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Bummer. I loved Labo, bought every kit, and have the Labo Switch & jacket. I suspected the VR kit was the last one but I'm still a bit sad.

Add me to the chorus of comments that would consider this if it had HD Rumble, but without, no way.

It's not that hard to buy Japan-only merch. Just learn to use package forwarding & proxy buying services as necessary.

I wish they would add an option to disable the notification dot on the NSO button.

All I want is a new Etrian Odyssey game, please and thank you.

Bravely Default 2 & playing catch-up on my ACNH island.

Oh no, I was really looking forward this, but hearing about the poor/lifeless character dialogue is the biggest bummer to me. Everything else I don't mind but I have to be able to fall in love ewith the characters to enjoy these kinds of games. Seeing in the other comment that they're working to supplement dialogue text, I wonder if it would improve? Or do characters get more development through story scenes etc? If they felt like they had some depth that way I could maybe put up with canned responses other times. Stardew Valley had that to some extent too.

Huh. I thought I'd be more interested in an open world Pokemon game. Wish they'd try something different with the combat instead of what looks like the exact same turn-based formula as before. And the world looks pretty barren here although since this is a very early glimpse I hope they'll add more interesting elements. My guess is, something I'll check out from the library but won't buy.

@SeeEmilyPlay Yes you can change to Japanese voices, I saw a review video where they talked about and demonstrated this.

I love the art style. I got bored of Bravely Default halfway through and never played Bravely Second, so I wasn't really intending to play this one, but when I tried the demo recently it really gave me a hankering to play more. I suspect this will be like the first one again and I won't actually finish it, but I still expect to have a good time.

Shout-out to the Wii U because those bumps on the back of the gamepad fit my hands perfectly.

But my answer is the special edition Labo Switch.

I adored the original, so I'll definitely play this.

I hope it will be compatible with the Labo VR camera. That would work perfectly with an on-rails photography game like this.

@Silly_G The jacks let you plug in additional input devices, like those large buttons in the last pic.

I wish they would guarantee one Redd visit per week. Wasn't that how it worked in New Leaf? He doesn't go in the plaza now so he's not using up the same spot another NPC visitor would need.

My favorite themed island so far is this Old West one: https://youtu.be/pJHp21kD_sk

@DarkLloyd Once it's unlocked (after a certain event in-game), you have to pay nook miles to unlock each further landscaping ability but they're free to use endlessly after that. You start with dirt paths, each extra path type cost something like 1000-2000 nook miles each I think? And I think water & cliff landscaping were around 8000 each to unlock. Don't quote me on those though.

I'm glad I bought it on release day! At the time, the employees at my local gamestop were a bit nonplussed, they didn't even have it put out on display yet and I don't think they expected much demand for it. If only they had known. 😂

ACNH & Ring Fit Adventure. Tried the new rhythm mode & super-advanced completely kicked my butt, I don't think I'll ever make it to ultra-advanced. 😂

@Kirby_Girl I figured out a solution, doing it through custom sets rather than quick play uses my profile calibration settings.

I was super hyped for the jogging mode but when I tried it, it felt like my character was moving super slowly compared to normal? I wonder if it's because it wasn't calibrated to my personal jogging speed since it was only quick play & not adventure mode...

The one thing that's impacting the game negatively for me that I want patched is how the best friends app has notifications popping up constantly on my screen, when my friends aren't doing anything or even when I turn that feature off.

Animal Crossing New Horizons, Animal Crossing New Leaf, and Animal Crossing Pocket Camp. Oh, and Ring Fit Adventure.

I just wanna know if the Dream Suite exists!

I wish they would make the limit even longer. 10 characters of Japanese kana = up to 20 characters if you wrote it in roman letters, so a Japanese island name can effectively be twice as long.

Hope this is successful. There are some Switch games I cannot play because of my arthritis, and this could help with that. Though it may be a bit pricey for me personally, but I still want it to exist.

The second video shows a three level high island, so if that's actual gameplay it means you're not limited to two levels of elevation.

I still wanna know if we can move/remove boulders.

@Silly_G I had not subscribed to or opened Pokémon Bank for probably five years, and all my Pokemon were still in there when I checked it out yesterday. It sounds like it's kind of YMMV.

Kinda tickled to discover my pokemon were still in Bank even though I sold all my pokemon game carts and haven't opened Bank in at least six years. Though I'm not sure I care enough to pay $3 to transfer them.

I don't need ports of the Etrian Odyssey games as I'm happy still playing them on 3DS, but I'm still anxious to find out about the future of that series. They teased a continuation after Nexus and whether it's on Switch or some other platform, I want it!

I am still going to use a voucher for it in NA because I've been saving my last voucher for it since I purchased it.

@CodyMKW I now want to see someone do a speedrun this way.

This is used by Labo VR to detect whether the console is in the VR headset or not.

wow, ring fit adventure has almost sold as many total copies as luigi's mansion 3 there. I'm happy it's so popular, also hope for more ring-con games.

Thrilled to see DQB2 so high! It was definitely my personal favorite of the year, the amount of joy it gave me was so unexpected.

I like this game but I like Ring Fit Adventure so much more. All Fitness Boxing has is a few unlockables, mostly clothes for the trainer, and new routines. But it's always the same featureless background, no story or real goals and not much actual variety. I found it hard to stay motivated to keep doing it. Whereas I'm having a ton of fun with RFA and find myself wanting to play it even when I need to take a day off to rest. Plus I like that RFA has more varied exercises. Fitness Boxing is not bad and I'd say it'd be especially good for someone who wants portable cardio since they don't have to take the big accessories with them. I played Fitness Boxing in tabletop mode a few times fine. But to almost anyone else I'd recommend RFA so much more now.

@VR32X Yes, this is a longer one. The previous demo only let you play through to the first time you arrive on the Island of Awakening. This doesn't get through much of the story and doesn't introduce many new building tools. The new demo apparently lets you play through the entire first story island, so about 1/4 of the game. Way way bigger. Many people complained that the first demo stopped before things got interesting so they probably put this one out to entice more people to play.

@jobvd I had minor framerate stuttering a few times during the game but nothing major (didn't impact gameplay or detract from my enjoyment). The more serious framerate issues are when you visit another player's island online if they've packed it to the brim with objects. Even so, most online islands still work reasonably well. There were a few I visited that were really slow. Still recommend the game without hesitation.

@JeanPaul It's great. Found the characters super charming and the story only got better as it went on. And the gameplay is really fun and there is tons to do. Personally my favorite game of the year.

I want it, still waiting to hear if a download code version will be available outside Japan so I don't have to bother with constantly changing the cart out

Never owned the original DS & am tempted. I tried out Gems of War on Switch, with reading this must have been inspired by this game, though I had never heard of this original. Really enjoyed the match 3 + RPG gameplay but quit playing when it reached the point where making progress in a reasonable amount of time was impossible without paying money. A game with similar gameplay for a flat price sounds nice. Don't like the sound of the buggy gameplay people are mentioning though.

Nooo give it back

Nothing in the review about how well the gyro/motion controls work??

The gyro controls look good for handheld mode, but yeah Labo support would also be neat. Though (not having played it) with people saying the VR and non-VR versions are different games with different levels & the non-VR one being longer, it seems less likely there will be Labo support.

The visual style & gameplay (at least from the trailer) actually remind me of the Link's Awakening remake. Similar kind of toy/playset look.

@Mr_Muscle I only played a little of DQB1 and have not played either of the original DQ games they spin off, but from what I played of DQB1, DQB2 is improved in almost every way. In terms of visuals, the detail/things to find/do of places you visit, characters & story, 2 is superior. When I played a bit of 1 it didn't really feel like any of the villager characters mattered. In this game there is a very strong narrative and lots of character bits. (I've heard some people dislike that because they only want to build and don't care about the plot but I loved it.) The plot is not extremely complex but it has a ton of heart and there were still a few moments in the game that totally caught me off guard, and I got very invested in one character in particular.

You also have a much better inventory system and many new building tools. 2 also changed how villager AI works so now they have a whole daily routine and seem to behave more like actual "people" (eating meals, using the bathroom, bathing, engaging in leisure activities and doing their jobs). Plus there are all the online features and multiplayer (though I haven't used the latter).

One possible negative difference I would say is I've heard the boss fights in 1 actually used the building aspect more than 2. The combat is not the series's strong suit and I did feel like especially the final boss was disconnected from the rest of the game. But I was so into the story at that point I didn't really mind. Terrific game overall.

@spurryitboi Having played through the whole thing, performance is fine throughout story mode. I had a few times it slowed slightly but only for a moment. Bigger issues are in post-game if you either build your island with an incredible amount of detail or visit other player-made islands that do. (See what Ludovsky said above.) But I have visited a lot of player islands and most still perform ok. There have been a small number where the framerate is super low and you can tell why by the level of detail over their entire island (rather than number of buildings it seems to be object density to me). That said you can build/visit some incredibly detailed worlds that don't have issues, as the game gives you post-game options for making/sharing a smaller sized island too. I have visited some islands of this smaller size that were just as detailed as the ones that gave me a ton of issues but performed much better at the smaller size.

Anyway I'm still extremely happy with the game.

@Tantani At least in Japan it sold more on Switch, I saw some numbers on reddit a day or two ago. They didn't have split numbers for worldwide though.

@commentlife @jipiboily Thanks for your discussion, I'm not really into this kind of game without a good story/characters, so though it looks cute I think I'll skip.

@Toshiro_Baloney Same. I liked the anime ok, but the demo started off with a bunch of long unskippable scenes rehashing events from the anime that I already saw years ago. I wanted to see what gameplay was like but I got sick of waiting and quit the demo before it even got that far.