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@KnightsTemplar
I've got a back log so long and I still haven't finished mario oddessy, zelda breath of the wild and dk tropical freeze to name a few.

I know what you mean MH games have always been a massive roadblock for me and the dreaded backlog. You really need to finish up Odessey and Tropical Freeze cause they're such amazing games. I just wrapped up Tropical Freeze and holy god was it such the perfect combination of fun and frustrating challenge! Worth every minute!

@Rainz Yeah, we'll see what happens. The Knights have such an ability to acquire and build a team of top talent however it's embarrassing at this point that it falls apart in the post season. Nothing wrong with losing I mean for all top teams the post season is brutal. However, the Knights just fall apart and can never figure out how it all went wrong after another 'amazing' regular season

I just 100% DKC Tropical Freeze and jeez was that game the perfect combination of fun and frustrating challenge! There was something about it that made me keep coming back for more. Now time to move on in the backlog. I picked up the Switch version of World War Z and so far it's alright. I need more time with it to see if it "clicks" with me properly. There's definitely some fun to be had with it but over the years of oversaturation of anything zombie/horde/Coop PvE games I can see how this one is very middle road. If it doesn't "click" I'll move on in my backlog to either Switch Doom Eternal or Red Faction GW 'ReMarstered'.

I really hope Nintendo writes the biggest checks to them and/or eventually buys them. With all the acquisitions going on left and right I really do worry that EA, Activision or even Sony/Microsoft will get to them and all that was said in the above statement will be nothing but hopes & dreams down the toilet.

@SwitchForce @Specter_of-the_OLED I played the hell out of that DS game MK3 Ultimate. Loved it almost as much as MK Trilogy. However, I remember that DS game had a serious difficulty glitch or something. No matter what Tower difficulty you chose at a certain point the CPU went guns a blazin' crazy hard "I win" mode and just beat the living hell out of you. Going even as far as anticipating your moves to counter you a millisecond after pressing the damn button

Absolutely yes! MK Trilogy was my all time favorite MK game and most played fighting game ever back in the old days I want this so bad I may try to pre-pre-order the game at any willing retailer. Just take my money now and I'll settle for a handshake agreement.

If the anniversary is going to be a game my guess it will be a game similar to how MHGU was. That game was a celebration of all the generation of MH games before World. A 'greatest hits' plus new stuff sprinkled throughout. Makes sense to me to make a game similar like that but with Rise/Sunbreak, World/Iceborne, a new game if there is one before 2024, and maybe even some Stories/Stories 2 content mix in. Sprinkle in some new stuff like they did with MHGU and wala there you have it a new game!

I always get the impression that she took some serious puffs of the magic dragon right before she filmed that commercial. I guess it could just be the way she is naturally but even in other settings I always get this vibe she's orbiting.

Perfect I always look forward to these events and yes I still play this regularly. It's one of those games that keeps on giving!

@jon128 Keep at it and I promise you once you "get it" properly you'll have a hard time putting it down. Astral Chain was (and still is!) one of my all-time favorite Switch games. I'll admit though it didn't start out that way. The game may be considered a "hack & slash" however the developers want you to learn and use the complicated mechanics of the combat. There's so much to learn and do with the controls that I can easily understand if anyone has a complicated time. I strongly recommend to practice and view some YouTube videos to get a idea of all the endless things you can do. There is a lot of information buried in the options but unfortunately the game doesn't explain it enough. How to use your Legions and combos during combat can be endless and very bad@ss. For example mastering "hit rush" allows you to use 2 Legions at once so you're 3 vs 1 the enemy to death. The Beast Legion's "Howl" ability gives you a massive advantage. Like I said watch YouTube videos to get those examples. Once it "clicks" I believe you'll be hooked. It just takes a little time.

I was originally planning on starting to tackle my Switch backlog that I recently created from the Black Friday deals. However, in a very surprising twist I started playing on the N64 app Winback Covert Operations and I can't seem to put it down! This one flew under the radar back in the day (I bounced heavily between N64 & PS1 back then). I totally dig the old school janky gameplay and I'm having fun shooting badguys from cover (I'll admit though it makes a big difference being able to save anytime instead of dealing with checkpoints ). If I played this back when it released in 1999 I could totally see myself obsessing about it. Such innovation history with this game!

What a great game! Just finished it yesterday. I got it the weekend of release but work has been not kind at all to video game time since then. Very satisfied with the experience and time put in. Now onto the newly piled up backlog from all the Black Friday sales

Work has been keeping me busy and my days off have also kept me so occupied with anything other than gaming lately. So much so that I'm FINALLY getting to the end of Metroid Dread (and it was a day 1 purchase!). With all these Black Friday deals going on my backlog is about to pile up again With the combination of massive discounts and a gift card I picked up for Switch World War Z, Doom Eternal Deluxe Edition, Donkey Kong Country Tropical Freeze, and Mortal Kombat 11/Ultimate Add-On Bundle. I'll be trying very hard to tackle those for the forseeable future.

@ZestyFork LOL makes me wonder if Nintendo Life will do article when Leeroy the janitor retires

So aggravating nowadays we're getting more and more accustomed to waiting on the "it's good now patch" from either brand spanking new games and/or any kind of remake/remaster

@Axecon Ahhh I clicked on the article specifically to make that reference You beat me to it LOL

In another way to sum up Nintendo's eShop setup: Sh#t sucks.

@wonderclassic Ah the good ol days

@Hikingguy
Nonetheless, this is a quality selection of Genesis games. And the ordering is just fine in my book. As much as I tried, I never could quite get into Ecco.

Yeah I can relate to you about Ecco. At least in my experience Ecco was a game that virtually everybody that owned a Genesis had Ecco. It's crazy to admit but it was one of those games that I played quite a bit yet never "got into it". Yet I still played it. I'd get lost a lot doing more just swimming around and stumbling into what I'm supposed to do. Eventually I'd say "meh F this" turn it off and go at it again later in the week. Doesn't make sense but that's what I did and others I knew did the same.

None of these really blow up my skirt but if General Chaos ever gets added then that will be worth way more than the price of admission for me My household had the 4 player connector and we would have epic multiplayer battles into the wee hours of the night!

@CharlieGirl While I do applaud your stance however I fear you may never play another video game again. Let's face it if this is a very common industry practice then Metroid Dread is barely a tip of the iceberg. I'm confident lots of your money spent on other games are guilty of the exact same thing. I'm just curious to know where do you draw the line? Not trolling I'm just wondering. Is it possibly a case of ignorance is bliss? The ol' saying of "if a tree falls in the woods..." explanation?

Always 2 sides to a story. As some has said this should be already known in the work contract. However I do agree that credit should be given if there is legit contributions. On another hand anyone can say they contributed to whatever. Meaning as far we know this dude could have just painted a generic background blue. I mean it is something but they could have gotten the janitor to do that. I don't know I'm sure there's a lot more to it that we may never know. It's just nowadays everyone puts it all on social media to drum up whatever "support" or "backlash". LOL the dude could have been dumped by a female artist and this is his way of getting back. Just a thought it doesn't mean jack sh#t.

@ChromaticDracula Exactly! Especially for me during hockey season (which starts this week!). The 'switch' between docked and handheld or vice versa is amazing before or after game time!

I'm perfectly happy with my base Switch from 2018. I take very good care of it so it still looks and plays like new! No need to upgrade especially since most of my playing is in docked mode. Hockey season is starting so that means there will be definitely more handheld playing If anything though this OLED model makes me most excited for the the next/future Switch (i.e the inevitable "Switch 2") because at the very least it should have all these bells and whistles from the get go. If I break my current Switch or something then I'll most likely upgrade to this one.

@StefanN LOL that's straight up what happened to poor old Aunt Jemima

@dBackLash Quite possibly the worst thing to do at real live music shows. So annoying!! Yes a small clip or 2 is acceptable but the whole show? Insanity. I've been to so many rock & roll/metal shows and I've seen people watch the entire thing through their device(s). It's unthinkable how we've evolved to that practice.

Like others have already said I'm very surprised this isn't a Metroid Dread theme. I would have expected a Monster Hunter Rise theme to be featured the week of the base game's release OR the week Sunbreak was announced. Then Metroid Dread this week. Oh well I really enjoy these either way so I'll be all over whatever they are.

@Oddball83 Perfect perfect perfect!! The most spot on comment that I say to all this nonsense when it comes to any sort of casting.

There really is no bottom to the rabbit hole. I mean seriously I remember not long ago there was a lot of African Americans "up in arms" about Will Smith being cast as the dad in the new movie about the tennis Williams sisters. They said he's not black enough because the real dad is more on the side of the darker shade. WTF??? Dude Will Smith IS a very accomplished and well rounded black actor! That's when you know this is all nonsense.

Yes Wave Race 64 was yet another N64 game we got at launch (or at least very very close to it) and my brothers and I played it for like 15 hours straight on that day. We grew up going to the river and riding jet skis so it had an even bigger fun factor for us cause we all swore it was damn near a perfect simulation. As many have said I personally was a bigger fan of Blue Storm so if I HAD to choose for any kind of re-release I'd prefer Blue Storm with the Skyward Sword treatment. Take my money, Nintendo!

In other words, Hideki Kamiya straight up did a 90's NBA Jam dunk on the subject and all we hear is "Boom Shaka Laka!!"

@BloodNinja "Why would we look at your eye? Is there something wrong with THAT weird eye?"

I hope you've seen that movie to get the reference Otherwise this will fall flat.

@Joeynator3000 How dare you! I for one am admiring her mind, professional drive and courage!

Reporter: "What is your prediction for the fight?"
Mr. T: "My prediction?"
Reporter: "Yes, your prediction."
Mr. T: "Pain!"

@Kevember

You can't win!!

I work a lot this weekend so there won't be much time for gaming. When I can it will probably be some short Rise/MHGU sessions. I'm in the middle of the harder difficulty in Marvel UA3 The Black Order so I can keep leveling up my team. I'm dragging my feet on starting the Fantastic 4 DLC so I really need to actually get down to it. I only bought the Expansion Pass for Gambit and Punisher but it was a all or nothing deal. I'm just not a fan of the Fantastic 4

This promotion and article headline is just asking for it Too easy so I'll let it pass this time!

It's a interesting concept but there's something about that trailer that seems off to me. I guess I never expected ever to see Akuma going toe to toe with monsters. I'll have to let it marinate some. Maybe I'm just too much in the boat of preferring more quest variety, monsters, etc. but that's a whole other debate in the post Rise content wars.

When it comes to these topics/debates I always like to quote the movie "Saving Silverman". Sums it all for me

"...That's enough! I don't want to hear anymore! Look, you want to be GAY!? FINE no problem!! From now on I'll take care of Judith myself, okay!?"

I work some of this weekend so I'll get in what I can. I got earlier in the month Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3 The Black Order and I'm liking it more and more as I play it. I like my team of Wolverine, Gambit, Ghost Rider and Cyclops! I've also got in some Rise but been going back to MHGU for some challenge and lobby camaraderie. I miss that after a lot of Rise play. I feel spoiled being able to have 2 completely different monster hunter experiences for whatever style I'm in the mood for

Only $900 million, eh?

@somnambulance Ghostbusters Remastered is a dream game for any real Ghostbusters fan. Not perfect but the campaign is really fun (anything above Normal difficulty makes the game a nightmare in my opinion). I just wish the multiplayer was included with the re-release. I remember reading Saber Interactive was supposed to patch in the multiplayer later on but as of now I'm confident it ain't happening

My usual is bouncing back and forth between Rise and MHGU. However having almost 1500 hours into MHGU and just surpassing 400 hours into Rise I NEED to get back into tackling the backlog. I'm going to try to start with Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3 The Black Order this weekend. That one has been on my list since it was announced. I'm a early 90's gamer so I'm really looking forward to a old school yet modern game play experience. It's supposed to be arriving today according to UPS tracking. Not sure how much I'll be able to play though I have some errands to do and I work tomorrow.

@Gs69 Pure Pool is really good. Just beware of the insane difficulty spike when going from "amateur" to "pro". It goes to being a lightly challenging fun pool game to just being obliterated by the comp. There will be many times where you don't even get to make a shot cause the comp just clears the table no problem.

@SM3DASislit Nah I don't play it.

@Clarice Ah yes, "a lot of drive"...😬

In other words they're paying the bills to keep the lights on right now and we kinda sorta need that

It's on my never ending backlog but I've been hoping for some sort of physical "komplete edition" with all (if not most) on a cartridge. I'm pretty confident now that's not going to happen.

I really got most excited for when there was rumors of a HD re-release of Mortal Kombat Trilogy. LOL I'm still holding out on that rumor because that was always THE Mortal Kombat game of all time for me. Early 90's gamer here

@Zeldafan79 I'm still trying to figure out what the heck steam is anyway. I thought steam came out of a boiling pot of water. What a stupid name.

Hahaha You made my morning!!

@Gamecuber but she felt that she had finally seen a film where a female hero kicks butt and offers no compromise

You should make your wife watch the "Alien(s)" movies. At least for sure "Alien", "Aliens", and even "Alien 3" (yeah I know its universally hated by the fans but I'm in the minority that actually liked it LOL). Skip 4 that is trash Since I was a boy the character of Ellen Ripley (played amazingly by Sigourney Weaver) was always to me the best representation of a female hero type. However, what separates her from actually being a established "super hero" or something is she transforms into the hero by her circumstances. She's terrified like everyone else. She's literally facing a horrible death from a foe(s) that is far superior in every single way. But she has the will to survive and gathers just enough bravery to do what is necessary to survive. Especially in "Aliens". She's NOT a trained marine or anything. But she's a leader with the will. She straight up takes the little weapon knowledge she has and dives into the hive to rescue a little girl she promised to protect. All the while she is so terrified but pushes through.

I can go on forever but in my opinion those movies did it best without necessarily "sticking it to the men" like many movies and TV shows do today. No politics or anything like that. Just a female character faced with the worst circumstances known to humankind with just enough will and bravery to make it through. Even if failure meant certain death (something bursting out the chest!)

You rat b@stards Nintendo LOL would you please stop treating MK8D as the red headed step child!? The phone game and this thing get so much attention yet the golden goose laying the golden eggs (MK8D still sells like crazy!) would like some of it too other than just sales numbers bragging rights.

Capcom Accounting Team: "What's going to be the expense cap for the marketing?"

Capcom Executives: "Cap!? We don't need no stinking cap!"

That's exactly how I imagined it went down. Back on topic even though this style of MH isn't for me I find it awesome to see Deviants from MHGU getting some well deserved love! I'm sure the players will love it.