ChibiNinja

It's super weird that Diddy Kong isn't already present.

...but I didn't vote for him, because I hated him in Wii. Very annoying.

Nope. I loved Curtain Call, but all that dlc was murder. The 'other games by square enix' stuff I get, but there were several ff songs - sometimes important ones! - that should have been in the base game.

The SECOND this one's first trailer went 'hey isn't Melodies of Life that we're playing for you so good? better buy the dlc pass to get it' I was out.

Hearing that it's a bit less pick-up-and-play than Curtain Call, and seeing that there's ALREADY super-elitist people looking down on and not-as-subtly-as-they-think insulting anybody who doesn't jive with that change at the very first glance, isn't great either. That said, I'd already decided not to give them my money, no matter how deep the sale.

Hard pass. I hate their 2D-'HD' look, and I don't wanna see it anywhere near games that look far better as they already are.

sigh This game is...fine. I mean, I'm glad it'll be on the switch at all, don't get me wrong, but I would MUCH rather get a remaster of ReDigitize: Decode made and ported instead.

There are definitely things I'd like changed or adjusted, but overall I like the game and wish they'd bring it forward.

But please, do something about those post-credits scenes. They were such an awful and sudden backhand, undermining much of the motivation and story just so they can go 'It's SomEthInG AbOuT tHis PlAnEt!!!' yet again and give an unresolved outcome to at least two things that were supposed to be resolved by the ending just beforehand.

I thought it faded but thinking about those scenes years later and nope, I don't feel any different about them, the post-credits scenes suck.

Actual gameplay is fun though, barring a few minor annoyances.

Didn't see a survey. Turned off my adblocker - still gone. Temporarily allowed all scripts - still not there.

Tried a different browser that's usually more compatible - nothing. Turned off THAT browsers adblocker/shield functions - nada. Guess I won't be filling this one out.

I played the Wii version of the first game. Pretty fun time. I imagine most people would find it a bit on the easy side, but I liked it.

...Hm. Well, it's cool, and it's nice to see the series actually doing things - especially things that get translated.

Still, I'd really prefer a 'proper' Monster Rancher over nothing but collabs or that reskin of a super-predatory gacha game (ugh) that Japan is getting.

Again, nice that they're doing things, and collabs make sense given some of the series past monsters! Good for Ultraman fans too, I suppose. Just...I'd rather have, y'know, stuff like Naga and Suezo and fusion into their crossbreeds and other Monster Rancher stuff over this.

On the one hand, the US cover is a pretty generic old-school anime style interpretation, and not a great one at that.

On the other hand, the bloody ring is INCREDIBLY boring and feels like it could belong to pretty much any bloody action or horror game on a boat. At least put some claw marks or an eye or something, come on.

I'll pick the admittedly-kinda-lame US cover because at least it feels more recognizable and less bland.

Ehh...I love FFIX, but I REALLY don't trust them to do it justice.

It's not just the issue of red/less red being not quite right - in the Japanese one, Leonardo is looking rather cross-eyed!

Well it's about time! Although now I have to actually go and put in the effort of finishing my shiny hunts, haha.

That said, that one anti-cheat rule about 'one per save' on special encounters really gives traders and collectors the middle finger, huh? With all the other guards - and the fact that they do very little about the blatant hacks sitting around trades at other times - this seems pretty ridiculous and strict.

...well, looks like everyone else has already beaten all the other thoughts to death, so I'll just comment on my own personal preference and say that I am annoyed on the insistence of setting Sonic CD before Sonic 2 just because Tails isn't in it. Being between 2 and 3 just makes more sense to me.

@RootsGenoa "Your studio really is lovely!" "Why thank you, but your studio is delightful as well!"

I dunno, he looks really scared and upset to me. Like either there's a monster hunting him or he just got kicked out of the house for not paying his half of the rent.

Give me alllll the oldschool giant robots. Yes.

No sign of them for me, same as last time they did this sort of thing. I checked my preferences beforehand and they seem to be right - the newsletters basically almost never show up for me, not even in spam.

Money and region arguments aside, that's a...rather odd and limited pool of Pokemon options.

I beat three of four beasts. Never bothered with the lizard one, never bothered to fight Ganon - I really just didn't want to play the game any more. I had soldiered on with quests and upgrades and such for a good long while after the charm was lost, but I realized it was a sunk cost fallacy and was just making me miserable so I ditched it. I'm not exactly hyped for the next game.

I did watch a friend who I think was just missing some koroks and/or upgrades fight the boss and do the ending. ...It wasn't worth it.

Looks interesting...but I really wish they'd properly support Link Evolution more. The thing is still rather unstable (not just the switch version either, they're pretty much all a mess, though the switch version is slightly more crash-happy), and they didn't bother updating much of anything after about a year or so.

Yeah yeah, it's already an update to Legacy of the Duelist, but at least make the thing run reliably!

The figure itself looks pretty good. Not crazy about the way they handled the Chaos Spears though - they look kinda like they're shoved onto half a plastic bracelet.

Eh...I really liked 999 and VLR, but frankly I hated Zero Time Dilemma, so if it's Zero Excape I can't really have any enthusiasm anymore. I've heard of Somnium Files but I'm not really familiar with it.

I thought my copy of AS didn't work a few months ago, but it turned out that I just needed to clean the contacts.

I think this a pretty deeply flawed study, both in method (how common it's searched on google, really?) and in scope (enough with the gen-1-only thing already).

With that said, the real standout here for me is...that art! I was expecting just the official art plastered on, but instead it's different and quite distinct!

I feel like I'm on the edge of getting deja vu for a totatlly different game.

Wasn't there an earlier switch game, less comedic I think, involving alligators in a city or something like that? Anyone know what I'm talking about?

Eww, that doesn't look good. I loved Sinnoh, and this sort of thing is exactly why I was hoping they wouldn't announce remakes yet. This is like a mobile game, and that's shameful.

'They're working on legends' isn't a good reason for this. Just don't do it yet if you can't give it proper attention!

So many people like 'aw dumb bellyachers complain about everything' - yeah, we complain because we care about the series and accepting any laziness just for a logo isn't gonna cut it. I don't agree with the people being outright hateful and aggressive, but people are totally within their rights to be unhappy with things. This just looks kinda blah, and it shouldn't!

As for Legends, well...it looks like an interesting proof-of-concept, but also like it might get rather dull after an hour or two. (On a more random note, what a bizarre set of starters.)

I guess it's a neat tie-in? We used to get Pikachu that knew stuff like surf or fly, and there's various other things that aren't really obtainable that hasn't been distributed yet, so by comparison this seems...pretty lame...

I like the poses and stuff on the Japanese cover, but the characters are so small and there's so much empty green space that I just can't pick it.

Sounds like they're swapping out most of the cast again. I wasn't a huge fan of several of these voices (specifically for these roles, I mean - I like some of this overall cast set plenty in other stuff, just less so with the Sonic characters they're linked with) but I do wish they'd stop doing this shortly after each new set is really settling in and getting the hang of their roles. (Sonic X may have been a minor mess, but I miss some of those voices. They had improved a lot when they were suddenly cut. At least this time it doesn't seem to be quite as sudden and without warning to the VAs themselves like it was last time.)

Given past behavior and general popularity I think there's a fairly good chance Mike Pollock will be kept again, just like with the last VA purge, but I guess only time will tell for certain.

Big companies really need to learn that they shouldn't put meme votes on a poll unless they really, truly want that vote to win.

I don't like any of these, though 'Dead Dance' is a neat name. Voted for the terrible US one because something about it cracks me up.

Rated some I knew, but noticed several games I own missing. Ultima the False Prophet, Robotrek, Eye of the Beholder, Drakkhen...

Admittedly I don't care much for the latter two, but I thought I'd mention it.

...why does he have a beard??? And why does only one other person in the comments seem to have noticed/mentioned it?

...all of the 'buy it in this window' options for 'no' are based on principle. I'm not getting it, but that's not really the reason. I just don't have the cash.

Eh...I've actually played the PC version of this. It's probably best suited to those who like to explore a little weird-looking area; it's a tad dull. Getting around the areas and dealing with the camera is a little weird, too. I've definitely played worse, but I didn't bother finishing it.

For those of you hoping for an actual learning experience in terms of art...you might want to skip this one. There isn't really much form or purpose to what you draw, and it doesn't really teach you any techniques or the like.

I like the European art (why is he blond now though?) but that logo is uuuuugly. Went with NA for slightly more balance. (The Japanese has a little nice art but...it's really not very appealing to look at.)

@tobibra I'm just glad we got any version of that, considering that sort of thing usually just doesn't make the jump at all.

Japan. I rather like art on the other one, but the big sticker-like logos and taglines covering everything ruin it for me.

I didn't really like the swimming/diving mechanics in New Leaf, so I hope they're different this time around.

Man, I wish wireless controllers - or gaming controllers in general, really - weren't so expensive. I like the look of the pro controller, but man, that price.

Eh, zero surprise from me. I would've preferred Dr. Coyle or Ninjara, but no shock or problem here.

I am a little baffled by all the calls for Twintelle though. She's one of the very few characters I was pretty confident wouldn't show up here.

...it's just because people think she's attractive in a 'mature' way, isn't it.

I'd like it to be Dr. Coyle, but I'm highly expecting either MinMin or Max Brass. Maaaybe Ninjara. I wouldn't be opposed to any of those, really.

Do the Zoids show more individual awareness than they used to back in New Century Zero? I haven't kept up with the series.

If so, those eyes are probably more natural looking in motion, but if not then they're kinda freaky for no good reason.

Ehh...not a fan of this mechanic. I hope there's an upper cap on the enemies...

Turns out that if you're not logged in (I forgot) and try to vote, the site doesn't say 'you need to be logged in to do that' or 'whoops, you're not logged in' - it says you didn't select an answer.

Until I scrolled down the comments and realized my mistake, I thought the voting was broken because of this mistaken message!

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I'm not sure when and how it decides the extra flower, but thank goodness we have Leif now instead. It's sooo much easier to get non-native flowers this way.

I recently got the tailor and I have to say - a better batch/multi-buy option would be nice.

Don't get me wrong, the fitting room is a convenient step up, but if you aren't planning on wearing it out and want to buy more than one of a single category or some conflicting items, you have to exit and re-enter for every set. Since so many items are ONLY in the closet, it gets extra irritating when all the things left you want are in the same category. In and out with the same animation and text, buying one thing at a time...it starts to grate a bit when you're a collector or just like lots of clothes.

Also, you know how the crafting screen shows if you've made an item at least once and if you have one on-hand or in storage? I'd like an optional filter like that in the storage, specifically for things that can and can't be ordered from the catalog. There are way more items and clothing than can fit in the storage, and checking which can't be easily ordered if you want it later (and should therefore be held on to) is kinda clunky.

There was a lot of unclear hubbub before about how the internet relates to these events, so - how exactly does that work? Do you just need the update, or do you need to be regularly connected to the internet when you play just for Zipper to show up?

I've seen Timmy and Tommy sell four different flower varieties rather than three, though admittedly the fourth (windflowers in my case) is pretty uncommon.

So do they rarely sell an extra variety, or do they rarely sell flowers that you've brought over from other islands? I've never seen them sell mums, but I've got a few of those from a friend, so I'd lean towards the former - but I haven't exactly done deep testing on this so I'm not sure. I just know I've seen four flower varieties in the shop.

EDIT: After further testing, it appears that additional non-native flower species are sold based on either months or parts of seasons.

If they looked more like paint or colored plastic and less like stickers, the switch ones would be kinda cute. The PS4 set just looks lazy, though.