@dipset said in That's News!:

Yes, I want Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, but I haven't had a big group of friends over to justify paying $79.99 plus tax on a old game.

Not sure if these deals are available to you, but I remember a friend recently bringing it up.

@DMCMaster I guess. I just don't find it appealing, especially when it is the kind of game I feel I gotta convince others to get, so I have people to play it with.

@dipset Price is kind of steep for such an old game, but it does include all the DLC at least I guess. Still probably a skip for me.

@yoshi said:

i'd prefer Tails or Eggman over Shadow any day of the week. at least Tails and Eggman would actually be unique instead of just being yet ANOTHER Clone/Echo.

The whole point is that Shadow would be an Echo, so he wouldn't require much more development time to implement. I doubt Sakurai is going to give Sonic series two real reps in Smash, even if Eggman would be hype as hell. I think Bowser Jr. has stolen some of his thunder though. Maybe Eggman could work as a Bowser Jr. Echo though?

why are clones suddenly cool now?

Sure, everyone would still prefer to have full character additions, but it just isn't realistic. The roster is already huge. Echoes just allow extra flavors for a character that would've been restricted to unplayable assist trophy before. Basically, it's better than nothing.

@bam541 Probably a gun taunt at best, and even that I don't see happening.

@bigdude1 Yep, they're such a ripoff, but sometimes you just need one

for DOOM

@bigdude1 said:

even having a gaming laptop is very cumbersome because you still have to carry around a mouse and a fuckhuge laptop

Yeah, that's why you need a huge laptop bag. Laptops are also overpriced as hell and their batteries get shot so fast.

Not going to lie, the first time I saw this game I thought it was a throwaway indie cashgrab banking entirely on the style. Last time I saw it the game seemed to have much more mechanically going on to it, but this is definitely one of those games I'm going to wait on reviews with.

@bigdude1 Sure, just unless you've got a top of the line laptop, you're not exactly bringing the same thing on the go. I'd rather just play the original games on my phone or whatever, not that they haven't done their best porting the newer Doom games to Switch, just that there's only so much you can do. Having the option there is a nice novelty though, same with Dark Souls on Switch. I'm kind of afraid the newer game will run even worse on Switch than the last did with those big open areas they showed us on top of all the frantic new movement options, but maybe their experience with porting the first game will allow them to get more out of the Switch's hardware this time?

I agree with El-Shmiablo though, Sony really needs to step up their game and offer gyro on PS4 as well. It is stupid when you have a controller that can support it already and don't, when it is a massive improvement to most shooters played with a controller, even if not quite as precise as keyboard and mouse. It is easily the next best thing, and even if they'd be seen as "copying Nintendo", who cares just do it! Copying Nintendo has never stopped them in the past.

Edit: Also, as nice as portability is, the new Doom has those invasions that you'd need a stable internet connection to enjoy, and I don't think you'd find that so much while "on the go".

Let's be honest. If you aren't playing Doom on PC, you're kind of doing it wrong to begin with. Switch, PS4, or Xbone. They're all compromised.

@el-shmiablo Do you just want zero comedic relief? Xenoblade Chronicles 2 has a good story overall and keeps all the main characters important the whole way through, which is more than I can say about Tales currently. I get not liking some of the more cringy comedic relief scenes like "Blushy Crushy", but they're pretty few and far between. The game also knows when to stop doing them and stay serious in the back half. I think we're definitely a step up from the Xenosaga days, but I guess it comes down to a matter of taste. Maybe you enjoy hour long cutscenes that take themselves way too seriously.

I'm kind of fine with no Xenoblade 2 or X rep in Smash though. Shulk is enough. If we got another, I'd rather have Tora and Poppi over Rex and Pyra as they'd be more unique.

@Yoshi X isn't garbage. It is just a way different spinoff with focus on other things. Has a super interesting world to explore and interesting sidequests to dig into, but the main story should be treated as filler. Very bad faces too.

@el-shmiablo said:

To be honest, Sony are far more willing to revisit more niche titles than, say, Nintendo, who are perfectly fine letting their series die in obscurity despite fan demands.

I don't agree with that at all. They feel about the same at best, prioritizing what's more popular over what isn't, which of course makes sense from a business standpoint, but it is always disappointing when a cool series fades to obscurity. Nintendo just doesn't have time to make another F-Zero that'll sell poorly compared to yet another Mario Kart that'll sell like crazy for essentially the same genre, but they still try. They still force Pikmin out as it is Miyamoto's baby, despite them always underperforming. They've practically adopted Bayonetta at this point. They'll let someone like Sakurai revive something like Kid Icarus that was dead for the longest if a dev comes along and actually wants to work on an older property like that. It just takes someone actually wanting to make that game first. Even stuff like Golden Sun got as fair a shake as you can expect them to give it when they just weren't selling or received that well in general. Mother is also basically MIA, because the person who poured their passion into those games is satisfied with leaving it where it is.

You can definitely see the image shift in Sony during the PS4 era. They don't really have a handheld to make games for anymore, and for their consoles they'd rather go with big budget cinematic titles and focus on all that than even including sizzle reels of lots of smaller games you'd see at their conferences during the PS3 era. I just don't think there's a place for Patapon, Loco Roco, or Ape Escape in the current Sony. Twisted Metal seems maybe doable, but that'd require it to actually sell, and honestly we're almost to the point where that franchise feels like a game that belongs over at Xbox instead tonally. I wonder if that audience would support it more if it was available on that system instead or as well.

Edit: The only place I could see us getting a new Patapon, Loco Roco, or Ape Escape title is in VR. Ape Escape in VR actually sounds pretty dope tbh. I hope they do that eventually.