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BahamutZERO

Enigmedic wrote: »

that game is so comically and ridiculously racist that it doesnt even seem intentional.

how so? It seems so far off into fantasy weirdness I don't see any connections to real people

rahkeesh2000

I certainly would not advise any old Switch-lover to jump to a Steam deck or other handheld PC at this time, unless you already like or are interested in PCs. I do think Nintendo is going to offer some real hardware upgrades sometime next year, and they will come up with something more convenient and efficient for gaming than handheld PCs. The point is that they are doing so in part because yeah, some are in fact getting tired of the old hardware.

Enigmedic

Like the first boss I saw clicking through the video is a cyber Shiva with laser eyes. Another looked kind of like a chained up cyberXerxes in the background. The name Osman itself is the Persian/Turkish adaptation of uthman one of the Islamic caliphs, and they got him running around somewhere between Aladdin and Prince of Persia.

It's not that I think it's malicious or anything. But they certainly just took some caricatures from the middle east/India cranked it to 11, and said "but what if mecha?!"

UncleSporky

Would it not have been racist if the first boss had been Jesus instead?

BahamutZERO

Wait, Cyber Shiva? I watched the whole thing and didn't see anything like that, or anything similar to any real religion. Though there is certainly a little bit of middle eastern aesthetic in there it doesn't feel particularly racist to me.

The Wolfman

Everything about that game screams classic Japanese design of just taking an encyclopedia and pulling out every noun that seems cool and smashing them together.

-Arabian martial artist? Check.
-Robots? Check.
-Submarine pirates? Check.
-Giant flesh scorpion? Check.
-Al Capone? Check.

BahamutZERO

vaguely middle eastern martial artist fighting robots and psychedelic cyber gods in cyberpunk cityscapes does sound pretty rad

He doesn't really look like anything but a standard anime cool guy in his visual design though

Warlock82

Cross posting from Pokemon thread

https://twitter.com/Pokemon/status/1565324120199495681

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4yrrF83tnY0

Pailryder

that sound for the pokemon is not pleasant

cloudeagle

According to GamesBeat managing editor Mike Minotti and Giant Bomb reporter Jeff Grubb, we'll be getting a Nintendo Direct the week of September 12. Supposedly it'll have Wind Waker and Twilight Princess ports for Switch alongside other Zelda stuff, the Metroid Prime remaster, and third-party things.

skeldare

This week's eShop update

Switch Retail

Commandos 3 – HD Remaster – $29.99
JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: All-Star Battle R – $49.99 (available September 2)
LEGO Brawls – $39.99 (available September 2)
Made in Abyss: Binary Star Falling into Darkness – $59.99 (available September 2)
Temtem – $44.99 (available September 6)

Switch Download

2weistein: The Curse of the Red Dragon 3 – Ronger Pirates – $20.00
Alice’s Warped Wonderland:REcollection – $24.99
An Airport for Aliens Currently Run by Dogs – $19.99
ANNO: Mutationem – $24.99
Arcade Archives METROCROSS – $7.99
Arcade Archives Super Volleyball – $7.99
Beach Boys: You and Me – $3.99
Blossom’s Bloom Boutique – $9.99
Chess Brain: Dark Troops – $3.99
Circus Electrique – $19.99 (available September 6)
City Wars: Tokyo Reign – $12.99
Disney Dreamlight Valley – $29.99 (available September 6)
Draw Rider Remake – $14.99
Easy Red 2 – $7.99
Fairy Elements – $14.99
Gerda: A Flame in Winter – $19.99
Golazo! 2 – $14.99
Guns at Dawn Arena – $3.99
Hashiriya Drifter-Car Racing,Drift,Drag Online Multiplayer Simulator Games Driving Sim – $19.99
Here Comes Niko! – $24.99
Hunting and Camping: in a singularity – $1.00
Kaichu: The Kaiju Dating Sim – $9.99 (available September 7)
Kids: ZOO Puzzle – $4.99 (available September 5)
Krispain Hero:Roguelite Dungeon Shooter Fire Simulator Counter FPS World – $9.99
Mechapunk – $7.99 (available September 2)
Mini Kart Racing – $2.99
Mixolumia – $15.00
Modern War: Tank Battle – $14.99
Multi Race: Match The Car – $9.99
Murder on the Marine Express – $4.99
Onsen Master – $14.99
Ooblets – $29.99
Overdriven Evolution – $14.99 (available September 2)
Pillar Builder Puzzle – $9.99
Pipes Puzzle Casual Arcade – $9.99
Pixel Game Maker Series ClaM KNight – $5.99
Please, Touch The Artwork – $7.99 (available September 3)
Project Snaqe – $5.00
Restless Soul – $14.99
Robby’s Adventure – $1.99
Space Tanks – $3.99 (available September 2)
Super Sunny Island – $4.99 (available September 2)
The Viking’s Games: Madness Fight – $4.89
Troupe – $9.99 (available September 3)
United Assault – Normandy ’44 – $9.99
Viki Spotter: Sports – $4.99
Viki Spotter: Undersea – $4.99
Wampir Dungeon – $0.99 (available September 2)

eShop Sales

Nintendo eShop on Nintendo Switch, Nintendo 3DS and Wii U
Check out the full list of deals available this week at https://www.nintendo.com/store/sales-and-deals.

Raybies666

cloudeagle wrote: »

According to GamesBeat managing editor Mike Minotti and Giant Bomb reporter Jeff Grubb, we'll be getting a Nintendo Direct the week of September 12. Supposedly it'll have Wind Waker and Twilight Princess ports for Switch alongside other Zelda stuff, the Metroid Prime remaster, and third-party things.

Great, I can buy them and not play them again.

WotanAnubis

Raybies666 wrote: »

cloudeagle wrote: »

According to GamesBeat managing editor Mike Minotti and Giant Bomb reporter Jeff Grubb, we'll be getting a Nintendo Direct the week of September 12. Supposedly it'll have Wind Waker and Twilight Princess ports for Switch alongside other Zelda stuff, the Metroid Prime remaster, and third-party things.

Great, I can buy them and not play them again.

I won't buy the Wind Waker ports, I don't think. I may end up buying and not playing the Twilight Princess and Metroid Prime remakes. Unless the Metroid Prime remake is the whole Trilogy, in which case I'll end up playing 3 again.

Also, fingers crossed for that Xenoblade Chronicles X port that's definitely going to happen this time for really real.

urahonky

cloudeagle wrote: »

According to GamesBeat managing editor Mike Minotti and Giant Bomb reporter Jeff Grubb, we'll be getting a Nintendo Direct the week of September 12. Supposedly it'll have Wind Waker and Twilight Princess ports for Switch alongside other Zelda stuff, the Metroid Prime remaster, and third-party things.

I swear to God I hope this is true. Being able to play those two amazing games would be a great thing.

Zunde

cloudeagle wrote: »

According to GamesBeat managing editor Mike Minotti and Giant Bomb reporter Jeff Grubb, we'll be getting a Nintendo Direct the week of September 12. Supposedly it'll have Wind Waker and Twilight Princess ports for Switch alongside other Zelda stuff, the Metroid Prime remaster, and third-party things.

I normally roll my eyes at direct rumors but i really want this one to be true.

Shadowfire

I do too, but those games have been rumored for so long, as has the "upcoming Direct" stuff. I'll believe it when the games are loaded on my Switch.

EspantaPajaro

It’s been awhile , I should replay smtv. Never did the Lucifer secret boss fight as I missed one of the triggers.

Edit- forgot how gaudy these flower uniforms are.

WotanAnubis

EspantaPajaro wrote: »

It’s been awhile , I should replay smtv. Never did the Lucifer secret boss fight as I missed one of the triggers.

Edit- forgot how gaudy these flower uniforms are.

I've been wondering if the flowers all over their uniforms are some kind of Japanese symbolism I'm missing or if they're just there to look fancy.

Brainiac 8

A Direct focused primarily on Zelda is potentially the most boring show for me. I know Zelda is one of Nintendo's most popular franchises, but it's never been my favorite.

I'll forgive it all though if we get any mention of Metroid or a new Mario game.

Kai_San

We need a new "mainline" style Mario game SO bad right now.

I hope it isn't being held onto for a new console for some reason.

Raybies666

WotanAnubis wrote: »

Raybies666 wrote: »

cloudeagle wrote: »

According to GamesBeat managing editor Mike Minotti and Giant Bomb reporter Jeff Grubb, we'll be getting a Nintendo Direct the week of September 12. Supposedly it'll have Wind Waker and Twilight Princess ports for Switch alongside other Zelda stuff, the Metroid Prime remaster, and third-party things.

Great, I can buy them and not play them again.

I won't buy the Wind Waker ports, I don't think. I may end up buying and not playing the Twilight Princess and Metroid Prime remakes. Unless the Metroid Prime remake is the whole Trilogy, in which case I'll end up playing 3 again.

Also, fingers crossed for that Xenoblade Chronicles X port that's definitely going to happen this time for really real.

I got all of them on Wii U, after owning and finishing them all first time round.

I have a habit with Zelda, where I get reasonably close to the end and then get distracted and stop, then forget about then for a while. I did that with both those HD games, never went back.

I put at least 60 hours into XCX, so while I didn't finish it, I definitely got my money's worth.

Metroid Prime Trilogy on Wii U though, there's a scan in the prologue that is easy to miss. I kept reloading and trying again, failing, and stopped. I did not get my money's worth there, at least it was cheap!

Stormwatcher

Can I ask for a favor? Please don't spoil new pokemon outside the pokemon thread. Those of us who want to go into the new games as blind as possible can avoid the Pokemon thread itself, but if they start showing up elsewhere... I mean this non-sarcastically. At least put some spoiler tags and a warning. Thanks!

Dirty

Brainiac 8 wrote: »

A Direct focused primarily on Zelda is potentially the most boring show for me. I know Zelda is one of Nintendo's most popular franchises, but it's never been my favorite.

I'll forgive it all though if we get any mention of Metroid or a new Mario game.

That's how I feel during all the Smash and Pokémon Directs.

KoopahTroopah

cloudeagle wrote: »

According to GamesBeat managing editor Mike Minotti and Giant Bomb reporter Jeff Grubb, we'll be getting a Nintendo Direct the week of September 12. Supposedly it'll have Wind Waker and Twilight Princess ports for Switch alongside other Zelda stuff, the Metroid Prime remaster, and third-party things.

Oh wow, please? I really wanted to replay Wind Waker HD, and I don't have my Wii U anymore.

ArcTangent

Kai_San wrote: »

We need a new "mainline" style Mario game SO bad right now.

I hope it isn't being held onto for a new console for some reason.

A bunch of the big Mario Maker 2 level makers have been falling off like flies over the last six months or so. It's especially noticeable with the big troll level makers.

Warlock82

ArcTangent wrote: »

Kai_San wrote: »

We need a new "mainline" style Mario game SO bad right now.

I hope it isn't being held onto for a new console for some reason.

A bunch of the big Mario Maker 2 level makers have been falling off like flies over the last six months or so. It's especially noticeable with the big troll level makers.

I still wanna see them integrate Mario Maker 3 with like a phone app or something so you can use that to design levels while also having it on the big screen for playtesting (rather than "you can only use touch if you play switch handheld")

Kai_San

The fact the made that "Nintendo Online App" not long before SMM2 came out, and NEVER implemented SMM2 into it was an absolute crime of the highest order. No other game honestly would have benefited from implementation of that more. Basically would be the direct evolution of the bookmark site from SMM1.

Instead players had to find ways into the Nintendo DBs to get info of / search for levels properly.

I agree with having the ability to "sketchbook" levels would have been nice for like an app or something. Shocked no players ever came up with something like that.

I think a new mainline Mario along with SMM3 would pretty much make me required to get their new console. Otherwise I have felt pretty comfortable being off the Nintendo train lately.

Rehab

Dirty wrote: »

Brainiac 8 wrote: »

A Direct focused primarily on Zelda is potentially the most boring show for me. I know Zelda is one of Nintendo's most popular franchises, but it's never been my favorite.

I'll forgive it all though if we get any mention of Metroid or a new Mario game.

That's how I feel during all the Smash and Pokémon Directs.

I'm grasping for literally anything else when they hit a long stretch of anime bullshit myself.

Shadowfire

Speaking of anime bullshit, can we get a Revengeance port to Switch? Everything else is coming over, and I'd probably buy it again.

Live in ignorance and purchase your happiness...

ArcTangent

Shadowfire wrote: »

Speaking of anime bullshit, can we get a Revengeance port to Switch? Everything else is coming over, and I'd probably buy it again.

Live in ignorance and purchase your happiness...

I'm still waiting for Silmeria, and as Elysium verges closer without any announcement of it, despair looms.

I'm also pretty sure Gust has just straight up lost all the code for their PS2 games.

Warlock82

Holy crap

https://twitter.com/GameXplain/status/1565712413973962753

Nintendo, are you ok? You actually turned off the super gross gacha system in this game? (I should add, their highest revenue mobile game, likely because the gacha is super egregious)

Edit: It looks like you'll now buy racers straight up rather than rolling to randomly get them. This is way better IMO - just get rid of the gambling shit.

Shadowfire

I'm guessing Mario Kart is doing into maintenance mode before it eventually shuts down. Nintendo is shutting down Dragalia Lost in November. Aside from Fire Emblem being a cash cow, I don't know that Nintendo wants to be in this market anymore.

Neurotika

Is Pocket Camp still going?

BahamutZERO

nah it shut down in august 2019

Stormwatcher

Dirty wrote: »

Brainiac 8 wrote: »

A Direct focused primarily on Zelda is potentially the most boring show for me. I know Zelda is one of Nintendo's most popular franchises, but it's never been my favorite.

I'll forgive it all though if we get any mention of Metroid or a new Mario game.

That's how I feel during all the Smash and Pokémon Directs.

i don't get the need to tell everyone how much yall don't like entire types of games
I didn't come over to the forum to hem and haw about how much i don't care about fighting games in the Multiversus/Guilty Gear/Street Fighter/Nintendo threads.

Ok we get it zelda smash and pokemon aren't cool

Crippl3

Neurotika wrote: »

Is Pocket Camp still going?

Yup, still running. They're still adding characters too, they still haven't put them all in.

rahkeesh2000

Shadowfire wrote: »

I'm guessing Mario Kart is doing into maintenance mode before it eventually shuts down. Nintendo is shutting down Dragalia Lost in November. Aside from Fire Emblem being a cash cow, I don't know that Nintendo wants to be in this market anymore.

MK Tour is the other cash cow, and the MK8 battle pass represents dual development of tracks with Tour, letting them monetize similar content twice. Nintendo is not spinning up new mobile games with the same gusto, but they aren't going to just drop things that are still plenty viable.

Warlock82

rahkeesh2000 wrote: »

Shadowfire wrote: »

I'm guessing Mario Kart is doing into maintenance mode before it eventually shuts down. Nintendo is shutting down Dragalia Lost in November. Aside from Fire Emblem being a cash cow, I don't know that Nintendo wants to be in this market anymore.

MK Tour is the other cash cow, and the MK8 battle pass represents dual development of tracks with Tour, letting them monetize similar content twice. Nintendo is not spinning up new mobile games with the same gusto, but they aren't going to just drop things that are still plenty viable.

Yeah, Fire Emblem and Mario Kart are the two making the money right now, to a lesser degree Pocket Camp. Dragalia is shutting down because it was way at the bottom of the list, as was the case with Dr. Mario, etc. (It's a shame, Dragalia was really great and actually a pretty generous gacha usually)

It's not gonna happen but you know, if they wanna do something similar with Fire Emblem Heroes I would not say no.... :P From what I saw tho, Mario Kart was super pay-to-win which is why I never bothered with it (like, it was impossible to get good scores on certain tracks without x combo of racer/car/wheels). Fire Emblem currently has this issue with the arena, which is why I stopped bothering to try very hard at it (that game has the worst power creep I swear)

EspantaPajaro

Caught all fish in AC! Missed two bugs in august so I have to wait a full year for my last two. As far as the art … Redd is being Redd but eventually I’m hoping to finish the museum.

BahamutZERO

Crippl3 wrote: »

Neurotika wrote: »

Is Pocket Camp still going?

Yup, still running. They're still adding characters too, they still haven't put them all in.

wait, what? ... oh apparently it only shut down in Belgium, due to anti-gambling laws hitting the gacha. Damn, we need those.