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Played some more Shantae and the Seven Sirens.

This is a fun Metroidvania-lite even the soundtrack is very Metroid like from time to time.
It's also fun how they blend in the 'Zelda dungeons' with the overall gameplay loop.
It does take a while to really get going and open up though as it drip feeds your abilities. 




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Also started Tales of Symphonia Remaster

And its... actually good. Whatever technical issues it had are now seemingly fixed. It's still the 30fps version but that doesn't really matter much for a game like this. 
I had forgotten about how this game can be both funny and dark at the same time, things like kids hanging around at a concentration camp (overall quite a popular thing in JRPGs).
 
It plays every bit as great as it did on the GameCube, perhaps even better at this high resolution. What I like about these older JRPGs is that you aren't overwhelmed with sidequests that keep you stuck in a single area for 10+ hours. Instead you can progress pretty quickly as the distances are short and the game rapidly evolves and changes scenery.

Also more games need Anime Openings like this