This is it. This is what I've been waiting for. It looks so freaking good on the OLED too. Brings back memories of Persona 4 Golden on Vita, except this has way better graphics, way sharper resolution and absolutely impeccable performance. THIS is how Persona 5 Royal was always meant to be played...
I've hit the motherlode.
@Fizza
Persona 5 Strikers (Scramble is the JP name) is multiplat across Switch, PS4 and Steam.
Nintendo actually contracts 2nd and 3rd party studios more than any other platform manufacturer. Around half of what we consider 1st party games, are actually developed by studios Nintendo doesn't own. Sometimes they have partial ownership or own the IP to some extent, but they've always taken an approach where they outsource 1st party to partner studios which provides them with flexibility in offering more variety vs buying studios and hunkering down with them.
As for 3rd party exclusives, they don't have nearly as many as PS since Nintendo largely avoids spending large sums to procure 3rd party exclusives, whereas a company like PlayStation, their core strategy is paying off as many developers as possible to stock their lineup with 3rd party exclusives. The reason being, their 1st party was never historically a driving factor in their console sales. That's probably less true now, but their 1st party is still far from being able to sustain their platform independently.
But, with the 3rd party exclusives Nintendo does get, they're very strategic with them. Games like Bayonetta 3, Monster Hunter Rise + Sunbreak, Shin Megami Tensei V, Triangle Strategy, Dragon Quest Treasures... they typically don't secure big, AAA titles that are massive sellers (barring Monster Hunter). They go for very specific games in very specific genres to broaden the range of their portfolio. They like critically appraised games, even if they aren't massive sellers.
Psalms 22:16 (1,000 yrs before Christ)
They pierced My hands and feet
Isaiah 53:5 (700 yrs before Christ)
He was pierced for our transgressions
Zachariah 12:10 (500 yrs before Christ)
They will look on Me whom they pierced
@Ralizah
Can we PAH-LEASE get the Persona Dancing games on Switch now?
I will die on the hill of Persona 4 Dancing being the greatest rhythm game of all time (at least, it has the best soundtrack which probably carries it). Wasn't big on P3D or P5D, but if they bring P4D, may as well throw the other two in as well.
Psalms 22:16 (1,000 yrs before Christ)
They pierced My hands and feet
Isaiah 53:5 (700 yrs before Christ)
He was pierced for our transgressions
Zachariah 12:10 (500 yrs before Christ)
They will look on Me whom they pierced
Damn, knew I missed something. Added Strikers to the list.
@Fizza P5S was multiplatform. And, like with previous Persona games, I'm not entirely convinced SMT V's exclusivity is a matter of contractual obligation. Atlus likes to pick a platform and develop a game for it. I'm sure their friendly relationship with Nintendo, and Nintendo heavily promoting the game for free in their broadcasts, sweetened the pot, but there's probably technically nothing keeping it from going to other platforms.
Bayonetta doesn't really count either, IMO. They're not buying exclusivity, but, rather, helping to fund development of the games. It's not the same thing as dropping off a suitcase of cash to delay the release of a game on another platform by a year or two. Nintendo gets up to that a bit, but usually with titles designed around the specs of the Switch anyway, like Triangle Strategy and MH Rise. Buying exclusivity of the biggest titles in order to cripple the libraries of the competition is more a Sony tactic.
@JaxonH I just want Theatrhythm and an Elite Beat Agents successor, and we're getting one of those next year.
I'd be surprised if the dancing games don't make the jump. Can't convince me they'd be particularly difficult to port, and Sega seems to want Atlus games on as many platforms as possible.
@Grumblevolcano I'll agree to disagree on Star Fox Zero. It wasn't fun for me. Which I chalk up to the excess of gimmick vehicles, the weird dual-screen set-up, and the lack of traditional rail shooter levels.
I'm willing to bet Nintendo is to blame for a lot of what went wrong with that game, though.
@Ralizah
I never really played Theatrhythm even though I own it for 3DS.
Wonder how the stylus rail lines will work.
I like rhythm games but usually they don't have catchy music with good percussion. Persona 4 Dancing does. I got the drum for Rhythm Heaven, and own KH Melody of Memories, and a preorder for Theatrhythm. Guess that'll have to due until the GOAT makes its debut on Switch.
Psalms 22:16 (1,000 yrs before Christ)
They pierced My hands and feet
Isaiah 53:5 (700 yrs before Christ)
He was pierced for our transgressions
Zachariah 12:10 (500 yrs before Christ)
They will look on Me whom they pierced
@NeonPizza I got an OLED last week and I returned it because on low brightness part of the screen (only in dark places) was green. I then got a second OLED and it has the same problem (I still need to return that one), I then bought a new V2 Switch and Dragon Quest 11 and called it a day with OLED screens.
For me playing on low brightness is a deal breaker, idk about you but just to keep in mind.
@NeonPizza There's a number of pretty good songs. And even with the ones I didn't care for, the funny comic book plotlines kept me engaged. Amazing game.
SWOLED... I mean, it depends on how you play, of course, but it has satisfied me in a way no other handheld has. I don't even really want to play games on anything else anymore. I barely even play it docked. The build quality and gorgeous screen really do it for me.
I used my nephew's V2 Switch earlier, and the thing felt like a cheap toy in comparison.
btw, I can't speak for the slim model, but as a phat SPP owner, I've never found that the buttons on the back of the controllers get in the way.
Elite beat agents on DS was an absolute blast, minus 90% of the NA soundtrack. 😉
Give me a sequel with 70s, 80’s & early 90s music. I’d gobble that up 😚
But...like half of the soundtrack is from that timeframe.
Though it is hilarious to see what songs from then stopped being popular almost immediately after it came out. Man, remember Walkie Talkie Man? That was a thing.
@Ralizah I'm still baffled by the decision not to release Soul Hackers 2 on Switch (then again, it's basically Atlus' M.O. to exclude a random platform for no apparent reason at this point). And I'm hoping we get Odin Sphere: Leifthrasir on Switch at some point (although the game is probably long forgotten now). But yeah, a decent showing for Atlus-published games. Just a shame that we're not getting as many original games as on the 3DS.
Honestly I'm hoping that, by next gen, pretty much all Japanese-published games make their way to Switch 2 (or whatever we have) in some form or another. With the popularity of the Switch, Playstation's diminishing presence in Japan, and the diminishing returns in console power, I think now is the time for that to happen.
@Buizel Soul Hackers 2 wasn't a smooth running experience on the other consoles which is odd as it's not a bells and whistle type game. They probably gave up trying to optimise it for the Switch since they couldn't do it for the other consoles.
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Psalms 22:16 (1,000 yrs before Christ)
They pierced My hands and feet
Isaiah 53:5 (700 yrs before Christ)
He was pierced for our transgressions
Zachariah 12:10 (500 yrs before Christ)
They will look on Me whom they pierced
I think that's what I like most about Switch. People actually buy the cool games now, instead of just Mario/Zelda/Pokemon and a handful of high-profile third party exclusives.
@Buizel The game is poorly optimized for every platform its on. Watching that DF technical analysis really opened my eyes in this regard. It could still come to Switch (I'm half-expecting it to, actually, since it seems to have flopped, and Sega will want to make money back on it), but someone is going to need to clean up Atlus' mess first when porting it.
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I think that's what I like most about Switch. People actually buy the cool games now, instead of just Mario/Zelda/Pokemon and a handful of high-profile third party exclusives.
We can probably thank the Internet for that. It's no coincidence, I don't think, that I started getting back into gaming when broadband and smartphones kicked in mid-2000s. I had a new way to connect with the gaming community that I'd been missing during my teens and early twenties, expanding my knowledge and access to games immeasurably. I suspect the same has happened to a lot of people.
The organisation I work for has an internal social media site with a gaming sub-community, and just by looking at posts there I can see how broad and deep general gaming knowledge has become (even if there does still seem a tired bias towards Playstation and GamePass).
It's going to be interesting to see how certain publishers and franchises that have so far skipped Switch respond to the next Nintendo hardware.
You guys had me at blood and semen.
What better way to celebrate than firing something out of the pipe?
@Rambler If you want any YT recommendations for GBG I can help.
I'll take that offer, please. I don't have the time or expertise for GBG, but I do have it and am eager to see the breadth of things people have done with it, but can't be bothered to search myself, so will gladly check out your recommendations. That guitar vid looked cool, from the bits I skimmed through.
You guys had me at blood and semen.
What better way to celebrate than firing something out of the pipe?
@Ralizah
"I think that's what I like most about Switch. People actually buy the cool games now, instead of just Mario/Zelda/Pokemon and a handful of high-profile third party exclusives."
Depend on who is the gamer.
The gamer like me will pick more odd games, niche games, underrated games for kids or general than zelda / mario / xenoblade games. I wonder who else have interest with odd games like My Universe, Jojo Siwa, Paw Patrol, Epic Chef, Dodgeball Academia, Youtubers Life 2, Race with Ryan, 1-2-Switch, etc.
@gcunit
Can't remember offhand (I'm at work) but I do recall being impressed with the nice artwork
Psalms 22:16 (1,000 yrs before Christ)
They pierced My hands and feet
Isaiah 53:5 (700 yrs before Christ)
He was pierced for our transgressions
Zachariah 12:10 (500 yrs before Christ)
They will look on Me whom they pierced
@JaxonH Ha! It's comments like that that do nothing to convince me that you are not a gaming industry mole, planted here at NL to whip up hype and sales 😉
You guys had me at blood and semen.
What better way to celebrate than firing something out of the pipe?
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