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Len posted:Did they ever unfuck the Crystal Chronicles multiplayer? It's on sale and if you can actually have a campaign going it would be easy enough to get friends to throw in on it. They did not. It works fine if you want to do a single player campaign with the occasional multiplayer dungeon, and it can be fairly fun to play through a dungeon with random pubs now and then, but it's impossible to do a full campaign in multiplayer.
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I remember solo-ing most of that game as a kid because none of my friends wanted to play it with me. The soundtrack was so good!
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I just bought a switch for the first time. I got Breath of the Wild which seems obligatory, and I bought 100 dollars of estore credit. What should I buy now? What are the best things on Switch? I bought Battle Brothers because I wanted a strategy game and it's on sale and I've heard it's good.
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Cool Dad posted:I just bought a switch for the first time. I got Breath of the Wild which seems obligatory, and I bought 100 dollars of estore credit. What should I buy now? What are the best things on Switch? I bought Battle Brothers because I wanted a strategy game and it's on sale and I've heard it's good. what kinds of games do you like?
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absent conflicting info, I'm going to assume your tastes are identical to mine and tell you to buy Atelier Ayesha DX
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Looper posted:what kinds of games do you like? I like most kinds of game to some degree, although I'm not a huge JRPG fan. I'm thinking of getting a Pokemon, though. I'm balking a little at paying full price for it, but I gather that's just how it is with first-party Nintendo games. Which Pokemon is the best one to get right now? How important is the DLC? Are there any MMOs on this thing? I want something that will devour time and distract my from the pain of existence. There's a ton of indie stuff on sale right now but most of it is stuff I have on Steam already. I guess I'm looking for switch-only stuff that I wouldn't think to get, like obviously you get the Zeldas and the Pokemons and the Marios.
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Cool Dad posted:I just bought a switch for the first time. I got Breath of the Wild which seems obligatory, and I bought 100 dollars of estore credit. What should I buy now? Metroid Dread.
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Cool Dad posted:I like most kinds of game to some degree, although I'm not a huge JRPG fan. I'm thinking of getting a Pokemon, though. I'm balking a little at paying full price for it, but I gather that's just how it is with first-party Nintendo games. Which Pokemon is the best one to get right now? How important is the DLC? Warframe is an action shooter sorta MMO that can be played solo. It'll devour a ton of time and is free. Cross-progression is coming next year. Edit: I wanted to stress that it's actually free and not full of gacha bullshit. You can get TONS of items that randomly unlock a special component that you can sell for premium currency. There's seriously no reason to spend money on it unless you want to support the devs. Mario Kart 8 is always good to have on hand. Monster Hunter Rise is loving amazing and a great way to kill time. The PC port next year will likely be better but like hell I'd give up portability. Metroid Dread is pretty great but I personally don't see myself playing through it again. Grab an online sub+ and play a shitload of old games while you weigh your options.
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Cool Dad posted:I just bought a switch for the first time. I got Breath of the Wild which seems obligatory, and I bought 100 dollars of estore credit. What should I buy now? What are the best things on Switch? I bought Battle Brothers because I wanted a strategy game and it's on sale and I've heard it's good. 5 switch exclusive must-plays Fire Emblem: Three Houses Metroid Dread Super Mario Odyssey Monster Hunter Rise Luigi's Mansion 3 5 cross-platform must-plays Disco Elysium Hades Hollow Knight Stardew Valley Return of the Obra Dinn 5 of the best switch exclusive multiplayer games Mario Kart 8 Splatoon 2 (3 is coming out soon? though) Smash Bros Ultimate Mario Party Superstars ARMS (it's great, shhhh) bowmore fucked around with this message at 09:36 on Dec 18, 2021 |
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I'm happy to report that Toejam and Earl still whips rear end
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Though it miiiight be worth waiting for Splatoon 3 at this point if you've got a Switch back catalogue to go through, 2 isn't getting any more events. New Pokemon Snap is a cute and fun experience, I've heard mixed things about the new mainline Pokemon games; Sword and Shield seem to be widely considered disappointing and almost unfinished, while I haven't heard much about the Diamond and Pearl remakes but they seem relatively unambitious. While mainline Mario games can be rather a given, Odyssey really is an unforgettable experience. Absolutely top of their game. Golf Story is almost overdone as the indie Switch exclusive (last I checked) but it's charming, funny and bite-sized, also pretty cheap by now, and it does some fun things with the hardware. (Best played with joy-cons) If you hadn't played it on the Wii U or 3DS, Captain Toad is also pretty fun. Meatier than it looks, it's surprising what they can get out of 'Mario style platforming without the jump button'.
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Cool Dad posted:I like most kinds of game to some degree, although I'm not a huge JRPG fan. I'm thinking of getting a Pokemon, though. I'm balking a little at paying full price for it, but I gather that's just how it is with first-party Nintendo games. Which Pokemon is the best one to get right now? How important is the DLC? Diablo 3 isn’t an MMO but is an excellent time waster grinding game. Had it on PC and played waaaaay more on switch because it was so easy to. Monster Hunter rise too if you’re into that (comes to PC eventually). If you’re not into it this game is imo the best entry point into the series Mario Odyssey if you have any interest in platformers at all is one of my favorites of all time
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I have also played probably 1000 hours of smash bros with friends but we all really like smash bros
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Cool Dad posted:I just bought a switch for the first time. I got Breath of the Wild which seems obligatory, and I bought 100 dollars of estore credit. What should I buy now? What are the best things on Switch? I bought Battle Brothers because I wanted a strategy game and it's on sale and I've heard it's good. All of the recommendations so far are good, I’ll add a few more exclusives. I’m gonna assume that you didn’t have a Wii U because anyone who had a Wii U probably bought a Switch at launch so the Wii U Port Pack will also be worth looking at: Donkey Kong Tropical Freeze Pikmin 3 Deluxe Super Mario 3D World Captain Toad If you’re looking for weapons-grade time wasters, there are three Warriors games all with hundreds of hours of gameplay just waiting for you. Hyrule Warriors 1 is bigger but Age of Calamity is better, especially if you end up enjoying BotW. Fire Emblem Warriors is good if you somehow run out of the Hyrule ones or love Fire Emblem. AoC is my second highest game by hours played, aside from Picross, which you should get if you have an even remote interest in logic puzzles, because they are the best. Other quick hits if you love Mario: Mario + Rabbids is a very charming strategy game ala XCom. Paper Mario is a fun adventure game also full of charm (and the best soundtrack on the entire console). Mario Maker 2 is past it’s heyday but it’s got a butt-ton of content if you’re into Mario. If you have people to play with in person, Arms, Clubhouse Games and Mario Party Superstars are all wonderful party games. No matter what games you want, get an account at Dekudeals.com. It’s a price checker that you can fill out a wish list on that will warn you when the game you want goes on sale. At this point every first party Nintendo game has been on sale for at least $40, most of them less. BotW was $30 multiple times in the last month, so if you want to maximize your money, it’s essential. (that said I paid $60 for BotW and it’s worth twice that easily, any sale is like gravy.
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Man Battle Brothers is a bit expensive even on sale. How good is it?
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If you want strategy get Into the Breach.
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A few of my favourites that haven't been mentioned yet (I think): Thumper: Rhythm-based racer with a great sense of dread. Hardly ever play it because it makes me anxious. That said, when you manage to perfectly smash all the beats along the unravelling road of a neon-metallic dimension and destroy its grinning demigod ... Feels good! Baba is You: Solve deceptively simple-looking environmental puzzles by changing the meaning/reality of things by pushing grammar blocks together ("Wall" is "Grass"). It's made by a Finn so loosen your lovely brain with lovely vodka every time you feel stupid (you will kill yourself within the first five levels). Obra Dinn: A first-person detective game where you piece together the strange narrative of the trade ship Obra Dinn by investigating scenes frozen in time. You can brute-guess your way through the whole thing but you don't have to. Every solution can be deduced. The "You solved it!" vignette will pump you the gently caress up. Tetris Effect: It's Tetris but evolved. It bleeds its 90's techno-hippie heart into a theme of universal interconnectedness around which the new mechanics and cross-platform multiplayer modes are based. The singleplayer takes you on a slightly embarrassing but genuine world-music journey where the superb layering of synched beats, sounds and effects occasionally come together to liberate your brain. These games aren't Switch exclusives but the handheld factor complements them and makes them the best versions. anatomi fucked around with this message at 13:08 on Dec 18, 2021 |
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Cool Dad posted:I like most kinds of game to some degree, although I'm not a huge JRPG fan. I'm thinking of getting a Pokemon, though. I'm balking a little at paying full price for it, but I gather that's just how it is with first-party Nintendo games. Which Pokemon is the best one to get right now? How important is the DLC? If you’ve never played a Pokémon game before and you’re a grown adult human being I would skip Pokémon entirely. There may have been versions of Pokémon that weren’t literally kids games, but the current Gen of Pokémon would be like recommending Disney pre-schooler TV programs to an adult. I’m not saying this as a hater, but as someone who was excited to play Pokémon as an adult because I loved them as a kid and who found it frustratingly infantile and unengaging. There are literally 3-4 better monster catching video games on this very console. I would do: Mario Kart 8 Breath of the Wild Metroid Dread Mario Odyssey
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Cool Dad posted:I like most kinds of game to some degree, although I'm not a huge JRPG fan. I'm thinking of getting a Pokemon, though. I'm balking a little at paying full price for it, but I gather that's just how it is with first-party Nintendo games. Which Pokemon is the best one to get right now? How important is the DLC? It might've been mentioned already but if you get an NSO subscription, you'll get, at this point, tons of old games included, plus Tetris99 (  ). If you get the expansion pack, you'll get Genesis and N64 games added to it.Also, if you like RTS games, Pikmin 3 Deluxe  The smilie there isn't because it's bad, it's because lately, I won't shut the gently caress up about it. The game is gorgeous and wonderful.
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Just going to quote myself from earlier in the thread:100YrsofAttitude posted:So I don't know which of the following you have but great cheap games for small bursts or equivalent HOURS of gameplay (this eventually became a recommendation of non-JRPGs that I have. The Good for Non-gamers is a tag approved by my partner who generally hates games of all stripes):
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Is World's End Club any good? I've had my eye on it for a while, but is it worth 40 bucks?
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Torchlight 2 and Torchlight 3 are on sale. Any reason to get one over the other?
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Dec 18, 2021 14:23
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Some kind of Splatoon 2 cosmetic code, I don't own it Your download code is below. C0YY271Q9HSM3L9P
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offer up your heart and soul to nintendo and receive 5% off your next eshop purchase
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Did this get posted because if not it seems wasted hiding in the OP.
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Cool Dad posted:I just bought a switch for the first time. I got Breath of the Wild which seems obligatory, and I bought 100 dollars of estore credit. What should I buy now? What are the best things on Switch? I bought Battle Brothers because I wanted a strategy game and it's on sale and I've heard it's good. Metroid Dread, Stardew Valley, Into the Breach make a great "starter" library and will keep you busy for a while.
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This is a game that didn't get great reviews but I'm really enjoying the Dragonball Z Kakarot game. Just a dumb rpg where you can relax and fly around killing robots and collecting orbs and fish.
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glassyalabolas posted:Torchlight 2 and Torchlight 3 are on sale. Any reason to get one over the other? Torchlight 2 is much better
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A Metroidvania set in the Overlord anime series is coming to Switch and Steam next year. You play as Clementine, who isn't exactly a nice person. Psycho got what she deserved after what she did in the show. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LpM11LLpj9A It looks SotN enough to check out.
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glassyalabolas posted:Torchlight 2 and Torchlight 3 are on sale. Any reason to get one over the other? I looked it up after wondering the same and, while 2 has some performance issues, 3 is hot poop from a butt.
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tbh I would give breath of the wild some time to breath and just play that for a while, game owns
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Cool Dad posted:I just bought a switch for the first time. I got Breath of the Wild which seems obligatory, and I bought 100 dollars of estore credit. What should I buy now? What are the best things on Switch? I bought Battle Brothers because I wanted a strategy game and it's on sale and I've heard it's good. Hades Broforce Into the Breach
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Cool Dad posted:I just bought a switch for the first time. I got Breath of the Wild which seems obligatory, and I bought 100 dollars of estore credit. What should I buy now? What are the best things on Switch? I bought Battle Brothers because I wanted a strategy game and it's on sale and I've heard it's good. Hollow Knight and/or Metroid Dread
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Metroid Dread
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Mario Odyssey is my favourite game of all time and it literally made me cry a little bit at one point
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Lastdancer posted:Posting to remind myself to go back to this page when I get home and put everyone's recommendations into the OP. I wanna like pro post the whole page, lots of good stuff. Make sure spiritfarer is on there too Edit: Oh, and WarioWare Get it Together Space Cadet Omoly fucked around with this message at 17:40 on Dec 18, 2021 |
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Cool Dad posted:I just bought a switch for the first time. I got Breath of the Wild which seems obligatory, and I bought 100 dollars of estore credit. What should I buy now? What are the best things on Switch? I bought Battle Brothers because I wanted a strategy game and it's on sale and I've heard it's good. Slay the Spire Binding of Isaac Repentance Monster Train Monster Hunter Rise DOOM (the OG, it's cheap and good) Animal Crossing New Horizons Fire Emblem Three Houses (strategy) Shiren the Wanderer: The Tower of Fortune and the Dice of Fate (if you like old school roguelikes and beautiful sprites) Dragon Quest XI - worth it even if you don't like JRPGs, it's transcendent Spelunky 2 (tough but fair platforming) beer gas canister fucked around with this message at 17:43 on Dec 18, 2021 |
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Cool Dad posted:I just bought a switch for the first time. I got Breath of the Wild which seems obligatory, and I bought 100 dollars of estore credit. What should I buy now? What are the best things on Switch? I bought Battle Brothers because I wanted a strategy game and it's on sale and I've heard it's good. What everyone else said, Dead Cells, and Streets of Rogue.
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