Edit: reading all the hate, i just have to say i absolutely LOVE this style, & so very happy the devs went this direction. Love the genre, love Okami art style, love everything about this game so far. So, if made as well as hollow knight, i could see it becoming my favorite in the genre. Keep up the great work. There are many fans, but only complainers take the time to post, so don't let it dissuade u.
@JJtheTexan yes, switch is a fantastic 2nd system. If everyone had another way to play games other than Nintendo 1st party games, they really wouldn't have a reason to be disappointed in switch. If switch is someone's only console, then i can understand the frustration sometimes, but i would recommend it as a support console to ps5, XsX/S, or a gaming PC.
Darn, the chibi looking Casey Jones & April O'Neil ruined the TMNT game for me. I hate that style of character. The turtles themselves didn't look bad, though. That sucks for me. That game fest was horrible for anyone who doesn't play survivor horror, or horror games, like myself. Glad i didn't get my hopes up for it.
@relinqued i think it's great, because I can't stand soccer, but thought since it's Mario, i may give this a go. But, they saved me $60, & i appreciate it.
...and FWIW, there's 56 reviews on metacritic, with an average score of 75. Nintendo Life review is 1 of only 5 reviews that are a 90 or above.
@Half-ShellHero ok, sweet, thanks. I was thinking i had heard they were. I would love that, then. I don't have a Wii u, so I'll do my best to check those older games out somehow.
Anyone who pushed a switch pro (at all), or a switch successor in 2022, should never be trusted again, IMO. Remember who said that, so u know who is trustworthy. 😜
I need to try golf story again. I bought it cuz of the hype & it was really boring. I deleted it to make room on my microSD card, but I need go redownload it, & give it another try.
I hate all the "console exclusive" talk for silk song. At least be honest & put "timed exclusive" in there. I fell for that & bought the 1st on switch, & was pissed when it came to game pass shortly after i started it (i didn't get around to playing it for a long time, which would likely be the case with the sequel, so I'll wait for a game pass release, maybe).
I may get it on sale like the first one. I love zelda-likes, & that's all it has going for it. I can't stand retro looking games, so i wish the graphics were updated at least a little, but I'm sure that makes it more expensive to create, sadly.
@SwitchForce i agree, lots of dumb replies. If they have in a license agreement that u have to commit murder, is that enforceable, just because they said it in the agreement, lol? Some of the things they put in there aren't legal. They have an interest in making u think u have no rights & do not own the good that u purchase. Live service games are different, but physical games are considered a good that u own, regardless of what big corporations want u to believe (as evidenced by actual court decisions). But some just believe everything they are told, as evidenced by the last 2 years... I don't care enough to do ur research for u, but u should be more informed about ur hobby, IMO.
@cagriggs the fine was only levied because Nintendo brought a civil lawsuit, right? So in that sense, it wouldn't have happened if Nintendo didn't bring the suit, so i think that part is fair.
This actually looks interesting. I'm not a Sonic fan, have never liked any of the games, but this actually looks like something i would be interested in. So, for all the fans who hate it, they can ignore this game & play the traditional sonic games, & this can bring in a new audience. That may be the plan.
All this hype over Goldeneye, i predict major disappointment, because there's a reason they decided not to profit off of it for 20 years, & I don't think it's due to licensing. I hope I'm wrong, but we'll see.
@Grail_Quest it's easier to have websites announce everything, IMO, instead of trying to watch them all live. I know i probably have to wait 30 mins longer, but oh well.
@anoyonmus in so many comment sections on NL i see people replying to this guy, but never see his comments, lol. They must be removed, always, but most of the time, it will say "removed-unconstructive" with the person's username still there, if they're modded, so idk why this person (@Anti-matter) never has any messages shown, but people replying to him. 🤷🏻♂️
@Dilly-Mick i hope u are right, this worried me. If they would put out concrete information, & not allow rumors to fester, it would help the brand, IMO.
@HeeHo wow, those games looked decent to me. Something about this game looks bad & makes me wholly uninterested. Idk if it's a different filter, or what, but it looks very generic, & much worse than those 2 games to me.
From a casual pokemon fan, this did absolutely nothing for me. I look forward to try Arceus one day, as that at least looked interesting, but this was was generic as it gets. Lots of people said Arceus looked bad, but it looked fine to me. This however, looks bad. I'm not sure what is different, but something made it not appealing. Pokemon Y was the last pokemon game i invested time in, so this probably wasn't meant for me, anyways.
@N64-ROX sounds like he could be referring to bored ape yacht club or something like that (i realize the examples u mentioned were at least in the gaming world, but since i only read the snippets here, i don't have the full context, to see if he was strictly talking about gaming).
@LittleGhost i think the 3ds games' character models were fine (i give them a pass because of the limitations), but BD2 & this game both look bad to me, character wise. Personally, tho, I can't stand misproportioned, chibi, little person looking characters throughout the entire game. It just breaks my ability to be immersed, sadly.
@Parkour_LMan to be fair, the squeaky wheel usually gets the grease, so i can understand why people are so vocal in this day & age. There are only so many games in development, & so many developers to go around. Everyone wants them to spend that limited time on their favorites, so it's understandable, IMHO.
Awww, i thought this was regarding the recent rumors of a zelda remake/remaster, like wind waker & twilight princess for switch. I was interested in how these rumors would have affected Retro...🤣 I guess that's unnecessary. It could have given insight to their genuineness. 🤷🏻♂️
I despise 8/16 bit graphics, or what they conveniently turned into the style called "pixel art", but the HD-2D is at least tolerable for someone like me who probably would just skip these games if they were just SNES looking games. I will be buying LiveAlive, so I'm glad they are taking the time do this, unlike other commenters. I can't ve the only one who wouldn't be buying these games if they were just normal SNES looking "retro" games. I am looking forward to dragon quest III, too. Octopath was decent. Triangle strategy was not for me. It was way too boring, with too much nonsense to have to read through that i had no interest in. I didn't play FF tactics, & i have no desire to play a game just due to the variety in classes. I love fire emblem, but that's the only style of tactics game i seem to enjoy.
TLDR; i am VERY happy Squenix is taking the time to make these, regardless of cost. I hope these catch on with other devs.
Is this a live service game? It mentions "the service", is why I'm wondering. If it's a full game that would be completely playable if you download it before it's removed, that's 1 thing, but if there are actual servers that will be taken offline, making some of the game inaccessible, also, that's a different issue, in my eyes. It's probably not something I'd play, anyways, but having accurate details is still important for people making decisions on whether to buy it, IMO.
@Tom-Massey the gameplay in the pacman game was horrific, tho (input lag was horrible, on the Xbox series version, anyways), so it may be a bad move to tell people to copy that.
@FishyS yes, it's very confusing to me, also. I don't understand why publishers always changed the titles so much between regions, etc. I really hope they've learned that this won't determine how well a game sells, if it's a good game.
Watch, people won't buy this because of the way they packaged the games. Then, they will assume it's a failure & that people don't want compilations of older game series'.🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️
@wuntyme8 i agree, i hate dungeon crawler RPGs, & those are always 1st person, but DQ11 has 2 different view options & neither is first person. It's a fantastic game, u definitely need to snag it if u like JRPGs.
I think South Park the stick of truth is the only Obsidian developed game I've ever thought was decent, personally. I have never liked fallout type games, alpha protocol was horrible, just everything i have looked forward to, that they developed, has let me down. KOTOR II was hot mess on Xbox, and it took everything i had to ride that out. Definitely wouldn't do it again.
@FishyS it's funny u mention conservative granny, but censorship has always been pushed by the left, especially (ask tipper gore about music with explicit lyrics). They go on to blame conservatives in future generations, but don't let them fool u.
@FishyS it's funny, i play my switch almost daily, and don't own (or plan to own) any of the games you mentioned (tho Pokemon Legends Arceus is a possibility of it goes on sale). I may be in the minority, but I'm sure I'm not alone.
I have gotten the My Nintendo trial for 100 platinum points, then at least 4+ of these that say "even if you already used a trial", but have never remembered to redeem a single time, until it's expired, lol. 1 week isn't long enough, especially when I'm playing games on other consoles. Actually, I'm grinding through SMTV daily, recently, & i still wouldn't redeem the trial, so i think it's more that i wouldn't bother while in the middle of a game. There's no point in wasting my data cap towards downloading these games that i need to remember to try within 7 days. The chance of me subscribing is zero, so it's probably not meant for people like me anyways.
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Re: AM2R Developers Reunite For Okami-Inspired Metroidvania 'Bo: Path Of The Teal Lotus'
@1UpMushrm and it should just be "Metroid -like". The copy shouldn't get credit for the original concept.
Re: AM2R Developers Reunite For Okami-Inspired Metroidvania 'Bo: Path Of The Teal Lotus'
Definitely interested in this!!
Edit: reading all the hate, i just have to say i absolutely LOVE this style, & so very happy the devs went this direction. Love the genre, love Okami art style, love everything about this game so far. So, if made as well as hollow knight, i could see it becoming my favorite in the genre. Keep up the great work. There are many fans, but only complainers take the time to post, so don't let it dissuade u.
Re: Rumour: Potential Screenshots From A New "Finished" Fire Emblem Surface Online
@wanghosom so, basically Tokyo mirage sessions 2?
Re: Round Up: Every Switch Game Featured In The Summer Game Fest 2022 Opening Showcase
@JJtheTexan yes, switch is a fantastic 2nd system. If everyone had another way to play games other than Nintendo 1st party games, they really wouldn't have a reason to be disappointed in switch. If switch is someone's only console, then i can understand the frustration sometimes, but i would recommend it as a support console to ps5, XsX/S, or a gaming PC.
Re: Round Up: Every Switch Game Featured In The Summer Game Fest 2022 Opening Showcase
Darn, the chibi looking Casey Jones & April O'Neil ruined the TMNT game for me. I hate that style of character. The turtles themselves didn't look bad, though. That sucks for me. That game fest was horrible for anyone who doesn't play survivor horror, or horror games, like myself. Glad i didn't get my hopes up for it.
Re: Review: Mario Strikers: Battle League - Simply The Best Sports Game On Switch
@relinqued i think it's great, because I can't stand soccer, but thought since it's Mario, i may give this a go. But, they saved me $60, & i appreciate it.
...and FWIW, there's 56 reviews on metacritic, with an average score of 75. Nintendo Life review is 1 of only 5 reviews that are a 90 or above.
Re: Could Grezzo's New Secret Game Be A Spiritual Successor To The Mana Series?
@Half-ShellHero ok, sweet, thanks. I was thinking i had heard they were. I would love that, then. I don't have a Wii u, so I'll do my best to check those older games out somehow.
Re: Feature: Will We Finally See These Games In The Not-E3 Nintendo Direct?
Anyone who pushed a switch pro (at all), or a switch successor in 2022, should never be trusted again, IMO. Remember who said that, so u know who is trustworthy. 😜
Re: Feature: Will We Finally See These Games In The Not-E3 Nintendo Direct?
I need to try golf story again. I bought it cuz of the hype & it was really boring. I deleted it to make room on my microSD card, but I need go redownload it, & give it another try.
I hate all the "console exclusive" talk for silk song. At least be honest & put "timed exclusive" in there. I fell for that & bought the 1st on switch, & was pissed when it came to game pass shortly after i started it (i didn't get around to playing it for a long time, which would likely be the case with the sequel, so I'll wait for a game pass release, maybe).
Re: Blossom Tales Sequel Reveals August Release Date In New Trailer
I may get it on sale like the first one. I love zelda-likes, & that's all it has going for it. I can't stand retro looking games, so i wish the graphics were updated at least a little, but I'm sure that makes it more expensive to create, sadly.
Re: Nintendo Admits It Released A New Model Of The Switch To Fight Piracy
@SwitchForce i agree, lots of dumb replies. If they have in a license agreement that u have to commit murder, is that enforceable, just because they said it in the agreement, lol? Some of the things they put in there aren't legal. They have an interest in making u think u have no rights & do not own the good that u purchase. Live service games are different, but physical games are considered a good that u own, regardless of what big corporations want u to believe (as evidenced by actual court decisions). But some just believe everything they are told, as evidenced by the last 2 years... I don't care enough to do ur research for u, but u should be more informed about ur hobby, IMO.
Re: Nintendo Admits It Released A New Model Of The Switch To Fight Piracy
@cagriggs the fine was only levied because Nintendo brought a civil lawsuit, right? So in that sense, it wouldn't have happened if Nintendo didn't bring the suit, so i think that part is fair.
Re: Could Grezzo's New Secret Game Be A Spiritual Successor To The Mana Series?
@Half-ShellHero was that turn based? If so, I'd be interested in that.
Re: The First Hands-On With Sonic Frontiers Has Dropped
This actually looks interesting. I'm not a Sonic fan, have never liked any of the games, but this actually looks like something i would be interested in. So, for all the fans who hate it, they can ignore this game & play the traditional sonic games, & this can bring in a new audience. That may be the plan.
Re: Random: Bayonetta 3 Listing Jumps To The Top Of Nintendo's Store, And Everyone's Excited
Interesting. Can't wait.
It definitely wasn't there when i was trying to preorder the XC3 collectors edition.
Re: Poll: What's The Best James Bond Game?
I loved the multiplayer of goldeneye on n64, but didn't like any other bond game. There was 1 on GameCube that was passable, but not good.
Re: Poll: What's The Best James Bond Game?
All this hype over Goldeneye, i predict major disappointment, because there's a reason they decided not to profit off of it for 20 years, & I don't think it's due to licensing. I hope I'm wrong, but we'll see.
Re: Apparently There's A 1-2-Switch Sequel In The Works At Nintendo, And Everyone Hates It
That's a horrible title, "Everybody's 1-2 switch"...
Re: Capcom Announces A New Digital Showcase, Streaming Live June 13th
@Desrever thanks, but when i follow that link it says, "You're not ignoring any users, so everything is going well, right?"
Re: Capcom Announces A New Digital Showcase, Streaming Live June 13th
@Grail_Quest it's easier to have websites announce everything, IMO, instead of trying to watch them all live. I know i probably have to wait 30 mins longer, but oh well.
Re: Capcom Announces A New Digital Showcase, Streaming Live June 13th
@anoyonmus in so many comment sections on NL i see people replying to this guy, but never see his comments, lol. They must be removed, always, but most of the time, it will say "removed-unconstructive" with the person's username still there, if they're modded, so idk why this person (@Anti-matter) never has any messages shown, but people replying to him. 🤷🏻♂️
Re: Switch Network Failure Prevents Users From Accessing eShop And Digital Games
Don't take a company's word for something that they benefit from u believing, especially when courts have said they are wrong. My 2 cents.
Re: Review: Souldiers - A Potent Metroidvania And Soulslike Blend, But Not Without Issues
I guess i need to see if this is releasing on other platforms... Sounds good without the technical issues.
Re: Review: Souldiers - A Potent Metroidvania And Soulslike Blend, But Not Without Issues
@Lordplops at least it's not a remake, lol.
Re: Feature: Everything You Might Have Missed In The New Pokémon Scarlet & Violet Trailer
@Dilly-Mick i hope u are right, this worried me. If they would put out concrete information, & not allow rumors to fester, it would help the brand, IMO.
Re: Feature: Everything You Might Have Missed In The New Pokémon Scarlet & Violet Trailer
@HeeHo wow, those games looked decent to me. Something about this game looks bad & makes me wholly uninterested. Idk if it's a different filter, or what, but it looks very generic, & much worse than those 2 games to me.
Re: Feature: Everything You Might Have Missed In The New Pokémon Scarlet & Violet Trailer
@Serpenterror is this true? That will definitely be unfortunate, if so. Even more reason that i can ignore these games.
Re: Pokémon Scarlet And Violet Releases 18th November
From a casual pokemon fan, this did absolutely nothing for me. I look forward to try Arceus one day, as that at least looked interesting, but this was was generic as it gets. Lots of people said Arceus looked bad, but it looked fine to me. This however, looks bad. I'm not sure what is different, but something made it not appealing. Pokemon Y was the last pokemon game i invested time in, so this probably wasn't meant for me, anyways.
Re: Take-Two CEO Urges Caution Against Betting On The Metaverse
@N64-ROX sounds like he could be referring to bored ape yacht club or something like that (i realize the examples u mentioned were at least in the gaming world, but since i only read the snippets here, i don't have the full context, to see if he was strictly talking about gaming).
Re: Level-5 Launches New Ni no Kuni Game In The West - Features Crypto And Blockchain, Will Add NFTs
They can keep that NFT nonsense. Good riddance to anyone trying to scam players with that.
Re: Romancing SaGa Minstrel Song Gets A Remaster On Switch This Winter
@SteamEngenius people & their preferences, am i right? 🤦🏻♂️ If only we all had your preferences, we'd be saved from ourselves.
Re: Romancing SaGa Minstrel Song Gets A Remaster On Switch This Winter
@LittleGhost i think the 3ds games' character models were fine (i give them a pass because of the limitations), but BD2 & this game both look bad to me, character wise. Personally, tho, I can't stand misproportioned, chibi, little person looking characters throughout the entire game. It just breaks my ability to be immersed, sadly.
Re: Veteran Square-Enix Producer Shinji Hashimoto Retires
This isn't good for Squenix's future, IMO. 64 years old seems young to retire from something u love...in the US anyways.
Re: Review: PAC-MAN MUSEUM+ - A Gaming Legend's Best Collection Yet
@Kynwal same, it was horrible on Xbox.
Re: Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze Artist Talks About "Frustrating" Zelda Rumours
@Migoshuro wrongest isn't a word, & wrong opinion is an oxymoron 😜
Re: Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze Artist Talks About "Frustrating" Zelda Rumours
@Parkour_LMan to be fair, the squeaky wheel usually gets the grease, so i can understand why people are so vocal in this day & age. There are only so many games in development, & so many developers to go around. Everyone wants them to spend that limited time on their favorites, so it's understandable, IMHO.
Re: Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze Artist Talks About "Frustrating" Zelda Rumours
Awww, i thought this was regarding the recent rumors of a zelda remake/remaster, like wind waker & twilight princess for switch. I was interested in how these rumors would have affected Retro...🤣 I guess that's unnecessary. It could have given insight to their genuineness. 🤷🏻♂️
Re: Triangle Strategy Producers Talk HD-2D And Why Other Devs Haven't Used it
I despise 8/16 bit graphics, or what they conveniently turned into the style called "pixel art", but the HD-2D is at least tolerable for someone like me who probably would just skip these games if they were just SNES looking games. I will be buying LiveAlive, so I'm glad they are taking the time do this, unlike other commenters. I can't ve the only one who wouldn't be buying these games if they were just normal SNES looking "retro" games. I am looking forward to dragon quest III, too. Octopath was decent. Triangle strategy was not for me. It was way too boring, with too much nonsense to have to read through that i had no interest in. I didn't play FF tactics, & i have no desire to play a game just due to the variety in classes. I love fire emblem, but that's the only style of tactics game i seem to enjoy.
TLDR; i am VERY happy Squenix is taking the time to make these, regardless of cost. I hope these catch on with other devs.
Re: Dark Dungeon-Crawler 'Mistover' Being Removed From Sale At End Of June
Is this a live service game? It mentions "the service", is why I'm wondering. If it's a full game that would be completely playable if you download it before it's removed, that's 1 thing, but if there are actual servers that will be taken offline, making some of the game inaccessible, also, that's a different issue, in my eyes. It's probably not something I'd play, anyways, but having accurate details is still important for people making decisions on whether to buy it, IMO.
Re: Review: Wonder Boy Collection - Four Well-Presented Wonders In A Stingy Standard Package
@Tom-Massey the gameplay in the pacman game was horrific, tho (input lag was horrible, on the Xbox series version, anyways), so it may be a bad move to tell people to copy that.
Re: Review: Wonder Boy Collection - Four Well-Presented Wonders In A Stingy Standard Package
@FishyS yes, it's very confusing to me, also. I don't understand why publishers always changed the titles so much between regions, etc. I really hope they've learned that this won't determine how well a game sells, if it's a good game.
Re: Review: Wonder Boy Collection - Four Well-Presented Wonders In A Stingy Standard Package
Watch, people won't buy this because of the way they packaged the games. Then, they will assume it's a failure & that people don't want compilations of older game series'.🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️
Re: Rumour: Datamine Reveals Six More Neo Geo Pocket Games Potentially Coming To Switch
Only thing i care about is Capcom vs snk 2, pocket fighter. I see it's not listed. Will we get this?
Re: Backlog Club: Week Zero, June - Return Of Backlog Club, Return Of The Obra Dinn
Wow, why's it more expensive on PlayStation for Europe?
Re: Dragon Quest Creator Yuji Horii Shares Brief Update On Next Mainline Entry
@wuntyme8 i agree, i hate dungeon crawler RPGs, & those are always 1st person, but DQ11 has 2 different view options & neither is first person. It's a fantastic game, u definitely need to snag it if u like JRPGs.
Re: Aspyr Is Bringing Star Wars: Knights Of The Old Republic II To Switch This June
I think South Park the stick of truth is the only Obsidian developed game I've ever thought was decent, personally. I have never liked fallout type games, alpha protocol was horrible, just everything i have looked forward to, that they developed, has let me down. KOTOR II was hot mess on Xbox, and it took everything i had to ride that out. Definitely wouldn't do it again.
Re: Feature: How Video Games Can Be Brilliant For Your Mental Health
@FishyS it's funny u mention conservative granny, but censorship has always been pushed by the left, especially (ask tipper gore about music with explicit lyrics). They go on to blame conservatives in future generations, but don't let them fool u.
Re: Nintendo Is Offering Free Trials For Switch Online, Even If You've Used One Before (North America)
@FishyS it's funny, i play my switch almost daily, and don't own (or plan to own) any of the games you mentioned (tho Pokemon Legends Arceus is a possibility of it goes on sale). I may be in the minority, but I'm sure I'm not alone.
Re: Nintendo Is Offering Free Trials For Switch Online, Even If You've Used One Before (North America)
I have gotten the My Nintendo trial for 100 platinum points, then at least 4+ of these that say "even if you already used a trial", but have never remembered to redeem a single time, until it's expired, lol. 1 week isn't long enough, especially when I'm playing games on other consoles. Actually, I'm grinding through SMTV daily, recently, & i still wouldn't redeem the trial, so i think it's more that i wouldn't bother while in the middle of a game. There's no point in wasting my data cap towards downloading these games that i need to remember to try within 7 days. The chance of me subscribing is zero, so it's probably not meant for people like me anyways.
Re: Review: Kao The Kangaroo - Rough Edges Can't Ruin This 'Roo's Return
@Divinebovine this is a remake.