Nintendo Switch Chat Thread Too

[shy guy 64]

So regarding that YIIK game you guys were talking about a page back...

twitter.com/rdbaaa/status/1086036341308063744

...

feels like they didnt think that one through

[Balladeer]

Yiikes!

This is obviously the correct response.

I’ve already paid for the game, so I’m going to hope that it’s a misguided attempt at respect.

[Jazzem]

Yiikes!

This is obviously the correct response.

I’ve already paid for the game, so I’m going to hope that it’s a misguided attempt at sympathy.

Oh yeah I'm sure it was done with good intention, just not handled very elegantly

[Jenuall]

It's obviously not a brilliant tribute, but I don't think it's as bad as some of the reactions.

What specifically about it are people objecting to? Games, and other creative works, often put tributes to people they admire or shared a connection with in them - from small nods like a simple message in the credits or easter egg in the back of shot, to more direct representations such as the naming of a place or character. Is this so different?

I mean there is limited context here, and I appreciate that I know little of this particular game and its creators, just trying to understand the reactions.

[Balladeer]

I feel that including a random grave in someone’s back yard as opposed to e.g. an alive NPC or graffiti seems a bit of an odd way to show respect. Especially because the game is set in 1999 (so Iwata would still be alive) in the US (so he wouldn’t be there if he were dead).

It’s not terrible, but it’s not great. ‘Yikes’ (or ‘yiikes’) rather than ‘gooseberry dessert’ level of reaction.

[OrangeRKN]

It's obviously not a brilliant tribute, but I don't think it's as bad as some of the reactions.

What specifically about it are people objecting to? Games, and other creative works, often put tributes to people they admire or shared a connection with in them - from small nods like a simple message in the credits or easter egg in the back of shot, to more direct representations such as the naming of a place or character. Is this so different?

It's literally a grave though, it's well intentioned I'm sure but it comes across as tasteless and reflecting on nothing but the man being dead. It seems to match everything I'm seeing of the game being a big swing and miss at the type of game it thinks it is and is trying to replicate.

The subtitle ("A Postmodern RPG") was enough to put me off, and also sums up how the whole games presentation comes across as pretentious to me. It's like the game is trying to be self-aware but couldn't be further from it.

I was also joking to my friend that the main character looks like he could be a developer self-insert, and then he found this tweet:

twitter.com/weebuwobble/status/1086106542896791552

https://twitter.com/weebuwobble/status/ ... 2896791552

It's laughable. It's like the kind of game a 14 year old would imagine themselves making, then somehow they grew up and became technically competent enough to do it without maturing in any other respect.

This is me being far too judgemental and damning of a game I haven't played, and I bet the creator is actually a nice enough person and put this out with nothing but good intentions, but it's that mismatch between what the game seems to think it is and what it appears to be that I find so jarring.

[Jenuall]

It's obviously not a brilliant tribute, but I don't think it's as bad as some of the reactions.

What specifically about it are people objecting to? Games, and other creative works, often put tributes to people they admire or shared a connection with in them - from small nods like a simple message in the credits or easter egg in the back of shot, to more direct representations such as the naming of a place or character. Is this so different?

It's literally a grave though, it's well intentioned I'm sure but it comes across as tasteless and reflecting on nothing but the man being dead. It seems to match everything I'm seeing of the game being a big swing and miss at the type of game it thinks it is and is trying to replicate.

The subtitle ("A Postmodern RPG") was enough to put me off, and also sums up how the whole games presentation comes across as pretentious to me. It's like the game is trying to be self-aware but couldn't be further from it.

I was also joking to my friend that the main character looks like he could be a developer self-insert, and then he found this tweet:

twitter.com/weebuwobble/status/1086106542896791552

https://twitter.com/weebuwobble/status/ ... 2896791552

It's laughable. It's like the kind of game a 14 year old would imagine themselves making, then somehow they grew up and became technically competent enough to do it without maturing in any other respect.

This is me being far too judgemental and damning of a game I haven't played, and I bet the creator is actually a nice enough person and put this out with nothing but good intentions, but it's that mismatch between what the game seems to think it is and what it appears to be that I find so jarring.

Yeah that all sounds like the kind of thing that would annoy me as well, like I say my comment was based on having no context of the game or its makers beyond the tweet that was qouted earlier!

Also I'm not down with the lingo these days and may have interpreted "yikes" as a more extreme response than it seems it was intended to be.

[Balladeer]

This makes me all the more determined to get something out of this game now.

I’ll show you! I’LL SHOW YOU ALL!

[jawafour]

I recently picked up a printer and I thought I'd have a go at creating a replacement cover for a game. I chose Tales of Vesperia 'cos I wasn't crazy about that cover.



It's come out kinda okay... I'm pleased with how the overall image looks. My printer is pretty good but the print quality dosen't quite match that of genuine covers; it does have a slight blur which shows up on the PEGI logo text and the spine text. But, hey, it was fun making it and it's cool to have Repede on the box :-) .

Edit: Here's the original cover!

[OrangeRKN]

That looks really neat Jawa!

This makes me all the more determined to get something out of this game now.

I’ll show you! I’LL SHOW YOU ALL!

I hope you do

[Rex Kramer]

I recently picked up a printer and I thought I'd have a go at creating a replacement cover for a game. I chose Tales of Vesperia 'cos I wasn't crazy about that cover.



It's come out kinda okay... I'm pleased with how the overall image looks. My printer is pretty good but the print quality dosen't quite match that of genuine covers; it does have a slight blur which shows up on the PEGI logo text and the spine text. But, hey, it was fun making it and it's cool to have Repede on the box .

Edit: Here's the original cover!

Looks nice. Probably spend longer on that than actually playing the game?

[Sandy]

I recently picked up a printer and I thought I'd have a go at creating a replacement cover for a game. I chose Tales of Vesperia 'cos I wasn't crazy about that cover.

I prefer it to the official one. Nicely done, Jawa.

If you fancied doing the entire GBA collection in the EU DS Case format then I'd give you a pat on the back and a tuna sandwich...

This makes me all the more determined to get something out of this game now.

I’ll show you! I’LL SHOW YOU ALL!

Jawa on Fallout 76 2.0

[Minoru]

I ordered Tales of Vesperia from Amazon and I was really looking forward to playing it this weekend. It arrived today and the damn box was empty

That sounds pretty damn annoying!

Have you played it before? I've never played a Tales game but it's really tempting me (especially after I saw the Klonoa costume )

It is very annoying! Especially as Amazon have replied to my email now and agreed to send a replacement that will arrive between the 29th of January and the 14th of February. I am so frustrated.

I have played it before, but not for a long time so I was excited to again. It's one of my favourite Tales games and if you're tempted, I'd say its definitely worth taking a punt on.

Was the game sealed as well?


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It was sealed but the seal was broken along the edge. I didn't think much of it before opening it because that happens sometimes and it didn't seem enough to pull the cart out, but who knows.

I got a refund from Amazon instead of the replacement and I've bought the game from Argos now, so I'll be playing it tonight!

[Jazzem]

I recently picked up a printer and I thought I'd have a go at creating a replacement cover for a game. I chose Tales of Vesperia 'cos I wasn't crazy about that cover.

It's come out kinda okay... I'm pleased with how the overall image looks. My printer is pretty good but the print quality dosen't quite match that of genuine covers; it does have a slight blur which shows up on the PEGI logo text and the spine text. But, hey, it was fun making it and it's cool to have Repede on the box

Doggo and a jawa

Had a chance to play the game yet sir? Could see it being right up your alley

[ITSMILNER]

weird, wonder if it was a certain run of them missing or just a one off.

Speaking of custom covers, I want to get a English language Okami HD cover printed. I have found one online which looks great but where would be the best place to order a cover quality print from?

[Mafro]

That YIIK game sounds awful https://www.rpgsite.net/review/8164-yii ... rpg-review

I also feel the need to mention that there are a lot of things Alex and other characters say that some people can find offensive. There’s casual sexism and casual racism, comments about “unladylike” conducts, creepy talk about women’s ages, a boss whose only attack consist of flashing his genitals (thankfully obscured by the camera angle), a very weird attempt at a joke by Alex equating the adjective “ginger” to the n-word, some very rough language in a fake Internet forum that includes people throwing the r-word and other very unpleasant insults, and a lot of comments about overweight people that border mockery.

[BAKA]

Gotta be honest, not that enamoured with New Super Mario Bros. Deluxe. It feels very slippery. There are moments when landing on a single block feels far more fiddly than it should, and I end up sliding off the majority of the time. I'm only up to the third world, and I'm sure I'll get used to it, but I don't recall the DS or 3DS entries giving me the same issue. Perhaps it's just an adjustment to the big screen. I never bothered with the Wii game.

Dying to finish the DQXI post game so I can get stuck into Vesperia.

[Tafdolphin]

That YIIK game sounds awful https://www.rpgsite.net/review/8164-yii ... rpg-review

I also feel the need to mention that there are a lot of things Alex and other characters say that some people can find offensive. There’s casual sexism and casual racism, comments about “unladylike” conducts, creepy talk about women’s ages, a boss whose only attack consist of flashing his genitals (thankfully obscured by the camera angle), a very weird attempt at a joke by Alex equating the adjective “ginger” to the n-word, some very rough language in a fake Internet forum that includes people throwing the r-word and other very unpleasant insults, and a lot of comments about overweight people that border mockery.

That sounds strawberry floating dire.

[Rubix]

Fairly enjoying super mario bros u deluxe. The challenges are just that and I didn’t expect the luigi version to be so much a step up in difficulty as it is.

I do like a challenge though

[Preezy]

Properly fed up of my shifty drifting left joycon, I have to constantly fight against it drifting upwards on all of my games. Such a pain in the arse.