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Summary for April 2024

Nintendo. Nintendo never changes.

Lucy, one of the protagonists, in an iconic Fallout look: blue jumpsuit pulled down to look like pants, white tank top, a leather shoulder pad, Pip-Boy on her wrist, and a handgun in her hand. She is standing in front of a ruined Super-Duper Mart. The subtitle reads “Golder Rule, motherfucker.”
[Shot from the episode “The Ghouls”.]

Fallout is a comedy. A dark, violent, crude, bloody comedy. That doesn’t mean it’s funny, the structure is comedy. Ridiculous and awful things happen to ridiculous and awful people. But yeah, sometimes it is funny. And very good!

Princess Peach in a green Sherlock Holmes-esque costume looking through a magnifying glass.

Princess Peach Showtime! has an inherent problem: rarity. Mario seems to appear in a dozen games a year, but Peach may appear as a playable character in two, if that. So no matter what happens, the game will be at a higher level of scrutiny. I’m not saying that as an excuse, Nintendo doesn’t deserve it. They should do better!

But if you ignore that for a second, I think the game is pretty good. Not great, but good. Would be a great start to a series! *stares at Nintendo*

Also, it seems that the premise of the game – Peach playing many roles – is the answer to the rarity problem. They want to bridge the gap faster by having 10 games in one. That is probably not the logic the developers had, but it is funny to think that way.