you had me at love child of Chrono Trigger and Final Fantasy Tactics... two of the greatest games ever made.

Why so cynical? The guy clearly has more passion for making video games than he does “making a name for himself” and he must have the dedication and work ethic to not only get on Nintendo’s radar but actually get a job offer. Not everyone wants to be in the spotlight. Some people want to do work they are happy to do…

I imagine he is very, very good at what he does.

Now I have to wonder what the fuck he did to manage to be the lone white guy (I assume) at Nintendo of Japan.

I had a primal rage action figure as a kid, but I don’t think I ever played the game. Why was the sequel cancelled?

Silly, Fire Emblem has no problems.

Yup, in FC2 and TW3 the design is there, but it’s managable, either because the weapons last longer, because you can repair them or both.

Rather than an oversight, this looks in line with their platform-wide strategy of offloading “side” tasks (like voice chat) to the iphone at your side. It makes sense - I don’t think I used the digital manuals even once on wii u, where even checking a computer in the other room felt more immediate than scrolling a…

Maybe Nintendo recognizes now that the people who would appreciate an instruction manual are now all adults, and we no longer get to read the instruction booklet in anticipation as our parents drive us home. Maybe if they did have instruction manuals, I’d call my mom and have her drive me to the store so I could jump…

Making cartridges taste bad isn’t free.

I can’t wait for Nintendo to just become a publisher.

It’s no wonder that Miyamoto started playing Zelda and just began climbing trees.

Honest question:

Deconstructing the medium is a big part of viewing video games as an art form. That’s why Undertale was so good, and things like this, while smaller deconstructions, are just as important.

Oh yeah? Well, I’m spreedrunning “Waiting for Zelda to be delivered.”

I think that’s very accurate with a pinch more RPG elements. Almost like a super streamlined Skyrim or The Witcher 3. Unlike AC and TW3, though, Aloy doesn’t handle like a drunk mannequin. She’s much more responsive, whether she’s running around in circles or climbing rocks. You won’t encounter situations where she…

I just want to point out how useful that compass is. It’s very much like Skyrim’s but it’ll tell you what the center icon is for with a map legend caption that fades in. It’s a small change, granted, but it makes it a lot easier to juggle multiple side quest icons without having to open your map or quest log menu.

They could but why would they want to? What happens when some idiot loses control of his cart, gets plowed by a truck, and the surviving family sue Nintendo?

“Well guys, we’re being shut down. Apparently Nintendo isn’t too keen on other companies using their IPs. Who’d have thunk it. At least we can all rest easy knowing that none of us could have possibly seen this coming.”

I don’t know anything about IP laws but couldn’t Nintendo just make them official and work out deal where they pay for a license where Nintendo gets a percentage of what they make off the business? Or is the big N required to shut this down until they change it enough?