@Tourtus Bruh, imagine if a fandom with a game series that was originally not intended too be depicted as being lewd has more NSFW artwork compared to just normal artwork. That too me is a sign that a fandom has fallen into obscurity by the mainstream and now only furries draw art of it for obvious reasons.
@MsMaestroon You can always, I dunno... just emulate them on a PC if you want. They can't be that hard to emulate on any modern computer, can they?
As for the Adventure games, they are a solid good time, even if the first game has some filler content. The second game doesn't waste any time, and it's usually everyone's favorite 3D Sonic game.
If they were to re-release them, it would be nice if they remastered them like how NIghtDive Studios does there remasters and added a cel-shaded look to both games, while giving the option to Switch between old and new graphics.
Heard about this game once and saw that it was inspired by the Biblical book of Enoch, which isn't apparently canon to the actual Bible.
Not too mention, it takes a lot liberties with it's interpretations of the depictions of most of the characters in game. Like the giants, they have been a bit, uh... artistically Japanified to look simple and cute. Much to my personal annoyance how some artists do that when interpreting other cultures myths.
I always find it funny how the NInja Turtles appeared less edgy in the 80s cartoon compared to how they appeared in the games and box art. A bit of inconsistency, wouldn't you say?
@AstroTheGamosian I just Google searched up that model you mentioned and I was immediately greeted with vore pics (Eww gross)
Look, I know you guys like Krystal, in that way , but can y'all please refrain from posting cringe on here, please?
Also, despite some people saying they didn't like Krystal in those games, I would also feel the same way if not the fact that there's a website that exists, that literally worships her existence. I like the character because maybe her and Fox can have story potential together if future games explored that a bit in-depth, maybe her being a telepath could be an interesting dynamic in their relationship, I dunno.
But look, can y'all Krystal cultists please chill for a bit? You're making us other Star Fox fans look like legit weirdos if we even mention a passing liking of the character in a discussion of Star Fox in general.
So if they are saying that this is a retail release and that this new version will supposedly look and play better, then color me interested. But I'm of course, cautiously optimistic about this whole announcement.
Also, if the "retail" version of the game is not on a physical cartridge and instead a download code in a box, then that's almost a deal breaker for me.
If CD Projekt Red could port a whole butt-load of a last gen open world game like the Witcher 3 onto Switch all onto a 32 Gigabyte cartridge, then I hope this game looks about as well as that game does.
@GinMiguel Someone needs to tell Shigeru Miyamoto to make another Star Fox game that isn't a remake of 64 for the tenth time.
Star Fox Zero was like the Metroid Other M of Star Fox games, fan feedback was so polarizing and sales were not-so-great on the Wii U, that it almost felt like they knew it was going to fail, so they sent it to die anyway.
I will never understand Nintendo's hubris when it comes to making games like Star Fox Zero. It was a game that already had a niche audience on a poorly selling console with controller gimmicks that not everyone was accustomed too.
Was anyone thinking whether or not this would sell well on a console that had an already dwindling audience or was it just the only way Nintendo could greenlight a Star Fox game if it had a controller gimmick shoe-horned in?
After seeing how the only true Metroid game that was released the last decade was Samus Returns on 3DS, I have a suspicious feeling that's the only way Nintendo tests the potential for a sequel to a series that hasn't sold as well as their mainline titles like Mario or Zelda. If it sells decently, there's a chance of a new game. If it doesn't, I guess wait for another decade long hiatus for a new game to maybe be considered. Ugh.
What exactly would they change for both re-releases of those games, though?
Twilight Princess HD had those Miiverse stamps that are now useless and Wind Waker had the tingle bottle thing that, also like Twilight Princess's Miiverse functionality, no longer works.
So what extra new content would they include this time?
So, what's the best guess on how often on a monthly bases we'll be receiving these new DLC courses and if there will be bonus unlockables like characters or karts?
Time Trials are available for some of the new courses, so that must mean there has to be some sort of reward planned out, right?
Edit: I thought this was Booster Course DLC for MK8 but I read the title wrong
So many Wind Waker fans and not enough Twilight Princess appreciators, smh.
Anyways, if Nintendo wants to port both games onto Switch they better add new modes and maybe something to spice up gameplay like maybe a "rogue" or "randomizer" mode that changes what enemies you fight like imagine in the some of the first areas you come across some high level enemies early on.
Or maybe randomize where you find quest/key items out of order to make things interesting.
Ever since Miiverse went down, those rewards that you get from chests in Twilight Princess HD have become pretty much useless since you can't post them anywhere.
@nilcam Yes, I know. I'm just pointing out the fact that the person who wrote the article used the term "beat em ups" to describe fighting games. It's in the second sentence.
@Joeynator3000 Oh, so that's good too know. But can you choose between playing "classic original" Yu-gi-oh and non of the modern pendulum, xyz, combo stuff, right?
@UltimateOtaku91 They don't have too. They create the game the way they want too and the Souls-series of games still sell well regardless.
It's just that western gaming journalists have an unhealthy obsession with telling gaming publishers and developers what too do and to lower their game's difficulty, even if the game already has an option for that.
Whatever the case, sometimes this obsession with difficulty leads developers towards making easy games by default or not having a difficulty mode for an easy game, or even making the game's difficulty unbalanced even on harder modes.
Either way, I'm glad Fromsoftware makes somewhat difficult games though there needs to be a fine line between making a game difficult but fair and making a game that's just unreasonably tough like some old-school arcade games.
And also, as great as the Souls games are, it would be nice if so many indie game developers stopped copying the formula of those games just because they're popular. It really stifles the creativity of the industry if everyone just makes the same Dark Souls clone but with minor tweaks to the gameplay. I'm getting annoyed of seeing those gloomy 2D style games pop up on the Eshop.
Once you make progress in a save file and want to adjust your characters nose, mouth, or eyebrows, you have to pay real money in order to make adjustments on a single save file.
@WallyWest What a lame excuse. Never once considered that there are players that play with fewer armor pieces and just want to see their character's face?
@MythTgr That's because it has "Zelda" in the title. Brand recognition is strong and I imagine Hyrule Warriors, the previous game before Age of Calamity, didn't sell as much as the Nintendo endorsed spin off game.
The way Koei Tecmo pumps out these games, I wouldn't be surprised if there was an Age of Calamity 2 released after the Breath of the Wild sequel. But I can't imagine it would sell as well because I think some people were duped into thinking this was a mainline Zelda game. After two entries, people would probably be burnt out already.
With all the fuss that game journalists give microtransactions and COD pay-to-win mechanics in the video game industry, I'm surprised they haven't given Capcom sh*t for being the only publisher that locks character customization behind a pay once per voucher in order to change your characters physical appearance.
Okay seriously, what does it take for Goodsmile/Figma to make figures of other Nintendo characters besides the one's that are currently relevant?
Is it just popularity, is that what's this is all about?
When will they get the message from fans that there are other Nintendo characters from series as popular as Smash Bros. who have their own series that may not be as popular but are still relevant to an extent, like Fox Mccloud or Captain Falcon.
As nice as this is and I'm glad they're adding more content, this pretty much confirms Mario Kart 9 is being saved as a launch game for the Switch successor in the future.
@Silly_G That's just a collection, not a new game. While it's nice that we got a minimalistic port of those games, Koei Tecmo keeps churning out these Warriors games like Activision or EA does with COD or Battlefield.
We're not even getting ports of fighting games like Dead or Alive, just the sort of pervy Beach Volleyball game spin-off game instead.
If I am being honest, with how frequently they release these Warriors spin-off games they really slowly start to show how not very unique they are.
@Silly_G No DOA or Ninja Gaiden, not even a Nioh port.
I'm genuinely curious how much profit those games make, because it seems it's like the only thing Koei/Omega Force releases. I know the Aetelier games exist, but those are just regular RPGs.
@Dualmask Oh. Well, I guess Capcom could always think about making a more darker and mature MH in the future if they want too. But that would probably hinder sales since it seems like they want too widen their audience seeing how they're also making kiddy spin-off MH games.
@Dualmask I guess if something like that were in a new game in 2021 coming from Capcom, then it would probably catch the unwelcome attention of western gaming journos. And we all know what they are going too stir up.
@Shiro28 I know this is a Monster Hunter game and that it's essentially all boss fights. But in Rise can you fight individual enemies or is it just giant singular boss battles?
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Re: Random: Krystal's OG Voice Actor Reprises Role For Half-Life 2 Mod
@Tourtus Bruh, imagine if a fandom with a game series that was originally not intended too be depicted as being lewd has more NSFW artwork compared to just normal artwork. That too me is a sign that a fandom has fallen into obscurity by the mainstream and now only furries draw art of it for obvious reasons.
Re: Random: Nintendo Didn't Know What A Bounty Hunter Was Before Metroid Prime
@jcboyer515 Oh yeah, like how there was this one Japanese novelization of Zelda that named Link just "Paul" for some reason.
Re: Sonic Origins Receives Rating In South Korea, Key Art Discovered
@MsMaestroon You can always, I dunno... just emulate them on a PC if you want. They can't be that hard to emulate on any modern computer, can they?
As for the Adventure games, they are a solid good time, even if the first game has some filler content. The second game doesn't waste any time, and it's usually everyone's favorite 3D Sonic game.
If they were to re-release them, it would be nice if they remastered them like how NIghtDive Studios does there remasters and added a cel-shaded look to both games, while giving the option to Switch between old and new graphics.
Re: Cult Classic Action Game 'El Shaddai: Ascension Of The Metatron' Is Getting A Switch Port
Heard about this game once and saw that it was inspired by the Biblical book of Enoch, which isn't apparently canon to the actual Bible.
Not too mention, it takes a lot liberties with it's interpretations of the depictions of most of the characters in game. Like the giants, they have been a bit, uh... artistically Japanified to look simple and cute. Much to my personal annoyance how some artists do that when interpreting other cultures myths.
Re: Random: Nintendo Didn't Know What A Bounty Hunter Was Before Metroid Prime
Why would you call your fictional character something you don't know the meaning of?
Re: This Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Cowabunga Collection Limited Edition Is A Fan's Dream
I always find it funny how the NInja Turtles appeared less edgy in the 80s cartoon compared to how they appeared in the games and box art. A bit of inconsistency, wouldn't you say?
Re: Sonic Origins Receives Rating In South Korea, Key Art Discovered
@MsMaestroon Be honest, very few people want those Game Gear and Master System games, do they?
And I doubt anyone is itching to play Sonic Labyrinth on their Switch.
Now if Christian Whitehead and Headcannon ported the Adventure games onto Switch tho...
Re: Sonic Origins Receives Rating In South Korea, Key Art Discovered
Would be nice if this collection included that one Sonic arcade game where you control him in sort of 3D space using a track ball.
Re: Random: Krystal's OG Voice Actor Reprises Role For Half-Life 2 Mod
@syrupdash My bad, they both sorta sound the same. I'm surprised after two decades this lady comes back to voice her in a fan mod.
Re: Random: Krystal's OG Voice Actor Reprises Role For Half-Life 2 Mod
@AstroTheGamosian I just Google searched up that model you mentioned and I was immediately greeted with vore pics (Eww gross)
Look, I know you guys like Krystal, in that way , but can y'all please refrain from posting cringe on here, please?
Also, despite some people saying they didn't like Krystal in those games, I would also feel the same way if not the fact that there's a website that exists, that literally worships her existence. I like the character because maybe her and Fox can have story potential together if future games explored that a bit in-depth, maybe her being a telepath could be an interesting dynamic in their relationship, I dunno.
But look, can y'all Krystal cultists please chill for a bit?
You're making us other Star Fox fans look like legit weirdos if we even mention a passing liking of the character in a discussion of Star Fox in general.
Re: Ark: Ultimate Survivor Edition Promises 'Complete Revamp' Of Switch Visuals And Performance
So if they are saying that this is a retail release and that this new version will supposedly look and play better, then color me interested. But I'm of course, cautiously optimistic about this whole announcement.
Also, if the "retail" version of the game is not on a physical cartridge and instead a download code in a box, then that's almost a deal breaker for me.
If CD Projekt Red could port a whole butt-load of a last gen open world game like the Witcher 3 onto Switch all onto a 32 Gigabyte cartridge, then I hope this game looks about as well as that game does.
Re: Random: Krystal's OG Voice Actor Reprises Role For Half-Life 2 Mod
@GinMiguel Someone needs to tell Shigeru Miyamoto to make another Star Fox game that isn't a remake of 64 for the tenth time.
Star Fox Zero was like the Metroid Other M of Star Fox games, fan feedback was so polarizing and sales were not-so-great on the Wii U, that it almost felt like they knew it was going to fail, so they sent it to die anyway.
I will never understand Nintendo's hubris when it comes to making games like Star Fox Zero. It was a game that already had a niche audience on a poorly selling console with controller gimmicks that not everyone was accustomed too.
Was anyone thinking whether or not this would sell well on a console that had an already dwindling audience or was it just the only way Nintendo could greenlight a Star Fox game if it had a controller gimmick shoe-horned in?
After seeing how the only true Metroid game that was released the last decade was Samus Returns on 3DS, I have a suspicious feeling that's the only way Nintendo tests the potential for a sequel to a series that hasn't sold as well as their mainline titles like Mario or Zelda. If it sells decently, there's a chance of a new game. If it doesn't, I guess wait for another decade long hiatus for a new game to maybe be considered. Ugh.
Re: Random: Krystal's OG Voice Actor Reprises Role For Half-Life 2 Mod
@AstroTheGamosian I thought her name was Alésia Glidewell, she was the voice of Krystal from Star Fox Assault, wasn't she?
Unless that was just an alias of hers in the industry?
Re: Video: What Legend Of Zelda Games Can We Expect To Fill The Gap In 2022?
What exactly would they change for both re-releases of those games, though?
Twilight Princess HD had those Miiverse stamps that are now useless and Wind Waker had the tingle bottle thing that, also like Twilight Princess's Miiverse functionality, no longer works.
So what extra new content would they include this time?
Re: Random: Krystal's OG Voice Actor Reprises Role For Half-Life 2 Mod
Saw the title of the article and thought that it was a new Star Fox game and then I realized it's just a mod
But honestly, why tho?
How much did those modders pay for to get this one voice actor back to voice a very questionable looking fox girl in their mod of Half-Life?
Re: Nintendo Teases New Course For Mario Kart Tour's Next Update
So, what's the best guess on how often on a monthly bases we'll be receiving these new DLC courses and if there will be bonus unlockables like characters or karts?
Time Trials are available for some of the new courses, so that must mean there has to be some sort of reward planned out, right?
Edit: I thought this was Booster Course DLC for MK8 but I read the title wrong
Re: Random: Requests For Zelda Ports Increase Following BOTW 2 Switch Delay
So many Wind Waker fans and not enough Twilight Princess appreciators, smh.
Anyways, if Nintendo wants to port both games onto Switch they better add new modes and maybe something to spice up gameplay like maybe a "rogue" or "randomizer" mode that changes what enemies you fight like imagine in the some of the first areas you come across some high level enemies early on.
Or maybe randomize where you find quest/key items out of order to make things interesting.
Ever since Miiverse went down, those rewards that you get from chests in Twilight Princess HD have become pretty much useless since you can't post them anywhere.
Re: Capcom, SEGA, SNK, And More Are Back In The Ring For A Third Fighting Game Roundtable
@Magician Too be fair, "soccer" is the correct way to call European football.
Re: Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel Surpasses 20 Million Downloads
@Joeynator3000 K. Thanks
Re: Capcom, SEGA, SNK, And More Are Back In The Ring For A Third Fighting Game Roundtable
@nilcam Yes, I know. I'm just pointing out the fact that the person who wrote the article used the term "beat em ups" to describe fighting games. It's in the second sentence.
Re: Redout 2 Overview Trailer Brings Plenty Of F-Zero Vibes
Whatever happened to that Ballistic NG game that was coming out for Switch?
Re: Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel Surpasses 20 Million Downloads
@Joeynator3000 Oh, so that's good too know. But can you choose between playing "classic original" Yu-gi-oh and non of the modern pendulum, xyz, combo stuff, right?
Re: Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel Surpasses 20 Million Downloads
@MostHandsieBoy I can see why, that type of sharp angular-looking anime can probably a turn-off too anyone who's never seen anime.
Re: Capcom, SEGA, SNK, And More Are Back In The Ring For A Third Fighting Game Roundtable
So, actual "beat em ups" like Streets of Rage 4 or fighting games?
There's a difference between the two, and for some reason people in the UK refer too them as the same for some reason.
Re: Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel Surpasses 20 Million Downloads
@MostHandsieBoy Was the show that really terrible to you?
Re: Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel Surpasses 20 Million Downloads
@Joeynator3000 Does Legacy have a better single player mode?
Re: Feature: 5 Accessibility Features That Every Game Should Have
@UltimateOtaku91 They don't have too. They create the game the way they want too and the Souls-series of games still sell well regardless.
It's just that western gaming journalists have an unhealthy obsession with telling gaming publishers and developers what too do and to lower their game's difficulty, even if the game already has an option for that.
Whatever the case, sometimes this obsession with difficulty leads developers towards making easy games by default or not having a difficulty mode for an easy game, or even making the game's difficulty unbalanced even on harder modes.
Either way, I'm glad Fromsoftware makes somewhat difficult games though there needs to be a fine line between making a game difficult but fair and making a game that's just unreasonably tough like some old-school arcade games.
And also, as great as the Souls games are, it would be nice if so many indie game developers stopped copying the formula of those games just because they're popular. It really stifles the creativity of the industry if everyone just makes the same Dark Souls clone but with minor tweaks to the gameplay. I'm getting annoyed of seeing those gloomy 2D style games pop up on the Eshop.
Re: Poll: What's The Best Batman Game On Nintendo Systems?
Never understood the hype around the licensed Lego games.
Re: Monster Hunter Rise Update Adds Free Armor And Weapons, With Paid 'Voice DLC'
@WallyWest ... Per save file.
Once you make progress in a save file and want to adjust your characters nose, mouth, or eyebrows, you have to pay real money in order to make adjustments on a single save file.
Re: Monster Hunter Rise Update Adds Free Armor And Weapons, With Paid 'Voice DLC'
@WallyWest What a lame excuse. Never once considered that there are players that play with fewer armor pieces and just want to see their character's face?
Re: Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes Hits Switch This June
@MythTgr That's because it has "Zelda" in the title. Brand recognition is strong and I imagine Hyrule Warriors, the previous game before Age of Calamity, didn't sell as much as the Nintendo endorsed spin off game.
The way Koei Tecmo pumps out these games, I wouldn't be surprised if there was an Age of Calamity 2 released after the Breath of the Wild sequel. But I can't imagine it would sell as well because I think some people were duped into thinking this was a mainline Zelda game. After two entries, people would probably be burnt out already.
Re: Monster Hunter Rise Update To Add Free Armor And Weapons, With Paid 'Voice DLC'
With all the fuss that game journalists give microtransactions and COD pay-to-win mechanics in the video game industry, I'm surprised they haven't given Capcom sh*t for being the only publisher that locks character customization behind a pay once per voucher in order to change your characters physical appearance.
Re: Good Smile Company Announces Figma Samus Aran: Metroid Dread Version
Okay seriously, what does it take for Goodsmile/Figma to make figures of other Nintendo characters besides the one's that are currently relevant?
Is it just popularity, is that what's this is all about?
When will they get the message from fans that there are other Nintendo characters from series as popular as Smash Bros. who have their own series that may not be as popular but are still relevant to an extent, like Fox Mccloud or Captain Falcon.
Re: Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Is Finally Getting DLC
As nice as this is and I'm glad they're adding more content, this pretty much confirms Mario Kart 9 is being saved as a launch game for the Switch successor in the future.
Re: Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes Hits Switch This June
@Silly_G That's just a collection, not a new game. While it's nice that we got a minimalistic port of those games, Koei Tecmo keeps churning out these Warriors games like Activision or EA does with COD or Battlefield.
We're not even getting ports of fighting games like Dead or Alive, just the sort of pervy Beach Volleyball game spin-off game instead.
If I am being honest, with how frequently they release these Warriors spin-off games they really slowly start to show how not very unique they are.
Re: Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes Hits Switch This June
@Silly_G No DOA or Ninja Gaiden, not even a Nioh port.
I'm genuinely curious how much profit those games make, because it seems it's like the only thing Koei/Omega Force releases. I know the Aetelier games exist, but those are just regular RPGs.
Re: Wii Sports Is Reborn As 'Nintendo Switch Sports'
R.I.P. Miis
Nintendo quietly put them out to rest and now we have what looks like a Xbox kinect avatars.
Re: New Action-Adventure Channelling Classic Survival-Horror Games Launches On Switch Next Week
@CarlosM87 Well judging by the visuals, it definitely shows it was made by one person.
Re: Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes Hits Switch This June
Man, it's been a long hot minute since we've gotten a Warriors game.
Koei Tecmo definitely hasn't been releasing enough of these types games, have they?
Re: Memory Pak: Star Fox 64, My Incredible Introduction To The World Of Nintendo
No one's going to post articles on the other Star Fox games... okay then. It's going too be nothing but endless praise for 64 forever.
Re: Nightdive Brings '90s FPS PowerSlave Exhumed To Switch This February
@James696 They could always just streamline the controls, or I dunno, use the touchpad on the screen as well.
Re: New Action-Adventure Channelling Classic Survival-Horror Games Launches On Switch Next Week
Oh look, another Souls-borne Metroid-vania game.
yawn
Re: French Retailer Lists Batman: Arkham Collection For Switch
@Rika_Yoshitake If half of them are digital download-only, then I'd say some backlash is warranted.
I can't imagine if they'll be able too fit Arkham Knight, but if they can't, they probably shouldn't.
Witcher 3 is probably the only large scale PS4 game that was compressed and ported over to Switch and imagine that it took a lot of effort too do so.
Re: Nightdive Brings '90s FPS PowerSlave Exhumed To Switch This February
@nessisonett But the second game should be considered, it's regarded as one of the best immersive sim games of all time next to the original Deus Ex.
Re: Nightdive Brings '90s FPS PowerSlave Exhumed To Switch This February
@Liam_Doolan Ask Nightdive if they'll port over any of the System Shock games to Switch?
Those games are highly regarded.
Re: Monster Hunter Rise Goes Old School With The Origin Layered Armor Set
@Dualmask Oh. Well, I guess Capcom could always think about making a more darker and mature MH in the future if they want too. But that would probably hinder sales since it seems like they want too widen their audience seeing how they're also making kiddy spin-off MH games.
Re: Monster Hunter Rise Goes Old School With The Origin Layered Armor Set
@Dualmask I guess if something like that were in a new game in 2021 coming from Capcom, then it would probably catch the unwelcome attention of western gaming journos.
And we all know what they are going too stir up.
Re: Monster Hunter Rise Goes Old School With The Origin Layered Armor Set
@Dualmask I mean, your profile has 2B showing her in a g-string and that pic isn't exactly as risqué. So I don't think so.
Dragon's Dogma, another game on Switch, has what I was describing, shown directly from the wiki: https://dragonsdogma.fandom.com/wiki/Silk_Lingerie
Re: Monster Hunter Rise Goes Old School With The Origin Layered Armor Set
@Shiro28 I know this is a Monster Hunter game and that it's essentially all boss fights. But in Rise can you fight individual enemies or is it just giant singular boss battles?
Re: Monster Hunter Rise Goes Old School With The Origin Layered Armor Set
@Dualmask Good to know, but I guess it can't be as revealing as what you have in your profile, right? 😂