This is an improvement to The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild in every way! If it were simply that game and more of it, that would have been enough! But what Hidemaro Fujibayashi did was expand upon the abilities that Link can accomplish so that players are more free to experiment and let their creative juices flow! Also, the story is way more impactful and nearly brought a tear to my eye at the final cutscene (pun semi-intentional). The temples are more fleshed out, the sky islands and depths add an extra layer of challenge, and the bosses pack a total punch, especially dragon vs. dragon final boss with Zelda and Ganondorf! A must buy for any Switch owner!

While the comedic dialogue mostly fell flat on its face, Hi-Fi Rush is more than makes up for by everything else! The platforming, the colorful graphics, the core gameplay loop of beating your enemies in timing to the background music, and the unique boss fights! You get to fight Roquefort, who is a robot werewolf, that alone makes this game a must buy! One last thing to note is that I like to thank Hi-Fi Rush for introducing me to The Prodigy’s Invaders Must Die in the lead up to the fight with Roquefort.

While Sonic Mania was a game that is a celebration of 2D Sonic, this is just another 2D Sonic. While the story have some cute moments and it’s nice to play as Amy, none of the game really stands out as exceptional. But if there was one thing that will keep me from returning to this game, it’s the final boss fight! Trying to hit Dr. Eggman’s robot with the missiles was alright the first two times, it took multiple attempts until I read a YouTube comment that told me that I have to look at the background to look for its location, and it was a nasty surprise to learn that it was just the first phase, before I inevitably died and the irritation began anew! When I finally beat him, I thought to myself, “Finally!” not “That was fun!”, which is definitely not what I want from a 2D Sonic game.