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To a certain extent, I'm frustrated and almost sad that I can't really immerse myself in TotK. The game actually leaves me cold for the most part. Which is a shame, because it's objectively a really good game (duh), but the mix of my expectations and what the developers have delivered in terms of game design just doesn't really come together well.
If I have to force myself to play a game instead of thirsting to continue playing it, then that's a bad sign.

Nevertheless, I can now recognize a relatively clear trend for me based on this and other titles from the last few years: I'm not a fan of playing iterative sequels or I apparently need more variety. For me, TotK ultimately suffers from something similar to Metroid Dread, SMT V, FEW Three Hopes, FE Engage and Persona 5, just to name a few prominent examples. I absolutely loved the respective predecessors, but the (quasi) sequels just didn't and still don’t appeal to me in the same way.

It's a bit strange and a shame, but I can't force myself to feel any differently.
 
Imitatio said:
To a certain extent, I'm frustrated and almost sad that I can't really immerse myself in TotK. The game actually leaves me cold for the most part. Which is a shame, because it's objectively a really good game (duh), but the mix of my expectations and what the developers have delivered in terms of game design just doesn't really come together well.
If I have to force myself to play a game instead of thirsting to continue playing it, then that's a bad sign.

Nevertheless, I can now recognize a relatively clear trend for me based on this and other titles from the last few years: I'm not a fan of playing iterative sequels or I apparently need more variety. For me, TotK ultimately suffers from something similar to Metroid Dread, SMT V, FEW Three Hopes, FE Engage and Persona 5, just to name a few prominent examples. I absolutely loved the respective predecessors, but the (quasi) sequels just didn't and still don’t appeal to me in the same way.

It's a bit strange and a shame, but I can't force myself to feel any differently.
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Kinda funny to read as someone who strongly prefers TOTK and P5 to their predecessors, but I get it. Sometimes more isn't always more.
 
Mekanos said:
Kinda funny to read as someone who strongly prefers TOTK and P5 to their predecessors, but I get it. Sometimes more isn't always more.
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Oh, I can totally understand if it’s the other way around for others.
In the end, it always depends on how much of an impression / what kind of impression the respective predecessors have left on you. To give another example: I like Hyrule Warriors AoC much better than Hyrule Warriors (1). So, in that case it was the other way around for me, I think the sequel is much better. But I also don't necessarily need a new Hyrule Warriors soon, I'd rather have something fresh and new (Xenoblade Warriors, pleaseeeee!!).

And I’m certain there are a lot of folks that liked both the respective predecessor and successor titles well enough; but I’m, evidently, not one of them in many / most cases.
 
Imitatio said:
Oh, I can totally understand if it’s the other way around for others.
In the end, it always depends on how much of an impression / what kind of impression the respective predecessors have left on you. To give another example: I like Hyrule Warriors AoC much better than Hyrule Warriors (1). So, in that case it was the other way around for me, I think the sequel is much better. But I also don't necessarily need a new Hyrule Warriors soon, I'd rather have something fresh and new (Xenoblade Warriors, pleaseeeee!!).

And I’m certain there are a lot of folks that liked both the respective predecessor and successor titles well enough; but I’m, evidently, not one of them in many / most cases.
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I think my example of this is I prefer Sonic 2 and 3K to Sonic Mania and feel Mania trades too much in nostalgic imagery rather than establishing its own identity (even if it's still an excellent game), but I don't know how actionable that take is lol
 
December really flew by, and so did this thread.
 
Irene said:
Hey Fami, I have a question for y’all. My father suffered a stroke last summer and nowadays he is in wheelchair and his entire left arm is paralysed. He’s very restless most of the time and he’s a huge sports fan. Especially golf. He says that he misses playing golf a lot.

So we were taking about eventually starting to play Nintendo Switch Sports with him. So I’m asking, how good is the game in terms of accessibility or availability to someone who’s only able to play with one arm? How are the various games in that regard? (and more specifically the golf?)
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Follow-up.

Yesterday was a success! My father loved playing the golf mode. We ended up playing for two hours, first he played by himself and then we played two of us. He’s even going to borrow my Switch to play more.

It was really a bit of a test for the game and how accessible it is. He had a bit of trouble at first, the right arm still has pretty slow motorics so it took him a while to get used to gripping the R2 button at the same time as he was supposed to swing. Pointing down and pushing Y to ready the swing was also a bit of a struggle at first. The swing itself was no problem - it looked like he was right at home with it, and managed to clear many courses, even had a birdie on one.

Very happy with how it all turned out.
 
Friends, I don't want to alarm you, but as 2024 approaches and devs are literally, openly, talking about the Switch successor I'm really starting to think that Ubisoft will NOT port Rayman 2 to the Switch. Such a noble tradition, destroyed just like that.
Irene said:
Follow-up.

Yesterday was a success! My father loved playing the golf mode. We ended up playing for two hours, first he played by himself and then we played two of us. He’s even going to borrow my Switch to play more.

It was really a bit of a test for the game and how accessible it is. He had a bit of trouble at first, the right arm still has pretty slow motorics so it took him a while to get used to gripping the R2 button at the same time as he was supposed to swing. Pointing down and pushing Y to ready the swing was also a bit of a struggle at first. The swing itself was no problem - it looked like he was right at home with it, and managed to clear many courses, even had a birdie on one.

Very happy with how it all turned out.
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Oh, hey, that's fantastic! I'm glad it went well.
 
Rainbow Islands is coming to the Switch via Arcade Archives and that makes me VERY HAPPY.

Still can't believe how many secrets this game have (including secret worlds) and how good the Amstrad CPC version is (and tried to get as much as the arcade content as possible).
 
Three more days and it'll be still three more months I will say "2023" instead of "2024", even with my planners in place 😔
 
Irene said:
Follow-up.

Yesterday was a success! My father loved playing the golf mode. We ended up playing for two hours, first he played by himself and then we played two of us. He’s even going to borrow my Switch to play more.

It was really a bit of a test for the game and how accessible it is. He had a bit of trouble at first, the right arm still has pretty slow motorics so it took him a while to get used to gripping the R2 button at the same time as he was supposed to swing. Pointing down and pushing Y to ready the swing was also a bit of a struggle at first. The swing itself was no problem - it looked like he was right at home with it, and managed to clear many courses, even had a birdie on one.

Very happy with how it all turned out.
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You may also wanna consider easy come easy golf, quite Arcady and has some odd structural stuff but is supposed to be pretty fun
 
Mandos said:
You may also wanna consider easy come easy golf, quite Arcady and has some odd structural stuff but is supposed to be pretty fun
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This. And maybe Neo Turf Masters, a Neo Geo classic which really let you golf at your own pace.
 
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I laughed harder than I probably should 😂😂😂

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Koren Lesthe said:
Rainbow Islands is coming to the Switch via Arcade Archives and that makes me VERY HAPPY.

Still can't believe how many secrets this game have (including secret worlds) and how good the Amstrad CPC version is (and tried to get as much as the arcade content as possible).
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Now there's a name I haven't heard in a long time. Haven't played it in years but can still remember the music.
 
Xaltmas said:
A guy I work with is a diehard NC State fan. Text him that I was sorry his team didn’t get to eat the giant poptart man.
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So that shit was real?? It wasn't like a staged thing for reality tv or like an episode of Ted Lasso or something??

7threst said:
This video really hits home 😞

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holy fuckin yep

Mr_No_U said:
Last time i ate something fresh was around the time someone threw a shoe at George Bush
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oh sure, "someone," you say. 🧐
 
Xaltmas said:
A guy I work with is a diehard NC State fan. Text him that I was sorry his team didn’t get to eat the giant poptart man.
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I’ve always joked that football is this country’s official religion and this is… checks notes… totally something a cult would do
 
meatbag said:
Honestly? Either pick Metroid Prime back up or buy something new. I assume you've played the games in All-Stars and Ni No Kuni is meh outside the Ghibli trappings.
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before buying something else, i think i will try metroid prime again. it's not a very long game anyway, right?

i have played the games in all-stars, but i haven't played sunshine since i was honestly probably like... 6?! so it would almost be a new experience lol.
 
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I'm just glad the giant Pop-Tart Man demonstrated that the best and only way to eat a Pop-Tart (besides not at all, because christ is that a heck of a thing to do your body) is to put it in the toaster. Nobody ate the Pop-Tart Man raw!
 
ngpdrew said:
I'm just glad the giant Pop-Tart Man demonstrated that the best and only way to eat a Pop-Tart (besides not at all, because christ is that a heck of a thing to do your body) is to put it in the toaster. Nobody ate the Pop-Tart Man raw!
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I think cinnamon brown sugar is better straight out of the package but any of the fruity ones need to be toasted.
 
Wanted to be one of the cool kids and try out Ark, but the game takes 128GB of Space on PC? WTF. It maybe is free to play but not free of storage apparently.
 
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bout to make a scene at the AMC because Godzilla is right about to start but my churros aren’t ready
 
Ordered the new VA11Halla plush from Ysbyrd. It shipped from Florida on the 21st, made it to North Carolina on the 23rd, sat at the post office for 4 days, and is now back in Florida.

Hmm.
 
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Finished Shantae and the Seven Sirens. I give it a 7/10. The fundamentals are there. It looks great. Plays great. The world and characters are as vibrant as previous games. But the level design, particularly towards the end, and the dickish enemy placement just drag it down. This game was first released on Apple Arcade in two parts and I have to wonder if this setup hurt the final half of the game. The second to last dungeon is just a timed enemy gauntlet and the final dungeon is just a linear path with a bunch of spike traps and enemy spam in your way. At the end, you're really just spamming magic attacks and chugging down potions. That's the optimal way to play.

Pirate's Curse remains the top game in the series. I say it's a top tier Castlevania game. The pacing and the abilities all come together so well. None of the other Shantae games have come close to matching it. I didn't like Half-Genie Hero at all. Seven Sirens has all the ingredients to put it up there with Pirate's Curse. It just doesn't all come together as well it could have been in the end. Still a good game though and I'd recommend picking it up whenever it's on sale (which is it right now).
 
famicorpse said:
I’m thinking of resubbing to Netflix for Pokemon Concierge. Has anyone seen it? Is it good?
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Haven't seen it yet but I just saw a behind-the-scenes for it on youtube that made me open Netflix and add it to my list, if that's any help. 😅

HockeyBird said:
Finished Shantae and the Seven Sirens. I give it a 7/10. The fundamentals are there. It looks great. Plays great. The world and characters are as vibrant as previous games. But the level design, particularly towards the end, and the dickish enemy placement just drag it down. This game was first released on Apple Arcade in two parts and I have to wonder if this setup hurt the final half of the game. The second to last dungeon is just a timed enemy gauntlet and the final dungeon is just a linear path with a bunch of spike traps and enemy spam in your way. At the end, you're really just spamming magic attacks and chugging down potions. That's the optimal way to play.

Pirate's Curse remains the top game in the series. I say it's a top tier Castlevania game. The pacing and the abilities all come together so well. None of the other Shantae games have come close to matching it. I didn't like Half-Genie Hero at all. Seven Sirens has all the ingredients to put it up there with Pirate's Curse. It just doesn't all come together as well it could have been in the end. Still a good game though and I'd recommend picking it up whenever it's on sale (which is it right now).
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I agree Pirates Curse is a toooough one to top. I appreciate all the Shantaes but PC is peak.
 
Also, in another example how Covid has broken my sense of time, Shantae and the Seven Sirens initially came out on Apple Arcade in Fall 2019. The full game and the console releases came out in mid-2020. That mean it's been 4 years since it's initial release and 3.5 years since coming out on consoles. It's basically been sitting on my wishlist this whole time.

When Risky Revolution comes out next year, it will have been 4 to 4.5 years between releases of a new Shantae game which makes it the longest gap in the series since the 10 year gap between the original and Risky's Revenge.
 
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famicorpse said:
I’m thinking of resubbing to Netflix for Pokemon Concierge. Has anyone seen it? Is it good?
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I've seen the first episode, so its a limited observation. It has a fantastic vibe with an style that lends itself to the series. It has an interesting cast and a decent selection of pokemon that are well known and some hidden gems.

Watching the series reminded me the power of marketing TPC has. I remember someone saying that when TPC wants to give the spotlight to a particular pokemon, they go hard and unexpected, making you care and appreciate it. And with Concierge its no different.
 
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