Arguably none of them are game of the year and are reflect companies operating in their safe zone.

You're left with the memories of the experience. Appreciate the time you had with it, reflect on the joys, and keep moving forward. I felt a bit of grief when Dragalia Lost shut down. Sometimes I still listen to the OST for DL and reflect on the story, characters, and world.

Picked them up on launch day. Some good improvements, buf a bit of a step back from the Viture Pro. Ditching the Magnesium Alloy frame and magnetic connector are a mistake.
@Dee123 Let people enjoy their hobby how they want, too much vitriol in the world today to be turning gaming into another avenue to hate your fellow person.

Don't get me wrong, 160 FPS on a desktop is glorious, but its not always an option. I mostly play portable, and coming from Steam Deck, the video footage available already looks leaps ahead of the Steam Deck. Whike the Steam Deck gets 40 FPS with upscale and frame gen, there are noticable graphical issues. I'd take 30 FPS with no graphical issues any day.

I love Diablo IV's public event system and this is disappointing that it won't see future major support.

@KritterXD We're not weirdos, we're experienced connoisseurs of a finer breed. I'll take a mobile experience over the shackles of a TV any day.

@roy130390 k

I'm okay with no physical release. I generally don't buy physical for mostly multiplayer games. Only real exception is Monster Hunter, and that's because I want the Steelbook when available.

Diablo IV was built to be the ARPG version of Destiny, and it feels disappointing to see it ending so soon.

This was a poorly timed release... not sure why anyone would think it's a good idea to release a souls-like a week after Elden Ring.

@roy130390 @Cvrator Omg the FOMO is real.

I think I forgot to register. Personally its too much effort to register for betas. Either make it accessible to all or don't do it at all in this day and age.

​Warframe is always in my top 3. It’s amazing what developers can do when they have the free reign to appease fans instead of locking content away or forcing unnecessary sequels. While other major looter-shooters are wrapping up their storylines after a rocky decade of missing platforms like the Switch, Warframe is still expanding, evolving, and dominating without ever needing a reset button.

That would be something... a handheld competitor capable of running PS5 games. Makes me wonder if it'd be spec'd like an Xbox Series S or closer to a PS5. If the prior, we could see them gravitating toward enhanced Switch 2 graphical gidelity.

@Agent_P I think its @jollyrift. I stopped using Wilforce on other platforms since someone started using my profile name elsewhere.

@Agent_P I do. Play on a few MC servers and Vintage Story.

@molkom Minecraft on Switch is still the same game (by that I mean its, unfortunately, the worst iteration). The Switch 2 benefits from faster rendering of chunks when traveling at high speeds on an elytra. Additionally, the shop loads correctly more frequently than on the Switch 1, which often has difficulty loading due to various connection issues. There are no real benefits in terms of render distance or enhanced visuals since Vibrant Visuals was never enabled on the Switch edition.

Feel free to ask questions, I've spent a good deal of time across all versions.

Regarding heart rate monitor... games can be stressful. I don't want to have a heart attack while fighting Arch Tempered Ark Veld.

Onward and upward!

The timing of this post is impeccable. I was looking for a solid mechanical gamepad for the Switch last week. This and the EasySMX were the only ones I found.

It’s amazing how many of these pieces I remember from the original publication. I was fortunate that my parents subscribed to Nintendo Power, and my eyes lit up like Christmas morning every month when the new issue arrived. Of them, the Yoshi’s Island and Mario 64 were two of my favorites, but I distinctly remember the Mega Man and FFIII ones as well. I think what made them memorable is the inclusion of both professional quality art and amateur. Sometimes I wish I’d sent something in, but I always felt outclassed. How dare you make an old man cry with this piece?! Oops… sorry, midlife crisis took over, I should be good now. Thanks for the walk through memory lane.

@Wewewi Typically I’d agree, and initially I was skeptical. Reading through the patent and seeing how it’s actually implemented, I’d say Nintendo has a good case for this one. It’s actually an innovative method of grabbing multiple items and moving them in real space.

Farm Together 2

I’m not sure why this justifies a special package and $22 price tag. They should’ve just put it in a box like the other characters and do a new series launch that adds King Bomb-omb, Penguin, Chargin Chuck, and Cow. Or roll them out in doubles packs with pre-established characters if there’s concerned less popular characters wouldn’t sell.

First instinct was that its a Dead Cells clone, it getting to the end of the trailer the gameplay seems like a cross between Contra and 20XX/30XX.

I might end up getting this digitally. I’ve bought all of the game physically because of the ability to order a copy with a Steelbook as a preorder bonus, but this time no one has announced one.

The recent Bandai announcement was missing some new Switch titles. If I were to guess, we have a direct coming up that will announce the Switch editions of some of those games and potentially Helldivers 2 with NDA’s in effect. But perhaps that’s just the optimism speaking.

Hey, I’m tried to time Warframe into the free text field of the survey, but it’s not giving any results. That game sees enhanced resolution in both handheld and full screen. It also sees a consistent 30 FPS. Compared to the Switch this is a massive step up where the game was blurry due to dynamic resolution scaling and often dropped below the 30 FPS cap.

@KayFiOS Agreed! Gives me hope we might get a Spelunker eventually.

Ugh… this feels like patent trolling. “Let’s patent the physics of light!” Sounds similar to the “let’s patent riding a tamed animal!”

Sounds exciting… can’t wait!

Gosh…. Now I feel silly for saying that we didn’t have a price is the other news article. $20 seems like the perfect price, still terrified about longevity of the online play.

Still no price… I was thinkigng about this again last week and am contemplating picking it up. Seems like a $20 game though with optional season passes, similar to Rocket League when it first launched.

@PJOReilly Awesome! I’ve really been enjoying it on the Switch 2 so far and hadn’t even realized the online components weren’t working right. Great to know that I’ll be able to join the Galactic Hub once I get a bit further!

Has multiplayer been fixed? The update yesterday had me concerned.

Huh… I’m not sure how I feel about a single player spin off. I wouldn’t mind a dedicated co-op experience though. I wonder why a spin off is there right direction on this.

I wouldn’t be surprised if he asked for his name to not be in the credits based on his involvement within the company as a whole. It’d be like Bill Gates putting his name in the credits of Halo.

He looks like James Bond Jr. from the 90’s cartoon.

This is really cool that third part developers are engaging in this feature. I hope more do. However, it’s a bit disappointing that the game is not on the Switch because I don’t know anyone who will be getting a Switch 2 during the launch period. Nice that I can share with them though… I wonder how that works from a software standpoint since it’s not a Switch 1 game.

That’s what happens when you layoff 3500 people and tell your remaining employees to use AI to save time.

I loved Arms, just the difficulty in the story mode ramped up far too quickly. I got burned out trying to see the ending of the game. Multiplayer online was always a thrill though. Spent quite a bit of time at launch playing it until Splatoon 2 came out.

That way is called wait a month until after launch when retailers want to clear their shelves of unsold merchandise.

This ought to be an interesting dispute considering James Earl Jones signed an agreement with Disney to permit the usage of AI generation in producing the voice of Darth Vader in the future.

@HylianWxo Top it off with crossplay and it’d be golden.

Oh those ergonomic grips are dreamy. I love my Ally, but those curves have it all.

@Jeronan Genki didn’t leak anything that hadn’t already leaked up to that point. Earliest leak on the design was 3-months earlier than the Genki incident. Dbrand quite literally dropped a leaked image 3 weeks before Genki. Nintendo is using Genki as a scapegoat.

Additionally, the media would’ve focused on the negative regardless because the console is significantly more expensive than the previous generation. The reception has nothing to do with Genki’s actions.

@Fiskern Put Nintendo out on a public forum. Sorry if my sentence was too confusing.

@N00BiSH Depends on what Nintendo leverages as evidence. Hopefully they settle because there could be unintended consequences in case law if they go through.

@N00BiSH That demo handset was sent to a YouTuber who confirmed it was a 3D printed model based on the 3D rendering released on X last year.

@Hank_Scorpio So all the cell phone case manufacturers are infringing on trademark? Is Dbrand infringing on trademark?

I’m all for protecting intellectual property, but this feels like a stretch that depending on the results could have dangerous ramifications.