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Morgana I felt they spent too much time building on his backstory and what they revealed wasn't worth the build up. I think the kids just could have done all that on their own and worked fine. Makoto had that best build up to her Persona awakening, but then just kind of meandered after. Yusuke, Ryuji, and Makoto all dealt with how they were wronged and how they would change their outlook on life because they want to stand up for themselves, while Makoto and Ann just kind of meandered around for their confidants. Which is a shame because I think those two had the most potential after Futaba.

I loved Persona 5. Story really worked for me, since I'm a huge fan of heists and taking down people abusing their power was just the story we needed this year. Characters were hit or miss though, loved Ryuji, Futaba, and Yusuke, Ann and Makoto were fine, but needed more fleshing out, and Haru and Morgana felt kind of pointless when everything was over. Haru I probably need to do a NG+ to say for sure though since her requirements for the confidant are ridiculous.

Spider-Man I'm really excited for too for the same reasons as you. DBFZ I'm in the opposite boat, not familiar with the dev, but know they're competent and love DB so I'll be getting it. Shadow I won't say is the best game ever, but also won't argue anyone who claims it is. It doesn't just bank on its artistry or story, you can love it purely for gameplay.

God of War I played the old ones and liked 1, 3, and Ghost of Sparta. Others were meh. New one doesn't interest me beyond the eye candy (meaning I'll rent it). Just don't see a hook in the gameplay department, maybe I'm missing something. I know I'm in the minority, but I just felt RDR was alright. I'll check out 2 because a bunch of my issues with Rockstar games were fixed by giving GTA V competent controls, but also hoping they can deliver a stronger narrative since they put so much focus in that now. Only thought 4 and Vice City had strong ones, but 4 had a whole other huge can of worms.

Yeah, that does look neat. I think I'll go with that Street Fighter collection for fighting goodness on Switch. Also really happy that Kirby game is right around the corner.

GT had good ideas, but is kind of bad. Super is actually a lot like Dragonball and Z. They'll do an arc that's like Dragonball where they have a tournament and a bunch of goofy smaller plots followed by an arc with a villain trying to destroy the world/universe, then go back to the goofy stuff and tournaments. 

Dragonball is a better show, but I just have so much nostalgia for Z that I'm more attached to it. The plus side is if you liked Dragonball that they keep a lot of its characters as relevant fighters beyond Goku, Piccolo and Krillin like most. Yamcha and Tien are both playbable. You'd also probably be a fan of fat Buu. He starts as a villain who acts like a child and often beats his enemies by turning them into cookies and candy.

Kirby Switch, Metroid Prime 4, and Soul Calibur 6 have my eye most on this list. Also looking forward to Bloodstained, Biomutant, Dragonball FighterZ, and Spider-Man as well as some others I'm unconvinced will land in 2018.

Blake's right about Persona and Prey. Persona has a very quick and fluid battle system and does a great job of keeping a smooth pace in dungeons. I would recommend renting anyways though since it has a very slow opening and takes about six hours until you're roaming around in a dungeon freely. Prey meanwhile is more Bioshock than Dishonored. 

Breath of the Wild was my favorite game since Mass Effect 2 in 2010 so I'd recommend that one first if you get around to the Switch. Doesn't matter when, would still be my first recommendation. Mario is fine, but I felt it was overrated. A must buy if you have a Switch for sure, but not the masterpiece people painted it out to be.

Also Cuphead is on Steam and you can hook up your PS4 controller to it just so you know.

I've played some of AHiT. It's fun, but felt a bit off. I'll get back to it some day, hoping there's a patch to fix that. I never played the original FFXII, but have a huge boner over the license and gambit systems. Customization's my favorite part of RPGs, so my mind is swimming with the possibilities. I will say though, they have the old and remastered soundtrack and the new one is a lot better. 

I really need to get back to Prey. I'll do it once I finish Final Fantasy XII. And Wolfenstein: TNC. And Divinity: Original Sin 2. Good thing most of January's barren.