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@Anti-Matter 9 times? I love movies, but this is slightly ridiculous. Local Movie theater must be happy though

a solid direct to me, a new Mario&Luigi game, Echoes of Wisdom and a new trailer for Metroid were probably my highlights here. That said, nothing really got me hyped up too much this time

@BodkinDQ Personally i think Engage was the weakest entry since i started Awakening. I mean sure it had the best map gameplay and animations but literally everything else was questionable. What about those minigames or the ring gacha? What about that horrible story that had the tension of a deflated balloon... I am not sure what is there to like about the characters either to be honest, i could not stand most supporting discussions with that amount of cringe. There is also the very real question about the graphical style... and i didn't even mention the lack of awesome Music like idk God Shattering Star, Twilight of the Gods, ID Purpose yet.

Granted, i am not the biggest Strategy person and usually only play on normal either quite enjoying the story like in shadows of valentia or some relationship stuff, but having neither of those does not seem like the answer to the way i like the Fire Emblem Series. These are most likely a lot of personal problems mixed inside there but this game is certainly not without its issues.

Coop!? Perfect, it is the only thing i would have wished for. But new Environments sounds awesome as well. Seems like a great DLC to me. I might finally get myself to finish the game now

I didn't expect them to make such a big step and the the story together. But i certainly hope for a nice epic postgame finale like in the first game, that is what i am most excited for. They already seem to have improved on the terribly grindy aspect a bit, which was really the most off putting thing about the game.
With Square Enix games i tend to focus only on presentation anyways, in my experience that is what they usually do best when trying

I am not one for double dips, so unfortunately Prime will be a pass for me, as good as it looks. TotK, Octopath Traveller 2 and Xenoblade 3 DLCs are no brainers for me. Splatoon 3 DLC is not interesting for me as well, but i am maybe gonna pick up the Baten Kaitos remasters...Raincode is also a certain buy! I ultimately decided against Bayonetta Origins, a bit too costly for what i am expecting, but who knows. Great Direct though!

Who can even compete with Midna? I wish they would give Link a decent Sidekick with actual relevant story again

No way, i don't want to spend more than 50 euros really. So i am either gonna wait for a sale or get the game second hand somewhere

Hell yeah, Fishing is back!

Personally i played some of the best games in a long time on Switch this year, here are my Top 5:
1. Xenoblade Chronicles 3
2. Omori
3. 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim
4. Live a Live
5. Kirby and the forgotten land
Bayonetta 3 and Persona 5 royal would have probably been somewhere in there if i had gotten around playing them

@nkarafo Interestingly enough it is the opposite for me largely. That awesome and difficult final boss was worth the hours of grinding. It took me ages and was frustrating and unfair as hell. But once i beat it, it really felt soo satisfying. Although i just hate the fact that you have to beat all those 8 bosses again and again beforehand... Now that was just tedious

Drakengard* instead of Draknegard.

Game looks really interesting, especially with those influences

I thought it was great, bordering to amazing 8/10 for sure. We got a Switch version of tunic coming soon in an already packed month.

Sifu was a game i already had big interest in was an epic games exclusive and it is also coming so soon in November!

We got a new Mainline Fire Emblem title just like that and it wasn't even the highlight of the direct with a release date in January.

I know this one is small but i love rhythm games and thus really enjoyed the announcement of Theathrythm featuring so many great songs really.

We got a trailer to Octopath Traveller 2 which totally hyped me up! I greatly enjoyed the first one and if they really intertwine each story a bit more it could hold up a bit better in the story department.

There was also the completely surprising announcement of the Fatal Frame game which is a series i wanted to get more into after maiden of black water. It really deserves more recognition and i didn't expect to see another mainline game on the switch at all.

We got a pretty interesting looking trailer of Raincode. I never heard of the game before, but i played Danganronpa and if the mystery and wackiness part is only remotely similar this could be a very good game.

Even that small little announcement of Ib coming to the Switch looked interesting

I will probably even get It takes two and Kirbys return to dream land to play with friends.

And of course lets not forget about the Release Date for Tears of the Kingdom. Really now, i get that there was a lot of farming games and jrpgs but there were also some great gems in between. There are sooo many interesting looking games in the next few months in my opinion that i am a bit baffled that nobody finds at least some stuff they enjoy. But i never really got too much into the leaks so i really didn't know much about those supposed Zelda and Metroid remakes until after the direct

Sakurai did this, Sakurai did that, Sakurai did everything

Certainly seems to work better than age of calamity's multiplayer

This one is interesting, i really got a bit tired of fate/ already so now i am curious what their other works are like

It is gonna be Mushiking: The Return of the Bees!

@Andy77mk I can see your points and you might very well be right.
And yeah, there is nothing definitive here. Guy is just answering questions as to what he imagined would be good roles and fitting directors.
Personally, i wouldn't like to see a No More Heroes film, but rather an original film idea he could work on, maybe in cooperation with James Gunn. Maybe even something within the No More Heroes Universe. That would make watching the film a lot more interesting and he could focus entirely on one medium to see its strengths and weaknesses before he starts doing an actual No More Heroes movie

@Andy77mk It probably just comes down to personal preference and what you expect from a movie like that. I can understand James Gunn to an extent since he worked together with Suda51 before, but Ryan Gosling as Travis? Since when does he play goofy roles with questionable morales and why would he agree to this movie anyways, from an economic perspective it is probably going to flop. No more Heroes is niche already and if you are just trying to make an entertainment comedy out of it, who is gonna watch that? only like half of the no more heroes fanbase at best?
I just don't see it working out to be something interesting for me personally i guess but truth be told, i am just not a fan of Gunn's movies either so maybe my opinion is just attributted to that fact

I don't think it would be a great movie with those actors and directors. That is exactly why Video games keep becoming bad movies. Besides the translation of that medium just doesn't work very well from the start, at best it is gonna be something mediocre that people can laugh about when turning the brain off, but whatever. Let the man try and see for himself

@moodycat This one has the highest rating on Nintendolife though, or is that just your personal rating?

Maybe Disco Elysium, could swap that for Links Awakening. Pretty sure nobody is gonna play that game for its "sad" story

I will try getting a bit further into Cross Code

Wow, i never expected to see Fata Morgana in here, Disco Elysium too. I didn't expect this list to be this good

I wonder if Yoko Shimomura is gonna continue for this game. I heard, that they already had to persuade her quite a bit to make her return the last time

Chrono Cross!

I never played it, so unless it is really unplayable by a technical standard, i am looking forward to dive in

Loved Pyra/Mythra

i will never play the game, but wow, that soundtrack is even better than Octopath Traveller

@tabris95 Its really good you are right, personally i prefer DKCTF's OST, but i would have liked to see it in a top 25 list maybe.
It's really quite hard to nail it down to just 10 with so many games on switch... I could also see The house in fata morgana in here and that one is arguably even more niche

Actually, for a potential part 2, next to xenoblade i would also add:
Donkey kong country tropical freeze (since all star works)
fire emblem three houses
ori and the blind forest/will of wisps
Zelda, Skyward Sword
Octopath Traveller
Obviously Smash bros ultimate for the sheer collection
Doom
and maybe Monster hunter rise as personal preference

Excuse me, no Xenoblade 1 or 2? You can't be serious. I guess there is still part 2

I did not expect this for moon studios, but i guess it can happen anywhere. It's really a bummer and i hope this can be resolved in a non-controversial way in the end

Triangle Strategy all the way!

Donald needs more love

Xenoblade X really needs to happen, but maybe on the next console shortly before they finish development on a sequel.

I would love an enhanced Nintendo Land version or a possible Sequel, this was my personal favorite party game i pretty much ever.

I totally forgot how fun NES Remix as a concept was, this really needs a sequel but with SNES titles

Couldn't find a german physical so far...

@Troll_Decimator I guess we will see, i am hyped anyways and positive that it will outdo Xenoblade 2

Xenoblade 3 is my favorite this year, the new Kirby Trailer absolutely sold me, Trriangle Strategy was a must for me anyways, Live a Life was a positive Surprise, i always wanted to play Chrono Cross and Earthbound so these are great Opportunities. I might even get Front Mission, but still unsure.

And this Direct didn't even mention Bayonetta 3 and Breath of the Wild 2

The only big Reveals that are not for me are Fire Emblem Warriors and Splatoon 3.
In Short: Probably one of my favorite directs in years

Nope, this is not enough. It gets better but still not quite good enough. They should do this with a lot more First Party games and it just might become a feasible Deal or add another thing to their expansion pass.

@Troll_Decimator Not wanting to disagree here on the design, but i have to say that Xenoblade 2 was the better selling game out of the two

The only thing i wish they would fix are the freezes in V3. Had to restart my save 3 times already cause the game couldn't load the next area.

I love the voice acting for the most part, but since i can always swap to japanese if it really gets too much it has never been a negative issue. It is just fun and i love those memes

@TheWingedAvenger Cause of the lineup? They don't seem to be doing that bad though. There are quite a few games like elden ring and horizon coming out this month alone. Sure, Switch sales seem to be better this year but that doesn't make them failures

Awesome News for Metroid Fans!

@BlackenedHalo Beat them in sales? story? gameplay? or just the general experience?
Anyways, i am sure it will be a fun game with solid gameplay and good difficulty. But i don't quite expect it to be that impactfull overall. I guess it will have similar faults to octopath, with its story being a mixed bag and the gameplay loop being a bit repetitive over time with a great finale

I just realized that this this list is ranked by userratings, not their own review score. This tips the whole list really bad into Arceus legends favor. 50 ratings there and 600 for the other, doesn't take a genius that it can only get a very good ranking or a very bad ranking if we measure stuff like that. This just makes the list less credible... Either change that system or do not include titles with such a low amount of ratings at all.
The same generally holds true for any of the other titles but it is almost painfull when looking at arceus legends

Don't really know why people defend the name so much. It is not only that the name itself is really bland, but just putting together two boring words like triangle and strategy is just a hassle to say. Furthermore this is already the second game with that weird naming convention and nobody enjoyed the first name as well, the fact that this is already their second game where these discussions are being made should already make you think

Monster Hunter world and a little bit of White Album 2 probably

I really want to start this series... once i am through with trails in the sky and everything after