loveisamixtape: rec me Switch games

loveisamixtape 08.03.20	help me
Colton 08.03.20	Smash
loveisamixtape 08.03.20	added it before you commented roll again
ArsMoriendi 08.03.20	Fire Emblem: Three Houses It has 4 storylines (5 if you count DLC) and semi-customizable teams, so it has a crazy amount of replay value
Trebor. 08.03.20	3 Houses Hollow Knight Celeste
aydross121 08.03.20	Best games on the switch are the indie games: Hollow Knight Baba is You Furi Enter the Gungeon
Lord(e)Po)))ts 08.03.20	Are u down with indie games
loveisamixtape 08.03.20	i am yes i’ve has this thing for a year or so and am rly just now playing it a lot. open to everything
Uzumaki 08.03.20	Octopath Traveler Fire Emblem: Three Houses Valkyria Chronicles IV
loveisamixtape 08.03.20	hollow knight tho ok that’s been mentioned twice i’ve def almost gotten 3 houses before idk if i’d like it but i may... take the risk
loveisamixtape 08.03.20	forgot to add octopath for some reason i did play a lot of that game and it was v cool
Lord(e)Po)))ts 08.03.20	Were spyro remasters really that great? What did u like so much about them?
Colton 08.03.20	The best indie game is Lego Indiana Jones
Lord(e)Po)))ts 08.03.20	essential indies: Katana Zero Hyper Light Drifter Other good ones: Shovel Knight Gris Hotline Miami Axiom Verge Enter the Gungeon Moonlighter Celeste Dead Cells Blasphemous Ashen
Lord(e)Po)))ts 08.03.20	Mega Man 11 [2] if you like mega man games
loveisamixtape 08.03.20	lol i’m mostly rating year of the dragon, and exaggerating bc nostalgia but coool gonna look into all of these
el_newg 08.03.20	Super Mario Odyssey 9/10 Binding of Isaac ∞/10
loveisamixtape 08.03.20	hyper light drifter is on my list bc of the soundtrack yeah i played odyssey a little bit too and it seems like a lot of fun!!
Emim 08.03.20	Shovel Knight and Binding of Isaac are super good recs
loveisamixtape 08.03.20	bought katana zero bc it looks super fun. gris looks Amazing too, probably will eventually get that one too. shovel knight looks great but it’s like 40 bux
AsleepInTheBack 08.03.20	I'm enjoying Dragon Quest XI S atm, it's pretty chill and a massive time sink. Animal crossing is also pretty mellow and relaxing. Shovel knight, hollow knight and binding of isaac for sure for indies. The Borderlands and Bioshock collections are solid for switch fps, and are absurd value for money.
aydross121 08.03.20	If you have a couple hundred hours to waste there is also xcom 2
Masochist 08.03.20	Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition. One of my all-time favorite games got a complete remake on the Switch, and it's fantastic. Holds up well, fantastic quality-of-life upgrades, overall worth the pick up, especially if you like JRPGs and missed it on Wii. Also my all-time favorite game soundtrack.
Lord(e)Po)))ts 08.03.20	@love just save all the indie games into your watch list and but them on sale. You'll be able to get shovel night with all dc for dirt cheap one day. Everything indie goes on crazy sale all the time
Lord(e)Po)))ts 08.03.20	Also been meaning to get xenoblade definitive. When I was young I really liked the xenosaga games and I also loved xenoblade chronicles x on wii u, one of the most beautiful open world maps ever.
Sinternet 08.03.20	stardew valley bitch
Colton 08.03.20	I tried watching this streamer play Xenoblade but it had the same issue almost every rpg has for me, the dialogue was so painfully bad that it physically hurt my brain
Skoj 08.03.20	Risk of Rain 2
Lord(e)Po)))ts 08.03.20	@cole this is why I play japanese games in Japanese with subtitles whenever possible
loveisamixtape 08.03.20	katana zero is so fucking Sick i’ve already played like 2 hours of it
Madbutcher3 08.03.20	west of loathing is good if you want a good funny and not-overlong rpg
asanisimasa 08.03.20	dead cells
loveisamixtape 08.03.20	good chance i finish katana zero soon tbh it’s sooO sick, excited to look into more of these
Lord(e)Po)))ts 08.03.20	yeah i beat that game in one or two sessions haha. its not super long or anything but damn is it great. have you been playing handheld or on tv? i highly recommend handheld so you can play with headphones in cuz the sound design is amazing
AsleepInTheBack 08.03.20	@cole this is why I play japanese games in Japanese with subtitles whenever possible [2] For sure. I imagine I'd struggle with dragon quest XI in english. Love it in Japanese though.
Lord(e)Po)))ts 08.03.20	^been meaning to play the switch definitive version of that, thoughts?
TheGreatQ 08.03.20	Everyone had said it but Fire Emblem: Three Houses
AsleepInTheBack 08.03.20	I'm about 30 hours into the switch version. Doesn't look like its gonna end anytime soon and it's a real chill ride. I've not played many jrpgs so i dont have much of a frame of reference, but I think it's great. Combat and story aren't very deep so far, but it's just very satisfying and gorgeous and whimsical and disarmingly charming. Nowhere near as grindy as I was led to believe either.
Lord(e)Po)))ts 08.03.20	i was tryna choose between that and the trials of mana remake and was kinda leaning towards the former
AsleepInTheBack 08.03.20	I know nothing about the later, though I am looking into what I might play after XI. Thought I might give xenoblade a go, assuming that's in a similar vein.
Colton 08.03.20	I feel like rpgs should have an option to just turn off voice acting and just read the dialogue instead.
AsleepInTheBack 08.03.20	Many do, if you put the subtitles on and turn voice volume to zero. Not enough, though.
loveisamixtape 08.04.20	@pots half n half, first like 4 hours on handheld, last 3 or so on tv. sound design is amazing indeed even on tv for me. just made the choice whether to live or die, possibly naively I chose to live...
loveisamixtape 08.04.20	just best katana zero, what a badass game
Lord(e)Po)))ts 08.04.20	Yeah definitely one of my favourite indies ever Ur gonna love hyper light drifter, epic sound design and neon palette similar to katana but with dark souls spirit in difficulty, exploration, and minimal story telling
aydross121 08.05.20	Hyper light is really good. Similar to the og zelda in gameplay. Hard as nails too.
Gyromania 08.05.20	basically all of pots recommendations are stellar. i would personally put shovel knight and celeste on the "essential" side of things, with hotline miami 1 (2 is rly good too) and blasphemous up there with the best of them. have you played the new blasphemous dlc pots?
Snake. 08.05.20	animal crossing duhhhhhhhhhh
Lord(e)Po)))ts 08.05.20	"i would personally put shovel knight and celeste on the "essential" side of things, with hotline miami 1 (2 is rly good too) and blasphemous up there with the best of them" For sure And re blasphemous dlc I have not
AsleepInTheBack 08.05.20	Anyone got any switch hidden jems they'd rec?
loveisamixtape 08.05.20	that’s the whole point of this list
oWhoadYo 08.05.20	Links Awakening and Celeste
Masochist 08.05.20	@AsleepInTheBlack - Astral Chains. Switch exclusive from Platinum Games, developers of Bayonetta, Metal Gear Rising: Revengence, and Nier: Automata. Try it out if you haven't yet. There's also The World Ends With You: Final Remix. If you never played TWEWY on DS, try this one. It's a super-stylized urban fantasy JRPG, if you're into that sort of thing. And if you've never played a Shantae game, do yourself a favor and pick up Seven Sirens. Shantae is 2D platforming heaven, for real.
AsleepInTheBack 08.05.20	'that’s the whole point of this list' I mean, there's a difference between "rec me switch games" and "rec me very good, lesser known switch games" i.e hidden gems, and I wouldn't call what has been recd so far particularly niche. @Masochist cheers fren.
heyadam 08.05.20	needs a Persona 5 port nao
Pheromone 08.05.20	odyssey is an all time classic
loveisamixtape 08.05.20	i can’t figure out what to play next. hyper light drifter seems to be the most appealing, but so does hollow knight. gris looks beautiful but like more of an art game than a game game, it seems the gameplay doesn’t hold up. still wanna play it tho. shovel knight would be my preferred next but I’m not gettin that shit til it goes on sale
Lord(e)Po)))ts 08.05.20	gris is beautiful but yeah you'll just get baked and rip through it in about 3 hours. its very simple but it is fun and gorgeous. flip a coin for hollow knight or hyper light i dunno! i havent played hollow knight
robertsona 08.05.20	Breath of the Wild is the greatest video game ever. I've played like 15 games and played a very small percentage of Breath of the Wild but it was by far the most immersive beautiful video game experience I've ever had. Should probably finish it but video games r hard :(
Colton 08.05.20	this is the only thing I've seen about Hyper Light Drifter and it kinda makes me wanna get it https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mAINLMOti2E
Gyromania 08.06.20	breath of the wild is so hard to assess. on one hand it does so much right and is one of the most beautiful and engrossing games i've ever played, and on the other, it doesn't really feel like a zelda game and its "dungeons" are kind of rote, not to mention the tedious and totally uninteresting side quests
loveisamixtape 08.06.20	the shrine grind and just general exploration of BotW make it for me. also started playing it on a drive from Alabama to California and had nothing else to do lol, quickly became obsessed. still only at like 50 shrines and one divine beast down tho
riffariffic7 08.06.20	Everspace: Terrific space-adventure game. Change around the control scheme to your liking, die a bunch of times, fall in love with this video-game. This is what I thought No Man's Sky would be. Everspace is one of the most underrated games I've ever experienced and one of the rare platinum trophies I got for a game (because I got the PS4 edition), though I reckon it would play well on Switch too.
loveisamixtape 08.06.20	hmmm that does sound good tbh
el_newg 08.06.20	Donut County and Night in the Woods are two cute lil games, and Return of the Obra Dinn is rly cool I just struggle recommending them on Switch when they are on PC too, but if Switch is your only option they're still good :)
gryndstone 08.06.20	astral chain YOSHI'S CRAFTED WORLD - if you like 2d platformers this game is amazing Super Mario Odyssey - if you like 3d platformers this game is amazing A shitload of indie games which honestly is why i have the switch: Enter the dungeon!!! that shit rocks celeste Sayonara wild hearts Kentucky Route zero (this plays more like reading a really flowery and verbose picture book but if you're into that kind of thing it's really, really good) shovel knight hotline miami oxenfree night in the woods return of the obra dinn
Masochist 08.07.20	loveisamixtape - You won't go wrong with either HLD or HK, honestly. I will say Hollow Knight is a much longer game. You can get through Hyper Light in like 10 hours with taking your time and all that. Hollow Knight can last 40 hours easily, or even longer. But that's because you'll be exploring all you can in Hollow Knight. That being said...the experience of playing Hollow Knight has stuck with me more than damn near any game released in the last decade. I kind of wish I could play it again for the first time. So in essence--Hollow Knight will take time, and Hyper Light is also a fantastic game, so I might suggest Hyper Light first. Just be sure to at least get to Hollow Knight at some point.
loveisamixtape 08.07.20	gr8 write up, hollow knight is definitely going to be in the next 2 games I get. i decided on hyper light drifter, 2 hours in and it is... Pretty difficult but god dam disasterpeace killed the soundtrack so hard
Frippertronics 08.07.20	Shin Megami Tensei V when it comes out most likely
Nbehre11 08.07.20	Just started Witcher 3 and I’m digging it! I know it’s graphically scaled down but I find the gameplay and amount of content great!
Lord(e)Po)))ts 08.07.20	"hyper light drifter, 2 hours in and it is... Pretty difficult but god dam disasterpeace killed the soundtrack so hard" there is a ~soft~ order to the four areas according to difficulty. I just wung it and the first area i chose was like the second hardest or something lol. died a million times but i definitely got gud by the time i beat the boss lmao. the next area and boss felt like a breeze after that
loveisamixtape 08.07.20	i’m in the place with the singular fiery platforms u have to skate across?? like i was extremely stoned trying to do it and failed, that was last night. about to pick it back up lol i could not tap into the cadence of the... Bursts of flame
Lord(e)Po)))ts 08.07.20	That definitely doesnt sound like the easiest starting point considering I didnt even figure out how to hyper dash until after I beat the first area lol
Cygnatti 08.07.20	DQ11 is quite good if you're into jrpgs. It's not too hard, decent exploration/crafting, but otherwise is 100% straightfoward old school style rpg. The story is super long and skill trees are cool if you're into that.
ConcubinaryCode 08.07.20	Haven't seen Marble It Up! on here
riffariffic7 08.07.20	My Time In Portia was a pretty fun game. I got it on sale for PS4 a couple of months ago and I heard that it was available for the Switch as well. It's a pretty damn good cross between Breath of the Wild and Harvest Moon, so, if you're into those games, give it a shot. I said it before, and I'll say it again though, you gotta have Everspace. That game is a masterpiece.
loveisamixtape 08.28.20	just have beaten the lake boss in hyper light drifter... definitely addicted after getting the shotgun and getting a feel for the game
loveisamixtape 09.01.20	dead cells is on sale 4 switch and i am Tempted after beating hyper light drifter
Lord(e)Po)))ts 09.01.20	Do it, is good
AsleepInTheBack 09.01.20	Donut County on switch currently 70% off
el_newg 09.01.20	great deal
loveisamixtape 09.01.20	i beat HLD and am now playin dead cells HLD def a top game of all time for me now
Trifolium 09.01.20	Pikuniku was very cute and very short. And very funny. Really loved it.
loveisamixtape 09.09.20	do any of u have d3
loveisamixtape 09.14.20	any of y’all have spellbreak ? It’s free and easily the best BR game I’ve played so far, i h8 the others
Lord(e)Po)))ts 09.14.20	trailer looked cool for spellbreak but i kind of hate online games in general so i dismissed it been playing little nightmares
loveisamixtape 09.14.20	i haven’t heard of that one been playing hollow knight since I beat hyper light drifter. game got rly good when I put headphones in
Lord(e)Po)))ts 09.14.20	yeah ima get that when it goes on sale for 10 bucks or less
loveisamixtape 09.14.20	i should have but was impatient. HLD is now one of my favorite games of all time so i am super glad i made this list lol i always come back n look at the comments
Lord(e)Po)))ts 09.14.20	glad u liked it and agreed one of the best indie games oat
loveisamixtape 09.15.20	dead cells has grown on me a lot too but god damn do I hate the toxic sewers
Lord(e)Po)))ts 09.15.20	Oh ya I played a game called Sundered that was v good
Lord(e)Po)))ts 09.15.20	Little nightmares was v good too but the dlc story was too frustrating which was amplified by shitty frequent load times as you while ur dying over and over
loveisamixtape 10.18.20	celeste is on sale for 5 bux until like tomorrow just sayin
Lord(e)Po)))ts 10.22.20	Does Undertale ever get not boring as fuck
Mordecai. 10.22.20	paradise killer
RabbitSeason 10.23.20	Whaa undertale is charming, music is great, funny, and yea the combat ramps up, where you at in it?
Lord(e)Po)))ts 10.23.20	Im not very far. Like an hour in or something. Charming for sure and the music is good agreed but I already find the idea of navigating these enemy encounters for the rest of the first run to be a bit painful, let alone for two more runs for the other two endings. They just arent fun to me
RabbitSeason 10.23.20	Eh fair I felt no desire to play it again after I beat it and streamed the other endings. I guess I hardly remember the gameplay. I guess at least you won't find gameplay like it elsewhere ha
GreyShadow 10.23.20	3 Houses Hollow Knight Celeste [2] legit the best answer here
GreyShadow 10.23.20	Undertale only gets "boring" in the genocide run and the payoff is super worth it so...
loveisamixtape 10.23.20	i must say i am about 2 hours into hollow knight and still in the first world and annoyed at how much fun i am not having celeste is fun tho
GreyShadow 10.23.20	get either Xenoblade if you like RPGs that you can't get anywhere else Astral Chain is amazing if you want a unique action game. has a bit of a slow start and the story isn't anything to write home about but about 5 chapters in everything really opens up. last boss was one of the best fights I've played in years
GreyShadow 10.23.20	Hollow Knight will pick up tremendously when you get a few more movement upgrades. steamworld dig 2 is another great metroidvania
Lord(e)Po)))ts 10.23.20	" I guess at least you won't find gameplay like it elsewhere ha" Yeah true it's a unique little combat system but I honestly kind of find random encounter designs in games to get tedious pretty quickly in general and the dragging them out by turning them into a weird mix of dialogue puzzling and ghetto bullet hell isnt helping for me. It's got a lot of character but I just dont feel very stimulated. I'm interested in that Moon RPG that it takes influence from tho
Lord(e)Po)))ts 10.23.20	"Undertale only gets "boring" in the genocide run and the payoff is super worth it so..." Well it's already boring for me and I'm only an hour into a neutral run so that doesn't bode well. Especially when pacifist and genocide runs both sound even more tedious
Lord(e)Po)))ts 10.23.20	Also played the first steam world a little but got real bored real quick with that too. The turn based tactical steamworld game was kinda fun tho
RabbitSeason 10.23.20	Random encounters were cool the first 99 games I played that had em, but they're definitely overdone In other news, subnautica is coming to switch early 2021 if you like horror, sci fi, and light survival elements
aydross121 10.23.20	What undertale does best is the way it breaks the 4th wall imo, in the way only a video game could. But yeah I can see not liking the mini bullet-hells
Masochist 10.24.20	"Hollow Knight will pick up tremendously when you get a few more movement upgrades." That one. It seems a little slow in the beginning, but it does in fact pick up. Tell you what though. A lot of the fun is in exploring the areas and seeing what you can find. It IS huge though and there is a lot out there to find and all that. I say try to stick with it a little longer...but if the exploration just doesn't do it for you after a few more hours, perhaps look for something else. ...like the ORI series. Have you ever played Ori and the Blind Forest/Will Of The Wisps? A metroidvania as well, but in a completely different vein from Hollow Knight in that it is colorful, not near as dour, and waaaay more exploration based than combat based. Both of them are also shorter. And as an added bonus, WOTW is probably, hands down, the prettiest 2D game I've ever played.
Colton 10.24.20	might start a new Celeste run tonight. I hate all the story bullshit though
Lord(e)Po)))ts 10.24.20	Story was the best part of celeste for me tbh, it was a really cute and touching parable for mental illness and it elevated the meaningfulness of the gameplay for me
Slugboiiii 10.24.20	Stardew Valley and Xenoblade Chronicles 2 are both sickkkk
Colton 10.24.20	why you gotta take all the fun out of me bitching about things
Lord(e)Po)))ts 10.24.20	I need purpose
Lord(e)Po)))ts 10.24.20	I know it's a bit unpopular compared to 1 and 2 but I actually really liked xenoblade chronicles x. Map was gorgeous af.
loveisamixtape 10.28.20	bought thief simulator bc it is a dollar currently and it’s kind of satisfying. anyone ever check out hades ? considering it
Lord(e)Po)))ts 10.28.20	I have felt tempted by thief simulator on multiple occasions haha Hades looks good, I liked transistor and bastion was ok
Lord(e)Po)))ts 10.28.20	Combat in those games leaves a lot to be desired tho
loveisamixtape 10.28.20	it looks like fun lol i have been playin d3 and it got boring just like it did in 2011 n hades seems more like what I want rn. haven’t played transistor or basiton
loveisamixtape 10.31.20	got transistor bc it’s on sale for 3.99 rn Heads Up also compared to hades the combat in transistor is sluggish af hades is more fun in that way so far
aydross121 10.31.20	baba
loveisamixtape 11.05.20	hades is sooooo fun lol i think its better than dead cells tbh
Lord(e)Po)))ts 11.05.20	Damn, I was honestly gonna pass it up just based off the transistor and bastion combat but now I am reconsidering
loveisamixtape 11.05.20	i agree about the combat in both of those games bc i bought all 3 during the sale. hades is the best and most fun combat of the 3 by far. all of the weapons are so much fun to get fluent with , the dash function is lots of fun as well , so are the power ups etc. it has extremely clicked
loveisamixtape 11.05.20	transistor is cool to me in ways but what i dislike most about it is that it reminds me of like gears of war or something lol. possibly just bc the sluggish combat
Lord(e)Po)))ts 11.05.20	That's great because as I had said earlier, from a narrative standpoint I think both of those games are fantastic. Combine that with gameplay that's actually fun and you've got a real winner
loveisamixtape 11.05.20	yeah ! transistor is fun and so is bastion, they both are limited by the gameplay for sure. if hades was like hyper light drifter or something, had like a more refined explorative aspect to it (or if it was just a straight up RPG) it’d be a 5/5 for me prob. reminds me now of playing HLD bc i also enjoy the combat in HLD a lot n clearing the rooms can be as challenging if not more so. but its def fast paced and dodgy which is my sh*t
loveisamixtape 11.05.20	also no dis to dead cells at all bc i played it a lot and enjoyed it but if i'm craving the whole one roll game kind of thing i don't think i'll hit it up again for quite a while
Keyblade 11.05.20	i'm gonna get Azure Strikers Gunvolt 1 & 2, they look sick. basically a modern Megaman Zero. there's a package with both games on the eShop for about 50 bucks
loveisamixtape 11.11.20	yea those do look sick , i may cop one day also just beat my first hades run after probably 40 attempts and theres no feeling like it , cannot stress this enough
Keyblade 11.11.20	I'm hawking for a sale. need to check Hades
Lord(e)Po)))ts 11.11.20	Replaying botw in anticipation of dynasty zelda
loveisamixtape 11.12.20	i have like 80 hours on botw and still have not destroyed Ganon. freed all of the beasts and just get hi n look for shrines bc I only have 55 or something
Keyblade 11.24.20	dude the Gunvolt pack is 45% off, I just copped it
Lord(e)Po)))ts 11.24.20	Wtf beat yo shrines bruh
loveisamixtape 11.24.20	trying to get them all, can’t believe how many i still have to get. 80 hours is a lot of fkn time haven’t touched zelda in a couple of weeks bc i still just keep playing Hades lollll
Lord(e)Po)))ts 11.24.20	u get a cute lil short-short tunic set when u beat all the shrines and u get to fight a zombie
loveisamixtape 11.27.20	finally bout to get shovel knight bc that shit is ON SALE finally
Lord(e)Po)))ts 11.27.20	I still need to play the king of cards expansion Haven't heard much on it but the other expansions were amaze
loveisamixtape 11.27.20	i hope it keeps me occupied for a while , been wanting to replay katana zero but it feels too soon , so I am instead getting yet another platformer
Lord(e)Po)))ts 11.27.20	Did you get the whole treasure trove edition? If so I'm sure it will
loveisamixtape 11.27.20	yep that shit is finally 20 dollars
nol 11.28.20	Pots you should definitely give King of Cards a shot. Love King Knight’s maneuverability. Feels like a whole new game in the shovel knight engine. So far I think it’s my favorite of the DLC add-ons.
Lord(e)Po)))ts 11.28.20	How is the battle royale dlc for that matter?
nol 11.28.20	that's fun too lots of unlockables
Lord(e)Po)))ts 11.28.20	only reason i havent played them both is i got the treasure trove edition on wii u before king of cards dlc as out so i technically already paid for it as it was to be included upon release, but i got a switch and stopped playing / eventually sold my wii u so now i'd have to spend money on something i already bought and that just doesn't sit well with me
nol 11.29.20	I actually just did that because treasure trove was on sale for the switch lol. I wanted it handheld. When I bought it originally it was pretty cheap tho (they raised the price of treasure trove once king of cards and showdown released, but if you owned it already you got KoC and SD for free)
nol 11.29.20	You can also buy King of Cards individually for 5$ rn. It'll be more expensive in a couple days.
Lord(e)Po)))ts 11.29.20	Maybe I'll just snag it then
aydross121 12.01.20	Baba
loveisamixtape 12.02.20	u get hades yet pots????!!!! it’s on sale , best rogue like ever for me by far now tbh
Keyblade 12.02.20	got a couple of games in the sale, still debating Hades. I got Shovel Knight: Treasure w/e Ni No Kuni Sonic Mania Gunvolt Strikers Pack and I'm about to add Megaman Zero Collection to that. should hold me over for the winter break
Lord(e)Po)))ts 12.02.20	No I was gonna wait til it was like 10 bucks or sumthin
Lord(e)Po)))ts 12.02.20	I might just repurchase the while treasure grove tbh Maybe pick up terraria too
anat 12.02.20	i picked up the abe's oddyssee new and tasty remake for my gf for christmas, anyone played it? original is one of my faves
Lord(e)Po)))ts 12.02.20	Never played it, thought it looked cool when it came out
nol 12.02.20	Dude ni no kuni is a nice snag, really fond memories of that game
nol 12.02.20	Only game I ever platinumed on my ps3
Lord(e)Po)))ts 12.02.20	i have almost bought that game numerous times based on the ghibli art style and world but watching gameplay and reading reviews always make me hesitate. some of the criticisms of it make it sound like it's a big grind sometimes and that the random encounter rates are infuriating
Keyblade 12.02.20	it was too hard to turn down that deal. it looks like a great game
el_newg 12.03.20	New n Tasty is ok, prob easiest way to play Oddysee these days but it doesn't hold a candle to the original. I picked up Donkey Kong Tropical Freeze
Keyblade 12.03.20	tropical freeze is so good, but so hard especially in 2 player mode
Lord(e)Po)))ts 12.03.20	I'm scared should I buy ni no kuni before it's too late
tectactoe 12.03.20	walmart offering a deal right now - a pro controller that comes with a digital download of Super Mario Odyssey for $70. so you're basically buying a controller and getting Odyssey for free. jumped on that shit immediately because i only have one pro controller atm and my wife hates using the joycons.
Keyblade 12.03.20	pots do it, it's like 75% off and yes tectac that's a good deal, even tho I'd like to have Odyssey physically
Lord(e)Po)))ts 12.03.20	I'm so conflicted
Lord(e)Po)))ts 12.03.20	Anyone gonna play this fenyx rising game?
MyFriendMetatron 12.04.20	Pots- Ni no Kuni is worth it. Just get it already. Edit: I'd agree with Dead Cells, HLD, Blasphemy, Shovel Knight, Furi, etc. All fun.
Lord(e)Po)))ts 12.04.20	Yeah I did end up getting it
nol 12.05.20	oh the random encounters aren’t that bad. You can actually escape enemies when you need to, it’s not truly random. The game definitely takes some grinding, especially when you want to capture a specific familiar.
nol 12.05.20	now Ni No Kuni 2 was fucking trash
loveisamixtape 12.06.20	i keep trying to play other games but still only feel like playing hades even though i’ve cleared it 9 times now ugh I need something to sweep me off my feet soon
nol 12.06.20	is hades actually good?
loveisamixtape 12.06.20	it is yes the improvement in combat compared to their other games is nuts , it is very fun to me. i tried to play dead cells yesterday after hades phase and it felt so much less fun as a rogue like
nol 12.06.20	see I in general don’t like rogue-likes, so while Hades is getting lots of hype, I’m still kinda hesitant. Is it randomly generated?
nol 12.06.20	If I don’t like rogue-like games, will this change my mind?
Lord(e)Po)))ts 12.06.20	what rogue-likes have you played that have painted your perception negative
nol 12.06.20	fr I don’t entirely know what the genre entails. I played Darkest Dungeon on my switch, found it really really boring. I’m not a fan of procedurally generates dungeons, like diablo. The game design feels less intentional.
Lord(e)Po)))ts 12.06.20	i havent played darkest dungeon but it looks kind of lame and i don't really care much for diablo either tbh. honestly when i first heard about rogue-likes the prospect didn't appeal to me much but after having played several really good ones i've change my tune a bit. within the conditions for it to be considered a rogue-like there is a lot of room for variance so something like enter the gungeon and dead cells are gonna be completely different experiences, with the former being a fast paced, zany bullet-hell and the latter being more having more of a dark souls inspired platformer spirit. These are both games within the niche where i feel that they defy the negative expectations you might have about procedurally generated levels. I think meaningful progression and intelligent area generation are two of the most critical components for a good rogue-like though.
Lord(e)Po)))ts 12.06.20	within rogue-like and rogue-lite the most notable games i've found so far are Dead Cells and Enter the Gungeon as noted Moonlighter Sundered
nol 12.06.20	Might give it a try if it goes on sale, artstyle looked awesome, it was just the gameplay that sketches me out. If the levels are meaningfully designed like you say I’ll probably dig it.
nol 12.06.20	I’ve come very close to buying enter the gungeon before, idk why I didn’t, might try that as well.
Lord(e)Po)))ts 12.06.20	Sundered probably doesn't count on second thought Enter the Gungeon is so much fun and its got great couch coop which is a big plus
tectactoe 12.06.20	Super Mario Odyssey is great so far. Love the open world concept much more than the more delineated, level-based structure of SM3DW.
SymbolicInTime 12.06.20	Didn't see anybody mention Mario and Rabbids Kingdom Battle Golf Story
loveisamixtape 12.06.20	i haven’t played moonlighter tbh i will try it i started dead cells when i didn’t rly get rogue likes and it grew on me eventually, but got old bc it seems like it takes sooooo long to get weapons that aren’t just good, but that are fun to use. i don’t like how robotic some of the enemies are and absolutely fuckin Loathe the often unavoidable toxic sewers. hades to me is like diablo 2 kind of but the way the game goes it doesn’t set an insanely large range of different weapons you may possibly unlock , u gradually unlock 6 different weapons that can all be used differently , all are equally as good if u can figure out how to use them , and all can be ridiculously powerful if you cleverly play to the strengths of your boon choices and boon combinations. the story depends on you dying as much as it does you winning and since it’s Greek mythology, dying however way having that effect on the story doesn’t feel unnatural or forced. also like someone said the art style is extremely cool and that’s one of my fav things about it besides just like, the whole process of building your character for a run
Lord(e)Po)))ts 12.06.20	i didn't like mario rabbids or golf story much
SymbolicInTime 12.07.20	Man, mario rabbids was probably my favorite switch game I've played so far. Got a lot out of the 2 player mode playing with my wife too
Lord(e)Po)))ts 12.07.20	yeah i know some other people that stan too it just didn't feel like the mechanics progressed enough to maintain my interest and i had just played Three Houses which was a much more appealing take on turn based strat for me. I just kinda stopped playing after a while
SymbolicInTime 12.07.20	I came directly off of playing xcom 2, so I'm kinda surprised I liked it as much as I did. Though my turn based strat experience pretty much starts and ends at those two. Oh! And Valkyria Chronicles
nol 12.07.20	rabbids make me want to kms
nol 12.07.20	a nintendo crossover strategy game could be cool, but not that
SymbolicInTime 12.07.20	Yeah rabbids was an incredibly odd choice but its not like they behave as extremely as they did in Rayman raving rabids or whatever so idc
Nbehre11 12.08.20	Question for those recommending Hades: how is it compared to Bastion? That’s the only one I’ve played from that dev, as it grew stale for me after a bit so I haven’t gone back to try their others.
loveisamixtape 12.08.20	similar art style n aesthetic / far more engaging and combat focused gameplay. it’s a rogue-like with a long story. i have both n like hades the most
MyNameIsPencil 12.08.20	get the smt: nocturne remaster and then realize midway through you could have just downloaded a ps2 emulator to play the original and it'd be a better experience
loveisamixtape 12.08.20	idk that sounds like pretty bad advice
heyadam 12.10.20	I kinda wanna try the second Attack on Titan game on switch lmao
rockarollacola 12.10.20	Sure, Mario Odyssey might seem like a super obvious choice, but it's easily one of the best gaming experiences I've ever had. Imagine Mario 64, put super polished, with better controls, amazing art design and one of the greatest gameplay mechanics from any Mario title to date.
loveisamixtape 12.22.20	anyone played god eater 3 ? it’s like 90% off rn and can’t tell if trap
conesmoke 12.22.20	BOTW was good, but I felt like I was playing a rock-climbing/mountain scaling simulator half the time... Petty complaint I know.. but still
conesmoke 12.22.20	Pissed me off
Keyblade 12.22.20	"BOTW was good, but I felt like I was playing a rock-climbing/mountain scaling simulator half the time... Petty complaint I know.. but still" dude i'm playing it right now and this is literally me. it was fun and novel at first but now I'm starting to miss the traditional zelda games. need proper dungeons too, the divine beasts arent as fun
loveisamixtape 12.22.20	the thing y’all deem a flaw is one of the reasons i love it so much lol tbh i think shrines and finding them are the best thing about it
Colton 12.22.20	the climbing is so fun though
Senetrix666 12.22.20	Is MHGU fun for a casual gamer? Never played a game in the franchise but noticed it went on sale today
conesmoke 12.22.20	Haha Key I'm so glad you agree :) loveis, that's cool you like it, after about 80 shrines it seemed to me they got lazy and started burying them all in tiny chambers that really weren't that exciting to find.
Keyblade 12.22.20	if they were leading to unique areas it would be better, but it's usually just another forest or lake. everything starts to blend together a bit. still though, seeing something far off into the horizon and actually making your way over is unbeatable
conesmoke 12.22.20	I did enjoy the divine beasts to be fair. One of my favourite parts. Yeah it can be fun, but when it rains omg... Wanna slap Link with all his slipping
Colton 12.22.20	that's why you have to be really high when you're playing it. you can't blame the game design when you're not doing your part to enjoy it optimally
Keyblade 12.22.20	u literally just have to stand there and wait for it to stop raining lol it sucks i've done the camel and the elephant so far, and i'm not sure I like the elaborate meta-puzzle of each beast over the mini room-specific puzzles of the traditional games
conesmoke 12.22.20	I did the Camel last. Lol at the sexist Gerudo women wtf. Also those fairies that upgrade your clothes are cross dressing for sure. ive played high and sober, both fun but I thought both still dragged with the climbing but as I said before, very small complaint. It's a great game.
loveisamixtape 12.22.20	i could climb those fake mountains all gd day tbh
conesmoke 12.22.20	@loveis Well I hope you have your climbing gear equipped and I wish you good weather sir
Lord(e)Po)))ts 12.22.20	"anyone played god eater 3 ? it’s like 90% off rn and can’t tell if trap" i've almost picked it up numerous times. watched some vids and read some reviews and i've finally decided to pass. it seems like its just a super anime version of monster hunter and i found the one monster hunter game i played to be insanely monotonous. "if they were leading to unique areas it would be better, but it's usually just another forest or lake. everything starts to blend together a bit." i mean botw objectively has the most beautiful, intuitive, and seamlessly crafted open world of all time. and the climbing is a revolutionary open world mechanic.
conesmoke 12.22.20	It's definitely not a "revolutionary open world mechanic" haha. Climbing in games has been around for a long time has it not pots? I agree wholeheartedly with BOTW being a beautiful looking game. That doesn't mitigate the tediousness of all the running around and climbing imo
Lord(e)Po)))ts 12.22.20	i've never played an open world game with a climbing mechanic that limitless. i've played games with much less open climbing mechanics or ones like skyrim where you can jump up and down like a dumbass to try and spam past invisible walls when cliffs get too sheer and on the flipside i've played open world games with similar verticality but no climbing mechanic at all (mechs). it is revolutionary. it feels so natural and immersive and the sheer lack of limitations is refreshing af. and yes the beauty and excellent world design 100% does mitigate the tedium of open world experiences. its a tranquil, blissful, and enchanting world to traverse.
Lord(e)Po)))ts 12.22.20	i fucking stan
ieatbabies795 12.22.20	I want to get a switch just to play platformers like Cuphead
conesmoke 12.22.20	Haha love you lots pots. The lack of limitations is true - they kinda gave Link suction cups for hands (can climb flat surfaces like a boss), if that's revolutionary then ok. Assassin's Creed maybe has a better climbing mech?
Lord(e)Po)))ts 12.22.20	hmm maybe, i wouldnt know i havent played an assassins creed game since the early ones tbh but in the ones i played it was kinda like horizon zero dawn where you really had to plot your climbs etc, which was a lot of fun but provided it's own set of limitations / created linear restraints
conesmoke 12.22.20	Anyone played through the Abe odyssey game "strangers wrath" any good?
Lord(e)Po)))ts 12.22.20	like im not saying it has the deepest climbing mechanic of anything ever - like i know sekiro has some pretty crazy verticality and climbing stuff too apparently - but the suction cup hand mechanic in botw just really is the final piece of the puzzle in regards to making an open world game feel truly "open" if you know what i mean. i've never felt so free and i really appreciate it. when ur early on and you don't have falco flappy jump, mountain equipment coop gear, and big long stamina it can be a chore when you decide u ain't going around that 1000 ft mountain but that's part of the fun too for me, "leveling up" in the game isn't so much increasing perks or attributes as it is just increasing your maneuverability and becoming able to swiftly ascend the biggest cliffs or clear the largest bodies of water without fearing for your life
aydross121 12.22.20	yeah I also stan climbing in botw, much better than other similar games. Asscreds climbing is also good but seems a bit scripted in the sense that there are ledges for you to grab to already and you just have to press one button. botw feels inspired by Shadow of the Colossus in the climbing, both are heavy stamina dependant, and both very fun.
loveisamixtape 12.22.20	ass cred
conesmoke 12.22.20	Very nicely put pots. "I've never felt so free and i really appreciate it." And " "leveling up" in the game isn't so much increasing perks or attributes as it is just increasing your maneuverability and becoming able to swiftly ascend the biggest cliffs or clear the largest bodies of water without fearing for your life" I can clearly see your point. Maybe I'm just a sucker for a whine and have too many recent memories of almost scaling a mountain then falling due to rain/lack of stamina, leading me to cuss under my breath and sprint the long route to the summit haha
conesmoke 12.22.20	@aydross "botw feels inspired by Shadow of the Colossus in the climbing, both are heavy stamina dependant, and both very fun" 100%
Lord(e)Po)))ts 12.22.20	"Asscreds climbing is also good but seems a bit scripted in the sense that there are ledges for you to grab to already and you just have to press one button." yaaa this is wat i mean
Colton 12.22.20	AssCreed is has been the same game since the second one pretty much
aydross121 12.22.20	Talking about botw, does anyone else also think botw2 is going to be the best game ever? Like I assume they spent a ton of time creating the physics engine on the first one, now they will have way more time adding interesting stuff with that framework.
conesmoke 12.22.20	I think it will be pretty good. I also think it will expand on the weather controls, which I thought BOTW1 did nicely. Gimme more Goron storyline, loved those rock eating, forward rolling cretins lol.
Lord(e)Po)))ts 12.22.20	yeah the fact that they are building off the previous games framework has me really excited tbh. The physics and sandbox were perfect in botw imo so the idea of them having vastly more time to just dedicate to running wild with more content gives me a mega bone-bone
conesmoke 12.22.20	One thing tho... Zelda being British...
conesmoke 12.22.20	Some of the character accents when they actually spoke dialogue (as opposed to a "gah!?" With text underneath) were a bit terrible.
conesmoke 12.22.20	From memory I couldn't wait to get away from that Zora prince for this reason
el_newg 12.22.20	assassins creed changed their climbing a few games ago where you can climb on almost anything. it's actually pretty good, prob one of the best things about the franchise now. its a series i used to like a lot but every new game just gets worse and worse. lots of other ppl seem to love it tho, constantly getting like 80+/100 on metacritic
el_newg 12.22.20	wow so many comments by the time i typed that out lol now its just not relevant
Lord(e)Po)))ts 12.22.20	@cone i was with you until you started talking shit about Sidon
Lord(e)Po)))ts 12.22.20	would be curious to play the game in japanese
conesmoke 12.22.20	Haha that was his name. Look... Couldnt have done it without Sidon, he's my zora-boy.. but dayum that dude was a real piece of cheese lol
aydross121 12.22.20	Yeah lol the voice acting was pretty cheesy. I don't mind it but I feel like only text is perfectly fine for zelda.
aydross121 12.22.20	also botw2 is going to have like 1 thousand different enemies, no more recolouring baddies hopefully.
conesmoke 12.22.20	Yesss, more baddies would be nice. I think I would prefer text for the whole thing tbh
Lord(e)Po)))ts 12.22.20	yeah im hoping they utilize the time they save recycling assets making more baddies, building actual dungeons/temples, making cave systems, expanding your arsenal etc, really just bringing in the classic elements from the franchise that they couldn't fit into botw like i wanna fall down a creepy hole in the ground and fight some zombies mmk
aydross121 12.22.20	please stop pots can't handle the hype right now
Lord(e)Po)))ts 12.22.20	Dude What if we get An instrument?
aydross121 12.22.20	YES
conesmoke 12.22.20	:O
aydross121 12.22.20	Or masks again, those were fun
Lord(e)Po)))ts 12.22.20	I was thinking about that too like give me the bunny ears NOW
nol 12.22.20	hey have you heard of Supreme Smashing Brothers? The Ultimate edition is pretty cool, they just added geno!
loveisamixtape 12.22.20	might be at the end of a Switch phase bc nothing sounds fun rn x( i got warframe and it’s not bad lol still better on ps4 tho
Sabrutin 12.22.20	All I want is Pikmin 3 but it's so pricey Anyway Star Ocean First Departure R is on sale rn so that could be a sweet choice if you want a classic jrpg. I say could because I haven't played it lol I'm probably buying it before the sale ends
Lord(e)Po)))ts 12.22.20	Pikmin 3 was meh tbh
Lord(e)Po)))ts 12.22.20	Maybe deluxe will be better as my main gripe with the original was how short it was
Sabrutin 12.22.20	Yeah I def saw some hype for it but honestly I'd be thrilled either way since I never had a Wii U
CaliggyJack 12.22.20	Super Mario Odyssey Super Mario 3D All Stars New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe Captain Toad's Treasure Tracker Fire Emblem: Three Houses Root Letter Resident Evil 0 HD (Best way to play this game imho) Hyrule Warriors Xenoblade Chronicles Definitive Edition Xenoblade Chronicles 2 Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening Paper Mario: The Origami king Luigi's Mansion 3 Super Mario Maker 2 Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity Pokemon: Let's Go (Eevee or Pikachu) Bayonetta Bayonetta 2 Astral Chain No More Heroes Remastered No More Heroes 2 Remastered Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes Mario Tennis Aces Deadly Premonition: Origins Deadly Premonition 2: A Blessing in Disguise
aydross121 12.22.20	Bayo2 is like a 10/10 tbh
Sabrutin 12.23.20	No More Heroes damn that's a name I haven't followed in a while. First one on Wii was kind of a banger
TheGreatQ 01.01.21	It’s great. They didn’t do any BS remastering or modifications except for Galaxy because of the controls.
loveisamixtape 01.15.21	how do we feel about the ori game itt
Masochist 01.15.21	Both Ori games are incredible, IMO. Smooth and precise platforming, imaginative areas to explore, one of the best movement mechanics in any Metroidvania (as a powerup, so you get it a little ways into the first game), and probably the prettiest 2-D games ever made (that sounds like hyperbole...but it really isn't). The 1st game has somewhat stunted combat (with really only three options to attack with), but it doesn't ruin the experience. And either way, it's remedied with the second game which gives you a wide range of weapons and a Hollow Knight-esque badge system for upgrades. The second game is damn near perfect, especially after they patched the bugs.
loveisamixtape 01.15.21	thx for reply , may get it because it is on sale. reviews for it are generally 5/5 also got gris just now bc it’s 5 dollars 🔥
gryndstone 01.15.21	The Diamond and Pearl remakes when they come out
Keyblade 01.15.21	man thats gonna be sick if it happens
nol 01.15.21	if they come out they won’t **it’ll be Let’s Go! Johto
nol 01.15.21	if D/P remakes happen, and they don’t suck, I will have some pooped pants to clean up
Lord(e)Po)))ts 01.15.21	sounds like a regular day in the life
nol 01.15.21	you know how it is
Lord(e)Po)))ts 01.15.21	i sure doodoo
nol 01.15.21	tbh I’d play Let’s Go! Johto
nol 01.15.21	that new Pokémon Snap looking sexy. A game I’d love to buy, beat in a day, and return.
nol 01.16.21	but this is the real Big Brain™️ take https://www.reddit.com/r/pokemon/comments/kxt7p8/i_too_can_dream/
el_newg 01.16.21	give me new games not remakes :(
loveisamixtape 01.16.21	pokemon silver on the switch aka soul silver 2 would be worth a bazillion dollars to me loll
loveisamixtape 01.16.21	if they don’t have full swivel cameras on the new diamond it is going to suck
Lord(e)Po)))ts 01.16.21	What u mean
loveisamixtape 01.16.21	i want the wild area freedom in the whole game
Lord(e)Po)))ts 01.16.21	Ohh. I don't really care that much tbh the fixed camera in the non wild area never bothered me
nol 01.16.21	Sword and Shield have deeper issues than non-swivel cameras
Lord(e)Po)))ts 01.16.21	If ur poke dweeb maybe For a filthy casual its good fun
Lord(e)Po)))ts 01.16.21	I grabbed children of mortal on sale a while ago and haven't dabbled much but it looks cool
heyadam 01.19.21	anybody have any thots on xenoblade chronicles? I have a love / apathetic relationship to JRPGs. I really want to love them and do enjoy playing them but if it’s too grindy or too repetitive I usually drop it like 25 hours in
heyadam 01.19.21	hmm xeno 2 actually looks more interest to me atm
Keyblade 01.19.21	i'm doing a jrpg marathon, and i'm going to get around to xenoblade eventually. from what I can tell it doesn't seem very grindy. i'm just waiting for the switch version to go on sale one day
heyadam 01.19.21	yeah I didn’t realize physical copies of 2 aren’t super accessible - ended up picking up Tales of Vesperia for $12 instead
YoYoMancuso 01.19.21	Crash Bandicoot platinum time trials are kicking my ass currently
Keyblade 01.19.21	haha same dude my plan rn is start with 2d jrpgs and work my way up in terms of modernity, then do the same with 3D ones. i'll be starting with ff iv whenever that comes in the mail. the tales series looks really cool tho. I was also thinking about getting the Grandia HD collection but not sure if I can justify it even if it is 50% off. I can play the originals in pretty good video quality for free
Lord(e)Po)))ts 01.19.21	@adam I played xenosaga games when I was young and loved them. Played xeno chronicles x a couple years ago and loved that too. Haven't played either of the other blades yet but I intend to. The open world in X is one of my fav open worlds ever
loveisamixtape 01.19.21	the worst thing about sw/ sh is that they are too easy, but like pots said it is lots of fun
Project 01.19.21	xenoblade chronicles on Wii was a really solid game if you like big JPRGs. battle system was a lot of fun, and there's an insane amount of sidequests. graphics were iffy (not to be a Graphics Guy but sometimes they were distractingly bad) but it's a solid game
Keyblade 01.19.21	yea I was gonna get the wii game but the graphics look kinda bad even for a wii game. plus it goes for almost as much as the hd remaster
nol 01.19.21	what the fuck, xenoblade isn’t my favorite game but the graphics are awe inspiring. Like the landscapes n shit
Keyblade 01.19.21	it's more the character models. shulk just looks goofy i agree tho the landscapes look better in the original, but for story driven games, it's distracting watching ugly cutscenes lol
nol 01.19.21	That’s fair. I’m sure there’s some messy details, but the aesthetics are what draw me to that game in the first place. The character design in Xenoblade 2 is not my thing.
Lord(e)Po)))ts 01.19.21	@mixT agreed hard on that, at the VERY least they should have given every gym leader a full roster of pokemon ffs. I really liked in the older games that once you got to the elite four you would be underleveled and would have to battle them over and over to grind for exp. Made beating them a lot more rewarding. But otherwise a lot of the complaints that big poke nerds had like exp share were literally just quality of life improvements to me
Lord(e)Po)))ts 01.19.21	Yo the characters in the first xenoblade chronicles game didn't even have individual fingers before the remaster, the graphics deffs were a bit sus at least for character design. But I get the landscapes thing. X Landscapes are gorgeous
nol 01.19.21	I gotta get it on switch. Wii couldn’t handle a game as big as Cenoblade, they had to cut some corners, such as individual fingers ig lol. I bet it looks closer to how they envisioned it to look on the switch.
Lord(e)Po)))ts 01.19.21	Yeah I'm definitely gonna get the remaster one day
tectactoe 01.19.21	SUPER MARIO ODYSSEY was awesome, except way too short. And there's hardly much incentive to collect all the moons once you unlock the Darker Side (and even that is a lame "reward"). The campaign is excellent, though, I just wish it were longer. Hell even decades later and there's more meat on the bones of SM64. Currently in the middle of BREATH OF THE WILD and loving it. Three divine beasts down, getting some more shrines under my belt and exploring a bit before tackling the next one. Really love the open concept of this game and how it doesn't smother you with linearity yet doesn't toss you to the wolves either. I like the spirit orb mechanism for heart pieces and stamina vessels - it's a nice change of pace from previous games. I miss the more traditional dungeons a little - the divine beasts are fun but lack the variety and challenge of some of the previous games' dungeons. Overall, though, amazing game. Thinking about getting FIRE EMBLEM THREE HOUSES next, but I'll probably wait until it goes on sale. Never played a FIRE EMBLEM game before. Actually, I don't even know if I've played any "tactical" RPG before. Unless ADVANCE WARS counts lol.
Keyblade 01.19.21	yea I'm also kinda wary of dipping my toes into tactical rpg's. they just dont look very fun. I'll try a couple one day, the GBA has some classics apparently
nol 01.19.21	Advance Wars is made by the same company as Fire Emblem! So that totally counts lol.
nol 01.19.21	Advance Wars has been utterly forgotten, and that’s a fuckin shame.
nol 01.19.21	GBA classics are a great introduction into the genre.
Project 01.19.21	"But I get the landscapes thing. X Landscapes are gorgeous" oh 100%, the environments and art direction in general are amazing — every game that ever wants to achieve a sense of scale should take notes from Xenoblade Chronicles. It's mostly the character models and textures that are rough. I haven't played the remaster but I kinda wish it got a full on next-gen treatment — that art direction with modern graphical power would be pretty awesome
heyadam 01.19.21	I’ll have to roll through xenoblade then - I wanna track down a physical copy so I can trade in some old games just so I don’t have to pay $60 for something idk if I’ll end up fully loving or not. Def more sold on it tho
tectactoe 01.19.21	Yeah ADVANCE WARS and the sequel (BLACK HOLE RISING) were phenomenal. I played the one on DS briefly, too (DUAL STRIKE) but not nearly as much as the first two, more so because I didn't have a DS very long. Love those games.
nol 01.19.21	I feel that — there’s a few digital games I’ve bought on switch that I wish I could get rid of for a little dough. Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3 at launch was one of my poorest financial decisions ever lol.
Lord(e)Po)))ts 01.19.21	I don't share the criticism about odyssey being too short tec at all tec, and I think the comment about n64 mario having more meat on its bones is an outright fabrication lmao. M64 has like what 120 stars? I collected all of them on the anniversary release except the 100 coin ones and it did not take very long at all. Odyssey has what? 1000 moons? I know not all of them are objectives, lots are purchases, but I think its still something ridiculous like 500-600 moons collect? There are more worlds and more objectives in each world than 64 by a landslide.
nol 01.19.21	odyssey was too long lol. some of the maps felt bloated imo.
nol 01.19.21	but it’s a good game, just not too challenging, which is fine for a Mario game.
Lord(e)Po)))ts 01.19.21	A quick Google says it takes about 18.5 hours to 100% mario 64 and 40+ to 100% odyssey. Doing the normal story in odyssey with minimal completion and zero post game material takes almost as long as it takes to 100% m64 lmao
heyadam 01.19.21	I still need to play odyssey too lmao. Maybe I’ll pick that up with trade-ins if I get bored of Tales of Vesperia
Lord(e)Po)))ts 01.19.21	Id firmly plant it in my top 3 switch games alongside three houses and botw
aydross121 01.19.21	The great thing about Odyssey is that mario can do a bunch of parkour stuff. The movement options are really fun, on par with sunshine if not more.
Lord(e)Po)))ts 01.19.21	I think the movement is leagues beyond sunshine but mostly just due to sunshines shitty camera and hyper sensitive mario. He was frustrating in that game sometimes and I missed the crouch backflip. Odyssey feels perfect. Mastering his long jump to hat toss to dive is fucking 🔥 👌 🤣lit
aydross121 01.19.21	yeah that one move opens up the game a ton
Lord(e)Po)))ts 01.19.21	I like that the Koopa races really force you to master his more technical acrobatics. Had a lot of fun with those
Lord(e)Po)))ts 01.19.21	Also ngl the online balloon game was a blast. I preferred the hiding to the hunting, you could really throw people through a fucking loop if you played your cards right with that
nol 01.19.21	Top 3 Switch games? 1) Smash 2) ... 3) ...I've been playing a lot of SNES games?
Lord(e)Po)))ts 01.19.21	Top 3 Switch games 1) Not Smash 2) Also Not Smash 3) Still definitely not Smash
nol 01.19.21	Animal Crossing is neat ig. Not very exciting but relaxing when I want it to be. I mostly enjoy the functionality of the switch, and it's a good place to collect all of my favorite games. I've gotten a lot of games that release for other platforms that I'd just prefer to play on Switch, like Ni No Kuni or Cuphead or Celeste or Final Fantasy 7. Idk, I love my switch, but the switch exclusive library isn't super overwhelmingly impressive.
Lord(e)Po)))ts 01.19.21	Animal Crossing was good for like a month of covid and then i lost all interest in it forever
nol 01.19.21	I know everyone hates SNESflix, because they want more free shit from Switch Online, but man, the SNES was an incredible era of gaming. Donkey Kong Country 1 & 2 were SO GOOD, and now I'm playing Super Metroid, and this game might be even better. SNESflix has a neat interface too.
nol 01.19.21	"Animal Crossing was good for like a month of covid and then i lost all interest in it forever" yeah. I'll think I'm maybe getting interested again, and then before I know it my neighbors are saying "I haven't seen you in 150 days!"
Lord(e)Po)))ts 01.19.21	I really would like to play through Super Metroid but every time I try I just find it too tedious tbh. I think I like a good Metroidvania better than I actually like the old Metroids or Vanias simply due to quality of life shit. My friend had one of those Snes Classic things tho loaded up with all kinds of shit though and I had a blast with it. Stand outs were often games I had never heard of tho. Illusion of Gaia and Soul Blazer really did things for me
nol 01.19.21	Will have to check those two, I'm unaware of them and have been on a retro gaming kick.
nol 01.19.21	SNES games are kinda merciless, but SNESflix has saves states and stuff if you don't want to worry about the "built-in difficulty." Some of the save points in DKC are fucking bullshit lol.
nol 01.19.21	Celeste does it best with it's checkpoint feature and "die as many times as you want" vibe. There's no artificial difficulty simply from getting back to where you were, which can be rewarding but most of the time is just a pain.
Lord(e)Po)))ts 01.19.21	"but SNESflix has saves states and stuff if you don't want to worry about the "built-in difficulty." This was crucial to my enjoyment of revisiting the megaman x games lmao
aydross121 01.20.21	Super metroid is so worth imo, even considering the lack of qol stuff that comes with older games. 10/10 game.
nol 01.20.21	I’d say BOTW, but I played that on Wii U like a true playa
Lord(e)Po)))ts 01.20.21	Same, but I replayed it at the end of 2020 on switch too
heyadam 01.20.21	I really hope botw2 is at least on par with the first one. Idk how they’re gonna pull it off tho
Lord(e)Po)))ts 01.20.21	I have big faith
nol 01.20.21	I hope they make it more of a traditional Zelda game! I think having a focused title would compliment the open-endedness of BOTW. It also looks like it’ll be darker in tone, which could be v cool.
Keyblade 01.20.21	I need to play my snes classic more. so many good games. have a chrono trigger save I need to get back to. haven't heard of soul blazer, looks sick. didn't know it was part of an unofficial trilogy with illusion of gaia and terranigma. think I have those 2 games
tectactoe 01.20.21	But that’s my point Pots, way more moons but many of them are extremely easy to collect. If you consider 100%, sure ODYSSEY is way bigger of a game. I’m talking to simply complete the main campaign i.e., final Bowser defeated, SM64 is still a bit longer than ODYSSEY. Or at the very least, equal. Don’t get me wrong, ODYSSEY was fantastic and probably my second or third favorite main-canon Mario game, but I beat the campaign in less than a week and didn’t have as much fun chasing after postscript moons as I did postscript stars back on N64. That’s just a personal opinion obviously.
Lord(e)Po)))ts 01.20.21	@noler apparently the "darker tone" rumour comes from a mistranslation from an interview in which they were actually just mentioning that the teaser trailer had a "darker tone" than botw. Might still be true of the whole game but its been a topic of debate. But there have been a lot of alleged insider reports that it will be much more story driven and linear than botw which is cool
nol 01.20.21	lol I had no idea, I’m just going off the trailer. the teaser is much darker than the teaser for BOTW, which was all we had to go off of for a looong time
Lord(e)Po)))ts 01.20.21	Yeah totes
nol 01.20.21	I bet it’ll be horrorcore
Lord(e)Po)))ts 01.20.21	I'm playing the new monster hunter demo rn this series is weird i dunno if I really get it
Keyblade 01.20.21	lol dude me too. I was sold on local multiplayer, turns out it's multiple switches and not couch co-op. had no idea wtf I was doing
Lord(e)Po)))ts 01.20.21	yeaaah i dunno man, i don't have many friends with switch's let alone ones that would care about this game so i wouldn't be able to partake in the multiplayer aspect of it in a very gratifying way and I tried an older entry when it was on sale on wii U shop and had a lot of complaints. chalked them up to it just being dated but this new one has all the same issues first of all tbh i'm not even all that down to just fight the same monster for 50 fucking minutes straight with a time limit and no gauge whatsoever of how much health they have. like failing to kill one monster within the time limit on the first one i played was enough to make me never want to play again. 50 fucking minutes. but aside from that there are some little things that really bother me. the combination of having no weapon tracking and absolute zero mid attack/combo maneuverability makes me want to blow my fucking brains out. especially when all of the most actually viable weapons are these giant slow moving behemoths and your enemies are fucking fast as shit. then the depth of the resource management and the complicated controls (entire different schemes depending on whether or not your weapon is sheathed even), and awkward sheath/unsheath cycle, and 50 fucking various bars on the hub and 8 million hot button variants etc is just so non-user friendly and makes learning how to play straight up not fun. i feel like you need to have been playing this franchise for 15 years to know what the fuck ur doing. i just feel like its an excruciatingly sluggish, pointlessly punishing, and needlessly complicated series for a game where literally all you do is grind for resources into infinity i want to like it because there is something charming about it but i dunno it kind of just fucking sucks.
Lord(e)Po)))ts 01.20.21	like fuck at least give me the satisfaction of cutting some monsters tail off after chasing and attacking it for 30 minutes straight so i at least have some idea of how the fuck im doing progress wise lol
Sharenge 01.20.21	yeah I only ever played back as a kid on PSP (I got Monster Hunter World on sale but still haven't played it) but if I remember correctly, you get punished if you don't party up in those games
heyadam 01.20.21	Odyssey is fun and quirky as FUCK. Mario having an existential crisis being subsumed into a frog’s consciousness set the tone and I’m here 4 it
nol 01.20.21	Oh shit, I forgot about the Phoenix Wright Trilogy. Got that around Christmas time last year with some Switch Points, ended up sinking 150 hours into it. Super chill games with entertaining dialogue. You gotta keep your detective glasses (or gamefaqs guide) close-by if you don’t want to get stuck, but overall it was a very fun and memorable experience. There’s something special about getting that guilty verdict haha. Very satisfying series of games to complete, something crazy always happens near the end.
nol 01.20.21	it’s frequently on sale too, I knew it was gonna be a ton of fun just from the first hour or so
nol 01.20.21	just checked and it’s my 3rd most played game behind smash and animal crossing lol. Somehow even more than Fire Emblem 3H (140 hours). It’s a good quarantine game.
Lord(e)Po)))ts 01.20.21	I started ki no yukon or whatever tf its pretty alright so far, I'm excited to get deeper into it
nol 01.20.21	Ni No Kuni? lol
Lord(e)Po)))ts 01.20.21	Thats the one
nol 01.20.21	that’s the only game I ever platinumed on my ps3
nol 01.20.21	nostalgic af
Lord(e)Po)))ts 01.20.21	In the spirit of this style of animation translated to a video game, I was really looking foreward to that Baldo game but it seems to now be in purgatory
nol 01.21.21	I was looking forward to Ni No Kuni 2 for a while, and then it came out and it was terrible
nol 01.21.21	all the charm of the first game was gone
Lord(e)Po)))ts 01.21.21	Is that the one where the girl with bunny ears is from or is she from this one
nol 01.21.21	That’s the second one and he’s a boi lmao
Lord(e)Po)))ts 01.21.21	I like the cat king
Lord(e)Po)))ts 01.21.21	I dunno why this lil munckin ass bitch gotta run so slow tho
heyadam 01.21.21	Ni no kuni is always a game I get like 20 hours into and drop for no reason at all lol. It’s actually a great time
Lord(e)Po)))ts 01.28.21	U fail me
loveisamixtape 03.23.21	anyone played fatum betola ?
loveisamixtape 03.31.21	or little nightmares 2? tempted
aydross121 04.02.21	little nightmares 2 is really good, not much different from 1.
loveisamixtape 04.02.21	i played the demo and it's sick tbh. may actually buy it. beautiful art style
loveisamixtape 05.03.21	finally really trying to get into celeste and it’s so fkn good. i had just briefly touched it before, now i feel like i am determined to beat it which is what u want
loveisamixtape 05.26.21	turns out Stardew Valley is exactly the kind of game i need rn... almost through my first spring