OldManHermit

No offline mode?? Utterly ridiculous. I potentially would've gotten this, not so anymore. But I suppose old timers like me aren't their primary demographic.

I have the first one on ps4, I just couldn't get into it. Which is odd as I'm a huge Tolkien fan. An open world game set in mordor should be an easy win. I think it was mainly the nemesis system, which is really the main focus of the game that just did not appeal to me at all. Your enemies get stronger when they defeat you? Great. And there were multiple instances where I'd be sneaking around an orc camp and one dude would spot me, and suddenly I'd be running away from a whole host of orcs Benny hill style. The game is visually very nice, and I do like the expansion of the lore, so I'll probably give it another chance at some point.

They all seem to be pretty faithful, albeit higher detail versions of the original designs. I think they look great. Also Ganondorf always had the little cape, you can see it in the illustration. He upgrades to the longer flowing red cape when he becomes the king of evil, as you do.

17/21 womp womp. Good timing with the quiz tho, perfect thing to do while I'm sitting at the laundromat.

I'm surprised RE Remake is ranked relatively low, although I suppose survival horror isn't everyone's cup of tea.

Also the GC version of RE2 is my fav to play as there's an awesome cheat code. Go to the settings menu, hold down L and R and press Z ten times. Infinite ammo baby.

My sisters and I got this for Christmas 2001. I sold off a lot of my gamecube games over the years, (selling Eternal Darkness still stings), but I always held onto this one, and I'm glad I did. I still think it's the best Luigi's Mansion. I make a point of playing on my crt tv during spooky season each year.

Finally got my hands on Resident Evil Requiem. Gonna play tonight once the sun goes down haha.

Love the look of adult Link's leather armor. Clearly he's been going to see Legolas's tailor in mirkwood.

@Fizza I don't think it really matters if you haven't played Curse of Darkness as the characters in question are fairly different from their game counterparts. There are deviations from the source material, but I'm fine with it as it's an adaptation afterall. For my part, I found it to be a well animated, well acted, and mostly well written homage to the games.

@Fizza That's interesting, I wasn't aware there was a divide between fans of the games vs fans of the show. As an old-school fan of the series, I rather enjoyed the Netflix show. The first 3 seasons anyway, haven't seen the newer ones with Richter as I no longer have Netflix.

@Bueno_Excelente Add Mosasaurus to that list. Would love a prehistoric version of this game.

Definitely Japan/Europe. Love that beautiful expressive linework, it's just got so much more personality in comparison to the NA cover.

Nice, I played the first one on ps4, good fun. This seems to be a natural evolution, so to speak.

That was pretty cool. I may actually go to the cinema to see this.

I am keenly aware I'm an imperfect being, so I have never strived for perfection, least of all in something I do in my leisure time. I try, to the best of my ability to be competent in the things I’m passionate about, but to be perfect, that is nigh impossible.

And isn’t it more fun to muddle through somehow and succeed, rather than being absolutely flawless? Street Fighter for instance, a perfect victory can feel hollow, but a close fight between an even opponent when you make mistakes is infinitely more rewarding. And I think I may have inadvertently quoted Ryu there haha.

It does look like some dumb fun.

I love NG3, but man is it brutally difficult. Happy to have a version with save states and a rewind feature.

Holy cholesterol batman! Eh, I guess if you're exercising it kinda balances out, but still that's a lotta eggs.

Was playing Elden Ring with the movie Krull playing in the background, good pairing.

@WaveBoy I need to revisit mm11. I only played it once years ago. I just recall not enjoying it as much as megamans 9 and 10. I like 8, but I always found it to be even more difficult than the nes games, I think I got to wily but never actually beat the game.

@-wc- I respectfully disagree with you on this point. I don't see why nintendo can't release a console with the horsepower to run the third party games it's competitor's enjoy, while also maintaining that classic nintendo quality/quirkiness with their own in house releases. I mean, that was basically the GameCube era: Xbox, ps2, and the cube were all on a similar playing field. Everybody got Prince of Persia: the sands of time for instance, but there were still those exclusives that made your console of choice special.

And then we came to the wii era, when nintendo made the conscious choice to sacrifice graphical power for control innovation. And don't get me wrong, the wii was great, and produced some fantastic games, but me being someone at the time who could only afford one console felt like I was missing out on a lot of stuff the shiny hd consoles had the benefit of. So that's basically where I'm coming from on this, I'd rather have as many games as possible available in one place. As long as nintendo keeps making their own games, I really have no problem with these kinds of re-releases.

Been replaying this on PS4, I haven't played since it initially released. I got fairly far in the game I think, but took an extended break and had no idea what I was supposed to be doing when I came back to it, so ended up dropping it.

It really is a beautiful game, there's so much richness and detail in the world which goes a long way in making it feel like a real lived in place, but I agree the actual narrative of the game is a bit obtuse.

It's been fun to revisit, but man the difficulty is always ridiculous in these games, to the point where it almost feels mean spirited at times. It's a great feeling when you finally overcome a difficult boss, but there are few games that make me want to smash my controller more than this one haha.

It looks like a megaman game haha. I dig that air dash, that's more like something you'd see in MMX. Speaking of which, I do hope Capcom revives that series as well at some point.

I don't recognize any of those names, but it hardly matters, I'm sure they'll be great. Interesting that Issac from curse of darkness is coming back.

As a fan of both Star Trek and the film Ravenous, what a treat it was have both Patrick Stewart, and Robert Carlyle as the main voice cast in Castlevania Lords of Shadow.

Gonna get Ganondrunk on Beers of the Kingdom.

Mario Golf, which I have not played since renting the cart from the video store circa 1999. I have zero interest in real golf, but for whatever reason I find this game strangly addictive and relaxing to play. Finally unlocked my man Wario.

I always wanted to get good at using an arcade stick in fighting games, but I never played at the arcades enough. The home consoles were my arena haha. Give me a d-pad and six buttons and I'll take anyone on in street fighter. But with a stick it becomes coughing baby vs Dolph Lungren haha.

Had this back in the day. I do like the vibe they were going for, and I have a lot of nostalgia associated with it, but I never actually beat the game. I dunno, I've just always been more into the 2d Marios. I certainly have more of an aptitude for them, I've always sucked at 3d Mario haha.

@Johnny_Arthur lol, looks like one of my Ukrainian uncles.

Love the aesthetic of this one. I remember those Tiger handhelds. They never held my attention for very long, haha.

Oh wow, that's random. I have this on PS3, it's not anything mind blowing, but I actually really dig this game. It's your basic action RPG with LotR trappings, which works for me as I'm a big fan. I think the story takes place during the events of the films/books. I always appreciate RPGs where the gear you find actually cosmetically affects your character, gives you a better sense of progression.

I do recall there was a game breaking glitch in this game. After a certain boss fight in Mirkwood, you go talk to Radagast and the game just won't let you proceed to the next area. I had to restart from scratch. Presumably this rerelease amends that issue.

That's so cool, what an awesome idea. I dig the Prime games, but 2d Metroid has always been my personal preference.

Super Metroid for sure, it's pretty much a perfect game cover. Dynamic action, a great sense of the environment, cool composition. Makes me want to go play the game for the 800th time.

"Bokoblins, they do move in herds..."

He seems well cast in terms of physicality, but can he convey Ganondorf's brooding menace? Haha guess we shall see. I don't even remember him from Alien Covenant, but I only saw that movie once.

@-wc- But Reboot was great!! Haha.

In regards to the parry mechanic, it can feel stiff and awkward at first, but I found as I used it more, it becomes like second nature, and as a result more fluid/organic.

I'd say the the game is definitely worth a fair shake, but if it just wasn't clicking with you that's absolutely valid.

@-wc- I agree, Super is still the tops, and Prime 4 was a bit lackluster. I'm sure the protracted development time, and expectations being through the roof didn't help with that either.

I really dig Dread personally tho. Much like super and fusion I find it very enjoyable to replay, and it has some great boss fights. Ravenbeak in particular is one of the best in the series. He feels like a true equal to Samus and takes actual skill and focus to defeat.

Zero Racers, there are no racers so you win by default!

Glad to see Onimusha finally return. It's definitely an eclectic series. While they all share similar dna, each of the four previous games are fairly distinctive from one another. This new one seems to be leaning into the more horror themed aesthetic of the first game which is awesome.

Probably less likely, but I'd love to see Capcom revive the Maximo games as well.

Not something I'd get personally, but it is a neat little novelty item.

As someone who grew up in the 80s/90s I do have a fondness for vhs. I got addicted to collecting them for a couple years as there was a Value Village near me that had a continuous stock of old tapes rolling through for 2 bucks a pop. Definitely found some gems, but the one draw back is vhs does take up a lot of space. I'm about ready to construct a shanty town mainly comprised of copies of Water World and Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves.

Have not been into pokemon for decades, but that gengar shirt is awesome.

Some of the music in the game was really reminding me of Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance in particular, which makes sense given the Gameboy aesthetic they were going for.

@Yoshi3 I'm a huge fan of the 2d games, but I agree, the first Lords of Shadow, (I think they fumbled the ball a bit with the second one), is a brilliant reimagining of the series. The audio/video presentation of that game holds up amazingly well all these years later, and the narrative is quite compelling. Always loved the twist ending.

Looking forward to sitting down with this one with a goblet of wine come October!

"I've sent my right hand to dispose of you."

"Your right hand comes off?"

@MontyCircus Haha. I think he's supposed to be doing the classic Rambo maneuver, where he let's out a primal scream and just fires his machine gun in a wide arc in front of him.

I definitely prefer the drawing style of the Japanese cover, but I think I have to vote for NA simply because the dude vaguely resembles Bruce Campbell.

"Work hard, study well, and eat and sleep plenty, that's the turtle hermit way!"

-Sakurai

I always liked the one with the big Independence Day saucer, Katina I think? The chaotic dogfight with all the enemy and Cornerian fighters really felt epic in scope, at least by N64 standards.

Very cool if this turns out to be a sequel to Dread. The 'Ravenous' subtitle is intriguing. Wild speculation, but I wonder if this plays into the metroid suit Samus unlocks at the end of Dread. Maybe you have to feed on enemies in order to maintain energy, or some mechanic like that.