I watched some video (I wish I could remember which one but at this point I have watched too many about the Switch) where it was implied that the developers for this game were directly targeting the 30-something "lapsed and nostalgic" gamer category. In fact the ability for the graphics to switch (no pun) between 16 bit pixel style and something more modern was basically explained as "and dads might want to play this with their kids who will reject the old graphics, hence we included both." Honestly the most interesting thing to me (I won't buy this game for full price) is the implication that Nintendo basically told Capcom that the 30 something casual gamer with a kid is basically the Switch's target market.
Except Capcom has already done this, I think multiple times. This is nothing new. That hardcore fighting game market isn't going to buy a Switch for a 10th iteration of SF2, especially since there isn't even going to be any other fighting games out on the console, and most people who play those games would want to do so on a joystick. I think there is one announced for Switch, but to pay $200 for yet another SF2 is something I don't see many people doing.
“The Switch caters to a wide audience, and the people who played the original Street Fighter 2 on Super Nintendo are used to the retro-style graphics," Ono said. "Those players are now 30, 40, 50 years old, and they have become parents who are getting their kids into gaming, too. By adding the retro graphics, you give the older crowd a sense of nostalgia and remind them of the original. At the same time, with the current HD graphics, we can appeal to their kids as well. Parents and the kids can play together and say, ‘This is how we used to play this game back in the day.’ And kids can enjoy it without feeling that the game is too retro.”
“Unfortunately the younger developers are actually a little bit quicker, and the older people, who may have been amazing when they were younger, are starting to lose when they fight competitively against each other in the game. Some of the other developers and I are realizing it’s really been 30 years, and we were much better at competitive play when we started on the Street Fighter series.” Ono said there would be a mode where players can perform simple commands. “I mentions it in presentations as something for people who are starting out and aren’t used to dishing out commands in Street Fighter,” he explained,”but secretly, I implemented it for the older players who might not be as good now to help them get that extra boost.”
Eh I wouldn't look TOO much into that. I have developed a game for Unity engine before and it literally has buttons that you press to deploy to PS4, Xbox One, Android, PC, iOS, etc. Sure you have to tweak some stuff, but the general game will just work.Found a very interesting video on Twitch about the Switch:
https://www.twitch.tv/videos/120840159?t=03s
The video is a preview for SnakePass, a new 3D platformer by the development team that made the Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed that I absolutely love. Somewhere around the 25 minute mark of demoing the Switch version of the game they talk about how easy it was to develop for the Switch. Apparently it took about one week to get a working version of the game on the Switch. They go on to talk about how closely Nintendo is working with Epic, and how easy it is to port to the Switch if you use an Epic engine.
Seeing as how Epic's engines are used by a lot of indie developers I think this will go a long way towards increasing the number of titles on the Switch. It also makes me think the "one year port" estimate is for custom game engines. That still isn't great news if you are wanting AAA hardcore games on the Switch, but many titles I personally want to play are built on Epic engines.
In a related note Ubisoft seems bullish on the Switch:
http://www.dualshockers.com/2017/02...ong-comeback-living-room-strong-games-coming/
That is probably why they are releasing the first kinda big port (Steep) and it makes me feel like the rumors of an Assassin's Creed on the Switch might have some validity. Who knows with them though, they could be just implying that the Switch will sell even more copies of Just Dance than the Wii does.
Eh I wouldn't look TOO much into that. I have developed a game for Unity engine before and it literally has buttons that you press to deploy to PS4, Xbox One, Android, PC, iOS, etc. Sure you have to tweak some stuff, but the general game will just work.
One of the highlights of our time with The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild for our cover story was the opportunity to play through one of the game’s dungeons. The world is full of more than 100 shrines, which Nintendo has shown in detail during many of its Treehouse live streams, but those are different than dungeons. The shrines are small, offering a few puzzles, usually in one large room. The dungeon we played is more in line with what we have come to expect from a traditional Zelda dungeon – a large area with a series of interconnected rooms and puzzles followed by a boss.
We will find out in a few weeks!This is from Game Informer which this month did a huge cover story on Breath of the Wild.
http://www.gameinformer.com/b/featu...nd-of-zelda-breath-of-the-wilds-dungeons.aspx
The one thing that has me worried is the 100 shrine part. They are puzzle rooms basically and while having 100 of them is great, I could see getting tired of it after a while. No demos or videos have shown us much in the way of many towns to visit. People are comparing it to Skyrim but I got bored of Skyrim because of all the same basic fetch quests and same basic "dungeon" layout. With 100 shrines, I really hope there is more to the world than that and having that many of them it might be difficult to make them all varied enough to keep them interesting. I just hope there is a lot to the big open world other than being large with puzzle rooms and dungeons all over the place.
I showed my fiancée videos of 1-2 Switch to see if that's something she would want to play so I can order it and she asked why it wasn't packed into the system because who would pay $50 for those games? It really does not look worth $50 at all. Many of the mini games in it look really bad.
So for launch looks like I'm only getting Zelda and Bomberman because she used to love playing Bomberman.
You mean this doesn't get your fiancee hype?I showed my fiancée videos of 1-2 Switch to see if that's something she would want to play so I can order it and she asked why it wasn't packed into the system because who would pay $50 for those games? It really does not look worth $50 at all. Many of the mini games in it look really bad.
So for launch looks like I'm only getting Zelda and Bomberman because she used to love playing Bomberman.
Even Zelda is getting the season pass treatement.
http://www.ign.com/articles/2017/02...egend-of-zelda-breath-of-the-wild-season-pass
Yup which is why the built in memory isn't enough. Games are larger nowadays, plus updates and DLC, the built in 32GB is tiny.Even Zelda is getting the season pass treatement.
http://www.ign.com/articles/2017/02...egend-of-zelda-breath-of-the-wild-season-pass
Yup which is why the built in memory isn't enough. Games are larger nowadays, plus updates and DLC, the built in 32GB is tiny.
Pay for hard mode? Didn't we get that for free with Skyward Sword?? And we're paying $60 instead of $50...