OnlyManWhoCan

Genuinely feel that all the journalists who threw their toys out of the pram about Miles should feel ashamed of themselves. He was clearly always going to be a small part of the whole game, yet was treated as if he'd personally came around to their houses and kicked k their dogs.

I really wonder what the preview event was like. Had there been some bad vibes before everything started? It feels like something had tainted the complementary refreshments or something to put everyone in such a bad, blinkered mood.

Well, I've just turned on my Switch 2 and it's now detecting my wired connection again. I had to send my dock off a few weeks ago and when it came back the wired connection only worked for a short time before stopping.

Perhaps this update has helped. Crossing my fingers!

@locky-mavo I'd rather get a remaster of BG&E every 10 years than whatever that 2017 trailer was attempting to be

This is one of my top 5 games ever. It certainly isn't the best games ever made - the reviews above are correct to point out how some gameplay and combat are as 2003 as it can be - but the game as a whole is a vibe that is a pleasure to return to, and I woke up at 6am yesterday so I could download it as soon as it went live.

I'm hoping that this remake means that IF a sequel gets released, its more in keeping with the style of BG&E 1, rather than the horrid 2017 trailer.

I adored the first game - it was very special for me. When the new game was announced in that Direct I gasped! Since then, though, I haven't been that impressed with what I've seen? Sorry to be a bit shallow (lol) but the graphics seem like a real let down. All the videos are full of murk, which may be realistic, but I would like to have seen more crystal clear waters. It doesn't seem to have progressed much since last time.

If it was £20 cheaper I'd be considering it more, but at the moment it's not a high priority.

Because I'm a lazy twonk I always prefer digital instead of physical - why get off my lardy butt to switch games in my, um, Switch?

However, putting a download code in a box is madness. You're just sending out packaging? Why not just send the boxes straight to landfill?

I desperately want to be wrong, but all the people looking forward to this are blindly optimistic.

Nothing we know so far can be counted as a slam dunk; everything must be paired with a caveat. Avi Arad has done some good stuff but also a lot of crap (especially in recent years). Wes Ball's upcoming Apes movie might be good, but everything he's done so far seems to indicate he's a jobbing director without a distinctive vision.

Sony Picture's blockbusters are usually dreck unless there's a Spider-Man in it, and then not always. At least we won't be getting their usually interminable product placement (maybe?)

I count myself a fan of the first 2 Jurassic World movies, but I still don't think the screenplays are great - they're fun popcorn flicks.

People who were banking on Ghibli making this were mad (especially after fumbling Tales of Earthsea), but I still think a classier animation house than Illumination could have made something special.

If just one of the 3 big announcements (Sony Pictures, Avi Arad, Wes Ball) was wholly positive I could be more optimistic but what I see is a perfect storm of mediocrity, not befitting the legendary status of Zelda.

Quality-wise Sony Pictures has far more misses than hits, and Avi Arad's track record with blockbusters is mostly average to bad, with some (SOME) great Spider-Man flicks. If they had a visionary director I'd be optimistic but Ball's work seems very average.

Nintendo could have done something exciting, but I fear this will be just as uninspired (but profitable) as this year's Mario movie.

I lost my copy of Pokemon Gold on a plane to Turkey. It was like losing 200+ puppies!!

Currently reading this while my blood sugar is low, so will check it out once my glucose tablets kick in!

I'd love there to be some quality of life enhancements when it came to DIY. Why can't I make more than one bag of fish food at a time? Why can't I build mutiple furniture items and customise them without having to sit through the same animations over and over?

Ha ha ha I was checking the website every day this week in the hope there would be a quick restock but now... now I will go off and cry

My copy is downloaded and ready to go! Was going to wait until I woke up on Friday to play but this review has confirmed that it'll be a midnight start for me!

I'm saving me pennies for Metroid Dread, but who knows what indies might be too cheap to miss?

I'd love to 100% it but the idea of hunting down every last korok seems like the very definition of 'anti-fun'

I love sci-fi and horror, so the Metroid games are extremely my jam. Laser guns and salavating monsters? A pervasive sense of... Dread? Sign me up! But not everyone is into that aesthetic, and comparing Mario and Zelda to Metroid is like comparing The Simpsons to Futurama: no matter the quality the former is far more universal to the general population than the latter.

To be honest least help prepare me for disappointment at the moment. I wish they would leak memos about what they're not doing too!

I half-expected the dad to have a raccoon's face but otherwise that was just lovey!

I'm happy to play the game as it originally was intended, TBH.

Everyone is freaking out because of something that gives them the mildest of inconvenience.

@Fighter_Hayabusa 20 years ago this wouldn't have been the case! Now we get unfinished games and secrets that used to be free, but have to be paid for as DLC.

I'm off to shout at some clouds, now

Sanrio characters? But no Aggretsuko?!
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What a fantastic review. Obviously I've not played it yet - on any format - but I love how this addresses the primary concern of any potential purchaser. I don't have a PlayStation or Xbox so I'm happy to get this on Switch, as I really enjoyed the 2016 port. As Chris points out, if you're not constantly in motion; running, ripping and tearing, you're playing it wrong!

@moonymarauder Yup these were my favourite mobile games and I was devastated when my phone has to be hard reset, so I lost my progress. This was an automatic purchase for me, and it looks lovely on my TV

To be honest my wallet likes this, and probably my Switch, which is mostly full of HD remasters of games I've bought several times over!

I've been waiting to play this again since I had lots of fun with it at EGX Rezzed last year. It's really opened my eyes to how long it takes games to get released!

I downloaded the demo as soon as I saw it and can't wait to buy the full thing

Amazing how well Mario Kart Deluxe is doing. Both Smash Bros and Mario Kart still have very active online communities! Sadly, I've yet to play a single game of Doom 2016 online with anyone!

Oo! Those 'classic' Link costumes look nice! I think I will get an Ocarina of TIme amiibo!

[CHECKS INTERNET] THIRTY QUID?!

@Antraxx777 It's a shame, but not a dealbreaker for me. I LOVE the motion controlled fighting in Skyward Sword but it was also occasionally annoying; each fight became a puzzle, and sometimes you just wanted to fight!

However, although you say the Joy Cons wouldn't cut it, I imagine the geniuses at Nintendo would do everything they could to make it work!

I think the beautiful painterly style was hobbled by the SD Wii so I'd love to play this again on the HD switch. The joy cons could easily be the sword and shield but I'd be happy if there was a traditional fighting style too, for when you're in handheld mode

Gotta say, this kinda intrigues me. Making a pizza sounds fun, at least. Also, I had no idea that most pizza restaurants sabotaged the competition using stink bombs

I played this at EGX Rezzed last year and it was a blast! It was a lot of fun to play against random strangers but of course that was a captive audience and the stand was difficult to miss. I wonder if the online battles will capture the same spirit

I appreciate how he's owned it but at the same time it has made me kinda angry how an author can just copy/paste a google search and not care about the content, whereas I would have checked every ingredient in that list to make sure what it was. Which is why I'm not an author I suppose

I have to go out at 7, how long do the fireworks last?

Remember when Nintendo didn't allow Babes in Duke Nukem 3D for the N64?

OnlyManWhoCan remembers

I had these on the PC and XBOX 360, and I guess I'll be getting it on the Switch, especially with this extra content. Nice!

@The-Chosen-one Great/Dirty minds think alike!

Not gonna lie: I read that title as Monster Violator

This was one of my favourite games on the PC and I can't WAIT for it to hit the Switch! It's one of the few movie adaptations that truly makes you feel like the source material's protagonist