This Nintendo Life

Hey everyone! This week we talk about a bunch of video games, what a surprise! We start things off with Bally who has finally come to the end of a game he's been playing since the start of the year, Horizon: Zero Dawn. He also has thoughts on VR mind melter, Super Hot VR. Nbz meanwhile has been kicking demon ass in Devil May Cry 5 and slicing and dicing in 2D as well with Hyper Light Drifter! After the break we dive deep on our next Backlog Club game, Luigi's Mansion! Whether you played it along with us on 3DS or had played it years ago on Gamecube, we hope you enjoy this discussion as much as we did! We also have a taster of one of our Patreon episodes at the end, so stick around to hear some of that! You can support us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/thisnintendolife, remember to send all your correspondence to our E-mail Address: ThisNintendoLife@gmail.com & Join our Discord: discord.gg/mC8wjBd

Hey folks! This week on the show all the Nintendo news keeps coming, even after the big Direct in February. Before we get to news though we dig into what we've been playing starting with Bally who has finished up Wargroove and can't be more happy about it! Nbz meanwhile checked out some of the shadow drops from the recent direct including Tetris 99, the Daemon X Machina demo & the Yoshi's Crafted World Demo. He has also been playing the incredibly weird Pool Panic on Switch. After the break we dig into some e-mails you've sent our way including our thoughts on how to change 2D Mario and what other video games we would create the "Ultimate" version of in light of Smash Bros Ultimate. We then close things out with a discussion on various pieces of news including Reggie Fils-Aime's retirement, rumours of Xbox games and Gamepass coming to Nintendo Switch and finally the big reveal of the latest Pokemon games, Sword and Shield!You can support us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/thisnintendolife, remember t

Hey everyone! This week Nintendo dropped a big Direct bomb and we're here to talk about it! Before we do that though we have some thoughts on the biggest battle royale around at the moment, Apex Legends! Nbz has also been playing Battle Chef Brigade, an awesome anime/cooking/combat/puzzle game that really doesn't sound like it would work, but sticks the landing in a ton of great ways. After the break we do indeed break down the Nintendo Direct with thoughts on Mario Maker 2, Link's Awakening, Astral Chain, Fire Emblem Three Houses and more! Remember our next Backlog Club game is Luigi's Mansion so get playing and we'll be discussing it soon!You can support us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/thisnintendolife, remember to send all your correspondence to our E-mail Address: ThisNintendoLife@gmail.com & Join our Discord: discord.gg/mC8wjBd 

Hey everyone! This week we are chatting about a bunch of great Nintendo games, new and old. Bally kicks things off with his thoughts on the rather strange 2017 SNES release, Star Fox 2, before moving over to the biggest new Nindie release on Switch, Wargroove! Advance Wars is back baby, and Bally is loving it! Meanwhile Nbz has also been tackling a Switch Nindie darling in GRIS, which came out at the tail end of last year. He also talks about Pikuniku, a very very weird game that recently came out on Switch. After the break we answer your questions on what needs to change about Animal Crossing, and if game companies reveal too much late game footage in their marketing, before closing things out with a bevy of news announcements. Metroid Prime 4's rebooting, the recent UK Nindie video and rumours of a smaller Switch! You can support us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/thisnintendolife, remember to send all your correspondence to our E-mail Address: ThisNintendoLife@gmail.com & Join our Discor

Hey folks! This week on the show we return to talking about some classic Nintendo games! Bally kicks things off with Super Castlevania IV, a bonefide classic that he has some issues with. Nbz meanwhile finished up World of Light in Super Smash Bros Ultimate and also dug into the DS back catalogue with Elite Beat Agents, a revered rhythm game for many back in the day. After the break we answer some of your questions on how Nintendo got away from First Person Shooters and how revolutionary the next Pokemon game will actually be, before closing things out with a preview of Nintendo in 2019 and picking 5 games we are most excited to get our hands on! You can support us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/thisnintendolife, remember to send all your correspondence to our E-mail Address: ThisNintendoLife@gmail.com & Join our Discord: discord.gg/mC8wjBd

It's a New Year but we're still here! This week on the show, we welcome one of our oldest friends onto the show, hot off a plane from New York City Ali T finally joins us! We kick things off talking about the games we've been playing as usual including Bally's wrap up on a lot of PS4 stuff over the holidays. He finished Red Dead 2, the Spider-Man DLC and Eagle Flight in VR. Meanwhile Smash Bros has continued to be a big deal and we talk about it even more this episode. After the break we revisit our predictions from 2018 before going round robin with 5 predictions each for the company in 2019!You can support us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/thisnintendolife, remember to send all your correspondence to our E-mail Address: ThisNintendoLife@gmail.com & Join our Discord: discord.gg/mC8wjBd 

Hey folks! We've finally made it to the end of another year with the podcast, and what a year its been! We kick things off talking about a bunch of different games including Astrobot, Super Smash Bros Ultimate, Dead Cells and Valkyria Chronicles 4. Everything is being crammed into the end of the year so we can talk about them all. Speaking of which our second segment includes some of your GOTY lists as well as a mega discussion about our favourite Nintendo games of 2018 as we whittle down a list to arrive at our top 5 games of the year! Thank you so much for continuing to listen and support the show, and we look forword to what's ahead in 2019!You can support us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/thisnintendolife, remember to send all your correspondence to our E-mail Address: ThisNintendoLife@gmail.com & Join our Discord: discord.gg/mC8wjBd 

Hey everyone! It's that time of the year once again, when everyone shouts about the best video games that came out this year...but not quite yet for us! We kick things off with a discussion on Smash Bros Ultimate after its recent release and our thoughts on the single player, the online and everything inbetween. After the break we dive headfirst into our GOTY extravaganza, starting with some of your favourite games that didn't come out this year, before moving on to our individual top 10 lists for the best games we played in 2018 that didn't come out this year! It's a whole lot of fun and we hope you enjoy listening as much as we did talking about the old games we loved the most in 2018. Next episode will be our top 5 Nintendo games of the year, so stay tuned for part 2 of our GOTY discussion!You can support us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/thisnintendolife, remember to send all your correspondence to our E-mail Address: ThisNintendoLife@gmail.com & Join our Discord: discord.gg/mC8wjBd 

Hey everyone! This week on the show we are bidding our time before the Smash Bros bomb is about to be dropped with a bunch of different games. Bally kicks things off with his new Black Friday purchase, a PSVR with Astrobot and Eagle flight! He talks about his experiences with the system, setting it up and whether the motion sickness has been an issue yet! Meanwhile Nbz has been playing two shorter experiences as he finished up Red Dead Redemption 2. The first is 2015's Zelda/Shadow of The Colossus esque Titan Souls, a game that would be great on Switch, and the second is the recently released Donut County, an incredibly chill hole simulator that oozes charm and personality. After the break we dig into the nominees for The Game Awards 2018 and give our predictions on all the winners for each category, as well as some chat about what could potentially be announced at the show. You can support us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/thisnintendolife, remember to send all your correspondence to our E-ma

Hey folks! This week on the show we are the final podcast to weigh in on the most recent Smash Bros Direct! BUT first, we talk about some video games we've been playing. Bally has been travelling and as a result picked up Into The Breach on Switch after Nbz's hearty recommendation on the last show. He also checks in with a bit more progress in Red Dead Redemption 2! Nbz meanwhile had some time off and used it to binge through all of Xenoblade Chronicles 2: Torna The Golden Country, the DLC/expansion that is a more refined dose of the original game! After the break we answer some of your e-mails on our guilty pleasure games and what we think about the role of realism is in games, before closing things out with a big discussion about all the things that were announced in the final Super Smash Bros Ultimate Direct.You can support us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/thisnintendolife, remember to send all your correspondence to our E-mail Address: ThisNintendoLife@gmail.com & Join our Discord: discord.gg/m

Hey folks! This week on the show we have a bunch of video games to talk about (I know, what a surprise!). We kick things off with Bally's thoughts on Indie Metroidvania darling Hollow Knight, which he consumed over the past couple of weeks on Switch. He also checks in with the recent Spider Man DLC! Meanwhile Nbz has some potentially controverisal opinions on the recently released juggernaut, Red Dead Redemption 2, while also gushing about the strategy masterclass that is Into The Breach on Switch! After the break we answer some of your e-mails before closing things out with a discussion of the latest Smash Bros. Ultimate supposed leaks - be warned if you don't want to know anything about them!You can support us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/thisnintendolife, remember to send all your correspondence to our E-mail Address: ThisNintendoLife@gmail.com & Join our Discord: discord.gg/mC8wjBd

Hey everyone! This week might be the shortest one we've done in a while, but its still got a load in it! We start things off talking about the video games we've been playing, as Bally continues his Sony streak by finishing the acclaimed Uncharted 2 on his PS4. Nbz meanwhile has continued to plug away at Dragon Quest XI while also knocking another metroidvania off the list with Momodora: Reverie Under The Moonlight. After the break we answer your e-mails on kids playing games too old for them and the franchises we'd like to see open exploration applied to. We close things out by discussing the rumours of a new Nintendo Switch coming in 2019 and what that could mean for the company going forward.You can support us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/thisnintendolife, remember to send all your correspondence to our E-mail Address: ThisNintendoLife@gmail.com & Join our Discord: discord.gg/mC8wjBd 

Hey guys! We kick off this week's show with Bally and Nbz giving their final thoughts on Spider Man PS4, with both of them having finished the game. They've also both been playing a bit of the recently released Mega Man 11 demo and Nbz closes out what we've been playing with his thoughts on the first 20 hours of Dragon Quest XI! After the break we answer you e-mails on gaming culture in the UK and how we feel about displaying our game collections, before closing things out with a return to the Nontendo Quiz as Bally puts Nbz through his paces with various video game questions!You can support us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/thisnintendolife, remember to send all your correspondence to our E-mail Address: ThisNintendoLife@gmail.com & Join our Discord: discord.gg/mC8wjBd

Hey guys! This week its another 2 part show but for good reason! Nbz and Bally have been playing a ton of video games, including Bad North, A Way Out, Marvel's Spider Man and The Messenger! It's a packed discussion of some great video games and there are still more coming out, it's impossible to play them all! After the break we talk about the most recent Nintendo Direct and all the news with Luigi's Mansion 3, Animal Crossing, Isabelle in Smash, ALL those Final Fantasy games and more!You can support us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/thisnintendolife, remember to send all your correspondence to our E-mail Address: ThisNintendoLife@gmail.com & Join our Discord: discord.gg/mC8wjBd

Hey guys! This week on the show Bally has had a lot of time to play video games, so much so that he binged his way through cult classic Zelda-like Okami HD on Switch and is very positive on it! Will it take Wind Waker's throne? You'll have to listen and find out! He's also been playing the recently released strategy rougelike Bad North on Switch and shares his war stories with us. Meanwhile Nbz picked up the sequel to one of this show's favourite games, Guacamelee 2! After the break we dig into some of your e-mails on emulation and e-shop pricing.You can support us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/thisnintendolife, remember to send all your correspondence to our E-mail Address: ThisNintendoLife@gmail.com & Join our Discord: discord.gg/mC8wjBd

Hey everyone! This week Nbz and Bally both close out Octopath Traveler! It's been quite a journey but they both enlighten us with their final thoughts. Bally has also been playing Overcooked 2, otherwise known as divorce simulator 2018, he loves it. Nbz meanwhile finished up Mega Man 4, while also raving about the marvel that is Superhot!. After the break we discuss the travesty of Filip Miucin's Dead Cells review and the following aftermath, before closing out the show with a discussion of the latest Smash Bros Direct and all the juicy news! You can support us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/thisnintendolife, remember to send all your correspondence to our E-mail Address: ThisNintendoLife@gmail.com & Join our Discord: discord.gg/mC8wjBd

Hey everyone, welcome back to the show! This week both Nbz and Bally are still balls deep in Octopath Traveler and both their opinions have developed since we last talked about it. They also played some of the recently gone free to play Paladins on Switch as well as a bit of Fortnite! Nbz also picked up the first Mega Man Legacy Collection and has gone through 1 and 2 and has started Mega Man 4! After the break we answer some of you e-mails about public perception of video games and whether we ever feel the burn out of playing games. We close things out with a long discussion of the 10 games we're most excited about for the rest of the year on all platforms!You can support us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/thisnintendolife, remember to send all your correspondence to our E-mail Address: ThisNintendoLife@gmail.com & Join our Discord: discord.gg/mC8wjBd

Hey everyone, welcome back to the show! This week Nbz and Bally have both been diving deep into the latest JRPG for Nintendo Switch, Octopath Traveler! In fact its all we talk about for the first part of the show, and what our feeling are after around 15 hours with the game. After the break we have an extended email segment where we catch up on what you've sent in, including a discussion about My Nintendo, Video games we forgot we played and what is a good time to remake/remaster a game! You can support us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/thisnintendolife, remember to send all your correspondence to our E-mail Address: ThisNintendoLife@gmail.com & Join our Discord: discord.gg/mC8wjBd

Hey everyone! This week Bally finished up Celeste and is still blown away by it, while also being captivated by the first 3 hours of Octopath Traveler thanks to the prologue demo! Meanwhile Nbz played the recently released Awesome Adventures of Captain Spirit, a free prequel to Life is Strange 2, as well as revisiting a PS2 classic Devil May Cry through the HD collection! After the break we dive deep into one of the most underlooked Wii games, Punch Out!! We talk in depth about all aspects of Next Level's retro revival and how much we enjoyed it!You can support us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/thisnintendolife, remember to send all your correspondence to our E-mail Address: ThisNintendoLife@gmail.com & Join our Discord: discord.gg/mC8wjBd

Hey folks! This week we wrap up E3 and talk about some of the games we've been playing recently. Kicking things off Bally talks about the much beloved Celeste on Switch and how it's story takes what would have been an amazing platformer anyway to another level. He also talks a little Fortnite on Switch before Nbz dives into Persona 4 Dancing All Night on Vita and Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia on DS. After the break we talk a bit more about Nintendo's E3 overall, run down our wrong predictions and discuss our highlights from all the other press conferences! You can support us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/thisnintendolife, remember to send all your correspondence to our E-mail Address: ThisNintendoLife@gmail.com & Join our Discord: discord.gg/mC8wjBd