Dark_Isatari

If that Scarlet Letter story is true it is absurd. Who thinks that is a “female only” book? The author was male. Are there people out there who think you should play / read / make works in which the protagonist is as much like yourself as possible?

Well said, well said.
My only complaint was why they needed a big livestream to work everyone up into “Nintendo Direct” mindset just to say “September 4 everyone. Goodbye,”

But i know it’ll be a great game like its predecessor.

Hahaha I can’t believe they didn’t even say anything

Call me old-fashioned but wasn’t B always run/attack?? At least in the 2D days it was.

Ruffy and the Riverside is turning out to be a nice little romp; sort of reminds me of Banjo-Kazooie without the combat.
I also started a replay of the excellent and quick Shantae and the Pirate’s Curse
It’s nice to have an RPG break once in a while.

@nuff64 I also would love to hear whether there was any particular reaction from the older guy.

Quickly worked my way through a nice little MetVan Islets this week, so next on my agenda is Ruffy and the Riverside if it holds my interest. Otherwise I think I might actually spring for the expanded NSO to play the N64 and GBA Zelda games. I also hope to get my wife to finish Carto as soon as I can. My backlog is rich (and grew in the recent summer sale) but I feel like I’m making some progress.

Played for about 10 minutes, very bored, uninstalled. Probably good for young children.

FINALLY beat the main quest of Tactics Ogre: Reborn after 220hrs spread across roughly two years. It was definitely on and off for me but I enjoyed the end game with a host of charm-users. I might jump into the other timelines and post-game but I might put that off too.

Going through a cute little puzzler called Carto with the wife, and I’m keen to try out Islets as well.

But importantly I haven’t touched any Zelda games since completing EoW…

I’m kind of sad to hear this since he is the most dominant figure for the longest period of time in SSBM and going out like this doesn’t help the sport continue but well well.
@abakadabra I think that’s a good insight. Participants may feel some level of pressure to “act drunk” for the content/performance side of things and behave even worse than they normally would have.
@Lizuka I can only assume there is some correlation to the obsessive competitiveness it takes to make it in esports and a lack of respect for others’ boundaries and feelings.

I don’t care for these single-game directs. It worked for TotK because of the long anticipation and radical mechanics introduced, but ever since, i think it can just be included it in part of a full direct.

Sounds like Nintendo is cooperating with them so that’s nice.
I have one LRG for my switch: Brigandine: The Legend of Runersia which I have enjoyed.

Not that it would have occurred to me to look for his name in the credits, but I see this as a positive step toward the future. Yes, Miyamoto is a genius of legendary proportions but I don’t think it’s healthy for his grip to remain on everything Nintendo does as he’s focused away from games at this point. I also feel that his influence on the Zelda series eventually shifted from beneficial to damaging as his dogma of “gameplay is all that matters and story is a nuisance” has impeded the series lorebuilding.

One of my favorites of all time; it’s been too long since I’ve been able to play this one!
I’ve been holding out for a remake/port but I guess I’ll have to spring for the GCN switch emulator at this rate.

Finishing The Messenger I hope. After that I may revisit Tactics Ogre: Reborn which is in the late stages as well.

While I was slightly disappointed with Tactics Ogre I will be giving this one a try too

Actually I’m going to be in a tent all weekend camping with my church people — not something I would ever choose to do on my own but I think my daughter will love being outside all day so… no games for me this week.
I thought I might be able to finish The Messenger before we left but didn’t make it. I think I need like 15 more of the green medallions. Fun game!

I’m definitely in that last category there. I was excited about the DQIII remake because it’s such a revered game, and it was jussst fun enough to keep me in it for completion’s sake. But it really felt like an NES-era rpg. I don’t see myself getting the follow-ups here unless they go on sale for like $10..? Even then…
Of the four DQ games I’ve played, they kept getting better and better.

@LikelySatan Yeah! I have now failed my messenger and obtained the map so it's like a totally different game now! Love the plot progression and out of the box elements!

@tgt it can get pretty obtuse — especially the optional treasure chests! Those are fun to solve (most of them anyway) but there’s basically no reward for it.

@NintendoByNature always warms my heart to see Oracles getting attention.

@LikelySatan it’s my first time. Great fun so far! I was ready for a platformer. I just beat the Emerald Golem and am in the spooky mushroom swamp place.

I still have no intention of slowing on Switch, as my backlog is years’ long and I probably can wait till Christmas for Switch 2.
I suddenly started The Messenger today; playing in Japanese so that is good review for me and will slow down my playthrough a little.
I also have been playing a little puzzler called railbound because it was cheap. It’s fine.
I have tons more to get to eventually but realistically that’ll last me for the weekend.

@BirdoDidNothingWrong I’m with you on this. When it’s casual I enjoy the goofy chaos of it all, but once the skill level gets to intermediate my blood pressure is spiking and I’m stressed out about not being able to move the character like I want and I just have a terrible time.
I love SSB in theory but it is too competitive for me to enjoy first hand.

I don’t know why but I just don’t like the art style of these games.

I don’t even use it because it’s slower to look at that than to just pull up the name of the game on YouTube on my phone.

Once in a while a game comes out that I can’t play on switch but actually looks compelling. Last time it was Eldin Ring, this time it is Clair Obscur.
In the meanwhile I’m headed to the end of Y’s X: Nordics. It’s been fun but doesn’t reach the heights of Ys VIII.
Up next on the backlog: people seem to like The Messenger, though I’m really in the mood for some Zelda.

I care about games more than consoles and the games I play are on Switch so no, it doesn’t affect me and I’m not intending to get Switch 2 right away anyway.

I liked Bam’s show back in the day. It was hard to see how badly things went for him and definitely still has rough effects from his unhealthy living but clearly he’s on a positive trajectory now rather than digressing.
Glad he has friends supporting him; cool of Hawk to insist on inclusion.

Doesn’t sound like he knows much about video games though! 😉

It’s always a little dull that nothing changes in this list

Finished the Excellent (though slightly disappointing in the late game) Tunic with the wife and have jumped back in to Y’s X: Nordics. I’m also very interested in Sea of Stars and The Messenger but we’ll see whether I actually follow through on one of those.

Can’t beat Zelda, though I must say I’ve lost a lot of enthusiasm for the series due to their recent treatment (outright disinterest) in the lore of the series.
Golden Sun would be another dream come true with caveat: the DS sequel ruined the accomplishments of the original games.

Again, Pikmin would be great if it was less like 4 and more like 3 deluxe. I loved the multiplayer modes in 3 and do not care for the irrelevance of time management in 4.

So nothing’s perfect but those three are my favorites.

Still enjoying Y’s X: Nordics, but last night decided to see whether my wife would enjoy Tunic and it was a big hit! Even though she ended up surrendering the controller once enemy encounters were too challenging, we’re making it a team effort to progress. I’ve been wanting to try both of these games for a while and they are meeting all expectations.

I’m in favor of costs being less standardized as it’s so obvious that different games give vastly different experiences. It still cannot believe they charged the same for Link’s Awakening remake and Breath of the Wild, for example.

Speaking of which, I really resonate with the letter from @EarthboundBenjy about remakes and Link’s Awakening in particular. While there are some improvements like more collectibles, I overall consider it an inferior experience to the DX version. The photograph sidequest actually provided extra world-building content that is absent in the Switch remake.
I was really hoping they would drop a bombshell like a whole back-half of the island map to explore or something but no.. it was literally just the GB game with shinier graphics and less charm.

Finally dove properly into Y’s X: Nordics and am really loving it so far! I enjoy building up my ship+crew like making the castaway society in Y’s VIII. And who knew naval warfare could be so fun?
Other games are mostly on hold, though I did play some Mario Party and Rayman Origins with my younger in-laws.

Xbox already promised a release last year, so we’ll see whether this time proves different.. I’ll play it whenever I can though 👍🏼

@FantasiaWHT while yes, we are interested, I’m sure you can see that the comment section on that kind of politically charged article would be an absolute madhouse.

If they were going to go to such trouble why not commit and make their jackets the same instead of orange/salmon greatly outweighing the blue?

I don’t care about it being the HD version because original was already fantastic, but I want to own WW, not rent it.

While I don’t a anticipate getting the console on launch day, I think my biggest interests do far are DK Bananza, Eldin Ring, and Age of Imprisonment though I’m not sure that any of those are must haves — the only must have is Silksong.

@Not_Soos this is off topic but I tried to see your YT channel and it isn’t there?

I want crab, cow, penguin, and any other “regular animal” characters

Kind of a classy way for Nintendo to help their own people in the midst of economic woes that makes them poorer compared than western countries than they’ve been in decades.
I don’t think it’s tariff-related, I think it’s just because Japanese can’t afford things that the tourists in Japan can.

Man it’s a lot of recycled content. “Here’s what you missed the past 5 years.”

So far there’s nothing to convince me to move on from my OG Switch, and I'm worried about the success of this system.
But the right games could change that…

Mariokart lets you play as the cow, ok I’m in.

For me, Twitter was a difficult beast to navigate back when I tried it nearly 10 years ago. I couldn’t figure out how to see and participate in interesting conversations back then and I never got back into it.
The “forum” medium has always been the clearest way to interact with people on the internet for me.

SE really keep things coming all the time

@Servbot_EJ I did this with Switch and got one just 2-3 weeks after launch. Made for a fun memory too, with me getting the last one in the store and making the clerk say “oh you just answered my phone call for me” before he picked up the phone and said they just sold their last unit.

@NintendoDad truly fantastic options, all!

For anyone who remembers my past few weeks, while I have really been enjoying Tactics Ogre: Reborn (especially with my new powerhouse mages Cressida, Rudlum, and Deneb!), this weekend I no longer could resist diving in to Y’s X: Nordics, which I’ve been holding back from for many weeks. I’m also feeling a replay of the Shantae series on the horizon, but we’ll see whether I actually do that.

@OldGamer999 I am a single-console player and have rarely felt like I'm missing out, though it has happened once or twice. Mainly with Eldin Ring, though by now I'm not even sure if I would bother with a port since the hype passes and I realize I've had plenty to play without it.