Hoshiko

@shgamer I’d say that the main problem with a lot of modern AAA is that they’re trying to be movies rather than games. They spend so much time and effort crafting “Cinematic” and “Immersive” experiences that they often forget games are supposed to be fun first and foremost.

And while I disagree with the idea that games aren’t art, I do believe there’s a great deal of unexplored potential when it comes to conveying an artistic vision through gameplay.

It’s kinda crazy seeing Golf finally be added to NSO so many years after the Switch’s launch, when it was found hidden in the system’s code, only to then be removed in an update. We’ve come full circle.

The possession mechanic seems to have Super Mario Odyssey written all over it, and if it plays anything like that game I’m sure it’s an amazing experience! I’ll definitely have to check it out, any Odyssey-like is an instant buy for me.

I can’t imagine displaying this thing and then having to clean when it inevitably gets covered in dust, there’s so many delicate little pieces 😰

Surely we can have both, right? A game with tightly designed strategy combat but also complemented by deeper social sim elements and an involving narrative.

I guess having a Fire Emblem title without the series’ signature gameplay would just feel… wrong. And that’s coming from someone who’s predominantly a Three Houses fan with only a passing interest in the rest of the series.

Regardless, it won’t be an easy task for another FE game to reach Three Houses’ sales numbers and popularity, unless they do the same thing again. The whole game seems to have been made with social media discussion in mind, from its Harry Potter-esque setting to its controversial character motivations, I’ll be surprised if future entries match its level of discourse.

Frye might have won the splatfest but Shiver still gets all the attention

Because of course they are

@S83 Everyone should buy Little Goody Two Shoes, it’s awesome!

I sure wish he’d tell us what makes them so different. I guess the color analogy is cool though.

It’s funny to think that none of these animals even exist in the Splatoon world lol

There’s only so many live service games a person can reasonably play, and chances are it’s gonna be one of the well established ones instead of whatever new Fortnite wannabe these companies put out.

They’re definitely setting themselves up for disappointment by not realizing that.

I’m just glad they’re taking a year off, now let’s hope this Legends Z-A comes out late into 2025 and not in January.

Just casually confirmed the Nintendo Slash

Yes!!! This is the game from the Wii era that I most wanted to get a remake, I'm beyond happy to see it return!

So… where does this leave the Switch 2 release date speculation? Sure, they could announce the games for the latter half of 2024 at a June/July Direct… but it does seem likely that they’re saving the good stuff for an eventual system reveal.

Harsh as it may sound, this game to me feels like it’s straight out of the bland era of Mario that plagued the Wii U and 3DS years. Clearly just something made to capitalize on that Mario movie hype.

Really wish they’d give us new haircuts, it’s what I always hope for with every update…

@solarwolf07 They could give Mickey an assault rifle and it’d still feel like sanitized corporate shlop when compared to Epic Mickey

Disney games peaked with Epic Mickey and it’s been all downhill since then.

Is anyone gonna talk about how this patch is a whole 5 gigabytes? Surely there has to be more under the hood to justify this, GameFreak’s optimization can’t be THAT bad.

Super Mario Odyssey definitely, I’ve actually avoided looking at any gameplay of it for the past 3 years or so just so I can re-experience it as freshly as possible (though, there’s only so much I can forget about such a memorable game).

Little Goody Two Shoes was my favorite by far, all of its tracks are extremely hummable and boast a lot of variety. Truly an under appreciated gem.

Is this game worth getting? It looks fun but really basic and a tad stiff.
I can enjoy simplistic RPGs as long as the world and characters are enjoyable, would this be the case here?

Not being able to alter the patterns in clothing items is such a weird omission for a game that’s about designing “your own” outfits. I don’t know if this was a feature in the previous games, but it certainly feels lacking here.

Hopefully they’ll patch these minor annoyances, I was really looking forward to this one.

What a great start to the music collab! Deco’s songs are a bit hit or miss for me but this one managed to exceed expectations. Now, the PinocchioP one has me REALLY excited, can’t wait for when it drops!

It’s so weird to see him leave like this, I can only hope that future Bayonetta games will be better as a result.

It’s… a roguelite?? Now that’s way different from what everyone was expecting. Not bad, just different.

@TimeGuy And Arven’s Masbostiff from Scarlet/Violet! Such a memorable pup!

No Eraser Dog from Mario Maker? He might have erased Peach’s castle in the story mode but who could be mad at him honestly

November is PACKED for JRPG fans!! That Star Ocean remake looked really interesting to me despite having no experience with the series, so I’ll probably get that before Mario RPG and P5T.

A whole lot better than the last two, yeah sure most of the announcements were remasters and ports but there were some pretty big new games too, great Direct all around.

This is just sad, there’s so much potential for an actual Miku RPG game in a style similar to this one but this is what we got. Unfortunately it seems like Crypton isn’t really interested in doing more than the bare minimum for Vocaloid games, even the Diva series has stagnated at this point :/

Nice! Always wanted to try this one out