Topic: The Nintendo Switch Thread

Well I traded in my og switch for the v2. Barely spent anything with all the gs credit I had. Anxious to see how the battery actually is later tonight

@NintendoByNature
Test with Battery life drainer games such as BOTW / DQB2 / Yonder the Cloud Catcher Chronicles and measure how many % depleted in first 5 minutes.

@Anti-Matter i will for sure. Botw I used to get about 2 hours, maybe 2.5 max.

I would trade better battery life for a screen that was bright enough for clear outdoor use.

@NintendoByNature glad you put all that extra credit to good use

I picked up a "new" regular switch when it was released and the difference in battery life is definitely noticeable. I'm sure you'll love it, congrats!

@gcunit
Isn't the screen also a bit improved on the new version?

@rallydefault

@gcunit
Psst, check my another drawings on Chit Chat thread. 😀

@redd214 no lie, it was thanks to you!

Darksiders Genesis

Apparently it’s a prequel (hence the name Genesis) to the first game in the series.

It’s also still a Darksiders game. As in, it’s not a Diablo style game just because it has an isometric view. The devs say the three pillars of Darksiders has always been combat, puzzle solving and exploration, and that’s exactly what you’ll get with Genesis. It’s not a hack and slash dungeon crawler.

They also modified the game’s puzzles to be different for co-op, so that you have single player puzzles when by yourself, and puzzles only two people can solve when playing together. There is also a synergy meter that builds up in co-op, allowing you to pull off a really cool special move you can’t do in single player.

There’s even open areas between dungeons where Death can summon his horse, or Strife his new horse, like in Darksiders 2.

Basically, it’s the Darksiders game of my dreams. Still 100% Darksiders, all 4 horsemen playable and co-op with puzzles changing based on number of players.

That’s... incredible. My interest in the game was already there, but now the mega-hype is setting in.

I'm interested, and I had always wanted them to make this game when I realized that each game had you play as one of FOUR different characters (which might've been before I ever played one of them, so that says a lot).

I booted up the Dragon Quest XI demo for the first time last night. The intro credit sequence alone was enough to make me wanna instabuy.

Maybe not instabuy because too many games, we’ll see, but a definite buy sooner or later. The art is super attractive, music great; looks like a fun and relaxing game.

@gcunit @Spanjard I've put a few hours in the demo. So far it's great, definitely buying day 1. I love the art style and the interfaces.

@JaxonH amazing I Need this so freaking much

@gcunit
It's a great game with a nice older feel to it. I was looking for this kind of feel in games like I Am Setsuna, but the polish wasn't there. Dragon Quest has the polish. Definitely buying.

Question: as I haven't fired up the demo yet.. can you switch be graphics with a single button or are there certain areas in the game where you can switch the graphics?

@NintendoByNature You're restricted to just the 3D mode in the demo.

@DarkRula gotcha thanks. Id say that's disappointing, but they're also giving us a 10 hour demo, so... cant really complain

@NintendoByNature To change the graphics, you'll have to go to the church, and doing that will also roll your story back to the latest one you did instead of your current progress iirc.

@linq the Switch version pretty much incorporate all of the 3DS' 2D version + PS4 3D version into it (so mini 3D model is the only thing 3DS' version has an advantage on) and added various QoL update + some stories as well iirc. Stuff like forging anywhere, ultra fast battle, etc.