Enjoy Thousand Year Door! I love the first two Paper Mario games, but actually think I like the first one a little better, which apparently isn’t the popular consensus. Either way you’re in for a treat. I’ve been playing more on my Gamecube lately (currently making my way through Baten Kaitos), and I’m genuinely…

I grew up with the original and always preferred the pacing of the Midgar section compared to other JRPGs (it still feels like a cohesive and interesting chunk to play on its own, which I’ve done quite a few times). I replayed that chunk in the original again after beating FF7R, and now it feels like a rough sketch or…

A short showcase does not translate across an entire console generation though, and I’d argue that Sony’s recent priorities skew far more towards AAA experiences based on their studios’ output and the PS5 hardware itself. The list of 30 top selling PS4 games is entirely AAA, with the strangest and most niche arguably…

*overdramatic internal monologue*

Then the answer’s even simpler - just don’t be a shitty person. Don’t get into a relationship with a fucking child. Don’t be terrible to those who work for you. It’s not complicated, and the standards for decency aren’t shifting unless your standards are really fucking low.

It’s a perfectly fine show, and it shows a lot of potential for an amazing second season.

We live in an age of endless content, much of which is fantastic in every genre imaginable, so much that it’s unlikely we can ever watch every good show or listen to every remarkable album. There are absolutely brilliant shows that weren’t created by shitty people, and I feel no remorse in tearing down the legacies of…

I understand the confusion, but I think that the success of these fairly niche collections and retro games might be very different on Switch vs PS4, and that just because the series has roots in PS of old doesn’t mean that it would succeed. Anecdotally, every time I go on the PS4 store Sony is pushing big loud AAA…

I’ve definitely heard the 3rd Birthday doesn’t actually exist and is just an evil collective fever dream that must not be acknowledged. It’s interesting playing PE 20+ years later, because it’s an enjoyable game with a unique battle system that (aside from Vagrant Story, I guess) seems to have died here. I am curious…

Good to know, thanks!

You’re braver than I am...I’m just pretending my 401k doesn’t exist for a while (which for all I know, it might not anymore).

It’s wild to hear that one of the largest developers in the world gives so much creative control to a single individual - I’m not sure even Miyamoto has enough influence at Nintendo to unilaterally can a project just because he doesn’t like one aspect of it. From Jason’s article, it also sounds like this CCO was one…

The Wii’s a fantastic emulation box! I had one softmodded for a few years, and even did the same with my Wii U for a while (same idea, but in HD) before I built my PC. It’s really easy to set up, I think I had it up and running in an afternoon with an external hard drive full of games.

Ha well if that’s the case my emulation setup means that I already have a whole demon horde on my shoulder. I’m having a strange “playing on real hardware is fun!” phase at the moment, but given the prices on Gamecube and GBA games (seriously, Fire Emblem is in no way worth $300, Paper Mario is not worth $150, and…

I’d assume so? The GB Player is just GBA hardware in a different form, so if a flashcart works on a stock GBA then it should be fine.

I know that it’s gotten better, but I really feel like PSNow’s confused marketing and pricing for the first couple years really shot itself in the foot and lost public interest in the service.

I did the same thing. Game Pass is a hell of a drug.

I know, same...retro prices are just insane. Silly me for getting back into Gamecube collecting last year, I'll never own Paper Mario TTYD unless I want to drop $90 for the disc alone...

Nintendo devs: "...wait, you can use Twitter on this thing?"

*throws it across the room at a tough level*