silver-crescent

Finally. Sure has been a long wait, but looking forward to finally playing this.

Nice that Botany Manor was fixed. I actually noticed it was appearing on the Switch 2 eShop again recently after having been absent for ages,looking forward to finally playing that. Good news re FFXII too, but I also didn't know there were any issues with that one.

Cozy Grove might look visually appealing but it's really not anything special, just a mediocre game that benefited massively from getting released at a time when people were looking for the next cozy game to play after New Horizons. There are so many better options in the genre.

Nice, I've been wanting to play Epic Mickey: Rebrushed for a while but didn't get the Switch version as it didn't seem great, will definitely be getting the Switch 2 one.

I also think calling the game "brutal" is a bit of a stretch. Sure you're not going to beat most bosses on first try, but it's nothing that crazy. It's just decently challenging, not Soulslike territory.

I literally beat this a couple of weeks ago, what timing haha. It's an amazing game, and I think it plays great on the Switch 2 as is, but curious to see what the upgrade will look like.

@Dogorilla nuts are the series's stat upgrade items, so that distinction does make sense hah.

I can download this update just fine but for some reason I'm still not getting the Octopath 0 one from a few days ago? That's odd.

I didn't get this patch myself, wonder if it's not actually out on the Switch yet?

Anyway, allowing you to train more characters at once is a great change.

Yeah this seems cool but the gigantic install size makes it a no for me.

This looks really fun and I considered buying it today after seeing the announcement... but then Blue Prince also got the "later today" treatment, and is cheaper too, so I opted for that instead. Will definitely grab it eventually though.

Really excited for this one, I loved the first one and this looks fantastic. Just a shame no release date beyond "2026".

Interesting article. I love a good Pokémon-like, I actually played all the ones mentioned here except for Temtem, since the online element didn't appeal to me.

Dicefolk is easily my favourite, and funnily enough it's the one that's the most different from Pokémon, as a roguelite sort-of-deckbuilder, but it's a really excellent game with brilliant gameplay and almost certainly the best monster designs out of any of these games. It's a great showcase of how Pokémon can serve as inspiration for all sorts of games, not just ones that follow its formula too closely.

Overall my #1 Pokémon-like is definitely Ni No Kuni though, which is one of my favourite games ever. I'm a huge Pokémon fan, but I rate Ni No Kuni higher than any Pokémon game.

I'm surprised Corviknight won the Gen 8 poll, didn't realise it was that popular. I do like all nine of these, Rayquaza being my least favourite as I'm not that big on legendaries, and even among that group it's never been one of my top picks.

Not even going to bother watch this, given whatever is shown will probably only make its way to the Switch in like six months.

Not being able to transfer your saves is dumb, any word on that getting fixed in the future? This getting a Switch 2 version is cool but I'm not really interested in starting over from scratch.

I've read and seen a bunch about this game but still am not quite sure how it actually plays. It seems... interesting, but I'm not sure I'd actually enjoy it.

Still not out in Europe for another few weeks? I have to laugh...

Ok yeah, after looking at this publisher's game list I remain unconvinced.

This had caught my attention on the upcoming titles section of the eShop, but honestly something about the title and art style made me think it was one of those knock-off slop games rather than something legit. Cool to know it's actually a proper game, I'll be wishlisting it.

Damn, wish I'd bought these on sale now.

Will these Switch 2 editions also have improved textures and whatnot?

Honestly it kinda looks the same to me beyond the extra particles in the air, but then I've never been one to really care about FPS.

This plus a new Culdcept game getting announced totally made my day. A pair of extremely underrated series.

Seems interesting. The concept seems like a mix of Overboard! And The Sexy Brutale (both excellent games).

Yeah this really doesn't look like much, unfortunately. Wish they'd gone for a brand new world and/or some reimagined stages like with the Kirby Switch 2 version, the main focus here being multiplayer minigames feels a bit... "who asked for this?".

@sportvater yeah this game seems fun otherwise but there's just something cheap/fan art-like about the character designs which is definitely unnapealing. I might still give it a try eventually but not exactly dying to play it right now.

I'm glad this fixed the bug that had the journal always have a "!" sign even if there wasn't anything new, that was annoying. That was pretty much my only issue with the game, even if very minor. Very much a 10/10 and one of the best JRPGs of recent times.

Just realised I forgot to vote for Ys X: Proud Nordics, but definitely looking forward to that too.

Well, as messy as this situation has been, it's nice to have an explanation and to know they are looking into solutions.

Can anyone please confirm if the European version is like this too or if it's just the American one?

Between the game actually taking up nearly 30gb of your HDD when the eShop description says 14.6gb, and now the enforced censorship, I'm honestly regretting pre-ordering this one. I'm sure I'll still have a blast with it, but yeah, fooled me not once but twice there.

@PeterPanana Yeah, I am aware of that. It just doesn't really make sense to me to do a free trial of the Switch 1 version of the game when there's a Switch 2 version which should be getting released soon(ish) (and is literally already available in the US).

Before the Switch 2 version, which has been available for weeks elsewhere, actually gets released in Europe, really? What dumb timing.

Finally! Shame it's not a bit sooner but oh well, really looking forward to finally playing this.

I really need to get around to playing this, especially after loving the first one, will definitely grab it when it's next on sale.

Great numbers but can't help but feel they'd be quite a bit higher had they not decided to skip physicals in the West. This is totally the type of game plenty of people would happily buy a physical version of, either for themselves or as a gift, it being digital only must have hurt its reach, especially as a full price title.

"The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Tingle's Toetown Hoedown" had me actually laughing. And it's funny it doesn't actually sound that unbelievable either.

Well, that's disappointing to read.

The one game I'm still waiting to get fixed is Botany Manor, surprised it hasn't happened yet.

Funnily enough this patch hit pretty much straight after I started this game. Not sure something like that had ever happened to me before.

Mega Charizard ex looks like it's going to be so annoying to deal with, oof.

Octopath is definitely the game of the month for me, but I'm also really looking forward to finally playing Rogue Prince of Persia, been waiting a long time for that one. Also want to get Sonic Racing, but I'm waiting for the physical Switch 2 version for that.

I'd never heard of this before but it sounds pretty cool. The foresight mechanic is an interesting gimmick.

Yeah I unfortunately won't be buying this (or the rest of the games in the series) for this reason alone. The amount of games I'd have to delete to make room is crazy, and that's with a Micro SD card.

It's great that they keep updating this game. I haven't actually played it much yet, but still cool to have all the extra content they added to it over the last few months to explore when I finally get around to focusing on it. That said, this update doesn't seem to be available on the Switch yet.

Finally! Glad it's still coming this year. Guess it'll be my last game purchase of 2025.

Yeah I was hoping for some difficulty fixes too... hopefully that's something that'll still happen in the future. I haven't actually touched the game in weeks because it's just so frustrating.

Happy birthday! This has become my main gaming-related website over the last few years, I really appreciate the work the team puts in, keep it up!

I actually had so no idea this was coming, exciting news. I loved the original game at launch but never played the bunch of updates/DLC it got later, so guess I'll finally be trying those.

Nice, this game is really fantastic and I guess this update will give me another reason to go back to it (actually haven't tried the Outer Reaches stuff yet, so that's another incentive).