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Ooh! Variety Kit surprise GET! Wow, the LABO cardboard is insanely thin. Anyway, I made the Toy-Con RC Car and took it for a spin. Man, the noise of the HD Rumble motors freaking out is horrific. BBBBrrrrEErrrErRrRrrrrrrrkrkrkrkkrrrrr.... Really fun driving it around though, and using those little reflective targets so it can drive itself. The IR camera/night vision thing is super cool. The game itself has great presentation, really quite slick. I'm loving the WarioWare D.I.Y.-esque explanations for the workings of the toy-con too, and the music. What to make next though? I really want to do the piano, but that is no doubt the most complex and time consuming build, so will probably save it for the weekend. The order in the game suggests the fishing rod, so guess I'll give that a go. *EDIT* About halfway through the fishing rod build, damn... this is way more complex than I anticipated. And the game has already mocked me by saying I took longer than expected to build the first part! Some of the smaller bits are super fiddly. But it’s so satisfying when 2 sections attach perfectly with a nice “click” sound. You’ve gotta admire the way this stuff has been designed, it’s incredibly clever! Gonna have nightmares about making the piano now though... *EDIT 2* Fishing rod complete! Phew! That was hard work. Thought I’d cocked it up a few times when some of the smaller tabs got stuck in the wrong position, but managed to fix them. Just tested it out with the fishing game, and it seems to work perfectly! It’s actually mad how well the movements you make with the rod translate to the game part on the Switch, feels almost magical. Bravo, Nintendo... Bravo.

To be honest I wasn't massively into it initially, but it has grown on me. I like how it includes characters from previous Yakuza games and it's pretty entertaining putting together a team of your faves. But the online/competitive aspect of it is somewhat messed up due to those codes that you can use to obtain rare and therefore super powerful characters. It kind of ruins any sort of natural progression, as the majority of players seem to be using the best characters/combinations right from the start, meaning you basically have to as well. It probably would've been better if the powerful cards could only be unlocked from actually playing the game. So yeah, it's nothing out of this world, but a decent little extra mode all the same. I would've preferred an online mode that allowed you to fight other players in real-time via the standard Yakuza gameplay but the clan thing is better than nowt. Doesn't require PS+ to play either, which is obviously a plus for me, now that my subscription has expired.

Those Game & Watch recreations are great. It seems you can only generate basic white shapes onscreen when using the toy-con garage, but obviously when combined with overlays like that one there are some pretty cool and creative possibilities. LABO looks to be a perfect example of limitation enhancing creativity. I’m really looking forward to experimenting with it, after building the standard stuff of course.

Completed the game. BIG Spoilers below!: Will probably go for the Platinum trophy on this version of Yakuza too, as I’m currently only 2 away from it. One of which is just a matter of time (100 wins on the Clan Mode) the other being to beat the game on legendary difficulty (and that’s apparently more straightforward than ever, as you can now just reload a save from before the final battle and change the difficulty there). You can’t go wrong with either, but if you’re planning on getting into the story and potentially experiencing the entire series then obviously go for Zero, as it’s the perfect starting point in that regard. Either way, welcome to the party! I hope you enjoy it.

I was on the verge of tears last night during one of the cutscenes, powerful stuff. A few moments later... one of the best action sequences I think I've ever experienced! And just after that... immense laughter as I finally managed to complete the cat cafe sub-story. Yep, Yakuza is still the pinnacle of gameplay/emotional diversity. The action has always been incredible in these games, but they've somehow raised the bar yet again. I seriously could not close my mouth during this section I played through yesterday, it was quite literally jaw-dropping! The on-screen awesomeness combined with this music... man, I was absolutely buzzing! And it still isn't over, will be heading to the final battle later on. Was going to last night, but got sidetracked when the Amon fight became available (couldn't resist it ) as I wanted to wrap up the substories too. Managed to take him down on the second attempt. Anyway, can't wait to finally see what will happen with the main story!

https://twitter.com/matin_zekt_dqx/status/987533864141664257 Toy-Con garage is going to be so much fun. The fact it combines aspects from 2 of my favourite creative Nintendo games (Wii Music and WarioWare D.I.Y.) is the icing on the cardboard cake! Cannot wait to get my hands on LABO!

Yeah, that was something that really stood out to me even from the initial trailer, at times I reckon he actually looks younger in this game than in previous titles! Hehehe! So true. Speaking of the cats, I’m going absolutely nuts trying to find the last one I need. I know exactly where it’s supposed to show up (having encountered it once before, and checked online too) but it just ain’t appearing now. Hope it ain’t a glitch. Anyway, I am at the point of no return but trying to finish off as much of the sidestories and other stuff (like finding that cat! ) before going to the finale.

Got a feeling all 6 of those Red Shells were mine. I definitely got 2 sets of triple reds in a row on one of the races, and I (uncharacteristically ) fired them all forwards.

Pretty sure he’d prefer to reduce the fan noise, not amplify it.

Is your PS4 usually quiet? Mine has always been on loud side, so I hate to think what it’d be like with this game! Not that I’ll be getting it anytime soon/ever.

A lot of Dreamcast talk in here recently I see. Nice that SEGA haven't completely forgotten it either: I've been tempted to dig mine up for a bit of Space Channel 5, but that also means setting up the old CRT and I really can't be arsed with that! Probably should at some point though, see if this stuff is even still working. After my Wii went tits up, I'm now wondering about the rest of my retro consoles.

Hope so, and their dispatch speed too. Still my go-to site for physical game purchases. They definitely ain't the cheapest, but they do seem to be the fastest option out there theses days. Got Yakuza 6 to me on Saturday. And I've even had a game arrive almost a week early from them before!

Should be IN! for tonight. Highlights from last time will be somewhat delayed though I'm afraid. You can blame this guy:

I was lucky with my delivery and ended up getting the game last Saturday, have been glued to it ever since. Amazing game. Not sure if it'll end up being the best entry in the Yakuza series, but it's certainly in contention, and seems to be a great send off for Kiryu & Co. regardless. It does quite a lot of stuff differently to previous titles though and is missing some of the usual mini-games and features which is slightly disappointing. Probably not quite as much comedy either (although I'm yet to do many subquests, which is traditionally the main source of laughs in these games) having said that, I did do one the other day which had me in hysterics. There have been some really funny scenes involving baby Haruto as well, who is seriously cute. Oh, and the cat cafe stuff of course, very much my cup of tea. Anyway, I'm just super glad that Yakuza 6, and indeed all of the mainline entries finally made it to the West, to experience this truly amazing series. Here's hoping Fist of the North Star will do the same.

Get them to sign up here, we need could do with new members, especially ones that play Mario Kart.

Hahaha! Absolutely hilarious! For many different reasons. I’mstilllaughingaboutit.gif The highlights should be glorious.

Time travel, man. Yep. It was also slightly different content-wise to the version that got released recently, but just as huge in terms of file size unfortunately.

Did you go for the Premium Edition? I was tempted (many, many times ) but decided against it in the end as I'm trying to cut down on collecting stuff these days.

Cannot wait to get playing this next week! While I'm still somewhat disappointed by the performance of the game from the demo, I'm pretty sure it's still going to be an incredibly enjoyable experience overall. Just a shame it's likely to get completely lost among God of War though, not sure what SEGA were thinking with that "delay"...

So I've been playing Mutant Mudds Collection recently, making my way through the first game, and despite not liking it that much initially I ended up loving it! I seem to recall trying a demo back when it released on 3DS and being impressed by the depth mechanic and 3D effect, but no so much be the game itself. Well, I clearly didn't give it enough of a chance back then, as sticking with it now has revealed it to be an absolutely superb game! I think one of the best things about it is actually its very high difficulty level. It can be super tough to collect everything in the game, you need to master (and I mean truly master) every aspect of its gameplay in order to do so. Precision and timing is everything! Some of the collectable placements are so fiendish (surrounded by vanishing platforms and enemies) that it can often seem unfair the first time you see a level, but the more you play (and consequently the better you get) the more you come to realise just how expertly designed it all is. You've definitely got to go for the collectables to get the most out of the game though, simply running through each stage and being done with it would be to miss out on what makes it so great. Anyway, I imagine most people here have played the game already, but just in case there's anyone who hasn't (and is also looking for a great platformer on the Switch) then be sure to check it out! This is without even mentioning the other 2 games included in the collection (Mutant Mudds Super Challenge and the puzzle game Mudd Blocks) which I've only looked at briefly so far, but also seem very good.

Last week's Boo shenanigans: IN!

Yeah, I probably wouldn’t have changed to this more streamlined style if Nintendo had kept the scoreboards in MKTV like how it was in the Wii U version of MK8. But seeing as they removed it from Deluxe (no idea why ) it makes more sense to just jump straight to the next race and have a shorter vid. Anyway, glad you enjoyed it.

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Played through this (and the original game) recently for the first time, absolutely loved it! SteamWorld Dig 2 is easily my favourite indie title on Switch at the moment. Will be keeping a close eye on future Image & Form titles from now on, that's for sure. My initial completion stats: And 100%: Did you ever get back to this, assuming it was patched? I didn't encounter the glitch during my playthrough, but that may have just been luck. One thing I'm glad they did fix was the original menu icon for the game (that I somehow ended up with when I first installed it, and had to re-download to update) it was horrific! Not the kind of thing I'd usually be bothered about, but it really was quite offensive: I definitely get why there can be quite a lot of fuss about Switch menu icons.