Nights Owl
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OP's worst nightmare.
You're a monster.
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Snake Pass, and how a bad home menu icon drags down my enjoyment of a game
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You're a monster.
Little Monser
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D.Lo
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I mean it's not necessary for a screen the size of the Switch and does look worse, but if that was the broad aesthetic it would be fine, dodgy shop job not withstanding.OP's worst nightmare.
The problem is it's a complete mismatch to other games.
I enjoyed it well enough going for 100% on the first try, but I think I'll follow your advice going forward, because I now know that the stuff you've already collected stays collected as in they won't show up in the level when you replay it, which makes it easier to find the stuff you missed.
OP's worst nightmare.
Yikes!
Completely agree about the icon - it doesn't match at all.
Also what I've taken from this thread is that the black background looks quite nice - might change from the default white.
Jawbreaker
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Faux-Rattly just looks really dopey no matter what.
Or they might just ...
Also you (game completion spoiler)
get the ability to reveal collectibles - by clicking R3 - after playing through the game
DeathoftheEndless
Crashing this plane... with no survivors!
I think my comic collection would give some people an aneurysm. I have some series partially in soft-cover, partially in hard-cover, and partially in individual issues.
I'm still playing the game, but it makes my overall Switch experience worse by annoying me every time I see the new icon on the home menu, whether I'm playing Snake Pass or playing other games. Every time I took a screenshot in Zelda last night and went into the gallery to check it, I felt irritated seeing the new Snake Pass icon.
GamePlay Johnny
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LOL!
Some good humor in this thread, as well as some good old fashioned gamer OCD. Well done OP !
I agree that the old icon is better and that the new one is a bit out of place.
ElBoxyBrown
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Dam, they're not even gonna credit my beautiful Tay Tay photoshop?
Jodast
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OP's worst nightmare.
The best part is that the cars 3 icon remains unchanged
So what happens when you put an US Zelda card in a EU Switch?
ultrazilla
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Actually, the OP has a very strong argument here. There's a ton of "push back" on Twitter towards Sumo over this "home icon" change and they're digging in saying it basically won't be changed from here on out.
Which leads me to this(if not mentioned already) can we as Nintendo fans(heck even Sony and MS fans) ask for a feature where the game developers/publishers pack the game with custom home screen icons that the end user/customer can pick themselves?
I feel the same way with my Switch home screen. It had a nice flow to it but now the Snake Pass icon is just glaringly out of place imo.
Which leads me to this(if not mentioned already) can we as Nintendo fans(heck even Sony and MS fans) ask for a feature where the game developers/publishers pack the game with custom home screen icons that the end user/customer can pick themselves?
I feel the same way with my Switch home screen. It had a nice flow to it but now the Snake Pass icon is just glaringly out of place imo.
ElBoxyBrown
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Graphic Design is very important.
Jodast
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No idea. I only have the Australian game card, which I assume is the European version. Someone who imported the game would have to answer that question.
I'm almost 100% sure it'd show the icon that's on the cart. Which would be the US icon.
Soul of the Beast
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We appreciate your feedback, but we're afraid the icon will most likely be staying the same for the foreseeable future!
Jo Shishido's Cheeks
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LMAO that's worse than I could've possibly imagined.
Having said that... it makes sense for Switch icons to not contain the games title, seeing as the title displays above the icon and is currently completely unnecessary.
Oh and TURN PARENTAL CONTROLS OFF PEOPLE! How can you do that to your poor home menu's :'(
Having said that... it makes sense for Switch icons to not contain the games title, seeing as the title displays above the icon and is currently completely unnecessary.
Oh and TURN PARENTAL CONTROLS OFF PEOPLE! How can you do that to your poor home menu's :'(
previously it was the only way to track playtime for games.
Also, the title only shows then the software is selected.
both on the home screen, as well as the 'all software' view
so i'd still consider it good form if you include the title in the artwork.
alexbull_uk
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I agree the old icon is better but I dont really mind.
previously it was the only way to track playtime for games.
Also, the title only shows then the software is selected.
both on the home screen, as well as the 'all software' view
so i'd still consider it good form if you include the title in the artwork.
lmao it does look really bad next to everything
still a pretty fun game though, which is all i care about.
FYI: They just updated it again
amazing. #nosteponsnek
Do you see anyone who's "mad at this"?
Whenever you have to ask "are people seriously getting outraged/mad", 95% of the time, the answer is "no" and the situation can be described as "people would be happier if XYZ was different".
Actually both icons are on the cart. When you change your region in the settings it changes accordingly.
Source: I have a EU console and EU game, when I change my console region to Japan/US I get the US icon.
"Burning up", there's like 15 tweets there about it, lol.
FYI: They just updated it again
LOL
interesting, thanks!
MannyToons
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And I thought I would be one of few to actually be bothered by it. It doesn't mesh well with any of the other icons on my Switch. It looks... ugly.
Jodast
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As far as I understand its still the only way to track daily play times, which I value more than not having that ugly notification showing.
ultrazilla
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Yes and Sumo said it's not changing.
Kamina
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Fuck
ElBoxyBrown
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I have never once, in my entire life, thought as deeply about the icon of a video game as you have. But I guess someone has to, right?
Khalifa Jayy
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Are you kidding? One gets literal shit on your hand, the other is an image you click on. Get real.
Nights Owl
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That's why it's an analogy and not a direct comparison. Lol
Would you say the same about vinyl records album covers?
Given that many games (including snake pass?) are never released as a physical box and many of our 'collections' are nothing but an array of square icons, i do find a game's icon not all that unimportant. Especially on the Switch, a console with a very minimal UI.
Gravy Boat
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I have to agree with the other poster just above me that quoted this. I agree that the icon is ugly and it's off putting, but the bolded is just silly. It's just an icon, it doesn't beckon anything.
Kamina
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One could ague that the icon is so bad that it's the same as looking at a turd.
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