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I really appreciate that you distinguish between similar game titles to clear up any confusion for buyers. The Mario party one is a super common one and the difference is huge

It's that time of the year again. I've watched every one of these and now it gives me a kind of Christmas tradition present-nostalgia like when you're whistfully decorating the tree, remembering all the previous trees while simultaneously savouring the joy of your current tree.

I'm a mom and I bought myself an oled switch. I absolutely love it! The old mario games I play remind me of when my kids had the supernintedo console. Its so fun, and I love it!

Forever one of my favorite creators because of this annual tradition. The way it’s laid out, the way it’s edited, the way everything is explained. Just perfectly tailored for such a wide range of knowledge on video games. I look forward to these videos every year and they are so appreciated

Wood I’m a casual fan of the channel but I always love the Christmas buying guide. So damn cozy and christmasy! Keep up the good work sir.

I got my mom Pikmin 3 last year for Christmas and she is now Pikmin-obsessed and bought Pikmin 4 before I even did. 😂 The year before, I got her Luigi's Mansion 3, and that was a hit, too. She usually only picks up Zelda and Donkey Kong games on her own, so I like to get her games that are just a smidgen outside her comfort zone. Great picks as always, Wood! I look forward to this video every year. (Especially because I'm not great at staying on top of new releases, so this is my way of checking if I missed anything worth buying!)

No shade on you specifically, but I can’t help feeling that peddling energy drinks to kids isn’t good…

Every year you crush it with these lists - this year is no exception! Great choices, very concise. No doubt this will help a lot of people buy for their family members

Also, people give Digimon Survive much harsher criticism than it deserves. Yes, it was a visual novel game advertised as a tactical game, but it certainly doesn't deserve the hate it gets. When I played it, it in the visual novel parts of it, it felt like to me I was watching an episode of the anime and not playing a game. It does have the tactical RPG segments it claimed to be. I typically avoid visual novels, but I bought it anyways, because I love Digimon, and was not disappointed by it. It DOES though make you play through the story at least twice to make it to the end with none of the main cast of human characters dying. A couple characters are scripted to die on the first playthrough though. So, you cannot have your perfect ending outside newgame+. If someone who isn't a fan of the Digimon anime or Digimon in general though, I can see why they wouldn't like it. It's a love letter to the anime I think. As Agumon's evolution is tied to your karma system, which is the morality system of the game. Translation is abit flawed though. Some characters at times are referred to by the wrong pronouns for example. Digimon Survive is a game that does not deserve the hate it gets for being a visual novel. Just like how mobile games made by MiHoYo don't deserve the hate they get for being gatcha games. Anyone who's played a lengthy amount of time playing those mobile games by that developer can agree that it has very strong character writing. But, details about that don't belong in this huge comment, so I'll end this here

20:20 on overcooked, if you can still get the 'overcooked all you can eat' physical anywhere its probably better than the bundle. Remasters the first two games but you get cross platform multiplayer as well

I half disagree about the fashion dreamer part. Fashion dreamer is worth it if you can get it for less than $60 usd, but the reviews don't do the game justice and often overlooked a lot of things about the game or haven't even played it. It's a good game and is getting its first post launch update on the 5th of December this year, so I say it's worth getting it if you can find it on sale.

Metroid prime remastered for $40. It is a mind-blowing experience

I love that you do this every holiday season… Bless you good sir, bless you.

Dam I thought Bravely Default 2 was like a masterpiece. It's one of the best JRPGS's on switch alongside Dragon Quest

Digimon Survive isn't disguised as a JRPG, it was always marketed as a Visual Novel with tactical RPG elements 70% story 30% gameplay. I'll recommend it as it has an fantastic story.

I always loved this yearly video. Thanks for filming it again this year, Wood!

24:39 Digimon survive is actually confirmed to be a digital novel with a bit of gameplay, it's not disguised as a JRPG, many people just thought it's a JRPG (still only buy if the person your buying it for is a fan of digimon and likes digital novels)

I'm surprised you put Miitopia in avoid... That game is really fun!

As someone that has played tons of JRPGS and Visual novels ,Bravely default 2 is a great jrpg with lots of charm and a solid job system and digimon survive is great for people that love visual novels! It’s really polished and has an interesting intriguing plot even if you don’t know digimon, these should definitely be in the maybe and not the avoid because the avoid should he for broken games or scams IMO

MY FAVOURITE TIME OF THE YEAR!!! part of it is your holiday videos each year! Thank You!

EVERY SINGLE YEAR, I look forward to seeing this video, gets me in the Christmas spirit bro good stuff

i friggin love these buying guides and look forward to them every year just to see what bangers i missed during the year with all the games coming out!

In my opinion, I don't think you should tell people not to buy something just because you didnt like it. I personally enjoyed playing sparks of hope and Bravely Default 2

That Miitopia hate 😨. If you find it on sale I would say it's worth checking out. I realy enjoyed it

I know you're mainly a Nintendo guy, but as a newbie to PS5, I would love to see something like this for that console cause this video is really awesome and informative! Nicely done!

Very surprised you did not mention Three Houses in the must buy or maybe catagory. Very solid RPG, great intro to turn-based tactics, solid story, and is extremely replayable

never get tired of this series, was wondering when you will post it. then it popped up lol. Merry Christmas Wood and Kim!

Captain Toad is one of the most overlooked and most fun games on the Switch. It does suffer a little from the lack of touchscreen when docked but it’s a whole heap of that special brand of Nintendo fun. Also ARMS is great, a modern Punch-Out and is regularly found well under retail.

Bravely default 2 isnt bad, I think it depends if you like the genre or not. And also if you already played the 3ds games.

Wow, this list was impressive, much appreciated. Keep up the great work.

Metroid Prime Remaster is an absolute Must Buy!!!

Very well done Wood! Excellent attention to detail makes this an extremely useful guide.

I got the Dead Cells CastleVania edition on Black Friday for $20 to give to my older brother for Christmas. I also got Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes for $20 for myself. A lot of these are going on my backlog though. Thanks for doing this video each year Wood.

You know holiday season has started when Wood makes the Holiday guide video

Im getting my first Nintendo switch for Christmas (the oled) and I’m so glad I found your channel I’ve been watching your videos all day:)

if you didn't know, among us is not free unless you go on mobile, also if you plan to buy it on switch make sure you have switch online as it will not let you play without it

Thanks for the video Wood. Amazing picks this year. I enjoyed Sea of Stars, Star Ocean and Bombrush Cyberfunk this year.

Thanks for these. It really always helps me deciding what I should add to my must get games list :)

I honestly hate how little Nintendo games go down in price, if at all, I've had a switch for like two years now and I don't have any first party Nintendo games because I just can't afford them. Unlike any other console I own, It's basically become an indie machine. On my bday or around Christmas I could technically afford to get one, like super Mario odyssey, that's still full price, but because the switch is my first Nintendo system I've not actually played any of their franchises before, so I don't know if I'll like them or not, so despite wanting to try them out it's hard to justify the cost that can go towards so much else.

I've agreed with most of these, but I loved miitopia! It's pretty long strategic game that has plenty of charisma and finally brings back miis. I'd put it at maybe at least. Also wario Wade get it together was pretty good. I'd put it at maybe but I don't think it deserves avoid

fantastic list as always Wood. only thing i reckon you "missed" if you can call it that, is that Disney Dreamlight Valley is also a full price game with microtransactions.

I just got an oled switch. I am the last one in my family to get a switch, and this has helped decide my games for Christmas. Thanks, man !!

Dude! I literally was about to buy Carnival games earlier today when I was picking up the Arkham Trilogy. Thanks for the save!

I haven’t played any harvest moon game until winds of Anthos but I have LOVED it. It was a great change after hating the two story of seasons games I have tried 😅 that being said, this is an excellent guide. Thank you!

I spent £10 on Starlink on Switch a couple of years ago, purely for the Arwing model that was part of the physical bundle. The game was a lot better than I was expecting.

Immortals Fenyx Rising, IMHO is a must buy. I loved it. It really captured the open world play of Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom (although, TotK came out after Fenyx).

Hey Wood, next time you're in Japan, see if there's a physical version of the Baroque port for Switch. You'll have trouble getting very far, but then the game doesn't get much less weird even with the fan translation. The original Baroque, if you haven't heard of it and you like Japanese horror games, is a GREAT game. A Saturn & PS1 classic.

Always love these lists!! This year as a more casual gamer I picked up A Little to the Left (a puzzle game), Littlewood, Roots of Pacha, and Harvest Moon:winds of anthos (actually looked cute compared to their older ones) I’m so excited to try these out // I picked these out digitally

Always amazing, thank you man!

I love these Christmas vid buying guides insanely, Been watching you since 2017 wood, Big Respect from Melbourne Australia mate 😊

Thanks for the vid as always, we share same opinions of those games in many cases. It showed Cereza instead of the Bayonetta game in your clip.

I mostly watch these to pick up games for myself. I checked out moonlighter because of your stream yesterday. Excited to play it and some others on this list ❤

Ori and the Will of the Wisps is a pretty nice pick-up as well.

I was thinking about the next Christmas video game video that you were gonna do without realizing it was December 1st I decided to look it up and I saw this I’m so excited right now, these videos really get me in the spirit 😭

Thx I needed this!!

Thanks for making this list. I'm curious though. Why are you afraid to talk about Hogwart's Legacy? Because of some hateful weirdos bullying streamers for playing the game? Don't give these psychos power. Their actions to boycott the game actually made tons of people go out and buy it.

BDSP is exactly what it was advertised as a REMAKE of Diamond & Pearl (even though it's like 80% the same, but they did improve it some, the underground is better, HM's pokemon aren't needed, & it's on Switch so Pokemon Home connectivity to other games) And Hogwart's Legacy it's good but like Outer Worlds it's so much better on other Systems (even last gen Systems) with less loading times and more open than the Switch Version (and on Playstation there is currently still a bit that isn't on the othey systems aka the Shop the player can buy in game)

Dude this video helped me so much in making decisions for an awesome little dude this year. Thanks Wood!

❤all the best for the festive season Wood, keeping an eye out for on the channel for my brothers presents this year👀

I think fashion dreamer gets mixed reviews because people expected it to be like style savvy. If someone is into making outfits and personalization/modelling. The game is definitely worth the price

I shared this with my sister. She just got a Switch for her son and this is the perfect video for her

Nice list, I'm getting one of my kids their first game console this year and chose the switch, and I was looking for a good list like this aimed for kids. Thank you.

Thank you for making this guide video!

Thank you so much for your videos I love yawls videos they help me buy Games and not waste my money on bad games thank you again so much

Thanks for making these videos every year. It helps a lot 😌

Thanks for the suggestions for Christmas gifts!

Thanks for the information happy holidays wood kim

Love you Wood!! You did great! Merry Christmas!!!

Merry Christmas Wood ❤ Thanks for bringing this video 😊

I've already done all my holiday shopping I just like to hear Wood talk about games!

26:26 Fenyx Rising is _way_ better than Breath. It's simply the bona-fide Bargain of the Switch. Instead of Breath which is featureless & redundant + Tears for a total of $120 ,, Fenyx + Tears for a total of $90 is borderline insane good!

Thanks for the list! Only one tidbit I have to say is I actually really enjoyed Digimon Survive. Played through it 3 times to get all the Digimon unlocks. But, I am a sucker for any Digimon game. Started when I played Digimon World 3 as a kid. Always purchased the next Digimon game upon each new release for the nostalgia. THOUGH, I agree it probably isn't a great game for everyone or, many to be more direct. If I wasn't a fan of Digimon like I am, I could see it being a bore. 😅

I gotta say what a cheap shot at bravely default 2. Pretty much anything else I can agree with but giving bravely default 2 the avoid cause I don't like it I don't know. I personally loved it and can even dedate with myself which I liked more bravely default 2 or octopath traveller 2. The only downside of bravely default 2 I can see is that it is more grindy than most modern jrpgs. It has imho great characters and a good storyline paired with a deep job(class) system. I agree that it does not belong in a must buy category because many people, like you for example, will not like it but to fans of the genre to my. Mind it's a clear recommend.

I didn’t need this video. I started it up simply because I enjoy your energy and I wanted something to watch with breakfast to start my day off right. 🤗I knew it would be a quality “list” video. The general design and organization was great! I really appreciate you made this video with “non-gamer” viewers in mind. I think this is a wonderful resource for the buying season! Never stop them!

I was not expecting risk of rain 2 cause of how few people know about it and I HIGHLY recommend it. If you like roguelikes and shooter games you will love it. Though if you get it on pc you can also add mods and it looks far better.

Thanks for your hard work! I would however say that if you find a physical copy of ARMS on sale, do get it. It’s great fun!

Something that should be mentioned is that Disney Dreamlight Valley is getting a new free update AND a new paid DLC on Dec 5th. On the 5th the founders packs which includes the standard edition, the deluxe edition, and the ultimate edition will no longer be available to purchase. Only the gold edition which is the game+expansion or just the expansion for those who already own a founders pack edition will be available. The cozy edition will also be available but I don’t think you can purchase the DLC and add it to your cozy edition game. So anyone looking to buy DDV through the eshop for a Christmas gift won’t have that $30 standard edition available to purchase unless purchased before the 5th.

Really wish Gamersupps would make a regular version of their stuff. I'm allergic to most artificial sweeteners (the rest just taste awful and hurts my stomach) so I can't try them :(

Portal Companion Collection should be in 10-20 Must Buy. Getting both of those for just 20 bucks is insane.

it is insane how cheap you can often find immortal fenix rising i saw it a little while ago in the e-shop for under 10 euro. for me a game for on this list would be harvestella. i think it is a fun game for someone who is into rpg's.

I like how you talk so detailed and slow in these Christmas vids every year. Knowing that the viewers will probably be older people buying games for their kids

All I need for Xmas is more games/backlog!!! 🎉❤

I like watching these because I have as many physical ones as you but I feel there is always one or two I miss when they come out.... sure enough there was two you mentioned that I didn't know came out

I wish you both a happy "pakjesavond"! (It is the dutch festivity surrounding saint nicolas' birthday on the 5th or 6th december). I hope you get some "kruidnoten" "pepernoten" and chocolate letters. All the best from Holland, Max

The editing is so festive. I love it!

Did you cover megaman battle network collection? The main note to plug about it is the physical is volume 1&2 while the eshop has a split option, which is info that might be good for buyers.

Fun fact: Story of Seasons is legit the actual Harvest Moon series but the only thing the devs lost the rights to is the Harvest Moon name. So same series, different name. The new games under the actual Harvest Moon license are not actually Harvest Moon games, they're something else entirely.

Yasss we love the Christmas time videos 🙌

I can tell you put a lot of work into this. Thanks, wood!!

Ngl Hyrule Warriors Definitive Edition hits hard, especially because of the cast and all the nostalgia tied into it, used to play the Legends version on 2DS but happy to have upgraded to switch

Hey Wood -- what's up man? I'm an avid Nintendo lover that doesn't have much time to play these days, but I can always say that whenever I want to watch a great quality video with a one of a kind personality, I flick open your channel. Hope all is well and best regards,

These videos are always fun to watch every year

Just watching for fun. :) love your content!

So glad you put started where it is

just jumping on the switch train and this helped me out thanks❤🎉

You did great, i totally agree!

I literally just tried asking you about this video on Twitter a couple days ago! Thank you Wood,you beautiful human you! Happy holidays! 😁🎅🕎

Love the hat! Any chance you know where I could get one?

Dragon Quest Monsters The Dark Prince is great. They are having print issues in Japan, so finding a physical edition in NA/US can be problematic in the near future.