Late

Triangle Strategy
I believe I'm on chapter 15. The game has been fun though I have some minor gripes with it.

I like how different all the playable units feel and I've been using all the ones I have. The only unit I don't really like is Medina. I just don't think spending money on healing items and dedicating one character to using them is worth it. There are so many other items I'd rather buy.

I'm honestly impessed by how important money is in the game. There are so many great ways to spend it.

Unfortunately, I don't really like how the branching paths are handled. The choices haven't felt that significant. Most of the paths join again soon after the decision. I'd also like more variation in who's voting what. So far you basically just have to get the one person who can't decide on your side and your path is chosen. But you can also easily get everyone on your side. I'd like a grim looking situation where everyone wants to go one way and you need to change everyone's mind to take the other path. Maybe they do this later on.

Kirby and the Forgotten Land
Halfway through desert world. Really good game but has pacing issues. There are too many time challenges too often and you need to do them if you want to upgrade abilities. I'm glad I started playing alone instead of waiting for summer when I could've played it with my sister. There would've been too much downtime for the other player.

Days of Memories ~ 僕の一番大切な君へ
Got my second ending earlier today. Another bad ending, I guess. Last time I spent most time with Fio. This time I ended up spending time with Mature and Blue Mary which lead to a weird situation where I'm basically working with Mature and Vice on their and Goenitz's plan which Blue Mary is looking into.

The first game was very basic dating simulation and while the second game is basically the same game mechanically, it feels like there's much more going in the background storywise. There are more non-dateable characters and they have bunch of screen time.

What if I were to cheat and say a series that's neither dormant or owned by Capcom. I'd like to see if they can still make great Zelda games.

For an actual answer, and even this one is questionable since the franchise is co-owned, a new Capcom vs. SNK.

I bought Dead Cells back when it was part of the online trial. It got universal praise back when it launched so I was already interested in it but actually playing it was the push I needed to buy it. It didn't have the latest big update back then but I assume there was still a good chunk of extra stuff added by then.

Did I know what was there from launch and what was new? No. It all blends together so well that I didn't even think about it. I enjoyed constantly discovering new weapons and areas. I love how big the game is but at the same time each run takes more and more time as you get further and that's why I never beat the game. I think I got close though.

It'll be interesting to see how the game has changed since then once I finally boot it up again.

I like the western box art but there's a weird contrast between the angry turtles and the innocent looking eyes around the subtitle which made me choose the Japanese one which looks great.

Neither is great but I went with NA. I don't mind Japan going for the minimalistic look but it's still bit weird that the middle third of the box is just plain red. NA box looks like someone vomited on it. I guess it goes well with their marketing for the game. I like that you can see Ness on the box though. I didn't notice him for the longest time. Probably because I've never seen the actual box, only images of the box art so the resolution may have made it more difficult to spot him.

I'll always go for the cheapest option.

I'm glad they brought these sales back. They used to occur every two months or so throughout the last couple of years. It's a bit smaller selection this time. They used to have pretty much every SMT and EO on sale at the same time except for EOV for whatever reason. I'm still missing that one.

@moodycat I personally really enjoyed Culdcept Revolt. I don't think it's for everyone but if you're ready for some deckbuilding and more interesting game of Monopoly (or Fortune/Boom Street) with pretty good AI opponents, then go for it. Its story mode should keep you busy for a while.

As some have already mentioned, this supposed leak happening now doesn't mean they'll be coming right away. There's no correlation between the two.

I personally expect GB/GBC/GBA or whatever else they have in mind to come during the second half of the year like the previous services. Around the time when people are running out of their subscriptions if they started their subscription from day one, to entice them to keep their subscription going.

I like what I'm seeing. Bit bummed it won't come until September. I was hoping for June. Xenoblade will probably keep me busy until then.

That's nice. I already have it but I'm yet to play it. I will after I'm done with story mode which I'm currently playing. I've been playing Splatoon 2 for 130 hours and yet I've barely touched the single player content.

Play Shining Force.

That's a hefty book. I'm definitely interested.

The demo has been waiting on my Switch since release. I think it's finally time for me to check this game out.

I've been studying Japanese for little over 2 years and recently passed the hurdle where I can just enjoy media in Japanese without it feeling like work. I don't understand everything but I understand enough to get by and don't feel like I need to stop to translate the rest.

I wouldn't necessarily call 999 a killing game. They're never told that they should kill each other and most don't.

Also just a heads up, none of the Zero Escape games are on Switch.

Not a fan of this company. They keep promising all sorts of stuff but they don't deliver. Mutant Mudds is also horribly designed game and I can't fathom why it is as popular as it is. The only guess I have is that it launched at a good time when 3DS eShop was at its infancy but that doesn't explain why it's still doing great to this day.

Random assortment of games. Starting the new Kirby, probably finishing up GRIS, some Mario Kart 8 DX and Rhythm Thief, possibly something else.

Banjo-Kazooie
I've been playing Banjo for the first time and just finished it earlier today with all notes and jiggies. Great game. I understand why people like it so much. My only problem is that Switch Online has annoying button mapping which made the final boss battle harder than it should've been.

F-Zero X
Finished the initial three cups on Novice and unlocked more vehicles.

Something else. Not sure what game I end up playing, maybe Splatoon 2. I've played it for almost 150 hours, yet I never finished the story mode so I'll play through it before the next game comes out. I had exact same situation when 2 was coming out.

I had no idea Mickey cartoons look like this nowadays.

I've made quite a few but the ones I actually think will be used are the multiplayer groups. I made one for local and one for online multiplayer games. I think it's neat to be able to list all multiplayer games whenever I have friends over so they can pick whatever they want to play more easily.

@dil_power Fair. I only got Deluxe after the DLC announcement. I haven't played 8 since Wii U days so now it feels fresh all over again. Especially the original DLC cups which I've only played couple of times.

I'm personally happy we're getting DLC rather than a new game. My problem is that they usually drop some stuff whenever they make a new game so it's a possibility that they'd get rid of anti-gravity, which I quite like, just to have some kind of new mechanic so they can justify calling it a sequel. I wouldn't mind if they got rid of the glider, though. The glider sections are so brief, yet slow-paced, and they don't offer much variety. They could be replaced by ramps and nothing of value would be lost.

@dil_power I'm curious. What did you want out of Mario Kart 9 that you aren't getting here?

Excited. Steam has a list of available languages which includes languages such as Finnish and Swedish.

I could honestly pick any of them but I voted for the fire starter that looks like something out of Bubble Bobble.

Pokémon Legends: Arceus
Filling the Pokédex and doing side missions. I need one more Unown and ~12 more wisps. Other than that, I'm mainly missing legendary and baby Pokémon.

The King of Fighters XV
Some matches with my friend. The game is great but there's a bug that prevents me from playing the story mode. The cutscenes aren't playing. I hope they'll find a fix soon.

Detective Pikachu
Had quite a long break from this game due to Arceus. 4th chapter. Found the secret passage that takes me to the lake. Playing in Japanese.

Trip World
Lost to the final boss and have to start over. I'll get them next time.

They were already at the top when I checked the charts a month ago.

I never liked this design. The way Nia looks for most of the game is much better.

I don't really miss the Wii U eShop but I'm sad to see the 3DS eShop close. I'm still an active 3DS user. They haven't had any sales for a while now, even Atlus games stopped being 5-10€ a piece every two months or so. I'll buy games here and there in preparation for the shutdown. At least they gave good amount of time to react.

@Bunkerneath I did that for Pokémon Shuffle. I played over 700 hours in total. S ranked all 700 main stages, all 700 hard mode main stages and all EX stages, except the last two. I gave up on completing the game couple of years ago because the last two stages are just way too nasty and I've hit my skill cap. Never spent money on microtransactions.

Well, I already have the Expansion Pack (family plan) but it did make me download the game itself. I already had Mario Kart 8 on Wii U so I had no reason to get it again on Switch but now that they're basically doubling the content and I get to enjoy the additional content just by already having the online plan, I might as well.

Pokémon Legends: Arceus
Finished the third area this morning. Rank 8. I get sidetracked all the time. The game's just fun.

The King of Fighters 2002 Unlimited Match
I've been playing KoF with my friend almost every weekend for a good while now. Switching games soon as KoF XV is out in couple of weeks. Pretty excited for that one.

I had a lot of fun with the first game on 3DS. I also have the bundle for Switch. I tried playing the second game once and had to give up due to Joy-Con drift. I should give it another go. I'll get this one eventually.

The demo has been sitting on my Switch for a year now. I believe I'd be able to enjoy it by now but my current focus is playing Detective Pikachu in Japanese. Or it would be if it weren't for Arceus. I'm taking a break from detective work for now.

I've also attempted singing the theme song from Buddy Mission BOND once or twice back when I had Joysound subscription. Didn't go that well since I had only heard it once before. It was one of those special songs that had its own trailer playing in the background while singing instead of the regular 2017 Nintendo game trailers.

Just played the first hour or so. Positively surprised. This is the most fun I've had with Pokémon for a good while and I haven't even ventured out on my own yet. Shoutout to the music and sound effects.

Funny how half of the people in the comments are ones who've played it and are saying it's great, yet the other half is dismissing it and calling it bad. If you go and Google it, Google shows 96% liked it and Steam has 144 user reviews, all positive. I understand it looks ugly but it's fun. Though I can't really compare it to modern takes on the same formula. I have Trials Rising but I'm yet to try it.

I noticed it while browsing the eShop earlier this week. It had been so long since they announced it that I'd pretty much forgotten about it. I'll probably end up buying it later. Got my hands full at the moment.

First time playing. I started with the SNK version and collected the first 5 coins. Instead of grinding for cards, I decided to start another save file on Capcom side and already collected the first coin with unmodified starter deck in the third match of the whole game. SNK started deck had more synergy but the Capcom deck has some strong cards from the start, like Sakura. The AI makes some questionable decisions at times but overall it's challenging enough.

It's a lot like Pokémon Trading Card Game for GBC, except not. And by that I mean, the card game itself plays nothing like PTCG but the progression, overworld style and menus are going to feel very familiar.

Mainly SNK vs. Capcom: Card Fighters Clash. First time playing and I'm hooked. I started with SNK. Already collected the first five coins but I'm not quite ready for the semi-finals.

@Ebowman I was under the impression that the window layer didn't support transparency? Or is that different between GB and GBC? You are correct about the flickering part.

@Poodlestargenerica No. There are too many sprites on a single row which would result in flickering, the character profile art doesn't follow the 8x8 tile grid and/or uses too many palettes, and the text doesn't follow the grid either. You could use background tiles for most of the character profile but all the tiles with transparency would need to be sprite tiles.

I ruined my appreciation for this kind of pixel art when I tried retro developing myself. It looks cool but GBC wouldn't be able to render these.

I'd play this but judging by the previous mobile game I doubt it's leaving Japan and even if it did, I doubt my phone would run it. I'll listen to the new music though. Speaking of which, you should watch the Bravely Default concert if you haven't yet:
https://youtu.be/ZDrp0k-11lM

Played for an hour or so. It's great. I'm also happy that the SNK starter deck had the Ikari team from the get go. Leona is my favorite KoF character and she ended up being the first character I put on field. I wish I could play online matches with my friend. We used to play Fire Emblem Cipher a lot and we've been playing KoF recently so this would be the next logical step.

That's a nice surprise. I haven't played it before but I've been waiting for it ever since they dropped SNK vs. Capcom: The Match of the Millennium. I hope we get the second one eventually as well.

I've been playing lot of SNK games recently. The main course being KoF 2002 UM with my friend every weekend. Really excited for KoF XV which comes out next month.

I have the first two books. I'll buy the rest now that it's about to be completed. I also have the box set of earlier Zelda manga from the same pair of artists.

Hatsune Miku: Project Diva Megamix
Got Excellent or better on every song on Normal, now replaying all songs on Hard while also playing some songs on Exteme.

Detective Pikachu
Second chapter. Playing in Japanese.

It was weird seeing this dropped in a sizzle reel. I would've given it more attention.

Glad they finally added touch support but (3)DS is still the best console for Picross and I still have couple of e games to finish so I'm in no hurry to pick this one up. Most likely never will. Although I was never intending to buy the rest of the e games before they halved the price, so we'll see.

I've completed 4 Picross games this year with total play time of 90 hours. 2/3 of that time was spent on Picross 3D: Round 2 while the rest is split between e4, e5 and e6. I've also designed bunch of puzzles throughout the year. I was also programming a solver AI but I got distracted and left it in a buggy state. I need to get back to it. I was quite happy with how it was turning out.

Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA MegaMix
Haven't played this for a good while. I still had some songs on Hard I'd not even tried yet so I played them and now I'm replaying all songs on Normal and Hard before moving onto Extreme.

Detective Pikachu
Playing in Japanese. Finished the first case without any trouble. There are some things I don't quite understand but I'm still very much comfortable playing it in language I've only been studying for less than 2 years.

I was thinking about just playing it normally in English but when I saw the option for either hiragana only or with kanji, I had to try it out. I'm playing with kanji since that's been my focus the whole time. I've still only dabbled in grammar so that's why some of the finer details escape me. I kind of set a goal for myself earlier this year to finish a game in Japanese by the end of the year. I don't know if I'll be able to finish by then but this seems like a perfect candidate for it.

Mega Man 6
I finished couple of other NES Mega Man games last month so now it's time for 6, the last NES Mega Man game I'm yet to beat. 4 robot masters down.

A reboot with the original 12 characters but every character is built from scratch and have entirely new movesets. Not a good idea but it would be funny to see the reactions.

Good game. I've already beaten it on 3DS so I'm skipping the trial. I kind of like the focus on a single game at a time (though I understand why people want more). It's probably a nice boost for a game as old as this one that doesn't get much attention otherwise.

Mostly Dicey Dungeons. I've finished 20 or so runs so far.