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Nintendo Gaming / Re: Nintendo Switch 2025 Year in Review (now with December!)

« Last post by Luigi Dude on Today at 10:58:17 AM »

23 games and 536 hours.

Top 3

Xenoblade Chronicles X - 149 hours
Digimon Story Cyber Sleuth - 81 hours
Blasphemous 2 - 48 hours

The thing says my top game is Action because I technically played more Action games, but the majority of my time was spent on RPG's.  Xenoblade, Digimon Story, Bug Fables literally make up over half of my game time for the entire year.

January - Ys Memoire: The Oath in Felghana - 31 hours
February - Bot Vice - 8 hours
March - Xenoblade Chronicles X - 16 hours
April - Xenoblade Chronicles X - 42 hours
May - Xenoblade Chronicles X - 10 hours
June - Xenoblade Chronicles X - 36 hours
July - Xenoblade Chronicles X - 35 hours
August - Mario + Rabbids - 16 hours
September - Bug Fables - 32 hours
October - Blasphemous 2 - 48 hours
November - Digimon Story Cyber Sleuth - 72 hours
December - Metroid Prime 4 - 47 hours


This year I really need to make up the slack on my backlog.  Just a small handful of games made up the majority of my time last year.  I think I'm going to make 2026 the year of smaller indie titles because some of the larger games I played last year really made me feel burned out by the end.  Didn't help that I had a lot of stuff going on at work and at home in the first half of 2025 so I didn't have much time to play games which is why I ended up playing nothing but Xenoblade X for over 4 months straight.

So yeah my goal is to play at least 50 games this year.  I want to get a large variety of games played again before I jump back into any length RPG's.

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General Chat / Re: Any Bone fans?

« Last post by Thomaseanl on Today at 05:17:42 AM »

If you love action games that combine strategy and high competition, steal brainrot will definitely have you hooked from the first minutes. This is a fast-paced heist game where players not only collect but also rob and protect rare memes – called Brainrots.

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General Gaming / Legendary cooking game series conquers millions of players

« Last post by Thomaseanl on Today at 05:14:14 AM »

papa's games is a famous cooking and store management game series, where players transform into chefs and managers, serving customers quickly to achieve high scores. Although the rules of the game are simple, to become a master, you need to master the following top tips and strategies.

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General Chat / A Thrilling Real-Time Strategy Card Game

« Last post by Thomaseanl on Today at 05:10:13 AM »

Clash Royale is a strategy game that quickly became a global phenomenon upon its release. With its unique combination of card collecting, tower defense, and real-time combat, Clash Royale delivers short but intense battles that demand high-level strategic thinking.

In clash royale players build a deck of 8 cards from hundreds of different cards. Each card represents a unit, building, or spell with its own strengths and roles. Your task is to wisely use elixir to deploy troops, destroy your opponent's towers, and defend your own towers within a limited time. In just a few minutes, the tide of battle can constantly shift, creating a unique level of excitement rarely found in other mobile games.

The biggest appeal of Clash Royale lies in its real-time strategic element. Players need not only a strong deck but also the ability to read the situation, anticipate the opponent's tactics, and make quick decisions. Combining cards effectively and choosing the right time to attack or defend will determine victory or defeat. This is what keeps Clash Royale from becoming boring, as every match is a new challenge.

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TalkBack / Re: River City Saga: Three Kingdoms (Switch) Review

« Last post by Thomaseanl on Today at 05:08:00 AM »

If you are a fan of gentle and creative cooking games, papa's scooperia will definitely make you fascinated from the first experience. This is one of the most outstanding versions in the Papa's Games series where you transform into a professional ice cream chef and serve customers with your own style.

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Nintendo Gaming / Re: Nintendo Switch 2025 Year in Review (now with December!)

« Last post by broodwars on Today at 02:26:18 AM »

As you can probably guess, my main goal in the latter half of the year was to get to Xenoblade 3 by finally completing my 8 year odyssey to force myself through the (total piece of ****) Xenoblade 2.

I am now planning to get caught up with the series myself. I have only played X but just acquired the first game and might be caught up in 8 years or so.

Good luck. Each of those games is at least 100 hours long, far more if you intend to do the side content and DLC. And you do need to play each of the numbered games in order.

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Nintendo Gaming / Re: Nintendo Switch 2025 Year in Review (now with December!)

« Last post by M.K.Ultra on Yesterday at 11:41:41 PM »

As you can probably guess, my main goal in the latter half of the year was to get to Xenoblade 3 by finally completing my 8 year odyssey to force myself through the (total piece of ****) Xenoblade 2.

I am now planning to get caught up with the series myself. I have only played X but just acquired the first game and might be caught up in 8 years or so.

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Nintendo Gaming / Re: Nintendo Switch 2025 Year in Review (now with December!)

« Last post by Evan_B on Yesterday at 09:12:50 AM »

I played 95 games this year

It was a lot of returning to already purchased games, particularly a number of Switch releases on my Switch 2, in hopes of seeing base performance enhancements on the new hardware. But yes, I own way too many Switch games.

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General Gaming / Re: What are you playing?

« Last post by Khushrenada on Yesterday at 03:38:10 AM »

As for what I'm playing, January is becoming what should have been my Backlaugust. Wrapping up some games this month already. Just completed Super Mario Bros. Wonder by beating the Final Final test and getting the last badge. Once again, I have completed every game in the Mario platformer series both 2D and 3D. Now the Mario sports series.... that's a different story. However, doing that kind of got me amped up last night and probably stayed up a couple hours later than I should have. Also now feel less enthused about jumping into a couple of the other games I was thinking of going back to wrap up like XCX:DE. So, it's high and low feelings combined! Woo.

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General Gaming / Re: What are you playing?

« Last post by Khushrenada on Yesterday at 03:24:31 AM »

What games do you recommend for a beginer who has never played anything? 

I recommend playing all the NES games you can then. With the NES, the videogame industry was still in its infancy so a lot of games are quite simple and controllers didn't have the amount of buttons that they do now. Since the games are simple they are quite easy so you should have a great time playing them, Mr. Spambot. A few good choices to start would be Metroid, Zelda II, and Ninja Gaiden. Happy gaming.

Just perusing this thread and had a nice chuckle. Profound perspective here.

Appreciate the comment.