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I enjoyed Hollow Knight, but it’s not my favorite type of game by far… so all the Silksong pining has always amused me lol

@axelhander
Oof. I hit a nerve, eh? Lol

@axelhander
Oh, stop. I'm sure you buy DLC all the time lol

@antlion
Right here.

But yea, whatever, people can do whatever they want. It's just dumb to bring up the obvious every single time.

Very nice article - I agree 100%

I'm... happy? Not excited, honestly, but not disappointed either.

It's safe. It has a "2" so people don't get confused.

Yay.

@AmplifyMJ
lol yea, not too far off, unfortunately

@Coolmusic
I would probably go with the first as my favorite and 3 in the middle.

But I also really like Origins, so I know that puts me on the outs lol

@Coolmusic
Huh? I've played all the games, and I really liked 3.

Am I missing out on the usual internet hate train?

Katan Zero is a "platformer" and somehow The Messenger isn't on here...??

@rvcolem1
Yea, I do like the game, but the jump feel is just gross.

If Switch 2 is just a more powerful Switch, then yes.

Yea, it threw me for the first couple hours, but I’m used to it now. Having a blast! Super fun game!

@batmanbud2

If you like platforming at all, I'd give it a huge recommendation. I'm loving it! (Never played the original.)

It's a classic, funky, goofy Nintendo product. I grew up with this kind of stuff in the 80s and 90s. Still don't know if my daughter is gonna want to steal it from my room lol

There are a ton of people not reading this correctly. Nothing about this means that publishers are gonna change the fact that you don't own any games you buy digitally... it just means that, most likely, the "purchase" button the eShop and other digital storefronts are gonna have to change the language to reflect reality: "license, rent, etc."

Sad to hear, but inevitable.

This game is easily a top-5 Switch game for me. Absolutely brilliant.

Whoa... that's a lot.

@Maubari
I was there in the 80s and 90s.

We were playing PacMan and Mario Bros. and Asteroids, all of which you can certainly put in over a hundred hours each, but obviously due to repetition, not story arcs and stuff like that.

So yea, indeed, very impressive.

@BeefSanta
Just nod and back away slowly.

@somnambulance
Yea, I mean, I wouldn't say things are the best they've ever been, but I've just been living my life pretty much as normal.

I do find that a lot of people who complain about grocery prices and stuff are the same ones who spend 10-20 bucks at Dunkin' every day.

@somnambulance
Uhm... yea, no. "Recession" is an economic term that has actual data that verify it, namely two successive quarters of negative GDP growth, which we do not currently have.

@Desrever
The original sold because of the small, "curated" Xbox Live Arcade platform at the time.

A more interesting stat would be to see the percentage of Three Houses voters who haven't actually played Engage lol

It’s a 10 for me, Bob.

This is a game that just is what it is, no frills attached and extremely upfront with its goals and gameplay.

It’s not for people who like NES games. It’s not for people who like speed running. It’s for people who like speedrunning NES games. Pretty simple and pretty addicting for those who are into it.

@SillyG
There is going to be lots more content updates for Splatoon 3 even after this releases. It's the nature of the game.

This game is FANTASTIC. It's my favorite JRPG since FFIX.

An INCREDIBLE game, but still... I really wish these companies would devote their time and energy to their next games rather than releasing DLC for stuff that already stood perfectly fine the way it was released.

@gcunit
lol yea, I mean honestly, you do really have to wonder. Even if they're really just doing it for attention, though, it's still... great? I guess?

@sleepinglion
I have a PC, but honestly, the portability is the key for me, and I don't mind taking hits like this (I did play the demo).

Sometimes the internet tends to exaggerate minor issues into end-of-world issues, too, and/or act like we're all professional speedrunners who are ultra sensitive to performance changes. Shocker, yea.

@ShinG67
I never thought it would happen, but the Switch has overtaken the SNES as my favorite console of all time.

So yea, I've been pretty happy with it lol

That's too bad, I've usually had good experiences with my local Gamestops as well as preordering stuff online to be delivered the day of launch (that's how I got my launch-day Switch, actually).

Yea, it's annoying to always be asked if you want the game insurance every time you buy a game, but I just politely say no and I've never had a sales associate who got pushy or anything.

There are lots of benefits to digital, I get it, but at the end of the day the stuff really isn't yours, you just have a digital license. Just not a fan of that, plain and simple. But maybe "ownership" as we know it will continue to change in many areas of our lives.

@abbyhitter

Oh? I never got that memo.

Or is that just another internet herd mentality thing?

@rushiosan
Well, again, it'll take people to actually use their brains and vote with their wallets: buy physical, not digital.

It's your classic case of slowly giving up your independence/freedom/power (whatever dramatic term you wanna give it) in exchange for convenience.

@rushiosan
Now, I know this is a crazy concept, but here’s what I do:

-If I already own a game, I don’t buy it again. And if at all possible, I always buy physical. I don’t mess with digital licenses if I don’t have to.

• I don’t get rid of my old consoles.
• I don’t buy stupid DLC.
• I don’t buy any game for a price I don’t want to pay for it. There are too many easy alternatives in waiting for sales, buying used, and even renting if I don’t have long-term interest in the game.

Novel concepts, I’m sure. But maybe if more people acted this way, we wouldn’t be having this back-and-forth in the first place. If people stopped buying Nintendo’s games at full price or near to full price seven years after release, then we would likely see different pricing behavior from Nintendo.

@rushiosan
Nah, that would never work. People would use their brains and not play along.

Just like horse armor.

@Ironcore
Yea, some people do take it a bit far. There comes a point when a stuttering framerate impacts the enjoyability of a game.

For me, the only game I can recall actually doing that to me on the Switch was Crash Bandicoot 4. It’s a great game, but the frame rate for such precise platforming and fast action really needed to be smoother, and I got frustrated with it.

For the Peach demo, it does stutter and run at 30 (right?), but it wasn’t really asking much of me in terms of intense gameplay, so I didn’t notice it or mind it as much.

@rushiosan

So once a company covers its dev costs for a product, it's time to start offering up said product for next to nothing?

@Ironcore

Stop being ridiculous.

People saying they're fine with a 30fps game doesn't mean they "love" low framerates.

@rushiosan

I think the developers of older games would think your comment to be insulting. Why should a game that is just over 5 years old be discounted more than 33%? What makes it worth less in such a small span of time?

This discussion is always so dumb. We all want to enjoy games and revere them as achievements in art and gameplay, but as soon as they’re older than a year we want to pay close to nothing for them.

@Ironcore
Lol that's such a ridiculous statement and you know it.

Some of us only own a Switch, though, so yea - even if it gets your pants in a twist, I'm buying it on Switch because that's all I have. And who knows, maybe they'll even patch it, but I won't get my hopes up.

I can never recommend enough Super Lucky's Tale for anybody craving a polished 3D collection platformer. Tight controls, low-medium difficult that eventually gets to medium and then slightly higher with the extra levels. It's not gonna stress you out, which is sometimes a nice thing when it comes to gaming lol

Top 10 game on the Switch for me. Absolutely excellent. Like a return to the nostalgic glory of original FF Tactics on the PS1 with some streamlining and modernizing.

@Ryu_Niiyama
That's a stretch, my friend. Print copies, even limited runs, will always be out there in the wild.

A digital game that gets delisted, though, could in theory never become available again at any price.

@GrailUK
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@Tempestryke
We are an outspoken group of people on a semi-niche internet website.

We're a minority of a minority.

Most people who buy video games will roll with whatever the market gives them.

@Tempestryke
Yea, but again, the whole internet thing - we're the minority of a minority. Most people who buy games will just roll with this kind of stuff.

It's all about money for these companies in the end. They save money by not having to print games. End of story.

And nobody is complaining because we, once again, are just going with the convenience of it. We don't care that we're losing actual ownership for our money spent.

@burgerkingsauce
Oh, relax - loosen up a little. Don't read the rumors if you're gonna feel the need to be so uptight.

Always loved the Prince games, 2D and 3D. So excited!