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Yeah, the button dpad stuff is bullshit, but there are ways to fix that now.
I spy a Hot Rod.
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I spy a Hot Rod.
Westcb
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Yup, third party Rodimus Prime. The only time I went full retard and bought an overpriced 3rd party plastic doll.
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Nintendo Direct just came and went
Was pretty meh if you ask me
3ds is dead and buried by the looks of things.
Astral Chain by Platinum Games did perk my interest I must say.
Link's Awakening remake just seemed so lame to me. I was expecting more.
No F-Zero, Pilot Wings, Starfox etc. No new franchises. Just mostly Fisher Price Nintendo doing what they have been for the past bajillion years.
At least my kids will have fun with the Switch.
Was pretty meh if you ask me
3ds is dead and buried by the looks of things.
Astral Chain by Platinum Games did perk my interest I must say.
Link's Awakening remake just seemed so lame to me. I was expecting more.
No F-Zero, Pilot Wings, Starfox etc. No new franchises. Just mostly Fisher Price Nintendo doing what they have been for the past bajillion years.
At least my kids will have fun with the Switch.
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Good. Hopefully they include a filter this time to weed out all the player made stages that are not really stages. My main gripe with mario maker was the frustration involved trying to find fun, challenging, stages. Everything seemed to be music related, or just created to be near impossible.
Also, some SMB 2 assets would be cool.
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The art style seems generic by today's standards. I had heard a rumour of a 2d Zelda and I guess it was a reference to this. For some reason I was expecting pixel art and when the announcement kicked off I was grinning in anticipation. By the end I was groaning in dissappointment
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I'm happy for Link's Awakening. The style is simplistic, which works for the top-down iso view.
LA was my second favourite of the franchise, next to ALTTP, so I'm looking forward to seeing how different this is going to be.
Other than that, this Direct was pretty snoozey. The FF9 release and FF7's release date announcement is cool. More footage of Bloodstained was neat-o, but I still have my doubts about that game. I dont' have time to build shit in Mario Maker, so I'm not the market for that game, but it's all good if you're into that kinda thing.
LA was my second favourite of the franchise, next to ALTTP, so I'm looking forward to seeing how different this is going to be.
Other than that, this Direct was pretty snoozey. The FF9 release and FF7's release date announcement is cool. More footage of Bloodstained was neat-o, but I still have my doubts about that game. I dont' have time to build shit in Mario Maker, so I'm not the market for that game, but it's all good if you're into that kinda thing.
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that looks terrible.
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Not a fan of these games largely based on community contribution. I'm not creative nor dedicated enough to play these games so I'll pass.
Anyone know if the FF9 and FF7 games would get physical releases? Amazon says nothing on even a download.
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That trailer of Link at sea got me pretty hyped but gotta agree that the art style looks generic. Still it's a top down zelda so i'll play it anyways. Astral Chain was a nice surprise and Deus ex Machina looks like its coming along good.
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The art-style of Link's Awakening looks similar to Tunic. But perhaps a bit more shiny objects.
Not sure what other games do this style of art, but it's more simplistic than generic. Generic would be every fucking ultra realistic looking game out there.
Not sure what other games do this style of art, but it's more simplistic than generic. Generic would be every fucking ultra realistic looking game out there.
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Yeah it would be my only incentive to play the Switch version.
Link's Awakening is also a big deal for me because it marks the return of classic Zelda on a home console since LttP (The 4 Swords doesn't count). Graphics look fine. Looks like LBW in HD to me.
Astral Chains is a nice surprise. A bit wary about Oninaki after how Lost Sphere turned out. Yoshi / Daemon x Machina demo being available now is a nice touch.
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Like The Secret of Mana Remake.
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It looks even worse.
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Maybe generic is a little strong. But it's definitely indistinguishable from some of the other pretenders.
Things like this (which ironically are heavily inspired by Zelda):
This style of graphics are the equivalent of prerendered graphics of yore. You catch my drift somewhat?
Edit: I am bewildered that the larger companies don't have pixel artists working for them. 2d is a real thing once again thanks to indie studios' endeavours so it should stand to reason that companies such as Capcom, Nintendo, Sega, Namco-Bandai should have some such divisions amongst their files
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Mario Maker 2 should've been out a year ago.
I don't know what you guys are talking about. The art style for Link's Awakening is great. Link Between Worlds' art style was terrible. LA's jives with the history of the game. I like how the characters are simple but there are a lot of nice lighting and shadow effecting going on.
I don't know what you guys are talking about. The art style for Link's Awakening is great. Link Between Worlds' art style was terrible. LA's jives with the history of the game. I like how the characters are simple but there are a lot of nice lighting and shadow effecting going on.
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Ah yeah, I getcha. I never heard of Oceanhorn, it looks like a Zelda clone. But you're right, ironic that this game's look is very similar to Link's Awakening.
As for 2D, I completely agree. It's baffling that these bigger companies don't have veteran 2D artists on-hand, or at least, any inclination to produce 2D games. This 2.5D, or whatever the kids are calling it these days, feels so soul-less, especially with remakes. There are a few games that pull it off well, (R-type Dimensions comes to mind), but I'd rather see these classic franchise updates be 2D drawn rather than trying to fit 3D art into 2D gameplay.
That being said, I bet DotEmu would have made a beautiful Link's Awakening. Fully 2D fluid animation, drawn cartoony style that is better than the look of Minish Cap (which was a very beautifully animated game). It's not like the gameplay needs that much updating, so really it comes down to the art and current gen resolution output. Nintendo should do what they did with Metroid Prime 4, stop production, give it to a reputable studio, and restart the project from scratch.
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I'd rather have literal Wind Waker style graphics than what was revealed.
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No Metroid, just because it's not a Miyamoto franchise, it's treated as an orphan. Well, with Yokoi-san's demise, it also seems true.
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This is where I'm at, I'll pick it up as I love Link's Awakening, but ill still keep the GBC version for it's charm