![]() One thing I do know is how many people it took to mess up this remaster, as the option to play the credits is there on the title screen. I wonder if they have fallen out with that composer? The loss of original GameCube code is cited as one reason for changes for the PlayStation 3 – how hard would it be to just rip the tune from an original disc? The least I had been expecting from a celebratory release would have been the restoration of the orchestral Western theme as a third option for the game’s intro music. Time will tell – because I’m not playing it straight away – how much simple things, such as the Tales series’ trademark battle-loading screen missing its ‘Shatter’ effect, will depress me. I was pre-aware that it basically is the conversion from 2013, and yet somehow degraded technically for the current Nintendo console. It was also costing Nintendo a download at first, but after my online subscription unexpectedly used my balance to renew itself, I’d been aware that the amount left was exactly right for this… Now that I live rurally, I’d been mulling over whether I’d want a physical copy or not, so this saved a couple of bus fares. Thereafter I watched and read several more, just in case I’d caught a rogue reviewer, but the overall technical verdict was clear and my Switch version especially came with warnings. I’d hoped to avoid spoilers about any new surprises, but I watched one, intending to skip through it for an impression of the overall opinion. ![]() ![]() On my own at the time of the reveal of the Direct last year, the instant that image from the intro appeared I actually spoke out loud with profanity, and it was not a reference to Colette’s Holy Song ability! I didn’t spot the 20th anniversary connection at first, but that gave me cause for optimism that some things last seen in the GameCube versions might be restored (some dialogue went missing, for instance).Ĭut to last week, and the early reviews appeared. It’s also, by admission, based on the port to Sony consoles a decade ago and would need a lot of new bangs and flashes to make it worth your while, considering its merits. Whoever sits behind the GC keyboards these days, the review schedule pressure won’t be any less intense – even Bandai Namco put out a new dinosaur karting game the same day and you may even now be having fun outpacing velociraptors with brontosauruses. If anything’s guaranteed to make one appear on the day you might publish this, it’ll be me saying I haven’t been expecting you to review Tales Of Symphonia Remastered. I do intend to pick up a physical copy in March to enjoy, I’ve watched a run through on YouTube now, hopefully I’ll be able to see the end credits this time around. Slight feeling of embarrassment that Ridley wasn’t even the final boss…Īnyway, that comment about 45 minutes on an attempt and then deleting their save, I was transported back to my uni accommodation and the exact same feeling after a prolonged attempt ended in failure. 20 years that one’s been with me, and I reckon I’m pretty good at first person shooter games. I cannot tell you catharsis I felt reading that others had struggled with the Meta Ridley encounter in Metroid Prime. I’m happy knowing next to nothing about the game and probably wouldn’t watch a Zelda Direct even if they had it. When it comes to spoilers though I fully support them. All these fan made remakes and translations that always get started and then shut down… after decades of cease and desist orders why did you think Nintendo would somehow let your one slide? I really don’t understand why anyone ever thinks Nintendo is going to cut them any slack. Given how everything leaks nowadays, and I’m sure they love those sweet guide book sales, it’s good a good chance of happening, and then whoever does it is going to get sued into the sun. I can only imagine the great vengeance and furious anger that Nintendo will strike down upon anyone that spoils Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom before it comes out. Which is good for me, because I want to play them again, but a terrible commentary on how Rockstar has handled things. I’m curious to hear from anyone that has played them recently and can say how well they play but I am tempted to get them on PC anyway, purely because I assume the mod community will probably do better at fixing it than Rockstar.
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