Developers should start doing their own Youtube channels and Let's Play videos...Or, full video guides of their games. I think developers like this are stubborn for not catching aboard the social media bandwagon, when in fact they too can be a part of it and people will watch their content.

It's no surprise From Software delivers the royalty to Playstation. Playstation, after all, is what put From Soft on the map.

And the real fan base for From Software games will never think of picking up an Xbox controller to play their games.

It's unfortunate people did indeed miss out on some amazing games on the Wii U, and particularly because the system itself did not entice enough people to buy it, even by Nintendo standards.

I think games like Splatoon and even Pokken Tournament which I'm sure will be DLC-happy as well, deserve attention because they are very unique and fun experiences.

I have a Wii U and a PS4, and honestly I would say Wii U is a wonderful box of fun. I actually love its diversion from the competition and it's unfortunate it did not do better because it might just have the better library that a lot of people are ignoring.

If NX became a hit people will get the chance to play a lot of these games.

Haha, I agree! I was actually thinking of including Castlevania as another example but that's exclusive to 2D Castlevania and I'm more regarding the 3D experiences of that vein, and I think Metroid Prime and Dark Souls are by far the best 3D games reminiscent of that 2D Castlevania experience...well, Metroid does not have to be compared to Castlevania since it has its own 2D counterpart, but you know what I mean...

Sounds like we both favor these games most of all.

I definitely agree with everything you say about Metroid Prime Trilogy.

While I can and have enjoyed FPS games, they all fall too formulaic for my tastes, and for my personal liking they must set themselves apart from the pack. Both Bioshock and Bioshock Infinite, for example, captivated me over their settings that were unlike any other game.

But even then, neither of those games or literally any FPS I have ever played in my life have ever eclipsed the amount of magic and joy I got off of the Metroid Prime games, and I think reasons why is very much for the reasons that you describe.

The only other video games that have ever come remotely close to the open-linked structure of Metroid Prime for me with a similar feel for getting lost in their worlds are actually games like Demon's Souls/Dark Souls/Bloodborne, but these obviously extend away from FPS into a completely different genre, yet they both share similar functions of existing in open-linked worlds, scavenging the world for upgrades and items that solve puzzles and epic boss battles and character designs.

These are the types of games I crave for most of all, compact open-linked action/adventure games with RPG elements with everything to do with exploration and discovering upgrades that unlock more doors, and the buildup of atmosphere and amazing boss battles.

It's a shame games of this caliber I find far and few between that match the quality of Metroid or Dark Souls.

I think Metroid Prime is the ultimate debate under these regards, and the entire trilogy is among my all-time favorite game series. Got my steelbook Metroid Prime Trilogy and it's my most prized game package to be honest.

I consider it an FPS over the sake you do shoot and kill enemies for the majority of the game, but I also hear from many professionals and gaming communities alike that Metroid Prime is NOT an FPS but rather a first-person adventure game. It does not really make sense to me considering it's also a shooter. It just has an elegant blend of shooting, adventure and puzzling scenarios. I think Metroid Prime is a conglomerate of different game genres.

I personally say Metroid Prime is all of these things: FPS, Action-Adventure/platformer and Puzzle.

I also think Portal is a better argument, but I don't think it's a shooter at all.

I think it behaves like many puzzle games or even point and click adventures where you navigate a cursor across the environment, to pinpoint the areas of the puzzle you wish to manipulate. That is no different than any 2D puzzle game other than the fact it acts on an X/Y/Z plane rather than just X/Y like most puzzles games,

There is no way you can look at Pokemon Stadium or Battle Revolution as a fighter either. They are pretty much exactly the turn-based strategy of the main games minus anything remotely RPG. It's just the turn-based part and that's Pokemon Stadium for you.

The only times, in any video game up until Pokken Tournament where Pokemon has ever delved into any fighting genre is in Super Smash Bros.

Mirror's Edge, excellent inclusion in this conversation! When I brought up Portal I knew there was another great example but it was not coming to mind..

I don't think that's the case. He's a diehard RPG gamer, and we both are obsessed with From Software games like Dark Souls and Bloodborne, but I think the problem is he's mostly been confined to PC or Playstation RPG's. I don't think he grew up with Nintendo the way I did or many others to know better.