Mr_Humpf

I've never been sold on Monster Hunter, but I really enjoyed this demo. I loved the music at the start - I sat and enjoyed the loop fully before I started playing. I've only played hand-held so far, but I thought it looked lovely and the performance was great. I'm looking forward to playing the full game now - a good demo for me.

@GannonBanned I do have a PS4 and PC too, but you're right - I didn't buy Cyberpunk.

I bought all of those games last year!

I watched a lot of gameplay before purchasing and was really unsure that I was going to enjoy it as much as everyone else said. But yeah, I needn't have worried. It's quite brilliant.

@EVIL-C Only if they did a physical version that came with a limited edition artbook.

@JayJ Their next game - Easter Assistant - will be out on the Gamecube in July.

It's already under £15 for a physical copy on PS4 / XBOX. I'm not stumping up £50 for a digital copy - even if I can play it on the toilet.

Mr Scullion, with your Chemical Brothers references you are truly spoiling us.

@johnvboy Have you played Alien Isolation on that setup? I bet it would be AMAZING! The Switch versions is good too, really good.

@johnvboy Holy smoke, what a setup!

It's probably about time I grew up then.

Eliot Mess. Very good PJ.

I really enjoyed it on Wii U, but I couldn't get into it second time round on Switch. I still think Nier Automata is still Platinum's finest work. I loved Astral Chain, but actually prefer the 1st Bayonetta to the second.

How many miliseconds did it take for the Aldi Black Friday Switch deal to sell out? My sister tried to get onto their website at about 11.30pm at which time there was a queue of over 5,000 people. When she finally got to the front of the queue (just after midnight) they were all gone. That aside I haven't actually seen many gaming deals that have made me want to part with my cash.

Genuinely very pleased for the developers.... but I haven't really enjoyed the game so far. I'm in two minds whether to sell it now and move on, or keep it in the hope that it might click if I come back to it in a little while. I was really expecting to prefer this over Age of Calamity but for all the faults of that game, it's just... well a lot of fun.

My two youngest boys love this show. I think Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts would make an excellent game. That show is fantastic.

@RudyC3 I ordered from the UK at the begining of the week and it arrived today - so hopefully it won't take long!

@tourjeff Yeah, even using a regular visa card (not fee free) it worked out at a whisker over £20 including delivery. I ordered mine earlier in the week and apparently it should be out for delivery tomorrow.

I have several Need For Speed games on PS4 and they're all 30fps. It's not a deal breaker.

Ordered myself a copy from Amazon Italy for twenty euros. https://www.amazon.it/gp/product/B08KR47VF7

@Natem94 @ancientlii @shazbot I think RingFit uses it to read your pulse.

@Gs69 £35 full price, looks like it's got a fiver off (15%) until the end of today.

My first Zelda was Skyward Sword on Wii, followed by Windwaker HD and Twilight Princess HD on Wii U and Breath of the Wild on Switch. I haven't played many of the 2D games, but I did enjoy the Switch release of Link's Awakening. I'd like to see more 2D AND 3D Zelda games.

I'm certainly interested in Need for Speed - I have GRID but would like a lighter and more arcade-like racing game. But I've committed to Age of Calamity and Sakuna next week and I'm not made of money.

Saving myself for Sakuna and Age of Calamity next week.

Thought I had succesfully managed to add several items, got to the checkout "Enter your My Nintendo Store voucher code here.
You can only redeem one code per order". Bummer. Delivery was £8.90 too. Ouch. No thanks.

@DoctorShrunk Hence the reason why I never order any of these things.

I have this on my wishlist, it looks like a lot of fun. I think I'll probably pick it up in a digital sale at some point.

There's quite a few reviews out already. The SwitchUp review is worth watching and they give it 88%. I have Muramasa, Dragon's Crown and Odin Sphere on my Vita and this seems to be scratching the same itch. I'm in. Unfortunate they chose to release it on the same day as Age of Calamity though.

@tourjeff tbh I haven't used Amazon myself, but I had read that other people have used it without problems. I've bought credit from PC Game Supply about three or four times. You pay in pound sterling (I use Paypal) so there's no conversion fee. Currently a $20 eshop card will cost you £15.74. You get an instant code. I bought Alien Isolation that way about a week ago.

@ss213 I found the easiest way for the US is to go the Nintendo.com US site and create an account. Then create a new profile on your Switch and link it to the US account. Use a tax free postcode like 97080 – Portland, Oregon to avoid extra fees. Now whenever you visit the eshop using that profile, you'll automatically go to the US eshop. I usually use PC Game Supply dot com to buy US eshop credit (you can also use Amazon dot com) - I find it easier than messing around with foreign currency. Anything you purchase and download on the US site can be played on your European account, and you can use any of your Switch profiles to play the game.

I'd never played a Paper Mario game before, so I had no expectations. I really enjoyed it! The story was great - and funny too. The graphics and music were really nice. I thought the vellumental boss battles were particularly enjoyable.

I placed a pre-order about 48 hours before the demo was announced. Having played the demo, I have to admit I'm tempted to cancel.

It certainly killed some of my hype. I've got the original Hyrule Warriors and Fire Emblem Warriors and they both (especially the latter) look and run a lot better than this on Switch. Granted this is a much more ambitious project, but when you're developing for a single platform and the hardware is clearly not coping, why continue to push so hard?

I wasn't going to, but I had a lot of Nectar points from shopping at Sainsbury's (which you can use on ebay) and there was a 20% off code and, well I caved. It should arrive in the post later today.

@Bass_X0 We're geographically still in Europe. What continent do you think we're in now, South America?

Bought it when it was first released on Switch. Used to enjoy playing local with my sons. Oh well.

Picked up Alien Isolation from the US eshop (worked out about £15) so I'll be mainly scaring the bejesus out of myself.

Words fail me. I can't even be bothered to rant.

Is there any sign of local co-op returning yet? That was pretty much the only way I played.

Barone is a legend. He's the sole developer. He does everything himself. I understand that Stardew has made him a wealthy man, but he has an unquestionable work ethic and he unquestionably deserves it.

I was considering Cloudpunk, until I read this post over on Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/NintendoSwitch/comments/jbvgk5/you_should_avoid_cloudpunk_on_the_switch/

@Agriculture Some pretty nice deals in the UK, so I guess they'll be somewhat similar across Europe. The Catquest games are on sale - the first one is particularly cheap. Ghostbusters is also on sale.

In other news, I did get a new pair of Merrell shoes for thirty quid, and a wholesale pack of Scampi Fries too.

The 20% off runs until the 28th October. I'll check out a few reviews before buying, but it looks like a lot of game for £15.99.

If you're in the UK, CDKeys is a great place to pick up a key for the digital version. It's £18.99 at the moment, but it's recently been as low as £12.49. https://www.cdkeys.com/overwatch-legendary-edition-switch-cd-key

I like a bit of Mirror's Edge (even the second one, which might just about qualify as an unpopular gaming opinion) and I like the 80s Sci Fi feel of the trailer. I'm interested and it's on the list.

I've only got enough space for one goose in my affections. I'm a one goose sort of guy.

I've had issues with Diablo 3. In fact I've use the double-tap-home zoom so regularly that I don't even think about doing it anymore.

@Willsy I picked up a copy from Game on the day of release, and yes it was sealed. I know someone else who just walked into Tesco and picked up a copy. It's apparently ASDA's game of the week and they had stock too.