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The Nintendo Thread of Existential Doom
- Thread starter Becksworth
- Start date
R.R. Bigman
Coolest Guy
Six years after Breath of the Wild and we get “Ganondorf is back and Zelda is in trouble again”. I thought Calamity Ganon was Ganondorf, just all bestial with rage? Eh, Nintendo hasn’t known what to do with Zelda’s plot since Wind Waker.
Also, seventy dollars!?
Also, seventy dollars!?
Violentvixen
(She/Her)
Anyway, good Direct, although only one new thing is added to my list (Fantasy Life i). All the rest are things my spouse or I are already interested in (Breath of the Wild 2, Blanc, Pikmin 4, Sea of Stars, Octopath Traveler 2, FE Engage expansion). I'll definitely check out the free Game Boy stuff, can't see a reason to pay to play the GBA games. I don't think I play Splatoon 3 often enough to justify the expansion pass but I really think it sounds cool to revisit the old towns.
MrBlarney
(he / him)
I guess I can follow up on my mild predictions?
Miscellaneously, it feels like Pikmin 4 might be analogous to 2, as 3 was to 1? I've only played 3, but enjoyed it quite well for two playthroughs and most of the missions. And I'm mostly okay with MSRP going up on The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom? Game dev is expensive and getting moreso, so it's about time for prices to go up. But then again, I do plan on picking up some vouchers from the Online plan so it's not a really relevant issue for me? The voice over in that trailer was pretty cryptic, especially that last line. Maybe Ganondorf's going to team up with the good guys in some way? Or is that over thinking things?
- Fire Emblem Engage - Not so sure about Camilla, but the other DLC Emblems feel like solid choices for characters and mechanics. (Though I haven't really done much Fire Emblem DLC and I feel like that trend of non-participation is gonna continue.)
- Mario Kart 8 Deluxe - The Yoshi's Island course and music are absolute nostalgia bait and I'm hooked. I might actually have to pick up the DLC or worse, actually go in on the Online Expansion Pass in order to also play the GBA games they're adding into that package.
- Splatoon 3 - There'd better be more to Wave 1 than the Inkopolis Plaza to get me to buy in at this point. I'm probably going to purchase when Wave 2 comes out regardless, but I can totally wait if that's where the vast bulk of the value ends up. (And hey, it might also get lumped into the Online Expansion Pass like the Splatoon 2 Octo Expansion did.)
Miscellaneously, it feels like Pikmin 4 might be analogous to 2, as 3 was to 1? I've only played 3, but enjoyed it quite well for two playthroughs and most of the missions. And I'm mostly okay with MSRP going up on The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom? Game dev is expensive and getting moreso, so it's about time for prices to go up. But then again, I do plan on picking up some vouchers from the Online plan so it's not a really relevant issue for me? The voice over in that trailer was pretty cryptic, especially that last line. Maybe Ganondorf's going to team up with the good guys in some way? Or is that over thinking things?
it would have been even less of a burden for them to not put pedo shit in their game in the first place.
You also play Suda games though. There's none of us innocent here.
GB and GBA online give you multiple viewing options, you can choose to keep a smaller window and not stretch and to make the GB screen dimmer if you want it "authentic." Of course, this is Nintendo, so re-mapping the controls from within the app is strictly forbidden.
Only difference in the Japanese apps is they got Nintendo's mahjong game instead of Alone in the Dark
Only difference in the Japanese apps is they got Nintendo's mahjong game instead of Alone in the Dark
It's fun.
A very good one, with great balance, character customization, and mapping.
Rather than call all fans of the series pedos (I don't like that shit either), you mind just saying you hate the art next time? It'd be way less assholeish of a way to express your opinion. Thanks!
i only watched the direct because people i consider unlikely to get worked up over nothing seemed to think the rumors of a baten kaitos 1 and 2 remaster being announced were credible. and lo,
basically i never watch these and even when it's stuff i might well buy/play (of which there were a few here...) i don't usually see the point, i'd usually rather see people's reactions on twitter
but i'm glad i got to experience a truly surreal moment for myself, especially because i was in a zoom meeting anyway. sometimes i still wonder how those games are real
also twitter had a coughing fit anyway so i guess that wouldn't have worked this time anyway
basically i never watch these and even when it's stuff i might well buy/play (of which there were a few here...) i don't usually see the point, i'd usually rather see people's reactions on twitter
but i'm glad i got to experience a truly surreal moment for myself, especially because i was in a zoom meeting anyway. sometimes i still wonder how those games are real
also twitter had a coughing fit anyway so i guess that wouldn't have worked this time anyway
I don't think "I don't like the art" quite gets across my complaint that the art literally features 11 year olds in fetish gear.
Like.
I GENUINELY can't get how you are all able to just overlook that.
Becksworth
Aging Hipster Dragon Dad
Caved when I saw the Prime remake included gyro aim and bought it digitally (both in a style emulating the wii-mote/nunchuk with joy cons and the more conventional gyro style like in Splatoon).
Also just noticed that Tears of the Kingdom is voucher eligible. Almost like they're incentivising me to buy it that way...
Also just noticed that Tears of the Kingdom is voucher eligible. Almost like they're incentivising me to buy it that way...
Pajaro Pete
(He/Himbo)
Becksworth
Aging Hipster Dragon Dad
Oh, who called We Love Katamari, props on that.
Pajaro Pete
(He/Himbo)
it was easy, it had been trademarked for some time and after something i'm interested in is trademarked, i predict it every direct/game show until it happens
I was happy when I saw that the remake has new art, and then sad when I saw that it’s just one new portrait per class. And, the Japanese trailer shows some designs that are not really an improvement.
I’ve always been ok with picking among the decent portraits for my party, which is like a minute out of dozens of hours of play. But at the same time I agree that it’s a problem. The games are really pleasant dungeon delvers with good monster designs otherwise. It’s too bad they have such a glaring flaw.
Let's review.
Vampire Survivors and its DLC are on Switch right-the-heck now! They're not, so no regrets paying about $6 to get the game and its DLC over on Xbox recently.
Showcase of the next Mario Kart 8 Deluxe courses! This happened and Birdo was also allowed to escape the confines of Mario Kart Tour. Hopefully more shall follow her; Pauline and Dixie Kong deserve better.
First peek at the first of the upcoming free Sonic Frontiers DLC! Nope, but a new Samba de Amigo game was announced. Hopefully Joy-Con motion controls will be better than Wiimote + Nunchuck for shaking maracas.
Some unannounced Square Enix remaster! Nope but there's remasters of the Baten Kaitos games which were made by Monolith Soft (which has people who used to work for Square) and tri-Crescendo (tri-ACE's music folks) so partial credit.
New Splatoon 3 mode(s)! They covered some of the DLC and it has a return to the Inkopolis hub from 1 and a teaser for a new mode which I'm almost certain is
a story mode for Marina.
A brief "Hey this still exists" video for the new Zelda! This happened and I am simultaneously excited for vehicles and disappointed that it indeed looks to be sticking to the tired old status quo of Zelda stories.
More Cloud games to yell at! Not that I know of...
Vampire Survivors and its DLC are on Switch right-the-heck now! They're not, so no regrets paying about $6 to get the game and its DLC over on Xbox recently.
Showcase of the next Mario Kart 8 Deluxe courses! This happened and Birdo was also allowed to escape the confines of Mario Kart Tour. Hopefully more shall follow her; Pauline and Dixie Kong deserve better.
First peek at the first of the upcoming free Sonic Frontiers DLC! Nope, but a new Samba de Amigo game was announced. Hopefully Joy-Con motion controls will be better than Wiimote + Nunchuck for shaking maracas.
Some unannounced Square Enix remaster! Nope but there's remasters of the Baten Kaitos games which were made by Monolith Soft (which has people who used to work for Square) and tri-Crescendo (tri-ACE's music folks) so partial credit.
New Splatoon 3 mode(s)! They covered some of the DLC and it has a return to the Inkopolis hub from 1 and a teaser for a new mode which I'm almost certain is
a story mode for Marina.
A brief "Hey this still exists" video for the new Zelda! This happened and I am simultaneously excited for vehicles and disappointed that it indeed looks to be sticking to the tired old status quo of Zelda stories.
More Cloud games to yell at! Not that I know of...
A) I don't play Zelda for the plot, so eh.
B) $70 is an unwelcome pricing trend but given that cartridges ~30 years ago could run $80+ I'm not really that bothered by it. It's still far less than that in today's dollars.
I said as much on Discord but my assumption is that the price for the new Zelda in this case is largely 'cuz it'll be on a larger capacity Switch card than BotW was. Nintendo likes to keep prices similar between digital and physical and a number of indies that went physical did see higher digital prices on Switch 'cuz of that.
This policy is also why so many physical third party Switch compilations resort to the ever-so-fun "You have to download most of the compilation" thing in international markets.
This policy is also why so many physical third party Switch compilations resort to the ever-so-fun "You have to download most of the compilation" thing in international markets.
Phantoon
I cuss you bad
This is exactly me. Looks like the best kind of remaster; it looks like you remember it looking, but actually hugely better
I feel playing Zelda for the story is like reading Playboy for the articles. Anyway, there's potentially thematically strong stuff there if they fancy touching it. The Kingdom was literally destroyed by ancient hate. Was it expected to just evaporate after good won?
Asking somebody on the internet to assume a less extreme position in 2023? My sweet summer child 😜
Boo. One of Nintendo's silent best franchises gets a new game and they do this to it?
Super easy, barely an inconvenience. You just press left or right once at the portrait screen and never worry about it again.
madhair60
Video games
super cool
Becksworth
Aging Hipster Dragon Dad
Etrian Odyssey released in the dark ages of JRPGs when titles were diminishing in quantity and quality. If it came out today brand new I imagine the potraits would be a bigger sticking issue, not only because of change in values of the audience but a change in the amount of options available.
So played a bit of the Prime remaster and the hybrid gyro mode combines the gyro with the classic controls. Pretty sure most people who would have wanted gyro would have wanted dual stick controls along with it...
So played a bit of the Prime remaster and the hybrid gyro mode combines the gyro with the classic controls. Pretty sure most people who would have wanted gyro would have wanted dual stick controls along with it...