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But that was neither highly replayable or dynamic. This looks really smooth, but this feels like a step away from the spirit of Metal Slug, which is charging the shit into people guns blazing, not Advance Wars stylie.

I think I need to get some sort of sports massage. I think I've discovered the route of my knee problems, my IT band, which apparently is more on the thigh area, but runs down the side of the leg and can rub on the knees, which is why I keep getting a twinging pain pretty much each time I'm doing some sort of bending exercise, which has been hindering lower body gains. At the moment I've been looking into mainly upper body stuff, which messes with the cardio aspect 😞

The PS App pinged at me saying they're giving you "game help" for the original. Which I used to help me get the rest of the pieces/artifacts I had been missing with short videos

Is there a hub for the pre orders? Everywhere seems to have different stuff.

I agree, but I hope they use it sparingly, Astro seems to have quite a few new tricks up his sleeve without the nostalgia being forced upon you. That being said, I loved the Journey robot.

I'm hoping the implication that Venom/Eddie die here isn't what is going to happen. But it is interesting to see the birth of Toxin

The majority of Astro's Playroom did that, which I thought was a great nod. But I am a bit concerned they're doing it (what seems) a fair bit this time, I don't want them to rely too much on the memberberries aspect, when the gameplay was awesome.

I'd love it if this were free for previous investors* (especially us Kickstarter peeps), but I know it won't I'm up for giving this another chance, as the potential was there but lost when the whole world "expanding" mechanic came in where the size was enhanced a fair bit but the content not enough to compliment it. Looks great though. *Or a discount at least, like a PS4 game given the PS5 overhaul, as I did get this on PS3/PS4, I forget, c'maaahn

Me and the sax will forever be one. This job though is horrendous. I'm trying to get back into NHS.

I pulled Belgium in a £2 sweepstake at work. Therefore I want Belgium to win.

I get the why, and I've experienced it myself. It's just that later on the effort-to-satisfaction ratio isn't worth the time taken to achieve it for me. Good on Cal to come in each day to flex though.

An interesting discussion. Thinking about it off the bat I don't mind the life system, it gives you a bit of tension and an encouragement to actually put effort into your playthrough, because if there's no fear of consequence, it doesn't feel fun to me, because I like at least a semblance of a challenge. That being said I have abused the rewind function on Switch online quite a bit, but that's out of sheer laziness, if it didn't exist I'd still play the games. Crash Bandicoot is a great example of the reward for not losing a life, get through a level in one life and break all the boxes, you get a gem which appears in another level which gives access to a different path which may have more boxes so you can get a gem on that level. It adds a subtle layer of replayability that I didn't notice all that much, as I liked the challenge. Except High Road of course, fuck you. That said I do think it has been toned down over the years, with a few exceptions. I don't know what age these people are, but those that fist the Souls-like games can't stop blowing their load over how difficult it is and how this equals maximum fun. This is an example of the consequence concept going too far for me, especially when I die a fair distance away and have to backtrack for about 5 minutes and depending on the circumstances of my death I may be able to get my currency back, it simply sucks out then fun for me, but some people seem to love it. The only solution given as either "get good" or "grind". I could do both of these things, but I simply do not want to spend the time doing it, I've got other shit to do. I'm stuck on a bit of Dark Souls, which with a bit of practice and training, I could probably beat it. But I simply can't be arsed, and I don't feel bad about abandoning it at all. I bought the trilogy and I can't be bothered to even try 2 and 3 even though I've heard they're better, I've got more fun games to play.

Never feel guilty about loving this game. It's awesome and I still wish I had my copy

Another thing Breath of The Wild took away from us...

During a fine night of power cuts I blasted through Mario Land, because I knew it was short, and never died thanks to the rewind feature Next on the list was the Pokémon TCG GBC game. I had heard the main way was to make a Haymaker or Rain Dance deck, and they loved talking about Alakazam and Chansey damage fap about, but I never got an Alakazam, and never got another Blastoise save the one I started with, there was little "new" cards being pulled from the boosters, and mainly getting the same stuff. I pretty much plowed through it all with said Blastoise deck but mostly with a nice Dugtrio deck I made, I didn't need to make anything else. A little disappointing, but I put that down to my decades of Pokémon TCG experience, even though the rules have changed a lil since then.

Piers interviewing the real Martha right now

The NHS were much more lenient. Current job puts stuff like this under "IT abuse" and consider it gross misconduct

I've not even touched it since, I've been meaning to look on the YouTube for some explanation videos, but the new job doesn't let you use the internet too much, so I haven't had much opportunity

Say wah?

I think this is more what I meant too!

I've given this a lil bit of thought and I think ye right. I remember the bit in Black/White where the Gym Leaders showed up to help you out, those kinda moments please me, even if the whole N/Ghetsis thing was silly. I still enjoyed the games, but I put it down more to familiarity than nostalgia. Going 3D certainly has put a damper on it. I don't think they realised what they were getting themselves into, made even painfully more obvious with Scarlet/Violet. I may go back and play Black

Let's start normal size drawing first, and work up from there. I tried Mystery Dungeon once, couldn't get into it. But Mega Evolution felt like it made more sense, even though the concept is similar. Plus the designs were cooler

Yeah that bit. Maybe the real story has more to it.

They'll need to pull their finger out and think of something new. Not Dynamax though, that was shit

They're alright, but around that time is where the magic started to fade. It's nowhere near what it used to be now. (Give us more {Pokémon Ranger)