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@Lizuka Action Exploration is what they're known as in Japan, it's probably a direct translation of what they said.

What's the actual difference between the Pokémon games when they release as a pair, as they normally do? Is there different story or is it literally the exact same game but with some different Pokémon to collect?

@Bizzyb Same as every other free online game. Battle passes, in game currency and cosmetic purchases. It's a model that clearly works.

Not only does my DS Lite have charge, we moved house last year and I found it whilst packing. It hadn't been used in probably almost ten years. I pressed the power button not expecting anything, but it came on with half the battery left!

Bought this years ago but only just getting round to playing it. I'm feeling lost and confused, don't really know where I'm supposed to be going or what I'm doing. The only other Metroid game I played and finished was Super Metroid on the SNES (via Switch when it first came to Switch Online) which I really enjoyed but that was ages ago. Just kind of wandering around now wondering where to go!

@h3s What? The Atari 50 and Jeff Minter collections had pretty much perfect emulation.

@SillyG The Switch 1 and Switch 2 editions are exactly the same price.

I'm just amazed this got a same day release as the 'big boy' consoles and doesn't seem to have suffered too much by comparison. Shows that the Switch 2 can do pretty cool things when devs put their mind to it, as also evidenced by games like Cyberpunk, FF7R and Star Wars Outlaws. I'll happily take a minor tradeoff against visuals and frame rate for handheld play, but these games are showing a happy medium between the two.

Must have put 200+ hours in to this on PS4 and never finished the main story (much like every Elder Scrolls game!) and am so tempted to get this right now, but my backlog means I can wait a little while for a sale, but I'll definitely be getting it.

@Turbo857 Unity was really underrated I think, mostly because of the bugs at launch. I played it years later and really enjoyed it. It did some interesting things with the different approaches to assassinations and the size of the crowds was incredible, that was what really made it stand out as a next-gen (at the time) title for me, I think.

The only thing lacking in the game was I found the story a bit dull. I would definitely replay that and Syndicate I they brought them to Switch 2 though. Syndicate is the only 'classic style' AC game I never finished because I was almost at the end when I got my PS5 and then never went back to it on PS4.

@Vonsparrow Like I said, each to their own. Personally I found Ghost Of Tsushima incredibly boring. I gave up after about ten hours because I couldn't bear the idea of just repeating the same thing for another 30 hours. I found it beyond tedious with average combat. Glad other people seem to enjoy them though.

Agree with you that Brotherhood was a highlight of the series though. That along with AC2 are two of my favourites.

@Vonsparrow Bit of an exaggeration in my opinion but each to their own. I think AC, AC3 and Unity were all worse than this one. I think it's fine as one of the 'big open world' Assassins Creed games. Probably better than Origins although I'm not sure it's better than Odyssey. (Not played Valhalla, hope they release that for Switch 2).

Does anyone know if this is free or paid DLC?

Lads, have a day off.

Well that's a shame, I hope they at least release 4, 5 and 6 for Switch 2. I'm kind of glad Kiwami 3 didn't review so great, it's easily the weakest in the series and I wanted an excuse not to buy it again 😆

@VivianOblivion I'll definitely be downloading it when it comes out. I'll probably make a new account on my Switch 2 to replay the opening couple of hours and then jump back over to my old account. I never got much further than that anyway I think.

@Spider-Kev Nintendo Life review scores are not paid for. Don't be so ridiculous. That simply doesn't happen.

@Faucet That's not going to happen, they want people to buy the peripheral don't they.

The sooner they let us download games on a game by game basis with these Switch Online apps the better. I might want to play one of the GameCube games without having to download 30GB of games I don't want to play at the same time. It was okay with NES and SNES, even N64, but if they end up adding Wii titles it's going to be essential.

Reform.

They've all gone a bit right wing and started tying flags to lamp posts in Midgar.

Played a few hours back on original Switch many years ago. The most annoying thing is I obviously can't remember ANY of the tutorial stuff and you can't create a new game or start again with the same account.

@EAFB1999 30fps is not a slide show. We played games at 30fps and less for decades. What a ridiculous comment.

So pleased this turned out well and I hope it leaves the door wide open for plenty more last gen ports on the Switch 2. I could have played this at any point over the last 4-5 years on Xbox or Playstation but I so rarely get the time these days to sit down in front of 'the big TV' to play AAA games that having this on a handheld is perfect for me. 99% of my gaming is done via Switch 2 in handheld now. And at this price? Amazing. I wouldn't have flinched if they'd charged £60 for this (I'd have waited for a sale, mind, but that's the price I'd expect for it) but at £40 it's a no-brainer. Excellent.

Dammit, Yakuza 3 is easily my least favourite of the series and I had no plans to buy it again for Switch at all. But now they've added all these cool extras... 🤔

@OldManHermit Thing is, you don't really need to engage with any of that stuff if you don't want to. The game is perfectly playable whilst ignoring herbs, potions and oils. You'll pick it up as you play though and find them useful eventually.

Always up for more Witcher 3. I'd prefer a Switch 2 port first, though.

Wish they'd stick this on the Switch Online service. The GBA selection is sorely lacking. Where's Mario Golf Advance Tour? Mario Power Tennis? Instead we get a third version of Super Mario Bros 2 and doubles of several SNES games 🤷

@gcunit Exactly. This is how the Gran Turismo games used to control before analogue triggers were a thing.

Oh, nice. One of my favourite games of the last decade for sure. Been thinking about replaying this on Switch 2. I thought it worked pretty well on the original Switch so this upgrade is the icing on the cake! Really hope they release BG3 for the console next.

EDIT: Huh, I've read the other comments now. Disappointing that 60fps only applies to docked mode. My Switch 2 (and original Switch) have been 99.99% handheld machines only.

@Serpenterror The sheer arrogance of stating opinion as fact. 🤣

Grow up, mate.

@Serpenterror Don't be so ridiculous. There are plenty of excellent mobile games. This just smacks of a terrible 'hot take' to me.

Played a couple of hours on Switch 2 and enjoyed it but got distracted by something else. Good to know there will be some improvements when I go back (honestly it's only really motion aiming I'd really want them to add).

EDIT: Good god, the replies in this thread. Barely finished, sub-par, bad port. Get a grip. It was absolutely fine 🤣🤣🤣🙄

@Potreo Well, it turns out I must have upgraded my Skyrim to the Anniversary Edition at some point anyway and forgotten about it because the full Switch 2 version is showing as free for me in the store 😆

@Smerd It's not free though if you have the original cartridge release of Skyrim. Only if you already paid to upgrade to the anniversary edition. It's a shame they couldn't patch the original to look and run nicer instead of forcing anyone who wants to upgrade to the only available Switch 2 edition of the game to pay for an Anniversary Edition they might not want or need.

As for yet another Skyrim release. Bethesda aren't just flogging a dead horse at this point. They're positively hiring a necromancer to resurrect the dead horse from a pile of glue and hair and fvck it in the a$$.

How disappointing. Hope this doesn't foreshadow the Fallout 4 release next year. I'll be sorely disappointed if that one also turns out to be a turkey.

Please don't let Mario Kart World win GOTY.

This is currently free for mobile via the Epic games store.

I have a Google Pixel 9 and a Switch 2, but I still don't want people seeing my stupid face when I'm playing games.

I'll add it to the list for a big sale, but Yakuza 3 is easily the worst in the series. Such a dull story.

Adding this to a sale list. Looks great.

@jamesthemagi and guess what... and again!

Huh this looks pretty damn cool actually.

I can't see it anywhere on the eShop 🤷

Damn, that's disappointing, I've been waiting for a Switch port. I don't understand why developers aren't focusing and optimising for Switch 2 by this point. It could have run much better if it had been ported natively to that, I'm sure. Hopefully they fix it, but otherwise they've lost a sale from me.

@Warioware Yes, I can't imagine what kind of disturbed mind would play these games with English voice acting. 😆

I've only played Zero, K1, K2, 3 and Judgment, but Kiwami 2 was far and away the best of them so far, for me. Adding this to my list for a sub-£10 sale pickup.

I actually really enjoyed this when I played it back on 360 but two important things, firstly I won it in a competition, and secondly, it was the first Hitman I played properly. If the port is decent, I'll pick it up half price somewhere along the line.

Absolutely incredible collection. Although I suspect it might be, I hope this isn't the last DLC for this. There's no reason it couldn't just grow and grow.

Nice to see such a low upgrade price. Maybe it's time to wipe my island that's been left unloved since 2021 and rebuild from scratch! Now we just need another lockdown...

Not sure I'd be overly fussed about Halo coming, played them all enough times and bought the MCC for about a fiver on Xbox earlier this year. But... Would love to see the original 3 Fable games make their way to Switch and Psychonauts 2. Still hoping EA release the Mass Effect Legendary Collection for Switch 2 but it's looking less likely the longer we go on...

100% getting this. Love Fallout 3 and 4 and whilst I would have preferred New Vegas as it's the only one I haven't played, I have been hoping we'd get Fallout on Switch for ages!