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@sanderev Yeah the touch cursor icon gets annoying. I found it’s best to have the character stats on top and the touch cursor at the upper right. Seems to be less noticeable that way

@TotalHenshin We need a Lords of Shadow collection too

@Zuljaras I would say it doesn’t deserve a 10 because Portrait of Ruin’s level design gets very repetitive at the end

@SillyG Yeah I wish they’d let you swap the main screen to the left, too.

@Olliemar28 Ecclesia does have the best cover art by far

Wow, that’s a lot of games!

Picked up Castlevania Dominus immediately. Looking forward to Suikodens

The video above explains everything. The dual screen is a customizable side display now, with multiple options. The touch inputs are customizable as d-pad or analog stick movements now.

The extra UI layer is welcome

The Haunted Castle remake is a huge surprise!

Wow! And it’s out TODAY!

@Edu23XWiiU Yeah it’s like they’re clearing the board to make sure the announcement gets all the focus (when that happens)

@Purgatorium Yes… and yes

@Zverik Naw it will be in the form of a stability update

@Mario_maniac I always use Jessie’s voice in my head when reading strong female roles’ lines (usually villains) from JRPGs. It’s so sassy.

Her talent is truly memorable and left an undeniable mark on the franchise

@Lightsiyd or Simpsons

@Lightsiyd I’m the opposite there: I found Tales of Berseria a slog because it’s combat was a slog. Battles just dragged on

@RupeeClock Nothing to fear but fear itself

All the NES Castlevania games sound excellent, but I do think the FM version of Castlevania III has a much larger punch; which in turn immerses the player better (because the action is very methodical and punchy). The Famicom Simon’s Quest’s version of Bloody Tears is underwhelming; so in both cases, the FM channel adds a lot of depth to the NES wave generated channels

@RobTheIII Aurora Borealis? At this time of day— In this part of the country— Entirely localized in your very own kitchen!?

… Yes

May I see it?

No.

@PessitheMystic Hello, lovely person!

So Westerners can’t buy these?

@Serpenterror Yeah I’m guessing they both fight Gannon again

@Joekun Yeah it looks woefully overpowered; like you could just copy that table and paste it everywhere to solve half of the puzzles. Hope I’m wrong

I think they’re both way too busy conceptually. But at least the western version shows an actual pinball motif.

I like the bright colors of the Japanese one, but that’s it.

All Rastan games is tempting…

@N00BiSH Ah, I forgot. Well they did a good job too. Though not as feature rich as M2 ports. Isn’t M2 comprised of former Sega staff, so that makes sense.

I wish we had got SMB3 3D classic , Castlevania or Megaman for that matter.

@HammerGalladeBro It looks super dull. Like even Super Pitfall has more personality. However I’ve never played Atlantis, so I’ll still give it a spin

@N00BiSH All the 3D Classics are better than the originals: M2 is a retro port god

@MeloMan I have personally really been enjoying everything EGG Console in Switch so far (except Level 7 of Xanadu 😡), and Japanese only YS III wasn’t going to stop me.

I recommend a translation app like Google Lens or Cam Translator (you do have to subscribe, but you can just cancel after finishing the game). You just take a picture of the screen and it usually translates it very well.

@the_beaver It’s a remake of YS III: Wanderers from Ys, which was a 16-bit action platformer.

So yeah that was always in it’s blood

@mauhlin12 It’s my favorite in the series

@Ralizah Ys III (PCE) and Felghana also collectively have the best music in the entire series, in my opinion.

But yeah the reimagined boss fights are so damn good in Felghana. As is the feeling of being a total badass when defeating them.

@Cow_wearing_pants Mismatch of pixel density between assets. Makes it look unprofessional for sure

@Boston_J Hey can you PM a link to that?

@Sonicka It’s also running at a more than decent framerate

@Wooly Either you’re being sarcastic; or are you referring to things like the Z-flip? Those screens get a very visible bend line in the middle. No thanks

@Kirgo You could so much better with a circular / radial menu, which is what I thought the new Zeldas would have benefited from. Though there would have to be a way to change radial menus on the fly, given all the things Link can pickup.

Scroll wheels are not that accurate in my experience.

Even a tiered scroll menu, ala, Metal Gear Solid would have worked better.

You don’t nee a physical wheel in either case

@Edu23XWiiU I think it’s more that Corruption’s locales are just not as interesting to look at. There is way more advanced sentient-designed structures in that one; less lived-in natural ruins

@Qwertyninty Who put a Kraid needle in your oatmeal?

@KoopaTheGamer I still think Luigi’s Mansion 3 is one of the beet looking games ever

AKA Dunkey approved collection

@CRB1984 Where’s Poochie?

I love the Samus arm cannons one

But wasn’t expecting the Simpsons reference in the other one 😂

@Baker1000 They’re definitely ready soon with a new 3D Mario too.

@Spider-Kev Yeah the only thing holding that game back was the lack of second analog

@d2k They want to make sure it sells this time. So they’re probably trying to make it more appealing to more people

Sorcerian for me! I’ve been loving everything EGG CONSOLE so far. It’s great to finally experience these older Falcom (and Micro Cabin) titles in the West.

I already have original SMT 5 but still haven’t played it.

@Lizuka Personally, I think the European composition is all over the place. The logo starts over a similar dark blue (hard to read). The three bands of colorful void that the characters are for some reason floating through… it just doesn’t make sense on any level to represent the game.

@NintendoByNature Wave Race

@HammerGalladeBro Collect all the northern frost trolls

@sikthvash oh, you! Tee hee hee!

@MeloMan Some of the EGG Console games have an English option toggle.

I have REALLY been enjoying Hydlide 3 (aka Super Hydlide). There is an option at the bottom of the menu to toggle English but the resulting Engrish is legendary here (in a really campy way). Hydlide series never took itself too seriously anyways. But the game has awesome CRPG elements in J-ARPG shell: Time-of-day advancement; carry weight limit; Weapon class gating and the need to eat meals every day. Also the music slaps!

I also finally played through most of Legacy of the Wizard finally, but am currently stuck.

I’ve also picked up the excellent Xak and the fun-to-challenge-your-fortitude, Xanadu (use rewind A LOT).

Next up: I have to pick up Wanderers from Ys, as the Genesis version is the game that originally got me into this incredible series. Can’t wait to hear Mieko Ishikawa’s soundtrack through the original PC-088 chip.

Thanks, Alana, for giving these overlooked gems a shoutout.

@EarthboundBenjy The MSX version is the better version, as it has a revamped placement of some secrets, shops, items and enemies and is overall more balanced. Still hard as rocks without a guide!

The MSX version also has s beautiful color palette that pops on modern TVs

Preordered day one. However I HOPE that Preorder is HONORED, BEST BUY!

@Kiyata Originally I was really turned off by the overuse of exposition in tTYD’s dialogue; I wished a lot of the uninteresting characters would just shut up already. I totally understand why Miyamoto-san did not like the direction that particular aspect was taking. Paper Mario 64 has a much brisker pace to everything.

I still own the GameCube original but I never finished it because it wore me down like a bad anime that needs to go into nerdy detail about the stupidest aspects of its lore, just because it is written badly

@imagazelle I call both of them 10/10 and they both serve as my favorite games of all time