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@Zyph that's what I'm thinking too.

(Nice profile pic, btw)

The game looks great, but the idea that it's too much for the Switch to handle seems ignorant. Maybe if it's not optimized and you're using needlessly resource-intensive visual effects, but visually it doesn't look very different something like Octopath. We have Dragon Quest 11 on the Switch, but it can't handle this? Yeah, I'm not sold. Game looks great, but let's not be ridiculous here.

Actually really excited about this. That version of Emerald Hills got me so hyped. The first movie is schlock, but man was it fun schlock. It captured the dopiness and fun of Sonic more than I think any of us could have hoped for. Might even be my favorite video game movie.

@nessisonett Ain't she just the best?

Another dev that I'd love to see Nintendo acquire. They've made a metric butt-ton of games for Nintendo and their handhelds--why watch them go under, dudes? Buy those guys up and port all of their stuff to the Switch; I'll buy just about all of it.

While you're at it, have them make Dark Cloud 3 for the Switch--that'd be a game changer over in this neck of the woods.

Absolutely loved the first game. These guys are going to get my money, fer shure.

I'm hopelessly hooked on this game, even after finishing it twice. It's got some less-than-exciting design early on in the game, but it's a good ol time for Castlevania fans and the Randomizer Mode gives the game exponentially more replay value than any of the official Castlevania releases (talking about commercial releases, not the absolutely rad randomizer mods for the handheld 'Vanias).

All that being said, for Switch being the platform with the most sales, it's still busted as all get out. I'm lucky if I can get through a sitting with less than two hard crashes.

I can't bring myself to play anything with Joycons if I don't have to after using these. They're so comfortable and they make long, handheld gaming sessions totally cramp-free. If they want to keep cranking out different versions, I'll keep buying them.

Not if they're going to try and make it an annual release like RE3. RE2 was a good starting point for these remakes, but the back half was a bit shallow and it sounds like RE3 is even worse about those issues. If they're not going to take the time to make sure RE4 is as sharp and intense as it was at release, I'm not at all interested in it.

Man, I can't get enough of all these add-ons. It's a great time to be a Doom fan.

I went in to this one looking to create carnage, just like the Direct suggested. But it was actually when I started trying to complete the levels that I was really cracking up. There's something about trying desperately not to cause any chaos that makes spilling an entire coffee tray on an auditorium full of employees so much more rewarding.

That and trying not to destroy shipping containers with a claw machine only to destroy most of them with the same claw machine.

Oh thank god! Jedi Knight 2: Jedi Outcast has not aged well and that's largely due to its over-reliance on switch hunting and gun play--two things it doesn't do very well.

Jedi Academy, on the other hand, is a really streamlined experience meant to get a lightsaber in your hands and get you out doing Jedi stuff asap. The levels are more like playgrounds and the combat is awesome. I can't wait to play through this again!

This and Turtles in Time are easily my favorite arcade games of all time. Can't wait to BURY ME WITH ME...MONEY some more. It never gets old.

"Exploring a Victorian mansion and the mysterious and dangerous world of Lusst’ghaa..."

"Lusst'ghaa"? Get the hell right out of here.

This was a really unique and excellent Metroidvania. I'm very hyped that they've made changes throughout the game, 'cause now I have a really good reason to play through it all over again.

Oh thank god! I foolishly stopped looking at the pre-order page when it was announced that the coronavirus was going to effect production. I've been kicking myself ever since.

"When you die – and you will – you're taken to the scene of your own funeral, then 'scored' based on how many people attended and how many of them cried."

That's all I needed to read. I'll be picking this up after I finish my current suite of games.

I'm cool with a randomizer mode, but the options here seem a little lackluster. There is no option to randomize enemies, nor is there one to randomize what order the rooms appear in. I know these would cause balance issues, but call them "Chaos Mode" and move on. Playing the Dawn of Sorrow randomizer with random room and enemy orders made that game endlessly replayable. Here's to hoping that they consider doing something like that for players who have already mastered the base content.

Never have I been more bothered by the existence of a movie than this. Normally if you disrespect a franchise I love with bad films, I can brush it off. But given the pedigree of this director and his "undying respect" for the source material of his work, I'm expecting a train wreck that will break my gentle, MonHun-loving heart.

"Just a brief look, but still"

I don't know if that was on purpose, but I'm still giving you full pun credit for it.

I've been so stoked to play this on Switch. I played a ton of the first one on Steam and loved every second.

If I'm being honest, I'd probably buy most of what was on that list. But since we were limited to five games, the Etrian Odyssey and Persona games are an easy choice. Though, I'd love Vanillaware's games and playing Catherine on the go would be a blast.

@Dezzy It definitely has some of Journey's DNA in it, but it's a dramatically different game. It's more about co-operating with random players than just seeing them as you wander quietly.

Are we supposed to be mad when we get games that are similar to games we love? Breath of the Wild still exists and is still playable.

This game also looks fun and is following in the footsteps of a game that many people fell completely in love with. Sounds like a win-win to me.

@Ooccoo_Jr Super popular. I they're a huge hit in East Asian countries, but they're starting to win over kids and moms in the US.

Just beat DQ1 and had a good time with it. It's definitely not the best way to play the game, but Dragon Quest is still a good time on its own.

So far, DQ2 is an improvement over one. The sprites with each other blend a lot better than in DQ1. The encounter rate has been super high on the world map, but that actually might be because I keep wandering off the plains into mountains and forests (the game warns you that these places are full of monsters at the beginning of the game, but I took it to mean there were tougher monster. Now I think it means there are higher encounter rates on non-plains tiles, but don't quote me on that.

Are there better ways to play DQ? Yeah, for sure. But these games are still fun and interesting in their own right. If you've ever loved the early DQ games or are a fan of old school JRPGs, this will certainly entertain.

Power Stone, a new Breath of Fire, and some Mega Man X titles would really make my day. Wouldn't mind seeing a new Lost Planet either, so long as it's not that terrible-looking western-ass Lost Planet 3. I by no means hate western devs, but going from a weird, unique HIGHLY Japanese shooter to a bland, by-the-numbers western action game was not my favorite choice of Capcom's.

Other than that, sequels to anything Clover made would just make my day.

I'm playing through this now and I'm enjoying it quite a bit. The art style doesn't so much clash for me as it does remind me of old Japanese PC games. That's a really specific example, so it may not have the same charming effect it does on me. It would have been really nice to see a speed-up or zero encounters option like we're seeing in the Final Fantasy Switch ports, but overall this has been a fun, pleasant, surprisingly open-world experience.

Honestly, totally okay to wait for Eternal to launch. Doom 64, on the other hand, is a bit of a blow. I've played through Doom 1, 2, and 3 on Switch in the past month and the 64 announcement was icing on the cake.

Oh well. At least we're getting a ton of Doom on the Switch!

Additional info: this controller works splendidly with shooters. The analog sticks have just enough resistance to make aiming feel more natural than the Pro Controller or Joycons.

I've just been hoping for re-releases of these games, but now we're talking sequels? What a time to be alive!

They busted SilvaGunner! That's absolute crime! They only ever produced the highest quality game music rips the world over!

@Xelha You dork

Y'all (and Mr. Martinet) are mistaken. Mario clearly says "So long, me Bowsey." I'll die on that hill.

@Octane You're right, but it also seems curiously "off brand" for Nintendo characters to show up on the dashboard of an Xbox. Seems like Microsoft (or Sony) would want to avoid letting characters from competing platforms appear prominently on their on hardware.

No conspiracy; just find it funny.

Us devoted grass-starter lovers are used to this kind of treatment. We shall persevere!