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I like the idea of those Classic World games. That's a cool idea for collectibles.

I'm actually most hyped for Link's Awakening and I've never played the original. I just want to know what all the fuss around the story is about.

I'm reading the budget was initially thought to be $70 million, including some marketing and even some of that was used for Shenmue II, but Suzuki corrected the figure to $47 million ... which apparently was still as expensive as it got in '99?

Not sure I'll ever find a reliable source on this, since even gaming sales in in the 90s seem a bit fuzzy.

Looks pretty darn good from my laptop playing a YouTube video of the captured arcade content. Gonna chock this one up to either iffy emulation or just difference in taste between you and I. 

It looks pretty damn good to me, having just watched it on YouTube. Animations seem a bit slow, but otherwise I dig the sprites. I might think differently if the game were from the SNES era, but I get why you were so impressed in '88. In fact, it looks closer to a SNES than an NES game, so color me impressed with the visuals for that time.

Interested choice of words, "economically," since I believe this was the most expensive game ever made at the time of its release. So I've heard, anyway.

But yeah, I was told by everyone to expect a museum piece that would set a foundation for Yakuza and that's what I feel I got, so overall I'm a Shenmue fan and plan to finish II and purchase III. 

Need ... Shenmue? lol 

Nier: Automata is one I really need to get back to. love the  opening section and how much the gameplay changes up. 

I've been mostly playing GameFly rentals recently, so I'll just give you brief observations on those. 

Dead or Alive 6 was actually a very solid and smooth fighter, it just didn't have enough content out of the box for me to not trade it in for Soul Calibur VI

Soul Calibur VI is addictive as hell, despite the fact I might actually like the fighting in Dead or Alive 6 more. This is due to presentation, a ton of story content, and the game allowing me to go on an epic, souls-n'-swords journey with a green afro'd character named Jamborino. This is one I will likely buy when I have the funds. 

Red Dead Redemption 2 didn't fucking work. You don't want to know how much shit I had to try in order to get it to work. I didn't even know "Install Discs" were a thing for consoles. It was like having all the issues of PC gaming, with none of the payoff. I still REALLY want to play it, but dammit it better work next time. 

Assassin's Creed Odyssey is beautiful and has a lot in common with Horizon: Zero Dawn ... which just reminded me I still need to finish Horizon: Zero Dawn, as I believe it's the better and more original game of the two. I'll have time to play it in July, so fingers cr ... oh, wait, Judgment releases on June 25. Sorry, Horizon: Zero Dawn. It's not your fault you released the same year I rented Yakuza 0. None if this is your fault. I'm so sorry ...  

Iconoclasts was pretty cute, charming and funny, and I liked the characters and mechanics. But I got stuck on a puzzle, and when I get stuck on a puzzle in a game I rented, that's game over for me. 

Madden NFL '19 has actually been way more fun than I was expecting. I used to play sports games with my older brother and friends way more often and just stopped as I got older, but I feel more in control of what happens than I used to in previous entries. 

Also, while it's incredibly cheesy and cliche and should REALLY let you skip the overlong cutscenes, I like that they've added a story mode in the form of Longshot, which also has some helpful tips for beginners like me. It was also cool seeing *looks up on Imdb* Bobby Fish from Luke Cage (actor Ron Cephas Jones) coaching the Dallas Cowboys for a hot second. 

I expected to return it pretty quickly and cancel my membership, but they got me with the half off for next month and I'm still having fun with it. I might play with my brother during my stay in Dallas for part of the summer. Lord knows I need to keep my gaming as cheap as possible, since the university isn't paying me until October, even though I start work in late August. 

Dear Booky, 

I want you to know my new theory is you're Nick.