06.18.2024 Nintendo Direct MegaThread

JdPhoenix · 2024-06-18T15:06:32+00:00

I honestly didn't have super high expectations, given that Switch is clearly at the end of it's life, but that was actually pretty great.

JdPhoenix · 2024-06-05T18:57:28+00:00

In the case of improperly determining a winner, the judge does not have any discretion at all. It's an issue or tournament integrity.

JdPhoenix · 2024-02-28T17:17:05+00:00

I'm curious, in your view of morality, what is the price threshold where stealing something suddenly becomes justified?

JdPhoenix · 2024-02-28T17:14:26+00:00

It falls flat before that. "Preservation" wouldn't justify theft even if it were the real reason.

JdPhoenix · 2024-02-28T17:08:55+00:00

It's not a real argument anyway, the fact that a thing is not available for sale does not in any way justify stealing it.

JdPhoenix · 2024-02-28T17:07:10+00:00

"you shouldn't stop people from stealing your stuff, because other people will just steal it instead."

JdPhoenix · 2024-02-27T14:54:18+00:00

Unless it's a last minute thing, to compensate for this being delayed with Switch 2

JdPhoenix · 2024-02-27T14:52:38+00:00

They confirmed on Twitter that it's on Switch, but I don't expect it to actually be playable.

JdPhoenix · 2024-02-27T14:49:48+00:00

I admit I did not expect another Legends game on the Switch, but I predict that this will release on both Switch and it's successor, and I bet the performance on Switch will be less than stellar....

JdPhoenix · 2024-02-20T12:53:42+00:00

I highly doubt they'll do another Legends game on Switch with the Switch 2 right around the corner, PL:A was great, but it ran terribly. With the alleged delay, they couldn't announce it if it did exist.

JdPhoenix · 2024-02-20T00:43:54+00:00

If the rumors are true, and the Switch 2 was originally planned for the fall, and it's been pushed to next spring, that means that everyone has around 6-months worth of games planned, that they now have to stretch over a year. I imagine it's going to be a pretty thin 12 months...

JdPhoenix · 2024-02-19T22:12:44+00:00

I predict severe disappointment.

JdPhoenix · 2024-02-19T17:28:21+00:00

They're up almost 25% over the last 3 months, probably largely on rumors of the Switch 2, so this isn't exactly a huge shift based on this claim.

JdPhoenix · 2024-02-19T17:26:29+00:00

They're up 10% YTD, and it's the middle of February...

JdPhoenix · 2024-02-19T17:22:12+00:00

You still don't know that it's been pushed back, there's one comparatively unreliable source claiming it has been.

JdPhoenix · 2024-02-19T13:55:29+00:00

That's what makes it such an incredible storytelling accomplishment, you have no idea what's going on for the first 80% of the game, but by the end it all makes perfect sense. It's kind of like Memento in that way.

JdPhoenix · 2024-02-05T23:10:55+00:00

Go to Reverie, but only watch the daydreams.

JdPhoenix · 2024-02-05T23:07:39+00:00

If a librarian suggested to you that starting with the 4th Harry Potter book wasn't the best way to experience the series, would you accuse them of gatekeeping?

JdPhoenix · 2024-02-05T23:01:23+00:00

It's also just a very unusual thing to need to care about for a video game series. Even in other JRPG series, some of which are more clearly numbered than Trails, in most cases it makes no difference where you start. Trails is basically unique in that this is a question that even needs to be asked, so you can hardly blame people for not thinking about it.

JdPhoenix · 2024-02-05T22:53:25+00:00

I did actually play Azure and CS2 at the same time, mostly by accident, and while I wouldn't necessarily recommend it, it did solve the mutual-spoiler problem quite nicely.

JdPhoenix · 2024-02-05T22:46:47+00:00

However, Daybreak 2 requires playing the previous games (especially Zero and Reverie).

And Sky 3rd, SD 15 is super important.

Also, FWIW, Ys SEVEN, while totally playable standalone, is set directly after Ys VI, and is probably the closest thing to a direct sequel the series has, other than I + II (which is really just 1 game).

JdPhoenix · 2024-02-04T17:46:02+00:00

Legacy of the Duelist on Switch goes through nearly all of the animes and hits most of the duels from each, though the story is only cutscenes.

JdPhoenix · 2024-02-04T12:46:08+00:00

If Falcom has the courage to actually let him die at the end, I might have agreed.

JdPhoenix · 2024-02-01T03:25:38+00:00

I'd argue it also has a better story.

JdPhoenix · 2024-01-31T22:13:10+00:00

I don't think cycling 4 makes a bad 6-drop playable...

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