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Wow, I guess this is my last new game on my 3ds. My three 3ds’s now have a total of less than $2. Oh well. I hope it’s a good game!

I am curious about the difficulty for devs to make a demo. I love demos and wish every game had them. But how much extra work is it for devs? And why are some demo files big and others relatively small?

Sakuna: rice and ruin. WRC 10. A little golf journey and Rocket League.

Happy gaming everyone!

Does anyone else have a circle worn in their touchscreen from this game?

Great article! As someone who is usually always reading a nonfiction and fiction book, a regular at my local library, I too wonder at the disconnect between the two.

I wonder how long it will take for games to be recognized as literary, artistic, musical works to be treated with respect.

@deecas I am about 10 hours into Sakuna and getting into the rhythm of fighting and farming. What a great game!

Happy gaming!

Great article: really good writing!

I absolutely loved this game. The music and visuals are great and hilarious. The only drawback for me was to play the game well, I had to focus on music and mostly ignore the visuals. But playing each song multiple times let me see the zany antics on screen.

This is the kind of game that puts a big smile on your face.

Sakuna: rice and ruin. So far: a great game.

Happy gaming everyone!

@Magician hello! How is Grow? I played the previous game, Yonder. It was okay except for stutters in the frame rate. Is Grow significantly better than Yonder?

This looks good! As someone who cares for five goats and a chicken, I can’t wait to try this. I wonder if there will be a demo?

@antisumo thanks for that. Actually I quit Stardew Valley after a few hours—then months later played it again—and put in 100 hours. I will try No Mans Sky again and hopefully it will click. Thanks!

Okay, I bought this game not too long ago on sale. I like the concept, like the flying around and collecting. But it just doesn’t click for me. Maybe I will try again. I want to like it, but….

@Goofonzo likewise: I played it, wanted to like it, but quit after an hour or two.

Yes! This is the perfect “play for 10 minutes” game. I thought the level progression was slow, but perfectly suited for this game. The music and colors and animation of the little guy climbing around: all make it a great game.

Sakuna: rice and ruin is becoming a real fun game. Only a few hours into it, I am starting to figure things out. I love the dialogue between characters.

Happy gaming everyone!

@SJW congratulations! I hope all goes well. 😊

I did like Yono and the Celestial Elephants. I am unsure about this game however. I will wait for reviews.

I really want the game but the price….

I may give it a long wait like I did tropical freeze, which went on sale a year or two later…

@romanista Agreed! I don’t see any downside if they made every game $1 or something comparable. It would actually be a fun way to end the shop.

@arabiansanchez “a lot of soul searching about who we empower” You are so correct! Thanks for the response.

@Horace thank you for that, it makes sense and I didn’t consider that.

@Horace I am sorry I can’t think of any more: I am drawing a plank.

Okay, forgive my ignorance. Just because they own 6%, does that mean they have any artistic influence?

I don’t like it, but I also assume many products that I consume are making profits for bad organizations.

@fox_mattcloud I also loved Attack of the Friday Monsters on 3ds. This has been on my wish list, just waiting for a good sale.

@Horace you wood bring that up?

@Kilamanjaro thanks for the info. I am excited for the game and already preordered. I still have my posters for other games that I got at game stop. That said, I won’t be disappointed if there isn’t one for me.

Great article! Fun to read of adventure and being able to take gaming along for the ride.

Push mo! Push mo! Push mo!

Wow that was so good.

@Maxz excellent points: very philosophical.

Picked up Chicory on sale. So far it’s okay, I am still figuring out game play. After finishing Behind the Frame, it is different. Both games have painting mechanics, but quite different. Art of Rally is good, if only the frame rate didn’t stutter every few minutes, it would be great. And Rocket League.

Happy gaming everyone!

As a composing musician for many years, I long ago gave up the idea of originality. I am sure I have copied stuff, and maybe if I am lucky someone will copy from me.

Great article! Thanks for putting the songs side by side: very enlightening!

This is going to be good!

Just finished Eiyuden chronicles rising: 20+ hours of fun adventure. Art of rally and rocket league.

Happy gaming everyone!

I still remember dying more than 5000 times. What a great game with a great story. That said, I already purchased the sound track and I never play games twice.

But good for Celeste!

@StarPoint a month before ACNH came out, I stopped all game media. I missed a couple trailers and the reviews. I went into the game knowing very little. It was great.

I think I might do something similar this time

As a Steamworld fan, this looks good. As someone else said: I hope it runs well on switch. If it does, I am getting it.

Would Horizon Chase Turbo count as a pixel art racing game?

@CountDrakeulah I agree with your assessment of Owlboy. I played the whole game: I liked the art, but the game play and overall game design left me wanting a lot more.

Eiyuden Chronicles rising, Art of Rally, Behind the Frame, Rocket League.

Happy gaming everyone!

@stevep likewise I tried demo and deleted pretty quickly.

@Takoda you are right. I did like the game, not the effect. And I didn’t like the circle I wore into my touch screen.

Am I the only one who didn’t like this game? I played it many hours and enjoyed the gameplay until I felt like I was addicted, which was not a good thing. The randomness of the progression made me feel like I was getting nowhere, but I felt compelled to keep going. I don’t know, maybe that’s just me…

@Tasuki this past year, I was looking for a new farm sim and revisited my Stardew valley farm. At first I saw it and wanted to make a couple changes and upgrades. Before I knew it, I was back in, putting another 40 hours on top of my initial 100. Now my farm looks so good to me and I had fun doing it. I encourage you to go back.

This game is so good!

Yes, the tin looks great, but the price is too high. Oh well…

Behind the Frame, Eiyuden Chronicles Rising, Art of Rally, Rush Rally Origins, Rocket League!

Happy gaming everyone!

Eiyuden Chronicles Rising: 10 hours into it and I like it. Playing a bunch of my racing games one after another for comparison: it's kinda fun to play them back to back.

Tried the Sonic demo: eh.

Rocket League!

Happy gaming everyone!

I wish I responded sooner!

At first I played this game a lot on my 3DS, so much so, that I wore a little circle on the bottom corner from playing the game.

After playing it for 15 to 20 hours, I realized that it was too random for me. Even with breeding my horses, I never felt like I was building a mastery of the game. it was simply how the cards played.

And yes, as someone mentioned, it is addictive. I realized that I was playing not out of fun, but addiction. it was weird.

Happy New Year, Nintendo Life staff!

Thank you for your work!