Man, I forgot Nintendo bought Next Level. That just makes me wish they had also bought AlphaDream (the dev behind the Mario and Luigi RPGs) before that studio went bankrupt. Sure, NL is super consistent and seems to have a wider variety in their portfolio, I’m just sad the makers of the clever M+L games are no more.

Can the guy encase him in resin carbonite-style? I'd pay extra.

Look, I’d rather he be encased in resin for countless reasons, but this is totally harmless and I’ve seen much more wasteful retro projects. I couldn’t find an accurate count for GBC alone, but the Game Boy / Pocket / Color line sold a bananas 118 million units, and I’d guess a huge increase happened post-Pokemon…

I was curious and looked into both a bit. For Air Ride, it didn’t seem to review well outside of Japan (to be fair, it’s a strange game). On top of that, in a four month window Nintendo released three first party racing games - Air Ride in July, F-Zero GX in August, and MK Double Dash in November. Nintendo shot…

Biggest surprise for me...Kirby Air Ride ranking higher than 20+ all time bangers, including MGS, Persona 4, and a few DQs. Game's good, but that good???

While I agree in theory, a couple critiques. First, I think it’s just as worthwhile to find balance - I have spent the past few years with probably a 50/50 split between new games and retro (although leaning more retro lately). I can still keep up with the few big new releases I care about (FF7 Remake, Nintendo games,…

As always, I’m understanding and happy for the delay. COVID makes everything in creative work so much more challenging, plus it hopefully helps the team both avoid crunch and not release a half-finished game like XV that has to spend the following couple years being thoroughly patched.

They released a trailer a year or so ago which looks intriguing but graphically underwhelming (which is why Yoshi P keeps bringing up graphical enhancements specifically).

Swing sword, kill stuff, numbers go up. Grab loot, upgrade stuff, numbers go up.

Ah yes, brought to you by Square-Enix, of “let’s rerelease our treasured classics to app stores by working extra hard to make them look like hot shit for no good reason, and at a premium price! Then port those to PC!” fame.

I can't believe this whole article negated to say "aw shit, here we go again". Which I hope the modders added in to the beginning when CJ first walks out into the world.

“WELL ACTUALLY CoD Warzone can’t be mad if Battlefield Warzone, Apex Warzone, and Candy Crush Warzone release in the same year too, because a warzone is just a broad concept.” What a ridiculous take you’re getting. 

I think Voltorb and other inanimate object designs (Magnemite, Klefki, etc) may pull from traditional Japanese spirituality, where well-used items take on some spirit of their own (from memory, I may be describing this poorly). I always interpreted that as the case for Voltorb as a used or discarded poke ball, but with…

Also might be a new combo, unless I'm forgetting a newer monster?

I agree, P4's amazing (I think just as good as P5, each has pros and cons) plus it's super easy to play via Steam, while the first three haven't been officially available since the PS3/PSP. P3 is great also, but hasn't aged as well both from a gameplay perspective and an optics perspective (your characters summon…

Considering up to BotW most Zelda titles referenced a key item, it’d be especially funny if this had been a concern for those games. “They can’t know Link has an ocarina! Or wears masks! Wakes wind!” The only Zelda title that actually could be considered a spoiler is Link’s Awakening, as the whole island is revealed…

Nice! This gives me hope that FFXVI will also come to PC at some point, which would remove one of the few things left drawing me towards a PS5.

I mean, this looks intriguing and all. Not to harsh people’s vibes, but...brought to you by the team that made Sonic Forces.

Man, Musk’s desperate fanboy harem are out in full force on this one...no matter how hard you type, he’s not going to fuck you.

I haven't played an Ubisoft game since...I dunno, the PS3? And I don't feel like I've missed a thing.