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Hard to say, probably Mario or Zelda since they really defined adventure games, and showed that games can be much bigger than simple arcade like experiences based on high scores.

New Terminator games >>> New Terminator movies

@Sketcz I think the 2010 one is a decent shoot em up, which controls better. But, I do agree that it feels more scripted, while I prefer how much more freedom you had in the original.

@bobby_steurer i laughed harder at this than I thought lol

Action is a large part of James Bond's appeal, because hes a romanticized depiction of a spy. If were gonna keep grounding him and deconstructing him some more, then go all the way and just have him be a boring desk jockey. Bad enough the Craig era films turned him into a joyless brooding mess.

I really like this. I feel like being able to shoot is a lot more satisfying in a Metroid style game rather than having to use melee attacks.

Glad to hear that. I've been using my NES one for a year and love it, the clickety clack sounds are like ASMR to my ears.

I like that the color palette looks closer to the NES limitations. Most "8 bit" indie games tend look like a mashup of Master System and SNES.

@RetroGames the first two AVGN games look closer to a SNES game if youre interested

@axelhander Its so dumb because if somebody wants to mess around with their copy of the game they payed for, thats their business.

Skyrim isn't ruined for me because somebody else decided to replace Alduin's model with Shrek or Thomas The Tank Engine.

@845H Yes, because normally companies get criticized when they shun a platform or make an unoptimized port for it. This way they can just opt for doing nothing while acting like they're taking a moral stand. I'm surprised Rockstar didn't think to do this when they spent like 14 years not porting Read Dead 1 to PC.

What makes this hilarious is that the trailer shows footage from the PC version lol

@845H wouldn't surprise me if the devs were too incompetent to optimize their mediocre UE5 asset flip looking game for PC, so they opted to virtue signal about it instead. That way anyone who criticizes them is an "incel".

shift happens

@ecco6t9 I remember when people blamed the Switch for Bloodstain's awful port, even though Witcher 3 had a good port despite being a way more demanding game

@slider1983 probably the same people who thought Black Panther was the first black superhero movie

@WaveBoy claymation could be neat if handled right, I also think a cel shaded look similar to Jet Grind Radio or Wind Waker would lend itself to the cartoony aesthetic better.

Also don't give up on DK, hes tricky but beating him is very doable!

@LastFootnote because it was relevant to the article. I'm just glad we finally have some proof to dispel the narrative of Punch Out not getting a sequel over an unsubstantiated claim, rather than the more likely reality that its just another Nintendo IP that doesn't bring in the big bucks like Mario or Zelda.

@brookeobscura exactly, a sequel that doesn't innovate is only really a problem for something thats milked like crazy, such as Pokemon or Call Of Duty.

Its been 15 years since the last Punch Out or around 20 since the last F-Zero, I think it would be forgivable to make sequels for them that refine on an existing concept.

@KitsuneNight a very tired trend by this point

LOL this is certainly going to annoy people who want to believe the characters are controversial

@sdelfin I guess I should have specified, I was focusing more on crowdfunding campaigns of spiritual successors by industry veterans.

Within this specific category, Bloodstained was the only one I enjoyed.

@somnambulance Yeah people were much less jaded to crowdfunding campaigns back then, because it was relatively new.

From my experience, the only one that lived up to the hype was Bloodstained, despite some of its promises being late.

I find it ironic that the Mega Man guy leaves Capcom to make a Mega Man spiritual successor, fails at it, and then Capcom years later does it much better with Mega Man 11.

@somnambulance its not that its a horrible game, it just had a horribly mismanaged crowdfunding campaign, delays, badly managed community forum, and a ton of hype riding it all for a 6/10 experience at best.

The problem with the Saturn, just like the Dreamcast, is that Sega wasn't forward thinking.

It feels more like a system that was meant to compete with the SNES than it was the N64 or PS1. 3D capabilities were an afterthought, and most games were technologically backwards while the competition continued to raise the bar.

@SillyG as a VR skeptic myself, I think it lends itself well to some genres, I just don't see it as the future standard for all game, similar to how motion controls failed to become that.

I would love to see either a 3D version of London 1969, or a GTA game set in the 1970s like Driver 76

I think its more gaming historians have an outdated fanboy console war problem.

Mario 64 wasn't the first 3D game, not that I ever heard that argument anyways, but it did certainly raise the bar for 3D with its detailed environments, non linear structure, and fluid controls. The fact that Gabe Newell even cites it as one of his biggest inspirations should speak volumes on its importance.

Croc also deserves credit for being one of the true earlier examples of a fully 3D platformer, but its dated tank control scheme as well as the popularity of its competition overshadowed it unfortunately. Hopefully the remaster changes this.

this movie was a good reminder that just because you can tell a good story in a game, doesn't automatically make you the next Steven Spielberg

@axelhander thats one hell of a backhanded compliment lol

It would be nice to see a new game, but the humor would be heavily watered down for modern sensibilities unfortunately

@MontyMole "Plus you got to play as Kylie Minogue cosplaying as Cammy, which gives you an unsettling feeling of is this really happening?"

I definitely got a feeling from that, just a different one lol

almost as if they would benefit more from making good games again instead of generic family movie with a Sonic skinsuit, or the 50th Yakuza game

@Guru_Larry people forget that Sega is really Sega in name only after being bought out by a casino company 20 years ago.

They only prioritize their pachinko machines and the two or so franchises that are safe bets. Long gone are the days of niche titles like Skies Of Arcadia or even Billy Hatcher

@EarthboundBenjy The highlight of the game for me was definitely the jungle level, both in terms of level design and music.

However, the final boss (not the secret one) was one of the most frustrating sections of a game I've ever experienced. Who thought it was a good idea to design a boss with five phases, one hit kill moves, and no checkpoints, forcing you to start over from the very beginning every time?

PS2 has a such a great library, even to this day I'm still discovering games on it

@Hexapus I didn't ignore anything, I addressed the main point and I kept it concise for the sake of brevity.

@Hexapus I already said I don't think AI should do everything since its potential is limited compared to human imagination. I just think it can be a good tool.

Also you say wasting capital on the assumption that an indie automatically has it in the first place.

Yes, but Stephen King is able to sell millions of copies of a book because of the printing press, something that was once the job of humans to manually do themselves.

As for the rest of your point, my position isn't that AI should do all the work, I just think it can be an effective tool for those who don't have the disposable capital to hire extra talent. Its also not a zero sum game if an indie developer who didn't even have the money to hire someone, uses AI instead.

@Hexapus The printing press was actually criticized upon its release because it eliminated the need to pay scribes and monks to manually copy books. Additionally, the demand for illustrators declined, as illustrations were a common feature in manually produced books but became less necessary with printed text.

Stephen King conceived The Shining on his own, but he was able to bring it to life much more quickly and affordably using a typewriter, rather than paying someone to write everything by hand. With AI today, it’s even easier and faster to proofread a novel or translate it—tasks that were once time-consuming and costly.

Blue-collar jobs are already being gradually replaced by automation. For example, fast-food restaurants and grocery stores increasingly use self-checkouts instead of human cashiers.

The difference, however, is that creativity remains exclusive to human imagination. AI, while not inherently creative, can open new doors for people by helping them realize their visions in a more cost-effective way. Similarly, game development, which once required a university education in the 1990s just to learn the basics of coding, can now be learned at home with readily available tools and resources.

@PinballBuzzbro like somebody else said above, some people just simply can't afford artists, and learning art takes time.

@axelhander keep in mind, at one point in history the same fear mongering was happening with type writers, calculators, and computers

They easily had the technology back then to make a Lara Croft mousepad with the "wrist support" if you know what I mean lol

@Daniel36 I forced myself to finish it because I thought I was just missing something. There were several times where I wanted to give up, even going as far as taking a week off from playing.

I think the fact its also kind of a rip off of Neon Genesis Evangelion helped its popularity a lot.

@KitsuneNight with the exception of some Nintendo, i don't really play anything after the seventh gen

@Daniel36 I never saw the appeal of Xenogears. I played through it for the first time recently, and It has probably the worst pacing I've experienced in a game.

The story itself was nothing compelling to me, it just felt like a first year philosophy student trying to be deep. The combat was at least kinda fun.

Really says something when the majority of the list is PS1 and PS2 lol

While I agree with most of it, I think a lot of classics are still missing, and I personally think Xenogears and FF10 are ranked way too high.

@nuff64 ill take it!

@Blast16 he can wield giant sword or hammers, but we know hes no match against a golf club