Topic: Nintendo Switch --OT--

I was always expecting Zelda to drop back into next year so I'm fine with it. I am giving very series consideration to ordering Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury. I know my backlog is like.... but you know... I just want it.

@johncalmc I'd wait until the next $40-$45 sale that includes Bowser's Fury.

@Bentleyma Same here! Having alot of fun, just beat King Dedede for the first time.

Looks like I'll be balancing Pokemon Legends: Arceus, Kirby, and Triangle Strategy for the foreseeable future (assuming I play TS more than once, which seems highly likely at this point).

@johncalmc The SM3DW port is terrific. Best thing about it is the speed boost characters enjoy compared to the slightly sluggish Wii U original.

"HAL" room anyone? (Kirby Easter Egg spoiler)

@RR529 I just completed that level recently, it was a very cool easter egg they included!

Especially since they don't tell you in-game that it's reachable.

@KidBoruto, yeah, nearly every main Kirby game has a hidden "HAL" room (I think either Robobot or Star Allies had 2).

Another HAL room (& a clue how to find it).

I finally beat the main story for Kirby and the Forgotten Land, focusing now on all the post-game content that has become available.

Btw, here's a video that shows the 3 secret HAL rooms and 3 other hard to find areas.

@KidBoruto, I discovered three of those on my own, and was apparently close to a 4th (I can't believe I didn't notice that window was open).

Anyhow, I completed the post game world, with the final arena cup being the last major milestone left (though with how tough some of the post game world bosses were I'm not going to push myself to do so. I'll certainly give it a try, but I'll probably move on if I can't do it after a few tries).

You gonna go back and find the other secret areas? That's my next goal when I resume playing.

Yeah that final world cup looks tough as heck, will probably need to max out all your copy abilities to full power first.

That's what I plan on doing before I tackle the post-game worlds.

Xenoblade 3 is now July 29th. Maybe Splatoon was delayed by a few months? Or, even better, we're getting a new date for Advance Wars soon?

Combat system looks wild. Characters are combining into mecha forms. They look like something out of Astral Chain. Also weirdly kind of reminded of the transformation system in Digital Devil Saga.

Needless to say, all of my plans are different now.

Xenoblade Chronicles is one of my all-time favourite RPGs but I've still never played Xenoblade Chronicles 2 because I saw the character designs and then everyone I knew who'd played it told me not to. I'm kinda excited for 3 but I don't know if I should be or even if I should be playing it without playing 2. I should probably just play 2.

@johncalmc You'll probably miss some references, but I doubt they'll design it in such a way that you'll be completely lost if you haven't played the second game. Every previous game has worked as a standalone experience.

Which isn't to say you shouldn't play XC2. I loved it. WAY more than the first game.

But XC3 will probably stand just find on its own.

@Ralizah Is 2 related to the first game in any way?

@johncalmc ...yes. The ending of XC2 directly connects it to the first game. Also, XC1 characters Shulk and Fiora can be unlocked in the second game if you buy the expansion, although I doubt this is canon story stuff.

And this game is going to be a cross between the worlds of Xenoblade Chronicles 1 and 2, and integrates elements and characters from both. Although the main cast seems to be unique to this entry.

@Ralizah Hmm. I suppose I should bite the bullet and just play it then. I'll get it ordered when I've made more of a dent in my backlog. Why not?

SE: "Here Nintendo, we're giving you an exclusive Chocobo Racing reboot"!

Nintendo: "Cool, let's just slot that in right next to our Mario Kart 8 DLC".

SE: "Umm... Anyway, here's an exclusive Live a Live remake as well"!

Nintendo: "Oh great... yeah, it can have a month to itself, wait hold on a sec. Uh huh, really, earlier than expected? Good news SE, it can be bunk mates with Xenoblade Chronicles 3! No sales cannibalization, we promise"!

SE: "Are you... are you trying to tell us something? At least we had Triangle Strategy by itself..."

Nintendo: "...Cone Kirby..."

SE: -_-

My current prediction/theory is that we'll be getting a Zelda 35th Anniversary collection in the Fall.

Either that or them finally porting over some older Metroid games.

The fact that that XC3 article (on NL) has nearly 250 comments is mind boggling.

Yeah, XC2 leaned more heavily on the fan service than the first game, but overall it's not all that more unusual than your typical JRPG or Japanese action game (like Bayonetta or Ninja Gaiden). By no means am I saying that you have to like/enjoy fan service, I just don't see what makes XC2 in particular so special that has made it the center of the debate rather than any number of other Japanese games, especially in a world where stuff like Senran Kagura exists that is much more extreme with such content.

The only theory I have is that that there are a number of people who buy Nintendo consoles for Nintendo games (of which their number would be amplified on a Nintendo fan site such as this), and otherwise don't play a bunch of Japanese games. They're much more used to stuff like Mario, Zelda, Metroid, Pokemon, Kirby, and the like, bought XC2 as it was a big release during the console's first year & were in for a bit of a culture shock of sorts, kinda mythicising the level of lewd in the game. Granted, this is just a theory.

@RR529 Because it’s entirely unnecessary to the game. Something like Senran Kagura needs the fanservice to not be a largely mediocre beat-em-up. Xenoblade has a largely interesting story but gets bogged down by anime tropes, laughable voice acting and bizarre panning over characters’ chests. Doesn’t help that in Xenoblade X, half the characters were explicitly underage in the Japanese version. Or the fact they get around kiddie porn rules by saying that oh no, actually this character is like 400 years old, they just look like a child for totally not pedophilic reasons in the slightest.