Starlink: Battle For Atlas And Additional Packs Available To Pre-Order From Nintendo UK Store

We could buy the stuff to get the poster, or just print it off your website. Hmmmm

This game looks interesting but I've barely been paying attention to it outside of the Directs. Does it require the ship and character figurines to play the game, or can you play without them? What's their purpose?

Idk about this game yet, footage they showed in the last direct was very choppy, like it was running 15fps. I’ll wait for the release and reviews/gameplay videos.

I'm keen on this game but not £70 keen. The extended gameplay videos I've watched look great but I'm a little worried about performance. Looking forward to the reviews though!

I simply want the a physical copy for the game and the Arwing stuff digitally...

@Medic_alert That's where I'm at now. If not for Star fox I would be getting the PS4 version for the higher resolution and potentially better performance.

@Medic_alert Probably. I think I was the only person who wanted this when it was announced last year, and given it's toys to life nature it suits a stationary console better than a hybrid. But I don't have another console for it anyways, so Switch was always my pick.

That game looks nice but is the very definition of modern games. Buy the game so you are allowed to pay much much more to buy more content.
We'll see people posting "look I unlocked this new part with my credit card!"

I miss the old days when the cheat codes didn't require a bank transaction...

You don't need any of the toys, they are all in game and all the swapping can be done in game....

Only interested in Fox stuff and that’s all included in base pack I picked up for £50.

Happy with the decision not to milk us for Fox stuff separately

The extras are WAY too expensive. Whose gonna pay £10 for some tiny guns?! It's not even a character to display like amiibo, Disney, Lego etc.

I really hope the game is good but I will ONLY be getting the starter pack

One question: can I just download the game and avoid the toys?

@RadioHedgeFund

Yes, it's completely optional.

I want this game, but I've gotta get the animals their year supply of heartworm meds in October. Starfox isn't cuddly enough to outweigh that I'll likely wait to grab it on a sale since Nov is P:LG and Dec is Smashamari Damacy

@RupeeClock Yeah, same for XBO and PS4. So all three in a store here are $75

@RadioHedgeFund There isn't a standalone version of the game available, unless it's just on the eShop and they haven't announced it yet. You can use all the toys in a digital version, but you do have to pay to unlock them.

For all that I want this game to be good, it is still toys to life and that always means expensive. We'll have to see what the digital only parts cost. That they haven't announced pricing yet indicates to me that it isn't going to be great for the consumer. It's a fine line Ubisoft is walking. If the toys/parts add nothing substantial to the gameplay, then what is the point of them existing at all? If too much is locked behind further purchase, then it becomes another grubby cash grab.

But, Fox...hmmm

@Sakura I have a box full of Lego Dimensions figures that I’d rather not repeat and the ship controller just looks terrible.

I’ll happily pay £30 for the game and don’t mind buying the extras as DLC rather than toys so long as they’re cheaper.

You know, a Demo would go a long way in this instance. I won't fork the cash unless I'm pretty sure its an awesome game.

Game looks awesome but I'm not gonna attach toys to a controller that I don't even want to play this game with. Shame, but I'll pass.

If this is available as a digital game I will buy it. I am very intrigued, but don’t want a toys-to-life thing, even if it is... an... Arwing...
Never mind, if this is even half decent I’m getting this game!

I played at EGX and liked it but not sure the game was worth all the extra cost for the toys and things that go with it.

Its funny because this game looks like a Switch exclusive ... But it's not
I really don't see anyone getting this game if he don't own a Switch

I want the game physically but none of the plastic junk.
Is this possible or is it starter set only and add on's digitally?

@Stocksy where was it £50?

I see the box mentions SD card required for mandatory download.
Do we know how big the file and download is?

@Lord https://www.coolshop.co.uk/video-games-and-consoles/nintendo-switch/?q=starlink

Price has gone up to £55 it was £47 at one point!

They really just sending this out to die in every other platform. Why they trying really hard on Switch

This should just be a Switch exclusive.

I just want the Arwing figure...

@RadioHedgeFund I'm just getting the starter set to begin with. I won't get anything else unless the game is truly amazing. There's an opportunity to price it right digitally, but I doubt it will be taken, at least not to begin with

I also went with Coolshop and also don't really want the toys. It seems a bit clunky to swap things out on a controller while you're actually playing, though the way the ship appears on screen is very good. Mixed feelings on the whole thing.

@Itachi2099 You either need to get your eyes fixed or get better internet. YouTube itself was probably the problem. The video they showed was perfectly fine on my end.

@penamiguel92 yeah, multiple people in the comments must be blind saying the same thing as i did, but everything is fine because you cant differentiate the framerate on your end lmao sure buddy

@Jokerwolf They are all in the game, but you will have to pay for it as DLC.

@TJWorks The physical toys are optional. There's supposed to be digital equivalents for everything. The physical toys allow you to swap ships, pilots and weapons on the fly without going into any menus. I demod the game at PAX West, and the toys were pretty top notch, so I plan on collecting some of them.

@ImagineerNik What's not to display? Everything is displayable. The ships are pretty awesome looking.

@RadioHedgeFund The ship controller is actually very light and I barely noticed it when I played. It makes it very easy to swap weapons mid game.

@Sakura Swapping out on the controller is actually pretty quick. It pauses the game as soon as you take off a weapon, then you swap and start up again. Otherwise, you have to pause manually, swap in the menu, and start up again. It's really minimal in either case. The toys just add a tactile aspect.

I'll add that swapping mid-fight is something you will definitely do. Some weapons aren't so good against certain enemies, so I had to swap to something better and it made a huge difference.

I've watched a lot of gameplay videos of later versions on youtube and I'm pumped for this game. It looks like it could surprise us in the same way Kingdom Battle did. Everyone initially expected that game to be pants. I'm definitely keen on the idea of some 3D open-world dogfighting with Nintendo style artwork (and I'm not just talking about the Star-Fox content). Could be fun this one.

Sure, it could turn out bad - but somehow I don't think so. Plus I'll avoid the toys as much as possible and they seem happy to allow that.

This is very tenuously related but speaking of preorders, does anybody know what is happening with Fighterz on the EU Eshop? Seems to have been on the US and Japanese ones for ages and it's only a couple of days away.

Sorry for being off-topic but wasn't sure where else this question might get noticed.

@brunojenso I've been longing for a space dog fighting game since 2005 with Star Wars Battlefront 2. Also, the idea of it being open-world/space travelling from planet to planet makes it even more exciting when exploring.

@Itachi2099 it looked fabulous on switch at EGX last week.

#6months

I didn't like the footage shown so far and a video game designed around a bunch of plastic toys makes me like it even less.

Can we buy (physically) and play this game as a whole without the toys?? That's the thing, really. I don't want the toys, I just want to play the game. Will I be able to do so??

@the_beaver Yes you will. The official Starlink F.A.Q says the digital version of the game on Switch includes digital access to Fox and the rest of the items in the starter kit.

I fear for Starlink at this high price tbh. I can't see them selling many Starship packs either given how expensive they are.

I hope i'm wrong and the Star Fox license, plus the tendency of things to sell well on Switch, ensures decent sales for it but i also wouldn't be surprised if it being in a genre that typically doesn't sell amazing numbers, plus the high price point ultimately dents its sales impact.

A lot of people keeps asking if you can just play the game without the toys. Hasn't the articles covering this game stressed the fact that you can play without them enough?

Although, somebody mentioned that the other content would be paid D.L.C. if someone went that route but I don't recall that being brought up in any interview or article.

I hope this game succeeds because I'll be interested in what the next entry would like and the future of T.T.L. games for that matter.

The game looks promising but the price tags on the pilot / ship / weapons figurines are a bit steep.

I can wait until a price drop. I just want to play as Fox, the rest will be curiosity, but not at that price.

@Crillan That's good to know, cheers.

It's to be expected, I suppose, but I'm a bit disappointed to hear that swapping out weapons makes a huge difference. I hope the upgrades we can make to ships etc will also help so that we don't need to buy them all. I know games are becoming more expensive to make and toys to life and microtransactions are ways to increase consumer spending, but I'm not up for investing hundreds into a single game.

For anyone still not sure about needing or not needing the toys or that the digital versions of said toys are purchasable content, this comes from Ubisoft's own FAQ:

Q. Do I need the modular toys to play Starlink: Battle for Atlas?
A.
No. Each starship, pilot, and weapon in Starlink: Battle for Atlas is available for purchase in physical and digital formats. All Starter Pack physical starships, weapons, and pilots are permanently unlocked digitally as well.

Additionally, all physical toys unlock their digital counterparts for a period of time when connected via the controller mount, letting you play how you want, when you want.

https://starlink.ubisoft.com/game/en-gb/faq

@Sakura I didn't get to spend a lot of time on the demo, but I believe there are upgrades that you earn as well, so it's not completely dependent on weapon types.

@Crillan That's my hope. I'm still looking forward to it.