Nintendo Switch
Oh my God! I'm dying! 8'D
Re: It's Time to Claim Your Nintendo Account User ID for Nintendo Switch
...Uh, it may just be me, but I've been able to create a User ID for months. I was trying to get something on Miitomo once and when I tried logging into my Nintendo Account it forced me to use my email instead of my ID, which I already thought I claimed. Ended up tinkering with the Nintendo Account management site until I saw that tab and now I just use my ID to log in.
Re: Ubisoft Buys Guitar Hero Live Studio FreeStyleGames From Activision
Heh heh heh...This tickled me. :')
Re: Feature: A Year in Development - CIRCLE Entertainment Reflects on 2016 and Indie Challenges
Good to know they'll tough it out, at least.
Re: Mass Effect Producer Says There's No Plan to Bring Mass Effect Andromeda to Switch
With the prospect of Mother 3 coming to the west, I'm not sure if I really care about Mass Effect at the moment...or even BioWare or EA, for that matter.
Inquisition was a colossal disappointment for me, since the "open-worldedness" of it was basically just to pad the length of the game for 20 hours, and the characters were drier than beef jerky.
All I'm saying is that it'd be refreshing to have an RPG with a profoundly entertaining and enticing story without lumping in all of the mechanics that should be going in an adventure game.
Re: Weirdness: PlayStation VR's 'Cinematic Mode' Works With Wii U, and Pretty Much Any HDMI Device
@Moon The scope of what you see through the visor is limited through a cellphone camera. You won't know how much you can see for sure unless you try it yourself.
Re: Weirdness: PlayStation VR's 'Cinematic Mode' Works With Wii U, and Pretty Much Any HDMI Device
@hieveryone Those caps...
Re: Weirdness: PlayStation VR's 'Cinematic Mode' Works With Wii U, and Pretty Much Any HDMI Device
Hmm...so, it's probably feasible that I could just use the PSVR headset and never need to use a TV ever again.
...I might just get it for that reason. I'd love to just lie flat on my bed, Wii U Pro controller in hand and play Bayonetta, XenoX, Smash and Devil's Third through it. I may even hook up my XBO through it and play Halo, Titanfall or Tomb Raider. It may depend on the details I learn about the NX, however.
Re: Xbox One NES Emulator Passes Certification, Could Hit Console In The Next Few Days
Unless Nintendo has something to gain out of this: I'm just gonna cross my fingers and hope this gets taken down. The team responsible for the emulator seem like they're gloating about the fact that their project has gotten so far...unless, of course, this is some genius scheme to get people to download a "legitimate" emulator to track down who uses ROMs and where they get them from. I remember hearing recently that a lot of torrent sites were getting shut down or had warnings about torrents getting tracked and stuff, so who knows?
Re: Fun Fact: The Celtic Origins of Epona's Name in The Legend of Zelda
Uh...Gaijin Goomba discussed this very topic at least a couple years ago.
Re: Legendary Pokémon Revealed and Alola Region Shown Off For Pokémon Sun and Moon
Solgaleo is obvious. It's bright, and a lion. Lunala, on the other hand, not so much.
Re: Speedrunner Takes Flight With 100% Star Fox Zero World Record
@Ichiban Actually, could you pass me some salt? I'm sure you have plenty to spare.
Re: Speedrunner Takes Flight With 100% Star Fox Zero World Record
Kekekeke...bet the whiny noobs have nothing left to say about SF0's controls after this.
Re: Video: Poe Dameron Takes Flight in Latest LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens Trailer
Has more aerial dogfights than Star Wars Battlefront. lol
Re: EB Games Australia Opens Up Nintendo NX Pre-Orders At $999
I came here just to laugh at people who thought they'd actually have to pay $1000 US Dollars for the NX.
Addendum: And you people didn't disappoint.
Re: Rhapsody is Now Available on the Wii U
I'm sure that the comments thread is already chock-full of neurotic whining and fanboying over Pandora, which is in my opinion a far inferior and barebones service, so here's my assessment of the Rhapsody service after I've started using it since last night.
First off, when I compared the interface of the Wii U's version of Rhapsody to the PS4's version of Spotify I found that the former is far, far, FAR superior in every way. For one, the gamepad is used strictly for finding music and navigating your library as well as playlists. I'm still getting used to using the game pad for navigating as searching for music is done strictly through the touch screen and the buttons are reserved for pausing, skipping and repeating tracks. Spotify on the PS4 requires that you strictly use the controller to navigate the app and type in what you're looking for. I don't know about you, but touch typing for me is far more convenient than D-Pad+Face-Button navigation.
Secondly, when comparing the songs and services offered by Rhapsody and Spotify there are some differences. Rhapsody can virtually match Spotify's music library track for track. I'm in the middle of recreating my 345-song playlist from my Spotify app and 100 songs in I've been able to find each and every song so far, but that's where the similarities end.
Spotify bests Rhapsody when it comes to free services as you can listen to what you wish with ads on the PS4, whereas with Rhapsody there's no accessing the service unless you have a subscription. Luckily, when you sign up for the Rhapsody service through the Wii U's app you'll get the free trial for a month and it'll be $9.99 per month afterward. Spotify, on the other hand, is free with ads but $12.99 afterward and with limited access if you're trying to share your account with others.
The mobile apps are a different story, of course, but for the sole purpose of this assessment I'm focusing on using each respecting app on their respective systems. The verdict?
Rhapsody on the Wii U trumps Spotify on the PS4.
Re: Ubisoft Battling To Resist Hostile Takeover From Media Giant Vivendi
Well...that sucks. If Ubisoft gets bought out, I'd assume that Vivendi would focus strictly on mobile and barebones PC releases...
If that does turn out to be the case, then Nintendo would lose out on yet another major third-party developer and - as so many people are keen on repeating - would pre-emptively "kill" the NX.
Re: Rumour: EA And Nintendo Looking To Rekindle "Unprecedented Partnership" On NX
@Yorumi Why do you think I mentioned them? I'm well aware EA owns BioWare...have known since Dragon Age: Origins. I'm also aware that BioWare made Sonic: Dark Brotherhood for the DS before being bought out by them.
Re: Rumour: EA And Nintendo Looking To Rekindle "Unprecedented Partnership" On NX
So...EA only partnered with Sony and Microsoft because they paid for advertising their games?
Looks like EA's in more dire straits than I thought. Either that, or they're just like a cheap date - paid to look pretty but in the end they score the free meal and publicity.
I would rather see BioWare's titles on the NX. Hell, maybe even a Sonic Dark Brotherhood remake for the platform.
Re: Random: Ronda Rousey "Always Wanted To Be Samus"
Not my top pick, but she could I think. Depends on whether or not Samus is going to have a speaking role.
Re: Mistwalker and Silicon Studio Are Teaming Up on a New Game
A Last Story/Bravely Default collaboration would be pretty epic. No doubt it'll end up on the 3DS at the very least.
Re: Gunscape, the Level Creator and Cross-Platform FPS, is Now Due on Wii U in Q2
@firstnesfan I've been screaming this exact sentiment since I signed up on NintendoLife.
Re: Bigley's Revenge Has Been Removed From the eShop
@Elvie Just watch The Patriot's ending speech from Metal Gear Solid 2. I think that would harmonize very well with your viewpoint on cyber society in general.
Re: Nintendo Download: 24th December (North America)
@crzysortagamer Right? I had all my Christmas shopping done when I got Xenoblade X and Devil's Third. The eShop is the last thing on my mind right now. The rest of the stuff I had to get was from department stores.
Addendum:
I'm starting to get the feeling that ALL the negative comments about NoA are coming from a collective of trolls who have nothing better to do than loiter on this site and jump on the bandwagon of hate just for the sake of saying it...and in Iwata-san's wake, no less.
Shame on all of you. Seriously. If you've been a fan of Nintendo for as long as you say you have, you'd at least be mature enough to have some sort of gratitude or patience for everything you're already getting. All I see here are a bunch of briny squiddies.
Re: Editorial: Gamers Remember and Celebrate Satoru Iwata in Their Own Special Way
@TwilightAngel People mourn at their own pace. I know some people are still upset about Robin Williams, Leonard Nimoy and Paul Walker passing. It's not anyone's place to judge others about how long they mourn - and that includes you. Do yourself a favor and just take a couple seconds to think about what you're going to type the next time you comment, type it out...
...and then delete it.
Re: Editorial: Gamers Remember and Celebrate Satoru Iwata in Their Own Special Way
I've yet to do my own tribute for Iwata-san that'll do him justice. I was planning on doing a YouTube rant/homage to him, but the words...they just won't seem to come. All I could do, with my mediocre artistic skills, was quote him in a Miiverse post I'm featuring...it still doesn't feel like it's enough.
Re: Weirdness: North American Devil's Third Copies Sell for Silly Money on eBay Due to Stock Shortage
It's common knowledge on Miiverse that whoever talks trash about Devil's Third doesn't own it or never tried it.
I've played it every day since Friday, and I f***ing LOVE it. The gameplay is the smoothest I've ever experienced in action games since Bayonetta 2, and all this whining about aesthetics and broken gameplay online? Unfounded, childish and just plain bulls**t.
Frame rate does drop often in campaign but the only situation when it does is when the area is overloaded with explosions and mobs. That's it. The first time you notice this early in the game is during Mission 2 and that's during an even that was better served as part of a cut scene than anything.
What Devil's Third exhibitied, in regards to its gameplay, is an (un)holy matrimony (Unholy because, you know, DEVIL'S Third) between Itagaki's trademark action formula and third-person & first-person shooter formulas - and no, I'm not fanboying.
I'm still working through this week before I'm off from work for winter, but in the 8 hours I've played online the gameplay remains virtually flawless. One does not simply get a 24-8 KDR on a broken combat system, after all, and those kills were a mix between gun and sledgehammer (mostly) kills.
I'd go more in-depth, but I have to get more rounds in tonight.
Re: Video: Take a Look at the Famicom 3D System
@Kirk When I think of Virtual Reality, I think of something along the lines of The Matrix or Sword Art Online. Once gaming reaches that level of immersion, I'll consider VR has truly arrived. What Project Morpheus is can hardly be called VR. I've said this countless times before, but it's basically like wearing the Wii U gamepad over your face. The first-person immersion didn't take off for the Wii U, and it won't for the PS4, or any other platform at this point in time. Like (@Ogbert) said, spectating someone playing with a VR headset is a passive - and potentially cumbersome - experience, and at this point in time will most likely be a very expensive niche. Nothing against the potential of VR, but you'd think that Sony and Microsoft would learn from Nintendo's mistakes and try to get new gimmicks right the first time around. It makes me wonder just how they do the focus testing for new tech like this...
Re: Guide: Here's How To Make That Xenoblade Chronicles X USB Drive More Useful
@Crimzonlogic Maybe you should've watched an unboxing video before taking that risk. Many game developers are banking on impulsive consumers these days, and I was no different when I picked up my Juggernog Edition of Black Ops III.
Difference there was I never opened BOIII and I ripped open XCX mere seconds after I got it. Why? Because I knew what was in both, and I knew what I would like more. Sorry to hear the CE of XCX didn't float your boat, but if you feel like you wasted your money, you don't have anyone to blame but yourself.
Re: Guide: Here's How To Make That Xenoblade Chronicles X USB Drive More Useful
Hmm...I wonder if there's a microUSB drive that has a 256 GB capacity yet? Or maybe even a TB? I'd love to be able to use the XCX flash drive as a sort of decal to store more of my Wii U games. The 128 GB I got a few months ago has served me well. I have about 3 dozen games on it - retail and indie - but I'm running out of space.
Re: Nintendo Download: 10th December (North America)
Fast and DT for me. Might be too busy with XCX for awhile, so I may not even touch them until January.
Re: A 'Big' Nintendo Announcement is Coming on Monday
Well...if Indies are going to be the focus, then I hope Bizerta: Silent Evil and Chasing Dead get some mention. Been waiting for news from both developers.
Re: Xenoblade Chronicles X Special Edition Owners in North America Highlight Issues With Soundtrack USB Drive
Funny how people just love to fixate on everything that goes wrong with Nintendo games and swag and blame it solely on Nintendo; As if Nintedo as a whole decides to deliberately inconvenience their fans.
News Flash: They're not the first company to do something like this, and just be glad that the DRM's on the flash drive rather than anything else. You people are whining so incessantly that I'd rather watch a Fox News Twitter feed thread develop than this...and THAT'S saying something.
In other news, has anyone managed to get their Skells yet? I haven't had much time to play XenoX, but by God it's beautiful.
Re: Video: Three Minute Showcase Demonstrates Action and Looting in Wii U Exclusive Lost Reavers
Best that I can tell from the video, the characters (in order of appearance) are Sayuri, Shadow Stalker, Victoria and Dwayne. Could be mistaken about the second one. His body's blocking more than half of his English name. lol
Re: Nintendo Download: 26th November (North America)
@Grumblevolcano It's Thanksgiving...we're gonna be spending more of our money on pies, cranberry sauce, turkey, potatoes, gravy, stuffing and decorations - maybe even plane tickets. Not to mention the fact that it's Black Friday tomorrow and people will either be buying clothes, shoes, fitness equipment, jewelry, musk/perfume, toys or more recent retail releases. Quit whining. Xenoblade X releases next Friday. You can wait one week for decent eShop releases.
Addendum:
If you wish to express an opinion do it without such vulgar language.
Addendum 2:
To the censor this concerns,
You're such a hypocrite for letting other vulgar, inflammatory and offensive opinions slip through these comment threads all over the site. Happy Thanksgiving, jerk.
By the by, I formatted your edit properly for you. You're welcome.
Re: Rumour: Call Of Duty: Black Ops 3 Teased For Nintendo Release
@TwilightAngel You sure talk a lot for a Brony. Don't you have manes to comb?