Author Topic: Nintendo Switch (was NX) (Read 125659 times)

Slick_Beef · « **Reply #600 on:** December 19, 2017, 03:34:37 pm »

Quote from: S on December 19, 2017, 03:21:44 pm

Ideal, cheers.

32gb Switch with Zelda and Mario Rabbits for £309 sounds pretty good to me? Is 32gb really restricting or anything? Would probably sell the Mario game too.

32 is enough to get started but if you want to start buying games through the digital store you'd deffo need an SD Card. I bought Zelda on the digital store and it takes up almost half of that 32GB

Price is good tho IMO

Lfsea · « **Reply #601 on:** December 19, 2017, 04:05:34 pm »

I've got Odyssey, Mario Kart, and about a dozen smaller titles stored on my Switch so unless you're planning on *every* game being downloaded to it, the 32 is fine to start off with.

Comatose on Boxing Day in front of the Great S-cape · « **Reply #602 on:** December 19, 2017, 04:42:10 pm »

I pretty much never download games, so it sounds like the 32 will be absolutely fine.

Cheers guys.

AndyMuller · « **Reply #603 on:** December 26, 2017, 08:12:01 am »

What’s next for the Switch in 2018? I mean they had a blockbuster 2017 which is going to be incredibly hard to top!

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SamAteTheRedAcid · « **Reply #604 on:** December 26, 2017, 08:15:47 am »

Quote from: AndyMullered OnMulledWine on December 26, 2017, 08:12:01 am

What’s next for the Switch in 2018? I mean they had a blockbuster 2017 which is going to be incredibly hard to top!

Be impossible to top new entries in mainline Mario and Zelda to be honest.

Metroid Prime 4, Animal Crossing (fingers crossed), Bayonetta 3, new Yoshi game and a shitload of indies should tide people over though.

AndyMuller · « **Reply #605 on:** December 26, 2017, 09:43:34 am »

Quote from: SamAteTheRedReindeerMeat on December 26, 2017, 08:15:47 am

Be impossible to top new entries in mainline Mario and Zelda to be honest.

Metroid Prime 4, Animal Crossing (fingers crossed), Bayonetta 3, new Yoshi game and a shitload of indies should tide people over though.

Looking forward to MP4. Should be amazing.

gerrardisgod · « **Reply #606 on:** December 26, 2017, 02:39:37 pm »

Pokemon Stars will drop too I'd imagine, gone strangely quiet on that front.

If they follow a similar model of one AAA game a month, I'd be very impressed.

OsirisMVZ · « **Reply #607 on:** December 26, 2017, 02:47:53 pm »

Quote from: AndyMullered OnMulledWine on December 26, 2017, 08:12:01 am

What’s next for the Switch in 2018? I mean they had a blockbuster 2017 which is going to be incredibly hard to top!

I'm planning on buying one in the summer. There's Metroid, Shin Megami Tensai, the first console Fire Emblem game for 10 years, probably a Pokemon game, and then the 2017 backlog of Mario Odyssey, Zelda, Xenoblade etc.

They're going to go all out in 2018 I feel.

IanZG · « **Reply #608 on:** December 26, 2017, 05:22:02 pm »

Finished Zelda, what a wonderful game, easily in my top 10 of all time, just so well designed and thought out. They took what was working in other open world games and added a few twists to freshen up the genre.

AndyMuller · « **Reply #609 on:** December 28, 2017, 02:17:39 pm »

Mario Odyssey is an absolute masterpiece.

Haven’t completed it or anything far from it but I just fucking love it.

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puroresu_kid · « **Reply #610 on:** December 29, 2017, 09:14:05 pm »

Quote from: IanZG on December 26, 2017, 05:22:02 pm

Finished Zelda, what a wonderful game, easily in my top 10 of all time, just so well designed and thought out. They took what was working in other open world games and added a few twists to freshen up the genre.

I'm playing Horizon now and it is really for me me shows just how different Ninty's open would Zelda was to anything else. Playing Horizon suddenly makes me feel kinda restricted. Unlike Zelda where basically if I could see it I could reach it, I'm finding not being able to do that in horizon frustrating.

Nick110581 · « **Reply #611 on:** January 1, 2018, 11:36:28 am »

Anyone got a travel / storage case for theirs.

Need to get one - will mainly use as handheld and take on holidays.

Flash6289 · « **Reply #612 on:** January 1, 2018, 12:09:52 pm »

Quote from: Nick110581 on January 1, 2018, 11:36:28 am

Anyone got a travel / storage case for theirs.

Need to get one - will mainly use as handheld and take on holidays.

I have the Orzly one off Amazon and it's decent.

Nick110581 · « **Reply #613 on:** January 1, 2018, 12:21:26 pm »

Quote from: Flash6289 on January 1, 2018, 12:09:52 pm

I have the Orzly one off Amazon and it's decent.

I saw that - looks pretty big but nice

Want more of a slim line one

Wool · « **Reply #614 on:** January 1, 2018, 08:34:10 pm »

I bought Xenoblade 2 cos I've heard a lot of good things about the series and fucking hell. To say my first impression of it is terrible would be a understatement, it looks so bad.

SamAteTheRedAcid · « **Reply #615 on:** January 1, 2018, 10:11:49 pm »

Quote from: Wool on January 1, 2018, 08:34:10 pm

I bought Xenoblade 2 cos I've heard a lot of good things about the series and fucking hell. To say my first impression of it is terrible would be a understatement, it looks so bad.

I quite liked the first one on Wii U. Couldn't dedicate enough time to it though.

Lfsea · « **Reply #616 on:** January 1, 2018, 10:17:21 pm »

Quote from: Nick110581 on January 1, 2018, 11:36:28 am

Anyone got a travel / storage case for theirs.

Need to get one - will mainly use as handheld and take on holidays.

Get the official Switch rucksack - really nice carry on bag with ample room for the console, its bits and pieces and anything else you would normally fit in carry on luggage. It’s about 20 quid.

Wool · « **Reply #617 on:** January 2, 2018, 12:43:07 pm »

Quote from: SamAteTheRedReindeerMeat on January 1, 2018, 10:11:49 pm

I quite liked the first one on Wii U. Couldn't dedicate enough time to it though.

I'm sure it's a good game, but it just looks like a mess.

Going from Breath of the Wild or Mario Kart to that is jarring to say the least.

mattybeard · « **Reply #618 on:** January 2, 2018, 03:44:43 pm »

Finally pulled the Switch out of the drawer and enjoying Mario - not quite at the point where I can't put it down but I fear it's a matter of time the more I drill into it.

I also want to get BOTW DLC but it's so long since I last played I might have to start the game again to remember everything I can do!

Also, did anyone bother with LA Noire?

Adam_LFC · « **Reply #619 on:** January 2, 2018, 04:06:11 pm »

Currently juggling Mario Odyssey, Zelda, and a bit of Rocket League all on the Switch. It's awesome

Lfsea · « **Reply #620 on:** January 2, 2018, 07:15:35 pm »

Quote from: Adam_LFC on January 2, 2018, 04:06:11 pm

Currently juggling Mario Odyssey, Zelda, and a bit of Rocket League all on the Switch. It's awesome

Rocket league is doing my head in. The matchmaking is awful.

It’s my first time playing it and I’m meant to be matched with other shitty players, yet every match I’ve played so far has either been against an obvious bot or someone so good that the score has been like 15-0 and that player has had the ball for 80+% of the match and scored all the goals. Not fun at all.

Lfsea · « **Reply #621 on:** January 2, 2018, 07:16:49 pm »

Quote from: mattybeard on January 2, 2018, 03:44:43 pm

Finally pulled the Switch out of the drawer and enjoying Mario - not quite at the point where I can't put it down but I fear it's a matter of time the more I drill into it.

I also want to get BOTW DLC but it's so long since I last played I might have to start the game again to remember everything I can do!

Also, did anyone bother with LA Noire?

Was tempted - especially with the price being so competitive, but having caned the original I haven’t bitten yet.

Comatose on Boxing Day in front of the Great S-cape · « **Reply #622 on:** January 3, 2018, 03:12:44 pm »

So, Breath of the Wild...

This is undoubtedly the most beautiful game I've ever played, and it may yet end up my favourite game, period. The most important part of an open world game is, of course, the world itself. I often have to resist the urge to simply explore every corner of the map and do missions instead. My favourite part so far has been the simple joy of making my way from A to B, with all the strange and wonderful encounters this game throws up. The designs are just stunning, again my favourite character art of any game I've played. The music is either infectiously charming or minimally atmospheric, again just beautiful.

As you can tell, I'm a fan. I do have two complaints though. The first is probably an error on my part. There are just an insane amount of ways of approaching things that I sometimes become clumsily inefficient in gameplay. Compared to other Zelda games this is incredibly complex to control. I often do something completely different to what I intend simply because I can't remember all the controls. Did anyone else have this problem?

The second issue is the one I'd heard about before. The weapon system, in particular the wearing down and breaking of your items. For me it's a regular frustration and one of the few new directions in the series that I don't agree with. Hopefully the Master Sword makes an appearance pretty soon.

Adam_LFC · « **Reply #623 on:** January 4, 2018, 10:39:46 am »

Quote from: S on January 3, 2018, 03:12:44 pm

The second issue is the one I'd heard about before. The weapon system, in particular the wearing down and breaking of your items. For me it's a regular frustration and one of the few new directions in the series that I don't agree with. Hopefully the Master Sword makes an appearance pretty soon.

Yep, this is my only main gripe about the game. Also early on there was a stage where I had no direction on what to do next but the more I played it I realised it's about just getting out there and exploring. I also found the game quite hard to start with at points, but it is definitely one of those that gets easier the more you progress.

Wool · « **Reply #624 on:** January 4, 2018, 11:19:06 am »

Quote from: S on January 3, 2018, 03:12:44 pm

The second issue is the one I'd heard about before. The weapon system, in particular the wearing down and breaking of your items. For me it's a regular frustration and one of the few new directions in the series that I don't agree with. Hopefully the Master Sword makes an appearance pretty soon.

Kind of a spoiler, but not a massive one I think.

Spoiler

You can get the Master Sword by getting 13 heart containers and then travelling to the Lost Woods where the Master Sword is hidden. You need to have 13 heart containers otherwise you can’t pull it out though.

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puroresu_kid · « **Reply #625 on:** January 4, 2018, 04:30:04 pm »

Incredible

https://www.businesswire.com/news/h...Switch-Fastest-Selling-Home-Video-Game-System

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REDMOND, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nintendo Switch has become the fastest-selling home video game system in U.S. history. The home console that players can take wherever they go launched March 3, 2017, and in 10 months has sold more than 4.8 million units in the United States, according to Nintendo’s internal sales figures. That’s the highest total for the first 10 months of any home video game system in U.S. history, surpassing Nintendo’s own Wii system, which was the previous record holder with more than 4 million units sold during the same timeframe

IanZG · « **Reply #626 on:** January 4, 2018, 09:18:46 pm »

Quote from: S on January 3, 2018, 03:12:44 pm

The second issue is the one I'd heard about before. The weapon system, in particular the wearing down and breaking of your items. For me it's a regular frustration and one of the few new directions in the series that I don't agree with. Hopefully the Master Sword makes an appearance pretty soon.

It's a really controversial topic. Personally (not a fan of the series, this is the first one I've played a decent amount of time), I think it's a good innovation. It always kept me thinking whether I should use the better weapon I have or save it for a more difficult opponent in the future. It reminded me of shooters of old where you'd have a super-weapon with limited ammo which you'd probably save for a boss fight or just use when you're feeling frustrated with the game. Also, it incentivizes finding those Korok seeds as places in the inventory are probably more important here than in any RPG I previously played.

Having said that, I hope they rework it in some way for the next installment, because I feel it could start getting on my nerves if they just copy-paste it into the next game. I've seen a lot of complaints about it so I have a feeling they might change it up a bit or completely redo it.

Adam_LFC · « **Reply #627 on:** January 5, 2018, 09:16:34 am »

Quote from: IanZG on January 4, 2018, 09:18:46 pm

Having said that, I hope they rework it in some way for the next installment, because I feel it could start getting on my nerves if they just copy-paste it into the next game. I've seen a lot of complaints about it so I have a feeling they might change it up a bit or completely redo it.

I think you should at the very least have the option of restoring the durability of your weapons. Maybe using an elixir

FiSh77 · « **Reply #628 on:** January 8, 2018, 10:18:37 pm »

so who's getting one of these then?

Upinsmoke · « **Reply #629 on:** January 9, 2018, 08:15:43 am »

Just got one of these for my birthday. Hyped!

Broad Spectrum · « **Reply #630 on:** January 9, 2018, 05:24:39 pm »

Quote from: Yulelogs Upinsmoke on January 9, 2018, 08:15:43 am

Just got one of these for my birthday. Hyped!

Enjoy, I got one for my birthday back in November and I’ve absolutely hammered it already!

On the BOTW points above, at first I was a bit disappointed with the way the weapon system works. But once you start exploring you always find decent weapons, and as someone has already mentioned above, the Korok seed system is genius. Lost count of the amount of times I’ve gone out my way because I can see something odd in the distance and it ends up being a Korok seed.

AndyMuller · « **Reply #631 on:** January 11, 2018, 04:37:03 pm »

Dark Souls Remastered announced along with Mario Tennis and Donkey Kong Country Tropical Freeze.

J-Mc- · « **Reply #632 on:** January 11, 2018, 05:32:59 pm »

Wouldn't mind a new Mario superstars soccer, was boss on the gamecube!

SamAteTheRedAcid · « **Reply #633 on:** January 11, 2018, 05:34:59 pm »

Quote from: AndyMuller on January 11, 2018, 04:37:03 pm

Dark Souls Remastered announced along with Mario Tennis and Donkey Kong Country Tropical Freeze.

They should do the Pikmin games as I've only played the first.

If it's the Mario Tennis off Wii U it wasn't that great.

gerrardisgod · « **Reply #634 on:** January 11, 2018, 07:26:51 pm »

Nah, it's a brand new one. Finally gonna get one of these in February, hopefully.

Hoping for a new Mario Golf and Strikers.

AndyMuller · « **Reply #635 on:** January 11, 2018, 09:36:11 pm »

Quote from: SamAteTheRedAcid on January 11, 2018, 05:34:59 pm

They should do the Pikmin games as I've only played the first.

If it's the Mario Tennis off Wii U it wasn't that great.

Brand new and has a story mode apparently.

J-Mc- · « **Reply #636 on:** January 12, 2018, 12:41:34 am »

Quote from: AndyMuller on January 11, 2018, 09:36:11 pm

Brand new and has a story mode apparently.

Shows the story mode in the trailer, boss battles included!

SamAteTheRedAcid · « **Reply #637 on:** January 12, 2018, 08:01:09 am »

Quote from: AndyMuller on January 11, 2018, 09:36:11 pm

Brand new and has a story mode apparently.

Excellent news.

Upinsmoke · « **Reply #638 on:** January 12, 2018, 08:53:52 am »

What's the best screen protector for the switch? I'm a bit hesitant to use the dock after hearing how the console gets scratched so I've been using it in handheld mode since I got it.

Lfsea · « **Reply #639 on:** January 12, 2018, 09:57:47 am »

Quote from: Yulelogs Upinsmoke on January 12, 2018, 08:53:52 am

What's the best screen protector for the switch? I'm a bit hesitant to use the dock after hearing how the console gets scratched so I've been using it in handheld mode since I got it.

I’m using one from Argos which comes in a kit with a cleaning cloth and a case. Was £15 I think. You should put one on regardless really as the screen is plastic and so low on the mohs hardness scale that even a rough jumper or cleaning products will scratch it.