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My friends and I have been playing this one online a LOT lately since we can’t hang out in real life. It’s still crazy fun.

@SuperCharlie78 I’ve played most of the Picross games and I think they play much better with buttons than the touch screen.

I cannot imagine choosing touch screen over the buttons, but I also don’t get why the option isn’t there.

@geni53yr7 A lot of us “older” gamers (I’m not that old - I’m 32 - but I’m certainly not a teenager) that grew up with physical game collections are all-in on digital now because we don’t want mountains of stuff anymore.

I’m all digital on games, mostly digital on comics, and many other things. Most of my friends are the same way. “Ownership” is a vague thing, but at least my 40+ Switch games don’t take up space.

I’m still not sure if I should start with the remake or the original Trials of Mana. But both look great.

Oh man, please! They always acted like the trackball controls made this impossible to port, so it’s funny to see them change their tune.

@brandonbwii As far as I can tell, it’s the full story mode plus a level creator (and sharing!).

I bought this game for like $30 back in 2008. It’s a wonderful game - it’s one of my favorite racing games ever. But I bought it for $30 literally 12 years ago.

It shouldn’t be $50.

(Also, this very same Remastered version is frequently on sale for $8 on PS4. If you want it, get it there!)

I love the concept of Later Daters. And hey, if anyone hasn’t played Shovel Knight yet, DO IT.

@datamonkey I would never use it, but I don’t understand why touch screen controls aren’t an option.

@TobiasAmaranth I’m just about done Murder By Numbers and I’m absolutely loving it.

Sure, the puzzles aren’t as hard as they could be - I definitely complete them faster than I generally do in a Picross game - but I’m still very much enjoying it.

Anyways, cool! New Picross! 30x40!

@SkullDragr I can totally understand burning out after playing that much in 4 days. Animal Crossing games are best played in 30-60 minute sessions in my opinion.

I know some people play them longer, but I have fun just popping in for a bit every day. I’ve already played my hour today, so now I’m off to other things.

@status-204 From the bits of this game I’ve seen, I was afraid of that. I’m still kinda interested though.

The reveal trailer for these was really cool, and everyone seemed to hate them immediately. Glad to see the comments are more positive now.

The Target store I work at has this on the shelf and completely sellable. Weird.

@roboshort IGN‘s got a lot of good staff. I bet this could be pretty cool.

I was so ready to dislike Zipper, but I’m loving this goofball.

@PanurgeJr

Here’s what I found on that:

“Instead of spending months and months on these versions, he said, Heart Machine is throwing in the towel. The team is offering to refund backers who requested the Wii U or Vita versions of Hyper Light Drifter on Kickstarter. Alternatively, they can elect to get the game on another platform instead; those would be Windows PC, Mac, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, where it’s already available.“

So, they didn’t keep this promise?? That sucks, if true.

Hooooly crap. Yes, please.

@Nitwit13 We need an FF Tactics series collection on Switch. That would rule.

Just got the Mana Collection for $20. Solid.

@johnvboy My thoughts exactly.

There should be a “no, we like it the way things are.”

My wife and I are very much enjoying our shared island, and I would hate to be on separate islands.

Weak week for new games, great week for sales.

I’m hooked on Animal Crossing and an actual new Vita release (Twin Breaker) anyways, so I’m good.

The Target I work at is having the hardest time keeping them in stock. It’s wild!

Yesterday we received 10, and 9 of them sold within 30 minutes.

I love ARMs. I wish they did more with this game than they did.

@Pod You just named two of my favorite recent-ish indie titles. Minit and Gato Roboto are both so good!

Sharing the island life with my wife was one of my selling points. The choice of a second island for a second player would have been nice, but we wouldn’t have played that way.

@JayJ We don’t even know most of 2020’s game releases beyond the Summer yet. It’s a little early to proclaim that there’s nothing else for you.

@shani What browser doesn’t let you access the eShop? I know it works on Safari and Chrome just fine.

Go digital or go to Target. Animal Crossing games are good to always have on hand though, so digital makes a lot of sense.

My backlog is hopelessly large, so I set myself little goals.

Last year’s goal was to beat more games than I purchased. I beat 20 and bought around 15 I think.

This year’s goal is to beat 4 games a month, while maintaining my “buy less games” mantra. On goal so far.

A lot of Square Enix games are on sale currently. I’m thinking about getting that Mana Collection at half off.

Eldest Souls looks a whole lot like Titan Souls, but it doesn’t seem to be the same developer. Kinda weird.

Looks cool though. And I do like Titan Souls a lot, so I’m sure I’ll dig this too.

@NoTinderLife He’s only 49, but he is frequently sick. So he definitely should be prioritizing his health at the moment.

It was over $13k last time I checked. Yiiikes

I work retail and watching this thing’s popularity suddenly spike has been interesting. We barely sold any until like a month ago, and now there’s a massive shortage.

Death Stranding (almost beat it! I’m loving it) and Murder By Numbers, mostly.

Holy crap, La Mulana 2 is finally here!

@tourjeff It’s probably Lego sets, not a game. Maybe both though.

@kepsux Honestly Kid Icarus Uprising is one of my favorite games on 3DS. Maybe one of my favorite games ever. I found it so fun, charming, and hilarious from start to finish.

I even got really into collecting those useless AR trading cards, haha.

@Dezzy 39/40. Almost perfect. Honestly I love FF13, but it takes an inexcusable amount of time to open up and let you explore.

@Aerona At least both KH: 358/2 Days and VVVVVV mean something. This title just looks like gibberish to me.

@stevenw45 Or we would have been playing the Nintendo PlayStation 2 instead of GameCube. What a weird world it could have been.

@NinChocolate I think the only proof is that the seller said so.

From a previous NL article:
“ He's now ready to cash in this rare hardware and has already turned down an individual from Norway who offered $1.2 million for the system – so there's expected to be "some big money" splashed out at the upcoming auction on 27th February 2020.”

He could have just said any number. If he really turned down that much money, I bet he feels like crap now.

@construx That dialogue “problem” is an intentional design choice used for comedic effect.

@harrystein It’s a visual novel. There’s a lot of story. It’s a very fun story so far too.

As a huge fan of Picross, Phoenix Wright, and good visual novels in general, this is exactly what I needed. I’m loving it so far.

I’m anxiously awaiting difficult puzzles, but I’m sure it’ll get to that point.

@CowCatcher The music is so good that I don’t even notice the lack of voice acting really.

@jobvd This is a good list though!

I don’t like Disgaea, but I LOVE the Prinny spin offs. This news rules.