Topic: Nintendo Switch --OT--

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@Bentleyma yeah, you can't go wrong with either Forgotten Land or Wonder (probably the best amongst the Kirby & Mario platforming games you don't have, though I'd put Return to Dreamland Deluxe & 3D World + Bowser's Fury on the list for future purchasing decisions).

Otherwise the other Xenoblade games are good shouts (but sounds like you may be RPGed out after 3 & Mario RPG), as would Donkey Kong Country Tropical Freeze, Metroid Dread, Luigi's Mansion 3, Astral Chain, Daemon X Machina, & SMTV (though I'm not sure if the last two would be voucher eligible).

Of course there's BotW/TotK as well, but those are high profile enough that I figure there's probably a reason you don't already have (or haven't mentioned) them.

@Bentleyma Have you taken a look at the Fire Emblem games on the system?

I'd recommend BotW, but as @RR529 said, if you don't already own it, I'm guessing you're not excited for it.

I'll second and third Metroid Dread and Tropical Freeze. Two of the best side-scrolling games on the system.

Kirby is pretty solid as well, so you won't go wrong opting for that.

@Bentleyma lol Reminds me of Giant Land from SMB3.

@AgentCooper Might not help in the short term, but there are regular decent sales on eshop credit. Like, $5 off for a $50 card.

I've also had a good experience with raise.com on this front. I'd check them out.

Copying Nintendo? Absolutely.

Am I excited? 100%

So glad they put the internal improvements toward the battery life.

@AgentCooper It's way easier to save money on digital Switch purchases if you play your cards right. Especially for first-party games with the vouchers, since you can put discounted eshop credit against them.

There was this beautiful deal on Walmart.com once where I snagged $200 worth of eshop credit for... $140, as I recall. Never seen a deal that good since. Basically got a free game out of it!

Think I must be near the end of Bravely Default, since I’m basically at the Earth Crystal. I say that, but all I’ve heard are horror stories about the game refusing to end.

HAHAHAHAHAHA

Buckle up, buckaroo.

@Ralizah I have now realised my error. I can’t believe they expect me to just play the game again 😂

@nessisonett haha yeah, good luck with that man. And I’ve played it through twice, for some reason!

@nessisonett I'm not sure you quite grasp the sheer scale of BS the game is preparing to put you through. The middle-to-late game of Bravely Default is basically the gaming world's version of Haruhi Suzumiya's "Endless Eight" arc.

It's a shame, because the final hours of the game are superb. Fantastic music, epic boss fights, subversive twists, cool gimmicks that make great use of the 3DS hardware... but getting there is such a slog!

Also, as I recall, there's a really annoying difficulty spike in Ch. 5.

Apologies if this theory has been mooted before, but I was thinking yesterday - I love TOTK, it’s one of the best games ever made IMO. But is it really representative of years of effort? Same world, same engine.. I believe lots of it would have been developed as BOTW DLC also, at least conceptually. I say this to say, is there a good chance development of the NEXT Zelda could actually be a lot further along than you might think, if they had resources to spare? Could we get get a new Zelda as soon as 2025, and a trailer to go with a Switch 2 announcement? I mean I expect them to come out the gate with a new 3D Mario and Mario Kart but would a new Zelda perhaps not be far behind?

@kyleforrester87 Interesting you say same world, same engine, as dataminers found it's actually NOT the same engine, which would explain some things like the better fidelity and level of detail plus new interactions.

one or two games im planning on buying sometime this week this month for my Switch Lite are

Mortal Kombat 1
the new Super Mario RPG remake of Super Mario RPG Legend of the Seven Stars

@kyleforrester87 There's so much stuff in the game, and they pretty much re-made the overworld content as well. And all the time needed to get the building stuff to comply with the physics systems...

I could believe it took them a long time.

Games without a tenth of those interactions take years to make, after all.

@Bentleyma Wow, no wonder the port took so long. They simplified a lot of the geometry and made it not fully open world.

Well, glad they made some hard choices to get it running well enough.

@Ralizah I’m still not talking to you!

@kyleforrester87 LMAO

really hope they remake and re-release mario hoops 3-on-3 for switch one day . unfortunately the game wasn’t as popular/successful which is crazy to me because back in the day in my area every kid had a DS & hoops 3-on-3, it was like a system seller. it deserves another chance with online support!

I am at peace with Bravely Default. The more I play of the second world, the more I appreciate what they’re going for. It’s definitely an interesting experiment in what happens if devs just fully disregard their players and do what they want instead. Really don’t trust that little rat fairy though, I’m getting suspicious.