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@MJF I was also wondering already after Octopath, why they don't do a remake of Chrono Trigger. My only guess would be, that they are planning something "bigger" like FF7 Remake for Chrono. I'm sure we will see it again, question is WHEN?

@Bizzyb they sure do, my comment was specifically regarding your "toolkit" assumption. I was specifically thinking, that platinum did not do any real port so far, so their knowledge regarding porting a PS4 game to Switch is limited.

other support, also as a consultant or creative support is definitely possible and likely happened. let's see about the final product!

I have this Game in my PS5 backlog. Bought it together with the first Nier as a PS5 day one game. Only finished the first one so far...

@Bizzyb Just my guess, but I don't think Platinum had much to share here.
Bayo1/2 were already on WiiU and probably not that difficult to port. There are probably similarities between the Nintendo Systems.
And astral chain was developed for Switch afaik, it's not a port.
But that's just my guess/conclusion, no proof at all
I also think they are busy with Bayo3 and are probably not capable porting a PS4 game to Switch...

@nocdaes sharing development progress is a nice service for fans. it's not mandatory. why would he spent his free time on something, if in the end he needs more time to delete hate comments because they were really lowest level, insulting and shouldn't be read by younger fans. disabling the comments would shift the problem elsewhere. and I assume the idea behind the blog was to have some exchange on the development progress with the fans, which would not be possible with disabled comments and would kill the whole purpose of the blog...

@KillerBOB fantastic art style! and I'm a fan since roughly 30 years! it's spot on and I'm so looking forward to this!

but it's art, no use to argue about it...

@NEStalgia I'm sure it will be a complete game without the season pass, just like the previous games. it will be additional story content for a deep dive, they will not change the narrative or keep the end open and force you to buy the season pass. I truly believe this!

@DiggleDog I loved XB1 on Wii and I personally think XB2 even surpassed this Game...

@Silly_G if the internet was ready that big 30 years ago, less companies would have released expansion packs on disc, so it's not a too valid comparison. also, in this case, Monolith always released their expansion packs physical, Torna for example or the expansion of the first game is included in the definite edition. so chances are high that this one will get a physical release, too!

also,.there is no difference between a season pass and an expansion pack. it's called season pass because you get several rounds of content opposed to an expansion pack where you get all at once. just buy the season pass end of 2023 and treat it as an expansion pack in your mind and it's all good! everyone should enjoy the games their way 😎

@Silly_G Actually that time you mentioned never really existed. Dal a and Season passes were called "add -ons" before and are as old as video games are. Add ONS for Command and Conquer or Half Life are just two examples that come to my mind. Or even games like Sim City had add on discs you could buy.
In this case I think we can expect a lot of content if it is on the same level as Torna. And for Torna, it was not needed to make XBC2 a complete game, but it was a nice and welcome addition.
We are talking Monolith here and not Ubisoft/Assassin's Creed...

I already got tricked by Oceanshorn and Blossom Tales. I won't get tricked a third time. While Blossom Tales was ok, Oceanshorn is total BS on Switch. It feels and plays like a mobile game, because it is a mobile game.
Therefore I will pass this one. Like someone already said: if you clone, clone on the same level or above the original!

@Trajan what should be wrong with him? he has his own taste and opinion, that's all. no one should dictate what games any one likes or plays, that's the freedom of the digital world. be whoever you like and don't give a s*it what others think

@ValZ January 26th you mean... And it's written in the article

@Bolt_Strike I have to agree with G here. MK8 is doing super good for a game that old. That cow still has a lot of milk! So until the momentum will go down, or Switch 2 will launch, I'm sure we will not see a new full MK entry on switch.
I would love to have one, but business wise Nintendo would be smart to wait longer, and they are smart...

@Zochmenos probably it's exactly the opposite and it's one of the few studios where actually is fun. I really hope that for the employees.
After all these bad news about poor work environment at developers it would be nice to know there is a better place for employees somewhere out there, even if one their bosses is some kind of crazy Twitter jerk

@Mynameishello Flame in the Flood is far away from being my favorite Game. But I had none of the issues you mentioned on Switch....

@Crono1973 exactly. Now they have to tackle the comparison to PS+/Now and Gamepass, because they entered their ball park. But looks like the came unprepared...

@Darkyoshi98 lol what? I'm a Nintendo Fan Boy and always argued for NSO with the price Tag of 19,90€ a year. But now doubling the price to 40€ I personally think that the value of e.g. PS+ or PS Now is much higher, tagged at 60€. You get new games and old games from their library, most importantly also AAA current gen titles, which Nintendo is far off from. If they would at least add the Wii U Remake Titles in the subscription, it would be worth 40€. Just emulated old games, with a lot of important titles still missing for SNES, it's hard to accept this price tag...

@Link-Hero thanks for the clarification! I was comparing the German GB version to the German Switch version, where it was changed to a necklace again

@CoastersPaul They should make it as a PEGI 16 DLC

@TyroKith I was actually quite disappointed that they removed all of this in the remake for Switch.
Also the part with the mermaid was changed. In the German Version, she lost her bikini bra, in the remake it's just a necklace. Even as a young boy the bra version was quite funny

It's possible for other games, so it's just a poor excuse. They knew from the beginning that people would love cross save, so implement it from the beginning and be happy about double dippers later. I planned to play it again on PC, but I'm not willing to start again.
Same issue with Witcher 3. It has cross save function to PC, but not PS5. I want to play it again when the PS5 update arrives, but not really want to start from scratch...

I'm in China in quarantine right now, week 2 of 3 and I'm playing Stardew Valley split screen on the TV with my wife and Bravely Default 2

I would love to have it, but I don't need it! Therefore I'm reasonable and just buy one... Kidding, hard pass for me until we get a completely revised model, also in terms of performance!

I liked the game a lot, but sold it after finishing it. If I ever want to play the expansion, I probably get it on PC for a few €.

@HeadPirate Well, if monolith owner thinks their resources are used better in another project then it is a whole different story.
I was referring to your comment.thatbitnwouldnbe a financial disaster to port XBCX. And I still don't understand how you come to this conclusion. The numbers definitely do not support your claim!

@HeadPirate following your argument porting XBCX actually would be their best use of time.
Story already written, so "only" porting needs to be done.
It will eventually sell more copies then XBC DE, as the possible audience was much smaller on Wii U.
Taking the sells of XBCDE into consideration, which is roughly 1.5 MiO copies by today and comparing it with XBC2 for example, the sales are really good. XBC2 sold roughly 2 MiO copies and is on the market since almost 4 years compared to XBCDE for only one year.

So I wonder why you think porting XBCX is a wast of time when the DE shows, that there is clearly a demand for these games.
I'm one of the people who never bought a WiiU, so I'm actually happy to get all these ports.

So, +1 do a XBCX Port, because XBC3 will come eventually anyway!

Start-Titles could be:
Tetris
Mario Land 1/2
Donkey Kong Country
Metroid
Wario
Zelda Links Awakening
Kirbies Dreamland
Metroid
Pokemon Red/Blue
...

@Funneefox I think the emulation is great! Just too less titles. But the ones they provide work like a charm

@Pokester99 I cannot confirm that it looks like it has a layer Vaseline on it! And the resolution is not bad. You can call it bad if you compare it to something, which you did several times (gaming PC and Vita). It's a stunning game on switch and probably among the best looking Switch games up to date!

@Pokester99 I cannot confirm this. I regularly use my PS5 and also the Switch and I have to say, for a Switch game MH Rise looks stunning. I was afraid that I will not enjoy Switch games because of graphics quality anymore after getting the PS5, but luckily that's not the case!

@PigmaskFan wasn't it "my foot! my foot!"?

@AmplifyMJ as someone who currently plays the game online, I actually didn't notice any bugs. Maybe I just don't identified them, but the game is very complete and stable!

It will be made available for PC as there is clearly no demand for this on consoles. Right, Squenix...? 😡

I mean, do These next-gen exclusive.modes require special GPU or CPU power? I already didn't understand Fifa legacy. Why exclude it? For PS and Xbox I can somehow understand it. There is an next gen alternative, but for switch..!?

@dystome buy an NFC tag and download the bin file. I'm not a collector, therefore I don't care, I just want the function.

I really.liked the game! Just couldn't kill the last special boss because it basically requires all 8 characters to be maxed out. That was too much of a chore to achieve...

@Manjushri You know she is a real person? Google her 😆

@HeadPirate The argument of "poor" Wii U Sales is completely invalid. Why do you think Nintendo is porting over so many games? It's because the games were great but the potential customers too less.

Fine example is Bayonetta 2. It sold roughly 300k copies on Wii U and on Switch more then 400k copies already one month after it's release.

@TsukiDeity dam*n that's a pitty

@TsukiDeity where do you live? It's very easy to get in Europe...

@PBandSmelly ah come on, I tried to be funny, no intention to "cancel" your comment
Your comment just sound dark and sad, sonI thought I bring some light! And cookies! And Milk!

@PBandSmelly Here, take a tissue to dry your tears of sorrow and have a cookie with a cup of warm milk to bring you back to the bright side of life 🤧🍪🥛

@Heavyarms55 I agree with your argument to the point where these old games are paying anyone's money for living. I agree for new games which are still sold by Nintendo or are part of a subscription. But I also agree with the people who claim, that Nintendo is not loosing a single penny with rips of games which they don't sell.

Copyright protection is important and I understand Nintendo's point. But also, the game industry is one of the few media industries who fail to make their products available on newer platforms, Nintendo beeing the worst of the big three with the biggest backlog. Look at music or film. Everything (almost) available via streaming or on new media (DVD, BR, etc.). Sure, it's a lot of licensing which makes it probably impossible to make all games available. But Nintendo's own catalog would be a start.

You see, two hearts beating in my chest...

@Heavyarms55 exactly my thinking. Too many chefs ruin the food.

For the second part of your comment: a skirmish mode were you can freely adjust the rules for each level would be cool, just like in old strategy games like C&C.

@iuli please don’t! The rabbids are an integral part of the success! Gotta love dem rabbids!

Nice! Just started yesterday and hopefully will enjoy it, especially the weekly quests!

@Bizzyb lol Dude you are just to young! Google for Duke Nukem and you will see that this kind of stuff was happening many years before, too!

@Joeynator3000 Strange, I really cannot remember having this kind of issues with this game...

@Joeynator3000 quite sad that you only point out a few hick ups and forget to mention how awesome game was overall. The game was a masterpiece and I can't remember to have any glitches. Bought it day one.

Really looking forward to a new one! But I also want a raving Rabbids game on switch...