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No combat in this one, I hope.

@JHDK Well, yeah. He IS a brain. Where would YOU think a brain might go?

They can't stop being gross, can they?

I landed one of the Neo Geo Super Pockets, so feeling lucky about that. Its not the best for anything that requires a lot of dexterity (especially anything using shoulder buttons), but I mainly got it for the Evercade cartridge slot. I am really happy to play Legacy of Kain on a cart. Manuals and plastic cases are cool too.
Otherwise I have been keeping on Ragebound and Silksong on the Switch. I was playing Outlaws between those more challenging games, but I just have not found the fun in that game. I will give it a few more hours.

@CasualTalkRadio aren't the "girls" actually literal girls in this, ma'am? I always thought they were like 16.

@Bobobiwan yup. I am fully in the "don't touch it" camp as well.

@Grim it's nothing but classic moments, back to back to back. True banger.

@Kidfunkadelic83 that's what I'm saying. It's easy to get, along w translated Mother 3 and other white whales.

If they had tracks, neat.

@X68000 I have tried so many times to get on board with that sentiment. The planetoid gimmick makes controls and camera way too finicky for me.

@Thomystic I'm hoping for something like Streets of Rage 4. You have to unlock all the moves, but then you get to assign them and make builds.

Ghost Rider is my dude. Me and the six year old will be playing this for ages.

@Jack_Goetz I remember a reviewer at EGM back in the day betting his peers that Prime wouldn't score over a 7 or 8.

One is Gears, one is Metroid. Sounds asinine, but Metroid is a universe I'm much more in to.

It's not unplayable but it's pretty rough at 30 with no gyro. If they ever get to adding gyro on Switch I'll upgrade.
Edit: yeeeeeeah, no gyro is just too painful at 30 fps. I'll start it again on PS5.

@Novuscourvous It's trashy butt rock, bashing action figures together while yelling the Zelda theme, which has it's place. I dislike musuo, and I love Zelda. Not that I'm having a monocle moment here. It's just junk food.

@NatiaAdamo No.

@Elbow I'd play DOOM on VB. VB emulators also have options to ditch the red and black for less eye-searing visuals. Red and black is appropriate for DOOM though.

There's just too many gaaaaaaaaames.
Even with swearing off the Switch 2, the cadence of new releases is ridiculous. Rn I have NG Ragebound, Pipistrello, Shinobi, and Silksong and it's enough to make a guy forget the damned backlog he started on.

@jsty3105 how about virtual console games???

Hey neat I will never buy one

It should come with cigarettes, a tank top, and some mountain dew to match the Airbrushed on the Side of a Van vibe of this series.

@SuperFANicom I fall into the "Oh, I'm not buying it at all then" camp. I guess I might take these things more personally.

Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound. It's addicting going back into stages and trying to accomplish all of the tasks to get a high rank. No S ranks for me so far (I just go to slow), but at least Aced each of the stages I have gotten through. It's great.

@Warioware Red Alert, Wario, Tennis, and Teleroboxer were fun, but I'm not sure they hold up well enough to justify a $100 accessory. Besides Wario. I'd recommend playing on an emulator though. You can at least make the palette more bearable there.

Looks suitable to be airbrushed on the side of a van blasting butt rock, which is exactly what these spin-offs are.

It was basically "at least MP4 looks cool" for me. One of the most disappointing. I despise musuo, so that didn't help.

I love the look and idea of this game, but it feels bad to play.

@fenlix You know, if you give it a bit of thought...Zelda is kind of a Metroidvania...

"Two of the best games of all time." I have tried so hard to understand this sentiment. The camera alone is enough of a reason to avoid them. Is it a lore thing? Cause the worlds are like Sonic bonus levels. The gimmick just doesn't work for me.

I don't want to play this because it looks like it's not going to touch Yoshi's Story...like every single other Yoshi game since Yoshi's Story... and I'm just tired of that frustration. My six year old would love it though.

@canaryfarmer Hmmmm...Jett Brodi? Toad? Sol Badguy? Die Hardman?

I'm a huge Grinch when it comes to this console but yeah that looks like a dream.

I think I might go and sit by myself and watch the Direct. I have the feeling it's going to be a big one...or at least it will be fun watching Arlo and Johnny Millenium react.
The more positivity the better, currently.

@sixrings digital gamecards???
No?

@Wakkawipeout I'll check it out ty.

Just started it and I love it.

It didn't kill me, but it sid make me laugh.

I will be bringing the six year old to school, so I will actually be up for this one. Neat.
I don't really have much I am anticipating. I don't have a Switch 2 and haven't been too enticed to grab one yet.

Forever Entertainment. Swell.

@jojobar https://youtu.be/Nf6zYDCxpHs?si=lRCzACpsE3RRuWY2
Star Ocean on the SFC (what First Departure is based on) is a really vibrant game.

The thing about First Departure R is that a lot of fans prefer the SFC original, which never saw a western release. That is a gorgeous game, and the pre-rendered backdrops in First Departure R just didn't capture the look of the game at all (though as a series fan, it's cool to have a few different versions of that game). Easy to find a translated rom, but it's not the same.

I'll need to come back to this after I beat all of it, but so far I've enjoyed the challenge. I understand when people get frustrated, but it's going to be a lonnnnng time before we get more HK, probably, so I'm glad for the challenge.

Silksong. It's all I wanted from the series so far. Star Wars Outlaws because everyone keeps saying they fixed most of my problems with it.

More people playing Outlaws than Shinobi. What a bunch of hack frauds.

I'm not getting one for several reasons, but I actually think the library this year has been excellent. If I had one, there's enough there to keep me busy.

Switch 2 put me on backlog and PS5 mode, and I'm happier for it. I'll probably grab this on at least two consoles though.

Im taking it pretty slow, but so far it's been a blast on Switch. I'll take whatever improvements they want to make, and I'm sure Lizard Cube will be adding to this game for a while.

@Splash_Woman And also "Sexbot Man" will fit right in...

@Dimjimmer Yeaaaah. Kinda funny that "pirates" have been saying for ages that they care about game preservation more than these companies, and then prove it, and still get sniped at. Super cool bro.