JackieCMarlow

I love Motorhead, but if I never hear "Ace of Spades" again in my life, I'm 100% good with that.

I don't expect every song from the OG's, but good lord they are missing so damn many, and the new additions are hot garbage.

I was planning on buying a PS5 almost entirely for this game.... after hearing how THPS4 has been Flanderized into an entirely different game, my hype levels are completely gone.

Well that's super disappointing. Why in the bloody hell do these bum ass sub-par devs get put in charge of handling games from a beloved franchise when they are obviously not up to the task?? Absolutely pathetic.

On the slim chance a dev happens to be reading this: PLEASE LISTEN TO THE THPS FANS AND FIX YOUR EGREGIOUS MISTAKE AND ADD CAREER MODE BACK TO THPS4!

I rarely complain about price.... but $25 is laughable. Good game though, wait for a deep discount.

I know there are people that really love WL 4, but I always found it a major disappointment after the absolute gems that were WL2 and 3.

Mediocre port/10. Shame on Nintendo for letting a mid-tier (at best) developer like Forever Entertainment work on one of their most beloved franchises.

"Secrets"??? There was absolutely nothing secret about the way Nintendo showed off any of those things in the trailer.

@Deviant-Dork

It's one of the most beloved games of all time, so yeah I'd say it's "actually good"

I'll be shocked if even one of those games gets released in 2025. Level 5 has delayed release dates so many times you'd have to be a fool to take anything they say at face value.

I had a lot of fun with this one too. People that dismissed it for not being and NES Remix game, but they missed the point, while it's very similar... this game is also a completely different thing.

@IronMan30

The Switch demo ran great (which makes the issues with the full release even more frustrating) though , when you say it "had not so great performance" what exactly are you referring to?

@rvcolem1

It's difficulty is on par with the other games in the series. As with most Kirby games, the option to ramp up the difficulty is in the post-game content.

Game looks nothing like a "Metroidvania" unless every single action/adventure game with some gated progression is now considered one.

Having "metroidvania structure to the exploration" doesn't make it a "Metroidvania", that is just one single element of the genre.

Nintendo Switch owners once again getting the shaft.

I really wanted to like this one, but it's a 5/10 at best. The dungeons are as mediocre as they come for top down 2d Zelda-like dungeons.

Home? I have no home. Hunted. despised. living like an animal! The jungle is my home. But I shall show the world that I can be its master! I shall perfect my own race of people. A race of atomic supermen which will conquer the world!

I bought the first one on the day of release..... and still haven't played it yet.

Video Pinball is a gem, been waiting for them to add it, will happily purchase the game now.

Here's your controller bro: Gamecube Edition. The d-pad screams "cheaply made third-party controller", and looks painful to play with.

Jools is a flake, but Mutant Mudds is awesome and this looks fun, I'll pick up when it's on sale.

@JalapenoSpiceLife
If you didn't like Pizza Tower, I can wholeheartedly guarantee you that you won't like Anton Blast.

I was expecting the worst, it was nowhere near as bad as some were making it out to be. Definitely not as bad as LA

I don't know about a "warm hug", but it definitely looks like a warm pile of something.

I'm a diehard Karate Kid fan, would have happily bought this day 1..... however the ridiculous price tag (which is something I hardly ever complain about) is an absolute joke. On to the wish list it goes.

"and a no-brainer for lovers of the original."

Gonna have to strongly disagree with you on that. I'm a diehard fan of the OG game and find this sequel to be inferior in nearly every aspect. There's nothing offensively bad about it, but the entire game just feels, for a lack of a better descriptor, soulless.

Expected, but disappointing nonetheless.

Oh boy, more release dates.... that they have zero intention of honoring.

Jack Black is a talentless hack.

@mr_somewhere

Their track record for the Switch has been spotty at best the last couple years. The Switch ports of Operation Galuga and River City Girls 2 were atrocious.

So damn happy! Insta-purchase for me.

I'm a sucker for these type of games, easy purchase.

One of my favorite games of the past couple years, going to wait until all of the DLC drops before I give it a second playthrough, even though it's super tempting to play again now for the Dredge and Godzilla stuff, don't want to get burned out.

Jools is a joke and will never get a cent of my business. Way to completely alienate any potential customers.

My question is why in the love of god does Nintendo Life devote so much time and space giving this fool and his company coverage that they very much do not deserve?? There are umpteen hundred DESERVING indie devs that would kill to get some of the publicity that you shower on Jools/Atooi. Is he friends with someone on the staff or something? I really don't get it.

Loved this game, was waiting for all the DLC to come out before I did a second playthrough.

I've heard nothing but positive things about this game, but the demo didn't impress me much at all.

@BradlyOverrated
It doesn't matter to YOU. It matters to them, to me, and to plenty of other gamers. Take a bit of your own advice and just enjoy the game and don't worry if other people care about FPS.

"but if you're waiting to try out the handheld experience on Nintendo's console, well, you'll just have to wait for the drop."

....or you can just set up a Japanese e-shop account (very easy to do), where the demo is already live.

I stg, every game I'm interested in gets delayed. These delays are alot easier to stomach if it's every console getting delayed and not just selected ones. Was a day 1 purchase, now I'll wait and see...... it better run flawlessly.

"Metroidvania" is such a meaningless bastardized descriptor. This looks like a great ACTION/ADVENTURE game though.

They should really be offering a FULL REFUND, not a "key change". The majority of Switch gamers aren't PC gamers, and if they were they likely would already own it on PC anyways. Lame.

I'm also in the camp that thinks "in-progress" reviews are kinda lame. If it takes another couple days or even a week for a "real" review, so be it, we'll wait.

As a diehard Karate Kid fan (I've seen the first movie 500+ times, and the 2nd and 3rd 100+ each) and a diehard fan of old school beat em up's this is like my dream game. Easy day 1 buy.

Great game.... unfortunately Wayforward has done a really crappy job handling their Switch ports lately.

I was always kinda interested in the first game, so I checked out the demo of this one..... I'm no longer interested in the series. Jank is an understatement, this very much feels like a budget game.

I really enjoyed Steamworld Build, and was/am majorly PO'd that Thunderful decided to screw Switch owners out of the DLC. This is a company that obviously thinks of Switch owners as second class, gonna have trouble supporting them in the future.

Mina the Hollower looks so damn good, but man it sure would have been nice to at least get an expected year for it's release.

I had a lot of fun with this one, one of the best Zelda-likes on the Switch imo

@Coalescence
Jools/Atooi ran a kickstarter 6+ years ago to port Hatch Tales/Chicken Wiggle to the Switch. The goal was met and enough funds were raised for the port to happen. Then years go by with complete radio silence on the port, meanwhile Jools/Atooi kept releasing shovelware garbage like a crappy nonogram game, while ignoring all of the fans who had been patiently waiting for years on the game that they already funded. It's nice that Hatch Tales is FINALLY getting released, but the constant delays are just par for the course with Jools.

@jesse_dylan
The sequel was 2.5D, not full 3D.