Topic: Nintendo Switch --OT--

@kyleforrester87 I did half-and-half once I figured out what was going on. Doing the same damn sequence of boss fights over and over and over wore on me, so I'd do some side stuff to lighten the tedium a tad.

A terrible design choice all around, even if the game does some neat things in its second half (particularly during the final battle!).

I mainly pressed through because I really liked the combat/skill system. It's very cool.

@Ralizah yeah even when I knew what was coming the second time, it still made me laugh, then get a bit mad 😂

@nessisonett but you should absolutely play it haha

Been playing Animal Crossing for 2 days - I’m not exactly sure what to make of it, but it’s certainly been a pleasant distraction so far.

@kyleforrester87 The important thing to note is that it takes weeks, really, for the full scope of the experience to reveal itself. These games unravel very slowly, but by the time you've spent a number of weeks with it, there's a lot to do even normally, in addition to the frequent themed events that happen every season and around holidays (Bunny Day's arrival is nigh!).

Where are you with regard to your house? Or are you still in a tent?

@Ralizah I ordered the house today, and got 15 items for Mr Owl! So I guess the house and museum arrives tomorrow. It is fun to be honest, I am kinda aware it picks up but don’t want to spoil too much either so just going with the flow.

One thing I was forgetting about from the Direct Mini is the free trial of Arms. It's not a game I was planning on buying, but it'll be worth trying out and seeing whether that changes my mind.

@kyleforrester87 That's the best way to play it.

The museum is beautiful, btw. I can't wait to see what mine looks like when I really start to fill it in.

Fix your title > 'Bravely: Default 2'

Started up Animal Crossing tonight. I was worried about how I'd get on with it since it's my first one, but I played nearly 2 hours straight, so that's a good sign.

Nintendo sure know how to do a nice special edition of their games. Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition - Collector's Set features a 250-page artbook, a SteelBook, a vinyl featuring the Monado printed on the sleeve and a poster.

Really toying with getting animal crossing for my 5 year old daughter and I to play. She is reading a bit now but wondered if others are playing with younger kids and if they are enjoying it? I'm aware one island per switch thing and think we would just be taking turns on the same island.

@R1spam I mean, you might need to help her out with Nook Miles and some of the harder bugs/fish, but the actual gameplay is pretty simple. Although, having played the last game in the series with a little kid, I'd caution you to keep the axes away from her unless you want to come back and discover mass deforestation.

I have to say Animal Crossing is an addictive little game. Just on my second day (played it for a bit last night), and I've paid off the trip & have a house coming tomorrow, and I gave Blathers enough donations on his first day on the island to start the museum (so I guess that should be built tomorrow as well?).

I've kinda been hoarding the shells I've found on the beach because I don't have a use for them yet. Is it safe to just sell them? (I'm not talking about the ones you dig up for fish bait)?

Not impressed with the Bravely Default II demo.

• Dungeon design still sucks.
• Seeing enemies on the map is a step back from BD's full customization of random encounters.
• Random battles seem wildly unbalanced within a given area. I'm either destroying everything or getting crushed.
• The visual style is ugly. An overly aggressive DoF effect makes towns look fairly blurry, and something rubs me the wrong way about the... shininess of enemies in this game. It's hard to describe, but the effect is grotesque.
• I was excited when I heard Revo was back to do the music, but nothing in the demo stood out. Massive downgrade musically from the first game's excellent OST.
• The change from inputting commands all at once on your round to having enemies and allies acting individually based on speed really ruins the 'default' command, especially for slower characters. The battle system in the first game was almost perfect.
• If they're going to make this change, they should have added a turn order indicator. They did not.
• Equipment weight was added for whatever reason. Why add this when the first game played fine without this element?
• I don't like the characters. Granted, BD games aren't famed for their beloved casts, but this group of people seems generic and forgettable. The only one I remember is Elvis, and that's only because he's an offensively bad stereotype of a Scotsman.

I'm open to S-E improving this game, but it'll need a LOT of work, so I'm not hopeful.

@RR529 Yes, just sell the shells. Keep all of your wood, stone, clay, etc., though.

And manilla clams spawn all the time, so don't feel bad if you sell those too.

Hi folks,
I’m dropping me Switch friend code because I’m looking for peeps to trade with in Animal Crossing 😃
SW-6988-4295-6095
Feel free to add me!

@Ralizah Ha, thanks for the tip, I got a decent deal on digital for that and brain training on ShopTo. Best thing I've done in ages, AC is the chill I need in my life right now!

Played the free trial of Arms, it was alright. It wasn't bad, but it does seem to be lacking the charm and magic that the likes of Smash Ultimate and Splatoon 2 have.

My main issue was with the controls. I kept switching between using the joy-cons and the pro controller, unable to decide which was better. Joy-cons were fun to use, throwing out your fists using motion controls to get the character to punch. However, it was also frustrating as it was fiddly to get the character to move and punch in the correct direction. That might just be down to me being bad at motion controls in general though. On the other hand, the game felt a lot easier with the pro controller, but loses the fun of the motion controls. The pro controller also took a lot of time to get used to the controls though.

The gameplay was fun at first, but I'm concerned that it would very quickly get boring and repetitive. Once I'd played the Grand Prix on medium difficulty (level 4) with best girl Ribbon Girl, and did a little bit of the other game modes (multiplayer and a few short mini-games), that was enough for me. I didn't particularly feel eager to play any more.

As someone who tends to play only using the pro controller, I'm glad to have tried something out that uses the joy-cons in a different and clever way. It was fun to try the game out, but I didn't enjoy it enough to want to buy the full game.

@crimsontadpoles I actually got Arms on launch day, mainly due to the complete lack of Switch releases at the time, and it definitely has the problem you say with the controls. The main game also has a woeful lack of content, and in my opinion whilst the fighting is good, it doesn't have enough depth to stand on its own for very long. It's fun, but very forgettable. I'm very "meh" over it being the next Smash Bros fighter, but I'm hoping the other fighters in the new fighter's pass will be worth it!

It's too easy to get carried away and confuse the game. The game requires small, precise motions, but that flies in the face of the physicality of it.

I could see it being a fun VR game, but the motion gesturing on Switch just doesn't cut it for me.

@KratosMD Sunshine’s my favourite 3D Mario game so I’d love that but it also reinforces my view that Nintendo haven’t had an original idea since 2017. Well seeing they’ll charge £50 for this but the virtual console games haven’t been updated in months.