@TCKuma TMNT is my favorite indie game franchise 😊

I'm definitely going to get this. For $5 it sounds well worth it, despite any flaws.

Leave my bank account alone, F4F!!

I get that they want to have ongoing continued engagement, but if they're going to do limited timed events, at least cycle them so that if you missed it you know you can get it again a few months later?

I still don't have Walking Wake or Iron Leaves.

Divorce is so bad... I feel really badly for the children. I'm glad this helped you through.

I gotta take out a loan.

How do people afford these 😭

The fallout games 3,NV,4 run beautifully on the steam deck OLED.

@Bonggon5 To echo your words... Sometimes you can just respectfully let people reflect on their lives and how a beloved series has been with them through the core experiences that shaped them. You don't need to tie everything to criticism or judgment.

What a wonderful read! I relate a ton. I moved to a new state in 2000 as well and I don't think I even realized how much of a throughline and inspiration Pokémon has been throughout the good times and the bad.

I've now lived in California (where I spent my childhood and later moved back to at 18), Oregon (where I spent junior high and high school), and now Washington. I even spent a year studying abroad in Beijing from 2005 to 2006. Pokémon has been there every step of the way.

That familiarity and comfort is what it's all about. Every new game is an opportunity to revisit familiar faces/places or to set out on a brand-new adventure. For me, it'll never get old.

While I would love Fallout 3 I've never played New Vegas and wouldn't mind giving that a spin. Seems people like that a bit more.

If this wasn’t going to be crazy expensive I would buy this, I’m sure it will look amazing though regardless

Have a Chinese knock off (i believe of this one) that cost me like 10 bucks and it feels like the best purchase i have ever made, solid, minimalistic, quality materials all the way, it does fit into the dock and the best thing, it came in white so it does look real nice on my oled switch. Makes me feel happy 🙃

I already have Isabelle Amiibo figurine and that's enough for me.
I prefer having Kicks Amiibo figurine and I used Kicks Amiibo figurine oftenly when playing Amiibo Festival on Wii U.

Another Crab’s treasure is headed to game pass so I will try it there first. But excited for steamworld and possibly cat quest (I didn’t enjoy the sequel as much as the first).

Little sick of these “homage” games. I’ll just play the original it’s trying to be.

I think I’m just going to cryo freeze myself one month into the future.

Dude that Antonblast demo was super tight! I was already looking forward to the game but man, the wait is gonna be so hard. But hey, we got a date!

@Polvasti @Broosh the 8bitdo Ultimate Bluetooth is on sale right now, and goes on sale often on the big bad Amazon, for $55 for the white one and $59 for black! I’ve been in love w it since I got it and the whole thing about never needing to worry about drift ever again is pretty bangin! And Broosh, I think it actually has more to do w Nintendo Licensing and not so much PowerA just deciding to not add it.

Sometimes you can just enjoy a video game. You don’t need to tie everything to your stunted mental development.

The thing about the frame rate situation is that every showing of this Switch version has been 30fps with the exception of one scene in the September Direct which ran at 60fps.

Doesn't look like they should release a new console at all. 9 out of 10 games is a Switch game and they sold 71,213 to Sony's 20,941, that's over 3 times as many. If shoppers thought it was so outdated, they wouldn't be selling like this. The system hasn't even had a price drop since it launched. Sure, game nerds want to play more advanced games, but I just don't see what incentive there is for Nintendo if they're already dominating the competition like this.

@LikelySatan I am so glad there is another satisfied Nitro Deck user on here! I bought it two months ago and have not taken my switch out since. I got it because I do 99% of my gaming in handheld, and the left Joy-Con kept disconnecting in handheld mode (was not an issue with a specific joycon as I tried 3 different ones). I was put off for quite a while by NLife’s own review, which heavily criticised the placement of the right analogue stick, but I have had 0 problems with that, or indeed anything about the Nitro Deck. It’s turned my OLED into a marvellous little self-contained handheld console.

Already got Stitch. Having a lot of fun alternating between that and Balatro since last night.

“Who really needs LEDs on a controller?”
We are gamers. We reject Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs in favor of flashy lights and beepity noises!
I love the look of this, but had a couple of negative experiences with PowerA, and won’t be dipping back in.

Yet another remake/remaster money grab for the outdated Switch.. I’ve already given my Switch away to the neighbor kid

@Anti-Matter Nice reaction

I've literally only played with joycon my entire time owning a switch. I mostly play Platformers and other retro like games, not really a smash bros pro. Rather spend my money on software but if I did have infinite money, this one looks pretty sweet.

@Polvasti Yeah there's definitely good models like those in the wild for sure. I expect cheaper alternatives to lack things like an accelerometer and NFC readers, I just never thought of rumble as a premium feature...probably because of third party controllers from previous consoles? 🤷‍♂️

My childhood is a long thing to get into but I too remember the comfort of Pokemon in those early years...pokemania was a real thing i didnt really come back to Pokemon again until recent years missed most of the last 3 or 4 generations.. but even still playing some red blue or yellow now it still has that comfort in that little world and a more simpler world and time

@Broosh The 8bitdo Pro 2 controller costs 50 dollars, and it has rumble and motion control. It has everything the official Switch Pro controller has, except no Amiibo support and the rumble is just a regular one, not HD... But on the other hand, it comes with hall effect joysticks (so no drift ever), remappable back buttons and and a way better D-pad than with the official Pro controller, so I'd say at that price point it's the best controller you can get for the Switch.

My reaction from Indie Direct last time.

Yellow Circle = Definitely YES
Blue Question Mark = Not Sure
Red Cross = Definitely NO
Double Black Cross = HELL NO...!!!

Man rose tinted glasses are a cash cow.

Pokemon Yellow and a Teal Gameboy Color was my first video games after watching the anime in kindergarten. In 1st grade I got them, by the end of the year got the other 5 + Donkey Kong Country GBC and soon after getting Pokemon Crystal I got GBA and discovered The Mario Bros. Games... And so on.

I remember playing Pokemon Red in church with the pastors adopted Asian son. Wonder what you're up to these days Ben..

It’s PC gone mad!

@tobsesta99 not the first time either. Shredder's Revenge was billed as an indie as well.

Stop. I can only relate so hard.

What a beautiful story! Thank you for sharing! Gaming can be such a profound part of our lives (I know it was/is for me) and it's beautiful to see how games can touch peoples lives and be a crutch for a broken soul so it can heal! Once again, thank you so much!

@FatWormBlowsASparky I know, but as a Plants Versus Zombies fan, I know the pain of a game series going downhill.

Love the Steamworld Heist 2 logo using an anchor with the Roman numerals, that’s awesome. I just got the original and have been really enjoying it, now I’m excited for the sequel!

@batmanbud2
But you never liked it. 🤷🏻‍♂️

@martynstuff sometimes it feels like ARMS itself never saw the light of day. . .🥺

@Cia I don't need 7 + year old computer hardware to play a board game.

I've never liked Pokemon, but this is indeed a nice story. Shame the series dipped after X and Y.

@Gaymer90 So my original comment is spot on. People here were trying to water it down as "enlightened" etc. His original statement is indeed hyperbolic. Extreme exaggerations (you left off the extreme part) have a negative connotation and actually helps discredit what is said as well.

@Kyloctopus don't forget Bō: Path of the Teal Lotus coming this July. I'm also looking out for Voidwrought, but I don't think there's a definite release date just yet.

You lost me at powerA...

Among all the games shown, Yars Rising is the one that has my interest piqued. 2024 is looking to be a great year for Metroidvanias with Prince of Persia, Tales of Kenzara, Yars Rising, Shantae Advance, Ender Magnolia and maybe (just maybe) Hollow Knight: Silksong