Shiryu

@Danrenfroe2016 hmmm I do not understand this whole "pretty vs normal" virtual person representation, but I do mind that sometimes the models up close are incredibly low detail which I assume is the price we pay to have this running on Switch 2.

On a related note: Finished the main campaign last night. This was an awesome ride.

If only we could fix hair LOD...

Having sold (and regretting it to this day) a PAL one I briefly owned way back when it was a cheap, free for all Cash Converters jackpot finds every other day, my NES Classic ended up being an excellent substitute. I also use MESEN emulator a lot not only to record gameplay but because of the debug features. I have always been interested in understanding how things work under the hood.

A bit of a new trend in the home-brew community is reverse engineering NES games to run on the SNES with added luxury of MSU-1 full motion video and CD audio soundtracks. Also consider the the NES library is a mere sample of the full Famicom library and I still discover to this day Japan exclusive releases (my latest discovery was "Wit's", TRON fans go look this up right now!).

Also consider the consoles legacy in modern age demakes. If you're a regular reader of our WAYPTW feature every Saturday you know I've been hooked for weeks on "UFO 50", a package of 50 games for a console that never existed with similar NES like capabilities.

While I don't use the Nintendo Classic services much nowadays, the possibility to play "Ice Hockey" online with a friend which used to play with me on the couch back in the day is a luxury. The sad and unexpected departure of Hitagaki-san this past week (right on my birthday, no less) also dictates I will be revisiting the "Ninja Gaiden" trilogy fairly soon (and since I have played them in their original NES format, I will be doing so on the NES-to-SNES home-brew port of the games which somehow is better than the official SNES release from 1995).

I also assume to no one's surprise I own an Anbernic retro handheld and the Famicom library is my #1 source of entertainment in endless hours of waiting for doctor appointments. Kunio-kun's entire 8-bit game library in the pocket anywhere, anytime? Why yes please, this is the future I wanted to live in.

PS: Apologies to original hardware enthusiasts, but once you play a NES game flicker free with the sprite-per-line limitations gone, you can never go back.

This has been on my STEAM wishlist since release, guess I made the right choice to hold out. Switch 2 it is!

We are still trying to understand the aftermath on the Red Hat hack because that one has already been verified and it is quite substantial. I very much doubt that if this isn't someone impersonating the real Crimson Collective, then this hack will also prove to be quite real.

@Bass_X0 I could use some fresh story content. z_z

Still hoping for a proper sequel!

... my lawyers instructed me to write the following statement:

No comment.

... that is all at this time, thank you.

Actually I have had both mishaps with my home and capture buttons. And they ended up on my gameplay videos, mostly from fighting games and "Captain Tsubasa" of all things.

@dartmonkey I believe the other versions render the game in real time while the Switch version replaced this with full motion video for its entirety. This is why we can not explore in real time, they just pre-recorded the segments. Quite illogical.

Now a proper Switch 2 conversion... that would be fascinating.

@Teksette the second "Metroid Prime 4" enters the Switch 2 cartridge slot, nothing else will matter until 2026.

@Teksette I've been here for the past couple of weeks, but Ollie forgot to put up my entry last week so I wrote it in the comments instead. :x

... erm, Ollie misplaced my entry so:

Somehow found myself back home after a time-out from work and truly far are the times when there were no new game releases out in the Summer. With "Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound" complete just a few days ago, it’s all smooth sailing for "Shinobi: Art of Vegeance" which I reckon I’m about two thirds along. Not on my vacation cards were both "Hollow Knight: Silksong" and "UFO 50" (played 14 of the games so far), two amazing offerings I had to juggle into my gaming schedules. Plus my eagerly awaited "Daemon X Machina: Titanic Scion" is living up to the original offering nearly limitless tinkering and customisation.

Games of the week is "Star Wars Outlaws". I was a bit wary by the bad first impressions from the press and feared Ubisoft had once again tried to byte off more than it could chew, but I am extremely happy how Massive Entertainment ported their game to Switch 2. Truly this is "Read Dead Redemption" from a long, long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away.

"Tekken Tag Tournament 2 Wii U" edition remains a solid favourite of the franchise for me, I picked up 7 on STEAM but did not pick up 8 yet... I really wanted to play Armour King on Switch 2, so I hope they make it happen because I want Namco to consider Switch 2 part of their target for main "classic" franchises like "Ridge Racer", "Ace Combat" and "Soulcalibur" along with "Tekken".

@gb_nes_gamer that score is my fault and I keep wanting to throw it at Switch 2 to see how it compares. Still no official word about anything (I opnened this article hoping the see "Ace 7" and "Nier Automata" on this list), but since the game is Unreal Engine powered and it was capped at 30fps, it would be a true waste if Namco doesn't give the game a proper optimization patch since it would make a lot of sense to use that extra horsepower to improve an already impressive port.

This is one of my eagerly awaited GOTY candidates and the PC Steamfest demo completely sold me on the reboot. This are not the news I was hoping to read 48 hours prior the game's launch date. Hopefully the next update brings better ones.

I have had the original "Shadows of Mordor" on my backlog for way too many years, so... I will take on that instead to appease my LoTR hunger.

Oh, I'm not sure this is well know but "Wrestling Empire" on Switch has been updated with supports yo 100 character matches on Switch 2, making it on par with the PC version. It remains by far the other truly viable option on Switch for Wrestling games with "AEW Fight Forever" a somewhat distant second.

Feels like I take a chair shot to the head every time I am reminded that "Fire Pro Wrestling" is till not on Switch 1 or 2...
On another note, I would have picked this up immediately if it wasn't digital only. Truly this generation will break me.

Finally! That image-flicking bug on Switch 2 was driving me insane, glad they fixed it.

@Teksette happy to be wrong from time to time! This is one of NMK's greatest offerings IMO, enjoy your weekend. ^_^

@Teksette nope, my PAL PS1 copy says "Air Combat" despite being called "Ace Combat" in Japan. Wonder what sort of trademark conflict in Europe there was back in the day...

Make sure you have a JPN account, I have very little faith "Macross II" will be released outside of Japan's eShop, the distribution rights of it have been a decades long nightmare to navigate.

How am I supposed to be a egomaniac if I can't drive as Mii!?

@Oldstalk hey, you made a typo in there, you meant to write "F-Zero GX" but I get the confusion since the letters for "Windwaker" are all next to each other on the keyboard.

I felt great shame when meeting the Machina here because I was by this point of the journey hardwired in the belief they were the enemy so I wanted to kill them all and take revenge for the fallen people of Colony 9 and Fiora. How very "Human" of me...

@Teksette I made this: https://x.com/ShiryuGL/status/1931355474097811891

Between this and "F-Zero GX" I guess ill try to find some time for "Mario Kart World".... eventually.

I will need this physical... and once again Capcom Europe demands I spend good money making that happen.

@Teksette "Hey, theres an entrance here! What could possibly be inside this sphere... OH NO!!!" excessively stressful tyrant music plays

@Teksette flying around is as liberating today as it was 10 years ago.

The gameplay on "F-Zero GX" is strictly attached to those analogue "L" and "R" triggers on the Gamecube controller. It is simply impossible to achieve the same precision on the game without them. I am very disappointed with this decision, but I will just have to accept it... as long as a proper new "F-Zero" shows up this generation.

@Teksette mission accomplished -> https://x.com/ShiryuGL/status/1908620081049067761

@Teksette wish I could be experiencing this for the first time all over again... that said, I've tripped on some of the new content already and am loving it.

@Teksette that thing hit me like a ton of skells 10 years ago and despite knowing it was coming, it still hit me hard last week.

Well, hello there!

... there goes my social life. AGAIN.

@Teksette sometimes there are no JRPGs to play and then there is a deluge of them. I still believe I can complete "FANTASIAN" before "Xenoblade X" drops but then there Lunar 1&"2 remaster right around the corner soon after. JRPGS and adulting don't mix well... z_z;

... Jim forgot my text! xP So here you go gang:

Planing on more steady progress in "FANTASIAN: Neo Dimension", the whole thing feels like a cosy “best of” Final Fantasy VII, VIII and XIX. However, some poor financial choices and ebay searches later I picked up some GameCube / Wii Sonic essentials. Expect some "Sonic Adventure DX Director’s Cut", "Shadow the Hedgehog" (I have a feeling this is not as bad as they told us back in the day) and both "Sonic Riders" and "Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity". Hey, if these two run on the "F-Zero GX" engine, there gotta be something worth playing in them, right?

Game of the week is "Suikoden I & II HD Remaster: Gate Rune and Dunan Unification Wars". About time these two PS1 gems get wide availability for current gen, these really are quite special to me. While everyone was ignoring 2D games on release, I actually picked and completed the first game. It was like a Super Nintendo JRPG with no ROM memory constrains, which was my idea of perfection. Now if only we could get a "Vandal Hearts" collection next...

@Tyranexx thanks! At this point, they will have to drag me away before I stop.

@Teksette everyone is fighting their own struggle we don't know about. With age this has helped me deal with most "problem people" around my life.

@AmplifyMJ thanks, I'm just one of the gang. Surround yourself with good people and good things happen.

@Banjo- thank you. I was one of the lucky ones. Nothing to do but to keep going forward.

@Teksette next weekend update is gonna be a good one, except on my wallet.

... I knew I had forgot to do something yesterday.

... nice! Oh, NL wants me write some more to ensure this is not robot made spam so... very nice!

... Jim, were gonna need to have a word about "Aragorn's Quest". >_<

I still listen frequently to Ken Ishii's brilliant DJ mix from the opening.

I would love a proper HD remaster of "Aragorn's Quest", I adore that game and its art style. Did you know the game's engine was going to be used in "Battalion Wars 3"? A shame it never happened.

...after what I just wrote on my year in review wrap up feature yesterday? Shiryusly!?

Whoever voted for "SNES - Nintendo Switch Online (Switch eShop)":
You are a good person and have made the correct life choices.