@yoshi Its interesting, there are a lot of people who are indifferent to watching/playing golf that enjoy the series. Golf can be incredibly frustrating, annoying, and tiring in real life for casual players but it generally loses those issues in a video game. Its hard to totally encapsulate why the positives of the sport translate so well, but I think most just sort of end up looking at it as less of a sports game and more of a challenge. That's why people always associate the RPG mode from the Game Boy games when citing their want for a new entry. As for me, compared to most other Mario spin offs with multiplayer potential, this is the one game that stands the best on its own when it comes to solo play. I can play round after round on a course just trying to improve my score. The Speed Golf looks annoying as hell to me and can burn for all I care, but if that's a mode they felt like they needed to make this then so be it. Just hope we get a substantial amount of courses (this worries me greatly), the RPG mode learns from what made Aces kind of boring, Ring Shot returns, and the physics improve.

@scotty It does, as long as I get it downloaded by Friday evening so I can bounce on with my mates for a few hours.

@phbz Feels like that is not going to be revealed for a long time.

@bam541 Gameplay was fun, if only story would be seperated from online part then people would like at least the campaign. And yeah, flying was great.

@bam541 Fucking hell, Superman, Gearlt, Sheppard, and one of the top picks for the next James Bond. I think Cavill just took professional Cosplay to a new level. Allegedly FF7R:Ever Crisis will be shown tomorrow. Has 4 extra chapters, 3 during the main game (the initial 18 chapters) and a Chapter 19.

Bowser's Fury Really interesting structure, with the full open world and how it plays with scale, reminded me of Xenoblade X and I wish the next full Mario further explores what it does here. Not the best level design or the most inventive but still plenty of great stuff. Visually looks great, Nintendo really nailed their lighting model and use of materials in such a way that they can put out some of the most visually appealing games on the market while running PS3/X360 level hardware. But there's limits and I wish the kaiju phase could have some crazy physics based destruction to go along with it. It really begs for it. Considering Nintendo didn't even needed to include this to sell 3D World, it's an impressive piece of "side" content. 8.5/10

Yes I will move it to Hall of Fame now :)

@e_zed_eh_intern You had me there for a second, I was seriously wondering how Let's Go Eevee of all things could be your favourite, well played ;)

@e_zed_eh_intern said in Favourite/Least Favourite Easy Allies Reviews: @chocobop Does "Spoiler Mode" fill this? I have never watched because I have never played any of the games. Well, "Spoiler Mode" is quite a longform piece of content, and it's not not intended to give you an impression of the game. I can see why you are suggesting this though, because my previous comment about story moments sounds completely alien to how reviews are usually treated. To add more detail, basically I think there is space for short reviews that talk far more candidly about story while still being suitable for someone who might want to play it themselves. Like, a review could say something like "The story gradually culminates in themes of dealing with the aftermath of a neglectful father" or "Moments in game X where one character held the hand of a loved one on their deathbed were especially poignant". Just omit when, how, and who so that the story is still fun to watch, but still provide the actual details that may or may not be relatable to the viewer. If a reviewer just calls a story a masterpiece and uses the word "writing" a lot, that doesn't actually tell me if it is relateable, so I don't know if it is for me (I might even just assume it isn't...ha!). I think this goes back to showing more gameplay footage too. The dilemma seems to be that if you, the viewer, are extremely eager to play some game that just came out, then your mind becomes a steel trap and your brain will automatically hang onto every little detail from videos you watch ("spoilers") whether you like it or not. So you will only watch reviews that have a very expansive spoiler cloak that won't show you more than the first few worlds or story chapters. But if you aren't eager enough to play a game by default then it doesn't really matter, you won't have the context to either parse or hang onto these details. In fact, you benefit enormously from watching a more candid video, because it becomes more socially engaging which gives your brain more cues to push you into wanting to play it (and the review itself becomes more fun to watch, so your time feels well spent in any case).

@dipset said in Sports?: We've all skated on a lake on a mild day. It's fine... Not out here! You'd need a life jacket if you tried that. And if that "other city" happens to be Vancouver, you let me know as I'm listing my place in the next few weeks :P

A few big tweets from Analogue, if you care. Current owners: firmware updates are live for Super NT, Mega SG and NT Mini (Smokemonster has also posted the jailbreak versions already. Links on his twitter https://twitter.com/SmokeMonsterTWI?ref_src=twsrc^google|twcamp^serp|twgr^author) Super NT, Mega SG and the DAC will be restocked this year. "Super NT in March/April. Mega SG and DAC shortly thereafter". Additional Pockets will be available in 2021 (no dates provided). All in all, this is really good news for anybody interested in their products. The last tweet in particular does a better job of communicating than they ever have. They ensure that "out of stock" does not mean permanently sold out so that's a good sign. The part about going after scalpers and bots may please some and I think is good for optics if nothing else. Hopefully this is the beginning of much better consumer relations on their part.

Ranked and divided into tiers: Twilight Princess Ocarina of Time Majora's Mask Link to the Past (perhaps should be #3? hmm) ... A Link Between Worlds Link's Awakening Skyward Sword ... Wind Waker Adventure of Link Minish Cap Legend of Zelda ... Spirit Tracks Phantom Hourglass Oracle of Seasons Oracle of Ages

@e_zed_eh_intern I haven't had any PS5 issues. I'll check to see about how many hours I have on my controller. Edit: 136 hours from last year and about 90 this year. I'll let you know if anything happens.