AJWolfTill

Only just found out about this game but it looks gorgeous and this interview has obviously added a personal connection which makes me all the more keen to explore it's world.

Would recommend people check out Forgotten Anne on the Switch. It's more Ghibli than Disney but was similarly impressive work of interactive art.

@HenrikL
I would imagine CDProjektRed have had Dev kits way longer than Bloober Team. Kronos is getting a day and date version alongside the other systems, which is awesome but understandable if they are playing it safe with the S2 version.

Still interested and optimistic about this but coming out a day off from Silksong is going to lower it's priority a fair bit.

@cmbaum
Yea and no? Hades 2, which I am equally excited for, only got announced a few years ago and has been playable in early access for about a year?
Silksong has felt overdue for about 4 years

So close, I'm so happy it will be in my hands soon!
Now I just need Hades 2 and Metroid Prime 4 to form an orderly queue and it will be my best couple of months for gaming in years!

@mr_benn
I remember hitting a couple of walls. Outside of the first couple of hours, there are normally multiple different routes you can go that lead to different perks and upgrades. If you ever go back to it prioritise getting the weapon upgrades because a little bit of extra range was a game changer for me for both explanation and combat

Anyone else find it weirdly haunting dropping into a comment section from 15 years ago where you don't recognise anyone?

@Manguy888A
While I share you sentiments in general, I would argue that for ports of games that have been out for years, the performance is pretty critical information for most people.
I played both FFVIIR and Elden Ring on PS4 so these games shouldn't be requiring major concessions.

@SwitchplayerJohn
Yeah, I'm pretty sure that games have to be feature complete and playable in their entirety to be rated.
Could still be working on bug fixes and performance patches but really hope it's round the corner now.

It's a fantastic game I have played repeatedly.
Would love more people to experience it but I would rather get a new entry.

The more options for switch players the better but noooo thank you.
I'm still hoping for Hi Fi Rush although guess that's not up to Microsoft anymore 😒

Definitely on board!
Hopefully this gives Bloober the chance to cement their standing as a real creative force in the industry.

Sakurai used to do half hour directs to introduce single characters to smash bros so amazed people are surprised about that length.

Regardless, I'll check this out even though I have no expectations or hype for this game but I'm primarily excited to just see the release calendar for the rest of the year shapes out.

@B3RTAY
What bet did make that lost you the last one? XD

Is this the perfect NSO game!?
1) Has a cult audience who loved it and delighted by a chance to revisit.
2) A unique gameplay experience that doesn't have many direct comparisons.
3) One that most long time Nintendo fans will have heard of but never committed to.
4) Is wildly expensive to buy second hand.
5) Dormant franchise that deserves more exposure.

I had a free weekend and didn't even bother to try the play test...
Since Nintendo seems uncomfortable with people referring to the 'vehicles' as wheelchairs,
I remain convinced this was intended as a Switch Sports Nintendo Switch 2 editions upgrade. I guess they got scared of feedback around putting Miis in wheelchairs so threw together some bland redesign in the 11th hour.

My first Nintendo game so very dear to my heart!
Regardless of whether this is intentional or not, I definitely get the sense that if Samus were to die on SR388, that no sentient being would ever find her or know what happened.
Sure the galactic Federation might send more bounty hunters but without Samus' unique ability to utilise the chozo artifacts left behind they could never get as deep as she could.

Metroid music lovers! Be sure to check out the Harmony of a Hunter series of albums by Shinesparkers!! They are all free and absolute masterpieces!

Getting over the absence of Hades 2 (which I am now confident will be at Gamescom ONL) this was full of delightful and inspired looking games. I can't see myself picking up Ball x Pit but all the other games they focused on appeal to me.

Maybe rather than searching for arcadey flight combat games to scratch the Rogue Squadron itch, I should have been looking for underwater combat games!
Being a game about ecosystems certainly doesn't hurt either!

This appeals to me in a way all of the games evoking a Link to the Past never could.
Also Yacht Club games are Indie royalty so would be staggering if this falls flat!

You know what, I wonder if Nintendo has chosen to contribute 1 or two announcements of release dates for these titles to the Gamescom ONL, particularly MP4, instead of hosting a full direct this summer. They should be trying to preach to a wider audience right now and it would explain the " 3 things pulled from the direct" story going around.

Very heartwarming to see Metroid Prime 4 first on that list!! Have Hades 2 and Silksong been playable at any events on Switch 2 before?

If these do all come out this year then that really is a cracking lineup for the first 6 months of the console. It's a real volte-face from how I felt after that last direct!

Also be great to know if the GameCube selection is different to what we already have!

Looks gorgeous and with a basic free tier, see no reason not to give it a go when it comes out.
Even if in all likelihood, the blockers of time and money are way more of a detriment than my ability to find games I'm interested in.

Please Supergiant!! I'm so ready for Hades 2!!
Is Mina the Hollower still supposed to release this year as well?

Listening now but dear god, those N64 character models have got to be the ugliest designs for 1st party Nintendo characters ever no?

C'mon Metroid and Hades 2. Unleash yourselves upon our eager flesh!

This truly will be an amazing second half of the year if these and Silksong actually come out.

I feel like Hades must have been one of them?
Supergiant have had a couple of 'final' early access patches now on PC so they maybe pulled out to make sure their last builds were running right on Switch 2.

Picked up Little Nightmares 2 for about £2.50.
Not featured here but that seemed like a much larger discount than I had seen before.
I'll take another look before the sale ends.

@nocdaes
Rude! What would you rather those teams were working on then?

This was the most interesting and biggest suprise of the Direct for me. The suprise being that I hadn't heard of the game at all.
Fingers crossed it's a positive example of Switch 2s abilities.

@Ade117
I know the HD-2D stuff resonates with a lot of people but it feels like we are getting half a dozen of these kinds of games a year now. Having two visually similar (albeit mechanically different) back to back to close out the show is putting a lot of eggs in a niche basket.
Persona 3R is cool but I played it last year, great to see a new Katamari game but I feel like we see this series pop up every other direct.
I'm interested in Age of Imprisonment but I did not feel that trailer offered any meaningful information.

Went in excited to find out what I'd be playing the second half of the year...
Left feeling apathetic and unmotivated for the console.

When they spent a whole minute talking about a janky bonfire simulator I somewhat gave into despair. Clearly I invest too much emotional energy into this hobby but I'm just bummed out right now.

Where the hell was Hades 2!?

I'm open to this game, but I don't feel the trailers have delivered anything I couldn't have just inferred from TotK.

Been playing the hell out of World of Assassination so good to see this one heading Switch ways. Don't mind it's the black sheep of ths series if it at least doing things differently. Still need to play Blood Money.

We are in such an interesting position right now. The 3rd party launch lineup was really strong but it's a pretty blank slate going forwards.
Would most the majority 3rd parties who bought into the console have wanted to be there from the beginning or would they have wanted to avoid the initial 1st party duo and release in a blanker spot?

This presentation has the potential to be a real flood gates are opening of major PS4 era titles that just couldn't run on the S1. It could also highlight an issue with partners either not getting dev kits early enough or waiting on a larger install base.

There was also that 3 phase launch strategy that got reported on where phase 2 was to lean heavily on 3rd parties. Hopefully we are there for a couple of months and then we get the next phase of 1st party releases coming into focus in a September direct!

Fascinating reading! Thanks for posting!

It's never appealed to me but very impressive that every mainline Dragon Quest game cracks the top 100!
Also backs up the enduring success of Pokémon being responsible to its ability to continually capture the target age demographic (instead of perhaps growing up with its fans)

My other half hit a massive progress block from a couple of bugs with this game so had shelved it for a bit. She is powering through the leftovers again now.
I love Dasha, Prissy and Dante!

C'mon Hades II and HiFi Rush!!!

@UltimateOtaku91 @Johnny44
Give it another hour. It's normally 2pm BST

@Johnny44
Hang in there bud, we normally only get 24 hour notice so reserve your crying emojis for a few more days. I'm expecting the announcement tomorrow for a Thursday show.

Aww, this somewhat scuppers the significance of it being playable in that Australian museum in September.
No longer expecting to see it this week.

Never gotten into this series or felt the need to but this sure reads like a Direct Shadow Drop reveal which is encouraging.

Every one of these updates seems to be shaving off the friction I've come across in this game to reduce tedium. Looking forwards to seeing the adjustments in character abilities. Kurara and Kako needed buffs because they are only situationally useful.

WHOA!! Over 1 hour of music!!

This is a fun spread of classics but that tag line is hilarious.

My most played Switch 2 game and it's not even close.

@nocdaes
Is it that compromised? I've had more crashes than I'd like and I expect some other technical issues to get patched but it feels as good as when I played 2 on PS4.
This game is so perfect for handheld play and runs great that way. Chipping away at the challenges is offering me ludicrous amount of content.

I feel this early in the lifespan of the Switch 2 the attach rate percentage would be a much more valid comparison. Comparing sales less than 2 months in where demand has exceeded availability to a console on the market for over 6 months seems unhelpful.

@Truegamer79
"Actors should be chosen for their talent and acting skills" Hard agree.
A lot of people (not saying you are one of them) will say cry woke if non white/binary actors are cast for the right reason though.
There will be cases where these decisions have been made for political reasons but it's very problematic to just instinctively fall back on this assumption.
Being a minority doesn't preclude you from talent.

Doesn't look great to me but this is the perfect opportunity to have first hand experience with it and see for myself.

Lumping 'political statements' in with child pornography and hate speech sounds terrible and Draconian.

Hopefully in execution they are handled incredibly differently.

Wild to me that more people are concerned about the fate of their porn games than this but what should I expect...

Obviously waiting on release dates for announced games but would be fantastic to get Metaphor, Psychonauts and Hi Fi Rush as well.
We are so overdue a new Phoenix Wright at this point as well.