Topic: The Switch Recommendations Thread

Super Mario 3D World Deluxe + Bowser's Fury

It's not technically out yet, but that doesn't mean it shouldn't get a reccomenation. If you've never played it before I highly suggest it. It's a great co-op adventure with fun levels and amazing level design. It's filled to the brim with levels so don't think it won't be worth your money.

@ToadBrigade Out of the three you mentioned, I think I would recommend starting out with Dragon Quest XI S. I find it the easiest to get into for RPG newcomers. There's a quite beefy demo of that game that you can download right now. It's roughly 10 hours long and when you're done, you can transfer your save data to the full version if you like what you've played! Hope this helps.

So, I've finished BOTW. I'm focused on playing TP on my Wii at the moment but also playing Mario Sunshine on 3D All-Stars as my after-work chill out game.

What are some of the "essentials" on the Switch I should be checking out? I'm not super familiar with Nintendo's first party stuff in recent generations (and I know there's not a current F-Zero or Metroid entry).

On a side note, I find that Bud Spencer & Terence Hill: Slaps & Beans might be the most perfect "game to play with your dad" in existence.

@amazinggerudoganon Or PC.

Trials of Mana is a good one. I don't like complicated hard JRPGs as I never finish them and I've been playing them since the SNES days. Trials has difficulty selection and is linear and always has a main story quest marker on the map. I finished it in about 30 hours and it was very entertaining. I feel DQ11 is much harder and isn't an "easy" JRPG. I also recommend the Ni No Kuni series.

@Magitek_Knight Do you have Mario Odyssey? That's my first recommendation. Also Mario Kart 8, Splatoon 2. I really liked Mario+Rabbids too, and I don't even like turn based games.

@WoomyNNYes I don't. So far the 3 physical games I own are Link's Awakening, BotW and 3D All-Stars. I'll look into the others too.

@baller98 Already got LA (was my with-system purchase). Will give the others a look though.

Are any driving simulators fun on the Switch ehsop? I'm guessing, "No".

Did anyone pick up this tempting piece of software? https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/detective-driver-miami-...

@ToadBrigade If you have loads of time i would recommend starting with Xenoblade DE since it arguably has the best story out of those three along with the best characters with a beautiful setting to top it off. The only thing that is hit or miss here is the gameplay but it can easily be turned easier if it gets too hard and the whole package is really worth it. It is also easier to get into than Xenoblade 2, although for me they are about equally good for different reasons. Fire Emblem three houses is also really good but its more of a strategic war game with different paths to chooses which makes it great for replaying. Trials of mana was recommended which features a fun battle system and lighthearted setting, but is really easy with a story that cannot hold a candle to those mentioned before. I haven' played Dragon Quest XII so i can't really say much about it, it really seems like a game that is easy to get into.
Xenoblade is one of my favorite games so i guess i am very biased here XD, it really got me into the JRPG genre though so there is just my experience. Hope you find the best out of the bunch for yourself

@Magitek_Knight Also maybe try super mario maker 2, Pokemon Sword or Shield and lets not forget animal crossing New horizons along with all the previously mentioned titles.
If its not First party but switch exclusives then also try Astral Chain, Fire Emblem, Xenoblade 1 and 2
Other great games on switch while not exclusive include Bayonetta, Octopath traveller, Ori 1 and 2, Hollow knight, Ace Attorney, Yoshis crafted world depending on your preferences.

@Solaine I'll probably skip Pokemon, I've tried the series twice before and it just doesn't hold my interest for very long. Octopath is one I definitely want to play.

I've already played Bayonetta and Hollow Knight over on PS, they're great!

Will check out the others to see if they're something I'm into.

I'm looking at "The Golf", kind of as a Wii Golf replacement. Is this any good? Especially for a simple party game with motion controls, like Wii Golf used to be.

https://www.nintendo.nl/Games/Nintendo-Switch-download-softwa...

@WoomyNNYes

GRID Autosport might be the best sim-racer on Switch, but even that game has touches of arcade-style racing blended into it.

@Magician haha, oops. XD I was vague above. I was talking about those cheap crappy looking driving simulators, like https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/detective-driver-miami-...

I've got the GRID, son! I put 20-30 hours in, I think, into GRID. It's good, but I can't get back into it, maybe party because of it's structure and lack of a basic car garage. Something about it depresses me, and the main menu's electronic piano music really bothers me now. For anyone reading, sometimes I burn out on good things, and can't go back, GRID is definitely a good racing game, especially with analog triggers (I use a gamecube controller).

If they do cloud gaming, I wonder if Forza Horizon would be serviceable. I'm skeptical, though.

Has anyone played Silence to either recommend it or suggest avoiding it? I like the idea of a less comical and cartoony point-and-click, and I played a short demo on Steam and thought it was pretty good. And it's like 90% off for another week and wondering if I should go for it.

I would highly recommend YU-NO: A girl who chants love at the bound of this world. it’s a lovely game that is really different.

So...The last time I played a Super Smash Bros game I was like 9 at a birthday party, one of my friends rented the original N64 release. I'm interested in trying the Switch version but kind of not willing to jump in blind due to the price.

I know it's a fighting game, and that's about it. I'm not huge on fighting games but I do enjoy them once in a while; however I find most to be pretty short on content since I don't really have anyone to play against at home and online play is usually just instant massacre. (I think I have like 10 wins in Injustice 2 online, ever). I don't tend to spend much time with any game's competitive multiplayer aspect. Is there anything different about Smash Bros or am I better off spending my money elsewhere?

Also kind of looking into Luigi's Mansion 3, though I've never played any of those and don't know what to expect. Again, the price makes me not want to make a blind purchase.

@Magitek_Knight Super Smash Bros. Ultimate has an awesome classic mode that has different routes for each character. I even went ahead and finished it with all the characters that I have. There's also World of Light, which is the game's adventure mode. The majority of it is battles with different conditions though - there isn't any levels ala Melee and Brawl's adventure modes. So take that for what you will. I did enjoy WoL personally. There's a ton of spirits/challenges you can collect/finish as you play the game, as well.

I enjoyed Luigi's Mansion 3, too. Basically you're exploring a haunted hotel and you can do things like catch ghosts and solve puzzles. So if it sounds like something you'd be into, then I'd recommend it. But yeah...these games are not cheap and Nintendo doesn't put their hit Switch games on sale too often. Perhaps they'll have a winter sale on the eShop, but I can't be too certain.

@Magitek_Knight I've played Smash Ultimate for 100 hours and at least 90% of that was single player. The main draw for solo players is the spirits, which are collectibles that each represent a different character from a game. There are over 1000 of these and most of them are obtained by winning a unique battle, either in the story mode (which is fun but admittedly not as fleshed out as the story mode in Brawl for example) or on the dedicated spirit board. If you're not interested in collecting the spirits then the game might not hold your attention for as long, but there are still quite a few different modes as well as various achievements to unlock, plus there are dozens of fun and unique characters and around 100 stages, so there's certainly no lack of content.

@MarioLover92 I'm thinking Luigi's Mansion is probably more my thing. I'll try Smash Bros if I get a chance but I'm not big on collectibles or completionist runs.