April 2nd 2025
YA GIRL IS BACK ON VYVANSE AND GOT A HAIRCUT IM FEELING CUTE AND AWESOME!!! VYVANSE MY BELOVED!!!! I haven't been on it since like early 2022 and I think it contributed to a lot of my problems the past few years, I had a hard time functioning without it. Is that embarrassing? I dunno, probably. Also the Nintendo Switch 2 direct dropped and I have.... mixed feelings. $90 for physical games?? That aren't even really physical games because they have some weird bullshit thing they're doing with them. On top of that the console is $450 for practically 10+ year old hardware. It's just really bullshit. However I do have a lot of positive things to say about the game announcements so let's get right into that.
Mario Kart World - Looks absolutely amazing. I've never been TOO into Mario Kart but it always is very much a fun time when I play it and this looks like it's gonna blow most of the previous titles out of the water. You can play as the Moo Moo Meadows cows now? Absolute insanity, I'm excited. Like I said though $90 is outrageous. Also the new Donkey Kong design is... not great. I liked the Mario movie. I called it "peak" when I first saw it. (I strongly disagree with my past self there) but I don't think it was good enough to justify this Donkey Kong redesign.
Actual game chat was announced as well. It's about damn time too. The competitors have had this for decades. Leave it to Nintendo to be twenty years behind, though. I don't wanna be too pessimistic about this though, I think some of these features are really cool. Especially the camera thing, which I doubt I'll really be using too much personally but hey it's cool that it's an option.
Also it launches four days after my birthday, so depending on how much money I get for my birthday I might be able to buy it when it comes out. Possibly. Still think the price is kinda bullshit though to be completely real with y'all.
Welcome Tour - A glorified instruction manual sold separately? You gotta be kidding me lmao.
I don't really have much to say about the Nintendo Switch 2 versions of a lot of Switch games. The Kirby and the Forgotten Land one looks interesting. New story for a game that was already fantastic? Sign me up!
Drag x Drive - Interesting little tech demo. Kinda reminds me of Rocket League, a game that I have not played lmao.
Elden Ring Tarnished Edition - Honestly? I tried to get into Elden Ring when it first came out and couldn't really. I'm sure it's a great game just wasn't really my thing I guess? Maybe now I have an excuse to give it another shot.
Hades II - I have not played either of the Hades games, definitely on my list though. Feel like I should mention I won't have much to say about the games that aren't Switch 2 exclusives.
Street Fighter 6 - Now for a game I have actually played. I already have it on PS5 so I don't think I'll buy it for Switch 2. I just hope that along with the release of the Switch 2 version we get a season 3 DLC announcement (SAKURA PLEASE IM BEGGING ON MY HANDS AND KNEES)
Daemon X Machina - I don't know what this is. Doesn't really look like something I'd be interested in but I guess it looks cool for someone who does like this type of thing.
Split Fiction - I also don't know what this is. It looks slightly more interesting to me though.
EA Sports - Also not my thing. Happy it's there for those who like it though.
Hogwarts Legacy - Look, I'm not gonna say "this game is bad because jk rowling harry potter" whatever. Honestly? The game looks fine to me. I obviously don't like JK Rowling as a person, and I'm sure you can enjoy this game just fine without liking her as a person. I also enjoyed the first two Harry Potter books I read when I was a kid. (I don't know if I'll still like them nowadays but whatever) It's just for me personally I don't wanna play something with her name attached to it. I dunno.
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater - HELLL YEAH NOW WE'RE TALKIN ^_^
Hitman World of Assassination - No comment on this because again not really something I'd be interested in.
Bravely Default - These games always looked very interesting to me. Maybe I'll check this one out. I'm very much a sucker for JRPGs, especially Square Enix JRPGs.
Yakuza 0 - The Yakuza series has always intrigued me quite a bit, but I haven't played any of the games. Again, now I finally have an excuse I guess.
Hyrule Warriors - YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS WOOOOOOOO
GameCube - WIND WAKER!!! PATH OF RADIANCE!!! XD GALE OF DARKNESS!!! COLOSSEUM!!! SUPER MARIO STRIKERS!!! OH MY GODDDDDDDD. Also I'm glad the other classics are gonna still be on Switch 2. I don't know where I'd be without my Earthbound or Kirby 64. Which I haven't played in a while because my Switch online expired. I'll probably renew it if I have the money after this (unlikely)
Deltarune - DELTARUNE TOMORROW YESSSSS. In all seriousness I LOVE Deltarune, maybe even more than Undertale. The characters and story have more of an emotional grip on me personally. I still do love Undertale though.
Borderlands 4 - I like Borderlands 2. Every game after that? Well, they exist! That's for sure. Don't even get me started on that damn movie.
Civ 7 - It's really funny how Luigi Mangione worked on Civ 6 and now that he's in prison Civ 7 is ass. Free my boy.
WWE 2K and NBA 2K - Yep. shit just got fucking awesome.
Survival Kids - maybe.
Enter The Gungeon 2 - Okay, interesting! I wasn't too into the first one, maybe the second will be better.
Starseeker - alright I guess
Cyberpunk 2077 - Another game I've been interested in for a while. The fact that it's coming to Switch 2 is pretty bonkers.
Final Fantasy 7 Remake Intergrade - HELLA EXCITING!!!
Kunitsu-Gami - I fw capcom so this might be cool
Silksong - I'm not a Hollow Knight fan but I know how much y'all have been starving for anything related to Silksong. Happy for y'all.
Story of Seasons - looks cute.
Witchbrook - YESSSSS THIS LOOKS SO CUTE TAKE MY MONEY
Puyo Puyo Tetris 2S - OH MY GOOOOOOOODDDDDDDDDDD HYPEEEEEE
Rune Factory Guardians of Azuma - looks interesting
Marvel Cosmic Invasion - looks interesting
Star Wars Outlaws - looks interesting
I don't really have anything to say about ALL of these man sorry
Fortnite - lmao
Duskbloods - Nintendo Switch 2 exclusive FromSoft game? Oh lord..
Kirby Air Riders - I never played the original GameCube game but this is hella exciting.
Donkey Kong Bananza - Looks cool but I really do NOT fw that redesign dear god.
Overall, despite the insane prices of both the games and the console itself, I'm pretty excited for the Switch 2. I don't think I'll be buying any of the non-exclusive games on Switch 2 as opposed to like PS or Steam or whatever, but I still think it's cool that they're on there. Overall I'm most excited for Puyo Puyo 2S, Deltarune Chapters 3+4, and Mario Kart World.
Song of the Day: Ween - El Camino
Incredibly underrated. Shit goes absolutely wacky and bonkers.
MEDIA LOG - April 2nd:
39. Ween - White Pepper [9/10]
40. Ween - God Ween Satan: The Oneness [9/10]
One last thing from me. I would like to say rest in peace to Val Kilmer. Tombstone is an amazing movie and I highly recommend you check it out. His performance is what really brings the whole thing together. He's also played Batman and Jim Morrison but I haven't seen those movies yet.
