Topic: Nintendo Switch --OT--

@carlos82 I hear you, but the difference between "Switch Pro" and Xbox X and PS4 Pro is the former would be born out of the requirement to ensure games are ported in a playable state to the Nintendo machine. If that becomes a requirement, original Switch owners get left behind.

Where as the X and Pro exist to push new technology, the Switch Pro would be existing just to keep up.

http://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/nintendo-switch/rime

...'the stuttering got so bad at one point that it gave this reviewer motion sickness, as the delayed camera controls conspired with the wildly fluctuating frame rate to create a deeply unpleasant visual experience'.

Bummed out. I was really looking forward to picking this up on Switch. Didn't even mind paying the Switch Tax.
I do think RiME will end up eventually on PS+ so I might just hold off or get it when it's <£5.

@Fight_Teza_Fight it is a shame. It's one of those games that struggles even on a Pro and a good PC though.

@kyleforrester87 Really? The game doesn't look too demanding so I'm surprised the Pro struggles. Still intrigued, so I'll wait till it hits the bargain bin.

@Fight_Teza_Fight Yeah, the game has issues on vanilla PS4 as well, but it's nowhere near as bad as the Switch version based on what I've seen. It's an ''alright'' game I think, so waiting for a price drop is a good idea!

@Fight_Teza_Fight Just poorly optimised code I guess. Not the best starting point to develop a Switch port from.

Got my Switch in last night!

I won't be able to get my first retail game until my next paycheck (so next weekend), but so far I've played one half of the Octopath Travelver demo, and am currently downloading the Dragon Quest Heroes I&II demo.

May try seeing if I may be able to buy Shantae, though (it's actually one of my most wanted games on the system, lol).

@RR529 Octopath Traveler's demo is lovely, but that DQ Heroes demo is... really rough. SE didn't do a good job of optimizing the game for the platform, so the gameplay is incredibly rough.

Shantae is OK. My least favorite game in the series, but I seem to be largely alone in that opinion. I think the colorful HD art will really pop on the Switch's vibrant display.

What games are you looking to get otherwise?

@RR529 Golf Story is good (and cheap)!

@Ralizah, I'll definitely get both Mario & Zelda (one of which will probably be my first retail game), but I'm also really excited for Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 & Xenoblade Chronicles 2, and may get Fire Emblem Warriors & Knights of Azure 2 down the line, depending on how things go.

@Octane, I've heard nothing but good things about it, so maybe I'll get around to it one day.

The problem with Golf Story is the music ain't very good

@kyleforrester87 you should try venturing over to NintendoLife. They have a really active community over there and quite a few of them are knowledgeable and passionate.

@Wesker Yeah I read the site pretty regularly and have done for quite a while now since I have a 3ds. I'll probably start posting one of these days given how much I'm enjoying my Switch..

@kyleforrester87 yeah, during the Wii hay days, I loved it. At least a few people in the community were hyped for every single release, big or small.

So I decided to get Rocket League on the Switch even though I have it on PS4 for the following reasons

1)Support the devs cause honestly they are one of the best studios around l, seriously places like EA and Activision can learn a thing or two from them

2) Will be able to by with a few of my friends who have it on Xbox One.

Anyone play it on the Switch who has played it on the PS4? I am wondering how they compare.

@Wesker Comparing Nintendolife during the Wii days to now is like night and day. Mostly it's all rabid Nintendo fanboys nowadays that will almost attack you for anything negative about Nintendo, even if it's the truth. One of the many reasons I don't go around there anymore like I use to. That and alot of the old staff has been gone for years now.

@Tasuki It’s true. I wonder if James Newton still has his dream job at Sega... And what the likes of Corbie, The Black Dragon and Chicken are up to. I think lz is still there and a few others.

@Wesker James actually works for Nintendo hence why he left Nintendolife. As for The Black Dragon, Corbs and Phil (Chicken) I am not sure what happen to them as to why they left. @TheLzDragon still there plus he pops in here too at times.

_{Usually to give me a hard time.}

@Tasuki yeah that’s right. I remember Daddy Newts left NL around the time PushSquare got launched. Moved to Germany. I misremembered and thought he went to work for Sega, but he actually went to Nintendo. His job should be a lot safer then

I've bought my first Switch games!

Shantae: 1/2 Genie Hero, which I've beaten (details in the "Games You've Recently Beat" thread), and Gaoru: Mark of the Wolves, which I got just to tide me over until I can get Mario or Zelda this weekend.

Man though, is it harder than any Capcom fighter I've ever played. Even at the easiest difficulty I had a heck of a time with the boss characters.

Don't get me wrong, I'm all for the extreme difficulty settings for those who want to go all into the technical stuff, but I just want to mess around with the different characters (even in the Street Fighter games I've played, you can get by with basic attacks & spamming projectiles in the easiest setting, but here I could only beat the boss character by dropping his health to 1/4th of what it normally is).