@Aventurier You’re absolutely right, I should. Maybe I’ll change my tune. Thanks for the suggestion.

I’m surprised how pleased everyone is with these releases. I guess we’ve all given up on thinking we might get better than this on NSO?

If you’re considering buying Trinity Trigger, hold your wallet! Don’t be fooled like I was. It’s shovelware dressed up in Mana nostalgia.

@PokemonDMG I thought it was surprisingly good, actually, and I’m not at all a He-Man fan. It had thoughtful subtext but didn’t take itself too seriously. I’d take it anyday over most Marvel or (newer) Star Wars movies.

More aggressive gameplay? Nah. To me, Metroid’s defining characteristic is exploration. If they can make a game that makes players want to explore, then they’ve achieved something far more compelling (and difficult) than an actiony blastfest. Samus isn’t Mega Man.

@-wc- Agree. I understand that lots of people adore Dread, and good for them; but for me, it became boring and repetitive - fetch this thingy, now go way over there and fetch that thingy… A beautiful game, but overwrought and lacking the environmental wonder that drew me into other games in the series.

“THE KING OF KINGS!” Very impressive!

One of those rare instances in which NA gets a more artistically bold concept than Japan.

@WaveBoy
Oh wow, that sounds amazing! Thanks for the tip.

I’ve never been a huge RE fan, but after playing (and loving) RE9, I seem to have contracted the T-Virus myself. Now I want to play through whole series. I went to RE7 next, loved it too, and then decided to go all the way back to RE1. Maybe by the time this new movie comes out, I’ll be some kind of fully mutated blisterhead.

Savoring Resident Evil: Requiem. It’s a terrific game, and pretty much what I had expected in terms of overall quality. So far it hasn’t quite reached the heights of Alien: Isolation, but I still have more to go, so we’ll see! 🧟‍♂️

@NintendoWife
My initial reaction too! I guess it just goes to show how much the overall video games industry has expanded since SF2.

Love it! Hope they do it justice in the execution, and that Kurtzman keeps his claws out of ruining this too. Ro Laren is an awesome character and totally deserves her own game.

Although I didn’t enjoy 2 nearly as much as the original, maybe this will balance the scales a bit?

What a great retrospective. A grad student doing research on this era of video gaming years from now will hopefully find this primary document.

This is one of those games I wish I could experience for the first time again.

Enjoying the Adventures of Elliot demo, but am much more excited to fire up RE9 for the first time. Going in totally blind, apart from knowing it got tons of great reviews. The last great survival horror game I played was Alien Isolation, which may be one of my top 10 games of all time. Hoping RE9 will give it a run for its money.

Grade inflation is a thing of the past at NL! Love it.

I’m fascinated by how many commenters are indignant and even offended by the low NL review score despite not having played through the game yet.

Hey, if the man likes it, let him like it. He’s entitled to his opinions, as you are yours. We don’t need to redirect him for wrongthink.

I love pretty much all 2D Mario games except for the New series. They bored me and fell flat; too formulaic and bland. That said, their success confirmed to Nintendo HQ that there was an appetite for them, and they paved the way for games which followed that I enjoyed much more.

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.