TheBigK

Absolutely. This game is so dope and I look forward to playing the DLC.

But dude, it's like they went out of their way to mess with the already established timeline. Pauline is 13 but hanging out with modern DK. Cranky Kong, in his youth, kidnapped adult Pauline, but here he's the same super old gorilla he's been since DKC? Nothing makes sense in this crazy world, man.

I'm surprised they haven't tried to go after Games Done Quick, honestly.

Oh I'm going outside right now. I'm playing outside now and a lot. They can't tell me how to use the console I paid for!

Great launch, but I'm curious as to whether that's mostly due to the early adopter fanatics.

All right Square, what do ya got for me?

I've died a couple times to environmental hazards but it was while traveling so I never thought to go back to where it happened; I just take a different path. I'll have to remember this next time I die.

Was just about to try this myself. Thank goodness this dude happened to have the same idea and give it a whirl before I broke my console!

Yeah no. I'd love to know how many people use Game Chat.

DKC2 is among the greatest games ever made and will always be my #1 DK game. I'm having a great time with Bananza but I'll need some time after rolling credits to let it settle and avoid the whole recency bias thing. As things currently stand, my top five are DKC2, Tropical Freeze, DKC1, DKC3, and DK94. We shall see if Bananza will knock something down a peg or two.

Yesterday I spent an hour demolishing a village just for funsies. I bombed the everloving **** out of it with the purple explodey rocks then went Bananza on everything. Place looked like a warzone when I was done with it lmaoooooo

I saved $10 in taxes by setting my province to Alberta and buying digitally,

Donkey Kong, my dude! I'm a little overwhelmed at the game's scale, but I'm trying to just let go and convince myself that no, I don't need to systematically mine the entire world in fear of missing collectables. I get pretty obsessive with these kinds of games.

"Jeez, does this kid have any brains?"

Oh nice, looks good. I considered physical but then saw the file size and went with the download. Trying so save on storage because of the expensive memory cards but this doesn't take up much space.

Well you see I haven't played very many games in the genre, and all of them are Metroid games: Fusion, Zero Mission, and Dread. And a linear experience would be very welcomed, so I'm interested.

Donkey Kong 64: The Movie

Followed by

Donkey Kong 64: The Movie: The Game

I recently downloaded up Bravely Default HD on a whim and have fallen in love with it. I'm at the endgame right now and I am thoroughly enjoying my busted Dark Knight build that destroys everything.

Ignoring the Maritimes again? Shocking.

I'd prefer a more respectful tone. Especially if this dude is about product reviews and repair tutorials.

"Unfortunately, Nintendo's official controller is not easily repaired by the average consumer. Damage to the unit is a very real possibility and professional repairs are likely to be quite costly, whether they be through a third party repair service or that provided by Nintendo themselves.

Overall, the build quality leaves something to be desired, so I'd advise some discretion when looking to purchase a Switch 2 controller, especially with the price point Nintendo has set."

Something like that.

@electrolite77 that's a really good point, makes total sense when you frame it like that

The wording has me curious. They say production was shifted when they learned of the Switch 2, but Nintendo typically begins development on the next console soon after the current one releases, right? Maybe? I think I read that somewhere once. If so, either the game started development super early or the higher ups didn't tell game dev teams about their plans for some time.

I dunno I haven't been paying attention. It's not slow and that's all I can tell you.

I'm the consumer, the end user, and I'm inclined to agree with him. I pay money for access to a product for me to enjoy. That's how I see it, anyway.

Also work for the consumer and not your boss, huh? Awful strong words for someone in his lofty position.

10 hours according to my system, but I'm the type who will walk away and let a game idle. It's okay, I give it a 7. It's a good game but it's one of the weaker titles in my opinion. I might be inclined to come back if they add more content down the road or ditch the intermission races outside of Knockout Tour but I don't see that happening.

So revoking access to games I understand. You're not purchasing the software, you're purchasing a license to run it, physical versions included. Does that extend to the hardware, too? Like you don't actually own the machine but instead have the license to use the OS? Is this something that exists for products in other industries? Regardless, I'm fairly certain this is not a new thing that is unique to Nintendo but the Switch 2 is the new hotness so of course it's making the rounds.

Looks pretty interesting. Definitely one that I'll wait for reviews before deciding whether to purchase, though.

They must just be having trouble maintaining stock in Japan, where the Switch is an actual phenomenon. It's doing well over here in North America, but everyone who wants one seems to have little trouble getting one. I walked into the electronics section of my local Walmart the other day out of curiosity and saw a console sitting there behind the glass. It was just the one but it was there!

C'mon man, Donkey Kong Bananza is out in a few weeks, can I get DK64 please?

I think it would really cool if they released a virtual tour software of the museum. It's like I'm really there!

I wonder why they had an 'out now' version of the poster done up already when they haven't even set a date. And it looks identical to the correct one; I thought they would change up the design for the final ad, even if only a little.

I am indeed someone who only looks at 'specs on the box' and understands nothing about displays. And the screen looks pretty good to me!

Good ol' Beerio Kart, brings me back to my university days

Nice the rich get richer

The non-Mario characters in the last game always felt pretty out of place to me, so I am totally cool with them sticking to just the Mario ones.

Imagine getting paid to nitpick and complain 8 hours a day. They're living the dream over there at DF

Most of my games are digital and I think the whole key card deal is so stupid. They absolutely defeat the purpose of the convenience that digital games provide. The main appeal of physical media, to me, is to save on storage space. If the games are gonna be on my storage anyway, they may as well be able to be launched without having to swap carts out.

Lmao Kit quoted the post, apparently quite pleased with his promotion to executive

Nope, it's Wario, my old reliable. I did swap to Funky Kong in 8 Deluxe when he released, but he's not here so I'm back to the basics.

Primarily Bravely Default HD. Also Pokémon Violet for the Baxcalibur raid.

Nice to hear the experiences of the older staff, makes me feel less ancient lol the GameCube came out when I was 12 and just entering middle school, so it was the defining video game experience of my teen years. I still have it sitting around in the closet somewhere. I'm getting zero nostalgia from the Switch app, though, as I had no interest in these initial games back then. Looking forward to future releases, especially Fire Emblem, which came out before I really got serious about the series. I would love Animal Crossing to come, but I'm not holding my breath on that one just due to save states messing with the timekeeping mechanic and cloud saves and all that.

An eShop demo would help immensely. I've warmed up a good deal having watched the Direct but I imagine there are lots of people out there who are still on the fence. That would be a great way to sell the game and show it's worth the hefty price tag.

I've been loving the update, it runs so smoothly and there are so many Pokémon on-screen! Shiny hunting has been pretty great

Listen man, I'm not made of money

Well I mean, I sold my PS5 to help fund my Switch 2 purchase. So there is some competition going on, whether they like it or not

Nice, hoping for my boy Funky Kong at some point. Can you imagine if the rest of the DK Crew from DK64 made an appearance? That'd be crazy... right?

I'm hoping to see something to sell me on it, because skipping this one is very much in the cards. 114-with-taxes Canadian dollary-doos is too much to drop on something I'm lukewarm about.

I put a screen protector on immediately after unboxing it. I didn't bother with the OLED and I paid the price pretty quickly, as I just throw my consoles in my bag without a case. The screen protector has been doing its job so my screen is looking good!

I never played the original and I wanted something other than Mario Kart to play, so I grabbed this. Only 5 hours in but I'm having a great time so far. It's just the lighthearted chill JRPG I've been looking for to unwind with after the comparatively intense Xenoblade X

@Michael0916 I know I know, the open world just doesn't feel super conducive to exploring through driving. Kart feels like you're driving through glue when you wish you could immediately stop and change direction on the fly.