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Watched the first few episodes of Pyscho Pass, looks to be a good'n!

Just downloading MUMBLE now, thanks! I get what you mean with the Glaive, but if it was just a Glaive then you could argue that it'd be fairly similar to the Long Sword, the Kinsect kind of puts it in a gap between the Long Sword and Hunting Horn. It's good for people that like the idea of the Hunting Horn but find it a little too cumbersome for them to wield. I must say, I don't think there's a weapon class I dislike yet. They're all good in their own way. I do have preferences though.

There's A Link Between Worlds finished, what a great game it was too!

I've given the Glaive and Charge Blade a little go, of the 2 I prefer the Glaive, I don't know why people are complaining about the Kinsect, you don't have to use it and using it isn't difficult or fiddly either. I gave the Bow a go too as I started using that on MH3U and loved it, I do like it still and will enjoy using it more once my New 3DS XL arrives. I'm only hunting the G. Jaggi on the demo as I don't want to get used to any of the new monster's attacks too soon.

Mate, try thinking what it's like when you keep saying it's ironic and hypocritical of me saying voice chat is important, when it's not ironic or hypocritical of me at all. The only reason it sounds condescending is because you're taking it to be that way, the fact is, you are not actually grasping it. Voice chat is important because when I game with my friends I want to be able to chat with them. It's nice to chat to others that aren't my friends sometimes too so it's a bonus when you can (we made some good mates on CoD on the Wii who were randoms, @Zechs Merquise and @lostmario can attest to this) but mainly I'm talking about chatting with my friends and so it's not ironic or hypocritical at all yet you keep going on how it is (off the forum too)... so it's only evident that you're not grasping it. I figured the only way you'd get what I'm saying and actually see how it's not ironic is if I don't use voice chat when we game... and then there'd be the actual irony, that you'd the understand why I'm saying voice chat is make or break and that there's nothing ironic in what I've been saying. I've tried talking to you about it before and gave you the best way of saying it; if it wasn't for voice chat, we'd never have met up or became mates. That goes to show how make or break it is, yet you keep saying how I'm being hypocritical, sorry if you feel in being condescending but when you keep going on and not really listening or taking in what I'm saying it's the only way I can put my point across.

Happy birthday FLink!

You're not grasping it, evidently. I don't choose to play those multiplayer games without voice chat, because they have voice chat and so I use it. I use it with randoms sometimes too. Just because I'm not gaming with anyone on my friends list it doesn't mean I'm always silent. The big thing is voice chat IS in those games. Really Blade, so that you grasp it, I'll not chat when we play. I actually think it's the only way you'll get it.

Your last sentence is key though. I enjoy BF and CoD enough to play on my own. I don't enjoy MK8 or Smash enough to play on my own. Also, the big thing what you're not appearing to grasp is that when people do join me online in those games, we actually do chat and it becomes even more fun. In MK8 and Smash and probably Splatoon, you fucking can't! It's this that shows your post holds no water and that you're laughing at nothing. There's no irony in my comments at all. To show you what I mean, to better help you understand, when we're online together I'll not go on chat with you and we'll game in silence. See how you enjoy it in comparison to being able to chat.

There was simply no way I was having you not play one of the Mario Galaxy games. It wasn't a favour, it wasn't a gesture of goodwill by me. It was simply a demand that you have it as it would've been criminal for you to not! Haha

If it's got an online multiplayer mode, I'm worrying about voice-chat! :p

Well I got a rush of blood to the head and I've gone and placed a pre-order for the MM Edition New 3DS XL.

Colour me interested!

@Hero\-of\-Time you have me interested there!

I do concur with this. I loved Other M too.

I can see your argument and it is a fair one, but as I said earlier, I'd rather not have those abilities and have the level of immersion in Prime. Other than Samus' abilities, Prime nails the world of Metroid in 3D and even perfects it, besting the world of the 2D games. Also, I'm not one of the young'ns... unfortunately, haha.

That Nintendo Direct reminded me that I have to finish LoZ ALBW and LM2 on the 3DS too. Oh man, I've got some serious gaming to do!

Super Metroid is something special too, possibly the best 2D game I've played... but the immersion in Prime elevates the game to insanely high levels. For me Prime is definitely the better game!

So, having hardly touched my 3DS in an age, that Direct has made me want to invest some decent time in the thing again... although even more than that, I'm now desperately wanting that sodding MM New 3DS.

I'll give Nintendo this... if there's one thing the Direct did, it's made me want to play and sink some decent time into my 3DS again!

Thanks man!

Haha, I do absolutely know what you mean. Sure you don't have certain abilities that you do in the 2D games but for me it's still very "Metroid" because of the atmosphere, the sense of isolation, the game world itself. That makes Metroid more than the abilities themselves for me.

The lock-on may help in regards to this, and whereas you do shoot a lot, there's plenty of platforming (which actually works in the Primes, even in first person) and puzzle solving too. At that launch price it's worth every penny and more. Even just to try out and give them a go. Really, I can't recommend them enough... so much so that I go as far to say that Metroid Prime is only game that can stand shoulder to shoulder with Ocarina of Time as my favourite games ever.

I think it looks fantastic, but that hinges on voice-chat. If it doesn't have it then it just dampens the experience of the team-play online and that's a big no-no for me.

You're in luck then because the Metroid Prime games are not like first person shooters. They're simply Metroid in 3D, from a first person viewpoint. Metroid Prime is possibly the most atmospheric game I've ever played. I've never been drawn into a game world like that before! Seriously, you absolutely need to play these gems! The Metroid Prime Trilogy is one of the greatest gaming disks that has ever been burned. An absolute must-have!

Hi Esequiel, would it be ok if I took this one?