Topic: The Nintendo Switch Thread

I'm going to call around and see if any stores sell the revised Switch yet.

Well I called around. 1 Gamestop said the revised Switch will be here (South FL) as early as next week. The others had no idea when.

Poor UK has to wait till September, I think I read

@WebHead I can't wait to see if there are any changes to the performance of Xenoblade 2. I'm obviously not expecting anywhere near 720p, but if this new Switch can reduce the really horrible resolution dips in certain parts of the game, it'll be a MUCH nicer experience when undocked. That, combined with the higher pixel density of the Switch Lite, could actually contribute to the game looking decent on that device!

Here's hoping.

Dreamcast Guy could just be experiencing placebo. He says the resolution in DOOM was 10% better yet offered no analysis or testing to back that up. He claimed the joycons weighed differently yet didn’t bother to put them on a scale.

People often see what they want to see. DOOM was patched well after launch, and it’s possible he’s seeing the improved affects of the patch he had never yet observed. And the joycon weight... eh. I’m not buying it. Fixing the analog joystick wouldn’t change the weight. I think he’s imagining things and even if he’s not it’s probably just due to a different plastic.

That’s not to say there can’t be minor improvements. I just see no evidence for it as of yet.

@JaxonH Wouldn't surprise me. I remember when that one patch came out, and people made so much noise about it drastically improving the game's performance that DF actually did a second video on the Switch port just to review that patch... annnnnnnd while there were minor improvements, it didn't actually affect much. Humans are very suggestible. I do have to wonder how much "compromised" Switch ports people would even notice performance issues in if the internet didn't have a collective freak out about them.

For my part, I notice severe framerate and resolution drops, but less severe ones don't really register with me. I remember the drops in Korok Forest in launch BotW, for example, but didn't even know there were drops around the starting area until videos started talking about them. Even Korok Forest's drops weren't bad enough to put a sour taste in my mouth, though (unlike the severe and lasting drops in certain sections of Ys VIII that were added in the original PS4 port).

I don't hate Dreamcast Guy, but I'm waiting for a better review of this revision.

I just wanted to call around to get a timetable just in case it was worth getting. It might still be. I need more information.

I don't like his outro on each vid 'I promise whatever my next video is it'll try not to suck'

Have some self confidence dude!

Dream cast guy is awesome but indeed he could use some confidence

Having seen what folk say about the poor guy on Twitter, jesus I cant blame him for feeling down sometimes. I havent got a bad thing to say about him myself, he's great fun to talk to.

The only time I've ever noticed resolution dips is in the Switch port of Rocket League. Or at least when it first launched anyways.

Seems like a re-upload of Marvelous' video tweets.

I've been following this game over at ushi no tane, and overall I really like how it looks. Although the music is a bit too synth for my tastes, I was expecting a more natural sounding soundtrack for the remake.

I'm playing the Bayonetta series for the first time. I'm really enjoying it so far.

Bayonetta 2 is one of the greatest action games of all time, though I’m confident Astral Chain will surpass it. Bayonetta 3, I’m sure will also surpass it. And those two upcoming titles will surely be 2 of the best, if not the best, action games ever released.

Switch really packs a punch with its library. There are a number of games it’s not able to get, some of which are masterpieces, which is regrettable they are not on the system. But, Switch manages to have a few games of every genre that are among the very best of that genre on offer.

Be it strategy (Fire Emblem Three Houses, Mario Rabbids, Civilization VI and Valkyria Chronicles 1/4), cart racers (Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Team Sonic Racing and Crash Team Racing), adventure games (Zelda Breath of the Wild, Skyrim, Darksiders), competitive online shooters (Splatoon 2), FPS (DOOM, DOOM Eternal, Wolfenstein 2), JRPGs (Xenoblade Chronicles 2, Octopath Traveler, The World Ends With You, YS VIII, Final Fantasy VIII Remastered, Final Fantasy X and Final Fantasy XII, Dragon Quest XI S, Ni No Kuni), 2D platformer (DKC Tropical Freeze, New Super Mario Bros U, Rayman Legends), 3D platformer (Super Mario 3D World), create/build genre (Mario Maker 2, Dragon Quest Builders 1/2, Minecraft), puzzle genre (Captain Toad, Unravel two), mosou (Fire Emblem Warriors, Hyrule Warriors, Persona 5 Scramble), action (Bayonetta 1/2/3, Astral Chain), Online co-op (Diablo 3, Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3), hunter genre (Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate, God Eater 3), fighters (Smash, DB Fighter Z, Mortal Kombat XI, Samurai Showdown, Ultra Street Fighter II), catch em all’s (Pokemon Let’s Go and Sword Shield, Digimon Cyber Sleuth and Survive), horror (Resident Evil 0/1/4/5/6 and Revelations 1/2), technical obstacle based games (Trials Rising), metroidvania (Metroid Prime 4, Hollow Knight and Silksong), Soulsborne (Dark Souls Remastered), mystery dungeon (Chocobo’s Mystery Dungeon), schmups (Raiden V, Sine Mora), and all manner of other, harder to classify games.

So while it doesn’t get every game as a result of being portable, as well as having a different fanbase with unique preferences, it seems to at least get a couple great games in every genre, so that there’s always something for everyone. But JRPGs... man. So many good JRPGs.

@JaxonH I just want to say. I really respect your passion and how you express your thoughts.

@Lilseb93
Thanks! 😁

Lots of great games to be excited for. Plus, Fire Emblem has really put me in a delightful mood. Games this good don’t come around often, and every day I play it I can’t help but smile. Though lately it does seem like one great game is releasing after another. Dragon Quest Builders 2, for example. Excellent game. I wouldn’t put it on par with FE, but it’s excellent nonetheless. And Astral Chain is coming up, as well as Dragon Quest XI S. And Luigi’s Mansion 3, and Zelda Link’s Awakening. And Pokémon, and The Witcher 3, and Ni No Kuni... ya, there’s a lot of great games releasing one after another.

@JaxonH Last I heard, the main missing genres were arcade racers and simulation racers, though I haven't followed if any of the recent releases are actually really good.

Also yes, the Bayonetta series is wonderful. Now if only we could get the Viewtiful Joe trilogy and Wonderful 101 on the Switch to join them, we'd have basically all the greatest Clover/Platinum hits. (Except MadWorld but... honestly I still haven't played that one to be sure how good it is.)

@link3710
Ya there’s a few missing genres, but I’m sure those will fill out over time. I’d say Horizon Chase Turbo is, despite being an indie, one of the more fun arcade racers I’ve played in some time. GRID Autosport is coming too, and while it may not be the best of its genre, at least it looks competent with a high resolution (which honestly, we’ve seen a ton of racers, they’ve just all been rather shoddy ports). Also, some genres I think don’t fit the Switch well. Fortite/Paladins seem to have found a following though, so what do I know. Even MMOs have found a footing on Switch. Not nearly as large as other platforms but, a footing nonetheless. And it’s important to have a few games in those genres.