@dmcmaster gotta be real with you the fact that it's replicant and not gestalt makes my interest plummet hard

@dmcmaster I think Mappy was in Travis Strikes Again of all places

Ended up picking up Good Job! after that mini direct yesterday and I'm not sure why, these aren't usually my kinda games. Seems fine so far, do like trying to do it "proper" first time and then just tearing the building to shreds while collecting cosmetics the second go-around.

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Generally speaking, it takes a lot to get me to vote for Samus. I mean, she's a great character usually. But Other M is a scar that will probably never heal. Gotta go with Bayo on this one.

@dmcmaster Don't really care about Burnout Paradise remaster since I already have that on PS4 but the Racer might be cool

@dmcmaster Was kinda interested in the board game collection until I saw the price. $40 seems kinda steep. Might get in a sale though.
Panzer Dragoon Remake dropping right now is real neat, but I'm gonna wait for some opinions about the remake's quality before I pick it up.
New ARMS character is a cool addition to Smash, really doubt it'd be Spring Man since he's an AT. Honestly I wouldn't be shocked if it was a brand new character used to promote a sequel since they wouldn't say who it actually was.

@dmcmaster I'd assume big retail chains have contracts when it comes to larger titles saying they can't just put out the digital release early like that and undercut them, even if they are closed down for reasons like this.

Either way there's so many games out there that people don't really need the newest title a week or two early. I mean I bought a few indie games that caught my eye or that I'd been putting off for a while to hold me over for the time being nevermind my never-ending backlog I already got.

physical media will probably never die for the same reason it hasn't already died. there's a lot of places where internet just isn't good enough for where data caps are so limiting that streaming just isn't viable. That and a lot of people just prefer the feeling of physically owning something.

played the first three episodes of ultimate doom a while back. didn't really like them; the level design was better than doom 2 but they were way too easy. I sorely missed things like the mancubi and hell knights. on the flipside I played like half of Thy Flesh Consumed and gave up because while it was harder, it wasn't in a fun way. Having to fight a dozen Barons of Hell while trying not to die on pain floors only to get put up against a cyberdemon in a tight, enclosed space? On multiple occasions? Nah screw that.

After that I got into Tetris Effect for a bit. Nice, fun, relaxing game. Even if I'm still bad at Tetris like usual I enjoyed my time with it. I'd probably still be playing it if the new AC wasn't filling that niche now.

Recently picked up Hollow Knight and Kamiko as well. Only played the first level of the latter (as all three characters, think I prefer the bow user at the moment) so I can't really speak much to it but it seems cool. Haven't gotten far in Hollow Knight but I like a good metroidvania from time to time and it seems solid enough so far.