Didn’t they shut down their own Wii U servers?

Well as long as an insider said it

https://xcancel.com/NintendoAmerica/status/1877400996462166302?mx=2

Have to plan ahead for the mid-cycle upgrade

Welp, I guess I’ll just rebuy all the Ys games I already own on Vita

Already preordered!

I agree 100% with this and have thought the same thing. They built a huge sandbox full of interesting things to do and see, then put an enormous amount of pressure on you to play their story urgently.

By the way, I’m playing on Xbox. I don’t think platform matters for this particular recurring thread; I’ve asked about it before.

I like Mega Man 8 better than 7. Give it a shot afterward if you’re still after more high-res classic Mega Man.

I’ve been completely sucked into the warm embrace of Kingdom Come: Deliverance. I absolutely adore this game. Think Morrowind (with just a touch of Skyrim) plus player skill-based combat, lockpicking, etc.

And the sequel comes out next month, so I think I’m going to be busy for a while.

Rushing it isn’t my style (with any game). I don’t use guides and I take my time. KC:D strikes me as very similar to Morrowind in a lot of ways.

Veilguard, well. My opinion improved gradually over the course of my nearly 100-hour play through. I got 100% on the game, but in the end I felt like it was a 7/10.

The dialogue is very bad at times, particularly in the beginning. Maybe I just got used to it.

I felt like some of the characters were very annoying in the beginning, but by the end I had found a couple I really liked, and I softened on some that annoyed me at first. I disliked one character throughout the entire game.

The story was heavily dependent on the established lore but tried to also be a fresh start since the last game came out a decade ago. It didn’t entirely succeed on either front and I felt like it was fairly predictable throughout. There were some exciting moments, mostly in the middle.

I disliked combat. I don’t have a strong preference about action, turn-based, etc. as long as it’s fair and complex enough to hold my attention. With a good combat system I’ll play on the hardest difficulty and enjoy the struggle; I turned Veilguard down to Keeper (easy) just to get through battles faster. Your companions in this game are basically just extensions of yourself, and don’t draw real aggro (even with short-lived taunt abilities). I played as a squishy mage, and every and I mean every enemy just beelined straight past my companions toward me. Normal battles were fine, but for bosses there’s no practical difference between melee and ranged since they can teleport or fire continuous area attacks. During a boss battle, ten enemies will spawn at a time, all coming for you. And for at least one boss you spend more time fighting the geometry of the fighting area than the enemies. So anyway, maybe it’s more fun with a different class, but I didn’t enjoy it until I turned it down so I could speed through. By the end it was way too easy with all my upgrades, but I just left it.

At the beginning I would have given it a 6/10. It improved one point because some of the characters grew on me. I’ve played every Dragon Age as they were released, and it was my least favorite.

Sorry. Your experience might be different; I’ve talked to some people in person who really liked it.

Indivisible (completed). Enjoyed this one but didn’t love it. I liked the animation and a couple of the characters were very memorable, but it went on a bit too long and the backtracking was a little out of control. Got 100% completion, though. 7.5/10

Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light (in progress). I’m enjoying it, although it’s surprising how little the franchise has evolved on a fundamental level since 1991. It’s all gradual evolution, like relationship building outside of battles. You can’t even buy/sell/equip weapons for your army outside of battle in this, which is kind of crazy (and makes things much more difficult than they need to be), and it has weapon degradation (which I never enjoy), but the animated character images during dialogue and story are far more advanced than many games of the time.

Shantae (temporarily abandoned). The original. I didn’t spend very long with it, but the platforming and hit detection felt very loose. I know the series improves, so I’ll likely return to it at some point in the future.

Finished Dragon Age: The Veilguard and moved on to Kingdom Come: Deliverance. Nearly polar opposite RPG experiences.

At some point I’ll come back to Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light. I’m around halfway through it, so I just need to spend another 15 hours or so.

I get it. As someone who also grew up with a controlling father, can I kindly suggest talking to a therapist (that is, if you haven’t already)? Even if it’s a financial stretch, it’s worthwhile. Parents like that cast a large shadow and it’s easy to fall into unhelpful rhythms with yourself and others in your life.

As long as Nintendo continues to support a physical format, I’m going to buy a Switch 2 and games for it. You’re free to make a personal decision about whether to support a company or not; everyone has to make their own purchasing decisions based on their values and priorities. I don’t support many companies that you probably do support, some that you may not even give a second thought to. Palworld, for me, doesn’t rank.

Not to be confused with She Sees Red, which is also available for Switch (and worthwhile, if you like FMV games).

It’s after Tri-Force Heroes and before the decline of Hyrule Kingdom and The Legend of Zelda, on the “hero fails” branch from Ocarina of Time.

https://www.nintendo.com/jp/character/zelda/en/history/index.html

It links to Eurogamer. Good lord is their site pure cancer without an ad blocker. Here’s the seven-sentence article without the dozen ads:

After 31st March 2026, the digital store will no longer sell games, plus free trials will no longer be available. Then, from 15th May 2026, Nintendo will stop all download and code redemption services, meaning DLC will no longer be redeemable.

All other network-related services will also end on 15th May 2026.

Nintendo has not stated why it’s ending these services in the country.

However, it is launching a reward programme providing users with up to four Nintendo games for free for WeChat users. These will be redeemable between 27th November 2024 to 31st March 2026.

Users can choose between:

• New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe
• Super Mario Odyssey
• Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
• Super Mario Party
• Mario Tennis Aces
• Yoshi’s Crafted World
• Flexible Brain School
• Dr. Kawashima’s Brain Exercises
• Kirby Star Allies
• New Pokémon Snap
• Pokémon Go! Pikachu
• Pokémon Let’s Go! Eevee

Fire Emblem for Famicom (the North American release for Switch). I like the series, but this is the first time playing the original. It’s surprising how little the core gameplay loop has evolved in that time, but it started off great.

Grand Theft Auto for DOS. I went in with the idea of finishing the original game, but I’m not sure how long I’ll keep it up. It really hasn’t aged well. When I played it back in the day I just screwed around for half an hour at a time, which I think is probably what most people did.

Your character and every vehicle control like tanks, the camera zoom is bad, the cars are nearly impossible to control at high speeds (never mind the motorcycles), it’s incredibly difficult to accurately aim, there are no characters to speak of, the timers are out of control, the directions are all “as the crow flies,” and (perhaps as a result) the cities are often frustrating to navigate.

Are you me? Honestly, just finish it. You’ll forget all about the collectibles a week later. And if you don’t, you can always go back (you won’t).

Gonna try to finish my first-time play through of The Last of Us (PS5) today or tomorrow so I can start on Dragon Age: The Veilguard (Xbox). Excited to jump in after the decade since Inquisition.