JasmineDragon

@SmaggTheSmug High five!! 🐀

Honestly, this is silly and I don't care a whole lot, but it needs to be said - rats are lovely animals that don't deserve to be shot any more than dogs do. I work with rats all the time, and they are sociable, funny and generally very easygoing creatures. They like people, and are by far the easiest rodents to work with.

I can't believe I have to ask all the hard questions. So, Kate, how did you like Die Hard?

I like Japan on this one. It's a real throwback design to the days of early RPGs and wargames, and it grabs the eye.

I like the NA design too, but I prefer Japan.

I also like the title Mother, rather than Earthbound. Earthbound definitely rolls off the tongue nicely, but it's a bit generic, even back in the day. As someone who has no nostalgic feelings for the series, it doesn't evoke much.

@Zuljaras Belmont's Revenge is one of my most beloved games! So many good memories from that... I hope you enjoy it.

I haven't played much of anything this week, but I'll probably get back into Lego Star Wars: the Skywalker Saga today, and I'm thinking about returning to Sakuna: of Rice and Ruin or one of the Story of Seasons games.

Also in the cards: working on my sweater, doing housework, seeing Doctor Strange tomorrow and maybe getting a new Lego set.

@Axecon Same here, I feel like I know too much already.

So, all those people saying it's terrible presumably don't buy special editions or steelbooks, right? Because those definitely don't blend in with standard boxes.

I didn't even know they were making an expansion for this. The game is a lot of fun, but I've never gotten very far in it. I get lost very easily, not sure if it's the game or my horrible sense of direction or both.

@Joeynator3000 I haven't had it crash once throughout Episode I and most of II. I'm not questioning your experience, but something's not right with your game or your Switch, unless you're doing a lot of stuff I haven't been doing.

I'm fine with waiting as long as it takes. I have complete trust in Firaxis.

No, Square. That isn't the way. I know we already talked about this, but one more time:

Make the game FTP, or make the game full price without FTP mechanics. Choose a path. You can't take both.

It's such a shame that Ultima has faded into obscurity. Not only was Ultima one of the founding computer RPGs, it also spawned one of the early MMORPGs.

It's like if Batman or Captain America had been completely forgotten and nobody knew that they were once among the most famous members of the Justice League and Avengers.

Maybe somebody will reboot the series as it approaches its 50th anniversary, which is not that far off now. I'm sure there's money to be made with a quality game or series and some decent marketing work. EA probably won't do it, though.

Haven't watched the video yet, but based on the pictures alone, Metal Dogs needs to come to the West, like yesterday.

@Xiovanni People always say things like this, about consoles and games alike. But 385,000 babies are born every day on Earth. There are always new gamers coming up, gamers who haven't played the games "everyone has played" and young'uns who are just getting to the right age for their own consoles.

Coincidentally, I bought my 14-year-old a Switch OLED two days ago. She's been using my launch day Switch, and it's been ailing for a while now. Her birthday is this week and it was time for her to upgrade.

Is there any question about this? NA has dynamic composition and looks like it was drawn by an artist. Japan... well. Dracula does look good, I'll give it that.

@BenAV I thought AI was coming out later in the summer. So much for my backlog!

I'm really only interested in FE Warriors and Eastward, maybe Pocky and Rocky Reshrined. But that's good, because backlog. Oy, the backlog.

I have no problem with this. Musical numbers worked for the Lion King, they worked for Mary Poppins, they worked for Encanto. Adventure Time has frequent musical interludes that don't detract from its coolness, and if you don't love Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory we cannot be friends and you're not invited to Game Night here anymore. Musicals can be fun.

And Illumination have not made any musicals in that league yet, but they did pretty well with Sing. That was a movie I went to with my kids expecting utter schlock, and it turned out to be a surprisingly sincere movie where the music worked really well.

I'm not expecting a timeless classic here, but I'm not on board the hate train.

I'm playing through the prequel trilogy in Lego Star Wars: the Skywalker Saga.

Going to try and get some Paradise Killer in.

Continuing the dungeon delve in Mary Skelter 2.

And I have an itch for Civilization VI - which means that might end up being the only game I play this weekend.

In crochet today, still working on that sweater.

I vaguely recall hearing that something like this existed, but never expected to see it remade. Definitely will check it out, I love R-Type and I love strategy games.

Buying the N3DSXL when I really should have gotten the N3DS Animal Crossing bundle. I wasn't all that into AC (heresy, I know) and I thought a bigger screen would naturally be better.

(Narrator: it wasn't).

I hated the big screen. It made everything look fifty times worse. And I don't know if I got a bad unit or if they were all like this, but I had a really floppy hinge on mine. I didn't hate the thing, I was just disappointed by it. Compared to my beautiful and well-loved aqua 3DS, it just didn't feel like the same Nintendo experience. It was great to be able to play a full-featured game like Xenoblade Chronicles on a handheld, but I wasn't sold on it at all. And I still would rather play games on my 3DS than the N3DSXL.

I think this experience is probably part of the reason I've completely abandoned my whole DS/3DS/N3DS collection in favor of the Switch.

I'm buying this physical only. I've played these games before - I can wait. Your move, Sega.

It's been a few months since I last played, but I have major feelings for this game, as it helped me connect with my daughter like very few things do. PPT and ARMS are the two games we played together the most, and I'll always have a soft spot for both games because of it.

"Super Monkey Ball, but with naughty maids" is the worst elevator pitch ever, and the trailer pretty much confirms it. Who is buying this? Monkey Ball fans have the actual SMB games, Paperball Deluxe and others that they can play, and naughty maid fans have thousands of naughtier and better-drawn alternatives. What's the draw for this?

This looks right up my alley, but Steam reviews are quite mixed. I see a lot of complaints about randomness scuppering an entire run when the world generates a zone that doesn't have the resources you need to move out of it. Things like this are death to a strategy game.

It has enough positive reviews that I'm inclined to check it out anyway, but probably on Steam rather than Switch, since the Steam price is currently less than ten dollars.

I never played Wii Sports, loathe sports of all kinds and have no friends. I think I'll pass.

I love to see such a passionate review, it's made me a lot more interested in this game.

It looks beautiful but it almost sounds too serene to keep me awake. With in-game activities like taking a nap and watching clouds, I'll be sleeping before my character is.

Blanka looking ready to dominate the boardroom. It's hostile takeover time!

@Pak-Man Sniff, those are bearly even puns.

@Azuris I love the mental image of an ASCII Snake game bringing your gaming rig to its knees, thanks for that.

Solid Snake's exploits run just fine, but ASCII Snake? No, please, have mercy!

@Moistnado No way, my dude. MP Pinball is an amazing game. On the rare occasions when I still turn my 3DS on, I ALWAYS play a few rounds of Pinball. Not to mention it had the Rumble Pak.

I honestly wish they would port it to the Switch or make a new version. I have a flip grip ready and waiting.

I think it looks pretty good, but I'm neck deep in lengthy RPGs and already have a couple more lined up for this year, so I'll be watching the reviews for this one.

I feel like I've bought these games a dozen times at this point, but I'm still down for this if a physical edition happens. I'm counting on a delayed "Plus" edition to match Mania.

Being a vet tech, I feel like I pretty much have to buy this.

I have to say, though, it would have been cooler to have T-Juan be the alpha. I've worked with hundreds of groups of mixed-sized dogs, and I've seen so many little dogs like terriers and Chihuahuas bossing their much bigger packmates around. It's hilarious to watch. Would have been fun to have that in the game.

I'm hyped for this. Really not understanding people's reactions here. I don't want Splatoon 3 to not play like Splatoon. I'm buying it because it's Splatoon.

I've been juggling Undernauts: Labyrinth of Yomi and Mary Skelter 2. Two very similar games overall, but very different on the nuts and bolts level. I think I'll go with MS2 this weekend.

I plan to return to Paradise Killer today. I haven't gotten very far yet, jist getting my bearings in the game.

More Slay the Spire of course. Alternating the Defect and the Silent.

Bought Lego Star Wars: the Skywalker Saga a few days ago, playing through Episode II now.

In between gaming sessions I've been working on a crocheted sweater. I'm about 1/4 done, hope to make some progress this weekend, so I'll be spending some time crocheting and watching Avatar: the Last Airbender.

@hypercoyote Yeah, I was going to say, my JC repair package said United Radio on it, it wasn't really hidden.

Physically I could see her as Zelda, but I haven't seen the show and have no idea if she has the acting ability. Also not really sure LOZ needs to be a movie or a show. Great games don't necessarily translate to great viewing.

Having said that, I'm pretty sure this is going to happen, now that Detective Pikachu, Sonic and the Witcher have all succeeded as live action media. Hollywood loves to chase after the Next Big Thing, and now that superheroes seem to be on the verge of oversaturation I suspect video games are the NBT.

I feel compelled to point out that the Nigerian Prince scam goes back to the 19th Century.

I found it interesting to read. I grant you, this isn't earthshaking secret knowledge, but I just like history and enjoy reading about the difficulties historians face when researching prosaic things like when exactly a company that would become one of the most influential companies on Earth was founded. Does it change the way I play video games? No, not at all. But I like to know things.

This article also led me over to the Kickstarter, which gave me some cool insight on traditional Japanese cardmaking, which is amazing.

Honestly, I think there's next to no chance they don't already know the demand is there. Rogue Leader comes up near the top of almost every list of Star Wars games, as well as Best Games on Gamecube. Like, every single time.

Social media is ultra important to these companies, though, and they wouldn't be the first company to engage in some Astroturfing to promote an upcoming product. Because they still need to engage younger players and newcomers and get them hyped. If enough people respond to this, it boosts their social media numbers through the roof, and sales with them.

I think there's a very good chance these games are already in the pipeline.

Gotta admit, I'm getting more hyped for this. The trailer really sells it. I don't think the early release date works best for me, but whatever. I'll still buy it.

Awakening was tremendous. Best game on the 3DS in my opinion, certainly the one I put the most time into. I actually finished it, which is very rare for me, and even bought some of the DLC maps so the experience wouldn't end. Sadly, I haven't enjoyed another FE game as much since then. Three Houses is a stellar game, but IMO it leaned too far into the social and romantic parts of the game - still great, but not as good as Awakening.

I might get in troubke with the cool kids for saying it, but this is an EXCELLENT game, and a week is definitely long enough to tell you if you want to sink real money into it. So, yay.

Hooefully this trial is a sign that there will be another DQB eventually. It's a great series.

I'm probably just getting a regular edition. I splurged on the XC2 SE and ended up not loving the game. I still like the series enough to buy it, but just plain vanilla will do this time.

I was in Target yesterday and could not decide which of these to get. Literally standing in front of an endcap display unable to decide. I let two random teenagers make the choice for me. We chose Lego Star Wars. May the Force be with us all.

Update on this if anyone's following, this got funded and hit a lot of stretch goals, but fell short of the goal for a Switch version. It will be PC only for the time being.

@RubyCarbuncle I've been guilty of posting while angry, so I get it. Peace.