Shiiva

Played the first game to death, incredible RPG with great visuals, soundtrack and characters, would absolutely love to play it again on Switch!

I would pay full price for the original N64 version on Switch with no changes made. My favourite game of all time, so much atmosphere that no remaster or remake could possibly recreate. Really hope we see N64 classics at some point!

They announce the final character and while it's a fan favourite and everyone is going nuts for it at some live event down the line, it cuts to Sakurai just after the trailer, who stares dead-eyed into the camera for 10 seconds, then reaches down and puts on a Waluigi hat, then says one word to close out the direct: 'Fine...'

Hard disagree on Blasphemous. While I agree the world is very interesting and the game looks and sounds great, not to mention top-notch combat, the level design is terrible, with blind spots littered with insta-death traps, enemies in places you cannot avoid taking damage from, and so. much. BACKTRACKING! You have these lanterns that resurrect you but you can't warp between, and the world being as massive as it is, only having 5 warp points makes for a tedious experience. All the other games I can get on board with, but Blasphemous, not just for it's inclusion here but the for 9/10 score you somehow gave it, shouldn't be on this list.

I want this as a coffee table, just so I can play all those digital board games properly!

If the focal point of the game is the train, why stick it in the background and grey it out? Europe/Japan all day long!

@Shiiva Just checked, it's £49.99... like... WUT?!?!?!

When the only positive for your game is 'half-decent graphics' you know you done f****d up. Should have launched around Christmas with a LOT more care and attention, possibly from outside studios, to make this semi-playable.

Look great, but they're totally pointless over a hardcase that fits the boxes themselves.

In context the mansion from the Japenese cover looks great, but out of context, seeing all three on the shelf... Europe for sure. I don't know what the ***** I'm buying, but it looks gross and I'm intrigued to know more!

Played this recently on PC and even then the problems the game had are still there, nothing seems to have changed or been improved, and while the combat is very good, it's a little 'too' good, and dying is especially difficult... though, thinking about the timeline of when I played certain games, I played this BEFORE playing Dark Souls for the first time, so my whole experience with the game was tremendously positive once because I just didn't know any better. Dark Souls is too good... and Amalur needed to do a LOT more with this re-release to live up to the lofty heights the genre has to offer in 2021.

Neither? What the hell was the art department thinking!

Looks great to me. I get why people complain with the drop in quality but the game is still the same, and you don't play Apex to look at all the nice scenery, you play it blow people's heads off!

Nintendo can't be this stupid can they? I know they've done suspect things in the past, but removing those four games from Switch would be pointless!

@braincandy101 The work wouldn't actually be as much as you think. A lot of the puzzles that require a slash in a specific direction could be performed with the skyward slash on the right analogue stick as indicated on the direct, while enemies need only be programmed with basic combat AI. Since it and TP ran on the same system, Nintendo could import the combat from one to the other, and adjust to fit, altering hitboxes is a simple enough task and changing how some of the items work with motion would be equally simple. Time consuming, don't get me wrong, but still relatively simple, especially for a studio like Nintendo.

It's a shame they didn't have a third mode with zero-gimmick, traditional Zelda gameplay, because they would sell so many more copies of SS that way!

Got myself Dex at £1.50, with enough gold points to bring it down to £0.21. Good thing I check Nintendo Life every morning (afternoon in this case, don't judge me!), been interested to try this game for ages and didn't realise it was on Switch!

A nice bright cover, like it!

Went off JRPG's after the gamecube era, and while I know Skies of Arcadia and Baten Kaitos weren't perfect, no JRPG since has had as much atmosphere, experience, charm or care put into it since for me. Hell, I still think Baten Kaitos looks incredible to this day, even more so than this Switch game!

@Lagster_YT Start with 'A Link to the Past' and see if you enjoy the formula, because the 3D games largely took their cues from that game; find item, use item in area you previously couldn't traverse, find different item inside temple, use it to kill boss, use story progression to unlock new area, find item, etc...

But honestly, starting with the first real masterpiece in the series and playing them all in order is unlike any other gaming experience, and if you love BOTW, it's like playing through the design stepping stones Nintendo took to get to that game. Fingers crossed they all come to Switch!

4K looks no different to me. If what you're going for is outstanding graphics, then by all means swing for the fences, but don't lie and tell me it makes the game any better, you know it doesn't. Shadows and beautiful lighting only serves to make the environment pretty to look at, but if the gameplay sucks then the game is a failure, plain and simple. And how much money do I need to spend to find that out? Yeah... I'll pass.

They both look bloody awful...

I got the re-reckoning on PC, and I have to say the replayability of this game was surprisingly stagnant for me. It's open world (though some areas have Dark Souls scaling and will murder your head!), Skyrim lite, with an emphasis on its damn impressive combat and skill tree. There's plenty to do, lots of side quests and the main storyline is a little tame to say the least, but it's engaging at the right moments. But, and this is crutial for me, having started only my second run through of BOTW (and first 100% run), Kingdoms feels awkward, floating in this space between Zelda and The Elder Scroll's finest offerings. Glad to see it come to Switch, and I would recommend it in a heartbeat, but with caution to players of either of the former titles (Skyrim or BOTW), this is the baby brother in more ways than one.

Y'all think NA is best? Tyrant is doing an upside-down westside gang sign, it's dreadful! Japan for me, it's the only one that makes sense when the game has 'silence' in the title.

NA cover looks like a cartoon I need to watch, and a game I absolutely need to hunt down and play!

Japan is clearly the best, the Europe one has too thick a border and the NA one looks like a shop mannequin that's been dressed up and tossed through the air for an action shot. Looks plastic AF!

I get that it's an extended birthday party that can only go on for so long... but that idea, while novel, is only going to hurt Nintendo in the long-run. I want to see the games remain on sale, and for Galaxy 2 to be added to the all-stars, as well as the Mario 35 servers remaining open. It doesn't make any business sense to remove them...

The Japanese one is horrifying! XD

I get the feeling Nintendo should just purchase the company and introduce the concept of quality releases to their devs. They wouldn't be struggling quite this much if every game was an instant classic... I just hope they find their feet, because Sonic the Hedgehog for the mega drive was my first game, and it would be a shame to see them go. Buy them Nintendo, for the love of God, don't let this become another Rare situation!

In horror, there's never a good reason to put the character on the box, as it often takes away from the overall eerie nature of the title. Europe's could have been better but it wins this round, not just for the simple design but for the really off colour palette. The other two look like terrible movie posters...

They're all bad? Yeeeaaaah, they're all bad.

I don't think it has anything to do with the gameplay, which is solid, but the storyline of trying to bridge Ocarina and Majora. The storyline of the whole franchise has been revealed slowly over 4 decades, the copyright claim is to make sure a mod doesn't suddenly become canon in the eyes of some fans who think it's better than what Nintendo had envisioned.

Considering the guy had the skill to put such a game together though, he should just ignore franchises altogether and focus on original storytelling, he's clearly got the skills for it!

I really don't care, BOTW looks gorgeous as is and I just want more of the same. If they do release a pro I might consider it, but only for the ported games I otherwise couldn't play. If third party devs get behind the pro, I'm in.

I knew Travis was never going to make it into the game as a full character, but this... I'm fine with this honestly. And Bomberman looks incredible! We need more Mii skins that don't look like Mii's and I for one want Vaati from The Legend of Zelda as the next non-Mii, Mii costume!

These looks incredible, going to get both for sure!

Either an iconic third party character, Sora or Rayman finally, or someone from an upcoming title whose game will coincide with the release of the fighter, like the chap from the new Monster Hunter with the lightbug swing. Hollow Knight would also be dope... and with Silksong on the way, maybe even Hornet could make it in? Looking forward to it whatever it is, gonna be sick!

The rising sun flag isn't considered okay in Japan now, so I'm surprised that design, however subtley different it might be, appears on the UK box art. Cherry blossoms for the win!

The pro controller is damn near perfection for me, so comfortable to use for long periods, that I'm surprised it's taken THIS long for someone to copy it's basic design!

Galaxy 1 is my favourite for sure, with Odyssey a close second... if it wasn't for New Donk City, it would likely be top for me, but I hate that level with a passion.

Great concept, but the way it looks and the animations, environments, general feel, are all little out-dated for me, like a bad attempt at a PS2 adventure game. But it has potential, just needs a ***** load of polish!

Murray? Djokovic? I guess they're holding them back for a legends pack of some kind later down the line, with maybe Agassi, Graf and Hingis as well... kinda bummed I can't play as Murray from the get go, but if history repeats and this game is a complete dumpster fire, it won't matter much.

I prefer the new title honestly, Gods and Monsters sounds generic af.

NA is the one I remember, because in England we had that same artwork with the megadrive logo at the top instead, rather than Europe's stripes and topless border (which looks weird). Tails looks deformed on the Japanese one...

Only one I finished was Galaxy, so I'm looking forward to playing the games in order starting with 64. Pretty sure I can only remember a handful of stars too, so it's going to be a lot of fun exploring those worlds again!

It'll be added later, the fan response was massive to it's exclusion and Nintendo like money. And if we get that, the Metroid Prime trilogy and the Zelda collection of all five main games prior to BOTW, I'll be a very happy camper indeed! Wishful thinking I know, but one can dream!

Prefer the more obscure Japanese cover, though I totally understand the appeal of the European version.

I was expecting both the racing games, perhaps with Link as DLC in one of them... weird.

Hades and Silksong, can't wait!

I'll take any free games going right about now!

Europe/NA is more dynamic, the Japanese one looks like a poster for a children's show.