Jay 37,352 Posted February 18, 2021 Author Share Posted February 18, 2021 Is there a controversy about GameExplain now? I had no idea. I think this is the first video of theirs I've even come across in years Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 3 minutes ago, Jay said: Is there a controversy about GameExplain now? I had no idea. I think this is the first video of theirs I've even come across in years On 1/14/2021 at 1:23 PM, Disco Stu said: Oooooh, GameXplain exposé Underpaid and overworked contractors working for their Youtuber overlord! https://www.vice.com/en/article/bvx555/former-workers-allege-youtube-gamexplain-was-exploitative-workplace On 1/14/2021 at 1:26 PM, Jay said: Oh that's sad to read, I used to like a lot of their videos. Haven't seen any in a while for whatever reason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,352 Posted February 18, 2021 Author Share Posted February 18, 2021 oh snap, I forgot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 The disturbingly deep-voiced British guy does Youtube videos for Nintendo Life now. Such as this for example: And a bunch of the guys who quit GameXplain and were interviewed for that exposé started a new channel called Good Vibes Gaming https://www.youtube.com/user/NomComms Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,352 Posted February 18, 2021 Author Share Posted February 18, 2021 Yea I remember the discussion of the new channels those guys had, but forgot about the controversy part Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverTrumpet 638 Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 Is it still that slobbering guy that does the videos for them though? Was he one of the owners? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 All the games coming out for this thing look terrible. Good thing I only play RCT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,352 Posted February 19, 2021 Author Share Posted February 19, 2021 As stated to you at least twice already, you have 4 years worth of great games already out that you can catch up on, the games coming out in the next 6 months don't really matter If I just bought my Switch today, I'd probably spend more time over the next 2 years playing games that were released between 2017-2020 than games coming out in 2021 and beyond Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 There don't seem to be many I would even consider playing. There's not enough free time anyway. The N64 was the last time I wanted all the games coming out for a Nintendo console. At some point, the tide really changed and third party games became incredibly childish and Nintendo started putting out some real crap like Mario and Sonic Play the Olympics. The apples has fallen far from the tree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,352 Posted February 19, 2021 Author Share Posted February 19, 2021 Nintendo has always made games for kids and games for everyone In the past 20 years of Nintendo, they've released some of the greatest video games ever made Metroid Prime (2002) The Legend of Zelda: The Winder Waker (2002) Metroid: Zero Mission (2004) Super Mario Galaxy (2007) Super Mario Galaxy 2 (2010) Super Mario 3D Land (2011) The Legend of Zelda: Link Between Worlds (2013) Super Mario 3D World (2013) Mario Kart 8 (2014) The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (2017) Super Mario Odyssey (2017) If you're looking for Nintendo 64 style games, there's plenty on the Switch Liked Banjo-Kazooie? There's Yooka-Laylee Liked Star Fox 64? There's Starlink: Battle for Atlas Liked Donkey Kong 64? There's Tropical Freeze Liked Ocarina of Time and Majora's Mask? There's Breath of the Wild Liked Mario 64? There's Mario Odyssey Liked Mario Kart 64? There's Mario Kart 8 Liked Mario Party? There's Super Mario Party Liked Super Smash Bros.? There's Super Smash Bros. Ultimate etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 Seems like a lot of these games are ports. They never made a 3D sequel to DK64 and they never get any cool Bond games anymore like the 64 had. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 I just like playing Dr Mario where it's like a spin on Tetris. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,352 Posted February 19, 2021 Author Share Posted February 19, 2021 8 minutes ago, Gruesome Son of a Bitch said: Seems like a lot of these games are ports. I don't know what you mean by this. In my first list of great Nintendo games, none of those are ports. In my second list of N64-ish games on the Switch, two of them are ports of Wii U games (Tropical Freeze and Mario Kart 8) but since you didn't have a Wii U, they are new to you, so what's the difference? 8 minutes ago, Gruesome Son of a Bitch said: They never made a 3D sequel to DK64 You're right, I was mixing up Donkey Kong 64 with Donkey Kong Returns However, Yooka-Laylee is a similar experience: And there's also New Super Lucky's Tale Quote and they never get any cool Bond games anymore like the 64 had. Aye, there really isn't any spiritual successor to Goldeneye 64 and Perfect Dark. The 1st person shooter genre has really moved on a lot from that style Closest you can get on the Switch is Doom, Wolfenstein II, and stuff like Overwatch and Borderlands I guess Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 1 hour ago, Jay said: Liked Banjo-Kazooie? There's Yooka-Laylee Do not play Yooka Laylee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,352 Posted February 19, 2021 Author Share Posted February 19, 2021 IIRC there's a free demo one can try before investing in a purchase. There was one for Impossible Lair anyway, which I played and was great - almost a completely different game from the first Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverTrumpet 638 Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 17 minutes ago, Disco Stu said: Do not play Yooka Laylee unless you want to have tons of fun. FTFY. 1 hour ago, Jay said: As stated to you at least twice already, you have 4 years worth of great games already out that you can catch up on, the games coming out in the next 6 months don't really matter If I just bought my Switch today, I'd probably spend more time over the next 2 years playing games that were released between 2017-2020 than games coming out in 2021 and beyond I got my Switch day 1 and I'm STILL playing Breath of the Wild, collecting Korok Seeds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,352 Posted February 19, 2021 Author Share Posted February 19, 2021 I've put 200+ hours into that game and loved every minute of it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverTrumpet 638 Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 1 minute ago, Jay said: I've put 200+ hours into that game and loved every minute of it Playing in the world is what makes it so good. Even something as monotonous and padded as korok seeds is still a great challenge because it forces unique creativity to GET there. Also, big plus one from me for New Super Lucky's Tale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,352 Posted February 19, 2021 Author Share Posted February 19, 2021 I loved how many interesting nooks and crannies I was finding late game that I walked right past early game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 24 minutes ago, Jay said: There was one for Impossible Lair anyway, which I played and was great - almost a completely different game from the first Yeah Impossible Lair is a fun game! Yooka-Laylee: Tropical Freeze! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,352 Posted February 19, 2021 Author Share Posted February 19, 2021 It's on my to-play-some-day list! The backlog ever grows! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilbo 3,709 Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 23 hours ago, Jay said: oh snap, I forgot! I... I don’t know what to believe in anymore 😢 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Parker 3,040 Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 23 hours ago, Jay said: oh snap, I forgot! Between this and your confusion about thumbs up semantics, I'm starting to get worried about you, Jay. Have you updated to the latest firmware? Holko 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,352 Posted February 19, 2021 Author Share Posted February 19, 2021 I wasn't confused about the thumbs up at all. To me, the one with the winking face is meant to imply something completely different than a stock thumbs up. I had no idea what a winky face would imply in terms of a score being good or not though, which is why I asked Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Parker 3,040 Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 ............ The latest update has a much improved semantics algorithm, you should really consider it! Holko and Bilbo 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mstrox 6,651 Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 I've been getting CD-ROMs in the mail for JayOL 3.0. Bilbo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Parker 3,040 Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 5 minutes ago, mstrox said: I've been getting CD-ROMs in the mail for JayOL 3.0. Chain all those 30-day trials together and you have a free demo for life! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,352 Posted February 19, 2021 Author Share Posted February 19, 2021 Super Mario 3D World Finally took off the shrinkwrap and played World 1 of this last night! Boy, it took me a while to get used to the 3D Land style controls again, after the way more open and smooth Odyssey controls. After I breezed through 1-1, I actually died a ton of times on 1-2 constantly thinking I was jumping on a koopa only to land next to him instead. Overall I was impressed with the difficult as I went through the whole world, I was expecting something easier for some reason. It was fun to see the origins of stuff I know from later games (Mario Odyssey, Mario Maker 2, Captain Toad), and at the same time see how the took the core of 3D Land and expanded on it greatly for HD and TV gaming. The cat powerup is a bit OP, and it' kinda surprising you get it right away in 1-1 (I love how in Mario World you don't even get the cape till world 2). I also like how the fireballs bounce around and don't destroy a sheel so you can use them to help get it. The first boss fight against Bowser in the car was goofy fun. Looking forward to playing through this whole game! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 Just don’t let anyone convince you the multiplayer is even worth trying. It is a garbage way to play a platformer. Single player 3D world is in contention for my favorite non SMW Mario game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 Multiplayer on Mario Brothers has sucked since the NES Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,352 Posted February 19, 2021 Author Share Posted February 19, 2021 I had no intention of playing this or any game multiplayer. My wife doesn't game and when I hang out with my friends we don't really play video games together. Though back in the day before we were all married, that was a great time; Goldeneye and Perfect Dark in college, Halo after college, etc. And of course all the great NES and SNES games I played with friends and/or my brother constantly. But nowadays, I'm a solo gamer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Parker 3,040 Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 1 hour ago, Disco Stu said: Just don’t let anyone convince you the multiplayer is even worth trying. It is a garbage way to play a platformer. Wait why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverTrumpet 638 Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 10 minutes ago, Nick Parker said: Wait why? You're always bumping into each other, getting in each other's ways, and one person dying all the time usually pisses off the other while the better player annoys the newer player for going too fast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 Yeah and you end up with a huge distance between you and the other player with the camera pulling back 40 miles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 I like to call Nintendo trying to sell us the idea that co-op platforming is fun “The Big Lie”. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 Galactic Mario had this ridiculous coop where only one player was playing and the other collected coins or some crap. Stupid! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 1 minute ago, Gruesome Son of a Bitch said: Galactic Mario had this ridiculous coop where only one player was playing and the other collected coins or some crap. Stupid! Well that’s at least less obtrusive. It’s good for my 6 yo to feel like she’s helping out while I play the game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverTrumpet 638 Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 Yeah, that as co-op is actually a great idea for kids or friends/loved ones who suck at games but still want to play with you. Mario 3D World, New Super Mario Bros, Donkey Kong Returns/Tropical Freeze are examples of nightmare co-op games. I thought I could play Mario and Donkey Kong co-op with my wife and she just got super pissed and never wanted to play together again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mstrox 6,651 Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 3D world worked great for my spouse and me co-op back when we got the Wii-U, and it’s working great for my 5-year old. She’s getting the mechanics down and if it is too hard or she gets too far behind, she can just pop into a bubble and fly to me. Faleel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted February 21, 2021 Share Posted February 21, 2021 Targets was sold outta Ghostbusters I just bought a digital copy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted February 21, 2021 Share Posted February 21, 2021 Got to the post final boss worlds in 3D World this morning.... and proceeded to lose 20 lives on the second level in. The game gets tough quick! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,352 Posted February 21, 2021 Author Share Posted February 21, 2021 What are your thoughts on any changes compared to the Wii U version? Do you think the speed increase is unequivocally an improvement? Any other changes you noticed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted February 22, 2021 Share Posted February 22, 2021 The Ghostbusters game is cool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,352 Posted February 22, 2021 Author Share Posted February 22, 2021 Always heard good things about it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mstrox 6,651 Posted February 22, 2021 Share Posted February 22, 2021 I liked the cutscenes but for me the gameplay got repetitive pretty quickly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted February 22, 2021 Share Posted February 22, 2021 It's not that long a game to get repetitive. I think I'm almost finished with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faleel 5,346 Posted February 22, 2021 Share Posted February 22, 2021 Got to the 3rd world in 3D World yesterday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,352 Posted February 22, 2021 Author Share Posted February 22, 2021 I haven't played since that first session, but I set up a proper sound system for our basement TV this weekend so hopefully that will compell me to game more. For the most part I have barely played anything in the past month or so I did finally get past the disc golf part of Golf Story though ~ Any JWFanners picking these up? https://www.target.com/p/nintendo-switch-joy-con-l-r-the-legend-of-zelda-skyward-sword-hd-edition/-/A-82493734 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wojo 2,453 Posted February 22, 2021 Share Posted February 22, 2021 $80 Joy Cons? Why would we want them if we have perfectly functional Joy Cons already? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,352 Posted February 22, 2021 Author Share Posted February 22, 2021 Some people out there like the different colors and designs I only play with my pro controller personally Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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