Topic: The Nintendo Switch Thread

And once again GameStop messes up a release day shipping...no borderlands for me yet. . Got xcom and xenoblade as expected thankfully. although, I was looking online and noticed that borderlands 2 even with the dlc is only max 15gb...so what is the 54gb for

@Ralizah whats funny about my writing 😋
But thanks! Im getting the last one soon.

@AndyD Combination of all 3 games (Borderlands, Borderlands 2, Borderlands Pre-Sequel).

@Grumblevolcano supposedly and I could be wrong on the box it says 1 is on the cartridge....

Does it also say on the box that the download is required? I thought it did, so what are we supposed to do about the arrangements?

@AndyD @BruceCM @Grumblevolcano

BL1 should be on the cartridge, but you'll be prompted for a 7GB to 8GB day-one patch for all the BL1 DLC content.

So, it doesn't insist on downloading the collection, at least? If it's just one of the games you want, they're available individually on the eShop.....

Ah yeah the dlc. Well, I gotta wait for my physical anyways. Showing not even shipped yet. But it was a delivery pay of release day. 🙄 they might as well just emailed codes.

Well, my launch day Switch might have died. Tried charging it up for several hours and nothing. Surprised the battery died before the left Joy Con began to drift.

@FragRed Sometimes holding the power button for like a minute or so and then pressing the power button a bit later fixes that problem. I had it happen a few times over the past 3 years and fixed it that way.

@FragRed
Ah darn, rest in peace launch Switch. Mine is still trucking, screen chipped at the edges, Joycon chipped all around, left Joycon drift on the third Thursday of every month. I've dropped that thing on my back patio so many times, straight onto brick. Still goin, though.

@rallydefault Holy crap.... your machine is indescribable! I dare ask how much rough and tumble your previous handhelds went through!

@Grumblevolcano I’ll give that a go. Though how did you come by such a test? It’s kinda sounds like there’s a fault with the connection between the switch and the battery.

@FragRed try charging it directly on to the tablet (undocked). Press and hold the power and volume buttons altogether for 10 seconds. Hope that works out for you

Alright everyone. Havent played bioshock before. Will probably only grab 1, but which should i play or which is regarded as the best in the series?

@FragRed It was just something I tried and it worked, came up with the idea from issues I had with 3DS. I had to send my 3DS in for repair one time because it was stuck in sleep mode so I thought maybe the Switch was stuck in sleep mode given it automatically goes into sleep mode on the startup screen.

My physical Xenoblade Chronicles pre-order has, unfortunately, been delayed to June 1st (Monday). Best Buy's handoff to UPS (United Parcel Service; I've known it to be confused with the US Postal Service, which isn't the same thing) did not go well. The game is currently in limbo somewhere in Oklahoma. GrumpGrump Guess I'll be playing more of Yo-Kai Watch 2 in the meantime.

I'd be interested in learning the answer to this question as well.

@FragRed
Yea, trust me, I'm surprised it's still working. One of the drops I thought for sure it was completely broken. I was playing Banner Saga, I think, and just completely dropped it onto my brick patio from a good 5+ feet up. The Switch itself turned off and both Joycon popped off their tracks.

Just hit the power button and it turned right back on lol But it looks pretty rough haha

So, I haven’t played too much of the games, but I can tell you all 3 are worth getting. That being said, Bioshock 1 and Bioshock Infinite are typically regarded as the best, toss up as to which is better, with Bioshock 2 being great but “just more of Bioshock 1”. Which isn’t a bad thing, mind you. It is, notably, the one entry not made by Ken Levine, though.

The first is impressive. I’m playing now, and it’s truly remarkable. All about a city under water. Whereas the third is all about a city in the sky. The second, though, is a continuation of Rapture, the city under water from the first game. So while it very well may be just as good as the first, it didn’t have the same impact. Or at least, so I’ve been told.

The games have very, very good story and premise. That’s one of the key draws to the trilogy. What’s nice about the collection is you can find these golden film reels that unlock developer commentary, which you can choose to view immediately or later in the menu. The first one I found unlocked a 10 minute interview by Geoff Keighly with Ken Levine and the Director. A very robust interview in high quality, HD format. It’s just such a great collection with so much quality, for a trilogy of games that are already widely regarded as some of the best of all time (96 MC score for the first game, I believe?). It’s like, Metroid Prime status for non-Nintendo gamers (except third parties actually remaster and released their games for fans to play... eh ehm... Metroid Prime Trilogy cough cough).

@Tyranexx that stinks sorry to hear. My copy will arrive Tuesday, which is why I just caved and bought Bio1. Ill let you know, although @JaxonH just filled us both in.

@NintendoByNature I started Yo-Kai Watch 2 after clearing my plate of the other games I had going over the past week. It was meant to be my "break game" between longer bouts of Xenoblade, but it seems like it'll be my main game until XC arrives. I'm having fun with it - I prefer Pokemon and Digimon as far as monster RPGs go, but I do have a soft spot for the franchise - but it isn't top-tier either.

Looking forward to your impressions on the first BioShock.

@JaxonH Thanks for the response! The story and lore are what will pull me in the most, I think. Funny that you compare them to the Metroid Prime Trilogy as I have played all those games. I regard the Prime games in a similar way as the impressions of the BioShock series; the first and third games are by far my favorites. While the second game is also decent, I didn't like Echoes quite as much as the other two. I do think playing as a Big Daddy will be interesting, however.