Giygas_95

I'm quite excited for December between Doom Eternal and the Bit Trip games. The Bit Trip series is just about as close to perfect as I think any series of games can be. Those games are art without a doubt. Played the heck out of them on Wii and 3DS, and I'll gladly revisit them on Switch. Core is my favorite game in the series. Something about the rhythm of the songs and the accompanying backgrounds is just mesmerizing to me. Freaking love the songs in stage 2 (Exploration) and stage 3 (Control) of Core. I love Void too. Very abstract and surreal but also very addictive. Anybody else a Bit Trip junkie like me?

The developers also hinted on Twitter that Runner 2 is coming (said "Stay tuned" when asked about it). Hope it's not far behind.

I'm also grabbing Fire Emblem in the hopes that we get more games localized. I'd love it if we ended up getting the Jugdral games and Binding Blade localized.

Oh and then there's John Wick Hex. I love the films, and I've heard Hex is a pretty fun game. I do enjoy strategy games, so I'll give it a look.

@anoyonmus Excellent! Thanks for the info. I see that was addressed in the interview now. That's what I get for getting too excited and opening my mouth before reading the article. 😛

"To all animal crossing owners. you need to buy this.

For memes"

Oh trust me, I will.

It may have taken a while, but the fact this is now releasing in just about a week's time has me really excited. I didn't think Eternal was as good as Doom 2016, but I enjoyed it all the same. I really hope this has gyro aiming from the get-go because I think that would fix a big issue I had with the PS4 version where I felt like I was being hampered by a dual stick control scheme for a game that was so fast paced it almost demanded the precision of a mouse (one reason I'd like to build a PC this gen instead of getting a PS5).

@SMUGSLOTH69 Time to invest in a 1 TB micro SD card. 😉

December's gonna be a hell of a month for me on Switch between this and the Bit Trip games.

Posting this rather late since I've been away from my normal routine due to Thanksgiving. I finally finished Mario and Luigi Paper Jam for my Mario Marathon. Easily my least favorite game in the lineup so far. It just bored me so badly, and I'm sure playing it directly after Dream Team didn't help. I actually looked back at these logs I've been making weekly, and I started Dream Team on October 24th and finished Paper Jam on November 24th. Took me a month on just those two games...Thankfully I'm on to Color Splash now which I've been playing with my brother over the Thanksgiving break and enjoying a lot.

It's funny how Color Splash and Origami King are really the games that are responsible for me deciding to do this marathon. I wanted to try Origami King, but I had originally skipped Color Splash. I hated to skip an entry in the series, so I got it. Then I played a bit of it but decided I wanted to replay all the Paper Mario games. Replayed Paper Mario but then wished I had just done a complete Mario RPG marathon. From there I thought "Why not just marathon the entire series of platformers and RPGs?" So I started in my own presumed chronological order with Yoshi's Island and worked my way back through. Been working on this since about the tail end of July or the very first day of August. It's insane how far I've come.

After this it's just Super Mario Run, Mario + Rabbids, Captain Toad, Mario Odyssey, Luigi's Mansion 3, and then Origami King.

PROLOGUE: Star Children

Yoshi's Island
Yoshi's New Island
Yoshi's Island DS

PART I: Let's-a go!

Donkey Kong
Donkey Kong Jr.
Wrecking Crew
Mario Bros.
Super Mario Bros.
Super Mario Bros 2 - The Lost Levels
Super Mario Bros. 2 USA
Super Mario Bros. 3
Super Mario Land
Super Mario World
Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins
Donkey Kong 94
Super Mario RPG

PART II: Adventures Untold

Super Mario 64
Paper Mario
Luigi's Mansion
Super Mario Sunshine
Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga
Mario vs. Donkey Kong
Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door
Super Princess Peach
Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time

PART III: A New Beginning

New Super Mario Bros.
Super Paper Mario
Super Mario Galaxy
Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story
New Super Mario Bros. Wii
Super Mario Galaxy 2

PART IV: The Stars Align

Super Mario 3D Land
New Super Mario Bros. 2
Paper Mario: Sticker Star
Captain Toad: Special Episode
New Super Mario Bros. U
Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon
New Super Luigi U
Mario & Luigi: Dream Team
Super Mario 3D World
Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam
Paper Mario: Color Splash <---Just did Daffodil Peak
Super Mario Run

PART V: Jump Up, Super Star!

Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle
Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker
Super Mario Odyssey
Luigi's Mansion 3
Paper Mario: The Origami King

@Bermanator What makes the PC version crap? I only played the DS version.

@dartmonkey Oh, no problem, I'm just a stickler for details. I wish it had no cool down time, but I guess that would make other weapons sort of useless.

Although, you can just enter and exit the trial of the sword to recharge it. Takes about 1 minute as opposed to 10.

Accompanying text to the last question once you've answered it says the fully upgraded Master Sword is unbreakable with no cool down time. That ain't the case. It just takes about 200 strikes before it needs to recharge.

Small detail, but it was bothering me.

I just saw this on the eShop! YES!!! I was just saying a couple weeks back how I wanted these! I mean I'd rather have Complete, but the individual games work too!

I'm guessing we'll also be getting Runner 2 sometime in the near future. That's my favorite one.

Cool. I love Extreme. Wish it included Extreme 2 though.

@Alaninho That does sound fun. I love getting new, more powerful weapons in my shooters.

@backup368 I love ragdoll physics. First exposure to them was Splinter Cell Chaos Theory and Double Agent. Been a fan ever since.

@adh56 It's three different icons, one for each game.

@backup368 That does sound cool! I'd like to try it sometime when I've cleared out some of my massive backlog...

I grabbed the Bioshock Collection, but man does it eat up space. As someone who loves single player shooters, is Borderlands worth a look? I also like turn based strategy so I'm wondering if the XCOM games are worth getting. Any fans of either series here?

Carrion was amazingly fun. Would have liked a map feature, but once I figured out the general layout of the map, I didn't have much trouble getting around and obtaining everything.

Katana Zero is also incredible. Tight gameplay and a surprisingly gripping story.

The bioshock collection is also 40% off. Didn't see that mentioned here.

I'm somehow surprised but not surprised that Fire Emblem Three Houses still hasn't gotten an eShop discount. Ever as far as I know.

I've been taking a break from Mario, but I'm gonna try to continue my marathon with Paper Jam. Not particularly enjoying the game, but I want to finish it because the next game is Color Splash, and my brother and I were gonna try to play together it over Thanksgiving. Color Splash together with Origami King is kind of the reason I started this whole Mario Marathon in the first place.

Other than that, I'll probably take some breaks with Sniper Elite 4, Pure Pool, and Animal Crossing.

I already got Sniper Elite 4. I'll download Age of Calamity and Serious Sam Collection later on.

Nice tag line.

Enemy AI is definitely still pretty easy to manipulate. I love how I can get in a bush and throw a rock near an enemy that's far away and then keep throwing them closer as the enemy gets nearer to me. They just follow it like candy strewn across the floor. 😂

I've been eagerly awaiting it since its announcement. Got the version with all the DLC included. I really love sneaking around in a ghillie suit with a camouflaged rifle.

More storage is a godsend. I had just reached 1600 and was having to sell off a bunch of stuff.

New reactions and random dream islands are also great additions. Was annoying having to always type in a dream address.

Might just grab this. I do like a game of pool.

In my Mario marathon I haven't really moved much since last weekend...not really enjoying Paper Jam to be honest. I just find it to be extremely uninteresting unlike the four games that precede it.

I'll probably mostly be getting achievements and leveling up in Sniper Elite 3 ahead of 4 releasing on Switch. I'm really excited to have 4 on this system.

Also, not a video game, but I'm planning on watching Blade Runner for the first time. Heard great things about it.

While I love A Link to the Past and A Link Between Worlds, 3D Zelda includes Breath of the Wild and my favorite Zelda game of all: Twilight Princess. So 3D for me.

@Moon Almost certainly. But can it run Crysis?

I already have Sniper Elite 4 Deluxe Edition preloaded and can't wait to play it. Love that game.

I love fast paced first person shooters too so I may see if the Serious Sam Collection is worth getting.

I'm kind of interested in Pure Pool also. I enjoyed Pool in Wii Play.

Honestly I'm tired of having my AAA games limited by what consoles can do so for the first time I'm not planning on getting a console (except for Nintendo). I'm planning on building a PC next generation. Though with how many games I have yet to finish on Switch and PS4, I could go a long time without buying a new system.

Normally I'd say PS5, but I'd at the very least wait for something like a Pro model when there are a lot more games to play. Plus the only PS exclusive I have any interest in is God of War, which...I can't really justify a whole console for just that one game.

Just this last Wednesday I finally finished Dream Team after slogging it out for more than two weeks. I really enjoyed playing it again, but the game honestly had too much padding. Took me longer to finish than any other game in this marathon so far. Actually Paper Mario The Thousand Year Door and Dream Team both took about 30 hours, but with Paper Mario I did that entirely within Labor Day weekend instead of dragging it out over weeks. At least I really enjoyed both games though. From then until Friday evening I did a quick run through of Super Mario 3D World (didn't 100% since it's coming to Switch).

Now I'm on Mario and Luigi Paper Jam. This is a bit of a landmark for me because it's the first game in this marathon I've never played. So far the game feels a bit weird to me for some reason... possibly because it's the only Mario and Luigi game that I didn't play when it first came out so it's unfamiliar to me.

I'm also playing a game I found on sale called Jenny LeClue. It's kind of like Night in the Woods with some detective elements. I like it!

PROLOGUE: Star Children

Yoshi's Island
Yoshi's New Island
Yoshi's Island DS

PART I: Let's-a go!

Donkey Kong
Donkey Kong Jr.
Wrecking Crew
Mario Bros.
Super Mario Bros.
Super Mario Bros 2 - The Lost Levels
Super Mario Bros. 2 USA
Super Mario Bros. 3
Super Mario Land
Super Mario World
Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins
Donkey Kong 94
Super Mario RPG

PART II: Adventures Untold

Super Mario 64
Paper Mario
Luigi's Mansion
Super Mario Sunshine
Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga
Mario vs. Donkey Kong
Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door
Super Princess Peach
Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time

PART III: A New Beginning

New Super Mario Bros.
Super Paper Mario
Super Mario Galaxy
Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story
New Super Mario Bros. Wii
Super Mario Galaxy 2

PART IV: The Stars Align

Super Mario 3D Land
New Super Mario Bros. 2
Paper Mario: Sticker Star
New Super Mario Bros. U
Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon
New Super Luigi U
Mario & Luigi: Dream Team
Super Mario 3D World
Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam <----At Sunbeam Plains
Paper Mario: Color Splash
Super Mario Run

PART V: Jump Up, Super Star!

Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle
Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker
Super Mario Odyssey
Luigi's Mansion 3
Paper Mario: The Origami King

Not exactly a point and click game (though it does have some such elements) but there's a game on sale right now for $2.99 called Jenny LeClue Detectivu. It's somewhat like Night in the Woods but with some detective elements as well. I've played about an hour of it, and it's super charming.

After downloading this update I still had a crash and an instance where when I paused the game, I couldn't move the menu cursor. Game probably still needs some more bug fixes, but so far I'm loving it. I'm on the second mission, and I really enjoy sneaking around cloaked and doing stealth kills. I also love how Delta difficulty really forces you to play carefully and use your suit's abilities to maximum efficiency.

@Little_Squee It's a pretty dang fun game if you like stealth games, World War 2 era weapons (or just the time period in general), etc. It's great on PS4, and with Rebellion's top notch work porting their other Sniper Elite games to Switch I'm sure 4 will be great on it too.

Sniper Elite 4 Deluxe Edition for me. I'll also get Hyrule Warriors at some point.

Super Mario 3D Land and Animal Crossing are mine. Also believe it or not, games like Splinter Cell Chaos Theory and Ghost Recon Future Soldier where I get to sneak around.

@Rykachu I'm sorry to hear all of that. I hope it turns around for you soon.

@nkarafo 4 is just a bigger, better 3 with much larger maps, more weapons, somewhat better enemy AI, and an Italian setting instead of North African. I've got 3 and plan on getting 4 as well since I love this series, but you may just want to start with 4. It's probably the best the series has to offer currently.

@ButterSpill Is that tank game worth playing? I watched a review that said it really wasn't as good as the Wii Play one, but maybe I need to watch more reviews.

Hell yeah, I love this game!

@dew12333 Yeah that screenshot and some of the eShop screenshots show him in some absolutely terrible positions for a sniper. 😂 Same with the Sniper Elite 3 screenshots.

Ya know, as someone who loved Wii Play Pool, I could see myself getting this.

Would love a sequel to Wii Play Tanks.

Super Mario 3D Land may well be my favorite Mario game...after Galaxy 2 anyway. It has so many incredibly fun levels. There's so many other fantastic games on the console too.

I'm playing Mario and Luigi Dream Team right now and having a fantastic time. Currently in Somnom Woods. The music is gorgeous. So is the 3D effect. I wish glasses free 3D had kept being a Nintendo thing into the future...

I'm so excited for Sniper Elite 4. There just aren't many other World War 2 stealth games that I know of.

Last weekend I largely took a break from Mario and played Sniper Elite 4. I love that game and can't wait to get it on Switch. This weekend however, I'm focusing on finishing up Dream Team. It's a good game with fantastic music and art direction, but it doesn't know the meaning of the word "brevity". Everything in the game takes far too long to do. I hope Paper Jam isn't as padded out as Dream Team is.

I also grabbed some spooky games on sale including Carrion, and I played through probably 75% of that yesterday. I'll probably finish it today. I was really enjoying it.

Since it's Halloween, I'm also thinking I may watch The Thing and its prequel for the first time. That monster is terrifying.

Bold titles were skipped or are going to be skipped

PROLOGUE: Star Children

Yoshi's Island
Yoshi's New Island
Yoshi's Island DS

PART I: Let's-a go!

Donkey Kong
Donkey Kong Jr.
Wrecking Crew
Mario Bros.
Super Mario Bros.
Super Mario Bros 2 - The Lost Levels
Super Mario Bros. 2 USA
Super Mario Bros. 3
Super Mario Land
Super Mario World
Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins
Donkey Kong 94
Super Mario RPG

PART II: Adventures Untold

Super Mario 64
Paper Mario
Luigi's Mansion
Super Mario Sunshine
Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga
Mario vs. Donkey Kong
Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door
Super Princess Peach
Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time

PART III: A New Beginning

New Super Mario Bros.
Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis
Super Paper Mario
Super Mario Galaxy
Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story
Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again!
New Super Mario Bros. Wii
Super Mario Galaxy 2
Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem!

PART IV: The Stars Align

Super Mario 3D Land
New Super Mario Bros. 2
Paper Mario: Sticker Star
New Super Mario Bros. U
Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon
New Super Luigi U
Mario and Donkey Kong: Minis on the Move
Mario & Luigi: Dream Team <---at Dreamy Driftwood Shore
Super Mario 3D World
Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars
Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam
Paper Mario: Color Splash
Super Mario Run

PART V: Jump Up, Super Star!

Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle
Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker
Super Mario Odyssey
Luigi's Mansion 3
Paper Mario: The Origami King

Huge Metroid fan, but I'd love to know if Retro plans to ever do a third DK Country game. I'd be all over that.

I managed to play it this morning in the performance mode, and it was far more responsive than I was expecting. It almost felt like it was running on my Switch, and my internet is only like 35 Mb. Even so, I still prefer actually having a game on my system as opposed to streaming it.

@Dm9982 Oh, so it's just when other accounts are involved, I got you. I knew PS4 did that, but I wasn't aware Switch did. I only have my account on my Switch though so it shouldn't ever be an issue for me.

I'd probably get this in a heartbeat. Loved the N.Sane Trilogy on Switch.

@Dm9982 Nope, I'm very much offline single player only. By the way I deleted my first comment right before you replied because I just didn't like it. Question though, you said "I have about 600gb of digital games on switch and if I don’t connect once a week to the internet then I can’t play em, so eh whatever." Is this some DRM thing I'm unaware of? I didn't think the Switch required you to connect to the internet at least once a week to play downloaded games you already paid for...I thought that was only a thing with the NES and SNES apps.

@TheFullAndy I remember someone I think from Bethesda saying the Switch port was coming along really great. I hope it's just enhanced on a potential new hardware version and not exclusive to that revision.

@TheFullAndy I'm speculating here, but I wouldn't be surprised if Eternal on Switch launches alongside that rumored Switch upgrade. Might be enhanced for that hardware, and that's why it hasn't come out yet.

@bobandbill Oh God, the water wraith...I also remember two of the caves I think from the Wistful Wild: the Dream Den and the Cavern of Chaos. I remember the Titan Dweevil being one grueling final boss...

@MS7000 I feel ya. Lord knows I wouldn't turn down a remaster of Luigi's Mansion 1 though (unlikely given its 3DS version). That's one of my favorite GameCube games.

@meltendo Providing they don't start focusing on Wii and GameCube ports next. 😂

Be interesting to see if they try to port the few first party Wii U games left though. Xenoblade X, Kirby and the Rainbow Curse, Yoshi's Wooly World, Paper Mario Color Splash, the two Zelda remasters (highly likely I think), and Star Fox Zero.

"Pikmin 2 went in the completely opposite direction, and maybe gave a bit too much freedom as a result: with unlimited days and large caves where time didn’t pass, any sense of tension was completely gone."

I'm gonna have to disagree there...some of those longer caves got freaking intense with the amount of floors and angry critters out to get you.

I'm looking forward to this though as I only played through the original once. I'm also gonna replay the first two via the Wii releases of them.