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This has been on my Steam wish list for forever, so I was excited to see it come out on Switch. Don't think I'll bite though if there are still performance issues.

EDIT: @Tstar @SwitchVogel Good to know. I'll definitely jump on it if the majority of the performance issues are resolved.

@sanderev Bold claim. I don't own a PS4 (PC/Switch take all my free time) but I think most people would agree that Sony's exclusives have been great this generation. God of War, Spiderman, Horizon: Zero Dawn, The Last of Us P1/P2, Bloodborne, Ghosts of Tsushima, Final Fantasy 7, Uncharted 4, etc... They certainly aren't known for their "Terrible" gameplay.

@sanderev Just in case, I'm not implying it's a bad game either. I'll reserve judgement until I play it. Just meant I thought there was some flawed logic in your first response. Personally, from what I've seen, it appears to be a good game, just not great. The last treehouse soured me a bit, but I'll definitely still be giving it a shot, especially given the reviews I've seen so far have been mostly positive.

@sanderev So it's a terrible review because some fans are stupid? You also know it's possible for fans to want something new, then for said new thing to suck, right?

@ShadowSniper7 The review scores have literally nothing to do with the story. If anything, the developer would be more to blame for review scores than the publisher - but regardless, it has no bearing on this dispute.

@ShadowSniper7 yeah ok, sure. Good one. Feel free to point me to an article that implies blame on either side and I'll gladly change my thoughts. Until then, why blindly take one side over the other?

@SwitchVogel Aren't you behaving exactly like the people you're making fun of, just taking the other side? I've not seen anything that would lead me to believe one side of the other. It's a contractual dispute and the contract hasn't been made public.

And while I won't disagree that the game is terrible, that's not what the publisher is fighting for here. It is damage control and image management. The exact things you say will happen to them - financial, image, and legal trouble - is exactly why they need to respond. If they remain silent, it is as good as admitting guilt and they receive nothing but bad press. So while I don't have any clue who is to blame here, Planet's response is anything but surprising.

@JoeM103 You can get it direct from the Microsoft or Xbox store for $99. https://www.xbox.com/en-US/accessories/controllers/xbox-adaptive-controller

@carlos82 Fair enough - to each their own. For me, it was mainly the setting (Not so much the art style) and the types of weapons that reminded me of some of the older Castlevania games. It's still very much it's own thing, and to this day, probably my favorite "Metroidvania" style Roguelike - quite a bit for fun to me even than Dead Cells.

@carlos82 Have you played Rogue Legacy? It definitely has a Castlevania vibe to it. Of course it doesn't play exactly like one, but there's definitely similarities. Either way, hyped for this game, the first was amazing.

@Alucard83 From the information out there so far, I think it's safe to say it's not a mainline Witcher game. I'm thinking more along the lines of Thronebreaker, Gwent, or something similar. Even so, handing the title off to a different dev doesn't immediately spell disaster - look at Luigi's Mansion 2/3 for a recent example.

@Toy_Link No worries, I had the same epiphany about E3/Gamescom a couple years back. E3 has always felt like the bigger media event to me, but I'm not near the convention either.

@Toy_Link PAX and Gamescom are huge conventions. Gamescom dwarfs them both in attendance, and PAX East/E3 are very similar in size.

Still, I don't get the hate for E3. There's some fair complaints out there, but to say E3 needed put out of its misery? I don't think so. It's still a huge event each year.

@VmprHntrD No it doesn't - the original NT did, not the Mini. The mini uses a Cyclone FPGA, which is why it is so expensive. It also allows for the emulation of pretty much every 8 bit console, which is why the NT Mini currently sells for so much on ebay.

EDIT: That's not to say that's the only reason it's so expensive. Didn't mean to indicate the FPGA alone costs $500, but it's a contributing factor. The FPGA and the additional cores Kevtris released are why it was so expensive secondhand, though.

I sold mine a while back because they've been selling at an insane prise - often over $2k. I immediately pre-ordered 2 more. One to use, one for collection.

@Seananigans It's definitely expensive, but you're also pretty clearly ignorant to what the device is and why it is special. Look at the price used devices were selling for on eBay as of this morning. Additionally, the device was in no way a "failure" - it sold through extremely quickly.

Amazing game, but not sure if I will double dip. I put 70 hours into it on PC, and I don't yet have a strong urge to revisit. If you haven't played the game already though, I highly recommend it.

@nintendoknife I think that's a bit of an unfair comparison - people watching hotdog eating contests probably are not typically hotdog aficionados, their interest likely lies in the capabilities of the human body. It's highly unlikely that there are very many people that hate football, soccer, basketball, etc... and yet love watching the sport. So I do think the two are typically closely related. I understand your point, and would prefer if the participants actually care about the game, but in the end, it's the community as a whole that matters to me.

@nintendoknife It doesn't really matter if you or I think it's nonsensical to watch esports or not, the statement was that it devalues the game - when clearly, there's tons of people that enjoy watching esports. But, let me know when I can watch the real life equivalent of Smash Bros or Starcaft 2 =)

@nintendoknife You make a few good points, but to say it completely devalues the game's inherent worth is a bit of a stretch. I won't disagree that many people play certain games due to the massive prize pools, rather than for the enjoyment of the game. However, they have massive prize pools in the first place because people love the game. So yes, perhaps that one competitor secretly hates the game - but hundreds of thousands of people watching them play love it. Since having kids, I'm forever a casual gamer - but I would still love to see Nintendo support the competitive scene much more.

@TriggerAD It's basically that. Better combat, crappier farming options. For me, it's a good game, but not in the same league as Stardew Valley. I still recommend it, but I'll definitely be passing on playing it again on Switch. Looking forward to RF5 though.

@Dayton311 Yeah, there's very few games that I think are "perfect" games, but I think Overcooked 1/2, Slay the Spire, and Spelunky are examples that are pretty much perfect for their genre/target audience. Assuming you are playing Overcooked with friends, of course.

@KingBowser86 I somewhat understand. I pretty much hate all mobile F2P games (Okay, I hate mobile in general =D) or anything that limits your ability to play due to "energy" or some sort of similar mechanic. I also despise any sort of purchasable abilities/upgrades that give you an advantage. But in the case of the games I listed, that's not really the case - you can get the full experience of Dauntless without paying a penny. So I'd recommend checking it out if you're even slightly interested. I wasn't a huge fan of the game personally, but I am going to give it another shot on Switch.

@KingBowser86 There's plenty of extremely generous F2P titles. Dauntless, Path of Exile, Warframe, Fortnite, Dota 2, League of Legends, etc... I dislike some of those titles for other reasons, but you certainly don't have to pay to win.

@Radbot42 ... no it isn't.

@setezerocinco Made worse by nostalgia causing me to "remember" Neverwinter Nights looking amazing... But yeah, 3D games of that era never age gracefully.

@KitsuneNight I'm a bit confused - the Dirt Rally series is pretty much the highest regarded rally sim games out there, and the Dirt series in general has a pretty good reputation. What would releasing those games under the Slightly Mad banner accomplish?

Because your post was about them posting affiliate article after article, which was shown to be only 1 out of 8 for the day, then you claimed they only posted links to Amazon, when I listed 8 other retailers. Refusing to read and intentionally ignoring facts is what makes you a troll.

@panthro I suppose when you say "Waffle" you mean factually correct? If so, I agree with you, since everything I stated is easily verifiable, on this very page, no less. At least put some effort in your trolling.

@panthro So did you skip to the end and only see the "What more do you want" part, or did you read the whole paragraph? Unless you meant to say you wanted less articles that "...are just links to Amazon, and Best Buy, and Wal-Mart, And Target, and GAME, and Argos, and ShopTo, and Game Stop, and Nintendo, and..." - well, you get the idea.

@panthro So post #3 (Your post, by the way) is supposed to imply that you're perfectly fine with affiliate link articles? Surely you can see why a rational human being would think that's not the case.

Regardless, they have links to Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop, Target, WalMart, Argos, GAME, Nintendo, ShopTo, Base, and I'm sure some others that I'm not aware of. You may be able to find betters deals at a local shop, but that wouldn't be relevant to 99% of the readers. What more do you want, apart from a reason to complain irrationally?

@panthro So wait, now you want him to post more affiliate links? A bit hypocritical, no? Either way, it's a pretty poor criticism, since other articles (and this one, no less) contain links to other retailers.

@Savino Personally, I love it when @Damo wastes time explaining himself - especially when the criticism is "Affiliate link article after article" and the response is as simple as his response in #4. Pretty hard to argue against that. And yeah, it's black Friday... so of course there will be affiliate links.

@Radbot42 A Link Between Worlds was not even close to, nor was it ever intended to be, a remake of A Link to the Past. Sharing an overworld map does not make it a remake.

@NEStalgia Really, the only thing I disagree with is the ease with which you can avoid using the services. Sure, some are more mandatory than others, but it's not that difficult to entirely avoid services you take severe issues with. In your case, there are plenty of alternatives to Chrome. I have no reason to use Facebook. You have a point on the difficulty of avoiding Google search, especially for kids.

However, I'll leave it at this since I really do think we agree on 99% of the issue - including the amount of data collected, the risk it poses, etc... - I think you simply need a new term. That's pretty much it. Nobody views the software you are referring to as spyware, which makes it very misleading. Otherwise, I'd suggest you report the software laden w/Spyware to Kaspersky/Norton/McAffee/whoever and collect your bounty =)

@NEStalgia Google and Facebook have made billions that would suggest, yes, the primary use is for advertising purposes =/

I'm not the one redefining terms to suit an agenda - it seems you are against any sort of information gathering - whether personal or not - and deem anything that does so spyware. That's not what 99% of the world's population is talking about when they talk about spyware.

Regarding consent, sure it can be obfuscated at times, but I'd say most users of Google services and Facebook understand their information is being collected. If not, what do you really expect those companies to do about it? They can't force you to read EULAs. I won't disagree that EULAs are sometimes intentionally vague, and it would be difficult to know every entity and every piece of information goes to, but that's also a risk the individual accepts when using the service. You're free to avoid the service altogether, as I do with Facebook. Regardless, that's a separate conversation altogether, but even if there were some shady EULAs, that doesn't make Chrome, Facebook, Windows 10, YouTube, Amazon, etc... "Spyware" just because you don't like certain business practices.

@NEStalgia If you want to argue I used the incorrect term out of ignorance or stupidity, so be it. I disagree, but that's still a far cry from intentionally using a term entirely incorrectly for the sole purpose of conjuring up a fear driven response. There's no denying that tailored advertising is a far cry from spyware. Yes, putting all the pieces of information together would likely result in you being to identify someone. That's ignoring the fact that an actual human being does not typically have access to any of that data. The user also has to consent. How the data is collected and stored is also highly regulated. I typically find myself agreeing with you/your position, but this is one that is just incredibly dishonest. Even if I agree with 90% of what you're saying, you simply cannot equate data collection for advertising purposes to spyware. I'm not even saying data collection for advertising is a good or honest practice - heck, there's been enough controversy in the news about data breaches from pretty much every major tech company - but that still does not place them anywhere near the same category as intentionally malicious software.

@NEStalgia So you're intentionally using a term incorrectly, because you don't like data collection for advertisement purposes. It's fine if you hate it and object to the practice. That doesn't make it spyware, and it's extremely dishonest to use intentionally fear-mongering language to make your point.

Regarding whether or not you want to use web services that collect your personal information is up to you - I for one do tend to stay away from all social media, for example - but that is in no way the same as a dude in a lab coat tracking your every move, especially since (in a perfect world) most of these advertising companies do not store information they can use to personally identify you - at least, in theory. Again, whether you or I trust them is moot - it's not even remotely close to the same thing as spyware. Not the information they collect, nor how they go about collecting it, and to say otherwise is intentionally misleading.

@NEStalgia Calling it spyware is disingenuous at best, as you know that provokes a completely different emotional response. Of course, it was designed to collect some data for advertising purposes. The EULA is also pretty clear on that. This is completely different from spyware designed to steal your personal information for resale, identity theft, fraudulent purchases, etc... Unless you're also going to count Facebook, Amazon, or pretty much any other web service as spyware as well.

Saying it succeeded because it was pushed by Google is also an odd stance to take, considering no company has proven they are more willing to abandon projects than Google. Browsers were incredibly bloated at the time, and Chrome was fast and simply worked. I can't really talk to the plugin bloat (Even still, I use 2 extensions) and I would imagine most users fall or fell into the same boat.

Don't get me wrong, I'm not an advocate for Chrome (Though, I am a fan of Chromium/V8), I just don't absolutely hate it. The fact that modern day chrome running multiple tabs has consumed 12GB of my RAM is condemning enough on its own. I just don't think using hyperbole and scare tactics is the way to make your point.

@NEStalgia Regarding Chrome, I think that's exactly why it was successful - Chrome came at exactly the right time. IE was never really beloved and eschewed web standards (More a pain for developers than users, I admit) and FireFox was rapidly bloating and becoming slower and slower. For sure, that's the reason I initially switched. I don't really think Chrome is horrendously awful, but I don't think it's particularly great, either. It was a fast, lightweight browser that for the most part just worked - which was more than either FireFox or IE could deliver at the time.

@TechaNinja What's "Overpriced" in your mind for 3-5 hours? Because I can think of several amazing 3-5 hour indie games.

@avocadopear "We made Banjo Kazooie - and a spiritual successor to it"

@SepticLemon One thing to note on FPGAs, is they're not inherently more accurate than software emulation or ASICs. They simply emulate the target system in hardware, but FPGAs are still prone to inaccuracies (Depending on the developer) inherent to software emulation. Unlike ASICs, however, FPGAs have the benefit of being tweaked/updated after release, so bugs & inaccuracies can be easily fixed, in addition to brand new functionality being added. I've been following Kevin's work for a long time, even before his Analogue days, so I am quite confident this will be a remarkably accurate device - but that's not inherently due to using an FPGA. It's because Kevtris is a wizard.

@SepticLemon @RetiredR It's Analogue - based on their previous devices, and Kevin Horton's projects in general, accuracy is going to be extremely important to them. This will almost definitely have various visual settings to choose from - so if you're one of those monsters that enjoys stretching your video, I'd be willing to be that's possible too =P

@bstoppel Oh boy, I don't know why that never crossed my mind - I would LOVE hucard support. I own a TurboExpress, but never actually play it due to the awful screen/battery life - so it would be amazing if this device could fill that role.

@sdelfin I think the resolution is a compromise of having the device run so many different games of varying resolutions. For example, if this only played GB/GBC, having a native resolution screen would be ideal. But with a much higher resolution screen, they were likely able to get all of the systems looking much better. And since the screen is exactly 10x the resolution of the original GBC (160x144), those games should still look pixel perfect. Horizontally, it's also exactly 9x the resolution of the GBA, so my guess is the scalers will work very well there to make it look natural. Not sure on the other systems though, will be interesting to see how they look, but I expect they will be great coming from Analogue.

One thing notably absent is any sort of Wifi communication. Not a deal breaker for me by any means, but it would be really nice for multiplayer. I see it includes an original style link port, presumably for local multiplayer, but would be nice if a wireless option were there. Perhaps Bluetooth could be used?

Instabuy. Having an FPGA dedicated for development is going to lead to some awesome stuff with this device - and all previous Analogue products have been top notch. I can't wait for this.

@EvaEeveeFan Are you disgusted at your ISP as well, for allowing access to adult content? Or the local movie theater for showing R rated films? Or the local news paper for covering downright horrific news? No? If you're capable of avoiding content you don't like with those media outlets, I suggest you do the same here. No one is forcing you to consume content you don't like.

@gamer89 If the game is an 11/10, why would you not play it again on Switch? Is it simply because you find the PS4 Pro version to be slightly better? With the PS4 being a 10/10, and the Switch being an inferior version of the same game, perhaps it would be fair to slightly lower the score of the Switch version. Nothing drastic, just something very minor... like a 9/10 maybe? Maybe you wouldn't, but surely it's not a stretch to see how someone else would come to that conclusion.

@gamer89 That's a nonsensical reply. It's like stating praising the Witcher 3's visual on PC would be incorrect, because that's a matter of the PC hardware. The fact is, regardless of the reason, consumers want to know about visual fidelity and performance - two things that are very important to a review score - regardless of the cause or who is at fault. Nevermind the fact that complaining about a 9 vs a 10 is already a bit crazy, considering the difference is minimal and they would both be amazing games.

@DonSerrot I think it just depends on the game. I absolutely love my pro controllers (I have 4) but it's incredibly infuriating in games like Puyo Puyo Tetris, especially when playing competitively. A random quick drop mixed in occasionally is "game breaking" even if the D-Pad feels fine 99% of time otherwise.

@YourGoodFriendly Way to repeat a tired, meaningless, and irrelevant mantra. Sure, a bad product is always bad. You got me there. Why not address my request for 800 brand new Pokemon then? After all, a delayed product that is better is always a good thing, right? Heck, why stop there? I want OVER 9000 Pokemon this go around. I don't mind waiting, because a bad product is forever bad.

Also, I "Keep bringing up" my development background (I brought it up 1 time, mind you) to simply illustrate that in my experience, problems become more complex as a project grows. I said nothing of "Hiring more devs" - never mind that there are countless studies that show simply throwing additional bodies at a development task makes the task take MORE time, not less. So no, to an extent, simply increasing staff does not make everything better.

Finally, you say it's a "Step backwards" for the series, before the game is release. Who knows? The game isn't out yet. Let's see how it plays. Let's see what's new. Let's get familiar with the new systems. There's more to the game than the number of Pokemon.

At least try to intelligently address my comments, or feel free to ignore them completely. You don't seem willing to have an actual discussion, but prefer to spout hyperbole that is irrelevant to anything I've actually said.