Purgatorium

@samuelvictor It's tough when people use slang and acronyms you don't understand. You feel like you're missing out on something.

@tseliot I loved it but there was something about it that wasn't satisfying. I completed a section and then wondered if I actually did it right.

I just loved riding the carts, hitting switches, rotating tracks.

I enjoyed the fire temple. I got to ride around on mine carts. It was a blast.

FOMO is such an awful thing. Not acting on your FOMO perpetuates the anxiety, but acting on it, i.e. trying not to miss out, rarely results in actually experiencing the thing you are afraid of missing out on.

It's like someone who wants to have the perfect vacation or family event, but they ruin it by obsessing over photos and planning every moment. Ironically you can't experience it because you're too focused on experiencing it.

It's hard to resist. I got that feeling playing TOTK too. Sometimes I have to remind myself that there are a lot of games I've played later than most people and absolutely loved them. BOTW is an example of this. I don't know how I could have benefited from playing it on release.

Finally a LOTR games that actually gets it. I imagine it might be a long shot but if they can get the rights to the Shire theme from the movies.... oh my god. The perfect game.

Heard good things about this system. Might check it out.

It was always going to be like this. This was the plan.

I like these because there's always a Square Enix RPG with the most unusual combination of words in the most boring font imaginable amid a sea of actual effort from other designers. I guess SaGA has a preexisting logo they had to use. Still disappointed though.

You gotta reward the Japanese art for its weirdness. Where's your sense of whimsy?

I just learned that Hatsune Miku is a thing that exists in the world.

Oh damn, I wonder if other parts of our society are based on greed and exploitation.

I was hoping the new Peach game would be a bit more Silent Hill, but this seems fun.

Gonna be the finest tromboner.

I enjoyed Eastward immensely. Parts of it are Zelda-like but the bulk of the game is not. It's heavy on story and dialogue.

I might check this out. I'm not a huge fan of farm sims but the small details and slice of life parts of Eastward were great and this might lend well to that.

Maybe SE avoids making these remakes excellent and definitive because then they won't be able to sell the next remake. Good enough that you'll buy it but not good enough so it's the only version you'll need.

I originally didn't notice the weird screen scrolling. It doesn't bother me too much but, yeah, it would be great if they could fix it. Maybe it's too big of a fix.

As a younger sibling I gotta represent my boy Luigi.

Sure Nintendo has always been an entertainment company, but the fact that they're saying it now to contrast with it being a video game company is more important.

Negotiating trade deals between the Mushroom Kingdom and other world powers, hosting state dinners, helping stranded Toads recover lost passports.

Reviews are good for Sea of Stars so I'll probably get it but not quite yet.

That's the way to do it.

I've always found that little bit of localization charming.

If you want to make a workplace more "agile" and "focused" you get rid of management. Everyone who has ever had a job knows this.

That old pixel art was so good. They should have kept it. This game appeals almost completely to the nostalgia audience.

Yup, writing this one down.

@ZeldaLord Sure, hype distracts from the substance of a game. It builds and builds and we get further away from reality. Often when I build myself up to get excited about something I end up being disappointed. At the very least, I'd like to manage my expectations.

There are a lot of things that this game is trying to sell that many have tried and failed to sell before: the nostalgia for old school SNES RPGs, a new Chrono Trigger.

I'm not saying this game will be bad. I'm just saying that the hype might cloud my judgement and so I simply want to wait and see.

This game is a getting a lot of hype and a lot of attention. That kind of thing makes me want to back away and wait to see how it lands.

Captain Picard dippin' his replicated Mario cookies in his Earl Grey.

I think it's unlikely Chris Pratt will replace him in the games. He'd be way too expensive, for one. They'll probably find someone else to do a close approximation of Charles Martinet like they do with other cartoon characters.

I'm not seeing TotK for this year. If the competition is tight, critics will be searching for small excuses and the fact that TotK is so much like BotW is an easy excuse.

I don't think TotK could have beaten Elden Ring either. I love TotK and I've never played Elden Ring but critics were absolutely smitten with Elden Ring. Gaming sites were filled with article after article detailing praise and even opining about how it changed their lives. Nothing else stood a chance.

It's a big industry.

I've gotten slightly bored with it tbh. I wanted more Breath of the Wild from this game and that's what we got, but I didn't want 200 hours of more Breath of the Wild. Of course, I'm only realizing this after completing more than 200 hours of it so I only have myself to blame.

It's a great game that adds a lot to the BotW format but I've exhausted my interest in it. I haven't finished and I'll probably b-line through the story.

Who am I kidding? I'll try but a cave will likely distract me. Send help.

I read that as "Mewtwo will be the next Tara Reid" and was briefly lost in a nightmarish world.

I will pay no monies for Red Dead Redemption on Switch.

Tech bros think all new tech is magic. They can't explain why but they speak as if it can solve all problems. Crypto currency and NFTs have zero useful applications. When it wasn't fully understood, tech bros imagined any possibility, but when it actually got used it was entirely used for scams.

So far all I've seen AI used for is spam. Fortunately, it is so awful that I doubt interest will get past the initial novelty.

I dislike being so cynical but I can't help it. I don't trust Kickstarter after their blockchain shenanigans. Real human creators are suing the makers of AI technology for stealing their work. I bet Kickstarter wants to avoid any legal trouble. They don't actually care about ethics.

@Mario500

aka Ganondilf

Basically the internet thinks TotK Ganondorf is hot.

Glad you had a good time in Canada!

I keep my games in a storage bench. It has a lid that opens to the compartment below. My cat likes to sleep on top of it so if you want a game you have to awake the sleeping dragon.

This is cool. I hope they do a Ganondaddy.

I dunno. Mario punts a sleeping goomba? That seems so unnecessary. And you don't see Mario jumping on those rollerskating Koopas but surely you can. Do they deserve to be evicted from their homes? What did they do wrong? Looks like they're just having a nice day out rollerskating with their buds.

A lot of enemies in Mario games aren't attacking or menacing Mario. They're just hanging out. Maybe it deserves a more mature rating. Fantasy violence more like wanton cruelty.

I didn't notice that Hamlet was in the Japanese box art until after I voted. Can I get a redo? Respect that lil' piggy and his sacrifice o7

Every few months NSO gets updated and it never motivates me to subscribe. I keep thinking that maybe if Nintendo provides X I'll want to sign up, but now I'm realizing I don't think I'll ever want this. It's decent value but I just don't want it.

It's mostly the subscription model for me. The price is fine but I'm sick of subscriptions. I don't care how many games are on it, which systems or how often they're updated. I just don't want to subscribe.

I don't know if they can appeal to a larger audience. The 90s are long gone. Sonic will always have a limited audience.

We grinding news articles now.

I haven't played the Pixel Remaster version yet but I prefer the original 16 bit. It's my favourite graphical era. The PSP remakes are great too.

That dude's pretty ugly. Has to be said.

Better to download it from their website anyway.

Bow Wow should definitely count.

Earthbound/Mother is unlikely but a man can dream.

The Switch is better at PS1 than it is at N64.