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Top Tuesday: E3 2018 Games To Look Forward To

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Rachel Mii | DoubleJump.comHappy Tuesday!

E3 2018 is officially over. There were a lot of ups and downs during the conferences. Some people were happy, some not so much, depending on the company. Still, there were some interesting games that were talked about and here are some I’m looking forward to the most.

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Kingdom Hearts 3

I still have yet to play a Kingdom Hearts game. Though I used to watch my friend play it when we were younger and I’ve always wanted to try my hand at it. Kris and I just bought Kingdom Hearts 1.5 Remix, so we’re hoping to get through that before 3 comes out.

Tunic

A furry Link? Yes, please! This game looks not only aesthetically pleasing, but it looks like plays well. I can’t wait for this one to come out.

Ori & The Will of the Wisps

I haven’t played Ori & The Blind Forest. That was one on my list that I never got to. Now that the sequel is coming out, I think it’s time I play the first one to catch up.

Octopath Traveler

This game looks amazing. I’ve played the first demo and enjoyed it a lot. I’ve been looking forward to a release date for a while and now it’s finally close.

Overcooked 2

Overcooked is a game Kris and I played and beat together, but then we always played and beat it with our two cousins and also two of our friends. We were all so excited when the sequel was announced. Here’s to another late night to beat the game in one sitting!

Super Smash Brothers Ultimate

I don’t really know if I need to explain this one. We’ve all been waiting for it. I’m super excited to have the old characters back – Roy and Young Link were always my go-to, so I’m happy to get the chance to play as them again.

Super Mario Party

Did Nintendo finally listen to us? It seems so! The game looks like it’s back on a normal board (as normal as it can be for Mario Party), there’s no car and everyone seems to be moving one at a time. The minigames also look plentiful and hopefully there will be one after each turn. I can’t wait to try this one out.

Let’s Go, Pikachu! & Let’s Go, Eevee!

I feel like I’ve been talking about this one since they announced it, but… I’m super excited for this game. I can’t wait to check out Kanto in all his updated-tech-glory. Plus, to have my Pokemon follow me around? And I get to ride on some of them? And then there’s the Pokeball Plus?! I want it now.

Which games announced are you most excited for? Let me know in the comments below!

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My E3 2018 Live Experience

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Rachel Mii | DoubleJump.comHappy Thursday!

What an eventful week it’s been with E3 2018!

In the past, I’ve always been at work and have never been able to watch the live stream of E3 before. This year was different and watched it all.

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E3 is one of the best gaming events of the year and I’m sure I’m not the only one to think that.

Every year it comes along I always got disappointed because I was never able to watch any of it live. I was always at work. Well, now I work from home so I was able to watch it live.

It was great. I enjoyed having the conferences on while I worked and enjoyed live tweeting during some of it.

Now, I thought I’d be able to watch absolutely all of it, but it turned out I wasn’t able to. I still got a chance to watch all the conferences, but I was only able to watch some of them live.

Nintendo was not one of them, which was disappointing, but Kris and I watched it together later that same night.

There’s something different about watching something like that live. Watching the vods are fine and all, but it’s awesome to be up to date with the news as it’s happening.

I grabbed some popcorn, sat down with my notebook and pen, and watched most of E3 live without another care in the world.

I only hope next year I’m able to watch the entire thing live. I’ll admit, I’m sad it’s over.

Were you able to watch some, if not most, of E3 2018 live? Let me know in the comments below!

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Unravel Two Is Not Coming To Nintendo Switch

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Rachel Mii | DoubleJump.comHappy Tuesday!

E3 2018 is almost over. It’s been a wild ride.

Nintendo will have their conference later today though there’s one game they won’t be announcing.

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Unravel Two was announced at EA’s press conference on Saturday, June 9th. It looks like a great game – fun and inclusive co-op, a pretty design, and overall cute.

I’ll be honest, I have never even heard of Unravel before. I didn’t realize it was a thing, so now that they’ve announced the sequel, I want to get the first one and play both.

Kris and I of course have a Nintendo Switch and XBox One, but we prefer the Switch. When they announced Unravel Two for PC, Playstation, and Xbox, I figured it would come to the Nintendo Switch later. But it’s not.

According to My Nintendo News, Unravel Two will not be coming to the Nintendo Switch. It’s too big of a game to port over with such a small team to work on it. It’d be too much. They would love to, but it’s just not an option right now.

Maybe someday, but in the meantime I’ll settle for PC and Xbox. We need more games to play on our Xbox One anyway.

Will you be getting Unravel Two? If so, on what platform? Let me know in the comments below!

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What Happened To The Girl & The Robot?

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A while ago (and by that I mean about a year ago), Kris and I did a game review for Miketendo64 for a Wii U game called The Girl and the Robot. It was an interesting game, not the best, but interesting. After we played though, we never heard about it ever again.

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The Girl and The Robot is a third-person action/adventure game. You switch between two nameless characters – the girl and the robot. The robot is able to battle while the girl can heal any wounds he has. In order for them to walk together, the robot must be carrying her. However, both are needed to solve puzzles and sometimes one needs to stand on a button while the other needs to stand on another.

It’s a clever game with wonky controls. There’s not much plot to it or character development. The girl was trapped in a castle, she escaped and rescued the robot from his cage and now, I assume, they’re trying to escape the area together. Yet, there’s an evil witch after the girl and she has an army of evil robots. That’s about it.

Even though it’s been about a year since I’ve played the game, I was thinking about it the other day. I’m not sure why it popped in my head, but it did and I was reminded of the ending.

The game ended at an awful cliff-hanger. And when I say that, I mean the game felt incomplete.

It ended with a sign saying, “End of Act 1.” Which, of course, leads me to believe there is an Act 2 coming.

Needless to say, when I thought of the game again the other day I immediately looked it up searching for an Act 2. I couldn’t find anything. All the information I saw was from Act 1. There was no mention of a possible sequel anywhere.

Except one place. I ended up on the Steam page for the game. Someone in the discussion forum asked about Act 2 and the developer replied, back in October 2017, they’ll be working on it after they finish another game so it won’t be the “immediate future.”

Like I said, this wasn’t the best game, but I’m curious as to how it ends and I was disappointed by this response. Working on other games is great, but The Girl and the Robot can take as little as 4 hours to beat. It’s not nearly enough time to be considered a full game, in my opinion. I feel like both acts should have been meshed into one game or they should have already had the second act mostly finished to be released within a year of the first game.

So, I guess I’m a little disappointed they haven’t worked on Act 2 more recently. The game had pretty good potential.

Have you played The Girl and the Robot? What did you think of it? Let me know in the comments below!

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Top Tuesday: Favorite Aspects Of Pokemon Quest

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A new Pokemon game has been released for the Nintendo Switch called Pokemon Quest. It’s free to start playing so I’m sure pretty much the entire world is playing it. Myself included.

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3. The Auto-Play

Normally when it comes to games having an “auto-play” option makes me wonder, what’s the point? If you’re going to watch the game play itself, why bother playing it at all? However, I definitely think the auto-play works well in this case. Kris and I started the game together so we had the Switch set up on the big TV. I have to say, I find the touch controls easier than using the analog stick. With that said, it’s a little hard to control the different Pokemon as you keep track of where they are, which enemies they’re nearby, and how their attacks are doing as they recharge. The mouse seemed to move too fast for me so it was easier to put it on auto-play. Now I play in handheld mode and use the touch screen.

2. The Power Stones

I’ll admit, I thought this was kind of weird at first. I didn’t think adding stones to my Pokemon would be an ideal way to make them stronger. It’s a cool concept though and a fun mechanic. I get excited when I find a new stone during the exploration. Upping their attack or HP is such a great help when their experience is still pretty low and they won’t be leveling up anytime soon.

1. The Graphics

I’m not going to stop talking about the graphics of this game. I love how blocky and adorable they are! The colors are so vivid and the way the Pokemon move and play throughout is just so cute. It’s calming and pleasing to play and watch.

Have you been playing the game? What do you think of it so far? Let me know in the comments below!

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Throwback Thursday: Shrek Super Party

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Rachel Mii | DoubleJump.comHappy Thursday and end of May!

It’s time for another Throwback and whereas I’ve been getting together with old friends and having more game nights with them, I was reminded of a certain game we used to play.

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A long, long time ago, I was sleeping over my friend’s house. We were in the basement and were playing video games. I can’t remember if we were playing the Playstation or the Gamecube, but we were playing Shrek’s Super Party.

It was a terrible game. But it was in the middle of the night, we were overtired, and therefore everything was hilarious. The game itself was pretty funny because it was an awful game, but 3AM makes everything funnier.

I’ll be honest, I don’t remember too much of the game. I believe she played as Fiona and I was Donkey and we played the mini-games instead of the main part of the game. I remember the game “Chick Magnet” the best.

As your character, you collected eggs from the chicks inside a farm. Whoever had the most won. We played this game on a loop because watching the baby chicks chase our big-headed characters was hilarious for some reason.

It’s funny to me how a game so bad – that much I remember – can give me such fond memories. We had played the game once more after that sleepover and as we played it, I remember we asked ourselves, “Why did we stay up all night playing this one game…?”

Obviously, I wouldn’t try to track it down and buy it now. But the memories are good.

Do you remember Shrek Super Party? Have you ever played it before? Let me know in the comments below!

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Character Spotlight: Mr. Resetti

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Rachel Mii | DoubleJump.comHappy Tuesday!

We’ve come to the end of another month. It’s the last Tuesday, which means it’s time for another character spotlight.

Character Spotlight: Mr. Resetti | Animal Crossing | Nintendo | DoublexJump.com

Mr. Resetti, or also known as just Resetti, is a mole character in the Animal Crossing series. He’s not a playable character or even a villager. He’s just an NPC who will yell at you if you turn off your game without saving.

In the original Animal Crossing game for the Nintendo Gamecube, Resetti goes on and on and on yelling at you for not saving your game. You can’t do anything about it, either. You can’t play the game until he’s done and trust me, it takes a while.

In the latest Animal Crossing game, New Leaf for the Nintendo 3DS, apparently he asks why you didn’t save. The length of his lecture will vary depending on the answer you choose. I’ve never done this because I’ve never wanted to cross paths with him again.

Still, I do like Resetti. He was an interesting addition to the game and also a great motive to people to save their game… unless, of course, you think it’s funny so you don’t save on purpose just to see him.

Do you enjoy Resetti’s company? Let me know in the comments below!

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