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Re: Iron Galaxy Helped Bring Overwatch To Switch, Nintendo Version Runs At 30fps

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I play OW on PC, so I'm not gonna get this one, but as long as you're playing other people at 30fps it doesn't make a difference. The points some mentioned are correct, of course, but if everyone is held to the same input windows due to consistent fps on that particular platform, then nobody has an unfair advantage. At the same rate, the points some mention technically make OW on PC a nightmare because everyone is pulling different fps. My rig runs OW between 90-120 fps, but I'm sure there are people who struggle to pull just 60 even on lower settings (Blizzard is famous for making their PC games accessible to all ages of PCs).

Fighting games with specific input combos, yea. Fps is really important and could potentially be very unfair if they vary too much. But shooters, nah. It's really not as big a deal as people make it out to be.

But I mean, yea, 60fps in a shooter just feels so much better than 30. It's a shame they couldn't do 60, even just docked. I would take 60fps docked at just 720p any day.

Re: Metacritic Takes Action Against Disgruntled Gamers Who Review-Bombed Astral Chain

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@mist
Dude, just no. So many things wrong with what you're saying. You have the right to review bomb and spread misinformation, but this is all taking place in the private sector where the various companies hold sway over their domains.
The government didn't step in and purge these fake reviews. Metacritic, a PRIVATE company did. When you use sites or services in the private sector, you are subject to their rules and whims. And I'm pretty certain Metacritic has rules against review bombing. Do they always enforce? Of course not. But in this case it was egregious enough that they did.

If Nintendolife decided to take this post down, I wouldn't whine about freedom of speech. It's THEIR website and they can do with it what they want.

Re: Nintendo Will Reportedly Fix Joy-Con Drift For Free And Refund Customers Who Paid

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@Darkyoshi98
But wait, I thought drift was only caused by people mishandling/being too rough with their controller? Why would Nintendo do this if this were the case? They were making 40-50 bucks per repair!

@JasmineDragon
Dang, you've talked/surveyed to the "vast majority" of people who own a Switch. That would be somewhere around 18 million people you'd have knowledge of their Joycon issues or non issues? You have connections, my friend. Or are you one of those people that think forums like these are representative of entire populations?

Re: Class Action Lawsuit Officially Filed Against Nintendo For Switch Joy-Con "Drifting" Issues

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@Darkyoshi98
Nope, that's not it. Was just like you until a few days ago. Launch console, play it all the time, no issues. Liked to brag about it around these parts just like you're doing. But then BAM - one day, left Joystick is super broken and has remained that way. Will generally get better after the first few minutes the Switch is on, but yea, I have the problem now, too. Don't be too cocky lol

Re: How The Crypt Of The NecroDancer Developer Got To Work With Zelda

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I think it's awesome, and I'm one of the biggest Zelda fans out there. I hate seeing stupid stuff done with venerable franchises, but this is unique. Necrodancer is an incredible game, and the previews for this look awesome.

I think Hyrule Warriors is way closer to being a detriment to the Zelda franchise. I like Warriors and it's certainly fun to mess around in for a few hours, but there is that janky feel to it that all those Warriors games share, and I dreaded that happening to Zelda.

I don't get the doom and gloom about the Zelda franchise in this thread? Did I miss something? Just last year everyone was bellyaching for a new Zelda title of any sort. A franchise that only releases a game every 4-5 years may remain nostalgically good, but it won't grow. I'm not saying these sorts of things need to be pumped out every year or two, but if what we're getting for Zelda this year is the Awakening remake and this, then that's excellent.

Re: GameStop Promo Wants You To Trade-In Your Old Switch For A New Switch

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People just laying into Gamestop: you're ok living in a world where your buying choices are limited to either mega stores like Walmart or our overlord Amazon?

Bring on more small stores and gaming chains, I say. I don't care how many stupid offers they come up with; I'd rather support them than Amazon. Nobody's forcing me to take them up on this offer.

Brick and mortar stores are like they've always been: your experience will vary based on your local store. My Gamestop is fine, if not good. The employees don't hassle you, some of them are good friends of my family, and I know I can stop over and pick up a game in 10 minutes if I need to (and bring something back in 10 minutes if I need help). Some of you may live near "bad" Gamestops, and that's unfortunate, but don't shepherd all of us closer to this future of one retailer to rule them all.

Re: Review: Child of Light: Ultimate Edition - A Painterly Action RPG Which Still Shines Four Years On

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I have such mixed views on this one.

I have it on Xbox, and it's "good," but I've never been able to summon the will to finish it.

The artwork is fantastic and the world is just such an intriguing fantasy world, but to me it feels like it's begging to be a FULL game and not just a secondary, budget-type release.

I just feel like it goes on for a bit too long and is ever-so-slightly not fully realized.

Re: Head Of Abstraction Games Addresses Technical Performance Of The Switch

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Bottom line: it comes down to whether they want to invest the time or effort. Most companies have engineers more than capable of getting the games to run: are they willing to put the money into it?

Definitely wouldn't call the 3rd-party support "poor." You're probably judging on a faulty premise: comparison to PC and/or third-party boxes (aka Xbox and PS, both wonderful machines). Anything compared to those will have "poor" 3rd-party support in your view because, well, it will unless it has the same amount and is therefore pretty much just another xbox/ps/PC.