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If Pac-Man World 2 was so good, why wasn't there a Pac-Man World 2 2?

@mystman12 The Silksong movies were big in the 90s so there has always been a rivalry of sorts with Terminator.

We need a timeline and we need it yesterday.

There had better be 40 brand new Mario adventures.

@JohnnyMind "Japan for me as it shows the titular ring"
But the title is The Hobbit.

They should call the company Maptendo.

I've been comparing it to Super Mario Sunshine, but only as a meta narrative about the working class.

@ShieldHero The image is very obviously traced. I think the only visible difference is how far up the green patch is on the neck, but the wings (and everything else) are exactly the same dimension at all lines. People who value creativity, especially artists, take pride in creating something. Not in copying. If you want to be an author you can take inspiration from as many things as you want, but I doubt you would copy and paste whole pages out of another book. Right?

It actually is wild to see people defending plagiarism when even the pokemon company didn't want it.

One day all your beloved characters will be voiced by pre-recorded lines stitched together with AI like James Earl Jones.

Anyway, shame Charles Martinet is no longer voicing Peach but I guess all things come to an end.

Is DK too much of a big shot to do his own line readings now? Ridiculous.

@StewdaMegaManNerd No turtles in Japan.

I looked at this game awhile back but did not play it. It seemed too edgy.

Is this supposed to be a Biblical allegory?

@PokemonDMG They warned us pokemon was the devil. We should have listened.

@Mocznik We know.

It's almost impressive how Nintendo never releases a console that can handle its release titles.

Looks like a mobile game, but looking back I guess Bubble Bobble does too.

Very cute. I must be blind because I can barely tell the difference between these switch 1 and 2 clips.

Nothing personnel kid

@intergalacticNikolai Maybe a kart racer would be better.

No clearer evidence that he was replaced by an android. Sheeple, wake up.

"As of February 2025, the company operated 3,203 stores"

No, I won't play 14 minutes of Fast Fusion gameplay. I'm off to watch it instead...

Nemoheads will remember how baller the NES platformer was. You've got my attention.

Wario Land 2 > Wario Land 3

I love that ****ing cow. <3

All I want is a new F-Zero featuring the cast of Punch-out.

@nukatha That's the entire point.

@N8tiveT3ch Any game that follows the exploration/power up style of Metroid or Castlevania.

AI or not, it certainly looks like an NFT style hustle.

New voice actor? Un-*******-acceptable. I expect them to use Martinet recordings until the end of time.

You know I love a the Gameboy, but I can't justify the price of these physical releases.

@Gavintendo On some level you have to respect Nintendo's sheer audacity.

@WhiteUmbrella Looks like they are just limiting sales to online subscribers for a few months to hold back scalpers.

Are you telling me you can wake up to the sound of drowning pikmin? Nintendo has done it again.

@beartown You had to be there.

Justin Roiland is a hack. I for one do not miss him.

@premko1 More games should be this tight honestly.

@AnonyQ
The game excels in the first half, and like any Lovecraft themed work you are right that it teases a payout that doesn't quite live up to the journey. As far as these things go I thought the game did a very good job of wrapping it up.

I started a new game to play Iron Rig in tandem and so far I am having fun coming back to the world. The DLC demands a lot of material so solves that problem for you. At the end of the day you have to like the deep sea pokemon collectathon to get the most out of it. It's like Hoenn all over again.

@niner Yoshi's Story was the first game I ever beat and it was because of that player's guide.

This was THE game I wanted to love as a kid because it's so cool and the mechanics are fun, but it has a lot of flaws and missed opportunities. It really needs a full blown remake. RIP 1313.

@Magrane As usual with these throwback games, the review calls cons the nostalgic imperfections we buy them for.

Are they still charging $15 for World of Goo? That game came out in 2008.

@guamyankee No joke. This game is a gambling addiction simulator.

@Bonggon5
I don't know if I'd even call it an homage to a specific game. Link's Awakening is obviously a big influence but it does its own thing. That said it's a great entry for capturing the experience of a solid gameboy adventure. Nostalgia is hard to do without pandering, but this is an original game that does it well.

The NL review is pretty spot on. Very nostalgic and well-built game. I find it odd the review mentions "emulation-style slowdown" as a negative when it actually hit just right and brought me fully back to Link's Awakening on the GBC. The game provides the right feeling for a GB game without getting stuck in the ghosts of design past. For example, backtracking is a little tedious after being spoiled by modern games, but the length of the game and map design keep it in check. There are a few minor complaints as NL mentions, like an uncanny lack of player sound effects, but overall it's very good.

The atmosphere is an awesome achievement for this format. The music is superb, area title cards are oozing with character. I only wish I could spend more time in the world they built. Would love to see another entry in this universe.

These comments are wild.

@dodgeskill100
There's an old-school manual and some frames in the settings. I think I encountered a little classic gameboy slowdown at one point so the ROM feels authentic to me. It's a very charming game.