Nintendo Switch #2: 1 year later

[RandV]

My friend, who has played all or almost all Metroid games, got lost playing that game and felt it to be a little silly. He liked it, but he likes others more. Funny thing was, it was my copy he played because I bought it and didn't play it yet. The only Metroid game I really played was Fusion, which I beat, and **** did I love that game. And that one is supposedly the hardest?

Is it? I just had to play it on emulator maybe 10 years ago, but I didn't find it particularly hard. Especially when you consider that it always tells you where to go on the map, while the first 3 Metroid on NES/GB/SNES games gave you nothing. I don't have an unbiased frame of reference though since I played Super Metroid so long ago that any replay of it I generally know where to go.

 

[bambamcam4ever]

Metroid Prime 1 and 2 are probably the two games I’ve played the most ever. Of any games.

I could play through them over and over and over again.

Metroid Prime is probably the best game of that decade.

 

[Papa Francouz]

I remember trying Hollow Knight last year and not liking it. It was around the same time Dead Cells went into early access, which I enjoyed way more.

Do you still play Dead Cells? Has it been improved upon/optimized during the year since its release? It piqued my interest, but I never picked it up. Now that there's going to be a physical version released for the Switch in a month, I'll probably get into playing it here shortly.

I get lost then get frustrated and go back to Paladins. I'll probably finish it eventually but I'm having too much fun with the former.

Probably helps I never gave Overwatch a try when it was all the rage.

If you aren't using the Wayward Compass charm while you're exploring the map, I'd highly recommend you do that. It made it a lot easier for me to navigate when I was first starting out in the game. That, and the Gathering Swarm charm were the two mainstays whenever I went exploring.

 

[HanSolo]

Do you still play Dead Cells? Has it been improved upon/optimized during the year since its release? It piqued my interest, but I never picked it up. Now that there's going to be a physical version released for the Switch in a month, I'll probably get into playing it here shortly.



If you aren't using the Wayward Compass charm while you're exploring the map, I'd highly recommend you do that. It made it a lot easier for me to navigate when I was first starting out in the game. That, and the Gathering Swarm charm were the two mainstays whenever I went exploring.

I have it I just didn't know where to go. I spent so long just doing laps around the first underground area before I realized I had to fight the boss in the middle.

 

[Papa Francouz]

I have it I just didn't know where to go. I spent so long just doing laps around the first underground area before I realized I had to fight the boss in the middle.

Yeah, that's a pretty common thread I found while exploring new areas in Hollow Knight. I never knew where to go to progress the story, so I spent a bunch of time looking around for grubs and hidden areas. I can see how it could get frustrating to someone actually trying to make progress in the game, haha.

 

[flyingkiwi]

I’m seriously thinking about selling my PS4 and getting a Switch. I’m heading to France in a year and will need something portable, and currently most of our local EBs are out of PS4s so prices on the secondhand market are good.

 

[Josepho]

anyone here have experience with overcooked?

i know a guy who recommended it to me and i'll probably get it but i just wanna hear other input.

 

[YoSoyLalo]

What the f*** I just realized Octopath comes out in 3 days.

I remember looking to see if the release date was announced every day for like two months after playing the demo. f*** man I can’t wait to play this game, I honestly think it has the potential to be one of my favorite games ever.

 

[HanSolo]

Yeah, that's a pretty common thread I found while exploring new areas in Hollow Knight. I never knew where to go to progress the story, so I spent a bunch of time looking around for grubs and hidden areas. I can see how it could get frustrating to someone actually trying to make progress in the game, haha.

Right now I feel progression locked by a clear need for an air dash move that I just can't find. Either that or I need a key for a few things.

 

[Jovavic]

What are the grubs for? I think I've freed 5 of them so far

 

[Papa Francouz]

Right now I feel progression locked by a clear need for an air dash move that I just can't find. Either that or I need a key for a few things.

What are the grubs for? I think I've freed 5 of them so far

I really can't say anything to either of you without spoiling at least a little bit of the game, so I'll refrain. Just keep 'sploring. You'll eventually find what you're looking for.

 

[HanSolo]

I really can't say anything to either of you without spoiling at least a little bit of the game, so I'll refrain. Just keep 'sploring. You'll eventually find what you're looking for.

I know. I just can't go for longer than an hour cause I get agitated when I don't make progress. I'm starting to get the sense that I need to farm money for a little while just to advance.

 

[Gecklund]

Just wanted to let the Octopath fans know that they've convinced me. I was reading everything here and the game sounded interesting so I looked it up and sounded more interesting so I preordered it.

 

[SolidSnakeUS]

Can't wait till bad boy comes in on Friday .

https://www.bestbuy.com/site/octopa...ition-nintendo-switch/6219502.p?skuId=6219502

 

[Commander Clueless]

Octo is too many paths. Ain't nobody got time for that.

If it was Quadpath Traveler I might be interested.

 

[Pilky01]

Octo is too many paths. Ain't nobody got time for that.

If it was Quadpath Traveler I might be interested.

In all seriousness, the 8 character structure is not appealing to me. Everything else about the game is, but not the 8 different stories.

 

[Oogie Boogie]

Will be picking up my pre-ordered copy sometime on Friday.
Will finally play the 2nd demo tonight or tomorrow at some point.

 

[Nizdizzle]

I'm gonna watch some folks streaming Octopath when it comes out, because honestly it doesn't seem to appeal to me at all. Reddit and all the other social media is going nuts for it however. So, maybe I'm just missing something. Definitely doesn't seem like a game I'd be willing to drop $80 on though. We'll see, I've been (frequently) wrong before.

 

[SolidSnakeUS]

Apparently the theme of the Octopath reviews are that the combat, the music and the presentation are all awesome, but the narrative structure and possibly tons of grinding brings it down.

 

[Commander Clueless]

In all seriousness, the 8 character structure is not appealing to me. Everything else about the game is, but not the 8 different stories.

Interesting.

To me that's the unique aspect of the game: the ability to experience to game from 8 different perspectives.

Now how well it's done and how different it actually ends up being will have a big impact on whether or not that aspect is enjoyable IMO.


Although I wasn't entirely joking. 8 playthroughs seems like a lot.


(...particularly when you don't own your own Switch and would need to steal your buddy's when he wasn't looking.....)

 

[Pilky01]

Its mostly the art style that sold me on the game. Sold me the instant I saw it.

 

[Oogie Boogie]

Lots of grinding in an RPG game isn't an issue for me. I pretty much expect it.

 

[SolidSnakeUS]

Lots of grinding in an RPG game isn't an issue for me. I pretty much expect it.

Same. I can't wait to play it. I have other Switch games I've barely played but goddamn this looks good.

Seriously, I own BotW, Odyssey and Mario XCOM and I've only barely played Odyssey and that's it.

 

[Oogie Boogie]

Same. I can't wait to play it. I have other Switch games I've barely played but goddamn this looks good.

Seriously, I own BotW, Odyssey and Mario XCOM and I've only barely played Odyssey and that's it.

I still really want to try out Mario XCOM. Looks like it would be a lot of fun. I need to eventually pick it up. It seems like it is always on sale somewhere.

 

[Pilky01]

I got the full version of the game last time it went on sale on the eShop. The Donkey Kong DLC is great.