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Good luck to him. Even though Gamestop have a horrible reputation, if anyone can turn them around, it's Reggie. He's been in the business long enough. As much as I hate Game in the UK, it'll be a sad day when they finally depart. The world is definitely better with dedicated game shops, no matter how crappy they are. I think they just haven't adjusted with the times and their pricing models certainly leave a lot to be desired. I'm intrigued how this will turn out, and slightly hopeful he can do something positive.
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I don’t have anything to really say about Pokemon MD. I didn’t get on with the demo. You could argue I needed to put more time into it, but Pokemon is just something I don’t have much interest in unfortunately.
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Well I’m giving my vote to anything. Want to hear any suggestions, including Lee’s list of 50+
Once we whittle it down to two or three I’m happy to make a choice.
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Cross-posting from the General PC Thread as I’m guessing not many people venture in there
plus I wouldn’t have had an update in here for a while otherwise.
I’ve been playing Halo: Combat Evolved in the Master Chief Collection on Steam and it’s amazing. Pressing the back button switches between original and updated graphics , well... textures to be more precise (I’m guessing the updated stuff is the anniversary edition gfx). I thought it was quite ugly when I first started the campaign but ooooh boy, those original graphics are NOT how I remember them... It's aged poorly. I remember the bump mapped textures and "realistic grass" looking amazing at the time. Not anymore Amazing how far we’ve come.
I'm now half way through the the Assault on the Control Room and remembering why this is one of the best FPS games of all time. I was blown away at the time and this has hit me right in the nostalgia. I haven't played this game since 2005, I think. I got it for Xmas 2004 shortly after getting a second hand Xbox. The game was in my stocking along with Michael Jackson's greatest hits album . Playing the first level to Bad and Don't Stop Til You Get Enough will forever been ingrained in my memory. Combination of a lifetime. Stuck the album on for a trip down memory lane, take me back...
The game is an absolute masterpiece and it’s easy to see why it was so loved at the time. The gameplay still holds up today. Despite the corridor nature of some areas, the world is interesting, unique and tells a story without the need for heaps of cutscenes and dialogue. The way the game forces you to learn the enemies, their attack patterns and their audio cues is something that makes it very much feel like a game and not an interactive movie. Punishingly difficult at times, but never cheap, something I don’t think they replicated as the series went on.
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1 hour ago, Ike said:
You wouldn't have seen that on a CRT due to the TV's overscan.
Yeah, I do wish they’d address it though with an option to use a cropped screen size
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46 minutes ago, Jonnas said:
Okay, so:
-"Even Smash Bros. is not Nintendo": I get you're talking about development, but that's a view I highly disagree with. if we go that route, the vast majority of Nintendo games are not Nintendo, either. That arguably includes Breath of the Wild and Mario Kart 8. The way I see it, if a developer uses a Nintendo property with Nintendo's permission, trust, and/or quality control, that's functionally the same thing as it coming from EAD (as a customer, anyway);
-My thoughts on the transition tune were the following, as the cast was going:
"This sounds familiar... Maybe Secret of Mana or something from that series?"
"This one is a totally different genre... Maybe Trials of Mana remake?"
"Is this even a transition tune? Ah, no, just a silly Undertale meme"
"Bollocks, this is Death by Glamour"
Mind you, I haven't played Undertale yet. I just happen to know a handful of tracks.
-Totally understand your opinions on Kirby. I had a very hard time getting into Demon's Crest too, as I just can't click with that game;
-Fun fact: the slow Kirby's Adventure on the NES was Sakurai-made, too.
But Ultimate really was Sora and Bandai Namco, all of the Smash games have been outsourced to BN or done by Sakurai's team internally / HAL who are independent. I honestly think Nintendo had very little input (creatively, not in terms of money). The same is true for Xenoblade 2. Although we've established that Monolith are "in-house", it's not even close to a typical EAD game. Not by a mile. Mario Kart 8 and BOTW were both in-house, of course (though the overworld in BOTW was built on Monolith tech from Xeno X and the EAD team who did ARMS worked on MK8, or the other way round, cheap and easy port). Stuff like Luigi's Mansion 3 and Mario Tennis are clearly second party. I believe it shows. Compare LM1 to LM2 and 3 and the difference is stark, in my opinion.
The transition tunes, constant crashes and frustratingly long music of podcast extras were meant to be a little tribute to the game in question, but well done for guessing, the soundtrack really is amazing. I hope people were confused. If you were, well done, welcome to how I felt playing that game. It was also an excuse to fit as many tunes in as possible
I honestly preferred Demon's Crest. While it was a bit awful, it was nowhere near as painful to play as Kirby, for me at least.
The NES Kirby is all kinds of bad, I think the main reason I don't like it is the slowdown and that horrible articfacting on the right hand side of the screen that SM3 NES also suffers from. We need Mario Allstars on the SNES Classics. I can't play the NES version of these games.
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Halo: Combat Evolved is now playable in Master Chief Collection.
Downloading now
Edit: It's amazing. Pressing the back button switches between original and updated graphics, well... textures to be more precise. I thought it was quite ugly when I first started the campaign but ooooh boy, those original graphics are NOT how I remember them... It's aged poorly. I remember the bump mapped textures and "realistic grass" looking amazing at the time. Not anymore
I'm half way through the the Truth and Reconciliation and remembering why this is one of the best FPS games of all time. I was blown away at the time and this has hit me right in the nostalgia. I haven't played this game since 2005, I think. I got it for Xmas 2004 along with Michael Jackson's greatest hits album
. Playing the first level to Bad and Don't Stop Til You Get Enough will forever been ingrained in my memory. Combination of a lifetime. Stuck the album on for a trip down memory lane, take me back.
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I polished off Mario Tennis Aces last night.
I hadn't done a few of the final levels and the extra content (which I'm guessing may be DLC?) in the story mode. Even though the mode itself was quite disappointing overall, the challenges were pretty fun and the difficulty level ramped up nicely towards the end. The boss battles are well implemented and I LOVE the mini-games with the rings and the gates on the opposite side of the course.
I've dipped into a few games Vs. COM and the game is still really solid, plays such a good game of tennis that is easy to pick up and incredibly difficult to master. So many systems to balance at one time. I get my arse handed to me on the hardest difficulty but it's clearly because I'm not competent enough. I know what I NEED to do to win, but in the heat of the match, I make too many mistakes. The inclusion of the meter is genius and balancing it against your opponent is the key to victory.
It's a shame the online died so quickly, I was ranked #1 in Russia for a couple of months, but it's impossible to even get a game now and when you do, it's against an absolute pro. Waste of time
Easily the best game in the series in terms of mechanics, but it lacked the charm and additional stuff that were found in the N64 and GC versions.
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29 minutes ago, Hero-of-Time said:
@Nicktendo do you faff about with different eShop regions? If so, do you have a US account? I think I still have a code for Mega Man X Legacy Collection 2. I bought the physical version of the game which came with a code for the second set of games. I don't change regions so i've never used the thing. Seeing as you bought the first set I figured you may want the second one as well. If you do, i'll have a look if the code is still in the box once I get home from work.
The transition tune is another one i'm not too familiar with. Was Jonnas correct with his guess?
I do change my region from time-to-time depending on where the better offers are. I have a bit of money on my account so won't be able to switch regions until I spend it, but if you really don't want / need the code, then I'll be happy to take it! Cheers!
@Jonnas was correct, but it was painfully easy this week (if you have played the game and / or got the clues).
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6 minutes ago, LazyBoy said:
I'm up for it, as long as it's not too far from an airport.
Pretty sure you can get a tram there from Manchester airport.
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18 minutes ago, Hero-of-Time said:
I often find when Nintendo have their backs against the wall that they are at their most creative and interesting. Being the underdog often forces a company to bring their A game to the table.
This is bang on. I've mentioned it before (and will again in the podcast tomorrow
) that Nintendo's output in 2018/2019 has been disappointing, even downright poor if compared to the 3DS + WiiU. I think something must be going on internally. Complacency is also probably a factor too.
Part of me hopes they've been holding a lot of stuff back for this year and they're about to come out swinging against the new Xbox and PlayStation, but I'm not holding my breath.
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Best supported Nintendo System since the SNES (excluding Wii and DS because shovelware does not = support). It's the first time in a long time that being a "Nintendo only" gamer has not left me feel like I'm really missing out. More quality content than you can shake a stick at.
Shame it's Nintendo that have been slacking, their output has been rather poor in year 2 and 3. We had high hopes of WiiU + 3DS levels of output and it just hasn't come to fruition, unfortunately. Perfect indie machine, but pricing is an issue that needs to be addressed. Other consoles get lower prices and better / more regular sales. However, they have struck gold with the form factor.
For the future, I'd like to see them expand on the Switch concept. The lite is a good move - cheap dedicated handheld device. I'd like to see them expand on this and experiment with a more powerful "home only" device, or a beefier Switch that switches. Of course that would need a better account / save cloud set up to support multiple systems in a more streamlined manner, so I'm sceptical. I'm still excited about the "family of systems" they talked about, so with the competition about to upgrade, I think late this year / early next is the time to take this concept to the next level. They need to raise their game in the software department, but MP4 and BOTW 2 both have me very excited. I'd like to see more in terms of new concepts / IPs going forward, along the lines of Labo and Ring Fit, but more "traditional".
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1 hour ago, drahkon said:
Just played through the demo...
Unbelievable.
It's so good. What a spectacular remake in every way.I don't have that nostalgia factor most gamers have since I've only played the original (re-released on PS4) a couple of years ago, but somehow there was still a bit of nostalgia while playing the demo. I had a grin on my face the entire time
I'll use the word again: spectacular.
The music...
I need the OST on Spotify NOW.
My god, that song.
Absolutely balls-to-the-wall incredible rendition. I really hope this game comes to PC
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29 minutes ago, Vileplume2000 said:
I think we need some fit examples to be able to judge this as well.
I'd really rather not do that
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36 minutes ago, bob said:
Mercedes cool steering thing is interesting. I wonder how much advantage it's going to give them?
With speed it won't help too much, but it should assist them with tyre wear, which has notoriously been weaker than the Red Bull's. Saying that though, they've had problems with their engines, so they may have a few reliability problems in the early part of the season, even if they're fast. Hopefully someone else will take charge of the championship early on and Mercedes will be forced to claw their way back.
1 minute ago, will' said:I'm in Singapore and did it via the US site. The payment thing could well be true, but was very easy to get around - I did the following:
- Downloaded the F1TV App from the App Store
- Subscribed through my US Apple ID
- Set the VPN to US
- Watched F1
Making an apple ID set to US region is pretty simple and you can just buy top-up cards from Amazon to do the payment with, no need to add a credit card to the account. So far I haven't had any issues with it detecting the VPN and locking me out of any content.
Nice one, I'll have to give this a shot if Sky stop letting EU countries have access to Sky Go.
It baffles me why I can't get F1TV Pro here because in the Baltic's they don't even have an official F1 broadcaster, I literally have no "legal" way of watching it on TV/Cable/Online. I know the populations are small and insignificant in the grand scheme, but you'd have thought it would be the perfect place to have an online sub
Don't see the point in having the race up on access after it finishes when they could just show everything live.
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I think Lewis will win the title again but will be pushed harder this year by Max (hopefully Valterri too). All the inter-team battles are quite tasty this year so I don’t mind if Merc walk it, everything else should be fascinating.
F1 isn’t even shown where I am, but luckily my brother gave me access to his Sky account and SkyGo works here thanks to EU legislation. I subscribed To F1TV too, but we can only get Access for €26 a year, not Pro. They do show races “after the session”, so if I miss one, I can catch up there almost immediately.How does it work with a VPN then? Everything I’ve read suggests their detection is really good and that for it to work, you need to purchase it with a credit card from the region you plan to watch from. Where are you living now? What did you set your region to?
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I can see where you’re coming from about Mercedes domination, but last year, bar a couple of duds, was a fantastic year with some incredible races and sub-stories. Some of the most exciting races in years.
It’s a shame Sky have it on lockdown in the U.K., but the YouTube content was really good last year. An eight-minute highlight package isn’t the best was to maintain interest, but I think they do a good job overall. Hopefully F1TV will go global soon! (I think Sky’s deal ends in 2024).
If you don’t want to pay for Sky, there are other means of watching races... And you should! I have a feeling this will be a very close season.
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Segwaying off from my Bad Stuff thread post, one thing I noticed was that we used to have an active F1 community here.
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Reviving that S-O-B. Join me. Jooooin, me. Prove to me that forums aren't dead!
It's 2020, lads and lasses. The field is tighter than ever.
Coronavirus is causing calendar chaos. China has already fallen to the wayside. How many more?
Only 14 days to go until Melbourne. Give me your horrible predictions. Albon podium first race? Racing Point ahead of Ferrari? How does the Gasly fall to redemption arc forecast look for 2020?Can we please get this going again.
Call to action for @Retro_Link who has not visited N-E since Nov 2018. Come baaaaaack. Baby, come back.
1. Merc
2. Red Bulls
3. Ferrari
4. McLaren
5. Racing Point / Renault
7. Alpha
8. Alfa
9. Williams (so bold)
10. HaasAdditional: I watched all 10 episodes of DtS back-to-back yesterday. I want your thoughts.
NB: I will be keeping this thread alive throughout the season. Whether anyone bothers to respond is a different kettle of kippers.
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Can't think of many things worse than the hour I just spent reading my own comments on this forum from 10+ years ago
Bad stuff indeed...
The Internet truly never forgets.
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4 hours ago, Hero-of-Time said:
- In regards to the Animal Crossing discussion, I HATE the fact that it looks as if the full game isn't on the cartridge and that events are being locked to download only. I've never played an AC game long enough to even get near 100% completion but if someone wants to use time travel in the game in order to play how they want then I think they should be allowed to. If this is the reason why they are dishing out events the way they are then I think it's a pretty scummy move in order to make players play the way Nintendo want them to play. This isn't a competitive game so there's no real justification for it.
I'm willing to bet (a little bit) that everything is already on the cartridge, it's just unaccessible without an update. Will be interesting to see what this situation is once the game drops. Hopefully someone hacks the game files so we can know the truth
. It is scummy, but I honestly don't mind. I've personally never really used the "time travel" trick and don't plan on doing it for this game, happy to just go with the flow. I can see why people are upset, and my point stands about leaving people without an internet connection without a paddle. I do think it's <0.001% of the audience though.
4 hours ago, Hero-of-Time said:- Nick, how is your memory card nearly full? You must have an insane amount of games just sitting on your home screen. Do you not delete them as you finish them?
I don't like deleting stuff! Everything I own is on there for easy access. You never know when you're going to get the urge to stick Flip Wars on at a moment's notice... Yeah I probably could delete a few games. I checked last night and I have 68GB free, so it's not as bad as I thought. I do plan on getting a couple of the Resi games and Okami fairly soon though, so it'll be under 50 before long.
4 hours ago, Hero-of-Time said:- The Mario Odyssey discussion was a good one. Having played the game twice (once with 999 moons and the other with a lower count) I'm in the camp of saying that Jonathan was right. The balance of the game is really off and I agreed with Greg when he said if you just play the game from start to finish that it's far too easy and I found it quite boring. I'd much rather play through Mario 64 or the Galaxy games. Comparing them with Odyssey and you realise just how much fluff is in Odyssey. It's still a good game but I don't think it's worthy of the praise I gave it when I first played through it.
I've done the opposite. I wasn't hot on the game until I beat Bowser, unlocked the Mushroom Kingdom and the extra moon challenges. At that point I went from an 8 to a 9. But over the past couple of years (wow, it already has been that long...), I've repeatedly found myself coming back to it, for no other reason than it's just a joy to play. I'm up to 700+ moons on my second save file now and will power through to 999. Yes, there is a lot of padding and messing about, and yes the main run is far too easy, I just think visually, aurally and gameplay wise it is a sublime game. Galaxy was great, but I think this has a lot to do with me loving Sunshine and not really getting a "true" (open) 3D Mario game until Odyssey. I think I'd rank this one just behind 3D World and just ahead of Galaxy 1 at a push. It's all arbitrary anyway, none of it matters. I love all Mario games that don't have "new" in the title. I'd still rather see a 3D World sequel next, however, than Greg's Odyssey 2.
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I really enjoyed that level, @Glen-i, great job!
Did the smart thing and took the trampoline to the boss fight but never found the 5th coin to avoid it. Fun level with some nice set pieces 👍
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2 minutes ago, Hero-of-Time said:
One for fans of the arcade racing genre.
With Sumo Digital developing the game it should be pretty good.
Saw the trailer for this on Wednesday. Despite being a bit of a visual rip-off of Cafe favourite Horizon Chase Turbo, this looks great. Will keep an eye on it.
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Double post, sorry not sorry.
Finished Undertale today and... I honestly don't know what to make of it.
I don't even know where to begin. One of the most unique games I've ever played, for sure. I loved some moments, despised others. It's equally wonderful and frustrating in many ways. I kind of want to go through it again (I finished in 5hr 50), just to see if I can understand what the hell is going on
I can say confidently though that OST is superb, the humour is on point and it constantly surprises you, just when you think you've seen it all.
A game I think everyone should play, but I'm not sure I really understand the universal praise it gets.
Will probably play through it again quickly and post more thoughts later or on the Cafe next week because I know Lee's played it too.
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New PlatinumGames project announced.
QuotePlatinumGames has lifted the lid on a brand new game currently known as 'Project GG', a title set to be directed by Bayonetta and The Wondeful 101 director, Hideki Kamiya
The news comes from the latest issue of Japanese magazine Famitsu, where it has been revealed that Project GG is a brand new PlatinumGames IP that the company will self-publish. Reportedly, the studio's new partner Tencent offered to publish the title, but Platinum turned the offer down in favour of having full control and ownership of the game.
In an interview with Famitsu, Kamiya says that the game is "Platinum challenging what [the company] hasn’t challenged before”, adding that “If Viewtiful Joe is like a Kamen Rider transformation, [and] if Wonderful 101 is a squadron, Project G.G. is like a huge hero.”
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