Topic: Nintendo Switch --OT--

Decent Direct, definitely some interesting announcements.

Overall though... a bit underwhelming? I understand this is an end of cycle presentation, but I still expect Nintendo to surprise more. I also don't think I was the audience for some of these trailers, as I'm not a big fan of some of Nintendo's IP. Mario and Luigi coming back seems nice but I'm skeptical. The series hasn't been what it used to be for a long time, and I wasn't convinced from what I saw that it will evolve past older titles as they once did. Zelda looks interesting, I'm intrigued by the mechanics Aonuma shared, but I just don't care for 2D Zelda. Don't think they've been great since Minish Cap... but I'm willing to be changed on that. And then Prime 4... I'm sorry, but as a huge Prime fan, what exactly did we see that set it apart from previous titles? The title is Beyond after all.. what made you feel that from watching? I suppose they could be keeping the essence of the gameplay in their hands for now, but SOMETHING to demonstrate this is totally new - beyond - has left me wanting.

I'm sorry guys, I don't want to be overly negative, could be I need to think it over a bit, I just don't think there was that much to show for the remainder of the year. For those of you who enjoyed it, power to you. Seriously

That said, still interested in that Zelda reveal, the RPG with Uematsu composing looks cool, DK fans getting a remaster for Returns is nice, and the new Mario Party looks like a blast.

@Enriesto I dunno, man, if a Zelda game with a playable Zelda that doesn't play similarly to other 2D Zeldas and the revival of Mario & Luigi isn't sufficiently surprising to you, I'm not sure what would be.

@Ralizah Zelda’s Adventure remaster when?

@Ralizah I’ll give you Zelda, sure. I think that qualifies as a surprise, and looks genuinely fun. Another Mario and Luigi? Sorry, not only is that not a welcome surprise, but it’s following the shadow of a dying series. It could be great, but there wasn’t enough in the trailer to convince me it can renew the series the way, say, Awakening did for Fire Emblem.

@nessisonett Heh. The style of those games really is something else.

A friend of mine grabbed the physical of Arzette: The Jewel of Faramore from LRG, and I had such mixed feelings when I watched him play it.

One of those 'just because you can doesn't mean you should' moments.

Personally there’s a lot im excited about

Brothership
Dragon quest
Zelda game (this time, it’s the character!)
Miles edgeworth (GK2 localized!!)
Luigi’s mansion
New Kodaka game with a BEAUTIFUL cast (I like the edgy goth girl. Needed one since Celeste)
Prime 4

The list goes on!!!
So many 🐐 s!!!!

Rather good direct given how late in the generation it is! In the past Nintendo had quite a habit of winding things down long before the arrival of new hardware, even on the Wii, so they surprised me yet again. I was convinced that Pikmin 4 (which I'm currently playing and adore) and Mario Wonder would be the last big hurrahs. While I'm extremely happy at the love Mario RPGs are getting, three in the space of a year is a lot, innit. I really hope they are able to thrive going forward.
The Zelda game looks like a nice puzzle-focused take on the series. It's brilliant to have not only another overhead classic-esque Zelda, but Zelda herself in the lead after so many years of being the damsel. It'll be interesting to see how the world and puzzles are designed to account for the large number of things that can be replicated.
Fabulous to finally see Metroid Prime 4. It's been so very long I was starting to wonder if they would just leave it for the Switch successor, but surely it will be cross-gen? One thing I'm really hoping for is improved combat and enemy AI compared to the original trilogy.
Yay to Miles Edgeworth, but boo to spending more on the DS original a few years ago than this collection will inevitably cost. Brilliant they've finally localised the sequel. Also very pleased that Dragon Quest III finally has a release date. The second half of the year is now looking very stacked indeed.

@Ralizah I actually quite like Zelda’s Adventure’s vibe especially compared to the other two CDI games. It reminds me of cozy Canadian/Aussie import shows from the 2000s, like low budget and terrible costumes but fun. I mean, the game’s awful but the ambience is kinda cool.

I think it’s because of the birdsong that plays as you wander round the map, my favourite area of Ocarina of Time as a kid was the weird pre-rendered area in front of the Temple of Time and it gives me the same vibes.

Pretty solid Direct!

Definitely grabbing the new Zelda & Mario & Luigi games, and I've only ever played a bit of DKCR as a rental on Wii back in the day, so I'll definitely get it too since it might as well be a new release.

Good to see Prime 4 show up as well, though I'll get more excited as it gets closer.

I think I’m honestly one of the only people that just wasn’t too impressed with the show 😂😂 and that’s a slight on myself! Not you guys, everyone seems to be very happy with today’s show. That’s wonderful, truly… I think I’ll have to sit this one out as some random disgruntled fan who has to just carry on as usual. A Metroid prime 2 remastered would have been a nice touch to the Prime 4 trailer though… just sayin’ Nintendo.

The new Kodaka game (whose name I can't remember, so I shall just dub it "Danganronpa Tactics") was pretty cool. Might actually push me to get my butt moving on completing Rain Code!

@Enriesto Sometimes it's just like that.

I remember shrugging my way through Sony's much-praised 2018 E3 show.

It was objectively good, but just not for me.

@Ralizah you didn’t like Sony E3 2018?? That’s crazy!! But seriously, c’est la vie, and I’m appreciating more about the Direct now that some hours have passed. They really did show a lot, though it didn’t hit with me as I’d like. To give an example of what I considered a banger Direct… Feb ‘22. I could count on one hand how many games I wasn’t interested in. Easily my favourite Direct, I felt spoken to as a fan. But others at the time? A little mixed, despite me having gushed over it. Good to be understanding and hey, still some games from this presentation I’m excited for. September starting with Astro Bot and ending with Echoes Of Wisdom… chef’s kiss of 2024 for me.

@Enriesto I think part of the issue for me is that PS4-era Sony kinda just kept hyping up the same games over and over again. And the Sony games I was in for wasn't generally the AAA action fare anyway.

I will say, my one regret is that we didn't hear anything about Professor Layton or Fantasy Life. :/

@Enriesto Prime 4 confirming that Hunters is canon is worth the lack of Echoes remastered 😂

@nessisonett a persuasive point, but I’m still grieving the absence of Echoes 😭

@Kidfried I think people (including me) are just happy to see another Metroid Prime game as the last mainline entry came out back in 2007, which will be 18 years ago when the game comes out next year. I personally don't mind if Metroid Prime 4 is just more of the same as the previous games. It's not like there's been an abundance of Metroid Prime games or clones since then.

@Kidfried In this case, the trailer felt more like a way of communicating: "Hey! This is real, and isn't vaporware. It's also a normal Metroid Prime game and doesn't have any weird or alienating gimmicks in it."

So I'd wait for more footage before coming to any conclusions.

Nintendo cared enough about the quality of the game to change developers and reboot development, so I'm sure it'll turn out fine if you like this sort of game.

@Kidfried this was my sentiment as I expressed previously on this thread following the Direct. It really comes down to acknowledging its existence, which is enough for many fans. Not enough for myself, but I’m not drawing conclusions and am confident it will be great (also something I said earlier) despite what I thought was a trailer that failed to give this game the reveal it deserved. I’m often at odds with fans of various series though, which is why I don’t regularly share opinions on major news sections as I’ll get eaten alive 😂 Metroid mega fans loved it, and I just don’t get why.

In short… bad trailer for what should be an amazing game. I stand by it.

The acknowledgment of its existence is of course wonderful for fans of the Prime series.... albeit the 'reveal' was still somewhat underwhelming, if indeed still comforting.

I'm a bigger fan of Dread personally (vs Prime) and would have loved to have seen confirmation of a sequel.

Hollow Knight needs a similar verification that the 'heart is still beating'..!

Personally I’m kinda surprised to kodaka’s new game met with utter indifference and deafening silence. Though I’m unaffected either way, I’m just waiting for the official renders to get posted and see all the fanart.