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Metro gave Age of Imprisonment and Kirby the equivalent of a 4 out of 10.... but gave the mortal kombat collection and VAMPIRE: THE MASQUERADE - BLOODLINES 2 AN 8 out of 10!
That's really all anyone needs to know of their terrible review system, lol

I'm shocked, shocked!
Well, not that shocked.
Honestly, it feels like this is what happens with most games on this chart before it goes back to the usual suspects
But it's a good game, surprised how much I'm enjoying it

It's funny how I never know there's any kind of issue like this until an article like this pops up. (yeah, works perfectly since day one on mine)

@kingbk Stole the words right out of my mouth lol

Wouldn't even know this was an issue if I didn't see this article. Mine updated like any other Switch update shrugs

I'd be curious how these polls would look if there were an option for liking both equally

This is an amazing short story and game! For those who haven't, please read the original short story! It is quintessential sci-fi, the original author even voices AM, the evil AI, in the game (maybe a little too well, lol) as well as contributing to the writing and script.

It is incredibly dark though, as AM exploits each character by exposing them to their biggest fatal flaws and fears for its own entertainment (one characters reason for fearing the color yellow and enclosed spaces for example). But it is the kind of hard writing, ideas and thinking that feels like we rarely see in media now.

Really happy for Emio, definitely deserves awards, especially for it's mystery writing and some genuine intense moments. Really surprised Rebirth did so well against Metaphor, I would have expected those categories to have been split more between the two

Guns of Fury!

Basically Metal Slug as a Metroidvania. It doesn't revolutionize the genre or do anything special, but I've been having a lot of fun with it and it's got a good price!

and Urban Myth Dissolution Center!

A fun adventure game similar to Phoenix Wright with a great pixel art style, though might be a little slow paced for some.

These two were up there with Momodora for me this month. Surprised these two weren't given a mention, lol

For anyone who hasn't checked out either Ender game ( Magnolia and Lilies) I HIGHLY recommend doing so!

All excellent remasters by them, especially Doom 1&2, Dark Forces and Killing Time.

I really need to give a shout out to Killing Time, not sure how it played originally (the death sound of the bats I swear is the same monkey shriek used for the squirrels in Deadly Premonition!) but I had an amazing time with it! Very much an adventure FPS with some System Shock vibe to the exploring, though obviously not as complex otherwise. Definitely recommend people check it out!

I was very surprised by mine:
1 - Dark Souls
2- Ace Attorney Investigations
3- 1000xResist
4 - AI: Somnium Files Nirvana initiative (based on the hours I found for it)

@N8tiveT3ch
Don't blame yourself too much. I happened upon a physical copy for only 20$ soon after its release, so they discounted it pretty deep rather quickly. I haven't played through the entire game yet, but I can safely say I believe it's the one shining moment for Ubisoft this year as far as games go. Right now I would say it would make it on a list of the best games I've played released this year, as far as gameplay and fun go. It's a shame it didn't do better, it deserved more attention than ubi's other games

wow, 50/50 at over 1200 votes. I'm thinking there should be an option on these box art battles for
"I like each version equally."

The man will forever be remembered for his legendary work on Manga as well as Chrono Trigger and the Dragon Quest series. May he rest in peace

Getting it for Christmas! Looking forward to playing it!

Let's be honest, the real winners this year were gamers. So many excellent games released (and yet to be released). Let's not forget Metroid Prime Remastered also released this year and scored higher than some of those nominated for goty!

@nessisonett
Really? Not saying that sarcastically, just honestly surprised. I would expect it to be between TOTK and BG3 as they were the highest rated and most talked about from what I've seen. I've heard next to nothing about Alan Wake 2 beyond seeing it getting a good score (87 I think? Last I checked?) on metacritic. You think it's one of those that critics hype up more than the communities?

Anyone else not know of this game's existence until posts and articles like this decided to give it free publicity?

This is so Cool!

My very first issue of Nintendo Power was Volume 16 which featured the Maniac Mansion cover, so it's awesome to see it here in this article!

I still own over 200 issues, all sitting on my shelf, and I recognize so many of these artworks!

One of my absolute favorite games of all time. Thanks to this, the story and especially the amazing soundtrack

For being "more difficult than ever" to collaborate with, I feel we've seen far more collaborations by Nintendo on the Switch than any of their other consoles, but that's just me.

@AtlanteanMan
The seal of quality argument is so ridiculous. Nintendo Life themselves did an article on it back in 2019 that pointed out that the 'seal of quality' meant "Basically, the seal is simply an assurance that the item you're looking at won't destroy your console, rather than an indication that the game itself is of high enough quality."

Anytime someone wants to argue that the "Seal of Quality days are long gone", I just look back and think of all the LJN games that carried that 'seal of quality'

This is one of those polls that I feel should have the option of liking both equally. I grew up with the SNES original, and it definitely left an impression on me even after all these years, especially the translations, music, story, and gameplay. Experiencing the remake on DS with the fully animated intro, the voice acting, and redone graphics was an absolute treat, and I recommend it highly to anyone who enjoyed the original. Each has its strengths and weaknesses, and everyone will prefer one over the other, but I personally love each experience equally.

Just the story and characters in the opening prologue convince me this deserves a sequel! That chapter alone has better writing than most tv and movies I've seen lately. Here's hoping they can do a sequel!

6 repairs a year? I've had my switch and 4 joycons for over 5 years and only had to send in one joycon for the drift issue in all that time. Are people really having enough problems they have to have something repaired 6 times a year? I can't help but wonder what they're doing or what their system is doing that would lead to that many issues

16/17. Missed the Four Swords version

@LikelySatan
Just my opinion, but a lot of the CG in the LOTR trilogy still looks light years ahead of the effects I've seen in a lot of the marvel movies lately

Oooof!!
Those scores are trending even below Redfall! I feel bad for those who worked hard on this

Given how ridiculous some of the bad criticisms I've seen have been, such as calling the movie offensive, having too many jumpscares or the drybones too scary for kids, is it any wonder people are no longer put much stock into critic reviews?
If anyone wants a laugh, check out out the videos on youtube going over some of the worst takes on the Mario movie, they're really rather funny

So it'll make billions by following the Avatar movie formula?

Really surprised Paranormasight didn't at least make the top 3

@Fighting_Game_Loser
Rare replay doesn't include Goldeneye because of the licensing issues.

I absolutely love this! I mean it appears it's just Pokemon models put into Elden Ring, but it looks nice. Probably won't try it myself, but its fun to look at

I remember renting this as a little kid, and even at that very young age, thinking how.... off the box art looked.
I wondered if it was showing him falling to his death on those red triangled spikes!

It's funny to see people argue so much over a game that will most likely be forgotten about quickly

Looks like it's trending around 7/10, which is about what I was predicting. I have too many other games I want to get through first to worry about picking it up now, but maybe sometime down the line. If anything, maybe sonic team is finally heading in a good, or at least better, direction. (which given some of their history, shouldn't be too hard)

@Kienda They took away the ability to play cd's on the ps4/5? Wow, I didn't know that. Seems like a strange thing to remove. I was playing cds on my ps3 just the other day, lol

I wish there was an option in these polls when you like 2 equally. I can't count how times I can't choose one as a favorite. If there's 3 covers, maybe additional options to like 2 of them together or all 3!

The most entertainment these games provide for me are the reviews, lol

Why is there so much energy wasted arguing over what a fictional character wears?

I was surprised to see talk of increased prices on the ps5 the other day, I guess it's only logical that Nintendo and Microsoft have those questions raised as well.
The place where I work depends on certain chips for our product to work, and the skyrocketing cost of those parts has forced us to increase the price quite a bit just to break even, so it's not unrealistic to wonder about price increases

I think this is why we're starting to see several games not get announced until just a few months before their release (depending on how big the legacy for the game is of course). Anticipation can help build the hype for a game, but too many delays can easily kill it as well. And if the game isn't phenomenal at that point, interest seems to quickly fade, even if the game is good.
I can't say I have much interest in this title as it is. A linear, stealth focused game playing as Gollum doesn't really appeal to me, and from my experience, it takes a talented team to keep these type of games from quickly becoming tedious. But as always, I definitely hope it pays off for the developers putting in all the hard work!

A comment I saw on one of the youtube videos about this series probably sums it up best: "My theory is they wrote an entirely new show but then realized that nobody would watch it so they called it Resident Evil and called a few characters and places names from the games, but didn’t change anything to make it look or feel closer to the games. They clearly were not making a Resident Evil TV show."

Also, are we surprised ign gave it a good review? They seem to be the go to place when bad entertainment needs someone to schill for them

I can safely say supply is an issue for just about everyone right now. The company I work for has had to work extra hard for the electronic parts we need for our products and we've had to increase prices, not to get more profit, just to offset the additional cost

This is one of the absolute best survival horror games ever made, the top in my opinion. It really deserves more love and another release or sequel. Just... something

I'm not expecting this to be anything special, but wouldn't it be hilarious if Krypto receives a better game than Superman has so far?

I'm can see why companies don't announce all the projects they're working on. Never seen such hate for an unannounced game before, lol. I never played the first one and don't plan to and I wouldn't have picked up a sequel to it, but all this hate feels rather ridiculous over a title that's rather trifling

@HenHiro
I'm curious where you got the 20+ million copies of Elden Ring sold. I absolutely loved the game, one of my favorites of the year so far, but the last report I saw had it at 13.4 million copies sold and that was 2 or 3 weeks ago. I hope it goes strong for awhile to come, and possibly surpasses that 20 million copies mark, but I do feel it hurts it to inflate the numbers, even on a simple message board.

I never would have thought this was Star Trek from looking at it. I'll pass on this, but it's awesome they have Kate Mulgrew