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I had a fun time with ARMS. Played it for like 40 hours when it came out but never touched it again after that. I wouldn't be interested in an upgraded version of the same game but I could potentially be very interested in a sequel depending what they do with it. Work in some sort of interested fully fleshed out single player story mode that isn't just going stage to stage and then I'm in.

@Anakin That's pretty valid. The way Level-5 have treated the Switch fan-base has been very poor. Even though I was planning to get it on PC instead after it was announced there, part of me was pretty put off by how they handled things.

I'm about 15 hours in on PC and I'm having a fun time with it but it's certainly not without its flaws either that subtract a little from the experience for me.

The controls (with controller) in particular feel like they tried to make them as initiative as possible for me personally. I press the wrong buttons constantly and would love to remap basically everything if I could but the options are extremely limited. I died one time because I tried to use my special and somehow ended up in the chat log instead.

The multiplayer implementation is also very disappointing. I've got a friend who is also playing through the game and I would have loved to go through co-op.

@Spider-Kev It's not the same.

@Spider-Kev They were asking about patches, not DLC.

@Billy_Lee You should be able to just update it from the home screen like any other game. Region doesn't matter for that.

I want to see proper multiplayer.

@wollywoo I'm trying to resist the temptation of picking it up on Steam for now because I already have too many other games I'm playing and know it will take over my life for a while.

Preordered right after the Switch 2 Direc to make sure I secured one but turns out it really didn't matter as it's still widely available in Australia now. Better safe than sorry though.

This is a game that I was so excited for when it was annouced but have gotten less and less excited with every piece of news since its annoucement. I'll be waiting for reviews and impressions and probably still picking it up on Steam if it turns out to be good but Level-5 have fumbled this title big time and it feels like they've given a big middle finger to Switch players, who should have been their primary audience.

@Erigen I've given up on Pokemon ever being good at this point. I don't think The Pokemon Company could care less as long as it makes them money and I'm not convinced that Game Freak even have the ability to make a good modern 3D video game.

I haven't played my Switch since Echoes of Wisdom, mainly because there haven't been any exclusives that have interested me since then. Just playing stuff on PC/Steam Deck while I patiently wait for the Switch 2 to come out and more importantly for Nintendo to actually start releasing games again.

@Erigen As good as I'm sure that would be, I'd rather just see Monolith just keep creating their own thing from scratch TBH.

Now I know not to trust any positives reviews for this game after the dev has begged for them so I'll just keep this one on my avoid list.

I'm over 60 hours in and feel like I've only seen a fraction of the total content in the game so far so I believe it.

I tried playing Palworld a little while back but I regret buying it to be honest. It just feels like a generic open world survival game with creature collection/battling tacked on as an afterthought. It feels pretty soulless and got boring super quickly. I've been as critical as anyone about the recent Pokemon games but I actually think that Palworld is just as bad which is kinda impressive in a way.

I have hundreds of games on Switch and not one of those were made by EA. I don't see that changing on Switch 2.

I hate leakers with a passion as they just suck a lot of the fun out of big annoucements for their own selfish means. I hope Genki get taken to the cleaners.

Not finished the game yet but it's definitely my favourite game of the year so far and probably the most invested I've been in a game since Xenoblade Chronicles 3. Hopefully it does well enough that they can keep making more brilliant games. Don't really care whether it gets ported to other systems or not though, it's already on the two most important ones.

I'd be more upset about it if I were planning to buy a lot of third party games on Switch 2 but I'll mainly be using it for Nintendo games which I expect to be on a proper cartridge. I'd actually consider going full digital but they'd need to provide a proper replacement for NSO vouchers for that to be viable for me otherwise physical is straight up cheaper.

@UltimateOtaku91 Interesting. I've actually been finding it the opposite. I'm on day 92 and so far I've smashed through every battle pretty effortlessly first time with an S rank (are there lower ranks?). Still having a great time though. Could very easily be my favourite game I play this year.

Put a good 50+ hours into it when I got into it early last year. One of the better roguelites I've played in the last few years. Will definitely try to go back to it at some point now that 2.0 is out, whether that be continuing my save on Switch 2 or starting from scratch on Steam.

Finally I can hide all the games I'm embarrassed to have in my collection, namely Pokemon Sword and Violet.

@AussieMcBucket For charging while playing in handheld mode.

I pre-ordered a Pro Controller and extra AC adaptor. Considering getting a second dock for my desk but undecided whether it's worth the extra cost yet.

@SirLink I don't think they care about people getting upset as long as it's not going to stop most people from buying the console. I think they could have gotten away with not having controller backwards compatibility if they really wanted to try to maximise accessory sales. Probably not worth it though. I think they'll sell a lot of them regardless.

@SirLink I highly doubt it's just a deliberate tactic to try to force people to buy a new controller. They could have just made the old ones not compatible at all if that was what they were going for.

@TAndvig They're for remapping existing controls rather than adding additional inputs.

Hearing about a lot of the troubles people have gone through trying to preorder makes me glad I live in Australia for this one as our preorders went up shortly after the Switch 2 Direct and are still available everywhere now. I'm sure there'll be more chances though so hopefully everyone who really wants one manages to secure it by launch.

Switch 2 should be able to handle it, as can my PC, but not sure that my heart can.

I bought a Steam Deck when they officially launched here in Australia last November and I'll be getting a Switch 2 at launch. The former is to compliment my gaming PC to give me a bit more flexibility in how I play my Steam games and the latter is mostly so I can play all the Nintendo first party games that I love.

If I had to pick one single device to own as a standalone device then I'd definitely go with the Switch 2 which feels like better value for money overall but they serve different functions and there's room for them to co-exist.

Pre-ordered the game on Steam a while ago and been really looking forward to playing it at launch. Glad to see that it seems to be as good as I hoped it would be.

@GrailUK Plus even putting the open world aside, the tracks that we've seen look really fun and the new mechanics should spice things up a bit. I'm super excited to finally be able to get back to playing some Mario Kart after not really playing it for the last eight years.

@GrailUK Just the fact that it launches with a good game to play alone puts it miles above the 3DS and Wii U launches in my eyes.

I think they did time it correctly to dodge the shell but it was irrelevant as they wouldn't have been hit regardless due. I think you can dodge it with the feather as well (and of course the Super Horn).

If I'm not using mouse mode then I'm using a Pro Controller (or playing handheld) so I can't see myself ever swapping back and forth like that with the Joy-Con. Still pretty neat though.

I think adding mouse functionality to the console's built in controllers is actually pretty damn innovative and opens quite a few new gameplay possibilities that typically aren't possible on consoles. Plus the ability to use two mice at the same time or combine gyro with mouse controls makes it even a bit unique compared to what PC can do with mouse aiming.

I don't think there's only so much they could do in terms of innovation without drastically changing the system's form factor just for the sake of changing it which I don't think has ever been Nintendo's real aim.

I couldn't really care less about PS5 prices going up as I have no reason to consider buying one in the first place but it does feel like pretty odd timing to be raising the price. It's like free advertising for Nintendo ahead of the Switch 2 launch.

@Zyph Haha that doesn't surprise me. Even just getting the base on my TV and putting it on the wall unit was pretty hard work.

@Zyph I didn't really buy it with gaming in mind as I've always been a handheld player on Switch and I can always played docked on my monitor anyway but I was watching the Treehouse streams on it and everything looked honestly better than I would have expected so I'm actually kinda keen to try out Mario Kart on it at launch.

@Zyph I actually just got a new TV the other day that is 120hz but it's 85" and I think I'd still rather play handheld than play a game at 1080p on it haha.

@Zyph I have a pretty good PC and a 240hz monitor but I've still never noticed.

I literally can't tell any difference between playing a game at 60fps and 120fps TBH so I'll likely be sticking to quality mode on any game that can hold a stable 60.

I quite like digital triggers for that reason TBH. I know analog triggers are useful for certain genres but they're all games that I don't typically play anyway.

The prices are slightly high but if the alternative is stuff like digital deluxe editions, early access, paid cosmetic DLC, loot boxes, etc. then I'll take that one off slightly higher payment with everything included in the game personally. At least Mario Kart is cheap as if you get the bundle anyway.

@MarioBrickLayer IMO the Wii U was lacking the most important thing, which is a big first party title. New Super Mario Bros. had already grown pretty stale by that point and Nintendo Land was a bit of fun but not exactly the most exciting thing in the world. 3DS launch had the same problem. Glad they seemed to have learned their lesson.

@OldGamer999 Feels pretty smooth so far down here in Australia. Was able to preorder a couple of hours after the Direct and they're still available now. Our prices aren't too bad all things considered either.

@SuperRetroArt I respect your efforts but unfortunately I think you're fighting a losing battle there. They'll just put them back up 40 days from launch if they can't list them now. Only real way to stop them would be for everyone to stop buying from them.

@astrogamer Didn't recall MK8's DLC being so soon after release but I guess that does makes sense considering how short the Wii U's life was in general haha. I still think it's likely to be a bit longer than that before we get anything for World (assuming we do at all) but either way I'm down with it.

I can see the game getting DLC much later on like Mario Kart 8 did and I would be fine with that. So far Nintendo's approach to DLC in general has been pretty good with actual quality expansions that are worth the asking price. Hopefully that continues on Switch 2.