Tried the game on PC a while ago while it was still in early access but didn't enjoy my time with it very much. It mostly just felt like a genetic survival crafting game with the creature collecting aspect slapped on like an afterthought.

@cumplaytoy I was a bit disappointed by Pikmin 3. It was a bit too similar to the first game, a bit too easy and when I reached credits I was genuinely surprised that I had finished the game as it felt like I barely got started. I was hoping for a lot more from a new game in the series after so long.

It's hard for me to get too excited for something so far off but I look forward to being excited for it when we get closer to release and I remember that it's a thing that exists.

I hate Capcom

I typically buy like 1-2 random indie games a week on Steam and get around to giving a large majority of them a go.

One of my favourite games of the year. My biggest criticm would be around the end game balance with some abilities trivialising things a bit too much but the first 200 hours were a really fun time.

Knowing Level-5 it'll still somehow get delayed again.

I enjoyed Metroid Dread but this one is a maybe for me at this price point. Probably depends on what else I'm playing at the time.

It was overall a pretty terrible Direct but at least this was a pretty fun last annoucement that I wasn't expecting. It looks good.

Console looks pretty nice but I'm not buying a new one when I already have one. I don't like the Pro Controller design very much which is good because it means I'm not tempted to waste my money.

I'm not really feeling it TBH. The new style is cool and all but I know the game too well to care about playing it again. I was hoping they'd do more with it.

Interesting that they supposedly have enough to show in a full Direct while keeping the Zelda stuff separate. Hopefully some surprises to look forward to next year.

I thought the game was kinda mediocre and not really worth what I paid for it so I can't really see myself going back to it for any expansions or buying a sequel.

Last time I played a game from Game Freak that I thought was actually good was Pocket Card Jockey. Maybe they should just give up on the whole RPG thing because they always end up being mediocre at best.

Been playing non-stop since launch and still having a really fun time. It's a 9/10 at minimum IMO. There's a few areas that could have been improved on a bit which might be enough to stop me from ultimately falling on a 10/10 but it's not far off it.

I've been playing nothing but Splatoon Raiders since the moment it came out and will likely continue that way for at least a few more days.

Feels like Monolith Soft helps with everything these days yet that doesn't stop them from pumping out their own masterpieces at a pretty good rate.

@TrueBlueYoshi Under nine hours to go here. Pretty keen to jump in.

Put a good 80 hours into the base game about a year and a half ago which was a really fun time.

It was pretty overwhelming at first jumping back in now for the DLC after not playing it for so long but I've lost like another 20 hours to it already.

The addition of cross-play as well as the option to play with any region are nice additions. Matchmaking has generally been pretty quick so far when I search for whichever quest I'm up to. Last time I jumped into the game a bit too late to properly experience the multiplayer so it was basically exclusivity a single player game for me (which thankfully is still really good thanks to the CPU companions being very competent).

I think the Tactics gadgets they showed off in the Direct looked like the overall most fun of the three so I guess I'll go with that if I decide to play.

Just using the system memory and uninstalling games I'm done for now. I'm mainly only using my Switch 2 for first party games so I suspect I'll be able to get away without an SD for quite some time.

@the_beaver I played like 80 hours of the base game exclusively solo on Steam as the online seemed fairly dead by the time I played it anyway. The thing that makes it work pretty well as a solo game is that the AI is really good at dodging and basically never dies so you're not handicapped with terrible teammates. It just means it's extra work setting up the party though as you've got four characters to worry about instead of one.

Even though I mostly game on Steam these days, I still have no interest in watching any of the other presentations other than Nintendo. I see the games that get announced from them and it's usually just a bunch of stuff I couldn't care less about.

If it's more or less just the same old game with a new coat of paint then it's a hard pass for me. It's why it's a bit annoying that they chose to show absolutely nothing in the recent Direct as I still have no idea if I should be at all interested or not.

I was keeping an eye on this one on Steam but it seemed to be a bit too buggy for my liking at launch based on what I read so it's a pass for now. I might consider it down the line on sale if it's in a good state.

This is a game I've wanted to replay for quite a while so very excited to finally have the opportunity to play it on modern systems.

I'll be picking it up on Steam rather than Switch though. Seeing a Vanillaware game actually release on PC for a change is also a pleasant surprise.

@Wexter Then why is it only one hand?

The expansion price seems a little crazy to me, especially for a game that IMO feels lacking in content in the base game. I have no desire to ever return to the game anyway though so oh well I guess.

First half was boring and second half was boring but the five minutes in the middle where they showed Muramasa and Xenoblade back-to-back was peak content.

@jsty3105 Yeah it would have been fine if it wasn't leaked, although personally I still wouldn't be too excited until in either case until we see some gameplay.

If it's basically just the same game with a fresh coat of paint then I don't want it but the fact that they're still being secretive about it does give me hope that they must see the gameplay changes as a big deal, whatever they are.

More or less as expected. Fine with that pricing, should be good value for money. Gonna have to make a hard choice between playing this and Trails in the Sky SC at launch though.

Why does it have to release on the same day as Trails?

Leakers ruined the annoucement but I was at least still interested to seeing what it looked like and then they didn't even show anything. Pretty lackluster way to end the Direct. Weird to have no gameplay footage or a date when it's releasing this year.

I've been pretty underwhelmed by the Switch 2 lineup so far but honestly Xenoblade is all I needed to see to be happy even if it's not till next year.

Looking forward to replaying Xenoblade Chronicles 2 considering it's been a fair while. Other two I've played a bit too recently to go back to for a while.

Not getting my hopes up for anything major after being pretty underwhelmed by most recent Directs but maybe this will be the one where I'm pleasantly surprised.

Only one of these I've tried (on Steam) was Mina the Hollower but I wasn't really feeling it so ended up just refunding it.

Not finished it yet but from what I've played so far I'm pretty confident in saying that Schrödinger's Call is my favourite game from May and possibly favourite of this year so far.

Been slowly playing through Schrödinger's Call which has been excellent so far. Perhaps best game I've played so far this year if the rest of the story holds up to what I've read so far.

Aside from that maybe a bit of Slay the Spire 2 or some other random roguelite.

@Joeynator3000 But the question is whether we'll still get another decent game in the vein of Rise in a few years or if they don't see that as necessary with the Switch 2 apparently being able to run Wilds.

I was hoping we'd get a new game built for the system like Rise rather than a port of this. Hard to see it running particularly great on Switch 2 and even if it does I think the game kinda sucks.

I bought it specifically for first party games so I'd give it about a 3/10 so far. Kirby Air Ride really fun but terrible matchmaking and DK Bananza was pretty decent but that's been about it so far. Mario Kart World was the most disappointing game I've ever played, Pokopia was pretty mediocre and the rest haven't looked worth buying so my Switch 2 mostly just collectsv dust.

Wouldn't necessarily say I regret buying it early though as I'd end up getting one sooner or later anyway (would buy it for Monolith Soft's next game along) so might as well get in before the price goes up.

Very likely buying The Adventures of Elliot. That's probably all from this list.

@NerdyPaul I picked up Schrödinger's Call at launch because it looked pretty interesting, didn't even know it was reviewing well as I don't typically pay attention to VN reviews so that's interesting. Probably next on my list of games to try now that I decided to refund Mina.

Gave Mina the Hollower a go but I wasn't really feeling it so decided to refund before I hit the two hour mark on Steam. Maybe I'll give it another chance when it's on a decent sale in the future.

Started playing Enter the Chronosphere instead and that's been a blast so far. Pretty well polished for an early access game and one of the most interesting roguelites I've played in a while.

Also grabbed Schrödinger's Call the other day and would like to get into that as well if I can find the time. Looks like an interesting VN.

@tho_mi Unless you just 100% complete it in under a week like I did when it came out.

Basically wrote this one immediately when it was announced expecting it to just be another extremely casual game so really not surprised.

Not too impressed with the lineup so far. Plenty of releases but only a couple that have been better than some random indie game I could find on Steam for 1/10th of the price.

Splatoon Raiders and Fire Emblem should help with that but I could do with a good Direct to give me a bit more to look forward to.

@Druidsbrook Assuming it's a good remake then yeah. You don't need to have played any of the other Science Adventure games.

Not sure how much has been added in this version but I don't need too much of an excuse to replay one of the greatest VNs I've ever read. Will likely pick it up if the reception is positive.

I was hoping they would do something actually interesting with the series when the rumours of a new game surfaced but another Star Fox 64 remake is about the least interesting thing they could have made.