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Image: Square Enix Kotaku Game Diary Daily thoughts from a Kotaku staffer about a game we're playing.     In Dragon Quest Builders 2, you play as a little anime friend who knows how to build stuff in a world where building things is outlawed. It’s very funny. Often in the game’s opening hours, you will construct something like a simple straw mat, and people will look at you like you invented a bubble gum that makes people sing like Ariana Grande. How did you do that? They will wonder. Is that allowed? They will ask. You didn’t just…”build” something did you? They might fret. Once their amazement passes, another funny thing happens, one that actually matters for your progress through the game. The characters for whom you built something will rush over in excitement, and literally explode with joy. Little yellow, green, and orange hearts burst out from them for you to collect. These hearts are what Dragon Quest Builders 2 calls gratitude points. Collect enough of them, and you can r...

After teasing the project a month ago, independent filmmaker and video producer Connor Rentz has provided the first official version of his Super Smash Bros. Melee 64 mod. As the name suggests, this project transforms the GameCube’s Super Smash Bros. Melee into the classic style of its Nintendo 64 predecessor, complete with old-school textures, music, and more. The Super Smash Bros. community has a long history of modding this iconic fighting game franchise, most notably with Project M, the now-defunct modification that sought to bring Brawl more in line with the gameplay of Melee. In fact, multiple mods have to do with making other installments in the franchise more like the beloved GameCube release. Super Smash Bros. Melee 64 is unique in that it flips the script, changing Melee itself to be more like another game. Super Smash Bros. Melee 64 doesn’t touch the original engine—I was still able to perform techniques like wavedashing and dash-dancing quite easily—but its comprehensive re...