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Star Lord · 17-06-2021 5:58pm

Xofpod wrote: »

Hmmm. Is it fully 2D with cut scenes or some hybrid 2D/3D model? And is this a different game entirely to Metroid Prime 4? Guess so...

It's what you'd call 2.5D, so it's 3D assets, but you only move on a 2D plane (IE left/right/up/down).

Completely separate from the Prime games. The Prime series, chronologically, come between Metroid and Metroid: Return of Samus (or between Metroid: Zero Mission and Metroid: Samus Returns with the remakes).

Metroid Dread is Metroid 5. So the whole series would go:

Metroid / Metroid: Zero Mission
Metroid Prime
Metroid Prime 2: Echoes
Metroid Prime 3: Corruption
Metroid Prime 4
Metroid: Return of Samus / Metroid: Samus Returns
Super Metroid
Metroid Fusion
Metroid Dread

Grassey · 17-06-2021 7:07pm

Star Lord wrote:

Metroid / Metroid: Zero Mission Metroid Prime Metroid Prime 2: Echoes Metroid Prime 3: Corruption Metroid Prime 4 Metroid: Return of Samus / Metroid: Samus Returns Super Metroid Metroid Fusion Metroid Dread

The challenge is now on to revisit all those before Dread!

pixelburp · 17-06-2021 7:17pm

Funny to read about a chronology for Metroid, as it's one of those games I never really consider as having a plot in the first place.

RobbingBandit · 17-06-2021 7:21pm

Alex Kidd in Miricle World DX €18 on eshop or currently €34.99 to preorder on Smyths releases June 25

17-06-2021 10:52pm

RobbingBandit wrote: »

Alex Kidd in Miricle World DX €18 on eshop or currently €34.99 to preorder on Smyths releases June 25

even 18 euro seems expensive for a janky old platformer that retains the jankiness in this version

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7SZZ0BZiDKE&t=166s

RobbingBandit · 17-06-2021 11:57pm

Thats everything I could hope for and more looks an absolute bargain at €18 to me

18-06-2021 7:33am

Well for people who said that they were going to pick up Balan Wonderturd I suppose that it's like breadth of the wild in comparison

CiDeRmAn · 18-06-2021 7:53am

glasso wrote: »

Well for people who said that they were going to pick up Balan Wonderturd I suppose that it's like breadth of the wild in comparison

That's a little unfair, Balan holds a certain attraction because of it's roots, if you had played and enjoyed Nights or Burning Rangers you might understand that it's imperfections aren't as critical, though they are undeniable. I'd probably get the PS4 version though.

Plus, this game, Alex Kidd, appeals to those who have had a great time with the original, as well as those looking for an uncompromising platformer.
And it looks fantastic.

18-06-2021 8:04am

Haven't played Balan myself so can't comment in the most informed manner I suppose!

But nostalgia can only go so far sometimes and its effect may very rapidly dissipate in the face of general muckness.

CiDeRmAn · 18-06-2021 11:45am

glasso wrote: »

Haven't played Balan myself so can't comment in the most informed manner I suppose!

But nostalgia can only go so far sometimes and its effect may very rapidly dissipate in the face of general muckness.

Oh, as an avid collector of games and consoles from the 70s until the present day I agree completely.
A lot of games have aged poorly, but then it doesn't tend to be an even deterioration.
Some games may look rough, but play well, such as the original Daytona port on the Saturn.
Others look well but are quite shallow, such as Crash on the PS.
Burning Rangers was a complicated last ditch title on the Saturn, but had enormous scope and was very interesting indeed.

Mr E · 19-06-2021 6:16am

Castlevania Advance Collection listed in Australia.

https://www.destructoid.com/castlevania-advance-collection-rated-australia-my-wallet-is-ready/

This would be Castlevania: Circle of the Moon, Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance, and Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow.

I'd buy this collection in a heartbeat.

19-06-2021 12:00pm

Mr E wrote: »

Castlevania Advance Collection listed in Australia.

https://www.destructoid.com/castlevania-advance-collection-rated-australia-my-wallet-is-ready/

This would be Castlevania: Circle of the Moon, Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance, and Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow.

I'd buy this collection in a heartbeat.

all good games.

Adyx · 19-06-2021 9:01pm

glasso wrote: »

even 18 euro seems expensive for a janky old platformer that retains the jankiness in this version

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7SZZ0BZiDKE&t=166s

Don't you mean Jankenness?

I'll see myself out.

sligeach · 19-06-2021 9:52pm

New SMT V Demon Is Irish Folklore Hero Fionn mac Cumhaill

https://www.siliconera.com/new-smt-v-demon-is-irish-folklore-hero-fionn-mac-cumhaill/

His power from the Salmon of Knowledge aren't explained very well above.

Here's the Japanese video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QkrT-nHXtUc

https://youtube.com/watch?v=QkrT-nHXtUc

The pronunciation of his name is atrocious, let's see how it is in the English version. It's cool to see Irish folklore in the game though.

CastorTroy · 19-06-2021 10:03pm

For a Japanese pronunciation he did a decent job of pronouncing the Finn McCool version.
Did that article also say Cú Chulainn is in it?

Retr0gamer · 21-06-2021 11:50am

Plenty of the Fianna have been in the SMT games. Loving these demon showcases. The game looks absolutely stunning and all the demons have been remodelled and animated. Pretty sure they are setting up SMTV as the base for all future SMT games which will be on Unreal. Hopefully it means there's no more ridiculous development times like with Persona 5.

mrcheez · 21-06-2021 3:10pm

Did anyone post about this???

In other news the Super Mario Bros one is down to €34.99 in Smyths (only available outside Dublin it seems)

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Xofpod · 22-06-2021 12:51pm

Star Lord wrote: »

It's what you'd call 2.5D, so it's 3D assets, but you only move on a 2D plane (IE left/right/up/down).

Completely separate from the Prime games. The Prime series, chronologically, come between Metroid and Metroid: Return of Samus (or between Metroid: Zero Mission and Metroid: Samus Returns with the remakes).

Metroid Dread is Metroid 5. So the whole series would go:

Metroid / Metroid: Zero Mission
Metroid Prime
Metroid Prime 2: Echoes
Metroid Prime 3: Corruption
Metroid Prime 4
Metroid: Return of Samus / Metroid: Samus Returns
Super Metroid
Metroid Fusion
Metroid Dread

Cheers. Are you leaving out Other M as a matter of principle......

22-06-2021 2:22pm

RobbingBandit wrote: »

Thats everything I could hope for and more looks an absolute bargain at €18 to me

https://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/nintendo-switch/alex_kidd_in_miracle_world_dx

a D minus 5/10 grade from the usually overly-generous Nintendo Life

We can't pretend this isn't a disappointment. After promises of updates and improvements to this classic title, what we've got is something that we'd honestly not recommend to either prospective new fans or enthusiasts of the original Alex Kidd. We're inclined to think this may have been something of a rushed release

Tom Mann Centuria · 22-06-2021 2:24pm

glasso wrote: »

https://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/nintendo-switch/alex_kidd_in_miracle_world_dx

a D minus 5/10 grade from the usually overly-generous Nintendo Life

8/10 from Switch Corner
85% Switch Up

And two pretty positive reviews to go with that.

22-06-2021 2:39pm

well seems to be divisive - if the original janky gameplay and imprecise control appeals then seems to get a favourable review if not the opposite

https://www.metacritic.com/game/switch/alex-kidd-in-miracle-world-dx/critic-reviews

as the other poster above intimated Jankenteam was an apt developer choice really.

Tom Mann Centuria · 22-06-2021 2:56pm

glasso wrote: »

well seems to be divisive - if the original janky gameplay and imprecise control appeals then seems to get a favourable review if not the opposite

https://www.metacritic.com/game/switch/alex-kidd-in-miracle-world-dx/critic-reviews

as the other poster above intimated Jankenteam was an apt developer choice really.

It's really strange seeing the usually very positive Nintendo Life as a games sternest critic (well almost)!

22-06-2021 2:59pm

Tom Mann Centuria wrote: »

It's really strange seeing the usually very positive Nintendo Life as a games sternest critic (well almost)!

that is odd alright

they are usually a bit over-generous on reviews I would say

seem to have taken particular offence to some changes put in and supposed inaccuracies - true aficionados in this case it seems.

CastorTroy · 22-06-2021 3:14pm

Maybe they can't accept Alex Kidd on a Nintendo system. Still getting used to Sonic.

RobbingBandit · 22-06-2021 9:05pm

I've been enjoying my purchase €18 well spent it's more fun trying and buying games and playing them rather than spouting nonsense reviews as canon.

The calypso guitar soundtrack is so refreshing.

22-06-2021 9:47pm

Knock yourself out.

but I'm not the only one who'd have less than zero interest in a remake of a game that was very unrefined to start with and that has aged worse than Matthew Perry!

RobbingBandit · 22-06-2021 9:56pm

Buy game
Play game
Enjoy game
Repeat

Mr E · 22-06-2021 10:27pm

Tinfoil hat time, but Nintendo UK posted this to Twitter earlier today

https://twitter.com/NintendoUK/status/1407277211154067457?s=19

Today is the 20th anniversary of the GBA in Europe, and the score from the screenshot can be rearranged to 2021623 (tomorrow). GBA for Switch tomorrow?

Zack from Switchforce thinks it hints at N64 too (Yoshi egg and 96).

We will see tomorrow I guess.

CastorTroy · 22-06-2021 10:36pm

There was no Yoshi egg in Mario Advance, was there?

Mr E · 22-06-2021 10:38pm

Nope. Hence the N64 connection.

RobbingBandit · 22-06-2021 10:57pm

I would kill for gameboy advance games on switch

Golden Sun
Minish Cap
Pokemon Emerald
Metroid Fusion

mrcheez · 23-06-2021 10:38am

Mr E wrote: »

Tinfoil hat time, but Nintendo UK posted this to Twitter earlier today

https://twitter.com/NintendoUK/status/1407277211154067457?s=19

Today is the 20th anniversary of the GBA in Europe, and the score from the screenshot can be rearranged to 2021623 (tomorrow). GBA for Switch tomorrow?

Zack from Switchforce thinks it hints at N64 too (Yoshi egg and 96).

We will see tomorrow I guess.

Is this the first version with no backlight?

I remember sending mine off to some bloke in the UK to fit a backlight and it came back in perfect condition with absolutely no dust... great job.

CiDeRmAn · 23-06-2021 11:22am

glasso wrote: »

that is odd alright

they are usually a bit over-generous on reviews I would say

seem to have taken particular offence to some changes put in and supposed inaccuracies - true aficionados in this case it seems.

If you are going to make a feature in a game, in this case that it is a true port of the original, then you are going to have to trust those who are most aware when they say they weren't quite successful.

CiDeRmAn · 23-06-2021 11:23am

Mr E wrote: »

Tinfoil hat time, but Nintendo UK posted this to Twitter earlier today

https://twitter.com/NintendoUK/status/1407277211154067457?s=19

Today is the 20th anniversary of the GBA in Europe, and the score from the screenshot can be rearranged to 2021623 (tomorrow). GBA for Switch tomorrow?

Zack from Switchforce thinks it hints at N64 too (Yoshi egg and 96).

We will see tomorrow I guess.

This would be nice though, thanks to emulation, I've lots of ways to play both my real and virtual GBA titles.

23-06-2021 11:27am

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

If you are going to make a feature in a game, in this case that it is a true port of the original, then you are going to have to trust those who are most aware when they say they weren't quite successful.

not sure what you're saying exactly here but those NL punters do seem to have a detailed knowledge of that game in fairness.

Star Lord · 23-06-2021 12:24pm

New Skyward Sword HD overview trailer:

The Nal · 23-06-2021 1:16pm

Star Lord wrote: »

New Skyward Sword HD overview trailer:

This doesn't tie in with my normal gaming position

Star Lord · 23-06-2021 2:27pm

1 - Still perfectly easy to play the game in that position.

2 - That slouching won't do your back any favours :pac:

sligeach · 23-06-2021 2:30pm

UNSIGHTED - Announcement Trailer - Nintendo Switch

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2q4D7v9b65U

https://youtube.com/watch?v=2q4D7v9b65U

After a long war with the humans, the few androids that remain in Arcadia are running out of Anima, the energy that gives all robots consciousness.

It's up to you, Alma, to find a way to recover your memories and save your friends from becoming UNSIGHTED. Explore the vast ruins of Arcadia, using every tool you can find.

They need you, Alma. Every decision you make affects their fate! But remember, the clock is ticking in this unique RPG by Studio Pixel Punk!

Looks pretty good.

CastorTroy · 23-06-2021 3:07pm

mrcheez wrote: »

Is this the first version with no backlight?

I remember sending mine off to some bloke in the UK to fit a backlight and it came back in perfect condition with absolutely no dust... great job.

Yep. I had one of those light attachments. Sold to secondhand shop to find the SP.

o1s1n · 23-06-2021 3:10pm

They were called Afterburner kits, did one myself back in the day.

You could finally see the picture but Christ were the colours washed out :eek:

johnny_ultimate · 23-06-2021 3:19pm

Found out in a digital foundry video the other day that the great bullet hell shooter Mushihimesama was suddenly released during E3. Went to download and it was gone. Seems to only be a temporary issue at least:

https://twitter.com/livewire_pr/status/1407342654741008386?s=21

The good news is more Cave games are also on the way - the excellent Espgaluda II (which hasn’t had a digital release in the West at all as far as I know, only a Japan-only 360 release) and DoDonPachi DaiFukkatsu (which is already on Steam, like Mushi). Would particularly love to see the magnificent sequel Mushihimesama Futari (my favourite of the Cave shooters) make an appearance, as that’s also only had a 360 Japanese release as well. Or Death Smiles 2, which I haven’t played at all.

CiDeRmAn · 23-06-2021 5:27pm

Cave shooters, so much goodness.
I'd love to buy them all as they are digitally released, but I REALLY want them in physical form, though I do have a number of them on other formats, like the 360.
It was odd for a console as unpopular in Japan as the 360 to have a genre so beloved in Japan being so we'll represented.
I still regret selling my copy of Ibara for the PS2, though I do have a lot, including Deathsmiles, MuchiMuchiPork/Pink Sweets

CastorTroy · 23-06-2021 9:11pm

Star Lord wrote: »

New Skyward Sword HD overview trailer:

Still no new features apart from the amiibo

Fysh · 23-06-2021 10:10pm

CastorTroy wrote: »

Still no new features apart from the amiibo

Did they promise any new features?

CastorTroy · 23-06-2021 11:59pm

There were reports about changes to things like tutorials and dialog so less interruptions every time you pick something up and less Fi

Star Lord · 24-06-2021 7:16am

Don't remember hearing those, but it's certainly what we'd all like to be the case!!!

Hopefully they've made those changes, as they were the biggest irritations in the game.

sligeach · 24-06-2021 5:27pm

Mario Golf: Super Rush review scores are coming out. The IGN Tweet below highlights what I was worried about.

https://twitter.com/IGN/status/1408062633001897992

They gave it 6/10. It has an average score of 75 on Metacritic.

https://www.metacritic.com/game/switch/mario-golf-super-rush/critic-reviews

Take out the bloated scores from unknown sites and it would be much lower. Most of the recognisable sites have given it 6 or 7 out of 10. It's very disappointing, for a series I really like and hasn't been available to play on TV since the Gamecube. I know there's a few post launch DLC courses coming, but 6 at launch is terrible. Tiger Woods on the Wii well over a decade ago had 23 courses and a load of extra modes.

tbahh · 24-06-2021 5:34pm

sligeach wrote: »

Mario Golf: Super Rush review scores are coming out. The IGN Tweet below highlights what I was worried about.
https://twitter.com/IGN/status/1408062633001897992

They gave it 6/10. It has an average score of 75 on Metacritic.

https://www.metacritic.com/game/switch/mario-golf-super-rush/critic-reviews

Take out the bloated scores from unknown sites and it would be much lower. Most of the recognisable sites have given it 6 or 7 out of 10. It's very disappointing, for a series I really like and hasn't been available to play on TV since the Gamecube. I know there's a few post launch DLC courses coming, but 6 at launch is terrible. Tiger Woods on the Wii well over a decade ago had 23 courses and a load of extra modes.

Mario Golf: Super Rushed apparently!

McFly85 · 24-06-2021 7:03pm

Very similar vibes to Mario Tennis, then. Core gameplay is fun, but shockingly little actual content. One to get once all the DLC is released and it's on sale at a reasonable price. Back to Advance Tour for the time being!

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