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@molkom I'm the opposite. While I have nothing personal against Japan or its people, when games heavily revolve around Japan or Japanese culture, it's an instan turn-off for me. I used to want to learn Japanese, but now, I don't like hearing the language too much. It's very harsh-sounding to me & I'm not sure why I feel the way I do about it. And traditional Japanese culture, dress, etc. has never appealed to me.

I tried giving Pokémon games a chance, but it's just not my type of game.

I'll be playing DQ XI S on PS5. Just started Act 3 late last night. I think this game drags on for too long. Should have been over at the end of Act1, imo.

@sketchturner Yeah, this is a 6 or 7/10 at best, I think.

Lego City Undercover is my favorite Lego game & the first Lego game I've ever completed (also beat Lego Marvel Superheroes — I had both of them on Wii U). When Lego City Undercover released on Switch, I deleted it on Wii U & downloaded the Switch version, but I only messed around with it for a few hours. I also downloaded it on PS5 just to see if it looked or performed any better. I honestly can't tell the difference between Switch & PS5 versions, though I didn't do a side-by-side comparison.

I loved Dragon Warrior & Dragon Warrior II on the NES back in the day. I'm currently playing through DQ XI S on PS5, & it's alright. I haven't played any other game in the series (I might have played DW III on NES, but if I did, I have no memory of it, so I probably haven't). Probably another 7/10 game for me. But this HD 2D collection (& DQ III HD 2D) looks right up my alley. I'll have to download them someday.

I want an HD 2D version of Chrono Trigger.

I loved Zelda II back in the day. Still love it today. Going through the final dungeon is a breeze once you memorize the route, especially as an adult (took my brother & I days of exploring to memorize the layout). The final boss attacks are completely randomized, but button mashing overcomes the boss well enough, imo. There are much harder games out there.

Art style is off-putting for me.

This was a 7/10 game for me.

@Anti-Matter Yes.

@OrtadragoonX I enjoyed Horizon ZD, but Horizon FW was too much of a chore. And I certainly don't like the direction the story took. It doesn't bode well for Horizon 3, imo. I honestly think Horizon should have been a one & done type of game.

@canaryfarmer Guess I'll have to pass on that one, seeing as I'll be 111 years old by then.😉

I clicked on the Falcom subreddit link, & it just said that it's a broken link....

FFVII Remake on PS5 was ok. Probably a 7/10 for me. It definitely had some areas where it could've been improved, though. I should play back through the original sometime to compare it to the remake. Problem is that I've beaten the original so many times on PS1 that I doubt I'll ever get around to it. And after beating Remake, I have no desire to play back through that one either.

A friend let me borrow some PS4/5 games a few weeks ago, & while I've been trying to get through my downloaded copy of ME: Andromeda for months now, on a whim I decided to try out Tales of Arise & got sucked in. So, I should complete that game this weekend. It's the first Tales game I've ever played. I like it well enough, but it definitely has some flaws. Probably a 7/10 game for me.

I'll probably pick this up on PS5 some day. It looks fun to me. Whenever I buy a S2, I may double-dip.

@nin10doom fun factor is the primary way to rate a game. I rate Batman: Arkham Origins on Wii U a 10/10 simply because it was (for me) so fun to play, despite the many bugs it still has.

@Smithicus Agreed. After playing through Hollow Knight, I just didn't get what all the fuss was about. I thought it was a good 7/10 game. Maybe 8/10 (I'd have to replay it, though, to know for certain).

I've never heard of any of these titles before.

I first played this on my PS5. It was pretty good. Certainly had some annoying bits to it. I'd rate it 7/10. Whenever I get a Switch 2, I'm not sure if I'd double-dip, though.

I have the original on Switch. I don't own a Switch 2 yet, so obviously, I won't be double-dipping. But even if I had a S2, I'm not sure that I'd double-dip. The game was fun enough, but I did start to get a little tired of it about midway through. I'd rate it 7/10. I'm not sure I'd have a desire to play through it again, though.

Never heard of this game but it looks right up my alley.

I think this game looks good enough for me. Metroidvanias are one of my favorite genres, although, like some here, while I played & beat Hollow Knight, I don't really get what all the fuss was about. It was an ok game. I liked it well enough, but I didn't think it was anything 'magical' or 'special'. I'd rate it 7/10. I liked the atmosphere & aesthetic, but it WAS a little too long, I thought. And the first Hornet fight was rage-inducing — took me forever to beat her, but once I did, the game opened up for me more, & became much more entertaining. I'm kind of excited a bit for Silk Song, but there's no massive appeal (at least not yet).

I also felt the same with PoP: The Lost Crown. I just completed it on PS5 last night, & again, it was a 7/10 for me.

@LikelySatan I bought Symphony of the Night on PS1 shortly after it released. In all these years, it never dawned on me that Alucard was Dracula spelled backwards....

I have My Friend is Pedro & spent 2 or 3 days on it a few years ago, but I never beat it. Pretty fun game though. Haven't heard of Shotgun Cop Man before, though. It also looks fun, but realistically, I probably wouldn't spend more than an hour or two playing it, so I'll pass.

@Logicfire TT2+ is a good game. Took me years to actually beat it, though. I originally had it on Wii U & then got it on Switch, where it sat for a couple of years before I finally played it all the way through. Ended up having to use a guide, though.

I've only played WW HD, but I couldn't wait to be done with it. I think it's a 5/10 at best. I plan on one day giving it a second playthrough, though, to see if it has grown on me any more, but a friend is borrowing my Wii U right now to play through both HD Zeldas, so it might be a while before I get it back.

@RiasGremory I very much agree with you. TP is my favorite pre-BotW Zelda.

I may try this at some point. I'm not a huge fan of point & click, but there are some good ones out there. I thoroughly enjoyed Jenny LeClue - Detectivu, Thimbleweed Park, Stick It to the Man, & The Cave. Those games were hilarious. I also like Syberia (beat the first 2 games & I've been in the middle of 3 for a couple of years now) & Secret Files (beat the first one & I've been stuck in the middle of the 2nd one for well over a year). And I have the Deponia games, which I've only ever toyed around with the first one a bit to see what it was like; one day I'll give those games a proper playthrough.

This was a 10/10 game for me on Wii U. Unfortunately, don't have the money to splurge on this right now. Absolutely love this game. Never got tired of combat or exploration. Can't wait to get it on Switch.

I never could complete the first one because of a game-breaking bug. Never played the 2nd one

Well, to be honest, I didn't think RE1, 2, 3, or Code Veronica X were scary either, back in the day. Not even the infamous dog scene in RE1 (my sister felt otherwise). Never played any other RE game, though.

One thing EO3 does better than the first 2 games is getting rid of dolphin training & petting/feeding the marine life to learn more about them. Dolphin training was ok for the first couple of animals, but trying to train them all got boring & too repetitive really fast (although I still pushed through & trained every one). And feeding/petting fish was too time consuming & not too fun, either. So I like that with EO3, there's not 2 or 3 tiers of info locked behind animal interactions, but you learn everything by simply scanning them.

I loved BOTW but just cannot get into TotK. I'm stuck at the wind temple. And I despise the ultra hand; it makes the game a chore & takes the fun out of it for me (I'm not that big into crafting in games).

I'm excited for this game, even if it doesn't look/sound as good as the first two games.

On another note, I wish Treasures of the Deep would get a re-release or remaster. I had a lot of fun with that one on PS1.

I'm still excited for this game, despite the review. The first two games in the series were really enjoyable, especially EO2 (although I felt the abyss in EO1 was much better (and bigger) than the abyss in EO2), despite their flaws.

I tried Abzu twice and just could not get into it. But one day, I'll give it another shot. And I played Subnautica for an hour or two, and it was just too tedious. But I'll attempt it again, too, some day.

@jojobar That's because Nintendo's getting ready to ditch the Switch.

I just recently downloaded TOTK, and I think so far it's a bit underwhelming. I'm still on the great sky island (or whatever it's called) & have the 1st 3 abilities/upgrades, but I think ultrahand is too much of a chore (& also fuse, though to a lesser extent) & hope the game gets better. But as of now, I think one BOTW was enough.

Not a fan of the art style. It reminds me of stained glass, which I don't like the look of in video games.

I loved Oxenfree. As soon as I can afford it, I plan on picking up the sequel.

I skipped 1-2 Switch, & I'll be doing the same with this one. Absolutely zero interest. I'm honestly surprised they made a sequel, because I didn't think the first one sold well enough — wasn't it only like 250,000 or 300,000 copies?

I have Pikmin 3 & Pikmin 1 on Wii U, but just couldn't get into either one. I played through several game days on Pikmin 3, but not too much on the first one. I didn't like using the wiimote & then having to look at the GamePad for the map. It just felt like too much of a chore to me.

Arkham City on Wii U was the first time I ever played an Arkham game, & it's one of my favorite games ever. Then downloaded Arkham Origins &, despite it's many bugs, is also a really, really fun game (I like it just as much as Arkham City). And while not as good, I also really enjoyed Arkham Origins: Blackgate HD on Wii U, as well. So I'm ecstatic about the trilogy coming to Switch, as I've never owned any form of Xbox, & the last Playstation I've owned was a PS2. I'm super excited to be able to play Arkham Asylum & Arkham Knight now. I just wish Arkham Origins (& Origins: Blackgate) would come to Switch.

Europe/Japan for me (first time I've ever seen it). I rate this game 4/10. It was quite average & it got very boring after a little while. I forced myself to trudge through it to the end, though. I felt the same about Wind Waker HD on Wii U (only version I've ever played), although WW was a little more fun than PH. I'm willing to give WW another playthrough, though, to see if maybe my view of it will change. I just don't know if I'll ever get around to playing it again. The next Zelda I plan on playing is TOTK, but that may be quite a ways from now since I'm broke.

I remember reading & re-reading everything I could about Final Fantasy in Nintendo Power, & I was extremely excited to get the game. It still is one of my favorite NES games. I'm not sure how many times I've replayed & beaten it, but it was a whole lot of times. The last time I played it was on Wii VC, & it seemed so short in length compared to when I played it on NES. I love the original Final Fantasy.

@Piyo I like Xeodrifter. I played & beat it on both Wii U & Switch. I'm not too into Mutant Mudds, though (even though I still bought the collection on Switch).

I'm not a fan of the art style, & the voice overs sound pretty annoying, imo, & are way too frequent.

How come there's no 'Who cares' or 'First world problems' option?

Oxenfree 2, Teslagrad Remastered, Teslagrad 2, Shadows Over Loathing, & Animal Well are all going on the wish list. I loved Teslagrad on Wii U (have it on Switch but haven't played it yet). And I've played through Oxenfree multiple times (such a great game). Although I haven't finished West of Loathing, I've put several hours into it, & it is hilarious. Animal Well has a nice art style & looks fun, so it has piqued my interest.