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Post by chrom on Jun 25, 2022 7:43:40 GMT -5
Has anyone played the new Fire Emblem? I've been sitting on it, I've just been so busy with work I haven't had a chance to play it yet Not yet, getting it Tuesday
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Post by Rumble McSkirmish on Jun 25, 2022 8:03:12 GMT -5
Has anyone played the new Fire Emblem? I've been sitting on it, I've just been so busy with work I haven't had a chance to play it yet I only finished the prologue so far which is pretty much your standard Warriors game fair, so I haven't seen what the game the truly has to offer yet. (From the looks of things it really opens up once you hit the main campaign for each house.)
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Post by Lizuka #BLM on Jun 25, 2022 16:23:09 GMT -5
Has anyone played the new Fire Emblem? I've been sitting on it, I've just been so busy with work I haven't had a chance to play it yet I've played a decent bit of it but for now have it sidelined in favor of Nirvana Initiative.
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Post by Alyce: Old Media Enthusiast on Jun 26, 2022 20:01:42 GMT -5
Studio MDHR have confirmed that a Cuphead physical release is in the works and due later this year. For clarification, it's been in limbo since the port was released in 2019. Possibly an intentional wait given the DLC is on its way.
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Post by Feargus McReddit on Jun 26, 2022 20:51:14 GMT -5
With Game Pass and now Sony jumping into the "games on demand" service, I'm genuinely surprised Nintendo isn't upping their game. It’s Nintendo. I don’t see how you could be. They do the thing where they get it right once (Wii Virtual Console) and then completely forget how to do it.
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Post by Lizuka #BLM on Jun 26, 2022 21:07:00 GMT -5
Nintendo still hasn't even figured out achievements and that's been a zero-effort industry standard for like 17 years at this point. They'll do a proper games on demand service probably about 30 years from now and even then they'll charge four times as much for it as everyone else.
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Post by CMWaters on Jun 26, 2022 21:11:29 GMT -5
Nintendo still hasn't even figured out achievements and that's been a zero-effort industry standard for like 17 years at this point. They'll do a proper games on demand service probably about 30 years from now and even then they'll charge four times as much for it as everyone else. I mean, do they really NEED to figure out achievements/trophies? Yeah, they're nice to have, but sometimes I like that Nintendo doesn't have them because then I don't feel that I need to do some odd stuff just to get a few points or a fancy trophy in my gameplay.
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Post by Lizuka #BLM on Jun 26, 2022 21:17:14 GMT -5
Nintendo still hasn't even figured out achievements and that's been a zero-effort industry standard for like 17 years at this point. They'll do a proper games on demand service probably about 30 years from now and even then they'll charge four times as much for it as everyone else. I mean, do they really NEED to figure out achievements/trophies? Yeah, they're nice to have, but sometimes I like that Nintendo doesn't have them because then I don't feel that I need to do some odd stuff just to get a few points or a fancy trophy in my gameplay. I don't care about achievements myself but when for every other major format it's an industry standard, tons of people DO care about them, and they take no real effort to implement it just feels like they only don't do it because Nintendo insists on doing shit their own way, especially when tons of developers do them as an in-game thing as a make good including Nintendo themselves. It's just a good show of how Nintendo's perpetually stuck years behind everyone else because they seem to resent the idea of taking ideas from other people even if everyone else has widely recognized it's a good idea. See also how despite everyone saying since day 1 that the Switch eShop has a shitty layout it's impossible to find anything on they still refuse to do anything to address it.
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Post by Feargus McReddit on Jun 26, 2022 21:41:34 GMT -5
I don't care about achievements myself but when for every other major format it's an industry standard, tons of people DO care about them, and they take no real effort to implement it just feels like they only don't do it because Nintendo insists on doing shit their own way, especially when tons of developers do them as an in-game thing as a make good including Nintendo themselves. It's just a good show of how Nintendo's perpetually stuck years behind everyone else because they seem to resent the idea of taking ideas from other people even if everyone else has widely recognized it's a good idea. And you can’t even say “It’s a Japan thing” because Sony have basically spent the last decade or two taking western influences towards PlayStation as a brand, especially with how they’ve treated indies and how they’ve designed their interfaces and such.
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Post by BorneAgain on Jun 26, 2022 21:57:59 GMT -5
Nintendo is still very conservative and will only do certain things if their backs are against the wall. The entire online infrastructure is something that will never change until enough old executives at the company are gone.
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Post by BorneAgain on Jun 27, 2022 8:10:13 GMT -5
Partner Showcases, because that was a concept fans were just hankering to come back.
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Post by YAKMAN is ICHIBAN on Jun 27, 2022 8:21:52 GMT -5
Late to the party but I bought Mario Kart 8 because my 5yo son was showing an interest.
The steering assist (you can't go off the track or backwards) and auto accelerating options are AWESOME for him. He really hasn't quite gotten the hang of game controls yet, but he was even able to finish a race in first place one time.
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Post by Lizuka #BLM on Jun 27, 2022 8:35:35 GMT -5
Does Nintendo just not have anything else coming out this year besides Xenoblade 3 and Splatoon 3 or what?
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Post by Feargus McReddit on Jun 27, 2022 8:59:55 GMT -5
Does Nintendo just not have anything else coming out this year besides Xenoblade 3 and Splatoon 3 or what? …Persona 5 Royal? 😋
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Post by CMWaters on Jun 27, 2022 9:13:23 GMT -5
Does Nintendo just not have anything else coming out this year besides Xenoblade 3 and Splatoon 3 or what? Those and Pokemon Scarlet and Violet, which for some probably is enough.
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Post by chrom on Jun 27, 2022 9:35:43 GMT -5
When's the next DLC Tracks for Mario Kart coming out?
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Post by Lizuka #BLM on Jun 27, 2022 9:38:31 GMT -5
Does Nintendo just not have anything else coming out this year besides Xenoblade 3 and Splatoon 3 or what? …Persona 5 Royal? 😋 You'll take Morgana Sock Simulator Portable with $30 Mothman DLC and like it.
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Post by Alyce: Old Media Enthusiast on Jun 27, 2022 9:41:38 GMT -5
When's the next DLC Tracks for Mario Kart coming out? I'll guess maybe next month. With six waves until the end of 2023, it's likely we'll get at least two more this year.
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Post by Feargus McReddit on Jun 27, 2022 9:43:23 GMT -5
You'll take Morgana Sock Simulator Portable with $30 Mothman DLC and like it. 😭
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Post by Fundertaker on Jun 27, 2022 10:11:59 GMT -5
C'mon Front Mission release date! I'm ready for my Wanzers!
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