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@Frogspree All those 100 million Switch users are not in the UK though. It will be interesting to see the Japanese numbers, as well as the overall sales numbers for both titles, to see if they show something different.

And this is the UK: it's PlayStation land, though the Switch has done very well there.

It's a 10 for me. It feels like a game I will remember fondly 10 or 20 years from now.

Got it one day early, I'm at world 2 now. It is WONDERFUL!

@locky-mavo The closest they've got since the glory days of the early 90's is Sonic Mania.

I don't care for multiplayer in platform games, so it sounds like a game I could enjoy.

I will get both, if Sonic also ends up being good (which it thankfully looks to be based on previews). But I believe Wonder will be the better game of the two, as I prefer the Mario formula, even though I grew up with the early Mega Drive games. It also looks more creative than the Sonic game.

Here's hoping the new Dragon Quest Monsters will be good!

@blindsquarel The games will still be there, so flip a coin, buy one of them and wait some time before getting the other one. I've heard that Spider-Man 2 is around 30 hours long. I guess Wonder is something along those lines as well.

I got it yesterday, one day early.😁

Pikmin 3 Deluxe and 4 are 10/10 games for me and I've never played the first two games, so of course I had to get them. It's awesome having all four games on the same platform.

Have a nice weekend, everyone!

I've played through all of them this summer. Love to have all FF games from 1 to 12 (except 11) on Switch.

My favorite, @KateGray, is back! Or maybe you were never gone? Anyway, great review as always!

@Anti-Matter We know you don't like 18+ games. You don't need to state that over and over again. You're not gonna get this game because of it? No need to comment then, we're a lot of people here enjoying the game and your comments always derails the topic. You're like a broken record sometimes. I've defended you before, but I'm getting tired of these comments you make. It's like a fixation you have. Please stop.

I haven't played FFXVI yet (not sure if I will like it), but I will get this DLC as FF music is at minimum good and mostly great. Theatrhythm Final Bar Line is in my top 5 of the best games from 2023 so far, it's really a fun time!

I'm waiting for the physical copy, but glad to hear it is a great game! The demo was fire!

@Duncanballs I think it has already beaten it in Japan and perhaps USA, but not worldwide.

I think it stands between Tears of the Kingdom, Baldur's Gate III and Starfield (if it turns out great).

Not that it really matters. It has been a great year for gamers.

My personal GotY?
At first I thought it would be TotK, but now I'm leaning more at Pikmin 4.

Looking forward to playing it tomorrow!

@UltimateOtaku91 I'm really impressed with Pikmin 4. It is fun, creative, somewhat challenging and looks amazing for the Switch.

@nhSnork Thanks! I already own 4, but haven't played it that much, so was thinking if I should play 3 instead

@geo-shifter I think Harvestella is more focused on the combat than the farming, compared to Rune Factory.

This is really interesting.

We'll see if it keeps the top spot once more reviews comes in. But it seems like a truly great game that I hope we'll get on the Switch successor one day.

The studio's previous game, Divinity Original Sin 2, is a masterpiece that is available on Switch. I recommend it to anyone that is into RPG's. It is great!

@nhSnork Which game would you recommend: 3 or 4?

I'll wait for a physical copy, hopefully there'll be one. Otherwise I'll get the DS version.

Will be getting this day one.

@Poodlestargenerica That's how life is sometimes. I feel the same way about the new Final Fantasy. But there are so much else to play.

@WiltonRoots Well, since I got hold on a physical copy of the Pixel Remasters, I decided I had to play through them all chronologically. 😁 I'm on V now, soon finished with that one. Saving the best one, VI, for last.

My rating so far:
FFI 8/10
FFII 8/10
FFIII 9/10
FFIV 10/10

I think V will be a 9/10.

@WiltonRoots When they announced the game, they said it would be darker. And now there's talk about how to aim it at an adult audience. That makes me worried they will pander to a western audience by changing the artstyle, the music, the colourful world and characters in exchange for drama, blood and curse words, i.e. "realism".

I have all the DQ games (except X) on different Nintendo systems, love the series as much as Final Fantasy (or at least FF from I to XII).

@WiltonRoots I'm worried about Dragon Quest XII after reading this:
https://noisypixel.net/dragon-quest-xii-development-difficulties-adult-audience/

The demo is maybe a bit too handholdy, but other than that, I love it!

@invictus4000 I would say X and XII are good too. But after that? Not sure...

@WiltonRoots Yeah, or more like an action game than a JRPG. With a heavy Game of Thrones influence story wise (not my cup of tea), a more serious and darker tone overall (it feels like the whimsical and humorous fairytale tone of older FF's is missing), no playable party members (you're just... Clive), etc. It feels like a Western take on Final Fantasy, i.e. not Final Fantasy at all IMO. You can put Cid and some Chocobos in it, but the magic of Final Fantasy doesn't seem to be there, at least from what I've seen. But I haven't played the game myself, so can't say for sure that's the case.

This new FF doesn't look like a game for me. I love all the FF's from I to XII, but this one doesn't interest me one bit. I'm happy for all the people loving it though.

One of my most anticipated games this year. I've only played Pikmin 3 and that one was a solid 10/10 for me, so I have high hopes for this fourth entry. Will also pick up the physical double pack of 1 and 2 when it launches. It's nice to have all the Pikmin games on one system.

@RubyCarbuncle I understand. 😉 If it were me, I would have just moved on to another game, there are so many.

@RubyCarbuncle LOL, if I were you, I would have stopped playing far earlier than after 160+ hours.

Just got this game on the DS. I suck at Puyo Puyo, but the art design is so great, I had to have it in my collection.

How many can you buy with one Nintendo account? It seems scalper infected.

It should either be limited to those that subscribe to the NSO Expansion and use the N64 app IMO...

Or... how about... Nintendo, produce MORE!

FINALLY!

Love this game. Probably my favorite of 2023 after Tears of the Kingdom.

@Deemo37 They probably haven't been in a relationship at all.

My girlfriend and I had a long distance relationship our first couple of years together (2010-2012). We don't have a common interest in video games (though she enjoys playing Splatoon sometimes), but we both love music, so we used to share new discoveries with each other digitally and plan what concerts to go to when we were able to meet. After I was done at university, I moved down to her and we've been together for 13 years now.

Lovely article!

It got auto-updated and frankly I don't care. I haven't used the glitch anyway.

It's a 10 for me.

Imagine taking some days off of work to stand in line for a video game (because they have jobs, right?)...

I'll pick my copy up after work on Friday and will be happy playing it over the weekend.

@JohnnyMind The good thing about AW is that it is easy to pick up and play. I think it will be perfect in between longer TotK sessions.

Taste differs, but I think that the graphical style of the AW remake looks good, especially when playing it myself and not watching trailers on YouTube. This is one of my favorite releases this year and hard to put down.

Uwe Boll would be my first choice personally, but...

Damn... I can't get into this before Zelda drops, but I must play this. XC3 was my GOTY last year.

9 here so far. I'm having so much fun with this game.

Alcryst is my guy, he's relatable.

A shame it isn't fully voiced, because the voices are great.

No problem here (Sweden).

@K1LLEGAL Can’t wait to get home! 😀