Topic: The Nintendo Switch Thread

@Ralizah
That explains why the backgrounds look so poor. I didn’t know it was a Saturn game.

I like it so far. The little ghost mascot and Spookies van... kinda charming. I take it no QoL changes in terms of difficulty or saving though? I remember you saying it was really hard.

Gosh dang, permanently spotted my New 3DS screen trying some plastic polish. Now I have to send it out for a replacement to some 3rd party company. And the spare black one had a glass screen protector but I noticed a speck of dust... took it off, tried the extra, didn’t stick the landing. Now I gotta order more. Ugh. Can’t wait to get these fixed and glassed up so I can pocket them without worry. I love the smaller N3DS a lot more than the XL. Games look better, is more portable, just gotta get this addressed. I HATE applying glass. Took me forever to do two Switches and a Lite perfectly. Thought I was home free until next generation... ha! 3DS back with a vengeance. Got some small, round clear rubber nubs and stuck them on corners of inside lid. They stick out father than the normal bumps... it appears the screen shouldn’t touch now unless it was sat upon. Hopefully that’ll work for now.

What about Persona Q, Persona Q2, Devil Survivor 1/2, and Soul Hackers? Which would you recommend? Or, throw in Radiant Historia, Ever Oasis, Tales of the Abyss, or Dragon III CODE VDF? Which games would you prioritize first?

Honestly with my backlog I'm good for quite a while. The only new game coming up this year that interests me really is Lego Star Wars at the end of October.

Right now I'm replaying Ace Attorney Trilogy. After I finish that I plan to go back and finish Shantae and the Pirate's Curse, and after that I'll probably play through either Call of Juarez, Hellblade, or Bayonetta 1+2.

@JaxonH Yeah, it's a rough looking game, lol. They improved it on 3DS with a better UI, new animations, new demons, faster loading, voice acting, better framerate when you're moving around its 3D environments, etc. But there's only so much you can do with a game that old without remaking it entirely, and it probably looks 95% the same as its original Saturn release.

The 3DS port has an easy mode, I believe, which is a new addition. Although it doesn't need it: Soul Hackers is about as gentle as classic SMT gets. Still a good deal more challenging than a modern Persona game, of course, but it won't go out of its way to kick your teeth in.

If you own it, the best game for you to start with SMT-wise is SMT IV: Apocalypse. It's an actually pretty easy SMT game (I played on the game's hard mode and barely struggled with it beyond certain boss rush segments) with fun character interactions and QoL improvements that make it the most polished entry in the series to date. Oh, and unlike SMT IV, the game starts out fairly approachable and ratchets up the difficulty gradually. It's a kinda-sorta sequel to IV, but it explains its lore and whatnot in-game, so there's no reason to not jump in with that entry, honestly.

EDIT: If I said any game was hard, it was probably Devil Survivor Overclocked. The game itself presents a stiff challenge the entire time, and it's easy to stumble your way into an ending path that is stupidly difficult.

@Ralizah
I fired up SMT4 before I read your post. I’ll see how it goes. But if it gets rough I may give Apocalypse a try or start up Soul Hackers which I just got a save file going in. Man, 3DS is loaded with good RPGs. Makes me super hyped for the quadruple slammo of SMT3, SMT5, Ys IX and Trails 4 next year. Come. On. WITH IT already.

@Tyranexx yea im right there with ya. My big problem is constantly looking at sales which gets me to bite on things id normally hold off on.

But im really trying to wait a few months before my next purchase, barring any big release we dont know of.

@JaxonH Can I give you an early game tip that might save you some frustration with the first boss? If so, click the spoiler tag.

Ah, yeah, you were wondering which of those to play first before, @Tyranexx .... I would play IV & VI before X/X2, though If you let me know when you're starting either of those, I could play at the same time

@JaxonH

SMT4 is probably the easiest entry in the series. It's a good primer for what to expect from III HD and V.

Nintendo just did a Paper Mario type reveal for Pikmin 3, launching October 30th!

3D World is likely the big November game then.

This suggests those Mario collection rumours may not be true if this is the next game coming from Nintendo.

Good bye pikmin 4.

I'll grab this since I never tried out any in the series. Thats far enough out where I can finish alot of the games on my list

@1UP_MARIO

Switch 2 or bust.

This announcement makes me think Bravely Default II for September as part of an August Partner Showcase is even more likely.

Never could get into Pikmin 3. The Bingo mode was fun but I prolly won’t be picking it up again.

So now that leaves 3D World and XC X as the last couple Wii U exclusives left that are worth porting to the Switch? Sorry, Star Fox Zero.

@Magician Though not exclusive, I think both Wind Waker HD and Twilight Princess HD will be ported to the Switch at some point. Easy money.

@FragRed I could take or leave Twilight Princess, but I think Windwaker HDs bright colours and artstyle would look amazing on the Switch screen.

@FragRed At that point you can own Twilight Princess on four consecutive consoles. Great.

@Cotillion Agree, never could get into Twilight Princess so it wouldn’t bother me, but I do want Wind Waker HD. That game looked amazing with the new lighting they implemented.

@Octane That’s true but you know it’ll sell well enough for Nintendo and will be an easy port for any future gaps in releases. I don’t think we should expect normal service to resume any time soon from Nintendo.