I didn't notice at first. I thought they kept saying they were on different locations as a running gag. Definetly it is well integrated and their interaction with whatever placeholders they might have makes it almost unnoticeable.
I love Bob's takes. So unapologetically against the mainstream. Absolutely love it. I also think it's so funny when Wood knows his real opinion is going to offend some fanbase. Appreciate you guys keeping it real.
As someone who almost exclusively plays jrpgs and farm sims, I loved this direct. I get why people didn't but I have not been this excited about games in a while. I have over 100 hours in octopath traveler and it is one of a handful of games I completed every single quest for and it is the whole reason I purchased a switch in the first place, so I am so psyched for a new one
Octopath II literally made this direct for me, as Octopath was a masterpiece and their mobile game is quite good, tho has it's gacha mechanics I don't like, so excited to have another game in the series on a non-mobile platform!
My favorite Nontendo-ism is Wood talking about something that's literally on his wall right behind him. First was ragging on rail shooters despite Gal Gun being right on the shelf, and this time trying to remember the name of Undertale while his box set of the game is like 2 feet away from his own face
The name Harvest Moon is owned by Natsume who originally published those games in the US. The developer that made them (Marvelous!) got bought by XSeed who had their own publishing arm. Since Natsume owned the name, XSeed had to change the name for US localization and Natsume started pumping out games under the Harvest Moon title on their own.
Bob, thank you for acknowledging the privilege you have in owning multiple consoles, PCs, Switches, etc. Sometimes I think content creators promote the illusion that it is normal to own and have access to everything which is, unless it is your job, a questionable priority to promote and just something that is not viable for the majority of people. It is fair though to point out where ports are unsuccessful and especially when they look lazy because we know hard work can yield more and there are plenty of great games designed for the system or excellent ports to play. And please can we bring death to cloud versions please. Talk about a cash grab. I played the Octo demo and I realized that is was just way too dialogue heavy for me. I love how it looks but 80+ hours of that much jabbering. Nope nope nope. Wait but I’m excited to get Persona 5R…contradiction.
I think you are heavily underrating how big it is to have a defined zelda release date. I’m going to easily put 150+ hours into that game I haven’t been able to care about anything else from Nintendo until that comes out
Getting yourself overhyped can lead to disappointment I liked a good chunk of announcements For me A Wonderful Life was a pleasant surprise I didn’t see coming I was hoping for Twilight Princess Switch but at least we got another update on Zelda Botw2 and we can actually call it by a proper name now. ToTK
Wood: likes Havestella because it’s a farming sim with action RPG elements Also Wood: doesn’t know anything or care for Rune Factory when it has the same mechanics
Hey Wood, sounds like Kit and Krysta are open to talking with you perhaps in a future video... perhaps you guys can talk about that Nintendo Ambassador program thing as she was in charge of that once upon a time
What made the direct worse was the lack of a summer direct so we thought it would have been a huge direct with lots of cool announcements but come and find it it was just farming games
It was one game away from a great direct. Needed Metroid Prime 4 or something on that level. Seems like there is a lack of big Nintendo games for end of the year but then you see games like Bayonetta 3, and we are so many years into the switch. They basically already continued all their big franchises except for Metroid prime and Pikmin. But looks like both are coming.
@@Ray-dl5mp I agree Prime 4 should have been here and would have made the direct worth it. Even though i'm not a fan I still would have enjoyed seeing everyones reactions.
Fire emblem 3 houses was a game that I didn't really think I'd like. However, I ended up getting it because I wanted to know the story before I picked up fire emblem warriors 3 hopes, and man was I blown away. That game is just amazing. I have a really hard time finishing games, especially if they're 60 plus hours long, but I finished this one through to the end as I was determined to experience the story in Scarlet Blaze. I played as the professor of Black eagles, and lemme tell ya, there were some curve balls in there that I just did not expect AT ALL. The game is just amazing, both in it's story, and in it's gameplay (although after a while I found the persona esq gameplay loop a bit monotonous). My next goal is to play fire emblem Awakening on my 3DS, and I think I'll be picking up this new one as well when it comes out (pending reviews anyway). I also have not finished the other two house playthroughs, nor the secret path for black eagles if you accompany edelgard to the empire. But it's a goal of mine for sure. It is really long tho lmao
I am almost through with my final playthrough of all four paths in three houses. Even through I am a huge fan of the game, I will say that doing all the paths is a lot, primarily because you have to play through all the content before the time shift in each new playthrough and that barely changes with the different paths. Even some of the stuff in the post time shift is slightly the same unless you go with the secret black eagles path. My recommendation for a second playthrough is go with the Black Eagles again and do the secret path or do the Blue Lions because there are a few twists in that storyline that involve characters from the Black Eagles and add some deeper layers.
I was quite disappointed with how this September's Nintendo Direct turned out there for multiple reasons. My biggest disappointments with this September's Nintendo Direct were that *_*no*_* DLC was announced for the _Mario Party Superstars_ video game (or for the _Super Mario Party_ video game, for that matter), nor any new Mario Party video game was announced there. Also, I was really disappointed there that *_*no*_* new mainline Mario or Donkey Kong video game was announced there. Finally, I was emotionally bummed out there that *_*no*_* new information was announced for the Mario movie (i.e. release date, what Mario and Luigi are going to sound like, etc.). Therefore, this September's Nintendo Direct was quite a letdown for me!
My guess is Pikmin 4 was fully developed for WiiU and heavy gamepad use but then the WiiU tanked. So they stepped back and redeveloped the whole thing to suit the switch.
Wood: for story of seasons a wonderful life it is my favorite original harvest moon title but that is because I have “it was my first”goggles on for nostalgia. Points for points it is one of the slowest harvest Moon games mechanics-wise, the focus is more enjoy your peaceful time than anything else so be warned, it’s slow
Also! Stardew Valley, is my favorite example of a love letter to a genre done so much better. There is so much obvious love put in, and a -remake- no, a love letter to Stardew with a graphics overhaul with that much love put into it would be ideal
Like a Dragon is the Japanese name of the series of games that is known as Yakuza here. And the newest game Yakuza: Like a Dragon combined the titles of both regions. Like how Resident Evil VII: Biohazard did. Biohazard is the name of the Resident Evil series in Japan, and hilariously they did the opposite there and called it Biohazard 7: Resident Evil. So for some reason, probably to keep the series more distinct here or to capitalize off the last game, they kept the Japanese name of the series when localizing Ishin. But it's all the "same series". Also, the name of the dev has always been the name of the series: Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio. Like a Dragon Studio.
I will say for octopath traveler 2, I wish the "classes" were different. As the trailer was going it was like "the warrior . . . the dancer . . . the scholar" and I was like are all these going to be the same and it just kept going for all 8. Which I get theyre not the same character and have a different story but I feel like they could have changed some more things.
Assuming ya‘ll haven’t, you both should really play Eastward. It’s such a great Zelda-like with a splash of earthbound. Not without its flaws but it’s got way more personality than most games.
Virtual Console versions of Red and Blue were able to connect to Pokemon Bank, which could then transfer gen 1 Pokemon to Pokemon Home. So it would be possible to do some similar stuff with Red/Blue and Stadium/Home. Nintendo CAN do it...but will they?
I believe the issue is more of too many *Square Enix* RPGs rather than too many RPGs in general presented in the direct. Especially when they all have such uninspired, indistinguishable titles.
I totally agree that the direct was super mid. But here me out: Splatoon just came out Nier Mario Rabbids Persona Bayonetta Pokémon SV Kirby Zelda Pikmin Octopath 2 Mario party Pokémon stadium Goldeneye We got some pretty sick titles coming in what, the next 6 months? Whether or not, I think it’s kinda a good time to be a Nintendo fan Gamers be spoiled nowadays
Yeah, it's a sad state of affairs when for a lot of people 2022 has literally been one of the best years for the Switch since 2017, and yet people are acting like Nintendo is doing nothing right now because the latest collection of ads didn't add anything major to the already packed release schedule.
@@doctorg5056 That may be, but I don't think the way that they were presented filled some people with a good impression. The games listed could still be there but the pacing really needed to be better.
@@custom-r True, but I think a lot of responses are going beyond "that wasn't a very good Direct" and into "what is even going on at Nintendo!?" territory.
The second play through of three houses was so much better because that’s when you can recruit everybody more easily… Also, the DLC really made the second play through a lot more sustainable and new and interesting
I love three houses I have almost finished all 4 paths. I will say, I didn't really care for the DLC that much. But I do agree that I find all the new game+ content super fun and worth at least a second playthrough for someone who enjoyed a 1st playthrough.
I personally love RPG and farming so there was a lot I am can’t wait to play but I can completely see how it was a lot of farming game and not really balanced with other genera. That being said I’m excited for harvestella, Zelda, bayonetta 3!
Fire Emblem fan here, I kind of agree that Engage looks kind of mobile game-y. I can’t quite place it, but it feels like a weird mix between FE Heroes, Warriors, and a mainline title. It looks suuuuuuuper anime, which I have mixed feelings about. I remain intrigued but skeptical
Wood: what is this game with Sans *imitates music and desperately tries to remember* Also Wood: literally has an Undertale box on the shelf behind his shoulder
You guys are great man. Love both channels. I was pretty disappointed with the direct. I feel like we should have had a full on Zelda trailer. And I’m stoked to get golden eye….but that should have been in the first batch of 64 games. We didn’t learn anything new about Zelda except the title and the date, which was later than expected. I really don’t understand how exploring the same map won’t be ….not as exciting. Hopefully that’s where all the time went.
Like a Dragon: Ishin! is a Yakuza spin-off. "Like a Dragon" is actually the real name of the series but it was localised as "Yakuza" for the West so now they're just using the same name. The main character we saw in the remake trailer just looks like Kiryu from the mainline games because it's meant to be his ancestor Miyamoto Musashi who was also a real person. The game Wood was thinking about was Yakuza: Like a Dragon which featured an entirely new protagonist named Ichiban and is very different from the previous games but still also a mainline entry. The guy with the eyepatch is a Majima stand-in. He's in every game as a recurring character - and sometimes a main one - that mostly serves as comic relief or as an antagonist/obstacle for Kiryu.
I'm pretty sure they're releasing Tears of The Kingdom in May because their Fiscal year ends in March and Furukawa said they won't release any new hardware in this fiscal year. But May 2023 is a New Fiscal Year, they will release the New Zelda Game optimized for the New Hardware, playable on the current one. I also believe that's why they're not showing much gameplay, because they want to showcase as much as possible with the new hardware. I even believe that the game is probably done, maybe just having some final touch ups.. but thats it... Metroid Prime 4 same thing, they will want to showcase with the new hardware!
As a 35 year old guy, love to listen to other guys POV of gaming in their 30's . Like the nostalgia we have over N64 games. Or Struggling to play games in our free time. And not wanting to play a competitive game everyday. Also I totally agree with the fact that the Switch was superb device in the earlier days, but not anymore because of the Steam Deck, other handhelds ans (Xbox) cloudgaming on your mobile phone. I think that also explains this direct. De Switch is in the same era as the Wii was in the end. It also explains why Nintendo promoted more adult games in the beginning.
I was looking forward to hearing what they had to say about Tales of Symphonia and then they say “no input” lol. It’s a great game! I would definitely recommend it to anyone.
53:11 I for one will not stand for the Theatrhythm slander! For real though, the artstyle is one of my favourite things about the series. And rhythm games generally are "playable soundtracks", so I don't really see the point of that statement.
I will say I was personally sad about the response to theatrhythm final fantasy final bar line announcement. I will say I agree about the art style for the characters. I really don't like how the human characters look though I like how the monsters look but I loved this game on the 3ds. I really like rhythm games though, which it used touch controls though, wish more switch games utilized the touch screen.
my headcanon for Golf being delayed is they wanna tell people that something is coming for switch sports but they wanna pack it up with something else maybe Basketball or something, idk maybe im just giving them the benefit of the doubt
RGG announced a little while back that Yakuza, as it was a name SEGA slapped on their games to "westernise" the series that the real name of Ryu ga gotoku directly translated is actually.... Like a Dragon, so it IS a Yakuza game, the only thing theyre doing this time is instead of giving us LaD:7 Gaiden, theyve taken the 7 off in the west /shrug
“What’s that game with Sans and the skeletons?” Oh you mean the game in the collector’s box sitting directly behind your head to the left of Fire Emblem?
It's so weird that gamers always sound so intense and almost angry and resentful, when having all of these options and countless games are INCREDIBLE to have. Not saying I don't sound like that sometimes, but maybe as gamers we should dial it down and just be grateful for all the amazing options we have these days.
Gotta disagree on Factorio point. I never played that game but heard of it cos it's quite literally one of best reviewed games of all time on Steam and has been one of the best known early access success stories (98% on 100k+ reviews atm. 90 on metacritic). Plus it's a huge time sink so good fit for switch on paper.
Wood and Bob are not PC players and are the typical Nintendo fanboy so they underestimate Factorio. Growing factories on switch will be life consuming.
Wood, so happy to hear Ender Lilies is one of your favs - finished it a couple weeks ago and it has stayed with me. Absolutely loved it. In depth chat on EL next stream thanks k bai
This Direct just made me realize we have a surplus of farming rpgs coming out now days. Stardew Valley proved too popular! I was expecting like hearing about Harveststella in the Direct, not Rune Factory, Seasons, and some Faerie farming thing. I'm big into JRPGs but can't say I got excited from what was announced here. Though these days I mainly play Falcom titles, almost finished Xenoblade 3 which made me a little sad that I bought the season pass since I will probably be done and moved on from the game before any of the dlc comes out. I was thinking about getting Tunic on the Switch, but hearing you guys makes me feel like I should just grab it on Series X instead.
You should be getting any third party game being released on a different machine if you can instead of the Switch. Digital Foundry said it best: "I'll never understand why someone would get game on the Switch when there are so many other better places to play." Sorry my friend, but the Switch is a little long in the tooth and has been since it was released. Not sure why you would even consider getting any third party game on it, especially when you have a Series X. And Tunic is even on GamePass...
I’m excited for this year. We are getting Mario and Rabids, Bayonetta 3, and Persona 5 Royal in October. November we are getting Pokemon Violet and Scarlet and Sonic Frontiers. December, we are getting Final Fantasy Crises Core, maybe Persona 3 and 4 if that is confirmed. Then January is Fire Emblem. Lots of games just a crappy direct because we know what is already coming out.
Actually Sephiroth and Zack were working together in the army, not so much friends lol. Cloud is 16 yr old in the infantry as well. Super cool prequel, recommend it
That conversation about Dunkey really does sound exactly like Arin Hanson's "relationship" with Sonic. People buy into the meme that the games are all terrible, he plays them constantly even though he says he hates them. And now Dunkey's fans are antagonizing Xenoblade 3 fans because they don't like him ragging on the series. Point for point comparison.
Crisis core is a prequel yes, it's a couple of years before 7 happens (well at least most of it is), and they're friends yes, because if you've ever played og 7 they do say that Sephiroth was a war hero, he wasn't evil from the beginning. Then things happened and he went cray cray lol but yeah that's it without spoiling too much. I was actually really happy to get the release date for that, it's been locked in to PSP for waaaay too long.
I ordered a copy of Fatal Frame for the Switch ( from Playasia) only to find the title screen in Cantonese. Forgot about that one copy I had and bought another while I was out of the U.S. That's Cantonese too. Lol
You describing playing a game that is like 100 hours and you've done 3 quests. I feel that. I just generally don't play those kinds of games anymore. I don't have time and I'm a disabled stay at home mom. I would love to play The Witcher. I've had it for forever. I've never played it. Indie games are practically the only games I play because they are the only games I can play and FINISH. I could play an hour here and an hour there on the longer format games... but my ADHD is gonna kick in at some point and I'm never going to finish the game cause I'm going to get distracted by another game that grabs my interest.
Yoy know what, as someone who loved the direct, I respect yoyr guys opinion and thought you raised valid point, for me, the games that I was excited for outweigh the games that I wasn't excited for.
I honestly don't know what Nintendo has against Animal Crossing. At the very least they could have ported one of the older games and cashed in on its popularity that way. Instead we get radio silence.
I liked the direct but to be fair, I am a big fan of strategy and farming/life sim games. I like RPGs although I am not as big a fan of the typical JRPG formula as I am with more western style first person RPGs.
I like my RPGs but waaaaay too many of these retro-styled adventures. Call me overly indulgent, but I like my RPGs in the AAA, super-epic realm of Xenoblade, FF, etc. And can we calm down on the farming, Nintendo?
Someone please tell Wood not to start with Atelier Ryza 3, you can start anywhere with the general series, but Ryza 2 and 3 are direct sequels so play those in order!
I totally get why you can't transfer anything to Pokemon Stadium, because like you said, from where? But then, what's the point? There are a few minigames, but almost nothing in the game is that interesting if you can't transfer anything to them.
Love the podcast!!! I get the dislike of the Rune Factory series, but RF3 is my favorite RF game and I am so pumped for it to come to switch. They are some sloppy looking games though 😂
Most people for Pokemon Stadium want to transfer Pokemon either from a gameboy/gameboy color Nintendo Switch Online or by linking it to the 3DS rereleases of the first 2 generations
It's nice when you guys are in the same room together, but the remote setup you have going on is leagues ahead of any other podcast.
Let's bet Bob is resp for it xD
I didn't notice at first. I thought they kept saying they were on different locations as a running gag. Definetly it is well integrated and their interaction with whatever placeholders they might have makes it almost unnoticeable.
I love Bob's takes. So unapologetically against the mainstream. Absolutely love it. I also think it's so funny when Wood knows his real opinion is going to offend some fanbase. Appreciate you guys keeping it real.
But I'd not watch him otherwise.
I hate mainstream "fake"yters
As someone who almost exclusively plays jrpgs and farm sims, I loved this direct. I get why people didn't but I have not been this excited about games in a while. I have over 100 hours in octopath traveler and it is one of a handful of games I completed every single quest for and it is the whole reason I purchased a switch in the first place, so I am so psyched for a new one
Octopath II literally made this direct for me, as Octopath was a masterpiece and their mobile game is quite good, tho has it's gacha mechanics I don't like, so excited to have another game in the series on a non-mobile platform!
Okay, but Wood struggling to remember Undertale as it sits prominently on the shelf behind him? Golden.
Spoilt!
I understood what bob said in Japanese and that makes me more proud than it should.
Icy-Hot isn't Todoroki's hero name. That's the name Bakugo calls him.
Shoto
What’s his superpower? When he rubs on your testicles you die?
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Todoroki doesn’t have a hero name in the anime yet right?
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My favorite Nontendo-ism is Wood talking about something that's literally on his wall right behind him. First was ragging on rail shooters despite Gal Gun being right on the shelf, and this time trying to remember the name of Undertale while his box set of the game is like 2 feet away from his own face
It was so funny watching wood struggle for the name for Undertale with the collectors edition directly to the right of his face
The name Harvest Moon is owned by Natsume who originally published those games in the US. The developer that made them (Marvelous!) got bought by XSeed who had their own publishing arm. Since Natsume owned the name, XSeed had to change the name for US localization and Natsume started pumping out games under the Harvest Moon title on their own.
Bob, thank you for acknowledging the privilege you have in owning multiple consoles, PCs, Switches, etc. Sometimes I think content creators promote the illusion that it is normal to own and have access to everything which is, unless it is your job, a questionable priority to promote and just something that is not viable for the majority of people.
It is fair though to point out where ports are unsuccessful and especially when they look lazy because we know hard work can yield more and there are plenty of great games designed for the system or excellent ports to play.
And please can we bring death to cloud versions please. Talk about a cash grab.
I played the Octo demo and I realized that is was just way too dialogue heavy for me. I love how it looks but 80+ hours of that much jabbering. Nope nope nope. Wait but I’m excited to get Persona 5R…contradiction.
I think you are heavily underrating how big it is to have a defined zelda release date. I’m going to easily put 150+ hours into that game I haven’t been able to care about anything else from Nintendo until that comes out
It’s OK to not like some thing as long as you have suggestions for how it can improve… I think that helps with making the energy not so negative
Its not theirs to do that, altho they did make a video the other day, its weird you think they should continue to do that because you disagree
This is why I try to not watch any rumors or leaks, I thought it was a great direct, but I also wasn’t expecting anything.
Getting yourself overhyped can lead to disappointment
I liked a good chunk of announcements
For me A Wonderful Life was a pleasant surprise I didn’t see coming
I was hoping for Twilight Princess Switch but at least we got another update on Zelda Botw2 and we can actually call it by a proper name now. ToTK
Im so happy we finally know to call it Tears of The Kingdom
Wood: likes Havestella because it’s a farming sim with action RPG elements
Also Wood: doesn’t know anything or care for Rune Factory when it has the same mechanics
Hey Wood, sounds like Kit and Krysta are open to talking with you perhaps in a future video... perhaps you guys can talk about that Nintendo Ambassador program thing as she was in charge of that once upon a time
What made the direct worse was the lack of a summer direct so we thought it would have been a huge direct with lots of cool announcements but come and find it it was just farming games
"Just farming games". Uh, no.
It was one game away from a great direct. Needed Metroid Prime 4 or something on that level. Seems like there is a lack of big Nintendo games for end of the year but then you see games like Bayonetta 3, and we are so many years into the switch. They basically already continued all their big franchises except for Metroid prime and Pikmin. But looks like both are coming.
@@Ray-dl5mp I agree Prime 4 should have been here and would have made the direct worth it. Even though i'm not a fan I still would have enjoyed seeing everyones reactions.
best podcast so far guys, talking bout games from start to finnish....awesome!!!
Fire emblem 3 houses was a game that I didn't really think I'd like. However, I ended up getting it because I wanted to know the story before I picked up fire emblem warriors 3 hopes, and man was I blown away. That game is just amazing. I have a really hard time finishing games, especially if they're 60 plus hours long, but I finished this one through to the end as I was determined to experience the story in Scarlet Blaze. I played as the professor of Black eagles, and lemme tell ya, there were some curve balls in there that I just did not expect AT ALL. The game is just amazing, both in it's story, and in it's gameplay (although after a while I found the persona esq gameplay loop a bit monotonous). My next goal is to play fire emblem Awakening on my 3DS, and I think I'll be picking up this new one as well when it comes out (pending reviews anyway). I also have not finished the other two house playthroughs, nor the secret path for black eagles if you accompany edelgard to the empire. But it's a goal of mine for sure. It is really long tho lmao
I am almost through with my final playthrough of all four paths in three houses. Even through I am a huge fan of the game, I will say that doing all the paths is a lot, primarily because you have to play through all the content before the time shift in each new playthrough and that barely changes with the different paths. Even some of the stuff in the post time shift is slightly the same unless you go with the secret black eagles path. My recommendation for a second playthrough is go with the Black Eagles again and do the secret path or do the Blue Lions because there are a few twists in that storyline that involve characters from the Black Eagles and add some deeper layers.
Dimitri’s path is SO damn good
I was quite disappointed with how this September's Nintendo Direct turned out there for multiple reasons. My biggest disappointments with this September's Nintendo Direct were that *_*no*_* DLC was announced for the _Mario Party Superstars_ video game (or for the _Super Mario Party_ video game, for that matter), nor any new Mario Party video game was announced there. Also, I was really disappointed there that *_*no*_* new mainline Mario or Donkey Kong video game was announced there. Finally, I was emotionally bummed out there that *_*no*_* new information was announced for the Mario movie (i.e. release date, what Mario and Luigi are going to sound like, etc.). Therefore, this September's Nintendo Direct was quite a letdown for me!
Bob doesn’t like Mario/Rabbids? Bob doesn’t like a Mario game. Bob doesn’t like Mario Party. Bob doesn’t like Mario games.
Bob……….?
My guess is Pikmin 4 was fully developed for WiiU and heavy gamepad use but then the WiiU tanked. So they stepped back and redeveloped the whole thing to suit the switch.
The Japanese Bob said was actually accurate 🤣🤣
I was surprised! He did a good job with it. I lived in Japan for a few years and picked up enough to understand what he said
You can always tell whether Wood is there or not by examining the cushion he is supposed to be sitting on...otherwise it's a pretty seamless setup.
Wait... what? Lol
Wood: for story of seasons a wonderful life it is my favorite original harvest moon title but that is because I have “it was my first”goggles on for nostalgia. Points for points it is one of the slowest harvest Moon games mechanics-wise, the focus is more enjoy your peaceful time than anything else so be warned, it’s slow
Also! Stardew Valley, is my favorite example of a love letter to a genre done so much better. There is so much obvious love put in, and a -remake- no, a love letter to Stardew with a graphics overhaul with that much love put into it would be ideal
Like a Dragon is the Japanese name of the series of games that is known as Yakuza here. And the newest game Yakuza: Like a Dragon combined the titles of both regions. Like how Resident Evil VII: Biohazard did. Biohazard is the name of the Resident Evil series in Japan, and hilariously they did the opposite there and called it Biohazard 7: Resident Evil.
So for some reason, probably to keep the series more distinct here or to capitalize off the last game, they kept the Japanese name of the series when localizing Ishin. But it's all the "same series".
Also, the name of the dev has always been the name of the series: Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio. Like a Dragon Studio.
I will say for octopath traveler 2, I wish the "classes" were different. As the trailer was going it was like "the warrior . . . the dancer . . . the scholar" and I was like are all these going to be the same and it just kept going for all 8. Which I get theyre not the same character and have a different story but I feel like they could have changed some more things.
yeah exactly, was super interested then i saw the exact game again in this trailer..
I am beyond excited for Octopath II but I see what you mean. I am holding out any feelings til more information comes out but that is a fair worry.
Actually I would be fine with the same game with new and perhaps better intertwined stories. Having said that I wouldn't complain about new classes 😉
15:35 I actually experienced this exact glitch when I was watching Wood's reaction to the direct on his highlights channel lol
Assuming ya‘ll haven’t, you both should really play Eastward. It’s such a great Zelda-like with a splash of earthbound. Not without its flaws but it’s got way more personality than most games.
Virtual Console versions of Red and Blue were able to connect to Pokemon Bank, which could then transfer gen 1 Pokemon to Pokemon Home. So it would be possible to do some similar stuff with Red/Blue and Stadium/Home. Nintendo CAN do it...but will they?
I believe the issue is more of too many *Square Enix* RPGs rather than too many RPGs in general presented in the direct. Especially when they all have such uninspired, indistinguishable titles.
I totally agree that the direct was super mid. But here me out:
Splatoon just came out
Nier
Mario Rabbids
Persona
Bayonetta
Pokémon SV
Kirby
Zelda
Pikmin
Octopath 2
Mario party
Pokémon stadium
Goldeneye
We got some pretty sick titles coming in what, the next 6 months? Whether or not, I think it’s kinda a good time to be a Nintendo fan
Gamers be spoiled nowadays
Yeah, it's a sad state of affairs when for a lot of people 2022 has literally been one of the best years for the Switch since 2017, and yet people are acting like Nintendo is doing nothing right now because the latest collection of ads didn't add anything major to the already packed release schedule.
@@doctorg5056 That may be, but I don't think the way that they were presented filled some people with a good impression. The games listed could still be there but the pacing really needed to be better.
@@custom-r True, but I think a lot of responses are going beyond "that wasn't a very good Direct" and into "what is even going on at Nintendo!?" territory.
@@custom-r Add to that what seems genuine anger at Nintendo for not following through on Jeff Grubb's promises.
The second play through of three houses was so much better because that’s when you can recruit everybody more easily… Also, the DLC really made the second play through a lot more sustainable and new and interesting
I love three houses I have almost finished all 4 paths. I will say, I didn't really care for the DLC that much. But I do agree that I find all the new game+ content super fun and worth at least a second playthrough for someone who enjoyed a 1st playthrough.
Even in like the gc and wii era's. Playing with you're pokemon on Coloseum, XD, and battle revolution just went so hard.
I personally love RPG and farming so there was a lot I am can’t wait to play but I can completely see how it was a lot of farming game and not really balanced with other genera. That being said I’m excited for harvestella, Zelda, bayonetta 3!
LOL I have to stop watching this show where Alexa can hear :D I now have a 20-minute timer :D Enjoying the podcast! Wood and Bob are magic together!!!
That's why I don't call my Amazon Echo "Alexa". You can change her name to whatever you want, and I don't think enough people seem to realize that.
Dangit! You telling Alexa to set the timer made my Alexa set a timer. haha
Fire Emblem fan here, I kind of agree that Engage looks kind of mobile game-y. I can’t quite place it, but it feels like a weird mix between FE Heroes, Warriors, and a mainline title. It looks suuuuuuuper anime, which I have mixed feelings about. I remain intrigued but skeptical
Wood: what is this game with Sans *imitates music and desperately tries to remember*
Also Wood: literally has an Undertale box on the shelf behind his shoulder
You guys are great man. Love both channels. I was pretty disappointed with the direct. I feel like we should have had a full on Zelda trailer. And I’m stoked to get golden eye….but that should have been in the first batch of 64 games. We didn’t learn anything new about Zelda except the title and the date, which was later than expected. I really don’t understand how exploring the same map won’t be ….not as exciting. Hopefully that’s where all the time went.
I'm an almost exclusive jrpg fan but this one was mid. Serious quantity over quality. But Octopath 2 looks like a dream
Octopath II lets gooooooo
Like a Dragon: Ishin! is a Yakuza spin-off. "Like a Dragon" is actually the real name of the series but it was localised as "Yakuza" for the West so now they're just using the same name. The main character we saw in the remake trailer just looks like Kiryu from the mainline games because it's meant to be his ancestor Miyamoto Musashi who was also a real person. The game Wood was thinking about was Yakuza: Like a Dragon which featured an entirely new protagonist named Ichiban and is very different from the previous games but still also a mainline entry. The guy with the eyepatch is a Majima stand-in. He's in every game as a recurring character - and sometimes a main one - that mostly serves as comic relief or as an antagonist/obstacle for Kiryu.
I'm pretty sure they're releasing Tears of The Kingdom in May because their Fiscal year ends in March and Furukawa said they won't release any new hardware in this fiscal year. But May 2023 is a New Fiscal Year, they will release the New Zelda Game optimized for the New Hardware, playable on the current one. I also believe that's why they're not showing much gameplay, because they want to showcase as much as possible with the new hardware. I even believe that the game is probably done, maybe just having some final touch ups.. but thats it... Metroid Prime 4 same thing, they will want to showcase with the new hardware!
As a 35 year old guy, love to listen to other guys POV of gaming in their 30's . Like the nostalgia we have over N64 games. Or Struggling to play games in our free time. And not wanting to play a competitive game everyday.
Also I totally agree with the fact that the Switch was superb device in the earlier days, but not anymore because of the Steam Deck, other handhelds ans (Xbox) cloudgaming on your mobile phone. I think that also explains this direct. De Switch is in the same era as the Wii was in the end. It also explains why Nintendo promoted more adult games in the beginning.
I need somebody to splice the audio of Wood attempting to recall how Megalovania goes over the actual Sans battle, please and thank you.
I love Woods reaction to Theory Rythom considering The Competionist loves it.
Wood jumping into Atelier Ryza 3 without playing the previous two might not be a great idea… the game is about the return of the Ryza1’s cast.
I was looking forward to hearing what they had to say about Tales of Symphonia and then they say “no input” lol. It’s a great game! I would definitely recommend it to anyone.
53:11 I for one will not stand for the Theatrhythm slander! For real though, the artstyle is one of my favourite things about the series. And rhythm games generally are "playable soundtracks", so I don't really see the point of that statement.
I was pumped for fire emblem, front mission, octopath and Bayonetta
I think the direct had games that appealed to a lot of niche interests. There wasn’t a lot that had broad appeal.
3:00 is bob broken? I'm dead🤣🤣🤣
I will say I was personally sad about the response to theatrhythm final fantasy final bar line announcement. I will say I agree about the art style for the characters. I really don't like how the human characters look though I like how the monsters look but I loved this game on the 3ds. I really like rhythm games though, which it used touch controls though, wish more switch games utilized the touch screen.
my headcanon for Golf being delayed is they wanna tell people that something is coming for switch sports but they wanna pack it up with something else maybe Basketball or something, idk maybe im just giving them the benefit of the doubt
I love that Muhdrybread got mentioned! Love his videos and have for years!
I feel so dumb, it took 30 minutes to put together that they weren't in the same room lmao. My mind thought they were both at Bob's place
You can’t make food if there is none, you can make gear if there isn’t. It might not be a rotary saw and nail gun, but you can make due.
Ib is actually a much older rpgmaker indie remaster, really influential in the indie horror scene
And Markiplier did in fact play it lol
RGG announced a little while back that Yakuza, as it was a name SEGA slapped on their games to "westernise" the series that the real name of Ryu ga gotoku directly translated is actually.... Like a Dragon, so it IS a Yakuza game, the only thing theyre doing this time is instead of giving us LaD:7 Gaiden, theyve taken the 7 off in the west /shrug
I watched both of your videos on the direct to skip watching the actual direct and I appreciated both. (Couldn’t watch direct due to being at work)
12:56 I thought bob was getting ready to fart lol
“What’s that game with Sans and the skeletons?”
Oh you mean the game in the collector’s box sitting directly behind your head to the left of Fire Emblem?
It's so weird that gamers always sound so intense and almost angry and resentful, when having all of these options and countless games are INCREDIBLE to have. Not saying I don't sound like that sometimes, but maybe as gamers we should dial it down and just be grateful for all the amazing options we have these days.
Wait, what? Factorio? I can factorio at my off-grid cabin now?
Oh lord I'm screwed.
His hero name is Shoto, not IcyHot 😂
1:09:38 that moment when you can't think of the name of the game literally over right your left shoulder
Gotta disagree on Factorio point. I never played that game but heard of it cos it's quite literally one of best reviewed games of all time on Steam and has been one of the best known early access success stories (98% on 100k+ reviews atm. 90 on metacritic). Plus it's a huge time sink so good fit for switch on paper.
Wood and Bob are not PC players and are the typical Nintendo fanboy so they underestimate Factorio. Growing factories on switch will be life consuming.
Wood, so happy to hear Ender Lilies is one of your favs - finished it a couple weeks ago and it has stayed with me. Absolutely loved it. In depth chat on EL next stream thanks k bai
Man I just want Windwaker for switch
This Direct just made me realize we have a surplus of farming rpgs coming out now days. Stardew Valley proved too popular! I was expecting like hearing about Harveststella in the Direct, not Rune Factory, Seasons, and some Faerie farming thing. I'm big into JRPGs but can't say I got excited from what was announced here. Though these days I mainly play Falcom titles, almost finished Xenoblade 3 which made me a little sad that I bought the season pass since I will probably be done and moved on from the game before any of the dlc comes out. I was thinking about getting Tunic on the Switch, but hearing you guys makes me feel like I should just grab it on Series X instead.
You should be getting any third party game being released on a different machine if you can instead of the Switch. Digital Foundry said it best: "I'll never understand why someone would get game on the Switch when there are so many other better places to play."
Sorry my friend, but the Switch is a little long in the tooth and has been since it was released. Not sure why you would even consider getting any third party game on it, especially when you have a Series X. And Tunic is even on GamePass...
I think it’s better to wait and see till the game releases on how it actually runs, instead of a snippet in a direct.
Love the MDB shoutout
damnit wood, my kindle is right next to the computer. that 25 minute timer scared me exactly 25 minutes later!
I want the song for the intro! So classy!
We just need Bob to put some Japanese lyrics to the song and I'm 100% in.
It is Kirby's 30th Anniversary this year, so that's why we have so many this year.
I’m excited for this year. We are getting Mario and Rabids, Bayonetta 3, and Persona 5 Royal in October. November we are getting Pokemon Violet and Scarlet and Sonic Frontiers. December, we are getting Final Fantasy Crises Core, maybe Persona 3 and 4 if that is confirmed. Then January is Fire Emblem. Lots of games just a crappy direct because we know what is already coming out.
Thanks guys! Now I have a timer for 25 minutes counting down.
Looks like there's issues with the merch store, asking for a password, as the website is getting updated Friday? Interesting episode as always!
Actually Sephiroth and Zack were working together in the army, not so much friends lol. Cloud is 16 yr old in the infantry as well.
Super cool prequel, recommend it
That conversation about Dunkey really does sound exactly like Arin Hanson's "relationship" with Sonic. People buy into the meme that the games are all terrible, he plays them constantly even though he says he hates them. And now Dunkey's fans are antagonizing Xenoblade 3 fans because they don't like him ragging on the series. Point for point comparison.
Story of Seasons A Wonderful Life is a remake of THE BEST Harvest Moon on Gamecube
Crisis core is a prequel yes, it's a couple of years before 7 happens (well at least most of it is), and they're friends yes, because if you've ever played og 7 they do say that Sephiroth was a war hero, he wasn't evil from the beginning. Then things happened and he went cray cray lol but yeah that's it without spoiling too much. I was actually really happy to get the release date for that, it's been locked in to PSP for waaaay too long.
The fatal frame game is a wii game but it was never officially released in the west iirc
The Atelier series is great. Definitely recommend!
Wood I think you’re talking about the battle tower in ruby and sapphire. You go through like a hundred battles.
Happy happy name day bob!!! Hope you had a great day!
I ordered a copy of Fatal Frame for the Switch ( from Playasia) only to find the title screen in Cantonese. Forgot about that one copy I had and bought another while I was out of the U.S. That's Cantonese too. Lol
RAD / Robot alchemic drive for Playstation 2. Joysticks are your arms and L2 R2 are your legs. Had a blast just playing the demo back in the day.
I've been 29 for 15 years now I recommend it. 👌
You describing playing a game that is like 100 hours and you've done 3 quests. I feel that. I just generally don't play those kinds of games anymore. I don't have time and I'm a disabled stay at home mom. I would love to play The Witcher. I've had it for forever. I've never played it. Indie games are practically the only games I play because they are the only games I can play and FINISH.
I could play an hour here and an hour there on the longer format games... but my ADHD is gonna kick in at some point and I'm never going to finish the game cause I'm going to get distracted by another game that grabs my interest.
using rental pokemon in pokemon stadium makes it almost impossible to beat the stadium challenge and gym leader castle round 2
Yoy know what, as someone who loved the direct, I respect yoyr guys opinion and thought you raised valid point, for me, the games that I was excited for outweigh the games that I wasn't excited for.
I honestly don't know what Nintendo has against Animal Crossing. At the very least they could have ported one of the older games and cashed in on its popularity that way. Instead we get radio silence.
I liked the direct but to be fair, I am a big fan of strategy and farming/life sim games. I like RPGs although I am not as big a fan of the typical JRPG formula as I am with more western style first person RPGs.
Transporting your pokemon into stadium would definitely not be complicated. And it should be done because the game is basically the true post game.
Even as an RPG fan I can't say I was over the moon for this direct but there were a few things that looked interesting to me.
I like my RPGs but waaaaay too many of these retro-styled adventures. Call me overly indulgent, but I like my RPGs in the AAA, super-epic realm of Xenoblade, FF, etc. And can we calm down on the farming, Nintendo?
Harvest Moon: A Wonderful Life looks cool. I've never played a Harvest Moon before but it seems fun.
Would you dare say you weren't... Over the Harvest moon for it?
Someone please tell Wood not to start with Atelier Ryza 3, you can start anywhere with the general series, but Ryza 2 and 3 are direct sequels so play those in order!
I totally get why you can't transfer anything to Pokemon Stadium, because like you said, from where? But then, what's the point? There are a few minigames, but almost nothing in the game is that interesting if you can't transfer anything to them.
1:00:00 dude they had the Pokémon cartoon. So the little sprites were already animated.
Love the podcast!!! I get the dislike of the Rune Factory series, but RF3 is my favorite RF game and I am so pumped for it to come to switch. They are some sloppy looking games though 😂
40:49 this broke my heart wood 💔😢
Most people for Pokemon Stadium want to transfer Pokemon either from a gameboy/gameboy color Nintendo Switch Online or by linking it to the 3DS rereleases of the first 2 generations