This game’s got style to burn! Love it.

@Freek Thanks! I appreciate the detailed response. Happy gaming.

@Freek You’ve got some interesting choices there. How do you find and decide what to play?

Japan box art once again going for the unoriginal group photo…

Loved SOR4. Will definitely keep my eye on this.

@sketchturner Right on! I finally picked it up last year and am so glad I did. My only gripe is with the camera; I completely get the authentic challenge of certain passages and rooms being obstructed as part of good puzzle design, but sometimes the camera just unfairly works against you.

@NintendoByNature I’m having the same experience with Star Ocean Second Story R

No way I’d give a 9+ to either Sea of Stars or Rogue Legacy. I found both nowhere close to deserving the hype and acclaim they’ve both received.

Wow! I am genuinely delighted by this. Good call, Nintendo.

40 hours for a Metroidvania game? No thanks. That sounds like a lot of repetitive ping-ponging around an unnecessarily sprawling map.

The redesign makes him look more like a mindless moron.

@SoIDecidedTo My sentiments exactly

Star Ocean Second Story R is on; a few hours in so far and digging it.

Regrowing the forest in Chrono Trigger

As with waiting for the next Robert Caro book or MBV album, it will take as long as it takes, and that’s fine by me.

Finished FF VI PR on Friday. I played the original on SNES when it first came out and absolutely loved it. Even with QOL upgrades, the game doesn’t hold up like I had hoped it would. Other old school RPGs still shine, like Lunar and Secret of Mana, but FF VI just didn’t as much; oh, well. It was still enjoyable, mostly for the soundtrack.

Next up will probably be Star Ocean Second Story R. Never played a SO game before, but this one got a lot of positive reviews, so I’m optimistic.

Maybe finish up Mario RPG on Switch? We’ll see.

@mickholohan I totally get it! I couldn’t put Blasphemous down once it got going. Few games have the kind of compelling narrative, visuals, and overall world immersion that it does.

I know it wasn’t everyone’s cup of tea, but I always loved the 3DS’s 3D feature. Hope to see it return.

NL, you guys are right on. It’s boring as all hell.

@VoidofLight
What makes you assume that it’s Westerners who are primarily responsible? The overwhelming majority of tourists to Japan are from Asia.
https://www.tourism.jp/en/tourism-database/stats/inbound/

Not a bad ranking overall. I would just put SMB2 much higher, probably #7.

Fantastic!!! This has been one of my most hoped-for releases for years! I played the originals on Sega CD and have been a huge Lunar fan ever since. These games have heart like nothing else.

I want to buy it, but that price is steep. Maybe once it goes on sale…

@personauser93 That’s an interesting perspective; I don’t think I agree, but I appreciate it.

I love the concept, but the animation is so stiff, it looks like a free browser game.

People need to settle down, Jesus. Flipping out over a comment on Twitter is exactly the reason why I avoid it like the plague.

Metroid Zero Mission is the main event, though I’d love to dip into the Dominus Collection soon…

I can’t believe Sonic Superstars made this list! It’s terrible! 😵‍💫

@Ogbert
Agreed. The “everyone is here” design is lazy trash.

Metroid Dread and Disco Elysium are competing for my attention and esteem this weekend

Loved Blasphemous 1 and enjoyed its sequel, but less so. As much as I appreciated the new weapon system in the latter, it wasn’t as coherent and fascinating as the original. The dialogue felt like it went through an AI generator.

Pocky & Rocky Reshrined is also on sale now, and that game is never on sale.

Go for it, mate; glad you enjoy them so much. My personal preferences have no effect on your ability to do so.

Anytime I see “roguelike” or “roguelite,” I feel sad.

Wow! I saw this.

2007? Jesus, I still have PTSD from the Reggie years…

There were a lot of amazing announcements, but nothing that landed with me. There were a couple of games that, when the reveal began, my excitement went sky-high because I thought it was something it wasn’t. I thought that the Zelda game was a NES remake and that DKCR was a remake of the original DKC for SNES; oh, well. I’m glad everyone else seemed to enjoy this Direct.

Wart voiced by Idris Elba, please.

I only watched the first few minutes, but I really like this remake. The original will always hold a special place with me, but I’m glad to see Empty add his own ideas to what we see here. I sincerely hope the project can get finished.

Ah, yes, the ever imaginative all-characters-facing-front box art. Is this a Rockman game?

I’m guessing they were offered attractive municipal real estate incentives relative to other locations under consideration. I don’t follow Fox News, Breitbart, etc., but am still well aware of the problems that downtown SF has been experiencing in recent years, including a struggling commercial real estate market. One would have to employ some pretty magical thinking to pretend that SF’s problems all just right-wing hate and exaggeration; the city can be a lot better than it is. Hopefully the new Nintendo store is successful and helps toward making the downtown a more attractive place to visit.

Japan once again going for the all-character-front-facing action pose, but despite its lack of imagination, it’s still better than the NA/EU design.

I bided my time as the NSO library was very slowly built over the past X years, only having finally subscribed a month ago. Now I’m joyfully going through a bunch of old gems that I never played before, especially enjoying Treasure’s work for Sega. Every new release is a bemusing and pathetic joke, but then again, I don’t care because I’m happily taking the long way home.

Twilight Princess is when the Zelda series lost me; it was like a teenager trying too hard to be cool but failing miserably and embarrassingly.

Super Metroid is one of the all-time greats, no question. Conversely, I’m playing through Fusion for the first time and am very disappointed with it, like it’s trying to be intentionally annoying and didactic. Strange that so many people love this one, but I’m happy for them all the same.

The NA box art is bloody amazing!!!!

Phantasy Star IV. Just a few hours in, but loving it.

Whereas many games I remember fondly haven’t in fact aged all that well, I was delighted that upon recently playing SMB3 the whole way through, that it is a bonafide masterpiece, and a joy. It captures a sense of fun in a way that few games do.