I like this game quite a bit. I think it was important in bringing TR back and updating the control scheme. I like the new Lara (Keeley Hawes is the perfect voice for her) and the story. I think it was a solid reboot, but I do think it was missing some key TR elements at the same time. It didn't miss the mark close to as badly as the more recent reboot though. Anyway looking forward to hearing you guys get more in-depth with this next time. Great job with this episode.
That friend of yours sounds pretty cool. I still need to get to this game. Sounds like a lot of fun and a bit different compared to a lot of 2D platformers. Bummer about the final boss. I hated that boss you are comparing it to.
Good list. I may have to try Bob's Burgers some time. I like Jon Oliver, but haven't watched a ton of Last Week Tonight. Kimmy Schmidt is still my fave so far this year. I also like Silicon Valley, B99, Man Seeking Woman and Blackish. And Jane the Virgin if it counts. I expect Rick and Morty and You're the Worst to join these this summer.
Just realized I never saw these last two Jak blogs. Not sure what was going on, but your blogs weren't showing up in my messages. I tried following you again, so hopefully that will fix things. Anyway, that is great to see you enjoyed this as much as you did! Now I will have to catch up on your Nintendo game countdown! Sorry I missed all this stuff!
It is kind of a bummer Other M turned out the way it did. I really wanted a great third-person 3D Metroid. I'm hoping Nintendo tries again in that regard. Not that there was anything wrong with the Prime games, just would also like a great third-person one.
Awesome! It makes me happy that you enjoyed this game :) It is just pure fun for me. Curious what you think of the others!
Great list. I've only played about half of these. Spirit Tracks, Meteos and Dragon Sword would certainly rank among my favorites on the system. I'm looking forward to trying the new Kirby. If I enjoy it, I will probably track down Canvas Curse.
I only played the demo, but thought it was pretty cool. After being unimpressed with the older Banjo games as far as platforming goes, I'm not even sure the change was all that bad of an idea.
2014 was better than I thought it'd be considering it looked pretty lackluster, but 2015 looks really insane. I know I say this all the time, but I really wish I was caught up on MGS. I love talking games a lot and it seems super fun for that. I love the term questionable in an intriguing way. The newer ones seem to control way better too which would be a plus for me.
Haha... these blogs are my favorite. You've got it covered. Though when I sit down for Festivus dinner tonight I will definitely be telling Nintendo about my issues with the ongoing debacle that is the 3DS' second stick solutions.
Just caught this review and it really just confirms the great things I've heard about this game. It is one of a few releases I missed that I am going to try and experience before the year is over and have to compile GotY lists and the like.
Great list. The first might be the most important to me. Not because I want Destiny to be Halo, but because I took for granted that Destiny's levels/scenarios/encounters would be as fun as Halo's and they weren't. These are the things Bungie excels at. Get this right and all the other stuff can help to differentiate it and help make it even cooler. I'd throw more cool special melee weapon pick ups (like that sword level) too. I know we are working on leveling up guns, but I'd happily take a break to wield some huge hammer or something more often.
I'd add maybe more interesting boss encounters, but that could probably fit into the enemy diversity one. Even then the more important part is just making really kickass normal enemy encounters and while I think Halo is better, Destiny did have some winners there. But something a little more interesting from the bosses might not hurt.
My favorite recent co-op games are:
Castle Crashers
Portal 2
Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light
Splinter Cell Conviction
New Super Mario Bros. Wii
I love this blog. Really cool breakdown. I have only played with the Wii U and Xbox One pad a few times, so I can't really chime in. Last time I played Wii U, I tried using four fingers like you mentioned on the shoulders and it felt super weird. Like it is a good idea in theory, but feels alien. Maybe I'll get used to it once I get one of my own though. Who knows.
This is a great list. Yoshi's Wooly World is beyond adorable and it actually looks to transfer over the Yoshi's Island style of gameplay which I love.
I am so excited to play this. Even more so after reading this blog.
I was shocked Diddy wasn't in there. I personally would have loved Kamek. But hey we got baby Rosalina which is clearly much more important...
Sounds really cool. I'd probably give it a try if I had a system to play it on right now. I'm not the biggest competitive multiplayer guy, but platforming in multi always helps.
It sounds cool. I wish I cared enough for multiplayer to get into it. I am 360-less still anyway, but am a total sucker for wall-running so it does sound pretty rad.
Well I am glad you are playing Jak and Daxter even if I can't tell how much you are actually enjoying it.
Minish Cap was my favorite as well, but I must admit, I never dove too deep into this system's library. Amazing Mirror was pretty cool though.
It definitely seems like something will get lost in the shuffle, but I can't imagine what it is. I look at the big ones here and see them all selling well. Either due to the series being a big enough deal or the different platforms they are targetting. That likely won't be the case, so I will be curious to see next month's sales numbers.
These are the games I am most curious to hear about just because I've heard you'd talk about the ND ones before. I particularly look forward to that one that offends you so much!
I don't remember loving the scuba levels, but even they were pretty good. I definitely appreciate their take on time trials too. Because I love time trials in platformers and as you said they change things up, so it feels almost like a new level. This game was excellent.
The added level variety and improved controls definitely felt like the biggest steps forward. I also think this added a better save system which wasn't really a big deal, but made things a bit more convenient.
