that was highly entertaining :) Also, I’m definitely gonna check out Crosscode, also Jason keep pushing Suikoden 2, it’s so goddamn good. I actually wanna replay Suikoden 1-5 cuz I loved all of them but I don’t even know how to actually play them in a reasonable way. I....just want a Switch port lol. It’s not even…

I don’t think the large corporations using these money making tactics give a crap what awards the devs that they pay win. They care about $$$$. Devs can do a fantastic job and still be pushed to add in microtransations by their bosses. The thing that will change the corporation leaders minds are people not buying the…

Great list of games!!! It’s been a wild last 2 years - the sheer number of mindbendingly incredible games is boggling.

I’m starting to wonder if video games even make sense to see as best of just one year. There are SO MANY ports, re-releases, different release times on different consoles/PC, it’s really hard to think…

JRPGs have not been doing well since the days of yore. It boggles my mind people actually think Octopath is good - that game is just so bad. It’s got less variety than a free mobile game. I haven’t played DQXI yet but I think I’ll like it when it comes out on Switch because its greatest appeal is it’s just a classic…

I’m so fucking over this defend every piece of shit man attitude. The guy is literally hitting people’s genitals at work - that is physical and sexual assault. If my boss did that to me I would fucking call the cops on the spot. He is LUCKY he is not in jail on what is clearly MANY instances of sexual and physical…

Great article and summary! There’s always so much that can be talked about in PC but this definitely covered a lot of what I’ve seen over this year. 2018 was wild in gaming. This is the first year I’ve not been primarily a PC gamer in like 15 years and it’s largely cuz I’m so fuckin tired of disgusting bigoted men on…

Game is lookin’ great! I wonder what the price tag will be? And yea size of the game is way too lumped together with quality. That whole take on things is totally pushed by the AAA world, hopefully all the other successful games that are (I assume) cheaper to make cuz they’re smaller but still amazing and really good…

If you’ve missed out on indies, it probly doesn’t need to be said, but they’re best on Switch. Golf Story, Dead Cells, Celeste, Hollow Knight, Undertale, Into the Breach, Dandara, Yoku’s Island Express, Minnit, Shovel Knight, The Messenger.....a bunch more I’m forgetting. I’ve used Reddit (reddit’s awful, but it’s…

just archive yo! I archive stuff all the time. It’s really not that big a deal. Tho to be fair I buy all major AAA releases physical so I can lend to friends or resell later.

They’re frequently on sale - I know it’s annoying, and I know Nintendo games are way too much, but I’ve been utilizing the switch deals subreddit (I hate reddit, it’s literally the only thing I’ve ever used it for) and it’s a great way to save money. I found Bayonetta cuz of the Switch and am totally into the games…

This is like the 10th time I’ve said this in Kotaku comments but if Nintendo had just released Switch online with a NES, SNES, and N64 emulator with somewhere around 40/20/5 games respectively and adding more each month....2018 woulda been year of the Switch. It would have sold a ton more (not that it’s doing bad, but…

I hate to break it to you but that’s every single Star Wars movie.

The dumbest thing Nintendo has done - even outside their garbage online service - is not make the Switch DS compatible in portable mode (if it’s not graphically feasible in docked mode). Obviously this is cuz of $$$. But I honestly wonder....did they ever consider the fact that they might make more money of people…

It’s like you’re just listing games I want on the Switch.... :’(

I’m still just so perplexed how they released a WarioWare game on DS but not Switch....it’s.....mind boggling. Of all the multiplayer party(ish) games I have to play with friends - Mario Kart 8, Smash Ultimate, Mario Party, and Overcooked 1 and 2 - a…

agreed totally. It’s awful. It also stands out DRASTICALLY in the current 2 year window of the absolutely massive expansion of online gaming. What has defined the past two years of gaming? Overwatch, Fortnite, PUBG, survival games, MOBAs, Twitch, esports, Steam and it’s growing competitors, game subscription services,…

looks like Overcooked style multiplayer games might start catchin on which is gooooood news! Overcooked is incredible and proves you can have a successful multiplayer with something that, for once, isn’t focused around killing people and hyper competitive.

Ah I didn’t know about that. I don’t play Fortnite at all so I don’t really know about it much other than how the game works. I loved Steam for a long time - I love the idea of customizable user profiles, displayable achievements, they really popularized in game chatting with friends and friends lists etc. but they’ve…

It looks really great. I might actually have to get off my Switch and back onto my PC for this....

my guess? Steam is fucking AWFUL and Supergiant is taking a positive step forward in not supporting Steam and releasing on another store. Steam is horrible to indie devs - Supergiant is a leader in the indie scene. Steam allows harassment of devs, review bombing, takes a huge cut of the profits, puts devs games on…

heh yea the general setting seems awesome - how RPG-y is it? like is the story good? dialogue? etc.? or is it closer to something thats just like mission based with a loose plot around it?