VG: Castlevania Revamped
A Metroidvania fan edition of the first game
Here's a video of it being played
https://youtu.be/iWJxQAQaAGQ?si=5kvw7qveZnligFYv
Another article
VG: Nintendo and Investors
Miyamoto has admitted he's not involved in game design as much as he was. He's 72, and basically retired, but works on projects for fun.
Miyamoto says they want 30 Million+ style game every few years as a goal.
Furukawa says they are making as many Switch 2s as they can so there are no scalpers.
Takahashi says many games will take longer to make. He also points out Nintendo continues to experiment until they find something they like.
A translation of the investors meeting from business speak
VG: Nintendo Direct
The video was 40 minutes long and fairly uneventful.
https://www.youtube.com/live/kX3BkD5PVUM
Dragon Quest 3 is getting a 2DHD remake, and 1 and 2 are getting released next year in the same format
Warhammer Boltgun has new DLC. I have to beat the game first before I get this.
Metroid Prime 4 looks great, but I don't know if I like it yet.
ND: Zelda
The big promotion is that this is the last batch of games for the Switch
The new Zelda is very different from previous games.
That's because it stars Zelda and is full of magic puzzles
ND: Stray
Stray is being released to the Switch with a graphical downgrade. My wife doesn't care.
Another article on Stray
ND: Marvel vs Capcom Collection
Marvel vs Capcom collection announced
Big Hype for MVC collection
VG: Nintendo Indie Direct
Watch it here
https://www.youtube.com/live/Bh7o96_yIWw?si=OeKKF_1-UIIbAS30
An outline of what was shown
A ton of stuff released the same day.
Star Overdrive has you racing and fighting with a flying surfboard
Metal slug tactics
VG: NID: Collections
Five Nights at Freddy's collection
Tetris collection.
Marvel vs Capcom
VG: NID: Castlevania
Castlevania collection 3, the DS Games! Also a remake of Haunted Castle! No Symphony of the Night though.
An article on the Haunted Castle remake
Another article about the collection
Article by IGN about it
There are still a lot of games that aren't on modern PC or the Switch that could do with a rerelease. I own most of them in physical, including the skateboarding game.
Fans are already talking about the next Castlevania Collection. Symphony of the Night would be awesome. Remastered 3D games would be great.
Another article about how cool this is!! This is going to sound weird, but this is the last link I posted for this source list. It's done. I am finished. Woot.
Review of Haunted Castle Remake
Review of the full compilation
Another article, but this one mentions a Capcom fighting collection with Power Stone
VG: NID: Capcom Fighting Collection
I had to check, yeah, the Capcom Fighting Collection has a ton of my favorite fighting games. This includes Power Stone 1 and 2.
Another article on the collection
A list of changes to these games.
VG: Rumours
The switch 2 will have a better in dock mode
It won't come out till 2025 at least
Exactly, a lot of the Switch hate crowd just totally doesn't understand a huge amount of people aren't that bothered by a graphical downgrade. Also a reason why my PC that is not high end will likely not be upgraded for a while. I just turn the settings down. On the note of Stray, it's been on my watch list for ages, anyone have an idea if it's actually any good?
Screw these people as they most likely take my money for a game I've bought too many times.
Is the new Zelda projecting really woke? I liked the Link's Awakening remake, but the whole move of making Zelda the playable character in the modern day sets off so many red flags. I guess I'll have time to find out, I haven't even gotten Tears of the Kingdom yet or started Skyward Sword, so it will be a while.
Stray is basically a walking sim entirely dependent on its premise. If you find cats doing cat things cute and endearing, you'll love it. Otherwise its pretty meh.
Also I'd wager that Zelda as the main character will go about as Woke as Peach's recently playable game did. Milquetoast and minimal from the development end, and then injected as much as possible from the localization side. And based again on the Peach one, they'll get away with just the cover (which they've done for Kirby for 20 years so it might be just be they hate cute).
Stray was good enough for a mindless bit entertainment. But since I was already Noticing stuff at the time when I played it, I just couldn't help but see the occult messaging
Definitely one of those games really pushing the trans-human dystopia, but making it look "quirky" and "neat" because you play as a cat doing cute cat things. Wouldn't be surprised in light of recent events that that Dev studio was funded the same way as Dustborn & Concord
Unfortunately, I think "cyberpunk" as a genre will always have that feel to it by design and it predates most forms of woke.
So separating the two will be nigh impossible.
Tears of the Kingdom is a definite time sink. I get the feeling that this new Zelda is a side thing opposed to a main big game. We're basically the test for ideas.