Out Today: Five New Switch eShop Games to Spice Up Halloween

Hmmm, I don’t see anything. Might rent Monopoly at some point.

Meh, back to Odyssey.

There's plenty of Wii U games that could be recommended and are currently on sale on the eShop and are actually related to Halloween. Monopoly? The Horror.

Nothing for me from this lot but 2 Eshop updates a week is nothing to complain about. I hope this becomes a regular thing.

I noticed some games have been added to the discount section, Bulb Boy for half price was the stand out. I bought it a while ago and can recommend it,especially at that price. Possibly the most bizarre game you'll ever play.

You definitely won't have enough battery for a full game of Monopoly (I've played it for about an hour and a half with flight mode turned on and the battery whittled away from 100% to about 30% after about 1 1/2 to 2 hours of play time.

I've never played Monopoly proper before, so I have no idea how long this bloody game is going to take.

Fortunately it saves between turns, so you can just pick up where you left off at your leisure. Each profile can save up to three games at a time.

I haven't played it in docked mode, but the frame rate is quite poor in portable mode. Switching from the dynamic perspective to overhead perspective alleviates this, but this shouldn't be an issue for a friggin' board game. But then Ubisoft aren't exactly renowned for their polish. I'm enjoying my time with it, but the game is far too slow paced for my liking, especially for one that demands such long game sessions.

Better go to Wii U or 3DS for Halloween celebration, e.g. Maiden of Black Water or Majora's Mask.

40 bucks for monopoly seems so high lol.

Perception ... "received quite positively"!!! Um ... it was (almost) universally panned!

I want Monopoly. But not for $40

If Monopoly was a tenner I'd think about it but £30? I'll save that money for Doom next week

Not anything for me today, but still at a pace where there's something nearly every week that I want, so it seems silly to gripe about it.

I share a similar opinion about Monopoly. If it were cheaper.......

Monopoly! Yes!

sees price

Nope!

Cartoon Network: Battle Crashers? [plays in Wilhelm Scream]

Perception is definitely on my wishlist. Planning to grab Monopoly sometime later, too (I remember enjoying it even on Gameboy Color years ago), but likely when it's on sale. I don't intend to pretend I'm a pricing analyst of any capacity, and if that's their price, I fully respect it... but on my side as a customer, this is about competition - when you visit eShop with 40 dollars to invest in one game, there's a number of yet more tempting titles to spend it on, and that number is only getting larger with time.

Then again, if Hasbro and Ubisoft whipped up some DLC based on My Little Pony version, my nerd side MIGHT get the better of me... X^) No, seriously, that'd be, like, the closest the world would get to an MLPFiM console game. :V

Maybe Perception depending on reviews but nothing else for me this week, back to Mario...

I will eventually grab the physical copy of monopoly and possibly monster jam.

Perception for me this week, just to give the devs a bone. Seem like down to earth people. Let's hope they make more horror titles for the switch!

@fluggy not ‘universally panned’ but certainly not acclaimed either. Looks decidedly average, but for someone who enjoys horror games it probably looks like it would get a pass if you were to limit your expectations. Plus it’s fairly cheap.

Garbage. Get Evil Within 1&2. it is only for $34 dollars on PC if you have that option. They amazing games for Halloween and you can support Bethesda. CDkeys has a Halloween sale!

Yes, Monopoly definitely qualifies as a horror title for me. But seriously, Perception sounds interesting.

PASS. I already have Monopoly as a board game (Zelda Edition) and on the PS3, and both cost less. That’s a total rip off for Monopoly. The rest look forgettable.

If “Perception” reviews well on Switch, then I will probably spring for it given the developer pedigree. Most likely, however, I will grab “The Count Lucanor” on the strength of that title’s review here last week. Did anyone purchase it upon release, and if so, od you mind sharing about your experience playing on Switch?

@Pablo17 If you have a 3ds and an interest in card games, I would recommend Culdcept Revolt instead. It's monopoly meets Magic the Gathering. It's very fun and the game eases you into things. Just be prepared for the AI as it actually uses some pretty clever tactics to steal wins from you.

Monopoly could stand to be a bit lower in price, but I bought it on the eShop because I love it. And to be fair, one of the two all-new 3D boards is spooky themed so it would go good for Halloween. It has HD rumble, three 3D boards in all, two classic boards - one being Rabbids themed - unlockable specialized tokens and objective cards that provide specific goals for a shorter game session. I'm happy with it, but I love Monopoly. It will sell very well when it dips down to $20 like the other Monopoly games Ubisoft has on other systems as they all launched at $40 as well before coming down in price.

Wasn't Monopoly supposed to come with green joycons in a previous promo or did I imagine that...?

These games are scary alright, and not in the good way.

Everyone is freaking out about Monopoly. lol

Monster jam seems interesting. I have to decide what to buy, Monster Jam or Gear.Club, but I'll probably buy one if those soon

@BenAV I'm so happy there's another Itadaki street fan here !
Here's hoping Itadaki Street: Dragon Quest and Final Fantasy 30th Anniversary gets a Switch Port !

Yeah....no thanks, I think I’ll stick with Odyssey and Splatoon 2.

@LuckyLand I’m leaning more towards gear.club myself. I prefer SIM racers rather than some kind of monster truck game.

@Wayoh2002 I've seen some gameplay videos and I agree, I'll probably buy Gear.club

@LuckyLand I’m really hoping it’s not just a direct mobile port though. Hopefully they take advantage of the Switch’s power and up the graphics but I agree from what I’ve seen so far it looks really good.

Looks like a PS Plus Games Lineup. I'll stick with Odyssey for a while (although Mummy Demastered looks pretty good).

Perception seems interesting, however, I can't help but think Capcom missed a huge opportunity not having the RE: Revelations package ready to go by today.

I already bought the physical copy of monopoly today for Switch but I agree the $40 asking price was too high. I ended up using some store coupons and rewards and ended up paying only $25 for it. Totally worth that price. 👍

I've been playing Perception and its a great game

@Wraggadam1
https://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/switch-eshop/perception
Yeah, great game!!

@fluggy I never suggested it was great. Just not universally panned as you suggested.

I’ve now played, and would score around a 6. It’s a fairly okay horror adventure, which these days tend to polarise opinion. Remember, maiden of black water on Wii U had one of the biggest range of scores I’d seen in a long time (a 7 on here if I remember correctly, and a rare ‘Avoid’ on Eurogamer, sister site to Nintendolife)

Remember, Nintendolife is one opinion, not the de-facto opinion. Meta-critic wise this still sits on mixed, and the review summary on here confirm a exactly what is suggested, if you like this kind of game, there is likely something there for you. I’d say 4/10 is harsh, 4 suggests something really close to terrible, when really it’s closer to competent and generic, and not bad for what it is.

@Wraggadam1
I never suggested it was universally panned ... I suggested it was "almost" universally panned!!!