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I hit level 50 a few years back. This is not a bad change - the jump in XP for levels 41-50 was too much, especially 49-50.

@SwitchedOn_Games as others said, this feels unfair. RPGs take time to play; reviewing them will take longer still. It's refreshing to see an article that explains the review is coming but not ready yet. Few sites do this, and will normally just publish it when they're ready.

@kalosn
"It's not that bad when you think these will be solved one day when running on a more capable console from the same company."

Sure, there is always the promise of the next big thing. But when we get there, how long before games run poorly on that, too - and we're waiting for the next NEXT big thing?

Technical advancement is fine, but it might be better to target what current hardware is capable of. Even high-end consoles have titles with shaky frame rates. It's not always about needing more power.

I want to buy a few games and not sign up to the whole thing. I already have too many "pay monthly" subscriptions.

Sounds, looks and plays like Secret of Mana. Sold!

Probably the N64. I did enjoy it, and there were some amazing games, but the wait between games was painful. Friends who loved the SNES had next to no interest in the N64 and jumped ship to the PlayStation instead. I lost interest in gaming for quite a few years due to the drought of available titles.

Trials of Mana 50% off - I'll take that!

Fun game, but crashes frequently in multiplayer. Spoils it a bit.

Sounds like fun! Gonna pick it up.

Already bought mine! The ticket is less than half the price of last year's.

Merry Christmas all! Thanks for everything you do here at Nintendo Life

@TG16_IS_BAE You're making some odd comparisons. Skyrim has way more in it that you can do. BotW can also be completed fairly quickly, but as with Skyrim, it has a huge world to explore with loads to do. This game sounds like you can blast through it in an hour and that's pretty much it, you've seen everything.

Ignore price for a moment. Perhaps a better comparison would be A Short Hike, which is legitimately meant to be short (the name is a giveaway) and that scored quite highly. Why wasn't game length an issue with that game?

The date makes sense - March 31st 2021 is the end of the financial year, so the costs won't be carried into the next year. Maybe this is why a few other things are ending on this date. Nintendo cutting a few costs?

Looks great - Hyrule Castle looks magnificent!

It's also pretty cool that this is set before BotW, as it seems like BotW 2 is set afterwards.

I wonder if the lack of enemy variety in BotW might be more of an issue with this game.

They look nicer, but I still prefer the NES versions. I never liked the music as much with the All-Stars versions. They changed the sounds, but quite a few of the themes lose a bit of their charm - such as the Mario 1 overground theme, and Mario 3 athletic theme.

A few obvious typos in the 3rd screenshot:
London "Brige" is falling down
Old Macdonald had a "Fram"

@sanderev it seems limited to one octave, so that would limit the tunes.

Hopefully it is touch screen at least. Playing piano with buttons on a controller would be tricky.

@Antrax777

Great list. A couple of minor errors:
20. Angry sun is from SMB3
32. Boom-Boom, not Boomer

@joey302 it's not a port, like Splatoon and Smash weren't ports. It's a sequel.

Nintendo has 12 of the top 20 spots. Nice!

@Heavyarms55 I doubt it. Bugs do happen! That's no excuse for shoddy quality software, lack of testing etc but things do slip through the net.

Next year, I'd most like an improved eShop.

@ap0001 yep, 6/10 is above average, which I think is a fair assessment here. I was lucky and picked this up for a little over £5 due to having £10 in eShop credit and a few gold points, not to mentioned the discount. I haven't played it much (maybe a couple of hours) but so far, it's fun. My main gripes have been that it's quite sluggish, and I've had a couple of issues where the loading screen between areas hangs, the Switch gets really hot and the fans go crazy. Restarting fixed it and I didn't lose my progress, but this isn't the best experience.

Wish they'd release the SNES version of Wario's Woods. I've only ever seen the NES version on the Virtual Console, and now on the Switch online service. I had the SNES version back in the day - an excellent, excellent puzzle game once you master it. It deserves a re-release. I could never get used to the controls on the NES version.

My guess is they're moving onto other things, perhaps finishing other games for 2018.