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They missed the boat on this one for me. If they ported it over to the Switch before the sequel came out then I probably would have bought and played it first but I'm not interested in playing 1 after playing 2.

Actually pretty keen for this. If it's releasing here later then I might just download it from the Hong Kong eShop.

The ability to save anywhere is a really nice addition. Main reason I scored the original game an 8/10 instead of a 9 was that I found running back to the nearest save point every now and then to be pretty tedious and took away from exploring the areas which was otherwise pretty fun. Still not enough to make me buy the whole game again though. Maybe later down on sale.

I went into this year expecting mostly just filler titles so not getting my hopes up for any particularly interesting reveals in this Direct. This year is mostly just a chance to get through as much of the backlog as possible before the next console comes out.

There aren't too many tempting deals on my wish list but that's because I already own most of the stuff I was particularly interested in at this point. The Case of the Golden Idol though and Sentiment are the two that I might grab.

Skipped the first one due to the lack of gyro support and will do so again if it's the same with this.

@edgedino @datamonkey It's been in the coming soon section of the eShop for a while so check that to see the exact price for your region. Here in Australia it's $44.94 AUD which is like 50% more than SteamWorld Heist: Ultimate Edition which is $29.99 (when it's not on sale like it is half the time).

Definitely gotta give it to Animal Well this month. Also picked up Touhou Mystia's Izakaya as a chill game to play on the side while watching YouTube and ended up putting a good 75+ hours into it.

In the middle of playing this game at the moment. It's been a fun time so far.

I played probably close to ten hours when it first came out on Switch before getting a bit tired of it and taking a break. Still haven't gotten around to it. I'll definitely have to start over from scratch now after so long if/when I do eventually give it another chance.

@ShonenJump121 I was hesitant to upgrade to the OLED at first but then caved and bought one like a week after they came out haha. As someone who plays pretty much exclusively in handheld mode it was 100% worth it, such a big improvement. Bit harder to justify an expensive upgrade now though with a new system being just around the corner.

Been quite a while since I've played the game at all but honestly might check out the online multiplayer. Could be a bit of fun.

I've had the anime in the pile of anime that I plan to watch for quite a while but it's a large pile so I dunno when I'll end up getting around to watching it. Won't consider buying these until then but threw them the wish list for now just in case I get around to it.

I ended up grabbing the iam8bit exclusive edition of Sea of Stars instead of just buying a local copy so still gotta wait a little longer till whenever that eventually ships. Not really in any hurry but looking forward to finally playing it at some point.

I'm thinking about switching to digital next system as I don't have endless space to keep filling with physical games forever plus I'd probably end up buying less games that I don't end up playing that way. I do still want backwards compatibility with my Switch cartridges though.

Not a huge Metroidvania person but occasionally I do play one that manages to hook me so I'll have to take a closer look at this one.

More ports and smaller stuff to fill the schedule till the next console is all I'm really expecting. Gotta save all the big stuff for the new system so we can hopefully get a strong launch year like the Switch got in 2017. I'm taking the time to work through some of my huge Switch backlog in the meantime.

Not surprised by any of that but a little surprised that they're actually telling us.

@Greatluigi SteamWorld Quest doesn't seem to be getting too much love but it's my second favourite in the series behind Heist. Worth checking out if you have any interest in games with deck building mechanics. I hope it gets the sequel treatment at some point too.

Really looking forward to this one. Heist is my favourite game in the series and if they do as good a good of expanding on the original as Dig 2 did compared to Dig then this should be even better. The job system looks fun.

I really like how the Joy-Con feel and play but I really hope the controllers for the next system are way more durable. I've gone through way too many sets thanks to drift and other issues.

@Diowine I was always expecting this to just be a bit of a filler year from Nintendo to be honest, if the next console is right around the corner. Their focus should be on making sure that has a big launch year like the Switch did.

I've never been able to tell the difference between 30 and 60 without seeing it side-by-side so I couldn't really care less as long as it's relatively stable.

Wasn't sure what to make about this one so was waiting for reviews before deciding either way and definitely passing on it now after glancing through its reviews so far. Seems like another one of those games that is trying to just get away with doing the bare minimum and for full retail price, no thanks.

If I do get it, I'm leaning towards a digital copy so for now I'm happy to just wait and see how it reviews before pulling the trigger on the download.

@Thief I had Reboot Camp preordered and was planning to get it day one but lost interest after it got delayed. I wonder how badly that affected its sales overall.

Not gonna lie, most of the games here look more interesting than almost everything we saw in the English presentation.

I was kinda resigned to Silksong potentially being the big announcement at the end which wouldn’t have really excited me as I haven’t even bothered finishing Hollow Knight yet so this was a extra pleasant surprise. I loved the first SteamWorld Heist (definitely my favourite SteamWorld game so far) so I’m pretty excited to see it get a sequel.

Seems like a Silksong announcement might actually happen this time but it'll be pretty hilarious if we get the usual radio silence instead.

@iaLgan Pokemon cards at least hold some actual value though and can potentially be resold later I guess. A random in-game Pokemon is worthless and you're paying for something that you should be able to obtain for free without much trouble.

Even if they weren't hacked, spending that much money (or any money really) on a Pokemon seems crazy to me.

I'm thinking about going digital for the next system, mainly just because I don't have the space to keep piling up physical games forever but also I'd probably end up buying less games that I never end up getting around to playing. I'm still turned off by the idea of a digital only system at this stage though if it's backwards compatible as I still have a ton of Switch games I need to get through and I prefer not to have to carry around two different systems if I can avoid it. I could make do if I had to though.

Still got my Wii copy but it's been forever since I played it. Really enjoyed it back in the day and if they rereleased it on Switch or the Switch successor I'd buy it day one.

Expecting it to be a little while till the update comes to Switch but looking forward to going back to the game once it does. I mainly stopped playing because the higher stakes weren't really fun to grind in the current game but the new orange and gold antes should make it much more interesting.

@Greatluigi As she should be.

I'm already ready to play a sequel if they released one. I want more.

I just position my dock sideways if I need to so that the cords come out the back instead so I haven't really ever felt a problem. More options are never a bad thing though if they were to implement this in the next dock.

Glad I pre-ordered this one early as it's been basically non-existent here since launch. Had a real blast with it. It's a pretty long game to do everything and I was still a little sad when it was over as I was still having so much fun. My favourite game of the year so far, will be tough to beat.

As a big fan of handheld gaming in general, I'm not against having more options in that space. It's very unlikely that any Xbox product will have much appeal to me though, handheld or otherwise.

The Theatrythm games are easily my favourites in the series. Unpopular opinion but the mainline FF games are pretty mediocre as far as JRPGs go IMO.

It's a shame that Unicorn Overlord has been so understocked. It's such a great game and the more people that get the chance to play it, the better. Just finished it tonight and it's definitely my favourite game of the year so far (sorry Balatro).

That's still pretty respectable for an RPG, especially if there have been stock shortages. Dunno what it's like everywhere else but here in Australia it's been sold out basically everywhere I think. Glad I pre-ordered early and got a pretty decent price for it. My clear game of the year so far.

This has probably been my most anticipated game for a while now so glad it appears to live up to expectation. Look forward to starting it for myself when my copy arrives sometime in the next few days.

Balatro for sure. Been pretty addicted to it since launch.

@UltimateOtaku91 I don't think they ever specified that it's a roguelite experienced but they also never said it wasn't. Plus a lot of the early gameplay footage we did see kinda alluded to the fact that it might be. Anyone who buys something before even what it is can only really blame themselves if they don't like it.

I had fun with the game but felt a little underwhelmed by the length, level of depth and replayability for the high price so in hindsight I feel like I should have waited for a substantial sale.

Quite a few games I'm at least somewhat interested in this week for the first time in a while but most of them are going to have to wait on my wish list for now. I picked up Balatro which is super addictive and now of course have the Splatoon 3 DLC to play as well.

I'm not a huge Metroidvania guy but I absolutely loved Ender Lilies so pretty keen for this.

Pretty late in the year but at least we have an actual release date this time. Hopefully that means no more delays.

I put 91 hours into the 3DS version and probably would have been all over it if I wasn't addicted to Balatro right now. I'll likely grab it again sooner or later though as long as they didn't stuff this version up somehow.