Topic: The Nintendo Switch Thread

Wow, that was fast. Dying Light devs just released an update capping framerate at 30 and increasing resolution in handheld mode, among other things.

It looks impressive.

@Ralizah
I'd like those games too, but don't mistake these for being mobile games. They're not.

A mobile port was created only after the console release, so they are by all accounts console games.

Again, I'd like to see the main series too, but these are quality console designed games and I think they're particularly a great fit for Switch given the MP nature of co-op offered.

This is the first time the series has come to Nintendo platforms, so it's a big win. Believe me, I feel your frustration and completely agree with your assessment of TR and RotTR. But... progress. We're getting there. More and more series are finding their way to Switch.

@link3710 Vicarious Vision didn't make Crash 4. Toys for Bob did. Also, they never made a mainline Spyro title—only the spinoffs like Skylanders. So I don't see Spyro & Crash being killed off so quickly because of this news.

@MsJubilee Wasn't Toys For Bob killed off earlier this year though?

@link3710 No, they were just assigned to co-develop Call of Duty

@HotGoomba lol, same thing then. CoD development is neverending.

@link3710 Yeah developing for CoD is worse than death

After enjoying some Dying Light post-patch, I tried out Voice of Cards and Fatal Frame.

Voice of Cards is so good. It already threw me for a twist at the beginning of the game, which actually takes place immediately after the events preceding in the demo. It’s so unique, fun, and is just a really entertaining handheld game.

Fatal Frame is good too. And it looks incredible on Switch, especially with the OLED screen given the heavy use of blacks in the dark. The gyro is implemented flawlessly. I never thought I’d get to own this game as a handheld version. I love it.

What a time to be a Switch gamer. We’ve got great games falling out of our ears, all of them with the freedom of being console games on the tv, HD handheld games on the OLED, gyro aiming… ahh. I’ll be singing the praises of this system when I’m old and toothless. I just love it 😊

Dusk worth it on the Switch or should I stick with PC?

What's so special about Dusk?
Nintendo advertises it, so I guess there must be something to it?

I dunno really why Dusk seemed to become more known than other boomer shooters, to be honest.

I am at the station in SMT 3 and just genuinely contemplating giving up. This is like everything I have hated about the game, condensed into one utterly infuriating package. Take the already garbage level design of endlessly reused assets, add limited lights and a stupid teleport mechanic and you've got a hair ripping out recipe. What absolute lunatic actually finds this fun??? Even guides can't really help with this, because there are multiple sides to locations that all look identical, so if you follow a guide from the wrong side and get teleported, it becomes so disorientating you just can't recover.

@Pizzamorg
Digital Foundry praised it as one of the finest conversions ever. 60fps, gyro aiming, full res, virtually no compromises.

@Pizzamorg Try getting your head out of the guide and getting your head into the game. Following a guide step-by-step bypasses the necessary cerebral interaction.

SMT 3 is definitely oldschool (level design not presentation as it made a ton of changes to the series at the time) so it isn’t for everyone. It’s ok to take a break and come back with a clear head.

https://www.play-asia.com/farm-together-english/13/70f125

YAAAY...!!! 😃
Farm Together will get physical release (Japan version only with English support) due to 3 Feb 2022.

I did make it through in the end. I don't know how - and I am pretty sure I was supposed to fight four bosses in that subway but only found one of them? Either way, I made it through and hopefully never need to look back.

I think it is a shame, as the core dynamic of building a demon army, who you can tailor to your needs is a satisfying loop and I always enjoy a story which allows you to pick and fight for a specific faction but turning every single location into a gruelling, exhausting, torturous puzzle just constantly grinds my enjoyment down to a complete halt. This is obviously a pacing mechanism to pad out game length, but it only takes away from the overall experience.

This makes it so frustrating, because I just want to enjoy the game but I feel like they stop me from enjoying it at every turn.

lol

I had no idea DF did a vid on this - this looks like an amazing port. Gonna pick it up, this is a great time to be a Switch owner!

@Pizzamorg you will likely enjoy SMTV (or the 3ds games) more. Glad you stuck with it though!

Great news if you're looking at Mario Party Superstars; according to a GameXplain video about online play:
Online connection is great.
If a person leaves, the whole game doesn't end early, a CPU replaces them.
If a person leaves and then wants to return, they can do so and retake the CPU's position.

But for people who have played it, how is the online play for you, out of curiosity?

Yeah, I'm not gonna let this put me off V. And I get that since I am mostly venting frustration here, it seems like I probably hate 3, but that isn't really true. I wouldn't be half as mad if the game just sucked, it is because I am enjoying aspects of the game so much, that it is so frustrating that design choices elsewhere keep tripping me over.

@Pizzamorg Ikebukuro Tunnel, I take it?

If the teleporters are annoying you now, there's a late-game dungeon that'll probably legitimately drive you nuts. Even I hated it, and I'm pretty tolerant of teleporter puzzles.

Since you're pretty far into the game now, I assume you've had more luck recruiting demons?

@JaxonH Switch is really excelling with the retro shooters as of late. I guess I have another game to tack onto my list after Quake.