Nintendo Switch: 7 Year Switch

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Bleck: Jan 7, 2014; No matter how one loves, there are always different aims. Love can take a great many forms, whatever the era.

The Postman posted:

Finally beat both Oracles games too and they were solid. I think I only partly completed Ages as a kid.

I just played through both of those recently, after the same situation as a kid. I thought the overworlds were nice and I liked the music and characters, especially in Seasons (and also shout outs to Ralph), but the dungeons were kinda bunk in both games, and with one notable exception from each game I thought the items were kind of boring. Still good overall, though, and the linked game thing was neat.

# ? Feb 2, 2022 16:00

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# ? May 26, 2024 09:59

Libluini: May 18, 2012; I gravitated towards the Greens, eventually even joining the party itself.

The Linke is a party I grudgingly accept exists, but I've learned enough about DDR-history I can't bring myself to trust a party that was once the SED, a party leading the corrupt state apparatus ...; Grimey Drawer

OK, this time things should work out better then last time. This is my definitive Zelda Tier List (ZTL)

# ? Feb 2, 2022 16:29

ExcessBLarg!: Sep 1, 2001

FFXIV Porn posted:

i have a launch day switch but i've been too scared to hack it. what if it gets banned.

Buy OLED for daily use, hack launch model.

Feels Villeneuve posted:

man for all the good games it had the first party Nintendo DS games were kind of a mixed bag

This is basically the core of the GBA vs. DS catalog debate, which should go to DS easily if Nintendo's core franchises actually had a good showing, which they don't.

# ? Feb 2, 2022 16:30

Upsidads: Jan 11, 2007; Now and then we had a hope that if we lived and were good, God would permit us to be pirates

Bleck posted:

I'll be playing Minish Cap for real and for true soon - I've started it twice and kind of lost interest both times very early on, but now I'm in a better headspace, I think.

Weird, all Zeldas!

# ? Feb 2, 2022 16:32

Libluini: May 18, 2012; I gravitated towards the Greens, eventually even joining the party itself.

The Linke is a party I grudgingly accept exists, but I've learned enough about DDR-history I can't bring myself to trust a party that was once the SED, a party leading the corrupt state apparatus ...; Grimey Drawer

Since I really liked Dread, I got thinking about how much I liked the different Metroid-games. So I made a second Tier-list to show my very own opinion on how awesome the different Metroid-games are:

# ? Feb 2, 2022 16:35

American McGay: Feb 28, 2010; by sebmojo

You should play the GBA ones OP.

# ? Feb 2, 2022 16:39

Libluini: May 18, 2012; I gravitated towards the Greens, eventually even joining the party itself.

The Linke is a party I grudgingly accept exists, but I've learned enough about DDR-history I can't bring myself to trust a party that was once the SED, a party leading the corrupt state apparatus ...; Grimey Drawer

I'll get to them, eventually. Also the tier-maker I got didn't have Metroid Returns. I'd rank that one slightly above the original Metroid II.

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Flying Zamboni: May 7, 2007; but, uh... well, there it is

# ? Feb 2, 2022 16:50

The Bloop: Jul 5, 2004; by Fluffdaddy

Flying Zamboni posted:

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flavor.flv: Apr 18, 2008; I got a letter from the government the other day
opened it, read it
it said they was bitches

Flying Zamboni posted:

The only one of these that has ever made sense

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Looper: Mar 1, 2012

okay but are you also ranking within each tier?

# ? Feb 2, 2022 17:01

Rupert Buttermilk: Apr 15, 2007; 🚣RowboatMan: ❄️Freezing time🕰️ is an old P.I. 🥧trick...

Junkie Disease posted:

Weird, all Zeldas!

I would very much like to play Weird Al Zelda.

# ? Feb 2, 2022 17:08

Vintersorg: Mar 3, 2004; President of
the Brendan Fraser
Fan Club

Does all progress reset in MM when the moon lands? I don't even know where I played it but I remember the intro bit vaguely but then nothing after. I am going in completely blind aside from the ending being spoiled for me in this loving amazing video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQXsiJ1lLss

I am working through OOT now and just got to the Forest Temple and man - this game is just straight up incredible still. But I have no idea how I solved any of this poo poo back then. I don't think GameFAQs was quite so big on release so it was a lot of bashing my head until something worked. Like, I totally missed the key in the entrance.

E: PS the DS Zeldas were cool - I loving loved that train one and phantom hourglass was neat too!

# ? Feb 2, 2022 17:12

Snake Maze

Jul 13, 2016

3.85 Billion years ago

Having seen the explosion on the moon, the Devil comes to Venus

Majora's Mask is all about looping through the same 3 days over and over until you've done everything you need to fight the final boss. Generally speaking Link himself will stay the same, keeping any items you've found or songs you've learned, but the world state will be reset to the start.

I don't actually remember if letting the Moon hit lets you keep your stuff like a normal loop, or is a proper game over and makes you reload you last save, but you can restart the loop at any time so it's only going to happen if you deliberately let time run out to see the cutscene for it.

# ? Feb 2, 2022 17:18

Pungry: Feb 26, 2011; JUST PICK ONE. ANY ONE.

Vintersorg posted:

E: PS the DS Zeldas were cool - I loving loved that train one and phantom hourglass was neat too!

Thank you. There are dozens of us who loved the DS games. Dozens!

# ? Feb 2, 2022 18:00

repiv: Aug 13, 2009

the ds zeldas are better nowadays that you can patch them to add conventional button controls

# ? Feb 2, 2022 18:05

Chronojam: Feb 20, 2006; This is me on vacation in Amsterdam
Never be afraid of being yourself!

Flying Zamboni posted:

Not looking to rock the boat but where do the CD-i titles fit in?

# ? Feb 2, 2022 18:17

Mr.Acula: May 10, 2009; Billions and billions of fat clouds

My issue with the DS games is that I cant see half the screen with my hand in the way, and blowing on that flute sucked. Otherwise they are fine.

# ? Feb 2, 2022 19:11

Waffle!: Aug 6, 2004; I Feel Pretty!

Chronojam posted:

Not looking to rock the boat but where do the CD-i titles fit in?

Right where they are: forgotten and in the trash.

# ? Feb 2, 2022 19:22

Mr.Acula: May 10, 2009; Billions and billions of fat clouds

Chronojam posted:

Not looking to rock the boat but where do the CD-i titles fit in?

Right under Links Crossbow Training

# ? Feb 2, 2022 19:24

KingSlime: Mar 20, 2007; Wake up with the Kin-OH GOD WHAT IS THAT?!

Flint_Paper posted:

Can anyone who has upgraded from a standard Switch to an OLED help me make a bad decision?

If you can afford it, the oled is so worth it if you play handheld. Think about it. You got in 5 years out of use out of your switch so you obviously use it/ like it a lot, not to mention the battery is probably getting a little long in the tooth. As others mentioned, you can resell it so the upgrade won't be as expensive as full price

And man, better battery life, gorgeous OLED panel, and thinner bezels. I'm a big switch nerd and even though I got the red box model, I still upgraded. That was a bit wasteful but it still totally worth it. Especially after using the same device for 5 years, the OLED panel makes every game look better (pixel 2d games really really pop). The thinner bezels make the whole thing feel much more luxurious and are really nice for somebody who is hopelessly blind like me

Going from a straight launch unit to the OLED is a really nice upgrade. Add a nice matching grip and this is the coolest handheld I've ever owned. Don't do it if you only play docked though!!

Anyways, I got mine in white because I wanted it to feel nice and new! Blue and red model looks okay too but white is so slick

KingSlime fucked around with this message at 19:28 on Feb 2, 2022

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An Actual Princess: Dec 23, 2006

oled is useless if you always play docked, which i do. i'm happy with my launch switch

# ? Feb 2, 2022 19:56

The Bloop: Jul 5, 2004; by Fluffdaddy

FFXIV Porn posted:

oled is useless if you always play docked, which i do. i'm happy with my launch switch

Same but I'm considering doing it just to get my poo poo back under warranty

# ? Feb 2, 2022 20:27

ExcessBLarg!: Sep 1, 2001

Vintersorg posted:

Does all progress reset in MM when the moon lands? I don't even know where I played it but I remember the intro bit vaguely but then nothing after.

It's been quite a while since I played MM so forgive me if these aren't totally accurate, but:

Gear/accessories/upgrades are permanent, but anything in "quantity" (bombs, arrows, rupees) are lost when you reset time.
There's a bank that kind of works on the honor system that allows you to put away rupees if you manage to do so before you reset time.
You have a notebook that tracks quests and marks when you complete them. When you help NPCs in the world you get a stamp in the notebook. When you reset time, the NPCs go back to having whatever their problems are again, so the only evidence that you ever helped them is your notebook.
The canonical way of saving your game is to reset time, though the remake lets you save anywhere I think and you can use save states with emulators. Keep in mind though that MM is designed around all of your play sessions starting on the first day.
There's two additional songs--one that slows the passage of time, and another that moves you forward in the cycle. You can use the first in a longer session, to make sure you have enough time to complete a dungeon, while the latter lets you move to the correct day if needed for quest purposes.

On that last point, I think both additional songs are taught to you by optional NPC encounters. I probably learned of them from Nintendo Power or something. Anyways, some people really don't like MM because of the time constraint but they're unaware that there's a song that slows down time so that it's basically no longer a constraint.

# ? Feb 2, 2022 20:28

big deal: Sep 10, 2017

Bleck posted:

I'll be playing Minish Cap for real and for true soon - I've started it twice and kind of lost interest both times very early on, but now I'm in a better headspace, I think.

i'm surprised to find i mostly agree with this. and minish cap pwns or at least it did when i played it in 2004. i should replay it soon.

# ? Feb 2, 2022 20:31

KingSlime: Mar 20, 2007; Wake up with the Kin-OH GOD WHAT IS THAT?!

I mean I know it's not really a constraint, for me I just didn't enjoy the format personally within a fantasy adventure franchise where travel and exploration were usually the focus. Very cool and original for its time though, some of us were just expecting a straight sequel to OOT.

Generally, I'm not a fan of time loop kind of games because of how repetitive they feel

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The REAL Goobusters: Apr 25, 2008

Majora's Mask is what made me fall in love with Eiji Aounuma game / level design.

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Waltzing Along: Jun 14, 2008; There's only one
Human race
Many faces
Everybody belongs here

# ? Feb 2, 2022 22:15

LionArcher: Mar 29, 2010

Waltzing Along posted:

The worst list. Congrats.

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Google Butt: Oct 4, 2005; Xenology is an unnatural mixture of science fiction and formal logic. At its core is a flawed assumption...

that an alien race would be psychologically human.

Waltzing Along posted:

fail

# ? Feb 2, 2022 22:26

Feels Villeneuve: Oct 7, 2007; Setter is Better.

Waltzing Along posted:

Bold move, OP.

# ? Feb 2, 2022 22:26

Sleng Teng: May 3, 2009

Waltzing Along posted:

waltzing along into the trash.

# ? Feb 2, 2022 22:33

Bleck: Jan 7, 2014; No matter how one loves, there are always different aims. Love can take a great many forms, whatever the era.

KingSlime posted:

Generally, I'm not a fan of time loop kind of games because of how repetitive they feel

This makes me sad, because it means you're gonna miss out on notably good game The Outer Wilds.

# ? Feb 2, 2022 22:54

Looper: Mar 1, 2012

i started up deedlit in wonder labyrinth after it took far too long to make it on switch and i'm digging it so far, definitely controls much more like like castlevania than touhou luna nights (though i loved that game). very curious to see how hard the ikaruga mechanic gets pushed

# ? Feb 2, 2022 22:56

Mr.Acula: May 10, 2009; Billions and billions of fat clouds

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0lvNYsazPgA

I had a feeling this game was coming to Switch. Like half my steam wishlist is games that I'm just holding out for a Switch version because they would be perfect for it

Looper posted:

i started up deedlit in wonder labyrinth after it took far too long to make it on switch and i'm digging it so far, definitely controls much more like like castlevania than touhou luna nights (though i loved that game). very curious to see how hard the ikaruga mechanic gets pushed

Like that game, I caved and bought it on Steam and then it shortly came out on Switch :negative:

# ? Feb 2, 2022 23:12

Bleck: Jan 7, 2014; No matter how one loves, there are always different aims. Love can take a great many forms, whatever the era.

dr.acula posted:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0lvNYsazPgA

I had a feeling this game was coming to Switch.

AAAAAA YESSSS

# ? Feb 2, 2022 23:24

LIVE AMMO COSPLAY: Feb 3, 2006

Waltzing Along posted:

Too lazy to retitle the rankings smdh

# ? Feb 2, 2022 23:28

ONE YEAR LATER: Apr 13, 2004; Fry old buddy, it's me, Bender!; Oven Wrangler

dr.acula posted:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0lvNYsazPgA

I had a feeling this game was coming to Switch. Like half my steam wishlist is games that I'm just holding out for a Switch version because they would be perfect for it

I thought this was called Weebed at first

# ? Feb 2, 2022 23:33

big deal: Sep 10, 2017

Waltzing Along posted:

the first good waltzing along post i've seen.

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# ? May 26, 2024 09:59

big deal: Sep 10, 2017

dr.acula posted:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0lvNYsazPgA

looks potentially pretty cool. lol at the skateboard and gun

# ? Feb 3, 2022 00:04

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