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@CharlieGirl

A knock off! Poundshop Kardashians said Sam Fender.

Gonna bag the Repentance physical from Asia at some point. I bagged the Leviathan edition though I cannot bring myself to open it up. What a loser!

These are cool. I travel around with 2 extra joy cons for 4p gaming and these are much better for that.

This is great! Please do a review of Brotato!

Baldurs Gate 3 likely to be out on the next gen Nintendo console.

Imagine being able to play this game handheld!

@Lightsiyd Agree with this.

I have generally bought the new-gen consoles on release. I am not sure it makes that much sense anymore - the Switch backlog is huge and quality.

E.g. bought the PS5 at launch, it was not that different to PS4 (except maybe Returnal). Later sold.

Then again, Baldurs Gate 3 has just been released....... Man! Lol.

Horizon Chase Turbo is also inspired by "Chase HQ".

Nerd alert! Sorry.

@Manxman64 I have beaten 5BC but not the "real" 5BC Someday!

With the exception of the below, Switch has pretty much everything I want. Having skimmed the collections in the article, this system is just a TREASURE TROVE for gaming. If the next Nintendo console really is fully backwards compatible and the some of the below games are on it, then I will have less first world problems. They're still problems!

• Sony exclusive games
• Elden Ring
• Starfield
• Mass Effect Legendary
• FTL
• RDR2
• Cyberpunk 2077
• Crusader Kings
• Diablo IV
• Anno 1800
• Dead Space Remake

Do you think they will ever release Mario Kart 8 with all DLC on cartridge?

@Zeroo Agree! I have added this to a new (retirement) backlog.

Perhaps on the NG Switch Falcom will coalesce all the entries up until Crimson Sin.

I took a break from video games between 2008-2017 as I got really into board games. They offered something new.

The first video game I played after that break was The Last of Us Remastered and The Witcher 3. I had no idea about indie video games at this point then I discovered Dead Cells on the PS4 around the end of 2017.

Wow. Blown away. Hooked. What a game. Considered getting a tattoo. Lol.

This game opened up the door to all the other incredible indie games of the type I had no idea existed:

Slay the Spire, Inside, Curse of the Dead Gods, Hades, Hollow Knight, Firewatch, Edith Finch, Florence, Into the Breach.

Now, modern board games and video games take mechanics from each other and it is just fantastic.

Nuclear Blaze is out now too - worth a look by the game's designer.

Minit! Just bagged it in the sale and reminds me of some ZX Spectrum games from YEARS ago. It gives the feel with some cool narration. Recommended!

And on a second play through of Curse of the Dead Gods. The combat and build crafting decisions are really enjoyable.

FFVI is one of the greatest games of all time. I had this imported from the US to the UK as a 15yo. Loved it!

I spent hundreds of hours on this game! I am so curious but scared about diving back in. Scared because it is so good. The opportunity cost of friends and hygiene.

@Dom_31 I'm at 5BC too, Still cannot take out the final challenge. Keep on keeping on!

@Waluigi451 Dude! Get in there. There is everything to like. Some of it may seem difficult in the first few hours though it is a very fair game.

@Mauzuri

Thanks man! Looking forward to eventually getting to this.

It must be super good if the series is still going and has been across (multi) generation.

I never saw this one coming. The Switch catalogue is an embarrassment of riches these days.

Man, will play this after Ori Will O' and before Sea Rats.

@Mauzuri How does it (overall) compare to all the others in your opinion?

@iDidSomething This!!

I was thinking of getting a PSP for Trails in the Sky.

Hopefully they will just do a simple port to the Switch of all the missing pieces.

I think I will give this a go after Person 5 and Triangle Strategy. )

What an amazing list! Thanks.

Whichever year Hades came out. That game slaps.

I used to have a PS4 and a PS5. I just love the game quality and variety on Switch.

I just may be getting Dead Cells DLC....

Have a nice death.

It is great these games still exist and are accessible. It's lovely that people that pleasure from them too. A snapshot in time which people are able to link with their memories.

I tried to get into retro (80s/90s) gaming around 2005 and just thought after about an hour, "What the hell am I doing?". It started to sully my original memories of what those games meant and who I had played them with.

For me, games are just SO MUCH better these days. I have subscribed to NSO really just to have a cloud save.

That being said, one day I may go in search of those old narrative adventures where the technology was really just a vessel for the writing.

@mauhlin12 Yes! I did the same. I bought an imported US copy of Street Fighter 2 on SNES for £65.00in 1992. That would be £172 in today's shekels. I do not want to think how much Neo Geo carts would be with the same comparison.

Hoping to see the CE on Nintendo UK soon!

@robr Fair enough. My mate and I have played it in three bursts that were months/years apart. Each of the three sessions was quite different to the other in terms of balance.

Defo bagging this one in its first fire sale.

Probs in about a year.

With about 2-3 exceptions, I am about a year behind the curve with video games.

JOMO - The joy of missing out.

@robr Cheers! I'd take legend if I beat it all!

My mate (who also cannot yet beat the 5BC) and I BOTH found the jump to 2BC to be the greatest difficulty gap. We both spent the most time on 2BC. When you beat 2BC then 3BC and 4BC seem only marginally harder.

Of course, with all the great work on balancing and updates, the 2BC difficulty spike may no longer be the case.

I'm not religious but GOD BLESS the development team of this game!

What I love about Nintendo is that they don't waste any time or coin on anything that is not a priority. The website is from 2005 and I love it.

Especially the total lack of social media. Refreshing.

Shut up and take my.....

I still cannot properly complete 5BC.

God, I am old.

@Dragmire Ah ok, I think I will just stick to the digital firesales and the odd Nintend/Atlus game as a physical.

Its best not to awaken that Ogre of Obsession!

General question - what's the deal with Collector's Editions? They seem to be packed with non-perishable plastic goods and cost more. Cash grab or investment or to be cherished by the owner?

This looks fun times. An "averagely wealthy person's" Cuphead (with visible damage numbers).

The theme reminds me a little of the 2012 board game "Sewer Pirats" which is super fun.

This game is great!

@HeldHero Some games should get rerevieed after significant patches updates though we then get into "living documents" of reviews.

Oh, the old days! When a released game was the final product.

I love this game, as close to another world that I have seen realised in a game.

Brutal!

Tempted to drop back in though this is a second life, literally.

Just after I bagged the game, the developers announced the major update. If they could follow the Dead Cells guys, I'd be stoked.

I am SO keen to play now though think I will wait to start Cult until after the update.....

Rogue Legacy 2 is great in the meantime.

Dead Cells is nearly everything I love about modern video games. They released a great game day 1. They being a small team of people.

Then..... THEN.. DLC that added more variety and levels without changing the concept of the day 1 game.

Countless updates, balances, cross overs/collaborations.....

I am so happy to give these guys coin. Keep the DLC coming please, everytime it drops, my mates and I all pick it up again. Such a joy.

It warms my neurons.

And the headless was in Curse of the Dead Gods!

Still cannot PROPERLY beat 5BC though

Stoked!

@acNewUpdates Thank you!

These types of trading card games are super fun. I played a lot of Mage Wars, Summoners Wars, Codex. CCGs are not for my personality type though....

I was 17 when Pokemon was first released so I have zero attachment to it though curious (to play a Switch game at some point). Maybe. Lol.

Is this a Nintendo Switch game or a trading card game? Apologies, my knowledge of Pokemon is not great.

Curious to try one of these games at some point,

@Sequel Man @, this is it! In a way, I wish I did not go down the digital rabbit hole of eShop and Dekudeals. There(on) sits a whole load of lists, unplayed games and moderate paralysis.

I wish I had just gone all physical and played what I could see.

In a digital firesale, I am the marketing man's dream.

"Honey, the utility company is going to cut off the gas in 24 hours."

Looks up from Steam DB and face goes ashen

Junk! Haha, compare this to Ys VIII which was a quality game. But hey, Uno is something.

@Sequel haha!! I think this is why I have decided against getting a steam deck. The choice of games, especially in the roguelixe genre would be paralysing to decide!

At least with Switch, it filters out some of the nonsense.

Switchup gave Lone Ruins one a 90% which is interesting compared to the 7/10 here though each to their own.

Probs there will be a little TLC in the form of DLC for Lone Ruins for this ruined lonely man..... Lol.

Good review, thanks.

Lone Ruin looks decent for me. Reminds me a little of an isometric Mana Spark.

Still waiting for Isaac's next digital sale....

I like both to be honest though I am mostly digital.

My tastes these days are much more skewed towards Indie titles. Some are not available in physical. With some exceptions, I am about a year behind on games.

Any Nintendos (Xeno3 etc) I buy physical as they are very rarely in a firesale. BUT this messes with my minimalism (yeah, whatever mate) so I then sell when completed.

Also, I travel a lot and when I want a day 1 game, it pretty much has to be digital (Hades, Monster Train, Inscryption, Rogue Legacy 2, Cult of the Sheeple, Soup Hero).

BUT...... I do see physical games as a store of economic value, investments and many people will have the SME and time to buy the limited stuff that future generations will crave for. AIM Supply Demand.

Video game interest and the population are only growing so the collector market is a great way to stack chips with those titles that have a relatively smaller print run vs future interest.

Part of me wants to do this too! But, I have picked other things to invest in as I just want to keep this hobby as fun rather than monetising game X and any conflicts that may arise (I cannot unseal and play game X because it's worth Y etc). That's just me.

TLDR - Top Top #43

Staying a little behind in releases, being notified of digital wishlist historical lows using DekuDeals and paying using SwitchUp 10% eshop codes is awesome.

Just bagged this one in the sale. I read somewhere the Switch issues have been patched out though will check on the weekend.

The second page is a fantastic list! I no longer game on PC nor PS so I have a list on Steam of what I'd love to see on Switch which pretty much matches this article:

Half Life 2
Alt4
Mass Effect Ledge
Chrono Trigger
Noita
Paper Please
Wyldermyth
FTL
Weird West

I just caved and downloaded Vampire Survivors on mobile - what a great game that is. Free too with adverts linked to character revival.

Brilliant! Dead Cells is an amazing game. It just keeps on giving. Thanks to the devs for such high end support over the years.

Cannot wait to see the first impressions of Nuclear Blaze.

Still cannot beat 5BC properly..... credit to the devs for such fine balancing (or likely I am just getting old!).

@AG_Awesome Geddit! Worse case scenario, unbox your R.O.B. the robot from 1984.