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I won't support it. Switch is like the last bastion for physical games. The hoops you have to jump through to play multiple downloaded games at the same a time on multiple switches is ridiculous. If my kids are playing Lego City I can't play Amnesia because they're using my account? Thanks, I've only spent 750 dollars on Switches to be able to do this.

BGE2 not seeing the light of day is a good thing. What little they previewed was not at all what I was hoping the game would be. Ashame because BGE1 is an all time classic.

Nintendo life addressed not reviewing one of the biggest releases of the year on their forum. Essentially they provided no valid reason that they aren't reviewing this game, other than to say "you can read reviews and get technical analysis elsewhere." I would like a review of Bluey since kids really love the show. Mario RPGs numbers seem pretty mid but it probably has more to do with the price point than anything.

Mario RPG is my favorite. Long live Mallow and Geno. Squaresoft was amazing back in those days.

I just wish there was more to this. A monster list is nice, but how about some new content? You can faithfully recreate a game and still add additional content. The game itself will always be special to me as it was my first RPG, but I'm just not that impressed with what's on offer here.

Game is great, thought the map system was okay. I like that it tells you if the room is cleared or not. Salt and Sanctuary is another fantastic souls like metroidvania and that game has no map at all. Both games have great atmospheres.

I agree on the Tour tracks. I don't really care for any of them. DK and Bowser levels are easily the highlights, and the rainbow road track is solid. Peachette seems to look just like Peach? Would have rather had the football guy from Mario golf.

I can't get past the price. Game is great but not particularly long or with a lot of replayability. $40 would be pushing it.

Is this the same Free Radical from the Timesplitters days or not? If it is, they haven't released a game in nearly a decade. How can you keep paying them?

What has Metro made besides Metroid Prime? Genuinely curious.

It's a Nintendo console so I'm fully prepared to be underwhelmed from a pure horsepower perspective. I don't want to use the word gimmick, but I do expect something "different" that the other big players aren't doing. If they just release a Switch that more consistently hits 1080p and 60 fps, I just don't think that's gonna cut it.

Not worth $60 in 2023. Fun game, just not a lot of game, especially at that price.

They didn't use Twin Snakes for the MGS1 reboot? I never played anything after MGS2. Tried 3 but never got far. I'll probably pass on this unless it goes on deep discount.

I haven't played it but if you can beat the entire game in 6 or 7 hours its hard for me to believe it's a 10/10 game.

This game is really good and really overrated. The story is very good but the characters are generally quite boring. The combat is fun but lacks depth. The game looks and sounds great but the progression system and "leveling" system is unimaginative and again, lacks any real depth. They've nailed the look and feel but really needed flesh out the characters both from a story and gameplay perspective. It's still a lot of fun and generally does scratch the SNES RPG itch pretty well.

Hard pass dawg.

I'm currently playing Mario Deluxe on the Switch. I tried it months ago and it didn't really click. I'm back into it now collecting gold coins and honestly, it's pretty good. It's not Super Mario World but I feel that it's got solid level design and controls pretty well. The "powers" are a little lacking and not being able to take Yoshi from one level to another is bogus, but I think overall it's "better" than most give it credit for. That being said, I will take a wait and see approach with Wonder. It doesn't really feel like the huge refresh I think fans of 2D Mario have been clamoring for.

I'll play this right after HL2 Episode 3, Beyond Good and Evil 2, and Metroid Prime 4. With Duke Nukem Forever still in my backlog, it might be awhile before I get to this.

Also not related, but would love a remake of The Last Story. I think that's the only other noteworthy Nintendo exclusive RPG I missed at its original release.

Does the Japanese physical edition have English text? The utter lack of a physical NA release is infuriating. Between that and the removal of the English dub, it seems like they want this to fail. Having missed out on Origins, I will probably still buy it, but really want a physical copy.

@abbyhitter I read about half the article and started to realize it wasn't going to tell me what FOMO is.

I really want 4 through 7 on Switch.

Like Star Fox, the best game in this series was on the N64. For whatever reason, I could never get into GX.

I will probably buy this over Chained Echoes. Something about that game just rubs me the wrong way.

Is it actually blasphemous, sacrilegious, profane, or offensive?

I beat the game before it was taken down. Solid 8/10.

Salt and Sanctuary absolutely should be on the list. My favorite from the list is probably Ender Lillie's. Not sure if other metroidvanias have emulated it, but ender Lillie's tells you if a room is "complete," (i.e. all items obtained) which was a great quality of life type of improvement. I'm actually playing the Metroid Prime remake at present and wish this game did something similar.

I appreciate SotN, but I really feel there are better modern metroidvanias out there. The Silent Hill franchise not being on Switch is a tragedy. Konami is a company that seemingly has no idea what it's doing. Silent Hill 3 was the most graphically impressive game of the PS2 era and it was never used to make another game. The Room actually looked worse than Silent Hill 3 graphically. The trailer for the reboot also didn't really do it for me. Ashame because the original 3 silent hill games stand among the best the genre has ever seen.

I thought it was Waldo as well. This is some Mandella Effect stuff right here.

@samuelvictor X is probably the hardest Xenoblade to start with. If you like more linear, start with the original or remake. It's linear in storytelling and progression, but let's you wander of the path a bit, not unlike some of the classics from days past. Xenoblade X is pretty much straight open world. 2 and 3 are maybe slightly less linear than 1, but they're all great. X is just the least traditional.

As long as my downloads carry over I'm happy. This nonsense of losing all your old downloads whenever a new console is released needs to end. Backward comparability with the Switch carts I'd understand if it wasn't present. I suppose that should depend on what the media storage solution is that they're using.

@Cashews Elden Ring was a good experience but it can't maintain its quality throughout and is probably 5 to 10 hours too long. I still feel the original Dark Souls is the pinnacle of the Souls formula, with Bloodborne being a close second.

@CoastersPaul I'm not saying the games since 12 are bad, I actually like 12 and to some extent 15, but they're no longer the gaming events they once were from FF7 to FF10, where every game was hyped to no end and mostly delivered. I'd also make the case that combat evolved relatively slowly from 1 to 10, and then Changed entirely thereafter. I'll end by saying FF13 is a disgrace. Terrible plot and characters, terrible pacing, horrible battle system which could be exploited to no end, and as I recall the introduction of hard level caps which to me represents terrible game design. I will eventually play 16 when a console I own inevitably gets a port down the road, but I'm not super excited about it. Likewise, I'll probably eventually play the FF7 remake but again, a decade ago I would've considered pre ordering a game in this series for day 1 release, now they're just another "pretty okay" series.

Final Fantasy has been loosely tied together as a series for 10 installments through similar battle systems and other features (world maps, summons and magic, jobs, chocobos, moogles). The series absolutely went off the rails around 12-13 and hasn't been the same or as good since.

I've never played this series. Maybe this is a good place to start? Looks just weird to me, but could be fun...

Any motion controls for steering? The motion controls and different settings in Mario kart (auto steer and auto accelerate) are what make the game playable for young kids.

If it plays as smoothly as the Wii U did remotely, I'd consider it for a reasonable price, and I'd probably trade in my Xbox Series S that just sits around collecting dust to do it. The remote play from Xbox to phone is utterly putrid.

I'd love a SoA remake with a sped up battle system.

No review of the Switch version anywhere, including this site. But hey, at least I can read 42 different Zelda articles.

Indie RPGs are rarely as good as the classics that inspired them. I don't feel like anyone can balance RPGs anymore. You either steamroll everything or hit massive difficulty spikes. Nevermind half the newer RPGs are constantly capping your level and still can't balance the gameplay.

@CharlieGirl Agreed. They need to announce something while the Switch is still relevant. If they wait too long, some may be motivated to buy the suddenly available next gen consoles.

I am thinking this is just rental. Why would they let you buy digital 6 months before the supposed blu ray release.

@Bic44 outside of paper Mario and Mario rpg, none of the Mario games have much of a plot either. I think the movie provided fans pretty much exactly what we wanted.

Is that Val Kilmer or Michael Keaton? If Val, I'll go with Japan, if Michael, still gonna go with Japan.

Looks cool, will add to wish list and check for sales.

The 2013 era re-imaginings of TR were great, but I never tried these spinoffs. I've always thought they looked interesting so maybe at the right price I'll bite. I do agree with the commenter saying a remake of the original would be great. Even though the TR game from 2013 was excellent in its own right, nothing matches the atmosphere of the original TR. Clunky controls aside, the game has great puzzles and was genuinely creepy the further you got into it.

Great game. Played it on PC back when it released. Best Alien game ever, and a top 5 horror game as well.

@Korgon if it has traditional OoT style dungeons, I will be in. Otherwise I will probably hold off awhile. I enjoyed BotW but really missed the classic dungeons.

I've played Elden Ring and BotW. I have no problem going between the two because even if one runs smoother, you stop noticing once you play the other for more than 10 minutes. If you're that obsessed with the difference between 30 and 60 fps, be happy you didn't live through the PSOne and N64 era. I used to play games like Turok 2 at sub 20 fps and still had fun, because I appreciated their gameplay and ideas. 60 fps is great for Elden Ring, but that game has tons of other flaws that aren't technical (namely the entire second half and sharp decline in quality after the first big dungeon). Elden Ring is basically just a giant killing field. An open world with enemies placed in specific spots, but that is otherwise void of life. There are some killer dungeons in the game, but I'd take Dark Souls and BB over Elden Ring every day of the week.

A Zelda movie would be a money printer if they can pull it off. The whole silent protagonist thing presents a real challenge though. Metroid could be an interesting live action movie. Earthboard could be like a goonies style live action film too. Lots of different things they could do with Mario. I look forward to what's to come.