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The Nintendo Switch Console Thread
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Doom - not surprising - been on every single console...
Nice about the PC - I can tone the graphics down to see what the Switch copy will look like - probably 720p/60/Medium and docked 900p/60/Medium.
Doom has dynamic scaling so it should be great on the Switch - the game is gorgeous at many resolutions so it should look might fine...
Yep, I'm very much enjoying the game as well, though I'm not sure if I personally rate it as highly as you do. There are some minor issues I have with it that keep it from being an all-time classic for me, including the fact that I can't play that game for long stretches.
I think it might be due to lack of variety. Whereas in X-COM you have base building, research and whatnot to break up the combat, there's really none of that to be found in Mario + Rabbids. It's almost purely combat, with some light puzzle elements to break things up once in a while, and that can take its toll, especially with how long some of the combat sequences can take due to the inflated HP pools that you and your enemies have. Granted, it's the only way to make the game work, imho; due to how mobile you and your enemies are and that you can damage each other with dash moves, you'd be constantly dying if your HP pool was a lot lower.
I still think it's a ton of fun, but I find myself consistently having to put it down and do something else after playing two or three maps, whereas I marathoned the hell out of X-COM Enemy Unknown when that came out.
Absolutely agree. The variation shows up in the last half of the game and it is all kinda similar. But it got its hooks in me more than Xcom did. That said I’m looking to play it again soon, I only played it on PC for an hour or two when it launched and I picked it up on Vita last year hoping to get back into it. I reckon this game has whet my appetite for more of this genre.
SO. Switch stuff in general. They’ve launched a basketball game on the eShop with a “complete” version fetching ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY POUNDS. And it also has in app currency purchases. Everything wrong with gaming right there.
I'm gonna pick up a Switch this Christmas. It was hard to resist it with how amazing Zelda looks (and how well it was reveiwed) but the low stock was enough to make me wait.
Now that they have announced more games and with an amazing Mario game coming out soon it looks like I'll be buying my first Nintendo system since Gamecube.
Now that they have announced more games and with an amazing Mario game coming out soon it looks like I'll be buying my first Nintendo system since Gamecube.
Sounds like you should go for the Super Mario Odyssey console bundle!
Seriously, Nintendo has completely done a 180 with this console from the Wii U in regards to their form factor, releases, and marketing.
I am very impressed and a gaming world with Nintendo in it as a big player again is one I want to live in!
Good on ya Nintendo!
I am very impressed and a gaming world with Nintendo in it as a big player again is one I want to live in!
Good on ya Nintendo!
$60 in Nintendo eShop money for 3DS and Switch download-only games the past week - same as what I spent since January of this year...
Gotta tell you about how Nintendo is doing here on out....
I went a bit silly and bought Kingdom New Lands and, I forgot what the other one was called! It’s a classic themed roguelike anyways. Both games are quite good. Kingdom is like a management sim where you build towns to defend against baddies, but rather than telling the game what to build/do you play a queen of sorts and you allocate where the money goes. It’s nice and peaceful, and utterly gorgeous.
And the roguelike game is exactly how I remember older games like this. Plus the music is really catchy. I haven’t played far into it yet and my first game I died because I read a signpost at the starting point
Still can’t decide on whether to get Rayman Legends so I’m playing the demo repeatedly hoping the magic hits me.
Edit: the following day Dagless bought Rayman Legends.
And the roguelike game is exactly how I remember older games like this. Plus the music is really catchy. I haven’t played far into it yet and my first game I died because I read a signpost at the starting point
Still can’t decide on whether to get Rayman Legends so I’m playing the demo repeatedly hoping the magic hits me.
Edit: the following day Dagless bought Rayman Legends.
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i keep WAANTING to by the thing but have a hard time as there seems to be a lack of games. Are there plans for Madden or any other cross platform games as well?
Well FIFA is coming, I guess. There's many multi platform indie gameson the Switch as well, but for now the console has mostly AAA Nintendo titles, as major third-party developers are only now starting to pick the console up because of its success (many devs were scared of investing in the Switch before it came out due to the Wii U's floppage).
If you're not interested in Nintendo titles at all than you should probably just wait some more to see if there's any more third-party titles you're interested in.
If you think there's not enough games - the Switch may not be the console for you. You may want to wait until next year or take a pass altogether.
I've got 12 already and I got mine a few weeks after launch...
Yeah I'm about 14 games in and know there are at least 4-5 more I will be buying before year is out.
My biggest apprehension when purchasing the switch prior to its launch was that Nintendo might let us down software release wise but I've been pleasantly surprised.
On Sept 27, Nintendo Arcade for the Switch begins. I played Mario Brothers only a couple of times (not many of those machines around where I went).
But the Record Store (ha ha) up the street had a Donkey Kong machine! Plus, it would be the only Nintendo released version (apart from some UK version on the Donkey Kong Wii U bundle) that has ALL the screens (the Pie Factory was constantly left out)...
Were any of you fans of "GameTrailers"? I used to enjoy their reviews and retrospectives in the PS360Wii era.
The site folded a couple of years ago, and i happened to come across a YouTube channel called "Easy Allies", where it seems most of the talent from GameTrailers ended up.
Cheers
The site folded a couple of years ago, and i happened to come across a YouTube channel called "Easy Allies", where it seems most of the talent from GameTrailers ended up.
Cheers
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Yeah I still follow their reviews now that they are Easy Allies.
I'm very interested in Axiom Verge on the Switch(I think deep down I didn't buy it on PS4 because I was waiting for the Switch version lol) this will be a great fix as I wait for the new Metroid game or if Nintendo decides to port Samus Returns to the Switch(please let this happen)
Anyone tried NBA Playgrounds or NBA 2K18?
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Yeah I still follow their reviews now that they are Easy Allies.
I'm very interested in Axiom Verge on the Switch(I think deep down I didn't buy it on PS4 because I was waiting for the Switch version lol) this will be a great fix as I wait for the new Metroid game or if Nintendo decides to port Samus Returns to the Switch(please let this happen)
Anyone tried NBA Playgrounds or NBA 2K18?
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I'm also eager to play Axiom Verge. FYI, it's coming out digitally soon and going to be delayed in retail. The retail package is more expensive and comes with some neat physical bonuses.
I think I'll hold out for physical - I've waited this long to play it!
Hi guys!
I'm going to buy a Nintendo Switch. I have a PS4 and couple games on it.
What games do you most enjoy on your Switch and which one would you recommend?
I'm thinking about Zelda (ofc), Splatoon 2, Mario Kart... Do you know more popular games which I could play myself or online? I don't know anybody who has Switch. My friends got PS4 (so do I) but no Switch.
Do you know any Switch Deals in the UK?
Console with some games is 500£. I remember, with PS4, you have got a game or games for free with the console. Is this a case with a Switch?
I'm going to buy a Nintendo Switch. I have a PS4 and couple games on it.
What games do you most enjoy on your Switch and which one would you recommend?
I'm thinking about Zelda (ofc), Splatoon 2, Mario Kart... Do you know more popular games which I could play myself or online? I don't know anybody who has Switch. My friends got PS4 (so do I) but no Switch.
Do you know any Switch Deals in the UK?
Console with some games is 500£. I remember, with PS4, you have got a game or games for free with the console. Is this a case with a Switch?
Zelda and Splatoon are great purchases.
Mario Kart... only if you didn't play the Wii U game, in which case, another great one!
I would pass on ARMS (I got rid of it).
Mario + Rabbids is a big sleeper hit, everyone seems to be enjoying it.
I recommend Thumper as a must-buy from the eShop - it's a very cool rhythm game.
Switch doesn't come with any games, unless you get a themed console bundle like Splatoon 2 or Super Mario Odyssey (end of October), but they don't save you any money, just get you different colored Joy-Con.
You can grab some free demos, like Snipperclips, Octopath Traveler, Blaster Master Zero, and Pokken.
There used to be a forum member here that was high up at Gametrailers, if memory serves. Forgot the guys name though.
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The games I’ve spent the most time with are Minecraft, Zelda, Mario Kart, Mario and Rabbids, Arms, Splatoon 2, Sonic Mania. I’d say definitely get all or most of them!
As for deals... just don’t get it from Game. Argos is a good bet. Game try and bundle stuff together but you end up not saving any money but instead you get a high bill and an awful spiel about how you should buy their rewards card cuz it’ll save you money honest!
I wrote this post with the Studiopolis Zone music from Sonic Mania playing in my head.
Square Enix investigating getting FF15 onto the Switch - http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2...o-get-full-fat-final-fantasy-15-on-the-switch
I love this situation. From uncertain beginnings, to such a huge popularity and sales surge, to this level of attention from developers! And some credit firm has increased their prediction for Nintendo to outperform financial expectations. All under a year. It’s very heartening to see. I imagine we’re going to get a lot of PS3/Xbox/Wii U ports on this, plus resource-expensive games reduced from current gen ported over. I said a while ago that this will be interesting to watch grow, and it seems to be doing so. So next it’ll be interesting to see how all these games are scaled down. I mean, I’ve skipped PS4 games for about a year+ because I’ve not been happy locked to my TV for gaming, and even the Wii U range isn’t that far really. There are so many ports I’d buy, and old favourites too (GTA ). I’d finally put real time into GTA4 if that was brought over.
I love this situation. From uncertain beginnings, to such a huge popularity and sales surge, to this level of attention from developers! And some credit firm has increased their prediction for Nintendo to outperform financial expectations. All under a year. It’s very heartening to see. I imagine we’re going to get a lot of PS3/Xbox/Wii U ports on this, plus resource-expensive games reduced from current gen ported over. I said a while ago that this will be interesting to watch grow, and it seems to be doing so. So next it’ll be interesting to see how all these games are scaled down. I mean, I’ve skipped PS4 games for about a year+ because I’ve not been happy locked to my TV for gaming, and even the Wii U range isn’t that far really. There are so many ports I’d buy, and old favourites too (GTA
). I’d finally put real time into GTA4 if that was brought over.
I just bought a Switch and so far only have Mario Kart. I wanted to at least get through most of it before moving to another game (though I did download several playable demos). I'm loving MK8D, and is my first time back to MarioKart since the Nintendo 64 (or perhaps GameCube). It's a game you can get right into without feeling like "damn I suck" but yet there is a LOT of depth to it as you move along. It works good with online play, though I am still not all that great in that mode (I think 3Rd was my best race, with many in last place or close to it).
My next game will probably be the upcoming Mario game. I had been thinking Zelda but Mario is more my speed. I am not as much gamer as some in this thread so like to have something I can pick up and play, yet also progress so it is not boring. I humbly admit I have never finished a Zelda (or most any other game for that matter).
Mike