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I did start DQ11S last week and have just gotten to Gondolia.

FF7R is in my Switch 2 now though and I'll be playing that for the 2nd time (after completing it the first time on the PS4).

So two big RPGs for me for the next few weeks/months.

@Ooccoo_Jr I did see this on the eShop and wishlisted it. It has launched with a 20% discount as well. I may watch some reviews to see if I should grab it now.

How are you finding it?

@Pillowpants Yup. Taken from the official Pokemon site:

"Useful items for training your Pokémon are waiting, as well as Swampertite and other rewards that can’t normally be obtained during regular gameplay. Mega Stones returning as promotion rewards for Rank Y through Rank U include Greninjite, Delphoxite, Chesnaughtite, Baxcalibrite, and Sceptilite, respectively. Even if you’re new to Ranked Battles, this is your opportunity to earn Mega Stone rewards!"

Its been the same every season so far to be fair.

@Pillowpants You don't "need" to. You can also gain every mega stone to date in the next season.

I wouldnt call Rebirth an open world game but a game of a lot of very large connected maps.

The third part will undoubtedly be open world however with the introduction of air travel.

I wonder if MonolithSoft might lend a hand with the Switch 2 development? Maybe not as it is a third party, but maybe Nintendo let them to really show everyone what the Switch 2 can do.

I do think we'll get Rebirth late this year or early next year with the 2rd part 18-24 months after that.

Exciting times indeed

@Questionable_Duck Nice and thanks for the source.

If it is coming in 2027, as I suspect, then we could see Rebirth later on this year.

Let's see shall we.

@Questionable_Duck Has part 3 specifically been confirmed as a multi-platform release at launch?

Yes Square want to move away from console exclusives but Sony will fight like anything to have the conclusion to the trilogy be an exclusive. Even if that is only 3 months or so.

@OmnitronVariant Feel free to elaborate.

Ive been an FF fan since the original FF7 and I loved Remake and loved Rebirth even more.

@Jack_Goetz Could be a physical OR it could be a crossover of some description.

Could even be both

I thought i was done with this game and could concentrate on giving DQ11 a good go for the first time.

NOPE. It sucks me back in.

One of the best games from last year hands down

Bring this Mario line to the UK ASAP. I must have it all.

For my daughter of course. Ahem.

@Spider-Kev Whats the reason for wanting that when there is an official option available? Or do you want the wired version?

This is the game I always forget the name of, but I know I really want to play it. Please come to Switch or, even better, Switch 2.

@Strawblaze Your Switch will likely be dead before the servers get shut down for allowing game updates.

This "issue" is always blown out of proportion.

@Datasun_7 Any reason why it wouldnt?

The Switch 2 game starts from 3.0.0 so I can't see why it wouldn't be on there.

Why would it give the cart more utility though?

@Anti-Matter You might want to tone down, or even stop, with your sweeping generalisations that come across as racist.

Lay offs like this happen all across the gaming industry and are not unique to "Western" companies or CEOs.

@Tyranexx If you want to be baffled about selling something you dont possess then you should look into "shorting stocks".

Selling (an item you do not yet own) the stocks of a business (an item that doesn't tangibly exist) at today's prices (set by supply and demand) with the promise of buying those same stocks back later, hoping for a price drop and thus profiting. Profiting all from something that doesnt really exist and you never owned.

#Capitalism

@harrystein I'm not sure we should be encouraging Fraud, an illegal act, to combat scalpers, an immoral act.

The best way to fight them is to just ignore them.

@Ogbert This set is already sold out on the Lego UK website...

But I do agree that there is no reason to fund scalpers

I loved the games on the DS but I cant justify paying £60 on a digital release. The cancellation of all physical copies of this game, even Japanese, was a disappointment and means Ill probably never get this game unless it ever goes on a 50% sale

@RupeeClock Humans are, at a baseline, awful selfish creatures. And unfortunately, no amount of rules or restrictions will stop people if they truly want to be awful or selfish.

I would very much doubt this sold for £1,000.

1) It was £1k or Best Offer

2) There are many other listing's under £600

3) It could just be a fake sale at £1k to try and drive up the price.

Either way its still very much available for £600. BUT saying all this, it will happen and the big set for the starters will become quite a sought after set once discontinued.

@sikthvash There is a clause for this but it allows a seller to pre sale an item, as long as it is shipped within 8 weeks. So this is all okay, per the T's and C's

@SillyG I think you are getting worked up over nothing here.

The price puts it at the exact same price as the PS5 and Series X versions of the game. I.e. the price it would have been if it had come out at release.

Im not sure who's fault it is that we would have to wait 6 months for the Switch 2 physical edition but at least it is actually happening.

Why would they include paid DLC when it is so recently released?

@RobTheIII You are so so wrong. Yes they are yearly releases, but each one has new mechanics or completely changes some old mechanics so it feels like a different game, despite the overall experience leading the player to the same gameplay beats on the surface.

You may only notice some things if you are hard-core into the franchise, but I promise you they are there.

But enough about FIFA, Pokemon is just a lazy cash grab at this point

PS5: Astrobot - My main game right now. Got it for Christmas and loving it. Currently at 200/301 robots and I dont want it to end.

Switch 2- Ball x Pit - Got about 30 hours played and definitely on the wind down now. It has been a blast.

DQ11S - Deleted my old save file from ages ago and thought I give this a proper good go again. My brother loves this game so I thought I'd put time into this instead of Prime 4 which Ive bounced off of.

@Rhaoulos I'm not sure where you are based but there are a few retailers selling the Japanese only Switch 2 Physical Release.

PlayAsia is one that ships worldwide. If you are UK based then Bazaar Bazaar has it in the country already.

@springer17 Thats a really nice idea. The A, B, X, Y buttons could have purple font with the directional buttons on the other side having green arrows.

If anyone could mock that up and show it off Im interested in seeing it.

My November born newborn will get to learn Mario through all this.

GIVE IT TO ME. For a reasonable sum of money of course.

I do hope the UK does this stuff as I genuinely will be purchasing most of it

@PikminMarioKirby "The bad redesign of DK still"

Dude, the redesign is here to stay. No use whining about it. You'll just have to try and live with it.

@AgentGuapo But why?

No upgrade path? Well I guess I wont bother with the Switch 2 version then thanks.

@Misima Its a remake of a tactical RPG. Its a pretty niche genre, certainly by modern gaming trends of open world games and roguelikes.

I cannot see how this game justifies a full £60 price point AND has the cheek to come on a Game Key Card.

I would happily order if it was a £35 game, which is what it looks like it is.

I am not against Game Key Cards but it should definitely make the game cheaper. This is not acceptable Nintendo.

Way too expensive for what it is. Far cheaper to just buy a big case and a travel battery, which will also be more versatile.

This product is pricing itself out of any reasonable market.

@Pillowpants Thanks. I'll see if I can find it.

But yes the cartridges were offset, I presume so you couldn't pull them out when the games were running? I remember a little bit of plastic came out to rest in the groove when you turned the unit on.

@Twilite9 What's updated about it? There is some colour variation, sure, but to my untrained eye I cant spot anything out of place between my old cartridge and the new Lego sticker.

Where is the option of:

"I have not yet formed a full opinion as I have put the game down for now"

It sadly has not drawn me in like the first 3 games did. Even MP1 Remastered was a good time. But this just feels average, which is an insult for a Nintendo game.

A thing to get me play more would be split sensitivity settings for Joycon vs the Pro Controller. With the Pro I can use a high sensitivity, but in handheld I need to crank the sensitivity down to play. Probably something to do with the length of the sticks or something.

@Pillowpants Yeah the ranking system is the complete alphabet so Rank S is only 8 ranks up. Despite our brains probably being hardwired at this point to assume that Rank S is the top rank you can ever achieve.

@OmnitronVariant I appreciate your concern Omni and you are doing the right thing for raising awareness.

@OmnitronVariant Thats a fair comment but I was fully aware of the directed marketing.

Not really a problem for me when I am such a Nintendo fan anyway that direct marketing really is not going to sway my spending habits anyway.

@OmnitronVariant I do advise caution in general but I am interested in why you would advise against allowing Nintendo to collect this data?

As long as you are using the console as it is intended to be used, then you have nothing to worry about.

Sure it could come, but this feels more like a left over piece of code from another project.

Much more likely that Rise is getting a Switch 2 edition and the code was simply copied over from that considering they run on the same engine. The Engine itself has probably had some code updated considering all the Switch 2 projects Capcom are working on and it just so happens that Rise is the first game to see this Engine side update.

I wouldn't read much into it. Which isnt necessarily a bad thing considering most considering Rise a much better game

@Dalamar The Switch 2 launch lineup had a good number of the most highly rated games at launch.

Of course if you have played them elsewhere then that takes the shine of them quite a bit.

But viewed in isolation its really hard not to say the Switch 2 launch lineup is one of the best we have ever seen. Certainly in terms of breath of solid titles and not just 1 killer app.

@burninmylight I have just purchased it though, so I may get round to playing it.

But then I probably shouldn't of as Ball X Pit is currently taking all my time, I need to get back to Prime 4, and then FF7 releases in January.

I am one of the few people that has never properly played Skyrim.

I played Oblivion back in the day, and loved it, but the jankiness of the Skyrim combat always put me off.

Maybe as my tastes have now matured I should give it another go.

@Jeff2sayshi 1 hour. Shorter if you skip cutscenes, longer if you dawdle to enjoy the scenery.

Its the full Chapter 1 of the game.

@siavm I wouldn't bother with 16 personally. It was fine but it got quite samey and I personally felt it went on a bit too long.

Fantastic characters, voice acting and music as always, but the quests were bland and I didnt care so much for the world or story. I couldn't really tell you now what it was about.

Just finished the demo.

Looks great, plays great. I do wish they could have gotten it to at least 40FPS, but considering the fan sounded pretty maxed out whilst playing, I can accept the limitations.

Anyone who has not played this before is in for a treat.

Already downloaded it and just waiting for lunch time to give it a go.

I am hyped for this release, which is strange as I already completed it on PS4. Woooo