Topic: Nintendo Switch --OT--

Honestly, I just want games to consistently hit 720p when the system is undocked. Even most first-party titles can't manage that.

Row! Row! Fight the power!

With the absence of much Switch news perhaps we should just make this the ‘quote classic rap lyrics’ thread 🤣

Faux Direct dropped. It’s not nothing, but it’s pretty damn close.

@nessisonett This confirms it that nobody should pay attention to these so-called leakers anymore. Big Direct on Friday. Mario Collection. Star Fox Grand Prix. It's all a bunch of nothing

@Octane They probably heard a Direct was coming so were bigging it up for clicks. That KH rhythm game looks ass and I played over 1000 hours of Theatrhythm on 3DS. I mean, still using the assets from the PS2 games? In 2020? The highlight was literal Game Boy games. Not even NSO Game Boy, just a paid collection of Game Boy games. That really says a lot.

@Octane @nessisonett Honestly, the fact that the "big reveal" people were looking to was a (undoubtedly full price) collection of probably barely remastered old Mario games is pretty damning in and of itself.

I mean, I'd still buy it. I love Mario games. Everyone does. But that shouldn't be any sort of huge release, lol.

@Ralizah Most of the Wii U ports have been treated like big releases so far, so I don't think Mario would be any different. It's a bit annoying, but whatever.

@Octane Most of the barely remastered wii u ports have been released for a higher price than the wii u versions launched at. Have been removed from the Wii U eshop to prevent people getting them for a lower price.

First party switch games also don’t get discounted in the way that wii u once did.

@Ryall Having a Wii U was great value since there were all the VC games, the physical editions went pretty cheap pretty quickly and it had BC with Wii. I appreciate my Wii U a lot more now that I have a Switch because it had a different set of games to PS4 instead of the sheer amount of slightly worse ports. Not a fan of Nintendo’s push towards live-service methodologies with Pokemon, ARMS, Splatoon 2, Animal Crossing and Smash going for the ‘steadily releasing content’ approach. Personally I don’t mind Smash with the DLC but the way Nintendo work has shifted massively this gen and is pretty much in sync with their push towards mobile profits too. I think a lot of Nintendo fans are just sick of the lack of pretty much anything.

That Taiko no Tatsujin RPG looks pretty cool, but that's about it.

Again, it's not like I don't have games that I want to go back & get (such as Wonderful 101, Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon 2, Xenoblade DE, etc.), but I will say it's a bit concerning that we're getting ready to head into the busy part of the year and they don't seem to have anything coming up other than Pikmin 3 Deluxe.

Hopefully, either these partner showcases are going to be a monthly occurrence (in which case it'd be more understandable that they're not blowouts), or if they do indeed have a September Direct lined up it better have a few bombs.

I already bought the Final Fantasy Legend Collection. I love the games, I literally played the first one last week in my new backlit dmg!

@belmont I’m very jealous of your DMG! I think I’d get a modded OG GBA, I love the design and I get to play all three Game Boy consoles.

@nessisonett Since I discovered the portable consoles modding I fell in love with it. I now have 3 IPS modded systems, an original DMG, a Game boy color and an Advance SP. I also want a Game Gear one but they are very expensive costing almost as the 3 above added!

Whatever you go for it, it is worth it. If you go for only one it makes sense to go with a GBA mod. Go for a new IPS one. Depending on shipping it may cost ~85+ € but it is worth it if you are a fan.

The "Shy Guys Finish Last" minigame in Paper Mario: OK can bite me.

I passed it, but it was getting close. I'm lucky I aced the Ninji category, as it got to the point I wasn't going to clear it unless I won at least one of the 50 point rounds. No way I'm going to tackle the sudden death mode, at least not any time soon.

@belmont Yeah, I think I’d get an IPS screen and proper backlight for an original purple GBA. Might look into it when I finally get money next month.

@RR529 I enjoyed that minigame. Of course, I like puzzles and game shows, so that goes without saying.

I take it you didn't go for the sudden death question at the end?

@Kidfried I’d be interested by anyone’s thoughts too. Like you, I love the first game although it creeped me right out as a kid. Didn’t really enjoy the second and its mission based structure so I’d prefer if it was still a Resi-like.

@Kidfried, @nessisonett, I haven't played the earlier LM games, but I liked 3.

It doesn't have a mission based structure, but isn't quite as open ended as the first one either I believe. While each floor of the hotel has lots of secrets to hide & sometimes maybe a slight "Metroidvania" style progression to it, they're mostly stand alone experiences, so while you can freely explore what you've unlocked of the hotel, with few exceptions you have no reasons to revisit past floors unless you missed any collectibles or it's hidden Boo.

After you defeat a floor's boss (which are apparently a big step up from the second game's, and more in line with the first's), you obtain an elevator button that lets you access the next floor.

@Ralizah, yeah, I'm not tackling the sudden death round any time soon, lol.

@Kidfried I’m half way through LM3, I would strongly recommend it. I got it at launch, I’m gunna finish it this Halloween. Playing it co-op. It’s good fun, pretty creative and beautifully animated. Get it!

I think I played about thirty minutes of it with my nephew. It's beautiful, and I definitely want to play it properly one day, but I still need to play the other Luigi's Mansion games first. I have the first two on 3DS, so... ONE OF THESE DAYS!