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If only they could get Sega on board. Eswat, Afterburner, Super Hang On, Power Drift, Hot Rod, so many amazing games doing nothing. Or even better, a more expensive line, with the likes of Daytona, Sega Rally, Virtua Fighter... with added online modes.

@N8tiveT3ch Yep, quite a few of them too. From what I remember though, the chattiness slows down after the opening hour or so. It's just that it takes a while for the true game to reveal itself.

@N8tiveT3ch Stick with it. The slow start develops into an amazing game. The first few hours are almost like a tutorial.

@anoyonmus It is a game that keep getting better the further you get into it. Once you reach a certain point in the adventure, and the game opens up, it's superb stuff.

Let's hope it releases on Switch 2 on the same day as other consoles. With how well Switch has done and Xbox becoming less relevant at retail, hopefully the days of Nintendo consoles having to wait months or years for a port of major releases , will be over. If publishers can have their games playable on Series S at launch, they can have them ready for Switch 2.

@NintendoByNature I was very surprised to see PureXbox scored Indy 6/10. Out of 75 reviews, they're one of only 4 to score it below 75, with their 6 being the 2nd lowest. I haven't played it but from what I've watched, it certainly doesn't look like a 6/10 game.

I was wondering if any soundtracks for 3rd party games would ever be added to Nintendo Music. I thought this was it for a moment there.

@Slobbert I don't know the exact details but it seems there is complicated licensing issues stopping Blood from being ported to consoles.

@Elitepatriot I'm glad I've avoided that. I won't go looking either. I'm a big fan of their work so I don't want them to spoil my feelings toward them with politics. I can kind of guess what side they take.

Superb. Listening to Peach's Castle now. It could well be 27 years to the day that I played this for the first time. I got my N64 Xmas 97 and I'm pretty sure I pestered my mum to let me play it early.

Almost all of my mates had a 64. The multiplayer sessions were epic. There will never be a generation like that again. Great times.

I had never played a Dragon Quest game until a month or so ago, but now after spending so much time with XIS, XII is my most anticipated title. The thought of an even bigger adventure, with a darker tone and better graphics is an exciting one. 3 and a half years have passed since it was revealed. Perhaps it's not too far off.

I never bothered with this as it seems like a half hearted release. I'm sure it's fun and addictive but some of the challenges are so short, you wonder why they were even added. It could have been more and should really have been an NSO title, that linked to the full games in the NES app.

Just release your old non-Megadrive games for Pete's sake. Why are none of the Daytona, Sega Rally or Virtua Fighter games on Switch with online? Sega Ages Virtua Racing and Outrun were so good, why was it not expanded further to other arcade classics, instead of giving us 2 Columns games and Sonic 1 and 2? Imagine what M2 could do with Outrun Coast 2 Coast or Power Drift. I never owned a 360.but my mate did and he had loads of Sega games, including Sega Rally and Daytona. These could have been touched up and released as budget Switch Eshop games and would surely have served Sega well...

Hopefully this new wave of retro sequels is a sign of things to come. But it doesn't change the fact they need to do more with their abundance of retro titles.

The list for those not wanting to watch the video...

The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom
TRANSFORMERS: Galactic Trials
Food Truck Simulator
Eroblast: Waifu Dating Sim - 37 Waifus
Bunny Girls Go Wild 2 Directors Cut

I remember Welltris,. I don't think I ever played it though, as by the time it came out on Spectrum, I was playing on Master System. It looks a lot like Blockout by EA on the Megadrive. I loved that game.

The new Donkey Kong game intended for Switch is probably sitting unfinished since 2019 when Nintendo moved Retro onto Prime 4. In the 5 years since Tropical Freeze, they had to be up to something other than Funky Kong.
Perhaps it's been reworked to be an early Switch 2 release.

@WiltonRoots I thought you might say that. I'm aiming for 99 but 19 more levels from just grinding is a lot of work. I might make my move soon and see how I get on.

@Serpenterror It most likely will. All the Live Wire games I have lets you rotate the screen. And going by the border and menu style, this seems to come in the same wrapper as those other games. They have quite a lot of options for tinkering with the display. And have more border art than I've ever seen in a game.

The Live Wire ports are all very good. The price is a bit of a shocker though. $35? Their other 4 games all cost $20. I think they've now been delisted from the Eshop though. I wonder if that's anything to do with this one costing almost twice the price.

@WiltonRoots I think I'm nearing the end of DQXI. I've done all the side quests and toppled all the bosses except for Calasmos. And I'm close to beating Durstan's third trial in 50 turns, just need to shave off a few moves 56 turns is my best so far... Other than the final Wheel of Harma trial, which I'm struggling with, gaining some gear and forging the Supreme Sword of Light, I think that's pretty much all there is to do. I'm at level 80 now. What level were you when you took Calasmos on?

@PepperMintRex When I filter my most played games on Switch, some of the titles near the top surprise me. I feel like I never spent that much time with them. While others I thought I had played a lot, are further down the list.

I somehow played 106 games this year. Half of those are probably NSO games though, that I played for under an hour. I racked up 580 hours with almost half that on Alien Isolation and Dragon Quest XI. And 60 hours on the Doom 1&2 collection.

For my game of the year, it's a tough one. Both Alien and DQXI are all time greats for me. I'm leaning towards DQ but that's because I'm playing it just now. But AI was such a unique experience , that I think I have to go for that.

@Burning_Spear Funny. I was just about to write a similar comment.

All I'm hoping for is decent power, a dock that gives the console a noticeable boost, my Switch library getting a graphical boost and good quality Joy-con. If it has all that, I'll be happy. At the same time, if it looks almost identical to Switch, I'll be disappointed.

Still playing Dragon Quest XI after foolishly thinking I'd completed the game. I wasn't even remotely close to finishing it. I've been zooming all over the map doing side quests and getting my ass handed to me by hard level enemies. Some of the bosses create such funny moments, that I don't mind getting slaughtered by them. Such as the Scottish monster on the Other Side that brings out the disco lights and gets all your characters dancing. I don't think I'm too far off being able to take them down though. A few more levels (currently level 66) and they should start to fall. I've already got a load of 5 star equipment. Just need to get stronger.

Nintendo are not going to be happy with the D-Brand CEO.

@AmplifyMJ Not boring at all. Pretty good in fact.

Edit - I thought the back was the actual console but it's just the case. Meh, still pretty boring.

If it's a good game, it's a good game. If it's a good game with Pacman as the main character, all the better.

IGN - 7/10 - Too much queuing.

@syrupdash 64gb will be the black Deluxe version. Basic 8gb in white.

@AmplifyMJ Yep, very boring. But it's something. Funny timing.

The Switch 2 rumour mill has been a little boring up to now. For around a year prior to the Switch reveal, almost every week brought new rumours. Most turned out not to be true but it was a fun time. Who can forget this monstrosity.

Or remember when Nintendolife backed up the Eurogame article that revealed the NX would be a hybrid console with detachable controllers and the majority called BS. But if true, Nintendo were doomed.

With Switch 2 however, the best leak we've had is a pic of a device that looks exactly like a Switch but with a USB port and magnetic rails.
Perhaps the rumour mill will ramp up once January arrives.

'Barely started'

@BIG3 Wow , really 😲

@MischiefMaker I hate it when Gamefaq is the only place for answers to my question. I like my Wikis.

@Rainz Just remembered that I forgot to get back to you.... I always had problems getting into turn based RPG's too. Sega Ages Phantasy Star was the one that converted me to the genre. If any game is to convert you , Dragon Quest XI would surely be the one. Other than one area , there are no random encounters. Which for me, is one of the most annoying things about JRPG's. Enemies can easily be avoided when you just want to explore. And battles can be sped up and set to auto. I only set it to manual when it's a boss character. The game is masterpiece that just keeps getting better the more you progress. I can't recommend it enough.

Got myself some Monster Runtz and Lemon Haze for the weekend.

I have played so much Dragon Quest XI this past week, I'm actually embarrassed to say how many hours I played it for. But last night, I defeated Mordagon and light has returned to Erdrea. I have actually completed a JRPG! Which for me, is such a rare feat, that it's only happened once before. SEGA AGES Phantasy Star being the other.

Last week, I said it's assured a place in my Switch top 10. Now, I think it could be one of the best games I've ever played.

For my next game, it's going to be another from the backlog. Either Valkyrie Chronicles, Bioshock or Hyper Light Drifter

@LavaTwilight That's my thinking too. The Switch 2 will likely have far more brand new experiences than Switch. Too many Wii U ports was my number 1 issue with Switch. Not that they are bad games, far from it. It's just that I played most of them already. My first party collection on Switch is smaller than it was on GameCube, Wii and Wii U.

A lower priced collection with just the 2 Powerstone games would probably have done better and ensured the online lobbies are more populated. I have no need for the other games in this collection.

@Bydlak Yeah, my list is long too. I'm determined to finish DQ XI though. Good luck to you with Romancing Saga 2.

If I wasn't so deep into Dragon Quest XI, I'd definitely take advantage of this trial. But I want to stay focused on seeing DQ through to the end. I've got a bad habit of dropping RPG's I'm enjoying, to play something else, with the intentions of going back to them but never doing so. DQ XI is too good to drop.

@BIG3 You're playing the same game as me. I fully agree. It's a true GOAT type of game. I'm 45 hours in and it just keeps getting better.

I have doubled my Dragon Quest XI S play time since last weekend's article. I'm around 45 hours in now and my opinion has not changed, the game is SUPERB! In fact, I think I love it even more now than I did last weekend. There's been a major twist that I did not see coming, and many memorable moments on top..I have no idea how far into my adventure I am.. I would guess I'm past the half way mark. Or maybe I'm approaching the final stretch. Or maybe I am nowhere close. However long I've got left, the game is already assured a place in my top 10 Switch games. By the end, it may even make it into my top 5.

@JSC016 Capcom Arcade Stadium 1 and 2 are good value with 32 games each. Much better value than this.collection. It lets you buy the games individually too and both come with a free game. Overall, they're both pretty strong collections.

20 years ago, a Taito collection would have had 30 games.

@WiltonRoots It was the part just before you take control of Sylvando for the first time, when the bad guy reveals himself. It was just a long cut scene rather than an in game moment but it was so well done.

@WiltonRoots Last night I had the big moment in the forest after collecting the orbs. I did not expect that. It was epic.

I have Reboot and Fantasy. Great games. But my enjoyment of Reboot is hampered because there's no auto fire option for the X68000 version. The developers actually talked about adding auto fire before the game was released... but they somehow forgot. Well actually it does let you use the 'Arrange' mode controls on the original, which has auto fire... But then you can't throw your fairies, which is one of your special moves. So it's not really an option to play this way.

@JohnnyMind Are the Italian video game charts much the same as the UK's?

It appears hardly anyone buys games for Xbox anymore. Not really surprising, with the value Gamepass offers... but surely it can't be good for business.

For the last few days, I have been playing Dragon Quest XI S, which has been sat in my backlog for too long. After an absolutely monster session the other night, I'm already 22 hours in and just made it out into the open ocean. I am not a big JRPG guy and only really started playing turn based RPG's on Switch. Of the few I've played , SEGA Ages Phantasy Star has been my favourite ...until now.

This game is absolutely SUPERB! I love everything about it. From the art style, to the soundtrack, story, combat, characters, enemies and exploration to the way it all feels to play. I even love forging. Everything is just top tier... My only bad experience in the game so far came in the casino. I lost a lot of money without a solitary win...

I'm not sure if I'm even a third of the way through the game but unless things go downhill from here, I already know I'm playing one of my top ten Switch games.

I think the prototype is a nicer looking console than the Phat.

@WiltonRoots I have been playing DQXI for the past few days and I'm around 22 hours in. I just made it to the open ocean... I'm in love with this game.. Everything about it is just superb. Like you, I'm not a huge JRPG fan, SEGA Ages Phantasy Star is probably my favourite from the ones I've played..This is just another level though. The best JRPG I've played for sure... I just had a monster session there. I had to force myself to stop playing.