Topic: Nintendo Switch --OT--

Since my copy of Luigi's Mansion 3 is still a couple days out, I caved and bought The Touryst.

Not many indies grab my attention, but man is this game gorgeous (and this is coming from someone who generally dislikes "voxel" style games), and has a kinda neat gameplay identity (it kinda feels like Mario Odyssey crossed with classic Zelda).

I've heard it's short, so hopefully I'll have it polished up before Luigi comes in.

I had to scrap Pokémon Sword from my Christmas list because Snivy isn't in it.

LOL the indie direct was far and away worse than the State of Play presentation. A bunch of announcements, but not a single one I found even slightly interesting.

Two Steins;Gate games just shadow launched on Switch, btw. SG0 and the romantic comedy spinoff.

Axiom Verge 2! Woooo! Go Tom!

And Sidebar Games is making a Golf Story sequel that people wanted. Good stuff.

Oh, and Skatebirb. Skatebirb is gud.

@Ralizah I would say they were equally bad. Out of the 40 total minutes between the two shows, only 2 or 3 minutes stuck out. I'm sure hopefully the game awards will be better (strictly the games not all the filler surrounding the announcements)

@redd214 No way. RE3make would have been a surprise if it hadn't been leaked, and that's a huge release.

@Ralizah yeah for some. Never been a fan of the series but it does at least look good. I was speaking more about myself. I found only 1 thing in each show that was appealing.

@Knuckles-Fajita Oh yes, I'm so over Axiom Verge 2 when it comes out. Not entirely clear if it a Switch exclusive or not. Tagging in @kyleforrester87 as I know he liked the first game.

My pick up Golf Story for my Christmas game on Switch. That game has always intrigued me so feel like a good time to try it out.And I have money in my Nintendo account and gold points to spend.

Free games, yay!

http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2019/12/qubicgames_is_giving...

@JohnnyShoulder I really liked Golf Story and put over 20 hours into it eventually. Just a nice light hearted rpg lite. With golf.

@KratosMD Yeah my mate in work said Robonaughts is pretty decent. Everyone loves a freebie!

@Rudy_Manchego Noice, I fancy a chilled out game over chrimbo while snugged up by the open fire.

I started playing Luigi's Mansion 3 yesterday, and it's been a pretty good time so far.

I like the more Metroid like design, which helps build the atmosphere, which is great in a cartoony sort of way. It's odd how western the art direction feels given it's a Mario series game (the boss ghosts in particular look like something out of a Cartoon Network series), but it makes sense given the development studio.

Only negative (and it's not the game's fault) is that I now have Joy Con drift in full effect, and so Luigi is constantly spinning making things hard to line up with the Poltergust.

Hey everyone. If you haven't had a look yet, please go and vote in the Push Square community run screenshot of the year competition, there are a few hours left for the public vote and you can find all of the pictures and information in the forum post 😁

Picked up a PowerA pro controller (it's an officially licensed brand) since my Joy-con were starting to drift.

It feels a little cheaper than any first party controller I've used in recent memory, with no HD Rumble, and it still runs on AA batteries, but overall it feels good enough and has made playing Luigi's Mansion 3 easier.

There's a reason I almost always nab Switch games at launch, but wait on PC/PS4 games. Steam and PSN actually reward you for being patient. Still can't believe I got God of War and Horizon for $10 a pop.

@KratosMD Hmm I would disagree personally. Both are brief but very interesting experiences. I bought Sayonara Wild Hearts for full price and you can get thrugh a full run in an hour (though there is replay value). Gris too come to think of it (though it is a little bit longer).

About to check the out the Switch sale as i got some vouchers gifted to me but for Switch games, I only buy digital if they are purely digital games and try to buy physical. First party games never really drop that much anyway.

Ori and the Blind Forest has been reduced to 10 quid on the store. I'm really tempted at that price.

@JohnnyShoulder Me too, even though I have it for XB1. I just like games like this to be portable.

@Rudy_Manchego I bought Golf Story as it was Deal of the Day. I had just enough money in my Nintendo account to cover the cost. May still get Ori as I've got some gold points to spend.