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Next time Game Freak makes a Pokemon game I hope they get assistance from Monolith.

@Snatcher Enjoy!!! Those games deserve all the praise they can get.

Switch: I beat the story in Xenoblade 3 Future Redeemed so now Im just gonna roam and do some sidequests and whatnot. Great DLC for a great game. Highly recommend, all 3 of them tbh (and X if you own a Wii U).
PS5: Nothing
Series: Ghostwire: Tokyo and Halo.

@Picola-Wicola I have no idea which games you own or what youre into but Bayo 3 was a lot of fun for around 20hrs. Metroid remake or Dread is also a good choice. Astral Chain if you havent played it (around 40hrs).
Personally, when Im in between games I just play Smash Bros.

Switch: Xenoblade 3 Future Redeemed. It is sooo good! 10/10. Perfect. Seriously.
PS5: Nothing, obviously.
Series S: See PS5.
Uncle Rex got my full attention.

@mariomaster96 came here to say this. That quest is one of the best Ive ever played in any game. So wholesome.

Switch: Fire Emblem Engage DLC.
PS5: Just platted Hogwarts Legacy. Waiting on Burning Shores!!!
Series: Halo Infinite and Ghostwire Tokyo, loving it so far!

I'm about 300 Korok seeds away and I have no plans on collecting them. Everything else is done, all armour fully upgraded as well. Might want to add that to the poll.

My favourite parts was Mario vs DK and when they built the Go Karts. I also liked Peachs back story and how bad ass she was in the movie.
Fun fact, in the Norwegian version Mario and Luigi speaks with different dialects. Imagine Mario from Texas and Luigi from Utah.

Switch: Fire Emblem DLC while waiting for TotK.
Series: Halo Infinite while waiting for Ghostwire Tokyo.
PS5: Hogwarts Legacy while waiting for HFW DLC.

Just saw the movie. I had a blast looking for Easter Eggs. Movie was a lot of fun.

I hope it's a sequel to Odyssey.

@scoobdoo I agree. I thought the combat, music and characrer design was excellent. But everything else was mediocre at best, story, dialogue, side activities etc. I'm baffled by the fact there's no newgame+. I hope they add it in the future. To me this is a 6-7/10 tops. I bought the DLC at launch so I'll play through it but after that I'm done.

@Nintendo_Thumb Thank you! What a great answer. I had no idea some of these modes was in the game. Sounds fun! I might get it now thanks to you. Have a good week!

@Uncle_Franklin Thanks.

Serious question. Would kids enjoy Supermario Maker or are all the levels puzzlejumphellmadebypsychos?

Switch: Nothing (waiting for Fire Emblem Engage DLC and TotK)
PS5: Hogwarts Legacy. (I'm also considering buying Stray and/or Tchia.)
Series S: Halo Infinite (Season 3 is so good!)

@J-Manix98 If that was the case it should have been greenish. Glad you liked it.

Why oh why is one of the handles on the pro controller completely white? Both should have been either white or black. Not really feeling it as is.

Already have an Oled but if they drop a TotK pro controller I will buy it!

@Nanami_Ataraxia I disagree.

I played the second Ryza game and enjoyed it a lot but it also made me realize I'll never play a game without English VO again.

I hope this final wave also adds new game plus.

Now that Platinum got this game out of the way I can go back to crossing my fingers they'll make a DLC for Bayo 3. Loved that game but would really lile 6 chapters continuing the story and wrapping the chapter list up to 20.

@Joker1234 Yes. But now that Ive finished it I dont really feel like playing it again or anymore. So even though its a great game I would rather play 3 houses again.

3 Houses was better imo. Kind of regret buying Engage and the DLC.

Did Capcom ever fix the framedrops on this title?

If they add six more I hope it's Diddy, Sonic, Captain F, Samus, Pyra and Kirby.

Ooor. Just buy some vouchers before the price increase.

@NewAdvent I disagree. Obviously. Why? Because Nintendo always release more than 2 games a year I purchase with vouchers.

Y'all should buy vouchers before todays nintendo direct. I know I am.

Here's my prediction. A price increase on Nintendo games. Im buying some vouchers today so I can get a knock off on TotK and hopefully a brand new announcement I'm into. I'm wishing for a new Mario game to accompany the movie. A new DKC would be nice as well.

Played it at midnight. What a fantastic game. The battle system is great! Can't wait to dive in again after work!

@Travisemo007 Totally agree. It's very annoying. Why would one site send traffic over to another site in the first place? Doesn't make any sense for an ad-money perspective.

@Herna The gameplay is supposed to be top tier for the genre and some previews go as far as claiming it might be the best gameplay in the entire series.

@Andy_Witmyer Me neither. I love the style this game is going for. The main protagonist looks good imo, toothpaste hair and all. My first thought when I saw them was that the hair matched the original joy-cons. Anyways. Friday can't come soon enough!

I'm all for a spin-off but I really want Bayo3 to get a DLC with 5-6 more chapters and more cosmetics, weapons, demons etc.

@Selim It was there all along but now you don't have to find certain collectibles to unlock it.

@Browny 100%

@Buizel Could be but I don't see all those games in direct competition with the audience Sparks of Hope are aiming for. I'm guessing Pokemon took everything. Haha.

I like Bayo3's chances in the action category. That combat is so smooth.

Interesting that Sparks of Hope underperformed. The first one was successful and the second one seemed to have improved on all aspects. Can't believe they delayed Skull and Bones again.

Having finished the story, I really hope this game gets a DLC with more chapters because I want more Bayo, or chapters where you can choose which character to play as, and not just in the challenge room.
I don't understand why Viola's controls are under criticism. I just changed the button input, so it matches Bayonetta's and had no problem timing my parries after that.
I appreciate the update though, some of those challenges have serious crunch time, and as far as the gameplay changes, they are just in time for my climax run.

@RubyCarbuncle Couldn't agree more.

2022 was great. 2023 will also be great. I don't have time to play more than a couple games on each console a year anyway. On ps5 I played HFW and GoW:R, on Xbox, new seasons of Halo and P5R and on Nintendo I played Kirby, Metroid Dread, Bayonetta 3, Xenoblade 3 and Pokemon Arceus. In other words, more than enough.

Of course he won't return. He didn't like the writing of season 2 and even said he hopes they get back to the books in season 3. Which they probably aren't because the only positive Cavill has said about s3 is the fight scenes. I don't think Cavill is too bothered by any of this, he'll get another gig and do great things.

First off. Congrats on your newborn Ollie!

My top 3 played this year are:
Xenoblade Chronicles 3
Pokemon Legends Arceus
Metroid Dread (still haven't beaten it yet, I keep getting lost).

Next year on the Switch I'm really looking forward to
Fire Emblem Engage and Zelda TotK

This looks like something I would've loved to see as a kid so I'll go watch it for ol' time's sake.

Had a lot of fun with this game.

Zelda and Fire Emblem for me.