Neckcrane

2017 was the year my love for gaming was rekindled and the flame is still stoked

A link to the past on the Gameboy. Not sure which dungeon but apparently I was meant to be looking for a hidden bomb wall.
Had to call a Nintendo hotline for this.
Kids will never know the pain of having no Internet.
Edit: links awakening***

I’m proud to say I’ve stuck to my NY resolution so far and not bought anything new. So i’m tackling my ridiculous backlog.
XC3 is the first one im aiming to finish. Just about to enter chapter 5 I think.
Will no doubt be on Factorio in between.

I hope the new update tackles late game content.
The cult aspects become pretty pointless in its current state.

In no particular order
Xenoblade Chronicles 3
Factorio
Rogue Legacy 2
Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak
Prodeus

I’ve had this unopened on my shelf for months now. I really should play it

Aeterna Noctis deserves a re-review. Your 5/10 is criminal. It is a beautiful metroidvania for the hardcore.

Can I do the same for Cracktorio, sorry I mean Factorio?

My Doom collection is now complete 😁

The headline almost gave me a heart attack. It’s written like he’s died.
I never realised how much I respected this man until reading the first two thirds of the headline so I guess thanks for that.
Happy birthday legend.

This was an instant purchase for me. It’s taking everything from the first game and improved on it.

@Teksetter from what I know of the game, you should expect the unexpected with this one. There’s more hidden under the roguelike/deck builder exterior it first portrays.

Finally succumbed to expanding my switch storage to 1TB. I unfortunately lack a desktop computer, so I am currently downloading my whole back catalogue.
Factorio is nestled on the internal storage so will only be playing that while the library downloads.

I’ve got all top three. All worth it! Factorio though, mein Gott it’s addictive

AC:NH was the perfect game for me. Beginning of lockdown, and beginning of my separation from my evil ex wife, I played it non stop for 5 months and it served as a massive coping mechanism for me. It got me through the worst of times and i’ll always be grateful.
Unfortunately whenever I feel tempted to revisit it, I associate the game with my terrible separation.

I watched a bit of Ryukahr playing Mega Man 4 last night. So I impulsively bought the entire mega man collection this morning on switch while on sale. I’m ashamed to say it’s a series I’ve never played and I’ve gamed for 30 years.

Between getting started with them, it will be a mix of Prodeus, Factorio & Signalis. 😁

Happy weekend everyone!

This game is top tier!

I highly recommend to anyone playing this to use a controller with back paddles on with button remapping. If you can remap A+Y to the back paddles, this will benefit you greatly. This means you can use the analogue to move the cursor as well as use the A+Y buttons. I’m using the 8bitdo Pro2. This has completely changed the game for me. It’s not PC level accessibility but it’s a start.
The only time the game loads is in the boot up screen, loading save files is pretty instantaneous (not sure if it will be longer for bigger save files). It’s no longer than it takes games like Terraria or minecraft (which have god damn long load times). Frame rate has been perfect so far but we’ll see how it goes when the factory grows.
The game is digital heroin and I recommend to anyone with even the smallest interest in resource management/building games. Perfect game to unwind and listen to your favourite music to.

The never ending staircase in Super Mario 64 (although technically a hub area than a level). For some reason, scared the hell out of me as a kid

Can’t wait to get this today!

Mario Maker 3 please 🙏

This is huge.
The weakest part of the game for me is the Dark Souls/Zelda esque adventure. And all I wanted was pure platforming (because it’s superb). This is awesome news!

This is confusing as I’ve been playing this for a couple weeks now.
It’s a god damn good shoot em up.
Performance and some of the visuals should be easily patched.
It plays and looks a lot better in handheld mode.
My god the gore is so satisfying (imagine splatoon but you’re painting blood and guts all over the stages) and the guns just feel amazing. This isn’t one to miss if you like Doom/Quake

It’s a cool game but the cult building becomes pointless in the end and becomes monotonous. I tried to push through but late game the frame rate makes it borderline unplayable, even after last patch. Lots of crashing in dungeons as well

I was playing Disco Elysium last night and an NPC I was chatting to brought up a song called ‘Hail Holy Queen’ by an in-game fictional Artist. Considering how genius the writing and structure of Disco Elysium is, I wasn’t surprised to find the song on Spotify, performed and recorded by the aforementioned Sea Power.
Great game. I hadn’t realised the soundtrack was done by Sea Power until now

I bought Prodeus yesterday on switch , bit of a risk as reviews weren’t in yet but it has reviewed extremely well on other platforms. Not one single regret.
If anyone is a fan of Doom, Quake or any retro shooters, you will love Prodeus, I am actually blown away by it.

Downloaded Easy Come, Easy Golf yesterday and first impressions are great. Already seems like a better golf game than Mario Golf

Monster Train: First Class. Has to be 2nd best deck building rogue-like on the switch. 2nd to the superb Slay the Spire.

I agree with everyone else. Games have genres. They are not ‘insert leading game of its kind-likes‘.

Mario Maker 2 is my favourite switch game, Will check this out for sure!
My five year old daughter has now got right into Mario and loves the game too!

@Ooyah
You got in there first, you da real MVP 😁

If the doctor didn’t tell him to ‘get out of my practice’ in a London cockney accent, I don’t wanna know

I discovered this weekend that Shadowverse: Champions Battle was re-released on the eshop as a legendary edition and a brand new fixed price of £24.99. That’s worth a mention (:

Best Mario game Nintendo never made

Mega late to the weekend party.

Had a cracking weekend on XC3, it really is the best of the series. The writing is superb.

I bought Cult of the Lamb but won’t play until at least Xeno is finished.

And Monster Hunter Rise, jeez the game is almost too big now to get round to everything. Won’t stop me from trying though

Tetris Connected in between. Fricking love that game.

My contribution to this list is Sushi Striker: The Way of Sushido. It’s a Nintendo exclusive and it’s very one of a kind. Think Nintendo Life gave a decent review on it.

I purchased an XseriesS earlier in the year, while the console is great and has some power behind the graphics. It has nothing on all the monthly top tier switch exclusives. I used to think the switch needed a revision to keep with the times, but it really doesn’t.

What a game! It struck me last night how much more mature this game is in terms of writing, character design and story in comparison to XC2 . Also the musical composition deserves multiple awards.

Anyone seen the roadmap for Dead Cells recently? Content scheduled throughout now to end of next year. Game’s never gunna end I swear. What a cracking development team.

Anyone else having trouble trying to play XC3 but your Monster Hunting duties are not fulfilled? Haha

All I needed to see was the 10. I haven’t read or watched anything on this game since it’s reveal trailer. Can’t wait for this Friday!!!!!

La Mulana 1&2 springs to mind. If you’re hardcore/purist and not using the internet. A notepad is a must!

Slay The Spire, The Binding of Isaac Repentance, Monster Train and Rocket League are my go to quick play games.

Was tempted by xbox game pass to play this there but will happily pay for P5 to play on Switch!

Cloud only Persona incoming, can’t wait

Dig Dog is worth a pop, pretty simplistic in its design but it’s challenging and fun.Think it’s under a fiver as well.

Looks like one of those fan made ‘ever wondered what Mario/Zelda would like in unreal 4’ videos but this time it’s Sonic

@Matt-e-r Kudos to packing in drinking dude. Love reading things like this. You do get a new sense of perception/ immersion when you give up the drink in a lot of aspects in life alongside gaming. I actually play through games I completed when I was a boozer and for most games, it’s like playing them for the first time. Almost like a 1/2 memory wipe.

I just want to say, I love these types of articles. It’s been wonderful reading everyone’s relationship to gaming. Really brings out a different side to the medium.

Literally had split from my now ex wife days before first UK lockdown. Animal Crossing: New Horizon was an absolute godsend. It’s a simplistic game but the escapism is huge. I don’t really play it anymore as I’ve moved passed that stage in my life but I’m still grateful for the purpose it served.

Think I need to revisit the original masterpiece to mop up all the expansions. Might even start again and get lost in its world again