RPGenie

Not surprised to see the number of corporate white knights in the comments.

They can charge what they want, I’m fine with versions I already paid for personally. With game prices increasing I will probably be more selective about games I buy on switch, exclusives I really want and buy the multiplats for pc handheld.

A lot of these comments show they did not read or learn anything from this perfectly reasonable article, and just wanted to spew their anti-Microsoft vitriol.

Love the look of the world, not a fan of its lifelessness or the cutesy protagonist exploring in short dresses.

This game is not full release it’s early access and it’s pretty buggy. But ignoring that, I have played 30 hours on Steam Deck at 60fps on medium graphic settings and as much as I love Animal Crossing this game is just better.

They took everything good from Animal Crossing and left out all the bad. Improved on it in so many ways. It doesn’t feel like it was made by a mobile game developer at all. I’d advise anyone on the fence to grab it on another platform or wait until the Switch version is better.

Besides the Nintendo polish ACNH has, there isn’t a single thing I can think of that I prefer in ACNH. There are no limits to how much you can do every day anything and your town feels more alive no matter what time you play. The world is also significantly larger. The QoL and voice acting really add to the experience as well.

I hope Nintendo Life revisits the game for review once it’s out of early access. And Gameloft probably should not have released it on Switch until out of Early Access.

I don’t own Splatoon, but if I did I still wouldn’t because I like to own my console/handheld games and all content. I sub to the basic family sub for cloud saves and that’s it.

I’ll be waiting for the rerelease that includes all expansion pass content and patches.

Having played both fantasy life (my favorite 3ds game) and kitaria fables, I really don’t see the comparison at all. If anyone buys this game expecting something like Fantasy Life; they will be sorely disappointed.

@Andy_Witmyer I agree I’ve thought that myself with certain games.

I love they did a physical version for this game, can't wait to play it. I had no idea about the credentials of the creators, amazing.

The Steam Deck announcement saved me from preordering the OLED, very excited about it.

Fantastic list and I appreciate the effort. Though monster Hunter stories also has slaying monsters for parts to craft gear.

@sfb Tangledeep is one of my favorite games I love everything about it. I’m really happy to see others talk about it and nintendolife cover it. It really deserves much more attention.

I read 1&2 were on the way to Japan Switch so hopefully just a matter of time until other regions.

Definitely buying this, pc if digital only, switch if physical. Not a ton of crafting focused games without combat.

I'm interested but not at $25! I will have to see a review I guess, I have a hard time with spending that much on a digital only game unless it's PC.

I'll be interested to see what the gameplay is like, being a gamer since the 90s I don't really care much about graphics. Indie developers can often make a greater game than AAA companies despite their low budget for things like graphics.

It seems like the new director really had big aspirations for this game but time and budget wouldn’t allow it. Too bad he couldn’t reign it in and focus on retaining and improving the things fans already enjoyed in the series. People have other games for heavy crafting and annoying fishing mini games, SoS has its own charm.

I had my preorder cancelled for a couple of weeks. I won’t buy it unless they do a reprint that includes all of their patches and season pass. They probably won’t so I guess I’ll wait till the next game and hope it’s better.

@Magician funny I was in the same boat and cancelled both harvest moon and this one. I wanted both but feel relieved. Plus they both had season passes on top of everything. shivers

It looks cute but not $60 cute. Luckily for me I really like good pixel art. Frankly I can hardly stomach paying that much for most jrpgs as they simply don't cost as much to make as their western counterparts.

I wonder how many Pokémon are in this game...

I was looking forward to it but didn’t care for the demo or the wire bug (really grappling hook). But that’s fine I will certainly enjoy Monster Hunter Stories and can continue playing previous MH entries.

I was going to wait for release but I can’t resist the physical copy kickstarter tier. Monster gaming and farming combined is too good to pass up.

Always happy to see more of these types of games. I know the iOS one was abandoned so I never tried it, hopefully it is a good fit for switch.

I thought it might and held out on getting for ps4, thank goodness! I have it on pc but I don't like how it plays with keyboard and mouse, this will be a treat if it runs well. This will be as close to a western fantasy mmo on Switch as we're likely to have :

I don’t think it looks as bad as some say, and the concept looks broader in scope than other entries so I’m interested in this one. Frankly I think much of the indignation from people comes from bandwagoning on misinformation about the titles and publishers.

Ralph looks the oldest of the males so him I suppose. Was hoping for someone with a beard but I knew it was unlikely being a Japanese made game. I’ve gotten used to all the games starring children.

I thought the graphics in the demo were very fuzzy and not particularly good for a game made exclusively for Switch. Was I the only one?

I read there are tons of items in the game hidden to find. I wonder if the reviewer didn't come across them or if the other reviewers were wrong. Either way, though he made a good point on the combat that worries me, the other more positive reviews and gameplay footage still has me excited. I like monster capture games period, seldom come across one that I don't like.

My favorite on switch is Tangledeep. No idea why it’s not on this list. :/

All I wanted was any sims game, so disappointed.

My 10 year old hates MUA and was very disappointed at how difficult it was on friendly difficulty. It was somewhat better when he played with us but he never wants to play it alone. He has ps4 Spider-Man and has beaten that a few times now so he’s a capable player.

I had preordered it for switch physical (first preordered switch game). Once I saw how bad input lag was I traded it for the ps4 version, which worked out since my switch game came with a ps4 steel book anyway. I’m annoyed I lost money though. I learned a valuable lesson on preordering games.

West of Loathing and Tangledeep are my favorite hidden gems on the switch. WoL is the only one I bought limited run and digital for both pc and switch I love it so much. I plan to do the same for Tangledeep if they ever get a physical. Many on this list as well known indies and not really hidden gems in my opinion.

@Darkthany Really, this feature is dependent on the developers implementing it in the games. I wonder how many people will buy Switches thinking they will get cross save with their steam games now. Really shady on Nintendo’s part.

@Ventilator but did Nintendo really add anything? As far as I’m aware the company who worked on this game who has this feature did the work for cross save. The other games I’m aware of that do this you have to log in to an account which stores the save data and has nothing to do with Nintendo.