See above. For whatever reason it always flies off the radar that SSB has been doing that since Melee.
Sure I'm skeptical on this considering Konami is behind it.
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Super Bomberman R uses in-game currency to continue
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See above. For whatever reason it always flies off the radar that SSB has been doing that since Melee.
Sure I'm skeptical on this considering Konami is behind it.
E_Darkness
Member
Oh come on. I want to be excited for a new Bomberman game. Stop. Goddammit Konami.
We haven't had 2 currency games that aren't roguelikes in a while that weren't F2P. I think people are allowed to be suspicious of it.
We haven't had 2 currency games that aren't roguelikes in a while that weren't F2P. I think people are allowed to be suspicious of it.
I'm not freaking out. I'm advocating that this game is worth $80. I need more support.
Solid SOAP
Member
Perfect! Next Smash should use this model, and a new Era of gaming shall begin.
Octavianus
Banned
Because Konami is evil so lets assume they'll do something evil.
plagiarize
Banned
How would this $200 detachable tablet without detachable controllers work for bomberman multiplayer?
I certainly wouldn't give them the benefit of the doubt on anything like this. Let's put it that way.
Isn't Smash already like this though. How much do Smash fans spend on Amiibos?
Solid SOAP
Member
I don't own a single amiibo and I enjoy Smash just fine!
KingdomHeartsFan
Member
Wait this is a $60 game? Goodluck with that.
User123456
Member
I think Nintendo fans in general buy amiibos, not sure being a Smash fan in particular does anything to the likelihood that you'll buy one.
I don't own a single amiibo and I enjoy Smash just fine!
But the game encourages you to buy Amiibos. It provides incentives for Amiibos. It's a huge ripoff and we should be outraged at this terrible business practice. How dare they offer any option for players who might be interested in spending more for extra stuff? Anti-consumer garbage. Smash should be a F2P game!
Solid SOAP
Member
Encouraging doesn't block you from playing. I feel the same way about amiibos tho tbh, but for different games than Smash. Blocking Zelda players from accessing the hardest difficulty in Twilight Princess through the Ganon amiibo is BS, for example. Blocking Wii U players from multiplayer in Shovel Knight without the amiibo is indeed anti consumer and silly af
I'm glad we see eye to eye! 😊
I don't think it's been anywhere near confirmed. Wasn't available anywhere last time I checked (although that was yesterday)
Who is being blocked from playing.... ? Why do you keep making things up? Do you have an anti-Bomberman agenda?
NO!
Either way, no big deal.
Although that'll be free come next update.
Adam_Vania
Banned
and in MGSV it was 100% voluntary. for all the screaming about Konami being evil there was nothing in the game you couldn't earn just by playing the game normally. ended up not impacting the game at all. in fact if you had to have those high level items now now now, they would be so OP as to ruin the challenge.
older Bomberman games had limited lives too. who cares? every game these days restarts you almost exactly where you died, eliminating any sense of risk. nice when you see games take a more old-school cue for a change.
Solid SOAP
Member
You used amiibos as an example of anti-consumer ideas in a game, which in many ways you're right about because they often block simple features from gamers who don't want to spend $15 on plastic toys.
I'm talking hypothetically if Konami were to use micro transactions in this game. No one knows if they will. All I asked was what the best pricing module would be for more simple and low budget games on the Switch, lol. I like Bomberman and would hate to see it fail because they decided to sell the game at the same price as Zelda and Skyrim, a bad decision that would be amplified if they decided to have gamers pay for in-game currency.
plagiarize
Banned
Clearly Nintendo are solely to fault for this unconfirmed feature in a Konami video game.
There is plenty that you can logically knock Nintendo for with the Switch and the software line up. You don't have to make things up or over inflate unconfirmed or minor things if you feel like speaking negatively about them.
SinCityAssassin
Member
I'm sure it's just in-game.
This post reminded me: Coincidentally, the last smash used a "use in game currency to continue" system for their single player.
Every Smash*
Not the first one on N64 though.
VeteranGamer
Banned
Say what
$80? Pfft. I've already thrown down $160 with the game, extra Joy-Con, and eshop credit for potential cosmetic unlocks. This is the first Bomberman in 7 years. I thought Konami would kill the franchise forever. Worth it.
Chezzymann
Member
Can you play multiplayer like normal and not worry about the in game currency at all whatsoever? That's all I care about
shadow2810
Member
- You can earn coins by playing
- Coins are used to unlock stuff, also to buy you more lives to continue the level
- You will restart the world if you die while having no coin like in the 90s or some shit
https://youtu.be/qadzCB3CLlI?t=8683
Guess most people only read the OP then proceed to shit on Konami.
- Coins are used to unlock stuff, also to buy you more lives to continue the level
- You will restart the world if you die while having no coin like in the 90s or some shit
https://youtu.be/qadzCB3CLlI?t=8683
Guess most people only read the OP then proceed to shit on Konami.
Speaking generally, I wonder how many people read a factually wrong OP, assume it is true, driveby shitpost and then walk away never to acknowledge they were wrong when some actual information emerges.
Because people get over-excited too early.
UncleSporky
Member
Saying these things is no guarantee that you aren't also encouraged to buy them for real money, though.
Also, in all the Treehouse footage I never once saw them earning a single gem. You'll note in OP's image, they were on level 1-4, and still have the nice round number of 50,000 gems. If they're necessary to continue, you'd expect to see some of them earned in the first couple levels.
Plus in the Treehouse footage, we briefly get a look at the main menu:
This is possibly reading too much into it, but a shopping cart might be an indicator of a real world cash shop. Most games don't use that type of icon for in-game shops because it's such a real world construct, and something we're used to seeing on digital shopping sites like Amazon. Usually you'll see a shopkeeper or money bags or something instead.
I realize you're speaking generally, but I wanted to clarify that OP is not factually wrong in this case, just speculative. It points out pretty much the same things that the person you replied to said.