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The 7th Guest
Dec 17, 2003

it seems like the switch 'drought' is pretty much over now, as they now have AAA support (EA with sportz, 2K with Civ, Ubisoft with Starlink), and AA devs like Cities Skylines, on top of the first party games

that being said I still mostly only care about the indie games, especially because game discounts on Switch are, well.... welll.... wellllll...... welllllllll

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Electric Phantasm
Apr 7, 2011

YOSPOS

Verranicus posted:

They've announced a new AAA Lord of the Rings MMO.. for some reason, while Lord of the Rings Online still exists.

It worked for Final Fantasy, I think.

There Bias Two
Jan 13, 2009
I'm not a good person

Are there any goon guilds for Legends of Solgard out there? It's an addictive mobile match-3.

raditts
Feb 21, 2001

The Kwanzaa Bot is here to protect me.


I laughed out loud when they showed their Smash edition joycons. Was there anyone who saw that and was like gently caress YEAH I GOTTA GET THIS NEW BUNDLE or something?

The 7th Guest
Dec 17, 2003

raditts posted:

I laughed out loud when they showed their Smash edition joycons. Was there anyone who saw that and was like gently caress YEAH I GOTTA GET THIS NEW BUNDLE or something?
I thought the NES controllers were worse because they didn't even try to make them joycon-sized so the ends of them just jut out

They could've done like an 85% scaled controller and it would've fit just fine, and maybe adjust button placement so they can be relatively the same size and spacing

also $60 when the NES Mini itself is $60 and comes with a controller

Nasgate
Jun 7, 2011
The Smash dock looks neat, but yeah the whole room went "meh" at the controller.

Also, the NES controllers were 60 for a two pack. So that is a pretty good deal for Nintendo controllers.

Jay Rust
Sep 27, 2011

I think franchises should stop being a thing.

Verranicus
Aug 18, 2009

by VideoGames

Jay Rust posted:

I think franchises should stop being a thing.

No thanks

An Actual Princess
Dec 23, 2006

Jay Rust posted:

I think franchises should stop being a thing.

I don't

The Colonel
Jun 8, 2013


I commute by bike!
red faction guerrilla's been a lot of fun but i think i'm ready for the game to end soon lol

unless it's going to throw more things for me to smash before the end, in which case, loving do it already game!!! i want to smash some more stuff

it really needs a sequel that isn't a completely different kind of game entirely to take everything cool about it and put it in a game that isn't poisoned by rough early understandings of open world game design

homeless snail
Mar 14, 2007

Jay Rust posted:

I think franchises should stop being a thing.
I love brands, and franchises

FirstAidKite
Nov 8, 2009

Viewtiful Jew
Apr 21, 2007
Mench'n-a-go-go-baby!

Jay Rust posted:

I think franchises should stop being a thing.

A take that maybe could only work in a post-capitalist society but even then probably not.

Like people would probably still gravitate around their favorite characters or worlds even in a world free of copyrights.

And look at/draw porn of them.

CharlieFoxtrot
Mar 27, 2007

organize digital employees



I was just saying before how Streets of Rage 4 wasn't exciting to me because I thought side-scrolling brawlers were an exhausted genre

But the nostalgia factor of that Capcom collection is off the charts

The Colonel
Jun 8, 2013


I commute by bike!

CharlieFoxtrot posted:

I was just saying before how Streets of Rage 4 wasn't exciting to me because I thought side-scrolling brawlers were an exhausted genre

But the nostalgia factor of that Capcom collection is off the charts

side-scrolling brawlers aren't easy to make good but the later capcom arcade games do an insane job making them into genuinely great action games

battle circuit getting an official home release is maybe the best thing about it cause that game might just straight-up be the best side scrolling beat em up ever in terms of design and mechanics

man nurse
Feb 18, 2014


Jay Rust posted:

I think franchises should stop being a thing.

I like getting more of something I enjoyed, generally.

homeless snail
Mar 14, 2007

https://twitter.com/animalcrossing/status/1040387186653245440
happy for you isabelle

Steve Yun
Aug 7, 2003
I'm a parasitic landlord that needs to get a job instead of stealing worker's money. Make sure to remind me when I post.
Soiled Meat
Capcom is releasing a beat em up collection!

That’s good!

No Aliens Vs Predators, however

That’s bad.

Sakurazuka
Jan 24, 2004

NANI?

The Colonel posted:

i hope katamari reroll gets a multiplatform release cause i want a good way to play katamari on pc without loving around with ps2 emulation

It's Switch and PC

Jay Rust
Sep 27, 2011

All games on every platform imo

Internet Kraken
Apr 24, 2010

slightly amused
Having now seen all of MGS2, my assessment of Kojima as "interesting guy that needs an editor shackled to him at all times" feels more correct than ever.


TBH I'm not

I love Isabelle but she's made for friendship not fights. I don't wanna see her get hurt.

Steve Yun
Aug 7, 2003
I'm a parasitic landlord that needs to get a job instead of stealing worker's money. Make sure to remind me when I post.
Soiled Meat

Internet Kraken posted:

Having now seen all of MGS2, my assessment of Kojima as "interesting guy that needs an editor shackled to him at all times" feels more correct than ever.

He did have a story editor up through 3, IIRC, and 4 onwards the editor was gone.

Rarity
Oct 21, 2010

~*4 LIFE*~

I have never met Isabelle before but after that trailer she's already my favourite mayoral assistant and I wish her well in the combat fights

homeless snail
Mar 14, 2007

I only have 3 amiibos, are two of them are isabelle and her brother

bloodychill
May 8, 2004

And if the world
should end tonight,
I had a crazy, classic life
Exciting Lemon

cheetah7071 posted:

hot take almost every nes game is almost unplayable today

As someone who grew up with a Nintendo, I tend to agree with the exception of the SMB and Megaman series.

Also yeah, other than making me happy for people getting their Animal Crossing and mildly happy about getting a lesser Katamari game, it was not great. I already have all the Final Fantasy games in one form or another. They need party chat and Miiverse/something like for me to buy into the online. Also, maybe porting SNES titles instead of NES ones. Also hey why not SSX Tricky because now I'm just throwing stuff on the pile I'd like to see an HD remaster of.

The Colonel
Jun 8, 2013


I commute by bike!

bloodychill posted:

a lesser Katamari game,

the gently caress

Infinitum
Jul 30, 2004


I'm more surprised Isabelle isn't just an Echo Fighter of Villager.

She's listed as the 68th fighter

https://i.imgur.com/T6I9fm6.mp4

Isabelle will build you a house
Then blow that house up
Now you are in debt to Tom Nook for 10 billion gillion dollars
Isabelle don't give a fuuuuuuckkkkk

al-azad
May 28, 2009



Until we get a spiritual sequel to guardian legend the nes library is still good

homeless snail
Mar 14, 2007

Steve Yun
Aug 7, 2003
I'm a parasitic landlord that needs to get a job instead of stealing worker's money. Make sure to remind me when I post.
Soiled Meat
Even if a game gets mediocre reviews, Digital Foundry will make sure you drat well appreciate how hard developers worked on it. I’m watching their analysis of Shadow of the Tomb Raider and it’s filling me with the warm and fuzzies to see and be told about all the advancements in temporal antialiasing and light transmissiveness in foliage.

bloodychill
May 8, 2004

And if the world
should end tonight,
I had a crazy, classic life
Exciting Lemon

The Colonel posted:

the gently caress

As long as it’s not We Love Katamari, it will always be lesser.

The Colonel
Jun 8, 2013


I commute by bike!

bloodychill posted:

As long as it’s not We Love Katamari, it will always be lesser.

that's an impossible standard and also the original katamari damacy is still a pretty interesting game to look at for similar reasons to we love katamari, it's just that without the background of keita takahashi being frustrated and confused about why he has to make a sequel to katamari damacy and making an entire game about that it's hard to achieve the kind of cool stuff that makes we love katamari as good as it is

The Colonel
Jun 8, 2013


I commute by bike!
anyway i'll buy katamari damacy reroll and probably when we love katamari reroll comes out i'll buy that day one

bloodychill
May 8, 2004

And if the world
should end tonight,
I had a crazy, classic life
Exciting Lemon
Oh I will buy it too, that’s a given.

Grapplejack
Nov 27, 2007

Jay Rust
Sep 27, 2011

Infinitum
Jul 30, 2004


https://i.imgur.com/u7KAlKe.mp4

Golgo13
Jul 27, 2018

A Ring-a-Ding-Ding!


It's a healthy addiction... :sludgepal:

Steve Yun posted:

Hey you might be a future switch owner just like me!

This will be my Christmas present to myself this year. Zelda is the main game I'm interested in. And maybe MHGU if I get some time to actually play it ><

Wildtortilla
Jul 8, 2008

Golgo13 posted:

This will be my Christmas present to myself this year. Zelda is the main game I'm interested in. And maybe MHGU if I get some time to actually play it ><

If time is an issue, pick one of those two games. Happy gaming, future Switch owner!

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suuma
Apr 2, 2009

Verranicus posted:

They've announced a new AAA Lord of the Rings MMO.. for some reason, while Lord of the Rings Online still exists.

Isn't it being made by some mobile game developer or something

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