darksnowman

I see the Resident Evil games are back on sale on the eShop, however, it doesn't feel like the right time of year for another one of those, so I had a dig* through to see what unplayed eShop bargains I have (from previous years ). Paratopic. Tis the season for this no more than it's the season for a Resi game. It's an award-winning horror/suspense sort of thing with a 32-bit graphical style where you walk, talk, shoot (a weapon and photographs), drive and interact a bit with your surroundings. You play in first-person and for a short game, it gives you plenty of time to drink it in and look around for clues of environmental storytelling. It's designed to be completed in one sitting which I've done several times over the course of the weekend. And man, I'm not much the wiser as to what's going on in it. I became a wee bit more familiar with it and gleaned some different details on repeated playthroughs by exploring in different directions and choosing different dialogue options, but the overall story? I've probably interpreted it differently to the next person. It's a pretty freaky game. I was unsettled and chilled when something happened and it snapped me to another scene with no explanation. The game recommends headphones which I'm sure would pull you in and put you more on edge. The sound effects, speech and music are surreal enough without them. Achievements have been left in the Switch version. I got around half during my first go and nearly cleaned up in my second just by, as I mentioned, doing things like going right where I went left and trying different dialogue options. It wasn't long until I got all the achievements, making Paratopic the first game I can think of where I've done that. Maybe worth a look if you're on the prowl for a weird one when the nights are drawing in if you spy Paratopic on sale. *I've still got one SteamWorld game to polish off, another to start and the rest to buy...

How did the Yoshi yarn shorts?

Have you managed to push through? I haven't got Three Houses so I do wonder if it's justified that the game expects you to go through it three times or does it come across as being needlessly drawn out?

Got finished up with Obi-Wan. I've enjoyed The Mandalorian and Book of Boba Fett however I found this Obi-Wan storyline was something I just didn't need to know about. Obviously, there was never going to be any true jeopardy because spoilers, the characters all star in A New Hope, but I still thought they'd be capable of slotting in something that provided a bit of decent insight into things. Especially with the low episode count, you don't expect these series to be filler/ inconsequential. Sadly, it seemed poorly thought out, cheaply put together, and I just was never properly able to suspend my disbelief and get drawn into it. Tala was probably the most interesting, imo.

And four. Thanks for the scud.

Careful England. 2-0's the most dangerous scoreline in football.

Salah all smiles having ousted Sadio and succeeded in securing his pay rise. Just bagged a deflected goal. .Hadn't heard that. They'll be hoping it doesn't destabilise them for the knock-out rounds. A lot of the players there going to be called up for the World Cup or what.

Yeah, just the thought of golden boot aspirations has me dreading tonight. Cricket score incoming. First up is Liverpool v Crystal Palace. Maybe that's a conversation for the 22/23 thread. The Pool are going with a stronger starting XI than the other day against Man U where they must have used ~30 players over the 90 mins as they rotated the team every half hour. Man U were 10 days further ahead in their preparations and looked a bit more settled, plus they want to show their worth to the new manager. No Diogo or Becker today, and I think I heard them mention someone else--either Joe (Gomez) or Joel (Matip)? Jurgen's still going to chop and change but it's not going to be a game of three halves like the other day. Maybe see a bit more structure at the back today as they work the cobwebs off. Not sure what to expect from Palace. Hopefully see a decent kickabout where the promise of things to come shines through.

England manager says she wants to avoid changing the team too much to keep momentum up and Kenny Shiels wants NI to take it to England. It's going to be 25-1 isn't it.

I had no idea about that either however I did find myself there a while back when I was doing some general web searching for Nintendo-related news. It looked to be deader than a dead thing from deadland so I never made an effort to find it again. Funny to read that resetera's iron fist rules with the mission statement of ensuring everything is all sunshine and rainbows because I remember it being a place where everything is nitpicked to hell and back and nothing is ever good enough. Could be my rosetinted glasses but I liked on NeoGAF that there seemed to be good, lengthy and knowledgeable discussions on RPGs to read through (I'd nothing to contribute with those boffins). I didn't see that transfer over. Would be nice if we had the activity of those sites but not if it comes at the cost of sickening everyone's enjoyment of everything. What're you buttering us up for, eh? It's cool that people like @Glen-i and @Mokong have a tool like Discord since Nintendo is still miles off the pace with in-game/on-console communication functionality. It's just unfortunate that it seems to be that some have stayed all-in on the forum while others have gone all-in on Discord (for whatever reasons that may be). It's weird because way back when we'd a chat room (pure chaos) and we had each other on MSN Messenger and forum activity didn't suffer. The main site even had different people commenting on articles compared to those of us discussing gaming news on the forum. Some might say that forums are a thing of the past--and I wouldn't necessarily dispute that; everything moves on eventually--though from my experience, Discord doesn't strike me as modern or user-friendly which is probably the part I struggle to get my head around most: why ditch an old-fashioned forum for a chat thing that has a steep learning curve? Is it because there's a Discord app and everyone loves apps nowadays? Tbh, I sort of feel like I got the Discord style of things out of my system more years ago than I'd care to admit. We've all only got 24 hours every day (not everyone is footloose and fancy-free like H-o-T!), and for me personally, I see Discord as something that's to be used as sparingly as possible and only as a last resort. Maybe I'm doing it wrong. These are coming too thick and fast--I wasn't finished shooting Pokémon yet.

This time around I only picked up a dozen or so secret seashells, didn't veer off the beaten path too far for heart pieces (it's a small island but you know what I mean) and didn't engage with Dampé, do the colour dungeon or put out any of the models. I did all that stuff last year. This week I just tried to limit myself to two levels per evening or I'd likely have sprinted through it in two sittings. Not that the two levels thing worked out as I was left with only one to bring it to a close. The only FE pressure is from @Jonnas. No need to point the finger at anyone else. ... I stand corrected...

That's the stuff. Tell us what you really think! Oh. Yep, good racing chaps.

With a heavy heart, goosebumps and a lump in my throat (maybe it's time I saw someone about that?), it is done once again. I would that it could have been different but I'm an off-island outsider who happened to wash up on the shore. Everyone knew I'd be wanting to get back on my way. I'll be on my way then, Old Man Ulrira. Thanks for everything. You be sure to take care, too. Marin! How'd you get stuck up here? There, you're back on safe ground now. Right you big old Yoshi egg, the time has come for you to hear the Song of Awakening. And that's it done again. Overwritten into file one this time. The memory of it is already fading... Koholint echoes through future Zelda entries much more than Fi, that's for sure.

Cannot take the Grand Inquisitor seriously. He's just Death from Bill & Ted.

No way. That's only taken a matter of days. Making a beeline for this stuff coupled with the speed x4 toggle considerably reduced the game time. Top effort. Consider Zodiac Age bumped up my backlog a slot or two now I know it can be shortened.

Why did the Yoshi yarn shorts? If only. I'm all ears if you've any Switch point-and-click recommendations. Just hearing from Dominik Diamond that this thread is... trousers.

Och come on... Fire Emblem theme.

At first, I thought the toylike look was a bit at odds with the tone of the game but it wasn't long before I was a convert*. Definitely worth starting a new file if you've got the itch. I find a lot of the Zelda series is always feel ripe for a replay as I'm sure most of us do. Personally, I'm not a huge lover of the Oracle games though a remake in the vein of LA would be cool. (Especially if it's a double-pack!) * Would have been nice if they included d-pad movement. And animated the flowers. Yeah, it takes you right back and twists the knife even further. The music and what you've learned is in complete contrast with the graphical style. What a conflicting game LA is. About the soundtrack in general, it's well done however I think the Mysterious Forest is lacking. It felt like a more oppressive area on Gameboy and just isn't the same in the remake. Ooh, now that's a Fire Emblem I have. It's decent enough. Pretty much nailed it. Now play the game and come back and pepper in some thematic details and specifics. Incredible that the humble Gameboy game could evoke so much. Unforgettable. --------------- Any chance of SimCity coming to the SNES NSO!? Yes, @drahkon, I know...

Yeah, I've little doubt it must be good when it works for people. It's popular for a reason. I've joined at least one when I wanted to contact support for some applications rather than send an email. I think that ranks among the best use I've had out of it. LOL. I motion that @Jonnas sets up a mafia game Discord. Delivered. Thanks again for the heads up.

Aren't you running the N-E tiktok? I'm yet to come across that Goldilocks Discord chat that's just right. It always seems to be a spamfest or dead for large periods. As such, I can't remember the last time I had it open. I like hitting up the search bar here and skimming back through a discussion of a game I'm thinking of adding to my backlog.

I'm just counting down to when that Man City lot start back peddling on him being world-class now he's been moved on.

Is it possible to listen to this and not get constant chills? I'm just through the Face Shrine again and it was as cruel a mix of emotions as ever. Incredible. Then before you can gather yourself, you're off up and across Tal Tal Heights where the music is triumphant and you're fighting against knowing it isn't right, yet you're driven anyway to see it out. There's just level 8 to go now and then the time of Link's awakening will be upon him once again. Well, I say Link but this time it's actually... Top game.

In my day when Wii waggled, Wii waggled.

I wasn't sure if, reading between the lines, you were trying to inform us that the series hadn't been performing to the expected levels in Japan due to it being for hornballs and this mode is an attempt to capture that market is all. I'm sure little Johnny in the west will be coy and naive with his parents, but he'll be going full handheld mode with it as soon as he gets the chance.

Not sure how to read this as I was under the impression Japan is as risque as it gets. Are you saying the inclusion of this mode is a way to make the game more appealing in the Switch's native market?