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14 minutes ago, Shimmyhill said:

 

It was/is a machine that really is flawed beyond belief, I love mine despite all its faults but not having enough buttons is unforgivable let alone the awful analogue sticks - I think the Vita is one of the biggest misses of all time, it really could have been special but Sony really fucked it up on the design and then abandoned  it when it was clear it was going to be destroyed by a cheaper & less powerful machine.

 

While we are on the subject of the Vita, its software issue was trying to do home console games on the move - it didnt have the power to do PS3 ports or the correct number of buttons but still ports were made or similar games made to keep the brand name - it became a great machine when it binned off the idea of home console ports and became a handheld machine for indie games.

 

I really do think the Switch could be special because it can be the machine the Vita tried to be but didnt have a hope due to poor design and then some - it really is down to Nintendo getting software on it, indie support is looking good but we need prices - of the 50+ games I 'own' on the vita I think I've only paid for a couple so no chance Nintendo will follow that model of giving games away!

 

 

Add to this slow memory card reads (ie slow loading) to error/hack check data to prevent cracks/hacks. 

 

Esoteric and expensive memory cards. 

 

And you you get a handheld which performs badly on the go. It can't load most games instantly and few games in under 20 seconds. People then defer playing until they have more time and so it becomes used less and less. 

 

Its fixed resolution of 544p which is a weird just over half of 1080p made it look worse on TVs and no easy way to plug it into TV plus back and front touch being required for some core games making many games unplayable on TV and like Wii U it came across as confused and messy imo. 

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11 minutes ago, Shimmyhill said:

 

It was/is a machine that really is flawed beyond belief, I love mine despite all its faults but not having enough buttons is unforgivable let alone the awful analogue sticks - I think the Vita is one of the biggest misses of all time, it really could have been special but Sony really fucked it up on the design and then abandoned  it when it was clear it was going to be destroyed by a cheaper & less powerful machine.

 

While we are on the subject of the Vita, its software issue was trying to do home console games on the move - it didnt have the power to do PS3 ports or the correct number of buttons but still ports were made or similar games made to keep the brand name - it became a great machine when it binned off the idea of home console ports and became a handheld machine for indie games.

 

I really do think the Switch could be special because it can be the machine the Vita tried to be but didnt have a hope due to poor design and then some - it really is down to Nintendo getting software on it, indie support is looking good but we need prices - of the 50+ games I 'own' on the vita I think I've only paid for a couple so no chance Nintendo will follow that model of giving games away!

 

Agreed, it was the controls that killed it for me, if they allowed tethering the dual shock controller it would have been a different story. 

 

Switch + Pro Controller is what sold it for me, who knows, the joycon might be good enough too. 

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I don't think the Vita had anywhere near the power to do that amazing screen justice. But that's another conversation.

 

Switch, for the actual hardware, I don't think it's a terrible price. But I would rather they drop all of the motion controls from the joycons and just focus on the traditional gaming market. 

For me it smacks for desperation, their only mega seller since SNES was the Wii and it feels like they are trying to claw that crowd back. But with less tech they could launch it cheaper and sell more off the bat imo.

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I've decided that I'm out for the initial launch. I only want Zelda for the first few months, probably until Mario to be fair, so I can't really justify the £300+ it'll cost for that when I can get it for £40 on the Wii U. I reckon there'll be decent bundles by Xmas so we'll see what happens then.

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1 minute ago, APM said:

I've decided that I'm out for the initial launch. I only want Zelda for the first few months, probably until Mario to be fair, so I can't really justify the £300+ it'll cost for that when I can get it for £40 on the Wii U. I reckon there'll be decent bundles by Xmas so we'll see what happens then.

Keep us updated, yeah?

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1 minute ago, Made of Ghosts said:

World of Goo is god-tier - are the others as good?

 

Little Inferno isn't really comparable with World of Goo except stylistically; it's more of a toy than anything - not that that's a bad thing, but it doesn't really offer anything in the way of challenge, just a variety of new things to burn that you unlock as you go along.

 

I've not played Human Resource Machine, so can't comment on it.

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4 minutes ago, Wiper said:

 

Little Inferno isn't really comparable with World of Goo except stylistically; it's more of a toy than anything - not that that's a bad thing, but it doesn't really offer anything in the way of challenge, just a variety of new things to burn that you unlock as you go along.

 

I've not played Human Resource Machine, so can't comment on it.

Harsh. There was a bit of a puzzle. And the story's good. Little Inferno that is.

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4 minutes ago, joe bazooka said:

You know, things you're going to/not going to buy. That sort of fascinating stuff. Keep us updated. Because let me tell you, we're all 'very' interested.

Well I've got to pick up some bagels tomorrow. Only got one left, you see. Might need some more peanut butter, too. Not sure on the latter, though.

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Shimmyhill

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1 minute ago, APM said:

Well I've got to pick up some bagels tomorrow. Only got one left, you see. Might need some more peanut butter, too. Not sure on the latter, though.

 

Have you tried blueberry bagels, I like a cinnamon one myself but the wife has been going on about blueberry ones today - small world ehh!?

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1 minute ago, the_debaser said:

Anyone getting just dance?

 

I'm tempted but already have it on Wii u - as if id buy a game I already have on a new system!

 

I love a bit of Just Dance, never played one but the wife and kids love them - I get the odd Just Dance and it smooths over a new console/game/headset/pad purchase!!

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2 minutes ago, Alex W. said:

When did we last have a mainline Mario and Zelda in the same year?

 

Super Mario 3D Land and Skyward Sword were both 2011. Prior to that Super Super Mario Galaxy was released in 2007*, same year as Phantom Hourglass. If you mean on the same console then Super Mario Sunshine and Wind Waker in 2002.

 

If you count New Super Luigi U then that came out the same year as A Link Between Worlds (2013)?

 

*Ten Fucking years ago!!!!!!! :o

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