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by JadePhoenix
June 22nd, 2023, 3:50 pm
Forum: Videogame Discussion
Topic: The Nintendo news and discussion thread
Replies: 4231
Views: 2052122

Re: The Nintendo news and discussion thread

Super Mario RPG is one of my favorite games ever, so I'm not sure why I'm not more excited for the remake. It looks nice, but honestly the original is so good that I struggle to think what they can update beyond the visuals to actually improve the game, and I still think the original looks good, so ...
by JadePhoenix
May 22nd, 2023, 7:13 pm
Forum: Videogame Discussion
Topic: The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
Replies: 364
Views: 326542

Re: The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

The HD version did a great job of proving to me that the motion controls really weren't ever the problem. The first 1/2 - 2/3rds ish is a perfectly good 3D Zelda, but the end is a mess of repetitive backtracking. I'm pretty sure I gave up on the remake in almost exactly the same place I did the orig...
by JadePhoenix
May 15th, 2023, 1:56 pm
Forum: Videogame Discussion
Topic: The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
Replies: 364
Views: 326542

Re: The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

My number one prediction for 2023 (that I posted here last year) was that Tears of the Kingdom "would prove to be a fiercely divisive sequel." Yep... Sorry, I'm not sure if this is a joke or not :lol: I've seen nothing but positivity so far though. Then let me add a different perspective....
by JadePhoenix
February 10th, 2023, 5:11 pm
Forum: Videogame Discussion
Topic: Videogame News
Replies: 2211
Views: 1241366

Re: Videogame News

I really liked it, but it's definitely fair to complain that there was almost nothing really new in it. The Metroid Prime remaster looks unbelievably good, like, if you told me it was an original Switch release, I'd totally believe it. If Baten Kaitos is half as good I'll be thrilled. GBA games are ...
by JadePhoenix
January 3rd, 2023, 5:04 pm
Forum: Videogame Discussion
Topic: My 5 favourite and 1 least favourite games I've finished this year
Replies: 25
Views: 11457

Re: My 5 favourite and 1 least favourite games I've finished this year

Honorable Mention: Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster I - VI I'm going to stick to 2022 releases for my main list, and while VI qualifies, I wanted to talk about these as a group. They were the primary motivating factor for me to preorder a Steam Deck, Which I'm very glad I did, and so far they're what I'...
by JadePhoenix
June 28th, 2022, 11:01 pm
Forum: Videogame Discussion
Topic: Summer Games Fest aka Not-E3 schedule
Replies: 5
Views: 2208

Re: Summer Games Fest aka Not-E3 schedule

I find it extremely hilarious that Atlus apparently had no trouble porting Persona 5, one of the most incredible-looking games ever made, to Switch, but we're still stuck with cloud versions of Kingdom Hearts 1 and 2. I was already going to get the ports of 3 and 4, but putting them on Switch makes ...
by JadePhoenix
June 13th, 2022, 2:37 pm
Forum: Videogame Discussion
Topic: How is C and R enjoying the Steam Deck?
Replies: 6
Views: 3634

Re: How is C and R enjoying the Steam Deck?

I'm mad at myself for waiting until January to reserve one, I'm still months away, and the list of PC games I'd love to play but am not willing to sit at my desk for is getting longer by the day.
by JadePhoenix
February 11th, 2022, 6:19 pm
Forum: Videogame Discussion
Topic: The Nintendo news and discussion thread
Replies: 4231
Views: 2052122

Re: The Nintendo news and discussion thread

48 tracks is almost certainly more than we would have gotten in a theoretical Mario Kart 9, and for half the price, and it's not like much else would really have changed. This seems far better, though I guess I'm a little surprised that they're apparently not including a single new racer. Between th...
by JadePhoenix
October 25th, 2021, 1:25 pm
Forum: Videogame Discussion
Topic: Nintendo GameCube
Replies: 16
Views: 9180

Re: Nintendo GameCube

F-Zero (Technically third party!), Eternal Darkness, Billy Hatcher, both Baten Kaitos games (sadly, the GC really lacked JRPGs for the most part), Skies of Arcadia Legends I'd say that what it lacked in quantity, it more than made up for in quality. Baten Kaitos and Tales of Symphonia are still som...
by JadePhoenix
October 16th, 2021, 3:35 pm
Forum: Videogame Discussion
Topic: The Nintendo news and discussion thread
Replies: 4231
Views: 2052122

Re: The Nintendo news and discussion thread

In the US it's $50, which is 2.5x the base price. I might have been willing to pay $10-15 extra, but $30 is ridiculous, and with the way they've handled NES and SNES games, I was already skeptical.
by JadePhoenix
October 7th, 2021, 1:01 pm
Forum: Videogame Discussion
Topic: What's Out This Week?
Replies: 2653
Views: 1524626

Re: What's Out This Week?

I've literally been waiting 19 years for this.
by JadePhoenix
October 5th, 2021, 5:08 pm
Forum: Videogame Discussion
Topic: The Nintendo news and discussion thread
Replies: 4231
Views: 2052122

Re: The Nintendo news and discussion thread

1.5, 2.5, and 2.8 were all PS3 games originally, there's no way they wouldn't have run natively on Switch. I really don't understand. On the other hand, maybe they'll stream better because of that?
by JadePhoenix
September 25th, 2021, 2:09 pm
Forum: Videogame Discussion
Topic: The Nintendo news and discussion thread
Replies: 4231
Views: 2052122

Re: The Nintendo news and discussion thread

KissMammal wrote: September 24th, 2021, 7:39 pm What I'd really like would be a remake of VI made with the Octopath/Triangle Strategy 2.5d engine...
Maybe if the Dragon Quest III 2.5D remake does *really* well...
by JadePhoenix
September 24th, 2021, 7:23 pm
Forum: Videogame Discussion
Topic: The Nintendo news and discussion thread
Replies: 4231
Views: 2052122

Re: The Nintendo news and discussion thread

Yoko Taro's new card-based RPG looks cool, and weird, I'm pretty excited to give the demo a try. It seems insane to me that there still aren't Switch ports of Final Fantasy 1-6 and Castlevania SOTN. I still can't believe the pixel remasters are PC-only. For all that they kinda look like lazy cash-gr...
by JadePhoenix
September 23rd, 2021, 11:50 pm
Forum: Videogame Discussion
Topic: The Nintendo news and discussion thread
Replies: 4231
Views: 2052122

Re: The Nintendo news and discussion thread

Genuine question - why do Japanese Game devs insist on coming up with the absolute worst names for their RPGs? It's kind of a gaming pet hate of mine. Do they actually want them to sell or...? 'Triangle Strategy' is a long way from the worst I've heard, but it still blows. Game looks decent, but ma...
by JadePhoenix
September 1st, 2021, 4:04 pm
Forum: Videogame Discussion
Topic: Metroid Speedruns
Replies: 38
Views: 19173

Re: Metroid Speedruns

Nah. The category I'm playing (deathless/all bosses) is in 18 minutes and uses loads of door glitches, which I do think are cool but feel a bit game breaky to me. I want to do sub 40 Varia Suit and then see how low we can go without it. Should be a lot of fun. Glory or insanity awaits... Why not Al...
by JadePhoenix
August 11th, 2021, 7:47 pm
Forum: Videogame Discussion
Topic: What's Out This Week?
Replies: 2653
Views: 1524626

Re: What's Out This Week?

Axiom Verge 2
Boyfriend Dungeon
Curious Expedition 2
Garden Story
Islanders: Console Edition
Necrobarista: Final Pour
Slime Rancher
[Switch]

Today, apparently.
by JadePhoenix
July 16th, 2021, 4:33 pm
Forum: Videogame Discussion
Topic: Videogame News
Replies: 2211
Views: 1241366

Re: Videogame News

There's a pretty big difference between console hardware, which is specific to each platform so devs can optimize specifically for it, and with known amounts of OS overhead, and PC hardware, where all you can do is make it run as efficiently as possible and hope it works on as many systems as possib...
by JadePhoenix
July 12th, 2021, 1:12 pm
Forum: Videogame Discussion
Topic: What's Out This Week?
Replies: 2653
Views: 1524626

Re: What's Out This Week?

I wonder when we're going to see Braid Anniversary Edition. I've been holding on to some eShop credit for ages to get it, and I'd been expecting (based on nothing) we'd have seen it by now. It's really a race between that and Silksong to who gets my saved up eShop gold points, haha. Has there been ...
by JadePhoenix
July 6th, 2021, 6:47 pm
Forum: Videogame Discussion
Topic: The Nintendo news and discussion thread
Replies: 4231
Views: 2052122

Re: The Nintendo news and discussion thread

Honestly, the screen is the only part of this upgrade that doesn't seem like something they could have just added to the base model in a revision, like they did with the improved battery life a few years ago. Maybe the memory upgrade, but SD cards are so cheap these days, I doubt that's going to exc...