Considering how big the steam deck is and how short the battery life, I wouldn't expect the Switch 2 to match it. Hopefully within spitting distance though.

It certainly can provide some benefits to brain development, hand eye coordination, and problem solving skills. Mario 64 has been shown to help slow Alzheimers, and Wii fit was beneficial to Parkinsons patients. But you have to consider those studies were done mostly with old folks who never played videogames much before. A lot of the effects were likely from learning a new skill just in general.

I certainly feel better gaming after a long day, helps me unwind. But this benefit probably maxes out at around 30 mins. After that, I'm just killing time.

@nintendoboy16: First Budokai is a bit rough, but they put so much work into recreating the charm of the show. Clearly a labor of love. Sequels were better games overall, but never quite felt the same in that regard.

And yes, GC version looks great.

@uninspiredcup: Cheese fries (chips) are a thing here, but you'll more often see chili cheese fries.

Lot of good games already mentioned, so I'll try to keep this to IPs that haven't been brought up yet (Though will shout out Crimson Skies too. Seriously Phil, how many handjobs do you need to greenlight a new one? Because I'll do it).

Resonance of Fate. Ever wonder why Sega sucks now? Look in the mirror, bitch. When they make cool stuff, you don't buy it. RoF is a steampunk jrpg with unique and hard to put into words battle system. But trust me, it's a lot of fun once you wrap your head around it. Just remember to keep your team moving. Attacks will stack and get way more cinematic if your character's paths cross.

Freelancer. Microsoft could win at trolling if they make a sequel to this before Star Citizen comes out. Same with EA and Wing Commander (Come'on guys. Motive showed they can make a good space combat game with SW Squadrons).

Heavy Metal: Geomatrix. Just dumb fun arena combat, and (sort of) based on Heavy Metal comics so there's big tiddys everywhere. Gamers are totally starving for those right now apparently. I do think Anarchy Reins was kind of a modern (for the time) update of the idea, but that needs a sequel too.

Going to lump Eternal Darkness, Geist, and Pandora's Tower together for this. Ever wonder why Nintendo doesn't publish M rated games? Look in the mirror, bitch. When they do, you don't buy them :)

I hope your right about them targeting gen 6 style. I've been playing through some games of that era I didn't put much time into back in the day, and really having a good time. Stuff like Bloody Roar: Primal Fury, and One Piece: Grand Adventure. Both were considered kinda mid then, but playing them now is like a breath of fresh air. Complete out of the box, with nothing to keep you coming back other than fun gameplay.

@mrbojangles25: @TheEroica: Alpha Protocol got re-released on GOG recently. Don't think there will be a Steam version soon though, GOG had to put in a lot of the legwork to bring the game back.

*He's right you know* meme

Games have gotten so expensive, even ripping off a successful formula is now too big a risk.

@uninspiredcup: The controversy was a twitter thing. No one had much problem with the game until some former devs said they were fired for being feminists. The devs rolled with it and said, "Look at Eve's jiggle physics and sexy outfits". Youtube made it a culture war thing, it was all dumb.

I didn't have high hopes because it reminded me of early 2000's "boobs will sell our mediocre game" marketing. Glad to see this was not the case.

The marketing strategy had me worried, but this game seems to have turned out well. I'll check it out when it comes to PC.