I recently got a he'll of a deal on a Switch. I have been digging Mario Kart, Splatoon 2, and Zelda the last few days.
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I recently got a he'll of a deal on a Switch. I have been digging Mario Kart, Splatoon 2, and Zelda the last few days.
I really enjoy it. It plays well as a portable or on the TV. Very light and comfortable in your hands. As a new dad, the portability has been convenient (no VR for me lately:megusta:). The detachable joy-cons have come in handy being able to play Mario Kart with my wife without buying an additional controller.
The joy cons have an impressive rumble capability. On 1-2 Switch there's a game where you have to guess how many balls are in the box. As you tilt the joy con it feels like there are actual metal balls rolling around inside. You even feel a click when they hit the ends of the box. Not sure if anything will come of this, but it's impressive nonetheless.
My biggest gripes are mostly the online feature. I haven't tested it but you have to use your cellphone for voice chat. And the shop is horrible. The Wii had a better set up for their marketplace.
Just picked up the master chief collection for £18, not bad for four games I thought!
I've been playing a lot of Mario+Rabbids. The switch has quickly become my primary console.
Same here....PS4 gets a good workout, Xbox One is sadly never used.
Mario Rabbids is great.
I don't even use it for that. I've got a 4K TV and Xbox One doesn't output at 4K so if I want to watch all of Netflix's 4K content (which is basically any of their original content these days) then I have to go through the TV app.
Fable Anniversary being BC would be ace though. Even better, a boxed set of all three bloodline games. I heard rumors of that being in the works when FA was in development. But...ya know...
I think it's becoming more true than it's ever been. Sony has taken some chances on a couple new franchises while still churning out sequels.
Part of the M$ problem is their reliance on sequels for 3 or 4 titles then offering the same 3rd party games as their competitors. The 360 was my favorite console last gen and they aren't standings out the way they did then. When fable legends/ soul bound were both canceled my immediate fear was they wouldn't be releasing anything where I wasn't driving a car and or holding a gun as my primary weapon.
Part of why I've gravitated to the switch is they seem to have lined up something interesting in almost every genre for its first year. Nintendo is still being Nintendo but its working with this console. The hybrid approach fits the way I game.(In shorter bursts rather than marathons) It doesn't hurt they seem to be a great platform for indy games.
This is all just my opinion of course. I don't want it to sound like I'm taking a shot at any platform.
Mostly Inquisition again, tbh. It's sort of my go-to game. But I've also been trying to progress on Owlboy which is a REALLY gorgeous platformer. it's also deceptively hard maybe I just suck at platformers?
I've heard really great things about owl boy! I'm trying to hold out for stardew valley but I think the hype around Golf Story is going to draw me in.
I've found myself drawn to dungeon crawlers as of late. But I plan to get the new Mario soon.
Splatoon 2 and Splatoon 2. But mostly playing Splatoon 2.
I've been bouncing between:
Xcom 2
Shadows of Mordor
Doom 2016
Gta online
Elder scrolls 2 DaggerFall
Elder Scrolls 5 Skyrim
"I've heard really great things about owl boy! I'm trying to hold out for stardew valley but I think the hype around Golf Story is going to draw me in."
Stardew valley is pretty fun, also its amazing that all the design, art and programming are done by one person.
Golf Story I played entirely through, and sort of enjoyed it...but I came to the realisation that the golf itself wasnt very good...servicable but just not in the same ballpark as Mario Golf GBA etc.
It also has some bad signposting, some bad bugs and it's lacking the feeling of taking part in a proper tournament (hard to exlplain).
Owl Boy is very pretty but I stopped playing not too far in...didn't enjoy the controls so much and I was getting a tad bored, but I do want to finish it.
I am in the middle of Gorogoa....very unique and beautiful (though zero replayability)
At the Moment (when there's time for playing) im still playing stardew valley, mario oddyssey and assassins creed origins.
But there ist much more to play on my pile of games to play... :O
I finally took some time to play Lethis: Path of Progress (http://store.steampowered.com/app/35...h_of_Progress/)
It's a lovely game, without any violence (except to make absinthe) and the victorian style is original.
@Sunlag: I've got that wishlisted, does look great art and those type of building games are relaxing tho I've rarely got sucked in since Caesar 3 and sim city 2000 :). I'd like to see something like that on console... maybe for switch like everything should be now?!
Haha I asked to the developers for the Switch version and... it's definitively not their plan ^^
Sometimes they just want to move on with something else i guess?
But yea slim pickings on building games for consoles, probably because of the more intensive UI, but I can imagine it being possible...
They launched a new game like 3-4 months ago (Darling Discoverers) and they are working on PoP 2 (they teased on twitter).
I don't know if you remember of Sim City on NES. It was amazing! We could have the same feeling on Switch, I'm just afraid than they (developers/editors) will develop a game with the same gameplay and mechanics than a smartphone game...
I didn't play that one, but saw Sim City 2k at a friends and was impressed (plus theme park on megadrive).
Yea I think sometimes the temptation is to copy popular styles of game as they see the rewards as big if they get the same addictive quality going.
My personal preference on the way to make games, based on some prototypes I've done and Kynseed to some degree (though Charlie is the brains of the design :) ), is to start from very little and gradually work out the gameplay/mechanics as you go. That way it hopefully feels more fresh because you are playing and iterating quickly!
Have you done many personal projects just to try some ideas ? And did you use them in a actual game ?
(sorry for the off topic)
And I almost finished Trails in the Sky ;)
No worries (if you wanna take it to DM on discord that's fine as I think i've got you on there... which i can pop in and out of replying to...).
I have done several yes. None finished :) Some spanning years of work, others days/weeks... They are useful to try stuff out and i might subconsciously borrow ideas for sure! I've been tempted to share a few screens somewhere or other just to see what other people think as I doubt I'll ever finish em.
(back ontopic)
Haven't played any games since last time but am eyeing up finishing Gorogoa... :o
Destiny 2, They are Billions, Assassins Creed Origins.
Just finished Darkside Detectives, pretty funny (some good puns and the spooky library section is ace!) but short (finished in 3-4 hours or so?) point and click game that isn't too taxing. Made by indies from Ireland and currently on sale on GOG.com.
Got the Sexy Brutale to play and Owlboy, been wanting to play them for aaaages. Both look beautiful. Owlboy's pixelart is unreal! Charlie, what was so hard/tricky about it? Just the controls?
Might have just got Skyrim:SE for Christmas as well... oh no! Going for a Dark Elf stealth mage mash up, with the restriction of no bows and arrows to be used, specialising in illusion, stealth and one handed. Not going to try and do the main quest for a while either....
Just beat Zelda: BOTW not too long ago and now I've started up Rogue Galaxy (PS2) for the first time- loving it.
Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle. This game can be much more difficult than I expected, but I love it! I fail a lot on the boss battles but it's simple to learn and get better every retry.
Stardew V.
Pillars of Eternity - just finished finally :) ...I can't wait for PoE2
Legend Of Mana
What Remains of Edith Finch
Kynseed Prototype ^__^
I'm struggling to find something to settle to play on. I bought an XBox One and have been playing Tetris, Just Cause 3, Fable 2, Super Lucky's Tale, Assassin's Creed Origins, and Sunset Overdrive. Oh and Peggle 2. I've been playing a lot of Peggle 2. I just need to settle on a game to beat.
Rainbow Six Siege, Rocket League, Stonehearth, and Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth
Finished Gorogoa which was great (but my enthusiasm was a bit dampened having played the demo version years before and feeling like i'd already seen a fair bit of it).
Currently playing xenoblade chronicles 2 as I fancied a JRPG. Despite looking and sounding great, am finding it rather quirky and hard going to be honest. Finding the way around the map is really hard and it's difficult to know whether going through areas with high level monsters should or shouldn't be done... With the combat it seems a bit of a mess, partly because of the AI and the way combat can take place anywhere so terrain can make encounters frustrating (can't attack from the right angle, camera doesn't let you see wandering monsters that join in, when loot drops it can fall off cliffs or disappear after a cutscene!). Anyway, just wanted to vent a little on that because I really wanted to like it more! I think i'm going to give up on it for now especially with monster hunter world just around the corner :o
When I get the chance to, I dive into the world of Subnautica with my Vive. It looks AMAZING! Exactly the type of game I got a Vive for to begin with!
I hope they make more games like that for VR!
just got to play my old harvest moon on gamecube - best feeling ever! :)