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I had fun with World of Light and was probably a better way of structuring a smash bros campaign than SSE.
However, given how glorious the opening cinematic and the character reveal trailers were, it felt like a massive slap in the face to me that there was next to nothing after this (at least there were boss fights).

I massively crave some sort of Nintendo All Stars story mode like we got from SSE, but I am happy for this to be spun out from the smash bros fighting series so the gameplay is a better fit.

A turn based/strategy RPG or a multiversal Kid Icarus Uprising sequel would be my ideal.

Finished Bayo 3 yesterday, great experience overall.
Didn't do the teaser because it suggested it would take awhile and it was late.

Some Kid Icarus Uprising spoilers ahead.

You already have humanity going to war over a lie, nuclear style bombs going off and the majority of humans being wiped out.

But let's go even further and change the Chaos Kin arc so that Pit is unable to free Palutena from its control without killing her. Maybe he can't go through with it and instead has to watch as the chaos kin continues to tear down the mortal and immortal realms racked by guilt that his actions led to its escape.
After it comes to light that Dark Pit is in fact the original version and Pit has been a copy who was given fake memories by Palutena to guarantee his loyalty he gains new resolve.

The two Pits eventually team up to end the Chaos kin/ Palutena's reign of terror. In the aftermath of the battle the chaos kin strikes Dark Pit down from the heavens and with the last of her strength Palutena grants Pit one last use of flight to save him. As in the game Pit exceeds his limits to save Dark Pit and his wings burn up in the process leaving him fatally injured.
The two say their goodbyes in the ruins of the mortal realm.

Looking forward to seeing how much better Viola feels to play now. The witch time windows for her were genuinely aggravating at times.

Well Fire Emblem should keep me occupied for at least a month, Rain Code and Cereza Origins are potentials depending on reviews with Persona 4 to fall back on.
Add in a likely Silk Song release (Microsoft included it in their coming in next 12 months over the summer) and I should be very sated before Zelda sweeps everything else aside ❤️

I'd drop Tentalus for sure. Whilst the build up, atmosphere and setting are great, the design is horrendous and it ends up just being a use your new item to hit the boss in the vibrant eye weak point affair.... Zelda 101. A better version of this would be the Helmarok King from Wind Waker.

I'd have to vote for the inclusion of Goht as well. It's a very distinctive fight, being as much a chase as a battle and one I would come back to over and over just for fun (I guess I'd drop Dark Link due to the fact they are an S tier mini boss rather than a boss)

I don't know whether I would swap anything else here out but think Ghirahim and Demise deserve some love too.

OK, this was not on my radar at all but absolutely is now!
Thanks for the pointer!

Yikes, apparently I only completed one Switch game that came out this year...
(AI Nirvana Iniative).
I'll probably finish Bayo 3 before the end of the year.
Guess I was pretty disciplined about working through my backlog before buying new games!

Looks pretty solid! Will be keeping an eye on it!

I think Twilight Princess has the best hit rate with dungeons.
Turning the Temple of Time into a dungeon was an inspired move imo and might be my favourite from that game.

It's a pretty unusual structure; a linear gauntlet of circular rooms and staircases, but the fact that you get to dismantle all the traps and barriers on your return journey is immensely satisfying.

Would shout out Eagle Tower from Awakening, Temple of the Ocean King, Lanayru Mining facility and the Water and Spirit temples from OoT. Most the handheld dungeons blur into one in the memory.

Yep, first impressions of these two are very positive.
Looking forward to this tremendously!

@Pillowpants
Had the same problem with some of the story Xenoblade 3 trailers.
I think it's the weirdness of the VO not lining up with what is happening on screen. It becomes a bit of a sensory overload?

They should focus on new experiences as their tent pole releases but should be making it easier for people to enjoy their legacy titles.
It is considerably easier on other platforms to access titles from previous generations and yet Nintendo's nostalgia power is probably unrivalled.

Oooh! Would be great to see this return.
I've never owned this but played it at some point in the ds era.
I'd love to see how the visuals would transform on a modern console.

I preordered it but fancied playing through 2 again first.
Having a great time and excited for 3!

@KateGray Woops, but late to the party but this ended up on my tab backlog (even tabs have these now 🙄) .

“Although these two games are not (as far as I know) narratively linked... “

So I don't know if it's explicit but there is a maggot-thing attached to the aggressive pig in Inside who behaves completely differently after you remove it.
I always saw this as a link to a similar maggoty thing that affects the player and a few other NPCs in Limbo.
I interperated that Naughty Corp has been trying to use these in their mind control experiments.
Been a few years since I mindlessly speculated about this game so thanks!

So relieved to hear its living up to its potential!

I'll go get this preordered and start replaying Bayo 2 ASAP!

I do feel bad for Hellena for the situation she is in. Furthermore I don't think it hurts for the industry to reflect on whether voice actors are appropriately valued and she clearly believes that she is.

However lashing out at Jennifer Hale for taking on the role was always unjustifiable in this situation.

Furthermore, with all this additional context it seems to me that Platinum actually tried to do right by her by increasing their offer by 50‰ then offering her money for a smaller role.

She seems to have some unrealistic expectations about how lucrative this series is and what she is owed.

@Takoda
Not that you're short on responses but it's definitely worth it.
It wasnt a strong closing for the trilogy and is my least favourite but its still full of great ideas.
The cast is largely split into three groups of three. I would argue that the stuff following the three "returning" cast members from VLR hits the heights of the previous games.

@fenlix
Bravo, the best possible comment!

However this continues to unfold, it will be Jennifer Hale who comes out of this looking great.
Quite why anyone would have ever attacked her over this situation (including Hellena) is beyond me.

Different vibes but I rate Confession and Alleycat super highly.
Beneath the Mask is 100% snubbed, stupid Morgana.

This barely seems real yet. Not over the moon about some character designs but very excited!

Yikes, I love so much of the Fire Emblem, Xenoblade and Zelda music... so hard to pick just one of those though.
But let's go with surface of SR388 (original) so underrated!

Was sad it had changed but they couldn't have done better than Hale so fully on board now!
Just hope it was mutual.

@Yodalovesu
A weird role to highlight seeing as it was a cut intro dialogue, and then all the grunts and screams you would expect.

Siding with the contractor.
Even if he did actually get fired for that tweet nothing in there is CONFIDENTIAL!
You can't infer anything from that tweet other than that someone made a mistake!
Furthermore that unionizing question is literally just asking for an opinion.
Poor form NoA...

@Magician
Steam World Heist is great and £2.99
Is it fate?

Similarities with Dread? for sure, particularly with the gun wielding character.
Doesn't look like a complete ripoff though!

So glad it's so close! Very ecoted for this one!

Maybe I need to revisit it but Bayo 2 on the Wii U is one of the graphically impressive games I'd played on a Nintendo console. I'm not sure anything on the switch has surpassed it to be honest.

Lovely! Would of liked to see Cloth in the lineup but these are super charming!

Great news! Teslagrad was a standout indie for me on the Wii I!

Yes T&T is probably my favourite game in the series and Dahlia is probably its best antagonist. It goes to some dark places that feel earned, and the game actually feels more cohesive as a result of the throughline story.
I think it helps that its the first game with multiple protagonists.
I think the only other games that comes close to making every case justified are the Great Ace Attorney games. I was really impressed by those last year!

@GravyThief
Hard disagree! It's my least favourite of the modern FE games, suffers by having far too many characters, the generational stuff is nonsensical and a somewhat unsatisfying story but the game is still great. The core gameplay is refined over awakening and the music is excellent.
I put more hours into it than any other 3ds games across the three routes...
Maybe it's Stockholm syndrome then! 😅

Metroid 2 was my first ever Nintendo game (alongside Wave Race) and possibly the first video game I ever played! I got it bundled with the Gameboy Pocket on my 6th birthday.
Naturally this series is hugely important to me although it took me about 7 years before I actually completed it.

So happy it's finally happening!
Big step in mainstream acknowledgement of vgm legitimacy!
I probably would have bought tickets if they had been more up front about the length and content.

@Henmii
Not sure that's fair. I remember reports where Platinum had self censored the redesign for Bayo in 2 and Nintendo pushed back on it for being too neutered. Similarly they told Platinum to remove the undershirt of the Link outfit as they didn't feel it made sense for the character.
Difficulty is more questionable, they might push them to include more accessibility features but I can't see them having an issue with higher difficulties. I believe they continue to fund this series and other Platinum projects because they recognise they offer things Nintendo doesn't have in house.

On my second playthrough and loving it all over again.
The map is starting to fill out nicely although I haven't reached any of the three essential bosses yet.
Does anyone else keep longnail equipped religiously?

This is pretty sweet and tempting as I do enjoy making the odd lego set here and there.
I don't necessarily have a problem with the value but it isn't something I'm going to justify purchasing

For everyone who gets stuck or lost a lot early on. I definitely remember picking up a lot more pace in the third area.
I may actually start replaying this as I never actually finished the main game despite doing most the endgame dlc stuff.
My favourite game I've played on Switch so far (BOTW on WiiU)

The list of options made me realise just how much I have been neglecting my Switch for Elden Ring...
I think that might be the only game released this year I have bought so far...

In my defence I bought up a bunch of hidden gems on the 3ds during the sale 😬
Finally finished Valkyria Chronicles 4 though.
I will however be playing AI2 as soon as that lands here

@KateGray
Ahah! I was wondering where that fit in as I completely missed it! Thanks for elucidating!
I placed a couple of people thanks to that scene anyway such as the tattood guy but I always thought I was missing something.
I'll try and be a more active member of Backlog club going forwards 😊

Which character was the one that had you stumped for the longest time?

It's been awhile now but I seem to remember struggling with which of the Chinese topmen were which (that sounds bad written down :/)

Which character was your secret favourite?

Either the carpenter for his bravery and reversing my assumptions or the guy who dies trying to release the last merperson.

What was your best nickname for a character?
Beanie baby?

Did you take physical notes to solve the fates of the crew?
Nope
Who do you think was to blame for the Obra Dinn's fate?
Nichols and the captain. The epilogue/ hidden scenes of the captain torturing and executing the captives clearly doomed the last of the crew.

Did you get all 60 fates correct?
Hell yeah, with a bit of trial and error.

Are there other games that use narrative devices in interesting ways that you recommend?
The Zero Escape games for sure! It's the weakest of the three but Zero Time Dilemna does some bananas things by giving you most of the sequences without knowing the where they are in chronology or even which 'route' they are in. In the narrative this is explained by the characters getting periodically drugged with something that knocks them unconscious and takes away their short term memory.

There is also a fairly obscure game called J.U.L.I.A among the stars that had some very Obra Dinn like sequences of determining the fates of different space colonists.

What I want most is release dates for Bayo 3 and Silksong and info on the next (proper) Fire Emblem. I'm surprised you didn't add that last one as an option. Signs of live from Kid Icarus would be great too!
Not going to expect anything from the tent pole franchises so they can surprise if they do rock up.

Baffled at everyone thinking this eliminates the summer direct.
It's very common for Nintendo to do a game specific direct followed by a general direct a week or two later. See for yourselves:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nintendo_Direct

@eaglebob345
My thoughts exactly!

I'm only really expecting Marvels Midnight Sun's news. Will watch it as I enjoy Geoff's events most of the time.

Frustrating.
If they were in competition with some official means of listening I'd understand.

Very excited although I've stopped watching the trailers as I don't need to see more!

@Korgon
Glad someone else here is on board!
The last game awards felt more corporate than celebratory and definitely got the balance wrong.
Over the last 5 years or so I've always enjoyed these, particularly the orchestral performances.

Hopefully SGS will have a bit more clout now that E3 is absent this year 🤞

@SteamEngenius
Sure, but it still required someone to think to add that for that specific scene (there will always be a photo in every other case) and for them to do the no photo animation.
It's a remarkable level of attentiveness at least.

Genuinely relieved Okami is getting such a strong vote share. Absolutely deserves a third entry than just rereleasing HD versions on every platform.

Love it!
Much warmer and closer to the original concept art than anything else we've seen.