Posts by Sardonic Pickle

Yeah I finished too. Great game, still playing it now and I'll be playing it all year most likely, especially since the DLC comes out during this year. I love how I'm still discovering things after I've finished the main story and all the way up until the end, I was engrossed by the adventure. It was so enticing right the way through. Best game I've played in a long time and beats all Zeldas at their own game - HAH

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I heard they made it bitter for kids to keep out of their mouths.

I could make a joke in extremely bad taste right now...

I shall refrain.

... although I pretty much made the joke without actually making the joke.

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Oh yeah, Soul Reaver is pretty nice still.

Perfect Dark is still pretty entertaining to me as well as other N64 games!
For some reason, there is something in Mario Kart 64 that brings me back to it even if later games have remade many of the tracks and stuff. :-D

Mario Kart 64 is definitely flawed. But man, I keep coming back to it too, it's just simple Mario Kart fun, with the best battle mode (until Mario Kart 8 deluxe most likely). It's mainly nostalgia though of course and Toad had the best voice back in the N64 days. Way better than now.

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This just makes me feel really lucky.

Same here with our Switch versions. Not lagging. Not freezing. No sudden errors closing down.

In all seriousness, while I agree it is a great idea to wait for problems to be weeded out and for Nintendo to patch and fix whatever, I feel there is a very vocal minority trying hard to convince the switch is so buggy it shouldn't be out. I don't see how suddenly it shocks people that this is meant to be handled with care. People that received a defective piece should be able to get it replaced.

In any case, of the 12 minutes I saw among some fair causes such as the console screen not working, weird noises and stuff a lot of nit-piking.

- With the grips, if you put them backwards then they get stuck. That is more of people not following instructions and then trying brute force and crying because that backfires on them. The same video shows a girl releasing them effortlessly with a screwdriver so it is not the 'stuck forever' people are trying to scare you into.

- The weak signal was a beta problem AFAIK fixed with the day one update.

- One of the guys complaining about the scratches on the screen takes the console out of the grip by holding the side instead of as directed. What do you expect?

- Complaining about the console not charging while on being tabletop are just complaining for the sake of complaining. You can charge it on the TV or by holding it with the controls attached, so only one in three modes can't be charged while playing at same time, which is a luxury. The console battery lasts heaps when in sleep mode so you can charge it before bringing it. I bet you it is a matter of time we'll get cradle to hold it while charging, but I bet that very same people will cry "hidden costs".

I'd argue that it was ported to the Switch with more than the last 6 months but that doesn't changes your initial point. I am happy Nintendo made sure to release it for Wii U instead of just switching all the work over to the Switch.

As for the comparison between TP Gamecube and Wii. I can't talk. I owned the wii version and its served me well, I have no clue what made it shitty since it was the same game, just mirrored and with different controllers.

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Agree with all points. Every single console launch has its issues. Nintendo have a lot to answer for because of the Wii U's failure. However... to me and many other Nintendo fans who bought the Switch at launch, in fact, the majority of Switch owners - Nintendo not only have answered for the Wii U's crap, but have given them a near perfect game at launch. Plus more 1st party games coming this year, and next. Hell even just next month and the end of this month we get to play Splatoon 2 for free.

So yeah, the core Nintendo fans who bought a Switch at launch were the guinea pigs and beta testers for the real launch at the end of the year with Mario Odyssey + all the games that have already been out and patched by then. There are a few of them, being vocal about their issues. Some of them are exaggerating and some of them are genuine. That's the risk you take buying any system at launch. I'm happy I haven't found any issues at all with my Switch. It sucks for the people who have and I can sympathise, but they ran the risk and they can take steps to replacing or fixing their system. Nintendo will patch these things out by the time Mario smashes through the gaming industry, with most likely a bundle and price drop, like he does and sells millions of systems for the holiday.

Right now it's the time for core Nintendo fans to enjoy their systems and Nintendo to iron out the creases. So I don't recommend my friends get one at launch. Having double standards with Nintendo isn't helping either. Making it out that because Nintendo screwed up with the Wii U (financially), they have to have a 1000000% perfect launch, with no bugs or hardware issues miraculously. We'll let slide the 360 ring of death, the PS4 over heating issues, which are minor cases as well as the left joy con desyncing is a minor case.

The whole dock scratching the screen issues is a no brainer... be careful, it's expensive tech... use common sense that mythical way of thinking that people have seemed to forget about. Nintendo can't baby everyone. It's not for kids, like people tend to think Nintendo is for. I wouldn't buy my 9 year old a $470 piece of hardware. I'd buy them a 3DS instead or a ball and cup or some shit. They'll get what they're given.

The charging on table top mode... thing. Get over it. Tough cookies. Think about it realistically. It's like the battery life "issue". If you're going to be playing it for more than 2.5 hours at a party, it must be a pretty shit party or you're at home, near a dock where you can charge it.

So in conclusion. Yes there is a minority of people having real issues with it, and I feel for them. We can't deny there are click bait pieces of snot, who are on 24/7 complaint watch, who'll find anything to complain about just to be contradictory or seem wise. They're just coming off as twats.

Much like people who use italics too much in forum posts XD.

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Boom look at what the fuck happened. Never buy a console at launch

Give it 6 months to fix stuff and newer versions or protective equipment to be released.

I have had NO problems with my Zelda on the Wii U. No lagging, no freezing, no closing down.

Breath of the Wild was made for the Wii U, not the Switch. Remember that it was ported to work on the Switch withon the last 6 months.

Wii TP was shitty compared to GC TP, just remember that.

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Haven't had a problem with my Switch at all. Must've lucked out. No sync issues.

Knock on wood.

About twice a year.

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The Advance was great for being the first console to really begin the trend of taking classic games and porting them to handhelds.

Though the OoT style yips and YEAGHs added to LttP were criminal. =P

They were awesome! Actually this version was my first play of Alttp...

The Gameboy Advance is my favourite handheld... if not counting the Switch's handheld side to it.

You're nuts.

... but you're still pretty cool in my books.

Very excited. I was getting bored of the AAA "experience" on the PS4. Really wanted to try out indie games more. Now I can, and many of them seem really well done. Yooka Laylee makes me hopeful about life again. So yes, very cool.

Zelda: Breath of the Wild :D - Me in ten years.

Right now though, Metroid Prime, Banjo Kazooie, Goldeneye, Perfect Dark... there are more...

Mario Galaxy...

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housemate? Wife? Whatever man I wont judge :p

lol my wife and I have a housemate... Brad, I played with him XD

Faster Pussycast Kill Kill!

All I can say is... what the hell did I just watch? But it was fun.

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You ready for your mod back Saronic Dave

LOL I'm the most useless moderator.

Just played some Bomberman with my housemate, satisfying local multiplayer is back and super easy. We started with table top mode, then docked it. So cool. Loving the Switch bringing back local multiplayer.

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Mario Kart 8
Super Mario 3D World
Paper Mario : Color Splash
Super Mario Maker
New Super Mario Bros. U
Super Luigi U

That's the ones that I can think of at the moment...

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I must try Luigi U. One day... one day. A reason to keep my Wii U - with Wonderful 101 as the other reason - and Bayonetta 2.

Our Games:
Twilight Princess HD
Wind Waker HD
Mario Maker
Pikmin 3
Splatoon
Mario Bros U
Mario 3D World
Yoshi's Woolly World
Lego Marvel Super Heroes
Guitar Hero Live
Rayman Legends
Donkey Kong Country Tropical Freeze
Star Fox 0
NintendoLand
Hyrule Warriors
Tekken Tag Tourny 2
Mario Party 10
Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag
Paper Mario Colour Splash

Aaaaaaaaah day after tomorrow! We'll be picking up our Switches at midnight. Gonna be playing Zelda for weeks yo.

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I've wondered if I should get this game or not. As much as I like Yoshi, I've been debating about whether to get this game or not.

I'd get it. It's worth the money, even full price.

Here are my thoughts on the matter. What are yours?
No comment on my click bait thumbnail and title.

I love everything about it. It's the perfect console for my lifestyle and I'll be there midnight launch, so excited to play Zelda. Haven't been this excited for anything since the GameCube.

Nice. I just did too, mainly because of the Wolf Link in BoTW thing :D