sketchturner

1. Hollow Knight
2. Shadow Man
3. Animal Well

@garfreek Yeah, funny thing about Skyward Sword. My first playthrough back in 2011 was magical. I liked the motion controls and generally thought everything was incredible. I'll never forget beating Demise for the first time... it was just minutes from midnight on New Years Eve. I immediately told my wife this is now my 2nd favorite Zelda (nothing could beat Majora).

Then I replayed the game about a year later and... hated it. So many parts were mind numbingly tedious and Fi was insulting my intelligence every couple of minutes. The only parts I still really enjoyed were the Skykeep dungeon and the fight with Demise.

I sold the game immediately and swore to never touch it again.

That said, last night I started listening to the soundtrack and yeah it's quite good!

@garfreek The one song I remember really liking was Batreaux's Theme. Which was funny because I found the sidequest setup and rewards to be intolerable in that game but at least I got to hear that music!

Huh, I'm genuinely surprised to see all the positivity for this soundtrack. Even back when I used to love this game, I felt the music was really unexceptional. Maybe I should give it another listen.

I still want to play the first.

I love the visual style a LOT. But it needs to be applied to more than RPGs. I haven't bought a single 2D-HD game because of the gameplay, not the graphics.

The show was fantastic. Great pacing, humor, music, and a shocking number of really great game announcements. Even if most of the games aren't for me personally, I don't see how an awards show could be done better.

I hope Switch 2 can play Splitgate 2, Nightreign, Split Fiction, Stage Fright, and the "sequel" to Shadow of the Colossus.

Shovel Knight is a great choice! Now give me Axiom Verge and Hollow Knight.

@N00BiSH Not exactly sure how to elaborate. Antonblast feels too chaotic and hard to control. It practically feels like an auto-runner. Wario Land games are quite precise and meticulous in their design.

There are only a couple Wario games where you frantically run from the end back to the beginning (Shake It, for example) but that is only a small part of the gameplay and frankly not my favorite aspect. Antonblast feels like that all time.

If you play the original Wario Land 1-3, I really don't think anyone would say they're very similar to Antonblast.

I love Wario Land but I hated the demo for Antonblast. Feels disrespectful to Wario that people compare the two.

I thought the first Sonic was a good time, but the 2nd barely kept me watching until the end. Hopefully 3 really is the best.

I feel like I am theoretically the target market for this game. I love Metroid style games, especially that emphasize combat. Plus I don't hate Ubisoft.

But I could barely force myself to finish the demo. I was so bored by it all. And then I got the full game regardless, due to the high praise, but I didn't get too much further before I just couldn't handle it anymore. Everything felt so vanilla and soulless... it's hard to explain.

Am I the only one who felt this? I've seen so many people claim this is up there with Hollow Knight (which is my favorite game), but I just couldn't get traction with it. I even watched gameplay videos of much further into the game to see if it would grab me, but it just didn't.

I'm stupidly hopeful Silksong will make an appearance. The fact that at the last couple events, Geoff made sure to let people know Silksong would NOT be shown, and he hasn't done that for this event certainly seems like a sign.

So much negativity in these comments 😳
I'm particularly bothered by the hateful comments about Geoff. Didn't your mothers teach you "If you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all"?

How would you feel if you were Geoff and had all of this hate being loosely thrown around about you?

I love this game on Wii, except for the waggle controls. I REALLY want to play this version for the regular controls and added levels, but $60 for a port is crazy, especially when the game was originally $50(Wii)/$40(3DS) and then sold as a budget title for $20 NEW for years.

@Not_Soos I haven't played Cavern of Dreams, but I've been on the fence about whether I want to buy it or not. Looks interesting but I wasn't sure how I felt about the lack of combat. Not to mention my burnout on indie platformers has made me wary, much like you.

@Not_Soos As someone who is similarly burned out on the oversaturated genre, I would strongly recommend picking up Corn Kidz 64. I was pleasantly surprised by what a breath of fresh air it was. Great platforming and level design. Plus the levels are super densely packed with secrets. It can be a short game if you're not doing everything, but if you're a completionist, it's a surprisingly good size game for how cheap it is.

I love this game on Wii but hate the waggle controls, so the Switch port is super tempting... if it were only $30. But at full price for an old game I already own? No way.

Will buy Echoes day one as it's one of my top 10 games of all time.

Corruption can be forgotten forever as far as I'm concerned. It has a few great moments but overall is the worst mainline games in the series, IMO.

Did you finish the game? I've heard some people say the final boss is a ridiculous spike in difficulty and soured the overall experience. Did you find that to be true?

This is my most nostalgic game ever. Got it when I was 11 and it was my favorite game for several years. I beat the game a couple hundred times and used to speed run it until I could get 102% in 1hr and 13min.

This was a terrific interview and a great game. Personally, I completed the first 2 layers of the game. The first layer is brilliant but not overwhelming. The 2nd layer is brilliant but a bit beyond what I find reasonable. The 3rd layer is impressive but definitely for people with no lives beyond gaming 😄

Turns out Pokemon Go was a globalist plot the whole time. 😏

One of the first Switch games announced will be one of the last released.

I love the original, and I don't like this version at all.

I remember this game releasing like it was yesterday. It can't be overstated how amazing it looked compared to other games at the time.

That said, DKC2 and DKC3 are much better games.

Easily my favorite Metroid game. Metroid is one of my all time favorite series, but this game is by far the pinnacle for my taste.

It makes me sad how many people rate Prime more highly than Echoes. I feel Prime is really good but so vanilla compared to Echoes. It's like how Ocarina was brilliant but completely outclassed by Majora's Mask.

@N00BiSH I haven't played it yet, but I've heard great things about Gimmick! and think I'll pick up the special edition release of it on Switch.

As long as there is hope for Silksong to be announced, I'll be watching. For me, this has become an annual tradition of disappointment, and I wouldn't miss it.

I also look forward to seeing Josef Farez hopefully announce his next project. That guy is wild, but It Takes Two made me a believer.

Then there is the fun of anticipating Geoff Keighley losing his cool when something doesn't go according to plan.

I am really happy Lego Horizon runs great on Switch but disappointed that the level design is fairly lackluster. Will probably wait for a sale.

Metroid Prime 2 is still one of my favorite games of all time and definitely my favorite game in the Metroid series. I know Prime gets the most praise, and I like it quite a bit, but Echoes blows it out of the water IMO.

@tonyp1987 Not sure what you're talking about. I bought the Arkham Collection on Steam only to find it's not supported on the Steam Deck.

EDIT: Just double checked and maybe it's only Asylum that's not supported. But that was the main one I really wanted to try.

That trailer contains only 5 seconds of gameplay. 😒 I need more than this to win my confidence in a game.

Both good but neither is great.
Japan is a little better.

My WiiU has Metroid Prime Trilogy and Pikmin 1+2 with superior pointer controls.
Plus, I actually OWN loads of SNES, N64, GBA, etc. games on there WITHOUT a monthly subscription.
Donkey Kong Country 2, Metroid Fusion, Majora's Mask... the list is a mile long.

Dumb question maybe... but are the Xenoblade games worth trying if I don't like playing games for the story?
I typically skip cutscenes, text dialog, etc.
However, I've always been curious to try either the first game or this one. The world design and exploration looks like it could be fun. Not sure about the combat?

Unfortunately, none of the crossovers so far hold any interest to me. But I'd love to see Hollow Knight, Axiom Verge, and Shovel Knight.

That Zelda picture looks CURSED! 🥴

@Yydeckard I actually do love Robotron 64, but that's different since you use the C-buttons instead of a second joystick 🙃

Am I the only person who despises the feel of twin-stick shooters? It feels... gross.

I love the Trials games (especially Fusion) but that series seems to be abandoned.

I love Trackmania but Ubisoft made it some dumb season pass model.

Mario Rabbids Kingdom Battle is one of the best Switch exclusives, but Sparks of Hope ruined the formula.

I am completely in disbelief that Ubisoft never ported Rayman Origins to Switch as that would be an easy hit. I personally like that game much better than Legends.

Never cared about Assassin's Creed, Just Dance, or any other Ubisoft games.

Of course, the Switch numbers are significantly inflated because:
1. Nintendo was able to re-release almost all of its WiiU titles and have them count as Switch titles.
2. Switch had the benefit of being the first handheld to allow console ports. This means that highly rated classics such as Dark Souls, Skyrim, Witcher 3, Metal Gear Solid, Cuphead, Ori, Red Dead Redemption, etc. all get counted as Switch titles even if they originated on PS2, X360, PS3, etc.

Don't get me wrong, I love the Switch. But these numbers are more affected by ports than most consoles.

Hot take but I genuinely think LttP is the most overrated game of all time. No exaggeration. Such a boring game, even though I generally love the Zelda series.

And yes, I played it when it was new. And yes, I've beaten it multiple times over the years just to give it another chance. It's just never been fun for me, compared to the other 2D Zeldas like Link's Awakening, Oracles, and Adventure of Link.

Not my typical genre, but this looks like a game I'd really enjoy.

@mlt Seriously, I just finished replaying Other M and that game is such a blast to play! It has flaws but the hate is way overblown. I am a huge Metroid fan and Other M is my 2nd or 3rd favorite ever. (#1 is MP2:Echoes).

I don't understand people voting for the Europe one. It's truly artistically embarrassing. The kind of thing a 7th grade would do in photoshop before learning anything about composition.

Do people actually think "more characters=more better"?

Looks really good. I didn't like Yooka Laylee and the Impossible Lair but I did love Kaze and the Wild Masks. Hopefully this plays more like the latter than the former.

I was scandalized when Starfox 64 released and Wolf said "What the HECK!?"

@mariokirby485 What events are going on in the world?

I'm very much not into fighters, but have been interested in this particular set of games for years. Mainly there's just something about the characters and art style that's much more appealing to me than other fighters.
I'll probably only play them a few hours and never touch them again, so I'll need to wait for a sale.