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Chrono Trigger

Steins; Gate

Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate

Nier: Automata

FF14: ShadowBringers(specifically the post patch content)

There’s also some multiplayer games I’d love to relive the times I played through them with buddies. For Honor, DragonBall FighterZ, Smash 4 and Ultimate, Battlefield 4.

@Maxz I miss getting random streetpasses while bussing around

Man, if you’re getting upset over comments like these maybe there’s a reason for you to be insecure over it. No, not all “gamers” are basement dwelling cheddar goblins, but a good 90% of us could really do for some sunlight, gym time, and broccoli.

Not surprised, as long as its not used in any creative capacity and can be easily moderated, it’ll be fine. Many fields, including Medical Administration, Billing, and Coding, have already conducted their own studies and begun embracing the AI future. I think there’s going to be a rough 5 year period where quality of AI work is sketchy, but that 5 years is going to be crucial for shaping the path going forward.

Street Fighter 6 and Dragon Quest Monsters: Dark Prince for me. Might try and finish Strangers of Paradise as well.

Looking forward to what changes they bring. Performance improvements aside, I think the UI could use some tweaking. Less delay between battle transitions, more consistent button parity to open certain menus(I think Talent points have a different method to open for each menu), and maybe more search options for the reverse search. I also think drop rates for eggs should be improved - theres just not nearly enough content to justify the drop rates for certain high ranked monsters.

Explorers of Sky Remake is my most wanted, but I also really want to see Torneko make a comeback given that Psaro managed to get a prequel in Dragon Quest Monsters.

Next Soapbox: “Why doesn’t Arin Hanson animate anymore?”

@ChibiNinja I have literally never seen the term “mongame” before this thread, and I’ve played the vast majority of the titles on this list.

All these flame wars over performance, and I’m just here wondering when my preorder will come in

@nhSnork Unless its a catastrophic launch(Disgaea RPG lol), mobile games still make bank. Squares business model seems to be to throw it at a wall and see what sticks when it comes to these.

Early game Monster Hunter is always a slog to me. I wish there was a way to “test out” into high rank or something.

Not my jam, but props for not just being another generic Ninja Storm Clone.

Really happy that the Switch can afford stability in this economy

I wish I could vote for more, but Sephiroth has to take the cake for me. There were some trailers that got me really excited though:

-Simon/Richter
-K Rool
-Hero <3
-Banjo
-STEVE

Steves trailer in particular had no right being as good as it was

Excited to have my copy come in. Performance issues are concerning, but can’t be much worse than how my copy of DQ9 is running(consistent 10-15 fps lol)

Interestingly, a lot of the criticism I’ve noticed is from folks who haven’t really dived into this type of Monster raising before. Much like the Digimon games, there’s less focus on a challenge or combat, and more just jacking up stats and filling out the bestiary. The long and short of it is, its a grindy game and definitely a very niche one. You’re not getting the quality combat you’ll get in something like SMT or Pokemon. Regardless, as someone who loves Dragon Quest and the monster raising in these games, I think I’ll have a great time.

Wargroove isn’t an SRPG lol.

@GooseLoose1 I’ll bite, what are some cultural differences in how Japan rates games vs. how the western world does? Are games just held to a different standard?

@Not_Soos Famitsu scores have been comically inflated for a while. Games from larger publishers very rarely dip below 8 on one of their 4 scores.

Famitsu rating a Dragon Quest game a 9 is hardly news lol

Honestly don’t really think it deserves it.

Is it a good game? Yes. Maybe even great. Not to beat a long dead horse, but it really is just a $70 expansion to BotW. The map is more or less copy and paste with a few doodads here and there. The underground and sky islands are neat in concept, but end up falling flat because its just the same environments copy and pasted. The flaws of the core gameplay still exist, with entire features replaced with less intuitive ones. It feels strange to say given the long wait, but I think the game is unfinished and didn’t quite reach the ambition of its predecessor.

Maybe? Watching Netflix on my 3DS was pretty cool back in the day, but I just ended up using my PS3 for that eventually anyways. More options are always nice, but I can’t help but feel that streaming availability has become extremely redundant.

Great Bay was a lot worse, but I don’t really like either dungeon. Even with the 3DS QoL they were tedious.

Not a bad deal- the usual rate is 10% isnt it?

Stygian Zinogre will always have my vote, but man the last few years have made it hard. Generations, World, and Rise have all had fantastic additions.

@Diowine Hope you enjoy it! SMT5 vs P5R is exactly the right comparison here.

@Diowine The game is a blast honestly. The maps and mechanics are more well realized than 3H, and the story is some campy anime goodness. Only bad thing I can really say is that the supports are 110% skippable and don’t really add anything meaningful to the game.

Id rather we get a 3D pokemon game thats actually competent before we dive back into spinoffs

Remnant 2 with my buddies, and maybe some Monster Hunter 4. Really though, my main goal this weekend is to finish painting my Zeta Gundam.

I dunno man, I’ve been in a committed relationship for 7 years now and suck certainly isn’t forever.

Meanwhile, I’m still scrounging whatever evolving skies packs I can find…

This is adorable

Might pick up Howl tonight. Not sure how well the actual game plays, but the unique art style is enough for the price of admission.

Aside from that, Blade Chimera looks freaking awesome! Definitely gonna give that and Highland song a swing.

An original story would be best I think, but realistically its probably gonna pull elements from various titles. Personally, I hope we get the fantasy campiness from 80s/90s Zelda, and avoid the dark fantasy side from Ocarina/Twilight Princess.

Can’t wait for Decapolice. Also need to give the original Fantasy Life a try to see if I like it.

@PateloDim hmmm….winds howling….

Forgot Mario vs Donkey Kong was getting a remake, now I’m excited again. Hoping it brings a successor along at some point.

On the off chance the performance is ever improved, I suppose this is the edition I’ll grab.

@VoidofLight IIRC that update for FF15 was a general expansion that could be upgraded from the base game as well.

I feel gross after taking this

The guys who make Yakuza must get paid very well.

If this means we can go back to dual screen Zelda, I’m all for it.

Got a grip for my 3DS, so I’m gonna be grinding on Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate for a little while.

Whoah, this just brought back a ton of memories. A neighbor of mine had this game, and I would go over to play. The New York theme has lived rent free in my head for years.

I want to believe.

@JR150 Masayoshi Soken is a legend.

I’ve got a lot of nostalgia for it, but only because of 3DS VC and a jailbroken iphone back in 2013. I spent a ton of time playing Links Awakening DX and Metroid II during the holidays that year.

Gonna try and power through Baten Kaitos in my downtime. Super unique game that I’m glad was made accessible for a new audience like myself.

Gen 6 really was the turning point for quality in these games. I remember loving X/Y and ORAS, but even then the glaring cut content and step down in quality for the main campaign was obvious. Back then I had assumed that they were on a trial run and could only improve(and don’t get me wrong, ORAS was a huge improvement), but SuMo was when I threw in the towel. SuMo wasn’t necessarily bad, but I could see the direction the series was moving in, and was ultimately let down.