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Gahlo
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DannyJ
United States5110 Posts
Game wise all I have is MK8 and Splatoon 2... i guess pretty lame if you played those on wii U but I didn't so I'm loving it. I'm probably one of the very few people who bought a switch that passed up on Zelda completely. I honestly think that game just looks absolutely horrible (aesthetically) and that's a total buzz kill for me. Stuff like MK8 and Splatoon are a feast for the eyes... Zelda looks like a muddled 2005 MMO when I played a bit of it on someone elses switch. Also the whole weapon durability concept seems like it was bug the hell out of me too. Oh well. Looking forward to Mario + Rabbids and Odyssey. | ||
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Cricketer12
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Gahlo
United States35166 Posts
On August 11 2017 23:31 Cricketer12 wrote: Honestly Zelda got boring after a few hours (a friend loaned me his switch). There is actually no game so far that interests me. Hopefully pokemon switch and fe switch (nexr year for both?) will be good. Also really hope we get smash at some point. Did you ever enjoy Dynasty Warriors? Because FE Warriors is coming out this fall. | ||
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B.I.G.
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Gahlo
United States35166 Posts
On August 12 2017 01:21 B.I.G. wrote: Yeah I'm also a bit disappointed by the line up. Just a shitload of indie games and NES remakes. I don't recall other Nintendos launching with such a lack of premium games or is that just me? After the WiiU, Nintendo's plan isn't to just blow their load and put out all their games super early. They've put out a major title almost every month since the system's release and have them spaced out to continue to do so for at least the rest of the year. | ||
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TheYango
United States47024 Posts
On August 12 2017 01:21 B.I.G. wrote: Yeah I'm also a bit disappointed by the line up. Just a shitload of indie games and NES remakes. I don't recall other Nintendos launching with such a lack of premium games or is that just me? WiiU and 3DS also had pretty underwhelming launch lineups. 3DS recovered, WiiU didn't. | ||
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andrewlt
United States7702 Posts
Switch already has Zelda, Mario Kart, Splatoon and ARMS. It's about to get Mario and Xenoblade later in the year. I'm still waiting until next year to finally pull the trigger. While the Switch is still light on games that personally interest me, I think the library is decent for something that launched half a year ago. It is pretty light on third party games however. | ||
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Spyridon
United States997 Posts
On August 12 2017 01:21 B.I.G. wrote: Yeah I'm also a bit disappointed by the line up. Just a shitload of indie games and NES remakes. I don't recall other Nintendos launching with such a lack of premium games or is that just me? Most Nintendo systems launch with a very weak lineup. WiiU, 3ds, and Wii launch were all similar as well. Nintendo should include their biggest sellers such as Smash in their initial line up. But for some reason they tend to wait 2 or so years to try to spark interest with Smash. They definitely have more of a long-term strategy than most companies. But in some cases (like Wii-U) their strategy backfires and they are not able to recover from the reputation being tarnished. | ||
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maartendq
Belgium3115 Posts
On August 09 2017 21:55 VayneAuthority wrote: im glad I wasnt the only one. Looks like a good contender for most overrated game of the year, between a combination of it getting default praise by being a Zelda game and the fact that switch purchasers desperately wanted a game to call good as it's all they had at the time. If a game receives such unanimous praise as it does from critics, game developers AND consumers alike, it usually means that it is just a good game. Your not liking it or not understanding what makes people like the it does not automatically make it the most overrated game of the year. Sure, you may find it overrated, but chances are that Breath of the Wild is one of those once-in-a-generation titles that will significantly influence what open world games will look like in the future. I'm sure there were people who found Half Life overrated back in 1998, right before it singlehandedly revolutionized first person shooters. The same goes for Halo on Xbox (2001), CoD 4: Modern Warfare (2007), Defense of the Ancients (2002) or Counter-Strike (1999), World of Warcraft (2004), Doom (1993) etc. These games probably had their share of detractors, but each and every single one of those were paradigm shifters; these were games that changed the way consumers, critics and developers looked at video games. There is no way that I am going back to any copy-paste ubisoft-style open world game after having played breath of the wild, in the same way that Dark Souls all but ruined third person action games for me. Once you've gotten your hands on the good stuff, you don't go back. It's like having to choose between Johnny Walker Red Label or a bottle of Lagavulin 16. | ||
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Cricketer12
United States13990 Posts
On August 12 2017 00:48 Gahlo wrote: Did you ever enjoy Dynasty Warriors? Because FE Warriors is coming out this fall. I can't tell you enough reasons for why I despise FE Warriors | ||
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ChApFoU
France2983 Posts
On August 11 2017 08:38 DannyJ wrote: I was super anti switch when they were first showing it off, but after now buying one I'm VERY impressed with it from a hardware standpoint. The whole thing works and feels great, and the speed and ease with which you can transform it really makes it go from gimmicks to just fun. This is what the Wii U should have been. Game wise all I have is MK8 and Splatoon 2... i guess pretty lame if you played those on wii U but I didn't so I'm loving it. I'm probably one of the very few people who bought a switch that passed up on Zelda completely. I honestly think that game just looks absolutely horrible (aesthetically) and that's a total buzz kill for me. Stuff like MK8 and Splatoon are a feast for the eyes... Zelda looks like a muddled 2005 MMO when I played a bit of it on someone elses switch. Also the whole weapon durability concept seems like it was bug the hell out of me too. Oh well. Looking forward to Mario + Rabbids and Odyssey. Give Zelda a try, it's really one of the very best games I've ever played. You'll get used to the aesthetics. | ||
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aTnClouD
Italy2428 Posts
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B.I.G.
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Gahlo
United States35166 Posts
On August 16 2017 00:20 B.I.G. wrote: Well like I said I think BotW is a good game, just not what I was hoping to see in a Zelda game. I accept the fact that for a large part its due to my nostalgic memories of older Zeldas though. I guess I'm too old to enjoy games in the same way as when I was young now. I'm curious, what is your definition of "old zeldas"? | ||
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Frolossus
United States4779 Posts
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Gahlo
United States35166 Posts
On August 16 2017 00:36 Frolossus wrote: sonic mania is fantastic and anyone who is a fan of the genesis games should play it | ||
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KungKras
Sweden484 Posts
On August 16 2017 00:36 Frolossus wrote: sonic mania is fantastic and anyone who is a fan of the genesis games should play it As a fan of the genesis games I 100% agree. | ||
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VayneAuthority
United States8983 Posts
On August 15 2017 03:48 maartendq wrote: If a game receives such unanimous praise as it does from critics, game developers AND consumers alike, it usually means that it is just a good game. Your not liking it or not understanding what makes people like the it does not automatically make it the most overrated game of the year. Sure, you may find it overrated, but chances are that Breath of the Wild is one of those once-in-a-generation titles that will significantly influence what open world games will look like in the future. I'm sure there were people who found Half Life overrated back in 1998, right before it singlehandedly revolutionized first person shooters. The same goes for Halo on Xbox (2001), CoD 4: Modern Warfare (2007), Defense of the Ancients (2002) or Counter-Strike (1999), World of Warcraft (2004), Doom (1993) etc. These games probably had their share of detractors, but each and every single one of those were paradigm shifters; these were games that changed the way consumers, critics and developers looked at video games. There is no way that I am going back to any copy-paste ubisoft-style open world game after having played breath of the wild, in the same way that Dark Souls all but ruined third person action games for me. Once you've gotten your hands on the good stuff, you don't go back. It's like having to choose between Johnny Walker Red Label or a bottle of Lagavulin 16. theres a major difference between the games you listed and dark souls with breath of the wild: they all have some sort of competitive edge to them. Breath of the wild will never be able to satisfy in that regard, and I don't think such an easy game will influence much, besides continuing consoles descent into ultra casual. | ||
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B.I.G.
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On August 16 2017 00:24 Gahlo wrote: I'm curious, what is your definition of "old zeldas"? First of all older, not old  It's a good question that I've thought about a lot. As I mentioned I was a bit disappointed in Skyward Sword as well, but for different reason. Although I played a bit of the Zelda's before that, Ocarina of Time was the one that made me fall in love with the franchise. After that Majora's Mask, Wind Waker, and Twilight Princess were the titles I enjoyed the most. What makes a Zelda a Zelda to me is: -A strong story line with an antagonist who has more of a presence and actually feels more like an opponent rather than a caged animal (think of the small interactions you had throughout the games in other titles for example) -More scripted events in the overworld (like kakariko village on fire in OoT). -A large and vibrant overworld (which BotW obviously nailed but SS lacked). -Exciting dungeons with bosses that give you that omg what am I gonna find here feeling when you enter their room (and not whatever it was BotW tried to do) | ||
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