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It's not like SEGA to want to roll out the Mega Drive hits at every possible opportunity..

I enjoyed TG Rally 2 back at the time but the feeling of 'deja-vu' was definitely noticeable then, too 😅 It was cool to have a random track generator available in the game but it did mean the overall track design suffered. As for damage, I'm not entirely sure the blame is on you! I also struggled to make it through races without stuff happening, especially later on, and it certainly didn't always feel like my fault! Driving over railway tracks at speed? You deserve to puncture your tire! Taking a superb corner and having the tire blow anyway? Hmm.. not so sure on that one! I haven't played it for years but I'd guess it feels dodgy enough in 2024.. I always preferred the first game but if they could both somehow come to Nintendo Switch Online that would be great 😁

Just finished E-2 there (which I think is part of the final mansion) and I'm feeling like I'm kinda ready for the game to end by this point. What's there still looks and feels good but it's rarely ever that fun. Even though the mission I just cleared was over in around half an hour, it felt longer and more than I wanted it to be, which is rarely a good sign 😅 It was definitely one of those stages where I would have been sickened if I ended up having to repeat the entire thing upon losing all my health but it never seemed likely, thankfully!

That's where I'm at! I'm obviously really excited to see what Nintendo have in store for us and as much as I'd really have all of that information thrust upon us right now I'm feeling relaxed by knowing I'm never, ever going to be stuck form something to play ever again 😅 When I think about the Switch successor, I then also remember a random game I already own that I haven't even started yet.. and then another.. and another..

I've played up to the end of B-2 so far and the experience has been largely as expected so far! I'm probably gonna just chip away at a chapter here and there over the next few weeks as the slow pace doesn't lend itself well to prolonged sessions. It feels good to play and I've been trying to be thorough with it but I'm still missing gems from the first mansion. The structure of the game still works against itself in this regard, unfortunately. I've probably reached a stage now where I think I know I'm not going to be uncovering all of the gems so that is likely to lead to a slightly more direct approach going forward!

Even crazier than making Undead Nightmare look like a difficulty setting rather than an entire game mode in the menu of the game!

Currently £13.49 on eShop if anyone is interested in this 🙂 I think this is my biting point!

Shenmue is an interesting example as I definitely do hold a desire to return to it and would have done if the game had come to Switch. I didn't particularly like the sequel when I played it, though, and I would be very fearful that replaying the original again just wouldn't be as enjoyable as it once was. Another game that falls into that category a little for me is The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass. Unquestionably one of my favourite DS games when I played it, I have wanted to play it again in the years since but never quite found the right opportunity. I'm almost scared to go back to it in case my eyes become open to the reasons why so many seem to dislike it 😅 To continue with the Zelda theme, one entry I absolutely never want to touch again is Tears of the Kingdom 😖 I persevered my way through to beating that game, despite basically doing the bare minimum and being horribly unequipped to even make it to the final battle. That I managed to beat it the way I did with that euphoric feeling of knowing that it was over, I never, ever want to dip back into it. I'm sure that it wasn't all bad but I only seem to remember every second of tedium and irritation to the point where I'd right now go as far as to say I hated it. I guess that doesn't fit the criteria of the question! One game I also find tricky to put into this criteria is Dark Souls Remastered on Switch. I came away from playing Bayonetta and Bayonetta 2 utterly tired of mashing buttons and sick of the repulsive vibes of those games and their characters. Dark Souls was purchased as a complete change of pace and there were certainly elements of it I appreciated and enjoyed. I could say that I loved parts of the experience but, much like Xenoblade Chronicles, the driving force came from simply wanting to overcome the challenge. In both cases, I was massively out of my comfort zone and overcame so many hurdles, many of which felt insurmountable to me. Satisfying to beat.. but NEVER AGAIN 😂 I suppose an actual good recent example of something I loved but don't imagine going back to is Splatoon 2 and, in particular, Octo Expansion. I only got around to it when Splatoon 3 was about to release and I thought it was excellent. The final challenge was absurdly difficult for me but I was so happy to beat it. I just don't ever really see myself playing through any of it again 🙂

Ah.. we definitely differ there on Luigi's Mansion 3! I was impressed visually but I wasn't entirely enthused throughout. I remember thinking it was a bit 'ploddy, ploddy, suck, suck' at the time and that wording has never left my thoughts about it 😅 The GameCube original was the perfect length with the right amount of exploration and variety. Plus, it felt incredible with the controller! Unfortunately, more recent Nintendo controllers haven't been able to replicate that feeling even though I love the Joy-Con so much!

Pikmin 3 looks and feels so great that it's impossible to argue. Was absolutely gutted the pointer controls in Pikmin 1 and 2 weren't carried over directly! Interested to see how Luigi's Mansion 2 goes. I didn't completely love it on 3DS!

I haven't started Pikmin 4 yet (other than playing through the demo last year) and I was tempted to dig into it but I ended up going with Pikmin 1 for now. I'm not sure what the time would be for me, ultimately, but I had heard about Pikmin 4 maybe being 30-40 hours somehow and I haven't felt ready for that sort of commitment yet 😅

I think I might start Luigi's Mansion 2 HD now that we've sneaked into October!