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The only thing I couldn’t figure out without guessing wildly was where the folks on the lifeboat ended up. I felt like a real dope when I looked it up online and found out the answer was in the front of the journal the whole time! It’s funny because one of the things I most admired about this game was how it challenges the player to seek answers without making them comb through a bunch of text files like so many other games would. That one sneaky exception slipped right by me, though.

This one’s been on my wishlist for so long. I guess this is a good excuse to hop aboard. Looking forward to chatting about it!

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Man, I miss Excitebots.

Does it at least have a TV that looks like an apple?

Deltarune Chapter 1 has my full attention right now. If I finish it up this weekend, though, it's back to Okami HD. If I can get through half of that by the time Smash Bros comes out... well, then I have officially failed at managing my time as a responsible adult. :'D

I finished Steamworld Dig on 3DS this week, so I was delighted to see the sequel was five bucks off! I'm sure to play Steamworld Dig 2 this weekend, but I may also start playing Aegis Defenders if my sister feels like joining in with me.

I remember the original Binding of Isaac having quite a few bugs at launch, too. Frankly, it sounds like things went much better this time.

Having played through it myself already, I can assure anybody that twenty dollars is still a pretty good deal for Return to Dreamland.

I have to admit, one probably needs a bit of a masochist streak to fully enjoy this game. I played it on iPhone and was frankly astounded by the variety of distinct ways the game managed to kill off my poor clones.

At any rate, I have to disagree with the commenters saying this game is "boring". Just how many buzzsaws would they need to add to make it exciting?

@DarthNocturnal
"Because it seems that most/ all of the time, if the "sex appeal" card is played, it's because you have a bad hand. Or no hand."

I've never been able to express that point as concisely and eloquently as you just did. Well done, and thank you.

Dangit, if I can't get a Villager for the standard price, then nobody is getting any of my money for it. I am not going to play your game, eBay jerks.

Sounds like the same premise as Bit Boy!! on WiiWare. I sure hope this game turns out better than that one did.

I have both versions, but I hope Mewtwo somehow becomes available to people who don't, since I do not look forward hearing them throw a fit about it. I'm okay with people expressing disappointment that they might not get to play as Mewtwo. The thing that gets me cheesed off is when people act like they're entitled to an outcome that conforms to assumptions they've made based entirely on wishful thinking. Such people will never be satisfied and should not be encouraged.

A friend of mine saw me playing as Duck Hunt in Smash Bros. for 3DS, gasped, and then said, "...oh. That's not Banjo-Kazooie."

@sillygostly
Yep, the 50-fact extravaganza mentioned that the reveal videos would all be included.

@Joruus_Cbaoth
Don't speak for all of us! Speak for yourself!

@DiscoGentleman
Jake's a secret character. You have to read 20 articles or make a post on the forums before he appears.

Here's another outtake from that announcer.

"Shulk! Shulk? Really? Sheeee-YULK! Sha-HULK! Hmm, I don't know. I probably can't make that one sound cool."

What could it mean... ?

¡¿Port Puerto?! Gee whiz, you don't get much more literal than that!

This child prodigy stuff is getting old fast... whether they try and play it off as a joke or not.

I couldn't agree more with this review. Back when I first played this, I actually thought I had picked some kind of bootleg version by mistake. The basics were there, but no Mega Man game I'd ever played had levels this boring, empty and repetitive! No offense to those of you who enjoy it, but you see something here that I certainly do not.

Oh man, they're everywhere. Wait, why are they all looking at me? Don't come any closer! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO-
Okay, they're taking a really long time to get over here.

Eh? Am I the only one who's more interested after seeing this trailer?

I never was sure just what the traction stat meant. I had hoped it might make driving easier in tracks with lots of ice or sand, but I guess it's good enough if it lets you brush past some rough terrain without as much consequence.

I wouldn't dismiss light karts too hastily, though. Heavy karts can hold a lead pretty well with a skilled driver at the wheel, but getting there is hardly a sure thing on a treacherous road covered in banana peels with shells bouncing every which way. I imagine that light karts could compensate for their lower top speed by taking risky shortcuts that most heavy drivers are better off avoiding. You never know until you do some experimenting.

I chuckled when I moused over that image.

Palutena's hand must hurt...

Their rationale for replacing the old name makes sense. Also, the new name is undeniably classy.

I got Runner2 while it was on sale and it exceeded my expectations. I'm not sure how they managed to make it feel so much better than BIT.TRIP: RUNNER, but they pulled it off. That one deserves its spot on the list.

Uh-oh, wait a minute. If people have posted time trial records using this technique, then theoretically those records would still be up after a patch. I wonder how that could be resolved...?

Blech, that technique doesn't sound fun at all! The people who don't use it will lose a bunch of races even if they do everything else right, and the people who do use it will have to constantly mash a shoulder button and hop around awkwardly to stay in the lead. That's a lose-lose situation if you ask me. Patch that crap!

@XyVoX Yeah, me too. That bundle's still going on for the next 6 days or so if anybody else is interested.

Not since Animal Crossing: New Leaf had Iwata seen so few citizens contribute to a public works project.

@DiscoDriver43
I've played that one! I liked it just as much as Klonoa on Wii. I wonder if we'll ever get a Klonoa 3...

@Monsti
Just wanted to say I agree with all your comments here. Fans get so defensive when this stuff is called out that I myself usually don't have the patience to bring it up.

Guys, even if you don't see any moral problem with character designs that put women's bodies on display, don't you think they're kind of... tedious? When this kind of thing is so prevalent in other games, I think it's reasonable for people to complain when it shows up in a game series where they expect to be (mostly) undisturbed by it.

And who really thinks Shia will be a villain with enough memorable traits to make up for that absurd outfit? I, for one, predict that she will mainly stand around winking at the hero and rambling about darkness.

There's no need to condemn a game in its entirety for a few problematic issues like these, but that doesn't mean that such issues should be exempt from criticism.

This was Martin's first clue that his career as a door-to-door Deku Nut salesman was doomed to fail.

That was fast.

I think some of the solutions on the iPhone version required multi-touch. Are those puzzles replaced?

"a hilarious journey with the witty Dr. Wallow"

It's never a good sign when the promo says the game is funny instead of just, you know, saying or describing something funny.

Wow, it took me a lot of scrolling to get down here.

While I don't know how significant it is in the grand scheme of things, I kind of agree that this Mario Kart game isn't very diverse. I mean never mind about having different races, several characters aren't even different people! Three Marios, three Peaches...

In all seriousness, while I don't really take the criticism seriously, I hope it doesn't attract an overwhelming quantity of bile and hatred, regardless of who's right or wrong. The fact that we're on the internet ain't no excuse.

"What's that Mr. Watts? Sixty more!?"

So far, I think Joshers744 has my personal favorite caption.

There's an Ouya game about parking that's actually kind of fun. It's called "No Brakes Valet". It's a bit like shuffleboard, except with a bunch of cars crashing into each other.

Shaq has no shame and I love him for it.

No bids yet for the Wii Fit Trainer eating a ton of ice cream and donuts? But it's so thought-provoking!

Also, it looks like the Happy Mask Salesman's business expands much wider than I initially thought.

Seriously, these things are awesome. I'm telling my sister about this.

@jakysnakydx True! The same thing happened to me.

I don't mind the restriction, though. As far as I'm concerned, we'd all be better off if people on Miiverse stopped to think for three minutes before posting.

I hadn't heard the one about the Lorule Castle music! I can't believe it sounds that awesome both backward and forward. How do they do it?

The yellow control pad and blue buttons are a nice touch.

@SkywardLink98
To be fair, a lot of countries have multiple kinds of accents, so it's not like we in the States are any worse off there.

That second screenshot and its vague description have me intrigued. That springboard looks just like the ones you could place in Brawl's stage builder, I notice.

The awkward title was enough of a reason for me to ignore this one.

@B3ND3R You forgot to capitalize your sentence, and it has one period more than it needs.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muphry%27s_law

Your crossover fanfic intrigues me. And that's a sentence I don't say very often.