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I snagged a physical copy for $10 two years ago and have been holding onto it in anticipation of it looking better on Switch 2... needless to say I was disappointed when it ended up looking worse.

9/10

Completely new to Air Ride, and I'm liking it a lot more than I thought I would. The gameplay is fun, although I wish there were a few more tracks.

The one thing really holding it back for me is that it just needs one more mode. We've got races, races again, city trial, and story mode. It needs like a battle tournament mode. I know you can do stadium event minigames without city trial or whatnot but a smaller, more concise Mario Kart-esque battle arena would be fun.

I don't think it's better than MK World, and I've yet to try online, just local multiplayer, so we'll see. Would've loved a playable Epic Yarn character or even just a reference of some kind.

Cool, now I need a vertical one with good artwork.

There's microtransactions? I could've sworn that the game doesn't have any, just the extra character DLCs

I haven't picked this one up yet but I plan to, as I already have all the other 3D Namco titles. Aqua Jet's been my favorite so far, currently holding onto #1 on the leaderboard for expert difficulty.

After this they should add Rave Racer.

@Moroboshi876 yes, but on different platforms, so I don't mind.

@Moroboshi876 on their socials they said that they are planning a third complete physical edition but "not yet," implying more dlc is on the way. I've been buying the dlc on steam (thanks to the bundle discounts) and on Switch I'm picking up each physical version.

@BaldB3lper78 Sure it does, but for the past few years there have been so many games released on PS5/PS4 and Xbox that would've absolutely have come to Switch if the system was capable. I expected the floodgates to open and we really haven't had a ton of 2021-2024 ports yet.

I'm surprised we haven't seen more third party releases in general, but I guess that's a good thing if devs are working to optimize them.

Persona 3 Reload looks and runs much better on my Steam Deck oled than it does on Switch 2, which is kinda crazy.

What a shame, this was DE's opportunity to win back the fgc and they blew it. Should've just delayed it until it was fixed.

I'm waiting for a Layton collection...

Reload is personally the weakest entry of the big three Personas for me, but it's still a 9/10 game. Definitely worth playing if you've played any of the others.

LET'S GOOOOOOO YESSSSS

Best Dragon Ball game and dare I say one of if not the best fighting games of all time. Hoping he's the first character in FighterZ Pass 4 with Gohan Beast and SSJ3 Vegeta

This is a 10/10 game for me, and Rebirth is an 11/10. $40 for the full game, DLC plus the original FF7 is a heck of a deal, if I didn't already have it on the go via my Steam Deck oled. Great game!

This should be an option in software, little kids love to hit home X A "on accident"

I'm more looking forward to next week's big monthly title, last month we got Mach Breakers and I was really hoping for another 3D title.

After this it's just Legends and maybe a mini-collection of spinoffs like the psp remakes or the sports games, then that's it.

@PJOReilly In the poll it calls Resurrection a remake in the first option, just thought it was funny.

Not to be that guy but resurrection is a completely new title, not a remake

@OwenGamer22 I picked it up on Steam at launch and actually found a few matches, that's a banger game

@Vyacheslav333 Man when's the last time you've played real kusoge, like Sailor Moon snes? Cotw has fantastic gameplay, mechanics and artstyle, just a small roster.

@Vyacheslav333 I think you're a little harsh on Cotw, the dlc is free, the guest characters are more "bonus" if anything, and the devs have already stated their intentions to bring every fatal fury character back into the roster over time.

I like how, since it was announced in that Nintendo Today app, we don't know how long it is yet lol.

Honestly I don't know what to expect. Hoping for some new Mario news of some type for the anniversary, I just beat Galaxy 2 on my steam deck oled and it would be a joy to run through that game again in 4k on Switch 2.

My #1 most played Switch 2 title right now (besides the big Nintendo Mario Kart and DK) is Aqua Jet. Really fun game with some cool speed tech; I'm at #1 in the leaderboards with over 10 hours so far, it's been surprisingly fun.

Right now the Switch 2 games I've enjoyed the most are the new Arcade Archives 2 titles.

@Pillowpants If you think about it, these guys aren't making Switch clones, all the Switch clones (including the Switch itself) are just Neo Geo X clones

Cool, mine has been set to the underwater theme from SMB since they launched it but I wasn't expecting anything else.

Maybe some of these devs can actually start putting some games on it, I've been playing my Steam Deck Oled probably 90% of the time still just because there's next-to-nothing from third parties on the Switch 2 yet.

I mean, by the sales alone Nintendo clearly doesn't need them but it would be nice to see.

I always pronounce it "eks" unless then X is a 10. Hunter Eks Hunter, Sonic Eks Shadow, Drag Eks Drive

@HalfAWorldAway The Switch 2 versions add VRR, Time Attack mode, Online multiplayer (when applicable, so far none of the three have it), rewind, quick start, and 5 save slots instead of 1 quick save. Worth the extra 2 bucks imo

So far I've picked up all these Arcade Archives 2 versions, $17 is a lot, sure, but these games are much more difficult to emulate properly, plus the extra modes are nice. I feel better paying $17 for this than $8 for Pac-Man.

Aqua Jet is actually my favorite of the three so far, it's only got the two tracks and mirrored versions, but the controls feel so good even on an analog stick and the graphics are quite pretty. Hoping they skip Ridge Racer 2 and go straight to Rave Racer or Time Crisis.

People saying Palworld is a ripoff is sad, it is definitely its own thing and does a great job at it.

I think they should still just do it anyways.

What're they gonna do, sue a charity??

Personally I found Reload to be the weakest link in the series, but it's still a 9/10 game that's definitely worth playing.

I honestly don't want nor do I expect new stuff, I want some games that can actually show off what the Switch 2 can do. I'm still picking up third party games exclusively on my Steam Deck Oled because they still run better there than the Switch 1 versions on Switch 2.

Hopefully we'll see a sizzle reel or something full of Switch 1 games that are getting Switch 2 upgrades.

I had to get these as it was the only bundle option at Best Buy I could buy on the site. They're decent.

@topher6490 While we're at it with Microsoft, they could try and add the Jaguar ports of Doom and Wolfenstein 3D in there...

This is word-for-word the same response they give out every year lol

I've already gone back to my Steam Deck OLED, there's not enough exclusive titles to keep me on it yet, and pretty much every game available both on Switch 2 and Steam looks better, runs better, and is cheaper on my OLED Deck.

When Metroid Prime 4 and DK come out that may change but there's really only a single game I boot up the console for rn.

Knockout Tour is easily the best mode. Wish there were more paths, I've probably won on each route twice now.

Favorite mode so far right there with knockout tour. The most fun I've ever had with Mario Kart.

Well, there goes all hope of a traditional June direct...

Surely this is going to be huge though. We still don't know who little Pauline is yet and it feels like we barely know anything about the game besides the fact that you can destroy stuff.

The camera is actually INSANELY fun in splitscreen Mario Kart World. The faces popping up on screen as you pass people reminds me heavily of Mario Kart arcade.

10/10

I really don't understand the criticisms of the Free Roam mode that some people have. It's not supposed to be some big collectathon where you've got a map with Skittles all over; all those missions to do.

I always thought the point of free roam was just to drive around and enjoy the landscape. 20 hours in and there are still areas I have not driven around in. We don't need big fancy rewards for getting all the objectives because my goal is not to complete every mission. I'm just freely roaming around.

It's a shame that more Switch 1 games didn't get patches, I've still been playing more and more titles on my Steam Deck Oled since it runs games better 95% of the time.

Would kill for a Nier patch, maybe a 4k Quake patch, doom eternal could probably go up to 120 fps with the proper optimization.

My entry for this list is Overlord Escape From Nazarick. It's a decent little metroidvania spin-off of the anime Overlord, but on Switch it never ran at 60, it always felt like an unlocked framerate that ran between 20 and 40.

I'm very pleased to say that even on my imported copy it runs at a full 60 with no drops.

I prefer the screen of the Switch Oled. Games look more vibrant, and I play a lot of 4:3 games and other older arcade games with lots of blacks so the lcd is jarring. I will stick to picking up new 3rd party titles on my Steam Deck Oled and PS5 Pro for that very reason

Great to hear, I didn't notice anything odd about the game but I always turn anti-aliasing off whenever possible.

I'd have to say for any of my fellow Americans I personally don't think this case is worth it at the price they're selling it at ($40).

Just buy a $20 Power A case and a $5 tempered glass screen protector.

Pretty cool, my favorite part of the Splatoon games has always been the campaigns, so a single player experience will be fun for me, still haven't picked up 3 and probably will skip it atp though.