JohnnyC

NA/EU. The tantalising promise of these film tie-ins for me as a kid was that the game would look and feel just like the film (had to wait until the Arkham games for that pleasure). The cover with shots from the film almost serving as a film poster meets that requirement.

Splatoon 3 to level up a bit ahead of the upcoming Splatfest, and Uncharted 3 Remastered on the PS4.

Agreed, any version would either be cloud-based, missing content or reduced quality. Getting a pre-owned PS4 and buying the last-gen version would be a more sensible option.

Switch Pro. One of the best controllers across all formats.

Game shops and online retailers you say? What sorcery is this?!?

Got enough to be getting on with until Tears of the Kingdom. This looks great though, and is on my radar for later in the year.

Final Fantasy X on the PS2 for me. 150 hours to unlock everything. Time well-spent! To date, the only game in the series I've played to completion.

I've never seen any sense in spending real money on live service games. Nothing and nobody lasts forever and I accept that hardware and discs/cartridges will eventually break down like all things on this planet, but I dislike the idea of paying for something knowing that someone else can take it away from me at a time of their choosing, regardless of how much I'm using it.

@WhiteTrashGuy Agreed, if you have the expansion pack you get a lot of content. Seems to be something new on at least one of the services each month as well.

I remember when this game came out originally and Nintendo were desperately pushing it. It looked low-tech at the time and this achievement just underlines that for me. Not taking away from what the coder did, just a reminder of how poor the Wii U's lean periods were.

@Cashews I'm getting that at launch. Played 2, 4 and 5 as much as I could and loved every minute. Missed out on 3's initial run, sadly, but played it a bit via retro releases.

The voice was fine, the film was fun.

Great game. Worth it at full price and a bargain for anything less.

From a story perspective, I went with Ocarina of Time due to him being a fairly constant presence throughout the game. Twilight Princess, I felt the focus was largely on Zant. Wind Waker was probably my favourite Ganondorf fight (possibly tied with Twilight Princess) but as a character in the story I didn't feel he was as strong as Ocarina. Hyrule Warriors doesn't count for me, and Tears of the Kingdom is impossible to say based on the briefest of glimpses.

The one I wanted most (after Goldeneye) from their announcement last year was 1080. That game still plays perfectly from my time with it on the Wii U VC, and it would be nice to have it on Switch so I can destroy my shiny new N64 controller trying to bang out those 1080s.

Last of Us II was £8 in Game when I went in last week. Already got it and enjoyed it, but anyone who was on the fence would have had it at that price.

No doubt Disney/Pixar are sitting there wondering why the same families didn't show up last year for Strange World and Lightyear. Either that or they're trying to buy Illumination. Or Universal.

Got Mario + Rabbids: Sparks of Hope and Metroid Prime Remastered this week, so when I can get on the Switch it'll be one of those.

Just seen it. It's the most I've enjoyed a film in ages. Saw it with someone who wasn't familiar with the games and so didn't get all the winks and nudges from the filmmakers. Definitely not the best-made film, but subjectively I thought it was great fun.

A young co-audience member in the cinema I was at summed it up best by shouting "THAT WAS AWESOME!!!" when the credits rolled.

Bowser's Fury was short and sweet, but we're overdue a new full-fat mainline Mario title. If you count Super Mario 3D World on the Wii U as part of the main series and therefore breaking up the gap between Mario Galaxy 2 and Mario Odyssey, 6 years is the longest stretch since Mario 64 to Mario Sunshine, and that felt like forever as well.

I always wanted to have a go on this, but back when it first came out I understood it was pointless if you didn't have one of the original Game Boy games. It'll be nice to finally give it a try.

Received GTA6 in the post. The Wii U version. Completed it already.

Enjoy the day!

(I know, it's after midday. Whatever, report me to the April Fool's police)

I've played Forgotten Land. It's very good. Got God of War Ragnarok a couple of weeks ago. No issue from me about the awards for these titles, although I didn't see Elden Ring winning best multiplayer.

@Member_the_game Yep, although impulse purchases for films I haven't seen have been killed thanks to streaming. Streaming sites only have a limited selection of films and TV shows though, and most don't rival the quality of a 4k blu ray (4k streaming isn't the same). Not to mention one of the best and most underappreciated features of dvd/Blu-ray: scene selection. If there's a film I really want to watch multiple times and any time I want, physical is the way to go.

@Anti-Matter More than 100,000,000 people do.

It's nice to see games like this and Mario Kart exist that aren't just considered well-made and popular for a couple of months like most modern entertainment, but are enduringly popular into a new generation that either didn't exist or weren't old enough to play at launch.

Says a lot about the state of modern gaming that a top-tier game from 10 years ago still holds up today.

@Axecon I agree. Where's the love for Paw Patrol: Grand Prix!?!

First game I owned, had to go with the PAL version. Special memories of this one.

God of War Ragnarok arrived last week, so thoroughly enjoying that. On the Switch, I got the Fire Emblem theme from Tetris 99 to keep my collection up to date. Always a pleasure to go back to that game. Also played a bit of Pokken Tournament DX, as I've always had a soft spot for the fighting game genre.

I'm only buying Lego games made by TT. They've done reasonably-priced dlc for their titles, but that's it. 2k were always going to monetise the living daylights out of this.

Got the three main games, and they all dropped in price quickly enough. The completionist/collector in me will get this at some point, but I reckon it'll be around £20 within a couple of months based on the reviews and previous mainline entries and how fast their prices dropped.

Finally got around to picking up God of War: Ragnarok this week, so that alone makes getting this this week pointless.

Nice to see some love for the NES and SNES.

If I were to try this, I'd definitely mute the TV. I'll stick with having a chat with Yoshi at the end of the game.

Good game. No regrets about spending £5 on it.

So he's saying it's similar to something fans wanted, but Nintendo chose to kill off?

Personally, I can take or leave E3 as long as we get decent games from all developers on a regular basis. The only thing I liked about E3 was the sense of competition and the effort made to put on a good show. Competition between developers has always been good for the consumer.

@RainbowGazelle The Doctor Who pack in Lego Dimensions was fantastic, and shows a clear love for the IP by the developers. Agreed this would be great, but hard to imagine it having the same universal appeal as Star Wars or Harry Potter.

Lego Worlds wasn't really my thing, but I've otherwise enjoyed all their games since Lego Star Wars on the PS2. That being said, Skywalker Saga was a clear improvement over previous titles so I'm all for quality over quantity. Mandalorian story-based dlc is welcome if it turns out to be true too.

@sd7232 Even if you didn't play SM64, the TV ads at the time were jaw-dropping and got a lot of attention ahead of the launch of the console. The ones which had clips of Mario spinning Bowser in a full circle, edited with clips of the Hoth battle from Shadows of the Empire. The leap from SNES to N64 was the jump from 2D to 3D (even if as you correctly hint at, most people opted for a PS1 in that generation) and there's never been anything like it since. Super Mario 64 - as a key launch title - was the embodiment of that jump.

No contest. Without being cluttered, the NA/EU cover is just more interesting.

Just a suggestion, but if I recall correctly GTA3 was pretty much the defining game of 2001 and reshaped the gaming landscape for years afterwards. And it's available on the Switch. Not quite as impactful as Super Mario 64 was 5 years earlier, but still a literal game-changer. The only other thing I feel is missing is an acknowledgement of God of War in 2018 as a non-Switch candidate, given it was widely acknowledged as one of the best games of the previous generation regardless of format. Otherwise a good list.

2017. Breath of the Wild, Splatoon 2, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Super Mario Odyssey and - a favourite in our house - Arms. It's not every year that a format has 3 1st-party games that are legitimate contenders for game of the year, regardless of format. Not to mention that BOTW is still rightly considered by many to be one of the best games ever made. Every year since has been playing for a silver medal.

For those wondering, I still play Splatoon 1 online now and again. Good game, Inkstrike using the gamepad feels amazing, and it's always easy to get a match. Think the last time I was on about a month ago. And yes, I have Splatoon 2 (which I still play sometimes) and Splatoon 3 (which is the version I play the most).

@westman98 Not had all the patches/dlc yet, and still wouldn't fit on a Switch cartridge without being heavily compromised. It'll be a cloud version or a shocking port. Switch has had decent ports of games from one or two gens ago, but I'm struggling to think of a list of AAA games which were designed natively for current-gen hardware which were ported to the Switch to a good standard. The only other explanation is that Phil Spencer is talking about the rumoured successor to the Switch due out before the end of next year.

Current call of duty games are approx. 150-200GB. This will be a cloud version.

Love it. Can't wait to play it again. I repeat my longstanding call for Nintendo to do a HD remaster compilation of 1080 Avalanche, F-Zero GX and Wave Race Blue Storm.

Worth £50 of anybody's money.

The only remaster I paid top dollar for at launch was Super Mario 3D All-Stars, which for me was as good as I remembered it for all 3 games (with some notable improvements). I've nothing against remasters but otherwise I tend to get them once they've dropped to the £20-£30 range (or less, if possible), so this is never something that affects me. As a rule I can't usually justify paying the same as a brand new AAA release for what's often effectively a 10-20-year-old game with a bit of polish.

Had an original purple GBA with precisely 2 games: Mario Kart Super Circuit and Zelda: Link to the Past. Also had a PS2 and GameCube in those days, and all my gaming budget from my part time job ended up on games and accessories for those two.

I usually go with local when I like both equally. They're as good as each other in my opinion. Looking forward to picking this up in a few weeks.

On the NES and SNES apps, we got some Japanese-only titles so it's not impossible. Not desperate for this, but I'd play it if it was there as Mahjong is always a good way to throw away some time.

Splatoon 3 dlc. Nintendo has already said it's coming. Seems a given there'll be an announcement.

Really hoping Tears of the Kingdom isn't delayed.