MasterGraveheart

And here I am still waiting on even bigger storage space.

...I'm an item hoarder, alright? >.>;

@Eel The last Harvest Moon games I played were the SNES and N64 games. I liked the idea, but the deadlines and limited time frame just kinda turned me off.

@Doctor-Moo Not yet, I have been meaning to try it. I think I have a digital copy of one of the Rune Factories on my 3DS, but, I haven't had a chance to dig deep into it.

There needs to be a policy that any of these A"I" generated games have to go on a separate page. Any failure to declare use of A"I" generation results in your game being delisted.

I'm sorry, but this A"I" trend actively needs to be fought against.

Right, so, this is "new" Harvest Moon, not the original that is now Story of Seasons, right? It's so very confusing keeping these straight...

But, anyway, it's hard for me to get into other cozy farming sims after Stardew Valley. It just nailed that mechanic so beautifully. And what I appreciate most is the pace. You're never rushed. The original Harvest Moons had me on such a bad timer, it was hard to really enjoy my run, y'know? Has that gotten any better in later installments?

@N00BiSH Actually? The DKC cartoon Donkey Kong has way more dignity than this redesigned one. It's like, someone was dared to make the worst Donkey Kong, and DKC cartoon DK breathed a sigh of relief when they succeeded.

With or without hair.

I genuinely hate this new design. This DK isn't king of anything. He's dumpy unemployed DK.

Like, he isn't even movie DK. He's a DK who has raided your fridge and is asking if you'd go out and pick him up some chicken nuggets before he binge watches something off of your streaming services while crashing on your couch. Like he's between jobs and desperately trying to figure out how he'll freeload off of you for another day.

If they wanted to move away from the DKC Donkey Kong look, you could have still gone with either the movie or the Game Boy game version. This dead-eyed doofus does nothing for me.

@OwenOtter Well, I've been using the "Graveheart" name on the Internet since the VERY early 2000s, so, I'm gonna take indirect credit for the game character's name. ^^;

Nintendo, early in the Switch's life, you had one of the best curated storefronts in the game. Now, you've devolved to Epic/Steam levels of trashy. Start vetting and get more selective.

Sadly, I don't either. Microsoft has an iron grasp on Rare, and they're only gonna chase trends. Alas, poor Banjo & Kazooie, we hardly knew ye...

I'm a supporter of the LGBT+ community. It's a political minefield on the subject, and in the U.S., with the way politics is going, it feels like the attitude towards that community is getting worse. These are human beings. Plain and simple. And they deserve to be treated like human beings. This includes recognition and representation. Not in a "here, but not there" kind of thing. Human beings. Created equal. Key word, equal.

Nintendo of America didn't do the right thing in censoring it completely in the original release (I'm against censorship too, btw). They somewhat righted the ship here. Vivian is a great character, and one that can challenge perceptions and help people see the world around them is a lot more dynamic than they thought or expected. She's worth celebrating.

Now, do I think Nintendo's gonna win this award? Probably not. Lots of strong nominations. Would I like them? That's hard to say, because again, lots of strong nominations. But you know what I hope? I hope this is a sign of things to come for Nintendo and they can get nominated for these kinds of awards more often.

Sorry for getting deep on this one, but, frankly, representation is at risk more than ever these days, so to see it championed is worth celebrating and acknowledging.

The DKC design is still the best… LOOK HOW THEY MANGLED MY BOY! ;_;

So did Sonic, but that doesn't mean it's gonna happen.

That said... Banjo-Kazooie needs a string of quality titles again before we have that conversation. This was an easier one to have in the N64 era, but, after departing for Microsoft and releasing Nuts 'n' Bolts, some serious work needs to be done to rebuild the brand.

...I don't wanna admit how many games I'm gonna have for my Switch 2 at launch... ^^;

I just want my wife, Abigail, to stop disappearing on me. I'm convincing myself she's in the caves doing her own adventures, but dangit, if she is, I wanna see, just like on rainy days! XD

Not a fan. Not a fan at all. The Country-style DK remains the best version. I get that this version is meant to be a throwback to the arcade original... this was the wrong place to do it, frankly. Do another Mario vs. Donkey Kong game and match it up with the Game Boy game if you must.

This feels like a huge miss.

I'm gonna imagine some games that are a bit more ingrained into the Switch hardware itself is gonna have some problems, i.e. Animal Crossing, which needed a whole new app just to transfer to a different console.

Of course there's Mario Kart. It's like scampi at Bubba Gump's "Of course we have scampi." Of course we have Mario Kart!

Though, tbh, I'm still kinda hoping this ends up being something like "Smash Kart," and they start inviting more than just the Mario crew to play. I know they did that with 8, but, let's expand. Samus in a Gunship kart. Nell from Advance Wars in a tank. Pit in a chariot.

Heck, go third party while you're at it! Cloud on Fenrir. Tifa in the buggy. Travis Touchdown on his motorcycle. Dr. Eggman in the Egg Mobile. Have a blast with that kinda thing!

Honestly excited for this. Could pave the way for more PC games that are dependent on a keyboard and mouse. And hey, if you can use a Switch 2 Keyboard, that can lead to some interesting possibilities!

@Itachi2099 @Unit_DTH That's right, I'd forgotten it was actually confirmed. So many rumors had come spiraling out of the woodwork, most of them ridiculous, that I've kinda just phased out everything I've heard on the subject from my mind and am just waiting for the actual announcements.

@Oracles_fanboi Goooot'cha. That makes more sense... at least it would if I hadn't seen just how awful certain circles can be. -_-;

It's probably a buncha stuff, tbh.

@Vivianeat Hopefully the backwards compatibility rumors are true, then. I know my backlog is thicker than the Storm King's Thunder Thighs too.

Why do I get the feeling this is largely due to a certain "love triangle" issue surrounding a certain upcoming third part of a certain trilogy?

Now, this could also, and more likely, just be a general thing that's going on, and that's wholly possible too, especially considering Square Enix's interest in dipping into A"I" and other morally questionable decisions, and while I wholly endorse taking the higher ups to task in a civil manner, to harass the lower staff is definitely not cool.

Decent size, justifies my choice to go physical... that and the barrel pen holder. Seriously, who doesn't want a Donkey Kong barrel on their desk? <3

Out: Baby boi Rook.

In: Grizzled veteran Rook who has been here before and has to start over from square one and is ready to tear Mira apart to get back to where they were and ask Matthew Mercer what the heck is going on.

@shiftbarackyeaugh I think a certain music group would have had an issue with it, tho.

Nintendo's watching all us fools be wrong and they're gonna reveal Wii U2. ;P

(Please no, Nintendo, I want that Switch successor, whatever you call it. ;_; )

I'm going to prefer physical media for a long time, largely because the contractual licensing and the tendencies for listings for digital to come and go at a moment's notice is extremely off-putting to me. I also don't particularly like to stream when I can own. I mean, I use streaming services, but I also own the movies I like most. Just recently got Godzilla Minus One for Christmas, as well as the Marvel vs. Capcom collection physical.

We'll be digital only one day, I'm sure. But when that day comes, it's my hope that the industry is in a healthier place with preservation, availability, and convenience.

I just want it to run the Final Fantasy VII ReTrilogy. Not even at the prettiest graphical resolution possible.

"I got someone from, let's say a studio close to Punch-Out, drunk at a bar..."

Uhhhh... okay then! I still want an HD remake of the Wii version, though. I remember a video on YouTube by Gaijin Goombah, who talked about the positive characteristics of the Wii Punch-Out characters (except for Super Macho Man and Aran Ryan, who were total jerks), as well as the attention to detail in the languages they spoke.

So, if this is true, it makes me sad, because the Wii Punch-Out did so much right in trying to avoid negative stereotypes.

And then retailers are instructed to keep packs behind the glass, making these scanners far less effective unless they're gonna get flipped on eBay or Amazon.

@AlienX Curvy/“top-heavy” characters are always slandered. It’s disgusting.

Evil Leia looking good here! Hoping to see Claude before too long, but really wanna see Dorothea, Mercedes, Hilda, and Hapi too.

And people wonder why gamers are hesitant to make the plunge to digital.

I now look at my folios of Switch games and am glad for what's there.

I was really hoping I could have caught Steven Universe on a discount, but... alas...

@G_and_Thomas Funny you should mention that? I thought "Monkey Kong" looked more like George from Rampage too!

Honestly, if they can cut down on the influence and role of the non-Robotnik humans? It'll be a step up. I want a SONIC movie. Not "Donut Lord's Friends co-starring Some Blue Guy."

Glad to have this one! Though, I am sad that this platform means they'll probably never do even digital soundtrack releases and keep it all on the streaming app. I'd love to add some of these to my general everything playlist.

@Olliemar28 And there's nothing wrong with that. Heck, I've got a lot of port hopes! Point was, considering Capcom didn't port World to Switch and instead gave them their own similar title to work with instead, I'm kind of hesitant to be ready to pencil it in. Heck, a lot of slam dunk ports didn't make it over to Switch from Capcom's side specifically.

If it does, though? I'll certainly have a spot in my folio for it. Or, whatever I'll need to store my Switch successor games.

Apologies if it came across as hostile or anything like that.

Nintendo, start treating your partners right today, or risk losing them tomorrow.

I'm going to avoid commenting on the unhinged hate Daisy gets for no justified reason and say that it's really bold of Nintendo Life to presume Capcom'll /bother/ porting Wilds to the Switch Successor (I can't call it Switch 2 until I know for sure, sorry). Honestly, there's been a lot of slam dunk ports for Switch that never happened, so, I'm very... hesitant to get excited over speculation, know what I mean?

...Seriously, the actors paying for J.J. Abrams' sins... >.>'

Respectfully, Alana? My answer is no.

Chrono Trigger, the Mana games, the Final Fantasy Tactics games, all would be ripe for 2D-HD remakes. They're gorgeous, and frankly? I don't care how many there've been. I want more because I wanna keep polishing greats like Chrono Trigger (can you tell I want an HD-2D remake of Chrono Trigger?).

Even better? NEW games that come from those franchises that use the HD-2D style! Octopath Traveler is great and deserves its notoriety. But that doesn't mean other franchises can't have fun with it. Can you imagine a true sequel to Chrono Trigger (there it is again) in the 2D-HD style? So we can get the awful taste of Chrono Cross out of our mouths?

This is still giving me "Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey" vibes, and not in a good way (is there a good way?). This feels like it's going to be the Bomberman: Act Zero of the franchise.

That's fine? But it's nowhere near where it should be. That entire NES/SNES/Genesis/Master System/Game Boy/Game Boy/Game Boy Advance/N64 Color back catalog needs to be ready to go yesterday.

Honestly, as long as it can play the current-gen stuff without major compromise (i.e. Final Fantasy VII R-Trilogy, Elden Ring, etc.), I'm good. It doesn't need to be ready for PS6 or Xbox-Whatever stuff. We're Nintendo fans. We know it ain't gonna be cream of the crop graphics (though I maintain GameCube games looked WAY better than OG Xbox or PS2 games by and large). We just need it to run well and be fun.

Thanks, I hate it!

@N00BiSH That is exactly what I was thinking of watching that trash.

Love Alexey and Henk! Here’s to the next 40 years of Tetris!

I wasn't a big fan of how heavy Sonic 2 leaned into its human non-Robotnik cast, so, if Sonic 3 can avoid that mistake and keep the focus on the actual game characters and not the self-inserts, it'll be a winner!

There isn't a lot I would expect from Nintendo. Maybe trailers for already announced projects like Pokemon Legends A-Z, Metroid Prime 4, or Donkey Kong Country Returns HD. Fully new announcements, though? No, I think Nintendo'll do its own separate event like when the Switch was announced.

I'm honestly convinced this game is just toast and never coming out... and I'm okay with that.

File me under "doubtful." January, after the holiday rush, is more likely, especially leading up to Donkey Kong Country Returns HD and a rundown of what's coming out for Switch leading up to the Switch Successor, which I'm trying to avoid calling Switch 2, just in case they wanna avoid the PlayStation thing of just going 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, etc., and seem like they're imitating. I've been calling it the Switch Neo, personally!