Topic: The Nintendo Switch Thread

@gcunit

Hmm, with the upcoming Silent Hill 2 remaster (remake?) going episodic, I wonder if that'll increase the likelihood of it being ported to the Switch?

@Magician I'd guess it's a major remake (like FFVII) given the episodic nature and ends up having some kind of PS5 exclusivity given people generally associate Silent Hill 2 with the PS2 much like they associate FFVII with the PS1.

@Grumblevolcano I suppose that'll depend on which team is developing the multipart remake. If it's Bluepoint Games, I think they could manage something like that well enough. But if the rumors of it being handled by Bloober Team are accurate? Well, I'm not sure they'd be up to the task.

Idk

For one, Sony's gonna pay to keep it off other platforms, like they always do with everything.

But even if they weren't, it's probably developed for power platforms so Switch wouldn't be able to run it anyways. Besides which, it's not a series I care about and frankly have no idea where all this hype for it is coming from. It supposedly got a few good entries 20 yrs ago, then fell off hard. I'm not sure why certain influencers are so obsessive about it, which has led to a ton of ppl losing their minds when 99% of them probably never even seen a single gameplay snippet.

Like, maybe it'll turn out good. But maybe wait to see it before acting like it's the greatest IP to ever exist.

Gimme my Fatal Frame 4 on Switch to go alongside Fatal Frame 5, Resident Evil 5, Revelations and Revelations 2, all with gyro aiming, and I'm happy.

But we did get Silent Hill 2 on Xbox platforms.

@Magician If it does turn out to be PS exclusive, it gives credibility to the rumour that Sony scrapped a Playstation Showcase because it would've weakened their arguments against Microsoft acquiring Activision.

https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2022/10/ridiculous-rumour-rec...

@gcunit
You wanted to know what the inside of the steelbook looks like

It’s episodic? Sigh. It being PS5 exclusive was sad enough.

@NeonPizza
Yeah I've been keeping my eye on that one for a while. Unfortunately it's a twinstick shmup instead of a traditional shmup, which considerably lessens my interest, but it certainly still looks good. I messaged the developer telling them I would be interested in a NSW port if it's possible

@JaxonH Thank you for going to the effort of capturing and uploading, much appreciated.

"A few good entries" is putting it lightly. The first three Silent Hill games are legendary survival horror titles, second only to Resident Evil in terms of their impact on the industry. It's a testament to how much of a mark they made on the industry that the name has so much sway after decades of franchise abuse and neglect. It's a lot like Final Fantasy, in that respect.

With that said, like any brand, it's only the talent behind it that matters, which is where these announcements fall flat for me. I'm interested in the Japanese themed one from the Higurashi writer, but Bloober Team has not demonstrated themselves to be up to the task of remaking one of the best horror games ever made. Silent Hill 2 is such a dense, powerful, layered work. Every aspect of it, from the unique sound design to the way particular camera angles are situated, is meaningful, and crucial to the full realization of its artistic goals.

I'm just glad it's not Silent Hill 1, which is, by far, my all-time favorite horror game. An over-the-shoulder camera would have ruined the brilliant opening scene of Silent Hill 1, for example.

Woke up this morning, saw Mario Rabbids was ready to play, and was almost late leaving for work trying to find and bring Rabbid Mario's overalls back so he'd come out of the bush he was hiding in.

Gonna check this game out today, though I'm really hooked on Persona 5 Royal.

@Ralizah
If you vouch for it that strongly maybe I'll give it a try when the time comes. Provided it's not "Evil Within" level evil. Ppl rave about a lot of horror games, like Eternal Darkness for example, that I simply was not impressed with. But I trust you more than most so, we'll see.

Alan Wake Remastered is out now on the eshop.

@Grumblevolcano
Wait what???

That's.... amazing! But also... worrying. A stealth drop like this may indicate a poor port, and certainly no gyro aiming.

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Screenshots and launch trailer actually looks impressive. I have no hope of gyro aiming, but I'm still buying it. Wanna talk about a good horror style game... this is it.

Also includes the expansion content.

@JaxonH @Grumblevolcano

A shadow drop eh? And no physical release announced either. (Playstation and Xbox received physical copies published by Remedy.) Kind of weird.

Can someone who's bought Alan Wake confirm whether it has Gyro aiming? I bought it but I'm at work, and my Hotspot is used up so it throttles download speed. Won't be able to download until I get home later today.

I doubt it does, but still have fingers crossed. Not like it's an FPS or anything, so it can be played without it. But still... I'd like to have it.

@Magician
It's only $29.99 and has a 20% launch discount, so $23.99

That's probably why. File size is large enough it would require a 16gb cart. Maybe we'll see a release down the line, but I doubt it.

@JaxonH A file size north of 16GB? That explains why there's no physical release then. Most unfortunate. Yet another digital-only release like Alien Isolation and Hellblade then.

@Magician
Not north of 16gb. But large enough it would require a 16gb cart. It's like 13gb or something.