Topic: The Nintendo Switch Thread

@Harmonie
And 3DS battery would drain to 0% in like 48-72 hours in sleep mode.

With Switch, I can put it in sleep mode, not touch it all week, turn it on and I'll still be at 90%

That instant-on instant-off is a gamechanger, really. Especially for a portable system. I never have to boot a game unless I'm actually switching the game I'm playing. Otherwise, I just turn it on and boom, right back on the world map in Kirby. Next stage. Ok, done playing for now, back to sleep mode. 2 hrs later, going downstairs, grab Switch. Boom, right back on the world map. Next stage. Coffee is done, go upstairs and put in dock. Boom, right where I left off.

It's such a minor thing, but brings a seismic shift in the way you play.

Yep, the sleep mode is a game changer for me too. I've even turned the screen lock off so all I need to do is press a button and I'm back in game. You don't even need to wait for it to connect to WiFi anymore, it's already connected when you turn it on whereas before it used to take a few seconds. This must have been added with the 5.0 update. Say your browsing the shop, then have to go do something. Put it in sleep, wake up when your ready and then continue to browse. Before you could not do this,most of the time it would close the shop. Oddly though sometimes it would let you.

Don't sleep on Ys VIII either, that looks super fun. And yeah, the versatility is great. My favorite aspect of the Switch is being able to play with headphones while docked though. I play on a monitor so I normally don't get sound, but with headphones plugged into the Switch I'm perfectly good in my own world.

Yeah there's lots of RPG goodness to go around on Switch.

South Park in April is another solid WRPG option.

It's good to see so many RPGs come to the Switch, it suits the console due to the amount of time they require. Hopefully I'll be able to play and finish more RPGs than last year (I only managed 3 )

My main focus will be Octopath Traveller because I've been looking forward to that since it's announcement, hopefully it will be just as good as Bravely Default.

Dragon Quest XI and SMT V are also some of my most anticipated RPGs but they're at least a year away from releasing...

Switch could really do with some Tactical RPGs, hopefully Fire Emblem and Wargroove are still 2018 games.

@Grumblevolcano I agree, more Tactical RPGs would be amazing... I could see something like a new Final Fantasy Tactics or Advance Wars being a massive boon to the Switch.

I've always preferred action RPG's to turn based so it's good to know that I'll be well catered for this year. I won't be getting Octapath Traveller, as much as I love the look the turn based battles I really don't like.

I can enjoy turn based strategy games so I'm not sure why I dislike turn based battles in RPG's so much. I wish I never as everything in between I enjoy.

@OorWullie That's odd, I'm much more the other way around preferring turn-based RPGs and avoiding action based RPG's like the plague (yes, the only Kingdom Hearts I've ever played is the 3DS demo). I wonder if those rumours of Pokémon Switch going action based will work our in your favour or mine.

@DanteSolablood I've never played a Pokémon game in my life. It came about when I was in my late teens so I was too cool for Pokémon. My nephew was right into it though, even insisting that Pokémon was bigger and better than football. Now that I'm an old man, I would like to finally play one. I was thinking the Switch entry would be the ideal place to start but the though of it being turn based still puts me off. I didn't know there was rumours suggesting it'll be action based. If that's true then I'll be a happy man and I'll be buying Pokémon for Switch day one.

@OorWullie
I used to hate turn based.

Then I played Fire Emblem Awakening. Which made me give Final Fantasy X another shot afterwards... and I loved it.

Sometimes all it takes is the right game to change your perspective on a genre. And once the eyelids open, there's no closing them.

FIRE EMBLEM: AWAKENING totally renewed my affection for strategy games and made me brave enough to consider playing any other turn-based strategy RPG. A truly special game. Cannot wait for FIRE EMBLEM Switch.

@oorwullie Did you not yet try MARIO + RABBIDS KINGDOM BATTLE? That was my game of the year for 2017.

I enjoy both but prefer turn based RPGs, but that makes sense because I've grown up with Pokémon. Over the years I've branched out into the SMT, Persona and Fire Emblem series so I've come to appreciate the strategy of turn based battle systems.
Octopath Traveller seems to have a fun battle system but it seems like an easier version of Bravely Default's battle system. I'm hoping that enemies will be able to "break" party members because that would add more tension to fights.
I don't care for the action based battle in the Tales series but I really enjoyed the battles in Ni No Kuni. If the rumours are true then hopefully Pokémon will use a Ni No Kuni approach, but I'd rather have the old system.

@Kimyonaakuma I kind of hope Gamefreak keeps Pokémon turn based but update the system to something more current. Heck, they could even copy paste FF7's materia/ATB system into Pokémon using poffins & I'd be happy.

I prefer turn-based too, though I haven't played many action RPGs. I really don't want Pokémon to become action-based, and I doubt it would happen. They've spent over 20 years building up and balancing a hugely complex turn-based system which has a thriving competitive scene, so for them to throw that all away and replace it with a different subgenre wouldn't go down well at all.

@JaxonH Turn based strategy games I sometimes enjoy. I liked Advance Wars when I played it years ago on the GBA but I didn't spend enough time with it. When I played it again on Wii U I absolutely loved it. It was all I played until I beat it. I then bought Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones on Wii U VC and was getting right into it and then Breath of the Wild came out and I never went back to it. So I know I can enjoy those games. When it comes to RPG's though I just can't get into them. I find the random battles with grunts annoying. I end up just spamming the attack with no strategy behind it. Then when that stops being effective I give up haha. Xenoblade Chronicles worked for me as that was real time rather than stage based and more action than turn based. Like you say, the right game can change my opinion so I haven't completely given up on them.

@Lroy Mario v Rabbids came out at the wrong time for me. I bought it and was getting into it but then I had to come back to the UK and my gaming time was limited for the first few weeks. I planned on returning to Thailand long before now so said to myself I'll save it for when I get back. Months later I still haven't returned due to various reasons and I still haven't played it again. I will though and I know I'll enjoy it, as like I said above, turn based strategy games I like. It's just in RPG's I don't find enjoyment in the battles. I much prefer getting stuck in about the enemy with my sword or weapon of choice.

@OorWullie
Give Final Fantasy X a go.

With a little luck, Square Enix will bring it to Switch now that it's a viable alternative for them to sell their JRPG's on. Might take a couple years but, I'd be shocked if they didn't bring both FFX/X-2 HD and FFXII.

@DanteSolablood I'd just like to have a more complex battle system in general. There are so many Pokémon now that they need something to set them apart, maybe extra abilities or items that could add different effects. I would just like a level of difficulty that's between having the game tell you a Pokémon's weakness and wasting time training for EVs and IVs. I feel like there should be a middle ground between these and they could add difficulty levels to help people adjust.

I think the return of the Battle Frontier could make a good excuse for some flashy HD graphics and different battle types. They could add the old rules from previous Battle Frontiers but with different frontier brains. Add the Battle Royale from Sun and Moon and the 3D fighting style from Pokken Tournament and they would have a good amount of variety.
A building to fight every previous gym leader/trial captain/important trainer would also be nice but I'd want one of those in every game

The opposite happened to me with jrpgs. The first jrpg game I played was Final Fantasy 7 and I loved it back then, so I tried other games in the genre but I really could not like any of them. Every game seemed more boring than the previous one, and I have been expecially disappointed by other Final fantasy games that seemed like the worst in the genre (but maybe it was just because I had very high expectations since I loved FF7 so much).
I like the first Paper Mario game anyway. It is the only exception other than FF7.

Normally I don't endorse Kickstarter projects but, I feel this one kinda deserves some attention.

The Chicken Wiggle Kickstarter from Atooi. I hear the game is legit, with a solid level editor, but we all know he bet on the wrong horse with 3DS.

So this project is only asking for 30,000 for funding (which is very reasonable). It's got 19 days left and about $9,000 to go. But according to trends there's a 10 day lull that happens at the halfway mark, typically only bringing in a grand total of what one normal day usually would. So it's gonna be a close one, and unfortunately development will not progress unless funded (some projects say they'll develop regardless but, this one needs the capital).

So I backed it, was only $10 and I know I'd buy the game anyways. Of course the early bird tiers sold out so I think there's only the $15 ones left. But that's going to be the price of the game anyways, and if it means the difference between getting the game and not getting it... why not.

Anyways, I'll just drop this here in case anyone is interested.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2029149553/chicken-wiggl...