RogueSpyke

@SoIDecidedTo No need to feel embarrassed! Enjoy what you want, as long as you aren't harming anyone with it who cares? If someone does give you grief for it, tell them to eff off.

I still can't believe you guys have been consistently ignoring the Fuga: Melodies of Steel games. They're by the dot Hack devs and from a long-running series

@Anti-Matter It has nothing to do with "inappropriate" AAA games and everything to do with companies going all in on live service games and appeasing shareholders instead of customers. "Inappropriate" AAA games are the norm and have been for over a decade

It's really not fair how little attention Fuga: Melodies of Steel and its sequel got on this website. They're from a cult franchise and a respected developer and are both amazing RPGs

@Anti-Matter
1.) Because it's still the best-selling Mario Kart game and from a business standpoint it makes more sense to add a sequel's worth of DLC to not split the audience with a sequel
2.) Because development likely started in 2020 and developing a sequel's worth of tracks takes time. It's not simple to make tracks for a game and they're tying it to Mario Kart Tour, which is splitting the development a bit to keep both games in line with each other
3.) That is quite literally how every physical game with DLC works. While I agree the server issue is something to consider, this is how games have operated for years and if you didn't have this problem with Mario Kart 8 originally (which got DLC), then you have no reason to have it again with Deluxe.

@Anti-Matter How does adding content to the game ruin it? The DLC is coming regardless of whether it's out now or not, there's no downside because it's 48 new tracks for a reasonable price

Neon White for sure, with Kirby and the Forgotten Land as a close second.

@moodycat God while I can't think of any specific names, there's been a few times I've been overwhelmed when playing some RPGs because rather than guiding me through mechanics and explaining along the way, they textwall all of the information before I use the mechanic and I almost always immediately forget what I was just told. I can only process so much information at once before I just zone out.

Totally understandable. One of Warframe's problems is that most of the content updates only affect returning players and not newcomers, and Warframe already has an issue with in-game documentation (the wiki is far more reliable than the game itself).

The other side of the coin though is changes to benefit newcomers don't usually benefit endgame players, which is also a reasonable complaint. There's a balance that needs to be made between new and returning players when it comes to updates and I honestly can't think of a single game that manages to do that.

@KongFu I had no input lag whatsoever so I dunno what you're getting at

Genuinely surprised neither of the Sam & Max games made it onto this list considering how iconic they are as far as comedy games go
Also surprised Guacamelee didn't make the list, it's one of the funniest games I've played and I don't think there's a single bad joke in the entire game

@Anti-Matter Most of these bootleg PS2 games are just modded copies of GTA San Andreas. It's really easy to mod the PS2 version.

I'm shocked that Fuga: Melodies of Steel still hasn't been acknowledged yet. It's part of the same series as Tail Concerto and Solatorobo and is made by the .hack// devs. Practically no sites have reported on it since it released

The fact that you guys still haven't covered Fuga: Melodies of Steel is a crying shame because it's easily one of the best games of the year and nobody even noticed it released

I'll be doing Super Mario 64 and Streets of Rage 2 first

@VIIIAxel I can confirm the music now plays at an audible volume

@huyi Because the report claims that a 4k Switch model might be coming out

@Ryu_Niiyama I don't know his name but the wolf guy will be my husband and my choice is final

@Grail_Quest Because he was buying it to avoid same-sex marriage being included even though it's optional and he could just ignore it?

@Clarice you can just
be straight
they're not forcing you to be gay
and like others have pointed out it'll be patched into the Japanese version anyways

@EmmatheBest Still mad at the fact Fates had VERSION EXCLUSIVE GAYS and both of them were psychopaths

I know very little about the bachelors but I have decided that wolf man is going to be my husband

Finally, the confirmation I've been wanting. Now I'll definitely pick this up close to launch since I no longer need confirmation on gay marriage

Jaleco's games can be really hit or miss but I can't deny there's some unique games from them even if they're not always great. I think The Ignition Factor is probably my favorite from them because there aren't many decent games about being a firefighter

EDIT: Just want to add I'm still surprised a few of the Arcade Archives games that came out on PS4 before the Switch released like the original Bubble Bobble haven't found their way to Switch yet

I am very surprised and disappointed that Nintendo Life hasn't commented at all on Fuga: Melodies of Steel's release. It's in the same series as Tail Concerto and Solatorobo: Red The Hunter, and from the same developer as the .hack games. I really wish it was getting more attention

I collect games I want to play, which just happens to be a lot of games. There are a few games I've collected more or less just to have, but those are mostly odd console/handheld ports of other games, like how I have the GBC version of Rayman just because it's unique compared to every other version.
I do sometimes go for physical releases from Limited Run Games, but I only do that for games I really love and want physical copies of. It's also nice to have physical copies of some games so in the off chance a voice actor shows up at a local convention I can get a game signed, which I have done for Fire Emblem Awakening, Eternal Darkness, Metroid Prime Trilogy, and the original NieR.

Probably the final regular mission of We Love Katamari, which I think is just named "As Large As Possible 5". We Love Katamari is my go-to game when I'm upset and that particular level is very relaxing for me as I just constantly get a bigger and bigger Katamari.

@spoonmanx It's Fortnite, so it's trash. It's also junk mail, so it's trash.

I tore mine up

Yo Magical Drop 2 is my jam, that alone makes me happy. The other games look decent so I'll give them a shot, I'm always up for games I haven't heard of since it gives me something I might have otherwise ignored.

An LGBT-focused developer? Sounds like it's right up my alley. Guess it's about time I play Read Only Memories

Has same-sex marriage been confirmed yet? I've been unable to get confirmation from other sites

@RetroXombi And the actual furries are apparently "biased" according to those same people

@KateGray My boyfriend really enjoyed it so I may change my mind if it ever drops to a good price. He did say it's surprisingly emotional in some parts so maybe the writing will be enough to keep me interested

@KateGray I have not played it but I've known about it since it came out on Steam, never got it because I wasn't a huge fan of the art style and if I'm playing a visual novel I really need to like the art style to be able to sit through it

@russell-marlow I can't believe it, you actually said something right for once. I'm so proud of you.

@russell-marlow Are you seriously implying you've not been biased this entire time? Is that what you're saying?

@russell-marlow Given how you've been wrong at every point of this conversation it sounds like that's what would need to happen for any of this to actually get through to you.

@russell-marlow Honestly given how this conversation has been going it seems like you've been doing a good job of making HotGoomba look better just by continuing to not stop talking.

@russell-marlow I never said it was exclusive, I said that they get hired because of it. Many furry artists are also artists for games, comics, cartoons, and even films, they just happen to do freelance on the side. One of the more popular furry artists recently revealed she was an environmental artist for the Halo games.

Also as the old joke goes, the difference between furries and bronies is most furries have jobs.

@russell-marlow I've done this song and dance several times. Furries aren't as bad as you think they are and any bad apples in the fandom are quickly pushed out. Furries have also donated to many animal hospitals, shelters, and charities, which is actually where most of the proceeds of furry conventions go to. And you'll probably find out that many of your favorite games and cartoons have furries as key members of the team given how many furries are good with computers, not to mention the obvious advantage of being good with art and animating.

The furry fandom is a very broad fandom and attracts people from all walks of life, so it isn't unusual for some weirdos to flock to it too, but the ratio isn't as big as you probably think it is.

I also want to point out that some of the nicest people I've ever talked to have been furries, while some of the absolute worst people I've interacted with have been anime fans and gamers.

@russell-marlow Considering I am actually a furry, and have been for a whole decade, interact with furries, have visited furry sites, hang out in furry communities, and have followed trends in the fandom, I think if anyone out of the three of us knows anything about furries, it'd be me.

Which is also why I know you're full of crap and have no idea what you're talking about.

I'm a simple man, I just want games where I can be a bipedal lizard and vibe, that's all I really want

@russell-marlow I think you missed the part where both me and HotGoomba pointed out that furry art is not beastiality

@HotGoomba Can confirm, I know more furries into VRChat than I do ones with actual fursuits

@russell-marlow If you think being into furry art and beastiality are the same thing then I think we found the problem. What you are talking about is animal cruelty, and if there's anything furries hate, it's animal cruelty. Furry characters in relationships is also actually no different than relationship with elves, orcs, or aliens in other media, and some media like The Elder Scrolls make it explicitly clear that races like the Argonians and Khajit are not animals and are very much people like the other races.

@russell-marlow It's actually been proven that most furry hate is thinly-veiled homophobia because furries tend to be very LGBT-friendly. And anyone who can have something so easily ruined for them probably have issues of their own that they need to work on.

@russell-marlow Listening to Twitter is rarely a good idea, trust me on that

@russell-marlow Not all furries expect lewd stuff in games aimed at them though, especially since furries were hired for games like Spyro Reignited and Crash N. Sane Trilogy because of their fanart. Furries expect the same things out of games that everyone else does