CrimsonMoonMist

I finished the story mode of Super Dragon Ball Heroes yesterday. The general writing is pretty childish, at least when it comes to the ideals it preaches, but the interactions with characters that got little-to-no screen-time in the actual canon is still pretty endearing and there's a clear passion for the franchise present in those character interactions. It's more than adequate for a title that ultimately revolves around creating nutty dream-teams and matchups.

I hit a wall in arcade mode at Fusion Zamasu's boss fight some time ago, but I'm relatively confident that I can overcome it at this point.

The game is certainly well worth it at that price.

Hopefully Super DB Heroes gets a similar sale soon enough since the current asking price is a bit steep. I can't really recommend that game in good faith to people as it is now and that's a real bummer since I do like it.

@Trajan The port made gameplay adjustments like changing up boss fights and changed the Deku's momentum on water after spinning as well as the Zora's speed while swimming unless the player uses magic. Plus some don't really like how being able to make permanent saves at any point puts less emphasis on planning out and executing a perfect three day cycle in one go.

I'd still say it's easily the better version (and I say that as someone who grew up with the N64 release and considers it my favorite game of all time), but it does make its share of changes that people didn't really expect after OOT 3D.

I've been wasting some time playing Super Dragon Ball Heroes. It's really basic and definitely not worth the full asking price, but there's still something engaging about trying to create a team where every character's abilities compliments each other. Plus being able to experience this weird phenomenon that the Western fanbase never got to play for themselves is kind of a trip.

Neato. Now we won't have people fighting over which of DQ's most popular protagonists "deserved" to be in Smash after all (well, at least not so much in the West, where III/VIII/XI are the most popular titles, anyway).

I finally achieved the best ending (on normal mode anyway) in Metroid: Samus Returns. It was surprisingly tough since you have to chart out a route that allows you to get as many Metroids in one continuous run as possible instead of simply memorizing their individual locations in general (you don't want to find yourself backtracking just to get one metroid you left behind because it was the only one on that route that required a specific power-up to access after all). As someone who simply goes for speed and nothing else, this level of planning kind of makes me realize how difficult 100% runs are when you're also going for the speedrun endings in these games. It was a lot of fun, though!

@Donutsavant Let's see...
we have Mario Kart Double Dash, which is still worth experiencing thanks to its unique team mechanics.
Metroid Prime is a wonderfully immersive adventure title that anyone should be able to enjoy regardless of their tastes in FPS-style games.
There's Paper Mario The Thousand Year Door, which has a refreshingly sassy writing style and gives us a slightly less "sunshines-and-rainbows-y" take on the Mario universe.
Of course you've also got titles that have been rereleased on modern hardware like the unfailingly charming and timeless Wind Waker. Then there's the exceptional Resident Evil 4 and the remake of the original game, which would satisfy both the action fans and the survival-horror crowd respectively.
Plus you can also get the Game Boy Player Accessory, which opens up a whole new slew of possibilities.

@Kochambra Their PC port of Chrono Trigger did eventually become perfectly servicable. Though, knowing SE, they'll probably just give the Switch an unpatched version of that release and bring it back up to speed with the PC release later.

I dug Samus Returns out of my backlog and did a 100% playthrough.
Dunno why I never played it before. I've had it since launch-day and I've always enjoyed me some 2D Metroid action (including the original Metroid II, which I thought was pretty dang impressive for its day).

I went into the game expecting it to be to Metroid II what Zero Mission was to the original Metroid (Fusion-style controls with mostly faithful level design beyond a handful of new areas sprinkled in here and there).
Needless to say, I was quite floored with the sheer scope of this remake.
The devs definitely weren't kidding when they called it "more of a reimagening than a remake".
Even the inherently more linear design of the world feels much less intrusive now that each main area is made up of several smaller environments with their own aesthetic and music, which manages to replicate that satisfying feeling you get in a traditional Metroid title when you discover a new area through your own incentive and curiosity even though you still have to visit each main area in a completely linear fashion.

In terms of where it lands on my list of Metroid titles... I'd probably put it around the same spot as Fusion, as both titles sacrificed certain parts of the Metroid experience in order to emphasize others. Fusion scaled down the exploration in order to more effectively communicate its story and atmosphere by sending the player through a predetermined path of rising tension and foreshadowing to future events. Samus Returns, on the other hand, underplays the minimalistic tone and some of the visual story-telling of its inspiration in order to better service the combat and aesthetic variety.

I'll agree with some critics in that the final fight, as spectacular as it is, doesn't really serve the story in any meaningful way and downright does a disservice to the original title's intent. However: the fight DOES serve an important real-world purpose, which is that it reafirms that Sakamoto truly does consider the Prime series to be a legitimate part of the franchise's narrative even though he himself has a very hands-off approach to that part of the mythos.

Cave Story and Super Puzzle Fighters in one package?!
Well... I think I can stomach a bit of loading now and then...

I'm currently going through Metroid: Samus Returns on my 3DS.
Dunno why I never played it. I've owned it since release day and I always loved me some 2D Metroid action.

I've been prioritizing playing DS and 3DS titles in order to lessen the regret whenever the little guy finally stops working thanks to the passage of time.

I just can't bring myself to use save-states and rewinds.
There's something that just robs me of that feeling of victory you get when you beat a game when you used an advantage that the devs didn't intend for you to have, y'know?

I got the best (non-item completion based) ending in Metroid Fusion. It's been a long time since I last played that game, so I was interested in seeing what I thought of the game in a post-Other M world.

I was surprised to find that the game's linearity is more akin to a more intrusive version of what Prime had than the total hand-holding I assumed the game would deliver in that the game'll brief you on your ultimate goal within each sector, but usually won't tell you how to fullfil the steps to get there. Sure, you're confined to your current sector for most of the game, but you've at least got a sense of freedom within it.

Plus I get the feeling that the devs realized that the game needed an extra hook or two in order to make the game feel like more than a smaller-scale Super Metroid, and they certainly succeded thanks to the surprisingly tense and actively oppressive atmosphere.
You really do feel like you're being hunted, outmatched and outgunned while scurrying for equipment to even the odds as opposed to your average Metroid title where you're an adventurer uncovering the secrets of an abandoned world filled with strange creatures and secrets.

It sort of feels like the kind of style that Metroid II tried to go for but failed to deliver because of the hardware restraints put on it.
Actually, the more I think about it, the more Fusion feels more like a successor to Metroid II than Super Metroid with its scaled-down exploration, a focus on intense combat and a suffocatingly hostile atmosphere.

I also decided to do this particular playthrough on my actual GBA SP (the first console I ever owned), and I'm happy to say the little thing is still going strong even after all these years.

I've little experience with non-fighters on Neo-Geo, but this looks neat.

I got the best ending in Super Metroid on my SNES Mini last Sunday.
I still don't have a full grasp of Maridia's geography, but I surprisingly managed to make it through with plenty of time to spare just by going whichever way felt right.

Since then I've been waiting for my copy of Metroid Prime 2 to arrive. It'll be my first time owning that game personally, as I was stuck playing my friend's copy during my childhood because my mom thought the game was too dark.

I mean... This is neat and all, but that Luigi was not something I needed to see (though I suppose that is the price to pay when one looks at a video game article about making their designs realistic).
I love this artist's rendition of Samus' Varia Suit, though.

Then I guess it's about time I give this release its due attention...
Not right now, though. I just bought a couple retro games to fill some holes in my collection, but I'll definitely add this to my backlog.

Wily Wars, eh? Hopefully it's not based on the 50HZ PAL region's English release... Then again, I can't really imagine them going through the effort of editing in the translation from that release into the original Japanese one considering this isn't purely a Mega Man/Capcom themed collection.

The series had an easily understood yet unique and dynamic gimmick. Don't need much more to be a hit.

I'm working on getting the best ending in Super Metroid on the SNES Mini. It's been a while since I did it on my Wii, so I'm going to need to practice my skills a bit.
I also beat good ol' Mega Man X1 again, because why not?

I mean, I do enjoy me some DMC1,
and this is one step closer to DMC3, I suppose?
But I'm kind of bummed out that we're not getting the collection.

I know these are just a bonus on top of getting to play Switch titles online, but I'd still like to see the games selection expand beyond the NES considering that there's no VC service anymore.

And here I thought for a second that the Neo Geo Pocket was seeing a revival...

Casual golfer Ganondorf is simultaniously great and funny.

I 100 percented Majora's Mask again in order to check if my Wii was still fully functional after years in storage.
I still have a lot of love for the old graphics, but oh boy, the original framerate hit me hard after getting used to the remake.

I beat World of Light in Smash Ultimate.
I'll work on filling out the challenge board a bit and then it's all multiplayer from then on out.

Nice to see Wario Land 2 so high on the list.
It's a huge nostalgic classic to me.

I finally decided to take the plunge into Smash Ultimate while on a trip. And I must say, as someone who could never get into the slower pace and bleaker visuals Brawl introduced, this definitely rekindled my love for the series. I even liked collecting the spirits as they both give a feeling of progression to the single-player content and allows me to represent my favorite characters that aren't in the game through my collection.

Oh, and I also played through Mega Man 3 and X2 again,
because why not?

So Richter still doesn't have any of the games he appeared in on the Switch even though he's in Smash. And here I thought either Rondo or Dracula X were a shoe-in...

It's funny to think that Samsho V Special used to be something of a mystical holy grail of Neo Geo collecting that was never released on any other system. Yet in the span of a couple of years, we now have several rereleases of it to choose from.

I didn't really feel satisfied ending my Mega Man marathon without beating one of childhood favorites, so I went out and bought a Japanese copy of Mega Man & Bass for the Super Famicom to finish off what I started over a decade ago.

The game has some real bad enemy placement, particularly as Mega Man and its idea of teaching you a mechanic before throwing you off the deep end is to simply give you a respawning extra life before said section, which is an incredibly clumsy way to teach players through the level design. Still, I found the actual platforming to be perfectly servicable for most of the game, I enjoyed the extensive item shop and that satisfying feeling when you beat a tough stage still rings true in this title as well. Plus the game is an incredible technical achievement for the SNES' graphical capabilities.

After playing through this game as both Mega Man and Bass, I'd say my experience was a fairly pleasant one considering I went in expecting to hate it. I'd still replay any of the numbered entries before this one, though.

I recently beat Mega Man 10 as all three characters, which unfortunately means I'm finally done with all the mainline MM games. After beating MM9, I assumed that my great satisfaction with the title simply boiled down to it being an NES-styled MM game created with a modern touch of creativity. So I was rather surprised to find that I didn't enjoy 10 as much even though it has a truckload of content and more fair level design.

I was getting hopeful about it being able to play physical cartridges for a second... That would've been quite the game-changer for these mini consoles.

Sounds almost too good to be true.
I'll keep my expectations low and be happy if even just one of these rumors turns out to be the real deal.

I recently beat Mega Man Battle Network 2 and it certainly continued the franchise's trend of having the sequel to the first title in a new sub-series being all-around better than its predecessor in just about every way.

@mattesdude Sure, when older games go out of print.

I beat Mega Man 9 for the first time through the Legacy Collection with both Mega Man and Proto Man. The rewarding difficulty and unique stage designs really made me wish I picked the game up back in the day.

I've been dipping my toes into the second Mega Man Legacy Collection. I'm currently half-way through with MM7 and 8 completed. To be honest, I'm kinda hesitating on starting 9 and 10 since those'll be the last NES-style MM games I'll ever experience for the first time...

I replayed Mega Man Zero 3 again in honor of the announcement of the hardcover rerelease of the MMZ Complete Works artbook (I'll take any excuse to play my favorite platformer). Annoyingly enough, I ended up overlooking one single disk, and of course, it was one of the missable resistance base ones too...

I also finally got around to building the Kotobukiya Zero model kit.
It's surprisingly sturdy for a model kit and captures the silhouette of the character better than the Figuarts one.

I beat Mega Man ZX for the first time since its release this week.
I was rather taken aback by how poorly the mission structure meshes with the metroidvania aspect of the title, but the actual gameplay is pretty fantastic.

The transformations feel like a natural evolution of the forms from Zero 2 without any of the penalties that made that system so situational. I'm definitely looking forward to trying out Advent again one of these days.

Dragon Quest XI S was definitely the highlight for me with its orchestral soundtrack, 16-bit graphics option from the 3DS version, both Japanese and English voices as well as several new story segments centered around each party-member.

The Link's Awakening remake also has me really excited, especially because its existence shows that both LBW-style isometric adventures as well as fully 3D Zelda titles can coexist on the Switch.

And here I was telling myself that they would never go through the trouble required to incorporate the content from the 3DS version into the HD one... This might just be the "definitive edition" after all.

I've been hoping that the ALBW style would make it onto the Switch alongside the usual non-isometric titles, so I'm really happy about this.

I've finally wrapped up my playthrough of Dragon Quest VIII, post-game and all. I'm going to miss the Tension system whenever I get around to playing another one, there's nothing quite like finally landing a max-tension attack on a boss while watching the damage numbers go through the roof.

I've recently beaten the main game of Dragon Quest VIII.
I'll probably move on to the post-game later today as I've been itching for something a bit more challenging than the difficulty the game settled on in the second half.

Still going through Dragon Quest VIII.
I just wrapped up the stuff in the snowy region,
so I think I'm making good progress.

I feel like I got over the novelty of this title long ago, so this is an indie title I'll be skipping out on.

Still slowly but surely making my way through Dragon Quest VIII.

RPGs that didn't make it onto the SNES mini like Chrono Trigger would be nice.

My first priority would be getting Mega Man X2 and Chrono Trigger as their exclusion from the SNES mini was my biggest gripe with it.
I'd love to see the SNES Dragon Quest games get localized, though I suppose a separate collection would be more likely.