I recently found out about the Zelda: Link to the Past randomizer community. Essentially there is a method to modify the original game to randomize the item locations and other aspects of the game while ensuring the game can be completed. Each game has a seed so you can look it up if you get to stuck. I played through it once and it was a really interesting challenge since I didn’t get the bow until 60% of the way through the game.

I have never seen Discovery and SNW is very enjoyable. I am sure I am missing context, but I don’t think it is significant enough to make Discovery mandatory.

I played Like a Dragon with no background and it was a great experience. Really wacky in a satisfying way. Only grievance is there is ~10 hours of cut scenes to beat the game.

Justified hate for EA aside, I really don’t mind unobtrusive product placement in games or media. Take The Boys for example, they have heavy product placement in the show (Fresca, Kraken rum, Adidas, etc.) but it didn’t detract from the narrative and I think the casual viewer didn’t even notice it.

I have no faith whatsoever EA will be able to keep themselves from hamfisting ads in the player’s face, but I am not categorically against the idea.