Yee-haw! My name is [Nintendo]! This is my horse, [Nintendo]! That's right-same name!

Speed Racer

Gotta throw out a recommendation for Sayonara Wild Hearts

It's a "video game pop album" with pretty simplistic score-based gameplay almost kind of like the first level of sonic adventure 2, and is essentially a series of playable music videos

It rules

Xaquin

Didgeridoo wrote: »

Does anyone have an indie game recommendation for Switch? I'm hankering for a new one. My personal faves are Stardew Valley, Hollow Knight, Golf Story and Slay the Spire. Wasn't a huge fan of Shovel Knight or Dead Cells (perfectly wonderful games, just not my cup of tea).

I'm always happy to support small developers with a purchase, even if I end up not digging it.

GRIS!

it's short, but it's one of the most beautiful memorable games I've ever played

Jimothy

Speed Racer wrote: »

Gotta throw out a recommendation for Sayonara Wild Hearts

It's a "video game pop album" with pretty simplistic score-based gameplay almost kind of like the first level of sonic adventure 2, and is essentially a series of playable music videos

It rules

I've loved what I've seen of it in trailers and videos but you've just sold it even more by comparing it to City Escape which I loved and played over and over and why isn't there just an entire game of that or an entire genre

Speed Racer

Jimothy wrote: »

Speed Racer wrote: »

Gotta throw out a recommendation for Sayonara Wild Hearts

It's a "video game pop album" with pretty simplistic score-based gameplay almost kind of like the first level of sonic adventure 2, and is essentially a series of playable music videos

It rules

I've loved what I've seen of it in trailers and videos but you've just sold it even more by comparing it to City Escape which I loved and played over and over and why isn't there just an entire game of that or an entire genre

it deviates from that gameplay a bit and has some other wrinkles to it, but that's definitely the core of the thing

Garlic Bread

Moth 13 wrote: »

Beat King of Cards. That was a lot! As long as Plague Knight and Specter Knight's campaigns combined. Highlights:

King Knight getting very upset at his mom flirting with King Pridemoor.

"Ain't no rule that says a dog can't play Joustus"

That one npc that just fucking kills you.

Which npc? I got to the final boss but didn't beat it.

I really liked this one. I started Plague Knight again and couldn't get past the first level. Spectre of Torment seems better, but I like King of Cards most

I gave him the yellow/purple armor so I could pretend it's a Wario game

Moth 13

Garlic Bread wrote: »

Moth 13 wrote: »

Beat King of Cards. That was a lot! As long as Plague Knight and Specter Knight's campaigns combined. Highlights:

King Knight getting very upset at his mom flirting with King Pridemoor.

"Ain't no rule that says a dog can't play Joustus"

That one npc that just fucking kills you.

Which npc? I got to the final boss but didn't beat it.

I really liked this one. I started Plague Knight again and couldn't get past the first level. Spectre of Torment seems better, but I like King of Cards most

I gave him the yellow/purple armor so I could pretend it's a Wario game

After you recruit Mr. Hat go back to the area where his shop used to be to meet the npc.

If you have the healing decree active you can actually survive the death for an interesting secret.

Huh, yeah now that I think about it King Knight's main attack being a shoulder dash probably is a Wario reference.

Tcheldor

Janson wrote: »

I finished AI: Somnium Files.

Those end credits were awesome. And by awesome I do also mean cringeworthy and ridiculous, but I definitely did smile.

The voice acting was stellar, especially towards the end when various actors had to act out various parts.

Also that was a very likable cast!

I was hoping you’d @ me when you got there. The credits just made me cringe for several minutes.

It was a solid game.

Athenor

One of these days yacht club needs to make an actual sequel and get paid. Of course, I've bought shovel Knight across multiple platforms, but their commitment to new content has been amazing.

Also I neeeeed a sequel to Yoko's Island Express.

Janson

Tcheldor wrote: »

Janson wrote: »

I finished AI: Somnium Files.

Those end credits were awesome. And by awesome I do also mean cringeworthy and ridiculous, but I definitely did smile.

The voice acting was stellar, especially towards the end when various actors had to act out various parts.

Also that was a very likable cast!

I was hoping you’d @ me when you got there. The credits just made me cringe for several minutes.

It was a solid game.

Sorry, I’m never sure when to tag vs not!

I can’t believe the actors actually sang those terrible lyrics!

Daebunz

all the spirit tracks talk convinced me to find a complete copy locally

hopefully you all have not led me astray

H0b0man

Spirit tracks is great. You have a dedicated rope on the side of the screen just for blowing the steam whistle whenever you want. No game can have that and also be bad.

Janson

Anyone looking for a neat puzzle game who hasn’t played it on other consoles: The Talos Principle runs very well on the Switch!

Tcheldor

Janson wrote: »

Tcheldor wrote: »

Janson wrote: »

I finished AI: Somnium Files.

Those end credits were awesome. And by awesome I do also mean cringeworthy and ridiculous, but I definitely did smile.

The voice acting was stellar, especially towards the end when various actors had to act out various parts.

Also that was a very likable cast!

I was hoping you’d @ me when you got there. The credits just made me cringe for several minutes.

It was a solid game.

Sorry, I’m never sure when to tag vs not!

I can’t believe the actors actually sang those terrible lyrics!

SO BAD.

if you're hunting for another VN, I enjoyed Crystaline a solid amount. It's 98% words 2% gameplay, but I did enjoy the story it told enough to finish it, which says something.

Kwoaru

I'm about halfway through the third zone in king of cards, overall I like it a lot so far even though I'll occasionally just forget how the movement works and die a bunch for no reason

I really wish it was more generous with checkpoints though

I get it would probably make it too easy and once you've mastered a room it takes almost zero time to get back to where you were but I still hate having to repeat the same rooms over and over, even if I know how to do them they aren't always easy and its still possible to die and lose all that money I dropped if I'm not paying total attention

Joustus is neat but I don't really like it and have stopped trying to actually master it

I still go up against every character until I beat them but I can't keep the entire board (including my hand and my opponents hand) in my head and occasionally the differently shaped/randomized boards just don't work for whatever cards I have jammed in my deck

So most of the time I spend the first couple turns shrugging and going "this card maybe??" and just jamming one down and then I get lucky and can lock the board up or I don't and its already unwinnable

Which is probably mostly on me (though not being able to see each board and edit your deck before each game is dumb) but joustus isn't what I'm here for, I just play it for the merit medals so my mom will bake me delicious pies

Garlic Bread

I'd like to play Joustus with a human opponent, that way it's more "oh shit, I didn't think of that" instead of a computer that makes the best move every time

Moth 13

Picked up Final Fantasy 12 on Switch. I'm enjoying it now but those first few hours before you get a full party were rough. I think about how a lot of Final Fantasies start off their games with big exciting set-pieces to make up for the fact that you don't have much mechanical complexity at the beginning, and Final Fantasy 12 just... doesn't.

Polaritie

Moth 13 wrote: »

Picked up Final Fantasy 12 on Switch. I'm enjoying it now but those first few hours before you get a full party were rough. I think about how a lot of Final Fantasies start off their games with big exciting set-pieces to make up for the fact that you don't have much mechanical complexity at the beginning, and Final Fantasy 12 just... doesn't.

Well, it does, then it dumps you over to Vaan.

Crippl3

https://twitter.com/NintendoAmerica/status/1207104131078295552

does anyone even play the multiplayer

McFodder

The multiplayer is what has made me think about picking it up for gaming nights, because the ghost hunt in NintendoLand was pretty popular with my in-laws.

TamerBill

Polaritie wrote: »

Moth 13 wrote: »

Picked up Final Fantasy 12 on Switch. I'm enjoying it now but those first few hours before you get a full party were rough. I think about how a lot of Final Fantasies start off their games with big exciting set-pieces to make up for the fact that you don't have much mechanical complexity at the beginning, and Final Fantasy 12 just... doesn't.

Well, it does, then it dumps you over to Vaan.

Yeah, don't you remember blowing up a helicopter with a kamehameha? That's the most exciting thing that ever happens in FF12.

Polaritie

TamerBill wrote: »

Polaritie wrote: »

Moth 13 wrote: »

Picked up Final Fantasy 12 on Switch. I'm enjoying it now but those first few hours before you get a full party were rough. I think about how a lot of Final Fantasies start off their games with big exciting set-pieces to make up for the fact that you don't have much mechanical complexity at the beginning, and Final Fantasy 12 just... doesn't.

Well, it does, then it dumps you over to Vaan.

Yeah, don't you remember blowing up a helicopter with a kamehameha? That's the most exciting thing that ever happens in FF12.

It's not, but it's better than all that extra intro crap with Vaan.

How good any moment in XII is is directly proportional to how far into the background Vaan is.

Mr. G

https://twitter.com/NintendoUK/status/1207316918627184642

reminder that Cadence of Hyrule extremely rules

Jimothy

https://twitter.com/mariobrothblog/status/1208432169225539587?s=21

Frosty Bowser for Mario Kart

Endless_Serpents

Brrowser and Brrowser Jrr.

darunia106

How does Mario's Nemesis look up how to keep a lava most maintained?

With his web bowser.

Ashcroft

I replaced my boring ass grey joy-cons

wandering

In Luigi's Mansion I just got killed by an evil trash can

Twice

sarukun

wandering wrote: »

In Luigi's Mansion I just got killed by an evil trash can

Twice

I’m sorry, I shouldn’t have lashed out like that but I’ve been having a rough week.

Moriveth

I mean, they are partly to blame for calling you an evil trash can.

You're neutral, at least.

Delduwath

Better an evil trash can than an evil trash can't.

Elaro

Delduwath wrote: »

Better an evil trash can than an evil trash can't.

I dunno, I would rather that an evil trash can't than an evil trash can.

sarukun

Moriveth wrote: »

I mean, they are partly to blame for calling you an evil trash can.

You're neutral, at least.

The first murder I think we could safely call neutral, the second was evil anyway you slice it.

My GM told me my alignment was in danger of shifting but since I’m not a Paladin, it hardly matters.

Athenor

Mr. G wrote: »

https://twitter.com/NintendoUK/status/1207316918627184642

reminder that Cadence of Hyrule extremely rules

I'm so glad I popped in here and saw this, I was worried Cadence would be a 1 and done, unlike the massive support of the original!


... Also Nintendo sent me a rundown of things on sale on my wish list, and I am so unbelievably tempted by so many half-off games. I'm looking at you, Mega Man X collections and Phoenix Wright trilogy... (all games I already own, sigh.)

Rorshach Kringle

Didgeridoo wrote: »

Does anyone have an indie game recommendation for Switch? I'm hankering for a new one. My personal faves are Stardew Valley, Hollow Knight, Golf Story and Slay the Spire. Wasn't a huge fan of Shovel Knight or Dead Cells (perfectly wonderful games, just not my cup of tea).

I'm always happy to support small developers with a purchase, even if I end up not digging it.

hmmm

i will go to bat for old west

it's like x-com but the wild west

also there's monsters

Athenor

Yoko's Island Express is always my go-to Switch game when I ask people to play indies on it.

I also greatly enjoyed the Blaster Master Zero games.

Oh! And Minit's a trip. And Downwell, though it's not so indie anymore because the guy who made it got hired by Nintendo.

Bluedude152

So I work a call center job and have boat loads of time later in the night

Any suggestions for switch games (that arent baba is you and and Dead Cells) that are easy to set down and pick up

BahamutZERO

fire emblem? because it's turn based

Peewi

Athenor wrote: »

Yoko's Island Express is always my go-to Switch game when I ask people to play indies on it.

I also greatly enjoyed the Blaster Master Zero games.

Oh! And Minit's a trip. And Downwell, though it's not so indie anymore because the guy who made it got hired by Nintendo.

I don't think the creator of an indie thing being hired by a large company retroactively makes that thing not indie, unless the company also takes over the thing.

Also, he no longer works at Nintendo
https://www.gamereactor.eu/downwell-creator-ojiro-fumoto-has-left-nintendo/

Madican

Bluedude152 wrote: »

So I work a call center job and have boat loads of time later in the night

Any suggestions for switch games (that arent baba is you and and Dead Cells) that are easy to set down and pick up

If you like Dragon Ball there's that Heroes card game. Looks like it's pretty pick and put down.

Neveron

Bluedude152 wrote: »

So I work a call center job and have boat loads of time later in the night

Any suggestions for switch games (that arent baba is you and and Dead Cells) that are easy to set down and pick up

Picross?