Toon Zelda

It does break my heart seeing this game get hit with a 5/10. I do not believe Mario and Luigi Brothership Deserves this. The gameplay is some of the most creative have seen to date allowing you to connect together various islands while travelling on an island like ship. If anything its a love letter to The Legend of Zelda Wind Waker that featured island travel and exploration. I understand many people were turned away from not being able to control Luigi properely or not having his selection command be with the B button but those are minor nitpicks and nothing more. I am playing on my modded OLED switch with a 60fps patch so can hardly see any performance issues or dips. Its the first time the Mario and Luigi games have ever been brought into 3D and while I understand many preferred the charm of the 2D spritework, I am open to seeing new ideas and them returning under a new studio and making the leap to 3D couldn't make me more happier! Loved Superstar Saga DX, Bowsers Inside Story DS and Dream Team growing up! This game is no exception and might be one of my favourite games this year alongside Echoes of Wisdom! If I were rating it would give this game an 8/10 which is more deserving than what IGN chose to give it in their rushed unprofessional review of the game. I never take IGN seriously for reviewing anything. Judge a game based on your own experience and dont let reviewers tell you what to and not to play :).

First of before I begin my review I just want to say am not just rating cause I'm a biased Zelda fan who likes every Zelda game no matter what it is. This game is amazing! It blew me away in many aspects. Lets start with the gameplay. You are given 4 unique abilities each allowing you to do a ton of things: Firstly the Ultrahand which much like Magnesis from BOTW which allowed you to move metal objects. Unlike Magnesis however Ultrahand allows you to do so with any object. Eg. You could even just take a random mushroom and lift it into the air. That and also the rotating and attach options really allow you to get creative and build all sorts of structures with your imagination. Infact that who most of this game is catered towards. If your someone that likes to experiment with weapons but wasn't a fan of Breath of the Wild's durability system then that too has been resolved with the marvellous ability to fuse weapons with any items such as a rock, a barrel, a pot and much more. This not only takes care of weapons that are weaker breaking easily but also allows you to experiment with various combinations testing the limits of what this game can do. I've always been someone that likes to experiment with exploits and testing what can be done beyond what video games allows you to do. Ascend allows you to have Link reach above areas that have a ceiling within a reasonable distance. There is a blue glow to indicate an ascend can be done to ascend Link quite literally through the ceiling wall and rise above it. This is a huge timesaver for speedrunners as well as those who found needing to climb to be dreadful. Is more of an accessibility option if anything. Recall which is another one of my favourite abilities allows you to rewind time. Normally this was already crazy in my head as it can be used to reverse any clockwork gears to reach areas but you can do way more than just that. You can also use ultra hand to move an object to a certain place and back and set a record. Then with recall retrace the path which will rewind the whole path taken. That is amazing! Can't wait to see how far people go with this. There are also one other ability you get in the game later called Autobuild which allows you to store your creations and recreate later with enough Zonai material. Yet very amazing! For those that are finding a frustrating time throughout the game, there will be a TOTK guidebook coming next month as a physical hardcopy and softcopy. I already preordered cause I knew I was going to be binge reading that. Next let me talk about my experience with the story. Tears of the Kingdom's story unlike with BOTW is much more expansive and finally we have a ganon with personality and voice acting as well as actual dungeons. Its also thrilling to have 3 layers of exploration with underground, surface and the sky. This makes for triple the excitement while also retaining our favourite Goron, Rito, Gerudo and Zora tribes from BOTW! There are even returning characters such as Sidon, and Riju as examples that now play a much larger role to supporting Link. I got this game for $46.88 which imo was a steal for the quality I was getting. Tears of the Kingdom is for newcomers or longtime fans of the Legend of Zelda. It may not have the same nostalgic music we loved from the classic 3D Zelda games in their dungeons but this game isn't meant to be that. Its meant to be a sequel to BOTW carrying out what that game did and building upon it. I believe TOTK does just that and anyone should give it a try today.

This is one of the best Zelda games I have played period. Let me start with some of the key factors that make Wind Waker HD truly the best. Replay value? Check. Story? One of the best. Gameplay? Check. Open exploration via being able to travel the Great Sea from island to island and day/night cycle with an ability to switch fast between? Check. There are some people that like to mock users for trying this game by calling it childish. Let me be perfectly clear. Its not childish. Its childlike. There is a difference. The game has a childlike aesthetic in it but much of the story is quite comprehensive for a younger kid to understand. The audience would be more as a great family game especially if you have many siblings to share the experience with. The story has a unique plot to it. What starts off as Link trying to rescue his sister on his birthday by a gigantic bird turns into a much grander adventure trying to save the whole world. The game has excellent replay value especially if you are going for 100 percent completion. Have replayed this game around 3 times on my steamdeck and it always feels like a Zelda title you can return to. What truly makes Wind Waker HD a masterpiece cannot be described into words. It took everything that the original gamecube release did and improved upon it especially with the art style adding this gorgeous bloom effect to the textures and improving the lighting and shadows. The one thing with Wind Waker HD is it excels over all other 3D Zelda's in some way with one aspect: - It gives you an open camera which OOT3D and Majora's Mask 3D did not have (unless you had the new 3ds xl which had the dpad built into it but for the sake of this review lets just assume you didn't since the originals had fixed camera as well) allowing you to view the world better - It has a much better story than that of BOTW with some of the best narratives and interactions between npcs - It has a song that lets you switch between night and day easily which Twilight Princess HD and the original Twilight Princess back on wii and gamecube lacked - It has really great button control options for wielding your sword and items which Skyward Sword HD didn't have. Some could argue that button controls fixed the original wii's forced motion controls layout but it felt super cumbersome even with the change just using the stick to wield your sword - It improves upon the original Wind Waker by cutting the long quest to find all the triforce shards (I'm sorry if you preferred the lengthy quest but I found the original's to be dragged out and way too long based on my experience of the game) 5 out of 5 stars. Would recommend this game to anyone who loves the classic Zelda feel. Truly a gem!

This game initially looked good when I first watched the trailers but after witnessing the attrocious dialog sequences and story it actually had the opposite impression on me. The main character Frey encounters this vast magical world after encountering so much pain in the real world and nearly losing everything including her house. So why make it so she wants to come back?? I mean who would. Here you have everything and more. The writers should be fired honestly. That and the overworld as a whole just feels bland, boring and ugly. The interactions between the characters is horrible no cap. You greet one character and the screen turns to black, character greets you back and screen turns to black. The quality of animations feels way too choppy. It may be them trying to make the experience more cinematic however you as the player feel like your just looking at black screens majority of the time when interacting with other npcs. Also why did they make Frey fixed in place everytime she wants to talk to another character? Like literally no other game does that and allows you to walk and talk. Mediocre dialogue and story weighing down the gameplay and could have been so much better 0.2/10.

So like only reason am giving this game 5 stars is cause there are several bugs in it. Notttttttttttt hahahahaa. Lol. Not due to the whole religious stuff people keep putting in 1 star reviews. Honestly people need to grow up! Its just a game! Fictional! Ofc people are expected to follow and believe Jesus Christ. This game was purely made with fiction. Think of it like a darker version of animal crossing or stardew valley. The only difference here is there are cults which may make it seem dark. I bet you the developers had no intention of trying to make this game mock the bible in any way. If you have a single ounce of common sense in you then you won't let one game cloud your own mind and judgement over the decisions you make in real life. So definitely give this game a try! There characters have cute designs and its more about vengeance to those who have hurt the lamb. He simply just wants payback so he seeks help from death a fictional creature. I see nothing wrong with that. There are games that are far more violent and worse than this one. Doki Doki Literature Club literally has suicide in it yet people don't judge that game by letting it affect their mind. Its time people stopped taking everything they play or even watch so seriously.. that is how the world continues to get messed up. We let these thoughts enter our mind. Give it a try! Also in the future am sure the devs will add some patches to fix the said bugs that were complained about!

This is one of the greatest Kirby game ever made! Kirby poyo on a new 3D adventure for the first time actually. This has never been done with Kirby. Star Allies and Crystal Shards were both 2.5D Kirby games so they don't count. This is the first 3D adventure taking inspiration from both Super Mario Odyssey and 3D World. Why Odyssey might one noob ask. Well you can quite easily compare the cappy pocessions and mouthful mode to being very similar. By taking Odyssey's gameplay mechanics and 3DW's level design you get this masterpiece. Kirby is ready to consume the whole world it looks like lol. Give this game a try. You won't be doing yourself a disservice by doing so. The copy abilities aren't as many as in the 2D games but tbf that is because it is the first time they are trying 3D with Kirby and most of the mouthful mode abilities make up for it in a way so its not that big of a deal. Another thing is it lets you keep a copy ability if you grab one in a level and then choose to leave. How awesome is that! Some games make you play through the entire level just to keep a powerup which can feel gruesome. Not Forgotton Land though. Even if you are not a Kirby fan this game is definitely worth the buy. Oh and another thing unlike past Kirby games this one is legitimately filled with challenges. Kirby has always been defined by something that is too easy. This put up more of a challenge ngl. Given this game has done as well as it had I can't say Ive had this much fun in a Kirby game since Super Star Ultra, Triple Deluxe and Planet Robobot (All great Kirby games btw if your new to the series). :). I know that some people may disagree with me but I hope this game wins nominees for game of the year.

Coming from never playing a single Metroid game in my entire human existence this game is by far one of my favourite switch games ever. I really admire the fast paced combat, upgrades to collect. It really excels well in both gameplay and cutscenes. Being forced to be stealthy around the EMMI is what got me into the game. A godly game where you have to scan your surroundings for enemies closing in. The threat or should I say dread has never felt more real. To spice things up their dread mode they recently added is not for the faint of heart. With only 1 hit and its all over its almost like real life. In real life there is no lives. Its do or die. You only get 1 shot. You need to have walked through the fire at least a few times to understand what I mean. Pick up this game! Even if your new to the Metroid series or a returning fan this game is tough but satisfying to play at the same time. 😁😁. Am happy it won best action game in the last game awards. Really went above and beyond for 2D Metroid!

Well let me explain first off this is the first Zelda game where Zelda actually gets to play an important role helping Link and where the story focusses on her hence the name "Legend of Zelda". It is also another 2D Zelda that focusses more on the adventure and puzzles. Most 2D Zelda's like A Link to the Past, Oracle of Ages and Seasons only have a focus on puzzles alone but lack adventure, exploration travel mechanics that make Zelda fun and enjoyable! Its just walk to this destination there you go. Spirit Tracks however has the thrill of being able to travel by train through 4 spectacular realms each with its own theme and aesthetic to it in order to recover Zelda's body and bring back the Spirit Tracks that have mysteriously disappeared and stop evil! I could talk about this game forever but that would go on to 900 pages lol so let me sum it up. Basically Link is about to get his engineers certificate to have a fully fledged license as a engineer. Then shortly after the ceremony the tracks start to disappear. Following a bunch of dark events Zelda is found only as a spirit with her body taken away by baddies. Link working with Spirit Zelda must save Hyrule once again. When talking about the game's overall difficulty it is pretty easy however that never once took away from the experience for me. Playing as a kid I still found some sections quite challenging especially the Lokomo songs which involve you to use your mic to play them. I do remember messing up quite a few times on the later ones but it was mostly just trial and error and eventually I succeeded. Now to talk about some of the things that make this game stand out. When discussing the NPC's they range from your traditional Gorons to all kinds of unique people like Papuchia villagers (still one of the coolest races imo), and also the snow penguin tribe Anouki's which make a return from Phantom Hourglass. These games also have a stellar soundtrack, gameplay and story all together and I cannot recommend them both enough but if I were to pick one it would be Spirit Tracks as it takes everything Phantom Hourglass did and enhances it by making the UI bigger, the Tower of Spirits unlike with Temple of Ocean King doesn't have you redoing every floor which some people found to be quite frustrating (not me idc bout that lol). Also another heads up if your complaint on this game was the touch screen controls being annoying I am here to completely relieve you by saying that there is a dpad mod now that you can get which allows you to play using traditional dpad controls and even a control stick to move Link around. I have it on my modded cfw switch and the game plays fantastic for both PH and ST. The Toon games all do something very special for Zelda that you won't find anywhere else. From Wind Waker HD's touching story about rescuing his sister, to stopping an evil Ghost Ship to rescuing Zelda's body and freeing rail tracks that are disappearing. Why doesn't Nintendo make Zelda titles as good as these anymore. BOTW was amazing in terms of its gameplay but all the goods just stop there. The story felt just boring and the final boss was disappointing for me. I also disliked how the game lets you finish it almost immediately if you wanted to. This throws the objective down the drain. However in Spirit Tracks none of those gripes are there. Both the gameplay, characters and story excel with each other. The expressiveness of Link has never been this good. To conclude my review I have to give this game a 5 out of 5 stars and is a must pick up for all ages. My first Zelda game. Best part is you can take it anywhere you want on this neat pocket handheld! :)

10 out of 10. By far one of my all time favorite indie games. Fantastic visuals, story and lore. What I really love about Hollow Knight is its heavy inspiration from the Metroid games when it comes to both backtracking and difficulty. The game is pretty difficult and has you playing defensive a lot of the time. However if you keep at it you will eventually be able to 100 percent it. The DLC was something I had more fun with than I thought I would. I remember spending hours with NKG trying to beat him. Loads of charms, abilities and health upgrades. If you are worried about collectables then that isn't an issue in HK as the game is sprawling with them. The game does also have a grinding element to it making it more fun as some items, maps, and stations need to be bought via geo (currency of the game) which adds more of a challenge instead of just handing everything to you. I can honestly say that I enjoyed this game more than I did with BOTW and that is a huge claim to make since I was completely in love with BOTW's gameplay and open world.

Where to even begin with this game. Had a blast from it :). The gameplay is very solid taking alot of inspiration from both Paper Mario 64 and Thousand Year Door without feeling like a carbon copy. The game has one of the coolest unique soundtracks Ive ever witnessed. The story is one of the most unique. A trio searching for a hidden treasure with mystical powers. The lore is there too. Vi, Leif and Kabbu are by far 3 of my favourite characters and each with their own funny dialog. This what Nintendo should have given us but hasn't due to Paper Mario series being practically dead removing out any creative elements and story that made the games good. Not only does this game remind me of Paper Mario but also Alphadream's Mario and Luigi series which I loved a ton. Your starting off with all characters and gaining new overworld moves along the way similar to how the Mario and Luigi games work. Definitely check this out if you haven't already done so! Might even be my favourite RPG game exceeding my expectations more than Thousand Year Door did.