It's been a busy week so far so haven't put a lot of time into it yet. Just got the stealth suit though 😊

.@el-shmiablo said in Metroid Dread thread:

@sheria Oh I just thought what you said was a bit of an overreaction and very hyperbolic. Almost seemed facetious, even!

Oh, did you think I meant the price? I mean, that goes without saying that the game is massively overpriced for what is on offer, but this is Nintendo we're talking about and I just assumed everybody was already blatantly aware of their incredibly anti-consumer practices.

Oh no, you were right, I clearly said that in a deliberate and obvious way, just to show you that you weren't exactly being as subtle as you may have thought you were.

I'm seriously done though. Even if you've got a point from time to time, to say you've got some serious problems going on would be an understatement at this point and you're just getting worse now that it seems there's no moderation around.

Funny though that you assume people are already aware of Nintendo's pricing and anti consumer "problems" yet, time and time again, you still continue to point it out in you're own provocative way.
How you continue to convince yourself that you're not a troll at this point is beyond me. The fact that you may have a point here and there lost its defence a long time ago and it's a shame you're just out to push buttons these days.

@el-shmiablo said in Metroid Dread thread:

@sheria I don't know dude you're the one who said it.

Why's it a bit much though?

@el-shmiablo said in Metroid Dread thread:

@sheria I mean, that seems like a bit much, but maybe you should

Why?

@el-shmiablo said in Metroid Dread thread:

Huh.

OMG that's rediculous. I'm selling my copy right away and writing a strongly worded email directly to Nintendo on how they're ripping people off.

Just ordered from Amazon. It's never really been a franchise I cared for all that much but I fancied something a little different for a change. It's arriving tomorrow 😊

@el-shmiablo said in General Pokemon Thread:

@sheria The argument exists because the argument exists. Whether I bring it up or not is inconsequential. The people who pretend I'm trolling and seem to have a personal vendetta against me can easily take their own advice and ignore it.

I don't think I've ever said I expect a big budget stunner. I do, however, think the games should at least look like they belong in the same generation they are released in, and not two or three behind.

Initially that was indeed fair criticism but I'm sorry, to continuously bring up a played out argument where, as you so rightfully pointed out, you know exactly what the others will say, that moves it away from fair criticism to just baiting for the sake of it. Considering there's nowhere else for the debate to actually go, I'm not overly surprised people are starting to question your motives. That's my final take on it anyway.

@el-shmiablo said in General Pokemon Thread:

@sheria It's funny because I can say the exact same thing from my side. I see the same arguments and excuses to the point where I can anticipate what will be said.

That argument won't exist though unless someone starts it. I just would have thought by now you would have accepted that Pokemon will always carry this "problem", it's never been some big budget stunner. I just don't see the point in pointing it out everytime the opportunity arises.

@el-shmiablo said in General Pokemon Thread:

If a company does something wrong or releases a poor product, are we not allowed to criticize that?
Halo Infinite looked like trash. People pointed it out. 343 fixed it. Is it honestly too much to hope that Nintendo/GameFreak might do the same with their games, or are we just relegated to believing that this series will never surpass this mediocrity?

Arguing that "the majority of consumers are used to getting fleeced" is really dumb and the reason these companies continue to push out low effort, low quality schlock like this. They know they have a rabid fanbase that will blindly defend any and all criticism, even if it is completely valid.

I think it might be the repetition that people have the most issue with. I don't personally play Pokemon and therefore I don't usually enter the specific threads. That said, even I am well aware of your specific critisism against the franchise as a whole; I've just seen it that many times.

I'm not even going to argue if you're right or wrong here, just that this forum is pretty small and its reach is pretty much non-existent. I don't see much point in regurgitating the same criticism to the exact same people over and over again.