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anotis
Ari Notis
anotis
Staff Writer, Kotaku

You are now both on timeout in 16,000,004 timelines. Read more

Yes! This is an excellent way of putting it. Read more

Yeah, I played through the whole game solo. AI has controlled the other three squad members the whole time in post-game missions. In fact, I haven’t had a chance to get multiplayer working yet—something I’m chalking up as a pre-launch issue! We shall see. Read more

Good question! Every character indeed has the same core moveset—light, heavy, and ranged attacks, plus three different unique super moves, all of which you can power up as you see fit—but they’re so much more than souped-up paint jobs. Once you start leveling characters up, you’ll start to see even more daylight Read more

Hey, can’t beat the photorealistic graphics of real life ;) Read more

The game is not free-to-play, no. It’s a full,$60 retail release. Read more

Good question! Some of them are pretty sweet. There’s one that puts Hulk in linen pants and a floral tank. Another is a black-and-bronze paint job of the classic Iron Man armor. But for every outfit that’s that cool, there’s yet another navy blue Captain America suit with U.S.A. motifs. Can’t win ‘em all! Read more

An hour later and I’m still LOLing at this, ty for making my Monday feel less like a Monday Read more

It’s by no means perfect (the platforming sections are especially a drag, and the story, as far as I can tell, is fairly barebones). But, if you’re looking for a chill, low-involvement game, it definitely scratches that itch. Read more

Right? Also, given the series’ track record on “humor,” think of all the boorish jokes about mental health that could pop up in this one. Read more

It is indeed all very annoying, and Nintendo made the process needlessly confusing. (Why are there separate profile pages in both the eShop and the home system? So unnecessary!) But I’m not sure what you’re describing is strictly true, unless I’m misunderstanding. Read more

Here, here. It’s one huge leg up PS Now has over Game Pass: Sony clearly marks when a new marquee game will leave the service. Read more

That’s true, but IMO the experience boost isn’t worth the risk. The sheer amount of times I’ve been trampled for recklessly sprinting ahead in Dizzy Heights, Hit Parade, Slime Climb, etc. etc... Ugh. Far better to be a little patient than to fail in round one and return to a queue still reeling from launch-day server Read more

All I want is the ability to regularly sit on the couch with my friend and play online against our two friends who live down the street because it’s quarantine dammit and four-player Smash shouldn’t require literal weeks of planning!!! Read more

Yeah haha that was absolutely a burn aimed directly at myself Read more