For any parents out there, I played through 'Kirby: Forgotten Lands' with my Daughter (7), and we had a great time with it. Beating the last boss together was really special, well worth the price of the game :)
I played it with my nephew who's around the same age and he had a blast. This and Spyro are the 2 games I've never seen him smile so much playing something.
I played it with my sister who never played any videogames before and it was cool to see her react to kirby dancing and stuff and I helped whenever she needed it. good times.
I agree. It was my son's birthday present and we played through it together as well . I will add that I wish they put more thought into the co op bc I've always despised the whole one player gets the camera and the other player just kinda gets dragged along sometimes off cliffs or into lava etc but other than that we had tons of fun sitting on the couch playing this game together . Also my son is 5 it's his favorite game except for astro bot.
I found Zelda Tears of the kingdom at our local walmart for $30.00! Maybe it was a mistake but I definitely grabbed one. Happy I waited happy holidays everyone
Sometimes you just get a good deal I got a copy of Elden ring for £10 because someone messed up but it's a big corporation's mistake so I don't feel bad
Black Friday was crazy this year! I saw that deal, and also grabbed Kirby’s Forgotten land for only $35, and a bunch of other big titles were in that 30 range
As a GameStop (Canada) employee I always look forward to your thoughts on what games to avoid and what games would be good to recommend for customers outside my normal genres
I mean, last year was kinda insane. And this year is still better than last year's of the Wii and Wii U. ...unless the Switch 2 comes out November next year and Nintendo has nothing beforehand I guess
I honestly love watching this tradiontal series every year. hopefully this holiday tradition continues whenever the switch 2 or whatever name reveal console comes next woods. :
As a new proud owner of a switch, I can say these videos help. The physical only is a must as someone that likes to actually own a game (and if it is like the ds to 3ds, maybe they will be usable in the switch 2) and having someone that knows Nintendo stuff give some recommendations is reassuring.
I bought 3 lites and I feel they are perfect and I'll be playing them for the rest of my life. That was like 4 years ago and I'm usually not home but I still feel their probably the perfect handheld or any console in general
@@jikosauce I still own a 12 year old dsi (somehow still works), and I finally decided to upgrade to the switch. I don't care if it's nostalgia, there is nothing like a Nintendo device.
To answer your question from the end of the video, I've watched this every year since the first quarantine Christmas and I'm just here for the ride, it's amazing you keep doing this and thanks for the fun. I can't believe it's been a year again tho
As a hardcore gamer, this helps me 1) decide what games to get myself 2) remember everything that came out this year to buy as gifts and 3) how to help my friends/coworkers when then inevitably ask me for advice on Christmas shopping
for anyone that’s thinking about getting Sonic Shadow Generations, PLEASE know that there may a learning curve for you as it’s not an easy pickup and play game, but as you progress, you can do some amazing things in the game.
To be honest, I stopped watching your videos a few years ago (except the vlogs, I love them), but I look forward to this video every year. It's become a bit of a Christmas tradition for me.
Just bought my first Nintendo Switch for the family (at black Friday reduced price). Used to have the Wii & loved it, trying to replicate that experience (all age game play + exercise). First time watching you. Very good reviews, moved along a little too quickly to write things down (thankful for the rewind function)! Trying to see what is available for younger kids & adults (over 55). Have Mario Kart 8 Deluxe & Switch Sports. Like them both. Not into violence or fighting/killing games so that narrows the field alot. I like how you divided the games by price & categories, very helpful. I will never pay over $50 for any game, so good to know which ones are going up or down in price.
I watch this yearly for two reason. Just to see where you put games. Its fun to see the avoids. Also, sometimes there are games I wanted to try but forgot about and you remind me of thier existance, for better or worse.
I don't know why but I love getting into December with you recommending me games I already own 😂 and thank you for helping others it's really helpful for the people that want to get gifts for their kids but don't know what video games are good
I find it a bit strange that you would put Xenoblade 3 in the must buy category but not the other two. Honestly, if someone is going to get into Xenoblade, they really should start with the first one. Especially since you mention the DLC for Xenoblade 3. That DLC pretty much requires you to have played the ENTIRE trilogy up to that point, otherwise you're just gonna be lost with many aspects of the story.
@GoldChocobo77 It's okay to play the base game first, though you will get more out of it if you know the previous two games. The DLC, not so much. That's a conclusion to the complete trilogy as a whole and it just throws you in there, expecting full knowledge of the story and many characters from all three games.
Yeah but he absolutely HATES Xenoblade 2 so he might’ve been a little biased in not putting it in must buy. I think “maybe” would’ve been fine for the rest of the games though
YAAAAAAY - Yesterday I started going through your annual lists from when you started (only started watching you last week) SUPER pumped for this vid - getting an OLED Switch for this Christmas
I love this series of yours, been following for years!! That said I still think you should release these videos prior to Black Friday sales, so about 2 weeks earlier
I actually got Oregon Trail on release and have no regrets. It's fun, it's got the classic nostalgia with updated gameplay and honestly, a really good addition in other journeys that let you unlock professions tools for the main story. Probably not for a kid who is easily bored, but as an adult i love it!
This video helped give me!! I'm at the age where i'm still living with my parents but i'm about to graduate high school. And because of that my parents have stopped trying to hide my presents and started just straight up asking what i want for Christmas, sometimes buying my gifts while i'm with them at the store. This video gave me some ideas of what to ask for for!!
Pokèmon Let's Go is truly one of the most interactive pokèmon games i ever played, i would def grab it if it wasn't for the fact that nowadays it's very hard to find ppl who play old pokèmon games to exchange the exclusive versions and complete the dex.
Starlink is an underrated game if you like Star Fox or space shooter games, IMO. I bought it when they started selling it with the full dlc bundle. The controls feel more like a mech game (you have to press up in the left joystick to move forward and use the right stick to aim and turn), but it’s the only Star Fox we got for this console, so that in itself was worth it. Plus raids and space dog fights are pretty entertaining.
I love watching this buying guide each year, it feels like the start of the holidays when I see it posted. Thank you for all the hard work you have put into them. I put up my Christmas decorations while watching your rankings and it brings me so much joy. ❤🎄
What I like about Wood's videos like this, is it's genuine and not selling everything saying "it's amazing". Because there is a fair amount of trash games out there too...I mean, can you argue with a guy who practically owns Nintendo's *entire* library :D Also, video quality is always top dolla'
also, he actually explains who it could be for!! which is way more helpful than “this was good, i liked it, it’s critically acclaimed” type stuff. like FPS type games can be great, but i would absolutely hate getting one for christmas bc i can’t play them😂
Just found your channel. I remember you filming me selling at Gepps Cross in 2011/2012 and me asking you not to. Now I'm filming people and they're asking me not to! Times have changed. Good to see you doing well!
Great list! Excellent job on the video. I do want to warn people about Faefarm at least with my experience. Though I loved the game at first, as I progressed in the game (4 dungeons/mines) and built up my far game, the game began to run like trash. By the end of dungeon 2 I would get the occasional slowdowns, music desyncs and so on, by dungeon 4 I had to stop playing because the game ran at like 2 fps and caused my switch to make unpleasant noises. I've played plenty of games since Faefarm and had no abnormal issues. I also personally liked the Bravely Default games, but I also understand if they aren't everyone's cup of rpg tea.
Thank you! You are perhaps, one of the mentally healthiest youtubers to follow. Your content always feels so wholesome. So glad! been following you for many years now. Happy Holidays!
If you're an RPG fan, you're gonna love it. Even though I've never played the original version, I'd say it holds up pretty well. The quality of life improvements in the remake are definitely more than welcome.
I picked up Another Code having never played the original release and loved it. It’s my favourite pick up of the year, and it came with a preorder bonus that I sold for half of what the game cost me lol
Walmart had some crazy deals!! Got Tears for 30, animal crossing for 30, Pikman 4 for 30. I also got Pikman 1+2 for 30 from Bestbuy, and FF 1-6 Pixel Remaster for 20 bucks off at 54.99. This was a good black friday/cybermonday for me.
Watching because it always makes me want to pick up my Switch again and revisit old favorites, plus I wanted your opinion on Mario & Luigi Brothership. Great video, and as a very lucky child who was gifted a NES in 1991 and a PlayStation in 1997: I am feeling excited this year for all the kids getting a Switch from Santa to enjoy all these wonderful games.
Just with Outer Worlds, they ended up patching it and now it runs great on Switch! probably explains the slight price increase also, for Overcooked I would recommend the All You Can Eat collection over the Overcooked 1+2 Pack. All You Can Eat contains Overcooked 1 and 2 but remastered with nicer graphics and added content, plus the ability to play online!
My husband bought the Oled Switch as a replacement. Our cat threw up all over our old one and it didn't turn on...blue screen. So im happy we got out Switch back
Hey Wood. Just a thought. For games novices that watch these vids, they may not know what the acronyms stand for. Like DLC, we know it stands for Diluted Loan Credit. But some people won’t. 🙂
I like the warioware games. They aren't really that short. It's like an arcade game. You play the levels over and over to get a high score. I've never seen anyone just play each level once and claim to be done. That aside I love watching your games to buy video every year. I like seeing where you've placed everything.
Thank you so much, insane how much information you fit in to such a short time. Appreciate all the hard work you put down, must be a lot of research and work to find all the games the prices etc. I mainly use these videos to find great games, since I live in Sweden and well our physical selection is horrible, there is one brand chain who is gamer focused and they usually have a better selection, even had night open and cosplay and all sorts of stuff when totk came out haha, well that never happens here. So I mainly look to import or buy digital, since how good the game is still is the same, but physical always makes the game just a bit better to play haha, it’s a different feeling slotting in a game like it’s my old 3DS those were the days haha.
I usually get enough free time to play my switch on holidays so I look forward to these videos just to know what I should pick up this year or to be reminded of games I bought and forgot about.
Thank goodness I saw this video before getting some games for my missus this Christmas. Also Merry Christmas and glad you’re doing so well. I remember when your channel had a couple hundred k subs and it’s got nearly 2 million! Well deserved
Only reason I hadn’t gotten persona 5 tactics for my switch was because I was struggling to convince myself to buy it when I have an Xbox with gamepass but then I saw it on clearance for $15 and I like having physical games, and now I can play tactica on the go
Why is a single TMNT game not on this list? Especially Shredder’s Revenge. That’s a must buy. There’s a lot of avoid TMNT games that should be avoided.
Love this video. I think I just enjoy hearing someone talk about games that I love. Maybe I’ll find something I wasn’t aware of. Merry Happy Holiday season.
You should boycott Dreamlight Valley because the devs lied to everyone. They said once it left early access, it would be free.Then said “nah” and made it a paid game.
Who cares, it was Gameloft's decision, to get more money out of the game and players in the DDV community. Especially since they just finished the A Rift in Time DLC, and just released the Storybook Vale DLC a month ago. And yes, I'm a die hard DDV player and fan. There are plenty of TH-camrs out there that enjoy the game too. Locking special content, characters, and features behind DLC is their thing now, but they still plan on adding new stuff to the free base game. I'm broke, but still going to get the Storybook Vale DLC when I can. I'm more looking forward to seeing Aladdin characters early next year, same as Alice from Alice in Wonderland and Peter Pan. 😁
I really enjoy your Nintendo Switch holiday buying guide especially because I am always looking for games for my kids and I to play together🥰.This is the year my youngest gets their own switch for Christmas🥰.Thats always a special moment when you get your first gaming console for Christmas🥰🥰🥰🥰
I always enjoy these and use them as a look back to help me revise my backlog of games to play and potentially shuffle/refresh it. Great compendium for someone who is not able to keep up with dozens of game releases a month 👌
I actually wanted digimon survive when it came out but for reasons I wasn’t able to get it, when I finally could it was on sale for $20 and came with the bonus starting gear pack, I actually think it’s a decent visual novel and the digimon tactics gameplay is a fun tactics enthusiast bonus.
These are my FAVORITE videos you do!! Helps me if I’m looking to buy for my fiancé and it helps me keep track of games I want that might not be worth it or games that I now need because you sold me on them ❤
I like how you are the big gamer but haven't even played most of the games you own, but your wife as fewer games but really plays them and she isn't a real gamer.
I can recommend this one as well. It does drop FPS from time to time, but its more than playable. The only issue i got is fact how slow the game is. You will spend hours before you get 1st bros attack or fight 1st Boss. Also game is long for no reason, i have feeling like they done it like that so ppl will play it trough whole holiday season.
I'm sorry, did you just flatly miss the target on the consoles that the Final Fantasy games originally released on? the Pixel remakes are from the OG NES and SNES. Zero Sony involvement.
I honestly feel like Wood should start putting PS5 and XBox in these videos. I know he's a Nintendo TH-camr, but I feel like this format leads to a lot of "don't buy this, its the worst version". You could instead start doing "don't buy this on Switch. Itll run better on PS5." or something.
With the console ending, so many sales going on, used prices based more on rarity than quality ( or seemingly based on nothing at some thrift stores, pawn shops, marketplace, and yard sales ), etc., it'd be a cool evergreen to have a video where you assign values to as many games as possible based solely on gameplay experience... completely disregarding their current or future prices.
Detective Pikachu Returns is a good example. It's almost universally agreed it should be avoided at full retail price... but it's also widely known you can usually grab a Japanese copy for under $12 shipped. Heck, I snagged a copy with a lucite card frame ( preorder promo ) for $7.50. I'd say for a younger kid, it's $15-20 worth of fun... though, for me, I'll probably get more value out of the promo frame.
This year the list seems more fair. The Atelier games have fantastic crafting systems (one of the best in my opinion for most of the franchise) so for anyone who loves getting into the nitty gritty these are a blast.
These are My favorite videos! Even though I mostly know about all these games, I love hearing about them again. I honestly look forward to these videos yearly. It’s even how I found this channel in the first place.
These videos are fun to watch! They have helped me feel so cheered up considering that the holidays have been tough times of the year for the last few years. So thank you for creating these videos. I do recommend dragon quest 3 2D remake for anyone that wants a simple story with a beautiful facelift. It shines in its simplicity, and it's a wonderful place to start!
I already have too many games to play, but I still get a few from the eShop when the holiday sales are on. There were so many games on sale. And by the way, Red Dead Redemption is regularly on sale in the eShop for $35, so I think of that as it's normal price. Same with Immortals Fenix Rising ($15), Mario + Rabbids, LEGO 2k Drive, and many others.
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I was laughing so hard when he put Miitopia on avoid 😂
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just found out my moms been using this series to buy my little brother games! She’s even been showing other parents at the stores when she’s out.
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For any parents out there, I played through 'Kirby: Forgotten Lands' with my Daughter (7), and we had a great time with it. Beating the last boss together was really special, well worth the price of the game :)
I played it with my nephew who's around the same age and he had a blast. This and Spyro are the 2 games I've never seen him smile so much playing something.
I played it with my sister who never played any videogames before and it was cool to see her react to kirby dancing and stuff and I helped whenever she needed it. good times.
That game is one of my favorites. Good choice!
S-tier Kirby game!
I agree. It was my son's birthday present and we played through it together as well . I will add that I wish they put more thought into the co op bc I've always despised the whole one player gets the camera and the other player just kinda gets dragged along sometimes off cliffs or into lava etc but other than that we had tons of fun sitting on the couch playing this game together . Also my son is 5 it's his favorite game except for astro bot.
I found Zelda Tears of the kingdom at our local walmart for $30.00! Maybe it was a mistake but I definitely grabbed one. Happy I waited happy holidays everyone
no mistake, it was marked down to $30 at walmart for black friday which is actually kind of crazy for a 1 year old zelda game.
it's not a mistake! It was on sale for $30 to 40. $30 for that game is such a good deal. Best game at the best price :p
thats crazy i bought mine second hand for 30 euro... however we dont have such crazy black friday drops in the netherlands usually
Sometimes you just get a good deal
I got a copy of Elden ring for £10 because someone messed up but it's a big corporation's mistake so I don't feel bad
Black Friday was crazy this year! I saw that deal, and also grabbed Kirby’s Forgotten land for only $35, and a bunch of other big titles were in that 30 range
I love seeing these videos every year. Gives me a nice little catalog to play through the christmas season.
As a GameStop (Canada) employee I always look forward to your thoughts on what games to avoid and what games would be good to recommend for customers outside my normal genres
But what makes him an expert on the best games? Every game he said was good looked like crap to me and would never play it.
This year didn't have many major releases, it seems like nintendo is just trying to get rid of stock before announcing switch 2
Nothing super major, but there were some new Mario games and a new Zelda game released this year.
Where getting metorid remakes and xenoblade
I'm surprised they didn't at least release Donkey Kong returns for the holidays. Even Suikoden 1 & 2 would have been nice
I mean, we had a mario party, zedla, and Mario and luigi game, so I was happy. Just wish we had stuffit in the first half of the year
I mean, last year was kinda insane. And this year is still better than last year's of the Wii and Wii U.
...unless the Switch 2 comes out November next year and Nintendo has nothing beforehand I guess
I honestly love watching this tradiontal series every year. hopefully this holiday tradition continues whenever the switch 2 or whatever name reveal console comes next woods. :
Well... calling Subnautica "underwater Minecraft" is certainly a choice. We gonna have some traumatized children this year.
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the early game sure, mid to late game is… not so kid friendly
I didn’t know it was a horror game…😭
As a new proud owner of a switch, I can say these videos help. The physical only is a must as someone that likes to actually own a game (and if it is like the ds to 3ds, maybe they will be usable in the switch 2) and having someone that knows Nintendo stuff give some recommendations is reassuring.
I bought 3 lites and I feel they are perfect and I'll be playing them for the rest of my life. That was like 4 years ago and I'm usually not home but I still feel their probably the perfect handheld or any console in general
nintendo has already confirmed the switch successor will be backwards compatible. :)
@@jikosauce I still own a 12 year old dsi (somehow still works), and I finally decided to upgrade to the switch. I don't care if it's nostalgia, there is nothing like a Nintendo device.
Welcome. Stay a while and listen.
Switch 2 has been confirmed to have Switch 1 compatibility.
It is actually a solid shopping guide, specially when you have close to 200 games, sometimes you lose track of older games you wanted, thanks Wood!
To answer your question from the end of the video, I've watched this every year since the first quarantine Christmas and I'm just here for the ride, it's amazing you keep doing this and thanks for the fun. I can't believe it's been a year again tho
If Santa doesn't bring me an Alarmo for Christmas... he's off the #1 spot on my pick for the next Smash Bros character.
Hey I got my Alarmo on my birthday
yall got some expensive demands lol
God, i forgot about Alarmo already.
As a hardcore gamer, this helps me 1) decide what games to get myself 2) remember everything that came out this year to buy as gifts and 3) how to help my friends/coworkers when then inevitably ask me for advice on Christmas shopping
Hardcore gamers don't play any of the lame games he mentioned.
Final Fantasy 1-6 didn't originally didn't come out on PS1. They came out on NES/SNES. FF7-9 are the ones that came out on PS1
What he probably meant is that it's the PS1 versions of the games that got ported to the Switch.
Well 6 did release on ps1
@@elwinroyale Yeah, there did ports for the PS1. FF Chronicles (FF4 & Chrono Trigger), FF Anthology (FF5 & FF6) and FF Origins (FF1 & FF2)
sometime i wonder about him, he don't have his information right and also some of the game that he don't like are good.
@WildharpieECW well, what's good is completely subjective and nobody knows everything
Tears of the Kingdom only being $30 on Walmart is kinda nuts.
These videos are an annual tradition for me at this point. Also, they're more informative and less confusing than the actual game awards 🙂👍
He did say they were pretty much a joke at this point, tho...
for anyone that’s thinking about getting Sonic Shadow Generations, PLEASE know that there may a learning curve for you as it’s not an easy pickup and play game, but as you progress, you can do some amazing things in the game.
To be honest, I stopped watching your videos a few years ago (except the vlogs, I love them), but I look forward to this video every year. It's become a bit of a Christmas tradition for me.
i’m in the same boat
Just bought my first Nintendo Switch for the family (at black Friday reduced price). Used to have the Wii & loved it, trying to replicate that experience (all age game play + exercise).
First time watching you. Very good reviews, moved along a little too quickly to write things down (thankful for the rewind function)! Trying to see what is available for younger kids & adults (over 55). Have Mario Kart 8 Deluxe & Switch Sports. Like them both.
Not into violence or fighting/killing games so that narrows the field alot. I like how you divided the games by price & categories, very helpful. I will never pay over $50 for any game, so good to know which ones are going up or down in price.
I think mario and luigi brothership would be a great first time single-player RPG for a kid, if that helps!
I watch this yearly for two reason. Just to see where you put games. Its fun to see the avoids. Also, sometimes there are games I wanted to try but forgot about and you remind me of thier existance, for better or worse.
I don't know why but I love getting into December with you recommending me games I already own 😂 and thank you for helping others it's really helpful for the people that want to get gifts for their kids but don't know what video games are good
I find it a bit strange that you would put Xenoblade 3 in the must buy category but not the other two. Honestly, if someone is going to get into Xenoblade, they really should start with the first one.
Especially since you mention the DLC for Xenoblade 3. That DLC pretty much requires you to have played the ENTIRE trilogy up to that point, otherwise you're just gonna be lost with many aspects of the story.
XC3 was my 1st game in the xeno series and I loved the story. Didn't feel lost. I didn't play the DLC tho.
@GoldChocobo77 It's okay to play the base game first, though you will get more out of it if you know the previous two games.
The DLC, not so much. That's a conclusion to the complete trilogy as a whole and it just throws you in there, expecting full knowledge of the story and many characters from all three games.
i think people force themselves to say its good i prefer 2/torna so much more which he ironically hates
Yeah but he absolutely HATES Xenoblade 2 so he might’ve been a little biased in not putting it in must buy. I think “maybe” would’ve been fine for the rest of the games though
YAAAAAAY - Yesterday I started going through your annual lists from when you started (only started watching you last week)
SUPER pumped for this vid - getting an OLED Switch for this Christmas
I love this series of yours, been following for years!!
That said I still think you should release these videos prior to Black Friday sales, so about 2 weeks earlier
I actually got Oregon Trail on release and have no regrets. It's fun, it's got the classic nostalgia with updated gameplay and honestly, a really good addition in other journeys that let you unlock professions tools for the main story. Probably not for a kid who is easily bored, but as an adult i love it!
This video series helped me out when I got my switch in 2018❤Been watching every year since then!
This video helped give me!! I'm at the age where i'm still living with my parents but i'm about to graduate high school. And because of that my parents have stopped trying to hide my presents and started just straight up asking what i want for Christmas, sometimes buying my gifts while i'm with them at the store. This video gave me some ideas of what to ask for for!!
Honestly, the insight for the games that have moved price categories is super interesting. I love watching these videos
1:25 the $20-$10 being backwards is bothering my ocd lol
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And the fact that there seem to be, still after all those years, no 40-50 and 20-30
Oh thank God I was about to point it out as well
Pokèmon Let's Go is truly one of the most interactive pokèmon games i ever played, i would def grab it if it wasn't for the fact that nowadays it's very hard to find ppl who play old pokèmon games to exchange the exclusive versions and complete the dex.
Starlink is an underrated game if you like Star Fox or space shooter games, IMO. I bought it when they started selling it with the full dlc bundle.
The controls feel more like a mech game (you have to press up in the left joystick to move forward and use the right stick to aim and turn), but it’s the only Star Fox we got for this console, so that in itself was worth it. Plus raids and space dog fights are pretty entertaining.
I love watching this buying guide each year, it feels like the start of the holidays when I see it posted. Thank you for all the hard work you have put into them. I put up my Christmas decorations while watching your rankings and it brings me so much joy. ❤🎄
What I like about Wood's videos like this, is it's genuine and not selling everything saying "it's amazing". Because there is a fair amount of trash games out there too...I mean, can you argue with a guy who practically owns Nintendo's *entire* library :D
Also, video quality is always top dolla'
also, he actually explains who it could be for!! which is way more helpful than “this was good, i liked it, it’s critically acclaimed” type stuff. like FPS type games can be great, but i would absolutely hate getting one for christmas bc i can’t play them😂
Just found your channel. I remember you filming me selling at Gepps Cross in 2011/2012 and me asking you not to. Now I'm filming people and they're asking me not to! Times have changed. Good to see you doing well!
Great list! Excellent job on the video.
I do want to warn people about Faefarm at least with my experience.
Though I loved the game at first, as I progressed in the game (4 dungeons/mines) and built up my far game, the game began to run like trash.
By the end of dungeon 2 I would get the occasional slowdowns, music desyncs and so on, by dungeon 4 I had to stop playing because the game ran at like 2 fps and caused my switch to make unpleasant noises.
I've played plenty of games since Faefarm and had no abnormal issues.
I also personally liked the Bravely Default games, but I also understand if they aren't everyone's cup of rpg tea.
Thank you! You are perhaps, one of the mentally healthiest youtubers to follow. Your content always feels so wholesome. So glad! been following you for many years now. Happy Holidays!
I just got super mario rpg for $30 at my local walmart. Looking forward to playing it.
If you're an RPG fan, you're gonna love it. Even though I've never played the original version, I'd say it holds up pretty well. The quality of life improvements in the remake are definitely more than welcome.
ありがとうございます！ ❤
I picked up Another Code having never played the original release and loved it. It’s my favourite pick up of the year, and it came with a preorder bonus that I sold for half of what the game cost me lol
Walmart had some crazy deals!! Got Tears for 30, animal crossing for 30, Pikman 4 for 30. I also got Pikman 1+2 for 30 from Bestbuy, and FF 1-6 Pixel Remaster for 20 bucks off at 54.99. This was a good black friday/cybermonday for me.
I usually like to get games digitally, but after seeing that a bunch of my "maybes" were cheaper physically, I might buy more physical games.
Watching because it always makes me want to pick up my Switch again and revisit old favorites, plus I wanted your opinion on Mario & Luigi Brothership.
Great video, and as a very lucky child who was gifted a NES in 1991 and a PlayStation in 1997: I am feeling excited this year for all the kids getting a Switch from Santa to enjoy all these wonderful games.
Just with Outer Worlds, they ended up patching it and now it runs great on Switch! probably explains the slight price increase
also, for Overcooked I would recommend the All You Can Eat collection over the Overcooked 1+2 Pack. All You Can Eat contains Overcooked 1 and 2 but remastered with nicer graphics and added content, plus the ability to play online!
I just got a switch! You've helped me make my wishlist in the eshop (i'm going mostly digital due to some awesome discounts right now)
Merry christmas everyone! ❤❤
My husband bought the Oled Switch as a replacement. Our cat threw up all over our old one and it didn't turn on...blue screen. So im happy we got out Switch back
Just a lil extra, Rayman Legends Definitive Edition is on sale for $8 rn!! Pretty damn worth it in my opinion :3
Hey Wood. Just a thought. For games novices that watch these vids, they may not know what the acronyms stand for. Like DLC, we know it stands for Diluted Loan Credit. But some people won’t. 🙂
Hahahahaha😂 THE DLC joke is so funny.
I always watch these to start the Christmas season!
Even if I do not plan on buying any more Switch games this year, just watching this holiday guide fills me with joy. Thank you for the video, Wood!
Did he really say FF1-6 collection was PS1 JRPGs at the 2:38 mark?
Yeah. Seriously wtf. I thought he knew Nintendo.
@@ThisisDD I mean some were on ps1 in a collection but they are not ps1 games
I think there was a game that is from ps1, but the majority is on GB/GBA
@glovesgunpla it's ff origins. But ff1-3 was on the NES. 4-6 was on SNES originally
Those are all OG Nintendo FFs like WTF dude. Lost credibility
MySims is also from the DS, they were the first games i had on my DS and i loved them then, i may need a copy for the switch
I like the warioware games. They aren't really that short. It's like an arcade game. You play the levels over and over to get a high score. I've never seen anyone just play each level once and claim to be done.
That aside I love watching your games to buy video every year. I like seeing where you've placed everything.
Thank you so much, insane how much information you fit in to such a short time. Appreciate all the hard work you put down, must be a lot of research and work to find all the games the prices etc. I mainly use these videos to find great games, since I live in Sweden and well our physical selection is horrible, there is one brand chain who is gamer focused and they usually have a better selection, even had night open and cosplay and all sorts of stuff when totk came out haha, well that never happens here. So I mainly look to import or buy digital, since how good the game is still is the same, but physical always makes the game just a bit better to play haha, it’s a different feeling slotting in a game like it’s my old 3DS those were the days haha.
Just got Red Dead Redemption yesterday for $35..I was waiting for a price drop because $50 wasn't cutting it
How is it on the switch
@anthonyanoffbrand4419 it's running really good on the switch
I usually get enough free time to play my switch on holidays so I look forward to these videos just to know what I should pick up this year or to be reminded of games I bought and forgot about.
Merry Christmas ❤
Thank goodness I saw this video before getting some games for my missus this Christmas. Also Merry Christmas and glad you’re doing so well. I remember when your channel had a couple hundred k subs and it’s got nearly 2 million! Well deserved
Only reason I hadn’t gotten persona 5 tactics for my switch was because I was struggling to convince myself to buy it when I have an Xbox with gamepass but then I saw it on clearance for $15 and I like having physical games, and now I can play tactica on the go
Wow where was that!? That’s an amzing price!
The video is good,just wish taiko no tatsujin rhythm festival kinda got more attention.love the video! It helps me find games year after year
Why is a single TMNT game not on this list? Especially Shredder’s Revenge. That’s a must buy. There’s a lot of avoid TMNT games that should be avoided.
Love this video. I think I just enjoy hearing someone talk about games that I love. Maybe I’ll find something I wasn’t aware of. Merry Happy Holiday season.
You take that Carnival Games SLANDER back!!! That was my childhood on the Wii!!!
Glad you're still showing starlink a little bit of love. I'm replaying it and sheesh does it make me want another mainline StarFox game.
Was waiting for this video 😁
I knew this video was coming. If you go to his 2023 one, I said I hope he makes a new one of these. Love these vids 💪🏻
You should boycott Dreamlight Valley because the devs lied to everyone. They said once it left early access, it would be free.Then said “nah” and made it a paid game.
Who cares, good game = money
Its Disney. That was NOT happening.
@@tech23gaming16 So you’re ok with being lied to?
@@Zeldas_gf That’s not the point, if they wanted it to be a paid game then they shouldn’t have lied and said it would be free,
Who cares, it was Gameloft's decision, to get more money out of the game and players in the DDV community. Especially since they just finished the A Rift in Time DLC, and just released the Storybook Vale DLC a month ago. And yes, I'm a die hard DDV player and fan. There are plenty of TH-camrs out there that enjoy the game too.
Locking special content, characters, and features behind DLC is their thing now, but they still plan on adding new stuff to the free base game. I'm broke, but still going to get the Storybook Vale DLC when I can. I'm more looking forward to seeing Aladdin characters early next year, same as Alice from Alice in Wonderland and Peter Pan. 😁
I really enjoy your Nintendo Switch holiday buying guide especially because I am always looking for games for my kids and I to play together🥰.This is the year my youngest gets their own switch for Christmas🥰.Thats always a special moment when you get your first gaming console for Christmas🥰🥰🥰🥰
0:18 real ones know the controversy during the pod about this😭
Elaborate haha
I always enjoy these and use them as a look back to help me revise my backlog of games to play and potentially shuffle/refresh it. Great compendium for someone who is not able to keep up with dozens of game releases a month 👌
27:37 Im here for your opinion on the updated list.
Immortals phoenix rising is awful 0/10 game
This vid came out on my BDAY!!!! Love the content and may love spread to all who are reading this
Happy birthday! I hope you have a great day!
Did he seriously just say ff 1-6 were ps1 games???
He did! I also couldn't believe that 😅
I actually wanted digimon survive when it came out but for reasons I wasn’t able to get it, when I finally could it was on sale for $20 and came with the bonus starting gear pack, I actually think it’s a decent visual novel and the digimon tactics gameplay is a fun tactics enthusiast bonus.
Can’t believe you say “avoid: Emio - the smiling man” 😳
It’s a masterpiece and more people should play it 💜
These are my FAVORITE videos you do!! Helps me if I’m looking to buy for my fiancé and it helps me keep track of games I want that might not be worth it or games that I now need because you sold me on them ❤
I like how you are the big gamer but haven't even played most of the games you own, but your wife as fewer games but really plays them and she isn't a real gamer.
Mario and luigi brothership have so much mario RPG charm, I love them. Every new location is fun. They really are a must buy!!
I can recommend this one as well. It does drop FPS from time to time, but its more than playable.
The only issue i got is fact how slow the game is. You will spend hours before you get 1st bros attack or fight 1st Boss.
Also game is long for no reason, i have feeling like they done it like that so ppl will play it trough whole holiday season.
I'm sorry, did you just flatly miss the target on the consoles that the Final Fantasy games originally released on? the Pixel remakes are from the OG NES and SNES. Zero Sony involvement.
These buying guides are always my favorite videos of yours on top of the Switch accessory videos I always look forward to both!
I honestly feel like Wood should start putting PS5 and XBox in these videos. I know he's a Nintendo TH-camr, but I feel like this format leads to a lot of "don't buy this, its the worst version". You could instead start doing "don't buy this on Switch. Itll run better on PS5." or something.
With the console ending, so many sales going on, used prices based more on rarity than quality ( or seemingly based on nothing at some thrift stores, pawn shops, marketplace, and yard sales ), etc., it'd be a cool evergreen to have a video where you assign values to as many games as possible based solely on gameplay experience... completely disregarding their current or future prices.
Detective Pikachu Returns is a good example. It's almost universally agreed it should be avoided at full retail price... but it's also widely known you can usually grab a Japanese copy for under $12 shipped. Heck, I snagged a copy with a lucite card frame ( preorder promo ) for $7.50. I'd say for a younger kid, it's $15-20 worth of fun... though, for me, I'll probably get more value out of the promo frame.
How is sonic x shadow generations not worth the $50??? It’s 2 games and hours of content. 💀
One of the games is a remaster of a very old game now tho lets be real
Many people already have one of the games
@@M_CFV ok but ones entirely new and not even full priced
I agree, Sonic Adventure 2 is an old game, same as Sonic Generations, but both are awesome! I'm still wanting to get Sonic Shadow Generations! 😁
Lmao I was literally just thinking to myself “did beatemups upload a buying guide for this year?” And lo and behold, here it is!
This year the list seems more fair. The Atelier games have fantastic crafting systems (one of the best in my opinion for most of the franchise) so for anyone who loves getting into the nitty gritty these are a blast.
Love this annual videos, they really make you feel a way a good way
Happy new years🎉
These are My favorite videos! Even though I mostly know about all these games, I love hearing about them again. I honestly look forward to these videos yearly. It’s even how I found this channel in the first place.
Thanks for your annual tiered game list! I also liked hearing about those small print games that are spiking in price
Love to see that Wood is getting close to 2 mil. subscribers. He so deserves it. Great great content, thank you so much❤
These videos are fun to watch! They have helped me feel so cheered up considering that the holidays have been tough times of the year for the last few years. So thank you for creating these videos. I do recommend dragon quest 3 2D remake for anyone that wants a simple story with a beautiful facelift. It shines in its simplicity, and it's a wonderful place to start!
I already have too many games to play, but I still get a few from the eShop when the holiday sales are on. There were so many games on sale. And by the way, Red Dead Redemption is regularly on sale in the eShop for $35, so I think of that as it's normal price. Same with Immortals Fenix Rising ($15), Mario + Rabbids, LEGO 2k Drive, and many others.
My goal for holiday sale shopping this year is to basically load up on games that I am anticipating will run better on Switch 2 next year lol
I just love you, your content, and love that everyone supports you so much
I got diablo 3 for 14 bucks this year!!
I got astral chain pre owned for 40 this black Friday at gamestop. Got other games around that 40 for the buy 2 get 1 so I was pretty happy
That's the wolf den! You know each other on real life? Wow. Happy new years and merry holidays to you and your family/friends. Thank you!
Merry Christmas!
It's been a long while since I been with a long Wood session for the entire duration 😂, I even watched and clicked on the ad!
I saw It Takes Two on clearance a couple years ago and then it went back to regular price, so glad I snagged that one for $8!