DoctorWily

Watched all 4 episodes today and I loved it! Can't wait for the expanded Season 2. Is there bad language? Yes. Is there gore? Yes. Would I call either of them excessive? Absolutely not. If you want an example of excessive bad language, watch the South Park movie. If you were expecting a movie about killing vampires, demons, and all sorts of other monsters without any gore, then I think you're crazy. This show is definitely not meant for kids. It's meant for all the 30+ year-olds that played these games back in the day. The bottom line is, if you're a fan of Castlevania then you'll enjoy this series.

"the other selling point is another run through the challenging Master Mode. Not a New Game+ but rather a difficult remix (albeit relatively minor in its differences)"

Can we really say "relatively minor differences" at this point? Has anyone beaten the entire game on Master Mode? I just wandered around the Great Plateau for a bit and got the magnesis rune but there's a friggin' lynel on the plateau now, not to mention the ballooon platforms. These may be minor changes in terms of programming but depending on how extensive these changes are throughout Hyrule, this will make a major difference in terms of the player's experience.

It's easy to say the Trials are the most substantial new content because you can easily access and evaluate the content right away. While I've really enjoyed the first two parts of the Trial of the Sword, (haven't tried the final trials yet), I think the Master Mode is the most substantial new addition to the game, especially when you think about how many hours it's going to add to a complete playthrough. What's the Trial of the Sword going to look like in Master Mode? I shudder at the thought.

My only disappointment with this expansion is the new gear. All of the new sets have the same abilities as armor sets already in the game and you can't even upgrade them. Am I going to wear the Phantom armor set that's fixed at 8 defense per piece and gives attack up or the Barbarian armor that I can upgrade to 20 defense and has the same set bonus? I guess they'll be useful in Master Mode since I can get them all pretty much right away while I work on tracking down the upgradable sets that are scattered across the world.

Hype!

"Despite all your efforts, your friend got infected again. Find a vaccine before the time runs out."

I guess the devs don't realize that a vaccine is meant to prevent infection. If your friend is already infected, a vaccine will do nothing for him. Get that man some IVIG!

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Never heard of Rick and Morty but characters as antennas looks hilarious!

@Xilef They literally answer your question right in the video... within like the first 10 seconds

@PlywoodStick If E.T. can be in Star Wars canonically I don't see any reason why Star Fox couldn't be also.

Arguably the best Mario, Mario RPG, Zelda, Metroid, and Final Fantasy games, (not to mentioned a never-before-released Star Fox), all bundled together on this gem. If you are a gamer that doesn't already have a SNES lying around at home, you MUST buy this!

@Ryu_Niiyama i agree with your sentiment completely. I wonder how many of these games that are skipping the Switch are because the developer received a dev kit too late in the development process to make the game's deadline. I guess we'll find out next year.

@BacktoNarnia i agree with you 100%. I view the Smash roster as a Hall of Fame of gaming. From that perspective, (not that everyone needs to agree with it), ARMS, Shantae, Shovel Knight, Inklings (yet), and definitely Krystal don't belong, even though I think they'd have some interesting move sets. Simon Belmont definitely belongs. He's half of the Metroidvania genre. Bomberman, Sora, Waluigi (arguably), and Skull Kid are all iconic characters from classic games that at least deserve a second look. I could even add more to the conversation like Earthworm Jim, Ryu Hyabusa, any of the Battletoads (if they weren't already in Killer Instinct), or even Popeye.

100% would buy for Switch. I played FFI on NES, IV & VI, (released as II & III in the west), on SNES, VII on PC, and IX, X, & XII on PS2. I would love for Final Fantasy to come home to a Nintendo console.

Just sitting here, waiting for Splatoon 2....

Why limit Samus to just one world? She has a spaceship after all. I'd like to see multiple, varied planets that are alive in the same vein as BotW, and I'd also like to see Samus more fleshed out as a bounty hunter. Let me hunt bounties!

@dougphisig Not only has it been confirmed to have all the DLC, they literally mention that in this article....

@greengecko007 I know I don't HAVE to do any of those things, that's just where I'm at in the story and I've literally done everything else up to that point. I think I wanted to at least get all the dragon words before making a final decision on Paarthunax since that group shows you where they're located. But I figure I can kill him and choose one side of the civil war on my PS3 file and then go through and make all the opposite choices on Switch

Definitely getting this game again. For those complaining about the price, you're getting the expansions included, which cost about $50 total for all 3 iirc. So basically a $110 game game that's been updated graphically for $60. Well worth it in my opinion.

I still need to go back to my PS3 and finish my save file. I completed all of the expansions, guild quests, etc but never finished the main story. I got to the point where one group won't help me unless I kill Parthanaax (sp?) And the other group won't help me if I do and i have to pick a side in the war. Hopefully i can get all that done, but if not I'll gladly start over on Switch

@JaxonH Jinx!... sort of

3 out of the top 6 mentioned games is not too shabby for Nintendo. Maybe 4 out of 7, depending on where BG&E2 lands.

This isn't a case of demonic possession as Mario is clearly not a demon. This is Marionic possession. Mario is the puppet master and the possessed are his Marionettes.

I voted for "Good, not amazing" simply because I look forward to E3 for new reveals and most of this year's Nintendo E3 was about games we already knew about. ARMS, Splatoon 2, and Odyssey all look fantastic and are Day One buys for me but I already knew they were coming. Rabbids was a fantastic reveal and instantly went from cringe-inducing to Day One buy for me as soon as I saw the gameplay reveal. But I needed more actual reveals to elevate this E3 to amazing for me. MP4 gameplay would have been amazing. Confirming BG&E2 for Switch would have been amazing. Pokemon footage for Switch would have been amazing. Monster Hunter XX or World for Switch would have been amazing. In other words, I loved all of the announcements of Nintendo's E3 and they are definitely trending in the right direction, but I still think it could have been more.

I would much rather have Rogue Squadron. When are they going to repackage that game?

I can already see the next one coming: Gunvolt Vroom in the Night Sky

@JHDK To my knowledge it's a crossover between Azure Striker Gunvolt and Mighty No. 9, hence my original comment. I never played Azure Striker Gunvolt, but I here it's a fine game... but why does it need a crossover with Mighty No. 9? What does Beck really have to offer over any other character they could have chosen for a crossover, like Shantae, actual Mega Man, or (insert any other character here)? I feel like they could have chosen any other character and it would have been someone more successful than Beck. That's what confuses me.

@World I am literally a wily doctor...

@SLIGEACH_EIRE I didn't realize that ARMS, Splatoon 2, Mario + Rabbids, Skyrim, Odyssey, MP4, etc were all coming to the Wii U. Every new console gets ports of old games nowadays. But XBOX and XBone literally play all of the exact same games. If you have an XBone you miss absolutely nothing in terms of gameplay experiences. You can't say the same thing with Wii U and Switch.

In terms of graphical fidelity, it's nice that XBOX is there for the people who care about those small differences in visuals. That's the small niche of people that Microsoft is targeting with this console. Anyone expecting XBOX to be a massive seller is fooling themselves though as the majority of gamers either don't care or don't have the resources. Personally, I always laugh when I see videos comparing the visuals between PS3, PS4, and PS4 Pro. The jump in quality from one generation to the next was massive 20 years ago. Now, not so much. It's called the law of diminishing returns. Wii U graphics are just fine for me. My Switch is for the new experiences and the ability to take them with me anywhere. Any slight graphical improvements made by the Switch are just a bonus for me.

@improviser Not everyone wants a $500 upgrade to a system they already have and that plays all the same games. XBox One X (aka XBOX) seems targeted at a very small niche to me.

I don't understand how Mighty No. 9, a game that got pretty terrible reviews across the board, has not one, but TWO spinoffs/crossover games. Wha??

@Nintendoforlife I disagree. We need a new Metroid.

Thank you Bethesda! Can't wait to buy this game... again. I always wanted to do a second playthrough in order to make some different choices in the story but never had the time. This will give me an excuse to go back. However, I hope they fixed some of the issues I had with this game on PS3, like loading times getting longer and longer as my save file got bigger. Waiting 5-10 minutes for the game to load every time you go in and out of a building was bad enough 5 years ago, but will be even worse post-BotW. I really hope it won't be an issue.

Looks better than the Bloodstained trailer...

Simon Belmont in Smash!

Didn't we just have a Pokemón direct a few months ago? Let's show some love to some other franchises, Nintendo! Where my Metroid direct at?!?!?

@Shiryu How many legs do Guardians have? Check your amiibo...

Thanks for the guide!

Yes please! I am 100% on board for Hearthstone on Switch! Make this happen Blizzard!

@PlywoodStick I don't know why you think pointer controls wouldn't be precise enough to play on the tv when they're literally exactly the same as playing with a mouse. It would be completely fine. If you still disagree with me, show me evidence!

When I read the headline I thought this was going to be about Golden Tee... :/

I wish i had the ability to make almost half a billion dollars in one week!

I would buy Overwatch if it was on the Switch... and any other Blizzard game for that matter. Bring on Hearthstone too!

@roy130390 You can get the "Cap of the Wind" from an amiibo which is basically the traditional green hat.

@Pj1 If the Switch outsold the Wii and Zelda has nearly a 100% attach rate, that would do it.

Hearthstone please!

Physical LoZ all the way! My only complaint is that the game card isn't gold, especially with the series' history of gold carts, controllers, etc.

Guaranteed Metroid reveal this year, even if it's only as long as the Zelda reveal in 2014.

@JaxonH I still have my Colecovision hanging out in my closet

@ThomasBW84 When I watched the gameplay videos during E3, one thing that stood out to me was how there were 4 runes to be found on the Great plateau, (bombs, magnesis, stasis, and cryonis). To me, that seemed like a lot of items for the first part of the game and I thought this was done mainly for the demo. I assume that these items would be a bit more spread out in the actual game. Can you shed some light on whether or not the E3 demo and the Great Plateau in the actual game are exactly the same and, if not, what are the differences? Thanks.

So the largest game world ever is contained within the smallest game card/cartridge ever... what kind of witchcraft voodoo paradox is this?!?!

"wtf does rolly-roguelike even mean?"

"Nobody knows what it means but it's provocative!"

Is it just me or does Lyn look like Chun Li but with smaller legs?

I haven't played a lot of their games but I have played Fibbage and it's awesome! This is great to have for when people come over who aren't typical gamers, like your parents or grandparents, and also make great drinking games. I'll definitely pick this up.

Link on horseback on the beach looks amazing!