Jack_Goetz

7/10 at best, currently.

@PJOReilly The standard is only £34.99 on Silver Lining's website. 🙂

@Stormcloudlive Ha! I feel you on that. I bought Splatoon 2 on cartridge, but I learned from my mistake by the time Splatoon 3 was released. 😅

This is good news for Switch 2. However, I wasn't sold on the demo, unfortunately. I was really looking for to World Tour, but it was so repetitive that I was bored of it by the end of the demo.

I'll either wait for it to go on sale, or hold out for the Mortal Kombat collection that's just been announced. It's not like there's a shortage of fighting games on Switch.

It's fine, albeit unexciting. There's definitely some kinks that need ironing out, hopefully sooner rather than later. The new software is kinda underwhelming, especially Mario Kart World. However, the 'glow up' that Switch 1 games are getting is making me feel better about my purchase. The GameCube games have been taking up a lot of my time too.

That's an impressive feat considering the stock shortages that have been reported about Japan. Seems Nintendo really did stockpile Switch 2s.

@Skunkfish I don't believe there's an official statement about the new resolution. We might have to wait for a Digital Foundry breakdown.

@LinktotheFuture That's only if someone drops out of the match in the first minute.

@Stormcloudlive It actually makes me feel excited about going through my backlog, rather than 'Ah, I really should get around to that'. I'm having fun revisiting games too.

The Splatoon update does feel like a Nintendo Switch 2 Edition, which is great, especially for free and benefiting Switch 1 owners at the same time.

I'm so happy with this update. Splatoon 3 has always performed really well on Switch, but the Switch 2 improvements make it feel incredible. I spend most of my gaming time playing this title, so I'm really grateful for this performance patch.

The game is bursting with character, but the gameplay is severely lacking. The AI is cheap and the Grand Prix is boring 70% of the time. I understand Mario Kart is about that 'random' factor, but between the item assaults and rubber banding being turned up to 11, it's just not fun in single-player.

The open world is structureless, which doesn't hold my attention for more than 10 minutes at at a time. As someone who played MK8 to death on the Wii U and has been excited for a new Mario Kart entry for almost a decade, this entry is a let down. It just feels unfinished somehow.

Whether that's because Nintendo is holding content back, or it just dropped the ball because it had too much development time, I don't know. But it should have been better than this, especially with the cost of entry.

Now if you'll excuse me, I've got to get back to F-Zero 99, which is far more entertaining.

@PJOReilly Ah yes! Tomorrow!

I'm surprised we've still not heard anything official about any of the Xenoblade games getting patched yet. The locked handheld resolutions looks pretty bad on the Switch 2's screen. Loading times are noticeably faster though, as expected.

Splatoon 3 also feels smoother. No frame rate stutters when you first enter the lobby, and much faster loading when booting the game up.

@John_Deacon Sorry, yes there is. I was merely speaking about the value of buying the base game and then adding the two DLC separately at a later date. Each 'Year DLC' costs exactly the same as the digital base game on the eShop.

Reads like a 7/10 gets 9/10. 🤷

Personally, I'm still not 'gelling' with it. It looks great and has heaps of character, but the AI is cheaper than Shao Khan in MK3, which makes single-player modes a drag. The open world isn't fully realised, the character select screen is a mess, the Grand Prix set up seems like a big mistake, etc.

I feel like this one has been in the oven for so long that Nintendo kept thinking 'What if we make this small change, and this small change..." over the last few years, and ended up with a product that was miles away from the initial vision.

The Game Key Card is way better value than currently purchasing the base game and the two DLCs separately on the eShop. In fact, the GKC version is already discounted in a few stores too.

These things seem like a great way to lose all your games in one go.

This was a great way to announce a new Splatoon game! I'm really excited about it. Also looking forward to Urchin Underpass being added to Splatoon 3 and the Switch 2 update in a couple of days.

If the PS5 was France's biggest launch at the time, that's not really saying a lot about the Switch 2 sales is it?

@OorWullie Absolutely. I think Sega could have potentially earned more from providing an upgrade path seeing as the original version sold so well on Switch. Hopefully, it was just testing the waters. Maybe an upgrade option will be provided at a later date?

Seems Sega's no upgrade path for Sonic X Shadow Generations kinda paid off.

@HalBailman Thanks! Yeah, I'm using the HDMI cable that came with the Switch 2, and it's in the HDMI port that my OG Switch was in. I've turned off HDR, played with RGB, and turned of 120Hz as my TV doesn't support it. I'll have to see if that makes any difference over the next week.

Have you had it happen in split screen since?

@arb93 Oh, I didn't notice if the Switch thought it was in handheld or not, but that is very worrying if so. A non-handheld option would have been my preference too.

@Cheez Thanks! I've played with some of the display settings, so going to sit with it another week and see if it's made any difference.

About once a day, when docked, I'll be playing my Switch 2 and the TV screen will go black for about five seconds. No idea what's going on but it seems to happen at random times in-game.

@WillQuan Yeah, it's a description for the wrong product.

"If you've played Welcome Tour, Nintendo details the challenges of moulding the new pad in such a way that your hand wouldn't rest on grooves which would collect everyday grime and dust."

Spoiler alert 😅

Just get yourself a TomToc slim case. Job done.

Wow... That actually looks really good. Not what I expected from Game Freak at all.

I love it. Definitely a top 3 Zelda for me too. I don't even mind the padded out quest towards the end. I excitedly bought the Wii U version when that came out too, but found the visual 'upgrades' a bit of a disappointment.

I've been playing through this again since Thursday, which has been amazing, especially after inverting the camera. One issue is that the in-game saves don't always work. I think this might due to closing the app too soon after saving, but I'm not 100% sure yet (save states FTW).

If you've not played Wind Waker before, you really should.

@SoIDecidedTo That happens if you open the app with the GameCube controller connected.

@speed_loafer Ah, thanks. So it's an NSO thing rather than a game specific bug, most likely. I'll be sticking to save states from now on.

Slightly off topic but has any else had issues with Wind Waker not saving properly? It's happened to me twice now and it's really frustrating. Fortunately, I'm using a mix of in game saves and save states, but it would be nice if it just worked as intended.

Mario Kart World (still not impressed by the gameplay but hoping it'll eventually 'click' ), Fast Fusion, and Wind Waker. Of course, Splatoon 3 and F-Zero 99 will also make an appearance.

Transformations can be turned of in the settings.

@drypaphmrbro They sure are.

One of my most anticipated Switch 2 games. Fortunately, I've been so busy with MKW, Fast Fusion, and the GameCube games, I haven't managed to pick this up yet. Seems I'll be waiting to see if the necessary patches arrive in due course.

This new first-person review setup really lends itself well to PJ's writing style. 🙂

So the Switch 2 era marks the beginning of first-person reviews?

I was debating whether to pick this one up, as a gamer of a certain age who fondly remembers playing this in the arcades. Between Mario Kart World and Fast Fusion though, I think I'll likely pick it up further down the road.

I posted this earlier on another thread, but I might be more useful here:

I was getting annoyed with not being able to invert the camera in Wind Waker on the GameCube controller until I went into the button remapping options and realised to can remap pan left and pan right separately, so I just swapped them around. It makes moving around feel so much more natural now.

@lyle_catcliffe Found this on the Bluesky post, and I just tested it:

"Hold the left analog stick in any direction (any controller) right after you launch the GameCube app from the HOME menu to see what you want "

Slightly off-topic but hopefully useful to someone; I was getting annoyed with not being able to invert the camera in Wind Waker on the GameCube controller until I went into the button remapping options and realised to can remap pan left and pan right separately, so I just swapped them around. It makes moving around feel so much more natural now.

@Cakefish The first game I booted up on my Switch 2 was Splatoon 3 and the changes were immediately noticeable, which is strange as I've never had any issues with it on Switch 1 bar the couple of seconds of slowdown that occur when first entering the lobby. Everything just feels so smooth now. 🙂

It's very pretty and the attention to detail is incredibly impressive, but the gameplay is lacking. Free roam is quite nice for kicking back for a bit and taking in the sights, though quite boring. I downloaded Fast Fusion and I'm having much more fun with that. I really hope I'm missing something with Mario Kart World, but so far it's been fairly underwhelming.

I'm not buying that damn camera under any circumstances.

The NSO version feels great! I'm so happy I can finally retired my trusty Wavebird now. I've been more excited about the controller today than the Switch 2. 😅

"No GameCube for you"

@rjejr Drag x Drive isn't a launch title, which I was very surprised about.

Mine'll be here tomorrow with the GC controller. Mario Kart World will be downloading in the background while I fire up F-Zero GX and Soul Calibre 2. Fast Fusion and Hitman will be purchased before the weekend too.

For free!? Holy crow, these guys are incredible. Talk about about a comeback story.

This isn't a game that interests me in the slightest, I'm just here to say this site needs more Kate Gray reviews and articles!