Ryan

Extremely confused why this isn’t going to include competitive multiplayer.

I’m afraid it might be peak

Needing a Mega Man fix, so I’m trying out a Mega Man inspired game next with Gravity Circuit!

Cocoon

✅ Great sound & visual design
✅ Intuitive puzzle progression
✅ A couple of mind-blowing moments

❌ Some tedious back and forth to retrieve orbs

9 / 10

It’s been great so far!

This is exactly my worry for the game based on what I’ve read / heard about it. Haven’t started playing yet, tho.

The best parts of Arceus for me were the open areas of exploration & discovery.

Final Fantasy IV, specifically, is so peak

Think Cocoon might be my next game 👀

Can’t believe Hey! Pikmin didn’t make the cut

I was just talking to my brother about A Hat in Time yesterday! It’s great!

Love to you and your loved ones ♥️

I don’t have much faith in movie adaptations for video games, so I don’t expect anything great.

But Horizon’s story is legitimately so good and the world is incredible. It *could* be something special if they fire on all cylinders.

Pyre

✅ Weird fantasy NBA Jam gameplay
✅ The world & aesthetic
✅ Enjoyable cast of characters
✅ Beautiful, hand-drawn art
✅ Difficult decision dilemmas

❌ Uneven pacing & balancing all-around
❌ Finale is lackluster

8 / 10

I loved this game as a kid, despite it constantly being talked about as one of the worst video games ever crafted nowadays. 😭

And the new leaks indicate Legends already has another installment planned down the line : )

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I’m really glad they’re continuing the ‘Pokémon Legends’ series of games. I’ve fallen off of the mainline games pretty hard, but Legends: Arceus was probably my favorite Pokémon game since X/Y.

Probably won’t get Z-A at launch, but excited for it down the line!

I can’t believe they post this kind of thing unironically lol

This game looks insanely cool.

A lot of the conversation surrounding Expedition 33 has been diluted by fandom nonsense and people not playing many JRPGs before it.

Expedition 33 isn’t some revolutionary game. It doesn’t do anything wildly unique. But it does everything it aims for at an immaculate quality.

One of the GOATs.

Yeah, I think my brain just doesn’t allow me to *not* try and play every job. It’s definitely mostly just a ‘me thing’ and how I function when playing games.

Agrias has been great and I’ve just kept her as a Holy Knight since joining the party.

I much prefer the more simplistic, but still decently customizable approach that Fire Emblem has in this regard, I think.

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I’m liking Final Fantasy Tactics quite a bit (especially the writing), but I *am* feeling overwhelmed constantly by how much micromanagement is involved.

I think a lot of people would love how you can change jobs whenever and swap around abilities & equipment, but I’m just overwhelmed by it.

Four RPG’s to get to know me!

Hope you’ve been well, Mark!

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Pretty much!

I honestly think my only real personal complaint with it is that the enemy designs suck. They’re just so bland and maybe the general art style feels a bit cookie-cutter / bland as well.

But I adored it otherwise. I actually like it *more* than both Retro-developed DKC games, which feels crazy lol.

Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair!

Lots of people assumed it was a DLC or add-on for the original Yooka-Laylee, but it’s not. It’s a legitimate Donkey Kong Country type of platformer with a really great, top-down Zelda-like overworld.

It’s such a great game.

Excited to play Final Fantasy Tactics for the first time ever tomorrow.

🥹

I haven’t played Sekiro, but 100% agree about Elden Ring. I was so pleasantly surprised by the generous run back situations in that game lol

I think boss run backs are generally just boring time-wasters made to “punish” players for failing, which is kinda dumb to me.

*But*, if these tough games are gonna have run backs, I think Silksong incorporating actual meaningful gameplay into the run back is the best way I’ve seen it implemented.