LordMolecule

I suggest Bug Fables to anyone who is a fan of the first 2 Paper Marios. It's also on gamepass so it may not cost you anything extra to give it a try.

@Stargazer Liked it so much with games with gold I decided to buy it full price day 1 on Switch!

tbf, outside of the moon at the end of FF IV, I never felt the need to grind up to that point.

Switch is next gen. Wii U was last gen.

@Yorumi Gonna have to disagree. To have pixel art doesn't require 80's game design. I don't agree with that kind of gatekeeping.

Gonna have to disagree on the negative involving pixel art.

VI is best by a country mile.

"You can never be sucker-punched, if you expect everything"
Nope. That's just you putting words in my mouth.

There are no cheap shots, I've already explained why. Literally all you have to do is pay attention and react. It's just that simple. It unteaches years of bad gameplay design.

Not only is Dark Souls completely fair, but is far from the hardest game that is also completely fair. Celeste is the hardest while also be completely fair. It's not like it is a rogue-like which will beat you with dice rolls, or some other game that actually has cheap sucker-punches.

@FullMetalWesker You make it sound like "predict everything" to mean randomly guess which is not what it asks you nor is it what I said. Don't put words in my mouth.

If you've just been randomly guessing then I can see why you might think Dark Souls is unfair. If you hear a dragon roar, perhaps you should take cover instead of just running out on to the open bridge and then blaming the game because you got burned.

@FullMetalWesker "Knowing he's around doesn't help"
It does.

"that roar doesn't give you much time to get out of the way"
It gives enough time.

"unless you stop and check every corner, you have no way of knowing which one has an enemy and which doesn't."
Just check your corners. Check every corner. It's common sense after the very first corner that hurts (which really doesn't hurt that much).

"good luck spotting the tiny dogs over the large demon wielding two giant machetes standing right in front of you. Neither of which are that relevant anyway as the fight itself is still one of the cheapest in the whole series."
Just open your eyes and pay attention. Not being attentive isn't an excuse.

Nothing should be unexpected after the first boulder roll (which you could see by paying attention), Dark Souls un-teaches years of hand-holding in game development.

"And if you're still so sure the original Dark Souls has no cheap encounters, then explain the Bed of Chaos."

Don't just run blindly ahead (which is a lesson taught multiple times over the course of the game) and it isn't and issue.

"Your points seem to be under the impression that a sucker punch = one that's impossible to avoid, when actually it's just one that's unexpected."
The game absolutely teaches you early that you should expect the unexpected and is completely fair from that point on so long as you pay attention to everything. You can't just mash your way through this one. It's not a press start to win game.

@FullMetalWesker You mean the dragon that you knew was around and the dragon that made a roar before the fire came? You mean the enemies you could easily find by checking corners? You mean boss behind the obvious fog wall with completely noticeable enemies?

You made no point. No cheap shots or sucker punches. Pay attention and it isn't a problem.

Loved this game when I played on PC years ago.

Gonna get it again in the hopes of the sequel (which I haven't played yet) also comes to the Switch!

@Heavyarms55 Not gonna hate. Everyone has different opinions.

It's very hard but it's also fair. There are no cheap shots or sucker punches in Dark Souls. You may be only getting an audio cue, but so long as you keep your shield up while checking corners or noticing that raised stone on the floor you should know something is coming. If that weak enemy is running into a hallway, you should have second thoughts about just blindly chasing him.

The game only punishes you if you messed up. People say the game is artificially difficult because they stepped on a trap. That trap was in full view, and your character lowered a bit when they stepped on it, and you heard gears grinding in the distance to let you know something was up before those bolts fired out of that wall.

I'd certainly argue that Dark Souls is the most influential game of the past decade.

Merry Christmas Y'all!

It's hard to take a user aggregate score seriously when you have reviews like "0/10 too many women not in the kitchen".

Sounds like a great way to have buyers and sellers to move over to eBay.

@Anri02 You aren't the slime I know!

If they are ripping of an art style they aren't the first.

I very much enjoy Dragalia Lost, they have been very generous with their content. It might be because I just sit on all my in-game currency until big summoning events, but I've pretty much gotten everything I've wanted in the game without ever spending a penny.

I think I bought Mutant Mudds and Xenodrifter for like 2 bucks not too long ago. That was a great weekend!

I got Transistor cheap recently. I'm looking forward to it!

@Joker13z Europe was considered west before it was cool.

@Wavey84 I'm in the opposite boat. Dragon Quest has become preferable to Final Fantasy solely because of it's turn based combat.

I used to love Final Fantasy but they have become button mashing/automatic, press start to win games.

@Peterjr1 I see no reason to outrage against lootboxes in free to play games, or Magic the Gathering booster packs, random colors from gumball machines, or people who buy those mystery box loot crate things.

@Peterjr1 I very much enjoyed Pokemon cards as a kid.

@Peterjr1 Pokemon Masters isn't a full priced console game, it's a free-to-play mobile game.

When Pokemon meets 1984.

Not seeing double blue or double neon purple. I've been lied to!

Actually it's not even two weeks old yet. So it's averaging more than 1 million levels per week.

I generally don't like trying to make cartoony things look more realistic. Personally not a fan.

@Krazzar The only wireless alternative I found for the PS4 is their version of the "elite" controller. I'll probably never spend 200$ on any controller.

One of the main reasons I don't PS4 is the controller. I haven't liked that left stick placement on the DS controllers since the 90's when 3D gaming became big. Everyone else made the adjustment.

Switch pro controller on the PS4 would be a game changer for me!

@Joeynator3000 Ya know...cuz of ur avatar?

@Joeynator3000 Looks like your cat is already on it!

True story told by Dennis Hopper.

Henry: Dad, I think you're probably a pretty good actor, but why did you play that terrable guy King Koopa in Super Mario Bros?

Dennis Hopper: Well Henry, I did that so that you could have shoes.

Henry: Dad, I don't need shoes that badly.

Another true story during a Q/A with Bob Hoskins

Q: What is the wort job you've done?

A: Super Mario Bros.

Q: What has been your biggest disappointment?

A: Super Mario Bros.

Q: If you could edit your past, what would you change?

A: I wouldn't do Super Mario Bros.

I think I have lost vision from my rage. The blood lust is real!

@Donald_M Not silly at all. Given that it is mostly a low gameplay, story driven experience; it goes hand in hand with a recliner.

I love Nintendo for being different and willing to try new things. However, I don't think they actually do care about what the consumer wants. We'd love classic Nintendo games on our Switch at a reasonable price. We don't like paying for the same game several times.

I'd love to be proven wrong though. Allow me to play Paper Mario: Thousand Year door on my Switch legally please! I think that is fair given both your history and what the competition is doing.

I appreciate the time zone conversions! My ignorant Merican brain can only be bothered to remember the 4 in the US. In my defense though I never need to use any other time zones.

Almost perfection. There were a few missed notes and several flams throughout but for the most part it was pretty good.

I think you meant to say that the sale made the game more of a steal.

50 hours in and I don't feel like $15 was enough.

I don't mean to sound like an advertisement.

After 40 hours of serious enjoyment, I feel bad for only paying the $15 that I did. Team Cherry deserves whatever good news they get!

This will surely come to the west....surely.

@Crono1973 That's a better problem to have.

You know what I really need? These games on the Switch.

Perhaps this time it will release on its release date.

Great news! I have played Dig 1 and 2. After finishing 2 I almost bought Heist for the the 3DS. I'm glad I waited. This will be a great Christmas present for myself!

1000 Year Door remake please!

I'll be playing Destiny 2 next week.

I have everything but a PS4. I play Xbox mostly because I much prefer it's controller (as Xbox makes my favorite contollers). After Nintendo and Xbox went with offset sticks they ruined the Play Station controller for me. Xbox has sucky exclusives but has some neat games like Ori and the Blind Forest and Rare Replay is pretty awesome. I never got to play Conker's Bad Fur Day on the 64 so that was an experience.