KevinLo9

Any idea if it supports mouse / joycon 2 controllers?
Motion controls?
My biggest hang up with the games is I don’t like the controls.

I don’t love either game, honestly.
This one is better to watch than to play in my opinion. I prefer structure and design, but Nintendo seems to be all in on freedom of play, and MKW and DKB have both illustrated that this isn’t always a good approach.

Mario Kart has always been my favorite franchise. This is the first time I’ve been extremely disappointed with the newest iteration. I’ve played it for 6 hours and I will never play it again, other than an occasional race with my son who likes it a little bit.
Luckily MK8 still exists. That will remain the definitive MK for another generation.

Mario Kart is my favorite franchise.
I’ve always felt that the newest version has been the best. That being said, I am having a hard time enjoying this game.
The structure of the Grand Prix is stupid, and it makes it where I can’t remember a single track despite getting gold in every cup.
The sound track is just a bunch of remixes and covers of old songs.
The open world is very boring and feels like a huge missed opportunity to fill with references to older Mario games.
Luckily Mario Kart 8 Deluxe still exists, because to me that is still the definitive MK game today.
This is not at all what I was hoping for, and with how much time they had to work on it, I find it shocking how few new ideas are present here.

@Milton_Burle
There seems to be a strange unspoken bias against this game here that I haven’t been able to understand.
The first is a gem. One of the best roguelike games ever made. This one is far more complex, but it clicked and I’m hooked again.
I do wish NL would not be so stubborn and just review the game…
Monster Train 2 is truly special.
I’m glad to see it is charting so high in the digital only games chart, despite being blacklisted by NL and every other Nintendo specific site. So bizarre.

Monster Train 2 is excellent. Much more challenging than the first one.
I’m hoping NL will review it (hint hint), but if you have ever liked a roguelike deck builder you should ABSOLUTELY play this game.

Monster Train 2!!
Loved the original.

8/10
I really like it. I played it on Wii U, and I’m finding the way you access the map to be fairly cumbersome.
I also wish the pins you can drop on the map would show up in your HUD as you run around to orient yourself as you run around.
The story is fairly cliche and in compelling, but it’s fine.
The world is gorgeous and I like the combat.

LOVED the first one. One of my all-time favorite games honestly. Super stoked to play this.

Every review is a personal opinion. This is one man’s personal opinion.
I happen to agree with his findings in general. Having played Genesis and SNES heavily as a kid, I always found the SNES games to have better general quality, depth, and replayability.
Having continually replayed SNES and other classic games throughout my life, I have been surprised how poorly Genesis games have aged. Their controls are more rigid, and the sound is more tinny, and the graphics are more dark and ugly to me.
Indie games have been my favorite games for years, and I’ve found that most of them are heavily influenced by a great classic NES or SNES game. There are not nearly as many that you could point to that wear their Genesis / SMD influence on their sleeve.
The success of the Genesis was more a case study of the power of good marketing rather than in video game innovation.

I love good in-game maps. The next game that took them to the next level was the latest Price of Persia with the ability to save screenshots to the map. Brilliant!
Lack of a coherent map is what kept me from enjoying Animal Well. Kinda good game, but the map looks like it was drawn on an Atari 2600 or an etch-a-sketch.

I wanted to like this game. But after playing for 2 hours or so, I’m afraid it’s just a novelty for me.

@CaleBoi25
That’s a cool idea. A first enemy that comes to mind right away is the zombie ghost guy at the start of Symphony of the Night.

Nice article, Nathan! Those contests we did were a lot of fun. I still can’t believe the scale and amount of work you put into that best game ever bracket. You’re pretty awesome.

I think Golden Sun could work for this. It’s got a great world, and it already has a lot of puzzle solving elements to its gameplay already.

I’m anxiously waiting for the review on here for Another Crab’s Treasure. I’m curious how it runs on switch.

Can’t wait for this game. Me and my daughter plan to spend a lot of time in this world. Here’s hoping it is as good as it looks.

This game is fine. Not great, but fine. This is from someone who adores deck builders.
I don’t regret buying it, but I don’t find the gameplay loop compelling at all.

I’ve never played a game like this before, but I literally cannot put it down. Such a captivating game.

I can’t wait to try Splat the Spire soon.
Splatfests have felt very blah in this game. I loved the single player and Salmon Run (even if the scales system is very broken).
This new DLC looks amazing, even if it came waaaay too late.

Not having a unique arena for splatfest killed my interest in them for this game.
Also, the insanely unfair special weapons didn’t help.
Salmon Run is the only thing I enjoy, and the way you get scales is horribly broken and unfair too. I’ve played probably 150 hours of salmon run alone and don’t have nearly all of the gear available.

Golden Sun was one of my favorite GBA games years ago. So excited to be able to re-play it.

@switchvogel
Glad to hear this game is good. I loved P5R and your mention of the original Mario + Rabbids made me happy since I love that game (even if the sequel stunk, IMO).
Excellent reviewed. Very helpful info.

I found no joy in exploring the world of this game. I loved exploring BOTW’s world however.
I will never forget the moment of disappointment and frustration I felt when I realized the depths were as large as the surface map.
Every addition was a disappointment.
This game reinforced the absolute truth that bigger isn’t always better.
It’s a very good game and I enjoyed moments during my time with it, but I don’t think I would ever replay it again, and I was glad when it was done.

Such a great franchise. I dove deep into this one over the last couple of days.
The multiplayer is seamless and the additions make the game feel fresh and new.

@alanahagues
Does the game allow you to turn off the accessibility features in combat and just play it how it was on the SNES version?
I love this game, but it was never too challenging, and I worry it will be far too easy with the additional ways to speed up the combat.

The only tactics game I’ve liked is Mario + Rabbids (only the first one…), and this game is checking a lot of the same boxes for me in my mind. I loved P5R and I’m excited for this one.

@rjejr
Mostly what you’d expect probably. Overcast. Gray. Moderate amounts of rain.
We have also been getting a lot more snow in recent years, but that’s mostly after Thanksgiving and the early part of the new year.
The aquarium is pretty cool, built on a pier sticking out into the Puget Sound.

I would love it if there was a co-op mode where you are trying to clean up used turf war maps. You could play as the jelly fish perhaps. Could be fun.

@Friendly
I found having all of the characters at the start to be annoying even if it made sense narratively. Like I basically just picked some guys I liked and never needed to change them.
I also never felt like I had sufficient cover. In the original I could always tell when I was fully covered, but in this game no matter how well I thought I had done I still took damage.
Having random numbers and amount of enemies spawn rather than seeing their ears and being able to plan for their appearance the next turn.
I also found no humor or charm at all to the characters this time around. So basically yeah, I disliked nearly every aspect of this game.
Nice music and visuals. 😁

What a disappointing game. The original is a top 5 games on the system. This one was a complete dud… Yipee for more DLC for it. 👍🏻

Honestly... I don't think there is anything this game does better than BOTW. I don't feel like the new powers are suitable replacements for the runes we gave up from the last game. The fuse ability should be usable from the menu instead of having to drop an item on the ground first.
The puzzles are less clear and I don't feel they are creative at all. I loved the elemental theme of the last game. This game leaned too hard into the creativity and the casualty was sound game design.
Also, how is it possible that there is actually LESS music in this game than there was in BOTW? My gosh, please put Zelda music back into your games, Nintendo!
I will finish the game, only because it reminds me of my favorite game ever... If it was any other franchise I would probably have stopped by now though.

Monster Train…

@scoot
I agree with everything you said.
The original is one of my top 5 switch games, but this game was not enjoyable at all for me.

Amazing. Great tips and ideas for sure. Salmon Run is the only mode that keeps me playing Splatoon 3. It’s my favorite co-operative multiplayer mode ever.

I bought this within minutes of launch. Had looked forward to this game since completing Golf Story.
I agree with the reviewer and the comments. I’ve had multiple game breaking glitches, there is horrible slowdown and even some pop-in which is inexcusable given the graphical style. All of the charm of the first game is gone entirely.
Sadly, this is the last in a string of sequels that disappointed me this year:

• Blossom Tales 2
• Mario + Rabbids 2 … (the first game is in my top 5 games for the system)
• Sports Story

Each of these games felt like the designers lost sight of what worked and made the original titles so appealing.

Here’s hoping 2023 has more satisfying sequels.

I bought P5 Royal recently and I love it. Since then I bought Shin Megami Tensei V and P5 Strikers as well. I’m kind of obsessed with the franchise at this point.
I will definitely pick these two up as well.

Salmon Run is the only mode I enjoy these days, so I’m super stoked that they are doing special events like this for it. Here’s hoping it works well. 😁

Monster Train! 🙄
The coverup continues.

@Shadeon_Koopa
Indies are most of favorite modern games. They are often homages to classic games, and if they are done right I’m all over them.
Enter the Gungeon
Hades
Slay the Spire
Steamworld Quest
Risk of Rain
Shovel Knight
Guacamelee
Into the Breach

So many more. Love ‘em.

@Shadeon_Koopa
Man, you have excellent taste in games!
Letter Quest is awesome. Totally underrated and under the radar.

Monster Train.
One of my favorite games on Switch is Slay the Spire. Monster Train takes everything I love about that game and makes it… dare I say, better?
The combat is more balanced and the level of customization of your buildout means that nearly every play-through is winnable. Don’t take that to mean it is easy by any stretch. It is, simply put, the most fair roguelike game I’ve ever played.
This game has been inexplicably neglected by sites such as this one, but give it a shot and I feel confident you’ll enjoy the ride.

@BenAV
If you do try it, I will be very curious about your opinion. Slay the Spire and Monster Train are two of my favorites, so if this is similar I am all in.

Something I wish they did was a new co-op mode where you play as a sort of janitorial
Crew assigned to clean up arenas from turf war matches.
Either way, I’m all in on this. Being able to play on the same team every time with my kids and friends… sold!

Amazing game. The water blew my mind when I got this at launch.
This game still holds up today too.

@BenAV
I agree completely. Looking forward to it.
I just sent you a friend request on my switch if you want to try to play together sometime.
My play activity is all screwed up since I started playing on my OLED last October and it rest all of my play times…

To me it was enough when they announced the easier system for meeting up with friends and being able to play on the same team. Sold.

My non-gamer wife has asked for (and received) only 2 games for her birthday. ACNH and now Kirby.
It’s funny too because both came out nearly on her birthday. This will be a great co-op game for us. So far so good.

Thanks for the review! Already preordered.

Oh, so we are back to pretending Monster Train doesn’t exist on this site? Fun times.
It’s a gem of a game.
I’m at Covenant level 19 at this point.