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The review of this game pretty much sums up my feelings about Animal Crossing...

Yeah, I’m in - looks like my kinda game

For me, this was the worst of the Burnout series. I prefer racing with friends on a couch, on a defined track, not trying to negotiate a map whilst driving at high speed. But if you like solo/online racing in an open world, then there’s probably none better.

My advice: try before you buy or wait for a sale

The photo is not life-size...

@RPGamer How low does the resolution have to go save all those starving African children?

I'd be happy if it was joycon stability...

I've not seen Redd or any art yet...

These would be awesome ... if it was 1998

Nintendo's online service continues to underwhelm me. Pre-N64 no longer really interests me (and I grew up on Atari 2600)

I'd buy it for a dollar...

All the repetitive text is tiresome. And jokes work once; twice if they’re hilarious. Three times is reserved for the best joke in the world, which everyone knows is: Why do baby ducks walk softly? Because they can’t walk hardly...

Remember, when cooking your fellow humans, you need to add more salt than you think

Is there an option to turn the lights on?

By multiple, they mean two games. And knowing EA, they’ll gimp the Switch versions and then charge more. We’ve been here before; we know their gameplan

About time Facebook blocked these groups! The number of times I’ve gone online to buy a bag of marijuana, only to find at the end of the transaction the seller is wanting hundreds of bells?!? It’s enough to drive me to drink...

AC would be more relaxing if the same, tedious dialogue stopped. Taking a fossil to the museum is a lesson in frustration.

Outside of that, it’s a joy, especially as it’s my four-year-old daughter’s first game - and we are genuinely having a blast!

I never could get into Burnout Paradise - I just wanted to race like in the earlier iterations, not drive around for ages looking for a race, and then getting lost mid-race...

But I bought it again recently for my PS4, as it was $10, and I wanted to see if I’d misjudged harshly ... but nope, it still sucks. And at close to fifty bucks, it certainly ain’t worth it

I guess not everyone can distinguish between real life and a video game. Nor do they seem to realise that some of us don’t rely on video games to teach our children - we actually parent them. Other than those basic flaws in the author’s piece, I’m sure it was a riveting read

@Cissero If you like free-roam racing, then there’s probably none better than this. But it ain’t my bag - it requires too much time (which is in short supply in my day-to-day life) for me to learn the map, and hence enjoy. But I hope you love it!

It’s the worst Burnout by a mile (or kilometre, if you prefer). It does look pretty, but it lost the fun of the previous entries. A racing game just doesn’t work as a free-roaming game, in my opinion. Save your cash, buy a PS2 and Burnout 2, and you’ll have a blast!

Too much junk onscreen hiding the cars! The permanent Nitro gauge floating over your car was so distracting in the video, I didn’t even watch what was happening.

I bought the first Overcooked, but found it too fiddly standing in the exact spot to chop/wash etc... It was still reasonably fun, but the sequel looks so similar to the original that it seems a waste of money - if the price drops I’ll reconsider

Move on, move on, nothing to see here...

Not enough Sonic!!!

Don’t acknowledge the trolls, just ‘ignore’ and move on

My four year old daughter has just started playing this, with me reading all the text - it’s her first ever video game, and it is sensational!

Thanks for this article. I’m a solo Dad with a four-year-old daughter, and would love to game with her. Animal Crossing doesn’t sound like my kind of game, but to share with my little one is a different proposition, and I think she’d have a blast. So thank you!

April fool’s jokes are fine, but they need to be funny and clever, you know, like a joke.

The external terraflop drive joke on NL’s sister site Pushsquare was perfect!

But this, along with Platinum, is trolling - hence the backlash

Doesn’t look much like a Castletroid to me. But the art style is sublime!

I thought it sounded like a terrible idea ... and then I saw the trailer, and I gotta say, it looks kinda fun. Hopefully there’s some Warlords in there

Finally a reason to keep my NSO subscription...

The worst Burnout game by a mile. It looks incredible, but free-driving in a racing game doesn’t work (unless you learn the entire map, perhaps?). I had it on Xbox 360 years ago, and was disappointed, but bought again for PS4 in case I’d misjudged it - and it still disappoints. Which is such a shame as I adore the other Burnout games.

Dreams is awesome. A great way to get to grip with the tools is to mimic something you know and love - hence the Mario ripoffs. Nintendo flexing their legal muscle is within their rights, so now Dreamers will move onto something else, or hopefully evolve their creations into something bigger, better and unique. Keep dreamin’ y’all

The quotes highlighted in the article sound quite reasonable to me - the way multiplayer has been handled will completely ruin it for some people. I hear some sites gave it a 10/10 even with the gimped multiplayer?!?

So if my daughter and I both want to create islands and play (not at the same time), we need two copies of the game and two consoles?!? Wow! And it still get's a perfect 10?

Count me out though. I don't care about Nintendo's justification for why it's gimped like this, it just doesn't make for an enjoyable proposition for me and my family. For others it will be different, and I hope you love the game.

A baker’s gross is 169...

That is phenomenal. I’m in awe of some people’s talent.

Nintendo would have a hard time pursuing this legally - it’s not a commercial product, it is fair use, transformative, and probably qualifies as parody

I loved Boulder Dash back in the early 80s on my C64, but this looks unnecessarily complicated and strangely unappealing

@Elvie WHO (World Health Organisation) "recommends washing your hands regularly and using an alcohol-based hand sanitiser only if soap and water are not available."

And according to the CDC, "while alcohol-based sanitiser quickly reduces the number of microbes on your hands in some situations, the liquid doesn’t eliminate all germs." And so also recommends soap and water as the main defence, but a high-alcohol sanitiser in absence of soap and water.

High-alcohol sanitisers do kill some viruses, but the sanitiser needs to be used correctly and in the right volume. It is a secondary precaution, and so I use it - but each to their own. It's not like I make the stuff

The quarantines haven't worked (just see the infection rates in Iran, Italy, and South Korea), and so we can assume that this pandemic will get worse. Unless a vaccine is found soon, then we will all be affected irrespective of where we live (and a vaccine isn't expected for at least twelve months). My guess is E3 will be cancelled, along with big gatherings of people around the globe.

My advice: wash your hands with soap and water often (and make sure you do it correctly), if water isn't around then use a high-alcohol hand sanitiser (like Purell). Avoid touching your mouth, nose or eyes. If you work in a public space (shop, bar etc...), then spray a high alcohol sanitising surface spray regularly on counter-tops and door-handles. If you're feeling sick, then self-isolate

The first step in finding a cure for any disease is to ban video games. It means scientists can now concentrate on their work in the lab instead of wasting precious time with a joystick in hand...

And to those praying for the people affected, if you really think prayers help, then please pray for no more disease - it seems the sensible thing to do. As an atheist, I'll continue to donate money to assist how I can.

Dreams is the most incredible software I’ve seen. I’ve done a few tutorials, and it’s tough, but the possibilities are limitless. It makes you appreciate all the work that goes into creating these Mario games - sure some of the physics are a bit off, and the assets look a little clunky, but they’re still incredibly well done by passionate gamers. Great stuff!

‘Tis good. One change I’d appreciate for images, is having them fixed instead of randomly placed - as then the text in a review can refer to specific images, and it saves me having to refresh to potentially see some different screenshots. Cheers!

Nintendo, stop trolling us!!

These aren’t the Directs you’re looking for...

Luckey donated $10,000 to Nimble America, a group that posts racist and hate-filled memes (and support the Republican party). He comes across as an odorous individual. Fingers-crossed @gcunit wins it...

Untitled Goose Game is a novelty with a catchy title, and that’s it. If it was truly GOTY, then I’d fear for the industry.

Mario Kart Tour was disappointing enough that I played it for only five minutes and then deleted.

Outside of those two, the rest of the awards look genuine...

So I don’t suck at games; it’s the lag!

@Joeynator3000 Rabbids is one of the few games I’ve finished, and never had a single crash or glitch (that I noticed). The battles are awesome; I just wished I could skip all the wandering between levels

That looks utterly stunning. Not really my kind of game, but I’m now at least interested...

When Jim Carey is the highlight of the movie, then I know it ain’t my bag