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Just realized, I'd totally be down for this if they ditched the shitty NES games and brought a digital version of Nintendo Power back instead.

Thread topic always goes into the same tired arguments about affordability, which misses the point. ... I might subscribe at some point if I feel the need. $20 is still a bad deal for the terrible NES library they're starting the subscription with. But more importantly for me, I'll likely never buy an indie game that has any kind of online multiplayer component on the Switch. I'm not paying the Switch tax and a subscription both. I'm pretty much an all in PC gamer now. I now see Nintendo in the same boat as the other manufacturers, where I won't buy their games without a substantial single player component. It's already bad enough that they shut off their servers for legacy platforms, including the shops.

Much more at the link. https://kotaku.com/nba-2k19-is-a-nightmarish-vision-of-our-microtransactio-1828954456

Beating a game isn't about getting to the next game for me. It's about beating a game to take a breather before I start the next. I can't do the multiple games at once thing, although occasionally I do it with a multiplayer one. When I feel like taking a break from gaming, I usually shelf both titles for good.

So, will they upgrade it for previous owners, or will it just be the same port again?

Auto-fight has been part of the series for a while, if I'm not mistaken. I definitely remember it in DQIX. ... I think I might like the forge more than anything else QoL related. It's just a smart way to balance out equipment, and changes up the typical buy-out-the-shop approach you usually take in RPGs this traditional. It's much more interesting than the alchemy pot used in the past.

$48 - https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/valkyria-chronicles-4

Opencritic: https://opencritic.com/game/6114/valkyria-chronicles-4

Neat art style, but we don't even know if it's turn based or not.

Metal Gear Survive was forgettable. I think Days Gone has plenty of potential.

Too busy with DQXI. Love Megaman, but this month is absolutely nuts for new games.

I just don't see any egregious faults here. There's a few cutscenes? It's not overload, and they don't drag on or overly tutorialize. There's typically a good bit of exploration in cities/fields/dungeons to pad them out (unlike say, FFXIII). Which is absolutely true by the first big city, which has plenty to see ransack. The only thing that's bugged me so far is that some of non-party characters take too long to deliver their voice lines. I'm thinking of one specific part maybe 10 hours in.

For the first 30 minutes maybe, but that's a lot of games. Exposition is exposition. There's still very little tutorial, and they give you a horse pretty much the moment you step out of the first town. It really doesn't take long at to get going, and you get a giant city to explore soon after that.

DQXI's beginning isn't a slog. I think it's pretty well paced so far. Only major gripe I have is the first two dungeons looking so similar.

Nice, I just got a second pair of rubber gloves! They're a rare drop from the first rabbit enemies you come across. My steal rate should be above 30% now. ... It's quite a grind to get the second pair though. You'll want to use a dual pep power (itemized kill) between the Hero and Erik. You learn it once you unlock the first sword skill.

This needs cross play.

Batman Arkham Asylum and VVVVVV Super Mario 3D World is also pretty short. If you haven't played that, might as well. It doesn't seem like it's coming to Switch.

Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons and Guacamelee if you somehow missed them.

Good JRPGs consoles have been few and far between on consoles since the HD-era began. Even fewer that lean towards the traditional. So it's to be expected that people are coming around to it. That, and DQXI really knocks the presentation out of the park for what it aims for.

Classic battle mode is so much better. Just feels more dynamic and snappier with the camera cuts. I might have preferred the active time one if you fought field enemies directly, rather than warping into a separate battle scene when you touched them. As it stands, classic is better.

Probably focused on Super Mario Party.

Runs as expected on my 1060. 60fps is possible locked at 1080p, 30fps lock works best at 1440p. I don't think I've played many JRPGs at 60fps before, outside of 2d ones. Definitely sticking with it.

PC pre-load is up now!

Had some PC issues yesterday. Any time I'd do anything on the internet I was getting this terrible jutter. It was especially bad when downloading. I ended up having to do a fresh install of Windows on my SSD, but it fixed it apparently. Anyone know when the game will unlock? I just finished the pre-load.