I think most of these so-called complaints were people trying to be funny or sarcastic about having to do something again in game.  Not to mention it was literally just like six people on Twitter for a game that sold 34 million.  Not really indicative of anything.

The short answer is yes. But it’s less about censorship and more about being afraid of international audiences not being aware of anything Japanese. Xenoblade 2 has four characters named after the Four Symbols, which have strong relevance in Japanese and Chinese culture but their names were completely and almost…

I came here to say much the same. The reality is, also, it isn’t Left 4 Dead 3 and the entire review seems to be about how it isn’t the same game as Left 4 Dead 1/2. It isn’t supposed to. Imagine if every review of any modern game, from Dragon Quest XI to Breath of the Wild read this way. “These games aren’t nearly as…

It’s couches in obvious sarcasm and yet you’re here on Kotaku, reading gaming journalism which is nearly 100% needlessly padded summaries of mundane events and then furthering your experience with reading the even more mundane comments, so I’m going to have to assume you're feeling genuine elation at reading more.

Almost entirely disagree.  Samus conveys a lot of emotion with body language, moment, timely paused and head turns.  I definitely don't think it hurt the game.  I wouldn't change anything.  I wouldn't mind more characterization in the future if it's done well, but I disagree it's necessary and worse off without.

Not to mention the ending as well, where she pauses before taking off.  Like a moment of silent appreciation.

They didn't stealthily remove it.  This isn't news or anything, it was always going to be an LTO item and like all of them, they remove them when the next promotion comes along.  Surely as a food blog, you're aware of this.  It's the same thing they've done hundreds of times before.

Some people just have a moral objection to theft and don't think they simply deserve something because a company makes a lot of money.  And others just think logically about the very real sales thresholds companies put on games and if they don't sell enough, sequels just don't happen.  Nintendo has too many IPs to…

I've literally never played post launch DLC for a game before if I played the game before the DLC.  If I buy a game and play through it, then 8 months later there's a 1 hour campaign mission added.. I'm just never going to be into that.  I'm already done with the game, I've already moved on, maybe forgotten the finer…

Same here. I know exactly what you mean about feeling like you’d outgrown games. It really is just that I don’t have the patience I had for games that don’t respect my time and aren’t amazing. I’m done slogging through 80 hour RPGs that are just “okay” or playing through sub par Metroidvania games that are “fairly…

It's not less illegal because the scale might not be as large as some think.  And it doesn't make this article any better.

I’m not sure what you mean about some games just not having physical copies. There are countless new copies of Disgaea 4, 5 and Xenoblade 2 at GameStop, Walmart, Target, Amazon. Everywhere I’ve looked.

It throws you into the deep end with exploration even in the first hour.  More than even Super Metroid, it leaves you flailing in the wind with only your wits to orient you.  And I mean that in the best way possible.

I have absolutely no interest in Back 4 Blood and I think Metroid Dread is the best game in the main Metroid series by a decent margin (though I like them all). And yet... I’d still probably recommend you get Back 4 Blood. Depending on how you play, in 15-45 hours, you’ll be finished doing 1-3 runs through Metroid…

I'd say homage rather than copy.  It looks distinctly different.  As for the name... I mean, you could probably find a thousand robots with similar names that are acronyms made into real names.  That's about as generic robot as it gets in sci-fi.

Metroid music is something I enjoy.  It's not music I'd seek out to listen to outside the game, but it always felt fitting for the alien world isolation motif.

I think nostalgia in the way you describe is just a barrier to enjoyment. Letting the fondness of youth stand in the way of new experiences is exactly why so many gamers are unhappy with anything other than their classic favorites. I’m not going to sit here and tell you what games are the best and which you should…

“...it also lacks the immersive, atmospheric pull of the most beloved Metroid games.”

Even if what you say is true, then it's still not an open world game.  Open world games aren't heavily gated with locks all around.  They're, by definition, open.  Also, it's just supposition either way.  Though I still doubt the map will be fully traversable.

Had you not seen or read anything about it..?  How did you even know the game existed without knowing it had turn based combat?  It's in the reveal trailer!