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@nhSnork from what I hear that's wht LV5 did. They trained their AI model under their own database of work.

@GoldenSunRM for what's worth, the third game its kind of its own thing. Mostly unrelated to the other 2.

@shonenjump86 kodaka did say he wants to do DLC. I'd be down to return for it. Specially if theres a route that gives more focus to Kyoshika, Takemaru or Ima. They kinda fell like side characters in almost all the routes (and Romance wound up being the only route were Kyoshika gets a good amount of focus).

What are the odds that I see this news right after FINALLY finishing The Hundred Line.

I just want Lilith.

If its exclusive, will they have the decency of making it a proper physical version?

I understand the concern and I dont condone censorship, but this might not be what people are thinking, Nintendo of America kinda follows the same model as ESRB's regulations for box arts, which means no clevage or thin clothing. Even when the game itself isn't censored.

The examples I can think of thr top of my head are Omen of Sorrow and Fantasy Tavern Sextet, both have altered art pn thr eshop page, but fully uncensored in game.
I believe this is the case here but we'll only really know when it comes out.

Good. Now wake me up when there's a proper physical version.

@KingChiliPepper as far as I'm aware the main thing that got censored were a few risqué illustrations in the "cult of Takumi" route. But I heard they also censored some of the more gory pics (though ive yet to confirm that one).

I might speeding the switch version (skip all the dialogue and battles) once I finish it on PC just so I can unlock the whole gallery and compare.

My top 3 are definetly Hundred Line, Xenoblade X, and Air Riders. (Even if I did drop the switch version of Hundred Line for the Steam version when I learned the switches got censored)

Imma be real, I rather have Anniversary, Legend, and Underworld.

@yohn777 it's all good mate. Maybe they were gonna make it real time rendering but pivoted at some point?

@yohn777 yes it is. And I know this for a fact because I worked with modders on a certain game and we were trying to see if we could export the models from dispatch in order to make mods. Except that when we looked into the game's files, we learned that there are NO models in there. Because, like I said, everything you see is pre-rendered.

it really is a shame that some many of these are Game-Key cards. Because of this trash, I only really have 3 Third Party games (Rune Factory Guardians of Azuma, Daemon X Machina Titanic Scion, and -the only game I found justifiable to have as a digital game- Street Fighter 6).

I REALLY hope the complaints about Game-Key Cards are loud enough that they'll start being phazed out sooner rather than later.

how the hell does a game made entirely of pre-rendered cutscenes have framerate issues?

It is genuinely depressing how many of these are just game-key cards.

Only one I can really say im looking forward to is fire emblem.

Makes sense. Sakurai did say there were no plans to support the game long term. My only criticism is that I wish there was some content from Forgotten Land (I was so sure Elphilin would've been a rider, or at least Forgo Dedede's mask as a customization item).

@cvrator that and their gameplay making it someone are discouraged from buying games.

The only success story I remember recently was Hi-Fi Rush and they killed the Studio.

@Samalik I agree that she looks surprisingly decent. Its just my personal pet peeve against studios wanting to make everything realistic. Even Street Fighter 6, while going for realistic rendering, still have cartoons proportions, and I really wish they'd go the same direction with Lara (i think her Underworld renders are the best she's ever looked).

looks decent but I hate this idiotic obsession Western devs have with realism. would it kill them to Keep Lara Croft Stylized like how she looked back in the era between Tomb Raider Anniversary, Legends and Underworld?

Didn't this game horribly flop?

@Nep-Nep-Freak somebody has to really. I bought the japanese version of the game on the shop along with Corpse Party (both have english text), and it's a perfectly inoffensive little RPG with blackjack mechanics. Yet Nintendo of America saw fit to step in and block its release and its really upsetting most Nintendo news sites aren't covering. Now it just got canceled in other regions.

Off topic, but to the staff; Are y'all gonna report on how the Switch RPG Brave X Junction is getting banned in multiple countries? (Including how it got its American release blocked not too long ago?)

Now, you see... these players first mistake was buying Assassin's Creed Shadows.

Gotta be hundred line for me. If for no reason besides the fact that I have been playing it for the entirety of the year.

Shadow Movie, here we go!

I didnt know it was having issues, but its good to know one of the best games of all time is running well on switch 2

Nintendo Life, serious question.

Could you guys NOT refer to Game-Key Card releases as "Physical Editions"?

It's kinda misleading.

I got the upgrade and while it looks great on docked. I dont know what happened to the handheld mode. The graphics look all weirdly fuzzy and pixaleted.

Imma be real, the whole "can't fit on a cartridge excuse" pisses me off.

Sure, the cartridges can only hold up to 64GB. But if thats the case, they could actually use that space and have the game require a 31GB Download. That way you actually save some storage space on the Switch 2's memory.

@UltimateOtaku91 the thing is.

That first game is already on the switch.

@Darkcaptain3 its on Steam, I believe.

But its very easy to set up a japanese account and get the japanese copy (it was English).

@Lizuka ive pre-ordered the physical version from Amazon Japan. Ive been doing this to all releases that interest me but get blocked by the NoA Counsil of Karens.

This is extremely disappointing.
First Neptunia, any Qureate games, then Brave x Junction, now this.

I really hope Nintendo in Japan pulls a Square Enix and does a MASSIVE house cleaning on their western side.

@Nep-Nep-Freak its not the only one either. Brave X Junction recently faced the same wall. Having their western release canceled.

Off Topic but asking the Staff, You guys not gonna report on the Corpse Party Tetralogy pack having its western release cancelled?

@SillyG I agree. And, like, I'm from Brazil so english isn't my first language, I grew up with Brazilian dubs of American shows. I recognize that when you're making a dub, sometimes paraphrasing and adaptations are needed (specially since different languages are structured differently and what can be said in 2 words in onr language might take 5 in another). But even then, in every DVD and Blu Ray i can remember, if I turned on the subtitles, I'd get a faithful translation of the original english text and not a transcript of the dubbed script.

It can be very frustrating to play with japanese voices and have subtitles that aren't even remotely close to what's actually being said (again, Fire Emblem Engage was particularly awful in that regard.)

@OwenGamer22 yeah! That's the one.

@Dom_31 I don't remember which one it was, but I think i saw not too long a go a game that reached an interesting compromise for localization: when you played with the japanese voices, instead of english localized script, the subtitles would change to be a more faithful adaptation of what was actually being said.

I wish more games would do that. I know a little bit of japanese and I remember rrally being annoyed when playing Fire Emblem Engage with Japanese voices and constantly seeing discrepancies between what was writen and what was being said.

I cannot believe Sungwon Cho would steal this opportunity from a person of Chlorophyll. So much for casting authentically!

When will Plant actors be properly represented in media? Tsk tsk! XD

(I'm just making a joke folks. Overall, I'm really enjoying rhe voice cast).

I'd need to have a few more details before forming an opinion. like, what areas of the company are the layoffs happening?

to me, it's a Dream realized by a Monkey's Paw.

The main reason I personally favor physical games is because I value being able to save as much storage space as I can given that I have a large library of Switch games. Even something like "part of the game is on the cartridge but you need to download some extra data to play it" would've been preferable to so many of these releases being fully digital.

since it's not in a physical cartridge, into the "wait for a eshop sale" box it goes.

too bad we don't have gold points anymore.

Whats a shock to me is that last week, I went on a family trip and played Samurai Jack through time. A game that is actually pretty reminiscent of Ninja Gaiden, and to my surprise, as the credits were rolling when i finished it 2 days ago, I found out that Itagaki worked on it.
I then loaded up the Ninja Gaiden trilogy as I was planning on playing it next.

The next day, i learn he passed away.

Iizuka often says things I find absolutely stupid, but in this instance, I definetly respect the attitude. Specially considering theyre putting the game on a proper cartridge.

Somehow, DBF returned.

All i can say is:
"Ew. Gross."

@GoldenSunRM I mean, Daima is the last Dragon Ball product that will ever have any involvement from Toriyama. That alone makes it kind of a big deal.q

Imma be real, I don't like the design. The mech Zangie-F in SF5 was infinitely better. It had much simpler shapes, and more vibrant colors (most of the body was a blue-ish silver, which a red pelvis area like his trunks, and big brown plates: on V shaped in the chest representing his chest hair, one covering his jaw making it look like his beard, and one like his mohawk).

It was a fun mech design that really did look like Zangief as a Robot. This just looks absolutely generic. I can see the "zangiefish" elements but they're either vastly toned down or the area around thek is so busy that they get lost. The face in particular is pretty busy.

SF6 has been pretty consistently good with designs but this one is a miss for me.

of course Hundred Line doesn't even get mentioned.

these awards are a joke.