Markatron84

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@DennisLofgren The New Super Mario Bros. Movie - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Here's A Minions Crossover.

(shudders)

If it's a Mario adjacent film and not a third mainline one, I'd like to see one centered around and/or based on either Donkey Kong, Captain Toad or Luigi's Mansion. The latter could be fun; in those games Luigi is essentially just Scooby Doo with a moustache.

I just showed this to my wife and she literally squealed with excitement.

The apathy towards Super Mario 3D World and the adoration for Super Mario Sunshine will forever baffle me.

As always, more Mewgenics and more Pokémon Champions. I clawed my way up to Master Ball tier in Ranked Doubles with a massive (and lucky) win streak. Maybe I'll see if I can get to Champion tier within the season's two remaining weeks, maybe I'll just move on to Ranked Singles.

Other than that, I'm right at the end of Mafia: The Old Country, so I'll finish that today. I'm not entirely sure how I feel about that game yet, honestly. It's got a lot going for it, but at the same time it's got a lot wrong with it.

Edit: I just found out that to reach Champion tier I have to get into the top 300 trainers. Yeah, that ain't happening 🤣

Hahahahaha, God almighty. 99% of this game's budget must be allocated to legal fees.

It appears some time next year, I reckon.

@Moonlessky @RiaTheWitch You'd think that "Certain other issues related to networking and visual appearance during battles" would cover the resolution glitch. Ah well, maybe next patch.

I did play an hour or so earlier today after the update. I might have not been paying close enough attention, but I didn't notice any of the Pokémon suddenly moving at a vastly reduced framerate anymore, so that's something.

@Hinade Same here. I had absolutely zero experience with competitive Pokémon prior to Champions and I'm loving it, having put 50 hours in so far. In Ranked Doubles, I was languishing around Ultra Ball 3 and 2 for ages, but had a massive win steak last night and got up to Master Ball. I've probably peaked 🤣

@1UP-HUSKY That would be amazing. I'm currently playing through Yoshi's Island for the first time (yeah, I know) in between other games. I'd drop it in a heartbeat if Nintendo announced a remake in Mysterious Book's style.

@gcunit Absolutely. I'm in, day one.

I'm in. I like Splatoon multiplayer but I'm terrible at it, so a big single-player game is something I'll definitely look at.

Other than the usual Mewgenics and Pokémon Champions (I'm still languishing in Great Ball tier) I'm kind of at a loss when it comes to what I'll be playing next, because I finished South of Midnight last night and, my goodness gracious, I loved it. Below is the review I put on Steam immediately after finishing the game. It's not comprehensive or even particularly well written, but I think it sums up how I feel about South of Midnight:

South of Midnight has an immediate initial wow factor; the stop-motion style animation is cool and the visuals are extraordinarily pretty. Then I got to the platforming and puzzle solving, which are both inoffensively by the numbers. Then I got to the combat, which is slightly too stiff for my liking and not in the least bit remarkable. At this point, I wasn't sure how much of this game I would actually play.

I'm glad I carried on.

Some might argue that a gorgeous visual style or a fantastically told story that takes inspiration from Southern American folk tales shouldn't excuse the actual "game" parts of a game being so unremarkable or by the numbers. Hell, up until about 20 minutes ago I might very well have agreed with you. But, my god, South of Midnight is exponentially more than the sum of its parts.

Could the story have been told as a film or a TV series? Absolutely it could have, but by being a game - having you guide Hazel through the environments she must traverse and discovering the fates of the various mystical creatures and human inhabitants of Prospero - South of Midnight's tales of heartbreak, suffering, regret and love are so, so much more powerful than they would have been if you were merely passively observing them.

Special mention also has to go to the soundtrack. Every piece of music and every song is exceptional, whether it's just setting the tone for a scene or going full-on musical theatre to further bring the tragic stories of characters like Two Toe Tom, Huggin' Molly and others to life. I'm glad Xbox Game Studios started just giving out the digital deluxe extras with the standard edition of the game, because this is a soundtrack that I'll want to listen to again without question.

I could probably count on one hand the number of games that have made me so invested in a narrative or feel for characters as much as South of Midnight did, or games that are as beautifully animated, or games that are just such a joy to experience. South of Midnight is one of the best games I've played in a very, very long time.

@UpsideDownRowlet oooh, I missed that! Thank you! 😁

Incidentally, my bank account says "F**k you", as I've also just spotted the Super Famicom / SNES ones 🤣

@DadJKP I'm sorry, but I don't see how heterosexual couples who choose not to have children are inherently or automatically immoral or selfish.

My wife and I are in our 40s, and decided nearly 20 years ago that we shouldn't have children. We're both autistic, have numerous other neurological and mental disorders and I'm visually impaired. We have a hard enough time looking after ourselves, let alone dealing with the responsibility of keeping a completely dependent being fed, clothed and healthy. And by not having children of our own, we have been able to devote more time to 1. keeping ourselves more mentally healthy, and 2. assisting various siblings and in-laws with their children if they need us to.

Look, I respect your right to hold your own personal beliefs on this or any other subject, but declaring those beliefs as normalcy or contrary beliefs and/or actions as immoral? If something isn't actively harming someone else, as far as I'm concerned, it's as moral as anything can be.

Put those out but with translucent purple plastic and I'll throw however much money you want at you.

I really enjoy Yooka-Laylee as a franchise. I liked the original game despite its flaws, the Impossible Lair was a cool 2D take on the characters and Replaylee is unquestionably a fantastic remake... but how much longer is Playtonic going to make me wait on Twooka-Laylee?

@Princess_Lilly I think so, yes. It's a game that's supposed to celebrate community and the relationships those people have with each other. Not everyone is heterosexual or identifies with the gender they "should" (big, big, BIG air quotes) be. By not acknowledging the many differing identities of its potential player base and just the human race in general, the game would be doing its very premise a massive disservice.

@bransby @foursider They're not just funny. They're the backbone of the entire Canadian education system.

That's dedication to your craft.

@KociolekDoSyta Come on, let one rip. You might like it. Incidentally, if anyone's missing a cork I think I know where it is.

Whether it's more of the same or it's putting a fresh spin on the original, I'd never say no to a Treasure Tracker sequel.

@MeloMan pretty sure SAG would have issues with that casting process.

@Kyloctopus at least this one's keeping its fluids inside it.

@Zuljaras Actually, the GKC does hold more data than a piece of paper. The paper holds no data because it is in no way electronic, while the GKC holds enough data to be recognised as a game when inserted into the console. 😉

I like you. You hold "well, technically..." in the same high regard I do 😃

@Res462 yes. It also makes a sound if it falls in the forest and no one's there to hear it.

@Zuljaras don't cram code in a box paper into your Switch. It voids the warranty. I will also amend my post to say "cartridge" to counteract any further pedantry. 🤣

@Vyacheslav333 Here's a helpful guide:

Can you touch the cartridge? (Edited to counteract any further pedantry)

• Yes = physical
• No = not physical

I think it's a fairly safe bet that Pokémon Pokopia is going to have joined the ranks of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and Animal Crossing: New Horizons by the end of the Switch 2's life cycle. It wouldn't surprise me if it ends up hitting 40-50 million sales by then.

NO GAME DESERVES A 10/10 BECAUSE 10/10 MEANS PERFECTION AND NO GAME IS PERFECT

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69.

Nice. 👌👌👌

I actually haven't played a fair few of these. I should probably get on that.

I will be struggling to crack Ultra Ball rank in Pokémon Champions - I'm still experimenting with team compositions and strategies - and also finishing up Hi-Fi Rush.

It would be nice to see 6v6 battles introduced, even if they end up playable only in the casual and private matches. I would completely understand if The Pokémon Company kept ranked matches to the official VGC ruleset and 3v3 / 4v4.

@mlt If it helps, Rogue Prince of Persia is pretty light going and concise as far as roguelikes go. It's not the massive time sink that a lot of roguelikes are; it took me about 25 hours to finish it.

I bounced off Undertale pretty quickly but, my god, Megalovania is a tune.

Some great games on that list. Dave the Diver is a personal favourite of mine.

Although... Nintendo Switch 2 Welcome Tour, huh? Slim pickings? 😏

@solarwolf07 I didn't get on with Hollow Knight, but I fully acknowledge that it's an impeccably made game. Maybe I'll give it another go someday.

I'm having fun with it. It's a live-service game that's supposed to evolve (lol!) over time, so I expected things like missing Pokémon/items and some bugs.

It is a bit of a shame as there were some Pokémon absent that I was going to use, but I've worked around it.

I picked Minish Cap because it's my favourite, and Four Swords Adventures because I never played it and I think it'd be cool to play it with Mrs Markatron84.

@Simu001 Don't get a Nintendo-made tombstone though. You only have two choices of colours.

@Simu001 @Yosher Themes before we're all dead would be nice, wouldn't it?

@RumandCohibas I have no words.

I'll say it: I don't think the Demon Turf games are good platformers. Putting Bubsy in a game that plays like Demon Turf is like putting cat litter in cold porridge.

@ShadLink I think @BrazillianCara was just saying that they're not really into multiplayer games and would personally be more interested if Champions had a single player component. I don't think they're saying the game is lesser or bad because it's only multiplayer.

I played the demo in the last Steam Next Fest and I think this game is really going to be something special.

Cool that the Pokémon Company couldn't spring for voice acting on that short cinematic trailer. It wouldn't surprise me if in the next Pokémon Direct, they do away with the voiceovers altogether and Tsunekazu Ishihara just holds up cue cards 🤣

@UpsideDownRowlet I hope he does too. Kane didn't, and that was really disappointing.

Got my stuff transferred ready for Champions, which I'm getting pretty hyped for, to be honest.

Will there be a third movie?

Does the Pope crap in the woods?

@Tasuki

Nintendo Life should have ran article saying it was going to be delisted.

Nintendo Life isn't running articles about spoilers any more 😏

Nintendo loves movie spoilers, not game release spoilers.

@Sonicka I would step over my own mother to have Sonic Mania 2.

@Vyacheslav333 and the winner of March 2026's Slow Clap Award goes to... 😁

If it's something I can switch on or off, having that functionality during community days - which invariably happen while I'm in work - would be useful, but any other time I'd prefer to not have something automatically throwing my PokéBalls with reckless abandon. I'm all for it automatically spinning PokéStops, though.

@Spider-Kev @-wc- I feel like the reporting and attitude of Hookshot as a whole have been on a slippery slope for a while.

I'm hesitant to point fingers again, because they seem genuinely uninterested in taking the feedback or accepting accountability. The last time people en masse expressed their complaints over questionable reporting and laughable editorialising ended in a combo of ignorance and hiding behind the old unconstructive feedback arguement.

Even the constructive and civil discussion on the topic has resulted in the last few messages being completely ignored.