Topic: The Switch Recommendations Thread

I was told I could get recommendations for a good Call of Duty substitute here, particular one with a fleshed out wave battle like the zombie mode from Black Ops

It's not out yet but anyone who wants to get into mainline SMT after having played any of the Hashino Persona games will feel very comfortable with Shin Megami Tensei Nocturne's HD remaster. Nocturne was built on practically the same engine as Persona 3 and Persona 4 so it'll feel very familiar mechanically, even if stuff like demon negotiation or lack of social links and girl romancing is also present.

@aldohe Monster Hunter doesn't have a traditional level up system, it does however have a really deep armour system which kinda fulfilled the same role. For me Its a little too grindy and I'm not the biggest fan of the combat. It's a very well made game though. Closest thing you'll get to dark souls.

I'd say Ys VIII is the best JRPG on the system, its level up system is pretty basic though.

Final Fantasy X, Final Fantasy X-2 and Final Fantasy XII have really good deep character customisation in terms of how they play.

@damien33ad Ys VIII is a good bet, it doesn't have the puzzles of Zelda, but it has that metroid esque level progression. Where you get an item, and it opens up new areas.

Astral Chain, Dark Souls, Dragons Dogma, Darksiders might also be good ones to check out.

@screen Hypercharge unboxed might be worth a look, it's got that wave style gameplay of a Zombie mode. There's not a great deal of that style of play on Switch. The best action FPS games on Switch are probably Doom, the wolfenstein games and borderlands.

@Wargoose Thank you. I am playing the MH demo now. I like it so far. I can tell it takes some getting used to. Playing through the medium difficulty now.

I have all of the other games you mentioned. I have not yet started any of them but will probably get to those next year starting with Y's VIII. I am going get into Zelda BotW during Christmastime and I am playing XC2 right now.

@Aozz101x Thanks. My kids are playing ACNH. I have Stardew Valley and would probably start that before I play ACNH. I just can't get into that kind of blocky character design. I prefer more realistic or anime looking characters unless I'm playing a retro or old-school RPG.

@damien33ad Have you thought about CrossCode? It’s something in between 2D Zelda and Secret of Mana - proper combat and puzzles. And it’s a substantial game too. That is definitely my top recommendation.

For something breezier, there are the Ittle Dew games - not played them personally, though. Moonlighter is another highly rated option, though it has randomised elements. And a shop.

@Wargoose

Thank you I'll be sure to take a look.

@damien33ad crosscode has reviewed really well..its on my buy list and will grab it eventually..maybe in a sale.

I’m almost finished with my jrpg’s don’t know if you guys have anything else to recommend

I really liked : Fire emblem three houses, Xenoblade 2 and Torna, World of final fantasy and FF X/X-2, Tokyo mirage session, Dragon quest X1 (best one), Octopath Traveler, Tales of Vesperia and Ys 8

Yeah I played a lot of great jrpg on switch and can recommend all of them

FFIX, then .... ?

I'm already thinking ahead of my next purchase, seeing as we really don't know whats coming up for switch other than a handful of games. With that said, the two games im considering are Octopath Traveler and DQXI S. Ive seen them both on sale but as of late, nothing has been below $45. I can find both for around the same price but I wondering which i should go with?

Separately, do you think there will be a near future sale for either game? Both are coming up on anniversaries i believe

Either is a great choice, @NintendoByNature.... Not sure just when either was last in sales on eShop but both do so quite often, so there's always a reasonable chance of that

@NintendoByNature I think Dragon Quest XI is a must-play. Octopath looks great and sounds great, but I never connected with the characters or their stories. As for sales....I dunno. Maybe digital but the prices for physical games seems to be inconsistent anymore. At least on Amazon.

@NintendoByNature I know DQ XI S was just on sale on the eShop a few weeks ago so probably the next time it will be going on sale if I have to guess is Black Friday.

Is New Super Lucky's Tale worth $40? I've been in 3d platformer mood for awhile and had my eye on it. The physical edition doesn't seem to go down in price ever.

@BruceCM @Losermagnet @Tasuki both look great. For different reasons. DQ has that AAA big game feel, and the look of Octopaths graphics draws me in. I've always liked the look of it, but im a bit salty I won't get my hands on that eiuydon game on Kickstarter being a switch only gamer, so this might scratch that itch.

I saw DQ for 42 on the eshop a while back, but I've also seen it for $40 on Amazon on 1 rare instance and I've seen OT for $30 on the eshop once. I really don't want to pay close to full price when they both have been out for a while, relatively speaking. Maybe I'll wait til September to see if square puts either on sale, or gives us bravely default 2 news.

@NintendoByNature Both are great games. You can't really go wrong either way. It's not much of a sale, but Walmarts in my area sell most new switch games $10 cheaper than list price

Yeah, keep checking the eShop sales regularly, @NintendoByNature.... Bravely Default II certainly might be given a date fairly soon, just who knows when

@Losermagnet yea mine do too. They typically have DQ stocked but not OT. Ill sit on it for a couple weeks to see how the rest of the year plays out