Topic: The Nintendo Switch Thread

Switch Sports is on a tear. It's gonna be the next Ring Fit Adventure, I think.

Seems these multiplayer focused 1st party titles are super popular. Though I myself prefer them when they also offer more of a single player focus. Kinda sucks Mario Strikers doesn't have that. And frankly neither does Switch Sports. Aside from quick matches against CPU. Which is all I really wanted out of Switch Sports, but Mario Strikers really needed a campaign.

I've spent more time in the Fire Emblem Warriors Three Hopes demo than I have in Mario Strikers and Switch Sports combined. This is my flavor of Nintendo game right here. Not that I dislike the others- they really are super fun. But games like FEW:TH, Xenoblade 3, Monster Hunter Rise Sunbreak, Splatoon 3... those are the ones I'll be putting 100 hrs into each. 500 hrs for Monster Hunter.

As for AAA, most of them just don't interest me, and never really have. There's a certain cookie cutter approach they all seem to share- even when different there's something about them that feels the same. All realism focused with humanoid characters, with similar skill trees, typically with guns and if not, the same type of AC style combat... There are exceptions of course. I have my list of AAA games I adore, but it's really only a small percentage overall.

Maybe it's the fact that, in isolation each would be great, but in the context of the scores of other games sharing so many similarities, they start losing their appeal as individual games. Kinda like Call of Duty or Assassin's Creed. I've never played one I thought was bad. But when there's so many of them, you get tired of the same thing. Take that concept and apply it to the 80% of AAA games that feel homogenized. As long as you only play a few AAA here and there you don't get burnt out. And as someone who is primarily a Switch gamer who only plays AAA when and if they're ported to Switch (unless it's a once in a generation game I absolutely can't miss, like Monster Hunter World), I only dabble in small doses so as to not grow tired of it. Like Sniper Elite 4 and Zombie Army 4. Loved the heck out of those games. But I still haven't bothered to play Sniper Elite 5 on Gamepass, even despite it being free. I have games that provide a similar experience with gyro and hybrid advantage already. I can wait for a Switch port.

@Grumblevolcano I don't know how I feel about that to be honest. The game's fun but for €50 I feel like it selling like hotcakes is sending a bad message, you know?

@JaxonH that's a lot of A's

@Kermit1

@Fizza lol I remember that... AAA% true

Well considering 1 2 Switch sold a million, NSO has been a huge success, Nintendo's non-Pokemon mobile games became more successful after their monetization went f2p (read: became awful and greedy), and nothing about Switch Sport stands out especially negatively from your average Nintendo made sports game this gen, I think it sends no message at all.

@korosanbo
I was the opposite.
Really like ACNH (have accumulated 845+ hours) but zero interest with BOTW (I sold my BOTW last October 2021).
I have tons of backlogs from 14 different video games as I played Nintendo, PlayStation and XBOX games.

Yeah, during the Summer Game Fest the other day there were like 3-4 deep space horror shooters, and they honestly all blended together for me. Each time one of them popped up I thought it was going to be that rumoured Dead Space reboot, only for it not to be (if it does exist, it'll just be another one in that pile).

@korosanbo
It's a common sentiment. The desire to venture out and try new types of games, and having interest in games you wouldn't be interested in on another console.

I still haven't quit pinned down exactly what it is about Switch that catalyzes this response in people. The low hanging fruit would be to say the hybrid advantage, obviously. And for me that's true. But a lot of ppl only play docked, and yet still express this sentiment. So that can't be the only factor at play. Perhaps it's the low barrier to entry. System wakes super fast, UI is simple and focused, and it's easy to jump in and out. Maybe that plays a part too. But ya, something about Switch tends to make games more appealing, oftentimes leading people to play games they'd never drop money on elsewhere.

Finished the Fire Emblem Three Hopes demo and now I'm jonesing for more. As if it wasn't bad enough waiting on Monster Hunter Rise Sunbreak, now the wait it twice as bad with Fire Emblem Warriors Three Hopes at the end of the month also.

Tried Demon Slayer and I'm actually really impressed. Both with the quality of the port (which is top notch- ya love to see it) and the quality of the game itself.

@korosanbo
When I truly got into gaming in the 3DS/Vita/WiiU/PS4 era, I felt like a kid in a candy store. So many games I hadn't played. For years I bought anything with a reasonable review score just to try it out and see how I liked it.

Even now 10 yrs later I'm still discovering new types of games I love. I've learned that I'm not a fan of any particular genre, it just comes down to the individual game.

I love Xenoblade and Final Fantasy X/XII, Trails of Cold Steel, etc, but there are far more JRPGs I dislike. I love Fire Emblem and Triangle Strategy, Valkyria Chronicles and Mario Rabbids, but many srpgs I don't like. I love Mario but don't really like most other 3D platformers. Love DKC, 2D Mario and Rayman but don't really like most other 2D platformers. Love Metroid and Ori, but not most other metroidvanias. I love Fire Emblem Warriors Three Hopes, but not other Warriors games. Love Monster Hunter, but never got into the clones like God Eater and Toukiden. I love Sniper Elite 4 and Splinter Cell Blacklist, even though I typically don't enjoy stealth. I love Doom Eternal and Call of Duty (if they have gyro aiming) even though I'm not big on FPS.

And just now, 15 minutes ago I started playing Demon Slayer for Switch. I don't watch anime and don't really like anime story based arena brawlers like Naruto, but I'm loving this game.

I've never found a genre I didn't like- it just comes down to finding the right game within that genre. Exploring new types of games is one of the best parts of the hobby to me.

What's everyone's favourite Switch game, of all time or as of now.

I just finished up the Yurukill demo and I was highly disappointed. It was much more VN-ish than I was anticipating. I like ones where you actually do things like Ace Attorney and Zero Escape (which I thought this was going to be a lot more like), but the first hour was spent just hitting A over and over again. And then when it finally got to the part where you do things, it was completely basic and the puzzles could have been solved by a five-year-old. The shmup part was better, especially with the way it kept mixing things up, but I'm not a big shmup fan and that was the part I was least looking forward to. It's probably better for more standard VN fans, but I think I will be giving it a pass except for a very big sale.

Animal Crossing New Horizons
ARMS
Yonder the Cloud Catcher Chronicles
LEGO CITY UNDERCOVER
FF X/X-2 HD Remastered
FF XII The Zodiac Age
1-2-Switch

@Anti-Matter how good is Yonder the Cloud Catcher Chronicles I keep seeing it on sale and going back and forth whether I should get it.

One big draw for me to the switch is the drop in drop out factor. With a large Microsd card you have a plethora of games at your fingertips, many that you can pause and switch between quickly. Also the low install times. I realize that series x and ps5 are focusing on lower load times and being able to pause play but I have not gotten one yet and for them it feels to me like too little too late. The very things that I hated about the twins (long install times, long load times, constant updates (and I had terrible internet when I got them both) and large game sizes) meant while I was waiting for a game to become playable, I was already playing on switch. After a while I stopped really even wanting to play on the twins. I still buy games for them but most are in cellophane because by the time I clear hdd space and install… I could be playing switch. In away switch felt/feels more modern in that it respects my time as an adult.

@Kermit1
It was like cartoon version of "BOTW" without any combats / violences, open world game, collecting items and crafting to build something. You can build a small farm and raise some wild animals to get their daily products. The game have guidance and location hints to clear the quest.
I have played Yonder the Cloud Catcher Chronicles two times, first on Switch in July 2018 and PS4 version in November 2019.
The only differences between them was the grass height that looked taller on PS4 version but shorter on Switch version.
Better you pick this game for being very peaceful (no violences at all) game.

@Anti-Matter I think might get it then next time it goes on sale

@Kermit1
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I don't think I could narrow it down to just one game. Once a game is so good, its hard to discriminate between them. Best I can give is a top 10 list, in no particular order...

• Monster Hunter Rise
• Metroid Dread
• Fire Emblem Three Houses
• Fire Emblem Warriors Three Hopes
• Xenoblade Chronicles
• Triangle Strategy
• Zelda BotW
• Super Mario Odyssey
• DKC Tropical Freeze
• Splatoon 2

I've put 11 hrs into the Fire Emblem Warriors Three Hopes demo, which is enough to know it makes the list. I also expect to add Monster Hunter Rise Sunbreak, Xenoblade Chronicles 3, Splatoon 3 and Bayonetta 3 to the list over the next few months. Not sure if they'll all be top 10 but certainly top 20 at minimum.

@Kermit1 I'm just gonna go ahead and quote my post from that "favorite games on Switch" thread...

I've also been playing a ton of MK8D lately. You can thank the DLC for that...I so want wave 2 to come out already, lol. So, I'd say that's my favorite Switch game as of now.

@MarioLover92
Btw, did you watch Wholesome Direct 2022 several hours ago?
I think there are a lot of good indie games to try.