Spot Dodge: A Live Nintendo Podcast discusses the most underrated or overlooked gamesWelcome back! It is a new Tuesday, which means tonight there will be a new episode of Spot Dodge: A Live Nintendo Podcast exclusively on Destructoid. Topics: Tonight on Spot Dodge the crew discusses some of the most underrated or overlooked games ever released. One of the games at the top of my list is The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess. While the initial reception of Twilight Princess was very positive, earning a 95/100 average score on Metacritic at the time of launch, I’ve noticed over the years quite a lot of gamers have soured on the game as a whole. Whether it be gaming threads across social media or the various podcasts I consume, Twilight Princess has sorta become an afterthought for many Zelda fans. But why?After Nintendo decided to go the cel-shaded and more kid-friendly route with The Wind Waker, players were clamoring for a more mature Zelda title. Then, when Twilight Princess was revealed, it was an epic moment in gaming history. Gamers rejoiced at the sight of the grim and brooding version of Hyrule in Twilight Princess. However, years later, despite being a more “mature” Zelda title and the amazing critical reception, the game just isn’t looked back on super fondly nowadays. Maybe it’s the boring drag first few hours of the game that stuck with people the most or the poorly-aged art direction. Either way, I can’t help but feel like Twilight Princess is underappreciated in 2022. It’s a top-tier Zelda title thanks to its amazing dungeon design, genius new items, and disturbing iteration of Hyrule. Let’s discuss! Our lovely cast from around the web: Brett Medlock (me) and Mary Stowe from Destructoid, John Friscia from The Escapist, Greg Bargas from PC Invasion, and Brett Larsen, our extra special guest. Behind the scenes, we have Enthusiast Gaming’s Eric Weichhart live-editing the show. Spot Dodge is a weekly Nintendo Podcast here at Destructoid where we dedicate an hour or two to go over the latest Nintendo news and discuss the games we’re playing. If you’re a fan of Nintendo Switch, RPGs, or having a good time, Spot Dodge will be a great addition to your podcast rotation. Spot Dodge is streaming live every Tuesday at 4:00 p.m. PT / 7:00 p.m. ET on Destructoid’s YouTube channel. Don’t be afraid to join the chat and be part of the show! Afterward, the show will be available on-demand for audio listeners via Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and more. The live video version will remain on both YouTube (don’t forget to follow and subscribe). So many options! Throughout the five years since the Nintendo Switch first arrived on the scene, Nintendo's newest home console has followed many of the company's past iterations in bringing a plethora of classic Nintendo games to the platform. Between the Nintendo Switch Online inclusion of NES, SNES, Sega Genesis, and Nintendo 64 games and the multitude of ports like New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe and The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD, the console has frequently honored the developer's storied history. Now, however, a recent reports show that The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess fans may be waiting a while longer. Since its initial release for the GameCube and Wii, The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess has been a mainstay of Nintendo's library on its consoles. Serving as a launch title for the Wii, the grimdark adventure following Link and the mysterious Twilight Realm released just a few weeks later for GameCube and has since been remastered on the Wii U as Twilight Princess HD in 2016. Now, with rumors swirling about the popular Zelda game coming to the Switch this year, Tantalus, the studio behind Skyward Sword HD, has revealed it has yet to be contacted about Twilight Princess. On a recent episode of the "Fragments of Silicon" podcast, Tantalus CEO Tom Crago spoke with host Adam Dayton about the potential port of the iconic Zelda game, confirming that Nintendo has yet to reach out to Tantalus about bringing Twilight Princess to Switch. While Crago expressed Tantalus's enthusiasm behind a potential Twilight Princess port, he was quick to point out that bringing the game to Switch was "not a priority for Nintendo" in conversations between the two developers.
While a Twilight Princess HD port to the Switch may not be in the works, Tantalus would likely be one of the first studios in contact with Nintendo about the project both due to its own history with Nintendo and its legacy of remasters. Tantalus previously worked on Twilight Princess HD's original release as well as working with Forgotten Empires and Xbox Game Studios on recent definitive edition releases of Age of Empires 2 and 3. The studio even created Switch versions of recent games like Cities: Skylines and Sonic Mania. The release of a new version of Twilight Princess would join a large list of past Zelda games made available through the Nintendo Switch. Alongside the HD version of Skyward Sword, Nintendo Switch Online's retro offerings have brought the original Legend of Zelda, Zelda 2, A Link to the Past, Ocarina of Time, and most recently Majora's Mask to the Switch, with rumors of a future Game Boy Advance roster potentially adding portable Zelda games like The Minish Cap. While fans may still be waiting some time for Twilight Princess, the Switch's library holds plenty of games for the Zelda-faithful. The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD is available now for the Wii U. MORE: Why Zelda: Breath of the Wild 2 Won't Be at the Nintendo 'E3' Direct Source: Nintendo Everything |
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