LeGrosMartin

Very good direct for me, 8/10. As a huge fan of FE since the first releases in Europe, I couldn't be more happy. This new episode completely hyped me. Otherwise, I didn't miss anything and even got a few surprises. The virtual boy and DQ VII are the two best news for me. Happy also to finally get a release date for Hyrule Warriors, MP4 and FF VII R. The 40th birthday of Mario is not that crazy, but it was expected from my side. Mario Tennis looks great with a new adventure mode.

My only disappointment are the DLC for DK Bananza, it looks great, but that early ? And the one for Pokemon Z-A. I might be wrong but to me, Nintendo always had the image of being fair with the DLCs by being released far after the game release without being truncated content prior to the game's release ...

Also, surprised to not have a date for Elden Ring. Maybe they decided to postpone the game after the recent feedback ?

But seriously, very good direct for me, it makes a long time I haven't been that satisfied.

What I hope : the annoucement of a new Fire Emblem (eg, remake of FE4) for first half of 2026 and of the next project of Monolith Soft (not a Xenoblade) for end of 2026. The Switch 2 is especially lacking of JRPGs.

What I expect : dates for MP4, Hyrule Warriors, FF Remake, Elden Ring, a DLC for MK World, NS2 editions for Mario maker 2 (mouse control and mario wonder style) and Mario Wonder (with extension) and a new Mario 3D all stars with Galaxy 2.

@Anachronism When you go to the game's page, you can put your cursor on the users average score to see the real score, 3 is 9.03 and 1 DE is 9.04, I guess both are possible but their respective scores are very close in any case

@Anachronism The ranking is dynamic, when the news was post earlier today, XC3 was 2nd and XC1 - DE was 3rd, now it seems that XC1 - DE is in front of XC3

I kind of agree and understand the ranking as well, personally my heart game in the serie is Xenoblade 2, I cannot really say why, but it's the game that moved me the most and to which I'm most attached in terms of cast, mechanics and story. However, I understand that this game is dividing the fans, since it has some weird mechanics, some technical issues and some awkward passages.

I didn't enjoy that much the 3 (but the DLC is awesome), the thematics, cast and world didn't really worked on me, I don't really like the military "spirit" the game has, even if I understand the questions the game tries to put on the table. For me, it's the most “disembodied” and “inpersonal” game in the main trilogy, even if it's certainly the most technically/mechanically mastered. I understand why it comes first, given that it's a kind of sum game and the most accomplished episode.

However, I'm surprised to not see Torna ranked higher, Torna corrects basically most of the issues Xenoblade 2 has and is extremely solid.

My personal ranking would be :

1 - XC2
2 - Torna
3 - Future Redeemed
4 - XC1 (all editions)
5 - XCX
6 - XC3

EDIT : even if the whole series is a masterpiece in terms of soundtrack, for me the 2 has the best musics, that could explain why it is my favorite for the music I would rank :

1 - XC2/Torna
2 - XCX
3 - XC1
4 - XC3/Future Redeemed

However, all the episodes have truly among the best soundtracks in the medium !

1 - Phoenix Wright Trials & Tribulations
2 - Chrono Trigger
3 - Advance Wars Dual Strike
4 - Zelda Phantom Hourglass/Spirit Tracks
5 - 999 Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors
6 - Fire Emblem Shadow Dragons
7 - Pokémon Platinum
8 - Professor Layton Curious Village

For me it is also the best Prime game. Best level design, the difficulty is very well balanced, definitely my favorite game in the Prime serie (MP1 is also definitely awesome). I'm not so fan of MP3 though.

Hope I will beat the true boss of Diddy Kong Racing, continue Xenoblade DE and Valkyrie Profile Lenneth

Xenoblade Definitive Edition and Worldend Syndrom on Switch, Diddy Kong Racing on N64, and Zack and Wiki on Wii U

Lost Sphear and Hyrule Warriors, both on Switch