Not the article I was expecting when I read the title...I was expecting something about how we're finally getting (remakes of) proper Mario RPG games again (Super Mario RPG and Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door), or how we're getting home console versions of good games that were previously handheld only (Luigi's Mansion 2). Both things that I am very happy about. Meanwhile, this article is...supremely pointless and uninteresting imo...
Such overkill imo. I bet my eyes and brain wouldn't even be able to appreciate the visual difference at all. Graphics, graphics, graphics. Performance, performance, performance. It's all these new Sony and Microsoft consoles care about. I love my PS4, but that's because of all the cool games on it. In the end, the games library on a console is the only thing that really matters imo. The Switch is nowhere close to the PS4 in graphics, but I still love it, and some of its first party games. It's been 4 years, and I still see zero reason to upgrade to a PS5, because the PS4's graphics are MORE than good enough for me (I really will never be able to understand or empathize with graphics junkies ), and there are barely any PS5 exclusive games that I actually care about. So far the only thing that that can persuade me to make the transition is Black Myth: Wukong, when that comes out. Thankfully the PS5 is backwards compatible (none of the PS4 games that don't work on the PS5 are of interest to me, except AC: Syndicate), so since I haven't bought a PS5 yet, I guess I can grab this Pro version later this year, and Wukong with it. Assuming these rumours are even true (I won't hold my breath).
I will never accept this nonsense, and I will never support game companies that start adhering to it. Give me physical copies of my games, or get lost.
Very happy to see a return to Vice City, as that was my favourite game in the series by far, but on the other hand, it's not set in the awesome, rocky 80's this time around, but in the modern era, and the main characters look kinda "meh" as well, so...eh...I dunno. The city also seems packed with people this time around, which is really not my cup of tea...I loved being able to drive around like a madman in Vice City without annoying pedestrians filling every centimeter of it...
Looking forward to Super Mario RPG, Luigi's Mansion 2, and especially Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door! ^^Such an amazing game, will be great to have it on the Switch!
Well, I mean, he's definitely right about the large amount of spinoffs and content diluting the franchise. As for his criticism of the fanbase, if he's talking about apologists defending movies 7-9, then I agree, but not if he's including regular fans of the first 6 movies etc.
@rizenstrom: Your point holds true for the Star wars universe and all the spinoffs that you don't need to watch, but it's not as valid in the case of Marvel, since most of the series and movies are connected in some way, especially through the various post credits scenes. There are almost no real spinoffs anymore. Everything is connected. Let's say you only watch the main movies, and avoid the Disney+ series, which was initially my goal (which I have now since (begrudgingly) given up on). Well, I refused to watch WandaVision, and so was left not understanding some of the past events they were refering to when watching Dr. Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. You'll probably understand and appreciate most of the upcoming The Avengers: The Kang Dynasty, if you've watched all the MCU movies leading up to it, and have made sure not to skip out on Antman and the Wasp: Quantumania, but you'll understand and appreciate it better if you make sure to watch both seasons of the Loki series. Etc. And of course, the series themselves are connected. You need to watch Hawkeye to understand Echo for example.
@stickemup: You make it sound like people who become disatisfied when any movie or show they like and are invested in goes in a direction they don't like, are outliers. They are not. They are the norm, not the exception. Most people are like that. That's normal human nature. By your logic, almost everyone in the world are "crazy". Obviously, there are degrees to everything. Most people just get a bit angry and/or fed up by themselves, and stop at dropping the movie/series/franchise in question, and at most maybe occasionally complain to friends, or to random people on the internet, now and then, if they're particularly invested. That's not the same as being a lunatic who sends Disney death threats, even though both can be labeled "angry".
@Pikminmaniac: I don't know how you can say that. In my experience it's the exact opposite; your weapons breaking DIScourages random battles, because you don't want to break your precious good weapons on trash mobs that give worse returns. Likewise, every time you find a weapon, it does NOT mean something, because you're quickly going to lose it anyway. If weapons didn't break, finding new and better ones would mean a lot more, and be a lot more rewarding.
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