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I got drafted by the Thunder in 2K22 and I remember thinking hmm these guys are pretty good. Not really following basketball but occasionally playing the games means I probably have a completely skewed view of who is actually good.

Is this not a bit mad for Kamiya of all people to talk about online controversies and rants. Like I love his games but he’s known for being a massive diva too.

@Member_the_game The first Wizpig race is difficult to the point that losing repeatedly made me realise that letting go of A when you drive over a boost makes you go a million times faster, which I just didn’t need to know beforehand. The second one in the plane wasn’t quite as difficult which I was thankful for!

@Member_the_game I beat DKR for the first time ever last week and it’s one of the greatest accomplishments of my life. That game is BRUTAL.

@Fiergala Yeah I play all FE games with permadeath and reset if someone dies, I’ve always turned off the aids they introduced to get kids into the series. Three Houses only really gets difficult in the hardest difficulty from massive stat boosts to certain enemies rather than actually good map design. There’s usually a way out too, unlike older games where the campaign’s success relies on planning across the chapters.

@Oldstalk Three Houses washes down the tactical gameplay a lot in favour of RPG progression, none of your units ever actually feel like they’re in danger. Fates’ story and characters render it almost completely unplayable for me, it’s a real nadir for the series in terms of coming across like it’s catering to different fetishes over actually making a good game.

@WiiHawk I dunno, depends what you’re looking for. Waifu Emblem peaked with Awakening and has never really been matched on that front. The Ike games are great but there’s an argument to be made that the gameplay peaked on the SNES with Thracia’s sheer pace. I love Genealogy but it’s definitely divisive so I’d struggle to say it’s the ‘best’ game in the series but Thracia is massively underrated. I’d probably add that Thracia is absolutely brutally difficult at times but learning the deep mechanics is worth it.

@jsty3105 The difference is that it’s not the account being banned, it’s the console. As someone who very much will only have the option of a second hand Switch 2 given the price, it’s an unnecessary worry that I could end up with a console completely unplayable online through no fault of my own. The whole point of a Nintendo Account should be to avoid that scenario through the Terms of Service agreed and not the last resort option of nuking the console. I probably should have been clearer but there’s a big difference between a user being punished within the bounds of the abuse of their account, and the physical console itself being affected.

Should definitely be challenged. Ban them from online play absolutely but outrageous to brick a console they’ve paid for. Once you buy it, it’s your property to do what you like with, Nintendo should reserve the right to revoke your access to their servers and that’s it.

The only qualifier for a game being ‘indie’ should be independence from the major studios. Same as how it generally is classified with movies and music. Anything backed with major money but has an ‘indie spirit’ is plastic.

@elpardo1984 Careful mate, you’re getting ‘off topic’ by discussing the wrestlers that appear in the wrestling game.

I played this two weeks ago. I enjoyed the first match I played, by the time I beat the cups I was so so bored by the gameplay. It isn’t very good at all.

@LastFootnote Didn’t realise this was the team that did DKCR HD. Never played the game before but I couldn’t stick with the Switch version because the input lag made it feel terrible to play compared to the SNES games.

Horrifying. This is the future, and it’ll be everywhere before we know it. We have to boycott anything that even remotely utilises generative AI, the only message they understand is their bottom line being hit.

Let’s just replace @Magician with AI. Account wiped, no way to comment as some bot somewhere replies to people on here with phrases like ‘Great question!‘ or ‘You’re the boss!’.

Played Chapter 1 an hour after it released. Lost interest by the time the rest released. Sorry Toby, Quirk Chungus is dead.

Having a 10 year old kid and still thrusting your crotch at a younger woman who looks massively disgusted ON CAMERA like what an actual idiot. Imagine your kid seeing that.

I want a cow as a pet. Not for any other reason than just them being funny.

@Truegamer79 I managed to track down the exact model of Walkman my mum had a couple Mother’s Days back, as well as staples like the Top Gun soundtrack, Billy Joel, Bryan Adams etc!

I just generally like tapes especially with the later Walkman models improving the sound quality massively. J-cards are cool too, especially if they have liner notes you can unfold like an old map.

Sacrilege about the John Barnes rap is not to be tolerated. In a world where even the slightest mention of the words ‘England’ and ‘football’ makes a saltire shaped rash break out, John Barnes’ rap stands tall above the rest. The real sh*tter is the Liverpool FC Rap from a few years prior.

“This” Nintendo Switch 2 exclusive? Think that should read the Nintendo Switch 2 exclusive 😉

@_xXharmless_yigaXx_ Donald Sutherland is dead.

I honestly thought the new content would be in the revamped version and the original would be in the classic version. Weird own goal. But it’s his vision.

Yeah let’s not put Noah Schnapp anywhere near this lol. He’ll end up siding with Ganon.

I had loads of issues with my PS5’s HDR until I really messed around with my TV’s settings, having a Samsung is irritating as most of their settings all have different names, including HGIG which is called something stupid like Game HDR+.

I know her from the Doctor Who serial The Mind of Evil, one of the more interesting Third Doctor stories. Good actress.

Japan cover is iconic. I do love Jet Set Radio, the Dreamcast’s vibe is entirely unique with the weird middle ground between generations, so much character and charm that other consoles’ output lacks.

I’d probably agree with this one. It’s a really great area with verticality and some of the better sidequests. Not as much of a ballache to get around either, compared to even just Colony 9’s beach areas.

Makes sense. Adventure is basically a proto-Metroidvania in its structure.

Very very poor showing to not even let her know that she’s being recast. Fair enough if you want to go in a different direction but give the poor woman a heads up.

Man this game is an all-timer. Great to see it on Switch 2 and I’ll need to find out wtf these new scenes are.

I still think Blood Money is the pinnacle of Hitman but oh man, these games were an absolute treat to support this last almost decade (horrifying it’s been so long). I think 2016 is my favourite actually, the episodic release was part of why I massively preferred it to 2 at the time, I was forced to really suck everything out of each level before the next released instead of following them like a campaign where I didn’t stop to smell the roses. Yes, that includes Colorado and yes, that was a long wait for Hokkaido. Paris on release is one of my favourite gaming moments ever, exploring the map, finding new secrets, toying with the new systems, WALKING THE RUNWAY! Then Sapienza was just as good and the fanbase realised collectively that IO nailed it. It’s hard to put into words just how seriously this game revived a franchise that was capital D Dead. Absolution is a franchise killer of a game, plenty series have never ever gotten past entries like that.

I have the Hitman 3 platinum (47 trophies ofc) and have every single location at the maximum level, this package is not for me. However, I would find it very difficult to name a product that provides as many hours of sheer fun as this, especially in handheld mode. I’d implore as many people to buy this game as humanly possible, forget the frame issues, forget the online requirement nonsense because this game is worth it. The fact they went from Square Enix, to WB, to self publishing the final part of the trilogy speaks to the sheer tenacity the devs showed in service of these games, which is why I have every confidence that Bond will be brilliant too. PLAY THIS GAME!

Me for the near future

@OthmaneAD That’s the same thing on PS5 as well though, some games get £10 upgrades with big improvements, older games get 60FPS and that’s it.

@OthmaneAD I played Super Mario Sunshine on my PC almost 15 years ago with a fan-made HD texture pack. That looked better than a basic upscale.

I really wish I had one of these, I do love the N64 one with the improvements they made.

@OthmaneAD That’s such a stupid comparison though, by that logic literally nothing ever will look better than a PC with mods depending on how many thousands you pump into your PC. I emulate everything from the Wii generation and back but the draw with Switch 2 is that it’s a handheld console running things this well.

I love watching any Japanese movie from the past 30 years because I’ll randomly be pointing at the screen cause I recognise someone from Yakuza. It’s kinda mad how many big actors they’ve had in the games.

@sethfranum It’s June. Everything went up in April. I had £6 in my account the day before payday there. I haven’t actually bought a game with money in about 3 years, a year worth of PS Plus is the only way I get ‘new’ games unless I borrow from family or friends or get one for my birthday or something. Adult life!

Where’s the option for “I’m too poor due to rent, food, energy and essentials increasingly exponentially”?

I bought mine with my first (double) student loan payment. The Switch 2’s coming out after my Switch seeing a hell of a lot; global pandemic, mental health struggles, a degree followed by complete disillusionment with my chosen field. 2017 is a long time ago now even if it doesn’t feel like it on paper. It’s been a great generation for Nintendo, but not necessarily for me. I love the form factor of the Switch but a lot of the big games didn’t captivate me like they did in previous generations. Creativity in some aspects seems to have been replaced by more and more corporate elements that have crept in post Wii/DS.

While I’m slightly done with the 2012 Tumblr queer vibes in general, this does seem like it would have been incredibly fun as a group of VAs due to each character being a blank slate to create a fun personality around.

@dartmonkey It’s about more than just moderation of a single article though. This happens every single time an article is even remotely linked to a minority group. I understand that you can’t choose the audience you cultivate but every time there’s some sort of ban, another takes their place to spew blatant hate speech. They must feel comfortable doing so for a reason, and so there’s clearly more that can be done to stamp it out.

I forget how fash this site’s users lean until an article like this rolls along. You’d think blatant transphobia would be against the site’s rules, it’s a protected characteristic under the UK Equality Act (yes still, despite the Mould Queen’s big money campaign). Then again, a lot of the Pride content died when Kate left so perhaps it’s a conscious decision.

Mike Ashley has somehow made GAME worse. Shame he didn’t bury Rangers for good while he was at it!

Go back to 3D, Deadly Alliance and Deception are brilliant!

Possibly one of the least ethical game mechanics I’ve ever heard. Like if that was explored in a movie then the person would be a borderline supervillain.

Yep, procedural generation getting tarred with the AI brush is a shame, it’s a core part of many games over the years and an absolute artform.