OldManHermit

I remember seeing Akira for the first time back in high school and just being blown away by it. For art class we were each assigned a classroom door to paint, I of course did an image of Kaneda on his bike riding through streets of Neo Tokyo. Last I heard my door hasn't been painted over yet all these years later.

NA is the clear winner here. Masterfully illustrated by a far superior artist to whatever nobody scribbled the JP cover. Probably just faded away into obscurity.

I've only been posting here for about 5 years, but I dig this place, it's pretty chill here. Cheers

I need your clothes, your boots, and your motorcycle.

Gonna get cold before the game comes out.

Very much looking forward to this one, looks like a love letter to Marvel Vs Capcom.

Will definitely mostly be using my beer drinking Canadian brother Wolverine.

The fireworks in the bg of the Rickety Race level from DKC2

The fireworks at the end of the magic carpet ride level in the snes Aladdin game.

And the fireworks in Termina at the end of the third day in Majora's Mask.

Not super iconic or anything, but for whatever reason they stick out in my mind.

I'm pretty much a beat 'em up junky, but I saw the visuals of this one, then I saw the price and decided I'd pass, at least until a deep sale.

I did enjoy Double Dragon Gaiden tho, the gameplay is quite fun.

What's the enemy variety like? Are there unique opponents, or do they just reuse the baddies from TotK?

Also more importantly, is Ganondorf playable? That was honestly my favourite aspect of the original Hyrule Warriors.

Ain't no RE4 chainsaw controller that's for sure.

Just glad my fav series is still going strong all these years later.

But you know, it'd be nice if we got the og trilogy on Switch to celebrate the 30th...just a suggestion Capcom..

Still have my original copy . I (regrettably), sold off a bunch of my GC games, but held on to this one. I enjoyed the sequels, but this remains my fav in the series. It just has a certain atmosphere the others haven't been able to recapture.

Probably the most colourful survival horror I've seen. Most games in the genre tend to be shades of dreary brown and grey.

Ken being a corporate shill makes perfect sense, but Ryu? Disappointing. But I suppose he's essentially a hobo, probably needed the cash.

Playing the PS4 remake of Medievil, perfect game for spooky season. They really did a phenomenal job of retaining the spirit of the original while updating it for modern consoles. The visuals are spectacular.

I'll always love this game. Along with smash bros melee and rogue leader it was among the first gc games I played.

I'm curious how the visuals will hold up in HD. It was designed to be played in standard def and actually still looks amazing on my old crt TV.

Voted for Japan, I just prefer that style of illustration. I see what they were going for with the NA one but, Geese's head, (I assume that's supposed to be Geese), is just way too tiny and it's throwing off the entire illustration.

I think Faith: The Unholy Trinity deserves to be here. It's about as lo fi as you can get, but it managed to creep me out when I played last year.

"The last Metroid is in captivity. The galaxy is at peace."

I remember it being kinda mind blowing hearing actual spoken dialogue coming from my snes back in the day.

But yeah, Super Metroid by a country mile, it's just so freakin iconic.

@anoyonmus I can't remember where I read that, so it could've been bogus info. Still, I wouldn't rule out there being some kind of connection. They establish in RE Village that Ozwell Spencer the founder of Umbrella actually met mother Miranda, (the main antagonist of that game), and the Umbrella logo was even inspired by the mysterious symbols on the ruins around the village. Seemed like they were setting something up with that. But I guess we'll just have to wait and see!

@anoyonmus From what I've read, Requiem's story does tie into the previous two games. It's the third in a trilogy wrapping up the story of the megamycete, the weird fungus that created the monsters in 7 and 8.

Being an old school RE fan, definitely 3rd person. That being said, I though the first person view worked well in RE7, it really helped heighten the tension of the very claustrophobic environments in that game.

@Truegamer79 I think they're both great entries in their respective series, but I give a slight edge to Ragebound. The camera just felt too zoomed out most of the time in Shinobi, and some of the bosses were a bit underwhelming, but these are really minor gripes.

You know, I feel like playing this in handheld mode would detract from the spooky factor. Seems like the kinda game that's best played on a big tv late at night with all the lights out.

Not a genre I normally go for, but being a huge Trek fan I will likely check this out eventually.

Also, just gonna leave this here, SeinTrek,

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_YSi_5kRSik

I was lucky enough to see them live back in 2007. They were perched atop their pyramid on stage, it was epic.

Still holding out hope it's coming to PS4 as well as that's presently my only way to play it.

I enjoyed Resurrection back when it released, I oughta revisit it, now that spooky season is nigh. Now I'm just waiting for Capcom to resurrect Demon's Crest, which I think I might actually like even more than Super Ghouls 'n Ghosts.

Really enjoyed the first two, so I'll defo check this out.

@Coffee-Waffle Definitely not just you. I enjoy the Prime games, but 2d metroid is where it's at. Super Metroid is still peak, ( in my humble opinion).

I'll have to reserve judgement until I play obviously, but my initial reactions to the bike gameplay were very positive. I mean, we've already had 3 Metroid Prime games, all with very similar gameplay, I'm fine with them shaking up the formula a bit and trying something new. As long as it feels cohesive to overall experience, and not shoehorned in like the arwing missions in Starfox Adventures for instance. That being said, if it was revealed that we finally got to pilot Samus's gunship I'd probably be even more excited haha.

Looks pretty rad, like if Huntdown were an FPS.

It's pretty cool that the vast majority of Capcom's 80s-90s arcade repertoire is avaible on switch. I really just want the AvP and Cadillacs and Dinosaurs beat em ups at this point, but I know the licenses make that unlikely.

@Lord It is on a cartridge tho! Came with a sweet little comic book too.

Gotta go with NA, that's just badass. The JP one while well rendered, looks like a framed family photo you'd see sitting on someone's dresser haha.

Seriously? You can't just play the games on your tv with a controller? That's actually ridiculous and limits the number of people who will bother to play these games.

Damn, they found a way to make Samus even more of a badass haha. looks cool as hell.

@Truegamer79 yeah, it is an odd choice. They kinda did the same thing with the Devil May Cry series. Dante is still playable, but he takes a back seat to Nero in DMC 4 and 5. I liked the new characters in ragebound, it'd just be nice if the og protagonist were there too.

Thought this game was great, but it'd be nice if they added a mode where you can play as Ryu. I mean his sprite is already in the game, so why not?

I can't speak to Silksong, but I played through Hollow Knight, and found it tough but fair. When I messed up,it was clear where I went wrong, usually just a matter of perceiving a given boss's patterns. I always did a little better the next attempt, and that's the kind of difficulty I enjoy.

Whereas certain other games, for instance I'm trying to play Nioh again right now, the difficultly feels like slamming repeatedly into a brick wall with no real progression between attempts. It's more about level grinding, than having a better understanding of a bosses patterns.

Also, I fully admit I might just suck at Nioh, and have more of a grasp of Hollow Knight's gameplay, haha.

Anyway, I understand finding satisfaction through adversity, but in the end games are meant to be entertainment. I'm all for modern games having variable difficulty to suit the players skill level.

They're both, really, really bad.

Also looks like Kate Winslet in Titanic with a bad facial tattoo.

looks like my kinda shmurp!

looks like something I'll grab eventually when it's on sale.

Glad it's apparently coming to PS4, that means I can play it!

@WaveBoy yeah, all those you mentioned are great, particularly Cyber Shadow. I'd also recommend Vengeful Guardian: Moonrider it's in a similar vein.

I liked the first half of The Messenger, where it just plays like a classic linear ninja action game. But it kinda looses me in the second half when it basically becomes a metroidvania. I need to revisit Katana Zero, it was actually one of the first switch games I got, so it's been awhile since I've played. I do recall being frustrated by the trial and error style of game play.

I played Ninja Five-O briefly via an emulator. It seemed fun, but I didn't play long enough to really have an informed opinion.

I thought this and Ninja Gaiden:Ragebound were both pretty freakin great. I am thoroughly enjoying this 90s Ninja renaissance. Now we just need a new Strider game.

Hell yeah, I'd love a new entry. I'd prefer pixel art tho, and a potential 3rd game would likely be 3d. I'd still take it though.

Would love a remaster, I've been itching to play again for years. I've got a plan to use my bad luck to ensure it happens. I'll shell out for a gamecube copy, which pretty much guarantees it'll come to Switch shortly thereafter. Murphy's law baby. The exact same thing happened when I bought Medievil on PS1. A month later the PS4 remake was announced.

I was never the biggest He-Man fan as a lad, (it was all about the Real Ghostbusters), but this looks fun. Will Skeletor be playable? Skeletor, Shredder, Dr Claw, for whatever reason I always gravitated more towards the villain characters haha.

Happy 30th to my all time fav game series. I see the original versions of RE2 and 3 are out on PS4/5 today. I have them on GC, but if they came to Switch I'd instantly grab them, just to have portable versions.

Absolutely love the visuals in this. Getting vague Yoshi's Island vibes.