I’ve been playing Metroid Prime 4. It’s ok, only more of what I expected, nothing incredible like Dread was for me. You can definitely feel how it’s cobbled together after being in development hell.

I finally picked up Dave the Diver on sale, looking forward to digging into that soon.

The last ember of optimism in my subconscious wants me to believe that by putting the four words above in sequence, shouted in 30pt font, the truth of it has already rung out in your mind. You don’t need the impassioned argument about how Microsoft is the shameful poster child for just how contemptible an American megacorp can be in the year 2025. You don’t need me to muster every bit of evidence I can find, because even if you don’t remember each step in the bleak parade you can recall the shape of the march.

A-fuckin-men

It was so damn good. One of those games where I paid for all the DLC just because I wanted more of it and I know how EA operates. Too bad Apex seemed to kill off that hope.

RIP Vince, you made an indelible mark on the industry and will forever be remembered.

Metroid Dread left such an impression on me after playing earlier this year that I bought and modded an OG GBA with a better screen. It was fun and frustrating all at once! My first time soldering since I was a teen. I proceeded to beat Metroid Fusion for the first time despite having the cartridge for probably as long as it had been since my last time soldering. I’m now playing Prime 4, although I’m not yet sure if that qualifies as a highlight.

Besides that, I also got sucked into Hades 2. I didn’t get the true ending to the first game but I did roll credits on this one! What a game. Pokémon Unbound romhack was also on the list of time sinks, but I gotta get back to beating that.

I see they’re following in Hades two’s footsteps and making the protagonist the original game’s sibling. Looking forward to this! Leaving the Oldest House certainly opens up some possibilities. I hope there are still unaffected Bureau personnel to interact with still.

This can’t handle 3DS titles, right? Not that it matters; my N3DS XL is still going strong

I was hoping for more than a cromulent 3D Metroid, but I’ll take it for what it sounds like it is.

Not surprised you skipped other M. I haven’t heard a single good thing about that one

I had so much fun with dread earlier this year. It motivated me to buy and mod an original GBA so I could finally beat the copy of Fusion I’ve had since I was a kid. That really got the ball rolling on me finishing as many Metroids as I can ahead of Prime 4. I think I’ve finished 4-5 now. Still haven’t done Super Metroid, which everyone tells me is the best, but I’m a snob and I want to get a Super Nintendo controller to play it with.

Only a couple more weeks until Prime 4!

Yes, there are some pretty fun weapons in the Gears sequels. I like the torque bow.

Yeah his framing is pretty trumpian which is gross even in the (doubtful) event he’s actually right. God forbid journalists do journalism and cover a company which has been caught stealing IP multiple times, and god forbid someone ask someone involved what their take was on the matter. Dumb.

“I understand that you like to stir up controversy, so here you go: the whistleblower, the truth seeker. This is my account, so here’s how I actually feel: you’re wrong and misinformed,” Mielgo replied. “No assets. As far as I know, Bungie accidentally used a texture, mostly typos and fonts, all lost in a wonderful massive creative pipeline. 

“All this ass it was genuinely a mistake, blown out of proportion by people like you and hungry sphincter press. Regardless, to your pseudowistle, none of the text/fonts ever reached our team. The Bungie team is fantastic, and the work they did before us was f****ng outstanding. I loved working with them.”

It’s fuckin weird for a creative to act this dismissive towards IP theft, even if it was just one texture. How does one even accidentally steal a texture someone else made?

But will the new valve hardware help fill the empty pit in my chest?

I said always, I just used an example from this century. Your comment does remind me of the UMD disks and their propriety sd cards

I don’t even think they really hid it from the console space. Their entire PS3 launch was peak hubris. They just don’t step on rakes as much as Microsoft does, and Nintendo would shoot a litter of puppies if it helped them protect their IP rights, so they look better in comparison.

Turning into? They’ve always been this way. It’s been like 20 years since they decided it was ok to install rootkits on people’s PCs to protect their IP rights.

I appreciate the assist lol

Been waiting for a competitor to the meta quest. Looks like my patience has paid off. I hope it’s not too pricey/compromised

Unbound hooked me so much I bought an OG GBA and put it on a cartridge like it’s a traditional game

I still use mine. I modded it and it can play a ton of games. The Pokemon romhacks are fun

lol, this is what I deserve for not reading the damn article

I’m sure the department of labor will get right on this case…

I haven’t, and I subscribe to a bunch of the Nintendo communities. The top comment on this story on [email protected] is advocating for Nintendo to have to pay PocketPair’s legal fees.

Not seeing anyone defending Nintendo in this thread. Those guys are still on Reddit.

I mean, they’re definitely being rude but suggesting Nintendo being dickheads has any appreciable ding on their success is just fantasizing. They’ve been litigious dickheads for as long as I can remember and they’re doing better than ever.

Wow I’m pleasantly surprised. Doesn’t happen much lately

Carnie promoter says carnie shit, more news at 5

Hades 2 when I finally stumbled upon Dionysus. He’s wearing a leopard print speedo in it and his bulge is as subtle as a kick in the shin.

So many good games to play lately and not enough time to play them

Does Microsoft realize the sentiment around their brands is terrible right now? I guess they don’t care

You and me both

Shout out to Worldle; I play that shit everyday. Nothing quite like the rush of blowing your friends’ minds when they see you have the shape of Benin committed to memory.

I just bought three years of EA play and converted it into a year of gamepass last month. Seems to be the best deal left now.

Feel like it’s already there

I’m with you on the price. I’d probably have one already if it was 150, which is what the GBC would cost today with inflation factored in.

Positively itching for this

They walked back the $80 price point, but I definitely agree they’re trying to figure out ways to push people to gamepass. They just keep stepping on rakes

Microsoft seems to be throwing in the towel as far as driving people to their storefront is concerned. They’ll be putting out all their games on anything that can run them.

IIRC yes it can run steam games