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He's certainly right that you can't communicate the same "flavor" of personality just by translation; there are so many nuances in any culture that don't really communicate in a different language. However, it isn't accurate to say that one is "simpler" than the other. English is much more precise, which entails a form of complexity. Japanese is more nuanced and contextual, with implications that constitute a different form of complexity.

Looks fun, and I'm not usually a pokemon guy. But at this point I'm still waiting for an OLED or some kind of superior version for Switch 2. We'll see..

@UpsideDownRowlet you forgot “globular”

My vote goes to Greninja in this crowd. Surprised by most of the results.

Pending their final forms, (and assuming I actually play this game, which is unlikely) I think Gecqua is a significant frontrunner.

For me:
1. Bulb/Char
2. Cyndaquil
3. Treecko
4. Piplup
5. Sniv/Osh
6. Fenn/Froak
7. Rowlet
8. n/a
9. Fuecoco

After years of hearing positive rumors about Return of the Obra Din I’ve finally picked it up and started it for myself and it is truly engrossing!
Still wrapping up a campaign in Brigandine: Legend of Runersia as well.

This was a weaker Gen imo. Xerneas is very cool though

No Agro from Shadow of the Colossus is sad but I guess that never came to Switch!

Ralts for me.
Grovile, Kyogre, Shiftry, Jirachi, Mawile, Shedinja, Sableye, Chimecho, also great.

Cyndaquil is my favorite of all Pokemon, so he gets it here. I do love Wooper, Shuckle, and Misdreavus too though.

Wow, I didn’t see that coming at all! I’ve been playing my fourth nation in Legend of Runersia now; it’s a great little tactical rpg.
I’m disappointed in the more generic “anime” character design this time though. Nevertheless, this could be the one to make me finally buy the Switch 2.

I love both. HK had more content when I started I think, due to all the dlc being there. But Silksong is bigger and the movement feels so great. So hard to choose, both are the best “metroidvanias” ever made.

@AccessibleDaydream Makes me think of Dr. Mario

@Tyranexx Good point, I was thinking the yellow one looked much better and assumed it was because it had two instead of one character. But now that you mention it, it's the only one that looks like it got original artwork — or at least not the same exact pose/art we always see.

Same as last week:
1. Brigandine: Legend of Runersia this is a fun tactics game where you can choose between 6 different nations to lead. I revisit this one every 2 years or so. Now on my third nation and it's been a bit more challenging than the previous outings.
2. Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom is a great little adventure platformer type which I've always wanted to replay some time and after Silksong felt right.
3. Final Fantasy VIII Remastered. This will be my 6th mainline FF game and it definitely shows its age but I'm intrigued so far.

@MoldyPasta Aw man come on, don't do genocide! Take the high road and enjoy what you've accomplished for that little world.

I'm usually not one for multiple simultaneous games, but this week I have gotten in to a sort of pattern of:
my third campaign in Brigandine: Legend of Runersia, first time trying Final Fantasy VIII, and replaying the fun and accessible Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom.

I enjoy the 2D Metroids, but probably not as much as most. My first was Fusion, which remains my favorite by a significant margin. Was excited to try the Switch remake of the lauded Metroid Prime and found it pretty dull. Thus I haven't been interested in this game, but maybe I would enjoy it if it doesn't resonate with whatever makes people like the original.

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@RickStar Ah, a man of culture.

I absolutely love seeing this kind of data! Being able to look back on all 9 years was great too.
My top 10:
1. TotK
2. BotW
3. Tactics Ogre: Reborn
4. Hollow Knight
5. Xenoblade Chronicles, DQ XI
7. Animal Crossing NH
8. HK:Silksong
9. Unicorn Overlord
10. Brigandine: Legend of Runesia

@JR150 I’ll give my two cents as one of the offending parties you reference. I think it’s mostly that the appeal of CoD is, generally speaking, not very similar to the appeal of Nintendo and their IP, and is more in the vein of what sends people to Xbox/PS. Could be wrong but I’ve always seen it that way. Focusing on grey realism rather than colorful magic.
That doesn’t mean I’m opposed to anyone’s enjoyment of CoD; but I do feel like “why put that on a Nintendo console?”

None for me, thanks.

@MoldyPasta yes! I feel like all this talk about difficulty really belies the fact that the difficulty is part of the appeal

Why won’t this team take money?? Two of the greatest games of all time and they simply won’t charge for their work 😂

Finally in the final stretch of Silksong — what an incredible game! Really fulfilled all expectations built up over the years of development. Hope they add more lore-rich dlc before wrapping it up.

@DennyCrane I couldn’t put NES games too high personally but I agree that AoL is a fun time that gets a bad rap

I would like to nominate Link's Awakening (any version) for the best game to start the series with. It is one of the easier games with a mix of puzzles, exploration, combat; has memorable characters but not too many to keep track of, great memorable story, and it's fairly short. A perfect entry point imo.

What a stacked year! Expedition 33 was fun, fresh, and cinematic.
Silksong has been a dream come true for me, so that’d be my choice but I haven’t played most of the others.
Based on the comments here I’m interested in giving Absolum a look.

ALBW needs it more for accessibility reasons. With LA I was really disappointed they didn't do anything to expand the world or story. I was really hoping for some kind of surprise like another back of the island opening up behind the mountains. But nothing.
These remakes are better when they expand the original imo. Not just recoat it and add some item.

I'm still waiting for something I must play but can't get on my OG Switch.

It's definitely my all-time favorite! I didn't help the numbers much though — still playing the launch model and never bought a different edition! Though I did get a lot of Joycon and games.

@Turbo857 I think the timing is the more significant factor. TotK coming late in the Switch's life and not being as chronologically ground-breaking in its freedom (being able to climb anything and go anywhere was astounding when BotW came out). The price difference may be a factor but I'd be surprised if it's a big one.

I'm curious about the sales numbers for Switch 2 editions of the Switch 1 list, in the event that it would change the numbers significantly. It's probably 99% upgrade packs though.

Fun series; I feel it’s never quite topped Pirate’s Curse. Half-Genie Hero is my second-favorite but it’s a little disappointing that it departed from the freer exploration. Seven Sirens was a real “vania” game but a little shallow imo, though I haven’t tried it after the rebalance.
I have hopes that this new one will top them all.

I’m a die-hard Zelda fan but Musou gameplay just feels mind-numbing to me, and I’ve been really disappointed with the direction they’ve been taking lore and narrative in the past decade.
I’m not at 0%, but I don’t expect to get it.

I think it would be a huge improvement if they added more specialized solo battles that force you to use all different cards. Like if you could only use cards from a certain region, or something like that. The battle missions often have things like "use only this type" or "use a deck without trainer cards" but they could do a lot more with it. I also think they could do solo boss battles where you have to knock out 6 pokemon like in the games. Because solo battles can be paused any time (unlike the online) it could work and ultimately it's fun to use more things than just your regular standbys.

@Yoshi3 I agree with your points, especially about wonderpick becoming almost useless.
However I am approaching 1250 pack points for the Dialga / Palkia decks thanks to several months of stubbornly picking from that in hopes of getting (or buying) the Cyrus or Cynthia 2-star cards. I got Cyrus by luck so if I don't pull Cynthia the same way I'll spend my pack points there.

SIIIIIIIIIIIIIILK SSSSSSSSOOOOOOOONNNNNNG!
Dancing with First Sinner last night until my thumbs were sore.

I'm with Rui about Switch 2. I hope it doesn't turn into another WiiU kind of situation for me (though obviously it's sold better). If they bring over WW and TP I'll probably make the leap.

Also with Captain Juan about the weekend polls! I'm always happy to see composite data!

I don’t have much interest in NES games but I do like to revisit the first two Zeldas now and then! Adventure of Link is probably my favorite NES games of all. Mario 3 is still a good time too. I don’t think I’m much interested in revisiting any others.

I've been way too busy to play any the past two weeks, so I hope to get in a little Silksong this weekend!

While I am excited to try Final Fantasy Tactics soon, it’s still all Silksong for now. I’m about 30 hours in so it’s going to be a while yet. Wonderful game.

A bit surprised about this, but good for Nintendo.
I wonder if it will keep up? Personally I'm still waiting for the "must have" to move me on from my beloved OG Switch, which still has lots to keep me happily occupied.

@Serpenterror you should try Tactics Ogre: The Knight of Lodis if you haven’t. I enjoy it more than the original T.O., personally.

My answer is only going to be Silksong for the foreseeable future, but I am excited about Final Fantasy Tactics coming this week

I’ll be excited for this whenever I get a switch 2. Switch one doesn’t have the same effect

@SpaceboyScreams lol good call on the condescending tone.
While they're at it could they please stop showing a trailer and then immediately showing it again while a developer describes everything?

Bowser always seemed less interesting and more “corporate” than Reggie. Hopefully this new woman can express a little more personality.

I fell for the hype on DQIII and spent 60USD on a pretty version of a 30-year old game.. won’t be suckered in this time.
V and XI were fantastic though.

If i sign up for NSO some day I guess I would try out Wario Land...? I already have the Labo VR so I think that problem would be solved. But I don't subscribe.

I didn’t wait 6 years for Silksong just to be finished with it quickly!