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That is going to be a long, long wait. I'm excited to play this, and hopefully the game will be in great shape by the time it gets released.

I'd sure like to see a new collection so more people can get to play this great series. However, as I've already got the games, I'm not sure I'd buy it again.

I played a lot of World 2 back in the day, and would love to see it get remastered.

Delays happen. As long as the games are great once they release, I'm not particularly bothered by these delays.

Monster Hunter seems likely. I'll probably buy it if it is that, but I wouldn't mind a longer wait for the next game. It feels like Monster Hunter Rise Sunbreak wasn't that long ago.

I expect stuff to get moved to 2024, and I'm kinda hoping that happens. Shadow drops just don't get me excited, so I'd be tempted to wait for a sale on Fantasy Life i or Decapolice if those suddenly get released.

The main reason I have for not transferring Bank pokemon over to Home is that I would then have to keep paying for the Home subscription forever, or risk losing my creatures. That wasn't so much of an issue back in the Bank era, since any pokemon could just be transferred back into Ultra Sun/Moon if I wanted to stop paying for Bank. But, in the Home era with the whole Dexit issue, that's no longer an option.

Looking at the trailer, it's lacking all the charm that Broken Sword had, so I can't say I'm excited for this.

Nice to see they went with the faithful remaster approach. Hopefully they'll remaster the fourth game next (Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation), as that was always my favourite of the classic Core Design era.

His Mario voice is one of the most iconic voices in gaming. He's been superb all these years, and I wish him all the best.

@Ayuawake That's interesting to hear. I'm only familiar with the rideable box cover legendaries in Scarlet and Violet, so I had assumed all legendaries would be easy to find in those games.

I disliked the hassle to having to visit a store for these distributions. Plus, not everyone lived near a location that was running these events.

However, I preferred how legendaries were caught in-game in older games. In the earlier games, legendaries were rare and mysterious creatures. Usually they'd be at the end of a big dungeon, or have some other challenge for capturing them. But in recent games, legendaries are much more common, and are often obtained as part of the main story.

The game is probably better later on, but I did not enjoy the demo. It's very handheldy, and there's so much dialogue to skip. All that plus the RPG style elements just get in the way of what I want most from the Pikmin experience: to explore and to experiment across the environments with the various different Pikmin.

I had a lot of fun with the free content so far (chapters 1 and 2), so I'll certainly be happy to pay for Deltarune once Toby starts charging for chapters 3 onwards.

Nice list, I quite enjoyed reading about the more obscure games at the bottom of the rankings.

It's getting a lot of comparisons to Pikmin 2, though I didn't enjoy that one as much as the first or third game. I liked the time limits in 1 and 3, that sense of urgency gave me a reason to hurry up and optimise things. In Pikmin 2, I just ended up playing things very slow and safe, which wasn't as fun a way to play the game.

Likewise, I wasn't fussed about the caves in Pikmin 2. There's nothing wrong with them, but I feel that the larger exploration-based overworlds are the best parts of the series.

I was very hyped for Pikmin 4, but now I'm somewhat more wary on it. The demo will probably be useful for me to check out.

Looks brilliant. My one concern is that those talking flowers will likely get annoying real quick.

My expectations are fairly low for this one, just because it wouldn't be surprising if they started winding down the Switch support as they prepare for their next console. Of course, I'd be delighted if they prove me wrong tomorrow.

This game looks completely skippable. Shame, as Miku's actual rhythm games are brilliant.

Though I really enjoyed the games back on the DS, I'm going to skip these ports. As well as the pricing and lack of new features, I just can't see the map drawing mechanics working as well on the Switch.

@JustMonika thanks, I'd overlooked Loop8. That certainly looks brilliant judging by its trailer.

I'm definitely tempted by Master Detective Archives: Rain Code, but I'll likely wait and consider the reviews for it.

Switch Pro is my favourite out of these, though I would have preferred it to have a headphone jack. The audio quality on my built-in TV speakers is not great, so any half-decent headphones would sound better.

12/15, very fun quiz. The ones that tripped me up was the Ocarina one (didn't know it was a type of flute), Banjo-Kazooie (haven't played it before), and Earthbound (I'd forgotten that detail in that battle).

I hope the series continues and they make a new game. However, at that price point, I won't be buying the games again. They're going to struggle to attract new players with that price.

My old copy of Pokemon Sun is a little iffy with detecting the game cartridge, so my pokemon will probably be safer in Bank.

Still, it's nice that they kept this going for free. I wouldn't have been surprised if they had chosen to shut it down instead.

Edit: I've just checked, and I'm also getting that Pokemon Transporter error. Bank works fine on my end though.

3 I think. I probably started off with a regular 3DS XL, then upgraded to a New 3DS XL, which was a lovely Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate themed version. Later I got a new New 3DS XL once the previous one was showing signs of its age. That one's still going strong, though I had to replace the circle pad recently.

Sounds great, certainly one I'd enjoy. It's weird that there's been very little mention or marketing of this game though. Outside of a few glowing reviews such as this one, I've barely seen anything about this game.

Layton is the big one for me, but I'm also very excited for Decapolice.

As for Fantasy Life, I did very much enjoy the 3DS game, but I'm somewhat hesitant on Fantasy Life i. This one seems to focus more on only one town on one island, so I'm not sure whether exploration will be that great.

So far, it sounds like they have everything I possibly could have asked for in a new Layton game. Very excited for this.

This game is excellent, I had a lot of fun with it. There's a lot of variety in the mini-games, and has a great mix of old and new games.

$29.99USD / £24.99 / 29,99€. Bit pricey for a rhythm game?

That sounds cheap in comparison to how pricey some rhythm games can get. There's various recent examples of rhythm games that have a higher base price, and then contain a lot of paid DLC packs.

I just use my name. If the developers wanted to keep his name as Link, then they wouldn't have made the name editable.

Fi's at the bottom of my personal list. She's quick to interrupt with useless comments, but doesn't say anything useful when I'm stuck. Plus I detested her use of percentages. Statements with an 80% or 90% probability should end up being wrong occasionally, but instead she was always correct when she used those numbers.

And I might get some flack for this, but I've always had a soft spot for Navi.

The price does seem a bit steep, especially if there's little in the way of new content. I liked the originals, but probably won't double dip with this collection.

It was too long ago for me to remember. However. I booted up the game and checked. Turns out Nowi was my pick.

Though it's unlikely to happen, I'd sure like to see Rare Replay be released on Switch.

It's good that it's finally available to play on a modern console, though I still don't plan on buying a year's worth of the online expansion subscription. If the game was available to purchase separately, then I would have been eager to buy it.

I was a bit too obsessed with collecting them back in the initial Smash series era, but I'm clean now. Haven't bought one in years.

Hope it'll be brilliant, but I'm keeping an open mind on this for now.

It's a great game, but it could certainly benefit from a port with improved graphics and a better control scheme.

New variants are nice, but I'm not going to find it fun to grind all the way to MR140 just to be able to try out Risen Teostra.

I wasn't aware this was a thing. Whenever I wanted a screenshot, I'd always add it to a Miiverse post, then access that post via a web browser.

Admittedly I don't know what the going rate is for voice actors is, but $4,000 for the lead role in a series like this seems astonishingly low. Definitely seems like Platinum are being being scummy here.

I absolutely adore the Layton series, but I can't imagine Level-5 in their current state going back to the series. Even if they were to try and make a new game, there's a good chance it would be an underwhelming experience.

And this article was great timing, as I had literally just started playing the Professor Layton vs Phoenix Wright game earlier today. It's the only Layton game I hadn't played before, so hoping it's a good one.

It does seem slightly out of place for a Fire Emblem character. That design would have been a better fit for a vtuber model.

It's a refinement of a great series. The score seems fair, though the game itself might not be what I was looking for. After having played lots of Splatoon 1 & 2, I'm in the mood for something a bit different. So I'll likely skip this, but others who aren't burnt out on the formula may well love this.

Deltarune chapters 1 and 2 were excellent, so the next chapters should be well worth the wait. And since 1 & 2 were free, I'm more than happy to throw some money his way once the entire game becomes available to buy.

It looks more like a refinement than a whole new experience. It's enough to justify the game's existence, but I also think it's fair enough if people want to skip the third game.

It will be interesting to see what new features it has. I'm not sold on this game yet, but it's possible for the direct to change my mind.

3DS Rainbow Road would be brilliant. With that and the recently released Waluigi's Pinball, I might finally have to double dip and get the Switch Deluxe version.