Topic: The Nintendo Switch Thread

That's a lot of games

@ReaderRagfish Nope. I have got to clear out my student loan debt this year as I am preparing for gradschool. However there is no way that I will let all of these lovely games pass me by. Resolution? More money. Thus I gotta step up working again.

It's fine. I usually work multiple jobs but since I'm pushing more professionally and am making more money overall I quit my last part time job...plus it was security and if your coworker are unreliable it is hard to keep a decent sleep schedule. I've started proofreading on the side and writing SSRS reports. But it will take time for me to get enough clients. So I will need a steady paycheck as well. I'm thinking I'll go back into shipping. Fedex got me through college and my mid to late twenties. I'm not a fan but I'm not willing to buy less games or push back my school plans. So back to 90 hour work weeks for Ryu. I don't remember if you were on here about 3-4 years ago but I was spending almost as much as JaxonH (minus the duplicates that he buys, but I was on a sailormoon binge so I am sure it evened out) was/is spending. lol.

Besides I just had a very expensive car repair recently. So I need to replenish my funds.

I'm a "when broke, get a bunch of side hustles" kinda gal. I will say I can't hold down a relationship because of it but gaming is more important than wome- wait that's crazy talk. I can wait on finding Mrs. Right. Ok that is better. In the mean time I have a Dragon Quest Switch to save up for lol.

@Ryu_Niiyama There’s plenty of time for people when you’re in the nursing home. Get them games, gal!! 😂

Before arthritis gets you!

@HobbitGamer
There’s plenty of time for people when you’re in the nursing home

Speak for yourself. I await the glorious day I go into the nursing home and can game 24/7, with plenty of potential co-op partners all around 😁

@HobbitGamer LOL well like I said I still have gradschool to get through so no point in trying to prioritize dating for at least another 6-8 years. So my early forties...Meh, my brother just got married at 43.

Ok using Jaxon's list as a template and I'll edit later: Some of these will not be day one but pushed to "drought" months (so october). Oh and I'm getting the new amiibo. Have most of the new smash ones preordered already.

For Sure:
Cadence of Hyrule (6/13)
My Friend Pedro
Super Neptunia RPG (6/25)
Moto GP 19 (6/27)
Mario Maker 2 (6/28)

July
Red Faction Guerilla ReMARstered (7/2)
God Eater 3 (7/12)
Dragon Quest Builders 2 (7/12)
Marvel Ultimate Alliance (7/19)
Raiden V (7/25)
Wolfenstein Youngblood (7/26)
Fire Emblem Three Houses (7/26)

August
Astral Chain (8/30)

September
Spyro Trilogy (9/3)
RPG Maker MV (9/3)
Daemon X Machina (9/13)
AI Somnium Files (9/17)
Ni No Kuni (9/20)
Zelda Link’s Awakening (9/20)
Baldur’s Gate (9/24)
Baldur’s Gate 2 (9/24)
Planescape Torment (9/24)
Icewind Dale (9/24)

Dragon Quest XI S (9/27)
October (is my catch up month)
Saints Row The Third
Yoshi's Crafted World
Assassin's Creed III Remastered
Daedalus: The Awakening of Golden Jazz
Super Robot Taisen T
Samurai Musou 4 DX
Story of Seasons Doremon
Disgaea 4

November
Doom Eternal (11/22)
December
Neverwinter Nights (12/3)
TBA 2019
Darksiders Genesis
Pillars of Eternity 2
Luigi’s Mansion 3
Town
The Alliance Alive
Devil May Cry
Mario & Sonic Olympic Games: Tokyo 2020
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Complete Edition
Samurai Showdown (already preordered on PS4)
Rune Factory 4
Final Fantasy VIII Remastered
Panzer Dragoon Remake
Disgaea 4 Complete

2020-TBA
Gods and Monsters (2/25)
Animal Crossing New Horizons (3/20)
No More Heroes 3
Rune Factory 5
Trial of Mana Remake
Sakuna of Rice and Ruin (has there been a date set for this?)

Maybe:

Pokemon Shield
Dragon Quest Switch Bundle (I'll still have an English copy of the game either way)

At the moment, the only games I plan to buy for the switch in the nearish future are Mario Maker 2, Pokémon Shield (both of which I technically already "bought" digitally), Link's Awakening, and Animal Crossing (which are on physical pre-order right now).

Luigi's Mansion 3 is in the maybe list.

@Ryu_Niiyama
A list to make ol’ Jax proud

@ReaderRagfish You kidding? That's why I love the switch so much! Lunch breaks add up.
@JaxonH I learned at the feet of the master. Although my GCU just ended yesterday so that is going to make this hurt my poor wallet.

Listing my buys would like, literally be almost the entire list. So I’ll just stick to the ones I’m most excited for and do plan to actually play more than a little bit.

June
Crash Team Racing (6/21)
Mario Maker 2 (6/28)
July
God Eater 3 (7/12)
Dragon Quest Builders 2 (7/12)
Marvel Ultimate Alliance (7/19)
Wolfenstein Youngblood (7/26)
Fire Emblem Three Houses (7/26)
August
Darksiders 2 (8/6) leaked
Collection of Mana (8/27)
Astral Chain (8/30)
September
Spyro Trilogy (9/3)
Daemon X Machina (9/13)
Ni No Kuni (9/20)
Zelda Link’s Awakening (9/20)
Contra Rogue Corps (9/24)
Dragon Quest XI S (9/27)
November
Pokémon Sword/Shield (11/15)
DOOM Eternal (11/22)
TBA 2019
Darksiders Genesis
Pillars of Eternity 2
Luigi’s Mansion 3
Town
Sniper Elite III
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Complete Edition
Samurai Showdown
Final Fantasy VIII Remastered
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles
Panzer Dragoon Remake
Alien Isolation
Resident Evil 5
Resident Evil 6
2020-TBA
Gods and Monsters (2/25)
Animal Crossing New Horizons (3/20)
No More Heroes 3
Rune Factory 5
Trial of Mana Remake
Hollow Knight Silksong
The Sinking City

Mario Maker 2
Luigis mansion3
Links awakening
Pikmin 4

Maybe
Mario & sonic

I just wish I had more time to play

@JaxonH That is still like almost the whole list. lol

Did I mention Metroid prime trilogy? 😋

I predict Pikmin 3 will be the December game and Prime Trilogy comes in 2021.

@NintendoByNature sigh So, Half-Genie Hero is probably more "linear," but in the wrong ways. The levels are designed like more traditional levels in a side-scroller, but, for whatever reason, the game still requires backtracking to unlock new paths, which is a pain with levels that clearly weren't designed with exploration in mind.

Pirate's Curse is still a "linear" game in the sense that you explore a sequence of stages that progressively open up throughout the game. The environments are vastly more fun to explore, though, and are designed with more of a respect for player agency. There's still backtracking, but it feels more natural here. Additionally, the music, gameplay, writing, characters, challenge, etc. are all fantastic in this game, whereas I felt many of these elements were sort of anemic in Half-Genie Hero.

Pirate's Curse is a fun game. A bit like a 2D Zelda game in the sense that you use abilities to access new environments and have to complete small quests to progress. Unless you're totally unwilling to engage with anything that's not purely linear in design, I think you'll really dig it.

I don't usually push my opinions on stuff too hard, but Pirate's Curse is SUCH a better game than Half-Genie Hero. We're talking best game in the series vs. worst game in the series.

@Ryu_Niiyama Witcher 3 was dated for November? I didn't recall seeing an actual release date.

I wish I had the time to play that many games. As it stands, I'm going to struggle to complete the handful of releases I mentioned earlier. There needs to be more hours in a day.

I'm just grateful that there isn't as big of a gap in Japanese releases this time. My import lists used to be huge.

@Ralizah sounds good. Thanks for the info. I really dislike back tracking in games unless it's seamless and not a total waste of time. Maybe I'll snag pirates curse. Appreciate the feedback as usual.

I found it funny when I noticed Pirates Curse is actually more expensive than 1/2 Genie Hero, even without the discounts.

@Morpheel You're paying for the quality.

More realistically, it makes sense given that the base version of Half-Genie Hero doesn't include the DLC (I believe; I kickstarted it, so I got access to the DLC regardless). And there's a LOT of DLC content in the game.

@NintendoByNature I will mention that most of Half-Genie Hero's DLC modes don't include backtracking, and play like linear, arcade-style games. Just something to keep in mind.

Hah, I'd expect them to value the base adventure just as much if not more than their previous game (which was also a single campaign). Pricing it lower because it has dlc is kinda like admitting the DLC should be considered part of the main game.

I personally really like Pirate's Curse. 1/2 I found a bit... Annoying? I reached a part with a forced "go up quickly or die" section and then lost interest.