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[@TheBrazilRules]

"Turn based RPGs are all the same" says the guy who play MMORPGs

[@doopness785]

True but at least in MMORPGs you can jump around while you wait for NPCs to finish talking 😂

[@SeddyAm]

​@@doopness785 mario and luigi also makes some emotes during long boring dialogue in those mario & luigi series

[@Gecko822]

"All the 35-year-old men gonna be buying that." TOO CLOSE TO HOME, BUDDY.

[@jsalas7416]

TTRRRRUUUUEEEE! Im 35 and buying it lol.

[@shuazi8803]

Yuh. I'm such a sucker for physical collector's editions.

[@juncture231]

Try 45

[@troydenbrum2979]

Bought my Switch at 35, first nintendo system since game cube.

[@ohiograssman1564]

lol I will buy it second hand eventually

[@favillionbellarion9655]

Ppl saying turn based is lazy are the same kind of brain rot that think call of duty is still innovative.

[@ItsAMaelstrom]

exactly

[@surrounndedbyClowns]

i dont even play call of duty but ill pick call of duty over any turn based dog shit.

[@dv2945]

​@@surrounndedbyClownsPathetic!

[@SkurdyKat]

Out of the 100,000,000 monthly CoD players, I guaranty you the vast majority don't care enough to have an opinion on turn based games. Just like most people enjoying SMTV Vengeance right now don't care about the state of CoD. Internet drama got people thinking its real life lmao. When you say people you just mean a vocal minority of ill people.

[@surrounndedbyClowns]

@@dv2945 gugugaga

[@Fickets]

The way Asmon talks about turn based games is how I see MMOs

[@seekittycat]

Reminds me of how confused I was that all my friends preferred WoW to the old game cause to me they took out all the thinking and replaced it with chores.

[@metroidprime3863]

And Online FPS.

[@aaronreynolds1493]

Yeah MMOs are for those who have all the time in the world for it

[@ps3beatswii]

Same, but for soulslikes. I've tried several, and don't like any of them.

[@MajWin]

i'd say 95% of gamers dont even have a turn based game in their library, where as they have a bunch of other genres

[@bigboiblastie8162]

Asmon never has nor ever will play a switch game.

[@ni55an86]

And he's better off for it.

[@leekyonion]

​@ni55an86 doubtful about that. Switch is still best selling console of this generation so 🤷 they're doing something right and maybe these Dumbo triple A companies can learn something

[@jarededwards7018]

@@leekyonion yeah the switch owns

[@praisegeraldoriveria9576]

@leekyonion Asmon wouldn't even be capable of beating a mario game

[@TheDsLeet]

@@ni55an86 He'd rather watch trailers and complain about AAA games he will also not play huh?

[@T0FFII]

The chatters saying "turn based" during the Zelda game... bro have you even seen Links Awakening?

[@ambi4903]

Bro was 6 years old when Breath of the Wild came out, not a surprise.

[@Bhjdk]

It‘ll be worse, Zelda can’t attack, she can only use captured monsters. The game will be at worst you sitting back while the npc’s kill each other slowly or at best you poking them for 2 hp while the same thing happens so you feel involved

[@fd2dt2]

​@@Bhjdk Dude, You had watched trailer? Zelda was throwing a boulders

[@ziiiiiiii754]

@@Bhjdk we know it won’t be that bad considering you can summon items to fight with yourself and some enemies can be held meaning you will have some form of personal combat. Also I assume you can play as link in the future considering he’s playable before he’s captured

[@aeliusdawn]

I absolutely despise turn based combat, I hope to god that they never make a turn based zelda. There are already enough games with that outdated combat. Dont need more.

[@SoCloseToToast]

It's so funny people commenting about graphics. Its not about the graphics at this point. It's about the story, theme and general mood Nintendo are going for in their games. I never thought to myself how good Nintendo's graphics were or weren't. I just had fun playing their games. Isn't that what this is all about? Not to get deep but the world really has become more woke & cynical as years have gone by. Everyone has an opinion that can be projected to millions in seconds. I probably won't play any of these games because i'm an old boomer but I appreciate someone is doing something against the grain.

[@Smashfan258]

As long as the graphics aren’t horrible and the game runs smooth then graphics don’t matter as much. People who prioritize graphics over quality of gameplay are dumb lol

[@Xigni_]

Kinda confused where the whole woke aspect comes from in this context. What did you mean by that?

[@XP9724]

​@@Xigni_Idiots being dumb on social media cuz Zelda and Peach had lead games this year.

[@lilfuzzballa]

@@Smashfan258 I mean... there are a ton of amazing games with dated/bad graphics, and the gameplay carries it and people still love them. Graphics matter if a developer's intent is to make a game more immersive. But outside of that graphics don't hold much value.

[@TatsuyaWow]

doom look better i know graphic are not everything but like why it has too be tha way

[@noxnox7445]

turn based is a very popular genre in Japan, and it's not going to go away no matter what people outside of Japan say. DQ and saga are both very popular in Japan, and the games introduced here are remakes, sequels, etc., and the previous games are just turn based series. JRPGs continue to be in demand because there is a demand for them, and don't you forget that they are a Japanese company? If you want something else, there are plenty of non-Japanese companies.

[@jo-mi4966]

Best/most successful games on Nintendo consoles have mostly been non-jrpgs - Zelda, mario, mario kart, smash bros, splatoon... I don't hate turn based games on principle - I loved games like undertale, Earthbound, supermario rpg etc but I wish japanese companies would lean away from them and into more creative interesting titles.

[@Foatizenknechtl]

@@jo-mi4966 most successsful in the west maybe. you got no clue about the rest of the world mate xD and it clearly shows. those guys get sold like crazy in asia. and whats so bad about turn based? it gives you time to think before making the right move. but i guess people just dislike thinking nowadays. "just let my brain rot peacefully, dont make me think" .... never have i ever seen so much undeserved hate for turn based rpg games as under this video o.O

[@titheproven954]

Turn Base games sell just fine in the west as well. People seem to forget that not EVERY game has to be for everyone. I get LESS interested in a game if it is a first person shooter for example. Not that I am against them, but I find them dull and the same freaking thing more often then not.

[@Gigi-zr6hp]

​@@jo-mi4966 honkai star rail made more money last month than any game you can name of in the same period. And that's a Chinese gacha game that's popular in Japan and global

[@lowfade3273]

@Foatizenknechtl so you're saying there is no thinking involved with anything that isn't turn based? so i guess bro has never heard of ANY esports title. just because you're too slow to think in realtime doesn't mean there is noone else thinking lmao

[@snazzydrew]

Chatter saying "turn based is lazy" is why the game industry tries to sell us garbage and think they can get away with it. Gamers don't know anything about game development. And they don't need to, it just makes it easier to sell them things like Anthem (despite that it never really looked like a full game imo). The SaGa game is only 50$.... but yeah, keep complain about the industry while crapping on games made by people who care about their franchise.

[@RaspyCh]

Spit your facts. These types of gamers only care about games if it has a ball or guns. Or that it’s a 3rd person over the shoulder action games with realism/realistic graphics

[@ElectricNippleTorture]

Turn based isn't lazy, they're lazy if they lack the imagination or thinking abstractly about turn based combat. It's like saying strategy games that aren't real time are lazy. If anything, action games has been around WAY longer than turn-based video games, especially when you factor in Tennis for Two on old radar equipment back in the 50s and 60s. Sure, action games have evolved somewhat, but they've evolved around the same rate, arguably peaking at around Final Fantasy X's battle system.

[@Murphy46]

Well, in this presentation was at least 7 turn based jrpg, greath for people love the genre, but too many to check wich one is the "good one", is lazy if everyone make the same game with different skin.... (heck... even the plot is the same...)

[@ambi4903]

"only 50$" lmao, elden ring is 60$.. That saga game is a 20$ game with ps3 graphics but keep coping

[@AB-sw4kb]

@@ambi4903sounds like you're the one coping, man.

[@ACabanadoKonrado]

Just want to say, we, from Brazil, were doubly happy with this Direct. Because they announced that for the first time ever a Mario & Luigi and a Legend of Zelda game will be localized to brazilian portuguese! This was an absolute win in my eyes!

[@Cruper380]

I'm happy for ya. They're great games that everyone should experience.

[@thatoneguy-5293]

That’s great! I love it

[@brunopr9]

Brs no top caralho!!

[@notkenoagain]

W on nintendo's front!

[@jfleocadio4397]

Wow, you here? I remember watching your videos in the past, like 10 years ago, when you play Starcraft 2, Orcs must die and Stardew Valley, Hope you're doing well.

[@siritachi31]

I see so many people writing off the Dragon Quest remake cause it's turn based and it's bad and lazy. News flash, 2D-HD is actually really hard and expensive to make and they have only one dev team that can make it at SE. They put so much effort into that style and to see people just write it off as lazy or bad is crazy. People complain about graphics and stuff so much no one ever seems happy

[@blazewardog]

I know right? How dare a remake of a turn based game be turn based? Asmon and watchers hear him talk about how you shouldn't throw away a game's target audience for sequels just this week with Dragon Age. Why do they think this doesn't apply to turn based genres?

[@ergastolo4281]

I bet those people never played a DQ game to begin with. Hell, i'd say they've never played a single turn based game before!

[@milkman7834]

Gotta love that good old "not interesting to me therefore dogshit" mindset

[@twosox3648]

Hey, I'm glad y'all love those games and enough of you buy them to make studios want to make more. That's a win, so why complain about others opinions? Who cares? Its so weird to see people bitching that everyone doesn't love what they love.

[@Chaso-1124]

​@twosox3648 I don't personally care about turn based for the most part (I liked xcom and wasteland though). The problem is that you got people who come in and try to sabotage these genres and gameplay styles because they personally don't like it. I've seen the same thing happen with survival horror where fixed camera and tank controls are being thrown away and forgotten because a bunch of modern gamers despise it. It's why games like resident evil will likely never go back to that style, even for a smaller budget title, because not only do these people not want to play it, they don't even want it to exist in any capacity. They also try to shut down and shame anybody who does like that style and would like another one released. It's extremely toxic and narcissistic behavior

[@HitomiYuna1]

0:00 Intro 0:10 1: Mario & Luigi - Brothership 3:02 2: Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition 4:54 3: FAIRY TAIL 2 5:48 4: FANTASIAN Neo Dimension 7:01 5: Nintendo Switch Sports 8:09 6: MIO: Memories in Orbit 9:24 7: Disney Illusion Island 9:54 8: Hello Kitty Island Adventure 10:27 9: Looney Tunes: Wacky World of Sports 11:01 10: Among Us 11:27 11: Farmagia 13:29 12: Donkey Kong Country Returns HD 15:27 13: DRAGON QUEST III HD-2D Remake 18:55 14: Funko Fusion 20:13 15: Luigi’s Mansion 2 HD 20:53 16: THE NEW DENPA MEN 21:27 17: METAL SLUG ATTACK RELOADED 22:05 18: Darkest Dungeon II 22:41 19: Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion 24:04 20: Phantom Brave: The Lost Hero 26:18 21: MARVEL vs. CAPCOM Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics 27:30 22: Super Mario Party Jamboree 31:27 23: The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom 37:42 24: Just Dance 2025 Edition 38:43 25: LEGO Horizon Adventures 39:56 26: Stray 41:23 27: Tales of the Shire: A The Lord of the Rings™ Game 42:23 28: Ace Attorney Investigations Collection 43:35 29: The Hundred Line - Last Defense Academy 45:25 30: Romancing SaGa 2: Revenge of the Seven 47:36 31: Metroid Prime 4: Beyond "most hype" 49:36 The end Nintendo Direct, and Asmon talk about the showcase you are welcome 😊❤

[@DarkZeroUnit]

thanks time stamp guy👍

[@Ka_chi1]

GOAT

[@Arakn1dz]

Thank you

[@Distant_Dubstep]

Watched the video b4 I even saw ur comment but ur still the GOAT

[@tobyli52]

Legend

[@ladycarmillasanguina]

For better or worse, Nintendo does what Nintendo wants to do. Unlike Sony or Microsoft, Nintendo has always operated as a sort of cross between an art school and a toy company. They often defy what makes sense in terms of conventional wisdom and market research, and instead often takes the path less traveled. They don't try and chase the next big thing like their contemporaries, rather, they do what they think is fun and unique. They're a company run, not solely by corporate suits, but by visionaries, artists who want to create what they want to create, not what focus groups or whinny internet fans what them to create. This upsets gamers, journalists, and shareholders who want them to be a serious competitor to Sony and Microsoft, perhaps even wanting them to be an exact clone. But this sort of stubborn, sticking to their guns mentality of Nintendo, while has it's flaws, is perhaps the company's greatest strength. It shows they're not just some soulless corporate entity, and are rather willing to defy conventional business wisdom just to offer consumers something different. I'd be lying if I said I don't get frustrated by Nintendo's business practices on occasion. They have their share of annoying, anti-consumer practices just like all companies do. But Nintendo isn't your run of the mill gaming corporation. They're equal parts brilliant and baffling, and they're as smartly forward-thinking as they are stubbornly ass-backwards. They can be either greedy or generous depending on the situation. This is why people asking them to go third party don't realize how catastrophic that would be for the industry, because love them or hate them, there really isn't a company quite like Nintendo.

[@purpirek]

That because Nintendo is 4 years behind the social norm . By the time sweet baby inc consultant group is gone Nintendo will lose a lot of money because they didn’t make enough switch 2 games and listen to fans instead of doubling down being Karen’s and no one being fired because we’re ignoring the problem Xbox is fuck Sony is fuck pc is still mehhh if they can’t separate from Sony and gamepass

[@1InVader1]

Not really, everyone is fine them doing their own thing, people simply just don't care, because their success can only exist in a controlled ecosystem where no other competition may exist. If they could stop butt foxing their own customers and fans for 5 seconds, that would also help. Beyond that, all Nintendo games just have the image of kiddie games, for which you have to be either under 12 or over 50 to enjoy.

[@blackice8634]

Nintendo for as many headaches it gives us, also gives some truly unique and refreshing games. They get that graphical fidelity isn't as important as art direction and I will always praise a game that manages to look timeless over a game that looks good for it's time. Not to mention gameplay is king to them which is always a plus.

[@captainpositivenegro2854]

@@1InVader1 complete idiocy

[@Justanobody8472]

The copium is strong with this one.

[@fartlordsmellytoe3690]

really depressing how people just write a game off once they see its turn based.

[@Pixxelll]

I honestly prefer turn based. Most action games get boring to me and they all feel the same

[@53thephenix]

I don't think it's true, sea of stars won at game award is a great turn based game and more recently expedition 33 got quite the hype even tho it's a turn based game too, i mean you also got personna 5 which is quite acclaimed everywhere. Problem is a lot of the turn based game shown here aren't trying to make something interesting with their turn based gameplay and it become really quickly boring and frustrating especially when a lot of this game are showcased.

[@RandoCDN87]

TBH most turn-based games aren't that good. Most try to have that appeal of copying anything Square Enix Mainline FF or DragonQuest, but don't meet up to the same expectations as those.

[@crimsonking7179]

​@@53thephenixno there is something interesting. It just Asmon audience isn't interested in turn based games. A lot people we're pleased with this Direct.

[@crimsonking7179]

@@RandoCDN87 no that also not true.

[@fetty__]

Funny how Metroid Prime 4 was announced a month after the release of Switch to build more hype for the console but basically doesn't come out until their next console is released.

[@Anhilare]

same story as botw

[@killaknight12]

That wasn't planned. The first dev team didn't do a good job so Nintendo gave it to Retro Studios the original devs of Prime 1-3 and they had to start from scratch 4 years ago.

[@ruigerd]

​@@killaknight12 yep, exactly what I was gonna say. But to add something I really like Nintendo's work ethic on this, taking some flak for delaying a long awaited and hyped title so they can actually make a good game. Nintendo's other practices though.... Let's just say it kind of balances out

[@MikeSW]

I preordered that game when Gamers Club Unlocked still existed (gets you 20% off videogames at Best Buy). I have no clue if the order will even be honored anymore - by the time the game comes out, we will be almost a decade removed from the order being placed.

[@pugnacious6290]

@@killaknight12 Yeah, sucks we had to wait this long but I’m appreciative that Nintendo didn’t fall into the trap of the sunk cost fallacy and say “well Bandai Namco did a shit job but we’ve spent years of time and millions of dollars on this turd, time to squeeze it out” like seemingly 95% of other publishers these days.

[@BubbleTea033]

There's something adorable about people seeing Prime 4 and comparing it to Doom. Yes. Good. Welcome children. Doom 2016 was heavily inspired by Prime.

[@Alban2235]

They have nothing to do with each other, plus the first Doom is 8 years older than the Prime saga.

[@Mirage475]

@@Alban2235Stupidity. How does modern doom even remotely resemble the old style. Prime was a landmark game that influence halo 4 onwards and doom

[@Distant_Dubstep]

I feel bad for Zack since he's not big into turn based games, but as someone who's a big fan of them (when done well) this Nintendo Direct was the GOAT.

[@WildSpecter]

The bar is just that low I guess

[@drewprew]

Has he never played xcom? That is THE game to get someone on the fence about turned based to accept not everything needs to happen instantly to be exciting or cool.

[@Distant_Dubstep]

@@drewprew Idk broski. I'm a bit of a newer fan

[@laharlkent]

I think part of his problem is he overthinks each turn, he wants to be able to move until he understands what he is doing, he WILL F up but he can get what is happening easier.

[@Arthur_Grey34]

I love myself a good turn based game that's made well.

[@snazzydrew]

"every single one of these games feel the exact same." That actually how I feel about the "action" games you crave, Mr. Mongold. SaGa is not for you. It's for me.

[@cheeks_of_the_boreal_valley]

That's fair

[@TheHeheonil]

True

[@ambi4903]

What you wrote is just untrue, lmao. What do you mean by "action games"? Because Elden Ring can be considered an action game, or Warzone, or Diablo, etc. You’re just throwing out words because you got butthurt about what he said. Also, I guess you’re talking about SaGa Emerald Beyond, which is a 50 euro game, lmao. Just from the Steam reviews, I can see that it not only looks cheap (like PS3 graphics) but plays cheaply too. I guess the game would be fine if it were like 20 euros, but 50? XD You can almost buy Elden Ring or any 60 euro game that's actually good and not gaslight yourself into thinking these games are any good for that high price.

[@konstantinos-iliasstrempas4594]

turn based is the best

[@ElectricNippleTorture]

​@@ambi4903 Elden Ring is an action RPG, therefore classifies as an action game. Anything that requires constant action through input from players is considered an action game. Turn based games typically only require action from the player, from a set of commands or when their turn in the game is designated through specific conditions the designers and programmers set (ex. ATB, traditional turn based, Conditional Turn-Based, etc). Another thing, Emerald Beyond just released three months ago, and is a brand new game developed from the ground up; SaGa fans demanded a new game and are buying it to show Square Enix there is a market for SaGa, even today, and they want remakes or new entries in the franchise, that's been dormant for years or even decades. SaGa fans prefer stylized graphics over realistic or over detailed ones, because that's what they're accustomed to, and is realistic if they want a quick turnaround for new games in the franchise, while not ballooning their budget and resources to overaccommodate for their development costs and prioritize what their fans and creators want.

[@CarlosXPhone]

1:07 Bruh, this is a franchise that went past Super Mario RPG.

[@superblanco444]

Not all turn base games are the same. There’s tweaks within the gameplay which makes it standout from other turn based games

[@pyrojkl]

TLDR play into the breach then compare with a final fantasy 7 and civ. all turn based games with very different appeals. Then there are games that do both action and turn based like transistor and superhot.

[@HappyCucco.]

“Zelda is a fkn necromancer” 😂 mu thoughts exactly xD

[@sboinkthelegday3892]

I fucking hope she's an Echo herself, because wanting to control Zelda is literally what Ganondorf wants. All these people crying about "it's her name in the title!" when same goes for Sauron.

[@Nameless_JPN-ENG]

Nah, I'd say this is how Zelda becomes Tetra and sails the high seas. And they said you wouldn't pirate a car. Lol

[@moonlordgaming4537]

Hold up…has he never played a mario and luigi game in his life?!

[@Dorian_Scott]

He needs to play Bowser's Inside Story. The *BEST* one.

[@shatteredsentient5321]

​​@@Dorian_ScottThe boss theme too. My favorite was Partners in Time.

[@mattnic001]

probably because he was already a teenager when superstar saga came out, too old for that series

[@motivatedman9730]

​@@mattnic001You're never too old to discover the greatness that is the Mario and Luigi games !

[@That-Guppy]

I remember playing Mario & Luigi partners in time and laughing really hard when they call bowser a dirt bag. Also a Mario&Luigi game with Wario& Waluigi would be cool

[@God-ec8ni]

asmon: its just the same game over and over he plays souls LIKE games

[@vrishnak92]

47:55 That shit eating grin is the highlight of this video for me, cause he goes from the confusion of the cosmic year title card to this: the moment he sees Samus’ ship swoop in. You can even see the alarm bells going off when he reads “galactic federation…”

[@sonicmarsh232]

To be fair, most people who enjoy turn based games either like strategy or stories more than straight gameplay. Whether you agree with that or not is a personal opinion.

[@pyrojkl]

as a CCG enjoyer, this is true, tho it is nice to see the genre have more RTS and ARPG innovations. It may just be because I used to enjoy the trash known as League of Legends and would be fine where some of a game is action but mix in times where u pause time and have to play out some tactics. If a game had really fun systems where u play it as many roguelikes and can swap out abilities and upgrades to fit a situation, it is always appealing as long as it doesnt over complicate the game

[@sachi8483]

Second this, also, i love turn based games for the simple reason of. I can stand up, make a tea, prepare a bowl of snacks, and the game is still on stadby on my turn when i get back.

[@moki4541]

Metroid Prime 4 took like 15 Years. I cried when i saw it

[@Fantasygod19999]

Looks bad

[@Loxly-ti4sq]

​@@Fantasygod19999 people still get hyped and will play the game even if it looks like a PS2 game. Nintendo is a console with a graphical capability of machine from 2013, almost nobody gives a flying f about graphics on a nintendo console, that's not how they win their audiences.

[@chozochiefxiii3298]

​@@Fantasygod19999If you have bad eyes maybe.

[@Fantasygod19999]

@@Loxly-ti4sq graphics are fine and look clean. Gameplay looks bad on what they showed. Watch it again. Braindead AI. Lock on looks easy. Have fun with it. Not for me

[@linkszxx]

18

[@DogiTheWallcrusher]

Asmon talking about turn based games is like somebody who's never played an ARPG talking about Diablo vs Poe

[@MajWin]

you know why, the majority of people don't like turn based games cause of the slower paced gameplay.

[@yuricecconi561]

​@@MajWin... OK? So what? If they don't like turn based games don't play them lol. I will never understand people yapping about games that just don't appeal to them. It's fine to not enjoy a turn based system.

[@MajWin]

@@yuricecconi561 umm, actually the loudest ones are usually the minorities. This is evident here also, it’s the turn based players yapping wanting to be noticed for the genre they like🤣

[@yuricecconi561]

@@MajWin Asmon talked said turn based is lazy, those of us who like the genre obviously care more about the subject. If someone said MMOs are lazy, fans of mmos would be the first to yap in the comments, and they would be correct to do so.

[@Harkins1721]

Resetera bitching about the first things Zelda can Echo are household items. I cant stop laughing it makes them this mad. They dog whistle everything.

[@maravreloaded]

What did you expect of Woketera.

[@user-jx2qe1pv7q]

Nintendo should make the first echo a sandwich just to fuck with resetera.

[@BigHailFan]

Fun fact: Resetera was made by the mods that left neogaf.

[@Ben-zg8xk]

thats the first thing i noticed too and i thought it was very based. Although that technically makes zelda a carpenter so I thought the wokeys would like the game

[@Mark-sd4hv]

I remember when it was NeoGAF and I got banned for calling out the mods banning half the forum

[@grennbalze]

Legend of Zelda Link to the past is one of the best games ever made. Just started playing it with my 4 1/2 yr old daughter and she loves it

[@LILD87Atown]

It really is! Played it myself for the first time when I was 6 in 1993. nothing beats growing up with Zelda games. Have Fun :)

[@dylanvscomics8138]

Always thought it was a bit overrated for years, but finally gotten around to finishing it a week ago and boy was I wrong. Great game.

[@beauvoirferril]

As backwards as Nintendo's management can be sometimes, I do love how they don't beat around the bush and just let the gameplay speak for itself in the trailers.

[@Mark-sd4hv]

They invented the direct, and killed E3. Now they all do them only not as well

[@TheBlindWeasel]

The original Phantom Brave ain't for kids bro, it's one of the few games that have defeated me

[@disgaealikerasapOG]

It's been 20 YEARS...the same amount of episodes in the game. I still can only find 1 video of someone ACTUALLY getting a Divineswd. When I was younger I wanted that lightsaber so bad...nobody developed a gameshark or codebreaker for it either!

[@MikeHawk04]

You can tell Asmond doesn’t give a single fuck about fighting games.

[@makefoxhoundgreatagain842]

I feel the same way about MMOs but it's all subjective

[@TheUltimateRare]

which is interesting cause he loves WoW and that's a fighting game.

[@charleswaggoner9467]

⁠@@TheUltimateRarethats a very toned down technical thing about a game. Its an mmo that uses swords, spells, crossbows and shit. Saying wow is a fighting game cause of a mechanic is like saying cod is a fighting game cause of the melee class or tap from the butt of a gun. A fighting game is mortal kombat, tekken any of the capcom revisits shown here.

[@shreeanshmahapatra2313]

​@@TheUltimateRareBy that logic i guess league is a fighting game too. All souls games are also fighting games😂

[@zerase84]

comparing to max dood totally can tell

[@Nerdtendo6366]

It’s hard to describe the pure excitement for a new Mario & Luigi game for people who haven’t played previously games in the franchise. I’ve been waiting 9 years for this

[@dylanvscomics8138]

"It’s hard to describe the pure excitement" basically sums up everything in the direct. MvC collection, Ace Attorney, Metroid Prime 4, Dragon Quest HD2D, Mario&Luigi and Zelda Echoes of Wisdom are all really good game reveals that were a long time coming for all the people that like those respective series, but don't seem all that special to people who aren't familiar with any of those series.

[@MrEditorsSideKick]

''Nintendo Erect'' Asmongold 2024

[@turdcalzone7636]

"Luigi is so dumb" - pauses the video- Beeeeeeeeeees. Whos dumb now?

[@Arcademan09]

I will not tolerate Luigi slander in my house

[@RuneTacticss]

Zoomers when they see a game that makes you actually use more than a single brain cell:

[@barkley8285]

Not sure what your talking about, most zoomers grew up with the 360 and ps4 gens and those were big dick gaming eras.

[@fallingstars5683]

​@@barkley8285 >ps4 (LAUGHS HEARTILY IN PS2)

[@barkley8285]

@@fallingstars5683 Xbox 360 blows any console away in all regards. Same with ps4. Your delusional if you think otherwise. Ps2 had shitty online, bad controller, no friend system or trophies, bad 3rd party. The only thing it has over ps3 or ps4 is exclusives and even the , ps4 has god of war 4 + uncharted 4 + Bloodborne + ghosts of Tsushima + last of us 2.

[@fallingstars5683]

@@barkley8285 Ohhh, so you're like, thirteen. That, or you can't enjoy any game on your own. Wait, I repeat myself.

[@barkley8285]

@@fallingstars5683 wtf are you talking? I’m 21, ps2 was my first system and ps3 / ps4 / 360 blow it away in absolutely every regard possible.

[@frenchbloo]

Turn based games are the same game to you the same way Dark Souls 1-3 and Elden Ring are kinda all the same game to me. To each their own buddy

[@Pharaoh657]

Butters made it real!! Hello kitty adventure island is a real game now. South park predictions on point 😂😅

[@seekittycat]

Turn based and strategy games are for people who like to plan and think through their moves. Makes sense why certain people don't like it.

[@lowfade3273]

People can think in realtime too, if their brain isn't slow 😮

[@DulceReposa]

@@lowfade3273 people can like a slower paced game and people can like faster paced game. Doesn't mean one or the other is bad. I just wish people understood just because you don't like how a certain game plays doesn't mean it's a bad game. It's built differently than what they are use to.

[@lowfade3273]

@@DulceReposa OP is painting people who don't like turn based games as idiots who have no attention span.

[@Vaguer_Weevil]

​@@lowfade3273 There's been people bashing others for liking turn based games, why's it only an issue when people give it back? See this is what happens when you don't stop to think, and just react.

[@lowfade3273]

@@Vaguer_Weevil stop hating on either one 😂

[@gateofdestiny]

all actual games that aren't microtransaction hubs. Where's the switch hero shooter game?

[@GHOULY782]

Why would you want that on switch lmao.

[@GHOULY782]

Overwatch is on switch tho I think

[@dylanvscomics8138]

You say that, but there is a non-zero-percent chance of Metroid Prime 4 having a hero shooter multiplayer mode considering the multiplayer from Metroid Prime Hunters on the DS.

[@CALAMITY0FHYRULE]

​@@dylanvscomics8138more likely the 4 player mode from prime 2. That would be hype

[@Vaguer_Weevil]

It also doesn't feel as "How do you do, fellow kids", it's nice to not cringe every 3 minutes while some unfunny goofs try to make it into a sitcom.

[@FGoing]

Damn people really either loved or disliked the Metroid Trailer huh? No in between, either a pog, nice,... or "the graphics look bad", "worse doom",... I look forward to it myself, but damn the contrast is crazy

[@scrubmcchub2255]

I literally cried

[@VoraciousHeart]

I’m kinda with the doom people. Nothing shown was above any other FPS in recent memory and some looked much worse (simple strafe easily dodging all the enemy bullets). I’m sure there is more to the game and later levels will have harder enemies but what they showed was VERY lackluster if you’re not a diehard Metroid fan.

[@chozochiefxiii3298]

Prime is about exploring, platforming, and puzzle solving above all else. The shooting is fine for what purpose it serves.

[@bouncybubble]

Don’t get me wrong, I am super hyped for prime 4 but I feel like they could’ve made a cooler trailer for it

[@Vieislost]

​@@VoraciousHeart I will give a reminder that Metroid Prime isn't quite about the combat, It's more puzzle and exploration focused. Personally I'm not a big fan of the series, but it looks cool for people who are into it.

[@thenorthian3667]

thinking every turn based game seems the same is like me saying every Action combat game seems the same. Having the same kind of combat system doesn’t make them suddenly all the same. Especially when he calls turn based and tactical games the same.

[@KingOfMalevolence]

Mario and Luigi games do turn based right. You take turns attacking but you actually have to dodge or block enemy attacks, and the timings can get really hard. Bowser's inside story was my favourite game as a kid and I don't think I ever beat Bowser X lol.

[@lcako1616]

Me and my siblings LOVED inside story and partners in time too

[@SolidShepard]

as a zelda guy, the zelda game looked cool and all...but i'm STILL waiting on Wind Waker and Twilight Princess...

[@chipi4179]

why, why people ask for those 2 games that have been on many consoles already, you want to pay 60 usd for a reescaled HD port of twilight princess that has already been realased for gamecube, wii and wii u? 🤡

[@RoronoaZoroOneEye]

​@@chipi4179because I do not own a wii, wii u or gamecube? I own a switch. Smart guy.

[@xdragoonzero0]

​@@chipi4179It's more that the HD versions were released on Wii U and basically every other Wii U exclusive has been ported to switch. $60/70 for both WW and TP would be nice for those that didn't have a GameCube or Wii U. That said I'd definitely prefer if the rumor about a full remake of OoT were true. Heck even a full remake of WW would be cool considering all the stuff that didn't making it in that one.

[@SolidShepard]

@chipi4179 GameCube, old as fuck. Wii, old as fuck and a gimmick. WiiU, barely anyone bought that console. Yes, I would pay to be able to play two of my favorite Zelda games.

[@chipi4179]

guys you can emulate those games now and have your own HD version without needing to pay 60 usd for the same game for the 4 time, not owning any of those 3 consoles is reason enough to justify getting the same games again! is dumb

[@detdeet]

The Switch Sports thing is so cool because Nintendo is literally the only company in the world providing free updates for a 5 year old game, that's just brilliant customer service i don't care what anyone says, even if it's a small update, it's an update and it's free and it shows they give a crap about the people playing it, and Switch Sports sold a LOT of copies so they could easily make this a DLC and rake in the dough

[@johnwarner4178]

The best part is seeing a chatter crap all over the game, and as soon as Asmon says it looks cool that some chatter says “this game looks awesome!”

[@Rumanzovia]

Turn-based is like chess and action is like checkers. One takes brain power, one can be solved by mashing.

[@abigaillewis2662]

Both have their pros and cons too, I personally prefer Turn Based, as Action bores me quickly, unless it is a Metroidvania (so hyped for Prime 4, played every game in the series except metroid 2 and the remake of it lol.)

[@lowfade3273]

so i guess you have never seen any esports title or for ex reading a monster's attacks in monster hunter. just because your brain is slow and you can't think in realtime doesn't mean other's can't!

[@DBLRxyz]

Go play devil may cry/ god of war/ doom eternal on the hardest modes and get back to us.

[@DulceReposa]

I prefer Turn based games but as someone who also enjoys Action based games, I can tell you that it does require some kind of dexterity, patience and attention to play them efficiently, Button mashing can only get you so far.

[@Loxly-ti4sq]

It's hard to say whether a turn based JRPG is lazy genre. Most of the jrpg that i came across usually focus on 1 strong point, if it's turnbased the story is usually pretty good. If it's action combat oriented, the story is mostly whatever. Combat very good = story meh, combat turn based = they focus more on the story.

[@StrawhatOrta]

Like the "farming sim direct" a few years back, this year's "rpg direct" reception depends on if you like rpgs (especially turn based) or not. And since I like these, this direct was amazing. The Mario and Luigi franchise being alive despite the dev team closing down is huge! And for those that never played one, the Mario rpgs are turn based, but each have their own spin on timed presses during combat. The Mario and Luigi series does the most with this, IMO. Despite being turn based, you're always doing something in combat. That, along with the Marvel vs Capcom announcement made this my favorite direct. MAHVEL LIVES!!!

[@kiro5010]

10:02 wait!! it's actually hello kitty island adventure!? *gets excited* ah, i see lord asmon is a man of simple taste.

[@simptherapper9652]

Them starting off with Mario & Luigi was crazy for me I was a huge fan of og Mario & Luigi superstar saga

[@Jlopezocasio]

You don’t know about the Mario & Luigi series?! These were my childhood. Where other rpgs were incredibly boring these would keep your attention with actual interactive gameplay. Your attacks will do 1 damage if you just tell the brothers to do it. You have to execute unique inputs to deal the expected amount of damage. All attacks from enemies are avoidable and most are also counterable for a bit of damage. The overworld is full of Mario platforming and unique interactions between the brothers. One of them even had Bowser as the main playable character with his minions interacting with him for special attacks.

[@hetsu_]

"Super Mario Massacre" is just Dani's Crab Game

[@ANGRYWOLVERINE2060-ft2nc]

Phil Spencer is probably watching thinking now if he could have only bought Nintendo....

[@giveashot8763]

Nah Nintendo is garbage the moment Xbox releases their hybrid handheld console with more powerful hardware than switch 2 it's over for Nintendo

[@AstralXen]

@@giveashot8763 that is assuming the xbox has multiple very good and unique games that are actually fun and don't do something stupid to their game or to their players, and we need MULTIPLE of these games, two or three aren't gonna make that kind of console good. Nintendo has been producing hella fun games that many people recognize and enjoy

[@ergastolo4281]

@@giveashot8763 Xbox has 90% of its library filled with FPS. At least Nintendo has SOME DEGREE of diversity in genres...

[@alterreb4775]

​​@@giveashot8763 Bro, the steam Deck exists and Nintendo is still perfectly fine. You're beyond delusional.

[@giveashot8763]

@@alterreb4775 nobody gonna buy Steam deck if you can get a series s handheld hybrid console with steam and game pass

[@mina_loi]

they need to patch the miis back into nintendo sports, the miis are still relevant.

[@oak8194]

You can still create and import your Mii into Switch Sports, though? Even if it's just the head, because they need to keep the body proportions the same.

[@mina_loi]

@@oak8194 oh okay sweet

[@Chaso-1124]

Yes, I liked them a lot more than whatever these things are. They're trying to make them too much like an actual character or person, instead of the caricature-like silly miis that you could create

[@fireflyry]

Its like FPS or fighters and all the variations those genres have Asmon. Yes turn-based is HUGE in Japan so lots here, but there's a vast variation within the genre itself, including how the turn-based combat actually works and plays.

[@carltasticdrew9633]

26:27 IT’S MAHVEL BEYBEE!!

[@thatnekoalastor]

You know why were all here

[@liquidemotionzz3232]

Only reason why I'm here!!!

[@Delfly31]

Asmongold has no idea how big dragon quest 3 & 4 were in Japan. They are some of the biggest sellers still to date. They had 10s of thousands of kids skip school to go buy it day of its release. They had the police going and trying to round the kids up to get them back in school. The remake will be a big seller

[@lawjef]

Asmong: Im gunna be honest, I think its kinda wholesome Hot take there on a Mario game trailer. Just out of curiousity, how many ppl expect an unwholesome Mario game trailer?! Gud lawd but Asmongold is so insightful!

[@EvilCrash3000]

Well maybe a donkey kong jr. remake where mario cages and whips donkey kong

[@Harkins1721]

MP4 is a year away. Plenty of polishing to be done in that time.

[@Rumanzovia]

How little he knows about Nintendo is startling. Blue Ganon from OOT? 😂😂😂

[@dylanvscomics8138]

I had a little bit of faith when he said "The original Ganon", because that IS technically the classic Ganon design, but then he just had to say "From Ocarina of Time". 😂

[@rpg_haven]

Grinding IS the fun of Dragon Quest. Going into a new dungeon and getting your ass kicked, then grinding for a while, maybe buy a new sword, and go back and destroy them ... until you get to the boss and start to sweat cuz you're almost out of MP. I hope Asmon checks out DQIII, it's a really exceptional JRPG

[@perkulant4629]

The Zelda game looks like a nice puzzle based adventure game tbf.

[@LordofDaggerfall]

Pass.

[@extremeboi9207]

Remember when this guy said he'd play Mario RPG? Yeah...he'll never touch a single Nintendo cartridge..

[@vjthehandsome5659]

We weren't a minute in, and Zach was just hating on Luigi for no reason. I love how it's safe to say he had the most nonchalant reaction to Brothership. You can't say he isn't honest.

[@donjon8382]

There is quite literally over 200 Mario and Mario spinoff games. It’s quite understandable why a grown adult isn’t jumping at a new game…

[@vjthehandsome5659]

@@donjon8382 I know, but it's still funny to see when everyone else (including me) is hopping on the hype train

[@hostilebogeyinbound]

Just dropping in to say "Where the Hell is Chrono Trigger 2D-HD remake?"

[@viridionwaves]

"All the 35 year old men that are gonna be buying that." I feel called out lol

[@Blanknightsky]

On face value turn based seems to always be samey until you actually get into the mechanics of the game, but until a person actually plays it for themself you wouldn't really see whats unique about it compared to other turn based I wonder what turn based games Asmongold played

[@EdgardR.]

For a moment thought Asmongold was gonna see some SMTV vid lmao

[@stevedoktor1766]

I get it, there’s a lot of similarities in a lot of RPG’s they’re mostly played for the story though. I have the same complaint with the dozens of FPS games every year. Same game.

[@hiddendrifts]

it's funny how much more chill asmon's reaction are here. he's not constantly complaining about cozy and pg games bc he knows he's not the target audience for nintendo titles

[@cheesedanishable]

See Nintendo knows full well that hair graphics don't sell games, good games sell themselves.

[@ZachReincarnated]

Turn based games are personally my favorite! I feel like action combat type games are underwhelming, and a bit simpleminded

[@Oginalii420]

7:00 the mechanical game play reminded me a bit of the mechanic's in the legend of dragoon. That was wholesome

[@perkulant4629]

Being bad at donkey kong is common, was a solid game.

[@rcvillapando]

Max Dood’s Capcom collection reaction was 🤌

[@BigHailFan]

dude reached a never discovered octave.

[@RagnarokGenesis00]

dragon quest 8 for ps2 was amazing broooo. the ability for transportation was ahead of its time. you can sabertooth mount, a boat, flying boat, turn into a gold bird to fly yes it is turn based however everything asthetics is ahead

[@Chronoflation]

Fairy Tail 2 is real time, but, honestly, the Fairy Tail 1 turn-based combat system was really fun. Enemies were on a 3x3 grid and attacks could hit different combinations of slots in the grid. It's really not revolutionary, but it's become so rare for games to use grid-based fields like that for strategic gameplay it was super refreshing when I played it. It just sucked because it was so easy to become overlevelled and overpowered just doing normal gameplay that there was almost no reason for the strategic elements of the game. I think the first game's turn-based system will be better between the 2, but 2's real-time battle system will be more popular

[@Loldino897]

Man the suckerpunch the game does when you have to Solo guildarts with natsu made me realise i didnt grind enouth so i spent a afternoon farming the 99 difficulty encounters to grind Natsu to max stats to win Wish it had some harder fights

[@Chronoflation]

@@Loldino897 yeah, thank you. I thought the Gildarts fight was a scripted loss. It's been so long since I played. That game was a real trip, I loved it. I should give it another whirl

[@yummdiddy]

Hey man, there’s still tons of old folks that love turn based games! Turn based games let you focus more on the story. Some of us want to play a cool story and not think too much.

[@Luis-gz3oo]

Theres a lot more action games nowadays than ttrpgs nowadays

[@kingof7s894]

Mario & Luigi, DQ3 Remake, Legend of Link, and MP4 are huge dubs. As a Mashima art and Pikmin enjoyer I'm quite interested in Farmagia too tbh.

[@bouncybubble]

Woah woah woah MIO looks incredible

[@MagnaP]

If you must play one dragon quest, 3 is a really good one to do it

[@shatteredsentient5321]

The only one I played was Sentinel of he Starry Skies

[@joshlarry8284]

M&L is one of those simple but really fun turn based games. So glad it's back with a new game and not a remake after nearly 10 years

[@Finnishmanni]

0:27 Lmao i mean in the first mario and luigi game some guards doesn't know luigi's name so they just call him green mario.

[@detvarvalfanda]

I understand your view of turn based I feel the same about fps

[@kynaras]

Turn based is really fun!

[@carloscardona7714]

DQ 3 is the best dragon quest ever made I'm so glad to see a remake of 1 2 and 3 this is massive.

[@MMasterDE]

SaGa series always experimented a lot. It's definitely not your typical turn based JRPG, it never was, and it was always pretty difficult too. And it had actual branching paths and whatnot. The romancing games has generations etc too. Always great OSTs too.

[@Str15810]

Another set of games that he will never play, just needs them youtube views.

[@daddysempaichan]

Yup. I don't blame him for that, after all, it's not his fault that others seek external validation from total strangers to justify liking their hobbies. Just look at the people complaining about others being dismissive at Turn-Based RPGs, like, brotha, I like TB RPGs as much as the next guy, yet you don't see me being offended that others doesn't like what I like. Some people just never grow up.

[@nameshidden]

@@daddysempaichan you’re god damn right.

[@Duckman8213]

Very excited about Zelda, Dragon Quest and Metroid.

[@iliyas6805]

what about brothership?

[@sboinkthelegday3892]

What about Fat'n'asian? It's by Arzest. You know them, good ol' Arzest.

[@ggkg3197]

How are Phantom Brave and Dragon Quest the same? They don’t even look similar, one is 3d and the other was 2d.

[@Maclues]

The legend of link game looks really interesting. It's like playing a game with unfinished levels, that you need to complete by copy and pasting assets that were never properly implemented to overcome the incomplete level design.

[@grimly_sketches5217]

When im 70 years old, Nintendo will still be making Mario games lol

[@GroovyLeon]

As long as they are still good they can make them until i'm 140

[@fakemanky6838]

And you know, im fine with it :)

[@mdubleyew7924]

Mario will outlive us.

[@Fantasygod19999]

Cus we still buy them

[@lukaede7172]

Mario 2077

[@just_a_turtle_chad]

So... Xbox and Nintendo gave good shows, and Sony fell flat

[@ArnnFrost]

Same thing for me about games set in a highschool, with some exceptions here and there like for horror games with ghosts and messed up shit that comes with the setting and so on. SMT, Persona and Danganronpa games too

[@DerViking]

"I'm just being honest" new catch phrase?

[@akario973]

The fact that Metroid Prime 4: Beyond looks this good while running on decade old hardware is astonishing to say the least. . Retro: releases Prime 1 Remaster and takes the graphics crown on the switch. Retro: Hold my bear, takes the graphics crown from themselves with Prime 4. 😎

[@mina_loi]

wasnt that hello kitty game something from south park?