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Surely it is the 35th Anniversary?

Martyr Logarius and Daughter of the Cosmos in Bloodborne. The former nearly caused my to eat my joypad from pure irritation.

Here's a question - any ideas why the UK e-shop still won't let me pre-order it, please? I'm off on a lads holiday whereby a lot of people will be sleeping off hangovers and I will need entertainment. Hoped I could pre-load it in advance, but not to be thus far.

I'd always say A Link to the Past. The best introduction to the logic and puzzle aspects, long enough to be satisfying and the first introduction to some enduring mechanics.

After that, Ocarina of Time, although on the 3DS as the Water Temple stinks otherwise.

Magic. I watched the whole series on Disney+ during night feeds of the urchin. Ahead of its time, and quite full-on for Disney.

Horace, surely. Magnificent oddity that it is.

Arrived this morning, and it is very nice. Not sure of the point of the flimsy plastic shell that sits round the whole thing as it achieves nothing, and is the only real plastic outside of the game case. The box it came in rapidly became a spaceship for my one year old as well. He had a lovely time.

I got all excited and pre-ordered this as Metroid is one of my favourite series. It does look awfully grey though, especially after the visual fireworks of Samus Returns.

The word "vibrant" is doing a lot of heavy lifting.

Dusted off the N3DSXL for a repeat burn through Samus Returns, and what a complete joy it is. 3D is excellent throughout too. If I can get away with it, I might set up the Wii U for a go Prime Trilogy, assuming my Wii controllers actually still work.

I am incredibly excited by Dread's arrival. Moreso than a man in his forties should be, if I'm honest.

One of my favourite games of all time, and a phenomenal soundtrack. I'm incredibly pleased.

I've had a good crack at MH3U, MH4 and MHW, and Rise is the first one I've actually been any good at. So much so that the credits rolled last night without me realising I was anywhere near that stage. It does seem to be far more welcoming than any of the other ones I've tried, and I'm now eager to dive into the post credits content having previously lost my rag with all of the other ones. So much so, in fact, that I've queued up MHW again on Game Pass to see if I like it any more than I did.

They have all died by my hand.

@Bunkerneath Completely with you on this. I am a vinyl nerd as well, and I don't see the point of buying records and not playing them. You've got a collection to look at and nothing else.

SNES cartridges are loose, otherwise everything stays in its box until it is used. Whatever possessed Nintendo to issue games in cardboard is beyond me anyway.

Couple of hours in, and the menu delays are hugely irritating already. That aside, however, and it is one of the most ambitious games I've played in a while. If they live up to everything they're promising, then I'll be a very happy man.

Just arrived. It is nice and shiny and I can't play it until I finish working for the day. It sits there mocking me.

There's a lot of people very angry about this. I'll reserve judgement until I've actually used Byleth.

Or just come to some sort of licensing agreement and put DKC 1,2 and 3 on the SNES emulator on Switch.

Edit - In fact, weren't they on Wii U anyway? My point stands.

@Joe-b You'll get your money's worth out of DQXI. The endgame content is massive.

Still waiting to be able to play it. All downloaded and won't let me. Hmph.

I'd dearly like the special edition, but £81 including shipping is too much for me. UK release? Unlikely, but we can hope.

Superb game. Could be a day one, price dependent.

Until Tokyo Mirage and Twilight Princess get ports, the Wii U will stay wired up under the TV.

@fuzzy833 - personally speaking, this. I found it infinitely more satisfying, great soundtrack, glacial drip-feed of information and a really tough but rewarding battle system. And it isn't a roguelike, which are bloody everywhere at the moment. This will be the third time I've bought this, if that tells you anything (aside from me being an idiotic spendthrift).

On the plus side with physical Nintendo titles, they do hold their trade-in value really well.

@JnFnRu - yep, it is bloody marvellous. Switch will be my third time round, and proper looking forward to it. Just don't be a barbarian as it is unspeakably dull.

@DM666. Same here. The gadget progression was a little too slow for me, so I lost interest about three hours in. It suited the Vita really well, so Switch is a no brainer if this is people's sort of thing.

Seventeen hours in and counting. Still got such a ridiculous amount of things to do and bosses to kill and collectables to find. Cracking value, and if there is a physical edition en route, I won't be able to give them my money quick enough. I vote HK Amiibo please, and not in feeble amounts either.

Promised myself I'd play Octopath. Can't stop playing Hollow Knight, even with the football to distract me. Ys VIII keeps looking at me like I'm neglecting it as well.

@Executer66 - I loved it. It was unfeasibly short, but captured the tone completely, didn't skimp on the gore and rattled along at a fair old pace. Thoroughly looking forward to the second batch of episodes.

@Nego Unlikely, but it would be nice.

This has turned into a great thread to read, and the input from those in the mental health profession is really insightful. Thank you.

When I first met my now wife, she voiced concerns that I played too much. This was until I pointed out that she actually spent more time casual gaming on her phone than I did on any console. The discussion didn't last long.

All this "news" will do is stigmatise gaming once more. As many people have said (myself included), it is an invaluable tool for combatting depression and social anxieties, and as long as it doesn't interfere with essential everyday life, more power to us all. It's all about balance.

Been quite a nice drip-feed of content so far. I don't regret the Expansion Pass at all, and still a meaty expansion come the end of the year; by which point I will be up for playing it again.

The joypad issue is my main concern. Playing 3D games without dual analogue sticks is just agonising.

@The_Pixel_King If it is any consolation, there are notable framerate drops on the PS4 Pro, but you soon get used to them. Not a particularly fast-paced game anway.

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Shoddy portable framerate aside, I really enjoyed it from start to finish. The mechanics were solid, the story was pretty decent (including the fairly esoteric ending which I genuinely thought was ace), and characters I actually gave two sh1ts about. I really struggled with XCX, but this (to me) was nicely streamlined and well worth the 140 hours I chucked at it.

Switch pre-order canned. PS4 version it is.

Skies of Arcadia and Panzer Saga would do me just fine please.

I got £6 off Celeste. This is a good thing.

Free points = cheap games. I'm not really sure what there isn't to like.

I remember when this all used to be civil and people didn't get so worked up about stuff. I like my Switch. It has games that I enjoy playing. I also enjoy my PS4 for the same reason. See also X1.

Personally speaking, I think the Switch has a nice spread of stuff coming out. The multi-format stuff is acquitting itself well enough, and the exclusives have been fun. Indie is a fairly nebulous term these days. Good games are good games.