I don't understand why there aren't more rules in place at online marketplaces to stop this kind of behavior. Making it so an item can't be resold for 6 months or even just not allowing new products to be sold for more than a 25% increase in MSRP would be nice. Like, why do we let scalpers exist? Who benefits from this aside from scalpers?
@FargusPelagius If you like Armored Core, you should really buy Daemon X Machina. I never see it on sale in the eShop so I recommend checking other retailers or Amazon which is where I found it for 30% off
Little does anyone know that the Digital Devil Saga games are probably the best on that whole list. Someone please play those games. Just as good if not better than the best SMT and Persona games. And easily better than Persona 5
Just bought Somnium Files! I would have preferred it on PS4 since I read that's the better experience but I've also been dying to play this game and waiting for a good sale since it came out
So we couldn't get Rex from Xenoblade 2 because it came out 2 years ago and that wasn't enough time but a game that just came out 5 months ago is fine??
That would be pretty cool but honestly there's already a really great project like this called A Fox In Space. Seriously I urge everyone to check that out
Yeah I dunno. I really liked my time with Sword and Shield until I got to the end and realized there was a complete lack of content. We paid $60 for a game that had less content than a $40 Pokémon game, and now that it's been out for 2 months they're telling us we can pay for the rest of it? I just don't know
I just still feel so stupid that I named my character Akira not knowing the other twin gets named Akira. So now I have the Akira twins running around and dialogue gets very confusing lol
@PikaPhantom It's a rather strategically picked quote as it's both ambiguous out of context and located near the bottom of the article. Still a great read though
I have to be honest here guys, I actually enjoyed this game more than I did Persona 5. I mean that. While Persona 5 has deeper gameplay mechanics and a much larger story/cast of characters, the pacing tends to slow to a crawl and drag quite a bit. While I wouldn't exactly call TMS's story good, it also doesn't take that story nearly as seriously as P5 and kept it's pacing nice and quick to the point where it never bothered me. Add that brisk pace to a charming cast of characters, oddball and quirky sense of humor, fun and even challenging combat with fairly deep character customization and you really do get a great game here.
I really love Fan Gamer. Their site is definitely worth a look especially if you're a fan of indie games. Their merch for Okami is very tempting and I already have the Yooka-Laylee plush
@hadrian If you don't mind me asking, what was the last platformer you really enjoyed? I can understand not liking the original Yooka-Laylee but Impossible Lair is quite fantastic and just about on par with Donkey Kong Tropical Freeze
Anyone else wonder if this was just a horrible miscommunication?
"Guy's, with this rerelease we have an opportunity to avoid the censorship controversy we caused last time and ensure that Western players get the same experience as the Japanese players"
"Make both versions the same. Got it"
This is a FANTASTIC game and any fans of 3D platformers, especially Mario Sunshine, really need to pick this up. That being said, I am a bit weary of these developers. I got this game day one for PS4 only to have them immediately drop support for it and not bring any of the DLC, added modes, or difficulty to the PS4 version, only to be told most of it is launching for the Switch version which they originally said would never happen. Now I'm worried the rest of the DLC won't come to the Switch version either
I just want to help clarify to everyone that this probably has much more to do with Chris breaking his Non Disclosure Agreement with Nintendo by revealing he was voicing Byleth prior to the games release. No idea why the NL article doesn't mention this
This review confuses me. While it is very well written and even as a fan of this game I agree with just about everything, the score just doesn't seem to match up. To someone who enjoys visual novels very occasionally, this reads like an 8. Most of the complaints are pretty minor and hardly detract from the real meat of this game: The writing and ambience. But instead this game was scored for people who don't know what visual novels are. would you do that with FIFA or Madden just for the people who don't have much understanding of football? (see what I did there? Lol) Sports games, shooters, RTS, farm sim games are all rated based on how they perform within their respective genres and yet visual novels are treated like they have no established genre they belong to and are therefore "Barely a videogame" despite having a dedicated fan base from people who enjoy these games to people who even make them. Just to clarify 7 is still a perfectly fine score, just not one I feel reflects it's value in its own genre.
Decent idea, not a great deal. A lot of the eligible games listed are only $50 anyway. Actually even some of the $60 games are cheaper on Amazon. Good for anyone who already knows they're getting Fire Emblem, Astral Chain, or Super Mario Maker 2
Why?? These games were left uncompleted for a reason and should probably stay that way. Only 64 era game I would like to see a final version for would be the original version of Dinosaur Planet before it was changed to Starfox Adventures
@NintendoFan4Lyf Hahaha! True but I'd like to think that it's got more than THAT kind of appeal going for it. In the original special edition artbook, it mentions somewhere that at first the art director was quite intimidated by the task of compiling such a large art book but half way in he had gotten so many different pieces of art that it actually became much harder to figure out what would be left out. Hopefully between that fact and all the art for Torna The Golden Country, this ends up being a pretty solid follow up to what was already a really great art book
@TheFongz @baller98 This isn't more expensive though. This is the EXACT SAME price as the Stellar Edition released on other platforms. Cheaper for Switch even if you take advantage of that 20% off pre order discount. I mentioned this above but the version that's $10 cheaper on other consoles is only the base version of the game. They still have to pay $40 for the Stellar Edition just like us
@onex @setezerocinco @AshFoxX Guys, guys, this isn't a Switch tax. This is $39.99 for the STELLAR EDITION. It's essentially the definitive edition which is priced the same as on other platforms. The version that is $10 less is just the base version that we unfortunately aren't getting on Switch
I don't understand why you would cast someone as incredible as Tony Jaa and give him a big heavy weapon like the Great Sword and not give him something light like Dual Blades
Man, I know it's their job at NintendoLife and other gaming sites but I really wish they wouldn't report on these Reggie "interviews". They just don't go anywhere and are always frustrating
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Re: Creator Of New Checkout Bot Targeting Online Switch Stock Discusses Backlash
I don't understand why there aren't more rules in place at online marketplaces to stop this kind of behavior. Making it so an item can't be resold for 6 months or even just not allowing new products to be sold for more than a 25% increase in MSRP would be nice. Like, why do we let scalpers exist? Who benefits from this aside from scalpers?
Re: Bandai Namco Hosts Huge Nintendo Switch eShop Sale, Up To 75% Off Top Games
@FargusPelagius If you like Armored Core, you should really buy Daemon X Machina. I never see it on sale in the eShop so I recommend checking other retailers or Amazon which is where I found it for 30% off
Re: Miyamoto Has Broken His Habit Of "Completely" Reworking Games Mid-Development
Miyamoto is fine as long as he stops bursting into dev rooms screaming "But what if actually Starfox?!"
Re: Claude From Fire Emblem: Three Houses Cosplays As Claude From Fire Emblem: Three Houses
Wow that hair really makes him look like Zach Braff
Re: Atlus Wants To Know If You'd Like Persona, Etrian Odyssey And Other Past Games On Your Switch
@Kochambra Yeah Devil Survivor definitely belongs on there. Overclocked is in my top 3 SMT/Persona games. I'd buy a switch release in a heartbeat
Re: Atlus Wants To Know If You'd Like Persona, Etrian Odyssey And Other Past Games On Your Switch
Little does anyone know that the Digital Devil Saga games are probably the best on that whole list. Someone please play those games. Just as good if not better than the best SMT and Persona games. And easily better than Persona 5
Re: Spike Chunsoft Slashes Prices Of Its Entire Library On Nintendo Switch eShop
Just bought Somnium Files! I would have preferred it on PS4 since I read that's the better experience but I've also been dying to play this game and waiting for a good sale since it came out
Re: Video: Wiz Khalifa Drops New 16-Bit Music Video For Sonic The Hedgehog Movie
Almost wish they would delay the movie again just to redo this terrible track. Would have been hilarious to have a Crush 40 song in the movie
Re: Fire Emblem's Byleth Confirmed As Super Smash Bros. Ultimate's 5th DLC Fighter
So we couldn't get Rex from Xenoblade 2 because it came out 2 years ago and that wasn't enough time but a game that just came out 5 months ago is fine??
Re: Random: Star Wars Rogue One Writer Wants To Pen The Script For An Animated Star Fox Movie
That would be pretty cool but honestly there's already a really great project like this called A Fox In Space. Seriously I urge everyone to check that out
Re: Joker Costume Spotted On The Back Of Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE Encore Box Art
@GAMER1984dude At least they don't review bomb games for releasing on a system they don't own like other people 😏
Re: Video: This Fan-Made Zelda: Breath Of The Wild Animation Is An Absolute Masterpiece
This looks a bit more like Makoto Shinkai's style to me, but great video!
Re: Get Up To 75% Off Top Switch And 3DS Games In Nintendo's New Year Sale (North America)
Yay Neo Cab! Been wanting to pick this up!
Re: Pokémon Sword And Shield Is Getting An Expansion Pass, And It Looks Mighty
Yeah I dunno. I really liked my time with Sword and Shield until I got to the end and realized there was a complete lack of content. We paid $60 for a game that had less content than a $40 Pokémon game, and now that it's been out for 2 months they're telling us we can pay for the rest of it? I just don't know
Re: Astral Chain Director Says Nintendo Switch Exclusive "Sold Above Expectations"
I just still feel so stupid that I named my character Akira not knowing the other twin gets named Akira. So now I have the Akira twins running around and dialogue gets very confusing lol
Re: Talking Point: What We Expect From The First Nintendo Direct Of 2020
And SMT V. Can't forget SMT V!
Re: Feature: One Year In, What do the Pros Think of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate?
@PikaPhantom It's a rather strategically picked quote as it's both ambiguous out of context and located near the bottom of the article. Still a great read though
Re: Nintendo Tweet Shows Off Pokémon Forms Not Yet Available In Sword And Shield
Everyone talking about Dexit but no one is mentioning that co op battle tower was cut, which really hinders this games post game content for some
Re: Reggie Resurrects 'Fils-A-Mech' For The Game Awards 2019
@mist Feez-ah-may
Re: Famitsu Reveals New Details About Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE Encore
I have to be honest here guys, I actually enjoyed this game more than I did Persona 5. I mean that. While Persona 5 has deeper gameplay mechanics and a much larger story/cast of characters, the pacing tends to slow to a crawl and drag quite a bit. While I wouldn't exactly call TMS's story good, it also doesn't take that story nearly as seriously as P5 and kept it's pacing nice and quick to the point where it never bothered me. Add that brisk pace to a charming cast of characters, oddball and quirky sense of humor, fun and even challenging combat with fairly deep character customization and you really do get a great game here.
Re: Random: Rare Expands Its Official Banjo-Kazooie Swag Collection With A Colourful Keychain
I really love Fan Gamer. Their site is definitely worth a look especially if you're a fan of indie games. Their merch for Okami is very tempting and I already have the Yooka-Laylee plush
Re: Yooka-Laylee Dev Playtonic Is Open To Making A Mario Kart-Like Racer Or Splatoon-Like Shooter
@hadrian If you don't mind me asking, what was the last platformer you really enjoyed? I can understand not liking the original Yooka-Laylee but Impossible Lair is quite fantastic and just about on par with Donkey Kong Tropical Freeze
Re: Yooka-Laylee Dev Playtonic Is Open To Making A Mario Kart-Like Racer Or Splatoon-Like Shooter
I'll take one Yooka-Laylee RPG in the same vein as Paper Mario Thousand Year Door please! Let those charming Playtonic characters and writing shine!
Re: Nintendo Apologises For Tokyo Mirage Sessions Censorship Misinformation, Offers Refunds
Anyone else wonder if this was just a horrible miscommunication?
"Guy's, with this rerelease we have an opportunity to avoid the censorship controversy we caused last time and ensure that Western players get the same experience as the Japanese players"
"Make both versions the same. Got it"
Re: The Persona Series Has Now Sold More Than 10 Million Copies Worldwide
Persona must be exhausted from all those sales. Better go to bed early and get some rest
Re: "Cute-As-Heck" 3D Platformer A Hat In Time Comes To Switch This October
This is a FANTASTIC game and any fans of 3D platformers, especially Mario Sunshine, really need to pick this up. That being said, I am a bit weary of these developers. I got this game day one for PS4 only to have them immediately drop support for it and not bring any of the DLC, added modes, or difficulty to the PS4 version, only to be told most of it is launching for the Switch version which they originally said would never happen. Now I'm worried the rest of the DLC won't come to the Switch version either
Re: Video: Sonic Stars In The Latest Episode Of Cartoon Network's OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes
This is great. I love how they reference the instruction manual for Sonic 2
Re: Fire Emblem Voice Actor Gets Credit Removed Following Admissions Of Abuse
I just want to help clarify to everyone that this probably has much more to do with Chris breaking his Non Disclosure Agreement with Nintendo by revealing he was voicing Byleth prior to the games release. No idea why the NL article doesn't mention this
Re: Review: VA-11 HALL-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action - One Large Cutscene With A Gameplay Chaser
This review confuses me. While it is very well written and even as a fan of this game I agree with just about everything, the score just doesn't seem to match up. To someone who enjoys visual novels very occasionally, this reads like an 8. Most of the complaints are pretty minor and hardly detract from the real meat of this game: The writing and ambience. But instead this game was scored for people who don't know what visual novels are. would you do that with FIFA or Madden just for the people who don't have much understanding of football? (see what I did there? Lol) Sports games, shooters, RTS, farm sim games are all rated based on how they perform within their respective genres and yet visual novels are treated like they have no established genre they belong to and are therefore "Barely a videogame" despite having a dedicated fan base from people who enjoy these games to people who even make them. Just to clarify 7 is still a perfectly fine score, just not one I feel reflects it's value in its own genre.
Re: Nintendo Launches Game Vouchers Discount Programme For Switch Online Users
Decent idea, not a great deal. A lot of the eligible games listed are only $50 anyway. Actually even some of the $60 games are cheaper on Amazon. Good for anyone who already knows they're getting Fire Emblem, Astral Chain, or Super Mario Maker 2
Re: Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Celebrates Mother's Day With In-Game Event
Awww. Seeing Hinawa for a Mother's Day event makes me sad
Re: Rumour: Nintendo Has Reportedly Axed Its Quality Of Life Department
Maybe they should axe their online department too lol
Re: Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth On 3DS Won’t Include English Voice Work
They didn't dub Strange Journey either. They're clearly being cautious with where they put their money.
Re: Unreleased N64 Game Dragon Sword Might Finally Be Completed 20 Years Later
Why?? These games were left uncompleted for a reason and should probably stay that way. Only 64 era game I would like to see a final version for would be the original version of Dinosaur Planet before it was changed to Starfox Adventures
Re: A Hat In Time Is Coming Soon To Switch, According To The Gears For Breakfast Support Page
I honestly enjoyed A Hat In Time more than Mario Odyssey. This is a must buy for 3D Platformer fans
Re: The Lovely Xenoblade Chronicles 2 Art Book Has Been Delayed Due To Unexpected Demand
@NintendoFan4Lyf Hahaha! True but I'd like to think that it's got more than THAT kind of appeal going for it. In the original special edition artbook, it mentions somewhere that at first the art director was quite intimidated by the task of compiling such a large art book but half way in he had gotten so many different pieces of art that it actually became much harder to figure out what would be left out. Hopefully between that fact and all the art for Torna The Golden Country, this ends up being a pretty solid follow up to what was already a really great art book
Re: Rumour: Super Lucky's Tale Could Be Making The Switch
@AshFoxX You should pick up The First Tree then.
Re: First 4 Figures Reveals Gorgeous Conker's Bad Fur Day Figure, But It'll Cost You At Least $430
This looks so good I originally thought the image was CG. But yeah still wouldn't buy it :/
Re: Feature: Vote For Your 2018 Nintendo Game Of The Year
Alright Torna. I'm pulling for you. Let's see what you got
Re: The Next ARMS Party Crash Is Coming Up, But It's Happening On Smash Ultimate's Launch Day
This is like when you don't get invited to the cool kids party so you throw your own party and no one shows up
Re: Shoot For The Stars When Everspace Arrives On Nintendo Switch This December
@TheFongz @baller98 This isn't more expensive though. This is the EXACT SAME price as the Stellar Edition released on other platforms. Cheaper for Switch even if you take advantage of that 20% off pre order discount. I mentioned this above but the version that's $10 cheaper on other consoles is only the base version of the game. They still have to pay $40 for the Stellar Edition just like us
Re: Shoot For The Stars When Everspace Arrives On Nintendo Switch This December
@onex @setezerocinco @AshFoxX
Guys, guys, this isn't a Switch tax. This is $39.99 for the STELLAR EDITION. It's essentially the definitive edition which is priced the same as on other platforms. The version that is $10 less is just the base version that we unfortunately aren't getting on Switch
Re: Check Out Thai Martial Artist Tony Jaa In Capcom's Upcoming Monster Hunter Movie
I don't understand why you would cast someone as incredible as Tony Jaa and give him a big heavy weapon like the Great Sword and not give him something light like Dual Blades
Re: Video: Family Guy Pays Respect To GoldenEye 007 On N64 With Suprisingly Accurate Skit
I don't know. The constant commentary gave me Bubsy and Gex flashbacks
Re: Review: World of Final Fantasy Maxima - A Gentle Introduction To The Legendary RPG Series
Was interested in this. Now I'm not. Oh well
Re: Reggie: N64 Classic Mini Is "Not In Our Planning Horizon", But Wouldn't Ever Rule It Out
Man, I know it's their job at NintendoLife and other gaming sites but I really wish they wouldn't report on these Reggie "interviews". They just don't go anywhere and are always frustrating
Re: Super Mario Party Bundle Arrives In North America On 16th November
This is exactly why I waited on Super Mario Party. Those colors aren't exactly attractive though are they?
Re: Nintendo Really Wants You To Use A Wired Connection For Smash Bros. Ultimate
Why do we still have to purchase LAN adapters for gaming consoles in 2018?
Re: Fate/Extella Link Confirmed For Western Release On Switch
Umm isn't this basically a Warriors game? I wouldn't call this a JRPG at all
Re: Feature: Castlevania Season 2 Review: Drac's Back In A Vastly Superior Second Series
Fantastic well written review