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You know what would be cool? A demo.

Just saying.

@ComfyAko
Etrian Odyssey IV, Etrian Odyssey V, and Etrian Odyssey Nexus are the 3DS exclusive games.

Technically, Untold and Untold 2 are not just "remasters" of the first two games (included in the collection), but also have new story modes with a decent chunk of new content on top (new explorable areas, albeit smaller in size and scope). If that matters to you.

Lastly, there's also Persona Q and Q2, which are Etrian games with fun Persona skins, if that's your jam. You'll get the most out of those games if you happen to be fans of both series, but can still enjoy them if you're big on either Etrian Odyssey or Persona separately.

I would definitely be tempted to get the Link's Awakening poster, it being my favorite Zelda game and among my top 5 games of all time.

I haven't played Kirby's Dream Land 2 in over a decade, if not more.

I'm looking forward to revisiting this one; DL3 was always my favorite Kirby game of the bunch, but I appreciate the previous two entries.

Since I still own the Pikachu DS Lite... I'll go with that. It's probably my favorite handheld ever because of the beautiful yellow color.

Untold amounts of hours were spent playing on that device. Mostly Dragon Quest IX, but still...

Shockingly, I have all of them.

4U is where I got my true start with MH, though it was MH Tri on Wii which was my first taste of the series. 550 hours of 4U later, I needed more, so I bought 3U as I waited for Generations. Didn't play it for much, though.

And then Generations I put 200 hours into, but by then the burnout had set in. And when Generations Ultimate released for Switch, I lost my friend group overall, as they wanted to play the flashy "new hotness" that was World, and ignored the wealth of new content in GU.

sigh good times... but the hunting days are behind me now.

Shame about both of the headline projects.

As a big fan of the MCU Guardians of the Galaxy, I'd have loved to have gone back to Lego games with that entry had it made it to market.

But the idea behind the Lego Disney game sounded even better; truly a shame to have lost that project, even if we never got to see any of it in previews.

Better luck next time, seller. That card won't be your ticket to fast riches.

Including the instruction booklet is the ultimate touch; I'm tempted to buy a copy just for that. Or at the very least a copy of the booklet...

Can't say I've run into any of these glitches, but how's about an improvement to the game?

Namely: more than just 5 party loadouts. It's so restrictive!

The Etrian Odyssey 2 Untold theme. Since it dropped, it's been a staple on my 3DS.

Still makes me sad Nintendo never brought that feature to Switch.

@HeadPirate
Makes sense, thanks for the input.

Though personally I don't think Naka will try to fight it, he might just be hoping for leniency (at least that's what it feels like to me). But I'm also unaware of the severity of punishments for this kind of crime in Japan.

Doesn't Japan have a 99+% conviction rate?

If they got you, they got you. No sense trying to weasel out of it.

You going away for a very long time, Mr. Naka.

If I had a furry friend, this would be a cool tag for them.

But I don't, so bork.

Though I guess the engraved tag alone could be a nice suitcase accessory.

@Immovablegamer6669
Put another way: for being a game with a heavy multiplayer focus, Nintendo has been glacially slow at updating the content in the game.

Examples: Splatoon 1 started with 5 stages, and six months after launch had 13 stages in rotation. Splatoon 2 started with 8 stages, and six months after launch had 15 stages.

Splatoon 3 started with 12 stages, and only now, six months later reached 16 stages.

That's 8 new stages in the first game, 7 new stages in the second game, and only 4 new stages in this game.

Again: for a game that is supposed to keep people playing, that's an anemic amount of content for six months of time. Even if you have someone who is only playing the game a few hours a week, a couple months in they'd have likely burned out of all the content it had to offer.

And one more for good measure: in six months, Splatoon had 7 splatfests. Splatoon 2 had 6 splatfests. Splatoon 3 had 5 splatfests. Just a trend of less content with each release, and as someone who genuinely enjoys the series, and has since its inception, it's a massive bummer.

So when I said "nothing to show for it", while hyperbolic, I hope now you understand where I was coming from.

Vulpix is returning according to that leak. Looks like the game will finally be made playable.

... except I don't wanna play it. (insert grumble grumble here)

I'll stick to Emerald Rogue for my Poké-fix from now on.

I know they'll likely fly off store shelves when they inevitably drop, but I confess to being slightly interested. Enough that if the price was right, I'd buy a set for playing with friends and family.

But if the price ends up to be ridiculous (which I fully expect) or the scalpers beat me to the punch (which I also fully expect), I'll just stick to the GBC games.

I'm rather disappointed with this bit of DLC; I guess the real draw is the upcoming wave of single player content, but for bringing back Inkopolis, where the series began, it's all so... hollow.

Can't even put into words what it is I would have wanted instead, because it's such a non-issue, you know? The game has been out over six months now, and we have so very little to show for it. Since I haven't played in months, have we gotten any new stages yet since Flounder Heights was added?

I really dislike being so disappointed in a game that I was genuinely hyped for. Yucky feeling.

@Chunkboi79
Oh how I envy you for that. Sadly, in my case, while I would have been content just playing the games a bit and tossing them out as subpar, I was amongst a very volatile and vocal friend group that was easily divided and antagonistic toward each other over this game.

What's done is done, and those people are behind me, but if the discourse around it had been more civil, both in my own personal example as well as in general, I don't think it would have been as bad. But even this observation is anecdotal.

If you really must play one of the lousiest, most divisive games in the series, I'm sure Nintendo will be remastering this one for Switch (2) at some point in the next couple years.

Don't sweat it.

... but I have a watch on my wrist that tracks sleep better.

This was such a bizarre announcement.

A rare instance of using the same art on both regions, but it coming out much better for the west.

I can't wait for the game to come to NSO for a replay. It's been years since I touched Golden Sun, not since the awful DS release.

"We're sorry, we'll get a fix to you eventually."

In the meantime, they're swimming in the money already paid them for a broken product.

#moderngaming

I just cancelled the physical copy and went digital.

Would have loved to have it physically, but meh. I'll still be playing it this weekend.

There was life before silver borders, and life after them.

... I want off Mr Bones' Wild Ride.

(They're fine. Doesn't really blow my mind. It's just a different color.)

@CorvoRevo
Collection, preservation, old-timey get-off-my-lawn this-is-how-I-got-into-this mentality; the reasons are many.

I tend to give away a lot of my games after I beat them, so the investment in physical copies eventually doubles as a quick present for friends and family.

@Sequel
I am stateside, yes.

And my own experience with Amazon has been 97% positive when it comes to gaming purchases. This one is an outlier, making me wonder if it's related to the shadow drop.

I don't need the game physically; much as I like having the physical media, I can't deny the convenience of having the majority of my library on my microSD. I just chose to buy this one physically because this past weekend I was gonna binge Theatrhythm, so I didn't mind the wait.

Amazon delayed my delivery until end of March.

At this point, I'm debating cancelling my order, going digital. Or double dipping, since the cost isn't so high that I'd feel bad for double dipping.

Why do I get this impression that the shadow drop was as much a shock to retailers as it was to us?

Either way, come Friday I'll buy digital. Whether or not I cancel the order is still up in the air, though.

A nice excuse to replay one of my top 5 games again this year. Not sure when given the backlog, but there's always a reason to go back to this gem.

Well, as I said in the previous article...

Gen 2 for GB NSO.

Gen 3 and Gen 1 remakes for GBA NSO.

I'm expecting the first couple generations on the NSO. Or I suppose I'd call it wishful thinking, at the very least.

If it does happen, I imagine it'd be R/B/Y before G/S/C, which is a bummer considering I prefer the second generation over the first.

Would be nice, though, to get Gen 2 on GB, and Gen 3 plus the Gen 1 remakes for GBA, instead. Further entice people to pay for the Expansion Pak.

@dartmonkey
I suppose my question, in response to your clarification, is why wouldn't a piece be made covering the leaked pages in depth, much like is done when Nintendo releases a new trailer? I distinctly recall such articles being posted here, filled with fun speculation and dissection.

Now the opportunity has presented itself again because of a leak, but rather than make an article covering this with the same fervor and slapping a warning label on the article, this stance is taken.

What is the difference, outside Nintendo providing the trailer officially versus a lucky chap snapping pics of every page of an official art book three months in advance?

@OrtadragoonX
I would agree with this assessment.

I've played SaGa 1-3, Romancing 1, Frontier 1 and Unlimited, finished none of them, and felt a combination of relief (for quitting) and utter failure for each. Even games that would be viewed as spiritual successors (Legend of Legacy, Alliance Alive) are games I've dumped dozens of hours into, but never got invested in enough to finish.

At this point, I'd love to just watch a let's play of every game, and consider myself fulfilled. Clearly the series and I just don't gel.

And that same sentiment applies to Octopath Traveler.

I immediately found the images and looked through all of them.

Fascinating stuff.

Though I do wonder what's the point of a news website that refuses to share news because it steps on the toes of those they're reporting on. The press is not an extension of the marketing division of these publishers and developers.

As for "spoilers"... just mark an article as such? At that point, it's on the individual for clicking on it.

The Japanese boxart is so much more indicative of the game as a whole.

I actually can't wait for this one to drop onto NSO. I replayed it a few years ago, in anticipation of Dread, but it's probably my favorite Metroid title for how well it controls. Dread will probably overtake it whenever I play that one a few more times.

@Serpenterror
If graphics was the only reason it got praise, doesn't speak highly of the quality of the game.

To this day, it fascinates me that the original (and I suppose to an extent the sequel) got as much praise as it did.

The first game always felt like another shot at SaGa, but with a more palatable leveling system. And that SaGa flavor is why I could never get into it, personally.

I had originally hoped the Aerospray PG (the bronze one) would come with Crab Tank, but now I seriously hope it gets the Kraken super instead.

As an unashamedly lousy aerospray main, I've wanted one of the guns to get crab tank since launch, but Kraken is such a nostalgia trip I now want that instead.

Please hear me, oh Splatoon devs: let me get kraken with the PG model! Or crab tank! PLEASE

So Amazon updated and told me delivery would be in late March. Now, this won't fly for me.

I'll try a local store or two on release day, and hope for the best. If no dice, I'll live without the physical release and just buy off the eShop.

@KayFiOS
Apple TV+ is the streaming service, not the hardware itself. The app is now widely available (IIRC).

It's no different than it being exclusive to Netflix or Hulu, etc.

@TheBigBlue
If you check the eShop page for the Premium edition of the game, you can see the comprehensive list of DLC packs and songs coming out. Depending on your preferences, you can either spend the extra $40 to get it all, or just pick and choose a few favorites.

Theatrhythm Dragon Quest on 3DS is import friendly, provided you have hardware to run it (Japanese 3DS or a modded machine), as the game plays near identical to any other Theatrhythm game. Once upon a time you could find it on Amazon for as low at $18 (what I paid for it), but a quick search shows the price has jumped considerably ($67).

If you're a fan, I'd recommend picking it up, if only to download the DLC tracks for that game from the eShop before the closure. All of them were free, and were mostly original NES renditions of classic tracks.

@TheBigBlue
It is almost exclusively Final Fantasy music in the base game. The premium edition, or buying individual DLC packs, is the only way to get music from other Square-Enix franchises, including SaGa, Mana, Nier, The World Ends With You, Chrono, etc.

However, there is no Kingdom Hearts or Dragon Quest music featured. For those, you'll need Melody of Memory (exclusively KH music) on Switch/PS4, or Theatrhythm Dragon Quest (Japan exclusive, only on 3DS).

I've already got Theatrhythm loaded and ready to go. Sadly, work responsibilities come first, so I have to wait until tomorrow afternoon to really sink my teeth into this one.

But there's no rush; plenty of game here to enjoy.

RIP to the eShop. But mostly RIP to Virtual Console.

Honestly, the designs from the movie are pretty good throughout, with the exception of Donkey Kong who looks a bit... weird? I don't know how to put it. He just looks weird.

Mario and Luigi are fine. Peach looks a bit cuter than her game counterpart. Toad is also a tiny bit off, but not to the extent Donkey Kong is to me.

I do like the Piranha Plant in the film, looks a lot more menacing and deadly.

FINALLY HE RETURNS!!

This might be the trick that gets me to return to Splatoon 3. This was my favorite super from the original.

What I cannot wait for is the final batch of the DLC. Once that drops, I'll return to the game for a fresh new run.

The base game was a phenomenal experience, and my GOTY 2022. But I want to see how well it holds up on a second run, since I can replay the first Xenoblade without any issues. And this run will have the new heroes and content, so I'm excited for a familiar but also kinda-new experience!

I just hope we don't have to wait until the literal end of 2023...

Mad props to Kate for putting in the GBC Harry Potter games. I only ever got to play the first one, but being a super simple yet engrossing RPG made it a treat to own and play. I'd like the chance to play the second one, but I suppose there are OTHER ways to play it...

My pick that's not listed: Lufia The Legend Returns.

Personally, the Super Metroid suit is the one I'd rank highest, though my personal favorite is the Fusion suit.

I absolutely love how alien the Fusion suit looked, fitting in perfectly with the theme of the game, at how Samus had been changed from her run-in with the X parasites.

Also, for those who never noticed: did you know that prior to Fusion, Samus had to place her left hand on top of her arm cannon, as if to hold back the sheer power that she commanded?

But if you paid real close attention to the sprites for Fusion, she instead had to use her left hand to prop up the arm cannon, showing that following her transformation, she was left severely weakened. It can also be noted in her prominent slouch in that game!

Link and Zelda? Eww, how boring.

Link and Marin? OTP best pairing.