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    Your 2020 Gaming Diary

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    47 minutes ago, drahkon said:

    As some of you noticed: I bought Mario Kart 8. Aside from the NE league I've done some GPs against AI. 150cc is not that difficult. 200cc on the other hand can be a kick in the dick. Especially when the game just decides to fuck you over at the last second. But that's Mario Kart for ya :laughing: 

    Mario Kart 9: Kick in the dick. 

    Never a more apt subtitle for a Mario Kart game. The game is unfairness personified. Less a game, more an experience. An experience of torment and pain. :laughing:
    I don't know how many times I've outraced the entire field in that game only to be blue-shelled, red-shelled, bloody green-shelled and fifth-positioned on the final corner. Sometimes I just really, really hate it. Still plays and looks nice at least. And that soundtrack :love:

    30 minutes ago, Ronnie said:

    Yeah the visuals are really lovely, Nintendo but with a twist, and such a great game overall. Really, really hope Ubisoft announce a sequel in a few months :peace:

    Yeah, despite looking similar, it's so strikingly different from Nintendo's traditional Mario expression. I 100%'d the first world last night and I think it might be my favourite rendition of the Mushroom Kingdom. Borrows quite heavily from World, but that maze at the end where you have to go up the tower was incredible, even the second, third and fourth time. Huge respect for Ubisoft and Davide Soliani for pulling something so unique off with such an established franchise. Props also to Kirkhope for being awesome, as always. 

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    3DS Console Discussion

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    9 minutes ago, Hero-of-Time said:

    I've picked up some more 3DS goodies.

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    I seen Argos was selling the console for a decent price (£120) and I decided to pick one up given how hard they are to find now. It's not the best 3DS design but I wanted another model in case my New 2DS bites the dust. Plus, as much as I love my New 2DS, I really dislike the placement of the speakers. When playing a game at full volume you can feel the vibrations of the speakers when you hold the handheld. It's such a poor design/placement. With the New 3DS model this won't be an issue.

    I've been toying with picking up Fantasy Life again for a while now. I had it back when it was released but I never really got into it for some reason. I foolishly got rid of it but I found a sealed copy on ebay for a good price and decided to snap it up. The other two games were games that Argos were selling off that I had interest in. 

    Nice haul. I put about 25 hours into Fantasy Life and REALLY enjoyed it, but the demand of other games got the better of me. Definitely one I'd like to go back to because it was very unique in its approach to classes and progression. 

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    Gaming Podcasts: A Thread about Listening to Others

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    3 minutes ago, Ronnie said:

    It's funny thinking back to old episodes of Kinda Funny where Colin talks about Nintendo, the Playstation Pro, the Vita... and how utterly wrong he was on all three of them. At the time his arguments were so compelling and I believed all of them. He put out a "Same old Nintendo" video after the January Switch presentation about how the Switch would be a failure and Nintendo haven't learned from their mistakes and didn't know what they were doing etc. It savaged them. Turns out, totally wrong. Same as he was for many, many things.

    I like Colin and he does great work but it's just made me (personally) stop hanging on YouTubers' opinions (like I used to) because that's all they are.

    Yeah, I went back and watched that video the other day. Hilariously wrong. He does often admit to being wrong though, instead of sweeping it under the rug, so fair play to him.

    I'm still waiting for his apology about BOTW and Mario Odyssey being bad though. He's in good company with half of this forum... :indeed:  

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    Gaming Podcasts: A Thread about Listening to Others

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    On 04/02/2020 at 1:25 PM, Hero-of-Time said:

    Both Frame Trap and Sacred Symbols are the best ones out there, IMO. Ben is a fantastic host on Frame Trap who plays on all consoles and has a wide ranging taste in video games, the guys have meaningful discussions about what they are playing and the episodes are a good 2-3 hours long. Sacred Symbols has Colin hosting it and, like Ben, he has a fantastic knowledge of the things he discusses. Plus, the banter between him and Chris is always hilarious. However, it just deals with PlayStation so it may not be your thing.  

    Even though Sacred Symbols is a PlayStation Podcast™, I feel it touches on the other consoles and industry as a whole enough to be enjoyed by any gaming fan. I certainly enjoy their hot takes on Nintendo, but they absolutely give praise where it's due too. It's one of the most balanced podcasts I've ever listened to despite Colin being a self-proclaimed Sony fanboy. 

    Edit: how the hell do you remove colour from behind text?
    Edit 2.0: done. :laughing:

    Animal Crossing: New Horizons

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    28 minutes ago, Hero-of-Time said:

    In terms of the AC issue, this is something that really should have been thought of at the base level, especially when they have different models of their console out on the market. It will be interesting to see if their way around the issue will be ready soon after launch or whether they've said what they have purely due to the backlash from the image that was doing the rounds.

    Agree completely. This should have been factored in from the start. Absolutely baffling that we’re a month from release and their solution is “We’re working on it (but you have to pay 😉)” 

    I bought a 256gb SD card last week and transferred everything from my old card (games and saves) from the old on to the new one. No hassle at all. Will I be able to do this with AC, if I want to upgrade to a 400gb, for instance? 

    I accept security being an issue, everyone and their mum had a hacked Wii or an R4 card, but the issue is specifically with Animal Crossing Switch. Either they simply haven’t thought it through and deserve mockery OR, and much worse, they’ve found a fix but are forcing people to pay for it. Ludicrous. 

    Animal Crossing: New Horizons

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    Cloud based saving is scummy, but I understand to an extent. 

    Transferring a save from the SD card or system to a new system, simply to keep your actual data (not copy or manipulate it) SHOULD be available to ALL customers as it has been since the days of memory cards. The fact this is being locked behind a paywall is really, really bad. They’re essentially holding you save file hostage unless you pay up. 

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    Animal Crossing: New Horizons

    in Nintendo Gaming

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    This is especially dumb when you consider the fact that an upgraded Switch will likely be coming in the next couple of years. Who wants to spend a year plus playing, countless hours into the game and then get punished by Nintendo because they buy the updated console...

    So unbelievably short-sighted if it turns out to be true. 

    Switch eShop Thread

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    For 2.99 (Euros), I picked it up too. I did enjoy the demo, despite the long load times and choppy frame rate.

    I guess the fact that it's been out a while means they could have patched some stuff like the frame rate. For that price, worth a punt I guess. 

    Your 2020 Gaming Diary

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    Posted · Edited by Nicktendo

    I’m up to the final world in Graceful Explosion Machine and it’s proving to be quite tough. Managed the third world without having to start over and even managed to ace stage 3 of world 4 😎. It’s 4-4 I can’t beat, died a few times now and not having any luck. Game feels so good when you pull off a good run though, and especially when you get the balance between weapons just right. 

    I powered up Mario and Rabbids for the first time in over two years last night. Forgot how gorgeous this game looks. Also forgot how to play as I got my arse handed to me on stage 3-1. I went back through the first two worlds and collected some stuff I missed. I do enjoy the puzzle-solving and collectable nature of the overworld. Quite simplified, in reality, but still hits the spot. Needless to say I picked up the Donkey Kong DLC in the Ubisoft sale that went live today. Can’t bloody help myself sometime. 

    These two games and Kirby’s Dreamland 3 (which I have started and am REALLY not feeling) are now on my February to-do list before I inevitably get sidetracked by Animal Crossing. 

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    Languages

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    7 hours ago, bob said:

    What sort of place is Hungary?!

    Hungarian is arguably the hardest European language to learn. It's from the same branch as Finnish, but just looking at it makes me feel nauseous. Finnish is much more pleasing on the eye.

    As for the country, I've never visited, but Budapest is up there in the top tier of Central European cities. Glorious architecture, cheap food and beer / wine / local spirits. Plenty of culture and lots to see. Everyone I know who has been there had a great time. 
     

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    N-E Café Podcast

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    Posted · Edited by Nicktendo

    31 minutes ago, Jonnas said:

    but it sounds very late 90s

    Right ballpark. Greg chose the music this week, that could be a clue... :grin:

    56 minutes ago, Hero-of-Time said:
    • GEM is a great game and i'm happy to see you enjoying it, Nick. It was one of the games I enjoyed playing during the launch period of the Switch. The game does get pretty hard, with the difficulty cranking up pretty quickly. Trying to get the S ranks provides a great and frustrating challenge. Vertex Pop's new game just released the other week (Super Crush KO). The game looks great but apparently it's pretty short. This actually highlights the eShop problem that i've spoken about on here recently. GEM was highly praised and given a lot of attention at the start of the Switch's life. Fast forward now, most people haven't a clue about Super Crush KO because it's been buried by the rest of the games that have been released.

    I've been enjoying it as you heard, certainly remember the buzz when it came out. A more consumer friendly time it certainly was... Wanted to mention Super Crush KO but never had a chance to check out a trailer before we started recording. It's piqued my interest though and will whack it on the wishlist. 

    56 minutes ago, Hero-of-Time said:
    • The 1 billion spent on Nintendo games is a ridiculous amount of money. Nick where do you stand on this? I know you dislike a lot of the AAA developers due to their scummy practices and really the mobile offerings from Nintendo seem to be just as bad in some cases.

    The main difference for me is that these games are F2P. I have no interest in them and understand they're not for me, but I did have a bit of fun with FE:H and Animal Crossing. Never spent a penny. Mario Kart Tour is all kinds of awful. Horrible game, horrible controls, horrible monetization. Who makes a racing game vertical only? :indeed: I can live without it, ignore it, pretend Mario Kart is still a solid franchise. Still F2P though, so micro-transactions are understandable (even if I feel a little bit sick saying that). If they were $60 games with MTs and scummy mechanics, I'd be much more vocal. They've gone down in my estimation after MK. The others seemed to be more acceptable. As long as this stuff doesn't seep into Switch games, I'll be happy. Their DLC offerings on the Switch have been good value for money I think. Bar maybe BOTW, which seemed a bit pointless. Splatoon 2, Xenoblade 2, Smash and FE:3H all seem to have a good balance. Pricey, but meaty DLC. Base game is a full game without it. +$20-30 dollars for those who want more. I can ignore Luigi's Mansion DLC, for example, and not feel like I'm "missing out". I'm a fan of their console game DLC approach. Still surprised we haven't seen any for MK8 or Odyssey. Would have dropped more cash on them for extra content. 

    I should mention here as well, probably in contrast to some, that I also liked their approach with Splatoon, ARMS and Mario Tennis. Weak base game that builds over time for free. I feel like I got more mileage out of these games due to there being fresh content to come back to. I think this works particularly well for online games as there's always something new to play every month or so. New tournaments and competitions really add to that feeling. Loved getting the participation badges and playing the tournaments in ARMS.

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