That middle ground is called the Switch Pro Controller, and it’s lovely.

Thanks, that’s what I figured. Seems like a strange solution when just about every other game works differently, but I guess each of us having an island would be a plus.

I just hit that part this weekend as well, which was a surprising bummer. Thankfully a couple hours later things start to get hopeful / inspiring again, even more so than they were before. So overall I think it’s a net positive?

I’m also really curious about playing across two Switches. My wife and I both love the game, and I don’t think it will be an issue to only have one island, but I’d been considering getting her a Lite as a gift. If I buy this game digitally (as I get most games now) and install it to both, I have no idea how it would…

Ha well I guess when you put it that way, you’re right. In my mind Microsoft’s made huge strides during this gen, with many of their biggest successes and improvements happening recently. They’re still trying to make up for completely shitting the bed in most aspects at the beginning of the generation, at which point…

I am curious to see how the virus affects hardware release dates...it might mean that one or both pushes back into next year instead of this holiday.

At this point, I wouldn’t be surprised if 2020 threw us some ghost whales in a couple months.

It’s bizarre...if the PS5 launches in November (as the PS4 did), we’re eight months out and know basically nothing. To be fair, we knew very little about the Switch until 2-3 months prior to launch, but that was incredibly unusual. But at this point, Microsoft is getting tons of attention by showing the fact that…

As a designer I have tons of respect for Microsoft’s design work across the board, which is a big reason why I bought an Xbox One S when it was dirt cheap last Black Friday (that console is gorgeous and makes my PS4 look like shit in comparison). However, being on Team PS for most of the past decade, I’m now…

Honestly, I’m a grown man in my 30s, and Animal Crossing is still a beacon of hope and escapism for me right now. Also, they’re releasing another goddamn Kingdom Hearts compilation??? 

I’m glad you’re enjoying it so far. If I remember correctly the story and pacing only continue to get better for a while after the point you’re at!

My understanding (as a series newcomer) is that the games aren’t religious themed, but they do love to carry forward systems and concepts from the entire series, all the way back to the first. I believe those early games also had saving and other such services occur at a church, which is why that still happens. I also…

Thankfully I do have a copy. A couple years ago I played through Super Metroid and Metroid Zero Mission back to back (I tend to go through classic games in genre/series groups, it’s weird). I also tried AM2R after those two, but I bounced off it pretty quickly - I’m not sure if I was tired of Metroid at that point or…

Jumping back into my DQ XI playthrough for the first time in a few months, since I could really use some pleasant JRPG comfort food while the world is losing its mind. It’s just really hitting the spot. I really wish the Switch version had cross-save support, but I’m sure the percentage of Japanese gamers playing on…

Last night I drove back from a business trip in Chicago rather than risk O’Hare right now (still not sure if that was reasonable or paranoid), and while driving through nowhere Wisconsin I stopped for dinner at a small town’s Culver’s, thinking that surely it’d be quiet. Nope, nearly every table was full. I ate my…

As someone who spent a couple years freelancing in a tiny apartment, I can 100% vouch for the fact that creating both physical and temporal boundaries for work is incredibly critical. While living in a tiny apartment, my workspace was right next to my relaxation space, which meant that I was constantly aware of my…

Oh look, it’s the fast paced and stylish Samurai Jack game the world deserved in both action and art style, not that PS2-level blandfest that was announced recently.

Not necessarily the same, but PS4 had an absolutely stacked schedule of must-play exclusives in the first few months of 2017 with HZD, Nier Automata, Persona 5, and I believe one or two others. But beyond that, I'm not sure. It's especially surprising because I assume there's quite a bit of crossover between the…

I know, just like all that amazing talent that Amazon has working on games too! All of these things will definitely materialize!

I’ve been traveling a lot for work lately and typically my Vita has always been my travel console (I’m still a little nervous to take my Switch most times, due to my lack of trust in the cloud saves), but while traveling this week and next I decided to dust off my old 3ds instead. Don’t get me wrong, I love my Vita,…