Oh come on, prime 4 did NOT deserve this much backlash. Anyway I guess there won't be a prime 5 after all.

Also I want to compare Bananza to, say Returns or Tropical Freeze and they're still way above Bananza. Please don't let 2d DK die.

Definitely a better question than, say, are you working on a hard mode of some sort?

I'm only kidding, it's good fun.

Look, I can sort of understand that there's no Master quest, but not even a hero mode? Really?

Hero mode / master quest or any kind of hard mode have been a staple of almost ALL of the 3d Zelda remakes in the past. It is expected to be there. And Ocarina is easily the most played game of a the entire series so it is the one that needed it the most. Some hero mode completely transform the game. Skyward Sword for example should never be played in normal mode, the hero mode makes the game much better and it even makes some of its mechanics make a lot more sense.

Fingers crossed for at least a proper hero mode to be added in a future update. In fact it really makes very little sense that they did not see it as being absolutely necessary.

I completely understand the review score based solely on that point.

@LotusFlowers
Sort of like what the guys behind the Karateka anthology and the Atari compilation have done. That's an excellent idea. Ocarina is a landmark game, the remake should be cause for a real celebration of what it represents for the industry. I hope this becomes more common and for Nintendo too.

@andykara2003

On that note, it's a little bit of a case by case thing when it comes to the western VA in Zelda games. I absolutely agree with your point when it comes to English VA but take BotW/TotK in French for example. It's leagues ahead of the Saturday morning cartoon feel we get in English.

In any case I hope there is a way to mute VA and not character noises so that we get a more authentic experience. I generally dislike VA in games anyway.

You know, I would buy Metaphor just like I would Dragon's Dogma 2 and probably Monhun when it's out. But the backlog is just insane already! I'm almost relieved there is no more games out for a couple months at least. Well no more than that.

@The-Chosen-one
Good to hear, have fun you two!
I might give that a go in a couple years. The game is definitely something special and the co-op thing looks well done.

@nessisonett
I'd never do that man that game was really tricky. And also now you can kind of more easily get the pikmin out of trouble. In the first game though? They just died and died and died and suffered. sigh Good times.

He is awesome! Name is ridiculous as it should, looks awesome also as it should, it's brilliant I love it. Also the animation is so good!

@PtM
Good one sir.

The occidental cover is kind of terrible to be blunt.

@The-Chosen-one
Pikmin 4 with a 7 year old? How does that fare? I'm curious, my boy is growing up fast and I guess his first vg experience will realistically be on NS2.

@Switch4Life
I envy you man! Have a good time

Hey that's cool!
I hope they add the already existing pikmin shorts to the hello pikmin series so that they can all be found at the same place. Especially the last one with the baby. I thought it was really well made.

Also the fact that this many people consider jumping a big deal honestly mainly proves that there is now a good number of gamers who never tried the original. It's really not a problem at all.

That's nice but at the same time, the fact that they detail this now makes me think there's really not going to be anything major added to the game. Which to be clear I don't think is absolutely necessary but I thought at least they would add something on the hub area since it's really empty and I was hoping it would be a bit more than a couple hidden Navi messages.

Anyway it seems to be clear now that there's not going to be anything else unfortunately. My last request would be a hero mode and/or master quest. The big surprise would be an included randomizer. Think of us old school fans who've finished the game about twenty times already.

@imopthefloors
Yes. Randomizers are awesome and I wish Ninty would include them in their retro games officially.

@MirrorFate2
Imagine playing Super Metroid for the nth time but it feels partly new and exciting! You might know the map by heart but it still have this fresh element that brings back some of the magic that was here the first time you played it.

Personally if they could have randomizers polished the way nintendo knows how to polish things it would be the end of all treatment for retro games. Gimme that in a remake over fancy graphics any time!

@TheMainMii
I was about to mention they forgot the Brawl version. Although I suppose it was just the Wii VC version.

I like the design of this when I thought 11 was not really up to snuff so that's a good evolution. The gameplay looks awesome too!

Man I still can't get over how good this game looks. I know there is a whole article about playing the ocarina, and it's a nice read, but somehow I'm just talking about the couple screenshots we have here.

Well one of these is actually ABOUT the game. As in it's actually related to it, you know?

It's true that Kirby is in a good place right now. My hope for the World Beyond is that it succeeds in transitioning to (hopefully?) semi open structure while still staying true to what makes it feel like Kirby and also without being too repetitive or samey and not being centered around a single gimmick that would kill it as a platformer.

Yes I'm looking at you Bananza.

Holy molly, that's a good batch!

All three games are amongst the console's really good games.

Non specific action figure FOREVAAAAAAA

And after all these years I'm still in love with Karen.

@JackieCMarlow
Exactly what I was thinking. That part of the review made me raise an eyebrow.

Same as for Dragon's Dogma, I want to support this but it'll have to wait a little since the backlog is already way too much. But I'm definitely interested in it.

@Arkay
I also thought it was good but far from the best thing ever as some claim it is. For me it is waaaaay too chatty. And overall I'm not a huge fan of how the story is presented to the player. It's too much of a cinematic experience I guess. Also the combat system is just okay though they said they've improved it for the remake. I still liked the game and had a good time overall but I'm don't think I'll ever replay it.

Have you tried Cyberpunk though? It's a much better game in my opinion.

@AStupidID
The RE9 edition looks pretty cool and is not too hard to find. They'll probably restock the Zelda one though.

@PlatinumSeraph
Yes, he has tons of good videos. He also talks about indie games a lot and even developed a couple games or at least one himself just to see how it goes. He strikes me as a guy that takes his craft seriously and that's commandable. Boss Keys is what drew me in though.

Yep. Japan got its a** properly kicked for once. It rarely happens but it certainly did there.

@molkom
Yeah third parties need to learn from Nintendo there, space out the releases!

The series is known for its focus on fanservice that I find gratuitous, submissive and very much in your face kind of forced on the player. I don't particularly appreciate it. This though is mainly stupid fun and simultaneously does represent different body shapes and the fact that they exist. Though it's not necessarily linked to how much people eat but yeah, it's still better than a boob slider.

I will buy this at some point, I want to support it, but I'm deep in Elden Ring for now and I also bought the Pinocchio thing and still have to finish Pragmata and Zelda's coming and is going to take priority over all the rest of the backlog and man, there's just too much!

@ScalenePowers
If you like talking about Zelda dungeons, try the Boss Key series on youtube by this one guy whose name I can't remember. He analyzed every single one of the dungeons from the whole series in a very objective approach. It's not even really about opinion but really more like "okay how does this thing work? " kind of thing and it's brilliant. And yes even made an episode about BotW/TotK dungeons or lack thereof.

EDIT : Mark Brown is the name

I really like this temple. I remember finding it a bit confusing as a kid, though surprisingly I was okay with the water temple in comparison. But replaying it I came to enjoy its general structure a lot more and it's one of the best in the game in my opinion.

Yep. That's the one, the original black and gold box. Still have it somewhere though probably not in such a pristine state.

I don't want to see more of this guy, what is he doing on nintendo life? Is this a trend with the social reckoning also, reminding us of people we hate?

@imopthefloors

What list are you referring to?

@ozwally
Ah excuse me they're doing a third blade runner movie?

Cyberpunk is always a good time. Such a great franchise. I'd say if they take it seriously and give it a decent budget, it should be good. It's not one of these vg franchises that's super hard to adapt.

Welcome back home Muramasa!
I absolutely can't wait

From what I heard in the demo the music certainly is there but that's about all I noticed about it.

@jsty3105
My personal favorite is 3 and the best game in my opinion is 4U. I still enjoy Rise for what it's trying to do though and largely succeeding at it I would say. I like that it's still level based too. Monhun is just better that way.

@jsty3105
To be clear, it's not exactly easy. It's just that Monhun is known to be especially difficult at times and overall to be one of those so called hardcore games. So a more accessible Monhun game can still seem difficult compared to other normal series of games. If you get a chance at the dlc though it really ramps up the challenge. As a whole package it's an excellent game and one of the best in the series. There's a reason why some still prefer it to Worlds and Wilds.

@Shade_Koopa
I also really hope they do a Rise 2 at some point with the same focus on mixing the old and the new.

I hope this becomes a franchise. It is much more appealing to me than the other two games.

I loved Rise. It really was a successor to portable 3rd with its Asian setting even though to ramp up the difficulty you really had to get the dlc. But I mean it's been something like 8 euros since forever on the eshop so yeah.

I still need to pick up Move it at some point. I love this series so much I hope they keep doing these even without this guy being around.

Oh my there's a ZOE game on the GBA? I wonder if it's any good.

I beat the first boss. It's okay and could be good potentially. It plays well, it makes me wonder if the dark souls flask formula and the also dark souls ennemies not respawning unless you find a save point, is going to work well with the metroidvania thing. The music just isn't there though. It's generic and not Castlevania at all. The artstyle feels like a smartphone game in my opinion. I mean they did not get the igavania artists but they had one of the historical artists from the series for one illustration, why didn't they go with him for the whole game? I mean maybe he didn't want to but it feels like a missed opportunity. The resolution, especially for character models needs some work.

Does it play well and does it have potential to be a good metroidvania? Yes.
Does it feel like Castlevania? No.
Does it feel like a worthy successor when it comes to the art direction? No.
Does it feel like Dead Cells with a coat of Castlevania paint on it? Yes.

It could be good as a platformer, we'll see, but if you told me it was a Dead Cells metroidvania spin off slightly altered to look more like Castlevania as an afterthought, I would absolutely believe you.

So Munster Hunter Wilds on other platforms should be called "Thanks NS2 for forcing us to do our job well Edition".

Last time... Well 15 years ago lol, I actually took a flight from France to London just to attend the 25th anniversary show. It was an absolutely magical moment that I will fondly remember for the rest of my days. Eiji Aonuma and Koji Kondo were there and Zelda Williams too. The show itself was excellent and the audience was so emotional and enthusiastic. Kondo-San even played a tune by himself on the piano.

This time though things have gotten in the way and by that I mean excellent and wonderful things such as my significant other and the little one, so I'll wait for nintendo to announce a show in Paris and see if I can go without it being too much of an issue for the family life.

Thanks for mentioning this guy though, he's great and as an ost cover aficionado, he's popped on my yt recommendations fairly often.