Hot Wheels Unleashed 2 is one of the finest racing video games I've ever played, bar freaking none.
This game is exceptional! The first game had all the elements that could make a masterpiece, but this game refines it and nails it!
The movement no longer feels clunky. It's responsive and fun steering. The drifting is top notch. You can JUMP now! Yes, you can JUMP over obstacles. You even have a side ram for left and right like F-Zero GX where you can attack enemy racers and try to bash them into a wall or off the track.
Speaking of which, the tracks! They're so well made. And the boost bar which also drains for other actions like JUMP and bash... it's so F-Zero like...
I was NOT expecting this but... Hot Wheels 2 might be in the running for my favorite racing game of all time. Like... EVER. Shoulder to shoulder with F-Zero GX, Cruise'n Blast, SanFrancisco Rush, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Forza Horizon 5...
Regardless of how one ultimately ranks it, the bottom line takeaway here is, you should be playing this game
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
I watched the gameplay of Super Mario Wonder from YouTube and it was indeed beautiful and different from previous New Super Mario Bros games style.
I saw some progression from 2D Mario games, but at the same time I already have agenda to get some hard to find old games as my main priority currently so I will get Super Mario Wonder very late unless I found somebody have the secondhanded on sale.
My agenda on this year is pretty much build the PS3, PS4, PS5 games and PS2 games are surprisingly get supported once I found the seller have rare PS2 games on sale and I can buy them from my country rather than getting from Ebay.
@Snatcher
Yes! HOT WHEELS 2... It's straight 🔥 🔥 🔥
Also, I can't believe it. In addition to LRG doing physical Switch versions for Persona 3 Portable and Persona 4 Golden, including steelbook in the Deluxe version and a massive $200 CE, they're actually.partnering to release this!
A Persona 4 Golden Nitro Deck
DO YOU KNOW WHAT THIS MEANS??!!!
IT MEANS THIS BLASTED WALLET OF MINE DOES'NT WORK
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
It's taken me just over half the month to notice it, but I wonder where the monthly NSO drop is? Usually it'd be either released at the start of the month (NES/SNES/GB + MD) or announced at this point with a release date scheduled for the end of the month (N64 + GBA). To have absolutely nothing since the end of September (with Kirby & The Amazing Mirror) when there's still games from the schedule still outstanding (1080, Mario Party 3, F-Zero Maximum Velocity and Golden Sun) alongside no news regarding NSO-adjacent releases (MK8D Wave 6) seems really bizarre, especially when there's only 2 and a bit months left in the year to release them all 🤔
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It takes me back 10 years to when Persona 4 Golden released on Vita, and I passed on the special collector edition that's now selling for $500+ sealed. I don't even have a used copy. Just the normal edition of the game.
I'm getting the steelbook editions of both Persona 3 and Persona 4 (can't afford that mammoth $200 edition) and the NitroDeck
If they included the NitroDeck in the $200 edition it would be a no brainer, but of course they didn't
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
@Fizza I'd guess Nintendo's stockpiling for year 3 of NSO Expansion Pack. If you subscribed to NSO Expansion Pack on day 1 (October 25th 2021), year 1 would've been (looking at stuff only for the Expansion Pack):
19 N64 games (this is for all regions as 2 are exclusive to Japan, 2 are exclusive outside Japan)
32 Mega Drive games (this is for all regions as 1 is exclusive to Japan, 1 is exclusive outside Japan)
Animal Crossing New Horizons Happy Home Designer DLC
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Booster Course Pass DLC waves 1-2
Splatoon 2 Octo Expansion
Year 2 so far is:
6 N64 games
12 Mega Drive games
12 GBA games (13 for Japan as 1 is exclusive)
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Booster Course Pass DLC waves 3-5
Meanwhile year 3 could be rough on the additions side of things as Booster Course Pass is coming to an end (only wave 6 left) and there aren't that many N64/GBA 1st party games left to get. Nintendo remaking games like Advance Wars 1+2 and Mario vs. Donkey Kong decreases that list further. Mainline Pokemon feels like the best chance of a "wow" moment for year 3.
Years after originally announced by Badland Publishing, Funstock finally delivered the Vampire The Masquerade double pack into my hands. I look forward to delving into the World of Darkness for an hour or so before bed every night for the next couple weeks.
Hopefully Bloodlines 2 is still on track for Fall next year. For all we know Gehenna could happen tomorrow.
@Magician
That game has been a myth almost as long as Beyond Good & Evil 2. Hopefully it's good. Cause the first is a masterpiece. Always wished they'd bring it to Switch. It's so old it's not even really compatible with SteamDeck, unless you devote hours upon hours with hacks and fixes and special control mappings. I didn't have it in me.
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
@JaxonH
I am so in the mood for Hot Wheels Unleashed 2. Really liked the first one and am now watching a longplay of it. It propably will not be long until I try the second game.
Nintendo just put out some new guidelines for running tournaments for their games (specifically Splatoon and Smash Bros) and they are....genuinely f***ing DISASTROUS.
tldr;
People in Japan and EU can no longer run tournaments of more than 200 people without Nintendo's permission
Tournaments under 200 participants can't be for-profit (i.e. offer a prize pool)
Sponsors and modified games (such as the most commonly used version of competitive Smash Bros Melee) are prohibited across all tournaments
Non Nintendo-organised tournaments can't feature music from Nintendo games
Considering how stepped-aside Nintendo seemed to be in regards to these tournaments (pretty much letting people do their thing after the #FreeMelee fiasco of 2020), this is an intensely infuriating step backwards that'll effectively kill major tournaments for both Splatoon AND Smash Bros if it isn't reverted; beyond baffling decision 😵💫
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Just a good example of how hyper-protective Nintendo are of their IP, and of how rough the Smash competitive fandom are treated. Remember, kids, corporations are not your friend. Don't go to bat for Nintendo, Sony, or Microsoft (in favor of or against, insistently) in online discussions. In the end all they want is your money.
There's nothing wrong with playing favorites, just...don't defend them. Ever.
@Fizza Apparently most of these guidelines are in response to anti-gambling laws in Japan and the EU, which generally view esports as gambling due to them being prize money based.
Do these laws also ban Genshin? And like... every other mobile game...
For tournaments, I can understand there being some restrictions (especially involving sponsorships) if the tournament involves children, but seems silly for adults.
Nintendo has always been a bit off the boat for esports though. They should be having official Mario Wonder races right now.
Nintendo just put out some new guidelines for running tournaments for their games (specifically Splatoon and Smash Bros) and they are....genuinely f***ing DISASTROUS.
tldr;
People in Japan and EU can no longer run tournaments of more than 200 people without Nintendo's permission
Tournaments under 200 participants can't be for-profit (i.e. offer a prize pool)
Sponsors and modified games (such as the most commonly used version of competitive Smash Bros Melee) are prohibited across all tournaments
Non Nintendo-organised tournaments can't feature music from Nintendo games
Considering how stepped-aside Nintendo seemed to be in regards to these tournaments (pretty much letting people do their thing after the #FreeMelee fiasco of 2020), this is an intensely infuriating step backwards that'll effectively kill major tournaments for both Splatoon AND Smash Bros if it isn't reverted; beyond baffling decision 😵💫
Update: it has officially been announced for NA as well, making this a worldwide ruling. why are they like this
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Once again Nintendo demonstrates how out of touch they are with the competitive scene. I don’t even understand what they have to gain with these changes; it’s not like they’re going to make more money from it from what I understand…
"Science compels us to explode the sun!"
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@StarPoint It's absolutely goddamn ghoulish what they're proposing here. In fact, something I learned after making my post earlier on that somehow makes things even worse is that they're also banning FOOD AND DRINK from being sold at these tournaments in addition to requiring CHARITY organisations to get a license from them in order to hold (and I cannot stress this enough) CHARITY events. What the actual hell man 😭
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