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@beautifulstrong Err... no. There's even a link to the original review in this very article.

Looking good, large open worlds, mix of 3D/2D, different environments (ice, underwater, dark, etc); if they get the controls right and manage to create a good story with likeable characters they might have a winner.

I'll keep my eyes peeled for this one...

Best part of the video: 1:10-1:13.

Eheh, loving all this speculation, then wait for Nintendo to release something else entirely: NX, The Interactive Waffle Maker.

@moomootown No probs, glad to be of assistance.

Just give me a good account-based system, with a decent reward program, Zelda U, Star Fox and FE Fates, and I'm set for the year.

Shame, it had potential.
@moomootown Good review, I was waiting to hear NL opinion on this one. Oh, just pointing out a little typo, it's hangar, not hanger, cheers.

If the WiiU version has online, day one buy.

Europe release planned?

Yeah, I had a lucid dream once about something like this...

No Pictoparty this week too?

@kshixson Erm... I'd say is RARELY the case, and I'm being optimist.
About the video, I would have watched it for more than 30 secs if it had some good BGM. I don't know, "Money for nothing" seems fitting enough.

@Cypronia Hi, just trying to find out all the changes on 1.1. One thing I haven't figured out yet is the Pet System, could you give us some info on how it works? Thanks!

If creative would also allow to insert NPCs and some kind of quests/story system, I think we could have a winner. Don't know why nobody has done that, yet

Got it on WiiU VC, fantastic, agree 100%.

@vinicity Quote from user Retroid (Niklas from Retroid Interactive), check NL review - comment section - to see his whole post:
"The European release will feature the following languages: English, French, Italian, Spanish, German and Swedish."

@sillygostly All of us "grown men" would benefit from some kind of embarassing activity. Kids usually laugh and learn of their shortcomings, we sadly lose that ability too soon. Pictionary can absolutely help with that, but it also depends on who you play it with, of course.
The 'Dare' games, on the other hand, are just delving into our worst tendencies, therefore I'd just call them degrading, more than embarassing.
On topic, shame, nothing for me this week then. Well, apart from the Legend of Legacy demo.

Yes! I was hoping they'd release Pictoparty in EU, nice one!

@SteamedOddish I'd just love a SA1&2 HD remake, period.
But of course, it'll be a mobile endless runner instead...

I sure hope for NX to be BC with Wii/WiiU, or I won't buy it at launch (hopefully 2017), maybe few years down the road.

@BoomtownFox Likewise

Pretty good, ZeldaU/StarFox/FireEmblemFates will make 2016 the best year, though.

@MarioPhD Ok, we'll go with your plan.

@kobashi100 So you're stuck in 'Gen' mode, eh? If something is better, use it, who cares if it's 1,2 or 3 gens ago? Heck, people complained 'cause Nintendo didn't make WiiU compatible with GC controllers, when SSB came out, they even made the adapter for it! I don't have the Sonic Olympic game for WiiU, anyway, so I can't tell you whether the wiimote was the best choice for any single game, and yes, there should always be different control options, but the 'Gen' reasoning is just wrong, sorry. Cannot justify it one bit.

@kobashi100 Not sure if serious. Wiimote Plus is still (and probably will be for a long time) the best option for sport games, motion and pointer based in particular.

@GloryQuestor Thanks for clarifying, but I prefer to keep things simple. I don't know any of the ones you listed, but I played EO series, and I personally consider them RPG, as any other game with heavy RPG mechanics. If we start considering VN anything that has some scene explained with images/dialogue, then we might as well include 99% of the games ever released. I just downloaded Legend of Kay from the eshop, and that feature pictures and dialogue as the story progress, but I'm sure you know it's a 3D platformer/action adventure, definitely not a visual novel.

@GloryQuestor I agree with AA, but Etrian Odissey a visual novel? First time I hear that. Prof Layton has more in common with it, but EO is more RPG than anything else. I'm not into SMT, but I think that falls into the RPG genre too.
On topic, not sure this counts as a game, but I suppose you can pass it as an "App" of sorts.

Good video, interesting the 'Link' name origin.

So it doesn't have an 'end', it's impossible to beat the game?

Glad it's doing well, excellent effort, guys!
I've alrady played it through twice now, and yes, I'd love an online MP mode for it, it's what this game would need to reach near-perfection. How it is right now, once you played it through once (2nd,3rd, etc are just the same, you restart from the beginning keepong only the hats you collected) you've seen it all, really. And yes, levels are procedurally generated, but It's very limited in what it actually changes each time, often is only box and barrels placed differently. But these are the only complaints; gameplay, difficulty calibration and presentation are all top notch, attention to details it really is close to a first party title, amazing. 9.2/10

Yep, nothing says Xmas more than a good running and gunning gaming session, eh?

@Otoemetry It is absolute lunacy, that's why I don't believe in categorising/generalising meself.

@rjejr Probably. I look forward to restart playing Cube Life, whenever they'll release v.1.1 in EU ( it's only for NA, now..).

@rjejr "The best at its craft" bit I'm fairly certain is a reference to all the other MC clones (at least 2 now available on Wii U). MC is the original, it has started some kind of a sub-genre, and still does best whatever that sub-genre is supposed to do. Pretty sure the "best" wasn't trying to compare it to PC versions, they even mention it has smaller worlds in the article.
Having said that, still not buying it at full price.

So, about the world size; how is it compared to Cube Life, like 4 single maps attached together? I never measured a single map in CL, but I suspect is around the 400x400 blocks mark...

Yes, XCX has given the term 'squint' a whole new meaning, at least for me.

Well, The Swindle was the one I wanted the most, so...yeah

"Cube Life continues to reveive updates"? Erm, not to be a spoilsport, but as far as I'm aware it still hasn't. At least here in UK.

@Fee Indeed, I thought that too.
And so, it would be another Xeno game, probably just another planet/era/backstory, eh? Can't complain really, loving XCX too much.

Yes Rogue Squadron 2 is probably still my favourite, but I also enjoyed Jedi Knight 2.
Oh, and after watching AJ review of Battlefront, I'm actually glad it didn't arrive on WiiU, lol.

Action? Platformer? And here I thought it had more similarities with an adventure/rpg kind of game, silly me. The "Legend" in the title must have swayed me...

On chapter 6 now, exploring Oblivia at the moment (just wow!) and I still haven't touched online, not even once. Will defo watch the trailer once I get my first skell, soon hopefully.

@Zoda_Fett I thought I read somewhere the Wii U version will have online, that's one of the reasons I'm waiting.

Waiting for Wii U version.

Wow, what a week! Whoever says "Nothing for me this week" better change hobby, honestly; Stealth Inc 2, The Swindle, Lone Survivor, The Swapper, Duck Tales, D&D and more, yes please!

So, what's with FE in the title? Ike is turning in his grave...

Mmh, don't know. I'd love a Laser Squad/Space Crusade kind of game, but I can't say the trailer has convinced me. Will wait for a review. Or maybe I better go dig up my old Amiga...

@luke88 @andreoni79 Usually is updated around 2pm in UK, which is 3pm in Italy.

@SupremeAllah I agree. Some of the songs, though, are amazing. The Noctilum ones, for example.
Still, my favourite OST remain the one from Last Story. Ni no kuni comes close, though.