StarTopic Nintendo General Discussion |ST 13 Oct 2022| Our First Famiversary!

[Dardan Sandiego]

The LotR movies still hold up incredibly well. My girlfriend and I finally finished our rewatch marathon and while Return is imo the weakest of the bunch it's still a fantastic movie.

 

[switchum]

hello everyone this is switchum checking in

ok everyone this is switchum checking back out

see you again in november

 

[Amadeus]

I can't believe No More Heroes III was my biggest disappointment last year

 

[Legion of Primes]

What are y'all playing lately? I keep trying to finish Xenoblade but my enthusiasm comes and goes in bursts

I started Tunic yesterday and hated it lmao

I got the pc version of Star Wars the force unleashed working on my steam deck, despite valve’s verified list claims it’s unsupported. Got it working yesterday.

 

[KilgoreWolfe]

I really hope Tunic is for me because the artstyle is so cute, but right now Bear & Breakfast, Paper Mario on NSO, and I'm hoping to pick up Tinykin in the near future after that delightful demo

...but I also know I should clear out some backlog and no time like the present for spoopy games like Outlast

Did you get Bear & Breakfast on Switch? And if so, how are you liking it?

My friend got it and he says the UI is a really bad fit for Switch (although he's still put over 10 hours into it so far).

 

[VolcanicDynamo]

Okay you want to know my real problem with "Garbage Galaxy"

So obviously we can't just have a "shitpost" tag, I get that. So we have a sillier alternative. Got it. So Garbage Galaxy. Okay, that communicates some intent, a vague allusion to the "shitpost abyss" gag. Understandable.

...but "Space Junk Galaxy" is right there! There was an opportunity there and it was deliberately dodged!

yes, I have been thinking about this since the start of Fami. No, I will not be taking coherent arguments like "not making the tag a reference avoids confusion."

 

[Tye]

So obviously we can't just have a "shitpost" tag, I get that.

Why not, though? Not like there’s any rule against saying shit here, lol.

 

[Deleted member 2]

I'm sorry if Raccoon felt offended by "I wanna step on Pikmin", but that's such a inoffensive joke like you'd find in any thread tagged Garbage Galaxy on this forum and the request for a closure was probably an emotional over-reaction.

Still a bad first post for a well thought-out thread

If it takes a lack of a certain tag for you to be able to tell whether or not thought has been put into a post, the problem is yours.

 

[Dragoncaine]

Leaked footage from the hidden camera in Dragoncaine's room at 4:39am ET before turning in said script

Congrats and keeping fingers crossed for you!

I've never seen a more accurate meme in my LIFE

I've been struggling fami

My Ireland trip starts super early Sunday morning. I will tour castles and old cities, hike mountains, attend my first rugby game, and celebrate Oktoberfest in Belfast. Brb I'm ascending into the heavens while my liver descends into a grave

 

[RealUncleNintendo]

3 more days until we get a glimpse of this:

 

[chocolate_supra]

3 more days until we get a glimpse of this:

Part of me wishes the new movie was live action again just so we could see if it'd give the original a run for its money.

I'd genuinely prefer a beautiful trainwreck to a mediocre cgi boilerplate.

 

[RealUncleNintendo]

Part of me wishes the new movie was live action again just so we could see if it'd give the original a run for its money.

I'd genuinely prefer a beautiful trainwreck to a mediocre cgi boilerplate.

I agree, animated is the easy way out. They need to do a live action one again.

 

[Barely Able]

@Raccoon has inspired me to download and try Pikmin Bloom as I had to travel for work and like to walk around when staying in other cities. It’s also pretty nice out so is a good idea. It also inspired me to finally by The Denpa Men games on 3DS (probably just the third one) because he said Pikmin are all around us and so are the Denpa Men.

 

[chocolate_supra]

I agree, animated is the easy way out. They need to do a live action one again.

Keep the cast basically the same, just have Jack Black also playing Mario. Done. Wahoo

 

[Legion of Primes]

Turned in the latest and greatest draft of my script last night at 4:40am ET. Stoked for our producers and actress to read it and hopefully move the needle for a director!

Hopefully you’ll get a long, deserved break

 

[Deleted member 2]

Club Chat is live, yo

Go to one of your clubs, select the Chat tab, and try it out!

Here are some notes:

• Chat only shows the ten (10) most recent Chat messages.
• There is no quoting, tagging, or linking as of yet. Sorry. I'll be adding the ability to "@" tag club members, rosters, and everyone in the club, in the future.
• Definitely open to feedback. Let me know how it is.

 

[Deleted member 2]

Okay now it's live lol

 

[MissingNo.]

My alarm will go off in less than 6h and I am not ready for it.

 

[chocolate_supra]

My alarm will go off in less than 6h and I am not ready for it.

Don't worry, it probably isn't ready for you either.

 

[9-Volt]

Did you get Bear & Breakfast on Switch? And if so, how are you liking it?

My friend got it and he says the UI is a really bad fit for Switch (although he's still put over 10 hours into it so far).

I did! Surprisingly deep and addictive management/tycoon game. Resource gathering makes it double addictive compared to others.

If your friend think Switch isn't the right platform for this game, they need to play more tycoon games on it. They should try Let's Build a Zoo next.

 

[MissingNo.]

Don't worry, it probably isn't ready for you either.

If this isn't already available as an inspirational poster, it should be.

 

[Mr_No_U]

 

[Skittzo]

Been reading a lot of scary stories on r/nosleep lately. Spoopy season has hit me like a truck.

 

[HockeyBird]

Did you summon me?

 

[chocolate_supra]

If this isn't already available as an inspirational poster, it should be.

graphic design is my passion

 

[Mandos]

Well got a new job that starts in 2 weeks! So time to focus and finish off Xenoblade Chronicles 3! On chapter 5 at 65 hours at level 60. So should be doable.

Also got some painting to do while time and weather allows. And some other odds n ends

 

[meatbag]

Nani?

My friend got it and he says the UI is a really bad fit for Switch (although he's still put over 10 hours into it so far).

The UI in general needs some work, especially in terms of streamlining the menus. But it’s not a dealbreaker.

 

[Supreme Overlord]

Damn, I'm not a mod for less than a week and already I'm a potential "nefarious actor"

Oh, you've always been a potential, and perhaps active, nefarious actor; the site simply couldn't process the warning until now.

 

[Supreme Overlord]

I would think we see a sequel to ring fit adventure next year (sleeper hit, 15 million In sales). I completely forgot about this game and would bet in a expected sequel.

I think we're due for something soon. I'm genuinely shocked they didn't do a quick sequel or DLC and the only thing they've really done is repurpose the leg strap for Switch Sports.

While everyone has had their eyes on the big "core" franchises, all have overlooked that this is the clear killer app for Nextendo.

 

[shoptroll]

Move over Nier, Persona, and SaGa stage productions the River City Girls are here

The River City Girls hit the stage in a new Japanese play

The River City Girls are back and this time they're hitting the stage in a limited run play based on the orignal game's story.

www.destructoid.com

I really liked your thread tbh! I play Pikmin Bloom pretty often but I don’t walk a lot (living in the suburbs, having a car) so it’d have been nice to chat about the game

Same! Well I used to play it regularly up until last Winter and then I stopped playing and I haven't been arsed to log back in and deal with the shame of letting my Pikmin go unfed. Also I got kinda bored of having no one nearby playing so it was just me thwacking the same mushrooms nearby over and over and over...

But! The game itself is cool. It easily satisfied what I wanted which was a passive experience that was going on while I was out on a walk and doesn't require stopping every 3 minutes to see if there's anything game-y nearby. That put me off Pokemon Go because it suddenly became "work" and the focus of the activity.

Pixel Remasters on console update. Checked the page myself and yeah. I’m betting an announcement is coming rather soon.

I wouldn't put much faith into that as confirmation that something is coming for a couple reasons:
1. They don't even list iOS, Android, and Steam which is where they've been available for the last year or so
2. The site still lists "Final Fantasy XIII Series" for PC as TBA which... uh... already happened almost 8 years ago to the day?
3. That's the same way they were listed back in February

I'll reiterate my mantra: "No announcement until we get closer to December which is when the 35th anniversary is"

I think we should all revisit Miyamoto talking about Bloom in the Direct, as Raccoon said:

"I contend that when Shigeru Miyamoto speaks, we should all sit our gaijin asses down and listen."

And I think he is 100% right, look I somewhat disliked that segment too but it was probably mainly since it's actual mobile stuff that was presented in the Direct, the thing is that you can tell Miyamoto is doing it because he likes it, it's not some PR line or anything, I think it was his idea, he just wanted more people to try Bloom, and to be honest I would like rather spend a few minutes of Miyamoto talking about anything rather than a another sizzle reel of games that already exists. I know some people disliked it mainly because the sense of trolling it gived before Pikmin 4 reveal. but still you could tell that Miyamoto was talking so enthusiastically about it that I could listen to it again and again, same way when Iwata was talking about anything. And in the end I think that the Bloom segment which led to reveal of Pikmin 4 was so fitting mainly because it's 7 years "almost completed" we have been waiting till the absolute last second and it was worth it.

Hey I thought it was a little adorkable: https://famiboards.com/threads/nint...ils-from-splatoon-03.3657/page-69#post-406611

Are the Clubs allowed to engage in street fights with each other because as a member of The Legend of Zelda Club, I want to roll up and show those chumps in the Splatoon Club whose boss

LoZ Fan Club is lucky the series had a major glow-up with BotW. Based on sales, I think Splatoon Club could easily outnumber them with the franchise's growth rate.

While everyone has had their eyes on the big "core" franchises, all have overlooked that this is the clear killer app for Nextendo.

Metroid isn't a "big core" franchise

Or were you talking about TotK?

 

[chocolate_supra]

Yall I've never been so damn excited to get a voter information packet

 

[Supreme Overlord]

I think there is easy money for Nintendo in remaking games from their catalog, could be almost any game dating back to Nes. They are sitting on a cash cow. Remake the graphics and improvement to gameplay and even few extra levels if they wanted. Like imagine a remake of Mario bros 3 or Super Mario world? Zelda link to the past, donkey Kong country, Mario 64 , ocarina of time etc … you get he picture. They would sell based on nostalgia alone and for newcomers who have never experienced those games before.

And yet, so many of the prospects really don't even need remakes.
Granted, a lot of remade things don't need remakes, but then we could go around in circles.

shit dude that narrative is gonna be so epic and immersive

Sounds like a mess, all these people trying to do the writing and now nothing really works together and ...

Anyhow, this might be where I mention my idea of Yoko Taro writing the incredibly messed up and tragic backstop of the world Samus traverses in a game.

Can't wait for the reviews: "The majority of Metroid Prime 4's story is told through scanning logs and computers, similar to how item descriptions tell the lore the dark Darks Souls series".

"What Metroid Prime can learn from Dark Souls."

They'll be announcing the Termina extension to the OG map any minute now.

I suspect it has been destroyed, whether by being a branch Link didn't manage to save or because Termina is destined for destruction in all possible timelines.

Metroid isn't a "big core" franchise

Or were you talking about TotK?

Stuff like Zelda and Mario, particularly, integral Nintendo titles that would be expected to draw in the largest audiences -- so, Mario Kart.

Metroid would be great there since it might benefit from such placement, but that's not exactly the sort of "killer app" being referenced.

 

[Skittzo]

God damn I can barely move a fricken subtractive cylinder brush without the engine taking like 40 seconds to respond. This is getting kinda dire...

 

[VolcanicDynamo]

Are the Clubs allowed to engage in street fights with each other because as a member of The Legend of Zelda Club, I want to roll up and show those chumps in the Splatoon Club whose boss

...what if I'm in both Zelda Club and Splatoon Club?

 

[shoptroll]

Stuff like Zelda and Mario, particularly, integral Nintendo titles that would be expected to draw in the largest audiences -- so, Mario Kart.

Metroid would be great there since it might benefit from such placement, but that's not exactly the sort of "killer app" being referenced.

I feel like they've had pretty good luck with having "lifestyle" apps like Wii / Ring Fit debuting after the first or second year of the system. I imagine the people interested in those types of games are not exactly early adopters and I think the value proposition of just the hardware + fitness app + peripheral isn't great. But as something you get alongside the big tentpole titles? That's a much easier sell.

 

[chocolate_supra]

my idea of Yoko Taro writing

This is all you needed to say to get me on board

 

[Deleted member 2]

Excited to play my first Yoko Taro game this month.

 

[chocolate_supra]

I'm gonna dump cajun seasoning all over some mac and cheese and watch a high school romcom and there's absolutely nothing anyone can do to stop me

 

[curl-6]

What kind of black magic did Sony put into the SNES sound chip, it is absurd how good it sounds for a system of its time.

 

[Xaltmas]

I hope Gotham Knights is decent.

 

[SammyJ9]

The thing about Tunic other than the vagueness putting people off (which is totally fair! It’s not for everyone) is that in many ways it’s a Zelda homage, but it plays much more like a Souls game. Which if you love both Zelda and Souls (like me!) then it pushes all the right buttons and is phenomenal. But if you love Zelda and aren’t too keen on Souls, then there’s a pretty jarring clash that’s going to hit you.

I can definitely see the complaints about practically everything under the sun being a Soulslike or using Souls-y mechanics lately (which will probably get worse post-Elden Ring) as it does feel a bit saturated, but… it’s hard for me to be too upset since it’s one of my favorite genres. It’d be like me complaining there have been too many JRPGs lately, it’s just not possible!

 

[HockeyBird]

...what if I'm in both Zelda Club and Splatoon Club?

 

[KilgoreWolfe]

I did! Surprisingly deep and addictive management/tycoon game. Resource gathering makes it double addictive compared to others.

If your friend think Switch isn't the right platform for this game, they need to play more tycoon games on it. They should try Let's Build a Zoo next.

Nani?


The UI in general needs some work, especially in terms of streamlining the menus. But it’s not a dealbreaker.

Thank you both! I'll probably pick it up at some point.

 

[SammyJ9]

Petition to re-open Raccoon's thread

Also maybe we could, you know, not post shitty one-liners in response to someone writing about something they like

This brings back bad memories of the old place when someone made a lengthy, heart-felt LTTP about how much they loved Xenoblade 2 and got so much joy out of it, and a few posts into the topic one of the literal MODS replied with a two-word “garbage game”. Like… seriously?

 

[paranoodle]

The thing about Tunic other than the vagueness putting people off (which is totally fair! It’s not for everyone) is that in many ways it’s a Zelda homage, but it plays much more like a Souls game. Which if you love both Zelda and Souls (like me!) then it pushes all the right buttons and is phenomenal. But if you love Zelda and aren’t too keen on Souls, then there’s a pretty jarring clash that’s going to hit you.

I can definitely see the complaints about practically everything under the sun being a Soulslike or using Souls-y mechanics lately (which will probably get worse post-Elden Ring) as it does feel a bit saturated, but… it’s hard for me to be too upset since it’s one of my favorite genres. It’d be like me complaining there have been too many JRPGs lately, it’s just not possible!

Yeah, hearing about that part made me hesitate a little but as it turns out I'm gonna be playing it with a friend who loves both Zelda and Souls so we've already agreed that they'll have the controller and I'll have the "manual"/take notes/be the co-pilot, for some real old-school gaming.

 

[SammyJ9]

Yeah, hearing about that part made me hesitate a little but as it turns out I'm gonna be playing it with a friend who loves both Zelda and Souls so we've already agreed that they'll have the controller and I'll have the "manual"/take notes/be the co-pilot, for some real old-school gaming.

That’s an amazing idea, I love it! I used to play tons of games like that, figuring things out back and forth. I forgot to mention though that the game does have options to make yourself invincible and such, so if you get really stuck on a boss or a tough part you can still get through it and not feel like you’re trapped.

 

[hologram]

The thing about Tunic other than the vagueness putting people off (which is totally fair! It’s not for everyone) is that in many ways it’s a Zelda homage, but it plays much more like a Souls game. Which if you love both Zelda and Souls (like me!) then it pushes all the right buttons and is phenomenal. But if you love Zelda and aren’t too keen on Souls, then there’s a pretty jarring clash that’s going to hit you.

I can definitely see the complaints about practically everything under the sun being a Soulslike or using Souls-y mechanics lately (which will probably get worse post-Elden Ring) as it does feel a bit saturated, but… it’s hard for me to be too upset since it’s one of my favorite genres. It’d be like me complaining there have been too many JRPGs lately, it’s just not possible!

I thought I didn't really like Souls games. Then I played Elden Ring. While I think I'm still pretty comfortable in saying the genre isn't necessarily for me, Elden Ring is definitely a good game and, moreover, some of the more frustrating mechanics (slow, deliberate combat; save points / death mechanic / respawning enemies) actually make sense in it

So what I realized is I don't like Souls clones.
 In my opinion I've never played one which justified those frustrating mechanics (and indeed, I suspect a lot of the time the in-house justification is "Souls did it")

 

[hologram]

Yeah, hearing about that part made me hesitate a little but as it turns out I'm gonna be playing it with a friend who loves both Zelda and Souls so we've already agreed that they'll have the controller and I'll have the "manual"/take notes/be the co-pilot, for some real old-school gaming.

Is that friend me

Oh wait no, I'd be you, and you'd be the one doing the annoying stuff

 

[Nabbit]

Yeah, hearing about that part made me hesitate a little but as it turns out I'm gonna be playing it with a friend who loves both Zelda and Souls so we've already agreed that they'll have the controller and I'll have the "manual"/take notes/be the co-pilot, for some real old-school gaming.

I agree with @SammyJ9, this is a great idea! My spouse and I took turns playing the game and taking notes on things and just figuring things out together. We've been playing games together since a few months after we got together in 2006, and playing this together in March through May is now one of my favorite gaming memories together for sure.

 

[Brofield]

Did you get Bear & Breakfast on Switch? And if so, how are you liking it?

My friend got it and he says the UI is a really bad fit for Switch (although he's still put over 10 hours into it so far).

Honestly...yeah, your friend's assessment is on point. The UI is honestly the toughest enemy in the game, but I also have about ten hours in the world too. When you're not navigating menus it really is an incredibly cathartic gaming experience. The characters are charming and expressive, the story is goofy, the goals are achievable and the sidequests plentiful without being tedious, and the music sublime. As much as it pains me to say it given I love the game on my Switch, I'd sooner recommend getting it on PC. If it does end up having the same replayability like Stardew Valley, I may go back and double dip

I've never seen a more accurate meme in my LIFE

I've been struggling fami

My Ireland trip starts super early Sunday morning. I will tour castles and old cities, hike mountains, attend my first rugby game, and celebrate Oktoberfest in Belfast. Brb I'm ascending into the heavens while my liver descends into a grave

Eyy, that sounds like a fine trip! I've always loved the idea of traveling to Ireland, renting a stone cottage outside the Dublin or Belfast and biking in to the city. Hope you have a grand ol' time, and hopefully you enjoy the pubs with some local bands playing live music!