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So is Arcade Pac essentially Museum combined with Championship 2? Just trying to figure out what to buy.

@DarkLloyd "there's hardly any story"

I was making an analogy. Basically you're choosing to bypass the actual game to receive the prize at the end. It's like pressing the win button instead of playing. That's perfectly fine. You can do whatever you want.

I was more commenting on the proposal that the mechanics of the game are illegitimate just because it isn't the kind of thing that you personally enjoy. Ideally, there should be different games to cater for everyone's needs.

@DarkLloyd "making things take too long is not how you extend a length of the game."
There totally should be games that are supposed to be enjoyed at a leisurely pace; to be "completed" over a long period of time. There is plenty of other games to play if Animal Crossing not your thing.

Seems like everyone these days just wants to skip to the end cutscene without actually playing through the game.

One of the best Primus songs ever!

Like a lot of other people have said, it will all come down to the battle system for me.

I... don't read anything in the game for the most part. Especially not the fish puns after the first time.

Hoping for a big paid DLC pack of epic proportions. I'd love more museum collections.

I stopped caring after the second game. Loved the original so much that I played it 5 times to completion. The second one disappointed me greatly.

Accidentally pressed a wrong answer while scrolling. Whoops.

Clearly their goal is to chip away at all the ways people are exploiting eg tarantula Islands, time travelling . It just seems a little too late now though. The economy is already broken meaning any future items they add will undoubtedly be priced according to the players who made millions way too quickly. Not to mention any hope of some kind of global auction house ever being added.

Ah well. Hopefully they've figured it out for New Horizons 2.

@Kalmaro You make a fair point and I appreciate the civil discussion.

I think what you're saying makes more sense when we're talking about a static product that is released in a state of completion. Games don't really work like that these days. They're ever changing experiences, constantly being tweaked and sometimes metamorphing into something completely different from their inception.

My stance is that it's the developer that gets to take you for that ride. You can hop off anytime but you don't get to chose the route. I'm not saying you can't do what you want with what's on offer. I'm saying if they decide to stop people from abusing their tools in a way that violates their intentions, then that's their perogative.

@Kalmaro People can complain all they want but what I'm protesting is the idea that someone would demand of you to change the colouring book because it doesn't have the drawings they like, thereby impacting the experience of people who bought the book for what it is.

Your analogy misses the point.

Edited to better match your example.

@roy130390 Depends on how much you subscribe to the player's right to dictate how the game should be. I personally think the developer is always entitled to force an experience that aligns most with their artistic vision. The customer's only right is to chose to spend money on the product or not, based on the experience it offers.

This sounds like it's a quick fix to a problem that I've always hoped would be eradicated with New Horizons. Hopefully tighter restrictions are to come that only effect those who are part of the problem.

Tell me again how time travellers aren't effecting the rest of us...

Of course! Seems like it would be more appealing to younger players who lack the patience and discipline to wait things out.

Who on Earth doesn't want skill-based matchmaking?! I'm assuming that means they try to match people of similar skill level?

Yikes! What happened to the comment section on this article? I feel like I'm on IGN.

@Harmonie "I really don't know how you're managing that much on average".

This reply might come a little too late to make a difference, probably. But, what I did was talk to him with my net out, with my inventory cursor already hovering on a bait stack. Then talk to him and run straight down. All the way to the Southern beach. Facing south made a difference. Then press X, A, A, throw rod. Very smooth action. You should be in line with the fish. Only the eels were ever off centre so they killed the momentum.

Rinse and repeat.

The bare minimum was 8 fish each time. Average was 9.

Sorry for the late reply.

Another tip would be to bring a friend to the tourney. You rack up points quicker and it's co-op!

@Silly_G "I too miss the little historical tidbits that complemented the trophies."

I learnt all my Nintendo trivia from Smash Bros trophies. We were probably in the minority reading through them but I still hold my breath for an epic patch where they return.

@Capt_N "For purposes of screenshots, it would have been nice if there was a toggle for that."

I don't even want to look at my collection as long as there is that gaudy aura around them. 😢

Takes a short amount of time to farm 10 baits. Just head to an ocean with a stack of 10 once you start the tourney and you'll real in 9 or 10 fish in 3 minutes.

@Capt_N I miss the descriptions that came with trophies. Plus I'm not a fan of the weird ethereal effect on all the spirit images.

I mean, technically playing Animal Crossing "properly" is one island per household. Has been since the Gamecube.

Thank you kindly for this. I'm largely trying to stay spoiler free for New Horizons, but this is perfect as the month comes to an end just to get those last few missing Critters.

Played the mobile version probably... 100 times. And we often meet up for the analogue version. I've played it since the 90s. Talisman is a great game because it's so accessible. I always saw it as a board game version of a rougelike. You can get good at it but there's still a chance you'll get screwed over by a falling boulder or something.

Amazing. Truly amazing. Can't wait for Sunset Riders.

This is exactly the kind of inclusion I want. If they're going to add non-Nintendo characters, I would rather they at least be from fighting games. Joker was completely lost on me. Scorpion would be a monumental addition.

I don't know DBZ but I love the game. My one gripe was not enough girl characters. I always pick the most "fan service" character in fighting games. Mai for Smash!

Meanwhile, judging from the comments, us folks in the rest of the world are surprised that buying tickets in the UK doesn't hit you with additional fees on checkout.

Loved this game. Beat it multiple times. But I still haven't felt inclined to buy any of the remastered games again. I hope people find as much enjoyment in this as I did, though.

@Smashfan502 "It's a she and he, by the way. Just saying."
Fair point. 🙂

Finished all the Byleth content this afternoon. Interesting character, though she's probably not for me. Looking forward to logging in again when the next batch of content comes out!

@Wargoose Thanks, matey. I didn't realise how far fighting games had come with single player content until I played Dragon Ball Fighterz. Even though its a little artificially bloated, I appreciate there always being something for me to do.

Does anyone know how much single player content there is? I love fighting games but don't play online and really just enjoy working through the story mode etc.

@matdub Hahaha. At least I don't need to stock up on sensor bars anymore

Just bought Three Houses but I'm juggling Hollow Knight and Dragonball Fighterz. I know, I know. I'm late to the party on everything. Lol.

1 Caeda
2 Eliwood
3 Lyndis
4 Tharja
5 Claude
6 Bartre

Now if they could just let me sort the character select screen by series I'll be happy.

Nice! More than 50% of Switch owners only own the one console!

@Max_the_German "Has nintendolife copied this idea from Youtube channel SwitchUp?"

They could've easily come up with the idea independently. It's a pretty logical concept that would likely blossom organically.

Great list, either way.

Eh, I've always been a fan of "one iteration per generation" myself. I'll be ready for a new Splatoon game on the Switch 2.

My only gripe about these Hamster games is the clunky save states. Unless I'm doing it wrong. Seems like I have to exit back to the menu to reload a save in the games I have.

Fantastic. Been waiting for these to come up again.

Aiiiie. All my spirits are max level. Plus I have no more to collect. Oh well. Hopefully we get some news on the next DLC fighter soon.

That's so awesome. I always preferred this over Baldurs Gate, and I loooove Baldurs Gate. Happy Christmas gift to myself.

So glad I bought this game. Loving the single player so far. I've never watched the cartoon but I always enjoyed the fighting games.

Awesome. Gotta level em all. New spirits keep me coming back to Smash.

@personauser93 To be fair, I have no idea who Joker is. I was still hanging out at arcades when Fatal Fury dropped, though.

Played his campaign and used him to get his DLC Spirits and then went back to Banjo. And thats all I want really. I'm more than satisfied with my Smash DLC.