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Ari Notis
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Staff Writer, Kotaku

Shouldn’t you have to finish on a double? I guess the rules are different in FF7 world! Read more

To achieve 6 darts, it’s easier to hit 17 in the inner ring one time (51 points) and then 5 bullseyes. Read more

I really love this game. It’s not perfect like the first one, but its so close. Wonderful, captivating, and such a great soundtrack. Read more

Unraveled 2 and Never Alone spring to mind- my wife and I wanted to play something together, and she is most definitely not a gamer. Both games are simple enough platformers, and the aesthetic is extremly cute to bring inexperienced people in. Highly, highly recommend. Read more

Here’s some more I’ve played with my son, who is 8 and a half (a few of which I already played, but are new to him):
-Sword of Ditto: Mormo’s Curse
-Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light
-Monaco
-Marvel Ultimate Alliance 1, 2, 3
-Star Wars Battlefront 2 (the original Xbox version and the newer one on PS4)
-Heave Ho
-Totally Read more

I would add “A Way Out” to this list. Fantastic story and game! Read more

Castle Crashers is timeless. There’s no way it will ever not be fun. I buy it on every platform possible. If you somehow haven’t played it, round up the cat, or your SO, or whoever’s gonna play, and get to it. Read more

If you have two switches and are family sharing the game then you definitely can visit each other, just not locally. It feels silly to go online when they're in the same room but it does work, my sister and I have done so multiple times! Read more

I’ll also add: If you are visiting someone new to the game, stay in the initial area. I went to a friend’s island with my pole and ladder, and started exploring. He was a little ticked by this, because I got to see his island before him. Read more

On nit pics: What happend to using the L button to Default? Why’d that get removed? And Bravely Second, despite being the inferior game, made it super easy to Brave the same move. This feels like a step back of both games in regards to UI/UX.

I really wish the first two games were ported to the Switch. I’m not a Read more

Oh, that explains it. My brother and I were playing over the weekend and fought Gravemind on Mayham 4. And the adds were dropping legendaries left and right. To the point that there was just a pool of orange on the minimap. Read more

Tree Branches are infinite, you can just keep shaking the same tree and eventually more will come out, unless there is no place for them to drop, in which case you can pick up the ones you have and keep shaking for more.

Fruit trees take 3 days to regrow their fruit. I know this might seem obvious but I know a lot of Read more

You can hold “A” while in your inventory to sort items! That was a big one for me. Read more

You can rearrange items in your inventory by holding the A button. Read more

I think you’ve explained why this game should be bought digital rather than physical. Read more

I’ve found that this is the ultimate Podcast game. For some reason I tend to only listen to podcasts when playing console games rather than handheld ones, and even though I enjoy the calming music, listening to a podcast while playing the game has been really nice. The game is engaging enough to keep you busy but not Read more

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Try not to act overly evasive -- stick to the middle ground like white on rice, and keep double tapping with the super shotgun.

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You forgot about frag grenades. Toss to the side, then fire weapon to get him to raise his shield. That coupled with rocket shots onto terrain just behind him were the most consistent especially when the enemies are ramped up. Read more