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The Monday letters page hears from one parent that tried to teach their kids to play \u2018proper\u2019 games, as Neon Inferno is criticised for its gameplay.<\/p>\n
Games Inbox<\/a> is a collection of our readers\u2019 letters, comments, and opinions. To join in with the discussions yourself email gamecentral@metro.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n Humanity is dead It\u2019s turning up in all sorts of games at the moment. Call Of Duty: Black Ops 7<\/a> and Arc Raiders<\/a> have been the most high-profile that I\u2019m aware of (little indie companies that can\u2019t afford to pay a real artist, right?). But I also read that Let It Die<\/a>: Inferno has a lot of it. So much for Grasshopper Manufacture\u2019s mott of Punk\u2019s not dead, right?<\/p>\n Personally, I think it\u2019s disgusting and there\u2019s only two real situations: either you\u2019re a disgustingly rich company looking to cut costs and lay off people or you\u2019re a small indie company that can\u2019t accept the limits that everyone else deals with, so they just add to the problem in the belief that their use doesn\u2019t count.<\/p>\n I really dread what the next gen is going to be like, when Microsoft<\/a> really starts pushing all this stuff. Curious to know what other reader\u2019s think though. \t\t\t\t\tAre you against using generative AI in making video games?<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\tSign up to Metro’s GameCentral newsletter for exclusive analysis, latest releases, and bonus community content<\/p>\n \t\t\t\tExpert, exclusive gaming analysis\t\t\t<\/p>\n Sign up to the GameCentral newsletter<\/a> for a unique take on the week in gaming, alongside the latest reviews and more. Delivered to your inbox every Saturday morning.<\/p>\n The f is for free Haven\u2019t even played it yet, as I was growing more and more frustrated with Blue Prince. Gave up once I realised I would need to build a pool and a pump room and a boiler room and then build a chain of rooms with vents all the way to the pump room and drain the reservoir and make it all the way to the antechamber and have enough stamina to make it back all the way to the start and achieve all this in one sitting, all the while relying on the RNG to spawn the rooms you want\/need\u2026 So yeah enough, thank you.<\/p>\n Now I\u2019m on CloverPit, a demonic fruit machine with never ending debts and that one more spin hook\u2026 one day I\u2019ll get around to Silent Hill and its creepy fog. Does it still have creepy fog? GC: Yes.<\/p>\n Two-dimensional thinking Neon Inferno has Operation Wolf undertones, which you could tell from the video you linked to. I hope they make another one with better gameplay. Back then in the late eighties I used to think of games being just sprites, just hardware scrolling, everything a young programmer would think, not in terms of the story, just as it being a technical trip\u2026 games were never tales to tell, they had to be good gameplay-wise. Email your comments to: gamecentral@metro.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n A year out Also, with the Edge magazine they have included a Zelda 40th Anniversary 2026 Calendar. I was going to ask Game Central what was the original release date for Zelda in 1986 in the UK? I am hoping for some Zelda remasters or remakes around the anniversary next year! GC: Zelda was originally a Famicom Disk System release in Japan, which is why its 40th anniversary is February 21, 2026. The first cartridge releases were in the West, on August 22, 1987 in the US and November 15 in Europe.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n Maximum cuteness After reading a few reviews I quickly realised that they call these games a cute \u2019em-up a term new to me, even though I\u2019ve been playing games for nearly 50 years!<\/p>\n Anyway, I like shoot \u2019em-ups but I don\u2019t have a time, the patience or, reluctantly, probably the reflexes for those hard as nails games. So this really fits my bill, I just want a great blast on a game that doesn\u2019t take itself too seriously and I want to feel good afterward. After all that is why I started gaming in the first place.<\/p>\n I had Trouble Witches on the Xbox 360 years ago, which is very similar and I know it\u2019s soon to be released on the Switch over here, so my eyes are wondering in that direction.<\/p>\n My question is, can any other readers recommend anything similar on the original Switch?<\/p>\n Many thanks in advance guys. GC: We\u2019ve never heard that term either. Someone must\u2019ve just made it up for that game. Traditionally, the cuter a retro game the harder it tends to be, so there\u2019s not much else that comes to mind.<\/p>\n Technical requirements As for recommendations, LG seem to offer the best of value and here is a good choice<\/a> within his price bracket.<\/p>\n Here are some important technical details for both films and games:<\/p>\n Panel bit depth: 10-bit Panasonic or Phillips are not to be sneezed at either, as most of these have Dolby Vision. If you want the best motion handling in the industry though you\u2019ll need a Sony<\/a> TV. That\u2019s what I rock with personally and I wouldn\u2019t be without it.<\/p>\n Hope John finds a TV that suits him. Bullet Refutation I never really got into Ultra Despair Girls when it came out, though, due to the change in genre and the stop\/start gameplay. I have dug it out for another try though and I\u2019m really enjoying it second time around. The soundtrack is excellent and I\u2019m really enjoying the interactions between Komaru and Toko \u2013 they are genuinely funny at times. Toko was always one of my favourite characters of the series and she is great in this.<\/p>\n With the Switch 2<\/a> re-release of 2 with the extra content, do you know if it\u2019s a Switch 1 release as well? GC: Danganronpa 2\u00d72 is multiformat. So it\u2019ll be on Switch, as well as Xbox Series X\/S, PlayStation 5, and PC.<\/p>\n Kids today I have two teenagers, and video games for them translates to Roblox, Minecraft, Fall Guys, and a whole other bunch of blah blah not real games (no actual progression to new levels, beating a final boss, etc.).<\/p>\n I do try and push the other many hundreds of games I have. I go as far as putting a controller in their hands for something and saying, \u2018play that\u2019.<\/p>\n For my kids, it all falls on deaf ears, because they just aren\u2019t interested. Massively fits with them also doomscrolling random TikTok and YouTube shorts.<\/p>\n They only want short and quick experiences.<\/p>\n My kids (despite my best efforts) just don\u2019t seem to have the attention or desire to play a \u2018proper\u2019 game.<\/p>\n They aren\u2019t even interested in the lightgun thing I got a Reader\u2019s review<\/a> put up for previously. GC: Fall Guys? That\u2019s so old school.<\/p>\n Inbox also-rans Just wanted to thank you, as others have, for the Sektori review<\/a>. Never heard of it up until then but it\u2019s one of the best arcade style games I\u2019ve ever played. Absolutely top notch stuff. Email your comments to: gamecentral@metro.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n The small print You can also submit your own 500 to 600-word Reader\u2019s Feature at any time via email or our Submit Stuff page<\/a>, which if used will be shown in the next available weekend slot.<\/p>\n You can also leave your comments below and don\u2019t forget to follow us on Twitter<\/a>.<\/p>\n Arrow Arrow Arrow
The use of AI is a hot topic in all walks of life at the moment but surprisingly it seems like gaming is one of the places that\u2019s resisting it the most. I\u2019m all for that but I am surprised, given how high-tech gaming is by default.<\/p>\n
Focus<\/p>\n
RE: Black Friday<\/a>. I got myself Silent Hill f last week or was it the week before? Off of the Xbox<\/a> store, as soon as it reduced in price from \u00a370 to \u00a355, I used the Microsoft Rewards to knock another \u00a350, off so five quid in the end!<\/p>\n
big boy bent<\/p>\n
I\u2019ve just looked at Neon Inferno<\/a> in your newsletter, and it\u2019s truly a good-looking game. It\u2019s the Emma Bunton (I\u2019m showing my age) of scrolling shooter games. I used to own an Amiga and ST at different times, and every other game was a scrolling shooter.<\/p>\n
Dave Diamond<\/p>\n
I\u2019ve just got the latest Edge magazine and I see they have an advert for this month\u2019s Retro Gamer, which features the 20th anniversary of the release of the Xbox 360 on the front cover, with a feature inside. I always remember The Gadget Show previewing the Xbox 360 and one of the things that stuck in my mind was that the presenter said you could drive towards the spectators in Project Gotham Racing and they would react to it!<\/p>\n
Andrew J.<\/p>\n
I stumbled across a game over the weekend called Cotton Fantasy on the Switch in the sales. It\u2019s basically a shoot \u2019em-up with cutesy graphics and an easy going difficulty level.<\/p>\n
freeway 77<\/p>\n
Regarding John needing a TV for films and games for under \u00a31,000 I\u2019d recommend anything but Samsung, as they stubbornly refuse to adopt Dolby Vision and once you\u2019ve seen Dolby Vision, you really can\u2019t un-see it.<\/p>\n
HDR formats: Dolby Vision IQ, Dolby Vision, HDR10, HLG
Response time: 0.1000 ms
Panel frequency (Hz): 120 Hz (VRR 144 Hz)
Motion processing: OLED motion
Local dimming: Yes
Pixel Resolution: 3840 x 2160
Backlit: OLED<\/p>\n
Charlie H<\/p>\n
RE: Danganronpa series. I\u2019ve always been a massive fan of the games (apart the last chapter of the third game, that ruins the whole series) and they got me into the whole visual novel genre, e.g. Steins;Gate is another classic.<\/p>\n
Simon<\/p>\n
Totally couldn\u2019t agree more with the weekend feature by Soldat. But don\u2019t agree from down to parenting.<\/p>\n
Si-zero<\/p>\n
Funny seeing how popular Kirby is in Japan<\/a>. There even seems to be quite a gap between there and the US, which usually likes most NES games equally. I guess Kirby\u2019s brand of cuteness just really appeals to his home audience.
Cornst<\/p>\n
Gordo<\/p>\n
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