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Media Videogame Thread
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It depends on how much of Botw you've been playing as to whether or not to pick up Totk tbh. The games, while phenomenal, are too similar to play back to back imo, you'll just get burned out with Totk if you've been playing a lot of Botw. I would do Master Mode and then let it simmer for a bit before diving into Totk, at least a few months if not a year.
Speaking of BotW…
https://www.reddit.com/r/Breath_of_the_Wild/s/Hp4aUwB0Pi
The first thing any of the Kardashians have ever done to interest me.
Trying to figure out if I should be pleased that even Kylie Jenner loves BotW or saddened that I love something Kylie Jenner loves. Leaning towards the former for the moment.
Found some waaaaaaayyyyyy not-cool implications in Pokémon designs recently and am doing my due diligence here. If you're a practicing Christian, you might be better off ditching this franchise full-stop and tossing out all of the other occult-ridden stuff you might own or keep online. Nintendo is pretty heavy on this stuff, from what I've seen, too, so beware.
God bless you all, and Christ be with you.
God bless you all, and Christ be with you.
For real or are you joking?
hes being for real. Kangaskhan is a single mom and those dont exist in Christianity.
What the H E double hockey sticks
I think the arguments of occult imagery in popular media doesn't make sense because the Bible itself depicts a lot of occultism and is the reason why Baal, Baphomet, Beelzebub and all these dorks are still known. Like if the Torah didn't say their names, we wouldn't even know them anymore. And there are still rituals and places associated with them in the middle east and in abrahamic religions. If Pokemans depicts occultism (which it doesn't), why wouldn't the same argument be levied against the Old Testament, Torah and the Quaran?
I think the arguments of occult imagery in popular media doesn't make sense because the Bible itself depicts a lot of occultism and is the reason why Baal, Baphomet, Beelzebub and all these dorks are still known. Like if the Torah didn't say their names, we wouldn't even know them anymore. And there are still rituals and places associated with them in the middle east and in abrahamic religions. If Pokemans depicts occultism (which it doesn't), why wouldn't the same argument be levied against the Old Testament, Torah and the Quaran?
because these books arent as cool as the new testament.
Not sure what the "due diligence" is apart from posting obvious rage-bait tbh. Deck Knight is long gone from these forums, you no longer have much for "good company" around here.
I say this with some respect because I know you and we used to shoot the shit and work on things back in the BW UU/DPP days, but "read the room" my guy
I won't ridicule you because I respect taking religion seriously because if nothing else it shows commitment to something outside of yourself. Most games in Japan mishmash a bunch of different religious traditions together because they see it as cool and don't take anything outside of superstitions of their own seriously, and even the companies they make fun of their own as well.
The thing that makes Pokemon so cool though is that a lot of their games are just about animals with cool designs messing around. Pokemon Ranger and Pokemon Snap are just about people doing their jobs preserving wildlife and those are some of the best titles anyways.
Mina the Hollower
Early impressions (-ish, I'm like half way through I think): It's definitely not a 10/10. Let's just get that out of the way. It's a great game, no doubt. Probably an 8 pushing 9. Yacht Club know what they're doing. But in their commitment to doing an intentional "downgrade" 8-bit style Link's Awakening-esque game, there's quite a few ires I have with the game overall that I feel could have been changed for QoL purposes that really wouldn't have affected the overall "feel" of the game but would greatly affect the gameplay.
The biggest and most obvious gripe to me is the inability to turn mid-air. Now, for anybody that's played any Metroidvania or Soulsvania can tell you, being able to bait flying enemies and rotate-strike them is about the only sane way to progress through these kinds of games. Well, for some God-forsaken reason, you can't do that here. And the main antagonist through the story, and several enemies and bosses to boot, are flying enemies, while you're a grounded mouse whose whole schtick is the ability to burrow. I.. it's definitely something.
My other main issue is, while art direction is gorgeous on the whole, it is FAR too busy, with each zelda-like "frame" having too many "layers" (high rooftop 1, lower rooftop 2, groundfloor, bridge, water underneath, all on the same "frame") with your vertically challenged mouse unable to traverse much of the world at most times, and it being very hard to tell which ledges you CAN jump and which ledges you CAN'T, because there actually are some you can. Which, again... was a choice.
All that said, the exploration, music, and story so far have been fantastic. The platforming is very good despite the busyness. The combat is very difficult, reaching on just being frustrating rather than satisfying like Hollow Knight or Silksong.
I had an issue with the demo that the art style could be so busy that I occasionally lost track of Mina and had trouble with telling depth and what the layers of a screen were. The devs definitely could have done with a bit more restraint. It's still a beautiful game, though. I grew up with the GBC as my first real video game device, so I kind of adore this particular throwback.
It would be hyperbole for me to say that Rayman Legends Retold is making me feel the same frustrated bewilderment everyone else felt towards Star Fox '26 but it's definitely a confounding release. The whole atmosphere of Castle Rock kinda got fried
Hey, if starving Rayman fans are happy with this, then good for them
Hey, if starving Rayman fans are happy with this, then good for them
Waddup y'all?
In today's Xbox Showcase, Atlus has decided to serve a double whammy of Persona.
The modern remake of Persona 4, known as Persona 4 Revival, which was teased last year, is being released in February 2027. As you can guess from the trailer, like Persona 3 Reload, Persona 4 Revival is completely overhauling the English voice cast from ground up, though this time the identities of the new English voice actors are not yet known.
Persona 6 has also been officially revealed! Its color scheme is green, and like P3 Reload and P4 Revival, it's a Day One Game Pass release! It seems to have some horror and urban legend elements to it, we'll see how that goes!
Looks like 2026-2027 is a 2023-2024 Round 2! Persona 3 Reload and Metaphor: ReFantazio revealed in June 2023, and Persona 4 Revival and Persona 6 revealed in June 2026! Two remakes and two big titles, one of a brand new IP by the old Persona team, and another a brand new Persona entry after so long.
It's been a long wait, but Persona 5's reign in the spotlight is finally coming to an end.
The number one thing that I wanna see from the new Spyro that I really think would meaningfully juice up sales is incorporating Skylanders characters and other content. No doubt it would alienate a certain subset of veteran fans but on the other hand there are millions with nostalgia and fond memories of begging their parents to buy them all the toys. I'm one of them!
I want more video games with evil versions of the characters that are just the character's name but with EVIL at the start.
Also, I'm getting Rhythm Heaven Groove on day one.
Also, I'm getting Rhythm Heaven Groove on day one.
Sea of Stars came out on Switch 2 today! If you bought it on Switch 1 it’s a 100% free download with save transfer. Great game, highly recommend. I still haven’t played the DLC yet though whoops.
nintendo needs to standardize how they do the switch 2 eshop version stuff because it's really confusing imo
im worried because i would prefer to play these big jrpgs on switch 2 for handheld, but they haven't listed them as platforms which uhhh uh oh
with 4 specifically honestly, depending on how june 18th goes with the extra gameplay i might just grab persona 4 golden tbh, since it feels like this is less a reimagining such as P3R, and more a one-to-one remake not sure if anyone agrees
p4g also just has aged well
im really hype for persona 6, i was really worried the game would kinda just coast off of 5 and be similar but from the teaser it already feels really different
Persona 6 where you play as Gaster from Undertale
im know I'm late to (replying to) the party but: crimson desert - super fun but simultaneously eff you lol I hate air bound puzzles cus even if I know the solution I hate being pressed for time (unless I'm back in high school working on an essay for class lol)
I seen the new fable coming out and a new middle earth game in years to come, that's exciting too. we need a new fable for 1) and 2) we need a true big world Lord of the rings based rpg finally, bout damn time lol (LotR game being made by who makes Kingdom Come Deliverance (still need to play those games but know theyre high regarded)
wheres the new Jet Set Radio Future?
I seen the new fable coming out and a new middle earth game in years to come, that's exciting too. we need a new fable for 1) and 2) we need a true big world Lord of the rings based rpg finally, bout damn time lol (LotR game being made by who makes Kingdom Come Deliverance (still need to play those games but know theyre high regarded)
wheres the new Jet Set Radio Future?
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I don’t know when this news broke exactly, but I’ve come to the discovery today that GTA 6 is going to launch at $80 with a $100 Ultimate Edition and that there will be only digital copies of this game. Supposedly, this is because the game is too large to fit on a standard optical disc, but the fact remains that if you buy a “physical copy” of this game, all you’re getting is a download code. Oh, and the Online Mode and Story Mode are going to be sold separately, which I believe was the case with GTA 5 as well.
In an effort to help stop the spread of misinformation on the Internet, yes, this is incredibly scummy and sets a dangerous precedent but there is no reason to believe at this time that this was influenced by the $80 price tag of Mario Kart World or any other external factors. There are also reportedly retailers now refusing to sell GTA 6 on launch due to the lack of a physical version but I cannot verify if this is true and how widespread this sentiment actually is. Many people have already pre-ordered the game digitally and while I don’t necessarily think the game is going to flop, I do expect this to significantly underperform compared to GTA 5 in large part due to the current state of the economy. GTA 5 sold as well as it did in large part because it was on so many different systems, and affordability talks in the current market. Not to mention, people really want their physical games.
In an effort to help stop the spread of misinformation on the Internet, yes, this is incredibly scummy and sets a dangerous precedent but there is no reason to believe at this time that this was influenced by the $80 price tag of Mario Kart World or any other external factors. There are also reportedly retailers now refusing to sell GTA 6 on launch due to the lack of a physical version but I cannot verify if this is true and how widespread this sentiment actually is. Many people have already pre-ordered the game digitally and while I don’t necessarily think the game is going to flop, I do expect this to significantly underperform compared to GTA 5 in large part due to the current state of the economy. GTA 5 sold as well as it did in large part because it was on so many different systems, and affordability talks in the current market. Not to mention, people really want their physical games.