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@AllBLK feel free to quote a comment of mine where I said anyone should settle for mediocrity.

If you bought it and enjoyed it, good.

If you bought it and were disappointed, thats a shame.

If you haven't bought it, your choice.

Geez

Wow. My comment really triggered this thread. Although it was just a bit of humour, maybe I wasn't that far off the mark after all.

Guardians game was great IMO ..... not the cloud version obviously.

@Phelaidar smart enough my friend to not get too upset over a pastime.

@Theamazing1 come on. Im just highlighting and making some light hearted jest over the launch furore.

No one is forced to buy the game. If people want better, they have a choice as they always do.

If the Internet doesn't get its hi res hair, thats it, gaming is done.

Evercade Alpha this weekend. Just got a few new carts. Probably of the games on them, Another World and R-Type.

Why not. Ill join the Wicked thread running every other article of Nintendo Life at the mo.

The films were not great IMO, moreso the second one.

I saw Idina Menzel in Wicked so my bar is fairly high.

Oz in lego games, not so sure.

Holding out for the eventual Ubisoft discount. Hoping it's patched by then and even moreso sooner for those who went in early.

Picked up an Evercade Alpha in the week so going old school this weekend.

Toying with a new runthrough of TOTK or XC2 on SW2. Which one ?????

Filling time until DQ7.

Im giving it an 8 out of 10..

I think the line up has been good with a combination of upgrades, ports and new releases. For my own personal tastes, Im yet to experience a drought of nothing to play.

Im actually leaning more to handheld than I ever used to with the bigger screen. Battery isnt much of a concern as Im not one to take it out and about and I dont mind the tethering to a plug socket at home.

Im not normally someone who puts a huge amount on the graphical grunt as long as its a good game. That said though, I have been impressed with a number of games that run rather well.

Good start overall in my opinion.

Sonic Crossworlds SW2 version, MP4, Red Dead, Air Riders, Marvel Cosmic Invasion and Octopath ..... geez, it's getting expensive

@Nep-Nep-Freak nice. Im mainly PC and Nintendo and have been since the 80s.

However I do jump on the odd PlayStation generation but only when the next one has been out for a while. A whole catalogue to enjoy and second hand games at £5-10 each. 👍

Well, I bought a used PS4 Pro a few weeks ago. Evidently there are 13 like minded souls in Japan. Im not alone 😃

4k all the way for me on this one. I can barely tell if something is 60 FPS let alone 120.

I dont get the negatives above of an 80 score? I always take the difference between an 8, 9 or 10 with a pinch of salt and often its down to the reviewers preference. I certainly wouldn't let an 80 on Metacritic sway my thinking in a negative way.

@SBandy1 a bit of jest my friend. Don't get so upset. Its only gaming.

No Kirby. I apologise on behalf of the UK

@jfp "Goonies never say die" you'll be back 😃

Nope. Not doing it. Not reading the comments. Nope not getting involved. Nope, Nope, Nope.

I dont know what the blow up is on this thread but still looking forward to MP4 Friday!!!!!!

Stay safe out there people on the inter-web 👍

MP4 and Terminator for me. I may also bite on an Evercade Alpha this month.

@Nep-Nep-Freak dive in. You won't regret it.

4 fantastic games with XC2 being my favourite. The DLCs are also great additions.

Break from gaming this weekend.

Finishing Lego Soundwave this weekend with any spare time I get. I might also start a new watch through of Red Dwarf from series 1 ........ Ive only watched them a million times before 😃

Keeping the gaming time free for MP4. 👍

Blimey. 120 FPS. No need to get it on PS5 just incase someone on here was debating. 😜

@sketchturner agreed. The port quality will get better over time. I'm happy with some minor niggles and compromises if we get the games. 👍

Off topic but being of a certain vintage, that good old green screen look appeals.

Ive got more CRTs than room but still on the hunt for a green screen / monochrome monitor.

Ive brought up 3 kids to love Nintendo like me. Wind the clock back 15 years ish and would have purchased in a heartbeat for bedtime stories.

Not ready for it yet, but look forward to grandkids one day and bits like this.

..... none of them liked Transformers, Thundercats or He Man but I got them into Nintendo 👍

I hope this sells well to encourage others to release some sub £20 ports. There's still a fair bit from the last few gens yet to show up.

Granted not a perfect port but at £15 I've got my moneys worth. An 8 seems fair.

Keep 'em coming!👍🎮🕹

@Anti-Matter I think it is a balance. If you expect the bells and whistles of a PS5 in handheld form, the cost of the Switch 2 would have been crazy.

Comparing the 2 simply isn't comparable. Apples and oranges as the saying goes.

As someone who isn't that bothered about the slow demise of physical media, I do recognise the additional costs of storage though.

Im used to juggling storage on PC and with a 500 mbps download speed, it's not a problem for me personally.

Whilst I'll have to get a new card at some point, I dont mind Nintendo's reasoning provided previously on out of the box storage, ultimately you decide and the base costs then stay low.

Apologies to my US friends. Whilst I can't decide which is first, the US is last purely down to my opinion that the Japanese and European console looked so much better.

I stretched the box art brawl a bit further 😃

Enjoying Tomb Raider as much as I can against the disgraceful lack of high res hair. Its shocking in this day and age that we have to put up with things like this. 😃

Sarcasm to one side, great game and might get some time on the Amiga this weekend as well.

Im still scarred from Mario in a swimsuit from Odyssey.

@scoobdoo what videos have you been watching??

2-3 weeks for the 3 million mark.

22k on OG Switch is pretty crazy .... Sony is currently desperately searching every warehouse in the land for some PS2s to sell. 😃

Now if they released a PS2 classic, would that count???

Alas I will have completed it again by the time any further enhancements come to the SW2 version (if they do) but regardless enjoying it as a couch experience.

The uproar online on the low res hair is quite funny to read.

@Anti-Matter Ratchet and Clank is pretty chaotic. Just saying.

Reading the opening of the Metro review, it sounds like they have gone in with a default to not like it.

On my scale of things, a 4 is in the territory of mildly to badly broken and/or poor gameplay/design.

Whether its your cup of tea or not, a 4 for this is a bad review, not a bad game.

@MamaSymphonia ditto. On long knockout tours I was getting cramp holding accelarate for the whole race. I only need control of it at the start for a boost.

Fair play. Already number 10 on the UK SW2 Eshop charts.

@jfp ive played it before on PC and Steamdeck. IMO its up there and compared to both a really solid port.

Enjoy your first run. Somewhere between Unchartered and Indiana Jones. Equally its own thing but really good games.

Just tried 15 mins in handheld on the SW2. It looks and plays good to me.

Point and click as it should be!

None of this thumbstick shenanigans.

Me starting November ........

Nearly xmas. Be careful on the spending. No purchases on a whim.

Yep. Failed already. Downloading as we speak. 😃

@Briarback yes its a bit different across the globe and whilst I could be wrong, it may be more Eastern countries that start with a Sunday. However, I think you are correct that the US starts on a Sunday.

Im in the UK, so used to the week starting on a Monday .... school, working week etc

@Anti-Matter In fairness, they cant include every public holiday in the world and some deem Sunday as the end of a week. I think globally its 50/50 on start or end of the week.

If you can do your own thing, good for you. Its a freebie at the end of the day putting to one side postage.

@1UP_MARIO shortly followed up by Starlink: Battle for Atlas in Poundland shops. I got my copy for £7 I think. We got the best version and in my opinion, not a bad game.

Well, it wasnt that good so take that as you will.

@Guybrush-Threepwood dude, you get a tonne of respect and a thumbs up for that user name.

I am rubber, you are glue