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I agree the art style is a bit uninspired, but that aside this seems super fun.

Oh this looks very cool and really up my alley. Will most likely be picking it up.

Oh wow I didn't know Monster Train 2 was launching this soon. Absolutely loved the first one and definitely getting this. I was already planning on getting Fantasy Life i, and beyond that the other May game I'm planning on getting is Spiritfall, a really cool looking roguelite out on the 9th.

Promise Mascot Agency was already on my wishlist, especially given it was made by the same devs as the excellent Paradise Killer. Adding Botworld Odyssey as well, it looks really fun.

"In 2022, Tencent acquired a majority shareholding in the developer." But of course.

Expelled!, the new game in the same vein as the excellent Overboard! is my March pick. Out of the ones listed here I have to admit none really grabbed my attention in a big way.

This is a pleasant surprise. I played this game a few months ago and it was a very enjoyable relaxed metroidvania. Looking forward to this update.

Hah, I actually noticed this straight away. A very cool detail.

So if you get the Mario Kart bundle that's nearly 10% of the internal storage gone with just that one game. Not exactly great.

These ex Pokémon have such high HP compared to the ones in TCG Pocket. I guess it's a preview of the power creep to expect there over the next few years.

I'm really looking forward to trying Expelled! given how excellent Overboard! was. One of my favourite indie games of the last few years.

The bag is pretty cool, hope Europe gets it too.

I was expecting more game related news, but while I don't particularly care about either the mobile title or the anime it's very exciting to see a long dormant series get "revived" like this. Surely Konami wouldn't be doing all this if there weren't more Suikoden games in the pipeline.

Suikoden and Xenoblade are the main ones for me, really looking forward to those. Also voted for Atelier Yumia which seems the most interesting out of the rest. Also I was surprised to see On Your Tail on this list, thought that had come out months ago lol

Echoes of the Plum Grove and Ultros, a great farming sim with a twist (the twist being death, sickness, survival elements and Sims-like generations) and one of the most interesting metroidvanias in a while, are my February picks, shame neither got any attention on this site.

I really wasn't expecting a new set this early, very excited for it.

Oh this is exciting, definitely feels like there be more it than just the remasters dropping next week. 3 , 4 and 5 on modern consoles would be an absolute dream, I've been dying to replay the latter two for ages, and finally play the former as well. And port Tierkreis while you're at it, that was great too. Of course a brand new Suikoden would be amazing news as well.

I genuinely don't understand the point of stuff like this. I mean, is literally anyone actually going to be playing this?

I'm looking forward to Z-A and Pocket news, and beyond that a new Pokémon Mystery Dungeon please, or some other cool (console, not mobile) spin-off. Seeing a new mainline remake would be awesome but I don't see it happening yet, and Gen X seems even less likely.

What I'd like to know is why was the fish erased from the boy's cap in the European version. Especially when that artwork really zeroes in on the fact that this is a fishing game.

Even if what we're likely getting is Black/White, I'd rather just skip to X/Y and have those remakes to go along with Legends Z-A. Though then again getting Black/White remakes soonish and X/Y ones a bit further down the line would work too. That said, I hope they manage to integrate elements from both B/W and B2/W2 or something along those lines, because getting BD/SP-syle vanilla remakes of B/W while ignoring everything B2/W2 added would be pretty disappointing.

Does the poll only let you vote for one game now or is it just me?

I'm thinking of picking up The Alliance Alive, which I loved playing on the PS4 years ago but only made it like 25% into the game, and maybe also The Legend of Legacy since it seems fun the two games are kind of connected. Also Child of Light (another fave from the PS3/4 days), the Stray Gods DLC and maybe the Wargroove bundle but I'm not sure about that one yet. Not part of this sale but there's also Echoes of the Plum Grove and Ultros currently with launch discounts... Figured might as well splurge a bit one last time while we can still get gold points.

The more this gets delayed the more I feel it's just not going to be great, regardless of when it does eventually get released.

This wasn't really on my radar even I remember noticing the artwork, but it does seem pretty interesting. Into the wishlist it goes.

Exciting news, the first is one of the very best deckbuilder games out there, I'd say possibly even the very best one. This will be a day one buy for sure.

Xillia/Xillia 2 so I can replay two of my favourite games in the series, which I haven't had the chance to do since the PS3 days. Besides, it'd be the perfect follow-up to Graces f and just like that one the games still hold up super well. I'd also like Abyss as I never played the original and couldn't get into the 3DS version with the tiny screen. I'd be here for most of them though, even if I'm not exactly dying to replay the most recent ones (Zestiria onward) quite yet.

That was a great read. I too have my quibbles with Pocket (and yes, trading is absolutely one of the worst things about the game), but despite all that it's still a blast. I'm not much of a mobile gamer but it's one of the ones I've spent the most time on/enjoyed the most.

Finally, they sure made us wait a while for this, so it's nice the DLCs are coming in quick succession. Also, I played the game about three or four months ago (so, after it'd already been patched a bunch of times) and I thought it played great on the Switch, especially if you set it to "performance mode". Really excellent game that everyone who enjoys JRPGs shouldn't miss.

This article is a biiit overdramatic.

Haven't actually played any of these yet as I've been trying to work on the old backlog a bit, but Laika, Citizen Sleeper 2, Blade Chimera, Ender Magnolia and Hello Kitty Crossing are all on my radar, definitely a stacked month.

I'm looking forward to Echoes of the Plum Grove the most, a very cool looking farming/simulation game with a Sims-like generations system and survival elements.

Bigger cases to justify the games costing 10€ more than Switch ones I guess.

The trade token system is a real pain. I do hope they add missions with the new set tomorrow that reward a bunch of tokens, otherwise you're going to have to burn through a lot of cards to make any rare trades. It's also disappointing arranging trades in-game isn't really realistic, no option to show people the cards you're after or anything of the sort, can't really trade without going over it with the other person elsewhere first. Hope they improve this feature in the future.

I genuinely thought I was seeing an ad for some random mobile game when I pressed play on that video, took me a second to realise that was actually this game...

Sure, why not. You can sometimes get cool freebies with these types of accounts and they take minimal effort. Too bad I can't see to actually receive the confirmation code email.

This is such fantastic news. This game is truly, truly wonderful and I never would have imagined it'd ever get an expansion.

Well I already had my eye on this but this review sealed the deal, that's my first game of 2025 sorted.

I'd never heard of it before, but after looking it up Dance of Cards looks pretty cool too, kinda like a mix between Danganronpa and Balatro.

I'm not entirely sure I'll actually play all of them, but Blade Chimera, Citizen Sleeper 2, Cuisineer, and Ender Magnolia are currently all on my wishlist. I love Tales of Graces f so should be picking up a physical copy of that one. I totally forgot about Hello Kitty: Island Adventures, but that did seem fun based on the previews, I'll definitely be checking the reviews for that one.

I've been thinking of getting a 1TB microSD for my Switch and honestly the Shadow one with 30% off seems like a pretty great deal. Hopefully it's compatible with the Switch 2 too.

It's looking like a pretty solid year already and that's without the sure to be announced soon stuff. I'm looking forward to quite a few of these, and also Cuisineer, a fun looking roguelite/restaurant management hybrid coming this month.

Funnily enough I actually own the three games in the banner (Beyond Galaxyland, Crypt Custodian and Inkulinati), and none of the others. All very cool games, and Bloomtown and El Shaddai are both on my wishlist too, loved playing the original version of the latter back on the PS3.

Some cool hidden gems which I don't think were even mentioned on Nintendo Life at all are Dungeon Drafters (Mystery Dungeon-like), Alina of the Arena (movement-based deckbuilder), Between Horizons (sci-fi mystery narrative adventure), Tavern Talk (kinda like Coffee Talk, but make it classic fantasy), Astrea: Six-Sided Oracles (dice-based deckbuilder) and Sagres (old-school nautical adventure).

The Eiyuden Chronicle Switch performance issues have been almost entirely been fixed by now, so that's worth keeping in mind. My personal GOTY for sure, absolute classic JRPG excellence. The latest Shiren game should really be on the list, but I suppose not enough people have scored it, easily the best Mystery Dungeon game ever made and one of the very best roguelites ever. In terms of indies, Balatro isn't the only card game worth a mention, Dicefolk and Shogun Showdown are both also top notch.

@SlowPokemon That game hadn't really grabbed my attent from what little I'd seen of it, but after seeing it compared to Obra Dinn and reading a bit about it it looks pretty fantastic, guess that'll be my next purchase.

Mainly Shiren the Wanderer: The Mystery Dungeon of Serpentcoil Island which has become a late 2024 favourite, sadly too late to appear in my Year In Review. Quite possibly the best Mystery Dungeon game ever. Also playing Mario Party: Jamboree, which is a blast, making my way through the second Voice of Cards, which is excellent just like the first, and playing a couple of fun roguelites, Shogun Showdown and Peglin.

I like both the Ys and Trails series but genuinely had no idea this existed.

Randomly enough my most played game was actually SaGa Scarlet Grace: Ambitions. I had already played it on the PS4 a few years ago, but since I'd only gone through one of the four character routes I thought I'd grab it in preparation for the new SaGa game (Emerald Beyond), and lo and behold I ended up getting totally hooked on it, and actually am still not quite finished, currently on my fourth and final playthrough. Goes without saying I haven't actually started Emerald Beyond, or Romancing SaGa either, yet, I imagine those will appear on my 2025 list. My most played game actually released in 2024 (and second overall) was Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes, which for anyone still on the fence due to the buggy launch, has been extensively patched and plays great on the Switch now, and is easily one of the very best JRPGs I've played in years. My #3 was Darkest Dungeon II, an excellent sequel to one of the best roguelites ever (I actually replayed the original this year and it also made my top), and I game I imagine I'll also spend quite a bit of time on in 2025 with the upcoming new content.

Wacky World of Sports actually seemed potential fun, a shame it turned out the way it.

Nice, I was waiting for this patch before starting the game, so looks like I'll be doing that today.