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@axelhander
Who says I’m not AI underneath.

@PKDuckman
I didn’t exactly say that either. I was referring to the international AI arms race, especially in cyber warfare and industrial espionage.

I have the Switch 1 OLED TOTK edition, and would pay more for a similar Switch 2 variant, if it gets OLED, 512GB storage, and better batteries.

@axelhander
Yes China AI is helping the people by ripping off the intellectual property of other nations.

@Uncle_Franklin
I would comment, but I fear offending people on both sides of the aisle.

@PsychoIsaac
It is currently on sale in eshop. I downloaded the demo. Do you think the demo will give a good representation of the game?

I wonder if I should have kept my 27” CRT that I sold back in 2015. I have an extra Swtxh dock, and I probably could have figured out a connector to try some of these old games.

I bounced off Dead Cells years ago, but picked it up again last year and loved it. I ended up getting all the eshop DLC edition. That being said, this isn't my favorite genre, so I don't know.

I was surprised to learn they are making an Angry Birds 3 movie. The first one came out in 2016 already well after "peak Angry Birds," although it was a reasonable success. I thought the sequel ended the franchise. I guess Hollywood really is out of ideas.

@VeganH
I was thinking of picking up Angry Birds Star Wars for 3DS physical.

@FortniteJ
You’re correct about the differential in storage prices and this is all part of the “Nintendo tax,” that fans, unfortunately have to put up with
I also appreciate your perspective as a collector.
It just depends if you view games as throwaway entertainment, then it’s like buying a movie ticket. You didn’t own the movie, but you got to watch it.

@FortniteJ
I don’t think Indiana Jones is all that bad. It’s a very interesting game that I played on Xbox series S, (digital only), Amazon Pirme on PC (streaming). On PlayStation, it’s a minimal amount on disc, and you have a large download code in a box, but ironically on Switch 2 of all places it is full on cart. Actually quite crazy if you think of all these variations, but in the end, a game is a game, and I don’t think people should be so hung up on the format.
I don’t think The Godfather is any less of a masterpiece of a movie when I watch it on VHS versus DVD versus streaming versus Blu-ray versus 4K. Why can’t video games be judged the same way?

@ottoecamn
Yes, of course. It’s more a comment that it is rare for a game to ship physical 1.0 and never get updated ever again. And also when you get down to the minutia of gigabyte download versus gigabyte on disc, then you’re just playing percentages. The vitriol aimed at GKC are not a matter of 11% internet download versus 89% on disc. It’s all or none.
Every computer I’ve ever owned since 1988 eventually fills its storage. It’s just a part of computing I learned to live with. It does not cause psychic anguish the way GKC seems to do to some people.

Since we are more or less accustomed to the “Nintendo tax“ I wonder if they couldn’t have just set up a system where the physical games on the cartridge would be something like $10 more for the people who really wanted it.
Yeah, paying extra sucks, but then so it does being stuck with what in your heart you feel is an inferior product for the rest of your life.

@ottoecamn
The way physical games are launched incomplete with bugs, you really need the Internet regardless, to get the best experience.

This is a nice news coming out of this publisher, although I do dislike corpo-speak

I don't see Switch 1 getting the PS2 record at this rate, unless they shake things up next year with 10th anniversary limited editions, bundles, or clearance prices. They did launch a 2DS XL in 2017 (I actually have one), so it's not like they won't try something new toward the end of a generation.

I have the first 2 on Switch, but did not get very far in either. Maybe 3rd time is the charm.

@Pillowpants
Maybe it's an issue of accepting one compromise (visuals) if it is made up for it by something else : physical value. Otherwise, yeah it seems inconsistent to get a game on Steam Deck game because Switch 2 is not full on cart.

@AllBLK
It seems like this game never ran well on any platform despite it's GOAT status.
Elden Ring on Switch 2 will probably run like Steam Deck.
Or you can get it on PC and follow this ridiculous old post for advice on how to optimize:
https://www.reddit.com/r/eldenringdiscussion/comments/1dk2tct/an_indepth_analysis_and_diagnosis_of_elden_rings/

Nothing for me this week.
I'll try Diablo 2 on Game Pass if I have time.
I'm rooting for Tokyo Scramble for some reason even though it seems mid. I don't know, it just seems like an earnest attempt to try something new, and it is not overpriced.

@Skunkfish
I probably didn’t need the -Skyward Sword Joy Cons for Switch 1, but they look so good. We have three consoles in the house plus that pair plus a red blue pair which makes for 10. A couple have gotten banged up over the years so maybe eight in good shape. Add to that a couple of pro controllers and some GameCube ones and yeah, we may have gone overboard.

I agree that the game key card comments on articles about the games themselves are getting tedious and are out of place.
This is why video games will never be viewed as art. Did cinephiles boycott Dune 1/2 because it was shot digitally and not on celluloid?
In terms of the previews for this game, it seems promising, and one should reserve judgment until it comes out, and it should be based on the merits, not on the format in which it was purchased.
There is a whole universe (a majority really) of consumers who buy digital whether to save on plastic, space, or whatever, and they just want to determine if the game is good.
Talk to me when you’ve organized a serious campaign to make the change instead of endless whining about individual titles.

@Don
Good idea. I also hope to clone my body in case the real me dies before I am able to play this.

I guess it will move from backlog to bucket list

Shout out to Various Daylife, possibly even a worse title than Triangle Strategy.

@SamSt565
The days of sports games getting 90+ metacritic are mostly over. Maybe a Forza gets to 90, I don't know.
That being said, if there is a consumer demand for more single player content, would it be so hard for Nintendo to include it?

@Vyacheslav333
Possibly. Or perhaps it would be rated higher since critics seem to be docking nostalgia points based on lack of a old story mode that took place in prior decades old Mario tennis games.

It looks servicable enough, and a worthy upgrade to MT Aces, which the kids and I had great fun with over the years.
Deducting points for lack of story mode is an odd decision; it's as if Nintendo set themselves up for failure by having this in an earlier interation, but kept it out for this one.
Where is it written in stone "thou must have a story mode" for a sports video game?

Side by side is blurrier on Switch 2, but with this art style, once the game is in your hands, I'm not sure if the experience will be all that different. I tend to play JRPG's both docked and handheld, depending on how much time and energy I can devote to a single play session.
On handheld, the small screen masks the differences. And at least for me, the viewing distance from my TV does not make a huge distinction between 1080 and 4K for cartoony media. If this game had more realistic lighting and textures, the quality mode on PS5 would probably display better.

Is there a standard music playlist that people choose from when making these comparison videos?

I'm boycotting the demo, unless they release it FULL ON CART!

I never got my play history for 3DS to show up

@Rentaro @Max_the_German
I came across some interesting research about the physiological effects of viewing video at different frame rates 12,24,30 up to 100+. So it may be something innate to each individual that can't be helped.
Personally, I like to tweak the settings on PC, and usually for PS5 I try both graphics and performance modes. I typically choose graphics, because I don't seem to mind 30 FPS, but I can appreciate the visual enhancements, including for Tales of Arise on PS5.

That is certainly a valid take, born out by the past 40 years of experience with retro physical still being enjoyable, versus all the digital shutdowns that have taken place.
It’s hard to know in the next 40 years if the digital infrastructure will be better than it was in the past (presumably so). Whereas physical gaming has been degraded substantially since the olden times (eg manuals not included).

@fenlix
It’s not so much shocking as disappointing because if they put the minimal amount of effort into it, they probably could have leveraged the modern hardware to approach PS4 Pro or Series S performance. This game had a version on base Xbox One that came out a dozen years ago so it’s hardly cutting edge.

@Sindayl
I doubt they bothered with DLSS.

In terms of your preference for physical Xbox version, I’m fascinated why this is better. Is it something about holding the CD in your hand, or hearing it copy from disc to internal storage that is psychologically more satisfying than a GKC internet download? Or is it more the concept that the Xbox version eats up less of the base storage, therefore less “storage anxiety?” I’m truly curious why the GKC receives such emotional negativity.

I have this on PS5 digital, and I prefer the graphics mode. It’s unlikely that I will double dip now that it’s here, even though I wanted a Switch port for years.

Edit: I looked back at the performance on the Xbox One and base PS4, and it looks like they went the “lazy” route with this Switch 2 port.

They should do a 3DS vs Switch side by side of DQ VII to put these things into better perspective.

If you have to squint, magnify, slow mo, or look at the legend to tell these apart, then they’re basically on par

@Pillowpants
I too have a demo backlog.
and a reading backlog, a streaming backlog,
so many backlog

I also find GKC distasteful, but I'm not sure I would boycott a game just because of that. I have tried Indy on Xbox Series S Game Pass, and believe it or not Amazon Gaming streamed to Windows PC, even though I prefer to buy physical. Does that make me a bad person?

THIS IS WHY VIDEO GAMES CAN NEVER BE FULLY VIEWED AS "ART;" because it's biggest connosieurs (us), can't seem to get past the computery and consumery aspects of 0's and 1's and the fact that it is plastic vs code in a box, GKC, streaming, etc. Enough already, I say !

@subechin
I find that a bit ironic as well.
Score 1 for Nintendo, I guess.

I keep forgetting I own this... it got pushed so far down the backlog by FF Tactics then Hades 2. I'm also amassing a list of Switch 1 games that I eventually would rather play on Switch 2, once my son heads off to university late 2027. (He can't take the Switch 2 with him, sadly). Until then, we said he can use it more or less exclusively as it was a birthday gift.

It's pretty apparent the base storage for Switch 2 was for predominantly first party players in mind, since the digital sizes are relatively small compared to 3rd party, and the physical games are mostly on cartridge.
These massive 3rd party games will necessitate a hefty external SD card.
I do wonder coming from Switch 1 32GB - 64GB, how may of the 155 million sold never had to utilize the expansion slot. Surely only the very young children, or those single gamer types (FIFA, Fortnite, etc), and perhaps the pure physical diehards. Even then the physical games still had to install certain files internally.
I have a 512GB card in my OLED Switch, and it is nearly full.
My son picked up a 256GB card for his Switch 2 from Walmart for $37, and it is holding up fine so far.

@charliecarrot
My thoughts exactly

@Mando44646
Hmmm since it is going to be double dip from PS5 I have to consider if ever on sale. It would be nice for portable play.

I'll be curious how they price this. It often goes on sale on PS Store. The physical disc is from Japan.

I still have the first one shrink wrapped. My backlog rule is not to open the sequel until I’ve at least busted open the original..

Ah storage; the bane of computing.
Literally the only device I have owned in the past 40 years that has not run out of storage was a previous iPad mini 256GB, and that’s because they have the cloud offloading feature.