Nintendo Switch: 7 Year Switch

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Tampa Bae: Aug 23, 2021; Please, this is all I have

Make sure to mention that Nintendo products are like NFTs. People scalp the heck out of the limited stock they decide to put out to the point where most Nintendo products are worth more than RSP and since Nintendo never marks down the prices of any first party or exclusive games, they stay full price until they're collector's items worth hundreds.

# ¿ Nov 3, 2021 16:45

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# ¿ May 10, 2024 22:11

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Bobson Dugnutt posted:

Finally broke down and bought a switch last week for Metroid Dread. In my third playthrough now, holy poo poo the team that made this game is awesome.

Check out Hollow Knight if you haven't yet! It's every bit as fun/frustrating as Metroid Dread is

# ¿ Nov 3, 2021 17:41

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Muscle Tracer posted:

...is there really a huge scalper after-market for NFTs? the things you can right-click, save-as and possess them even if you don't "own" them?

Nintendo is bad at supply and or demand, around this time last year I had to have bots set up to buy a Switch for my friend because other bots were buying the stock out the second it was available.

Then Amiibos and Animal Crossing Switches too, yeah. They'll ship 100 to a city where thousands want a product.

# ¿ Nov 3, 2021 17:53

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Muscle Tracer posted:

right but what about their NFTs

Amiibos and N64 controllers and limited releases of the Mario collection are the NFTs.

It was a dumb comparison, Nintendo is bad at supplying things so everything they release becomes a secondary market scam. It wasn't a literal comparison

# ¿ Nov 3, 2021 17:59

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The only speed runner I watch is Linkus7 and he said the OLED was saving milliseconds at best so I'm guessing the issues for emulation are just for speed runners and turbo nerds.

# ¿ Nov 3, 2021 18:09

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100YrsofAttitude posted:

I don't know if you're still looking but...

DQXI isn't a bad choice. I've only played DQ 8 but it's a cozy as poo poo series that doesn't break the bank in innovating anything wild and crazy. It's definitely a good starter for the genre.

I personally had a blast experiencing Final Fantasies 7 through 9 a couple of years back (was it last year? I can't remember). I've currently started 10. These are all great, except 8 which is super weird but worth checking out probably. Their mechanics are simple but more involved than what DQ offers in my opinion, unless 11 really changed up from 8. The writing is exactly what you'd expect from the genre and games like VII and X are rather fundamental. The playstation games have handy cheat modes too to get past their bullshit, so grinding is easier and you can speed through random battles.

Aside from that Octopath Traveller is a great throwback game. It lacks some quality of life factors especially in regards to random battles, but battling in the game is very fun and interesting. It's a job system which is a specific type of jrpg better represented by the Bravely Default series, FFV and FFX2. This allows for a bit more customization and very cool combos. I almost regret having traded it back in, but Octopath is definitely good for a playthrough.

Fire Emblem: Three Houses is a strategy JRPG, so the plot tropes are there and all, as is the leveling up, but the gameplay is rather different. I haven't played the latest one, and I have rather disliked the series since Awakening, but I did love it for a long time and people vouch for the last one. If you like strategy games could be a good way to get your feet wet.

The Single player is fun and "short". I ended up getting all the hero version of the weapons which requires you to beat every stage with every weapon. I would do this while talking with my folks on the phone (about an hour or so a week). The multiplayer is as competitive as you want it to be. The great thing about splatoon is that it's not about killing your opponents, though it helps, but rather painting. So if you just want to paint, and run at first sight, that's honestly not outright hurting your team.

My only real exposure to RPGs is my sister, she was a huge fan of Final Fantasy, Fire Emblem, and Persona games. I got kinda into FF13 because I liked the side-characters but she kept telling me how Lighting was the worst protagonist ever and I think that was my first RPG outside of Pokemon but she knows the entire history of every JRPG ever, she was trying to get me to play a PS1 game called Legend of Dragon that came out when she was like three years old.

I just want something I can have some fun on a handheld and burn like 80 hours on over a couple months.

e: for context we're both Japanese but moved to America in 2003 but she embraced the culture more than I did, I was a teenager and she was six

Tampa Bae fucked around with this message at 18:28 on Nov 3, 2021

# ¿ Nov 3, 2021 18:25

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Lastdancer posted:

You could always wait a week and get Shin Megami Tensei V when it comes out on the 11th. I don't know your preferences but if you're ok dealing with Turn-based games and want a challenge that will last a while then that is definitely the right path.

The last time I bought into a JRPG at launch was FF13, I'd rather play something on the switch that's already well-received. Pokemon is also coming out soon and Platinum was my favorite entry in the series so I'll go with the Dragon Quest demo and the Diamond/Pearl remakes as a backup. It's not that I can't afford all these games, I just don't have the time to play more than one 100+ hour game a year

# ¿ Nov 3, 2021 18:43

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I remember playing Halo 2 on the original XBox with a more stable connection than nintendo switch online. Now you don't even need to drophack to get an advantage on Switch online and rage quitting is as easy as just taking it out of the dock

# ¿ Nov 3, 2021 19:01

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100YrsofAttitude posted:

That seems like a sound plan. I keep forgetting DQ11 has a massive demo. And if you enjoy Pok�mon, more power to you. I didn't enjoy Sword/Shield that much and frankly I think I'll only get remakes of Blue/Red from here on out because I've come to terms that I only like that franchise for its nostalgia factor these days.

I stopped at the Ruby/Sapphire remakes and X/Y games myself and that was just because I had a ton of time to waste in Uni but I grinded those out until I almost had every living pokemon at the time. Sun/Moon never captured me and neither did Sword/Shield

# ¿ Nov 3, 2021 19:11

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I said come in! posted:

Ooh man, I don't know that I would tell someone to skip the entire genre altogether, but Chrono Trigger is absolutely a must play video game across the board.

I think I'd have to mod my Switch for that? Is it on NSO? I know Earthbound is

# ¿ Nov 3, 2021 19:53

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As far as Pokemon goes, Omega/Alpha and X/Y introduced mega evolutions and Sun/Moon introduced regional differences and Sword/Shield had both, kinda but mega evolutions were dumber. Either way most of them were just Gen 1-3 based with a handful of Pokemon past Diamond/Pearl that were paid attention to.

# ¿ Nov 3, 2021 19:58

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abelwingnut posted:

diamond and pearl remakes are getting released soon too. were those good?

I said it before, I was a kid when Red/Blue/Green/Yellow came out and Platinum was my favorite game just because there was so much to do in single player. They're outsourcing this game so they're probably going to lean into the fun stuff of the series like Fire Red/Leaf Green, Heart Gold/Soul Silver, and Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire were. They haven't missed on remakes yet and the base game of Diamond/Peal were already pretty fun

Tampa Bae fucked around with this message at 20:24 on Nov 3, 2021

# ¿ Nov 3, 2021 20:21

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Dragon Quest 11 Demo is really fun, thanks to everyone that recommended it to me, also cursing all of you who recommended it to me because I'm an hour into what I've read is a hundred hour game.

# ¿ Nov 3, 2021 23:08

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Mega64 posted:

I did a bad job as thread IK so the admins punished me by promoting me to a Games mod.

If you have any feedback on how you want this thread post it in the Games Feedback thread and I'll try my best to keep things chill. I'll probably do an effort post there later so as not to derail chat about sweet Switch games.

In true Nintendo fashion we paid a premium fee for something else and got something alright out of it

# ¿ Nov 3, 2021 23:30

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The Postman posted:

Is 1-2-Switch good?

Get Mario Party Superstars if you hate your friends/family or any of the Jackbox game if your want to embarrass your friends/family. 1-2-Switch is just the white bread of party games, it's not offensive but alright if you have nothing better.

# ¿ Nov 4, 2021 00:04

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Kirios posted:

Mario Party Superstars is brilliant everyone should play it.

I've been playing with Master computers and it's still a ton of fun because they'll stomp random minigames then do the dumbest thing possible on the board to give up a star to hit a happening space because you used a slow block on them a turn ago

They're every bit as spiteful as a human would be

# ¿ Nov 4, 2021 02:37

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Lastdancer posted:

This is the other reason the game is great, you can spam stickers in random online matches and make people rage quit with the "Good Game!"

# ¿ Nov 4, 2021 02:40

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Kart Barfunkel posted:

Has anybody played the Fatal Frame port? Is it worth it for a Fatal Frame noob?

It's a great first game if you've never played one. It's not as scary as the first 3 or the one that was in a hospital, but it plays really well. If you end up liking it and want to go back and play the older ones the tank controls + lack of a lock-on on ghosts makes it much harder to play. Like going back to the original Resident Evil games after playing the remakes.

# ¿ Nov 9, 2021 18:17

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I haven't picked up the GTA trilogy, I didn't get to play them much when I was younger so I have no nostalgia but the rain effects I've seen give me motion sickness or something. Just make me feel dizzy and I can't even watch people playing it. What an awful looking update, was it done by a mobile company or something

Anyway, 15 hours into Dragon Quest XI and it's tons of fun. I bought a used copy from Gamestop and it was still $20 more than the X-Box and Playstation versions. c'mon Nintendo

# ¿ Nov 13, 2021 13:15

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We need to bully them now, the world doesn't need another matpat

# ¿ Nov 20, 2021 22:23

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My sister borrowed Dragon Quest XI to "See if she liked it" (she did) and I probably won't see it until around Christmas so I picked up Final Fantasy X/X-2 on sale from Gamestop (And used a $10 coupon so I only paid $10 total for it)

What are things I need to know before I dive in here, things I need to remember for later, just general things that will make my life easier?

# ¿ Nov 26, 2021 05:38

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MechaSeinfeld posted:

The main characters name is Cloud

it can be whatever I sign on the orb in the first 10 seconds

FFXIV Porn posted:

they're great games and i hope you enjoy them OP. ten bucks is a steal for two of the best jrpgs ever made.

I played the first one a long, long, long time ago when I was still living in Japan, made it about 10 or 15 hours in and then moved so I never picked it back up. I had absolutely no memory of the lion man in the opening cutscene but I remember the rest of the cast

# ¿ Nov 26, 2021 05:45

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Detective No. 27 posted:

They're great ports. Square flips a coin to decide if a remaster is gonna be good or not and that one landed well. That aside, you might wonder why you can't skip cutscenes, in the event you suffer a game over. Unfortunately the original game's code is put together by gum and toothpicks so they were unable to implement shippable cutscenes. Also the voice acting is awkward at times, partly because the English voice actors needed to make each line last no more and no less than the Japanese voice tracks.

I made my peace with this a long time ago when I moved to the US and got to see the english versions of shows I watched 2 or 3 years earlier. Goku seemed like a totally different character to me even if I was watching the exact same episode I had before

# ¿ Nov 26, 2021 06:06

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I agree about Undertale, I don't mind games that are cute and quirky as long as they aren't trying to beat you over the head with being cute and quirky and a lot of indie games are going down that route since Undertale got popular

# ¿ Dec 15, 2021 19:53

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Snake Maze posted:

My favorite part of Undertale is that it's extremely well written and has great music and some pretty fun gameplay.

The music rules and it was worth the $10 on steam I got it for but I think it's just one of those games where the fans are ruining the experience for me like old sonic games used to be

# ¿ Dec 15, 2021 20:06

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Looper posted:

why do fans affect your enjoyment of something?

I made my opinion on the game before that. The gameplay is fine, the writing wasn't for me and then for years afterwards I've had people telling me that I'm wrong and stupid for not liking it and that's why

# ¿ Dec 15, 2021 20:20

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Earlier in the month I got the Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pass stuff, then I haven't played my Switch since, it's just been off in its case in my backpack

I turned it on today and found a bunch of games with complete or nearly complete save data on some of the SNES games. Uhhhh is this normal?

# ¿ Apr 1, 2022 03:23

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I said come in! posted:

Yep! Some of the games have that.

Why's it like that and how to I get back to the title screens to start fresh saves

# ¿ Apr 1, 2022 03:26

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I've run into a really strange issue with my Switch in handheld mode. The buttons will all lock up except for the home button, and when I press that and go back it works again but it's happening every minute or so.

I sneezed on my switch but cleaned it off, but maybe not good enough if the touch controls are going off? I'm playing Shining Pearl.

Has anyone seen this issue before?

# ¿ Jun 27, 2022 13:33

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mdemone posted:

Final review of MLB: The Show 22 as played by Shohei Ohtani.

Angels make the ALDS this year, Ohtani strikes out 335, wins the Cy Young and finishes top-5 in HR and RBI, with a total WAR of 12.5.

In 2023, the wheels come off (i.e. the difficulty increased to Hall of Fame), Ohtani doesn't bat much during the first half of the year, the Angels get eliminated in the WCG by the Tigers, despite having acquired Clayton Kershaw at the trade deadline.

2024, after blockbuster trades for Yordan Alvarez and Jacob DeGrom, the Angels win the World Series and Ohtani wins the Cy Young while leading the AL in OPS.

2025, suddenly what the gently caress? Ohtani is aging?!? This cannot be possible. Merely Ruthian numbers this year, and the Angels lose in the ALCS to the hated Yankees.

2026 is a renaissance! Ohtani leads the majors in WHIP, ERA, and RBI. Wins his third MVP, although the aging Angels bow out in the ALCS once again BECAUSE THIS GAME GETS REALLY loving HARD

starting 2027 tonight

I tried playing the career mode with a custom character and for some reason it was super glitchy and the textures would just go completely wild whenever he was on the screen so I gave up playing the game after the free trial. I'd definitely play it on the xbox if I had more free time though! It just doesn't play well at all on the switch (handheld mode at least)

# ¿ Aug 8, 2022 10:27

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My first time playing DOTA2 I ended up dying to someone with a global ultimate nuke that was killing me before I could even get to lane and my team were flaming me and calling me slurs over voice chat and all I could think about is if this is my first game ever why am I being matched with smurfs or veterans

That's pretty much the life of a new MOBA player in everything, you're going to get matched with people on their third or fourth account or people who have played for years and are still somehow so bad they're being matched with legitimate newbies

# ¿ Aug 8, 2022 12:43

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Rupert Buttermilk posted:

Even when one could be considered 'good' at the game, I just fail to see the appeal of this genre.

it's probably like people who love to have hot wax poured on them mixed with a humiliation fetish

# ¿ Aug 8, 2022 12:52

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Has there been any consistency to the Nintendo Online+ games or do we just know when they put it on the website

# ¿ Aug 20, 2022 23:46

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Larryb posted:

Have they started adding any Gamecube titles to the library yet out of curiosity?

No, why would they do that when they can bump the graphics up just a little and sell it again as a full-priced game?

# ¿ Aug 21, 2022 00:59

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I couldn't play the demo because for some reason my Switch/internet combo chugs along at a breakneck speed of 10 megabites an hour and there's no way I could've finished the download in the 12 hour window. It took me 30+ hours just to download MLB the Show

Weirdly if I go to my friend's place with the same internet provider and speed just a minute or two walk away the speed is fine. I even bought a new router and changed modems from my ISP and it's still the same issue I've had with 3 different switches since launch day

I know I could've just walked over there instead of complaining but he's drunk and moody and I'm not gonna stand in front of his place like a psycho for half an hour stealing his wifi

# ¿ Aug 27, 2022 22:28

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# ¿ May 10, 2024 22:11

Tampa Bae: Aug 23, 2021; Please, this is all I have

I'd like to try out a new JRPG on the Switch, which games have demos that carry over if you decide to buy them because I'll try those first. I already have Dragon Quest 11 (And I bought it because of the demo, so that's why I wanna try demos again)

# ¿ Nov 9, 2023 19:27

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