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I know I've said before that I would always vote for JP for GBA games because of that terribly ugly and huge only for game boy advance thing that just systematically butcher any US/EU boxarts. I know I said that but I can't realistically vote for JP this time. It's just so incredibly bland, what were they thinking.

I really want to try it out but I don't have the kind of timetable that can be adjusted for a playable demo of a video game, sorry. I wish I could try it whenever I want. Even just in a mode where you just hang around and try out the controls.

I am so happy about this! I love Hexen to death and I played it sooo much as a kid.
I really hope Heretic 2 and Hexen 2 will follow in a second package, that would be grand. Hexen 2 with a couple improvement could be glorious.

@sailornic
Totally agreed. Tropical Freeze is my number one request for Nintendo Music. Even above Xenoblade even though that's a close second.

Tropical Freeze is one of the very best platformers ever and it has one of the best ost ever.

Y'all just want an infinite version of that insane Baby park remix.

And I totally get it.
Because that's also what I want.

I really, really like SF6 character designs. And that's coming from someone who did not particularly like SF4 and 5 in that regard.

Look at this Elena redesign. She's incredibly hot and appealing and over the top as she should, it's SF after all. But she's not tacky or vulgar or anything. It's awesome.

@Antraxx777
That makes sense, I also prefer Doom 2 to Doom because of its more spread out and intricate level design, precisely less focused. So it's all very coherent. I liked Heretic, it's a good game, but to me it feels less special and more like medieval doom rather than its own thing.

@Kuruwin
Yes, Hexen 2 needs to be 'fixed' with a couple qol improvement. It's a very nice game and with a couple adjustments it could be really great.

I have an SN30 pro and I am in love with it. It is really hard to play anything retro without this now. Even though I have to admit I sometime take out good old NES30 pro when I am specifically playing an nes title and want a dpad that feels a little closer to the real deal.

DKC though? Megaman X? SF ? Anything Castlevania? KOF? All of those and more that's SN30 all the way, it's brilliant.

I don't really like the horned shaped grip though on any controller and I've always preferred smaller ones like the Wii u pro or the pro con 2 or even the ones that are sort of hidden behind the controller itself like the dreamcast or the joycon grip, or even better none at all like the almighty SNES controller. The Playstation style horn shaped grip though? Never really liked them and I always thought they were not as comfortable. Playstation themselves have started to slightly ditch it with the PS5 having shorter grip, and even though it's not there yet that's honestly the first good ps controller in my eyes.

So I'm not a big fan of this aspect of the pro 3 and I would have preferred them to go back to the snes controller shape. I hope they make a variation at some point.

Hexen is a favorite of mine so I'll happily dive in!

I hope Hexen 2 will follow, I was hoping for a Hexen 1&2 collection as Heretic, while fun, really is not as good. But hey that's nice and not too expensive. I hope it'll get mods the way Doom has been getting.

Yep I was very much waiting for this and I am very happy about it. Great direct for this and Mina alone, two from my most wanted list!

As others have said though, Ninty needs to get a grip. PR in some key areas has been lacking lately and that's putting it mildly.

@WiltonRoots
I meant by that that they have a deficit in public image these days and have been handling things poorly for some events and some situations, like how they handle fan content, participation to public events like championships or this one here. And all of these happen to be miscommunication toward the same demographic online which is of course a vocal minority but still part of their fanbase. I'm saying they should do something about it.
Not all negativity is trolling.

@WiltonRoots
Indeed. They probably should though.

Nintendo why? Can you stop being crap at stuff like this. You really are so good at giving yourself a terrible public image.

Wow that's quite a line up.
Now THOSE are the games we wanted to hear about in that direct!

I'll be waiting for the reviews see if the extra content is substantial/good enough. If it is I'll be going the upgrade path.

That's really great! I'm just holding back until they add in the Power Stone 2 and Project Justice content from the console versions.

Other than that I should really rebuy Overkill and 2&3 for the Wii while they are not terribly expensive. They left the apartment slamming the door with my ex girlfriend and a couple other things some years ago.

DO NOT MUTE RELOAD
Don't ever do that it's the beating heart of HotD

@Serpenterror
Honestly the Wii HotD are really nice alternatives.

Ranges from good to excellent! Great additions.

When has NS1 not been able to hold 60 let alone 30fps for 2d pixel based platformers? What happened?
I'll be waiting for an NS2 patch. But honestly even for NS1 it's a pity really.

They get extra points for the wiisport animation

The game kitchen really needs to work on a NS2 60fps patch as soon as possible for Ninja Gaiden. It was a day one game for me, I was very much waiting for it but I can't justify 30fps even on NS1 let alone NS2. I'm waiting for their move and I hope it's coming soon

@MidnightDragonDX
The mecha game Daemon X Machina 2 is third party, it will be on cart and it looks really good.

I realized this is getting reviews left and right and went here to check if nintendo life had their own and... Yeah so I learn that the game is 30fps on NS1 and probably on NS2 also. People seem to be upset about NS2 being 30+ and it is certainly upsetting but really even the 30fps on NS1 should be a concern. I see trailers of this and I don't see anything there that should prevent the game from hitting a comfortable 60fps on NS1. Also I see tons of other games in the same style and on the same system that are a stable 60. I don't understand and it is very disappointing.

Also anyone tried that Shinobi demo? It plays and looks awesome, just saying.

@RemyMartin

I don't think hd2d is boring. Back in the days nobody thought this kind of presentation was boring, it was just standard. Well now we have several ways to present a game and it's great that they coexist. Games can be 3d or 2d or a mix between the two which is what hd2d is. Saying hd2d is boring is like saying 3d is boring. It's a little too broad if you ask me.

Plus you have to consider the quality of the games themselves. Hd2d has produced Triangle Strategy and Octopath 2 which are two of the best rpgs we've had for a very long time. Heck the consensus is that Octopath 2 is the same level as the golden age of Squaresoft back in the snes and psx days. It competes with FFIV, VII and particularly with VI in the minds of a lot of gamers. Granted it's more niche, but to be clear none of the 3d FF apart from VII has that kind of consensus going for it.

It's also brought us Live a live which would have been stuck in japan without hd2d. Pretty good overall if you ask me.

Oh you want feedback?
Put it on the cart.

Not my kind of monster hunter. Unless they've decided to turn it into an action rpg. We'll see.

Other than that they clearly deliberately chose not to show the bigger more blockbustery stuff. I mean even big stuff that we know about weren't there. It's probably part of a strategy though I have to say I fail to see the point of that strategy so far.

P3 makes me very happy.
Adventure of Elliot makes me ecstatic and is the only huge news for me in there.
Cronos makes me curious and I very much it will be good because it looks like it has potential.
That's about it really. Not great but not bad.

Whoops. Somebody did not make the cut for tomorrow's Direct.

Anyway the game looks great and it's on the cartridge so I'm in.

Metaphor
RE2
Clair Obscur
Snake Eater
P3
Some Monhun?

Give me all of those I'd be all over it. Also that FFIX remake rumor, absolutely I adore this game but please just be faithful to the original.

Partner showcase.
Of course.
Oh well we'll see!

The gameplay possibilities look insane wow!
I didn't realize it would offer so much subtlety. This could potentially go Rocket League levels of technicality

@KateGray
Well we know for a fact she eats orcs on a regular basis. Her bread and butter if I may. When she can have hobbits, sorry hobbitses, it's considered a very good meal. So even though eating bugs would be more like cannibalism I suppose, regular spiders still eat regular bugs in real life so yeah, she probably does that for appetizers or something.

@The_Nintend_Pedant
What is the blue sky phase?
Also the blast guy or whatever he's called should be a secret character in Bananza.

I'm not a crt filter guy but I really liked the one they put in there for NES and SNES particularly. I hope the new one is also good.

Here's what I don't get though. Why don't we keep the now older crt filter as an option? Give us a choice! Same thing for that COM difficulty thing in MKW I just read in that other topic. They lower the difficulty, don't do that, give us difficulty settings instead!

Why does nintendo never do options? Like ever?

Increased the frequency of lap-type courses appearing in the selection when choosing the next course in “VS Race” and wireless races.

Okay internet, following these excellent news I fully expect a wave of positivity the same magnitude as the earthquake of negativity we've had when it was the other way around.
Wait.

What triggers me though is easier COM. I know A LOT of people complain about COM being too hard this time around but god no. Stop complaining about difficulty, most people don't even know how to play the game yet. For once COM are good enough. I've heard they seem to be adaptative AI, that's awesome damnit. If people keep complaining about it we'll end up with MK8 difficulty tier which was ridiculously easy. I swear fanbases are such a curse these days.

Nintendo games really haven't had a very good run lately when it comes to challenge. MKW and DKB seem better than their predecessors in that regard so let them be. It's a good trend don't kill it, encourage them to keep doing that!

THERE YOU GO! I looooove THAT nintendo. The quirky crazy nintendo. That's such a great example of that side of the nintendo persona.

More bugs than Shelob's pantry

Okay that made me laugh.

Hum they are just not very good tbh.
I think I like Blastdozer a tad more but it's also a bit messy. Still voted for JP though.

Nope. Nor do I care.
It's really the one thing that does not appeal to me when it comes to nintendo stuff, I'm just not a pokemon guy.

@Yosti
Obviously yes. I was sure it was a ubisoft game I don't know why.

Bring the Ico/Shadow/Guardian games!
And also Astro Bot.
And that's about it really.
But thanks!

EDIT : okay not true, there's also Bloodborne and Gravity Rush.

The fact that they are keeping the Xbox version and canceling the switch means they probably had issues making it run correctly. Or maybe they just moved ressources to full on switch 2.

Honestly I understand why they're going with star wars for NS2 but I'm surprised they're not going with the Jedi games instead. That would have been easier to port and a sure win imo. Not incredible numbers of course since a lot of people already played them but it would have been a safe bet at least.

With benefits.
And by that I mean cake.
Obviously.

I'd love info on MP4 for sure but also about what's coming after that. Is Pokémon ZA the only first party thing till the end of the year? What are the plans and the third party efforts? What can we expect with NS2 in the near future?

Man that's awesome now of only my son would let me play just a little bit more.

It's nice that it's a 1:1 ratio with the original (or pretty much from the picture there) and I like the screen thing. Then again if I want to brag about my OG gameboy and fire up Mario Land on it I can just take out the required four (!) AAA batteries and just do so.

DK64 is too high.
DK94 being this high is nice though.
DKCTF is for a lot of people the best platformer ever and the best of the DKC games. To me 94, 1, 2 and TF should be the top of the list in that order. I have not played Bananza enough and I can't rate it. It is starting great but not TF/2 kind of great. Not even Odyssey great so far. We'll see as I progress through the story.

BTW Jungle Beat is an excellent game that I would personally rate as high as DKC3 and higher than Returns.

@Fiergala
It's good though the NS1 version struggles a bit in the performance department which is kind of hard to forgive. The second game runs better than the first though. The QOL stuff is nice and the games are very good examples of jrpgs that were not afraid of trying different things both gameplay wise and for the narration. It's in the line of Chrono and Valkyrie Profile and the likes. The presentation is artistically top notch and back in the day people were like if this is what we can do with 2d backgrounds then there is still definitely life in it. This game could not have been done if it had targeted full 3d and the result would not have been this special. Nintendo Life still found a way to compare BK with a money fueled blockbuster like FFX though, go figure. So much for checking what made the game special when it was first released. Contextualize damnit!

I still need to check it on NS2 though. It's very susceptible to run better since the framerate was all over the place in the first game in some situations, it probably was uncapped.

What can I say it looks really good!

Nintendo not giving a dev kit to a team whose game they supported in the first direct though, that's kind of crazy.

@DTFaux
Okay my bad then.