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Re: Mini Review: Gloomy Eyes (Switch) - If Captain Toad Were A Cosy Horror Game

Thu, 18 Sep 2025 22:25:17 GMT

Interesting that this same title released 5 years or so ago as a VR experience; as I recall it was basically 3 episodes of an animated tale (voiced in English by Colin Farrell!). Now they've made it into a puzzle game, although I wonder if it is the same story just with gameplay now, or a related story under the same name.

By TheUnrestCure

Re: Mini Review: Gloomy Eyes (Switch) - If Captain Toad Were A Cosy Horror Game

Thu, 18 Sep 2025 20:55:27 GMT

@Markatron84 Yeah, it's a moment in time thing w/ Silksong, but it has been a thing for awhile now. PS3 had so many cheap indie games they came up with their own category of "mini" games $1.99 and less. I think everything Wiiware on Wii maxed out at $10. I understand inflation is a thing, not saying games should all be under $10 w/ a lot of $1.99 games, but inflation hasn't been 300% the past 15 years. I bought World of Goo 3 times for $10 or less, still haven't purchased WoG 2 b/c it's $30. 2 does not look like 3x more game than 1. This does not look like 40% more game than Last Campfire.

Everyone complains about $60 games all being $70 now, just $10 or 15% more, but nobody mentions that a lot of games that probably would have been $10 around 15 years age are $25 now. The $10 games didn't go up a few $ to $12 or $13, they doubled and tripled. And don't even get me started on $12.99 amiibo now costing $29.99 and $39.99. 🤑

By rjejr

Re: Mini Review: Gloomy Eyes (Switch) - If Captain Toad Were A Cosy Horror Game

Thu, 18 Sep 2025 19:49:03 GMT

@AltCode It kinda makes sense. It's like "halloween" horror as opposed to "Ahhhh" horror. More Luigi's Mansion than Resident Evil 7.

By Chlocean

Re: Mini Review: Gloomy Eyes (Switch) - If Captain Toad Were A Cosy Horror Game

Thu, 18 Sep 2025 19:29:09 GMT

@Serpenterror Astro Bot :(... And some other exclusives I guess. I don't have a PS5 since I don't see the need for it when I have an Xbox Series X and Switch 2 and laptop, but would love to play those one day.

By Ramouz

Re: Mini Review: Gloomy Eyes (Switch) - If Captain Toad Were A Cosy Horror Game

Thu, 18 Sep 2025 18:42:30 GMT

"Cosy horror"? IMO, that's quite the oxymoron 🤔

By AltCode

Re: Mini Review: Gloomy Eyes (Switch) - If Captain Toad Were A Cosy Horror Game

Thu, 18 Sep 2025 16:24:32 GMT

@cedarhyped Yeah but you had to realize Nintendo is also the only company that make exclusive games/contents nowadays. With PlayStation and Xbox games, you don't had to own a PlayStation or Xbox consoles to play those anymore hence why they could lower their prices. Nintendo still make exclusive games so you had to own their systems to play those. Also since those games are only exclusive to their platform, it only make since that they charge more for those.

Team Cherry was able to charge only $20 on Hollow Knight: Silksong cause the game is widely available everywhere: PC, Switch, Switch 2, Xbox One, Xbox Series S, Xbox Series X, PS4, and PS5. That's 8 platforms, for every one time Silksong sell on each of those platform they already earn $160, compare that to Donkey Kong Bananza which is $70 only on Switch 2. For every one time DK Bananza sell on Switch 2, Silksong sell 8 times on other platforms, that means if DK Bananza makes $700 (10 copies sold) on one Switch 2, then Silksong already made $1600 (10 copies sold per platform) across all 8 platforms. That's why Nintendo was able to charge as much as they could and why they will never dropped the prices.

By Serpenterror

Re: Mini Review: Gloomy Eyes (Switch) - If Captain Toad Were A Cosy Horror Game

Thu, 18 Sep 2025 16:18:45 GMT

Played and completed it over the weekend, mainly because the misses kept bugging me to. Be warned though it's a super short game and the puzzles are very basic in my opinion. Completed it in 3 hours and that's with collecting everything (which isn't much).

By UltimateOtaku91

Re: Mini Review: Gloomy Eyes (Switch) - If Captain Toad Were A Cosy Horror Game

Thu, 18 Sep 2025 15:01:33 GMT

Rather globular eyes.
Glad there was not a voiced narration in Captain Toad.

By Potimarron

Re: Mini Review: Gloomy Eyes (Switch) - If Captain Toad Were A Cosy Horror Game

Thu, 18 Sep 2025 14:41:08 GMT

@Markatron84 Fortunately Nintendo is heroically charging more for their content than ever, bearing the brunt of consumer ire to build a brighter future for devs everywhere.

By cedarhyped

Re: Mini Review: Gloomy Eyes (Switch) - If Captain Toad Were A Cosy Horror Game

Thu, 18 Sep 2025 13:18:34 GMT

@rjejr Silksong being only $20 has really screwed a lot of developers over. Team Cherry knew that the game would be a massive runaway success, so charging only $20 was feasible, even though it's a large game and took 7-8 years to make. But it's caused many consumers to question why other games offer less content for more money, when the reality is that 99% of indie devs don't have the luxury of the pull and previous success that Team Cherry had.

By Markatron84

Re: Mini Review: Gloomy Eyes (Switch) - If Captain Toad Were A Cosy Horror Game

Thu, 18 Sep 2025 13:12:05 GMT

Sounds a lot like "The Last Campfire" that I played on Apple Arcade. Only that game was very colorful. For only a few hours I'd pick this up on a subscription service but $25 for a few hours of dark blurriness is nuts. Do they know Silksong is only $20? 🤑

Edit: So, funny story, apparently The Last Campfire is also available on Switch. And it's "only" $15.

https://www.nintendo.com/us/store/products/the-last-campfire-switch/

By rjejr

Re: Mini Review: Gloomy Eyes (Switch) - If Captain Toad Were A Cosy Horror Game

Thu, 18 Sep 2025 12:46:40 GMT

I was looking at this on the eshop the other day, was very intrigued. Glad its not bad, will try it one day

By DennyCrane

Re: Mini Review: Gloomy Eyes (Switch) - If Captain Toad Were A Cosy Horror Game

Thu, 18 Sep 2025 12:38:05 GMT

Thanks for the review and even more so since I've never even just heard of this game before - now that I know it exists first and foremost and considering that it's overall good, especially gameplaywise (of course still hope that they can eventually improve the visuals, even just on Switch 2 if it's not feasible on Switch), I'll eventually give it a try for sure!

By JohnnyMind