this key art makes me think an okami/journey-like aesthetic sonic game about speed and color could be really cool. Not sure if that could have the flagship depth they're probably looking for though

WHY did they have to make it another giant pokeball??? If you just want nice (pricey) pokemon collectibles, you are also subject to many different iterations of a giant pokeball for some reason. And weird for it and the lego set to both be over $300 and coming out around the same time

I have been dying for a bigger controller. I have big hands and the elite series 2 is the closest i've come in terms of heft/feel in the hand, but it's still too small. Will be curious for reviews (not a fan of Genki tho)

If they make more gaming devices at more price points I think they could become as ubiquitous as the game boy days if not more...a small handheld would be a great starting point. Not to mention how kids have essentially been priced out of the hobby in terms of dedicated hardware. That part isn't just on nintendo, though

@Tasuki I was wondering the same. I don't want to pay for a second full-on Nintendo dock + charger but it would be convenient to not have to disassemble my home setup anytime I want to bring the charger with me. Never considered a dock that works with both S1 and S2 though, so I am a little more intrigued. I also thought non-Nintendo AC adapters were bad for the S2 but not sure if that's just marketing

Him and rick are the only two potential amiibos from this game I would consider close to "must-buys". I'm disappointed in myself with how tempted I am

I was between waiting for this version or finally pulling the trigger on Steam, and this LITERALLY just made my decision for me. Idk what compelled Bethesda to do this but I am quite pleased, and now they have ensured a sale that was otherwise up in the air. It's really that easy folks.

When I was a kid I always read kyogre as kee-oh-gree so that still lingers in my head but i've gotten accustomed to pronouncing kyogre as intended. The "correct" way sounds way cooler anyway. Like a kaiju ogre, and it's a giant shark/whale monster? Just awesome stuff

@DadJKP what about the kids with 2 moms or dads who would want to play this game and recreate their family in it (which, by the way, would be their "normal")? We should ice them out to spare you a difficult conversation with your kids?

@dartmonkey Thank you!! I appreciate all the hard work everyone puts in to make this coverage possible <3

Thanks for the review. Will the video be un-privated soon?

@Oracles_fanboi not true lol but thanks for the assumption. I do not think every game should be 80 but I can accept it for this game because of what they've done with it. I will have to make that evaluation for every future purchase and I doubt every game will meet that criteria.

@contractcooker I feel the same way. Obviously not thrilled at the price increase, but from what they've shown it seems like enough of an improvement in every way that matters to me that I want the game enough to offset that cost

Oh the loading screens are AI art? That explains the excessive spacesuit cleavage

I think I love it for "as a child, i yearned for the mines" alone

I just wanted to say that YOUR coverage of this game, specifically the gameplay preview where you had a conversation with the developer, really warmed me up to this project. Looking forward to getting it!

@acefondu wait the pocket also does gba games?

I think the most nonsensical thing about this list -while I would like most of these things to happen - is that they would put in new forms of anything beyond gen 4 in a game that is based around gen 4. Then again, Zorua has officially gotten a new form so what do I know

Check out Yung Jake’s emoji portraits if you haven’t! These are similar idea but his are more like mosaics and seriously impressive

I would be a LOT more okay with cloud versions if they weren’t full price

@JustMonika I don’t think any are out yet. I’m sure the accessory makers are scrambling to push out new models before the holiday season, but for whatever reason the OLED is just slightly bigger than the regular, so it seems like most existing grip accessories will not work with both the original switch and the OLED model. I would bet that OLED compatible accessories are coming fairly soon, though

@Ulysses I don’t think you’re wrong and I wouldn’t be surprised to see the DLC strategy implemented here. Personally, I would find it disappointing, but would still probably buy it considering it would be likely $20 and hopefully have a lot of the so-called “missing” content - which I also think should have been there from the jump, but considering there were so many novel features for AC when the game came out, I saw it as more of a trade-off rather than an omission. You get better customization options for your character, you lose the interesting NPC that gave those customizations in prior games. And so on. Bringing some of that back would be nice, but I feel like this game is so different from previous entries that I’m not sure how they could bring it all back in ways that make sense. I miss having a “downtown,” and while I could make my own, it wouldn’t feel the same and wouldn’t be interacted with in the same way.

One thing I did want to mention, though, is your A vs AA vs AAA “quality” and features arguments, while I agree that the UX and IP are top-notch, a lot of the actual game content doesn’t match that standard to me. Even something as simple as placing a walkway is tedious in a way that runs counter to the otherwise high quality characters and graphics in ACNH, and so parts of the experience don’t feel as “AAA” as they should for such a renowned game, especially considering these changes should have been made after it became one of the best-selling switch games, far more so than previous AC entries

@Silly_G wow! I also hope it’ll be a substantial update, but I’m hoping for virtually none of the features you mentioned. Don’t have any ac amiibo, would be fine with paid dlc if it’s really high value. (Also not opposed to buying the amiibo cards if they restock them, but they were so hard to find last time that I gave up on them as a concept for AC).

I want more buildings, more dialog, more islands to visit, quality of life improvements like less tedious customization, crafting, and organization. Even just getting rid of the ridiculous amount of duplicate crafting recipes. How hard would it be to have a resident say, “oh, you already have that one? Well, I was working on this one the other day and maybe you’ll like that”

But I digress. Anything that makes my island feel like less of a ghost town is good with me. 20 minutes is kind of a worrying amount of time for me honestly, because it would be very easy to add a small handful of features (or god forbid ONLY the roost) and just stretch it out by getting way too specific about the details. If it were longer I’d be more hopeful for a seriously great amount of new content, but it is coming sooner in October than I suspected, so I guess that’s nice? ¯\(ツ)/¯

I just want all previous car purchases to go fully cross platform. I made the mistake of buying several cars back when I only played on switch and then I switched to PC and none of them came along with me, even after the update. And I couldn’t buy any of them again even if I wanted to!