It's a solid plan. That was my move too!

It was a bummer last week, especially since there were so many great comments in the Best of 2017 (So Far) article.

Truly, Zelda is the ultimate game, haha.

It's interesting that Persona builds in this element of maximizing your time/social life but actually engaging too closely with it tends to suck so much of the joy out of the game - much like Pokemon, in my humble opinion. Given Persona's thematic focus on the social struggles facing Japanese youth, one wonders if…

Boooo, Team Ice Cream is where it's at :)

I've actually decided not to use the Champion powers on Master Mode, just to up the difficulty a bit. Daruk's Protection and Mipha's Grace really mitigate the danger from combat, while Revali's Gale makes travel a bit too easy.

That's brilliant! I never think to use octo balloons, but they sure have some cool effects, eh?

Oh man, good call on that lightning Wizzrobe tower! I had the same experience, but solved it in a pretty roundabout way:

Ohhhh, good call on how The Witcher 3 could be used as an influence in this. I ended up not caring particularly for that game (the tone was too grim for me, and I sucked mightily at the combat), but the sense of characterization was superlative. Bringing that influence to bear on the always-delightful denizens of…

Oh yeah, touche. I'm in the opposite position - I'd get a PS4 Pro, but I bought a Switch this year and it's definitely got to be my only serious tech expenditure. Unfortunately, a bunch of bills have just come due, so I don't think I'll be picking up any new games until the Autumn. Yes, this means Spla2n will not be a…

Yeah, I'm firmly in the "liked the story" camp, even if it falls a touch short of Skyward Sword or Majora's Mask. The main negative, to me, is the lack of development on the supporting characters in the present. I think only the Gerudo one gets reasonably fleshed out, and I really wanted to see more of the Goron kid…

I'm very intrigued to find the Tingle outfit, as well as the Korok mask. Part of me thinks I might actually find all the Koroks if I have the mask, and part of me realizes that finding them all is a fairly questionable objective :)

It may not be easy, but it's worthwhile, haha.

Oh, this is very promising! I'd love to play your game when you get it wrapped up - please be sure to share it here.

I'd forgotten how hard the BOTW enemies hit after having played through the game with upgraded armor, but restarting in Master Mode has been a rude awakening. Pretty much everything is a one-hit death, so I've had to really up my sneaking and combat tactics game.

Oh yeah, I'm going to be playing some ARMS this weekend. Actually, my wife and I are hanging out with another couple and we might actually get in some multiplayer. I guess we could pull off two on two, come to think of it! In any case, I've finally begun playing as Byte and Barq, who may well become my favorites. Say,…

I love the Zelda formula, having finally played through the whole series over the past three years after having ignored all but a couple of its iterations earlier in my life. That said, I think Breath of the Wild is a cool change of pace. I miss the dungeons too, as the Divine Beasts are an aesthetically pleasing if…

Hooray, and welcome back! With regard to Breath of the Wild, it is an utter masterpiece. And don't worry about the pace picking up too much if you talk to Impa - you still have freedom to roam where you choose; in fact, there is one sidequest she opens up that you will likely prefer to have access to sooner rather…

I'll be playing The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild - The Master Trials. I actually started a new game in Master Mode to work my way up to the trials, since I thought that would be the most exciting, and give me a chance to revisit Hyrule since it's been bouncing around in my brain ever since finishing the game up…

Oh no! I signed up to host this a ways back, and then foolishly planned an evening out with my wife and another couple for July 8. I'm so sorry for this inconvenience, but would anyone else be able to host?