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SwayM
10/17/25 5:34:29 PM
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How nice for Nintendo that the expectation is they don't have to produce AAA games.

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012yArthur0
10/17/25 5:39:26 PM
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BlackScythe0 posted...
Graphics is one of the most inconsequential metrics to rate a game by. Stardew Valley is a 10/10 game regardless of the graphics as a quick example.
Feels like a cheap shot comparing Stardew Valley considering that the game looks good and it is not tied into the biggest franchise in history.

I would say that Graphics are essentially "Aesthetics", but that is arguing semantics.

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neverwin
10/17/25 6:32:16 PM
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lorddrakath1522 posted...
Good question, as i said to me a game on the scale of Xenoblade passes as a AAA and a game like Digimon Cyber Sleuth would be AA but my go to definition of a AA game is Vampyr on ps4 but that's me, there's no real definition of what makes a AAA game so feel free to disagree, all that I know is that I'll most likely enjoy both Z-A and TS.

For me it's massive budget and extremely commercialized, things like Assassin's Creed, GTA, Borderlands, Ghost of Yotei etc. To me despite being my favorite games of all time I still consider Xenoblade niche and as far from AAA as possible.


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neverwin
10/17/25 6:35:51 PM
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SwayM posted...
How nice for Nintendo that the expectation is they don't have to produce AAA games.

They honestly should, it is embarrassing that they are more than 10 years behind and all their games are currently being made as if it was the beginning of the 7th gen, half their games have barely if any voice acting and the production value leaves a lot to be desired.

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Raikuro
10/19/25 10:48:04 AM
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012yArthur0 posted...
Feels like a cheap shot comparing Stardew Valley considering that the game looks good and it is not tied into the biggest franchise in history.

I would say that Graphics are essentially "Aesthetics", but that is arguing semantics.
Stardew Valley also isn't a $70 game so it's a bad comparison all around. And yes, pricing to graphics ratio should factor into how a game is scored. If a 20yo game gets simply ported to modern systems and charged full AAA prices it absolutely gets mentioned in reviews.

There used to be a time "handheld" games were cheaper, because production costs were so different. And people try to argue that Pokemon is still going for the same handheld vibe and should be judged by that standard, but they sure don't reflect it in the pricing. If it had voice acting costs it would be a bit more reasonable, which is what affects pricing on other lower budget JRPGs, but Pokemon still doesn't even have that.
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Shrek
10/19/25 11:01:45 AM
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a flagship title in the biggest media franchise in the world beat a niche game that's similar that had a 16th of the budget?

say it isn't so

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Jagus
10/19/25 11:04:03 AM
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Its crazy how even the original Xenoblade for Wii looks better than Pokemon today. Xenoblade had textures and details and a distinct art style and gorgeous environments. Pokemon may have higher resolution but its like a polished turd.

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legendarylemur
10/19/25 12:09:54 PM
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Survive was ass. It's just not really good enough to be a pure VN, but the SRPG was not good enough to be called SRPG. You literally just move and attack. You click your strongest move and occasionally heal. Every Digimon had like 2 attacks, which either did damage or damage. Might as well have given us an option to skip everything except the boss fights, cuz it's also criminal how long the regular inconsequential battles take.

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IcyWind14
10/19/25 1:15:24 PM
#59:


Shrek posted...
a flagship title in the biggest media franchise in the world beat a niche game that's similar that had a 16th of the budget?

say it isn't so
I wouldn't be surprised if Digimon had the larger budget, honestly. It certainly looks like it did and it was in development a lot longer to boot. Pokmon is underfunded relative to how much money the IP makes.

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Shrek
10/19/25 6:25:40 PM
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legendarylemur posted...
Survive was ass. It's just not really good enough to be a pure VN, but the SRPG was not good enough to be called SRPG. You literally just move and attack. You click your strongest move and occasionally heal. Every Digimon had like 2 attacks, which either did damage or damage. Might as well have given us an option to skip everything except the boss fights, cuz it's also criminal how long the regular inconsequential battles take.

no one is talking about survive

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OmegaShinkai
10/19/25 6:32:09 PM
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https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/7/7658dd31.jpg
topic aged well
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LordYeezus
10/19/25 7:09:37 PM
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https://gamerant.com/digimon-story-time-stranger-vs-pokemon-legends-z-a-reviews-scores/

Lol

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Touch
10/19/25 7:11:13 PM
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LordYeezus posted...
https://gamerant.com/digimon-story-time-stranger-vs-pokemon-legends-z-a-reviews-scores/

Lol
My reaction to this information:

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/0/0b50f0f5.jpg

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NintendoFan81
10/19/25 8:02:11 PM
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Touch posted...
My reaction to this information:

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/0/0b50f0f5.jpg

Is that a screenshot from a Digimon game or something else?
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ssb_yunglink2
10/19/25 8:29:20 PM
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LordYeezus posted...
https://gamerant.com/digimon-story-time-stranger-vs-pokemon-legends-z-a-reviews-scores/

Lol
That fact theyre both written by the same guy too lmao

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Touch
10/19/25 8:31:47 PM
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NintendoFan81 posted...
Is that a screenshot from a Digimon game or something else?
Yes from the latest one Time Stranger

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