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General Gaming / Re: 4th Annual NWR Four on Four
« Last post by Luigi Dude on Today at 03:38:23 PM »
Well I got two more done by the end of the month, so I got 4 all together for the month after all.

Raging Blasters

Well this is an indie vertical scroll shmup, that's clearly based off of older titles from the early 90's.  Not much to say, since it was a pretty short game that doesn't really do anything different from other vertical shmup's, but it was still a fun game.  If you like shmup's, then I'd recommend it.  It's actually on the easy side of shmup's , since I was actually able to beat the hardest difficulty, which is something I'm almost never able to do in these kind of games.

I find it kind of funny how when I beat the game on Normal mode my final score got me in the 600's on the online leaderboard.  When I beat it on Hard mode by top score was in the top 200's.  Then when I beat it on Expert mode I'm rank at 48.  Goes to show that most people really don't play games on the higher difficulty settings.  Beating the game on Normal mode made my score nothing too special, but just beating it on the highest difficulty makes me one of the top 50 players in the world in that difficulties rank.


Vengeful Guardian: Moonrider

Now this game is awesome.  It's like if you combined the Shinobi games with the Mega Man X/Zero games.  If you're a fan of either of those series, this game is filled with call backs to both.  The one negative is it's kind of on the easier side and I wish it had a Hard mode like Joymasher (the developer of this games) previous titles all had.  The game took me less than 5 hours to beat and that was with finding 100% of items, so it's a pretty short titles as well.  But like I said earlier, if you're a fan of the older Shinobi games, the Mega Man X/Zero games or both, the game has more then enough stuff going on to give you a good time during those few hours.
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Born in a world of strife!
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Nintendo Gaming / Re: Official Sales Thread
« Last post by Enner on Today at 01:16:34 PM »
Japan Numbers!

https://www.installbaseforum.com/forums/threads/media-create-sales-week-16-2024-apr-15-apr-21.2610/

TOP GAME: 01./02. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe <RCE> (Nintendo) {2017.04.28} (¥5.980) - 11.585 / 5.804.495 <80-100%> (+3%)

Media Create Sales: Week 16, 2024 (Apr 15 - Apr 21)

01./01. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe <RCE> (Nintendo) {2017.04.28} (¥5.980)
02./02. [NSW] Princess Peach: Showtime! <ACT> (Nintendo) {2024.03.22} (¥5.980)
03./03. [NSW] Super Mario Bros. Wonder <ACT> (Nintendo) {2023.10.20} (¥5.980)
04./00. [PS5] Rise of the Ronin # <ADV> (Sony Interactive Entertainment) {2024.03.22} (¥8.164)
05./00. [NSW] Animal Crossing: New Horizons # <ETC> (Nintendo) {2020.03.20} (¥5.980)

Top 5

NSW - 4
PS5 - 1

(Taiwan)
01./00. [PS5] Rise of the Ronin <ADV> (Sony Interactive Entertainment) {2024.03.22}
02./03. [PS5] Final Fantasy VII Rebirth <RPG> (Square Enix) {2024.02.29}
03./01. [PS5] Dragon's Dogma II <ACT> (Capcom) {2024.03.22}
04./02. [NSW] Princess Peach: Showtime! <ACT> (Nintendo) {2024.03.22}
05./05. [NSW] Nintendo Switch Sports <SPT> (Nintendo) {2022.04.29}

Top 5

PS5 - 3
NSW - 2

(South Korea)
01./01. [NSW] Animal Crossing: New Horizons <ETC> (Nintendo) {2020.03.20}
02./03. [NSW] Super Mario Bros. Wonder <ACT> (Nintendo) {2023.10.20}
03./02. [NSW] Nintendo Switch Sports <SPT> (Nintendo) {2022.04.29}
04./04. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe <RCE> (Nintendo) {2017.12.15}
05./00. [NSW] Minecraft <ADV> (Microsoft Game Studios) {2018.06.21}

Top 5

NSW - 5


Famitsu Sales: Week 16, 2024 (Apr 15 - Apr 21)

01./02. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe <RCE> (Nintendo) {2017.04.28} (¥5.980) - 11.585 / 5.804.495 <80-100%> (+3%)
02./03. [NSW] Princess Peach: Showtime! <ACT> (Nintendo) {2024.03.22} (¥5.980) - 8.012 / 143.180 <60-80%> (-25%)
03./04. [NSW] Super Mario Bros. Wonder <ACT> (Nintendo) {2023.10.20} (¥5.980) - 7.470 / 1.829.996 <80-100%> (-16%)
04./09. [NSW] Animal Crossing: New Horizons # <ETC> (Nintendo) {2020.03.20} (¥5.980) - 7.078 / 7.747.713 <80-100%> (+32%)
05./05. [NSW] Nintendo Switch Sports # <SPT> (Nintendo) {2022.04.29} (¥4.980) - 6.131 / 1.320.273 <80-100%> (-23%)
06./06. [PS5] Rise of the Ronin # <ADV> (Sony Interactive Entertainment) {2024.03.22} (¥8.164) - 5.651 / 109.501 <80-100%> (-19%)
07./07. [NSW] Minecraft # <ADV> (Microsoft Game Studios) {2018.06.21} (¥3.600) - 5.523 / 3.502.392 <80-100%> (-6%)
08./08. [NSW] Splatoon 3 <ACT> (Nintendo) {2022.09.09} (¥5.980) - 5.477 / 4.282.105 <80-100%> (-4%)
09./00. [PS5] Ark: Survival Ascended <ADV> (Spike Chunsoft) {2024.04.18} (¥5.800) - 4.127 / NEW <20-40%>
10./13. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate # <FTG> (Nintendo) {2018.12.07} (¥7.200) - 3.791 / 5.489.590 <80-100%> (-6%)
11./12. [NSW] Momotaro Dentetsu World: The Earth Spins with Hope! <TBL> (Konami) {2023.11.16} (¥6.300) - 3.708 / 1.037.252 <80-100%> (-12%)
12./18. [PS5] Final Fantasy VII Rebirth <RPG> (Square Enix) {2024.02.29} (¥8.980) - 3.563 / 320.972 <80-100%> (+19%)
13./10. [NSW] It Takes Two <ADV> (Electronic Arts) {2022.12.08} (¥3.909) - 3.450 / 41.829 <80-100%> (-29%)
14./16. [NSW] Mario Party Superstars <ETC> (Nintendo) {2021.10.29} (¥5.980) - 3.337 / 1.430.096 <80-100%> (+2%)
15./20. [NSW] Super Mario Party # <ETC> (Nintendo) {2018.10.05} (¥5.980) - 3.090 / 2.278.247 <80-100%> (+32%)
16./17. [NSW] Pokemon Scarlet / Violet # <RPG> (Pokemon Co.) {2022.11.18} (¥5.980) - 3.068 / 5.331.480 <80-100%> (-3%)
17./15. [NSW] Ring Fit Adventure # <HOB> (Nintendo) {2019.10.18} (¥7.980) - 3.020 / 3.547.423 <80-100%> (-15%)
18./14. [NSW] Mario Vs. Donkey Kong <PZL> (Nintendo) {2024.02.16} (¥4.980) - 2.936 / 149.724 <80-100%> (-27%)
19./19. [NSW] Pikmin 4 <ACT> (Nintendo) {2023.07.21} (¥5.980) - 2.507 / 1.202.400 <80-100%> (+2%)
20./00. [NSW] Dokyusei: Bangin' Summer # <ADV> (DMM Games) {2024.04.18} (¥5.400) - 2.432 / NEW <60-80%>
21./22. [NSW] Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics <ETC> (Nintendo) {2020.06.05} (¥3.980) - 2.245 / 1.272.734 <80-100%> (+3%)
22./23. [NSW] Puyo Puyo Tetris 2 [Special Price] <PZL> (Sega) {2022.11.17} (¥3.500) - 2.010 / 155.169 <80-100%> (+6%)
23./21. [NSW] Super Mario Odyssey # <ACT> (Nintendo) {2017.10.27} (¥5.980) - 1.888 / 2.473.036 <80-100%> (-14%)
24./30. [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild # <ADV> (Nintendo) {2017.03.03} (¥6.980) - 1.619 / 2.287.975 <80-100%> (+20%)
25./11. [NSW] Unicorn Overlord # <SLG> (Atlus) {2024.03.08} (¥7.980) - 1.515 / 73.166 <80-100%> (-65%)
26./29. [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom # <ADV> (Nintendo) {2023.05.12} (¥7.200) - 1.480 / 1.975.099 <80-100%> (+6%)
27./00. [NSW] Kirby and the Forgotten Land <ACT> (Nintendo) {2022.03.25} (¥5.980) - 1.395 / 1.106.274 <80-100%>
28./00. [NSW] Pokemon Scarlet / Violet + The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero <RPG> (Pokemon Co.) {2023.11.03} (¥9.162) - 1.387 / 128.387 <80-100%>
29./26. [NSW] Jinsei Game for Nintendo Switch <TBL> (Takara Tomy) {2023.10.06} (¥6.000) - 1.350 / 203.079 <80-100%> (-14%)
30./28. [NSW] Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythm Festival <ACT> (Bandai Namco Entertainment) {2022.09.22} (¥5.980) - 1.322 / 314.447 <80-100%> (-6%)

Top 30

NSW - 27
PS5 - 3

HARDWARE
Code: [Select]
+-------+------------+------------+------------+------------+------------+-------------+
|System |  This Week |  Last Week |  Last Year |     YTD    |  Last YTD  |     LTD     |
+-------+------------+------------+------------+------------+------------+-------------+
| NSW # |     64.281 |     71.273 |     51.805 |    929.237 |  1.089.460 |  32.715.893 |
| PS5 # |     21.297 |     20.941 |     41.755 |    561.920 |    993.644 |   5.526.777 |
| XBS # |      2.789 |      2.616 |        488 |     36.531 |     38.102 |     576.638 |
| PS4 # |         92 |         41 |        789 |     10.243 |     24.926 |   9.501.302 |
+-------+------------+------------+------------+------------+------------+-------------+
|  ALL  |     88.459 |     94.871 |     94.974 |  1.538.093 |  2.147.842 |  72.921.702 |
+-------+------------+------------+------------+------------+------------+-------------+
|  PS5  |     16.149 |     16.455 |     33.572 |    467.705 |    839.753 |   4.765.875 |
| PS5DE |      5.148 |      4.486 |      8.183 |     94.215 |    153.891 |     760.902 |
| XBS X |      2.149 |      1.873 |        376 |     23.155 |     12.548 |     268.139 |
| XBS S |        640 |        743 |        112 |     13.376 |     25.554 |     308.499 |
|NSWOLED|     50.602 |     58.336 |     39.763 |    694.946 |    682.451 |   7.123.104 |
| NSW L |      7.531 |      7.174 |      4.368 |    143.524 |    177.644 |   5.817.598 |
|  NSW  |      6.148 |      5.763 |      7.674 |     90.767 |    229.365 |  19.775.191 |
|  PS4  |         92 |         41 |        789 |     10.243 |     24.926 |   7.925.579 |
+-------+------------+------------+------------+------------+------------+-------------+

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is back on top as a new retail edition of the Ark survival game series releases.
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Crackdown with the Hulk: Ultimate Destruction simple pleasures.
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General Gaming / Re: 4th Annual NWR Four on Four
« Last post by M.K.Ultra on Today at 11:49:13 AM »
Well the month is almost over so it is about time to wrap this event up. I was able to beat two more games ending up with five on five for the month.

First up is Paper Beast which I played on PSVR/PS4. This is a short VR experience and I found to be really enjoyable. It was a little rough going back to PSVR after playing PSVR2. In fact, after playing I realized there is a PSVR2 version of this game. I am not sure if one is able to just upgrade for free or not. The game is very weird and the less I try to explain it the better. I liked how little direction you were given so that the overall question of what to do ended up being the puzzle to solve. There are also some cool things to explore that don't seem to have anything to do with progression. Beating the game only took about 4 hours and I ended up with about 8/22 trophies. There is a sandbox mode but that did not seem like my thing. I am interested in going back to get the rest of the trophies eventually. Definitely looking forward to whatever Pixel Reef does next.

Last but not least is the monumentous Cyberpunk 2077 which I played on XBox Series X. I just got a series X and this is the only game I have played on it so far. As I mentioned before someone gave me the XBox One disc and that enabled the free upgrade. The game looks and sounds great, though it is still buggy. The game does not seem to like the Quick Resume feature as I had to fully reset the console multiple times to avoid bugs. The cyberpunk environment is cool but the stories, characters, and quests are where the game shined for me. This really makes me interested in picking up The Witcher 3. I ended up putting about 100 hours into the game and have all but one achievement which I plan to get tonight. That does not include the Phantom Liberty DLC which I am also interested in picking up sometime.


Feel free to post into May with any updates on your progress from April and join us again next year. Also look forward to the next event, which might be Backlaugust but I have an idea for something else to do in June.
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I'm still game!
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General Gaming / Re: 4th Annual NWR Four on Four
« Last post by Luigi Dude on Yesterday at 03:03:14 PM »
Say, what are they up to now... ???

They've been publishing several games from other studio's, but haven't made a game themselves in about 5 years now.  They say there's working on a new title, but haven't announced what it is yet.  They've said the biggest problem with the first Yooka Laylee was they needed more people and more time, so the fact they been able to work on a new game for 5 years without having to resort to kickstarter again is a pretty good sign.

So yeah I can't wait to see what the next game they've been working on will be.
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General Gaming / Re: 4th Annual NWR Four on Four
« Last post by M.K.Ultra on Yesterday at 10:34:13 AM »
Yooka Laylee and The Impossible Lair

It's basically a new Donkey Kong Country game, except you play as a Chameleon instead of an Ape.

I know right. I really enjoyed it much more than the 3D Yooka Laylee game. Of course I have nostalgia for the DKC games but did not play Rare's 3D stuff.


For the final level, the Impossible Lair which seems to be what is controversial about this game, I liked it for the most part.  I was getting frustrated because I'd keep getting to the end of the 2nd section, with only a few bee's left, and when I saw I was only about 50% done with it, thought the remainder would be just has hard if not harder, so I get replaying the 2nd section until I could finish it with at least over half of my bee's still on me.  Eventually I was able to beat the 2nd section with 26 Bee's still left, and then I finally did the rest of it and it turns out I didn't even need anywhere close to that many because the 2nd half of the Impossible Lair was much easier then the first half.  So I found that like 90% of the Impossible Lairs challenge is in the 2nd section because it had quite a few BS area's that are almost impossible to avoid damage, while the 1st, 3rd and 4th were pretty fair.


I think I remember something similar happening where I got stuck with the middle part but when finally beat the eponymous impossible lair I had plenty of bees. I was then able to beat it again after that and do even better. It suddenly seemed so easy. I thought that was clever design on the part of Playtonic.

Say, what are they up to now... ???
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Podcast Discussion / Re: Episode 872: Pack Me Like One of Your Fabergé Girls
« Last post by Lemonade on Yesterday at 09:25:39 AM »
I also own Crackdown 1 and 2 for some reason for free. Gui makes me more interested in trying them
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even more rumors that are mostly backing up previous rumors

https://www.bilibili.com/opus/925030436838572049

Summary:
1. The Bluetooth chip of Switch 2 still supports existing Joy-Con and Pro controllers, and still features HD vibration (ALPS dual-axis linear motor).
2. Switch 2 has backwards compatibility with Switch 1 cartridges, but Switch 2 cartridges will be different and won't fit on a Switch 1.
3. The new joycons are larger and are magnetically attached to the console with an electromagnet. The SL and SR buttons are metallic now, and there's a new button on the back of each joycon just below the SL & SR buttons, and a new button below the home button on the front of the right joycon
4. The dock still has an USB-C port and will also support 4K image output.
5. The new kickstand also has a damping bracket on the back for improved angle adjustment.
6. The screen is bigger, up to 8 inches and the resolution is upgraded to 1080p.
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