Currently playing: Fantasian neo dimension - on the first half of the game. Liking it so far except for some performance issues on switch.
Zelda echoes - just beat the second dungeon. About to head to the next phase of the story it seems. A charming game but I don’t see the fuss about it. Liked old 2d Zelda games better still.
Reynatis - in the middle of chapter 11. Story is starting to pick up and it’s not bad but the performance and sometimes graphics in some areas are the worst. Don’t know why I picked this game up 🤦♂️.
Playing through bravely default 1 on 3ds. This game is so long ughhh. I still don’t like the game but I got to finish it. I just got to chapter 4. It better get interesting because so far it isn’t.
Very interesting and cool that unicorn overlord made it to the top. I haven’t gone past the demo but it was an interesting game. I might get the full game later down the line. Games that released in 2024 on switch that are my top 3 are paper Mario ttyd(the best game this year) super Mario party jamboree(I guess) and fantasian(though I am Nowhere near finished with the game 😂). All other games I played and beat this year where games that came out in 2023 or an earlier year. Don’t have much love for Zelda echoes for many reasons but it’s good to play a 2d Zelda I guess. Game is too much like totk which is the biggest disappointment for me. I hope this is not a standard going forward
For the weekend, I am playing the fantasian demo which I am liking so far. Curious to see how hard it gets when I get the full game by christmas.
Still working on chaos head Noah. Only still on chapter 1 😂
I might play some Megaman battle network collection but it’s not a backlog game for me.
On the 3ds side, bravely default 1 is the main game I am working on. In the middle of chapter 3 so far. Still not liking the game. Hope it gets better. Freaking hard game too.
It’s already been said but the game doesn’t really need a sequel in my opinion as the game is pretty much a complete experience story wise and it’s a very long game. As some people on here said. Vanillaware doesn’t really do sequels and while I won’t mind it, I think it’s best they keep making more new games rather the sequels and seeing things we already have seen before. Plus it takes a long time for them to make games so might as well do new games then sequels in my view.
Mine is 25 games at around 1000 hours. Yeah. Kinda of crazy 😂. Top 3 games I played were: Fire emblem engage Octopath traveler 2 Fortnite(but I play for friends and family.)
Shame to put fortnite there but if not for fortnite then it would be baten kaitos(origins/2 specifically)
I will not give out the hours I put in all of my games 😂. The game I picked for my game of the year is paper Mario ttyd. Was so good! A close second would probably be 13 sentinels. Such a good game. Either that for my close second or Mario wonder, fire emblem engage, star ocean 2, octopath traveler 2 Or Voice of cards the forsaken maiden. All great games.
It’s been a while since I posted anything. But I am not doing much gaming besides playing a little Mario party jamboree maybe. Some chaos head Noah probably. And on the 3ds side, bravely default 1 which I want to finish so I can be done with finally ughh. I am not liking that game much at all.
Could be a Metroid prime 4 trailer or something and possibly an announcement of Metroid 2 and/or 3 but beyond that(lol) I don’t see Nintendo doing anything else. I have said this on other sites and stuff but Nintendo or at least Nintendo of japan of doesn’t see game awards as a place to announce the most crazy things. Would love to be proven wrong but if last year’s game awards(wrap it up statement) is anything to go by then I would say it will be the same. Nintendo doesn’t need game awards. Geoff can beg all he wants like he always does to Nintendo but Nintendo does what they want. Simple as that.
I usually have my own personal game of the year awards with myself and a friend. We rate all games we played throughout the year no matter the year they came out. My nominations list is:
Super Mario wonder Fire emblem engage Star ocean 2 the second story R 13 sentinels Paper Mario the thousand year door Octopath traveler 2 Voice of cards: the forsaken maiden
I played non switch non Nintendo games too but none were on this list this year. Yes, most of these games did not come out this year but that just goes to show you that 2024 for Nintendo for me wasn’t that great. Although I want to play emio, I will hold off on it. Echoes of wisdom is something I have to get later even though I know I won’t like the game much so it won’t get goty from me regardless lol. Super Mario party jamboree is good but definitely not the best Mario party game.
After looking at my list, paper Mario the thousand year door wins game of the year to me. Just such an amazing game done even better somehow. Not a single weakness in that game to me. There are some close runner ups like 13 sentinels or octopath 2 but they had some problems in certain areas where it kept from being my game goty. Well every game on that list besides paper Mario is a close runner up though 😂
Will be busy studying but if I have free time I will likely play a little choas head Noah, Megaman battle network collection and maybe super Mario party jamboree.
Got to say, I love the hot fuzz reference on this article 😂. I also love the fact that a few people on here are playing Nier automata. Such a masterpiece. To the person here playing Nier replicant, yeah it might not come to switch but it should definitely come to switch 2.
Hmm… not much going on for me after beating alan wake 1 remaster on switch and drakengard 3 on ps3. I will probably play some Megaman battle network collection(specifically battle network 4 red sun, since I never played that version, only blue moon)
Maybe I will start chaos head Noah on switch since my copy has just been sitting there 😂. But I can’t devote to much time to it now since I am studying for a big test for the beginning of December.
Still mostly the same stuff from last week. Playing Alan wake remastered and doing the dlc stuff. Been an interesting game. I do like it. My friend didn’t even start it like we promised ugh.
Just Unlocked the bowser board in Mario party jamboree. Can’t wait to play that.
Drakengard 3 on my ps3. Got to the last part in the game. Hated the freaking rhythm genre they put into the game that has no business being there. Hardest part in the game. Impossible for me to do it. I need save states to do something like that. I just looked up the ending online which wasn’t much. Never had to do that in a game ever. Just goes to show how hard that part is. Still have the last part of the dlc to do so I will do that. Very disappointed by this game overall. Only thing good about it is story and characters
@AJWolfTill I was saying in a general sense. They don’t bash all the time, mainly botw is like the one of the very few games they praise a lot when it released. But after all that I saw from ign, they still have a bit of an “attitude” towards Nintendo. You can say whatever you want. It’s your opinion. But from what I’ve seen from them, I still stand by what I said.
It’s ign. They are usually like this to Nintendo and it’s games. Not all the time but they used to be during the Wii U days and before them. I stopped taking them seriously years ago even though they used to be my favorite news site for games way back then.
Feel like it’s been a while since I’ve been on here lol. I just beat Voice of Cards Forsaken Maiden a few days ago and the secret boss too. The game is definitely harder then the first game but it was good. Very emotional too.
Also just beat Alan wake remastered after that. Good story. Kept me hooked. The gameplay is a little janky like resident evil 6 or revelation 2 but it was good enough. I still have to play the dlc story stuff on it to see what else happens.
Will try to play some drakengard 3 on other consoles besides switch lol.
Didn’t finish it on my Wii U(still only in the beginning of it) since it was annoying to set the game up all the time lol. Will most likely be buying it day 1 but a couple of things might hold me back from buying it day 1. Like is it going to have switch 2 enhancements when it comes out or whatever and will it have Japanese voices in addition to the English ones(which I think it will most likely given the past titles on switch).
I haven’t tried all the side modes and haven’t played all the boards yet but I think this is an ok Mario party. Not the best but not the worst. Definitely better then the super Mario party but not as good as superstars, the last one. Some of the new mini games, including the motion ones are not good. However there are some really fun ones on there. I am mixed on this. Maybe it will get better but I am not liking how they combined both of the last Mario parties together. Some mini games are not playable when using a pro controller which sucks. Not a lot of mini games as I thought. Glad they brought back some mini games from past games though
Finally beat the stupid super boss in Octopath traveler 2. Man what a hard fight. Had to cheese it a little to beat it. There is that update patch/dlc that gives you more super bosses to fight on the start screen but they are way harder for some reason 😅. I decided not to do it for now. Beating the super boss was enough.
I have moved on to playing voice of cards forsaken maiden. Played the first game a while ago and loved it a lot. Love that they mirror the Nier games and that you can get the music from them too which makes the game even more awesome.
Started Alan wake too but my friend who I am supposed to be playing it with is procrastinating so I am doing the beginning on my own. He will have to catch up later lol.
Also just got super Mario party Jamboree. So far it’s a bit mixed with me. I like some things of it and I hate some about it. I will still keep playing it though. Hopefully it gets better
On vacation so not doing a lot of gaming now but I did finish the main story and epilogue for octopath 2. Finally it is done. Lol. One problem remains though which is the super boss from the first game. I don’t have it in me to go through that again lol. Have to look up a video on how to do that. Lol.
Hopefully will start Alan wake remastered soon on switch with my friend.
I usually don’t comment on this but I am glad Nintendo won’t allow anyone to buy them. Not Microsoft, not Saudi Arabia or anyone else. I still don’t understand that snk deal since the Japanese government really takes a close look at outsiders buying up companies in japan. I think there is something else going on besides what was listed above in this comment section but that’s just my speculation. I am an investor of Nintendo myself. I got a lot of my money on them specifically so I always watch for news about stock very closely. I get why Saudi Arabia is doing this of course but I will say that the issues in Saudi Arabia like human rights is a big deal. They still won’t really acknowledge any wrong on their part(or rather feel guilty from the things they were accused of it seems) Not that I expected them too. 😂. This just what I know from people I have talked to and read about.
Mostly just finishing off the final chapters of octopath 2. Got 3 more to go. Then comes the very difficult post game stuff. Ugh.
I just bought voice of cards the forsaken maiden since it was on sale. Loved the first game, so hopefully the this one is just as good or even better but I won’t be playing it as much yet.
Going to buy Alan wake remaster(since it’s on sale) which will be my Halloween game lol. My friend and I are going to play it together since we promised we would. I heard the switch version was terrible but the patches seemed to have fixed most problems now.
For non Nintendo systems, maybe drakengard 3 again. Lol
@UltimateOtaku91 that’s true. I don’t disagree that the majority seems to like the botw open world concept but for totk, the fatigue of a big open world seems like it started to set in. Totk sales slowed down a lot after a few months of launch. It’s launch of course was amazing but it slowed down to a point that even I thought was odd for probably the most anticipated sequel. Also lots of people after playing botw noted that the dungeons in it were pretty terrible and wanted traditional dungeons at least in totk. Totk did get that though which was good. So some people definitely want the traditional too in Zelda games. We are kinda of seeing it in eow which is cool but I don’t like that you can go through puzzles(like totk). Just my opinion.
Like what you are saying, I do think that traditional and open world Zelda games can both be developed. My friends and I think they could still do open world 3D Zelda, 3D traditional Zelda, and 2d Zelda in the future. As hard as that seems. Also going off by aonuma’s comments it seems botw style gameplay and everything like that is done with totk. Looks like they are going to evolve it further with the next big title. Whenever that comes out lol
@UltimateOtaku91 speak for yourself. I rather have traditional ones then a big open world. Totk shows the fatigue that a big open world that’s technically the same from the first game only bigger and a long game at that can turn some people off after a while. traditional to me is better although that’s my opinion but I am definitely getting tired of open world Zelda. Eow seems ok but it’s clearly totk in 2d from what I have got.
Pretty good showing. On this list, the games I am getting are fantasian and probably dragon quest 3. Maybe sonic generations much later down the line if I have time lol.
Definitely want fantasian ever since I saw it but didn’t want to touch Apple Arcade lol. I hope it’s good on switch.
I know Zelda is out but I am not getting it until closer to holidays like December. I am not that thrilled to play this one but I hope I can still enjoy it I guess.
Otherwise I am still playing the same games as the past few weeks. Octopath traveler 2 is the main switch game I am playing. Pretty much the only game I am playing now. I am at everyone’s final chapters for the main game. Can’t wait to see how it ends for each character. Got to also grind for that dang true final super boss. Ugh
As for non switch games, still playing drakengard 3. If I get around to it.
@Bobb same here. Lol. Doesn’t help that this jrpg is a long one if it is the exact same from the Apple Arcade version. Ughh. I hope it’s good. Heard some good things about this one
Pretty much the same for me this week as usual. 😂. Octopath traveler 2 is my main game. Finishing up people’s chapter 2’s and some chapter 3’s. On Hikari’s chapter 3 now.
Did play and finished the reynatis demo just a little while ago. It sadly isn’t that great although I kinda of expected that. 😂. Don’t know if I will get it. Probably later down the line as the combat has potential. But the demo ran awful towards the end. Even crashed.
For non switch, I probably will go do some drakengard 3.
The performance issues are not only on switch though. They are on pc as well for sure. Not sure if it crashed as much as switch but it’s not good on pc at all. I think the same with ps4 and ps5 but I haven’t checked it out much.
It is a shame this game is in this state. I feel like it definitely could have been a great game if most of these areas are fixed like the writing, graphics and performance. Maybe change the gameplay a little too. But this is furyu afterall. They don’t really release a lot of killer titles. Very little has stand out as a matter of fact for them. I don’t ever usually buy from them after playing a few of their games because they were all mediocre and suffered from a myriad of problems. I want furyu to do better but I don’t think it’s going to happen.
@anoyonmus it’s not a straight port though. It’s a remaster. I don’t know how much it’s upgraded from the original though but if the graphics and performance got a upgrade then it’s probably the reason why it’s struggling on switch. Probably.
Same stuff for me this weekend. 😂. I finished the card en ciel demo a little while ago and I like it. I don’t know if I will buy it day 1 since there is no physical US release but it might happen later. Got other games to get down first anyways.
Working on everyone’s chapter 2’s in octopath traveler 2. There is a lot. 😂. Good thing I finished all characters chapter 1’s.
For non Nintendo systems, just trying to finish drakengard 3.
I do agree with sakurai on this. Glad he mentioned it. I don’t really see game developers mentioning this. This might be my problem because I play a lot of jrpg which are usually long and there’s the botw totk stuff that’s too time consuming to me. Especially since they are essentially the same game to me in some ways. Didn’t even attempt to do a lot on totk. Lol. But I digress. My way to handle this is if I have a long game to tackle, then I want to make sure I have a short game or 2 to play along with it. Preferably different gameplay from the long game. That way I keep things fresh even while doing a long game and avoid burnout.
Finally beaten baten kaitos origins. Have mixed feelings about it. I didn’t hate it at all but I felt that it wasn’t really necessary to make a prequel to the first game. What really ticked me off is that the game has a crazy bug where one of the side quests, the biggest side quest becomes undoable 🤦♂️. Well whatever, the game was long and hard actually. Had some crazy difficulty spikes. Story was a little darker then the first one. Well the series is finished unless there is going to be a new one which I don’t think there will be unfortunately.
Getting through everyone’s first chapters in octopath traveler 2. Game will be a long one 😂.
Downloaded the card en ciel demo yesterday. It’s interesting so far. Gameplay isn’t perfect and it’s slow but I am enjoying it I think. 😂.
For non switch/Nintendo games, I am only playing a little of drakengard 3. Hopefully I will finish it soon. 😂
Chugging away at baten kaitos origins still. Got most of the story done and most of the side quests done(the very annoying ones remain 🤦♂️). Game has some crazy difficulty spikes and it’s much longer then I thought it was.
Don’t think I will be able to get in to octopath 2 this week or next lol.
On my ps3, still working on beating drakengard 3. Doing it’s dlc now. It has a major problem for me though.
Would love to play fdc emio but I got to play the other games in the series first.
Hmm… still the same as last week again for me. Mainly playing baten kaitos origins. Longer game then I thought even though side quests are a part of that reason. Getting my butt kicked on certain bosses. Difficulty spikes are a bit crazy in this game. Just finally made it to the second half of the game/disc 2.
Might finally go back to octopath traveler 2 to start it from the the demo. Just don’t have the energy to do it since it’s a long game.
On non switch games, I will try to complete the last ending of drakengard 3 and it’s dlc. I almost there.
Hmm… for me it’s pretty much the same as last week. Baten kaitos origins is like the main game I am playing now. Almost halfway done with it. Will be a longer game then I thought for me 😂.
I am also almost done with drakengard 3 main story as far as non switch games go. Still got the dlc stuff to do on it though.
I just got octopath traveler 2 a few days ago. Don’t feel like really diving into it yet. 😂. It’s a big game. It’s a lot to get into since it’s been a while since I played the demo.
Not much changed for me from last week. Playing baten kaitos origins. Pretty much the main game I am doing now. Maybe a little Megaman battle network legacy collection.
For non switch games. I am still hammering away drakengard 3 little by little. Got ending/route C done just a little while ago. Don’t even know if I will even touch bravely default 1 this week or next week. 😂
Hmm… it’s tricky for me but the games I am most excited for is emio(need to play other games in the series first), super Mario party jamboree(though I did not care for the first super Mario party on switch at all), and Metroid prime 4. Zelda I am undecided on because while it’s a new game, I am not that excited about playing as Zelda for most of the game and more then that that gameplay is like totk in 2d form. Loos like you can break puzzles in this game like totk too. It seems like it took too many things from totk which I am not a fan of much. Just my opinion. Mario and Luigi looks great and a nice surprise but I haven’t played that series in a long time and fell off it. Might get it next year. Maybe. Already have donkey Kong for Wii. No need to play the same again. Not interested in that Pokémon game but we will see. Well I got some 3rd party games to keep me occupied for this year too so I am already set.
For switch: Beat paper Mario ttyd around a couple of weeks ago. Just beat the optional/superbosses in it a few days ago. Man, the pit of trials is annoying 😂. The new superbosses are quite challenging. Just beat Golden Sun the lost age a few days ago too and beat all superbosses the day after. Don’t know how I was able to beat the hardest superboss in it with my level 😳. Glad I did. Don’t know if I will ever do the third and final golden sun game after hearing about it but I am not seeking it out nor do I have any intention to now. Now I am starting the second Baten Kaitos game which is a prequel to the first one. Beat the first one on switch a while ago. Combat is taking some time to get used to compared to the first game oddly enough but it seems good. Playing a little bit of Megaman battle network collection here and there. Doing part 4 red sun mainly. It’s not a backlog game though or anything.
For non switch: I am playing drakengard 3 now. Maybe I will do bravely default 1 on 3ds but I am not crazy about that game. 😂.
For me, same as last week. Playing paper Mario ttyd of which I just completed most of the seventh chapter. Going to the finale of it now. Playing a bit of golden sun the lost age as well. About half way done with the game I think. I am at a really long and annoying dungeon 😂. As far as other systems, Have been playing a bit of drakengard 3 recently. Huge Nier fan.
On this list I would love Nier replicant, the old resident evil games and Xenoblade X. Although its been said that putting Xenoblade X on switch would be very difficult with the Wii U game pad part and mainly Nintendo needs to fund this. I have a feeling it could be for switch 2. Probably next year even. But I don’t see it coming to switch 1 at all but I could be wrong. I hope we at least get Nier replicant for switch 2 then if we don’t get it for switch 1. We should definitely have that game after Nier automata
Finally finished 13 sentinels. One heck of game. My friend finished it just before me even though we were trying to finish it at the same time but whatever 😂. It was a good deep game. I still some small issues with it though but it was definitely worth playing.
For games I am working on now, I am playing paper Mario ttyd on switch of course and I just finished chapter 6. Love this game so much. It’s my favorite paper Mario of course. Loved the remastered music in it and chapter 4 is my favorite of the game.
Playing golden sun the lost age too. I just got the boat. So the game is going to open up to me a bit more which means a bunch more to do. 😂.
I was playing bravely default 1 on 3ds but I am not enjoying it as much. Only go back to do a little at a time and that’s it. Don’t know if I have the strength to play through the game. 😂
@JohnnyMind ok I understand. I figured it’s during the whole week and not a weekend. It’s the same for me too when I list games I am playing on here sometimes. Thanks for clarifying. I usually only buy physical unless there is no physical version of a game I want in which case I go digital. So I have a mix of digital and physical even though I prefer physical. You have a good schedule for your games. I wanted to hear people’s thoughts and methods on how they tackle their backlogs.
My weekend is the same as before. Playing 13 sentinels, paper Mario and the thousand year door and golden sun the lost age. Haven’t made much progress on golden sun because I just got to a big annoying area of the game 😂 but I got to the 4th chapter of paper Mario now. As for 13 sentinels, my friend is a little ahead of me in it. We are doing some battling in it before going back into the story. I am like 1/3 done with the story part and like 1/4 done with the battling part.
@JohnnyMind been meaning to ask you how you manage to play that many games? Just asking for a friend and I guess myself. Lol. Also are all those games physical? Just asking for the same friend.
Glad Nintendo doesn’t get involved with summer games fest. Geoff is just full of himself. After the game awards last year, I wonder if Geoff is on Nintendo’s s**t list if he wasn’t already. Lol. Seriously though, I bet he wouldn’t be kissing Nintendo’s butt nearly as much if the switch and Nintendo themselves were doing bad like the Wii U days.
On the second chapter of paper Mario and the thousand year door. Beginning it anyway. Love the game so far. Never finished the original.
Also playing 13 sentinels with my friend while he plays it on ps5. I am playing it on switch. We are both loving it. Very deep and complicated but it’s a good thing in this case. I am doing the characters/visual novel part until I can’t anymore or get bored with it and then go do some battles.
Golden sun 2 the lost age. Played and beat the first one a few years ago finally 😂. Was happy to see these games be on switch online. I am still only a few hours in. I am not happy being the other cast after playing with the original cast from the first game but I know that they come later in the second game. Just want to reach that point. 😂
I just beat star ocean 2 on switch. Great game. Don’t feel like playing as the other character Rena since it’s essentially the same story 😂. Did the extra stuff too like the secret dungeon and the super bosses. My friend and I are playing 13 sentinels together. Doing bits of it at a time. While we are far away from each other. Also going to start playing golden sun 2 on the Switch online service, beat the first one on the Wii U a while ago and entered in that really long crazy password to transfer my progress from the first game to the second 😂. When paper Mario comes out for switch I will play that too. Playing Megaman battle network collection as a fun thing. It’s not backlog since I beat all of them on gba. Just playing it for extra content that was cut out. Playing Megaman battle network 4 red sun now since I only played the blue moon version on gba.
@Vyacheslav333 oh yeah lol! I forgot about that. It is weird. So glad the sequel had dual audio. But I heard the first game had an option for Japanese voices on the smart phone/mobile port in the English store. Hmm…
@Vyacheslav333 true. I forgot about that. But I am weird in that I still play the kingdom hearts games even though I can’t get the dual option in them. Kingdom hearts and resident evil are the only games I can tolerate in English even though a few resident evil games have the dual audio option. I am weird in that regard although I like Japanese voices the best. Back to your point, I should have said that lots of square games had dual audio. Still weird for them to not do it but considering what square is going through with games right now, I guess it’s not that surprising lol
I have been on the fence about this one. I haven’t really played any saga games. At least to completion. But after reading this review and the fact there is no Japanese voice option which is bizarre coming from square, made it definite that I am not going to get this game. But I got too much to play for now anyway. Trying to get my backlog down. Lol
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Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (11th January)
Currently playing: Fantasian neo dimension - on the first half of the game. Liking it so far except for some performance issues on switch.
Zelda echoes - just beat the second dungeon. About to head to the next phase of the story it seems. A charming game but I don’t see the fuss about it. Liked old 2d Zelda games better still.
Reynatis - in the middle of chapter 11. Story is starting to pick up and it’s not bad but the performance and sometimes graphics in some areas are the worst. Don’t know why I picked this game up 🤦♂️.
Playing through bravely default 1 on 3ds. This game is so long ughhh. I still don’t like the game but I got to finish it. I just got to chapter 4. It better get interesting because so far it isn’t.
Re: Best Nintendo Switch Games Of 2024
Very interesting and cool that unicorn overlord made it to the top. I haven’t gone past the demo but it was an interesting game. I might get the full game later down the line. Games that released in 2024 on switch that are my top 3 are paper Mario ttyd(the best game this year) super Mario party jamboree(I guess) and fantasian(though I am Nowhere near finished with the game 😂). All other games I played and beat this year where games that came out in 2023 or an earlier year. Don’t have much love for Zelda echoes for many reasons but it’s good to play a 2d Zelda I guess. Game is too much like totk which is the biggest disappointment for me. I hope this is not a standard going forward
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (Christmas 2024 Edition)
For the weekend, I am playing the fantasian demo which I am liking so far. Curious to see how hard it gets when I get the full game by christmas.
Still working on chaos head Noah. Only still on chapter 1 😂
I might play some Megaman battle network collection but it’s not a backlog game for me.
On the 3ds side, bravely default 1 is the main game I am working on. In the middle of chapter 3 so far. Still not liking the game. Hope it gets better. Freaking hard game too.
Happy holidays everyone!
Re: Sorry, But There Are "Currently No Plans" For A Unicorn Overlord Sequel Or DLC
It’s already been said but the game doesn’t really need a sequel in my opinion as the game is pretty much a complete experience story wise and it’s a very long game. As some people on here said. Vanillaware doesn’t really do sequels and while I won’t mind it, I think it’s best they keep making more new games rather the sequels and seeing things we already have seen before. Plus it takes a long time for them to make games so might as well do new games then sequels in my view.
Re: Feature: Nintendo Switch Year In Review 2024 - Our Most Played Games
Mine is 25 games at around 1000 hours. Yeah. Kinda of crazy 😂.
Top 3 games I played were:
Fire emblem engage
Octopath traveler 2
Fortnite(but I play for friends and family.)
Shame to put fortnite there but if not for fortnite then it would be baten kaitos(origins/2 specifically)
I will not give out the hours I put in all of my games 😂. The game I picked for my game of the year is paper Mario ttyd. Was so good! A close second would probably be 13 sentinels. Such a good game. Either that for my close second or Mario wonder, fire emblem engage, star ocean 2, octopath traveler 2 Or Voice of cards the forsaken maiden. All great games.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (14th December)
It’s been a while since I posted anything. But I am not doing much gaming besides playing a little Mario party jamboree maybe. Some chaos head Noah probably. And on the 3ds side, bravely default 1 which I want to finish so I can be done with finally ughh. I am not liking that game much at all.
Re: Poll: It's Almost Time For The Game Awards, But Are You Expecting Much Switch News?
Could be a Metroid prime 4 trailer or something and possibly an announcement of Metroid 2 and/or 3 but beyond that(lol) I don’t see Nintendo doing anything else. I have said this on other sites and stuff but Nintendo or at least Nintendo of japan of doesn’t see game awards as a place to announce the most crazy things. Would love to be proven wrong but if last year’s game awards(wrap it up statement) is anything to go by then I would say it will be the same. Nintendo doesn’t need game awards. Geoff can beg all he wants like he always does to Nintendo but Nintendo does what they want. Simple as that.
Re: Rate Your Favourite Switch Games Of The Year 2024
I usually have my own personal game of the year awards with myself and a friend. We rate all games we played throughout the year no matter the year they came out. My nominations list is:
Super Mario wonder
Fire emblem engage
Star ocean 2 the second story R
13 sentinels
Paper Mario the thousand year door
Octopath traveler 2
Voice of cards: the forsaken maiden
I played non switch non Nintendo games too but none were on this list this year. Yes, most of these games did not come out this year but that just goes to show you that 2024 for Nintendo for me wasn’t that great. Although I want to play emio, I will hold off on it. Echoes of wisdom is something I have to get later even though I know I won’t like the game much so it won’t get goty from me regardless lol. Super Mario party jamboree is good but definitely not the best Mario party game.
After looking at my list, paper Mario the thousand year door wins game of the year to me. Just such an amazing game done even better somehow. Not a single weakness in that game to me. There are some close runner ups like 13 sentinels or octopath 2 but they had some problems in certain areas where it kept from being my game goty. Well every game on that list besides paper Mario is a close runner up though 😂
Re: Piggyback And Nintendo Are Teaming Up On A Metroid Prime Art Book, And It Looks Glorious
@gcunit other m isn’t a prime game. It takes place in the regular/main Metroid series and is set after super Metroid but before fusion I believe
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (23rd November)
Will be busy studying but if I have free time I will likely play a little choas head Noah, Megaman battle network collection and maybe super Mario party jamboree.
Got to say, I love the hot fuzz reference on this article 😂. I also love the fact that a few people on here are playing Nier automata. Such a masterpiece. To the person here playing Nier replicant, yeah it might not come to switch but it should definitely come to switch 2.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (16th November)
Hmm… not much going on for me after beating alan wake 1 remaster on switch and drakengard 3 on ps3. I will probably play some Megaman battle network collection(specifically battle network 4 red sun, since I never played that version, only blue moon)
Maybe I will start chaos head Noah on switch since my copy has just been sitting there 😂. But I can’t devote to much time to it now since I am studying for a big test for the beginning of December.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (9th November)
Still mostly the same stuff from last week. Playing Alan wake remastered and doing the dlc stuff. Been an interesting game. I do like it. My friend didn’t even start it like we promised ugh.
Just Unlocked the bowser board in Mario party jamboree. Can’t wait to play that.
Drakengard 3 on my ps3. Got to the last part in the game. Hated the freaking rhythm genre they put into the game that has no business being there. Hardest part in the game. Impossible for me to do it. I need save states to do something like that. I just looked up the ending online which wasn’t much. Never had to do that in a game ever. Just goes to show how hard that part is. Still have the last part of the dlc to do so I will do that. Very disappointed by this game overall. Only thing good about it is story and characters
Re: Round Up: The Reviews Are In For Mario & Luigi: Brothership
@AJWolfTill I was saying in a general sense. They don’t bash all the time, mainly botw is like the one of the very few games they praise a lot when it released. But after all that I saw from ign, they still have a bit of an “attitude” towards Nintendo. You can say whatever you want. It’s your opinion. But from what I’ve seen from them, I still stand by what I said.
Re: Round Up: The Reviews Are In For Mario & Luigi: Brothership
It’s ign. They are usually like this to Nintendo and it’s games. Not all the time but they used to be during the Wii U days and before them. I stopped taking them seriously years ago even though they used to be my favorite news site for games way back then.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (2nd November)
Feel like it’s been a while since I’ve been on here lol. I just beat Voice of Cards Forsaken Maiden a few days ago and the secret boss too. The game is definitely harder then the first game but it was good. Very emotional too.
Also just beat Alan wake remastered after that. Good story. Kept me hooked. The gameplay is a little janky like resident evil 6 or revelation 2 but it was good enough. I still have to play the dlc story stuff on it to see what else happens.
Will try to play some drakengard 3 on other consoles besides switch lol.
Re: So, Will You Be Getting Xenoblade Chronicles X For Switch?
Didn’t finish it on my Wii U(still only in the beginning of it) since it was annoying to set the game up all the time lol. Will most likely be buying it day 1 but a couple of things might hold me back from buying it day 1. Like is it going to have switch 2 enhancements when it comes out or whatever and will it have Japanese voices in addition to the English ones(which I think it will most likely given the past titles on switch).
Re: Poll: What Review Score Would You Give Super Mario Party Jamboree?
I haven’t tried all the side modes and haven’t played all the boards yet but I think this is an ok Mario party. Not the best but not the worst. Definitely better then the super Mario party but not as good as superstars, the last one. Some of the new mini games, including the motion ones are not good. However there are some really fun ones on there. I am mixed on this. Maybe it will get better but I am not liking how they combined both of the last Mario parties together. Some mini games are not playable when using a pro controller which sucks. Not a lot of mini games as I thought. Glad they brought back some mini games from past games though
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (19th October)
Finally beat the stupid super boss in Octopath traveler 2. Man what a hard fight. Had to cheese it a little to beat it. There is that update patch/dlc that gives you more super bosses to fight on the start screen but they are way harder for some reason 😅. I decided not to do it for now. Beating the super boss was enough.
I have moved on to playing voice of cards forsaken maiden. Played the first game a while ago and loved it a lot. Love that they mirror the Nier games and that you can get the music from them too which makes the game even more awesome.
Started Alan wake too but my friend who I am supposed to be playing it with is procrastinating so I am doing the beginning on my own. He will have to catch up later lol.
Also just got super Mario party Jamboree. So far it’s a bit mixed with me. I like some things of it and I hate some about it. I will still keep playing it though. Hopefully it gets better
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (12th October)
On vacation so not doing a lot of gaming now but I did finish the main story and epilogue for octopath 2. Finally it is done. Lol. One problem remains though which is the super boss from the first game. I don’t have it in me to go through that again lol. Have to look up a video on how to do that. Lol.
Hopefully will start Alan wake remastered soon on switch with my friend.
Re: Saudi Public Investment Fund Considering Increasing Its Stake In Nintendo
I usually don’t comment on this but I am glad Nintendo won’t allow anyone to buy them. Not Microsoft, not Saudi Arabia or anyone else. I still don’t understand that snk deal since the Japanese government really takes a close look at outsiders buying up companies in japan. I think there is something else going on besides what was listed above in this comment section but that’s just my speculation. I am an investor of Nintendo myself. I got a lot of my money on them specifically so I always watch for news about stock very closely. I get why Saudi Arabia is doing this of course but I will say that the issues in Saudi Arabia like human rights is a big deal. They still won’t really acknowledge any wrong on their part(or rather feel guilty from the things they were accused of it seems) Not that I expected them too. 😂. This just what I know from people I have talked to and read about.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (5th October)
Mostly just finishing off the final chapters of octopath 2. Got 3 more to go. Then comes the very difficult post game stuff. Ugh.
I just bought voice of cards the forsaken maiden since it was on sale. Loved the first game, so hopefully the this one is just as good or even better but I won’t be playing it as much yet.
Going to buy Alan wake remaster(since it’s on sale) which will be my Halloween game lol. My friend and I are going to play it together since we promised we would. I heard the switch version was terrible but the patches seemed to have fixed most problems now.
For non Nintendo systems, maybe drakengard 3 again. Lol
Re: Japanese Charts: Zelda: Echoes Of Wisdom Trounces The Competition
@UltimateOtaku91 that’s true. I don’t disagree that the majority seems to like the botw open world concept but for totk, the fatigue of a big open world seems like it started to set in. Totk sales slowed down a lot after a few months of launch. It’s launch of course was amazing but it slowed down to a point that even I thought was odd for probably the most anticipated sequel. Also lots of people after playing botw noted that the dungeons in it were pretty terrible and wanted traditional dungeons at least in totk. Totk did get that though which was good. So some people definitely want the traditional too in Zelda games. We are kinda of seeing it in eow which is cool but I don’t like that you can go through puzzles(like totk). Just my opinion.
Like what you are saying, I do think that traditional and open world Zelda games can both be developed. My friends and I think they could still do open world 3D Zelda, 3D traditional Zelda, and 2d Zelda in the future. As hard as that seems. Also going off by aonuma’s comments it seems botw style gameplay and everything like that is done with totk. Looks like they are going to evolve it further with the next big title. Whenever that comes out lol
Re: Japanese Charts: Zelda: Echoes Of Wisdom Trounces The Competition
@UltimateOtaku91 speak for yourself. I rather have traditional ones then a big open world. Totk shows the fatigue that a big open world that’s technically the same from the first game only bigger and a long game at that can turn some people off after a while. traditional to me is better although that’s my opinion but I am definitely getting tired of open world Zelda. Eow seems ok but it’s clearly totk in 2d from what I have got.
Re: Feature: Here's 10 Games We Played At TGS 2024 Coming To Switch
Pretty good showing. On this list, the games I am getting are fantasian and probably dragon quest 3. Maybe sonic generations much later down the line if I have time lol.
Definitely want fantasian ever since I saw it but didn’t want to touch Apple Arcade lol. I hope it’s good on switch.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (28th September)
I know Zelda is out but I am not getting it until closer to holidays like December. I am not that thrilled to play this one but I hope I can still enjoy it I guess.
Otherwise I am still playing the same games as the past few weeks. Octopath traveler 2 is the main switch game I am playing. Pretty much the only game I am playing now. I am at everyone’s final chapters for the main game. Can’t wait to see how it ends for each character. Got to also grind for that dang true final super boss. Ugh
As for non switch games, still playing drakengard 3. If I get around to it.
Re: Fantasian Neo Dimension Releases On Switch December 2024
@Bobb same here. Lol. Doesn’t help that this jrpg is a long one if it is the exact same from the Apple Arcade version. Ughh. I hope it’s good. Heard some good things about this one
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (21st September)
Pretty much the same for me this week as usual. 😂. Octopath traveler 2 is my main game. Finishing up people’s chapter 2’s and some chapter 3’s. On Hikari’s chapter 3 now.
Did play and finished the reynatis demo just a little while ago. It sadly isn’t that great although I kinda of expected that. 😂. Don’t know if I will get it. Probably later down the line as the combat has potential. But the demo ran awful towards the end. Even crashed.
For non switch, I probably will go do some drakengard 3.
Re: Review: REYNATIS (Switch) - Underbaked Action-RPG Fare That Plays Rough On Switch
The performance issues are not only on switch though. They are on pc as well for sure. Not sure if it crashed as much as switch but it’s not good on pc at all. I think the same with ps4 and ps5 but I haven’t checked it out much.
It is a shame this game is in this state. I feel like it definitely could have been a great game if most of these areas are fixed like the writing, graphics and performance. Maybe change the gameplay a little too. But this is furyu afterall. They don’t really release a lot of killer titles. Very little has stand out as a matter of fact for them. I don’t ever usually buy from them after playing a few of their games because they were all mediocre and suffered from a myriad of problems. I want furyu to do better but I don’t think it’s going to happen.
Re: Sony's PlayStation Vita Exclusive Freedom Wars Is Getting Remastered For Switch
@anoyonmus it’s not a straight port though. It’s a remaster. I don’t know how much it’s upgraded from the original though but if the graphics and performance got a upgrade then it’s probably the reason why it’s struggling on switch. Probably.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (14th September)
Same stuff for me this weekend. 😂. I finished the card en ciel demo a little while ago and I like it. I don’t know if I will buy it day 1 since there is no physical US release but it might happen later. Got other games to get down first anyways.
Working on everyone’s chapter 2’s in octopath traveler 2. There is a lot. 😂. Good thing I finished all characters chapter 1’s.
For non Nintendo systems, just trying to finish drakengard 3.
Re: Random: "The Time Players Spend In A Game Is A Cost" - Sakurai Talks Long Runtimes
I do agree with sakurai on this. Glad he mentioned it. I don’t really see game developers mentioning this. This might be my problem because I play a lot of jrpg which are usually long and there’s the botw totk stuff that’s too time consuming to me. Especially since they are essentially the same game to me in some ways. Didn’t even attempt to do a lot on totk. Lol. But I digress. My way to handle this is if I have a long game to tackle, then I want to make sure I have a short game or 2 to play along with it. Preferably different gameplay from the long game. That way I keep things fresh even while doing a long game and avoid burnout.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (7th September)
Finally beaten baten kaitos origins. Have mixed feelings about it. I didn’t hate it at all but I felt that it wasn’t really necessary to make a prequel to the first game. What really ticked me off is that the game has a crazy bug where one of the side quests, the biggest side quest becomes undoable 🤦♂️. Well whatever, the game was long and hard actually. Had some crazy difficulty spikes. Story was a little darker then the first one. Well the series is finished unless there is going to be a new one which I don’t think there will be unfortunately.
Getting through everyone’s first chapters in octopath traveler 2. Game will be a long one 😂.
Downloaded the card en ciel demo yesterday. It’s interesting so far. Gameplay isn’t perfect and it’s slow but I am enjoying it I think. 😂.
For non switch/Nintendo games, I am only playing a little of drakengard 3. Hopefully I will finish it soon. 😂
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (24th August)
Chugging away at baten kaitos origins still. Got most of the story done and most of the side quests done(the very annoying ones remain 🤦♂️). Game has some crazy difficulty spikes and it’s much longer then I thought it was.
Don’t think I will be able to get in to octopath 2 this week or next lol.
On my ps3, still working on beating drakengard 3. Doing it’s dlc now. It has a major problem for me though.
Would love to play fdc emio but I got to play the other games in the series first.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (17th August)
Hmm… still the same as last week again for me. Mainly playing baten kaitos origins. Longer game then I thought even though side quests are a part of that reason. Getting my butt kicked on certain bosses. Difficulty spikes are a bit crazy in this game. Just finally made it to the second half of the game/disc 2.
Might finally go back to octopath traveler 2 to start it from the the demo. Just don’t have the energy to do it since it’s a long game.
On non switch games, I will try to complete the last ending of drakengard 3 and it’s dlc. I almost there.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (10th August)
Hmm… for me it’s pretty much the same as last week. Baten kaitos origins is like the main game I am playing now. Almost halfway done with it. Will be a longer game then I thought for me 😂.
I am also almost done with drakengard 3 main story as far as non switch games go. Still got the dlc stuff to do on it though.
I just got octopath traveler 2 a few days ago. Don’t feel like really diving into it yet. 😂. It’s a big game. It’s a lot to get into since it’s been a while since I played the demo.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (3rd August)
Not much changed for me from last week. Playing baten kaitos origins. Pretty much the main game I am doing now. Maybe a little Megaman battle network legacy collection.
For non switch games. I am still hammering away drakengard 3 little by little. Got ending/route C done just a little while ago.
Don’t even know if I will even touch bravely default 1 this week or next week. 😂
Re: Nintendo Reconfirms Release Windows For Major Upcoming Switch Games
Hmm… it’s tricky for me but the games I am most excited for is emio(need to play other games in the series first), super Mario party jamboree(though I did not care for the first super Mario party on switch at all), and Metroid prime 4. Zelda I am undecided on because while it’s a new game, I am not that excited about playing as Zelda for most of the game and more then that that gameplay is like totk in 2d form. Loos like you can break puzzles in this game like totk too. It seems like it took too many things from totk which I am not a fan of much. Just my opinion. Mario and Luigi looks great and a nice surprise but I haven’t played that series in a long time and fell off it. Might get it next year. Maybe. Already have donkey Kong for Wii. No need to play the same again. Not interested in that Pokémon game but we will see. Well I got some 3rd party games to keep me occupied for this year too so I am already set.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (27th July)
For switch: Beat paper Mario ttyd around a couple of weeks ago. Just beat the optional/superbosses in it a few days ago. Man, the pit of trials is annoying 😂. The new superbosses are quite challenging. Just beat Golden Sun the lost age a few days ago too and beat all superbosses the day after. Don’t know how I was able to beat the hardest superboss in it with my level 😳. Glad I did. Don’t know if I will ever do the third and final golden sun game after hearing about it but I am not seeking it out nor do I have any intention to now. Now I am starting the second Baten Kaitos game which is a prequel to the first one. Beat the first one on switch a while ago. Combat is taking some time to get used to compared to the first game oddly enough but it seems good. Playing a little bit of Megaman battle network collection here and there. Doing part 4 red sun mainly. It’s not a backlog game though or anything.
For non switch: I am playing drakengard 3 now. Maybe I will do bravely default 1 on 3ds but I am not crazy about that game. 😂.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (6th July)
For me, same as last week. Playing paper Mario ttyd of which I just completed most of the seventh chapter. Going to the finale of it now. Playing a bit of golden sun the lost age as well. About half way done with the game I think. I am at a really long and annoying dungeon 😂. As far as other systems, Have been playing a bit of drakengard 3 recently. Huge Nier fan.
Re: Feature: 54 Switch Ports We'd Love To See Before The Generation's Out
On this list I would love Nier replicant, the old resident evil games and Xenoblade X. Although its been said that putting Xenoblade X on switch would be very difficult with the Wii U game pad part and mainly Nintendo needs to fund this. I have a feeling it could be for switch 2. Probably next year even. But I don’t see it coming to switch 1 at all but I could be wrong. I hope we at least get Nier replicant for switch 2 then if we don’t get it for switch 1. We should definitely have that game after Nier automata
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (29th June)
Finally finished 13 sentinels. One heck of game. My friend finished it just before me even though we were trying to finish it at the same time but whatever 😂. It was a good deep game. I still some small issues with it though but it was definitely worth playing.
For games I am working on now, I am playing paper Mario ttyd on switch of course and I just finished chapter 6. Love this game so much. It’s my favorite paper Mario of course. Loved the remastered music in it and chapter 4 is my favorite of the game.
Playing golden sun the lost age too. I just got the boat. So the game is going to open up to me a bit more which means a bunch more to do. 😂.
I was playing bravely default 1 on 3ds but I am not enjoying it as much. Only go back to do a little at a time and that’s it. Don’t know if I have the strength to play through the game. 😂
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (8th June)
@JohnnyMind ok I understand. I figured it’s during the whole week and not a weekend. It’s the same for me too when I list games I am playing on here sometimes. Thanks for clarifying. I usually only buy physical unless there is no physical version of a game I want in which case I go digital. So I have a mix of digital and physical even though I prefer physical. You have a good schedule for your games. I wanted to hear people’s thoughts and methods on how they tackle their backlogs.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (8th June)
My weekend is the same as before. Playing 13 sentinels, paper Mario and the thousand year door and golden sun the lost age. Haven’t made much progress on golden sun because I just got to a big annoying area of the game 😂 but I got to the 4th chapter of paper Mario now. As for 13 sentinels, my friend is a little ahead of me in it. We are doing some battling in it before going back into the story. I am like 1/3 done with the story part and like 1/4 done with the battling part.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (8th June)
@JohnnyMind been meaning to ask you how you manage to play that many games? Just asking for a friend and I guess myself. Lol. Also are all those games physical? Just asking for the same friend.
Re: Geoff Keighley Would Love Nintendo To "Be A Big Part" Of Summer Game Fest
Glad Nintendo doesn’t get involved with summer games fest. Geoff is just full of himself. After the game awards last year, I wonder if Geoff is on Nintendo’s s**t list if he wasn’t already. Lol. Seriously though, I bet he wouldn’t be kissing Nintendo’s butt nearly as much if the switch and Nintendo themselves were doing bad like the Wii U days.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (1st June)
On the second chapter of paper Mario and the thousand year door. Beginning it anyway. Love the game so far. Never finished the original.
Also playing 13 sentinels with my friend while he plays it on ps5. I am playing it on switch. We are both loving it. Very deep and complicated but it’s a good thing in this case. I am doing the characters/visual novel part until I can’t anymore or get bored with it and then go do some battles.
Golden sun 2 the lost age. Played and beat the first one a few years ago finally 😂. Was happy to see these games be on switch online. I am still only a few hours in. I am not happy being the other cast after playing with the original cast from the first game but I know that they come later in the second game. Just want to reach that point. 😂
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (18th May)
I just beat star ocean 2 on switch. Great game. Don’t feel like playing as the other character Rena since it’s essentially the same story 😂. Did the extra stuff too like the secret dungeon and the super bosses. My friend and I are playing 13 sentinels together. Doing bits of it at a time. While we are far away from each other. Also going to start playing golden sun 2 on the Switch online service, beat the first one on the Wii U a while ago and entered in that really long crazy password to transfer my progress from the first game to the second 😂. When paper Mario comes out for switch I will play that too. Playing Megaman battle network collection as a fun thing. It’s not backlog since I beat all of them on gba. Just playing it for extra content that was cut out. Playing Megaman battle network 4 red sun now since I only played the blue moon version on gba.
Re: Review: SaGa Emerald Beyond (Switch) - Diverse But Dull RPG Boosted By Excellent Combat
@Vyacheslav333 oh yeah lol! I forgot about that. It is weird. So glad the sequel had dual audio. But I heard the first game had an option for Japanese voices on the smart phone/mobile port in the English store. Hmm…
Re: Review: SaGa Emerald Beyond (Switch) - Diverse But Dull RPG Boosted By Excellent Combat
@Vyacheslav333 true. I forgot about that. But I am weird in that I still play the kingdom hearts games even though I can’t get the dual option in them. Kingdom hearts and resident evil are the only games I can tolerate in English even though a few resident evil games have the dual audio option. I am weird in that regard although I like Japanese voices the best. Back to your point, I should have said that lots of square games had dual audio. Still weird for them to not do it but considering what square is going through with games right now, I guess it’s not that surprising lol
Re: Review: SaGa Emerald Beyond (Switch) - Diverse But Dull RPG Boosted By Excellent Combat
I have been on the fence about this one. I haven’t really played any saga games. At least to completion. But after reading this review and the fact there is no Japanese voice option which is bizarre coming from square, made it definite that I am not going to get this game. But I got too much to play for now anyway. Trying to get my backlog down. Lol