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A very meh direct but such a good announcement to end it! Looks like a distant three houses sequel - if they combine the writing of that game with the gameplay from engage, we'll be onto an absolute classic

@nessisonett Completely agree - makes me quite sad that I frequent this website so often, when clearly a large chunk of the community is so intolerant

Pretty poor. Prime 4 was by far the best thing about it, and the trailer was weirdly low energy, it actually made me less excited for the game (still buying day one, just thought it was a weird showcase). I have zero interest in Pokémon Legends or Tomodachi Life (which announcing more than a year in advance is crazy). Combined with a couple of press announcements of digital games and an app. I hope this is just them getting lots of third party contracts out of the way before the big Switch 2 direct

This is the one good thing about the eshop and they're taking it away. Unbelievable

@somnambulance yeah I think that's fair, it very much takes the approach of just adapting the video game story rather than a separate story in the same world, with the exception of the phenomenal episode 3. I also see how overexposure to the last of us is getting tiring at this point, would be nice to even have confirmation that a third game is coming!

@somnambulance the last of us definitely takes the cake for me, even fallout is second to it. Everything else is playing for a distant third

Reads a bit like a 6/10 with how much "fine" is getting flung about! Seems like a decent game, definitely not for me though

Really desperate to play this one, but I'm planning on getting a PS5 in a couple of days which I imagine will take all of my attention away from my switch! Once the excitement of the new console has died down though, I'm going to jump on this straight away

Very unsurprising - I'm just glad the game is out and has been received well. I've only just finished up with Fire Emblem Engage, so I'm not in the mood for another strategy game just yet, but as soon as I am I'm going to pounce on this!

As others have said, I'm almost certain they did this already. Myself and two friends have sent in joycons suffering drift out of warranty and all have been repaired free of charge. However, I don't think it was an "official" policy thing - when I asked someone at Nintendo about this, they completely denied it and said you have to pay for joycon drift repair

@SwitchVogel That's all very fair as well! I do think you guys tend to be more generous than most, but as I said, I don't think that's a bad thing. It's very difficult to compare most review outlets with each other - they all use their rating system slightly differently, and as long as you know what you're in for with each outlet that's fine. Great review as well, and I am actually quite tempted by this, I've been craving a decent platformer for a while!

@MattT3142 IGN gave it a 5, so it seems like NintendoLife is the outlier.

I love this website, but they are always rather generous with their scoring - compare most indie games or any other game released on both playstation and switch, and NintendoLife almost always give one number higher than PushSquare. Not that that's a problem at all - they both take their scoring system to mean different things, but it's always worth bearing in mind when looking at the score for a NintendoLife review!

I got this as a digital download for Christmas - I know next to nothing about it, but can't wait to dig into it in the next week or so!

@depwnz I think probably because it's a MASSIVE spoiler! Maybe edit your comment slightly so people who are interested in playing the series by this list don't have one of the best twists in the franchise ruined for them!

Very weird list, but I love having ace attorney content anywhere and it's very interesting! Turnabout Serenade should be nowhere near this list imo, one of my least favourite ace attorney cases, and Turnabout Succession shouldn't be either, it's a very lacklustre finale. I'd personally chuck both Turnabout Revolution and The Rite of Turnabout on there, but I'm a lot more partial to SoJ. I'd also definitely put the Return of the Great Departed Soul from GAA2, which is my favourite case in my favourite ace attorney game! So yes, very different opinions from me, but I'm glad you enjoy Apollo Justice so much, balances out my disdain for it!

My god, this has shot my hype levels through the roof. I've been replaying bayonetta 2 recently in preparation for this, and it's reminded me why I love the series so much, but never did I think this would get a 10! I can't wait to dig into this!

Id (purpose) from Fire Emblem: Awakening

Fire Emblem has the best nintendo soundtracks imo, and whilst it's a tough pick, I always end up coming back to this INCREDIBLE track

I hope Nintendo decide to join this, I missed the summer showcase this year. I doubt there'll be any sort of switch 2 announcement though, I think that'll be on their own terms.

One of the best TV shows ever made, I don't want it to end

I would play this in a heartbeat

This looks like an incredible remaster - perhaps too incredible for the switch to handle? I'm waiting to see what the catch will be...

A surprisingly great direct, although a shame about lots of leaks beforehand spoiling some of the bigger surprises such as Persona and Nier. I played persona 5 and Nier in 2017 when they came out (Nier especially is a masterpiece - my favourite game of all time) so I'm not going to double dip, but I'm glad other people get the chance to experience these games! I'm very interested in persona 4 though, and will definitely pick that up!

Overall though, I still am desperate for an update on Nintendo's 1st party titles, which hopefully we'll get soon!

This is a phenomenal game, everyone should give it a go. The process of figuring things out really feels like you solved it yourself, as opposed to following a predetermined path set by the game. I also really enjoyed playing this with my partner, as you can discuss all of the clues and everything you know together, so I'd recommend it played in that way if you're interested!

@BenAV Yeah I completely agree, it's a difficult one! I think if someone said they were put off my the time limits, I would try and reassure them that it's not as debilitating as it sounds, and that it's definitely worth giving a go because you can turn it off whenever. But yeah, if someone would absolutely not play this with timers, then you're right, it's much better they play it with no timers than don't play it at all!

@Spoony_Tech @BenAV Just jumping on here to say that yes, you can turn it off, but imo it defeats a lot of the purpose of the game. I think it's a fairly solid game without the time limits - it's enjoyable, with some cool dungeons and puzzles, interesting abilities, and some great bosses, but nothing particularly noteworthy. However, with the time limit the game is wonderful. Every decision you do matters, every character you consider giving meteor dust to extend their time limit, every character who dies, it's just full of excellent decisions and a constant underlying tension. It's that tension that makes the game so memorable to me

This looks SO good. So much personality and style, it's the only mario sports game that really interests me. I can't wait.

I love metroivanias but haven't played many good ones lately. This one looks intriguing - I'm gonna wait for reviews, but it has a lot of potential!

I mean, who DIDN'T expect this to happen?

As said above, Mario Party Superstars DLC seems like an absolute no-brainer, and I desperately hope they add it!

I used to be keen for Odyssey DLC, but now I would definitely like a full on new Mario game, be that a sequel or a different 3D Mario entirely!

I think he's got this spot on here. The EMMI are a cool concept, but about halfway into the campaign they stop being scary and start being annoying. You've killed enough EMMI at that point, so they're just given frustrating abilities that make them a chore to deal with. Wonderful game overall, but I don't think anything would be lost with fewer EMMI encounters.

@Faruko Oh 100%, graphics definitely don't make a game. But they do contribute to it, especially when you're exploring a huge beautiful world and you know it could look so much better. It's just the fact that pokemon is the largest media franchise in the world, and yet their games look significantly worse than what the system can offer, which can only really be explained by a lack of effort at that point

@Troll_Decimator A game can still be bad and popular. No one has said this game won't sell well - everyone knew it would, because it's a pokemon game. They were saying that the game clearly could have had a lot more effort put into it, as shown by the barebones graphics and design of the world, and the poor framerate in places. But just because a game has had a high level of pre-orders, it doesn't mean it's a flawless game. By that metric, call of duty pumps out masterpieces every year

Considering Nintendo's dismal track record with releasing Zelda games on time, I would put a sizeable bet on this game releasing in 2023

Am I right in saying then that this game isn't retailing for the usual £50?

Nintendo are normally pretty poor when it comes to accessibility, so it's nice to see them starting to do more to allow more gamers to play!

Especially for Nintendo Directs, I love knowing nothing going into it. I really appreciated that this website hid the Mario and Rabbids 2 leak behind a spoiler link!

Pretty bad, but Elden Ring saved it for me and then some. Looks absolutely phenomenal, that's a day one purchase for me

This game was always going to be an absolute nightmare to localise, but I'm still in shock that they're actually going through with it! I'm very very excited for this to release - it's been 5 years since I've played an ace attorney game and I'm desperate to jump right into this!

I played my first resident evil game last year, which was 7, and I played it with PSVR. One of the best gaming experiences I've ever had. It was utterly terrifying and completely engrossing, and I enjoyed every second of it.

I'm planning on getting this in the next week or so, it's been on my radar ever since it released and I'm desperate to play it!

@Rygar Awakening is great in some aspects, but terrible in others, but it's definitely worth giving it a go if you get the chance. Fates is just horrible though, the only thing that saves it is the gameplay in Conquest, but the map design in the other two games, characters, story, worldbuilding, etc. is really poor, I'd skip it entirely if I were you!

This could be absolutely amazing. For the first time since X and Y were announced (and then preceded to disappoint), I'm actually excited for a Pokemon game. Let's hope they don't screw this up!

I don't want to get my hopes up but both the great ace attorneys in one collection would be absolutely amazing and I would leap on it in a heartbeat! Still holding out for an AA7 one day, I thought 6 was magnificent and I can't wait to see where they go from there, but I'll take any ace attorney I can get!

Also would recommend tales from the borderlands for anyone who hasn't played it - I'd never even played a borderlands game but got it on a whim a few years ago, and it's amazing. The game is just so stylish, the characters are wonderful, and it's one of the few telltale games that I actually felt like my choices made a difference. Strongly recommend!

Tends to have lower reviews elsewhere, seems like it's a decent follow up that doesn't do much new. Will probably pass

Nintendo has just locked all of its retro content behind a gate. It would be so easy for them to put their classic content on an emulator on the switch and let us play it - I'm sure a lot of us would pay a fairly decent amount for that! However, they've been greedy with the Switch, and instead of just putting it all on virtual console like on the Wii or Wii U, they've chosen to just put out NES and SNES games at a snails pace, and then release just 3 old mario games on an emulator for the price of a full game nowadays. It's ludicrous, bad business practice, and locks retro games away for newer generations to play.

The later release date is a shame, particularly as this looks very well suited to Switch. I think I'll be able to wait though - this game looks absolutely phenomenal, and I'm looking forward to playing it next year!

These are amazing, very tempted to get one!

I got this game nearly two years ago, and keep on coming back to it every now and then. I've beaten the game once and am on 1 Boss Cell, and it's already immensely difficult. The game has more than enough content and they still continue to add lots of free DLC and very expansive packs for a cheap price. I can't praise this game enough, and would strongly recommend it to anyone!

@BenAV Oops! My mistake! That's pretty impressive for Nintendo then!

I'm a bit out of the loop here, but if this is their solution to cloud saves etc., does that mean that if your Nintendo Switch got stolen, you'd still lose all of your save data? Because if so, then this still isn't a solution!

Happy birthday Miyamoto!

@Coach_A You do know he isn't dead right...