RedShell
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I played 100+ hours of the launch version of this game, not a single crash.
Updated to v1.5 the other day, started playing it... crash.
Only happened the one time, thankfully, has been solid since. Still pretty amusing though.
Anyway, jumped back into my main save and checked out the new apartments and various other stuff, it's pretty cool (I love the illuminated motorbike wheels
) but nothing really too exciting. I guess the main focus was sorting out the console versions though, so to be expected. It appears that I'm still locked out of completing 2 side jobs in my game as well, which is a shame. 
Playing this again does kind of make me want to start over with a new character though.
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7 hours ago, darksnowman said:It's all happening this week!
Lies! Where the hell is Pokémon Sleep!?
No seriously... where is it?
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Sky Tour arrives tomorrow!:
Always great when Super Circuit courses arrive in Tour, if only to be able to enjoy their music without the GBA fuzz.
I wonder if they're going to be wrapping up new content in MK Tour now that the MK8 Booster Course pass has been announced?
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Yeah, the Reverse races in MK Tour are pretty cool, I much prefer it to mirror mode as well. There are also Trick course variants (which add many more opportunities for tricks) plus R/T (reverse + trick combo) courses too!
I get the feeling they probably won't bring that stuff over to MK8DX though, unless they also have plans to try and add it to the existing MK8 courses. Also starting to think characters jumping ship won't be a thing either, as they'd obviously have to rework them for bikes (which after playing so much Tour I actually forgot was a thing
) but you never know.
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It's pretty crazy that the N-E MK League has been a thing for around 15 years now!
And that 8 of those have been on MK8/MK8DX:
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This is by far the best looking game on the horizon for Switch at the moment I reckon, and it really feels as if HAL Laboratory are putting their heart and soul into it.
I imagine the motivation of it being Kirby's 30th anniversary has played a part as well, but yeah, they definitely appear to be on to something special with this game.
Those Mouthful Mode transformations are kind of creeping me out though.
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Well, I remain unsubscribed to NSO and it's probably going to stay that way to be honest, so I'm out.
I do hope there is enough interest in getting this up and running again though, as it's a great little N-E tradition that deserves to continue. Plus, I want it to still be a thing for when the next Mario Kart game gets released so I can join again then.
BTW, if it does get revived @Glen-i, and you need a new logo then give us a shout.
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Just like the MK8 DLC, I’m flabbergasted by how long this took to become a reality.
Not that I’m particularly interested in it anyway, I mean Wii Sports and Resort were great and all, but it’s another case of been there, got the T-shirt.
And yeah, the new look “Miis” are absolutely atrocious!
Will be interesting to see if other “Wii” series games will be headed to Switch at some point… Do we reckon Nintendo has the balls to do Nintendo Switch Music?
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So I guess the fact this thread didn’t get a bump after the direct is pretty telling.
But is anybody hyped for Splatoon 3?
I have to say I’m really not. Don’t see any need for another entry in the series on the current Switch either, I mean there’s a perfectly fine Splatoon game available already.
Gives me the impression that Nintendo is really running low on new ideas, which is worrying.
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8 minutes ago, Dcubed said:I'm sure that they will also be coming as well. They'll just be saving those announcements until later (can't be revealing their whole hand too soon after all!). Each wave will probably come with a selection of those bits from Tour as a bonus; much like how we got Mii Costumes announced alongside Smash DLC characters.
They’d be mad not to, as there is just so much content available and ready to go.
I think the character count on Tour is up to 140 now!
I have about 90 or so unlocked anyway, and it’s similar numbers for karts.
Utilising every variation might be overkill actually
but they should at least consider bringing over the characters that don’t appear in MK8. Like Pauline and Monty Mole, etc.
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1 hour ago, BowserBasher said:If it weren't for Kirby, Mario Strikers and the MK tracks that would have ben a dud for me, too much RPG stuff as those are not my games,
However some good stuff in there that I'll be getting.
Same here, although in my case it’s really only Kirby that stands out, so it kinda was a dud Direct for me.
The MK DLC is cool, but as someone who regularly plays MK Tour I’ve seen it all before.
Mario Stikers seems very similar to the previous versions, so not too interested in that. Same goes for Switch Sports and Splatoon 3…
So yeah, the wait continues for original stuff from Nintendo.
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10 hours ago, Glen-i said:If there was ever a perfect argument for why I massively disapprove of Mario Kart Tour, that's it.
Well it would be, if that were entirely accurate, but it’s actually just another case of someone talking complete and utter poo on twitter.
You see, while it was indeed possible to purchase Diddy Kong in MK Tour like that (obviously not advisable
) it’s far from the only way to obtain the character. Fact is that Diddy is only a gold driver which is a relatively common drop in basically every single pipe on each tour, he’s also been available in the token shop on a couple of occasions and even as a tour gift at one point too I believe. 
In other words, it would be pretty much impossible to play MK Tour and not obtain Diddy (for free) at some point. I think he was one of the first characters I unlocked back when the game launched, and he has popped up multiple times on free pipe drops since then as well.
Anyway, as far as this DLC for MK8DX is concerned, I have to admit that it made me laugh as soon as I saw it. How the hell has it taken this long for Nintendo to get around to doing this I’ll never know!
The fact they’re going to be drip feeding it is also quite ridiculous seeing as it’s essentially a copy & paste from Tour and everything is already done.
Not including of any of the numerous characters and kart customisations from Tour is quite frankly bizarre as well.
But yeah, better late than never I suppose, and it’s obviously better than nothing… Just a bit weird.
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Oh, is it that time again?
Can't say I'm excited (unfortunately the days of crazy excitement for Nintendo Directs have long gone) but I shall try to remain unrealistically optimistic at least.
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Oh my word! That is insane.
Should have used a GB Micro for the comparison.Anyway, now that I'm here, a quick heads up for anyone who has Resident Evil 4 on PC...
The fan-made HD Project (that has been in the works for 7 years
) is finally 100% complete and available to download!:
https://www.re4hd.com/?page_id=9303
Just played the opening couple of chapters and it is absolutely incredible!
I highly recommend checking it out.
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1 hour ago, Dcubed said:Oh! Speaking of @RedShell…
https://hiddenpalace.org/News/Go_Go_Goemon!_Mystical_Ninja_Goemon_Zero
The long-lost Working Designs localised version of the PS2 Goemon (Go, Go, Goemon!) has been found!!
Nice! Thanks a lot for sharing.
That was a fascinating read, if somewhat depressing too. Man, I really do miss the golden era of quirky video games.
Also, I wasn't actually aware of Sony's part in all of that, guess I shouldn't be surprised though.
Didn't think it was possible for me to dislike that pretentious company more than I already do, but here we are.
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43 minutes ago, Dcubed said:but only exclusively on our own PC launcher
Absolutely hate this trend on PC, so stupid.
I already have Steam as it's where the majority of my games are, Xbox for Game Pass stuff, Epic Games for the freebies and GOG Galaxy because it actually offers some cool features and is attempting (at least) to unify things.
But I have zero desire to install EA, Ubisoft, Rockstar or any other superfluous launcher on my PC. I'd actually prefer to just not play their games.
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Been a while since my last update and I've re-subbed to Game Pass since then too, so got quite a bit to add.
Slime Rancher:
A game where you go around vacuuming up various slime creatures (and their poos) in order to expand and upgrade the storage for even more slimes and consequently... more slime poos.
Yeah, weird game, but it was all very cute and also reminded me of Eledees on the Wii which I loved. Nothing spectacular about it really, but a nice game to relax with.
Psychonauts 2:
This one was a very nice surprise indeed.
I'd previously made several attempts to play the original Psychonauts but struggled to get into it, no such problem with the sequel though, it was an absolute joy to play from start to finish! Amazing presentation, very funny (it actually had me in tears at some points ) and the gameplay was really enjoyable too. Enjoyed it so much, in fact, that I even stuck with it post-credits to get all of the collectables for 100% completion. Wouldn't be at all surprised if this were to end up being game of the year.
Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales:
My addiction to Gwent continues!
Yeah, I thought it would be cool to play a single player story based game built entirely around Gwent battles, but unfortunately I didn't do enough research before buying this, and it turned out that the gameplay was quite a bit different to standard Gwent. A lot of battles were actually puzzles to solve and even the standard games were confusing due to cards having the same appearance but changed abilities from the multiplayer game. I ended up playing through on easy and skipping a lot of battles as a result, but I got the game on sale and it unlocked lots of stuff for Gwent, so it wasn't a complete let-down. The Forgotten City:
This caught my attention when browsing what was available on Game Pass one day and while not really my kind of game in terms of genre, I did still quite enjoy it. Managed to get 3 out of the 4 possible endings, but despite the developers streamlining the process whenever you restart, things just got too repetitive for me to go for the 4th. Very impressive how this game was made by a handful of people though.
It is a bit rough around the edges but considering the nature of the game it's a fantastic achievement for such a small development team.
Zombie Army 4: Dead War:
Originally my Halloween game this year was going to be Back 4 Blood, which I did start playing but after a few missions in both single player and co-op I wasn't really enjoying it all that much.
Then I discovered this game and well, let's just say I never looked back. I found Zombie Army 4 to be infinitely more enjoyable, the style of the game is just so much better, the zombies, the humour, the way it plays, everything about it was super entertaining. It's like RE4's Mercenaries mode but on steroids! Really fun game. Forza Horizon 5:
And last but certainly not least, Horizon 5, which I have been absolutely glued to recently. Initially the wow factor wasn't quite there, as it all felt very similar to Horizon 4, but the more I played, the better it got, and I have to say this is undoubtedly one of the best racing games ever! Super exhilarating stuff, I frequently get goose bumps during the more intense races!
The sense of speed is frankly insane, the visuals are stunning and the gameplay is spot-on. It feels so good just to drive around.
The amount and variety of cars on offer is also truly impressive (500+ I believe) and I was not expecting to see things like the DMC DeLorian or the 1977 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am of Smokey and the Bandit fame! I particularly love how every car is potentially viable too thanks to the custom tuning system, you can even soup-up a Reliant Robin three-wheeler so it does over 200 Mph!
Just good luck keeping it on the road.
It's not all turbocharged three-wheelers though
there are some annoying bugs here and there, plus various issues with online play, and for a game set in Mexico an alarming lack of Mariachi. But yeah, everything else is just so great that it's easy to overlook the few negatives. I'll be playing this game for quite some time I reckon. Quick word on the Animal Crossing New Horizons v2.0 update, which has got me using my Switch and checking in on my island on a daily basis again. Such a fantastic update! There is so much new stuff to experience that it actually feels like paid DLC. Have been loving it.
As for the actual paid DLC (Happy Home Paradise) well I've not picked that up yet, but with how much there already is in the 2.0 update anyway I'm more than happy to wait a while. SpoilerCompleted:
- Tetris Effect: Connected (PC)
- Doom Eternal (PC)
- Dragon Quest XI (PC)
- The Medium (PC)
- Yakuza 3 Remastered (PC)
- UnderMine (PC)
- Ring Fit Adventure (Switch)
- Levelhead (PC)
- Superhot: Mind Control Delete (PC)
- Sea of Thieves (PC)
- Doom (PC)
- Monster Hunter Rise (Switch)
- World of Demons (Apple TV)
- The Wild at Heart (PC)
- Just Cause 4 (PC)
- Rain on Your Parade (PC)
- Game Builder Garage (Switch)
- Little Nightmares (PC)
- Part Time UFO (Switch)
- Pokémon Unite (Switch)
- Rage 2 (PC)
- Control (PC)
- The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Game of the Year Edition (PC)
- Fist of the North Star LEGENDS ReVIVE (Mobile)
- GWENT: The Witcher Card Game (PC/Mobile)
- Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout (PC)
- Slime Rancher (PC)
- Psychonauts 2 (PC)
- Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales (PC)
- The Forgotten City (PC)
- Zombie Army 4: Dead War (PC)
- Forza Horizon 5 (PC)
Played for a while:
- Cyber Shadow (PC)
- Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair (PC)
- Yakuza 4 Remastered (PC)
- Wreckfest (PC)
- Taiko no Tatsujin Pop Tap Beat (Apple TV)
- Wonderbox: The Adventure Maker (Apple TV/Mobile)
- Clap Hanz Golf (Apple TV)
- Dragon Quest Builders 2 (PC)
- The Swords of Ditto: Mormo's Curse (PC)
- Darkest Dungeon (PC)
- A Plague Tale: Innocence (PC)
- Yooka-Laylee (PC)
- ReCore (PC)
- Back 4 Blood (PC)
- The Good Life (PC)
- Unpacking (PC)
Older games that I'm still playing regularly:
- Mario Kart Tour (Mobile)
- Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Switch)
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Well, so far I've purchased the best (most hilarious) looking car I could find, tuned it to a ludicrous level of performance considering its appearance, and found an excellent spot on the map to drive it off at insanely high speed:
So I'm pretty happy with the game.
Oh yeah, messed about with the custom livery thing a little bit too...
Pay attention to my custom number plate before and after that jump.-
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Yeah, absolutely incredible news!
Never thought they would be able to get it back from Sony.
Now I just really hope they have a PC version planned.
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1 hour ago, Sheikah said:@RedShell it looks Like The Tomorrow Children is being revived. I seem to remember you were into this back in the day. I did play it a bit and thought it was a shame to see it shut down - really surprising to see that it will be coming back.
Holy shit!
That is fantastic news, thanks for the heads up. Really hope with Q-Games having the rights back they will bring it over to PC now as well.
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Top-notch video @Glen-i & @Dcubed!
That Sudden Death montage. Great comedic timing and nice use of camera angles too. I'm always impressed by stuff like that, knowing how cumbersome the editing feature is in Ultimate. Just the fact that you need to manually convert replays to video was enough to put me off ever really using it.
No rewind either, which obviously doesn't help. And worst of all, no custom stages allowed.
I do hope they keep the feature in Smash Bros. going forward though, just with a lot of improvements.
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I didn't get FP2, so half of these opinions are based solely on playing against the 2nd set of characters and stealing their abilities as Kirby.
Previous rankings in italics:
Spoiler11. Steve - Wrong on every level.
I don't care how bloody popular Minecraft is, aesthetically it is absolute garbage and therefore completely out of place in a highly polished game like Smash Bros. Ultimate. On the plus side, whenever I'd encounter the character online I had fun continuously destroying his little workbench thing. 10. Byleth - Too Much Fire Emblem! Seriously though, there was simply no need for another Fire Emblem character, not when the Fighters Pass was such a golden opportunity to further expand the Smash Ultimate roster with still unrepresented video game franchises. Fun to play as, sure. But the same (or similar) moveset could have been used for a more deserving character I reckon.
9. Sephiroth - No history with this character and I really don't think Smash needed another Final Fantasy rep (unless it was a Chocobo
) while there were still completely untapped franchises out there.
8. Pyra/Mythra - Nothing in particular against these characters but again, Xenoblade was already featured in Smash, so I would've preferred a new 3rd party (or a less recognisable/safe Nintendo) choice instead.
7. Sora - Not familiar with this one, but I get that it was a big deal for many people and also a significant challenge for the Smash Bros. team to acquire. Having said that, from my perspective this is basically a third (non-Chocobo) Final Fantasy character which Smash didn't need.
6. Joker - I have no history with the Persona series (outside of a spinoff that I played briefly on PS+ one time) so yeah, this character also meant nothing to me. But at the very least he is a true newcomer to Smash, so fair enough.
5. Min-Min - A sensible 1st party choice for once! Obviously a natural fit for Smash and from a previously unrepresented game to boot! She's probably the most unique of all the DLC characters too.
4. Terry - Finally, a character I'm at least familiar with! Would've far preferred the SNK rep to be Mai Shiranui, but what can I say... I'm not a good boy.
3. Kazuya - Wouldn't have been my personal pick for a Tekken rep (I'd have chosen Law or Hwoarang, even Panda
) but it's cool to see the series join Smash regardless. His Final Smash and 10-Hit combo probably still need a serious nerf though! 2. Hero - Although Dragon Quest isn't a series I've ever been massively into, I have played a few of the games here and there, and I definitely understood the desire for DQ representation in Smash, it's a huge deal after all. Not overly fussed personally, but at the same time I can't/wouldn't complain about this choice.
1. Banjo & Kazooie - This was a solid choice for the Fighters Pass. Lots of people wanted them and they have history with Nintendo, so yeah, a great addition to the roster. The best reveal trailer too.
Spoiler11. Minecraft World - *vomits profusely*
10. Garreg Mach Monastery - Too Much Fire Emblem.
9. Northern Cave - A lot going on in the background of this stage, but to be honest I just find it distracting.
8. Mementos - Pretty boring stage I think, in both layout and presentation. The occasional cat meows are actually the best thing about it.
7. Hollow Bastion - I imagine this is really cool if you're familiar with the source material, but I'm not, so it ain't.
6. King of Fighters Stadium - +1 point for the breakable walls. But loses 2 points for not featuring Mai.
5. Mishima Dojo - Definitely prefer this stage's take on the breakable walls thing, them being visible before impact helps make it all the more spectacular.
4. Spring Stadium - Spring-loaded edges, item delivery drones and the possibility of getting meteor smashed off the ceiling!
Good stuff.
3. Spiral Mountain - It looks nice and it spins around, not bad.
2. Cloud Sea of Alrest - It looks really nice, and it has a dragon thingy that can completely mess up your recovery just by turning its head.
1. Yggdrasil's Altar - It looks really, really nice. I love the little treasure chests that appear too, and how they can sometimes be traps. And anyone that's played my custom stages knows just how much I like stage elements that can be unpredictable, or "fight back".
Spoiler11. Minecraft - Admittedly not as much of a mess as its visuals, but not far off. Completely generic and uninspiring all the same though.
10. Kingdom Hearts - Nothing really stands out for me with these tracks, pretty forgettable.
9. Fire Emblem: Three Houses Soundtrack - Too Much Fire Emblem.™
8. Final Fantasy - Weak sauce. Considering how much amazing music there is in the Final Fantasy series, what they ended up with in Ultimate is so disappointing.
Where the goddamn Chocobo theme at!? 7. Dragon Quest Series - Fantastic music, but crappy implementation.
6. ARMS - Somewhat repetitive but I quite like the ARMS soundtrack. Simply cannot forgive the omission of this though.
5. SNK selection - Quantity over quality really, still some great stuff in there though.
4. Banjo-Kazooie & Tooie - Upbeat and fun, lots of remixes as well which is always appreciated.
3. Xenoblade 2 - Some phenomenal tracks in this set!
Almost makes me want to check out Xenoblade 2, which after getting so severely burnt with Chronicles X, is no mean feat. 2. Persona Series - Wow! Amazing. Absolutely amazing!
The first track alone is enough to win it. I just love funky Acid Jazz! There are some major duds in there too, but the good stuff is just way too good. Could only be topped by the miracle of Ulala somehow getting in on the Vol.2 Fighters Pass for some Space Channel 5 goodness. Or...
1. Tekken - Surprise surprise, a long-running fighting game series has excellent hype generating music that fits Smash Bros. like a glove.
A generous amount of tracks too.
Looking back now I'm really glad I didn't purchase the 2nd Fighters Pass. And while it is a bit of a shame to not have the complete version of Ultimate, I'm happy with the base game and some of the DLC at least.
Speaking of... shout out to the only DLC announcement (other than Stage Builder) for me to ever get excited about during a Smash Ultimate Direct, the Goemon Mii costume!
Gutted that it was only a Mii costume (no music track either, which is just crazy!), but I guess understandable given the current (and very unfortunate) circumstances of the Goemon series.
The Bomberman and Cuphead costume reveals were cool moments too, but seeing "Goemon" finally arrive in Smash Bros. made this old fart very happy indeed.-
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24 minutes ago, Julius said:With the Expansion Pack going live tomorrow, is there anyone here who plans on picking it up?
I might have actually been tempted if the Animal Crossing DLC was included as a bonus that you got to permanently keep, but as it stands I'm in no hurry to subscribe to Switch Online again, Expansion Pack or standard.
It is interesting how no online retailers appear to have codes available for the expansion though, what with it launching so soon now.
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Street Fighter 6 (2nd June 2023)
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Hopefully just in the same way that SFV was exclusive to PS4, i.e. also on PC.