One of the quickfire announcements in yesterday's Nintendo Direct at E3 2021 was the release of Strange Brigade, which is out now on the eShop; there's a 10% discount, and on the EU store you can buy a base version or a deluxe edition that throws in the season pass and various DLC add-ons (including extra campaigns).
Rebellion's horde shooter earned some praise from our colleagues at Push Square when it arrived on PS4, with its campaign doing plenty to shake up the normal patterns and throw in puzzles, traps and boss fights; after the campaign is done there are various maps and challenges to tackle, too. It's a title that you can play solo if you like, or you can opt for local / online co-op up to 4 players.
In terms of Switch features Rebellion promises motion controls, HD Rumble and Pro Controller support. Performance wise it states there's 'dynamic Resolution Switching for smooth 30fps gameplay, running up to 1080p on TV and 720p handheld'.
Let us know if you've tried this out on Switch or are planning to pick it up.
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Oké this looks like alot of fun, i will give it a try later.
I've never heard of this game. Reviews seem pretty average.
Was really tempted to get this, but no physical copy will be available, so sadly I am skipping it. Shame because the Sniper Elite games got physical copies.
@FredsBodyDouble Depends what your definition of "average" is. 7/10 (metacritic as a source) is good in my book.
I took the plunge as it’s Rebellion, really great sniper ports to Switch so bought based on trust and wasn’t disappointed. Enjoying the game so far and for me worth the price (over on steam I think it’s £39.99)
@Slowdive a few nights ago I altered my dns settings to 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4, restarted the switch and since then not had an issue - found that in reddit
I got the PS4 version for $5 (it was a Best Buy Deal of the Day), but haven't tried it yet. I will not be double-dipping.
Why does this "trailer" not show any gameplay?
I would have liked to get this on Switch but I doubt there will be a big enough community to sustain it long term and the thought of playing a horde shooter with no voice chat instantly puts me off.
@TheWingedAvenger It does though? There's many places where you can see the HUD, so it's gameplay.
This one came out of left field for me. When I saw the announcement, I thought, "this game is still around?"
@TheWingedAvenger The trailer shows ample of gameplay. The game really looks like that.
Would buy this day one if it was physical!
Now I have to wait til it’s within my £1 per hour of gameplay structure.
I’m told it’s about 10hrs so that means I have to wait til it’s £10…….maybe in 6 months then.
Strange Brigade is a great co-op game. I used to play it alot on release 2 years ago or so.
Nice to see Rebellion fully supports Switch.
Upcoming Sniper Elite 5 may be too much for Switch, but i guess it will be on Switch Pro instead.
@Slowdive The DNS changes might not work for some people due to the fact that some routers used at home override user set DNS and redirect requests to alternate servers. Sometimes this is done to bypass region blocks
@ozwally I had issues downloading a game yesterday so I went and cleared the cache and the switch and then it downloaded no problem so there’s another solution too
@nymbosox nice thanks! I’ll keep that in mind if mine breaks again
Just bought this on Xbox for £7.99 because it's a physical copy. Not sure if that's what Nintendo really wanted following the reveal in the Direct.
@Slowdive No physical? That's unfortunate. Wouldn't hesitate to double dip if there was. This is basically a third person shooter Indiana Jones style.
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