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What a lovely article. Inspiring. ❤️

At last. Sad to say I'm slightly underwhelmed as I was hoping for more innovations. Mouse functions sound interesting though, lemmings reboot anyone?

This game looks great I will defo check it out as I'm a big fan of Slay the spire.
I recently discovered a game on the eshop called Roguebook, very similar to STS with a lovely hand-drawn art style. Worth a look!

I thought TOTK would be my most played game, but I clocked up 241 hours playing Splatoon 3 and only a measly 235 hours on Zelda TOTK lol. I'm gonna try and take on Ganondorf tonight to actually finish the story. ACNH was my 3rd most played game.

This game is an absolute classic and one of my favourite hidden gems from the DS era, looking forward to this!

VII was my first one when I got my PlayStation back in the day and it blew my mind, although I've still never completed it as I rushed through the story without grinding my characters enough and got obliterated by one of the late game bosses. The same happened with X. The first one I completed was XIII which I actually really enjoyed even though it gets loads of hate. XIII-2 is still to this day the only xbox 360 game I've 100% completed with all achievements, but I have to say FF tactics on the gba is my all time favourite.

Yeah um.... this looks a bit too much like advance wars on the gba to me. I'm surprised they're not getting sued for copyright infringement?
I know wargroove was similar but at least they mixed it up with a more medieval setting and different unit types, this just seems derivative of AW to me.

Very cool project, I can't even use redstone in Minecraft yet! 🤣

This is amazing 👏 🤣🤣
I would legit enjoy a full movie of this!

This is a great game. I've got it on one of my carts for my evercade.

This is a cool update. Now I can be reminded that I spent a whole weekend grinding big run and finished with a high score of 87 (which I thought was pretty good) only to find the cut off for the top 50% was 88! 😮‍💨😓😭 all I got was the plastic statue, which I could have just played one game all weekend and got the same thing lol. Guess I need to 'git good' haha

That trailer is so cute! Also I want that pop up book lol

I know this game sounds boring, but its honestly one of the most relaxing and therapeutic games I've ever played.

Man this I impressive, I was happy with my record of 87 for a run until I saw this! 🤣 As others have said though, it's a bit of a gamble as to what kind of team you'll be put with, but so far most people I've been put with seem to know what they're doing. One good tip for the King Salmonids is to use the egg launcher to kill other Boss salmonids with one shot, effectively turning one egg into 3, which saves burning valuable time on them. It also pays to have at least one player with a strong weapon constantly hammering him.

I think Jack Black looks pretty awesome !

Haha I actually have a PAL copy of this game and years ago printed off the ntsc cover as I wanted something different, but seeing them side by side I think I prefer the EU one after all.

Happy Birthday Miaymoto-San! Arigatou Gozaimasu! x

These look cool, but I'm surprised they didn't release them as amiibo?

This game is amazing. I've been playing it for months on Game Pass.
It sounds really dull on paper but it's honestly one of the most relaxing and cathartic experiences ever! Multiplayer is fun too

@RubyCarbuncle haha you are only a year older than me then 😄
Spitting image was indeed an 80s political puppet show, but I'm not sure if Steve Coogan ever voiced any characters.
The sub heading is a reference to something Steve Coogans character Alan Partridge says on a mock sports news section on a satirical comedy show called the Day Today.

At last the first true Switch Zelda! (I still consider BOTW a wiiU game as I waited 5 years for it to release on that console, in the same way that I consider twilight princess a gamecube game).

Hahaha love the very niche sub heading that anyone not as old as me or familiar with Alan Partridge won't get. 😅

Woop yay team rock! 😃
I really enjoyed it and thought the tricolour battles were pretty cool.
I've not played as much splatoon 2 as I did the first game so will probably wait a bit before getting 3 but i think I'll be getting it eventually.

Woop! Go team Rock! 😃

Never knew it was a beard until now lol. He's just a happy guy!

Europe should have been a separate entry and wins in my book.
The 'unnecessary ' limited edition writing that people keep moaning about is important as it shows it's the version that came with ocarina of time and the master quest on 2 separate bonus discs so UK version wins all day for me.

Love this, don't want better call Saul to end. The first couple of series were really slow but its been so good towards the end.

It's showing them in stock but it's not letting me add the s1 cards to my cart for some reason 😭

Yeah this looks like my cup of tea.

@PhhhCough I think all the 3d all-stars ports are good to be honest, and they really pop in HD. That being said, it's been a long time since I've booted up the 'cube version of sunshine to really compare the difference.

Hehe good article Kate.
I personally don't hate mario sunshine, I've had it since it came out on the gamecube and recently picked up 3d all-stars and tried to give it another chance. I think the crippling difficulty of some of the levels is what's stopped me from completing it all these years, it still bugs me that it's one of the only mario games I've not finished.
The cleaning aspect it's pretty zen though I agree!

Elite Beat Agents is the one of the best DS rhythm games ever made.
Rythym Paradise is awesome too.

I fully agree with this article, the original street fighter 2 anime movie is awesome and a work of art. The ones that came after weren't half as good. I've actually got 3 copies of it on dvd as it's included with the ps2 version of hyper sf2 and the xbox version that also includes sf3

Great Article Kate, thank you. I have personally suffered with various mental health issues over the last few years for various reasons and games and socialising via games has really helped me. The bit about being 'alone together' really resonated with me as I usually play xbox with a group of friends just to chat and have a laugh, even if we're playing different games. I have held the opinion for a long time that its helped me socialise and get that much needed communication and friendly banter that I would otherwise miss out on, especially when that wasn't possible due to the pandemic.

I have all 4 volumes on the ps2 as well as the anime series that I imported on region 1 dvd from the US back in the day. I'm a big fan of this original story arc but would love to see these games remastered with the power of today's hardware.

Wow that is some serious skill 👏

I love molcar! Haha this came up on my daughters netflix and we have binged the whole series about 3 times. She would love a game of it I'll have to try and get an import.

I love the trailer, is it by the same team that made adventure time? The aesthetic looks very similar?

Yeah I'm all over this like butter on toast.
Final Fantasy tactics is one of my favourite series ever, this looks like a great evolution of those games.

This is why we can't have nice things 😓

RIP Uemura-San 😓

This made me laugh out loud, thank you 😅

I remember playing this on new years eve 1992 with my step brother and having my mind completely blown when we discovered the dark world. I'm glad you got to finally experience the true magic of this game, still one of my all time favourites!

Hi @Kategray thank you for the article, I can't seem to see the shed or recipe in my resident services? Does it only appear if you have the DLC?

Mine arrived yesterday and I was very excited when I spotted the triforce on the back

Both games are superb I have the original on my wii VC and the sequel on physical disc.

I need this in my life. The original advance wars is my favourite one I could never get into the sequel in the same way. Super excited for this though.

@damien33ad hi mate to be honest she didn't get into it as much as the other games, possibly as the graphics are a bit dated and the game it very text heavy compared to the others, bit it may have been a bit of fatigue from these type of games as she preffers mario kart or mario odyssey now as they are more action oriented.
Nice job with the pj's though that's cool!

That's so cool 😎

A stone cold classic. I recently started playing this with my 6 year old after we completed the origami King and colour splash back to back. This was my first taste of a paper mario game and it's yet to be beaten in my opinion. Also 17 years!! feels old and reaches for slippers and hot chocolate