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I would get them again, probably.

I agree there's probably more to this year. Although 2016 was rather lackluster for a Zelda anniversary, but they acknowledged it. Yesterday they didn't make much mention of it and I'm sure we'll hear some more. I'm also sure before COVID-19 that they had intended to have BotW2 released this year.

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I had fun with online Splatoon for a little while back in the first one. It'd be so cool to have local co-op with that. That'd a really fun game to play with friends over instead of online imo. I did really enjoy the story mode of it thoguh. It was short, but really nice and I wish there was more of it. Had a lot of Nintendo charm. When the second one came I bought it just to play another story mode. It was still fun, but not as good. It felt more rushed and the levels were much less unique. They tried making them seem less by forcing you to use specific different weapons, but it was the same and I didn't find it as fun.

I'm interested in a third though, the trailer gave me hope that there might be some single player mode worth playing. Local multiplayer would also be enough for me to get it itself.

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Metal_DK posted...

Is Ocelot really pretending?

Theme of the series tbh


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MoogleKupo141 posted...

Skyward Sword has been confirmed $60 which is insane

a much better Wii game + two other games for $60 (3D all stars) was already unreasonable

I would have considered it for $40 maybe but no way am I paying full price

Are you actually surprised.

To be fair, they've done more work re-releasing this than that whole Mario package, but yeah.

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CaptainOfCrush posted...

So yeah, holiday 2022 is a best case scenario for BotW2. Aonuma said they were hoping to deliver new INFO this year. Covid probably delayed all of Nintendo's major game development by a solid year. =/

Yeah, I don't doubt for a second they wanted it to be out during the anniversary originally but COVID prevented it.

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masterplum posted...

Motion controls is not a top 5 problem with skyward sword.

I'll believe its better when I see it.

Yes, it's a top 1 problem with Skyward Sword. Sure wasn't anything else that prevented me from finishing the game.

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Splatoon 2 sold a damn lot of copies (1 did as well, especially considering its console), it's not a bad final reveal even if we're not the main target group here.

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Skyward Sword with proper controls has definitely been asked for. Now I can perhaps finish it.

BotW2 has probably been delayed by COVID. I'm sure they'd have it out by this year.

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Not the sport I hoped for, but happy about a Mario Sports game coming to Switch.

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MoogleKupo141 posted...

that was a genuinely hilarious and well executed fake out and a super unexpected character choice

but also boy this is the absolute least excited I could have been for a character reveal

This and I'm perfectly fine with the latter.

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Tag

That's 3am-6am here so I'm not sure I'll tune in live, but if I can't make it, I'll watch it at some other point.

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xp1337 posted...

is it though

I mean, I used to believe that we'd get Winds of Winter if nothing else too... years ago...

Yes, it's definitely likely because it appears to be finished in large part, at least roughly, which I'm sure we'd see in current state even if he gave up.

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GuessMyUserName posted...

tbf three fingers also just works for the 3 in Three Houses anyways

Feels more of a coincidence, in particular because they have it a different name in Japan.

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I'd take all of Chansey, Jynx, Kangaskahn above Nidoran F. Would consider Miltank and Blissey too, if they weren't a generation later, but perhaps Gen 2 is good enough.

Of course Nidoqueen beats it as well.

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Toad
Crono
Isaac
Rayman
Crash

Would be my top 5. Something like Dante or Leon would be cool enough too.

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Mac Arrowny posted...

It's funny how people do that to themselves when the anime actually gives a reasonably satisfying ending. <_<

Also I kinda feel like HxH is less likely to be completed than ASoIaF at this point.

At least ASOIAF has one of its two planned books being likely to ever come out.

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Been hoping for a Metroid Prime Trilogy release for a long time now. Thought it'd be likely before Prime 4, but that could still be a long time.

That list has everyone people believe has a chance basically and so it missed Min Min.

I'm done trying to figure out Sakurai after he held up three fingers and it was binary for 17, which referred to that TH was the 17th FE game.

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Time to finally get Yuffie in!

I'm having a hard time seeing TLoU2 boost Ellie any. Fans like sher before too, but she probably has some antivotes now.

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Expecting the character reveal trailer for Smash and then Sakurai will do his detailed presentation later like always.

Expecting Pokemon news a week or so after the direct as always, which this time will be around its birthday, so even more reason.

I'd be surprised if BotW2 was out in the first half of 2021, but I'm sure the plan was to get it out this year, so it's on COVID if they can't reach that. Expecting a port of something Zelda in the first half.

Something Mario Sport would be nice imo, we only have what, Tennis on the Switch?

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Female characters in general looked great last time. A lot of them looked outright better and a fair amount did not decline proportionally to everything else from their game.

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Underleveled posted...

Ugh, I'll be at work. Have to avoid interwebs from 5 until I get home. If someone could please PM me the Youtube link after it airs so I don't get spoiled looking for it, that would be greatly appreciated.

I can do that for you.

[LFAQs-redacted-quote]


Nintendo has recently announced games on very short notice, so we could easily see something new in this half. Expecting something Zelda given the anniversary. No Metroid is a safe bet though.

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This one I know I'll want to complete so

Final Fantasy VIII Remastered - 1/35 Trophies Obtained!
Unlock Guardian Force Quezacotl

Final Fantasy VIII Remastered - 2/35 Trophies Obtained!
Unlock Guardian Force Shiva

Final Fantasy VIII Remastered - 3/35 Trophies Obtained!
Unlock Guardian Force Ifrit

Final Fantasy VIII Remastered - 4/35 Trophies Obtained!
Draw (Stock) magic from enemies 100 times

Final Fantasy VIII Remastered - 5/35 Trophies Obtained!
Kill 100 enemies

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It appears that The Boss kept almost every vote she got in the MGS3 poll, while the ones weighting gameplay higher are more split now than then, where The End managed to beat her.

If I were to pick my 9 favorites, I'd switch Revolver Ocelot and Liquid Snake for Laughing Octopus and either Crying Wolf or Sniper Wolf (or The Sorrow if it counts, which I'm still not sure I think it does).

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Yeah, this is no personal preference.

The first poll was also unfair to Sniper Wolf as she had two fights and it probably split her votes, but it was by far the closest one. Psycho Mantis won it. Ironically now he's off to a fine start with the others being still at 0 votes. The End won the poll for MGS3, yet so far The Boss is winning overall.

Cavedweller2000 posted...

From a gameplay point of view I'd say The End, and from a story telling point if view, I'd say The Boss

This I probably agree with, though Liquid Ocelot competes on the latter.

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In my playthrough topics of MGS1 through MGS4 I've made a best boss fight poll. Thought it would be fun to ask about the overall best. The choices are based on those poll results. The first game had by far the biggest spread in votes, so it gets the most options. MGS2 and MGS4 had a very clear winner, so they get only one each. MGS3 was a race between two with nothing else coming close. Maybe something good is missing from V or another game, but so be it.

Edit: I noticed the typo in Psycho Mantis the second I posted >_>

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Star Fox Zero was great, it's a shame a good attempt to spark life into that series was on Wii U.

Should've been longer though.

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andylt posted...

Damn Nintendo's gonna have to make some new games soon, the Wii U well is just about dry!

Edit: Just remembered the HD Zeldas, and it's an anniversary year. Never mind, another free year for you Nint!

If they count and with 3D All Stars last year, they can continue for a very long time for free with little effort.

But yeah, if we're being generous, Xenoblade Chronicles X, Paper Mario: Color Splash, Star Fox Zero... Nintendo Land?

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I basically only know soccer and it's absolutely right.

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3D World was a great single player experience imo. I have no multiplsyer experience with it, but I really enjoyed it.

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Well, one of these is way better than the other two.

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I can't think of a single thing the game does right. They had some fine ideas in principle, but they all worked out horribly.

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Platinum #22 GET

Devil May Cry 2 HD

Quite possibly the worst game ever created and even more likely the worst game I have played completely.

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Thousand Year Door > Bowser's Inside Story > Paper Mario > Super Mario RPG > Partners in Time > Superstar Saga > Super Paper Mario > Origami King > Dream Team > Color Splash > Paper Jam > Sticker Star

I too enjoyed all but Sticker Star.

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Yeah, 3x speed helps a lot. I wouldn't mind doing it a little bit, but all the way is too much.

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I've began playing Final Fantasy VIII Remastered. Played up to the first mission with Zell and Seifer, wondering if I should use Seifer to level up a lot now or not.

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The stort of Oberyn Martell and Lyanna Mormont.

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Ha, the Portal chapter was the best part of Lego Dimensions and I even played that game almost solely because I heard about it. Gandalf was my favorite character overall, him saying "Young lady, we would like to buy some cake" as they travel to the world of Portal to get the cake and heard the voice of GLaDOS was a true gem and it's a huge shame it's stuck behind a toy to life concept and recent Lego game controls.

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LinkMarioSamus posted...

Ocelot pretends to be possessed by Liquid in MGS4 because Ocelot's Japanese voice actor had passed away so Liquid's stepped in to replace him. Needless to say this is completely lost in the dub.

I remember this, it's probably a large cause of the confusion about how much it's actually Liquid and how much it's Ocelot pretending.

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I mean, I beat four missions the first time I played, so it has the story might grow on me.

I think it's just that blasting through another Metal Gear Solid right on top of the other ones was a bit much. Perhaps I'll play something other than Metal Gear Solid and then return to it afterward. I'm sure I'll come around to enjoy it!

Gameplay is not what worries me about V! Was it called V because Kojima did not want it to be known as 5 or how did that end up?

Leonhart4 posted...

Yeah, he got rid of Liquid's arm because he was legit terrified of being possessed again, which is also why he tries to keep it covered so no one knows he replaced it, I think. The fact that he's willing to reveal it at the end indicates he doesn't care if he gets "exposed" at this point.

Yeah, that part makes sense, I think so too and it explains why the voice is his. I still can't recall where I "learned" that he let Liquid through every time Snake appeared specifically in MGS2. It's definitely not a coincidence that it happens when he sees Snake, but I'm not sure either why it would be something he did on purpose.

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Final Fantasy VII Remake

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LeonhartFour posted...

I don't think Ocelot let Liquid purposefully take over in MGS2. In that game, it seemed to be legit "getting possessed against his will" stuff, and his relationship with The Sorrow might be an explanation for it. I think he just took the idea, realized he could use it to his advantage, and ran with it after the events of MGS2. At that point, he willingly gives himself over to the Liquid "persona," and I always took the last boss sequence as Snake gradually beating Liquid out of him since the boss meter changes from "Liquid" to "Liquid Ocelot" to "Ocelot." I don't know if this has ever really been confirmed though.

How much of that was Ocelot's intention then. During the boss's fight, Ocelot does not appear to be the slightest bit surprised at what's happening as he comes free. The boss meter doesn't indicate how it happens, only that it happens (and it could also just be referring to the antagonist of each game).

LeonhartFour posted...

It was designed to kill them all. Even the clones don't have exactly the same gene sequencing (except for Solidus), which the game takes time to point out.

I think I'm just slightly confused about the exact purpose of that specifically.

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I still need to watch that

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So much for that huh.

Mantis doesn't deserve to be last.

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I'm happy with the way the poll has turned out, although Vamp has no business getting a vote.

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Well, I'm not driven forward because of the story this time, it's the gameplay that's the main attraction here and I just blasted through the other games. It's good for what it is!

You mean the style of picking mission after mission?

Does MGSV have cutscenes that is not a comic book?

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Also before moving out to MGSV, which I have not played before, I checked out Peace Walker as it's included in the HD collection I played 2 and 2 on this time. Apparently some of the characters here are relevant in V too.

My first impression is alright but not fantastic. It's certainly not I game I'll play through in the same way as the first four. I know it's a PSP game originally and it's pretty clear it was made for that. The mission system is a bit of a drag if you just want to play through, but it would be a good game to have handheld and play one or two missions of every now and then. If you missed gameplay in the fourth, then this is great, because it's just more of that really. I'm not certain I'll bother going through all Extra Ops, since there are apparently about four times as many as there are Main Ops, but I plan on finishing the Main Ops.

As for the story, I'm not that invested, really just side stuff Big Boss was doing these years and no way The Boss is alive lol. It's fun to see Miller actually being Miller and not Liquid in disguise for the first time since Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake (unless he was in Portable Ops, which I do not own and have no intention of getting).

Best part of the game some missions in (and I never thought I'd ever say this about anything) was the tutorial. That was peak Metal Gear Solid fourth wall breaking.

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ctesjbuvf posted...

So how much are we actually supposed to understand that Ocelot had planned ahead and was in control? I seem to recall learning that Ocelot purposely let Liquid take over every time Snake appeared, but now I'm not sure where I learned that from. Did Snake actually beat Liquid out of Ocelot or could Ocelot have regained control at any point if he wanted to, but simply chose Liquid was leading him where he needed to be to succesfully take down the patriots? This is all a lot less clear in this game when it doesn't end with a monologue of him explaining how he was the mastermind.

Also, was this new foxdie specifically programmed to target EVA, Ocelot and Big Boss, or is it because foxdie was always made to target Liquid and all three kinda has his genes in them some way or another.

Also, I'm not entirely certain why Naomi was being as mysterious as she was.

So does anyone actually know this?

I suppose the last one might just be for the player's sake.

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I voted VII but it makes me sad to see X with no votes.

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Game Boy Advance

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So how much are we actually supposed to understand that Ocelot had planned ahead and was in control? I seem to recall learning that Ocelot purposely let Liquid take over every time Snake appeared, but now I'm not sure where I learned that from. Did Snake actually beat Liquid out of Ocelot or could Ocelot have regained control at any point if he wanted to, but simply chose Liquid was leading him where he needed to be to succesfully take down the patriots? This is all a lot less clear in this game when it doesn't end with a monologue of him explaining how he was the mastermind.

Also, was this new foxdie specifically programmed to target EVA, Ocelot and Big Boss, or is it because foxdie was always made to target Liquid and all three kinda has his genes in them some way or another.

Also, I'm not entirely certain why Naomi was being as mysterious as she was.

I don't really mind the lack of gameplay in some chapters, I don't think there's less than the other games unless we're looking at a specific setting, only the amount of cutscenes definitely increased a good bit. This was still a blast to play through and remains one of my favorite games ever. I think there are good cases to be made for basically every ranking of these four masterpieces, what I'm most certain of is that MGS3 comes on top and that the ending of that game is best moment in the series, but Snake vs. Liquid Ocelot is quite possibly the second best moment.


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