Topic: The Switch Recommendations Thread

@Cyber_Akuma Focusing on what they hold, the black one by Zadii fits more what I'd want - having two procon slots.

I'm with you. As a one-off playthrough it was a memorable experience and undeniably worth picking up at the sale price for those that haven't already. I'm thinking of making it one of the games I play over Christmas, because it did feel like I was playing a film (in the good way, not in the PlayStation 'here are some cinematic cutscenes that will stop you playing for seemingly endless amounts of time' rubbish way.

Digital games are convenient because you don't have to swap the carts if you want to play another game.
But I think physical games are better in the end because you can lend them to other Switch owners and sell them later if you wish to. And I like to have a games collection in my cabinet.

@Renon
The main issue for me is the space that the games will take on the SD card. If they're large files I tend to buy physical to save space, if the game is a tiny size & on sale I buy digital.

Unless you wait a couple of weeks - it will be on sale on the eShop. It pretty much goes about 70% off once a month at this point 😃

I have a negative recommendation for Astérix & Obélix: XXL Romastered which I own as part of the XXL Collection.
At the start I liked the game, it was fun to solve the little riddles it offers and to beat up Romans and Normans. It even has the original voices of Asterix and Obelix from the movies (I played the French version). The function with which I could instantly switch between the romastered and the original version was a nice little bonus. The few minor bugs I've encountered weren't game breaking at all.
Until I've beaten the boss in Greece after which the prison door wouldn't open to free Impedimenta and Mrs Geriatrix taking away the ability to progress. I'm not in the mood to restart from the last save spot, who knows which other game breaking bugs this game has to offer further in if I'd happen to pass the Greek world?

I could sell the collection because I own it physically, but I don't dare to make its eventual next owner miserable.

@gcunit The atmosphere in Inside was moving. As a "lite casual gamer" like myself if a game can lock me down til I finish it I am impressed.

@CactusMan As someone on the go a lot, I bought my switch for commutes and long flights, dual resident in US and Australia, digital is much more convenient. I do however have the hankering for a physical game for nostalgia purposes but only my absolute favorite games like BotW and Metroid.

Are there any good deck builder/turn based card RPGs that aren’t some version of the rogue like/lite/whatever and are actually animated? I tried out that Shadowverse game, but the demo just appeared to be static cards, you didn’t actually get to see the monsters battle. I want something kinda like the old War of the Roses YuGiOh game on the PS2, but on Switch? If such a thing exists?

Is the Switch eShop down for maintenance?

@Pizzamorg Also Shadowverse would be a good game for you. It's a full-fledged TCG JRPG.

If that is the same one I tried the demo of, it is sorta what I want, but the cards had no actual animation to them, so it was just static battles. I find that really boring. Something like Monster Train or War of the Roses is what I am looking for, but not a rogue like/lite.

Has anyone tried Supersonic Tank Cats? On sale for $2.49 USD (regularly $4.99)

https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/supersonic-tank-cats-sw...

@Renon
If you get Overcooked All You Can Eat edition, you get two games (Overcooked 1 & 2) in one cartridge / disc with better looking environments, Assist Play option for newcomer able to play with easier options and All DLC contents already in cartridge / disc.
Also, only Switch version is 30 fps while other version (PS4, PS5, XBOX, Steam) are 60 fps.

Maybe a redundant question here but Can anyone recommend Luigi's Mansion 3?

@TMNHertl Luigi's Mansion 3 has great graphics for the Switch.
I enjoyed playing through it, but it has been the first Luigi Mansion I played seriously so I can't really compare it to its predecessors.

Are there any good physical Indie games to gift for Christmas except Hollow Knight and Ori?

@TMNHertl Did you play it's predecessor LIMBO as well, might be something to enjoy
@Pizzamorg There is Voice of Cards: The Isle Dragon roars which is a little turn based Card RPG. It is no deck building game though and on the smaller, but a pretty recent game with Yoko Taro(Nier) as writer. It also features a demo as far as i know, so you can just try it out and see if it fits you

@Solaine

• Guacamelee! One-Two Punch Collection
  The cart's got both games on it. They're a colourful mix of beat'em up, 2D platformer and Metroidvania.
• Blasphemous
  A challenging Metroidvania, but only if the person supposed to receive it doesn't mind blood and pixel art.
• Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove
  A collection of four 2D platformers and one Smashlike, all in NES style.
• Yoku's Island Express
  A Metroidvania combined with pinball. A nice little gem, but rather short to complete the main plot.
• Streets of Rage 4 - Anniversary Edition
  Probably the best pure beat'em up I ever played.

All of those are available as normal retail versions, at least in Europe.

@ophone Thanks for the advice. It does look stunning for a Switch game. I bought it and will play it tonight based on the good reviews I see around. Need a good game to play over the holidays.