I played both in my childhood, and I don’t think I’ve ever returned to Tooie after I beat it first time. It’s a good game, but doesn’t have that same lasting appeal as the first game.
You touched a bit on the why: the game is too ambitious. The levels are too massive and too intertwined. Smaller isolated levels fit the collectathon format better.
I remember having lots of fun with the multiplayer though, so that’s a bonus.
If you want to continue the collectathon journey you should try out Donkey Kong 64. It’s also a game that falls under its own ambitions, but in different ways. Still a good game, but nothing beats Kazooie.
DK64 is sometimes accused of killing the collectathon genre. While I’m not sure if the accusations are deserved, DK64 was too ambitious with the amount of collectibles and the size of levels for its own good.
It’s still a great game. I think I prefer DK64 over Tooie overall.
After getting disappointing sales figures they will probably conclude it’s all because console gaming is dead and that they should instead focus on making mobile live service games where the real money is.
Don’t worry. The meme stock bros will come up with a new stupid narrative about how this was always part of the plan and how no one actually believed the NFT marketplace was the catalyst for moass. Just trust the plan and keep holding.
Portal 64 uses a proprietary library by Nintendo (namely libultra). This library cannot be freely used, and Nintendo can sue anyone for using it without their permission. Portal is Valve’s intellectual property, so there’s a risk that Valve can be dragged in into this if Nintendo takes legal action.
Valve doesn’t want to risk dealing with Nintendo’s lawyers, so to be on the safe side they ask for Portal 64 to be taken down instead. The risks might be slim, but Valve don’t want to take any chances with Nintendo.
I recently played Alien Isolation, and I noticed all of the “hacking” she does on doors and computers are different types of games, like press the button at the right time, or match the images within a timer, etc....
It was a long time ago I played it, so I’m not sure how well it has aged.
But I recommend Ty the Tasmanian Tiger. It’s a platformer where boomerangs are your weapon. Over time you unlock different kinds of boomerangs with different perks (like fire boomerangs or exploding boomerangs). I remember it being quite fun at the time.
It’s recent. Previously many games were also targeting PS4 and Xbox One, which used slower hard disks. But that is now becoming a thing of the past. Now we should expect more games utilize faster hard disk speeds.
E3 was more than trailers. It was also a chance for journalists to meet game developers and try their games. That aspect died when game developers realized they could just reach the consumer directly without the journalist middleman, and consumers kept up to date with games without journalists.
spoiler10. Dredge 9. Diablo IV 8. Star Wars Jedi: Survivor 7. Super Mario Bros. Wonder 6. Dead Space (Remake) 5. Resident Evil 4 (Remake) 4. The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom 3. Spider-Man 2 2. Baldur’s Gate 3 1. Alan Wake II
Fusion and Dread are also real good stuff if you want more. Although they’re both more story focused and action oriented than Super, they’re still great in their own ways.
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Playing Inscryption. I guess I’m about halfway through. I liked how it started, but I feel like the game is already running out of steam. Not sure if I’m going to finish it.
Elden Ring really scratches that exploratory game itch for me. Every meter felt worth visiting. You never really know what awaits in the next corner. If you’re lucky it might be the entrance to a completely unique area, all with its own set of enemies and bosses. It’s a game that dares to put an optional secret area behind a secret area behind another secret area.
Even on second play through I was caught off guard by some new surprises.
Compare it to Tears of the Kingdom for example. Wherever you go, you will find the same sets of enemies and often even the same environmental assets. After you’ve visited a few of the sky archipelago islands there’s few other surprises to see there. Encountering the first Flux Construct is a fun challenge, but after the 20th one it has turned into a mindless chore.
Exactly! They’ve found an incredibly successful business model without having to release a finished game. There’s no incentive for them to change that.
Banjo-Tooie Review (lemmy.world)
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New Crazy Taxi Game Will Be Live Service with a '100-Person Survival Mode' (insider-gaming.com)
To nobody’s surprise, Sega has enshittified its beloved Crazy Taxi IP.
San Andreas ROM for PS2 has been taken down by Rockstar on Vimm's Lair (lemmy.ml)
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What is your game to de stress ?
I like mini motorways and stardew valley. What about you ?
Infinite Craft, an endless crafting game, is out. (neal.fun)
Attention: This game does not have a save feature, but people on Hacker News have already found a way to save their progress....
Sonic X Shadow Generations - Announce Trailer (www.youtube.com)
DEATH STRANDING 2: ON THE BEACH – State of Play Announce Trailer (www.youtube.com)
Rocksteady pulls Suicide Squad an hour into early access after players’ games ‘auto completed’ (www.videogameschronicle.com)
The trainwreck just keeps on going
Report: Embracer cancels Eidos' unannounced Deus Ex project, lays off staff (www.gamedeveloper.com)
Bloodborne Kart isn't allowed to be called Bloodborne Kart anymore, but it is still coming (www.eurogamer.net)
Unfortunate. The game will be removing anything bloodborne-licensed but will probably still look similar.
GameStop axes its short-lived NFT marketplace as it retreats from crypto (www.engadget.com)
Portal 64 dev says “don’t be mad at Valve” for the project’s shutdown (www.pcgamesn.com)
What are some of the best mini-games youve played? (games inside games)
I recently played Alien Isolation, and I noticed all of the “hacking” she does on doors and computers are different types of games, like press the button at the right time, or match the images within a timer, etc....
New guide on Ico dropped on Gamefaqs
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Employees Say ‘Sizable Portion’ Of Gearbox-Owned Studio Has Been Laid Off (aftermath.site)
Today on “the gamedev community literally can’t catch a break”…
Nintendo Switch 2 Release Date May Have Just Accidentally Been Revealed by...Gameshark (www.ign.com)
Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League Preview – We Played it and Didn't Like it (www.ign.com)
What are some 3D platformer/3rd person shooter hybrids aside from the Ratchet and Jak series?
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Heres an idea, Fromsoft should make the Soul Reaver sequel
They had GRRM write Elden Ring. They can get Amy Henning to write SR before she retires...
Free Radical Design shut down (www.eurogamer.net)
Final Fantasy 16 on PC shows signs of life, with producer Yoshi-P saying it will run best on an SSD (www.pcgamer.com)
New single planet fantasy game from Hello Games (www.youtube.com)
Light No Fire Announcement Trailer (www.youtube.com)
The Game Awards 2023 will run roughly 2.5 to 3 hours and feature more new game reveals, confirms Geoff Keighley. (nitter.net)
The Game Awards 2023 will run roughly 2.5 to 3 hours, confirms Geoff Keighley....
TIME.com's 10 Best Video Games of 2023 (time.com)
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Spotify made £56m profit, but has decided not to pay smaller artists like me. We need you to make some noise | Damon Krukowski (www.theguardian.com)
GTA 6 trailer coming Tuesday, Rockstar announces (www.eurogamer.net)
More than 75% of web3 games failed (www.coingecko.com)
I am actually shocked that 25% of those shitcoin “games” didn’t fail
Super Metroid (assets1.ignimgs.com)
It’s being a couple of weeks since I’ve finished this game and it does not get out of my head....
Star Citizen Just Had its Biggest Crowdfunding Day Ever With $3.5 Million in 24 Hours (techraptor.net)
Ubisoft blames “technical error” for showing pop-up ads in Assassin’s Creed (www.theverge.com)
Let’s hope we never see this type of ‘technical error’ again.
The Weekly 'What are you playing?' Discussion (lemmy.world)
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Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Falls Out of the U.S. Top 20 Games for the First Time in Six Years - IGN (www.ign.com)
Only You Can Prevent The Game Awards Hype Cycle - Aftermath (aftermath.site)
The Game Awards announces its 2023 nominees (thegameawards.com)
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Nominees for Game of The Year at TGA 2023 (twitter.com)
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Lies of P - Director's Letter (youtu.be)
Squadron 42: Hold The Line (www.youtube.com)
It turns out Squadron 42 is NOT vaporwave. Nice!
Disney’s CEO is reportedly being advised to buy a big game publisher, because money (www.vg247.com)
$600 Million And A Decade Later, Where Is Star Citizen (exputer.com)