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Post by Sarge on Apr 13, 2023 20:37:40 GMT -5
Yeah, that last trailer is looking really good. I think Ninty was doing what I said earlier, holding fire with the new stuff.
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Post by Xeogred on Apr 13, 2023 22:10:44 GMT -5
Yeah, that last trailer is looking really good. I think Ninty was doing what I said earlier, holding fire with the new stuff. I'm still a little hesitant in "Do I want to be playing BoTW 2.0? (similar aesthetic again)" ... or "Do I really want to be building a bunch of stuff in Zelda?"
But yeah all the sky stuff really gets me good. I love Skyward Sword but this is looking like that concept actually coming to life, lol. And all the story, potential dungeon/bosses, etc, stuff in this trailer was amazing to see too. For as much as I did love BoTW, there is a chance this could be even better. I think my reluctance will melt away the day this game releases.
+1 for bob cut Zelda too. I saw some noting that she has the "old equipment" and Link the new, or something like that.
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Post by Ex on Apr 13, 2023 23:33:15 GMT -5
Looks more like BotW1.5 but I'm sure it'll be fun. Can't help thinking that the game's ambition is held back by very long in the tooth hardware at this point. But I'm aware of the reasons Nintendo hasn't given us a Switch 2 yet, can't entirely blame them with situations as they presently are.
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Post by Xeogred on Apr 13, 2023 23:38:05 GMT -5
Looks more like BotW1.5 but I'm sure it'll be fun. Can't help thinking that the game's ambition is held back by very long in the tooth hardware at this point. But I'm aware of the reasons Nintendo hasn't given us a Switch 2 yet, can't entirely blame them with situations as they presently are. Even more than Nintendo/Zelda, I always dream of what Monolith Soft could be doing right now with higher tech. I wager their games would look something like FromSoftware's material, or even better. Xenoblade X seems like wizardry on the WiiU and they helped developed BoTW (probably Tears too).
When I was playing XB3, I looked back at XB2 at some point and kind of did a double take. The graphical leap was more than I expected. So I'm sure Tears will look and hopefully run better.
But yeah your point still stands. This would be like if Nintendo had their way in the 80's and still only had to develop for the NES into the mid to late 90's, lol.
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Post by Ex on Apr 14, 2023 0:07:53 GMT -5
This would be like if Nintendo had their way in the 80's and still only had to develop for the NES into the mid to late 90's One could argue the Switch has only been released for six years, but the thing is, the Switch's hardware was already outdated in 2017. By "outdated" I mean less powerful than Sony or Microsoft's tech at the time. In the years since, Sony and Microsoft have released newer more powerful hardware, but Nintendo is still squeezing every last drop they can from the Switch's considerable demographic. I do understand this reasoning from a profits perspective. And yes ever since the Wii, Nintendo's console strategy has focused on less powerful hardware but "better gameplay" than its competitors. But there does come a point where the graphical disparity is so striking it's kind of embarrassing. I think the Switch has been at that awkward state of graphical affairs for a few years now. I see Smartphone games with more impressive graphics these days. This doesn't really matter to myself in particular, though. I have zero plans to buy any more consoles post-PS4/Switch. That's why I'm going all in on my library building for them. But I've reached a point of critical saturation with game collecting, and game development has largely stagnated innovation-wise for many years now, so my impetus going forward is considerably diminished. But I digress.
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Post by Sarge on Apr 17, 2023 13:44:29 GMT -5
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Post by Xeogred on Apr 17, 2023 18:07:00 GMT -5
Looks amazing. +1 for the wishlist!
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Post by Ex on Apr 17, 2023 20:56:53 GMT -5
I'm aware of it, but didn't know it had released, so thanks for the heads up there.
There's another KF-like that is way more blatant:
Glad to see indie games that aren't just more metroidvanias!
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Post by Ex on Apr 18, 2023 9:48:11 GMT -5
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Post by Xeogred on Apr 19, 2023 8:43:20 GMT -5
Shulk and Rex: Weird of Nintendo to just shadow drop this reveal and so close to Zelda. But maybe I can squeeze this in before Tears of the Kingdom. That said I'm hoping it's Torna sized and has a completely new area(s), could be 20+ hours worth. For a game I got 150 some hours out of, I had no issues giving them more money for the season pass before all the DLC was even out. Not sure I've ever bought any other season passes before.
Kind of insane to see this looks like it'll tie the trilogy together in some way. I'm not sure if it's the real Shulk, Rex, Alvis, etc, but who the heck knows. Looks like this will be some huge pay off for the long time fans.
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