@Aiwen About 30 hours, plays a lot like Ys series, even though I've played a lot of the TLOH: Trails series. I love this game but weird they don't utilize better graphics. I'm playing it on PC and even with everything maxed out, it blazes so fast you wonder why not just use a better engine?
Companies have to defend their IP almost to a ridiculous nature because if they set any precedent of allowing inappropriate use, it makes every case they bring after that harder to defend. This is why you see them bring C&Ds against items you probably wouldn't expect.
Wasn't worried. I get why some people might be worried but good luck trying to prevent it from happening. I'm sure hand-drawn animated artists felt the same way when computers first came along. It's happening, whether we want it to, or not.
The thing with these editions is even if I bought it, I wouldn’t have the gonads to open it up and allow it to be used. Too gorgeous to use and almost too much to put on a shelf. Gonna be a scalpers dream, though, especially if they are extremely limited.
"There will be no mention of the Nintendo Switch successor during this presentation."
Dang, that's pretty direct in itself. Usually the Big N doesn't comment about stuff that it's NOT going to do. That seems unusual for them, but appreciate the directness before the direct.
I spent about 6 hours in the original, put it down and never came back. Not sure if I’m giving it a second chance but that’s just my personal experience
@RainbowGazelle Yeah, I kept skimming the article to read why it wasn't JUST a high-def upgrade, but all I read was it was a high-def upgrade. Feel free to humiliate me and quote the part that shows where I'm wrong. I can take it.
@Joeynator3000 I can give you two guesses why they made that rule and if you care about the supposed controversy about certain characters in TTYD, you'd know. I don't. It's a game. Nothing more. People just look for controversy these days and if they can't find it, they make it up.
@PikminMarioKirby I think that's pretty much true of the gaming industry in general right now. A lot of dark clouds out there. Hopefully Nintendo Switch successor brightens things up but they have a history doing something really good and following it up with something not so good.
I'll be playing it but what would have been better was a new one. I hope this generation of consoles is the end of the remake, remade, retrograde fad....
To me, there is no cheaper version of therapy, than gaming. I'd literally be in some type of institution, padded or barred, if I didn't have this outlet. Sounds extreme but it's one of my few guilty pleasures.
I'm getting a little long in the tooth but still enjoy gaming. The moment a console locks us into 100% digital, I'm going to bow out gracefully, at least from that platform, for sure. PC is already there but I don't see me buying a console that's digital only. Whether you prefer digital or physical, having choices almost always helps consumers.
With all the gaming news in the past half a year, or so, I'm really worried that we are staring down the barrel of one of the biggest gaming crisis since the 1980s. Things are definitely a lot different these days, than they were then, and I really hope I'm completely wrong, but I think a lot of the tell-tale signs are there. One things for sure, I highly doubt the next few years will be looked back at with any type of nostalgia.
Never played it but that game looks really immersive for it's era. This is the kind of stuff I wish they'd remake or upgrade. Not something I wore out the cartridge pins playing before.
@Bratwurst35 Tired of the culture war myself, but it beats the heck out of an actual war. (Let's don't do that again.) While I don't agree with a lot of stuff going on, I don't dislike anyone enough to get up before the crack of dawn and lace up my boots.
@TruthisRare Humor is being shadow banned. The only thing you CAN joke about is something nobody finds funny, and even that's probably offensive. They are just keeping with the times.
"given the significant leap in visual quality from the original to the remake, we can also understand why certain sacrifices had to be made"
That statement leaves out the fact that the hardware the original ran on is over two decades ago. I'm not debating the merits of the frames per second, but don't try and sugarcoat it. That just sounds ridiculous.
Same, but literal driving puts me squarely in the mentally disturbed bracket. I have such a hard time dealing with the other idiots on the road and have to keep reminding myself that if you wake up and think everyone you meet is an *****, you just might the *****. If I won the lottery the very first thing I'd do is hire someone to drive me everywhere I go. And before someone says bus, I'm not in a place where that's a viable option, and I don't do well with crowds.
These upgrades seem like the last milking of the teat of the current Nintendo generation. While welcomed, and I plan on playing them, how cool would it have been to get a new proper Paper Mario and Luigi's mansion during the swan song of Switch 1? We got two Zeldas but only one of these each. So sad...
I wasn't on the gaming doomsday wagon, until now. Starting to look like we got a long drought in front of us and that's not a direct comment on the indie landscape.
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Re: Poll: Do You Prefer Fire Emblem: Three Houses Or Engage?
Is this a joke?
Re: Kiki's Delivery Service Meets Wind Waker In 'Mika And The Witch's Mountain'
@axelhander Well, who can blame him?
Re: Review: The Legend Of Heroes: Trails Through Daybreak (Switch) - A Strong Entry With Some Confusing Quirks
@Aiwen About 30 hours, plays a lot like Ys series, even though I've played a lot of the TLOH: Trails series. I love this game but weird they don't utilize better graphics. I'm playing it on PC and even with everything maxed out, it blazes so fast you wonder why not just use a better engine?
Re: Link Will Be Playable In Zelda: Echoes Of Wisdom, According To New ESRB Rating
They showed Link in the beginning of the reveal. It may just be as simple as that. Him fighting through the first stage only to be captured.
Re: Gorgeous GBA-Style RPG 'Tako no Himitsu' Launches Kickstarter
Dunno about this. So much technology and tolls these days. Gonna go retro, at least make it look better than that. That's very hard to look at.
Re: Nintendo Reveals Disturbing 'Emio' Teaser, And Fans Are Baffled
Mario has Wario. Birdo has Emio. Sh1t is about to get real....
Re: Feature: Nintendo Switch Sports Basketball - A Slam Dunk Or A Missed Shot?
@-wc- not even for half that
Re: Feature: Nintendo Switch Sports Basketball - A Slam Dunk Or A Missed Shot?
@CaleBoi25 I thought so two. Got alot of misstakes. Whose in charge hear?
Re: Nintendo On Inappropriate Use Of Its IP And Games: "Action Must Be Taken"
Companies have to defend their IP almost to a ridiculous nature because if they set any precedent of allowing inappropriate use, it makes every case they bring after that harder to defend. This is why you see them bring C&Ds against items you probably wouldn't expect.
Re: Don't Worry, Nintendo Likely Won't Utilise Generative AI In Its Game Development
Wasn't worried. I get why some people might be worried but good luck trying to prevent it from happening. I'm sure hand-drawn animated artists felt the same way when computers first came along. It's happening, whether we want it to, or not.
Re: Round Up: The Previews Are In For Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition
Comment section never disappoints. I love to read these when I think I'm having a bad day, then realizing someone probably lives with this person.
Re: Hands On: 'The Plucky Squire' - Wit And Charm Enough To Make Nintendo Jealous
I'm going to be in the minority here and say it looks like something that may be over-hype and will wind up with a 7 review. Flame away.
Re: Zelda-Themed 'Hyrule Edition' Nintendo Switch Lite Launches This September
The thing with these editions is even if I bought it, I wouldn’t have the gonads to open it up and allow it to be used. Too gorgeous to use and almost too much to put on a shelf. Gonna be a scalpers dream, though, especially if they are extremely limited.
Re: Nintendo Direct June 2024: Time, Where To Watch, What To Expect
"There will be no mention of the Nintendo Switch successor during this presentation."
Dang, that's pretty direct in itself. Usually the Big N doesn't comment about stuff that it's NOT going to do. That seems unusual for them, but appreciate the directness before the direct.
Re: Round Up: The Reviews Are In For Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance
I spent about 6 hours in the original, put it down and never came back. Not sure if I’m giving it a second chance but that’s just my personal experience
Re: Hands On: Luigi's Mansion 2 HD Delivers More Than Just A Hi-Def Upgrade
@RainbowGazelle Yeah, I kept skimming the article to read why it wasn't JUST a high-def upgrade, but all I read was it was a high-def upgrade. Feel free to humiliate me and quote the part that shows where I'm wrong. I can take it.
Re: New Paper Mario Survey Reportedly Suggests Unique Character Designs Could Make A Return
@Joeynator3000 I can give you two guesses why they made that rule and if you care about the supposed controversy about certain characters in TTYD, you'd know. I don't. It's a game. Nothing more. People just look for controversy these days and if they can't find it, they make it up.
Re: Watch The Opening Movie For Upcoming 'That Time I Got Reincarnated As A Slime' RPG
@HotGoomba This isn't even close to the worst translated title.
Re: Random: Fan Recreates Iconic Paper Mario: TTYD Boss Battle In Glorious Stop-Motion
@xmkbest I thought it was funny but humor is an uncommon virtue, these days...
Re: Rumour: 2K Secures License To FIFA And Will Develop The Next Game
Holy crappy character models, Batman!
Re: Video: Digital Foundry Takes A Look At Zelda 64 Recompiled: Majora's Mask
@demacho It's a stretch to think Nintendo reads Nintendo Life but has no access to thousands of videos on YouTube of this that are already out there.
Re: Soapbox: After Restarting My Save File, I Finally 'Get' Hollow Knight
@Gitface Same. I tried both and couldn't get hooked and don't think a new run would change that. Just not my cuppa
Re: Review: Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Switch) - Still The King Of Mario RPGs
@Fizza Who needs an education when you could be gaming instead?
Just kidding, finish school we got enough imbeciles out in the wild.
Re: Random: Nintendo Emulator 'Delta' Changes Its Logo After Heat From Adobe
@PikminMarioKirby Good catch, Sherlock.
Re: 2004 Satoru Iwata Interview Has Been Remastered And Presented In Full
@PikminMarioKirby I think that's pretty much true of the gaming industry in general right now. A lot of dark clouds out there. Hopefully Nintendo Switch successor brightens things up but they have a history doing something really good and following it up with something not so good.
Re: Mailbox: 'Switch 2' Launch Ports, Soulslikes For Beginners, Poké Parks - Nintendo Life Letters
For the love of all of the holy game gods, let this next generation have more new IPs and iterations than retrogrades, repaints, and remakes.
Re: Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door Online Pre-Orders Are Apparently Being Cancelled (US)
Dang. $25? This might the only time I wish I HAD unnecessarily preordered a game.
Re: Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door Celebrating Launch With Twitch Streams
I'll be playing it but what would have been better was a new one. I hope this generation of consoles is the end of the remake, remade, retrograde fad....
Re: Random: New University Course Helps Students Gain A "Deeper Understanding" Of Fire Emblem
Oh good lord... These will be the same kids who say their student loan was worthless.
Re: Video: Bandai Namco Shows Off One Piece Odyssey Switch Opening
I may be in the minority but found it bland and boring
Re: Feature: How Nintendo Switch Is Being Used By A New Generation Of Therapists
To me, there is no cheaper version of therapy, than gaming. I'd literally be in some type of institution, padded or barred, if I didn't have this outlet. Sounds extreme but it's one of my few guilty pleasures.
Re: Nintendo Will Continue To Support Physical Media And "Maximise" All Software Sales
I'm getting a little long in the tooth but still enjoy gaming. The moment a console locks us into 100% digital, I'm going to bow out gracefully, at least from that platform, for sure. PC is already there but I don't see me buying a console that's digital only. Whether you prefer digital or physical, having choices almost always helps consumers.
Re: Soapbox: Square Enix's "Extraordinary Losses" And This Whole Xbox Mess Have Me Scared For The Future
With all the gaming news in the past half a year, or so, I'm really worried that we are staring down the barrel of one of the biggest gaming crisis since the 1980s. Things are definitely a lot different these days, than they were then, and I really hope I'm completely wrong, but I think a lot of the tell-tale signs are there. One things for sure, I highly doubt the next few years will be looked back at with any type of nostalgia.
Re: Soapbox: 'Revenge Of The Sith' On DS Is Still Top-Tier Star Wars Gaming
Never played it but that game looks really immersive for it's era. This is the kind of stuff I wish they'd remake or upgrade. Not something I wore out the cartridge pins playing before.
Re: Zelda Live-Action Movie Director Confident "Fans Are Gonna Be Happy"
@Bratwurst35 Tired of the culture war myself, but it beats the heck out of an actual war. (Let's don't do that again.) While I don't agree with a lot of stuff going on, I don't dislike anyone enough to get up before the crack of dawn and lace up my boots.
Re: SteamWorld Heist II Trailer Takes A Deep Dive Into The Sequel's Gameplay
Actually kind of weird they didn't put that effort into Dig 3. Dig has to have sold more copies than Heist.
Re: Nintendo Wipes Out 8535 Yuzu Repositories In One Big DMCA Takedown
Nintendo acts on something that's been in the wild for years, just as the console is sunsetting. Their timing is hilarious.
Re: Bloodstained: Ritual Of The Night Is Getting PvP And 'Chaos' Modes
How about just giving us a new game?
Re: Poll: Are You Bothered By The Frame Rate For Paper Mario: TTYD On Switch?
@TruthisRare Humor is being shadow banned. The only thing you CAN joke about is something nobody finds funny, and even that's probably offensive. They are just keeping with the times.
Re: Poll: Are You Bothered By The Frame Rate For Paper Mario: TTYD On Switch?
"given the significant leap in visual quality from the original to the remake, we can also understand why certain sacrifices had to be made"
That statement leaves out the fact that the hardware the original ran on is over two decades ago. I'm not debating the merits of the frames per second, but don't try and sugarcoat it. That just sounds ridiculous.
Re: Soapbox: During A Mental Health Crisis, It Wasn't Cosy Games That Helped
Same, but literal driving puts me squarely in the mentally disturbed bracket. I have such a hard time dealing with the other idiots on the road and have to keep reminding myself that if you wake up and think everyone you meet is an *****, you just might the *****. If I won the lottery the very first thing I'd do is hire someone to drive me everywhere I go. And before someone says bus, I'm not in a place where that's a viable option, and I don't do well with crowds.
Re: Action RPG 'Astor: Blade Of The Monolith' Draws Its Sword On Switch Next Month
Hype radar on full alert. So, I'm obviously expecting at maximum a 7 but most likely a 6 on final review.
Re: Where To Pre-Order Luigi’s Mansion 2 HD On Switch
These upgrades seem like the last milking of the teat of the current Nintendo generation. While welcomed, and I plan on playing them, how cool would it have been to get a new proper Paper Mario and Luigi's mansion during the swan song of Switch 1? We got two Zeldas but only one of these each. So sad...
Re: Where To Pre-Order Luigi’s Mansion 2 HD On Switch
@SailorDonut Not on Amazon in the US. Unless it sold out in 30 minutes you posted that.
Re: Most Stressful Nintendo Switch Games
Whole reason I avoid rogue games... If I wanted to be stressed I'd avoid games while I work instead of avoiding work while playing games.
Re: Random: Paper Mario Fans Need To Check Out This Awesome Acrylic Standee
Reminds me of the 80s(?) shrinky dink art you heated in an oven. Anyone else that old?
Edit: Found an old video: https://youtu.be/frak7UgnmpM?si=5Oezvn6rfFbTxkBB
Re: Lara Croft's Pinup Posters Go Missing In Tomb Raider I-III Remastered
Did Disney get a hold of this IP?
Re: Skyrim Has Now Sold More Than 60 Million Copies, According To Bethesda
@UltimateOtaku91 Think that title belongs to Call of Duty...
Re: Nintendo Indie World Showcase April 2024 - Every Announcement, Game Reveal & Trailer
I wasn't on the gaming doomsday wagon, until now. Starting to look like we got a long drought in front of us and that's not a direct comment on the indie landscape.
Re: Gallery: Nintendo Introduces The Cast Of Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
@Mario500 I recommend you don't enter a Walmart on a Saturday morning.