Topic: The Nintendo Switch Thread

@scubydo @NintendoByNature Fortunately, I spent nothing in the eshop in December, which means I don't feel too bad about just getting rinsed by the US sale...

Although I'd previously bought from the US & Mexican eshops, it had stopped working for me, so finding out I can buy again from there has given me a spurt of excitement at the wrong time.

I've come away from it this evening having bought:

Katana Zero
Unravel Two
Earthlock
Layers of Fear
The World to the West
Minit
Mulaka
LEGO City Undercover
Pikuniku
Stick it to the Man

And that was me being restrained and not buying a few others on the shortlist.

Also bought Lightfall, Fe and Snowboarding: The Next Phase a coupla days ago.

And now's as good a time as any to disclose that I also bought physical Mario & Sonic Tokyo 2020 and Planescape Torment/Icewind Dale yesterday thanks to a 20% off eBay code...

Anyone else sick and tired of eshop errors though when scrolling through the sales page? Takes ages to work through it all.

Another plug for Ori and the Blind Forest if you're any kind of action platforming fan. I think it's like 30% off. If you played Hollow Knight and enjoyed it even a bit, you'll like Ori. Definitely not as long as Hollow Knight and my main complain is the jump of the character is slightly floaty, but the environments are beautiful, the moves you learn are interesting, and it's actually challenging!

@gcunit I've been eyeing katana myself, and grabbed unravel 2 in the Christmas sale but haven't played it yet. Since thanksgiving ive lost track of what i grabbed. But i can tell some of the big ones..

• re5
  darksiders 2
• stick of truth
• ac3 and rebel collection
• TW3
  axiom verge
• Bastion
• fractured but whole as a gift from the wife

I know I'm missing some. Grabbed sword mid November too. Not to mention all the wii u vc games I've been grabbing. I have a probem lol. Let me know how katana turns out for you

Retro fans: Sydney and the curse of the Mayan is only 5 bucks. Good little time, I played it back on release. 6-8 hours or so.

Is Unravel 2 worth it if I probably will be playing it solo?

@Xyphon22 I've only played 5 minutes but I would say 'definitely' from what I've seen and the price it's available for. The characters have an instant, simple charm to them, and swinging from lassoed yarn is a delight.

I'm gonna have to adjust to all these sales on the Switch. Having been primarily on Nintendo consoles for years, I'm not used to eShop discounts rolling around very often.

This is gonna be hard on my willpower and wallet. XD

@link3710 Yeah between those three games and the various 3rd party releases I'd argue this is a better Q1 than 2018 and 2019 were. 2017 still wins because of BotW even though it only had March haha

Edit: Here's a look at the quarter as a whole:

January: Atelier Dusk Trilogy, Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE Encore, Puzzle & Dragons Gold, Kentucky Route Zero, Stranger's Wrath HD, Aviary Attorney
February: Dark Crystal Tactics, Darksiders Genesis, Snack World, Warriors Orochi 4 Ultimate, Mega Man Zero/ZX Legacy Collection, Devil May Cry 3, Samurai Shodown
March: Pokemon Mystery Dungeon, Langrisser I & II, Animal Crossing New Horizons, Doom 64, One Piece Pirate Warriors 4
Q1: The Outer Worlds, Rune Factory 4 Special, Star Wars Jedi Academy

And yet another plug for Ori just because... the game is awesome.

@Xyphon22
Absolutely. Unravel two is a masterpiece of a game I value almost as much as Ori. I played the entire game solo until the last two chapters when my brother stopped by and finished the game with me in co-op. The game is 100% designed for single player, while also being designed 100% for co-op. That’s part of its brilliance. It’s one of the better games I’ve played this generation as a single player game, and even moreso as a co-op game.

I was singing praises of Unravel two when it dropped and nobody was paying attention. I’m still singing its praises today. Thankfully more people are discovering the game now.

Ori, Unravel two, Trials Rising... these are the unsung heroes of 2019.

I just took a look at the new years sale.

Send help.

@gcunit @JaxonH welp, I guess I’ll bite on Unravel 2, then. Loved the first, glad it’s still good for single player. Thanks yall

I picked up Forager. It's not the biggest discount compared to some others, but I've been eyeing it since it came out. Really happy with it so far! Very addicting, and it looks like there's going to be plenty of updates in the future.

I also finally picked up Celeste which I'm really excited to try out.

Why must it irritate me that unravel 2's picture doesnt say 'Unravel 2' on it? Rhetorical question.

@Tangerine They're just trying to save you the pain of being reminded that Unravel (1) isn't available for Switch.

I'm taking a long, hard look at double dipping for Hand of Fate 2. The developer, DefiantDevelopment, closed their doors last year. So I'd like to throw some appreciation their way. The Hand of Fate series are tabletop rpg games combined with Batman Arkham combat.

I'm in the same boat, my friend. Pretty sure I'll cave for both GRIS and Donut County. At least both are relatively short.

The hot news of the day is that Konami is attempting their spin on the battle monster genre. The project's name, Solomon Program, has been announced for Switch. Like Pokemon or Digimon, Solomon Program will pull inspiration from monsters within Konami's various IP. It could be interesting, but after Contra: Rogue Corps I doubt gamers will be eager to support this.

Need a Direct...

Metroid and Pikmin have been held hostage far too long.

@JaxonH yep, i need one in my life. So close to just grabbing prime trilogy on Wii u

@NintendoByNature Like to see that too. 6 months ago I was at a 70% probability. Now I’m more like a 40%. Nintendo is known for closely guarding their games until they feel like releasing them. For all we know the HD remasters could have been done for a year and they just been putting it away, waiting for 2020. 2019 was jam packed after all.

I guess I’m fine with it either way, just sucks to see all that smoke and no fire.

every year without Metroid Prime Trilogy is a sad year