@sixrings the trouble with the “how much does it cost to make” question is what do you include in that.
Is it just the BOM (Bill of materials) I.e. the parts themselves. This is usually the lowest number and the one clickbait articles and youtubers use to say technology X is a ripoff as it only costs half the retail cost to make. (It doesn’t)
Does it include the skilled labour, and machines to make them.
Does it include the cost of factories, energy & transport.
Does it include the millions in Research and Development, or advertising and staff costs to successfully market and sell a product worldwide.
Does it factor in wholesale vs retail price and the cut for retailers?
There are a LOT of different costs you COULD include in this number and the difference will be huge.
This is why Xbox can say under oath in court “we have never made a profit on an Xbox console” and not be lying and yet PlayStation said to investors that the PS5 (disc version) is already profitable. Neither lied but they are talking about different numbers.
Ultimately we don’t know how much the Switch costs to make. But whatever number the Internet says is likely missing many costs involved in bringing that product to market.
@MarinoKadame The Switch Pro controller, DualSense (Dualshock 5), Dualshock 4, Xbox One, Xbox Series and even the £150 Xbox Elite controllers ALL use the same part for their analogue sticks. (Though suppliers may vary for each batch)
There are always some reports of drift on each of those but it's relatively small and in my experience these are all pretty robust.
It's not in the same league as the JoyCons which genuinely have a massive issue, whereby the vast majority of Switch owners experience drift at some point. The one bonus is you can easily replace the joycon sticks, once you know how, whereas the others require advanced soldering.
Lastly: There have been reports that the DualSense may have more drift issues, though if that is the case it is likely either:
1) A bad batch of that same part (happens to them all)
2) the deadzone is set to be smaller in the software. This could be fixed with a firmware update. (I think it's this, the standard deadzone seems smaller to me than on PS4)
A similar fix (a bit of foam) worked for the disconnecting JoyCons so why not give it a go?
Regardless this seems to be a specific type of drift. His drifting is going WAY off centre and seems to keep moving down. When I've had drift it was a little different and just stayed a tiny bit off centre. It will be interesting to see if this fixes either or both.
Looking forward to replaying this and seeing how it's aged.
I loved Skyward Sword when I first played it (and the second and third time too) but that was a while ago.
But I also loved Twilight Princess at release but wasn't so enamoured with the HD remake. It had aged poorly imho compared to Wind Waker HD. Still a good game but frustrating at times.
Glad to hear they are likely working on BotW2. Anyone who has played any of their open world games could see their hand in the open world Hyrule in the first game.
@geordie Durability becomes less of an issue the longer you play the game (Thankfully) and start to pick up better, and more durable weapons and learn to farm them if ever short. (Which is rarely, if ever, but you can)
I'm split on it. It's a hassle at the beginning but I love that it makes you have to switch up styles and tactics and use all your arsenal.
Additionally once you've got the mechanics down and on subsequent replays it's far less of an issue as you don't 'waste' weapons so quickly by not knowing the mechanics as well. In this regard it's a real shame it punishes beginners as it's a big hurdle.
I fell off this quickly on iOS, having loved all their previous games. Have downloaded and hoping to get into it second time round.
Not usually a multiplayer person at all but had one of the most life affirming multiplayer experiences playing Journey with someone I will never knowingly meet.
So glad this didn't happen. No need to dilute a great brand with an average game, just for a few more pennies.
We've seen it with other formerly great franchises that have tainted their reputation over time with cash-in releases. In the end the brand and games suffer.
@Chamver "So, all these people waited until the announcement of a new game to FINALLY buy the old games?" I suspect a lot of people, like me, are re-buying the games having previously owned them. I no longer have a GBA.
But it would be lovely to be able to get these on Switch. A proper VC store has been my most wanted feature for Switch since release. It's such a great platform for playing older titles.
@CarlosM87 I get your point and to be clear I don't think this is black and white for ALL games. My point was about THIS game.
I think you'd accept that some games just can't reasonably run on Switch hardware. (Especially games like this that are CPU heavy) In those cases i'm happy to see a cloud version vs nothing.
Yes that could lead to dev's being lazy potentially and just releasing a cloud version. We don't' want that either, I understand.
Ultimately, as ever, we have to trust the developers to make the right choices for their games within their budgets.
I don't understand people complaining about some cloud games on Switch. For a game like this it's likely either:
have the option of playing it via the cloud or
don't have it on Switch at all.
Having that choice is good.
This game taxes the CPU hard with all the Rat simulation and physics (as well as the GPU for graphics, though that is far more scalable) it just won't be easily possible on the aged Arm 4 processor.
Take it or leave it, it is your choice. But for many this may be the only way they can play this good game.
Honestly? I'm not sure whether is the chicken or the egg.
after a year or two of great game releases Nintendo's line up slows and gets a little dry
Many fans got progressively more vocal about the lack of games they want
Nintendo announces sequels to the big games too early to appease fans
Fans are briefly appeased and excited
Nintendo releases other games (not the big ones) for a while
Many fans get restless and start getting progressively more vocal about the lack of updates on games
Time goes by and Nintendo releases great games for a year or two
Many fans get progressively more vocal...
What I do know is this has all happened before and it will all happen again. Long time fans will be familiar with these cyclical relatively dry spells from Nintendo and all this bluster repeating ad infinitum...
Honestly had to answer "Don't know how I feel". I WAS hyped, and want to be, but Nintendo usually disappoint at these showings to a degree. Plus much of this E3 has been a bit flat (Capcom, 2K interactive, most of Square Enix, Koch Media)
"Nervous but cautiously optimistic" is likely the best I can do right now.
EDIT: I also feel that as much as studios have tried to be "business as usual" the pandemic will have impacted a lot of plans for this year, next year and a few years to come.
Was discussing this with a friend. Here's what we came up with (considering Nintendo are unlikely to give us what we want)
As it's rumoured the joycons will stay the same t,he larger screen - without bezels, but in a similar form factor - isn't that unlikely
This main unit would have a little better performance, to play at a slightly higher resolutions on the go.
What if the REAL magic was in the dock itself? That ALL current switch owners (including Lite) were able to buy a new dock that included the processing power to do DLSS or an equivalent etc. and upgrade the resolution without having to replace the whole thing
While this isn't the super powerful, all singing, all dancing Switch Pro I want, i'd still get it. And I think tens of millions would follow suit while we wait for the inevitable Switch 2
I don't think it's one size fits all and mostly it's down to experience.
At puzzles, spotting patterns quite quickly and general gaming prowess I think i'm pretty good, not great, but well above average. But this is to be expected, conditioned from decades of experience.
At twitch shooting, or procedural rogue-like twitch gaming i'm pretty bad. In part due to my ageing reflexes and reaction times but more to do with my relative inexperience in these games because I don't play/enjoy them.
I have no doubt if I spent a lot of time in Warzone or Spelunky or Dead Cells I would get good at them (I got OK with Dead Cells, completing 4-5 runs before getting bored), but equally I don't think i'm going to rock the world at any as I always want to move on.
Post Script: Also Dark Souls isn't hard. That's not a flex, it's just conditioning, taking things slowly and mindset. But It is punishing initially. If you struggle you can always level up a bit more to even the odds.
now Cuphead, Super Meat Boy, Sekiro and a few others recently, THOSE are hard. But again you can play enough and condition yourself to play any, if you have the patience and time.
The first one was very enjoyable, though there was ‘something’ missing for me that held it back from greatness. I still replay other metroidvanias quite often but not bloodstained. Not sure why!
Hoping the next game improves and iterates and finds that extra little magic
Apple Arcade has some truly brilliant titles, that often don't outstay their welcome, a flaw with many AAA and console games trying to justify their 'value'. They also are complete and don't have DLC, MTX or other monetisation. Console dev's could learn a lesson or two
@Radbot42 Not just a video, but a (deliberately) over 10 minute video, as YouTube has additional monetisation options over the 10 minute mark.
In short. Yes there is a difference between some cards but it's not huge. Also UHS 1 is fine, no difference in buying the faster more expensive UHS II so stick with UHS 1. Lastly older cards are slower in their tests, so buy new if feasible.
An official (there's a lot of fakes) SanDisk UHS 1 MicroSD will be perfect.
Often I'll play a new game twice back to back. It's often a great experience second time around once you know the mechanics and have a bit of mastery.
After that if I feel I've had my fill of it I will often sell it.
There's also games that suddenly just come to mind, or there's an update or something that brings you back. Sometimes I'll even rebuy these. Recently just replayed the Dishonored series after it got FPS boost on Xbox and also did another playthrough of Arkham Knight (it stands up really well).
Lastly there's the 'comfort food' games, that you can always return to for a few games. Racers and other short dip in titles are good for this with the King being Mario Kart.
Thank you. I saw this on Metacritic and was wondering about it, didn't recognise ANY of the review outlets and was waiting for a voice I trusted. Looking forward to pt2
This could absolutely be a CPU or Network card issue. Less likely to be GPU.
The Switch CPU is based on the 2014 A57 which was relatively weak at release, it’s massively behind current smartphones, particularly Apple’s. MiHoYo, the game’s developer, have proved to be not great at optimisation, PS4 & Pro and to a lesser extent PS5 all struggle with this game.
Genshin Impact also requires an always on Internet connection and again the Switch Network hardware is not great.
Well that's decided then - just purchased a set of NFC Tags. FU Nintendo with your greedy practices. The paywall was £60 on a pretty basic remaster, not another £20 just to unlock QoL improvement that should be in the base game. Treat us with respect and we will treat you the same and vice versa.
@theflowergarden Well said! This isn't the normal case of "developer announces a game too early". Hornet was promised as DLC as part of the Kickstarter. At some point this merged into a whole new game, Silksong, so they had to let backers know.
Moreover they said that all backers of Hollow Knight, who already got FAR more game than expected with all the first games DLC, will now ALSO be getting Silksong for free when it releases.
On the flip side: when it was on the cover of EDGE this January I hoped it was coming very soon. Seems not. But they should take as long as they need.
@nessisonett The article seems to suggest the license would be free, but the website suggests otherwise "If you are a game publisher and wish to license mGBA for commercial usage, please email xxx for more information."
Regardless it's an unacceptable scummy move nonetheless.
Interesting! Though I no longer have a Wii U to try this out. Somehow I sold it for more than I bought it for, as I had the Zelda Collectors Edition. I don't regret buying it, though it is closest to that in all the consoles I have purchased over the years, but I also definitely don't regret selling it. Whereas I still have most of the others going back to the Master System.
@Scrubicius I'm intrigued why you think "Business wise it’s the wrong time for a new Mario Kart". While MK8 continues to sell well, it has still slowed considerably, whereas the 35 million odd MK8 owners on switch would all likely be interested in MK9.
What am I missing?
That opening cutscene though is still bad-ass! And the promise of a "An actual game where you played as Dracula, in the style of Lords of Shadow"... is still mouth watering... only making the failure all the worse.
I never actually played the 2 LoS DLC or the LoS2 (SPOILERS for a 7 year old game) draculA (backwards) DLC, so wouldn't be wholly against a Switch trilogy.
The first Lords of Shadow was a wonderful game, if a little long, and I was happy with it as a separate Castlevania game/timeline IF the 2D series still continued.
Mirror of Fate was OK by comparison, Good for a mobile title, but no where near the scope of LoS.
Lords of Shadow 2 was a huge backstep. A few good ideas, combined with several bad ones. It felt rushed and rudderless, not sticking the landing in many areas. It's amazing to me that it was the same studio, everything from the gameplay, aesthetic, sound, story and voice acting were worse than the first game. It's not terrible, but I expected much much more after such a great opening.
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Re: Switch OLED Upgrades Reportedly Cost Nintendo "Around $10 More Per Unit"
@sixrings the trouble with the “how much does it cost to make” question is what do you include in that.
Is it just the BOM (Bill of materials) I.e. the parts themselves. This is usually the lowest number and the one clickbait articles and youtubers use to say technology X is a ripoff as it only costs half the retail cost to make. (It doesn’t)
Does it include the skilled labour, and machines to make them.
Does it include the cost of factories, energy & transport.
Does it include the millions in Research and Development, or advertising and staff costs to successfully market and sell a product worldwide.
Does it factor in wholesale vs retail price and the cut for retailers?
There are a LOT of different costs you COULD include in this number and the difference will be huge.
This is why Xbox can say under oath in court “we have never made a profit on an Xbox console” and not be lying and yet PlayStation said to investors that the PS5 (disc version) is already profitable. Neither lied but they are talking about different numbers.
Ultimately we don’t know how much the Switch costs to make. But whatever number the Internet says is likely missing many costs involved in bringing that product to market.
Re: Someone Thinks They've Resolved Nintendo's Joy-Con Drift Problem With An Incredibly Simple Fix
@MarinoKadame The Switch Pro controller, DualSense (Dualshock 5), Dualshock 4, Xbox One, Xbox Series and even the £150 Xbox Elite controllers ALL use the same part for their analogue sticks. (Though suppliers may vary for each batch)
There are always some reports of drift on each of those but it's relatively small and in my experience these are all pretty robust.
It's not in the same league as the JoyCons which genuinely have a massive issue, whereby the vast majority of Switch owners experience drift at some point. The one bonus is you can easily replace the joycon sticks, once you know how, whereas the others require advanced soldering.
Lastly: There have been reports that the DualSense may have more drift issues, though if that is the case it is likely either:
1) A bad batch of that same part (happens to them all)
2) the deadzone is set to be smaller in the software. This could be fixed with a firmware update. (I think it's this, the standard deadzone seems smaller to me than on PS4)
Re: Someone Thinks They've Resolved Nintendo's Joy-Con Drift Problem With An Incredibly Simple Fix
A similar fix (a bit of foam) worked for the disconnecting JoyCons so why not give it a go?
Regardless this seems to be a specific type of drift. His drifting is going WAY off centre and seems to keep moving down. When I've had drift it was a little different and just stayed a tiny bit off centre. It will be interesting to see if this fixes either or both.
Re: The First Review For The Legend Of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD Is Now In
Looking forward to replaying this and seeing how it's aged.
I loved Skyward Sword when I first played it (and the second and third time too) but that was a while ago.
But I also loved Twilight Princess at release but wasn't so enamoured with the HD remake. It had aged poorly imho compared to Wind Waker HD. Still a good game but frustrating at times.
Hopefully SS HD fares a little better.
Re: Xenoblade Chronicles Developer Monolith Soft Reports Huge Profits, Up By 138.2%
Glad to hear they are likely working on BotW2. Anyone who has played any of their open world games could see their hand in the open world Hyrule in the first game.
Re: Pre-Order Zelda: Skyward Sword At Nintendo UK Store For A Chance To Win This Lovely Loftwing Figurine
@HotGoomba I'd take your consistently better prices on all games, electronics etc. over the chance to win an overpriced piece of moulded plastic.
Re: Nine Resident Evil Games Are Currently Discounted Across Switch And 3DS
@moodycat 6 is the game that killed the series for me. Played every one up to that point and just fell off after this.
I realise I could just skip 6 and play 7 and 8 but the OCD demon doesn't like that
Re: Random: That Guy Playing The Switch OLED In His Hallway Is Driving Social Media Bonkers
@CivilMadman @Moonlessky 100% this is a Pro gamer-dad move! The Switch is amazing for finding those little quiet gaming moments in life, like this.
Re: After Months Of 'Switch Pro' Rumours, Nintendo Officially Unveils The Nintendo Switch OLED Model
@HamatoYoshi I should have clarified furhter. Slightly better battery than launch model. Same as 2019 revision. (edited post for clarity)
Re: After Months Of 'Switch Pro' Rumours, Nintendo Officially Unveils The Nintendo Switch OLED Model
Really disappointing, this is just a slight hardware revision.
Unless you are always using it as a handheld, in which case the OLED may be worthwhile, this is a poor 'upgrade' for $350. Hard pass, sadly.
Re: UK Charts: Mario Golf Holds Onto First Place While Zelda: Breath Of The Wild Returns To The Top Ten
@geordie Durability becomes less of an issue the longer you play the game (Thankfully) and start to pick up better, and more durable weapons and learn to farm them if ever short. (Which is rarely, if ever, but you can)
I'm split on it. It's a hassle at the beginning but I love that it makes you have to switch up styles and tactics and use all your arsenal.
Additionally once you've got the mechanics down and on subsequent replays it's far less of an issue as you don't 'waste' weapons so quickly by not knowing the mechanics as well. In this regard it's a real shame it punishes beginners as it's a big hurdle.
Re: Feature: thatgamecompany On Sky: Children Of The Light And Seeking Humanity's 'Brighter Side'
I fell off this quickly on iOS, having loved all their previous games. Have downloaded and hoping to get into it second time round.
Not usually a multiplayer person at all but had one of the most life affirming multiplayer experiences playing Journey with someone I will never knowingly meet.
Re: BioWare Had Plans For A First-Person Mass Effect Game On Nintendo DS
So glad this didn't happen. No need to dilute a great brand with an average game, just for a few more pennies.
We've seen it with other formerly great franchises that have tainted their reputation over time with cash-in releases. In the end the brand and games suffer.
Re: Sky: Children Of The Light Is Now Available For Free On Switch eShop
I tried this on mobile but fell off pretty quickly. Hopefully give this another shot
Re: Metroid Series Tops Wii U eShop's "Best Sellers" List Following Dread Reveal
@Chamver "So, all these people waited until the announcement of a new game to FINALLY buy the old games?" I suspect a lot of people, like me, are re-buying the games having previously owned them. I no longer have a GBA.
But it would be lovely to be able to get these on Switch. A proper VC store has been my most wanted feature for Switch since release. It's such a great platform for playing older titles.
Re: Random: This Game Builder Garage Version Of VVVVVV Looks Almost Identical To The Real Thing
@GameManAdvance @Kochambra It's not perfect but i'm just going to leave this here. Pushing Onwards on Piano
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BASgTQGjdEg
Re: Video: Enjoy An Hour Of Sonic The Hedgehog History In This Retrospective
Don't have an hour, can you make it 5 mins. ADHD and all that /s
Re: Video: Let's Dissect Zelda: Breath Of The Wild 2's E3 Direct Trailer
I have nightmares to "Hhheeeeeloooo there lovely peeeeople" lol
Re: Another Cloud Game Is On Its Way To Nintendo Switch This July
@CarlosM87 I get your point and to be clear I don't think this is black and white for ALL games. My point was about THIS game.
I think you'd accept that some games just can't reasonably run on Switch hardware. (Especially games like this that are CPU heavy) In those cases i'm happy to see a cloud version vs nothing.
Yes that could lead to dev's being lazy potentially and just releasing a cloud version. We don't' want that either, I understand.
Ultimately, as ever, we have to trust the developers to make the right choices for their games within their budgets.
Re: Another Cloud Game Is On Its Way To Nintendo Switch This July
I don't understand people complaining about some cloud games on Switch. For a game like this it's likely either:
Having that choice is good.
This game taxes the CPU hard with all the Rat simulation and physics (as well as the GPU for graphics, though that is far more scalable) it just won't be easily possible on the aged Arm 4 processor.
Take it or leave it, it is your choice. But for many this may be the only way they can play this good game.
Re: Hideki Kamiya Shares Irritation At Speculation Over Bayonetta 3
Honestly? I'm not sure whether is the chicken or the egg.
What I do know is this has all happened before and it will all happen again. Long time fans will be familiar with these cyclical relatively dry spells from Nintendo and all this bluster repeating ad infinitum...
Re: Nintendo's Direct "Dominated" E3 2021, Peaking At 3.1 Million Viewers
This is why they didn't want co-streaming lol
Re: Nintendo Doesn't Have Anything Else Planned For Zelda's 35th Right Now
They will drip feed us these. And as annoying as this is on on one hand, it also makes PERFECT business sense.
Re: Poll: How Hyped Are You For Nintendo's E3 Direct?
Honestly had to answer "Don't know how I feel". I WAS hyped, and want to be, but Nintendo usually disappoint at these showings to a degree. Plus much of this E3 has been a bit flat (Capcom, 2K interactive, most of Square Enix, Koch Media)
"Nervous but cautiously optimistic" is likely the best I can do right now.
EDIT: I also feel that as much as studios have tried to be "business as usual" the pandemic will have impacted a lot of plans for this year, next year and a few years to come.
Re: Nintendo Asks That You Don't Co-Stream The E3 2021 Nintendo Direct, Thanks Very Much
Personally can't stand co-streaming with people talking over trailers etc.
But we're all different and some people like that, and it seems odd to limit potential exposure.
Re: A Plague Tale: Requiem - Cloud Version Confirmed For Switch
This makes sense. When I saw it announced for Switch but not PS4 and XBO something was amiss.
Considering how much they have pushed techinical boundaries with both a Plague's Tale and Flight Simulator, i'd expect nothing more
Re: Back Page: Things That Will Absolutely Definitely Happen During Nintendo's E3 2021 Direct
@KateGray That Gwyneth Nintendo + GOOP Jade Egg bit had be rolling.
Edit: then you doubled down with the ritual burning of Keighley
Re: Random: What If Nintendo Just Released A Basic Switch XL?
Was discussing this with a friend. Here's what we came up with (considering Nintendo are unlikely to give us what we want)
While this isn't the super powerful, all singing, all dancing Switch Pro I want, i'd still get it. And I think tens of millions would follow suit while we wait for the inevitable Switch 2
Re: Electronic Arts Hit By Cyber Attack, Hackers Take Source Code And Tools
@Silly_G A complete set of production files can be HUGE compared to actual compressed releases, often several terabytes.
Re: Random: Remember That Zelda HD Tech Demo For Wii U? It's Now 10 Years Old
I thought you meant the infamous Space world trailer initially. That's 21 years old!!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J81L-dunCDU
Re: Talking Point: How Good Are You At Games?
I don't think it's one size fits all and mostly it's down to experience.
At puzzles, spotting patterns quite quickly and general gaming prowess I think i'm pretty good, not great, but well above average. But this is to be expected, conditioned from decades of experience.
At twitch shooting, or procedural rogue-like twitch gaming i'm pretty bad. In part due to my ageing reflexes and reaction times but more to do with my relative inexperience in these games because I don't play/enjoy them.
I have no doubt if I spent a lot of time in Warzone or Spelunky or Dead Cells I would get good at them (I got OK with Dead Cells, completing 4-5 runs before getting bored), but equally I don't think i'm going to rock the world at any as I always want to move on.
Post Script: Also Dark Souls isn't hard. That's not a flex, it's just conditioning, taking things slowly and mindset. But It is punishing initially. If you struggle you can always level up a bit more to even the odds.
now Cuphead, Super Meat Boy, Sekiro and a few others recently, THOSE are hard. But again you can play enough and condition yourself to play any, if you have the patience and time.
Re: Bloodstained: Ritual Of The Night Sequel Officially Confirmed
The first one was very enjoyable, though there was ‘something’ missing for me that held it back from greatness. I still replay other metroidvanias quite often but not bloodstained. Not sure why!
Hoping the next game improves and iterates and finds that extra little magic
Re: Talking Point: Do You Want To See More Apple Arcade Games On Switch?
Apple Arcade has some truly brilliant titles, that often don't outstay their welcome, a flaw with many AAA and console games trying to justify their 'value'. They also are complete and don't have DLC, MTX or other monetisation. Console dev's could learn a lesson or two
More the merrier
Re: E3's Just Days Away, Yet Nintendo's Being Oddly Quiet About Its Plans
Desperately trying to keep expectation's in check.
Something Nintendo should be doing.
Re: Random: 'Twice For Nintendo Switch' Twitter Trend Leaves News-Hungry Fans Disappointed
Couldn't make head nor tail of the headline until I figured out 'twice' was a band. Feel old.
Re: Video: Do Faster Micro SD Cards Actually Improve Load Times On Switch?
@Radbot42 Not just a video, but a (deliberately) over 10 minute video, as YouTube has additional monetisation options over the 10 minute mark.
In short. Yes there is a difference between some cards but it's not huge. Also UHS 1 is fine, no difference in buying the faster more expensive UHS II so stick with UHS 1. Lastly older cards are slower in their tests, so buy new if feasible.
An official (there's a lot of fakes) SanDisk UHS 1 MicroSD will be perfect.
Re: Talking Point: Do You Replay Games?
Often I'll play a new game twice back to back. It's often a great experience second time around once you know the mechanics and have a bit of mastery.
After that if I feel I've had my fill of it I will often sell it.
There's also games that suddenly just come to mind, or there's an update or something that brings you back. Sometimes I'll even rebuy these. Recently just replayed the Dishonored series after it got FPS boost on Xbox and also did another playthrough of Arkham Knight (it stands up really well).
Lastly there's the 'comfort food' games, that you can always return to for a few games. Racers and other short dip in titles are good for this with the King being Mario Kart.
Re: Random: Nintendo Of America's President Doug Bowser Is An Extreme Dude
More MOAB.... Unreal engine 5 nanite and lumen coming to Switch Pro confirmed
Re: Feature: A Perfect Metascore? We Play The Switch Game "Better Than Zelda: Breath Of The Wild"
Thank you. I saw this on Metacritic and was wondering about it, didn't recognise ANY of the review outlets and was waiting for a voice I trusted. Looking forward to pt2
Re: Classics-Inspired Metroidvania Inexistence Rebirth Lands On Switch Next Month
I love good metroidvania, but there's been a rampant surge of average, or worse, ones of late.
First view this 'looks' to fall into that camp, but will wait for reviews.
Re: Rumour: Genshin Impact For Switch Reportedly Delayed Due To "Weaker Hardware"
This could absolutely be a CPU or Network card issue. Less likely to be GPU.
The Switch CPU is based on the 2014 A57 which was relatively weak at release, it’s massively behind current smartphones, particularly Apple’s. MiHoYo, the game’s developer, have proved to be not great at optimisation, PS4 & Pro and to a lesser extent PS5 all struggle with this game.
Genshin Impact also requires an always on Internet connection and again the Switch Network hardware is not great.
Re: Yes, Link's Improved "Fast Travel" In Skyward Sword HD Really Does Seem To Be Locked Behind An amiibo
@TheFullAndy It is a scumbag move.
Treat us with respect and we will treat you with respect and vice-versa
Hence just bought a set of NFC cards.
Re: Nintendo Reveals New Zelda & Loftwing amiibo For Skyward Sword HD
Well that's decided then - just purchased a set of NFC Tags. FU Nintendo with your greedy practices. The paywall was £60 on a pretty basic remaster, not another £20 just to unlock QoL improvement that should be in the base game.
Treat us with respect and we will treat you the same and vice versa.
Re: Sorry, We're Not Getting Hollow Knight: Silksong News At E3 2021
@theflowergarden Well said! This isn't the normal case of "developer announces a game too early". Hornet was promised as DLC as part of the Kickstarter. At some point this merged into a whole new game, Silksong, so they had to let backers know.
Moreover they said that all backers of Hollow Knight, who already got FAR more game than expected with all the first games DLC, will now ALSO be getting Silksong for free when it releases.
On the flip side: when it was on the cover of EDGE this January I hoped it was coming very soon. Seems not. But they should take as long as they need.
Re: Soapbox: Game Genres Are Broken
And you didn't even touch "Immersive sims".
Re: Nintendo Accused Of Allowing "Pirated Software On The eShop" By GBA Emulator Developer
@nessisonett The article seems to suggest the license would be free, but the website suggests otherwise "If you are a game publisher and wish to license mGBA for commercial usage, please email xxx for more information."
Regardless it's an unacceptable scummy move nonetheless.
Re: Random: Did You Know The Wii U Can Burn eShop Games To Discs?
Interesting! Though I no longer have a Wii U to try this out.
Somehow I sold it for more than I bought it for, as I had the Zelda Collectors Edition. I don't regret buying it, though it is closest to that in all the consoles I have purchased over the years, but I also definitely don't regret selling it. Whereas I still have most of the others going back to the Master System.
Re: Random: Nintendo's Doug Bowser Introduces His Parents To Mario Kart 8 On Switch
@Scrubicius I'm intrigued why you think "Business wise it’s the wrong time for a new Mario Kart". While MK8 continues to sell well, it has still slowed considerably, whereas the 35 million odd MK8 owners on switch would all likely be interested in MK9.
What am I missing?
Re: 505 Publishing New Game From Metroid And Castlevania Developer MercurySteam
That opening cutscene though is still bad-ass! And the promise of a "An actual game where you played as Dracula, in the style of Lords of Shadow"... is still mouth watering... only making the failure all the worse.
I never actually played the 2 LoS DLC or the LoS2 (SPOILERS for a 7 year old game) draculA (backwards) DLC, so wouldn't be wholly against a Switch trilogy.
Re: 505 Publishing New Game From Metroid And Castlevania Developer MercurySteam
The first Lords of Shadow was a wonderful game, if a little long, and I was happy with it as a separate Castlevania game/timeline IF the 2D series still continued.
Mirror of Fate was OK by comparison, Good for a mobile title, but no where near the scope of LoS.
Lords of Shadow 2 was a huge backstep. A few good ideas, combined with several bad ones. It felt rushed and rudderless, not sticking the landing in many areas. It's amazing to me that it was the same studio, everything from the gameplay, aesthetic, sound, story and voice acting were worse than the first game. It's not terrible, but I expected much much more after such a great opening.