Topic: The Nintendo Switch Thread

@thiz
workout session

Another misunderstanding. There is no workout session. Gyro does not involve standing up, moving your arms, flailing about, etc. In fact, using Gyro is so still you would never even know someone was using it. Take all the preconceived notions of Wii waggle you have and throw them out the window. That's not what gyro is. Gyro is incredibly slight tilts of the controller when dialing in aim. Your thumb will do more moving than anything else. Gyro is small, slight bending of the wrist.

Most of the common objections ppl have against gyro are misinformed opinions based on gimmick motion gestures from the Wii era. Motion gestures and gyro aren't the same thing.

@Ralizah
That may be, that ppl just see analogs as "good enough", but I still think it's an information deficit, as showcased with the post above about being a "workout session". Most ppl who don't use gyro are misinformed (be it unintentional or willful likely depends on the person). And if they were properly informed, they may still decide analogs are "good enough" but they wouldn't have the silly objections against it. And, I think if more ppl were educated about gyro, they may conclude that despite analogs working "well enough" for them, why settle for "well enough" when you could elevate the experience to world class.

@JaxonH people prolly felt the same way about mouse controls in FPS' 20 years ago. Gyro controls may be objectively superior, but they're also not necessary. That's the dilemma. They add nothing for me personally, but I'm a weirdo who likes tank controls (and I don't really care for FPS'. I worked at a Gamestop during the 360 era. So many FPS' 😵)

Looking at how the GTA Trilogy runs on PS5, in both quality and performance modes...does not bode well.

@Haruki_NLI I dunno. Sometimes, with ports like these, the Switch versions fare well because the developers consciously spent more time optimizing for the weaker hardware.

Playing GTA now, and it looks good and runs well. I'm happy!

@thiz
???

I'm not offended in the slightest, and I said nothing about your "intelligence". Idk what you're talking about. Like, at all.

What "attitude"??? You're imagining things my guy. There was no "attitude". NONE.

I'm just correcting misconceptions, and you are getting bent out of shape over it. You made an incorrect statement and I clarified that is not the case. How do you make the logical leap from there, to... "attitude, intelligence, offended"

@JaxonH I guess it depends on how you view it. I don't see willful ignorance as an "information deficit." They don't care if the information is there. There's not a lack of information. There's a lack of willingness to engage with information that would challenge biases and preconceptions they don't care to interrogate.

But, you know, you'll get someone who is genuinely information deprived every once in a while, and they'll appreciate your candidness. It's that way with any sort of evangelism.

@Ralizah
I think most ppl are resistant to change. I mean let's be honest, we all are. Because we all think we're right. Our beliefs are a construct of opinions we've formed over the years, so by the very definition we think our beliefs are correct, otherwise we wouldn't hold them.

There are some who genuinely don't mind having their beliefs challenged, but most take offense at the notion one of their beliefs could be incorrect or not optimal.

So I do agree a big issue is convincing ppl to challenge their beliefs, and that's not easy. Because ppl will selectively confirm their bias with all kinds of information, be it valid or not. And I'm not saying this in a condescending way- again, we're all susceptible to this. Anyone who says otherwise is being disingenuous.

I still think the more those presuppositions and biases are challenged though, the more likely it is a person will, at some point, decide to reassess. At the very least, misconceptions should be corrected as opposed to letting them run rampant, unchecked and unchallenged.

The "flailing your arms about" thing should have died years ago. But there's just not enough users of gyro speaking up and challenging those claims to counter the spread of such misinformed opinions.

No wonder people are getting on with Gyro aiming if they're flailing their arms about. I'd struggle as well. 😂

Also thanks for the suggestion @alexwolf as I'm from the UK am I best to order direct from them?

@Pizzamorg I think yes, I am in Greece and I ordered the slim model from the binbok site, costed about 52€ with transportation cost included and took about 3 weeks to arrive.

@JaxonH turns green Urp...for what little bit of that I could watch, that was pretty fast...but also proof that my monocular self still can't handle first person view in games with a lot of movement. So glad I have not eaten yet. My head and my stomach hurts. That being said I do like gyro for things that don't make my head explode, like BOTW. Pretty much the reason why I'm in the "I liked the shrines" camp.

It is announced to those who are interested.
Twitch is available now on Nintendo Switch as an app

Huh. Actually got a Twitch app on Switch?

Only took 100m consoles sold. Maybe by the time we hit 150m we'll get Netflix.

Remember those old HD ready TVs? I found a 24 inch one at my Dads and hooked my Switch up to it. The good thing about the Switch being optimised usually for 720p/30 is by linking it to this TV, I get all the benefits of the handheld performance but just on a bigger screen. When I try and hook up my Switch to my 4K 120hz TV at home, I just think it blows up the Switch too much and really exposes the low resolution/low fps parts (like Three Houses for example is practically unplayable docked for me), but BOTW looks as good/runs as well in handheld as it does on this HD ready TV I found. Very nice.

Three Houses is a little rough and pixelated, but that's not even close to being unplayable to me. I can deal with imperfect visuals. As long as the framerate is playable and the resolution isn't consistently sub-720p, a game is playable on the tv.

I also use m-classic which, while minor, does give games an extra little oomph of smoothness and less jaggies. I actually started noticing jaggies more in handheld for FE than on the TV.

So after I captured the Mastodon, BOTW has gone back to feeling pretty aimless again. All three of the remaining DBs are puzzles in themselves in order to how to get to them. One requires you to pass through great expanses of cold, I assume I can do this by just stocking up on loads of elixirs beforehand but it is so ***** tedious. Another requires you to cross around a volcano where you just set on fire and die almost instantly. Again, I assume some sort of elixir is the answer but again it just feels really ***** tedious. Finally, there is some no boys allowed town I have to find someone to sneak me in, but it is all set in a desert so again I am having to stock up and chain elixirs and it is just again, real tedious. Think I’m gonna just call it for a while. SMT V is almost here, it might be a good way to cleanse the palette so I can go back and face the tedium again.

@Pizzamorg Spoiler alert: Link can change clothes. If it's cold he can put on warm clothes; if it's hot he can put on cool/protective clothes. Where does one normally acquire clothes?

I do have a shirt which is apparently supposed to improve my cold resistance, but it doesn’t do anything. I have so far only found two clothes shops in the game and none offer greater amounts of cold resistance/heat resistance. I think three are like just armour sets, one is for sneak. Nothing else discovered yet.

@Pizzamorg
You just gotta play the game. You'll figure it out. I never used an elixir my entire playthrough, except for one time to get far enough up the volcano path I could get some heat armor.

The game is all about figuring out environmental puzzles. There's nothing wrong with elixirs. Plenty of ppl cook meals and elixirs and use them great advantage. Shouldn't be tedious- just eat them and you're good. And there will be times you'll want to do that. Electric enemies and lightning, probably good time to drink an electric elixir. But by no means is that the only way to do something. As was already mentioned, gear provides immunity against environmental effects. That's the key. Sometimes you just have to travel the path a bit and figure out where to obtain it.

Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic is so good.

It looks amazing in native resolution on the OLED Switch. It's got HD rumble, it's widescreen (which I didn't realize but the other versions weren't) and honestly, it looks pretty good in handheld mode. Like, it's an old game- early 2000's, but it looks so much better than that.

GTA San Andreas also looks pretty good in handheld mode. Not as good as KOTOR, but it still looks good. I really appreciate these 6th gen classics being cleaned up and given a modern hybrid release.

It's amazing how good games from 15-20 years ago are compared to modern games. They may not look as pretty, or run as smoothly, and the audio quality might be subpar, but when it comes to fun... they stand shoulder to shoulder with the best of 2021.

Nintendo Switch OLED in stock at Walmart

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Nintendo-Switch-OLED-Model-w-Neon-...