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Koloktos has 5 phases, not 2.

Man they are just games. Devote as much as you want to

The Artorias DLC takes place 2000+ years before the events of the game I believe, not 200-250 years. Lord Gwyn tasked Knight Artorias with stopping the Abyss from spreading outside of Oolacile. Lord Gwyn was still very much alive during the events of the DLC. After ringing both Bells of Awakening, and then journeying to Anor Londo and returning with the Lordvessel Frampt outright tells us that it had been 1,000 years since they started looking for someone to succeed Lord Gwyn. If you do things in the right order then you get to speak to Kaathe in the Four Kings boss chamber. During that dialogue with Kaathe he tells us that the First Flame actually went out and that the Age of Man had begun, but Lord Gwyn was terrified of the idea of humanity rising to power, which is explained why in later titles, so he took his most loyal Knights to the Kiln of the First Flame and used his own essence to relight it. We also learn that one cycle, that being when the world falls to ruin and the Undead begin to show back up and one manages to venture forth enough to relight the First Flame, is a millennia(1,000 years). Of course there's no real confirmation on how long the world stays in it's tumultuous state before an Undead is born capable enough to get the job done. But 1,000 years is a safe bet, given that at least for the very first cycle there was a 1,000 year gap between when Lord Gwyn linked the first flame and your character shows up with the strength to follow in his footsteps. So I come to the conclusion that the DLC takes place roughly 2,000 years in the past because you get Lord Gwyn who links the flame and gives his people peace again. After 1,000 years the flame starts to fade, and so Frampt and the remaining Gods create the legend of the Chosen Undead, and from that point it takes 1,000 years before Frampt is reawakened by an Undead capable of getting the job done.

A physical copy of this one is getting up there nowadays.

Great video even though I think you’re being too harsh on the game. I loved the drill boss added and I love how they made the Metroid more important and intense compared to the original where they were not a threat

Great video. But raycons are dogwater. Sorry. Horrible sound tuning

This is the Zelda remake I want the most. Not in the links awakening remake style either. I’d even take an upscale to 1080 or 4k with controls made for modern controller. Touch screen was hella nice and well implemented but not necessary and easy to remove.

A couple notes, specifically about the changes made in MM3D: Adding functionality to the Troupe Leader mask is objectively good. All the bosses in the original were mediocre, but at least approached some kind of challenge. They had no forced pattern to fight them, so you could at least make some kind of choice. Remake fights are pathetically easy AND only have one pattern you have to do. If either of these weren't the case it would be fine, but both together is just awful. When fighting Odolwa, for example, there is absolutely nothing stopping you from immediately burrowing back into the flower as soon as you hit him. Ice arrows only being allowed on sparkling water is insulting. Anyone older than 6 years old could comprehend that ice freezes water, and once you know they make platforms you can approach everything with that in mind. Basic good game design dumbed down for zero reason. Zora swimming. Changing the movement speed of deku link when water hopping without changing the position of the lily pads in the swamp is dumb and breaks things. Gyro is fantastic. A lot of difficulty issues could have been fixed by having a "hard" mode or something. Specific to you, as a reviewer, you have a strong aversion to anything that makes you stop and think. You have a right to a preference but many people enjoy when the path forward is not obvious. There are a lot of obtuse things in the game you need a guide for the first time around (ex: Anju Kafei quest events), but going nuclear with bomber hints is not the best solution. ESPECIALLY when they run after you instead of you asking for their help. The graphics are gorgeous, but still have some overbrightening problems in Gyorg's arena and woodfall temple. They should have assigned the dpad or touchscreen to be the transformation masks. That would immediately modernize the game massively and fix a ton of repetitive menuing. Going along with that they could have done more to speed up time wasters. A fantastic change was letting the song of double time go to any hour, but maybe they could let you skip cutscenes and encore song performances.

Great game. The winner for me in definitive edition though is japanese voices.

Just got done playijg this myself for the first time. I had to rely on Kabbu as my tank and damage dealer cause i upgraded health 3-4 too many times. Had to sack everyone else to make him strong and rely on item spam from Rubber prison onwards. Took me about 9 tries to finally to beat the final boss. It was very hard but I'll do much better on the second run.

I got this game and I thought this game is obviously a loved game just to find out people hate it? Xenoblade 2 is incredible while I know it has its flaws it’s incredible in my eyes

As for nozzles, here is my solution: you ALWAYS have the hover nozzle. The rocket and turbo nozzles are still in boxes, but they work like a power up (so they can be limited to specific shine challenges). The color of FLUDD changes for each one, giving you a visual indication that you have the upgrade. When you die or exit the stage, you lose the upgrade. This doesn't cause any balance issues, and you could even avoid having to alter how the controls work by simply adding another nozzle toggle with X.

For some reason, the option to disable hidden blocks does exist, but it’s combined with bonus stars.

The item tables are actually pretty simple: You get a specific selection depending on the placement and whether it’s the first or last 5 turns. This is not random at all. Same is true for Mario Party 3, but every title after has other system.

To me, tick tock clocks my least fave stage all becuz of the camera. Becuz of how the cameras designed, it makes scaling the clock a nightmare for me. The platforms feel like they are near the wall of the stage so that makes me have to struggle to fix the camera so I can see half the time. The camera has a collision/hitbox so it will collide with walls if a wall is in the way.

It's a shame so many people aren't on board with the 16 bit section. Easily the best stuff in the game is in the second half. The mechanics and puzzles get so good.

I swear back in the day that only me, 1 cousin & a mutual friend were the only 3 that loved this game 😂😂 my one personal gripe with this game is that you could play like 6 stages at a time and yeah, I understand that each order is different depending on which mission is completed allowing multiple endings but I actually would of liked if it was one big play through in which Shadows character changes throughout the story as for example you could have 5 hero stages, 5 assisiting gun stages, 5 eggman stages, 5 evil stages, 5 exploring the past stages,

I've seen a not so insignificant amount of comments whining about how often you mentioned capitalism and I'd like to say I don't mind it too much. Obviously, you don't really get too deep into it other than mentioning it and how you feel it relates to pokemon as a property a couple times. I enjoy your reflective look back at games you played with some slight analysis on top. Thank you for making the video. I was able to clean my room and listen to a video I enjoyed while doing it.

If Nintendo had their way, games would spontaneously combust after a year. They are explicitly against the preservation of their own library. They want their old games to die, they want us playing the latest thing, and moving on.

I think the whole thing of finding something cool but you can’t interact with it yet because you don’t have an item you only end up getting later in the game not fun at all. It just makes you end up forgetting to actually get back there. This is why in games like botw and totk they give you all the tools to explore the full world right after the turtorial area (sheikah slate powers, raurus arm) and it ends up working so much better.

This is my favorite Zelda game. I love it even more than ocarina of time

I think that time helps with the perception of the game. People were really mad that you could only use the current gen Pokémon, but I think that’s just because they hadn’t developed any connection with any of them yet. The game forced them to. If you played the game, then I assume this restriction didn’t bug you. If you didn’t finish it or play it at all, of course it would bug you! But now years later we all have connections and stories connected to zekrom or zebstrika. Even down to how many Pokémon card sets they’ve been printed in by now. We are more used to them now. I think the outrage was just a lot of immaturity and people online realizing they can scream into the void. I love this game it was the final Pokémon game I played to completion

they swapped steven for wallace cause steven is earth-themed and wallace is water-themed. and this way they get to share the land and sea :)

Yet another reason to despise Switch and PS4/5 Steam version works completely fine

I used to crank every videogame to max-difficulty and make it as frustrating and grindy as I possibly could for myself when I was a teenager. Now that I'm older (pushing 30), I have a job and relationships and more than enough stress and frustration in my life without seeking it out in my free time on top of that. Sure, it feels like I'm really missing out on something great that all of my younger friends really enjoyed, but it's not something I'm going to force myself to play in spite of how little I'd enjoy it. There are just certain subgenres that aren't made for me, and I'm perfectly fine with that. They at least make for great CZcams videos.

And... They released a small batch for a limited time only. Ouch. 😐

This was my favorite game until BOTW cane along....

For me, I wasn’t very good at the more challenging platforming of Galaxy 2 as a kid. As such, I spent most of my time in game at the starship, or at Cosmic Cove, just taking in the vibes. I think that’s why I look back fondly on Galaxy 2. The time I spent lost in my own thoughts were more precious to me, and, for at least Cosmic Cove specifically, 2 appealed more to my wack sensibilities. I don’t really have any memory of Galaxy 1. For some bizarre reason, I chose to play 2 instead as a kid. While I do plan on going back to play through the original, I don’t know if it will top that feeling of reflective nostalgia I get from 2. I know that if I were to play both games all the way through, back to back, I’d probably like the original better, but as it stands, Galaxy 2 just holds a more special place in my scuffed heart. Edit: I should also probably mention that I literally never beat Galaxy 2, and the prospect of doing so is honestly kind of an afterthought compared to my desire to complete the original.

"Capitalism amirite" fuck off

Greatest Zelda game ever

You could even say the game is about your bosses forcing you to finish a game in 1 year: with that ever-looming deadline above your head.

The Penelope twist could've worked. Could've. If they had the mind control villain use her mind control. Like, the game had so much potential. It could've started with Penelope getting kidnapped, had the quests revolve around getting her back for a while, have her be the twist villain in her own stage, then reveal she was being mind controlled by the next villain. It could've had some time fuckery that caused the creation of Clockwork that coincided with a loss of the ability to use the time machine, creating a closed loop. Like, how do you make a time traveling Sly game and not include the metal owl? Like, imagine. You're playing through some mission, things are going well, and out of the blue ol' Work shows up and is just.... There. Only, you can't reveal yourself to him. You can't let him see you. You can't let him learn of the existence of a future "Sly" Cooper, because doing so will make him check the closet during the Thevius Raccoonus heist. You could've had Sly act as a legitimate agent of Interpol. Team up with the legitimate and well known scientist Bentley, hire a pro racer Murray as your driver, and have Carmelita as a full fledged member of the team. Give 'em some banter where Sly pretends to have amnesia and Carmelita pretends to believe him. Throw a twist into the game where you have to abide by the law for most of it 'cause you're technically the fuzz. That, or crime in such a way that your boss doesn't find out. But this? Ugh. Dissappointed.

I don’t care what anyone says, sonic has always been a shit tier series for a wannabe mascot. There is not a single genuinely good game in the entire series.

is this how you really talk? what if you went to Taco Bell?

Keen for this one, this was the Generation i dropped off from and have never checked out (or anything since). Edit: Afterwatching the video, i don't think i'll be trying it out. the gameplay and world looks cool, but the whole angle of creation mythos and deities just ruins it. Pokemon was more fun when they were just wildlife and the legendaries were more like cryptids rather than gods

Sora is a deeper character than one might think. Actually, if we analyze from the first KH, it makes sense that Sora collapsed in the Keyblade Graveyard. I put a great responsibility on his 14 year old (most forget that Sora is a teenager or a child) that he has to save all the worlds, let's add that he lost his own and there are many events that would affect more than one. and more events like this happen in the following games. But let's talk about an important key to Sora's nature, his selfless attitude, he has been seen to leave his own needs and goals if it is to help others and it is a part of himself that makes him be himself but it is also a double edged sword. Because in the process you can get hurt. In Kingdom Hearts Dream Drop Distance Sora has more than reasons to act this way, somewhat trusting and more naive than normal, since KHII Sora recovered everything he lost in KH, returning to his home, Destiny Islands, after being absent for a long time and reunited with Kairi. one of the most important people to him and he found his best friend Riku whom he was looking for throughout that trip and they defeated Ansem and Xemnas, saving the universe twice and managing to return home safely (and also without losing their powers ) all. It turned out more than well for Sora but in Kingdom Hearts Dream Drop Distance does the job of bringing Sora down from the clouds and hitting him where it hurts the most in his “confidence” (his confidence is not the safest of all because from the beginning makes it clear that Sora suffers from low self-esteem) Vanitas tells him that his heart is a "prison", he discovers that he has several hearts in his and at one point he is overwhelmed by the pain of others, discovering that the Organization lied to him. Incorporios, seeing a friend of his die (Tron) and that he could not save him, that he questions his own identity and role as bearer of the keyblade, that they make him fight to his limit and that even though he won he ended up falling into darkness and about to become a vessel for Xehanort, upon learning that his friends had to risk rescuing him and failing his Mark of Mastery exam. This is a hard blow for Sora because he consciously knew that many lives depended on him in Kingdom Hearts Re: Code and in Dream Drop Distance it was more than clear that many lives depended on him and that he failed to pass his exam and obtain the title. Power of Awakening (A and I forgot, losing all of his powers that he gained in his second yei adventure) were a blow not only to his confidence but also to his self-esteem and these consequences are demonstrated in KHIII where the principle are shown. We find ourselves facing a more insecure Sora of himself and with the mission to recover the Power of Awakening and help his friends. In the Disney worlds, this insecurity and fear of Sora is demonstrated more since in almost the majority of the worlds, each plot is resolved without the help of Sora, Donald and Goofy, something that contrasts with the Disney worlds of KH and KHII (In Toy Box, In Corona, In Mostropolis, In Aderelle, In the Caribbean) and this is something with purpose, implying a truth and fear of Sora, which is not being able to help everyone or feeling useless and helpless when his friends need him . Another world is the 100 Acre Wood when he learned that the connection he made with Pooh was more fragile than before and Sora commented that he doesn't want to lose his friends. Well there is an exception, the Big Hero 6 world is a breath of fresh air for Sora where he can help in more ways than one and it is shown in the scenes how he helps inspire young college students who are considered geniuses and that says a lot about Sora , as it is a beacon of hope and light in its own way. Already going directly to the point where Sora collapses where he reveals his greatest fears of losing his friends and feeling inadequate and worthless. Sora throughout this time and especially in this game was in a position where his friends were constantly making fun of him and, although they were friendly jokes and not intended to hurt him, some of them were hurtful. There is something I noticed is that many of Sora's friends have him in high regard and always comment on how wonderful he is but I notice that they never tell him when he is around and this made it more than clear to me that his friends know how great Sora is and how much they appreciate it. But he doesn't know it and was left with a bad view of himself. (This reminds me of an important lesson, whether the person knows it or not, he has to let him know how loved he is and how important he is to us.) The fact that his closest friends, Riku and Kairi, let him know that he is more layered than he believes and what he can is incredible. There is a lot to analyze about Sora and that he is now alone (almost alone) and trapped in KH IV gives us the opportunity to delve deeper into his arc.

Honestly it just seems like we needed Pokemon Z. But at least the competitive scene was good

YOU DO NOT UNDERSTND SONIC LIKE I DO

Talking about hard puzzles Oracle of Ages had the hardest puzzle for me, the Hero's Cave. Some puzzles throughout the main game were difficult at first but with time I got through them. But for the Hero's Cave I had to look up a guide to finish several of the puzzles because it was too hard. Puzzles like the colored tiles and the lava room with that colored block you have to push were tough to figure until I used a guide.

This game is fucking broken. 06 levels? Is a stupid question. No Is it an amazing game nonetheless? Is another dumb question. Yes

MAJORAS MASKS IS THE JAPANESE FALLOUT NEW VEGAS, - created reusing assets from previous connected universe game - made in less than appropriate schedule for executive profit - superficially similar world but different mechanics - Non Linear Organic Quest Design and Character Driven Stories - Less Dungeons but better design and different from previous game - Self Contained Story not connected to the main Franchise I guess this has happened in more games and Franchises but it just came to my mind and i wanted to make the list :D

This is probably just a coincidence, but I think that the Tower of Spirits from Spirit Tracks and the Spire of Order from Splatoon 3 both being 30 stories high is a very interesting parallel :D

I own Def Ed. And 2 Torna on Switch.... just bought Regular 2 a few days ago, so all I need now is 3 and ill have all the Switch games. Havent played any of them yet lol

the only thing that the devs own is the ip

Can’t wait for Sun/Moon!

Why would you pick tails over sonic? Because tails is GOAT

23:09 To answer your question, in Sonic & Knuckles, Knuckles would’ve just had three zones, Mushroom Hill, Sandopolis, and Lava Reef as hidden palace is mostly skipped and Sky Sanctuary is his final boss arena so they moved Flying Battery to S&K

“Exclusive level pathways that take advantage of his unique abilities” Shows the level without unique Knuckles paths

Honestly I feel it’s best to just consider sly 4 non canon since it not only ended on a sour note, but also wasn’t developed by sucker punch , who always intended to leave the series on the third game, which did have satisfying ending, this way i feel would be better fans rather waiting for a new entry to continue 4 that will likely never happen