tzahn

I generally play games on Normal difficulty and I usually enjoy a challenging game. However, with limited game time, I'm not opposed to playing an easier difficulty if I feel the game is wasting my time yet I want to see it through to the end.

Still waiting on the physical version with the DLC included. The art is too good to pass on having the case on my shelf.

I love it so far. I think it's now my 2nd favorite HM/SoS game behind HM64. That will always be my favorite.

If you notice the branding on the last 2 presentations, it may be a monthly occurrence. Nintendo Treehouse Live July 2020 and Nintendo Direct Mini July 2020. Maybe they'll tie the first party games into a Treehouse Live segment? Either way, we know there are more in the future and stating July 2020 for each makes it seem like a monthly or every other month schedule instead of something quarterly like Summer 2020.

I agree 100% with this.

This wasn't hard to figure out if you pay attention to news sources that don't generally talk about Direct rumors until they actually appear to be real. Just do the research.

I'm interested that this is a the first in a "series". Seems like these 10 min videos may pop up every couple weeks in lieu of a full direct for the time being.

I have such a sizeable backlog anyway that I almost always wait for a significant sale. My wishlist on dekudeals is pretty lengthy and I have the notifications set for a sale usually between 33% to 50% off depending on the original price.

Man, 0/21. I thought all of them were Zelda.

Old school Castlevania fan here. I'm very much looking forward to this. At least someone is still making the classic level-based style.

I like how they labeled it 'Nintendo Treehouse Live July 2020'. I hope we get one for August 2020 too.

Can't wait for my copy to arrive! Now do HM64 next and use the Link's Awakening remake style.

Just because the voice acting is almost done it doesn't mean the game will come out soon. They won't release it until it's ready and makes sense from a financial perspective. I personally expect Holiday 2021.

Dragon Quest Builders 2 should be on here. Another large demo where progress carries over.

I might actually try this. I'm still working through Pokémon Picross as funny as that sounds. Never gave it a dime, and still have a good time with it.

@Zonned I'm well aware of the situation and my comment was one of exasperation that the good name of Harvest Moon continues to be dragged through the mud by these poor quality imitations. Natsume is eroding all the goodwill that was built up over the years. I'll say it again, I kind of hope it becomes such a dumpster fire that they sell the rights to the name and Marvelous is able to acquire it.

Ys VIII was an awesome surprise for me, so I'm pumped for this one too!

(Puts hand on forehead and sighs...)

That strawberry cow plush will look great next to my bubble cow and chicken ones from earlier preorders. I just wish it was bigger.

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tzahn
Thu 11th Jun 2020

Nintendo will let things cool off a bit after the PS5 reveal because it would get buried. Then they'll hype up the Pokémon DLC. Then the Arms fighter for Smash. Then Paper Mario. Then the fun stuff.

Who would've thought a review of this game would be so popular for comments?

What a world.

Nintendo will let things cool off a bit after the PS5 reveal because it would get buried. Then they'll hype up the Pokémon DLC. Then the Arms fighter for Smash. Then Paper Mario. Then the fun stuff.

Still waiting on that physical Cuphead.

I've said it before, Rare Replay Switch edition with the DKC games replacing some of the Xbox ones.

Mario remaster feature yesterday and a Microsoft collaboration today? Trying to stay ahead of the announcements!

@Jooles_95 @Kalmaro Same here, I loved the series. Scratch that, still love haha. Confession, I may or may not have bought the whole series last year in hardcover form. They're like comfort food in literary form.

Make it an official Redwall game you cowards

Can't wait for the Prince Of Persia HD Trilogy or new Prince of Persia from Ubisoft.

Well, we'll get the trilogy once Rare Replay Switch is announced. Replace the Microsoft platform games with the DKC trilogy and DK64.

Oh, and raise the price to $60, because of course. I'd still buy it.

@FragRed Didn't that concept art also contain Zelda references? Pretty sure I saw some analysis that showed the Triforce or Hylian crest on some of the columns or something like that.

@frogopus I think the environment and animals are fine. It's the character models that get me. It's like a version of the Magical Melody models, which I didn't care for much either.

Oh well, as long as it plays well, I'll still enjoy it!

I know everyone loves Directs (including me), but this shows Nintendo doesn't absolutely need one to get buzz. This was revealed an hour ago and is the top "Worldwide Trend" on Twitter. Color Splash is also in there too. They can just stealth drop an announcement like this, and it will catch like wildfire. Expect more of these.

Maybe Natsume will do such irreparable damage to the Harvest Moon name, that Marvelous will be able to buy the name from them and bring everything back full circle so we can stop talking about the split? A guy can hope!

This hurts me deep.

I'll hold off on more opinions until I hear more, but this sounds like yet another departure from what fans of the series (yes I know about the split) grew to love.

At least there's the FoMT remake to look forward to.

@Spoony_Tech You are not alone. I played it and beat it. While I can say it's a well made game and I don't regret playing it...for me it was just fine. Didn't leave much of a lasting impression on me and I don't have an urge to replay it or do any of the content that was released since I beat it.

Ocarina of Time is my favorite game ever. I was pumped for this one. I played it, got about a quarter of the way through and didn't like it. I hated the time mechanic. I wanted to be able to explore the world at my own leisure, not having this countdown bearing down on me all the time.

Years later, I went back to it and beat it. I thought it was fine, but in the bottom tier of Zelda games. Last year, I played it on 3DS. It was much better than I remembered and I now realize that the time mechanic is important to the game and part of what makes it special. Still not my favorite Zelda and probably middle of the road for me personally, but a great game nonetheless.

Man, this sucks.

So, when is Nintendo going to release a Smash Bros style spinoff, Super Suplex Bros? Start with the AKI engine from the N64 game. Characters have movesets and actions based on former wrestlers. Ex. Tingle/Birdo is based on Goldust,etc. Take my money.

Another hardware "revision" seems plausible for 2021. They have a handheld only, maybe this one is TV only? Sell a cheaper box that only outputs to the TV. Or possibly just another version of the regular Switch akin to the DS phat, DS Lite, DSi line. Or 3DS, 2DS, 3DSXL, New 3DS, New 3DSXL, 2DSXL or whatever the heck else they did with that.

There's not much reason for a Pro model at this point. Might as well release a different version for a small boost in sales while they work on the Switch successor to release in a few years. Have the new revision on shelves for about a year and then announce you're formally working on a successor. Add in that it will be backwards compatible and current sales wouldn't completely stop. That would buy a year or 2 of buildup for the release of the successor and boom you have a 6 year console cycle.

More like Hacko Life am I right? I'll see myself out.

Mario Teaches Typing HD

Everyone: WHERE IS MY DIRECT???

Everyone half an hour later: THAT WAS BAD, WHEN IS THE NEXT DIRECT??

This was basically the roadmap through June (which as we all know was supposed to be E3). This pretty much confirms they'll do a bigger, proper Direct around that time to announce the big holiday games.

Wow, way to go out on a limb.

"The title of the game will be tied to Zelda in some way. The main character will traverse around the game world in a possibly linear fashion, which may open up to be more open-air after a while. There is a problem facing this world which falls to the hero of the title to solve."

@klingki Same here. Honestly, it's not that far off from the style of Magical Melody.

@Asaki I actually agree with you on some of this. I prefer the older HM games and feel that as they've added more stuff it actually takes away what I enjoy most. On the flip side, some think the older games are too boring and simple. In that case, I guess I'm a simple man.

I wasn't going to get it at launch since I'm ankle deep in RF4 Special, but the hype is getting to me. I'll take a drive on Fri and pick it up for $50 at Wal-Mart if they aren't sold out.

I was waiting for this, but I'm kind of shocked it's coming out that soon. I figured it would be a Sept/Oct title. Not a huge fan of the art style on the characters, but gosh darn it do the bubble cows look adorable!

I beat this game without Link saying a single word.

I still prefer the level-based style of Castlevania and would love to see another one of those. That being said, I wouldn't mind a collection of the GBA and DS ones since I've only played a bit of them.

Also must mention that the soundtrack for Belmont's Revenge is wicked, especially for the GB.

@BrittanyLewi I don't like how you used "easier" three times in the same sentence. Add the fact that it was a run-on sentence. And how does one feel "easier"? Please enlighten me.

Bimmy and Jimmy

@Heavyarms55 It depends. I assume RF5 won't make it outside of Japan until 2021, especially with XSeed handling the Story of Seasons FoMT remake sometime later this year. RF4 is also a cheaper price ($40 in the US, but I got my copy for $32), so it could be a good way to try out the series if you haven't and make a decision on RF5 from there.

My copy should be here in a week or so and I'm pumped! I've only played the first RF to completion and probably put 70 hours into Frontier, but was maybe halfway through the story? Either way, I'm looking forward to this and the eventual RF5. The only nitpick I have (and this is coming from the HM-lover side of me) is that I wish I could just have regular livestock along with the tamed monsters...I miss my bubble cows dang it!