Xenoblade Genesis Mildly excited for this, although it does look a bit drab and generic fantasy compared to the earlier games. Other than the obligatory 'running through a big field of grass under...
Xenoblade Genesis
Mildly excited for this, although it does look a bit drab and generic fantasy compared to the earlier games. Other than the obligatory 'running through a big field of grass under a blue sky' scene, you could have told me this was a Tales or Trails game and I would have believed it. No giant robots, glowing swords or nopons to be seen anywhere.
I really liked Saitou Masatsugu's art for 2-3. Yoneyama Mai is also a good choice, but again none of the designs are really screaming Xenoblade to me.
The 4k 60fps switch 2 versions for 1-3 with new blades / 7th characters and quests sound nice, but if Nintendo is going to upcharge for this, the least they could do is also throw in the DLC.
Ocarina of Time remake
It looks fine. I get the feeling a lot of people were expecting something closer to the Wind Waker or Breath of the Wild cartoony art style, but the original game always had a more grounded look (within the confines of what the N64 could actually output) and this doesn't strike me as wildly deviating from that.
I'm not up in arms about the length as this is clearly a teaser and this game will certainly have its own direct. I'm very interested to see if they overhaul the gameplay. If it's just the same game with better graphics and a single new dungeon, then I can't really justify buying this again. On the off chance that it's an entirely new game which just reuses the story beats, though, I'm definitely on board.
Pokopia DLC
The dive move is nice, but I don't think it'll be a massive change to the base campaign unless they also add a bunch of underwater areas to explore and loot. Might be cool for people who want to build underwater aquariums and whatnot, though.
The underwater town from the season pass felt a bit weird. Maybe the premise is that there used to be a town above water that became submerged? It'd still probably feel a bit weird to restore it only for it to still be entirely underwater, though.
Atelier Karia
I'm not a big Atelier person. I just found it interesting that KT is reversing course after the heavily male-targeted character designs of Ryza/Yumia and going back to the more slender waif-like character designs of the earlier games.
Final Fantasy Resonance
A bit torn on this one. On one hand, I like classic turn based JRPGs. On the other, this is SE recycling a gacha game, complete with cross-overs blended into an IP slurry, which is very off putting to me. I'd probably be better off playing Octopath Traveler 2 over this.
Touhou 6 remaster
I'm glad they kept the ZUN art for this. It would lose a lot of character if they replaced it.
Not sure a remaster was really needed other than for compatibility reasons, as it otherwise looks pretty similar to the original.
For the Pokopia DLC, I think the new environments are just gonna be smaller zones that fill Pokémon types that aren't as represented in the base game. Even though the game had plenty of water...
For the Pokopia DLC, I think the new environments are just gonna be smaller zones that fill Pokémon types that aren't as represented in the base game. Even though the game had plenty of water types, it doesn't really have any fish Pokémon. The locomotion of fish in the Pokémon universe is something they handwave away by having them float, but I can see it looking jank when they are supposed to be represented in their natural habitats. And there is a lot of fish.
I'm hoping one of the latter zones is a haunted house. I feel like there isn't enough spooky decor at the moment, and the current habitats for ghost and dark types feels a little out of place.
Necroing a bit but the fact there's no Mario Maker 2 update with mouse controls for Switch 2 absolutely baffles me. That sounds like a slam dunk and it could be done in like a month of dev time...
Necroing a bit but the fact there's no Mario Maker 2 update with mouse controls for Switch 2 absolutely baffles me. That sounds like a slam dunk and it could be done in like a month of dev time conservatively.
Some of my favorite creators are Mario Maker Youtubers. MM2 had so much hype around it - especially ninjis. You can tell most of the creators that got big from 1 & 2 are burned out. One can only...
Some of my favorite creators are Mario Maker Youtubers. MM2 had so much hype around it - especially ninjis. You can tell most of the creators that got big from 1 & 2 are burned out. One can only hope they'll release a third installment.
Edit: I didn't realize the direct was already released. Oh well.
Same! Thab has always been whiny but he really seems to hate playing MM these days. Ryu Kahr is still crushing it though - he's trying hard to make something else stick, but it seems like he's...
Same! Thab has always been whiny but he really seems to hate playing MM these days. Ryu Kahr is still crushing it though - he's trying hard to make something else stick, but it seems like he's figured out in his head how to be ok with playing MM. MM being played by the right people is the perfect mindless content, and MM3 would inject some much-needed freshness into the scene.
Man I'm hyped. I do think I'll upgrade my regular Switch to a Switch 2 in due time but I hope they make an OLED version. I know it's too early to hope but a man can dream.
Man I'm hyped. I do think I'll upgrade my regular Switch to a Switch 2 in due time but I hope they make an OLED version. I know it's too early to hope but a man can dream.
The big complaint I hear from people who haven’t pulled the trigger on the Switch 2 is that the catalogue isn’t worth it, particular if they already have a Switch. While for me personally I was...
The big complaint I hear from people who haven’t pulled the trigger on the Switch 2 is that the catalogue isn’t worth it, particular if they already have a Switch.
While for me personally I was okay with that, it does seem like a real problem. I understand timing-wise why we don’t have a new Zelda yet, but I’m very surprised we don’t have a new main Mario game. I guess Donkey Kong was close.
Yeah that’s partly my complaint too, along with the fact that I just haven’t been using my switch much. The current lineup is fairly enticing but I’m excited to see what the next mainline Mario...
Yeah that’s partly my complaint too, along with the fact that I just haven’t been using my switch much. The current lineup is fairly enticing but I’m excited to see what the next mainline Mario and Zelda games will look like.
Xenoblade Genesis
Mildly excited for this, although it does look a bit drab and generic fantasy compared to the earlier games. Other than the obligatory 'running through a big field of grass under a blue sky' scene, you could have told me this was a Tales or Trails game and I would have believed it. No giant robots, glowing swords or nopons to be seen anywhere.
I really liked Saitou Masatsugu's art for 2-3. Yoneyama Mai is also a good choice, but again none of the designs are really screaming Xenoblade to me.
The 4k 60fps switch 2 versions for 1-3 with new blades / 7th characters and quests sound nice, but if Nintendo is going to upcharge for this, the least they could do is also throw in the DLC.
Ocarina of Time remake
It looks fine. I get the feeling a lot of people were expecting something closer to the Wind Waker or Breath of the Wild cartoony art style, but the original game always had a more grounded look (within the confines of what the N64 could actually output) and this doesn't strike me as wildly deviating from that.
I'm not up in arms about the length as this is clearly a teaser and this game will certainly have its own direct. I'm very interested to see if they overhaul the gameplay. If it's just the same game with better graphics and a single new dungeon, then I can't really justify buying this again. On the off chance that it's an entirely new game which just reuses the story beats, though, I'm definitely on board.
Pokopia DLC
The dive move is nice, but I don't think it'll be a massive change to the base campaign unless they also add a bunch of underwater areas to explore and loot. Might be cool for people who want to build underwater aquariums and whatnot, though.
The underwater town from the season pass felt a bit weird. Maybe the premise is that there used to be a town above water that became submerged? It'd still probably feel a bit weird to restore it only for it to still be entirely underwater, though.
Atelier Karia
I'm not a big Atelier person. I just found it interesting that KT is reversing course after the heavily male-targeted character designs of Ryza/Yumia and going back to the more slender waif-like character designs of the earlier games.
Final Fantasy Resonance
A bit torn on this one. On one hand, I like classic turn based JRPGs. On the other, this is SE recycling a gacha game, complete with cross-overs blended into an IP slurry, which is very off putting to me. I'd probably be better off playing Octopath Traveler 2 over this.
Touhou 6 remaster
I'm glad they kept the ZUN art for this. It would lose a lot of character if they replaced it.
Not sure a remaster was really needed other than for compatibility reasons, as it otherwise looks pretty similar to the original.
For the Pokopia DLC, I think the new environments are just gonna be smaller zones that fill Pokémon types that aren't as represented in the base game. Even though the game had plenty of water types, it doesn't really have any fish Pokémon. The locomotion of fish in the Pokémon universe is something they handwave away by having them float, but I can see it looking jank when they are supposed to be represented in their natural habitats. And there is a lot of fish.
I'm hoping one of the latter zones is a haunted house. I feel like there isn't enough spooky decor at the moment, and the current habitats for ghost and dark types feels a little out of place.
M A R I O M A K E R 3
nintendo plz
You got my hopes up. 😑
Ugh sorry! I was just trying to will it into existence. Maybe next year 🥲
Necroing a bit but the fact there's no Mario Maker 2 update with mouse controls for Switch 2 absolutely baffles me. That sounds like a slam dunk and it could be done in like a month of dev time conservatively.
Some of my favorite creators are Mario Maker Youtubers. MM2 had so much hype around it - especially ninjis. You can tell most of the creators that got big from 1 & 2 are burned out. One can only hope they'll release a third installment.
Edit: I didn't realize the direct was already released. Oh well.
Same! Thab has always been whiny but he really seems to hate playing MM these days. Ryu Kahr is still crushing it though - he's trying hard to make something else stick, but it seems like he's figured out in his head how to be ok with playing MM. MM being played by the right people is the perfect mindless content, and MM3 would inject some much-needed freshness into the scene.
Man I'm hyped. I do think I'll upgrade my regular Switch to a Switch 2 in due time but I hope they make an OLED version. I know it's too early to hope but a man can dream.
I’d be a bit bummed if they rolled this out now. It’s early and I think it would sell better once the catalogue is filled out more
Yeah it's definitely too early for a big upgrade like an OLED model for now. I think the catalogue is coming along nicely.
The big complaint I hear from people who haven’t pulled the trigger on the Switch 2 is that the catalogue isn’t worth it, particular if they already have a Switch.
While for me personally I was okay with that, it does seem like a real problem. I understand timing-wise why we don’t have a new Zelda yet, but I’m very surprised we don’t have a new main Mario game. I guess Donkey Kong was close.
Yeah that’s partly my complaint too, along with the fact that I just haven’t been using my switch much. The current lineup is fairly enticing but I’m excited to see what the next mainline Mario and Zelda games will look like.