LogFAQs > #968717141

Sorry I haven't been posting much, but I've been reading this topic pretty closely and wishlisted Unsighted, GOTG, and Slice & Dice, which all look interesting. I also got Overboard!, which is a pretty fun game. Still in the middle of Overboard! but I do like the depth that each character has so far.

Some various thoughts:

Mario Party Superstar - Maybe it's the years of playing the N64 Mario Parties through Netplay, but Superstar was a muted response for me. I wish there were more boards and that the minigames had a little more soul to them (compare Look Away from MP2 and Look Away from Superstars to get what I mean). Stickers are really great, though, and I'm glad they brought Horror Land and Yoshi's Tropical Island, both favorites for me.

Great Ace Attorney - GAA2 still ranks as one of my favorite AA games, but GAA1 brings this down hardcore. The presentation is the best AA has to offer. My girlfriend's going through GAA2 and I'm watching it through her eyes, so I wonder how GAA2 holds up.

New Pokemon Snap - I absolutely adore this game. Count me as another one that expected a lukewarm sequel and got the most passionate Pokemon project yet. I love the Pokemon diversity and all the interactions. I gave up on the game and just watched 1-4* picture walkthroughs, which was a delight because WOW. There are so many interactions in this game and I don't nearly have the patience for this game. I gifted this game to my niece and hopefully she'll get just as much love from this game as I did.

Jackbox 8 - Love Poll Mine and Job Job. I'm not so hot on the other 3 games. I think I still prefer 3 because I like every game in 3. But Job Job is an absolute delight to play.

Monster Train - I'm a huge Slay the Spire fan (#3 game of the 2010s decade) and I got Monster Train. It's good, but it didn't hook me as much as Spire did. I think Spire is more tightly designed; I found that I used the same combos over and over in Train than in Spire. I also feel the bosses and enemies are more smartly designed in Spire to challenge your deck. I finished about half of the combinations (minus DLC) in Train. I also did not go up the Ascension at all. I might come back to this, but I feel pretty firm in preferring Spire.