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Thanks for reviewing this! When I added the listing recently, I said to myself "There's no way anyone will actually take the time to review it, let alone do it justice," but I was wrong and I'm happy to admit it.

"Too often we enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought." - John F. Kennedy on reality

"What if everything you see is more than what you see--the person next to you is a warrior and the space that appears empty is a secret door to another world? What if something appears that shouldn't? You either dismiss it, or you accept that there is much more to the world than you think. Perhaps it really is a doorway, and if you choose to go inside, you'll find many unexpected things." - Shigeru Miyamoto on secret doors to another world2

I was thinking about reviewing this the other day and I was wondering if I'd have to fight you to get it added to the listings, but then I did a search and it was there, amazingly enough.

I can avoid death by not having a life.

Y'know even in Canada it can be a pain to amass StreetPasses. I resorted to "jostling" my 3DS until it produced the coins I wanted. Lazy, I know - it wasn't always possible to carry my 3DS to work where I was walking a lot.

Why we only get the new 3DS XL up here has never made any dang sense to me, but then, that's Nintendo for you. Now it doesn't make any real sense for me to own one of those. I'm glad you mentioned the Raspi Pass. Even in the city, it's not smart to walk around with your 3DS hanging out, unless you want to replace it, that is...

Look, the only time I'm not wrong is when I'm right, so...

Yeah, I used to take my old 3DS with me when I went for walks, but since upgrading to an XL (and later a New XL), they don't fit in my pocket, and I rarely carry a bag when I'm out and about.

I can avoid death by not having a life.

Great review. It was super long, but considering the content, that seemed appropriate. I also liked how you broke down each minigame entry with HTML breaks and bolded headings. This was quite a different read, but in a good way. Now I know all about Streetpass. I still have no interest in playing it, though. It has also affirmed my belief that Nintendo has gotten weird in its old age.

A last note: Here is the definition of "mixed bag". You're welcome.

placid like acid

Thanks Nightfire. The mixed bag thing was a bit of an in-joke because I've sometimes complained about people using it as a description, like how can you have a mixed bag of graphics?

I can avoid death by not having a life.

Hmm... An example that comes to mind for a "mixed bag of graphics" is FTL: Faster than Light. It had a mash-up of pixel graphics, crisp line drawings and photorealistic backgrounds, not all of which worked well together.

Also, while most games obviously have a more consistent graphical style, there are the odd titles out there that cut corners or get sloppy at certain portions of development.

I know that's not a very witty answer, but you asked. :X

placid like acid

Yeah, "mixed bag" makes sense in a lot of contexts. That's the chief problem with using the term: it's too darn useful, which means a lot of writers--some of them hacks and some of them not--have liberally used it before you. For that reason, you should generally find some other way to make your point. Generally... but not always. ;-)

"Too often we enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought." - John F. Kennedy on reality

"What if everything you see is more than what you see--the person next to you is a warrior and the space that appears empty is a secret door to another world? What if something appears that shouldn't? You either dismiss it, or you accept that there is much more to the world than you think. Perhaps it really is a doorway, and if you choose to go inside, you'll find many unexpected things." - Shigeru Miyamoto on secret doors to another world2