All these Switch 2 reveals and yet Nintendo is seemingly doing nothing (Not even sending out the legendary takedown ninjas) is kinda wild. The fact they haven't announced anything seeing as it's already been leaked everywhere is crazy!
I've actually been waiting for the Switch 2 release so I can finally jump back in on a Nintendo platform since the Wii & 2DS.
Same here TBH. I've only beaten 1 Switch game since buying it.
I am grateful my Switch backlog isn't as big as PS4 or PS5 though.
@kyleforrester87 Sounds like I'll definitely have to detox from my constant use of the enlargened minimap in the first then! It's very helpful to figure out where any mission collectibles or secret areas might be, as it doesn't actually have any fog of war unlike the main map. I feel like half the time I'm running around, it overlays my game and I'm actually just playing Pac-Man trying to get the yellow circle to whatever point of interest I've focused on.
@Ralizah Yeah, everything I've heard about the third game is that it's in most ways the best of both worlds. Seems like the iteration actually helped them get to the right place eventually, which is not always a given! Hearing about the Future Redeemed DLC is actually what initially got me interested into the franchise. From a writing perspective, them combining thirteen years worth of narrative across games with different stories and characters to wrap it into one final adventure to tie everything together and deliver a satisfying conclusion to the trilogy fascinates me.
I hope I'll not have many issues with the second game's combat as it definitely took me a while to get to grips with the first. I'm probably still not playing optimally right now. The first time I tried getting into the game, I completely screwed myself over with leveling and my strategies within the combat. I'm happy at least I've now gotten to a point where I can comfortably start a combat sequence without getting trampled. Helps that in most cases I'm ridiculously overleveled though, haha.
@Ralizah I generally found the Switch quite underwhelming by Nintendo standards. It feels cheap in the hands where the 3DS and Wii U felt premium. The OS lacked the Miis, the music (weird that the PS5 is the only modern console with ambient music).. basically all the fun stuff that made Nintendo so good. But I had to buy one for Mario Odyssey. If they announce a Mario game I'll buy a Switch 2 immediately. Even though I will only end up owning 10 games by the end of the console.
Finally getting around to Donkey Kong Country Returns and Christ, it’s sterile. I know it’s from that era of Nintendo where you had this and Kirby’s Adventure Wii and New Super Mario Bros but I expected Retro to bring a bit more charm to the series. It’s night and day compared to even Country 1 never mind 2 and 3, the worlds are just called ‘Jungle’ or ‘Forest’ instead of actual themes and the graphics are mostly painfully boring 3D environments that feel like default settings in Unreal or Unity. Physics are wonky, the roll barely registers and I’m using buttons rather than motion controls and DK has a turning circle like a literal ape rather than the tight controls of the SNES games. It’s not bad, just stiff, devoid of charm and a bit soulless. Difficulty never feels very fun either, the added checkpoints and borderline limitless lives feel like a crutch to add more irritating elements like twitch gameplay or memorising obstacles. I’ve heard Tropical Freeze is better to be fair.
@nessisonett Although my view of the game isn't quite so negative, I agree with you regarding the general theming and difficulty in particular. I remember the difficulty curve being all over the place leading me to drop the game on the 3DS.
Interesting you decided to start with DKCR actually. Tropical Freeze is almost unanimously considered the better game, and solves both of those issues IMO.
@Buizel I never had the 3DS version so I’ve been holding off for this Switch port and my brother’s let me borrow it. I think he enjoyed it more than I am!
@nessisonett I actually downloaded the demo for DKCR on Switch... I genuinely couldn't believe the input lag. Felt like I was waiting forever for a jump to occur, long since pressing the button! (nb. definitely not a joycon issue, used same joycons to recently beat Nine Sols - which is utterly reliant on Sekiro-like reflexes and reliant button inputs)
Pretty cool playing Xenoblade X on Switch in handheld mode with good image quality and quality of life improvements across the board. I think I've repurchased almost all of my Wii U games at this point!
@nessisonett DKCR was designed to be a bit... basic, thematically, but the 3DS version (never played it on Wii) was very tight mechanically. Sad to hear they messed up the port so badly, somehow.
It's not as good as Tropical Freeze, but I'd still play the 3DS version over the SNES games any day. Just never found them to be particularly fun.
Seeing rumours of a potential Persona 4 remake connected to this Switch direct. A Persona 4 Remake wouldn't shock me in a general sense, but why do people think it would be announced at a Switch direct, do they think it'll be an exclusive? I dont think P3R was even on Switch was it?
P3 Reload wasn't on Switch @Pizzamorg and I don't see why Persona 4 Retuned (What I'm calling the remake cus tv's and stuff) would magically be on Switch but P3R wouldn't.
Switch 2 though? That seems like a no brainer.
I think it's cus of that potential domain being made for P4R recently and I think the ports for P3P and P4G were shown at a Nintendo Switch show first if I remember right? 🤔
That was a somewhat disappointing Direct for me. I know most games will be revealed next week, but I had still expected a little more. It didn't help that Prime just has nothing going for it.
I did like the Rhythm Heaven announcement, I might get that one!
I found the direct useless, they could have just made a blog post - I am really not the audience for most of what thrives on Nintendo systems, though, so maybe some of you found this exciting.
I was just gonna ask what your opinion on it all was @Ralizah as well.
You mean you weren't impressed with the app that tells you new info about the Switch 2 on a daily basis (I think I got that right?)... Or the Switch digital game card system? What a weird direct that was from the bits I've seen.
And what's with Bandai Namco having licences for Patapon and Everybody's Golf alongside Freedom Wars earlier in the year? The wild speculation it's seem to have awoken is just silly too
@HallowMoonshadow lmao you can currently fully share game libraries with someone else by making their console your primary, and visa versa. Now I'm wondering if this stupid game card overhaul is gonna ruin that. It's not a big deal if my nephew can keep 'sharing' my games over and over, but if there's a limit, that would suck so hard, dude!
We'll see. If the 'shares' are limitless and there's no restrictions on software usage, it could be a decent system, but we'll see.
I dunno. Hopefully they license out Gravity Rush next, though. Those games would thrive on a Nintendo platform, I think.
Or people could just ignore them again. Seems like that happens a lot with Japan Studio games -_-
Where the heck is Professor Layton? That rumored Fire Emblem remake? Prime 2 and 3 remasters?
They really dropped the ball here. Nobody cares about Tomodachi Life. Might as well end the next Direct with Chibi Robo while they're at it.
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