Nintendo Switch #4: More than 1 year later

[Pilky01]

My Link's Awakening boycott lasted about 4.75 days.

Its really neat to see the ancient mechanics of LA updated with modern aesthetics.

I love the roly-poly raccoon in the early game.

 

[Leon Lucius Black]

Hadn't really gotten into games like Fire Emblem Three Houses before, after reading reviews of it I decided to get it and loved it. Are there any similar type of RPG games on Switch that people would recommend?

 

[Do Make Say Think]

My Link's Awakening boycott lasted about 4.75 days.

Its really neat to see the ancient mechanics of LA updated with modern aesthetics.

I love the roly-poly raccoon in the early game.

Did you play A Link Between Worlds? It's probably even better.

 

[Pilky01]

Did you play A Link Between Worlds? It's probably even better.

Did I play Link Between Worlds?!



I love it. And yeah, it’s definitely better.

I really hope we get a new original top down Zelda for the Switch some day.

 

[Shareefruck]

I think the premise/charm of Link's Awakening is better executed, but Link to the Past/Link Between Worlds has better game design for sure.

 

[Daisy Jane]

Link's Awakening was sweet.

Ori and the Blind Forest is. AWESOME.

 

[Chaels Arms]

Hadn't really gotten into games like Fire Emblem Three Houses before, after reading reviews of it I decided to get it and loved it. Are there any similar type of RPG games on Switch that people would recommend?

Closest thing on the Switch is likely Mario+Rabbids. The combat in Rabbids is actually better than Three Houses but obviously the story is lighter and less involved.

 

[Randy Butternubs]

Untitled Goose Game was very entertaining.

 

[guinness]

How long is Yoshi's crafted world? I finally got around to playing the demo, and I liked the art and similar vibe to SM3DW.

 

[Daisy Jane]

How long is Yoshi's crafted world? I finally got around to playing the demo, and I liked the art and similar vibe to SM3DW.

hmm it's decently long.

 

[Pilky01]

Arlo does a pretty great job here of capturing my thoughts on this game.

I am very much enjoying it, and as a big fanboy I am okay with paying full price for what I got, but as Arlo says, you can have basically the same amount of fun for less than $5 on your 3DS.

I think the review Metacritic is around 88% or something and IMO, speaking as a huge Nintendo and Zelda fanboy, I think tht score is absurdly high. Like Arlo says, any number feels very arbitrary, but I think it could justifiably receive any score from like a 60 to an 80.

On one hand it is amazing to have a classic Zelda game like this recreated so faithfully.

On the other hand, it is ridiculous that a 25 year old game has been remade square-by-square with no effort to update the game at all beyond some slight conveniences afforded by the controller.

IGN gave it a 9.4/10 and to me that score is a complete f***ing joke.

 

[Chaels Arms]

I've never played Link's Awakening so I'm pumped to run through it on the Switch for the first time.

 

[KeithIsActuallyBad]

Arlo does a pretty great job here of capturing my thoughts on this game.

I am very much enjoying it, and as a big fanboy I am okay with paying full price for what I got, but as Arlo says, you can have basically the same amount of fun for less than $5 on your 3DS.

I think the review Metacritic is around 88% or something and IMO, speaking as a huge Nintendo and Zelda fanboy, I think tht score is absurdly high. Like Arlo says, any number feels very arbitrary, but I think it could justifiably receive any score from like a 60 to an 80.

On one hand it is amazing to have a classic Zelda game like this recreated so faithfully.

On the other hand, it is ridiculous that a 25 year old game has been remade square-by-square with no effort to update the game at all beyond some slight conveniences afforded by the controller.

IGN gave it a 9.4/10 and to me that score is a complete ****ing joke.

A 60 would imply little effort was put into the game. The only real negative points about it are the price and some minor performance issues.

This is a "From the ground up" remake. New graphics, new music, etc. I didn't watch the video but what were his ideas on what could be added?

Link's Awakening is already a fantastic game to begin with, I'm honestly not sure what they could've put in besides other full games (Oracles, LttP, etc).

 

[Shareefruck]

I completely agree with the frame rate issues being kind of unacceptable considering what this is (and that could potentially justify all kinds of different ratings, in my mind), but I completely disagree with how people judge games by the quantity of content or effort put into them, the content-to-price ratio, or how new they are. Those considerations are completely irrelevant to me, personally.

Just... how good is the resulting game? If the minimalist experience itself, even ignoring minor enhancements was originally worth $120, then sell it for $120 for all I care. If a game took a gargantuan effort to pull off and is loaded to the brim with new and fully loaded content but doesn't actually translate into anything valuable, it isn't even worth a dollar, in my opinion.

 

[EpochLink]

Alright guys,

I'm tempted to get a Nintendo Switch so help me out.
After the Mega Man nostalgia games, what else should I be interested in?

 

[Pilky01]

Alright guys,

I'm tempted to get a Nintendo Switch so help me out.
After the Mega Man nostalgia games, what else should I be interested in?

Full price games:
-Breath of the Wild
-Mario Odyssey
-Super Smash Bros
-Mario + Rabbids (wait for a sale though, they're pretty frequent)
-Splatoon 2
-Mario Kart 8
-Super Mario Maker
-Dragon Quest 11
-Luigi's Mansion 3

eShop games:
-Stardew Valley
-Golf Story
-Sonic Mania
-Cuphead
-Into The Breach
-Tetris 99
-Dead Cells
-Shovel Knight

And this is only the games I like/want. There are tons of other games that just don't have big appeal to me but lots of other people seem to love. Fire Emblem Three Houses means nothing to me but lots of people seem to think it is the best game on the system.

 

[Pay Carl]

not really switch related but didnt see a thread anywhere else

anyone playing Mario Kart Tour?

 

[Pilky01]

not really switch related but didnt see a thread anywhere else

anyone playing Mario Kart Tour?

Havent even looked at it. Could hardly care less about mobile games.

Though I am glad people no longer complain about them "taking away" from main console offerings anymore. These are just cash grabs almost wholly unrelated to Nintendo proper.

 

[Disclose]

as a mario kart fan. i played a few games not impressed.
ill just keep waiting for a new version

 

[Frankie Blueberries]

Full price games:
-Breath of the Wild
-Mario Odyssey
-Super Smash Bros
-Mario + Rabbids (wait for a sale though, they're pretty frequent)
-Splatoon 2
-Mario Kart 8
-Super Mario Maker
-Dragon Quest 11
-Luigi's Mansion 3

eShop games:
-Stardew Valley
-Golf Story
-Sonic Mania
-Cuphead
-Into The Breach
-Tetris 99
-Dead Cells
-Shovel Knight

And this is only the games I like/want. There are tons of other games that just don't have big appeal to me but lots of other people seem to love. Fire Emblem Three Houses means nothing to me but lots of people seem to think it is the best game on the system.

Bastion is a great eShop game that you can get for like $4 when on sale. The combat mechanics get surprisingly deep when you get later into the game; I was originally turned off by the easy early game but returned to it later and it’s become one of my favourite indie games. Also has one of the best soundtracks I’ve heard in a game.

 

[guinness]

The fact that Nintendo is still charging full price most of the time for BoTW, MK 8, Odyssey, Splatoon 2 at this point is near criminal.

And I own of the games I've complained about (MK8 and BoTW twice!), but seriously they should be Nintendo Selects titles by now.

 

[Commander Clueless]

Bastion is a great eShop game that you can get for like $4 when on sale. The combat mechanics get surprisingly deep when you get later into the game; I was originally turned off by the easy early game but returned to it later and it’s become one of my favourite indie games. Also has one of the best soundtracks I’ve heard in a game.

Bastion is fantastic. Supergiant makes some great stuff.

I personally enjoyed Pyre even more, whacky little gem that it is. Unfortunately I don't think it is ported to the Switch (yet).



A few more indie gems:

The Messenger
Celeste
Ori and the Blind Forest

If you like the platformer and/or metroidvania style of game, these are great choices IMO (and that's coming from someone who historically isn't a big fan of the genre).


If you are feeling too happy and need to be taken down a peg with a good game:

This War of Mine


If you are feeling too sad and need some stupid humour:

West of Loathing

 

[Jovavic]

Hollow Knight is a solid metroidvania indie game also

 

[Pilky01]

And I own of the games I've complained about (MK8 and BoTW twice!), but seriously they should be Nintendo Selects titles by now.

They wont be "Nintendo selects" until they stop selling well and I don't expect that day will ever come.

They do go on sale occasionally. Once, maybe twice a year. There is always a big sale for E3, and I believe they do some good sales for Black Friday.

 

[waffledave]

I sincerely fear I will never, ever finish my backlog of games.

Currently playing Hollow Knight, and I'm trying to do it with zero internet help. It is quite the adventure honestly, but it takes a really long time to just "figure things out". While that's part of the charm, I feel like I will be playing this for like a year (similar to BOTW).

Games I have already purchased but not played yet (cause of good sales):
- Dead Cells
- FFXII
- Bastion
- Crypt of the Necrodancer
- Slay the Spire
- Steamworld Quest
- Celeste

Games on my wishlist that I absolutely will also get:
- Link's Awakening
- Dragon Quest XI
- Pokemon
- That Marvel Diablo game
- Luigi's Mansion 3
- And I'm sure I am forgetting some...

I also got Mario Odyssey as a gift and never finished it.