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Great news. I used to play this a lot as a ten-year-old on the CD-i. I had no idea what I was supposed to do, but loved how spooky it felt 👻

I like it, looks pretty gnarly

People are saying it's parents buying it for kids but there seems to be a sizeable chunk of adults who are really into cozy games so I'm choosing to believe it's them buying this. Add in Pokemon (nostalgia, cute) and you have an obvious winner.

@UpsideDownRowlet I'm with you on this. For me the issue is it has too many moons and there's never a strong feeling of reward with most of them. Too few highs compared to the likes of Galaxy and 64.

Graphically and musically it's wonderful of course.

It needs something like Battle Mode for sure. Something that's designed around a specific 'thing' rather than the open-world nature of the connected tracks that divide so much opinion. It's why the knockout tour remains the best part of it for me - because the goal and premise of what you're doing is simple despite the chaos.

I know it'll never happen with pocket existing but I'd love to see a new version of the TCG gameboy game

Very meh as usual but what else is new. Pretty much all of these games have been £38 at most retailers for the past couple of months so £5 less for a digital copy doesn't really seem great value.

Mario RPG was also only £25 at Amazon as recent as last week.

Great news. I'm not a huge fan of rougelikes

"Solving puzzles, specifically timing-based ones, requires you to plan ahead of time and then execute a strategy, rather than zoom ahead on a wing and a prayer."

Love it. Sounds like my idea of a good time.

Wish they'd put some good games on this service

Yeah both my lite and DSi do keep their juice nicely. Lite is noticeably better for battery life though (10 hours or more?) even without WiFi turned on. I still never understood why Nintendo made the battery so much worse.

I am a game key card, please praise me

An upside down rowlet is my wish

It's hard to look beyond Klawf.

Always said in a grizzly German accent for personal amusement.

@themightyant Ha thanks I realise what I did wrong now! Always good to see you pop over from EG

Guys you've missed N64 from the poll list!

After reading the comments, I genuinely feel like this is an argument where both sides are making valid points. There won't be much agreement but it is what it is.

Yeah, the paragraph about not being able to continue until you've exhausted all dialogue is why I didn't like the first one as much as everyone else. It broke the flow and constantly felt like I was just trying to get to the end of the dialogue options, not understanding where I was going wrong. It didn't feel very intuitive.

@Grim Controversial opinion perhaps but I never saw GoW as being 'cinematic'. It felt more 'televisual' if that's a real word and I haven't just made it up. It didn't let things live through the camera and framing like MGS4 does - it's largely all talking or action. Agree though.

No interest in the game but I just want to say I really liked the style of this review. It came across as personal, straight to the point, and very easy to understand the key points presented.

Edit - By the writer who did the Skate Story review! That one was also very good. More from Oliver please

Bit ironic considering all the games are technically available in physical form but I understand the point about digital distribution being sketchy. Maybe this is something about the license given JP is some kind of a big deal again with all the recent movies?

I didn't like Braid much so this doesn't excite me but The Witness was superb - definitely Blow's best of the two.

It's easy to see how it'd work considering that many of the routes are already in the DLC vein - side stories that aren't integral to the overall plot.

It's not for me personally as I couldn't hack some of them - romance routes especially - but it has plenty of legs if they go down that - wait for it - route.

Space out the games? Nay. They've still not committed to a fighting offshoot and full-on dating simulator yet. That'll be when it reaches Atlus levels of commitment to burning out their fanbase.

For some reason I thought they'd updated Silksong! I'm happier about this because I was thinking of giving it a go again (and also because I didn't love Silksong as much as I expected).

Love books like this. Bitmap do some really great ones too!

Sounds solid but no multiplayer is a problem for me as I'd earmarked it as a potential crossplay game to play with friends on their own various consoles (basically one of them won't buy a Switch).

Hopefully it's some new merch drop or a TV series. Oh, or a theme park ride.

Hmm I really enjoyed echo of starsong but a lot of the game was carried by the awesome setting despite the melodramatic story. Judging by the trailer this one looks like straight up melodrama which doesn't intrigue me half as much, sadly.

Love the idea and I'm sure it's worth the price but I can't justify it. I'm hoping Hori brings out a new version of the Split Pad compact as it's the additional size that matters more to me than the features.

@Dman10 Yep this game and Pokotopia will spoil us

Don't really see any reason to get excited about this. How about some games?

Excellent news! Capcom's remakes have only been a hit so far.

Yeah 5 seconds of that and I'm already thinking she's the same type of bland NPC you'd see in charge at EA, Microsoft, Ubisoft so I won't hold my breath on her being anything different to Bowser.

Hopefully she proves me wrong.

Personally I'd say MP4 is a good - but not great - game and that’s perfectly fine. Playing it myself took me back about fifteen years, to when I used to rent games and genuinely enjoyed some of the decent-if-unspectacular ones more than ones that were getting critically acclaimed at the time. From memory: Vanquish, Lollipop Chainsaw, Dark Sector, Spec Ops, 3D Game Heroes... MP4 fits right in here: a game that’s genuinely fun, flaws and all.

I imagine this approach will make them more money in the long run because while fans will go watch it on opening weekend and parents will take their kids during half-term or whatever everybody else can just watch it in their own time. I really can't say I'm chomping at the bit to watch videogame movies in cinemas as they're still more of a guilty pleasure than anything else.

Bear with me but what if it's aliens?

Nonsense. It's more like a full game (the first 200 days) and the rest are side stories you'd find in a spin-off anime series. They definitely add to it but feel mostly like a /what if/ /different universe/ style.

Must admit, I found it a frustrating experience because there's loads of good ideas to it but it's alienating if you aren't intending to finish the whole shebang and all the endings (roughly 150 hours to do that too).

I can understand the score. The original is clearly very good but it can be had for £13 cheaper new here in the UK and I can't say it feels like the slight bump in resolution and mouse controls are substantial enough to warrant that. That's a £5 upgrade max.

Sounds pretty spooky to me oOooOOOo

The badge one makes sense as it's a pre-order bonus. That one's on Lego and TPC for not just selling it outright, especially considering it's the best version of the whole offering.

For the others... I do wonder if people pay close to the excess they want? Usually, you have to hold it for a few years first to make money unless it gets another release. That's where TGC scalpers are usually a little smarter, morals aside.

Sup Mai, this place is hella cool

Really doesn't need one because the original version is fine. It's a visual novel, after all, with minor elements of gameplay (that you'll mostly skip after 20 hours).

Happy new year Gav

Aw I really liked your videos. Best of luck with your next chapter~

Great game but what's weird to me about Final Fantasy Tactics is that it's not even the last one. There's another Fantasy game coming out next month.

Nah, including Switch 2 editions is kinda silly as I'd wager 90% of us already played them and MKW was/remains disappointing. The console itself is exceptional but the launch window didn't reach the heights that having a new Zelda and Mario brought. I'd always rather have one killer app for the first month because it gets me hyped.

Wii U is still the worst by a fair distance.

merry christmas gav

NA for me. Those NES covers are iconic

Even to this non-superhero fan cosmic invasion looks really great!