Octopath Traveler II is super good. And from what I'm hearing, it's way better than the first in just about every conceivable way. Even Jason Schreier is saying don't even bother playing the first game at this point- just play OT2. I got my collector edition from the SE store the other day. It's massive.
Also, Tower of Doom expansion for Mario Rabbids Sparks of Hope is looking hot.
Even better news (for me anyways), if the S&P500 can muster even a 6% annual gain (historically has averaged close to 10% since 1928), with the $18k a year I'm now contributing to tax advantaged retirement accounts (its a lot, but I wanna retire early) I'm going to be able to retire in just 22 years... that's not that far away!
Hit me like a brick. Always feel like retirement is a lifetime away, but nope. I'm done at age 62. I'm ready to pop a squat and game. It should be at the tail end of the Switch 4's lifespan, right around that peak time it gets all the best games like Switch is in 2022-2023... ahhh I cant wait. The clock is now ticking down though. It's exciting to think about!
Psalms 22:16 (1,000 yrs before Christ)
They pierced My hands and feet
Isaiah 53:5 (700 yrs before Christ)
He was pierced for our transgressions
Zachariah 12:10 (500 yrs before Christ)
They will look on Me whom they pierced
👀 That’s a disturbing thought I don’t want to question how or why it came up. I’m just gonna turn off my phone, burn it and bury it deep underground so this evil will never again burn my eyes. 😉
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@FragRed It was an image of Cammy from SF6 in her thirsty stretch taunt along with an...enthusiastic Kirby. I think it's hilarious, but apparently it was a bit much. I think the sentence I placed above the image was more suggestive than the image itself, but eh...it's whatever.
Switch Physical Collection - 1,536 games (as of December 14th, 2025)
Switch 2 Physical Collection - 4 games (as of December 8th, 2025)
Switch 2 by early 2024 at the latest it seems. The poster who leaked the details of Scarlet and Violet DLC to the tee and mentioned "new Switch models" has now clarified its the next gen Switch, not a revision, and DLC2 releases in early 2024. Which, if a graphics update patch is releasing for the new Switch alongside DLC2, then Switch 2 has to be out by then, either a Nov 2023 or Feb-Mar 2024 release date.
Psalms 22:16 (1,000 yrs before Christ)
They pierced My hands and feet
Isaiah 53:5 (700 yrs before Christ)
He was pierced for our transgressions
Zachariah 12:10 (500 yrs before Christ)
They will look on Me whom they pierced
Metroid being properly back feels like a double edged sword. It's really exciting that the franchise is back with Dread in 2021, Prime Remastered in February/March and some day Prime 4 but it came at the cost of DK of which Tropical Freeze is one of the best platformers.
@Grumblevolcano It's not like the DK well didn't dry up long before the Metroid renaissance began. They were only put on MP4 duty a few years back, after all.
Currently Playing: Metroid Prime 4: Beyond (NS2); Corpse Factory (PC)
@Magician Yeah, I think it's down to the site's modding having a shift in focus, it seems now based on what's reported rather than what's questionable so as there's some folk who are easily offended on here lots of odd things get reported and therefore removed. On the plus these same users do provide some good entertainment with how hard they get worked up over things like the sweary Scooby Doo show or rants like how any sort of relationship being displayed in media is morally wrong. Lol
I liked the picture though. There was a British red bus in it which therefore tells me I should buy the game since it’s appealing to pride of Britain. Now if they just have Cammy stand around sweaty Prince Andrew, that busker with a loop pedal Ed Sheeran and people standing in queues it would be a day one buy!
@Ralizah Yeah after DK they worked on a RPG that was allegedly so bad it was pulled completely from E3 on a day or two notice. If anything Metroid might be saving Retro's reputation now.
Early 2024 makes a lot of sense for a new console launch, although I'm surprised they didn't delay TotK to align with the launch of the new console, in that case.
Although maybe they wouldn't need to. I'll stick with my longstanding prediction that Switch 2 will ship alongside a fully open world 3D Mario game. Nintendo HAS to see the importance of bursting out of the gate with an ambitious exclusive at this point.
Although, personally, I'm gonna need backwards-compatibility with Switch software out of the gate and an OLED screen on the tablet if I'm gonna make that day one jump.
@jump If nothing else, they're clearly very skilled at making 3D Metroid games. I'd actually prefer more 2D Donkey Kong, since I think their games are leaps and bound better than Rare's efforts in this space, but I think that ship has sailed at this point.
@Ralizah I'm not so sure myself. Yes the Metroid Prime games were amazing and the remaster looks tasty (I still need to play it, bloody backlog) but a lot of the core team that built those Prime games went off to make their own studio with the meh results of ReCore and that Batman Arkham game for the 3DS.
I'm still looking forward to Prime 4 though as I can only see it coming out now in a state to impress with Ninty setting the bar high with how they are willing to kick the orginal Prime 4 down for not meeting expectations. Like if Prime 4 is bad or meh then people would just be saying they should have just released the original Prime 4 then so they can't let that happen.
@Magician It's blatantly made just for Mario collectors, as most people will have the upgrade or OLED by now (well except me as still rocking day one version cos waiting for the Zelda OLED) also a good way for Nintendo to get rid of the stock before proper upgrade.
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