Topic: The Nintendo Switch Thread

Spun the wheel, looks like Trine is the next game I'll play.

It was kind of funny to see my laptop browser struggle when I loaded all 1,473 Switch games into the wheel, lol.

@Magician You have 1473 Switch games?? And I thought I had too many games. I have mine in a spreadsheet so I suppose I could make a wheel too...

Also, Trine is a fun game. I still haven't played the sequels though.

@Magician, you spin a wheel to decide what game you play next? That actually sounds interesting! Is it a digital wheel? If so, is it an app or something? Also, I currently have slightly over 20 Switch games, which is more than any other member of my family, though it certainly can't compare to your collection! 😂

Finished Xenoblade Chronicles X and Dredge over the weekend. It's interesting how the Switch release of XCX has added content. A 13th chapter making the connection to Xenosaga. Makes me wonder if Monolith Soft are quietly petitioning for Bamco to re-release those? Especially considering how Bamco have been remastering several of their PS1 and PS2 games over this generation of consoles.

Dredge was very good. But the constant damage your ship can take from the slightest tap against the environment, knocks the enjoyment down a peg. Degradation is one of those gaming sins I have very little tolerance for.

Probably a few or several hundred more than that. That's just the number of cartridges I have. It doesn't include compilation releases with multiple games on them. And it doesn't include my digital purchases.

I have a link to the webpage with the randomizer a few posts up. Post # 69,811.

I think I'm ready to take a break from No Man's Sky, but I'm not done with the survival / crafting genre.

Yesterday I began playing Dysmantle. A very basic but nice zombie game.

Because I have two SD cards and I don't want to buy a 3rd, I feel like I've quickly reached the end of games to download. And some of the rest will be for Mina when that comes out. Which outside of a couple of upcoming games, means the only retail games I really need outside of a couple of upcoming ones are Mario Wonder, Xenoblade 3 and the new Super Monkey Ball. (though there's a few others I'd consider too, especially if I find them cheap enough)

Greater than zero chance I delete DBFighterz, since I never played it and got it as a pretty cheap deal. Or maybe Saints Row 4 if I ever get around to playing through it first, also got that cheap and on a whim.

Either way I already own most of the Switch 1 games I'll play for at least the next few years, even long after Switch 2 whenever it becomes my primary console. Switch 1 backlog alone will already take up a long time, so I guess that's fine.

Getting back to DDLC.

I can understand why it's a beloved VN, it's a great subversion on the genre.

I'm currently playing Banjo Kazooie on a modern Nintendo system, who I will then play as in Smash Bros when I finally get back to that, fighting Sonic the Hedgehog and Sephiroth, after playing the Marvel vs. Capcom games but before replaying Metroid Dread, possibly around when I'll play Alien Isolation that has objective improvements over the PS4 version despite being a handheld and maybe I'll finally get to play the extra part of The World Ends With You sequel or the Banjo Kazooie spiritual successor that turned into a DKC spiritual successor with both David Wise and Grant Kirkhope making the music.

No one will ever convince me Switch is anything other than peak. Anyone who sees this and disagrees I'm not entirely sure likes video games.

Finished up Dysmantle as well as DDLC. Moving on to Mighty Goose and Cuisineer. Mighty Goose is great, lots of spectacle, but I can tell it's going to be a short experience. Kudos to Dominic Ninmark for the soundtrack in Mighty Goose (and many other games). I'm quickly becoming a fan.

Meanwhile Cuisineer is fun, but the Switch performance is not good.

Bad frame pacing. Lots of hitching when simply running around town, never mind combat.

Currently busy with the last story mission or the last 2 story mission stuff in Mega Man Battle Network 1 from Battle Network Legacy Volum 1

that and still off and on busy with Super Mario RPG Legend of the Seven Stars remake and sort of playing persona 4 golden digitally for my Switch LIte

Began playing Cassette Beasts over the weekend. Great first impression. But with Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter in my hands I'm dropping everything for it instead. The Switch port has the Vaseline screen effect, but performance doesn't seem bad.

Really good music and voicework in the first hour. A good sign.

It's funny that I have a good sized backlog on Switch, so of course I'm just doing two different replays instead lol. (to be fair, one of them got substantial updates in the years since I last played through it, but still)

Speaking of which, I'm dangerously close to backing away from the take that Metroid Dread doesn't have memorable music, to my shock. That was my biggest issue with Metroid Dread by a wide margin. I still think its notably worse than nearly any Metroid soundtrack pre-Other M but there is SOMETHING memorable to a lot of the area themes, I will say that. It's like halfway there to being a great Metroid song, but its like they never got there. Or maybe its like...trying to lean into being cold, calculating vibes to fit the game world somehow and its just a bit dull by accident, I dunno.

@kkslider5552000 I've only played Metroid Dread once so far, but the main thing holding me back from rating it a 10 was the music. It's not that it was bad, it just wasn't quite epic enough to give me that air-punching feeling of greatness.

After almost 91 hours, I finished Pokémon Legends: Arceus.
I completed the Pokédex with all 242 Pokémon with research level 10, and with that I got the shiny charm.
And now my biggest dilemma is back, what to play next.

Pokemon Legends Z-A is out in a couple weeks 😝

@FishyS Unfortunately, I will only be able to buy the Z-A in November (the pre-order had a setback here in Brazil). It's definitely the game I'm most excited to play.
I hope the Switch version is good enough.

I was wondering if World of Tanks was any good? Dos it still have players?

My seller has informed me they have one more Switch Lite OLED for sale. The Pokémon Dialga and Palkia Special Edition for $350. But it's the non-touchscreen version (I negotiated the $450 touchscreen OLED version for $425). Which, I know having touchscreen is preferable but still, for that price I'm not sure touchscreen is needed all that much.

These things are extremely hard to obtain. The one I bought was only the 3rd I've ever seen listed on eBay, and both others were $650+. At the moment only ONE Switch Lite OLED is on eBay- the Pokémon Dialga and Palkia edition that's OLED and touchscreen, for $650. The one my seller has isn't yet listed. I told him I may have a buyer and would get back to him (my modchipper wants one, but they wanted a touchscreen version and aren't willing to pay $650 for one. So I left them a message saying I could get them one for $350 without touch support.

If they pass on it though, the offer will be extended to anyone here who may be interested. I can have them list it on eBay if someone wants it.

@stagling thx