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[Saber]

If its similar to what DQ did, then I can't see this thing being bad.
DQ Builders was a pretty good and charming game, using their own monster library.

 

[bender]

Thread 'Will Nintendo have an 80+ scoring game this year?'

Feb 10, 2026

I've mentioned this a few times but it seems like Nintendo has lost the sauce. Their games have been consistently disappointing since they launched the Switch 2 (to be honest since before then, after 2023 they've been pretty meh)

Every game they release since Bananza has been disappointing and scored low. Today's Mario Tennis reviews are not only sub-80, they're sub-70

Pokemon Legends ZA 78
Kirby Air Riders 79
Hyrule Warriors Age of Imprisonment 78
Metroid Prime 4 78
Mario Tennis Fever 67

This is allegedly the best developer on the planet, as much as their business decisions suck their...

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[FudgeIt]

I am curious what the reviews say regarding on whether me, as an adult, would or should like this. LOL.

 

[MagnesD3]

Hol up. I'd absolutely argue Minecraft was when it came out.

Portal 2, Dead Space 2, Marvel vs Capcom 3, The Binding of Isaac, Dark Souls, Sonic Generations, and Skyward Sword are all better games...

 

[FoxMcChief]

probably a good thing in order to prevent people from enslaving dittos to use as sex slaves

That's what Mr. Mime is for.

 

[jshackles]

That's what Mr. Mime is for.

 

[LordCBH]

Portal 2, Dead Space 2, Marvel vs Capcom 3, The Binding of Isaac, Dark Souls, Sonic Generations, and Skyward Sword are all better games...

I didn't say it would win. I argue it should be in the discussion.

 

[VGA-Games]

Sadly Pokémon: Pokopia is on a Game Key Card :'(

 

[FudgeIt]

What is the key card concept again? Feel like this would be a good digital game instead of constantly changing the cards to change games

 

[Baemono]

What is the key card concept again?

it's like regular Switch 1 cartridges with mandatory download, but they gave them a fancy name

 

[BlackTron]

What is the key card concept again? Feel like this would be a good digital game instead of constantly changing the cards to change games

The cart acts as your game key, so you must insert it every time you want to play after the one-time download. The downside is that you need to swap carts and can lose it, the upside is you retain some control over the license to sell/trade/lend it...but we had that already with games on the cartridge so they aren't much to write home about unless you're a game publisher

 

[Dacvak]

I'm shocked at the review scores. I had (and have?) no interest at all in this game, and I thought for sure it would be mediocre at best.

Shows what I know. I ought to give this another look, I guess.

 

[VGA-Games]

What is the key card concept again? Feel like this would be a good digital game instead of constantly changing the cards to change games

You get a physical Cartridge. But on the Cartridge is just a Game Licence instead of the Game Data. The Game must be downloaded from the Nintendo eShop.

 

[daxgame]

Surprised by these scores but actually, I was the ignorant one, as I've just read Dragon Quest Builders 2's team worked on it. And that was a really good game.

 

[LordOcidax]

I am curious what the reviews say regarding on whether me, as an adult, would or should like this. LOL.

Irrelevant

 

[Lambogenie]

Game key cards makes this difficult to really want. Sure, it makes sense with this type of game but doesnt mean I want it forced.

 

[Lionel Richie]

I mean it was becoming more and more obvious this one was going to be a banger. Certified GOTY contender.

 

[DarkShadowXI]

Irrelevant

 

[TheLikou]

lmao wtf is this actually a good game. Or is it the nintendo journo bias? Cause legends ZA is massively overrated even at 79 meta

Haters already in action, I see.

 

[NeoIkaruGAF]

This one seems a bit harsh.

It's Spain, I don't think the score is a mistake.

 

[FudgeIt]

Which reviews should I be looking at for a detailed approach to reviewing? I am really curious which ones are detailed. I may just summarize it via copilot.

 

[Banjo64]

 

[anyasok]

Irrelevant

Despise both tbh

 

[vaibhavpisal]

I am curious what the reviews say regarding on whether me, as an adult, would or should like this. LOL.

Watch one of the videos of the game.

If it makes you go - Aww thats so cute. I can totally spend 100 hrs doing menial stuff in company of these characters.

Its a game for you.

If you cannot even watch and finish a 2 minute trailer for it, don't bother.

I haven't played the game, but usually these go about like that. If it has deep mechanics and some meaningful stuff to do, I will be surprised. (Palworld is definitely worth playing).

 

[Deerock71]

OKAY. I was not aware that the team behind this were the group behind DQ Builders 1 and 2. This is to say...it's downloading now.

 

[FudgeIt]

Watch one of the videos of the game.

If it makes you go - Aww thats so cute. I can totally spend 100 hrs doing menial stuff in company of these characters.

Its a game for you.

If you cannot even watch and finish a 2 minute trailer for it, don't bother.

I haven't played the game, but usually these go about like that. If it has deep mechanics and some meaningful stuff to do, I will be surprised. (Palworld is definitely worth playing).

Yeah deep mechanics seems not present here just based on what I know, but that is very very very limited so I could be way off base here. But heck, I wish I was a godamn kid again and I miss Nintendo for this reason alone.

 

[DarkShadowXI]

Watch one of the videos of the game.

If it makes you go - Aww thats so cute. I can totally spend 100 hrs doing menial stuff in company of these characters.

Its a game for you.

If you cannot even watch and finish a 2 minute trailer for it, don't bother.

I haven't played the game, but usually these go about like that. If it has deep mechanics and some meaningful stuff to do, I will be surprised. (Palworld is definitely worth playing).

I agree that if the trailer isn't for you, then yeah pass on it.

But I spent about 10 hours in Dragon Quest Builders 2 and had a delightful time. Wanted to come back to it!

I can see myself playing this for maybe 10-30 hours, especially if I can play with my wife. She loves these types of things.

For me, I play these types of games to turn off my brain for a bit. Usually I'll have something on the TV at the same time.

I thought the same about Fantasy Life i and ended up putting 180 hours into it, so you never know. That game does have combat, though.

 

[MagnesD3]

I didn't say it would win. I argue it should be in the discussion.

Ok thats fair.

 

[Roufianos]

Haven't ever played the 'cozy' genre but I loved Viva Piñata as a kid and am a huge Pokémon nerd. Might check it out.

 

[FoxMcChief]

Does this games meta score meet LakeOf9 's score criteria?

 

[FudgeIt]

Looks cute but it doesn't seem lik the gameplay is for me. I feel like it's just a lot of building and not really doing much in between the reading. I know I simplified that, but that's what I got from the video. I would have liked something like this if it had demons, ass, knives and bloodshed.

 

[blacktout]

If it has deep mechanics and some meaningful stuff to do, I will be surprised.

If you watched a trailer and don't know if the mechanics are for you, then that's exactly the reason why you would check out a review, isn't it?

This definitely seems to be a case where the initial trailer dramatically undersold the scope of the game, though the gameplay overview from last week's Pokemon Presents did show a lot more.

 

[RPS37]

I'm perplexed but I refuse to play Pokémon Viva Piñafa.

 

[Esquie]

Great scores. Busy few weeks of releases with RE9, Marathon, Pokopia, and Crimson Desert, also incredibly varied in terms of genre

 

[mrpants]

Jesus they can do a pure horror Pokémon movie with Mr Mine being the slasher or something

DQB2 is fun and Pokopia is made by the same team