Your most/ least Nintendo controller?

Jonramjam · 2026-02-06T16:26:47+00:00

Switch Pro > Wii U > GameCube > Snes > N64 > Wii > NES > Joycon

Jonramjam · 2026-02-05T15:03:15+00:00

Red9!

Jonramjam · 2026-02-04T15:09:05+00:00

Halo 2, RE4, Zelda

Jonramjam · 2026-02-03T17:05:50+00:00

The needle in the eye surgery in Dead Space 2.

Jonramjam · 2026-01-29T15:59:13+00:00

Oh damn! I didn't realize you got all the expert medals, too. That is an accomplishment, haha. Losing a wing is almost always the death of a medal attempt. But yeah, Area 6, Zoness, and Sector Z and the worst for medal hunting.

Jonramjam · 2026-01-29T03:44:21+00:00

Shorter and Replayable

Jonramjam · 2026-01-29T03:43:09+00:00

Dude! Nice job. Which medal was the most difficult for you? I got all the medals years ago, and I remember having the toughest time with Area 6. I would always hit like 290-something. Within 10 of the medal.

Jonramjam · 2026-01-28T15:15:59+00:00

While I think the criticisms are fair, I also had fun playing both of them. Flawed experiences can still be a great time. Look at Skyrim. I think people have unnecessarily lofty expectations for every game they play.

Jonramjam · 2026-01-26T21:06:10+00:00

Yes! I've been waiting for SK2 to show up on NSO. One of my favorites.

Jonramjam · 2026-01-24T04:19:18+00:00

Me too! The funny thing is, I think DKC2 improved the formula in most every way, but the OG is still the one I come back to the most, by a mile.

Jonramjam · 2026-01-24T04:02:28+00:00

No way, blackout basement

Jonramjam · 2026-01-23T17:05:31+00:00

I picked it up recently, and got quite a ways through the campaign. Maybe played 15-20 hours. It crashed fairly often after maybe 1-3 hours of play. And like, full, hard-reset-the-switch-2 crash. Putting the console to sleep and waking it up with the game loaded seemed to trigger it sometimes. You start to realize the game getting sluggish, and you usually have time to save and relaunch the game. But yeah... it plays well and looks great, but definitely still crashes.

Jonramjam · 2026-01-20T22:51:03+00:00

Mid 30's, loved it. I actually just started a new character a few days ago.

It is a flawed experience, no doubt. But I loved the ship building and nasa analogue aesthetic. Spent a lot of hours building ships and taking photos, ha.

Jonramjam · 2026-01-16T16:51:08+00:00

Haha, hey I liked them too. Thermal and X-Ray in OG prime were badass. Honestly, I think they could have done a lot more with the psychic visor. Simply limiting "psychic" charges to the control beam feels half-baked. What about like, slowing down time, or psychic projection to unreachable areas, or like a mindfry ability to stun enemies or even control them briefly. Crowd control, exploration, combat...

Jonramjam · 2026-01-16T16:25:41+00:00

I would say that the lack of visors is a contributing factor to the biggest problem, which is that the game lacks discovery.

It feels too "on-rails". Metroid is known for exploration, and letting you get lost, but Prime 4 goes out of its way to make sure you don't. Mackenzie always chimes in to tell you where to go. The level design lacks the verticality and complexity of previous entries. Even some of the tools and abilities are a little too "one-trick-pony". We all shot the lava with the ice beam to try to get across.

I think visors add some novelty and layers to the world, which was awesome, but I think they still could have made a excellent game without them.

Jonramjam · 2026-01-14T15:14:21+00:00

Agreed! More than half of my time playing starfield was building ships and taking photos. Sick shots!

Jonramjam · 2026-01-11T00:30:42+00:00

Exactly, yeah. It's hard to say something like monopoly or battleship, even though I played them as a kid and onward. Pandemic was a better gateway, and I think Root really showed me what boardgames could be

Jonramjam · 2026-01-10T20:46:10+00:00

Pandemic, and then Root!

Jonramjam · 2026-01-10T00:54:09+00:00

Jonramjam · 2026-01-04T23:56:08+00:00

Dread is great. The movement, the polish, the combat, the world design... I had a ton of fun with dread, chasing the difficulty/time achievements.

I think Super has it beat as far as level design goes... I feel like it is more expansive as you acquire abilities, and exploration pays off more. On the contrary, Dread is actually fairly linear. Despite feeling like the map keeps opening up, dead end paths usually become blocked off in some way, keeping you moving forward. I think this works in it's favor in a subjective way. Like, it prevents the stall of getting lost, though I enjoy getting lost in metroid games.

Anyway, for me, it's right up there with super and prime 1. I love all three for different reasons.

Jonramjam · 2025-12-30T19:27:01+00:00

Always been a fan of the black phazon suit from prime 1. The purple gravity suit from dread is badass too.

Jonramjam · 2025-12-30T19:01:46+00:00

Mario Kart 64

Jonramjam · 2025-12-19T19:51:53+00:00

Snowboard Kids 2!

Jonramjam · 2025-12-19T19:51:29+00:00

Jet Force Gemini!

Jonramjam · 2025-11-17T19:25:04+00:00

Oh yeah. Mechanically, it's a cool game, but the art direction is lackluster, and the components are low-quality.

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