I had the exact same experience. I tried Tunic last year and I was like “nope, I’m not doing this to myself again.” It gave me the same feeling as Link’s Awakening as a kid.

So triggered.

I’m excited to play Octopath at some point. I’m probably going to start with the second one. Heard it was better and the stories between 1 and 2 aren’t really dependent on each other.

I started Chrono Cross on the Switch. It’s kind of janky, but the story is good so far. Combat system is cool too.

I also started Phoenix Wright on the DS. I’m loving the characters. The Samurai Case was crazy.

I actually finished Metroid Fusion this morning. It’s only a 4-6 hour game, so definitely give it a try if you have any interest. I played on a Nintendo DS. It’s probably my top GBA game, but Metroid Dread is my new favorite in the Metroid series for sure.

I haven’t played any of the newer Dragon Quest games, so I can’t really compare them. It was just alright. Kind of grindy and the story wasn’t as good as I was hoping for. I don’t think I’ll be playing through any of the older ones any time soon, but maybe some day.

I started and finished Metroid Dread last week. It was such a joy. Definitely my favorite in the series now (previous favorite was Metroid Fusion). I’m going to revisit Metroid Fusion and then I’ll probably replay Dread on Hard.

Finished Dragon Quest V on the DS last night. I’m glad I pushed through because the late game was actually pretty fun. So cheeky having a character named Dr. Agon. Definitely made me laugh.

Hopefully they make the next version easier to hack.

I’m continuing my tour of Nintendo’s back catalog on the DS. I’ve been playing Dragon Quest V. I really like how you can get random monsters to join your team. It’s the first Dragon Quest game I’ve ever played.

The author of the video in the comments saying it took over 100 revisions to get this video through without it getting blocked worldwide. Never change Nintendo.

I honestly was shocked by how well it has held up. If you had told me this was like an indie game released this year I would have believed it.

I think my highlights were the trial (when I realized the game was keeping track of what I was doing) and the Robo/Fiona mission. I really liked the side-missions as well.

Oh hey, I just finished Chrono Trigger for the first time on Saturday! I bought a DSi on eBay and this was one of the games I wanted to play the most on it. Cheers!