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I hope Wrath of the Black Manta gets similar love some day 😆 The other OTHER NES ninja game!

Super surprised and excited! 😬

I'm enjoying it so far! The translation needs work (it's more funny than progress-halting), and progress can be a little slow at the start, but the rewards for completing stages are nice (there's also a fair bit of challenge!). I'm interested to see how they expand on it over time 😁
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@Greatluigi I played through Zip Lash earlier this year and enjoyed it! The whole level-roulette system is completely unnecessary for sure, but it's still easy to get the desired number and not replay stages...Still a sad way for the series to go out though😔 Also special mention to the awesome final boss fight.

This is great! While I still want at least a remastered port of the first Chibi-Robo, this is more than welcome. I'm very interested to see how a solar-powered battery pack alters the gameplay in place of the classic plug tail.

Too bad that they still can't nail the balance of solid single player and multiplayer content. I'll consider it on a sale.
To clarify, is the campaign solo-only? Part of what also made multiplayer fun in the first two games was playing the main game together.

Resident Evil 2 is such a cool port, that one absolutely gets my vote.

A limit of 3 choices is cruel 😤 This was such a strong Direct I'm still processing everything.

@anoyonmus I stray away from leaks when at all possible. It allows me to be excited during presentations like this! 😁

This was an incredible surprise in an already fantastic Direct! It's great to have all of the Ace Attorney series in one place!

I love this game on 3DS, but now that they have confirmed Switch won't have the Zelda or Puzzle & Dragons content, I'll go with Steam for the performance boost.

I'm also on the side that $60 is excessive for this, but the updates do sound nice. My biggest concern comes with how often you were whisked away from a mansion by E. Gadd when you completed an objective in the 3DS version, so I assume that'll still be the case here.

I'm already approaching this game with trepidation due to the lack of several classic party games, so announcing paid DLC already isn't helping 😮‍💨

@Axecon Wth is an "accurate score" in game reviews? They're all subject to opinion, these aren't hard-coded figures 🤔 This meta critic mentality seems exhausting.

Daaang well I guess I'll play on another platform then for the performance bump. Maybe PC for the Steam Deck portability! Also hoping for a way to revert to no voices. I love MH and MH Stories, but I can't handle dubbed Navirou 😔

It took me a long time, but I've grown to appreciate this entry. I found the more you play it like a fast-paced action game and less like RE, the better of a time you'll have. Plus the Switch version exclusively allows alternate outfits for campaign mode!

I just need to know if the Zelda DLC will be part of the Switch port or if the Amiibo functionality is intact. If neither (assuming this is the case bring based off of the mobile port), then I may go PC or PS5 instead...

The design idea is neat here, and I love a good clear case, but the missing HD rumble/NFC/motion and movement of face buttons is a hard pass. If I found one on a deep discount I'd consider it to display, but that's it.

These always remind me of all the "button-eyed" people in Coraline 🤣 If you meet this version of Banjo, you aren't safe!

Got it preordered. I'm late to the Paper Mario party, but I'm playing through 64 right now and can't wait to see why TTYD is so hyped!

I am an adamant Monkey Ball fan, and I approve of this listing. Here's hoping Rumble can take the mantle for "Best Monkey Ball since the first two" (though the supposed absence of target still stings)!

@Darthmoogle @TotalHenshin Good to know, thanks for the heads-up! I'm a huge Demon Slayer fan, and while I like Mario Party okay, I tend to spend a large portion of the matches upset 😅 So if this does get some good DLC and QOL patches (and perhaps a sale), we'll likely snag a copy.

Bummer, this one seemed like a home run with my wife being a big fan of both Mario Party and Demon Slayer. Looks like we'll give it a pass 😞

Update: Just played a few rounds and this game deserved well more than a 5. In a few ways I actually prefer Sweep the Board's mechanics to Mario Party's!

@_Figo_ Monkey Target was a major strike against it, controls being the primary issue in a game about precision, but also lacked both modes of Monkey Target like the OG SMB Deluxe. Challenge mode had no multiplayer, unlockable (and DLC) characters like Kiryu couldn't be used in challenge mode, there's more than just controls that they fumbled. Ultimately when it is an inferior remake of the gamecube originals (or more accurately, a remake of the already flawed SMB Deluxe), it hurt me as a fan 😮‍💨 Despite how it sounds, I do want to see this series succeed again! I don't think Banana Mania is a "bad" game, and it has good ideas, it just could have been so much more.

@Pillowpants I feel like those wouldn't be modes they would hide from trailers considering they have a lot of fan loyalty to win back after fumbling Banana Mania. Also with the large focus on big fast-paced group multiplayer games, sadly modes like Billiards, Target, and Golf don't really fit that format 😞

@Polvasti Yeah there's definitely good models like those in the wild for sure. I expect cheaper alternatives to lack things like an accelerometer and NFC readers, I just never thought of rumble as a premium feature...probably because of third party controllers from previous consoles? 🤷‍♂️

I know nothing of the parts/manufacturing fees for controllers, but never thought rumble motors would be an expensive feature to include, and overall seems to be very rare for these sub-$80 alternatives to include 🤔

@MysticX Always love a great Pratchett quote! I started with Mort and was immediately hooked on his writing style and humor.

Nah. Even if it was lacklustre, I'll always get a kick out of the title "Tank! Tank! Tank!", so the extra enthusiasm doesn't bug me.

@batmanbud2 NGL, I had to look back at the comment you're referring to. It's been awhile! 😆
It's all personal preference, really. I could have worded it better. I think I was just saying I liked Robobot a lot, but it didn't impact me like Nightmare in Dreamland and Super Star did in my childhood. Super Star SNES is my go-to because I prefer the controls (B to Jump, Y to Attack) and art style. There's no denying how awesome Meta Knightmare was in Super Star Ultra though! Tons of fun with that mode.

Hard to say, really. I like the larger scope of Tears, the ultra hand abilities from Tears, the champion abilities from Breath, the plot of Breath, Tears had funner (but easier) shrines...I guess I like them equally 🫡

@Darthmoogle That's terrible! I also had a few orders go into "limbo" when they didn't actually get stock of the games/amiibo/etc. that I ordered and gave me a "we'll reach out to you if we hear anything"-type of response. So yeah, I'd say ripping them off is justified at this point with trades, especially since they've ripped us off with trade values for years now lol

A shell of the company they once were. Growing up, I could spend hours browsing the shelves of the local EB Games/GameStop. Once they started ridding of vintage games, that started their decline in my eyes. Not to mention the last couple pre-orders I made at a GameStop, where the game didn't get delivered to their store until the evening of release day or later.

MH3U on 3DS higher than Wii U must only be because more people owned 3DS lol Wii U having true online play was a huge leg up.
MH4U is my personal favorite, but they're all bangers!

I'm devastated. I just read through some of his earliest works in excitement for the upcoming Sand Land game. Now I'll play it in tears. An absolute legend, and like many, Dragon Ball/Z was a huge part of my childhood. RIP.

This is cool, I still like X and Y a lot, so I'm down to revisit the Kalos region! Hopefully this one gets the proper amount of time in the oven to either use the Switch or successor hardware properly.

It's worth noting that if you're using Joy Con or Pro Controller, the Dpad is a lot snappier than the sluggish analogue cursor when you're playing the solitaire sections (as you'll just snap between the card options instead of dragging a cursor to them).

Gotta swing a 7. Maybe closer to 6 when considering titles I'm actually interested in, but the breakneck pacing of it was extremely nice.

Glad to see another 3DS gem restored! I'll be picking this up for sure.

After Banana Mania, I'm hesitant to get too excited. I'll wait to see some impressions before jumping on it, they just can't seem to recapture what made the first two games (on GameCube) work so well.

@LadyCharlie Same. And it's glorious 😈

@Joeynator3000 This is all my heart desires. I would lose it if we got ports of classic MH 🥹

@Aurumonado The first thing I did is downloaded my favorite event levels (that awarded amiibo outfits), levels from Koji Igarashi, then the levels from a few creators I followed back then.
Time for me to get some final Splatoon, Triforce Heroes, and Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate sessions in!

They should have just pulled a FF14, nuked the original game's world canonically and rebranded this updated version.

So much hostility in this article when Temtem is available on the eShop 🤔 And apparently the gameplay has more in common with Ark.

If they ever patch in the ability to choose the online modes that you want to play, I'll bite. Until then, I'll probably wait for a sale.

I was pleasantly surprised when I booted this up, and I say this not really being a Fortnite fan in general. Frankly I went in so blind I thought this was going to be a Lego BR, but I'm so glad it's not! I do wish you could download this separately without going through the usual Fortnite interface, but it's definitely worth checking out all things considered.

I'm so happy to have these games in one place. I wonder if we'll eventually see an Ace Attorney Investigations collection as well...(pretty please, I want to play an officially translated port of the second game!) 😏

Huh...well I guess making a mode that's just "F-Zero SNES Online" helps accommodate the permanently decreased player count. Otherwise not too much to get excited about unfortunately 😔

The only way to truly struggle at this dungeon is to not complete it in one sitting and lose your bearings. Ocarina 3D resolved the inconveniences, and I've always struggled with the shadow temple more than water.