MontyCircus

The overall sentiment is so negative on this game. It was hyped up as much as anything I can remember, then the reviews were...fine.

The initial player reactions were that it was kind of a total bore. But they promised huge exciting DLC and content coming for the next decade.

Then the first big DLC dropped, and people just got angrier. And then it sounded like they were basically abandoning the game and all those promised future updates.

Really looking forward to playing Indy though!

@Orwellian87

Getting:

• Madden 26 (haven't played a Madden in many years)
• Heretic + Hexen (Quality "Doom Clones" from back in the day)
• Is This Seat Taken? (rated "Overwhelmingly Positive" from over 1000 users on Steam, the highest possible rating)
• OFF
• Shantae Advance: Risky Revolution ("lost" game curio)
• Tiny Bookshop (rated "Overwhelmingly Positive" from over 1,200 users on Steam, the highest possible rating)
• Toaplan Arcade Collection Vol.1&2 (old-school shmups)

MetaCritic has this as the 4th-worst Switch 2 game so far.

28th of 31.

With only Tamagotchi Plaza, Nintendo Switch 2 Welcome Tour, and Survival Kids rated worse.

The Shmups Forum has been running an "Annual Top 25 Shmups of All Time" poll for 20 years.

64 shmups have made the Top 25 at least once.

R-Type Delta has made it in the past. The original R-Type makes the list nearly every year.

Reactions so far are: "It sucks." And: "It quickly tires your arms out."

And if you want to play local couch multiplayer? You'll need to buy another set of S2 Joy-Con! 'Cause everyone needs to use 2. And none of the 3 dozen S1 Joy-Con you already own will work with it.

I expect a MetaCritic score in the "60s" range, and after that point I will quickly forget that it exists.

On the Shmups Forum's "Top 25 Shmups of All Time" poll (which they've been doing for 20 years):

Gradius III and Salamander/Life Force have both made the Top 25 list in the past.

While the rest: Gradius, Gradius II, and Salamander 2 have all been honourable mentions in the past.

When it comes to old school, pre-bullet hell shmup series, you can't get more legendary than this.

This and Tiny Bookshop are both rated "Overwhelmingly Positive" by Steam users, the highest possible rating.

A while ago I googled for lists of the best Neo Geo games. I looked for ranked lists at least 25 games long. I ended up finding 7 qualifying lists with 132 unique games and a total of 413 separate entries.

Of its 10 games included, Selection Vol. 7 has what I would call 2 top Neo Geo games (Top 45 or 50 or so):

• Fatal Fury Special
• Puzzle Bobble (aka Bust-A-Move)

Of its 10 games included, Selection Vol. 8 also has what I would call 2 top Neo Geo games (Top 45 or 50 or so):

• NAM-1975
• Puzzle Bobble 2 (aka Bust-A-Move 2)

This alarmist-sounding article reminds me of this old book title:

Getting:

• Gradius Origins (I'm a sucker for old-school shmups, and they say this is a very lovingly put together collection)
• UFO 50 (already have it on Steam, double-dipping, it's a "91" on MetaCritic and rated "Overwhelmingly Positive" from over 6,000 users on Steam, the highest possible rating)
• Romancing SaGa 2: Revenge of the Seven - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition (getting the cheap upgrade pack to my Switch 1 version).
• Fate/hollow ataraxia REMASTERED (Sequel to Fate/Stay Night, so might as well continue the series)
• JALECOlle Famicom Ver. Saiyuuki World II - The Demon God of Heaven - & WHOMP'EM (The previously unreleased in the West Famicom version, also includes the Western version Whomp 'Em, interesting to me because I'm a sucker for unreleased Japanese curios)

Looking forward to adventuring through Zeldadelphia.

Getting:

• Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound

Probably:

• Dear me, I was... (I am wary about visual novels generally, especially the anime romance dating ones, so I have to read more about this one)

Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury "Recieves" Another Switch 2 Update

"i" before "e", except after "c".

It looks like "back of the cereal box" or "restaurant kids placemats" puzzles.

I found this 6" Metroid Prime toy announced at San Diego Comic Con

I think it needs to be on my shelf.

Already have:

• FRONT MISSION Remake Trilogy

Just bought it tonight:

• SOMA (solid MetaCritic scores on this 10 year old horror game, with an "Overwhelmingly Positive" rating from over 40,000 users on Steam, the highest possible rating).

Picked up today:

• Bananza

On the wishlist:

• Arcade Archives Super Dimension Fortress MACROSS II

A light week, probably everybody getting out of the way of DK.

Getting:

• Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 + 4
• Patapon 1+2 Replay
• Arcade Archives 2 Air Combat 22
• EGGCONSOLE Zanac Ex Msx2 (Functionally the same as the classic NES shmup)
• Griffin (Japan-exclusive Game Gear shmup)
• ISLANDERS New Shores (already got it on the launch sale)
• System Shock 2: 25th Anniversary Remaster

On the Maybe List:

• Dungeons & Dragons Neverwinter Nights 2: Enhanced Edition (hopefully it's a better port than the last game)
• Everdeep Aurora

I wish the original games were available.
Same with NHL '94, or the old WWF games.
I realize it's all a big likeness license rights problem, but the demand would be there I am sure.

@Sambuc

Xbox just fired their Forza Motorsport team. Maybe since they're going 3rd party, they figured they can't compete head-to-head with Gran Turismo, so they just gave up.

But since Sony isn't sharing with Nintendo, maybe the old Motorsports might come to Switch 2. And the rest of the Xbox catalogue. I'd buy them!

I will end up buying most of the launch lineup.....once they go on sale for the holidays.

Then I'll be drowning in S2 games, and be happy as a clam.

"We love that Chronic!"
"WHAT?"
"-cles of the Wolf!"

Touhou Artificial Dream in Arcadia is rated "Overwhelmingly Postive" by over 1,000 users on Steam (the highest possible rating).

Another 5/10 review says:

"The core game is still great, if this is the only way you are able to play it."

The original is a classic. The remaster has problems and is not ideal. I'd rather play it than not.

There's a handful of '80s/early '90s wrestlers at least.

I don't know any of the current ones, except from when they appear on talk shows.

They should let Hamster re-issue the '90s WWF arcade games in Arcade Archives.

Double Dragon was the first huge beat 'em up.

Back then we didn't have the term "beat 'em up", we just described the Streets of Rage*s and *Final Fight*s as:

"It's like *Double Dragon."

That was the reference point.

Just like Mortal Kombat or the Neo Geo games et.al. were:

"It's like Street Fighter".

This ranking is based on each game's NL users' scores (that's you and me).

Make sure you rank the games you've played to improve the ranking.

@karatekid1612

Lemmings would be great on Switch 2 with mouse controls.

I've googled around for it a bunch of times, but it's not for sale on any platform. Weird, 'cause it had so much broad appeal.

Getting:

• Against the Storm ("91" on MetaCritic for PC, and rated "Overwhelmingly Positive" by over 28,000 users on Steam, the highest possible rating)
• Front Mission 3: Remake (a few hundred GameFaqs users ranked it the #41 best PS1 game)
• Irem Collection Volume 3
• Until Then (rated "Overwhelmingly Positive" by over 8,000 users on Steam, the highest possible rating)

Yeah I see another review of the first game on Switch calling it a "tragically compromised port". Those reviews, and a MetaCritic score in the "50s", successfully scared me off at the time and I got it on GOG instead.

As others said Neverwinter Nights 2 on Switch will be ported by a different company, Aspyr, who have a mixed history, but at least it's not the same company as before.

@sethfranum

The PS5 version came out in June and was 34% off by November. I assume SF6 will be on sale in time for Christmas.

The only games that "never go on sale" are Nintendo published games.

I avoided it after the horrible reviews and gameplay videos that made it the laughingstock of the whole Internet.

But now I'll pick it up.

I'll buy most of the launch lineup (nearly all of them), as soon as they go on sale.

I got the bundle 'cause Mario Kart World will never be cheaper.
I'll get Donkey Kong Bananza at launch because it will not be discounted for a decade.

Yup. Mario Kart 8 became Mario Kart 8 Deluxe became
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Plus A Million More Courses.

A "PS4 in my hands" is fine by me. That's all I dreamed up for Switch 2.

Just give me 1080p docked with smooth performance and I really don't care about anything else. When they show the "side-by-side" comparisons for different new systems, I can never tell the difference.

I'll buy it (and most of the launch lineup), as soon as the sales begin!

After analyzing the past winners at "The Game Awards", its current MetaCritic score indicates it won't be a true "Game of the Year" contender (though it could be a nominee).

I'm a bit surprised, given the huge anticipation of it.

I used to, periodically, google around Reddit and other sites, in vain hope that Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night would be "fixed" with new patches on Switch.

I hope that poor ports of that game and others (that are great games on other platforms) will get Switch 2 improvement updates. Developers, we still want those games!!!

Xbox releasing a handheld console that doesn't play Xbox console games. Nah, I can't imagine that confusing consumers at all. But they can clear it up with a simple ad campaign:

"The ROG Xbox Ally - This is Not an Xbox"

I'm going to trade in my old version for the new.
The savings is worth it, and I'm not particularly a game key hater.

@Tasuki

Joe & Mac 2: Lost in the Tropics was ranked #61 on IGN's "Top 100 SNES Games of All Time" list.

They called it one of the Super Nintendo's "great two-player co-op classics".

on the horizon.........the Forza Horizon perhaps?

The Xbox games are coming. Honestly...how the heck is that going to work? You can't play precision driving games without analog triggers.

This was one of my most wished-for Switch 2 features, for the racing games.

@KociolekDoSyta

Even the old regular-priced Arcade Archives and Neo Geo games feel a bit much at regular price. In the NL forums, myself and others share alerts when Hamster has sales. Unfortunately they happen only a handful of times a year, and usually only 10 or 20 games at a time, with some games going years without going on sale. So I advise people to snatch any that interest you up when they do.

Arcade Archives games usually go on sale for 30% off, so that would make the $16.99 USD Ridge Racer maybe $11.89 USD.

If you wouldn't buy it at that price either, then the Arcade Archives 2 range isn't for you.

I've been saying it and I'll say it again: if you're going to update/reimagine an old game...include the untouched old game in the package!

Then, even if the newer/changed version of the game is not well-received, people (like me) will still buy it to have the original.

It seems so obvious, and I'm glad it is happening here.

I read the headline, was very excited. Been wanting these on Switch for forever.

Then I read "Digital Eclipse". Burying the lede!!! That should be in the headline! Those lovingly presented history pieces are amazing!

I stood in line at GameStop tonight for 4½ hours.
I consider myself lucky though, because I was early enough to be in the part of the line under a roof, as it was pouring rain.

I got the Mario Kart World bundle and the Samsung 256GB microSD Express card.

Can't wait for all the launch day game reviews to pour in so I can gobble them up! The number that I am interested in frightens me.

Oh yeah, I joked in line that I brought 2 credit cards...just in case. As it turned out, my first one was declined (I had looots of room on it, but I assume the charge was too high or something). Luckily, the 2nd card worked or I would have been panicked!

@Shmoo @DwaynesGames

Yeah, IGN makes it sound like the "open world" is underwhelming. That there is very little to do out there if you're not racing. Not quite "nothing" to do, but not as much as you might have been fantasizing.

IGN previewers speculated there would be many hidden challenges and secrets and treasures all over for you to find...but that doesn't sound like it's the case in the end.

They said the open world is a "side dish" compared to the "main course" of actual racing, particularly the new hyper-competitive knockout mode. And the racing bit is awesome. It's just not "Forza Mario".

I'm not sold on this upgrade pack at all.

I'm not interested in video online chatting so I'm not inclined to buy the camera. Everyone standing up and hitting blocks above their head? Doesn't look like something any of us would want to try twice.

And a few mini games with mouse controls? Nah.

"ARE YOU EXCITED?!?!?!?"

Not really, since I don't know when I'll be able to get one.

Mostly sad and anxious. Yay.