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@Rexx Thanks. You too 👍

@Rexx you may continue to punch in the dark. I'll not play your game, Deputy Justice. But instead of being "real," I ask you, "Have you stopped beating your wife yet?" Yes, or no...

@Rexx Hahaha! 🤣 "Ugh." I love the predictable toxicity in defense of anything that even might be understood as a slight against the "most-accepting and inclusive" groups online. Classic. Keep up the good PR! 👍

@TurboTEF same here. I just hope Bertil doesn't try some sensationalist gimmick like Gunman Clive 2's ending. Your work speaks for itself, Hörberg. Quality, bro 👍

This looks great. Sidenote: PQube is such a horrible name. Might as well just go ahead and change it to QPube.

@MaSSiVeRiCaN did we just become best friends?

@DenDen How much lower can it get? It's always on sale for under $20...

@Superzone13 Yes, I agree. The controls are not your typical experience. But that's what makes it irreplaceable for me. That game can't be done anywhere other than the Wii U. It's really dang cool to me.

@the_beaver so... You haven't played either of the games you're complaining about? Hmm...
Lemme try to simplify: Fun games are fun. Bad games suck.
Zero doesn't suck. It's fun.
Starlink didn't suck. It's fun.
Both of those games have Starfox and crew in them. Have fun.
Or, gripe, whine and have no fun. Enjoy, either way 👍

@Superzone13 Zero was actually pretty fun if you didn't expect a perfect and polished rehash of the same ol' Fox formula. Have you played it?
Starlink is the best thing I've played with the Fox team since the N64... More of a Fox game than Adventures IMO. I'll call it a Starfox game with confidence.

"Otherwise known as "the franchises fans really want"
Not according to Starfox Zero or Starlink; Starfox sales. Starfox fans can't whine one bit.

Not good news for my wallet.

The more the merrier. Especially if the game is good.

Such a gem. I really love this game.

Agh! I needs it!

@CurryPowderKeg79 There have been at least a dozen times that I could've benefited from having a tire gauge on-deck. Just saying

@Lizuka that statement means nothing. How could you know of something you'd want if it isn't already a thing?

Ooh yeah. That's looking good to me.

Oh dang. That's my kinda game. But, please tell me those were all boss/mini-boss battles, and that the entire game isn't relentless, hardcore battles like that.
Definitely interested in Dark Devotion. Now, off to the eShop to see if I can add it to my wishlist 😆

I'd really love to see Nintendo adopt a dual screen Switch variation once they end the 3DS. Games like Etrian Odyssey and a port of Starfox Zero (shut up...I can dream) can't be at their optimal without 2 screens.

Stunning. I love this.

@Jokerwolf you'll wait even if they don't.

I love to hear news about new development from Atooi... But, uh... We've been waiting on the promise of Treasurenauts for longer than one of my children has been alive. And he starts Kindergarten next school year.

This is great. I loved The Messenger, and although it's a bit difficult for my skill level at this point in my working-adult-father-husband life, I really appreciate the efforts and finished product that is the game.
I fully intend to spend more time and have more fun with The Messenger once the DLC hits.

Haters begone. This looks really great. Can't wait to get my hands on the next Streets of Rage.

Like others have said, I'm really hoping that we get pack in goodies.

@justin233 sell your WiiU to someone with sense.

Best article title & header evaaaar!

Oh yes. Bring it to me today.

@FlashBoomerang I actually did enjoy Gonner, and that one has procedurally generated levels... But you keep your progress (the weapon options you unlock) and so there is a sense of accomplishment.
Overall though, my opinion remains about those kind of games.

"Procedurally generated."
Not something that sells me a game, at all.
Dead Cells may be a great game, and I'm probably missing out on something really fun by skipping it... But I just really prefer to know that an actual level-designer handcrafted the levels I'm traversing.
I feel the lack of soul.

@twztid13 thanks so much for clarifying all of the minor points you were trying to make because I've been really worried about understanding exactly what you meant and the reasons why.
~sigh~
Pixel art rocks. It's an intentional choice and great one, as far as I'm concerned. One thing I'm not concerned about though: Who's guilty of "trying to cash in" on something.
The Messenger is a legitimately great, lovingly-crafted game from devs who obviously have an actual love for RetroGaming. If your enjoyment of a game is ruined by its aesthetics, I can only say that you're probably missing out on some really great gaming concepts hidden behind a style you don't care to see for whatever reason.
Oh well. Different strokes.
Not everyone can enjoy the same things.
Not everyone can enjoy the best things.

@twztid13 and yours is objective? 😒

@twztid13 so ridiculous.
Pixel art is an intentional design choice, it isn't lazy. Some people can understand that it isn't dev limitations or cookie-cutter copycat syndrome creating the demand for old school sensibility.
As realistic or HD as many mainstream games are, they largely fail to deliver the flow and rhythm of classic platformers. Any that's the biggest draw for many fans of the medium, myself included.
Team Cherry really figured out what they loved and experienced as kids, and they put together the best ninja anything that's been produced in the last 15 years with The Messenger.

YES! YES! YES!
La Mulana might be the best WiiWare title, full stop. I'm definitely picking this up.

@NintendoFan4Lyf for you.
It's time to move on for you.
People just love to speak for everyone else these days, and that's plain obnoxious.

SK deserves every bit of attention it gets. Every new iteration has been stellar. I can't wait for the amiibo 3 pack.

I'm getting The Messenger, no doubt.
But I reeeeeeally want it on a cart with some kind of goodies like the Nicalis published indies.
I'm really torn here...

I was gonna pick this up no matter what the review said... But it's still nice to know that the hype was not unfounded.

This tho: "...enough sass to make the Wendy’s Twitter proud."
Ouch. The cringe from that line physically stings.

This would be the third time I purchase Shovel Knight.
If it get it, it'll be because of a really good deal that I can't pass up.

Soooo... What other physical releases has Skybound handled? AFAIK no one is putting out physical releases as legit as Nicalis.

@JoakimZ my advice: Do not start with the Etrian Odyssey: Untold series. None of the later, original-to-3DS Etrian games have the story-focus and character development of the Untold games, and that's always a let-down for me when I take a chance on the newer games with an overworld.

Beautiful artwork. Totally resonates with me. I'm interested.

Will subscribe.
Will also read way too many pissy, whining mom's-house dwellers complaining about how much better Microsony's online is because they have meaningless achievements.

NLife, you do realize that "advertising" the fact that the devs are the types who have no problem using "soulslike" as a legitimate adjective does their streetcred a major disservice...
I mean, if that's not the Dark Souls of taglines, I don't know what is.

This was a really good interview and a great read. Maybe with @damo at the helm, we can expect more of what originally made NLife the best? 💪😸

@Magrane is it legit getting a physical release?

It's all due to the sudden inclusion of some upcoming DLC in the vein of the Shaq Fu DLC... But this one was naturally struck down by Nintendo because of its name and apparent content: Captain Don and the Orange Galactic Uprising.

Forget Waluigi as a Smash character.
I want a great Waluigi platformer in the vein of Warioland Shake It! Give the loser a dang game of his own already!

@PanurgeJr and how does that relate to my point about actual, handcrafted world design versus a soulless algorithm? It seems to me that you're making a different, unrelated point.

@PanurgeJr what the heck does that even mean, oh Wise One? 😒