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So excited to be getting this next week. Should give me some awesome times for the middle of this summer.

Art is fantastic. Gameplay is fantastic.

But I'm still worried about the story. I actually like the grand stories that RPGs tell, even if lots of them share the same themes. It's good to try something new, though. Could be refreshing to just travel and experience a world and smaller conflicts rather than facing doomsday like always.

I have a launch unit, and no cracks. Only thing I've noticed is the Joycon seating definitely has more wiggle to it when attached to the screen.

Another example of how opinion on internet sites (including this one) can bey VERY skewed from the general gaming population.

Can't argue against facts, people.

...well, you can. But it's dumb and annoying.

@Not_Soos
I think people are calling you a "crybaby" because your tone, unfortunately, is kinda...well, whiny.

Like you say, you're allowed to have your critiques, but the way you're phrasing things here and in your posts on the forums frame you as throwing a bit of a tantrum. Maybe you're just not super great at controlling your writing tone, but that's just how you're coming off.

Also, I think you were the guy who tried to say Aces needed to be more like Overwatch at launch with more to do even if it is mostly an online title. I lost all respect for your opinion at that point because anybody who was there knows Overwatch was bereft of content at launch and also was 60 dollars, so... yea, no.

You seem REALLY hung up on this game, though. To an almost unhealthy degree. Maybe spend more time actually playing the game rather than complaining about it and you may find more to enjoy?

lol

You guys are funny.

Thank god.

This game is awesome. I sat down and played the 3 hours straight yesterday. I haven't done that with a game since maybe BotW.

SPYRO!!!!!

Yea, I don't know if it's so much Nintendo (though the Switch is doing well for itself) as it is Xbox seeming to fumble everything these days.

True exclusives are few and far between, even moreso if you're looking for one that is critically acclaimed, and Sony is matching MS for value/stability in online service (wasn't that way at the end of last gen) while putting out better exclusives.

I started this gen with an Xbox One but quickly moved to PS4 for those exact reasons.

So what I'm getting is... you DO NOT battle random Pokemon in the tall grass/etc. to capture them, you just kind of point and throw like in Go.

BUT

You still battle other trainers and have gym matches as per normal (normal for the handheld games).

Yes?

@Menchi187
lol

Thank you. Just thank you.

Well of course! (as an answer to the title) That's what any logical, balanced life form would do.

But this is the internet.

Not stoked right now, but dang... 20 bucks for the year? Can't beat that.

And yea, I've had both PS+ and Xbox Live. Very rarely did I enjoy the games they would offer every month. For 60 bucks a year, I probably still got my "money's worth" (though online gaming should be free, which is why I play online stuff only on my PC these days), but it's total garbage that Live or Plus offer a lot more than this. Value is in the eye of the beholder.

Yes. Quite possibly might be the next title I buy for the Switch, and I haven't bought one for a few months.

Mixed feelings.

Never really used it on past systems (would rather just play the games on the actual systems with the actual controllers when possible), BUT Switch would've been such an amazing vehicle for a one-stop shop of Nintendo classics all under one banner.

Seems like they missed a big opportunity, at least from my perspective. Personally, it won't really matter to me, but generally, yea... I can see why people are upset.

Can't argue with the price in the console world.

But

Not enough there to justify this for me. I mostly play single player stuff, so unless the subscriber-only deals are insane, there's not much here for me. I will be bummed about no cloud saves, but I've survived so far.

@RedMageLanakyn
I see. I frequent this site for my Nintendo news, but I still go elsewhere for my other systems. To be honest, I rarely delve into the comments on these news stories; I usually just stick to the forums section of the site, and I've found lots of cool people over there.

The clickbait cycle is vicious. For everyone. I had to watch some very close friends get fired because their articles just weren't drawing the number of clicks our parent company wanted. Very stressful and really pits your morals against your need for a livelihood. Really exposed me to the reality of ALL media: it's all a business, and bias exists absolutely everywhere in a world that has become completely monetized.

@RedMageLanakyn
Agreed with your sentiment on taking pride in your work, but like I said: why not just email the author directly? As a former journalist for a site very similar to this one, I was WAY more likely to see feedback when it was sent directly to me. Honestly, I rarely would comb through comments on my articles (as they would sometimes pile up into the hundreds and include lots of drivel) - sending an email was objectively the most direct method.

Public comments by their very nature imply the commentator wants to be heard, and so anyone consistently posting convention edits strikes me as someone who doesn't care so much about the mistakes themselves but simply about being loud and being noticed.

I get that nothing is private these days, and everybody just wants to see the world burn and inflict anguish on people they don't even know. I get that. Your comment indicates that you want to assume the worst about Dom (the author). Heck, your comment assumes you even know how I feel! And I'm just going out on a limb here, but you don't know the first thing about me. You've never even met me. Anyway - I get all of that. It's just our society now. I'm just trying to point out that other options exist that cater to the best of both worlds: allowing one to correct mistakes if that is their true and honest bugbear WHILE not creating a spectacle in the public forum.

@BigKing
Hrm... I'm just the opposite. I'm all caught up on my PS4 and nothing really interests me in the near future. But on Switch, Kirby is now being added to a pretty long backlog.

I'm sure I'm not the only one like this. But I can also acknowledge that my anecdote is not true for everyone. Are you big enough to admit the same?

@SLIGEACH_EIRE
I used to work in journalism. I was responsible for six articles a week, and my employment and therefore livelihood hinged on clicks and views. It's stressful and fluid and EVERYONE makes mistakes. The most seasoned writers and editors overlook things on a daily basis. If you have corrections to submit, why not email the author or website directly? Posting them in the comments like you do is in very poor taste and does nothing but feed your own ego, AND it comes off as arrogant and aggressive. I'd wager everything I own that I'm a more competent editor than you, but I feel no need to rub dirt in anyone's eye.

Pretty sweet

Awesome

Not good, HM. I loved you as a kid, but Stardew Valley is eating your lunch right now.

Time to ditch the weird psedo-3D graphics and other nonsense things from past games like terraforming and just go back to basics.

AWESOME

If they like money, it'll happen. Can you even imagine how well a cartoon platformer will sell on the Switch? No-brainer.

Well that's... interesting.

I actually might try the variety set lol

Anyway, it's a totally separate thing, I'm glad to see. <fingers crossed> this should have no effect of the "main" experience of the Switch itself, totally peripheral. Hopefully. lol

Impressive even if only considering the contrast of install bases.

@Razer
Dang, yea - sounds like Switch is perfect for you!

Merry Christmas, guys! Also, chill on the review score complaints and conspiracies lol

If giving a 9 to the best platformer ever created is an effront to your internet mojo, just stick to the review text and use your common sense. ALL reviews are biased and have always been, no matter thd outlet or user. All people are biased. Period.

Nope, sorry. Longer dungeons NEED to come back.

Look, BotW is an excellent game. I'm approaching 200 hours in it, normal and hero modes. It's an awesome, awesome game and will go down as one of the best ever made.

But it's not a Zelda game.

I hope the devs take what worked with BotW and find some way to make it more a ZELDA game next time. Some kind of combination of what works from the past and from BotW.

Very nice. So if that's "9 months," as they claim, that would be through the end of November/very early December. I don't think it's unrealistic to see 11 or 12 million sold by after the holiday shopping season is all said and done.

13-15 million by March is not out of the realm of possibility. That would be incredible.

Pretty awesome! Hopefully we can get back to a place where games regularly come to "Xbox One, PS4, and Switch"!

@SLIGEACH_EIRE
https://www.theverge.com/2017/3/8/14836052/nintendo-interview-legend-of-zelda-designed-for-switch-fujibayashi

... I don't have too much faith you'll actually read this article through an unbiased lens, but there you have it.

But hey, that's just the game's director. Dude probably doesn't know a dang thing.

Also, cut back on the snippiness. we're discussing a video game, not the fate of your first-born child.

@SLIGEACH_EIRE
Sorry, man, but BotW did not END as a port.

I'll give you that it started as a port. It started as a Wii U-only game; you do your research, you know that.

But a full year or more out from the Switch launch, Nintendo shifted the development to make BotW a Switch release first and a Wii U port second. This has been stated in interviews and news articles. You (probably?) also know that.

So just let it go. It's mostly semantics at this point anyway. It's all good.

Oh boy.. my poor wallet. Warriors this weekend, then Mario, then DOOM, then this, then Skyrim.

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It's a fantastic, amazing, brilliant video game.

But it's not a Zelda game.

I hope we get a Zelda game in the near future, fingers crossed for a 2D one.

I have the pixel weapons, but I don't remember paying anything extra for "DLC"? Did I just lose my mind?

The Holidays should be a fantastic, fantastic time for the Switch. Odyssey, if it turns out to be good <fingers crossed>, has real potential to open this baby up to new consumers and gamer hold-outs alike. This is not to mention a healthy stable of AAA third-party offerings coming up, including a Switch release for the new Wolfenstein. And those pesky GTA V rumors keep circulating... Pretty cool.

Instant buy

@SLIGEACH_EIRE
I play all my FPS on PC. I've got a beast rig running in the 100s of frames per second at 1080p. But even still, the portability of this game= a purchase for me, even if it's 30fps. The ability to sit back and play some DOOM in my bed or on the couch when I don't feel like hunching over my PC is worth it.

I've always wanted to play it, but never bought it for some reason. There's a chance I'll get this for Switch.

@joey302
It was definitely alone amongst the dozens of other titles on the machine.

It's an awesome game. If you enjoy action platforming even a little bit, it's fantastic. It's kind of a metroidvania game, but the backtracking and puzzle solving isn't as intense.

THANK YOU

Frames, for sure.

Anyway, this is AWESOME. I wish more console games would give you advanced graphics options like this.

@Aaron09
Technically, it's only "ridiculous" from your viewpoint. Some people are very firm in their personal tastes and really have no desire to view or take part in adult-themed media. Totally their right and not something to be ridiculed.

Sure, there are lots of criticisms to make. But you're a fool to not take into account each individual's bias.

Here's my bias: I never thought this guy's games were particularly good.

Just keep it in mind.

I think the most interesting thing to see to hold up against comments like these would be ACTUAL third-party sales of stuff that has been on all the consoles. NBA Playgrounds, for example. That would be an interesting article: let's see the sales figures for that game between Xbox, PS, PC, and Switch. IF Switch sold the most (not saying it did), and that fact was presented in an interview like this, I wonder what his excuse would be?

@DEZn00ts
Man, believe me when I say this: I WISH I was still a kid lol

I'm probably double your age, not even joking.

I think judging a game because it's "2GB" is pretty childish.

If you want to judge by price, that's fine. But ARMS has a good amount of content for 60 bucks. There are plenty of games and DLC out there to attack for not being worth the money they are asking, but ARMS ain't one of them.

@DEZn00ts
I, too, judge my games by how many GBs they are.

@Mogster
Who EVER said that?

@XCWarrior
They really should have just been called "reveals," I agree, but to minimize them is kinda silly. The only reason you're doing that is because you were expecting a mainline game for the Switch (which many of us were).

In a vacuum, the games they announced are pretty awesome. Pokemon players are gonna love having two brand-new games on the 3DS this year.

@johnvboy
Your comment makes too much sense and therefore does not belong on an internet message board.