Topic: Nintendo Switch --OT--

@Haruki_NLI you can get them all cheap cheap cheap on PS4 and 5, I can’t see a lot of demand for a full price release on other systems. And it’d help draw Switch owners attention to how much they are being charged for old games, I reckon.

@kyleforrester87 True, but this is also WB. I'd expect them to either repackage a full trilogy release for other systems too, or at least remaster Arkham Knight.

But nope, just port them all to Switch.

@Haruki_NLI yeah I mean, I genuinely think by doing that they think they could be drawing Switch owners attention toward how much they are being charged for old games. Inevitably it would be a talking point, some of them are on Plus and Gamepass too. If people on other systems are unlikely to buy the new collection anyway due to them already being available so cheap, it’s just potentially sabotaging Switch sales.

I dunno, cant see why else, they would love to make more sales of this game on other systems if they could right?

I'm looking forward to playing these 13 games! 🙂

October 2023
Silent Hope - October 3rd
Detective Pikachu Returns (sequel) - October 6th
Super Mario Bros. Wonder - October 20
Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 1 - October 24

November 2023
Star Ocean: Second Story R - November 2nd
Super Mario RPG - November 17

December 2023
Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince - December 1st

TBA 2023
MythForce

TBA 2024
Penny's Big Breakaway - Early 2024
Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon (Remaster)
Untitled Princess Peach game

This remake really is breathtaking.

@Haruki_NLI The Arkham games are already available on Playstation and Xbox. It'll be interesting to see how downgraded Knight is.

@Ralizah I know they are.

But this is WB. I'm surprised they're putting in this effort with a major IP and not at the same time remastering Arkham Knight at the very least for PS5 and so on.

Just because the games already exist doesn't mean a quick buck can't be made.

But it's not just exclusive in that it's not announced for other systems, it's outright Nintendo said it's exclusive which would imply some money changed hands.

Which is even weirder.

@Kidfried Agree to disagree. The original always looked sort of hideous to me. The art-style didn't work well for the characters, which is a big reason I never bothered playing it.

The remake is, honestly, pretty gorgeous. It looks surprisingly high-budget for a remake of an old SNES game.

@Kidfried I'm not always thrilled with Mario RPGs (found the M&L games I've played to be sort of dull), so I'm hoping I end up liking it.

So far, those Mario + Rabbids games are the high water mark of this particular type of game for me.

The first Etrian Odyssey has been pretty good so far but the handling of the second screen on Switch is naturally odd. Taking things slow for now and going after the FOEs when I can. Just glad I got the trilogy for free, the price is eye-watering for DS games.

Limited Run Games with unironically one of the better events of the summer. Gex, Clock Tower, Tomba are great but actually reviving Shantae Advance with WayForward and putting it on a real GBA cart? Brilliant. El Shaddai too! A real cult classic!

@nessisonett Ah, that does explain the glut of retro games announcements on the front page of Push Square! I thought I somehow managed to click on Time Extension! 😂

Played through the latest Mario Kart 8 Deluxe DLC yesterday with some mates. It's honestly one of my favourite waves thus far! I love the summer theme the pack has, it's really fitting for this time of the year. The Tour tracks are also rather cool compared to most of the previous ones, which felt rather generic. Athens is probably my favourite given all the cool places you race through. I also love that they've added two more Wii tracks and while Moonview Highway isn't a favourite of mine, I still like it a lot. Koopa Cape is definitely the highlight of this pack for me, I love that track! Daisy Cruiser from Double Dash is also a nice addition. The GBA track is pretty cool as well.

Can't forget to mention the three new characters as well: Kamek, Wiggler and Petey Piranha. First of all, it's crazy to see Petey in Mario Kart after so many years of being absent. Definitely the coolest addition. I wasn't that interested in Wiggler but I genuinely love how it gets mad and changes to the colour red whenever it gets hit. Kamek feels very fitting for Mario Kart as well. At the very least we're getting more interesting Mario characters and not a bunch of koopalings or Pink Gold Peach crap lol.

Overall, I really like this wave and it's always nice to get more MK tracks. It's crazy though that we're nearing the end of the DLCs. Hopefully the last one will be a great one. I hope it will be Donkey Kong themed as we're still missing Diddy Kong and Funky Kong as playable characters. Not to mention that we still don't have DK Mountain from Double Dash and DK's Jungle Parkway from N64 in the game, which are such great tracks.

I'm not quite sure what to make of this, but it sure did put a huge grin on my face.

@JohnnyShoulder That was really good. The water one was my favourite.

Saw the credits in TOTK last night. 150 hours - I wasn't bored for a moment. What a game, strong contender for my favourite game of all time. I still have plenty to do and can't wait to keep playing.

I feel bad I never saw TOTK through to the end. I was enjoying it, but got dragged away from TOTK to play other new games (I know, it is a bad habit). I ended in a bit of an awkward place, feels a little daunting going back as I don’t remember how many things worked, but I am also far enough in that going back to the start doesn’t sound very fun either.

@Pizzamorg I am in exactly the same position with TOTK.... 2 temples down and a few side quests.
Objectively I can appreciate it is a phenomenal game, but it just isn't grabbing me as much as I thought and hoped it would.
Also, and this is a personal take, it just seems like such a lot of 'game'.... and I likely would have preferred a shorter/tighter experience vs open world (again). I departed from TOTK to play Blasphemous (beat it and loved it), and now moved on to Disco Elysium. Then hoping to hit Hollow Knight before next month's releases of Vampire Survivors and Blasphemous 2.

@kyleforrester87 That's some pretty high praise. I've been distracted pretty hard from gaming for a while now, so I haven't touched it past the 80 hour mark (or anything else), but I have the feeling I'll be playing it long into the future. I'm in no rush to beat it.

With that said, given how thoroughly it expanded on BotW, I do wonder where they could possibly go next with the series.

@nessisonett How's it going with EO? I absolutely love the series. 3 and 4 are two of the best DRPGs ever made.

How'd you get em for free, btw?

@Ralizah I beat the first Etrian Odyssey and really enjoyed it, definitely early stuff compared to EO4 but still good. Got it for free due to a friend importing it and absolutely hating the first game 😂

@nessisonett Bizarre. Did they try the other games? Or even research the series at all?

Well, I guess it worked out, you lucky bug.

I actually never played the original of EO2. I do have the 3DS remake, though. Own 1 and 3 on DS.