I hadn't heard about MindsEye. I must find out what makes it so terrible.

Edit: Yeah, that looks rough.

Where's Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds Switch 2 demo? 😄

First time in a while I haven't heard of any of the games on the worst-of list.

I really got into this game, I thought it was superb. There was one thing that annoyed me from the start though, the Switch graphics. It's a great looking game but the downgrades were obvious. So this free upgrade is great news. I'll play through it again for sure.

Actually expected a few more Nintendo titles.

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@somnambulance Oh i agree Shadows is incredible from a visual side especially on the Pro where RTGI can be enjoyed at 60fps with much clearer image if PSSR is on. On my list of best graphics of 2025 its most likely 2nd only to Death Stranding 2.

@Oldstalk AC Shadows doesn't run great on it. Its locked at 30fps what ok fine expected but it doesn't stick to hit and the loss of RTGI raises questions on how its going to deal with games where RT is the only option. Avatar only has RTGI it can't be switched off and giving how massive the game world is and how dense it is with flora and fauna i can't see the Switch 2 running it well or at all.

@Matt_Barber Thank you, that’s incredibly helpful because the spreadsheet talk etc was worrying me. I am seriously considering getting the cheaper Switch 1 version digitally and the free Sw2 upgrade now…

I hope someday, that material from the scrapped OG version of Prime 4, will leak online.

Legitimately forgot about that game. It truly was awful, though, even by mobile game standards

@nessisonett
A rather mid mobile game does not represent FE's reputation as a whole. Three Houses has mass critical acclaim for its characters and Engage has the same for its gameplay. The announcement of Fortune's Weave was among the most anticipated for many.

This is like saying Mario has a bad reputation because Mario Kart Tour wasn't received well. No. Just no.

I took a few goes to beat this guy. And it’s a drawn out fight. Thanks for reassuring me I wasn’t missing anything.

Also would be curious to see page visits for each boss guide to see which one people struggle with the most

@brandonbwii Good question. I’m guessing that they haven’t added 2-player splitscreen support though, given that it isn’t mentioned in the announcement or on the eShop.

@nessisonett Sorry, I respect your opinion, but I feel justified in making a response. Fire Emblem Engage was an excellent game, and the characters were designed by Mika Pikazo - one of my favorite pop artists. I’m not sure if you are referring to just Shadows here, but the series seems pretty healthy to me.

@Picola-Wicola It's an excellent choice for a first CRPG.

Just pick the lowest difficulty level (explorer) and take the tutorial nice and slow, to get a handle on the basic mechanics.

It's only at the higher difficulty levels that you really need to optimize your builds, so don't get too alarmed when people talk of running spreadsheets for it.

@DennisReynolds In which way does it struggle though ? It handed big releases (AC, Outlaws and Cyberpunk) quite well (AC is now patched and runs fine). It's definitely running way better than on its direct competitor, the Steam Deck (around the same price)

@nessisonett a bit harsh really. It's a mobile game that tried to do something different. It clearly is trying to invoke the Awakening/Fates era designs by Yusuke Kozaki. But it's not very good. And as for the Smash appearances people do need to relax a bit on that. That's not FE's fault it's a popular franchise and Sakurai put too many FE characters in the game.

Fire Emblem still has a strong reputation which is probably why this game coming out is so shocking (I know Engage was very different aesthetically but still an extremely well made game)... It is clearly some side project that they should had cancelled though. It's biggest sin is it's just so damn bland. Shockingly bland considering the franchise it's from.

But I'm already playing Fire Emblem Shadows, you don't need to sell it to me further.

Oh it deserves it's place. It was extremely bland.

I’ve never played a CRPG before (or indeed D&D), will I be able to pick this up or will there be an overwhelming learning curve does anyone know?

@Davestator I know the feeling mate lol , i have a retro freak console. So i can savestate still struggle with this one. Im hoping for Rtype delta HD boosted for Xmas, no doubt another struggle. Personally I would like these devs to put an easier mode on these games, for old farts like me lol

MindsEye was made by an ex-GTA guy who presumably thought that he could spin up his own studio and recreate the magic. It failed spectacularly and a lot of the people who worked on it came forward to say just how badly it was mismanaged.

Shadows, in contrast, is just a free-to-play spinoff that didn't need to exist.

Tried this game in the past, but the combat and all the options felt so overwhelming, even on lowest difficulty. Maybe Ill give it another go on Switch 2.

Perhaps BG3 on Switch 2 is possible, then

This game genuinely made me thankful for Fire Emblem Heroes, because while that game has its own problems, it at least understood the assignment by giving us actual strategic gameplay and likeable and memorable characters. Veronica alone has more personality than the entirety of this piece of slop.

I'm surprised that Lord of the Rings game wasn't on the list.

@michellelynn0976 Oh. That's nice to know. That's actually my biggest complain with BG3. Could not play it without encountering some annoying bug here and there.

I hope it's less disgusting than whatever this trailer for Divinity was though. Not a fan of... torture and vomit ? Ugh

@ArcadeSixties
I disagree. I'm an adult and here are some facts:
1. I don't resell, so I really don't care how much something is worth. Hell, I have a $9k comic I found in a box that I now have sitting somewhere on a shelf, which I really don't care either way. I didn't buy it because I was investing, I bought it because I liked it and for that reason I keep it.
2. I enjoy physical media for the sake of physical media. Anything less and it's just not the same and defeats the purpose of owning anything at all.
3. I love to have a lot of games available to me at any given time. One of the things I hate most about modern gaming is "wait while this downloads".... I just want to play the damn game now, not tomorrow. Having to delete this to make room for that, download... oh wait there's a patch... Wait, now I want to play that game over there, delete this game, download that game...Oh wow, I'm at 3tb on my internet this month.
4. What's even worse than adults complaining about wanting what they pay for, people complaining about adults complaining about wanting what they pay for.
5. The reason MS and Sony get away with it... well, it's the reason I pretty much dropped them and went to Nintendo. They just followed suit with the crappy practice now. They were the last bastion of modern day physical media gaming that people like myself look for.

@michellelynn0976 Nah it struggles and it can't even run RTGI. DF already said it has a lot of issues on Switch 2.

Yes Avatar is more demanding. It has a more dense world with tons and tons of flora and fauna, a massive focus on verticality where you can even fly above the clouds and the map is massive. It also only has RTGI as its lighting solution. You clearly haven't played Avatar so why argue this?

its trash and Nintendo should be ashamed of releasing trash

I am really looking forward to the new movie. This game looks beautiful and fun.

I can’t speak for the rest of the games on this list, but the hour or so I played of FE shadows was pretty terrible

Have they added local multi-player?

@Axelay71

I don't think I could do it today. I just don't have the patience. I was young and full of fire, and the moon must've been right. It's an insanely hard game.

Though this newer release should make it more accessible for all....because I don't think I can get through it with the one-hit kills in this day and age.

Fire Emblem, He-Man, Rhythm Heaven Groove and R-Type Dimensions III for me.

@DennisReynolds Lol the Switch 2 doesn't struggle with AC, stop lying and nope. The PS5/Xbox/SW2 versions of Cyberpunk are still more advanced.

The Patch on Dec 17th fixes Framerate and improves graphics. Whoops.

https://www.ubisoft.com/en-us/game/assassins-creed/news/7xrzBsElcQq2dubHcOdGz3/ac-shadows-title-update-117-release-notes

It truly takes some garbage to break through the mobile games firewall and into “of (year)” lists.

Give me mouse mode and I will buy it.

It was terrible and it should deleted from the App Store for being so bad.

I don’t really care for Avatar but I would like to see some big hitters next year for Switch 2. We’re is Doom the Dark Ages, Diablo 4, Expedition 33, GTA 5, Tekken 8, Ninja Gaiden 4, Metaphor Refantazio etc? C’mon Nintendo, start announcing some big games. 2026 is looking a little lightweight.

@somnambulance It looks better then Yotei but it doesn't run better. At best its on par with performance but overall Yotei sticks to the 60fps far far more often even in the RT Pro mode thats holds 60fps pretty much 99% of the game.

I'm shocked people somehow didn't know about MindsEye. That game hit memetic levels of bad.

@RiasGremory They aren't going to put the 3rd worst looking version of Cyberpunk (if we include the PS4 and X1 versions) on a list of the best looking games of 2025. Its a great port yes but its far from the best looking games of the year.

crazy that it's a free update.
I still have the LRG physical game for the original switch and this makes me playing this again

@Serpenterror Don't be so ridiculous. There are plenty of excellent mobile games. This just smacks of a terrible 'hot take' to me.

I wish those hand painted objects had hand painted shadows, not these random lines with some gaussian blur slapped on : )

The backgrounds are beautiful and they should remove the blur from those as well. Depth should come from less detail, not this haze which only makes it feel less organic. At most the backgrounds could use a bit of a layer mask with some cooler tones to give it more atmospheric perspective.

Won't be happening anytime. If not forever.

If you like this game more power to you but I wish they gave the game to a smaller team rather than Ubisoft. It's pretty but I find it rather boring and predictable.

@michellelynn0976 Console versions of Cyberpunk not more advanced then Avatar. Avatar is extremely dense with fauna and flora and only has RTGI. The chances of it running on Switch 2 are pretty slim especially when the Switch 2 struggles with AC Shadows a less demanding game.