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Hopeful as I am for a major installment, I would not be surprised if this winds up being some offshoot release like Builders or something. Statements like these can excite imagination and become Rorschach tests.

@Aurumonado
I’m not upset. 🤔

It looks like a great game, and if I had bundles of time, I’d probably get it, but I’m just not up for getting sucked into a 100+ hour experience.

Jesus, what a bunch of crybaby commenters. Not everyone needs to fawn over the game you love.

Based on my disappointment with Chained Echoes and Sea of Stars, I don’t have high hopes for this game. Pretty new pixelated RPGs that suffer boring stories and lame characters.

Everyone is here!

@Anti-Matter Thanks, but I was obviously joking…

There’s a Super Mario Galaxy Movie now? When did this happen?

First the Disney Afternoon Collection, and now this?? What fantasy universe am I living in?

A good choice! Ninja approved.

There’s something about Rayman’s art style that I’ve always found unattractive. It aims for whimsical and bouncy, but just hits me as irritating and ungainly.

6/10 seems about right

If this was just a conventional expansion pack of 2-3 new worlds with levels crafted with as much care and imagination as Wonder originally was, I’d have been all over it. As is, it’s an easy pass for me.

These covers are all gross, and not in a good RE way.

Not surprised that Disney is as low as it is among the younger crowd. The company has been creatively adrift for a while, IMHO.

Lotta crap. Oh, well. Just gives me more time to work through my backlog.

@NintendoBMA 😂 Thanks, Illumination. Yeah, great points.

😄 Called it! Wart’s big break.

Normally I dislike the “everyone is here!” trope that’s used on the vast majority of Japanese box art, but this one I like. It captures the island tropical uniqueness of the setting, not just a bunch of characters jumping at me.

I wonder if this started as a Mana game but got switched to new branding in the hope of clearing away all the junk that has laden down that franchise.

I love Mario Wonder, but this expansion has zero appeal to me.

@Yosher Yes, much more likely than retaliation for forming a union.

Many commenters here are certain that the decision to close an entire studio was made in response to 60 employees forming a union. However, a key detail is that there was a mere month between these two developments. That being the case, I’m skeptical that the closure was some kind of retaliation, as a studio’s closure would take months of paperwork and planning, especially for a large multinational corporation like Ubisoft.

TOTK! I can’t get enough of this game. I have no idea how far I am relative to the end or how many hours I’ve put into it, and I don’t care. I just love exploring and discovering new challenges, towns, caves, etc.

Happy Holidays, everyone. I hope you can all spend it with someone special, be they family, friends, or new acquaintances.

Solid additions. With the rewind feature, I might actually stand a chance at finishing these classics.

TOTK. It didn’t appeal to me at all when it first came out; the assembly mechanic, the massive open world, it just seemed too much game and I wanted something more contained. For no particular reason, a couple of months ago I changed my tune and jumped in, and boy oh boy, I’m glad I did. What a masterpiece. I know I’m preaching to the choir here, but in case there’s one more human being out there who needs convincing, this is an experience not to be missed.

Apple released the Power Mac G4 Cube before the Nintendo GameCube. Why aren’t we all whining about poor little Apple getting copied?

@AllBLK Yes, absolutely right on. I’m amazed that no one in the previous 24 comments said the same thing.

The Japan design is superior on this one, but the NA box art just captures 1980s NES feel perfectly.

Granted, it sucks to lose one’s job, and it’s nice to see how compassionate people on this site are for them. That said, these layoffs comprise about 2% of SE’s global staff, and the precise nature of jobs they are isn’t clear; could be redundant middle managers who don’t add sufficient value to the company to justify their salaries, rather than 80-hour week programmers pouring their hearts into making great games. Many companies hoarded staff in the last few years having been stung by a tight labor market, but now are finding that they no longer need to. Let’s drop the kneejerk reaction that firing employees is always evil and bad. If a company can’t stay competitive, then they go the way of Acclaim, Hudson Soft, Interplay, etc.

@GoldenSunRM
God, yes. Easily the most obnoxious 1-dimensional character trope in that movie.

This is a fantastic soundtrack! Doubters, just give SR388 Main Theme a spin for 20 seconds, and you’ll believe too.

All the pictures I saw of this game made me think it was going to better than it ultimately was; gorgeous pixel work, but the game never quite clicked with me when I finally did play it.

A little NES Legend of Zelda and a little TOTK, quite wonderful.

Do we know why Hades II is more expensive on S1 than S2?

I was sitting on an unused voucher for a while and finally cashed it in for TOTK. While my tastes tend to shy away from massive open world games, the unanimous praise for this one, coupled with Nintendo’s general track record for unparalleled inventiveness and game design, convinced me to take the plunge. Only a couple of hours in so far, but it’s excellent.

Is this the game that gave all those people cancer?

Irreparable, huh? Gosh, that sounds really bad. I hope Nintendo will be okay.

The original Legend of Zelda beckoned to me unexpectedly, and I couldn’t resist. I’m glad I grew up at a time in which other people were playing it, so we could learn from each other which obscure bushes to burn, how to get through the Lost Woods, how to access Level 6, and where to find the Master Sword. Its opaqueness is a joy to me, and further adds to its dark allure and enchantment.

Pleasantly surprised to see that the nighttime cover is in the lead. Faith in humanity.

Tried Metro 2033 Redux and couldn’t stand the intentionally bad controls and visibility (fun!). Warioland 4 was just the right tonic to blur my memory of bad game design.

A good game, for sure, and a little weird with a number of inventive ideas, showing Nintendo at what they tend to do best. While it’s an overrated-underrated game in my view (and the music is just okay), I appreciate its originality.

Pilotwings always mystified me, being at once a calm, casual game with lovely waiting room Muzak, while being incredibly difficult after the first few courses.

I’ve been on a no-new-game fast for a few months so I can work through my backlog and replay some gems already in my collection. This weekend will be DKC: Tropical Freeze (I forgot how challenging it can be!) and maybe Sonic Mania.

Take your time, get it right.

@Qwiff Thanks for posting. Learning about under-my-radar games like The Drifter is one of the two main reasons why I like this weekly NL feature so much. Happy gaming.

Finished Animal Well and am returning to Red Dead Redemption after many months away from it. Wow, such great games.

The Switch 1 Pro Controller’s awful d-pad has made it a huge disappointment for me, makes me wary of getting a S2PC.

Returning to Animal Well after having put it down months ago for reasons having nothing to do with the game’s quality. Wow, what a fantastic game this is! While I find that many “must-have” games are overrated, this one is definitely not. An absolute masterpiece.

Rejoice, new icons? lmao