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As someone who doesn't have expansion pack and doesn't particularly want it (it is pretty expensive for those not on a family plan), I could live without the excitement 😆. If they have cool new things, I'd honestly rather just buy them.

A new game which doesn't have dramatic performance issues!? I'm in!

Joking aside, I've been looking forward to this game so I'm glad it turned out well; I'll definitely be grabbing it.

I prefer the mix of side and top down personally. 100% side-scrolling Zelda feels too much like 50 other franchises and less uniquely Zelda to me. Although if they made one I would definitely play it. I do really like the variety of having both in one game rather than being only top-down though.

@Juga_Juga Kind of off-topic, but I agree they now should make more games with playable Zelda. I kind of hope they do the same thing as the Mario franchise with some games only Mario (Link), some only Peach(Zelda) , some both but with different movesets, and some both but with the same movesets. Side-scrolling Zelda in particular would be fun with multiple characters either as seperate options or having to swap between both.

@Diogmites @Vyacheslav333 Thank you for the well wishes. Nothing too bad, just some fever. Occasionally I briefly wake up like now, but mostly I am just in bed.

@Vyacheslav333 I played the New Denpa Men for about 30 hours including the main story and a lot of random side content. Don't expect anything too coherent from the main story but the stories of each level are cute. Because the game is live service free-to-play it never technically ends which to me at least feels a little unsatisfying for an RPG, but I did enjoy it a lot for the first 20 or so hours.

@sanderev Congrats! Echoes may be my favorite top-down Zelda also... I'm thinking of replaying a couple older titles to make sure I don't just have recency bias. I agree on the final dungeon; it wasn't at all what I expected but I liked it a lot.

@UltimateOtaku91 I was doing something else; I didn't realize it would be published or I would have done the quiz in one sitting 😆 Also, when I finished the quiz it said I was rank 7/228 but now it says higher so I'm slightly confused by the leaderboard 🤔

Edit: I see, if you take the quiz anonymously it will show that there are tons of people who did far better than the leaderboard but weren't signed in. As an experiment I did 25/25 in like 1-ish minute and it still wasn't even top 3.

I'm a bit sick right now so may or may not have the energy to play games, but earlier in the week I continued my Zelda obsession:

• The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom - After 45 hours of play I finished the game, including 50 ish side quests and 100%-ing a ton of different types of collectibles. Absolutely lovely and fun game from start to finish. I'm rating it a rare (for me) 10/10 and it is easily my favorite Zelda game on Switch; the combination of creativity, polish and general joy just hits all the right switches for me.
• Fitness Circuit - I did my usual weekday exercise routines.
• Piczle Cross: Story of Seasons - 70/270 main puzzles so far. I am now to the harder levels but I have been going back and speedrunning puzzles because the game keeps track of top 3 times.

Happy weekend and gaming everyone!

I really enjoyed the demo so a little sad to see the final version didn't come out to par, at least on Switch. I may save this one on my wishlist for future patches and/or sales.

Little do people know that the playtest is for a new digital version of Alarmo.

ohh, Europa and neva both out the same week? I may wait for reviews, but I'm really interested in both of those; the demo of Europa was quite fun.

Neat. Can never have enough Tetris. Assuming the game isn't overly expensive, I'm definitely picking this up.

I don't have NSO + Expansion, but sounds interesting. Some online thing I assume. Looking forward to hearing about it. Even though it was not the news we were hoping for 😆

I haven't gotten any of these yet but I will definitely get the Grapple Dogs sequel eventually and several more of these are also on my wishlist.

I didn't buy any September eShop games because I was mostly waiting for Zelda (which I love) but I did play the demo of RPG Maker With which is good simply by being RPG Maker.

Although I haven't played it yet, one game I'm surprised didn't get a review is BZZZT which is currently 91 on metacritic.

Already reviewed, but I'm kind of shocked BAKERU didn't make it into this article.

Remember everyone to actually submit a written summary via the form above rather than just asking for a game in the comments (for those actually commenting on-topic). When you submit your write-up basically becomes the micro-review.

These articles are always fun and bring some real hidden gems to life which most people have not heard of. I play a lot of eShop games and some really deserve a highlight.

@Quarth Cosmo Dreamer is a great one, you should submit it.

@Lightsiyd Usually these articles have some confused people not following the actual submission process, but this time the chaos is entirely different...

Pretty much Zelda on my mind. Happy weekend and gaming all!

• The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom - I've played 25 hours so far in the first week. 😆 Absolutely loving the game. I have a few dungeons left because I keep getting distracted by exploring and side content and mini games. So far this game is everything I want. I don't have too much gaming time this weekend so I doubt I will finish, but maybe a dungeon or two.

I'm also playing a bit of:

• Fitness Circuit - I admit I was tempted to skip my exercise routines and play Zelda instead --but I resisted 😅
• Piczle Cross: Story of Seasons - I took a brief Picross break after finishing Logiart-Grimoire, but now I'm back on the horse. Nice for a quick snippet when I just have a few minutes and want a brain stretch.

It's kind of rare I'm so obsessed with one game that I don't dabble enough to fill up the full 5 game options for the survey. The survey is pretty hilariously one-sided so far so I'm glad I'm not the only one 😀

It hasn't bothered me much even when I got to 100+ echoes. I like that you can instantly swap between sorting options amd I have found that the vast majority of the time what I want is near the beginning in most used, newly acquired, or recently used. Sorting by type when I need it is certainly slower but it is rare to need to do and it is fairly easy to find things. Plus there is the + menu when I want it. I do think they could be organized in some nicer way in the + menu though.

Although I like the idea of a favorite sorting option I think I would spend far more time constantly updating my favorites than the amount of time it would save me. 😅

I loved the Europa demo and Neva looks beautiful so those are the ones I want most. I'm somewhat interested in Mario Party but worried that it will be too focused on multiplayer with family/friends so I'll wait for reviews.

@rainbowtick I just noticed my reply was very similar to yours 😅

I'm interested but probably not enough single player activities for me. I was hoping for a really good story mode. I definitely hope people who get the game enjoy it though. Looks neat; if I had children I would definitely snag it.

Happy Birthday Monolith Soft! I have still never played any of your games but they look pretty neat so hopefully I will someday.

I don't have a strong opinion either way; age ratings are funny things sometimes and always seem a bit arbitrary in certain cases. I do find Kazuhiko Torishima's rant about America pretty hilarious though.

I haven't finished the game yet (4 main dungeons in) but so far I am undecided between a 9/10 and 10/10. I have noticed no performance issues and the art and gameplay and music are all phenomenal. This will almost certainly end up as one of my favorite Zelda games of all time.

@BigRed40 I was thinking about the pre-BotW versus post-BotW people. If this game had come out early in the Switch lifetime before complaining about minor performance issues became popular and if BotW simply didn't exist, I feel like Echoes would have gotten tons of 10/10s. BotW is good but it's not my favorite, but it has changed many people's perception of what Zelda games 'should' be like.

@LavenderShroud I didn't notice performance issues either. It's funny in these comments how half the people are complaining about it and the other half say they haven't noticed issues; my only guess is some people are super sensitive to frame changes.

The poll is pretty funny. 😅 I am (surprise surprise) playing mostly Zelda this weekend though I will also include games below I played earlier this week. Happy gaming/Zelda-ing everyone (and happy weekend to those not playing Zelda as well).

• The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom - Finished the second dungeon and absolutely loving the game so far. I'm trying to pace myself so I can enjoy the game over a decent chunk of October, but it's hard to resist playing more. Fortunately there are so many little things to explore and I've made like 50 types of smoothies so far so you don't have to rush the main story. It's still early, but good chance this will be my personal GotY.
• Picross LogiartGrimoire - Finished! With post-game, that is 419 puzzles including a lot of 30x30 and 40x30. I feel very satisfied. The game had a cute story and art and music and was just a great Picross game. 9/10, a rating I don't give easily or often.
• Fitness Circuit - My usual sessions. I really enjoy this as an exercise game; I know Spike Chunsoft isn't exactly well known for fitness games, but I hope there will be a sequel on Switch 2.
• Kitten Hero - more cat platforming in space. There are some pretty creative (and slightly infuriating) enemies. I think I'm about halfway through the game; it has definitely added some challenge.
• Panic Ball - 100 simple quick platforming stages but the gimmick is that they come in random order and random color and you see how many you can get in a row which is surprisingly challenging.

@Member_the_game If even some of the leaks are true, the new console will be a significant step up from Switch. And new Mario day 1 seems almost guaranteed. Whenever it actually comes, I think most of us will be happy.

I'll grab them all. They're cute! And the game is so good so far! I hope we get a Tetris 99 theme also.

Can't wait to play. I didn't notice performance issues in Link's Awakening so I doubt I will in this game either.

I love that we get keys.

Huh, this one was definitely not on my radar, but sounds really interesting; I may check it out.

I got excited for a second before I saw 'in-store'. It's hard to wait the final week. 😅

@CaleBoi25 You can add links like this:

{url=https://www.nintendolife.com/games/nes/kirbys_adventure } Kirby {/url}

but replace { and } with [ and ] to get

Kirby

( I had to replace in the example or it would show up as a link so you wouldn't see the details)

In general (with the bracket replacement in mind) it is

• {url=website link } Name or whatever text you want to show up to click on {/url}

I'm pausing Monster Hunter Stories 2 for now because I think Zelda Echoes of Wisdom will take too much of my attention for awhile (it's already pre-downloaded and staring at me). So I am mostly playing bite-sized games this week. Happy weekend and gaming all.

• Kirby's Adventure (nso) - On the second or third world. The controls of this game are so weird but it's still Kirby fun.
• Picross LogiartGrimoire - Only 30x40 puzzles left which I am painfully slow at. Fewer than 10 to go but it will likely take quite a few hours.
• Fitness Circuit - My Thursday session knocked me flat for some reason. There are so many different exercises and some pop up rarely and get me 😅
• Kitten Hero - a precision platformer where you are a kitten on a space ship rescuing other cats. Pretty fun so far.
• RPG Maker With (demo) - I used to love RPG Maker as a child. I don't really have the time or brain power to try to make full games, but I decided to mess around with the new demo for fun.

I'm also considering buying Braid: Anniversary because it is 66% off right now so if I do I may play some of that.

@Servbot_EJ Pixel Game Maker MV by the same devs as RPG Maker is more oriented towards making action platformers. I don't think that Maker is on Switch although a lot of the games made with it are and some are quite good. The Maker itself should be on Steam.

Neat. This game was already on my wishlist so I'll definitely try the demo. I loved RPG maker as a kid although I wasn't great at making games so mostly played other people's creations. I hope people use this one to make some creative things.

Edit: I just played the tutorial game which is cute and the second sample game which is pretty hilarious.

I bought Ryza 2 but haven't played it yet so always happy to have an improved version to play 😃 I really appreciate fast-forward options in particular — I don't always use them but they're a nice option.

It's always a bit weird Nintendo tries to hide this type of information even close to release.

Regardless, my game is pre-downloaded and the beautiful tempting icon will be taunting me for the next week.

Today I have discovered that there are Power Ranger games, more than 20 no less.

The fact that 17/21 of these games have a player rating below 7/10 makes me suspect I may not be missing out on too much. 🤔

It always impresses me just how many super specific game franchises have dozens of games.

I played the original a few months ago and enjoyed it so I'll definitely snag this game at some point. I'm glad it turned out good.

@Rainbowfire I Played Dragon Quest Treasures earlier this year; absolutely loved it. I agree it's under-rated. It was a good game especially for a year dry of Pokemon.

Happy weekend and gaming everyone. This week I am playing:

• Dadish 3 - in world 4 so I may beat it this weekend. After this I will be finished with the main 4 games in the series. It was pretty fun.
• Monster Hunter Stories 2 - I've only finished 1 quest on the second island so far; plan to do a couple more this weekend.
• Picross LogiartGrimoire - 3/15 of the very final post-game enormous puzzles completed. I'll do at least one more this weekend.
• Fitness Circuit - Keeping up my routine of a long session twice a week.
• Finished Kirby's Dream Land (GB NSO app) and started Kirby's Adventure (NES NSO app) with the goal of playing all the Kirby games on NSO in order of release.

Waiting patiently for Zelda Echoes which I have pre-ordered.

That's really sad. Great game; I wish that translated to the devs doing well.

Cute! I can't wait for this game.

Sounds great. I'm definitely getting this game at some point. I love the art and the game sounds fun.

Baldur's Gate 3 plus Final Fantasy 7 remake would be my guess for early Switch 2 arrivals. BG3 devs said they wanted to be on a Nintendo device and Squeenix is trying to get away from exclusivity.

Happy weekend and gaming everyone. This week I am playing:

• Here Comes Niko! - I finished the game earlier this week. Absolutely lovely game and unexpectedly emotional. 8/10 for me and a game which will stick in my memory.
• Monster Hunter Stories 2 - Just got to the second island so I have some exploring to do and probably some basic quests.
• Picross LogiartGrimoire - 100/115 of the post-game puzzles completed. Unfortunately all 15 remaining puzzles are 30x30 and 30x40 which I am bad at so it may take a long time to finish 😆 I have put a ton of hours into this game.
• Fitness Circuit - My usual exercise routine with this game of 2 days with several sets for each of 7 exercises. The game always changes the exercises and this week one day was kinda easy and one day almost killed me 😅 @cosmograph Glad you liked the demo; under-rated game in my opinion.
• Dadish 2 and Dadish 3 - simple silly precision platformer series where you are a radish searching for your children and fighting food enemies. I beat Dadish 3D last week and was curious to play the 2D games again — it's interesting how some enemies are easier to avoid in 3D and some are harder. I quickly beat Dadish 2 and am now starting 3.

Pretty sure he has plenty of money — why wouldn't you want to keep a collection like that if you have the space for it?

September or early October seem very likely after they compressed those 3 directs into the end of August; not sure what else they could have been making room for.

Sounds great. I've already pre-ordered. I never actually played TotK because it sounded a bit much for me, but this game sounds like the perfect combination of styles.

I enjoyed the demo but I'm in no hurry to play so I'll pick it up on a future sale. There is far too much coming out this month.

This game looks great. Not sure if I can pick it up immediately because September is too packed, but I'll definitely grab this game eventually.

I have far too many Atelier games on my wishlist 😆 But I'm adding this one. They're usually good games and this one looks fun. Maybe some day I will catch up.

I didn't buy any of the games in this article yet, but I enjoyed the demos of Natsu-mon, Crypt Custodian, and Shadow of the Ninja. Of those 3, Crypt Custodian felt the best so will get my vote.

Those 3 plus Can of Wormholes, Volgarr, World of Goo 2 and Castlevania are all on my wishlist. Pretty packed month.

I did buy/download 2 August games not in this article — Cattie, a cute little cat precision platformer, and the free-to-play game Stumble Guys, a silly Fall Guys clone which was kinda fun. I was a little surprised Stumble Guys didn't get a review since there was a NL article on it before it came out.

Definitely Zelda: Echoes. Can't wait. Possibly Plucky Squire but I may decide to wait on it since Zelda will take me over for a few weeks. Bakeru and the Grapple Dogs sequel will go on my wishlist and wait for sales.

@cosmograph I forgot to say before, but fitness circuit does have an eShop demo. I honestly don't recall how much is in the demo, but it was enough to convince me to buy the game when I tried it so it might help you decide whether you would like the game or not.