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I’m not super far in, but not at all bothered by Myles so far. The hints out in the desert are annoying though… Also like others have said, it’s weird that Samus doesn’t talk. Obviously they’re doing a “Link” thing, but it feels sort of odd. They could have had her speak without it turning into Other M. The way they handled the Traveler in Cronos: The New Dawn is a fantastic example of great casting and minimal dialogue having a big impact.

Standby for survival horror Metroid…
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Yup, Air Riders is a masterpiece and just the MOST fun. 100% correct opinion. (I’d swap out Hades II for Tactics, though)

Hooray! More to unlock!
Crow-brain, activate!

Demo is amazing, they nailed it. Love these games, and $40 is not a bad price. Very tempted…

No mouse mode is absurd.. Nintendo leading the horse to water, and the horse taking a crap instead..

Haven’t even had a chance to open my copy yet… Am I officially a ‘casual’ now because I didn’t finish the entire game the first weekend it came out? 🥳

Looks pretty damn good on Switch 1, tbh

Will absolutely be buying this, demo was awesome. Hope we get a true physical, but will be happy to buy digital if needed. Hell, I’ll double dip! Love Yacht Club!

Excited to hear that this is really taking advantage of the hardware, especially given the cross-generational nature of the game. Metroid returns!

So sad for Air Riders, such a fantastic game. Looks like it’ll be a pretty niche community rockin’ this game, but glad to be a part of it!

@metaphysician Respectfully disagree over here. First off, people will find ANY reason to lambast games these days, whether it’s for being too hard or too easy. Second, if I select hard and it’s too hard, I just turn the difficulty down. Simple as that. Especially if you can change it once you’ve started the game. So I still maintain that it’s ridiculous to lock hard modes behind full-game completion. Difficulty modes exist to add choice and improve player experience, i.e., accessibility. So then why lock said accessibility option behind completing the full game?

Absolutely ready to play this, because Metroid, but not super jazzed about the soldiers… 😬

@Friendly @BabyBilly We’re talking about the original Metroid game… That was the comment, and then I responded to it. Good grief…

@Truegamer79 The original Metroid was such a groundbreaking game, with that huge interconnected world that you could explore in whatever way you wanted. The game was definitely tough, especially with no map. Would a map have helped? Absolutely! But it reinforced the ‘stranded on an alien world’ vibe, I would argue, and we could just make our own maps using graph paper!
Love Metroid to pieces!

I really wish Nintendo would trust us to choose our own difficulty, and not lock hard mode behind beating the presumably 20+ hour game first. This kind of sh*t drives me crazy… Hopefully ‘Normal’ isn’t a slouch!

This is helpful, thanks!

This game is going to be huge. I can feel it. Haters gonna hate.

@WiltonRoots lol! TROLL ALERT!! Thank you sir, but I’ll find another bridge to cross…

10/10 masterpiece. Can’t stop playing. I just started the ‘Road Trip’ campaign mode last night, and it’s like a whole other game, with leveling up and branching paths, items, different challenges, bosses, and a hard difficulty. On top of the other three modes, which are all different and fantastic… It’s nuts. There is so much content in this game, and so much to unlock. And the skill ceiling is so high, with so much room for improvement. Playing online is really fun too, with consistently excellent performance. Don’t even get me started on the vehicle customization. This game just blows me away, pure magic distilled into video game form. Going to have a hard time putting this down for Metroid Prime 4 next month… Vi-O-la better have accessories!!

@KBuckley27 Have you played the full game?

Will hopefully pick one up during Nintendo’s sale this weekend. Sounds like we may need to be quick on the trigger… Add to cart!

Madness!!! Air Riders is BRILLIANT and I won’t hear otherwise!!!

Seriously though, it is utterly fantastic and I hope more people take a chance and jump in. The gameplay is easy to learn but TOUGH to master, the online works beautifully, it has so many modes of play, and it’s stuffed with unlockables. And the vehicle customization! This game is just pure magic.
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Great job, Supergiant Games! A+ ⭐️ 🥇

All sound like important things for us to get going! Super pump to play this, now just waiting on my dang physical copy that I ordered from Nintendo… game comes out tomorrow and they haven’t even shipped it yet! Boooooooooo, Nintendo!!

@Duncanballs Yep Metro clearly decided to hate the game before they even played it. The line where they say they kept reminding themselves of how bad the previous game was before playing this one says it all lol

lol that Metro review

Pre-ordered and ready to go!

PS—Is a ‘learning curve’ really a con? This has been a part of video games since Space Invaders, Pac Man, etc. Dog forbid that one has to practice to get better at the game… Meh…Strange comment…
For me, challenge and learning curves just pull me deeper into the game, especially when it comes to racing / battling games like this. Sorry guy, but it’s a pro!

Was Test Ridin’ both weekends, and loved everything I played. Preordered and excited to play the full game this weekend!

I can’t imagine a situation where this movie turns out to be good, unless they can resurrect Jim Henson… Animated may have been a better choice?

Bug fixes won’t solve the problem of this game’s extremely disappointing performance on Switch 2. I was ready to pick this game up on launch, but the demo quickly squashed those hopes. Will get it eventually, but on PS5… 🫤

Trying to get a friend to play this weekend, looking forward to testing out the paddock functionality. Air Riders is a weird, chaotic game, but I had a whole lot of fun with it, especially City Trial. Every time I thought I was going to put it down for the day, my brain said, “Just one more run!”

This reads like advertising lol

Game looks phenomenal, Evil Empire is a very talented studio! But I gotta go there… Why bother with a physical for Switch 2 four months later when it’s just a game key card? The whole key card fiasco is putting a real damper on this generation…

@Willo567 Woah, you have blown our minds with your insight about how matter works

Fierce difficulty would definitely call me back in. Love the game, but found it a bit underwhelming in the challenge department. So good news!

(where’s that Switch 2 edition with mouse control though…?)

Looking forward to the movie. Enjoyed the first one WAY more than I thought I would! That said, do we meed a Direct? Just upload a trailer and be done with it!

Engine is solid gold, game plays like a dream, despite it going VERY FAST with vehicle combat CHAOS!

I have to work right now; I would rather be playing Kirby Air Riders…

Got a little Air Ride in this morning (woke up too late), and boy is it chaotic! It’s like racing meets Smash Bros. (that announcer!). Can’t wait to play more tonight!

Played through all the ‘Lessons’ so far, and the game feels great. Will be there ready to rock tomorrow morning!

Ocarina of Time Remaster would be awesome, I’d buy that in a heartbeat. Link to the Past is PERFECTION and should be left alone.

Chrono Trigger would look beautiful in the HD-2D treatment. The gameplay is pretty simplistic by today’s standards, though, and I think would benefit from some modernization. I’d love to see it with a FF7Remake-style action/turn-based hybrid combat system.

Received both Samus figures today (though packages unopened still), and they look fantastic! Nice details, and poses look great. Wish the they were a bit larger overall, but still happy. These prices though…

Death Stranding 2: On the Fireworks

Hey @PJOReilly, thanks for the great review free of spoilers. Probably a stupid question, but would you recommend finishing Tears of the Kingdom before playing this? I’m like halfway-ish (took a break for Bananza). Does Inprisonment give anything major away in Tears or require finishing Tears to fully understand, or is it just complimentary and helps to flesh out the backstory? Thanks!

Really uninspired design, super lame.

Missed opportunity for Tofu X Babymetal merch

@Divide_and_Wander There’s an Age of Calamity demo available on the eShop! I would say it’s enough to see if it’s your kind of game.

@Anti-Matter Gotta support Hades II, Mortal Kombat Legacy Kollection, and Yooka Replaylee then—the only third-party games that are actually on-cart!

Gotta finish Bananza. Really fun game, but had to take a break for a bit, felt like I was going through the motions. Looking forward to jumping in after a break. And then… Will I keep my pre-order of Age of Inprisonment… hmmm…

Looking forward to this one, looks like an old school gem. Glad they chose more modern graphics, though. I appreciate old school gameplay, but PS1-style graphics can be hard to go back to…