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Kinda suprised we're getting another direct after the Indie and Partner shows.

I have never played the original, not even sure I've seen more than a couple of screenshots. It's been interesting watching the new one, prompting one of two responses "What game was that? Oh that thing", and "hell yeah! can't believe we're getting a sequel, give it to me now!."

I plan on getting this but I suspect it wont be till Christmas at this point, I have Grand Bazare on the way, and still have Yakuza 0 and Bravely Default to finish from launch.

I realised that I still haven't finished Story of Seasons: Pioneers and I have Grand Bazaar on preorder, so I probably need to panic finish that.

... If I can wrestle the Switch 2 off my daughter.

I'm deep into DKB's post game, hoping it gives some answers. Tracking down the 50ish bananas I need for the last elder.

Whilst I like the idea of a 2DHD action game, I really don't like this zoomed-out look.

I think this might be proof that DKB made me actively like DK because before I wouldn't have looked at this twice, now... I'm working out how many prints this would take on my printer.

*For clarification, I've played and enjoyed most of the other DK games.

I had high hopes of this being the defiantive way for me to play my insane little universe modes without hogging the TV and boring the family, but not being able to access the community creations that use custom uploads is crippling.

Sounds great for everyone else, but the community creations thing is huge for a lot of the player base, throw in it being full price when heavily discounted on other platforms, and arriving long after the other versions, and I suspect we might not see more WWE.

Pretty sure Miyamoto confirmed this years ago in a random YouTube video, and then Nintendo promptly put out a Valentine's card for them.

Don't get me wrong, that's all very cool and I do love 8Bitdo's pads (currently using their adapter to use my Wii U pro pad on Switch 2, Yakuza 0 felt a little dicey on the joycons.) but their prices sure have been creeping up and up over the years. I used to recommend their pads as "almost as good as official pads but much cheaper"

Obviously, some games just can't work without their online component. Still, there are plenty of these online-only games that could work offline, and conveniently enough, Nintendo has set a precedent on mobile for what to do when a free-to-play title ends with Animal Crossing Pocket Camp.

Man, I don't think I've ever felt hype rip out of me before. Man, even for a PS1/PSP look, that was rough.

That being said I am a sucker for "it's just metal gear but..." that's the exact pitch that got me to buy Espire on Quest.

Cyberpunk (game) on a CRT is one of the most cyberpunk (aesthetic) things.

I did spot on Reddit they would like to do a Switch 2 update for Dredge for "free" but they don't have dev kits.

I recently started playing Dredge on Gamepass and loved it so much I picked up the complete edition on on Switch on sale.

I'm guessing Nintendo is running some Frankensteinized VRR that works on the handheld but isn't compatible with most VRR displays.

"Doll company exec" doesn't seem as relevent as "Tokyo University of the Arts, where he is currently a professor in the Department of Intermedia Art and director of the Art Media Centre. "

It does feel a little... greedy to have the base game selling at full price on Switch 2 when its frequently on sale on Xbox and is halfway through it's DLC cycle.

I was hoping it'd be like Street Fighter 6 and include one of the DLC packs.

after 2k18 I will very much be waiting to see how this reviews.

At this point I'd settle for the 360 era remasters on Switch

Civ6 loads so much faster on Switch 2. I really loved playing it hotseat but the load times started bad and got worse as the game went on, as did the CPU turns (I ended up buying the complete edition on Xbox because of the slowness) but on Switch 2, they are drastically cut down.

Hyrule Warriors 1 seems to run flawlessly and the resolution seems better (i believe it was dynamic before, so that makes sense)

I've yet to test it myself but my friend says Monster Hunter Rise is improved and improved loading is "fantastic".

Mechanically and conceptually, I really like this. That price is very nice.

Problem 1: I'm not super into online anymore.
Problem 2: This seems like a game that's way more fun with friends, mine don't have Switch 2's yet.
Problem 3: It seems so devoid of charm. Splatoon sold me basically on vibes, this is the exact oppersite.

Anything that always allowed people to come back from behind and win all the time needed to be removed from the concept

That's not a blue shell? Blue shells are pure spite; using it is unlikely to benefit you in any way.

I hate the japanese one the least, so... that I guess.

Honestly there was a lot of launch games, and most of us can only afford so many.

I got MKW, Cyberpunk, Hogwarts, Bravely, and Yakuza (thanks to various things got a lot of discounts on them) doesn't mean I didn't want Rune Factory, Street Fighter, Civ, and Survival Kids. But a line has to be drawn somewhere.

Guess we're getting 13 year old versions of the main Mario cast in Kart/Party
Same age as the Splatoon Inklings... No idea if that means anything.

I really like the design. They could have just done what they normally do and just make her squatter and call it a day but she's got new hair, freckles, a new outfit that both harkens to her "future" design whilst being different and in keeping with this game's feel.

I do really like the sculpt so, assuming I can actually get hold of one, I plan to get it.

I don't really care for the unlock, feels a little like those kid beauty pageants they have in the US.

I am sure the guys who design characters for Kart/Party/Sports are delighted they can now make "Kid" versions of characters, not just baby ones.

@Khwarezm89 i think its Y.

I'm not sure I want to see more specific details about DK.

That's not me being "edgy", I mean I'm 90% likely I'm going to be buying DK and these game-specific directs tend to go too far into the "showing" and leave nothing to discover when actually playing it.

I like OLED screens, but I wouldn't trade non-flickering VRR for it.

Well, specifically on a handheld device that's going to be punching above its (performance) weight.

Don't get me wrong YAY!

But I have to assume this means no direct

I've said before I have no interest in a Xbox handheld that doesn't play my Xbox games (excluding play anywhere/game streaming).

I hope it's OS helps makes Window Handhelds better.

I do want an S2 Pro controller, and this review really sells it, but I will be getting the GC pad first

I saw a Switch 2 case that had slots for cards on the back. That seemed more logical solution to "I'm taking my switch out and need some game carts"

I'm not entirely convinced of this entry yet but the review has been helpful. Taking it from "when I see a good discount" to "pretty much any discount"

@SpacedDuck There's a whole lot of "depends".

Any game with unlocked framerates or using a dynamic resolution should run better/more consistently than on Switch 1 because the dips are caused by it running out of resources (or spending them elsewhere), which the Switch 2 has more of.

If memory serves, DOOM Eternal has an unlocked FPS with a target of 30FPS, and has dynamic resolution that starts at 720p and drops to something like 500 when things get busy. On Switch 2 that should consistently hit its 720p/30fps targets without a patch.

Digital games should also load much faster (as the old SD/Storage speeds were a reported bottleneck on S1).

"disappointing wishlist performance of the upcoming Yooka-Replaylee."

Man game development really is a weird corpo hellscape.

@LastFootnote it should load much faster digitally with how much faster the storage is (assuming its relative to the Express cards).

And yeah I had the same experience with Oblivion Remaster, we are running this from a super fast SSD, loading should take "this" long. Obviously the new graphics are much larger and take longer to load but doesn't stop it feeling bad.

I've been holding off on this because of the performance hickups, I don't expect it to get a S2 update but based on what I read it sounds like the frame rate drops "shouldn't happen" on S2

@Baker1000 I do like the idea of them being as short as a 3DS case but as thin as the Switch case.

@donv2135 I have been repeating that every time the Game Keys pop up. If you want the game but don't want Game Keys, buy it digitally.

I get the desire to boycott those game entirely but we saw this with the Wii U and the "gimped ports" one, if people aren't buying games on Switch 2, then publisher wont look for reasons they will just stop supporting it.

It's weird that it dose it in handheld but not docked. I suppose it might be using some unique version of VRR and so most screens have it.

I did remember an old rumour, And by rumour I mean random dude on Reddit, that said Switch 2 would get RDR2 port when other consoles got GTA6.

Not that I believe that but it would fit tye timescale a little better.

I think they are onto something here.

Not perticually for me but both of my daughters video chat their friends when gaming with them, so Nintendo integrating it at the system level makes sense.

Neat.
I didnt know the sounds had changed, wont be watching that video though, I look forward to hearing those sounds directly from the console.

@LavaTwilight I'm expecting that to be true for digital copies but might not for games running from S1 cards.

I wouldn't be surprised if there's going to be waves of Switch 2 editions, like how they used Wii U ports to patch gaps in Switch 1 schedule

Did the UK get a weird mix of N64 boxes because I swear it wasn't all game that had that huge black border.

I managed to snag the physical copy for the digital price over at HMV, super happy about that.

Also goodies in the physical edition!? looking forward to that

@axelhander @ElkinFencer10 Mercer really impressed me with his Majima in Pirate Yakuza.

From what I can tell, most third-party publishers don't want to eat or pass on the £10 premium for a real physical release.

Hopefully like the original "Switch Tax" once the costs of those cards come down then they'll do fewer Game-Key releases.