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Star Fox Zero adds invincible mode for beginners, internet reacts

Star Fox Zero includes an invincible mode for players new to the series, Nintendo design chief Shigeru Miyamoto has said.

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Atomicjuicer2981d ago

Seems fine to me.

Most publishers want to charge for cheat codes (sorry DLC unlocks) these days.

freshslicepizza2981d ago

any game should have the option to skip past a part that is too much of a challenge for some as long as the games difficulty is not impacted to others. you paid for the game so why not be able to skip chapters or levels at your convenience? there have been games in the past that i just don't have the patience to keep trying. most of the time it came down to trying to perfect the control or jump or something.

i just don't see why anyone else would care how others play the game if it doesn't impact them.

JoeDaniel2981d ago

Exactly, not to mention some people want to experience a game without having the patience or desire to master everything and be an expert..

Knushwood Butt2981d ago

I like watching streams of people playing stuff I can't beat.

freshslicepizza2981d ago

i remember there was some conflict over the rewind feature in racing games like grid and forza and i was like, who the hell cares? how does that feature hurt or impact anyone else who doesn't want to use it?

this is why often times the gaming community is mocked and laughed at, just how much people will complain about anything.

JuleyJules2981d ago (Edited 2981d ago )

I keep reading 'oh, obviously Nintendo did this for kids' but kids are often the ones who just sit down, play and figure it out! I am often getting kids I know to get me past certain things in games.

I don't have the patience to keep trying the same section over and over again. Having this as an option is good so more people can get further in the game to experience more of it.

Some people will never use an option like this but at least it's there.

Choice - that's all this is and it's a good thing. Options are always good.

The one and only game I have ever finished is Bayonetta 2 and yes, on the easy setting, but at least I got to experience finishing a game and see it all the way through. That would never happen on a more difficult setting.

pcz2981d ago (Edited 2981d ago )

nintendo are doing it wrong by giving players invincibility without even working for it. it gives them no incentive to work at the game or to improve their skills.

i think an invincibility mode would be great in starfox as a reward for completing the game. i would welcome a system similar to goldeneye 007 on the n64 where the game has cheats that are unlocked if you complete special tasks. so for example, you could unlock invincibility if you make it through a certain level without getting hit once. or, unlimited bombs if you kill over a specific amount of enemies in a level. that would make it fun- it encourages people to play the game and get better.

handing people invincibility on a plate is lame and really defeats the object of playing games

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Dubaman2981d ago (Edited 2981d ago )

So the headline focusses on the 'easy mode' for reactions, yet makes no mention of the 'hard mode' which is also being implemented? As well as the article itself only briefly mentioning it: "There will also be a mode where players both take and deal out extra damage for players who have mastered the game's normal set of difficulties."

Seriously, what is it with sites and people only half-reporting on Nintendo, twisting information and facts to basically create clickbait using people's hate as a catalyst? Considering 'Nintendo is doomed', any news or article about them seems to gain incredible internet traffic and attention - i wonder why that is.

Hoffmann2981d ago

Articles related to Nintendo are often very one-sided these days.

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AKR2981d ago

Very true, Hoffmann.
As a writer for a pro-Nintendo site (Nintendo Enthusiast), I can say that we're one of the few who try and balance it out; we don't white knight for Nintendo, but nor do we try and pummel them in the ground like most others. Case-in-point, we give the both credit and criticism, equally.

I'm not sure where the negativity against Nintendo started, but people sure do love it for some reason.

shaenoide2981d ago

They also add an hard mode too. People should stop complaining for nothing.

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Would It Have Even Mattered If Redfall Were Good?

Even if Redfall were a good game, the closure of Hi-Fi Rush proves even that doesn't matter in the industry.

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Profchaos9h ago

Yeah it would have mattered especially since their huge game that year wasn't all that it was cracked up to be remember redfail was almost heavily promoted and hyped not to the level of starfield but still more promoted than the average game.

There was still a decent marketing campaign behind the game I'm sure millions were spent advertising it on websites and I saw a few billboards and bus stop signs in real life

jwillj2k49h ago

No it wouldn’t matter it wouldn’t bring in enough profit to offset their 100 billion dollar acquisition. It would maybe delay the inevitable by some months.

Profchaos41m ago

Pretty much no game in Bethesda stables makes cod numbers instantly even fallout 4 Bethesda's best selling game sold 12 million at launch and over the next 10 years climbed to over 32 which cod would do rapidly

CrimsonWing699h ago

I would f*cking think so. Good games are what draws people to your platform. It’s why I adored the 360 era with Gears of War being one of the highlights for me. You make sh*t games and it just makes your platform that much worse and you start gobbling up studios I like and then killing them off it also makes me hate your platform as well… just sayin’

franwex9h ago

Unless the game would’ve been War Zone, or Fortnite level. No. Maybe even Hell divers 2 I doubt would’ve been enough.

Exvalos8h ago

No it would not have, the ABK deal was great for Microsoft but horrible for Xbox. Over 100 billion dollars in acquisitions. That money has to be made back. That ABK deal essentially destroyed Xbox as we know it.

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Report: Sexual Misconduct Investigation Conducted at EA, Suspects Named and What They Did Revealed

EA senior staff has been investigated for sexual misconduct involving female coworkers, and these said people have been named publicly.

isarai1d 3h ago

Aye just call Phil, i mean he somehow made Bobby Kotick's scandal disappear and gave him a few million dollar high five on the way out.

Cacabunga18h ago

I wonder if it will be censored with some in game ads.

XiNatsuDragnel1d ago (Edited 1d ago )

EA about to go down like Activision and then Phil saves the day saying.this is good for the industry and consolidation will help create competition. /s.

ravens5222h ago

What's up with all these horny creeps. You gon be horny, fine. Just not at work take care of that shit before you go in. Rub one out if you have to. Don't be a creep at all. ESPECIALLY at work. But don't be one AT ALL.

Extermin8or3_17h ago

I mean part of the issue is that things transpired outside of work....

KwietStorm_BLM17h ago

You think deviants care where they are? Work sometimes makes it an even better situation for them because they can abuse their power.

mudakoshaka1h ago

Nerds think they are Gods when they are making video games.

NotoriousWhiz22h ago(Edited 22h ago)

"it seems that according to EA, given the events transpired outside of work between two adults, and the fact that once investigation has started that the alleged perpetrators didn’t do it again, the investigation is considered closed. [...] The victim still has to work with the people that harassed her."

Yep, EA is disgusting.

Extermin8or3_17h ago

I mean the fact stuff happened outside of work puts EA in quite a difficult position legally. These women don't seem to have reported the matter to the police which kinda ties EA's hands on what they can do. If they don't file reports of the crimes then yeah from EA's perspective it is stuff that happened outside of work. The only exception is the guy that apparently referenced things in the slack channel for work, spending on what he said proving it may be very hard and he may well be able to get away with plausible deniability. I don't like EA and I think these people need to be dismissed but without any legal action being taken, EA can't really do much without risk of being sued themselves for unfair dismissal etc.

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Former Deviation Games Devs Have Formed A New Studio At PlayStation To Work On A New IP

Former Deviation Games developers have formed a new studio at Sony Interactive Entertainment in order to work on a brand new PlayStation IP.

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Tacoboto1d 14h ago

Well that's an awesome and very surprising turnaround. Cheers to the new studio and what they'll build!

RaidenBlack1d 11h ago

Likely to continue their FPS project

Cacabunga23h ago

It is not about money it is about talent.. get that talent in and they will take care of you and earn you that money

Eonjay23h ago

I had picked up on this before the Deviation shutdown was announced. It was pointed out that a senior manager of the team had joined PlayStation prior to the close. It was a little suspicious because from the outside in, it appeared had basically poached Deviation's talent.

Reading some of the other comments it seems this is understood to be the case.

In other news it would be wild if Sony winds up announcing a brand new internal studio.

isarai1d 10h ago

That's..... confusing, so shut down but just reformed and same employer 🤔 sounds like pretty much what happened to Japan Studio basically just being rebranded as Asobi

ocelot071d 9h ago

It is odd one I don't know how business deals work or the law of that kind of stuff. But is it possible Sony reached out and said hey we want you apart of Sony but don't want to purchase you for what ever reason. How about use disband and we will open a studio and hire you guys type of thing. Is that even possible?

isarai1d 9h ago

Maybe it's to void/bypass some contract? I have no clue

VersusDMC1d 5h ago (Edited 1d 5h ago )

I guess the deviation team fell apart and didn't deliver good progress on what they pitched (they overhyped themselves when the team was announced)so Sony shut them down. They regrouped with a new team and a new pitch so Sony is giving them another shot.

And this time they are keeping it quiet to keep pressure down on the team. So people aren't asking everyday what deviation(or whatever the new team is called) is doing.

Edit: Also Sony never owned them. They just ended their partnership with them. Deviation decided to close on their own.

outsider16241d 4h ago

Good point. You know, i was thinking of Days Gone too. They pitch an idea to Sony for Days Gone 2 but Sony didnt like it do they scrapped the whole thing. Maybe if a good pitch came by...they'd reconsider it.

isarai1d 3h ago

That makes a bit more sense

lodossrage1d 3h ago

To be fair, Sony didn't shut them down. Devation was independent. Sony pulled funding on the project they were working on. As a result, they couldn't run so Devation decided to close on their own.

MrBaskerville1d ago

Maybe it's a good team but sony changed plans?

Plague-Doctor2717h ago

https://imgur.com/HhYbZDi

The management at Deviation was reportedly a problem. Sony cut their funding and when the studio layoffs began they bought the talent back up

Lightning7716h ago

It's probably cheaper to grab the talent than to anage a full studio as a second party.

Maybe we see the game at the PS showcase?

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roboteye1d 4h ago

If this was MS they'd be gone.

Goodguy011d 4h ago

Maybe make a smaller game this time?

Elda1d 4h ago

Good for them that they were able to work it out. Hopefully they're developing something interesting.

Rainbowcookie1d 3h ago

I think Sony is thinking long term as a replacement for Call of Duty M$ edition.

lodossrage19h ago

If they can pull off at least 2 more games similar to Helldivers 2 they won't have to worry about that COD deal anymore (my personal opinion, not fact)

-Foxtrot17h ago

The best thing they can do is make something old school based

The issue with COD is that it's so over the top and arcade like now where it feels more like you are relying on gimmicks and what you've unlocked rather than skill.

If they can create an old school like first person shooter where "less is more" and not a game that relies on a drip feed road map then they'll get some attention.

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