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@GamingFan4Lyf Salamander is a Konami arcade game. It was released in North America under the alternate title “Lifeforce”.

I think some were also released as part of a Konami Arcade Collection a while back, but I’m not sure about the quality of those.

@Dezzy I agree with you there. I’ll be watching to see what the new consoles do and by 2021, make my selection. Certainly don’t need two boxes with 98% of the same game library under my television and I’m sure most consumers feel the same way.

I’m becoming less attached to physical media because I feel most games are one and done so as much as I like PS, Gamepass for 60 bucks a year is becoming more and more enticing.

I haven’t seen the TV series, but the Jim Henson film has very little action or fighting in it so I don’t envision a tactical action game as the best choice for a Dark Crystal story.

The graphics also make the world look a bit too synthetic when a large part of the appeal of the film is the natural, “lived in” aesthetic.

@Anti-Matter This is an issue with a lot of games but it is interesting to bring it up because it is rarely discussed. I always assume if I buy a retail game from a certain region, the DLC will need to come from that region as well. Been burned by this before with AAA games, but I’m not sure about indie games because they are designed to be more universal (all language options in the in-game menu without the need to change region on the console itself).

In other words, I think most small indie games are exactly the same and options don’t change based on whatever region’s version you are buying, so DLC might also work the same.

Had to edit my comment.

@Noid Seems like a strange coincidence that two cartoony co-op games based around moving furniture would be released in a such a short timeframe.

Well Majora’s Mask and Castlevania 64 were pretty depressing games. MM is obvious but Castlevania had a very dull color scheme and sense of hopelessness to it.

Added: Nightmare Creatures as well, but I think that was also on the PS1.

I really like those Pikachu and Eevee joycon but they cost an arm and a leg to get. Ohh well on that one.

I’ll believe MK9 when I see it. I’d be very surprised if that was their big release given how well the current one is still selling.

Act V in Kentucky Route Zero and some Fire Emblem.

@BarefootBowser Sweet. It’ll be the first pair I buy since launch. Love the colors.

The real question is if they are going to sell those joycons separately. I’d like that set.

@Rodan2000 Almost all the great PS3 games have made it to the PS4 by now. Shame that the original Metal Gear games and the Silent Hill HD Collection didn’t arrive yet. As poorly as the Silent Hill Collection was reviewed, having them on a new console is better than not having them at all.

Yes of course. As long as it worked well I’d love to have this feature.

Nintendo needs to give its subscribers something to look forward to every month. Tetris 99, that 7 day trial of Mario Tennis, and SNES games were a start but now the benefits have become too infrequent.

@Octane True. The headlines grab people’s attention but then you read it and even the CDC is quoted saying that the annual flu season is a bigger cause for concern. Certainly not as big of deal as the hype suggests.

Living in southern China far away from Wuhan and still everyone is limiting their contact with others outside their homes. It’s definitely put everyone on a state of alert and I make sure to carry some sanitizer everywhere I go.

It’s been a good week for gaming though because I’ve been staying in most of the time.

Still haven’t played this one yet. Was 40 bucks a while back during a PS sale, but I know physical copies are floating around for less. If I don’t get it on PS4 and they drop the price to around 30 bucks digitally on Switch, I’ll bite.

I’m hoping for some suprises in 2020. As far as the big game, who knows? BOTW 2 might be an early 2021 game. Pikmin is a great series but doesn’t strike me as big holiday system seller.

I’m not expecting many big first party games in 2020, but it would be nice if I’m wrong.

The games and TV Series have encouraged more to buy the books, at least he has acknowledged that.

He does sound like an old man angry at the kids for not knowing any better when he talks about video games. Though he is right to say that books and video games are worlds apart. It’s annoying to see people comparing movies, video games, and novels all the time when they all should be treated as entirely different.

@JRJalapeno Supposedly every Act takes 2 hours to complete x 5 Acts = 10 hours (I’m guessing). There are also short interludes between the Acts. A lot of people said it’s best to complete an Act, ponder on it a while, then do the next one when you’re ready. It’s not the kind of thing you should just power through apparently.

Eafquake has always been one of the best rock type Pokémon.

Haha. Young Link just destroyed an Arwing with a wooden boomerang.

See you Smash Starfox.

@MarkMSX Great review! I’m not a big shmup fan, but I really like your reviews and the knowledge you have of this particular genre. Keep up the good work.

@NintendoByNature Ohh yeah! I’d love that. Imaging the awesome illustration on the back with the dark green joy cons. The dock could be a light brown. Ohh well a boy can dream.

@Agramonte Cool. I’m looking forward to playing it.

@NintendoByNature Haha. We can’t be too optimistic about it, but we can dream. Like the green joy-cons along with that.

Deku Tree amibo anyone?

@Agramonte What are your thoughts on Disco Elysium? I’m going to try to complete some current RPGs that I’m playing through and get around to that one at some point this Spring. Looks really interesting and I’m not usually a big fan of CRPGs

Who needs this “Pro” that bad? I’d rather some significant upgrades that raise the bar considerably. Not just a better screen, slightly better battery, etc... Nintendo needs to wait for the technology to mature. It’s another 299- 399 buck machine after all.

This looks good but very depressing. I’ll check it out because the story sounds interesting.

Giving the consumer more choices when purchasing an item is never bad. So yeah I think you should be able to cancel. You haven’t even had a chance to play the game yet...

These games were fun for the time, but the fighting feels a bit stiff compared to the Capcom and SNK fighting games. It’s worth picking up on a good sale though.

Depends if I already have the game on PC or PS4. I also think I’m going to “double-dip” on certain games, but it rarely happens.

There is too much out there to repurchase the same game again. Unless it’s been 4+ years and I’ve forgotten a lot of what happened.

This is cool. Hope to get this DLC at some point.

As a game developer you probably play games a bit differently. He probably gets a ton of stuff to try and latches on to whatever catches his interest.

I’ll usually try to play stuff to completion, even if I don’t enjoy it. The curse of the completionist.

That Japanese cover is one of the best I’ve seen yet. It’s a landslide.

@Krull Good advice. I’ll likely do that.

Cadence of Hyrule (Dungeon Mode), Nuclear Throne for a bit, and probably pop that Fire Emblem Three Houses cart back in.

I’m at the point where I feel I need to clear these big games before moving forward. Someone gave me Octopath, but I need to complete FE first.

I mean it’s cool and all. Basically it’s just a handheld pc. I think something going for the Switch is the simplicity of it all though. The games are optimized for Switch, made specifically for Switch controls, and come in cool little carts and boxes.

Gaming on a PC is great and all but it’s a device designed for other processes besides just games.

I mean part of the reason consoles are still selling is their simplicity and ease of access with playing games.

@TIND @Palico_extremeru Nice sounds like one I’ll keep on my radar.

I’ve heard of this series but I was never sure what the game was like. Is it like Fallout, Wolfenstein, or more of a tactical war shooter?

That’s a pretty stange choice. They are just standard silent avatars for the player to guide around. There were certainly more exciting choices from Three Houses.

It’s not as relevant as it was, but it is still the biggest advertisement for the industry of the year. It definitely had people from all over the world watching in 2019. It’s “irrelevancy” has been exaggerated for sure. The two weeks prior and after E3 everyone is still talking about it and giving their hot or cold takes.

Well I guess waiting in long lines and buying overpriced Toad Mushroom Melts wasn’t exciting enough to make it into the trailer.

I’m sure Wednesday morning when everyone is at work and the kids are in school, the park will be a lot of fun.

@hemonecrophagia Of course. I’m fine with ports of whatever on the Switch. We will definitely see many, many more in 2020.

It’s just this article and a lot of people in the comment section are just naming random games from the last 15 years of gaming. I kinda got burned by buying into the Prime Trilogy rumors a while back. That one still might happen I guess, but there is no point in sitting around with baited breath for every game you love to make the “Switch”. Just make the small investment required to play it elsewhere.

I can see the desire to want to play all the games you want on one platform, but it just ain’t happening chief. If you bought any sort of PC in the last 3 years it could probably handle the PS3/XBox 360 era games.

I can see a few more current gen ports making it to Switch. I’ll take the first one on the list. Still haven’t played Outer Wilds yet.

A recommended experience for those who haven’t tried it. I’ll wait till it’s on a 5 buck sale to play it again on Switch.

I’d like the box, but I’m really thinking digital is the way to go with AC. It’s a jump in and jump out on the fly kind of game.

Tencent really botched this launch. A single physical release and region locking on it? I’m in China, but I’m happy I was able to import my Switch from Japan.

They clearly don’t know what they are doing here, from a business or convenience perspective.

I’m hoping for a release date of the console version of Kentucky Route Zero. Looks right up my alley, but was holding out for all the chapters to be completed before I dived in.

@YagaMaki Yeah missed it there at the bottom. I liked Gris as well.