JasmineDragon

Much as I love the suggestion that I should simply buy a $300 console to play it, I would love to have the Wind Waker HD on Switch. On the other hand I'd also like to get the Oracle games and Minish Cap. Those games are long overdue for a new edition. I never really liked Twilight Princess, and we've had so many editions of OOT over the years.

@alexybubble Thanks, I appreciate the info. I didn't want to read all the spoilers, but I read the first couple to get a bit more of an informed choice to buy or not.

The first thing sounds annoying as hell but is definitely something I'm used to and can handle.

The second one kind of depends how things are depicted and what the intent is. Is it fanservicey, or is it part of the horror of the characters' situation? It makes all the difference. I love horror. I don't love erotica featuring minors. I'm having a bit of a problem with this in Mary Skelter 2 - for the most part it's been okay, but there is at least one character who is definitely meant to at least suggest a child even if she isn't one technically, and it's skeevy when they get fanservicey with her. I get it, it's acceptable in Japan, etc., but I'm not Japanese.

I'm still a bit on the fence with Danganronpa, but it sounds like it's content I would be okay with. I really appreciate that you took the time to answer, and in a good thorough manner too. Many Internet points heading your way!

Can somebody please tell me, like in one or two non-spoilery lines, what the dodgy parts are in Danganronpa? Asking because I've heard them almost universally praised by VN fans as one of the classics of the genre and I've never read too deeply about them because I thought I might buy and play them one day and don't want to be spoilerized.

Is it just the murdering, or is it like sexualizing kids and stuff? I'm okay with a lot of "dodgy" things, but there are some lines I won't cross, and that's one of them.

Defense is definitely your top priority in STS, as it should be in most strategy games. It doesn't matter how powerful your fighter's attacks are if they die before they can use them. You really only need a few heavy damage cards. Try to pick up cards that accelerate card draw so that you always have access to the cards you need. And keep your deck as tight as you can. With deckbuilders, smaller is almost always better.

The Ironclad is not my favorite character, I much prefer the Silent and the Defect. I think you'll like the Silent, Kate. She can build up devastating attacks with poison but still has enough defensive options to be viable.

@Gamer_Zeus What's wrong with niche? Popularity is no indication of quality. Most of my favorite things are niche.

Harvest Moon and its ilk were ultra niche for literally decades until Stardew Valley came along with the exact same gameplay as Friends of Mineral Town and suddenly blew up online, and now there are fifty gazillion Harvest Moon-likes that everyone refers to as Stardew-likes. Fire Emblem was niche until Awakening blew the doors off the hinges. Katamari Damacy, Okami, Doki Doki Literature Club, Disgaea, Atelier, ALL niche.

And this isn't just in video games - in nearly every medium, the most highly acclaimed things are not the best sellers. As long as the things make enough money to be financially viable, who cares?

I get that you bounced off XC2, and so did I as a matter of fact. But that's no reason to think they should stop making them.

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This is the first I've heard about it, but it does sound cool.

I'll be continuing with Mary Skelter 2 and Paradise Killer, as long as I can resist the temptation to play "just one quick little run" in Slay the Spire. Might also start Undernauts: Labyrinth of Yomi today. Mary Skelter reminded me how much I like DRPGs, so I went ahead and bought another one even though I'm only a few hours into MS2.

@jcboyer515 You need to read more. There were major communities of Chinese, Indian, African and Caribbean immigrants in London in the 19th Century. The British Empire spanned the globe and immigration was constantly contributing to London's growth and changing its demographics.

@Smokingspoon Vegan nail polish is by definition not tested on animals, so if that's a concern you can go with the adult set.

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@Desrever I run about the same way. The Watcher is the only character I don't have a lot of fun with. I struggle to build a reliable engine for her, and she's the only one I've never won a run with.

The Defect is my favorite by far.

I'm looking forward to this. Mousou games aren't my favorite thing but I do get into them when I'm attached to the characters, and I definitely have that with the Three Houses characters.

I love this idea, Kate! Not sure I'll ever be super active if it's done weekly, though. I don't have a lot of time to divert from from the games I'm actively trying to finish. Something like a monthly format, or every two weeks even, would probably work better for me. But it's a fun idea and I'll try to be there.

I can vouch for Slay the Spire, it's my most played game on my current Switch at around 275 hours. I was playing it last night and I'll probably sneak in a run sometime this morning. Currently I'm running the Silent at ascension level 1.

I play a lot of deckbuilders, mostly in tabletop, and STS is simply one of the best I've played. It's perfectly balanced, you unlock powers at just the right rate, and you have a lot of agency in building your deck. It looks like so much luck, but it's really not. There's an enormous amount of mitigation at your disposal. There are multiple viable strategies for every character, and a really nice range of characters and encounters.

I hope they make a sequel or DLC for this at some point, but honestly even after all this time I still feel heavily engaged with STS.

In fact... (turns on Switch)

Lots going on this weekend. I should continue Mary Skelter 2, but I just received my copy of Paradise Killer and I can't wait to start that. Might be a little of both in the end. I also keep on coming back to Slay the Spire even after I've beaten it with all the base characters. I might have a Slay the Spire problem.

I also have to start working on a a sweater, and I have a ton of work to do on the house including chainsawing a ginormous dead tree, so who knows what I'll actually end up doing this weekend.

@Professorgenius Good to hear it, I'll look into it. I'm not going to get Paramount+ just for that, but hopefully it will be out on physical media sooner or later.

I've been a Trekkie all my life (TOS "Devil in the Dark" in black and white is literally the first thing I remember seeing on TV, probably because that particular episode was some scary s**t for a little kid).

I even enjoy the latest movies and Discovery. Yes, grab your pitchforks, I'm ready.

I'm not super interested in "Trek for kids" since, obviously, I'm not the target market. But I'm willing to give it a shot as long as the reviews are not entirely scathing. I've watched and loved a lot of things that were made for kids. I don't know how I feel about that art style, but who knows, it may grow on me.

Some of the responses to this seem more like what I'd expect to hear from my grandparents, not a group of people who have active accounts on a Nintendo fansite. Guess what, guys, the future is digital. And yes, it WILL be monetized. Oh, the horror.

Roguelite + deckbuilder + attractive anime girls but not too heavy on the fanservice.

Okay, yeah, I'm interested.

@twztid13 Yeah, sounds like me all right. I just want to ramble and fill out the maps and talk to everyone, and I get nowhere in the main quest. And eventually time runs out, because there's a crazy number of good games out there!

I've been looking forward to this one, but I just can't right now. I'm in the middle of way too many games, and I have a bad tendency to drop games halfway through because I hit a wall and something else came out that I'm hyped for.

I like everything I've heard about it, though. And it's perfect for the Switch. Definitely on the buy list.

@PBandSmelly Honestly I don't care if they walk it back or try to pretend it never happened. In my book, if they said it once it's canon. 🏳️‍⚧️

@Fiskern April 1st was yesterday.

@UltimateOtaku91 Five or six hours into it, I'm still on the fence with RF5. The graphics and overall presentation are definitely not great, but I can get past that if the game is solid. Unfortunately some of the writing in the game is also utter drivel. I wasn't expecting War and Peace, but I did expect some basic competence in worldbuilding from a company that's been doing this for decades. I'm still in the early hours of the game though, haven't really played enough to reach a final verdict yet.

I mean, I loved his comedies back in the Nineties and the Truman Show was amazing, but what has he done in the last twenty years aside from helping to desecrate a Dr. Seuss book?

I bought Mary Skelter 2 on a whim and am loving it so far. There is some highly questionable fanservice here and there, but aside from that it's a very solid dungeon crawler that reminds me of Etrian Odyssey.

Alternating that and Rune Factory 5 for now, might get some Ring Fit Adventure in.

Does this have an English option at all? I thought these games were Japanese language only. If there's like a SEA version with an English track, I'll get on it.

Two Point Hospital is frequently hilarious. And Katamari Damcy Reroll always cracks me up.

As a launch title, Snipperclips deserves some cred for being a funny tech demo for the Switch and a really fun MP game. My kid and I used to spend hours at it, laughing all the time. Snipping your coplayer at the worst possible times NEVER gets old.

Another one that I find morbidly, twistedly funny is Darkest Dungeon. Not everyone will like DD, but if you like roguelites, dark humor and Lovecraftian horror it has all of that.

It's all about 13 Sentinels for me.

These are all right, but I really wish we got Harvest Moon.

@OldManHermit You win, the comment section can now be closed.

I've had my eye on Coffee Talk for a while, heard a lot of good things about it. I'll buy it this week in his honor, hopefully it helps his family a little bit. Rest in peace, brother.

@Greatluigi There are a lot of she/they and he/they nonbinary people. It's kind of a spectrum.

@CharlieGirl Not just enbies but explicit ace/arospec representation, which is practically unheard of. I love this!

I'm in love with the whole concept. Backed it immediately.

I can't see 3D, I'll never know what all the fuss over it was at the time but I'm glad it's over. 3DS was still my favorite console until the Switch came along, because it was such a great little system and had the all-important BC with DS games, but I barely touch it these days.

@icomma @Kirby_Girl Me: I love this game, it's so cool that my character can have kinky hair and marry anyone I want them to!

"Based Gamer": WHY DOES EVERYTHING HAVE TO BE POLITICAL?

@JayJ Metascore is 84 after 67 reviews, with a user rating of 9.0.

Hell of a time to be announcing a modern era wargame.

The first time I played Chrono Trigger was on the DS. I had heard all the hype for years before I played, and went into it thinking oh boy, I can finally see what everyone is talking about - and I just didn't feel it.

There's a good chance it was just the headspace I was in at the time. But for whatever reason, I did not connect with with the game at all. When it had sat on the shelf for a while I sold it at Gamestop (yes, this was probably a dumb move).

Because of the experience, I'm not likely to buy Trigger again on the Switch. But I am interested in seeing the followup. Maybe this time I'll be in the right state of mind.

That is not what "preemptive" means.

Getting to know the townspeople in Rune Factory 5.

Saving Toronto in Dawn of the Monsters.

Perfecting my Tree Pose in Ring Fit Adventure.

Also, probably doing a lot of housework in Real Life: the Game.

@Wexter Totally agree with you there, and I think it was pretty much the same story with Krysta and Kit. When the office you've been at for over a decade shuts down to relocate in a different state, it's kind of natural to pause and think about the other possibilities. Now add that to everything else that happened in 2020-2021.

A LOT of people have jumped jobs and even jumped careers in the last couple of years. This is hardly a sign of a crisis in Nintendo management.

@Xansies Stardew Valley is a great game, but it's hardly the last word in farm/life sims. There are a lot of ways the genre could evolve. Sakuna: of Rice and Ruin already showed one new path these games could take, even though farming is just one part of the game it's handled more in depth than anything in HM/SOS or Rune Factory or Stardew. The classic farming system in these games is childishly simplistic.

Atelier has another thing that farming sims could use, a much more interesting crafting system that is the game's backbone. That alchemy system could be adapted to farming, add in a little more relationship sim and it could be an amazing new approach for farm games.

The limitation here is not that Stardew is perfect, but that those games probably wouldn't have the same kind of widespread appeal.

(I'm not knocking Stardew, it's a certified masterpiece. But there is always something new that can be done, if people want to try. Stardew itself didn't have a lot of new ideas, it's just a very good iteration of the Harvest Moon formula.)

Nice old-school vibes, I might give it a shot.

I'll probably get eventually it but not right away, I've already bought a lot this year.

I've only played for a few hours so far but I'm liking it. It could definitely be prettier and smoother, but that's not what's important in these games. I don't watch Bruce Lee movies expecting brilliant cinematography and I don't play these games for a technical showcase. I want to farm and craft and meet mysterious strangers and discover their tragic, romantic backstories. To build a pleasing homestead and find love and a little bit of danger.

The jury's still out, but so far I'm feeling it.

@jowe_gw That's actually the right usage of "politically correct", unlike what most people are thinking when they use the phrase. Politically correct literally means saying the things that won't get you in trouble or hurt your career. It does not refer to any specific idealogy.

I like the style a lot and I'm always looking for good card games. I'll keep an eye on this for sure.

@Quantaur Yeah, you're right. I was just going to say it didn't really look especially Disneyesque to me, but yes, it's very Bluth. Which is great. I don't love his movies (I will not forgive him for what he did to Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH), but his art style is on point.

This guy's work is fantastic. His whole portfolio is just gorgeous. I'm especially in love with Chateau de Chenonceau.

I preordered the Earthmate Edition months ago, knowing that the game got a lukewarm reception in Japan. I'm hoping patches can help somewhat. Pioneers of Olive Town got a lot better after a few patches.

But even if it doesn't, they had me at "non-gender-restricted romance". Having this option in the last few SoS games has made a world of difference to me. As in, I finally actually care about the whole relationship/lifesim portion of the games.

I knew I shouldn't read this before I played the game. Did it anyway. Much regert.