I played the Switch 2 demo of The Adventure of Elliot Millennium Tales

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My take on a Dragon Age Remastered, Switch 2 Dev Kits & My take on SE's ...

For this week, My 2 Cents Nintendo/Gaming video for the week of August 10 to 16, 2025 I give my thoughts on EA not doing a Dragon Age Remastered, A report on developers trying to get a Switch 2 dev kits & My take on the Switch 2 Demo of Square Enix The Adventure of Elliot: The Millennium Tales Tag for this video: #briansolow #gamer55551 #my2cents #gaming #ea #dragonage #switch2 #nintendoswitch2 #squareenix #theadventureofelliot #nintendo 00:00 - Intro 01:32 - Quick My 2 Cents 08:54 - Movies/TV Shows 11:56 - Part 1 Dragon Age Remastered 19:12 - Part 2 Switch 2 Dev Kits 26:30 - Part 3 The Adventure of Elliot: The Millennium Tales 28:28 - What I like 30:28 - What I didn’t like/Miss/Not Sure Quick My 2 Cents https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2025/08/oops-bandai-namco-may-have-leaked-the-next-tales-series-remaster https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2025/08/new-grand-theft-auto-trilogy-physical-switch-release-spotted https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2025/08/tekken-8-on-switch-2-would-be-a-lot-of-work-but-director-isnt-ruling-it-out https://mynintendonews.com/2025/08/13/bandai-namcos-new-game-engine-is-full-steam-ahead/ https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2025/08/capcom-will-present-90-minutes-of-ps5-updates-at-new-york-comic-con-in-october https://www.purexbox.com/news/2025/08/ex-playstation-exec-still-not-convinced-by-dangerous-xbox-game-pass-model https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/former-blizzard-president-says-battlefield-6-will-boot-stomp-the-lazy-call-of-duty-and-force-it-to-get-better/ Movies/TV Shows https://thedirect.com/article/kingpin-vincent-donofrio-real-daredevil-born-again-season-3-release-chances https://deadline.com/2025/08/marvels-thunderbolts-streaming-release-date-disney-plus-1236486207/ https://deadline.com/2025/08/james-gunn-margot-robbie-future-dc-universe-suicide-squad-1236485884/ Dragon Age Remastered https://www.ign.com/articles/why-has-there-never-been-a-dragon-age-origins-remaster-bioware-exec-explains-past-plans-and-continued-difficulties https://mynintendonews.com/2025/08/10/ea-apparently-refuses-to-fund-a-remake-of-dragon-age-origins-or-a-remastered-collection/ https://insider-gaming.com/bioware-wanted-dragon-age-trilogy-remaster-ea-no-fund/ Switch 2 Dev Kits https://www.notebookcheck.net/Leak-reveals-strict-Switch-2-dev-kit-requirements-and-suggests-console-s-specs-include-DLSS-3-1.1084558.0.html https://wccftech.com/nintendo-switch-2-dev-kit-access-support-4k-60-fps/ https://gizmodo.com/why-there-arent-many-ports-of-games-on-switch-2-yet-2000641881 The Adventure of Elliot: The Millennium Tales Me playing the demo - https://youtu.be/bBYYNczGI_A What I like Enjoyable HD 2-D gameplay (that feels like a combination of the Mana series & the top-down 2-D Zelda Games) Visuals are good What I didn’t like/Miss/Not Sure A bit on the easy side (for this demo) Music used for this video - Violet Letter by Aulx Studio (from premiumbeat.com) Follow me on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/brian.solow.9 X - @BrianGamer5555 (Set to private, so invite only) Blogger - http://briansolow.blogspot.com Threads - @solowbrian Mastodon - @bsolow5@mastodon.social BlueSky - @gamer55551.bsky.social Feel free to donate to this channel (if you like): https://www.paypal.me/BrianSolow Support my channel on Patreon - patreon.com/BrianSolow959 Support my channel on Streamlabs - https://streamlabs.com/briansolow1/tip

My take on season 2 of The Last of Us & season 1 of Lazarus

My review/thoughts on season 2 of HBO Max The Last Of Us & Adult Swim Lazarus

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Note to Parents: Season 2 of The Last Of Us is rated TV-MA here in the USA - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3581920/parentalguide/?ref_=tt_ov_at_pl_pg

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Number of Episodes - 7

Runtime for each episode - Around 1 hour

Note to Parents: Lazarus is rated TV-MA here in the USA - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt28454008/parentalguide/?ref_=tt_ov_at_pl_pg

Lazarus Cast & Crew - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt28454008/fullcredits/?ref_=ttpg_ov_ql_1

Number of episodes - 13

Runtime for each episode - Around 24 minutes

00:00 - Intro

01:12 - Part 1 The Last Of Us Season 2

03:00 - What I like (The Last of Us)

05:38 - What I didn’t like/Mix/Not Sure (The Last of Us)

07:34 - Overall (The Last of US)

09:40 - Part 2 Lazarus

12:10 - What I like (Lazarus)

13:54 - What I didn’t like/Mix/Not Sure (Lazarus)

14:58 - Overall (Lazarus)

The Last Of Us Season 2

What I like

Pedro Pascal still knocks it out of the park as Joel Miller

I like the idea of 2 warring factions in Seattle

Season 2 Episode 6 (The Price) is my favorite of season 2

What I didn’t like/Mix/Not Sure

The story wasn’t as good as season 1

Mixed in the Abby character

Lazarus

What I like

Cowboy Bebop/Samurai Champloo vibe to it

I enjoyed the story & character

What I didn’t like/Mix/Not Sure

No season 2 (Yet)

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My take on a survey Nintendo put out, Price hike, PS games on other syst...

For this week, my 2 Cents for the week of August 3 to 9, 2025, I give my thoughts on Nintendo doing a survey, Nintendo hikes the price of some of their stuff, PlayStation might go multiplatformer, & My thoughts on the Indie World Showcase

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00:00 - Intro

01:36 - Quick My 2 Cents

09:22 - Movies/TV Show

11:56 - Part 1 Nintendo Survey

18:20 - Part 2 Price Hike

24:38 - Part 3: PlayStation games on other systems?

33:12 - Part 4 Indie World Showcase

34:52 - What I like (Indie Showcase)

36:34 - What I don’t like/Mix/Not Sure (Indie Showcase)

Quick My 2 Cents

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2025/08/former-bungie-ceos-studio-probablymonsters-announces-storm-lancers-for-switch

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2025/08/tmnt-goes-turn-based-in-tactical-takedown-skating-onto-switch-next-week

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/digital-foundry-goes-independent

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/starfield-reportedly-targeting-ps5-release-in-2026-following-weak-sales-of-first-expansion/

https://mynintendonews.com/2025/08/05/leaker-claims-new-super-mario-bros-collection-coming-for-40th-anniversary/

https://mynintendonews.com/2025/08/05/variety-reports-that-unannounced-disney-games-are-in-the-works-at-ea/

https://insider-gaming.com/genshin-impact-shut-down-playstation-4/

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/call-of-duty-workers-at-raven-secure-first-union-contract-with-microsoft/

Movies/TV Show

https://thedirect.com/article/king-of-the-hill-hank-moved-saudi-arabia-why

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/digital/disney-stop-reporting-subscribr-numbers-hulu-disney-plus-1236338393/

https://deadline.com/2025/08/hulu-to-become-international-tile-on-disney-replacing-star-1236479835/

Nintendo Survey

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2025/08/nintendo-sends-out-second-game-key-card-and-physical-game-survey

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/nintendo-survey-seeks-feedback-on-controversial-game-key-cards-physical-and-digital-purchases/

https://www.gonintendo.com/contents/51440-rumor-switch-2-game-card-manufacturer-may-have-hinted-at-expanded-storage-size

Price Hike

https://www.nintendo.com/us/whatsnew/nintendo-switch-pricing-update/?srsltid=AfmBOopY2WhWN4B535Z--VnOcEda-ntMrbafSZsOKccswHYIRzxjoMY9

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/switch-models-cost-up-to-15-more-following-nintendo-us-price-hike

https://www.gamespot.com/articles/nintendo-increasing-price-of-switch-and-other-devices-in-the-us/1100-6533633/

PlayStation games on other systems?

https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2025/08/a-quote-from-a-sony-exec-is-causing-a-hubbub-among-ps5-fans-again

https://wccftech.com/sony-executive-confirms-playstation-moving-platform-business/

https://www.playstationlifestyle.net/2025/08/08/playstation-multiplatform-rumor-sony-statement-false/

Indie World Showcase

https://www.nintendolife.com/guides/nintendo-indie-world-showcase-august-2025-every-announcement-game-reveal-and-trailer

What I like

Mina The Hollower has that old-school 2-D Zelda vibe

Well, Dweller looks interesting

Ball X Pit (From Devolver Digital) also looks interesting

Glaciered is one I’m keeping an eye on

UFO 50 is something I might like

What I don’t like/Mix/Not Sure

Outside of Hollow Knight Sliksong not being in this showcase, it just wasn’t that good

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My take on PS games on other systems, Sony vs Tencent lawsuit, Xbox repo...

For this week, my 2 Cents for the week of July 27 to August 2, I give my thoughts on Sony could be putting their games on Xbox & Switch 2, Sony goes after Tencent, Xbox releases their financial report & my thoughts on the July 2025 Nintendo Direct

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00:00 - Intro

01:52 - Quick My 2 Cents

04:36 - Movies/TV Shows

09:06 - Part 1 PlayStation games on other systems

17:28 - Part 2 Sony vs Tencent

23:46 - Part 3 Xbox financial report

30:22 - Part 4 Nintendo Direct/Partner Showcase July 2025

32:30 - What I like

37:08 - What I didn’t like/Mix/Not Sure

Quick My 2 Cents

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2025/07/nintendo-expands-switch-onlines-snes-library-with-a-mouse-game

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2025/07/ninja-gaiden-ragebound-will-average-30fps-on-switch

https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2025/07/suicide-squad-disaster-not-stopping-warner-bros-from-making-another-live-service-dc-game

Movies/TV Shows

Avatar: Fire & Ash Trailer 1 - https://youtu.be/nb_fFj_0rq8?si=IgcFv8Vvg2jVIXOW

https://thedirect.com/article/mcu-phase-5-missed-opportunities-truly-great

https://deadline.com/2025/08/cartoon-network-series-removed-hbo-max-courage-cowardly-dog-1236476838/

https://deadline.com/2025/08/box-office-fantastic-four-bad-guys-2-naked-gun-1236476381/

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/ioan-gruffudd-on-third-fantastic-four-scrapped-movie-1236336054/

PlayStation games on other systems

https://www.tomsguide.com/gaming/playstation/sony-wants-to-bring-playstation-exclusives-to-xbox-according-to-new-job-listing

https://mynintendonews.com/2025/07/26/sony-is-seemingly-looking-to-bring-more-playstation-games-to-switch-2/

https://finalweapon.net/2025/07/26/playstation-games-xbox-series-nintendo-switch-2-sony-multiplatform-strategy/

Sony vs Tencent

https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2025/07/sony-sues-tencent-over-shameless-horizon-copycat-coming-to-ps5

https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/sony-sues-tencent-allegedly-ripping-off-horizon-video-games-2025-07-28/

https://www.gamespot.com/articles/sony-sues-tencent-over-horizon-lookalike/1100-6533493/

Xbox financial report

https://www.theverge.com/news/716191/microsoft-q4-2025-earnings-revenue-profits-windows-xbox-gaming-surface

https://gameworldobserver.com/2025/07/31/over-the-year-microsofts-gaming-division-earned-more-than-23-billion-thats-a-record

https://www.purexbox.com/news/2025/07/microsoft-highlights-first-party-and-xbox-game-pass-success-in-fy25-q4-earnings-report

https://www.purexbox.com/news/2025/07/xbox-game-pass-annual-revenue-nears-usd5-billion-for-first-time-says-microsoft-ceo

Nintendo Direct/Partner Showcase July 2025

https://www.nintendo.com/us/nintendo-direct/7-31-2025/

https://www.theverge.com/games/716586/nintendo-partner-direct-july-2025-news-trailers

What I like

A new Monster Hunter Stories (MHS 3)

Square Enix shows some support with FF Tactics, Romancing SaGa 2: Revenge of the Seven & 2 new HD-2D games called Octopath Traveler 0 & The Adventure of Elliot: The Millennium Tales

Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment looks good

Sega shows some support with Yakuza Kiwami 1 & 2 and Persona 3 Reload

Surprise to see Cronos: The New Dawn at the Direct

What I didn’t like/Mix/Not Sure

Did we really need an HD remake of Plants vs. Zombies

Most of the games that were announced were games we already knew were coming (not that there weren’t any surprises, they just didn’t blow me out of the water)

This direct felt weak (not their strongest one)

Most of these will be game key cards

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My take on The Fantastic 4 First Step

My review/thoughts on The Fantastic 4: First Step

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Runtime for this movie - 1 hour & 55 minutes

00:00 - Intro

04:16 - What I like

08:34 - What I didn’t like/Mix/Not Sure

10:24 - Overall

What I like

Retro style 1960s futuristic look

Pedro Pascal (Reed Richards) & Ralph Ineson (Galactus) really knock it out of the park

Interesting that there was no connection to the MCU

Some funny moments

What I didn’t like/Mix/Not Sure

Somewhat mixed on Mole Man (Paul Walter Hauser)

Mix on the end credit scene

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My take on Nintendo Employees, Sucker Punch on Infamous Series & June 20...

For this week, my 2 Cents Nintendo/Gaming video for the week of July 20 to 26, 2025, I give my thoughts on a report about Nintendo employees. Sucker Punch on the Infamous games & June 2025 Circana report is out

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00:00 - Intro

01:38 - Quick My 2 Cents

07:24 - Movies/TV Shows

13:48 - Part 1 Nintendo Employees

20:44 - Part 2 Infamous Games

26:02 - Part 3 June 2025 Circana

Quick My 2 Cents

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2025/07/switch-port-specialist-virtuos-confirms-270-layoffs

https://mynintendonews.com/2025/07/21/3d-character-modellers-linkedin-mentions-work-on-nintendo-srpg-sequel-exclusive-to-switch-2/

https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2025/07/ghost-of-yoteis-state-of-play-has-been-watched-more-than-sonys-summer-showcase

https://www.purexbox.com/news/2025/07/indiana-jones-team-confirms-multiple-games-in-development-excited-for-its-future

https://www.purexbox.com/news/2025/07/no-rest-for-the-wicked-may-skip-xbox-for-the-time-being-due-to-current-market-conditions

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2025/07/borderlands-4-on-switch-2-will-mostly-run-at-30fps

Movies/TV Shows

https://thedirect.com/article/superman-jor-el-message-set-up-massive-dc-villain-sequel

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/box-office-superman-overseas-1236326825/

https://deadline.com/2025/07/box-office-superman-i-know-what-you-did-smurfs-1236462233/

https://deadline.com/2025/07/fantastic-four-box-office-opening-1236465209/

https://apnews.com/article/ozzy-osbourne-dies-adff88b55f1d3b0bace5705d58d3cdde

Nintendo Employees

https://www.nintendo.co.jp/csr/esg_data/index.html?active-topics=topics02

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/nintendo-records-reveal-that-staff-numbers-are-up-and-employees-rarely-leave

https://gonintendo.com/contents/50924-nintendo-employee-data-reveals-low-turnover-rate-long-average-employment-period

https://nintendoeverything.com/nintendo-employee-retention-rate/

Infamous Games

https://gameinformer.com/interview/2025/07/17/ghost-of-yotei-directors-share-philosophy-on-balancing-freedom-with-story

https://www.gamespot.com/articles/infamous-studio-boss-wants-to-bring-back-the-franchise/1100-6533257/

https://gamerant.com/will-more-infamous-games-happen-series-future-sucker-punch-comments/

June 2025 Circana

https://gamedevreports.substack.com/p/circana-the-us-gaming-market-in-june-077

https://gamesbeat.com/nintendos-switch-2-leads-dizzying-hardware-sales-turnaround-circana/

https://www.ign.com/articles/the-nintendo-switch-2-is-the-fastest-selling-gaming-hardware-in-us-history

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2025/07/around-1-in-3-switch-2-owners-bought-new-pro-controller-despite-high-price-point-us

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