Topic: The Nintendo Switch Thread

Oh my gosh, Divinity Original Sin 2? Switch was already competing for best RPG library on a portable of all time. But at this point I feel like it’s just beating a dead horse to a pulp. Stop... stop Switch, it’s already dead!

Can we like, nominate this month for the hall of fame now?

Astral Chain (8/30)
Bulletstorm (8/30)
Final Fantasy VIII Remastered (9/3)
Spyro Trilogy (9/3)
RPG Maker MV (9/3)
Torchlight 2 (9/3)
Super Kirby Clash (9/4)
Divinity Original Sin II (9/4)
SNES Classics (Nintendo Online) (9/5)
NBA 2K18 (9/6)
The Sinking City (9/12)
Daemon X Machina (9/13)
AI Somnium Files (9/17)
LEGO Jurassic World (9/17)
Puzzle Quest (9/19)
GRID Autosport (9/19)
Devil May Cry 2 (9/19)
Nintendo Switch Lite (9/20)
Ni No Kuni (9/20)
Zelda Link’s Awakening (9/20)
Assassins Creed Rebel Collection (9/24)
Star Wars Jedi Knight 2 (9/24)
Baldur’s Gate (9/24)
Baldur’s Gate 2 (9/24)
Planescape Torment (9/24)
Icewind Dale (9/24)
Contra Rogue Corps (9/24)
FIFA 20 (9/24)
Gunvolt Chronicles: Luminous Avengers iX (9/26)
Darksiders II (9/26)
Ori & The Blind Forest (9/27)
Dragon Quest XI S (9/27)
Sniper Elite III (10/1)
Yu-No (10/1)

@Ralizah
Xenoblade 3D was cool at the time, because it was one of the biggest and most grand RPG‘s to ever release on a handheld. It took a major hit, but it was totally playable and the essence of the game was still intact. I appreciated it for what it was.

That said.

Screw that 3DS version, we’re getting a Switch Remake!!!

Sans is still killing me. I can't.

But uh, yeah, I rewatched the Xenoblade Chronicles trailer since my stream was at like, 240p at that point, and it's clearly a significant improvement, so I'm actually on board now. Where's the confirmation of new content though?

Someone at Nintendo loves Undertale. lol

A lot of stuff we already knew, or guessed, but I'm excited for Xenoblade Chronicles Definitive Edition, and Tokyo Mirage Sessions if they uncensor it.

Oh yeah. Toby Fox doing the music for Town. That's... weird. Not a bad choice, though. Undertale's music was quite catchy.

@JaxonH Honestly, it didn't look much worse on 3DS when compared to a big HDTV. It's ugly either way. And I didn't care for the character designs. Glad this is a full on remake.

After a rough work day, I’m going to pretend Nintendo pulled that Oprah Direct just for me. So many nice things.

SNES at no additional cost. That's a woof right there.

Awesome Direct. My wallet.

Yes. They nailed it with the SNES.

Expected $29.99/yr pricing tier
But We Got no extra charge

Expected a drip feed over the next 12 months
But We Got 20 games all at once

Expected At least one of the big three to be MIA
But We Got Super Metroid, Zelda Link to the Past and Super Mario World

Expected $100 controller set that attached to the system
But We Got a 29.99 option with USB-C, and no funky sliding rails

The Switch Online Service just got interesting. Dare I even say... worth the cost. Finally. Missing features we want still? Oh of course. But for 19.99/yr getting a slew of NES and SNES, cloud saves, vouchers, Tetris... ya. I’ll say it. Nintendo Switch Online is officially worth the price (even if it could still improve)

@JaxonH Vouchers are MIA in the U.S. now, and they don't get points on cloud saves until they cover games like Animal Crossing and Splatoon 2 that would most benefit from it.

But, yes, the SNES announcement was ideal.

And I got attacked in a nintendo discord server for voicing my opinion.

I gotta tell you, directs sure bring out the bad in the Nintendo community.

Xenoblade Chronicles Definitive is an HD port, not a remake.

@JaxonH To be honest the real issue that I (and lots others) hane with NSO is that cloud saves don't work for some games for a bizzare reason. In psn cloud saves work with online focused games. SNES is good but it seems that SEGA, Konami, Disney (and Capcom to an extend) and others prefer to sell their games themselves in all platforms and not putting them for "free" on NSO.

As for Tokyo Mirage Sessions it is 50 pounds on the UK store... I was a fool for expecting something cheaper.

@Magician I wouldn't be so sure:

This is no remaster.

@Ralizah
I’m not scoring points, I’m just looking at it in terms of value for what I get in exchange.

I get cloud saves in exchange for my money... that’s value to me. Yes it sucks that some games are missing and it’s something they should definitely address (you know as well as anyone I’ve been griping about that from day one, and still do to this day) but it doesn’t change the fact that I’m getting something in return for my money that’s valuable to me. When 300 out of 305 games I own are backed up automatically, that’s value to me. It’s not about scoring points or keeping a tally. It’s just about being a consumer, and cloud saves give me something in exchange for my money that I really, really value. Combined with these new SNES games, on top of everything else... I have come to the conclusion that I feel I am getting $20 worth of value and then some.

Even if the vouchers are expired, I got a lot of value from them. In fact, now that I think about it, I saved about $240 through the voucher program. So from my perspective it doesn’t really matter if they’re expired, Ive already squeezed the juice.

@belmont
I get the complaints. You don’t have to explain it to me. Most of those complaints are my exact same complaints as well. But at the end of the day, The two are not mutually exclusive. I can have complaints while simultaneously feeling the service has finally reached a point where I’m getting my moneys worth

Solid Direct. Divinity Original Sin II shadow dropping with cloud cross saves with Steam is an absolute megaton. Jedi Knight II was completely out of left field, and yes I'm getting it day one.

Xenoblade Definitive Edition was a hype announcement. That game absolutely deserves the HD treatment.

Sakurai legit telling us that if we want to play Banjo's original games, to play it on Xbox was funny as hell.

Sans in Smash actually happened lol. Memed it into existence, even though it's a mii costume.

Biggest announcement for me: Additional DLC fighters past the Fighters Pass!!! Sakurai will never rest though.

The best term would be remaster. "Remake" is the term you use for games like Links Awakening and Resident Evil 2 this year. Or for a more classic example, Pokemon HG/SS. They are games that borrow the ideas and designs from the original, but rebuild and rethink everything else from scratch for a modern audience.

A remaster is the term you use for content that has gone through an active process of cleaning up and improving visuals. Dark Souls Remastered, Links Awakening DX, and Wind Waker HD are good examples of this. For a non-gaming example, Batman: TAS and Batman Begins were recently remastered

An HD port only has it's visuals improve through the HD conversion process. There might be content added or gameplay improved, but visually, the game had very little changed.

A remake implies drastic changes. Resident Evil 2 earlier this year had a new camera perspective, new tyrant mechanics, new inventory items, etc. Final Fantasy VII next year has a new combat system and a visual overhaul. Those are proper remakes.

However, Xenoblade Chronicles is going from 240p to 720p, with a texture touch-up.

That's an HD port, not...a...remake.

The Direct was quite disappointing in my opinion.
Still No sign about The Sims 4 & Dance Dance Revolution for Nintendo Switch. 😑
Only several games such as Pokemon Sword / Shield, Animal Crossing New Horizons, Little Town Heroes were interesting for me.

I'll be honest, Nintendo didn't need to announce anything until next year and yet announced some of the craziest stuff between the new info of their upcoming games.

"I think this Nintendo direct will have Stunt Race FX as part of the SNES games, a sequel to Deadly Premonition, a remake of Xenoblade Chronicles, and Toby Fox will be involved with 2 separate first party Nintendo titles" - no one's prediction in a million years