I honestly can’t believe they didn’t give Mario a Bela Legosi-like Dracula outfit or something for that world.

Crumbleden is such a wonderful late game surprise. Like, Nintendo showed at least a little bit of almost every major kingdom in the game, so having this bizarre, dark world show up out of fucking nowhere was such a delight. It’s also why the realistic humans don’t bother me at all - at least to a slight extent, every…

Still working on Super Mario Odyssey, though I am literally on the threshold of Bowser’s castle gates. By the end of this weekend I am certain I’ll have completed the story. I’d say my main complaint so far is the pacing of this game - after Zelda, where I spent 150 hours before deciding to beat the game (and then…

Not to be dismissive of Super Mario Odyssey, where i will still be collecting moons for the foreseeable future. But what are the chances we actually get a Mario sequel (or Zelda, for that matter) on the Switch?

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I kinda like that, to be honest. 100% at least Galaxy 2, and to a lesser extent 3D World, feels like an arguably “ideal” way to play, but getting all the Shines in Sunshine is a pretty miserable experience. This isn’t to say some of the Moons aren’t tedious or not great, but I do appreciate that Nintendo has almost…

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Never Alone has been on my list for a while. Love the idea of a game developed in cooperation with indigenous people’s about their heritage. Glad to hear it’s a nice breezy experience.

It really was a terrific ending: a really good fight, followed by (STOP READING IF YOU HAVEN’T DONE THIS YET) a totally-obvious-in-retrospect-but-still-wonderful post-fight escape sequence where you get to use the capture power on Bowser and go wrecking shit, and then some terrific cutscenes. Milady was proud of Peach…

This weekend I’m playing Super Mario Odyssey (unsurprisingly), Fire Emblem Warriors and Mario & Luigi: Super Star Saga. I finished Odyssey a couple nights ago, and I’m surprised that its ending is not a bigger part of the cultural conversation. Without spoilers, it’s worth noting that it was probably the game’s high…

NA is a great game to play with a little one. Not that challenging, you bypass the AI issue, and you all learn a little!

What Have You Finished This Week?

Skyrim: the fun involved is so mild I’m not sure I can justify the time it takes to play it...as a conjurer it’s basically a walking simulator. I forgot: I don’t care at all about the characters and story. In FO4 this is OK because the gameplay is front and centre. In Skyrim, every new location = endless dirge from…

They tried too soon to bring Saw back, 00s nostalgia has not really kicked in yet.

The movie’s original title was, “From the Cradle to My Trailer”

NOT STEVEN SEAGAL! I don’t... Actually, yeah. That checks out.

Is there pornography about the hat yet

I feel like the core Flood gameplay is good-great, as in just like running around is pretty fun. But then the whole game around it feels like it was designed for a move set that gives you significantly more control and precision than the one we got. I think last time I played I spent like 5 hours trying to ride a boat…

Being knocked off of stuff reminds me of the godawful Addams Family game for the NES. The game was punishingly difficult, but if you cheated and got unlimited lives, it was almost beatable. Almost.

I’m waiting until Christmas to get this game, because, honestly, the world is kind of grey enough so that if a big game release hits a couple months shy of December, it’s always worthwhile making it into a Christmas event. Especially a Nintendo game, and especially a new goddamn Mario.