Seto Kaiba Posted February 1, 2018 Posted February 1, 2018 Mildly curious... is there anything announced for the Switch in the TRPG category yet? It was Fire Emblem: Awakening that really got me to use my 3DS, so I'm kind of waiting for something in the strategy category before I take the plunge on buying a Switch. Quote
Lorindor Posted February 2, 2018 Posted February 2, 2018 15 hours ago, Seto Kaiba said: Mildly curious... is there anything announced for the Switch in the TRPG category yet? It was Fire Emblem: Awakening that really got me to use my 3DS, so I'm kind of waiting for something in the strategy category before I take the plunge on buying a Switch. An unnamed mainline Fire Emblem game (i.e not the Fire Emblem Warriors action spin-off) has been announced for a 2018 release. Quote
UN Spacy Posted February 3, 2018 Author Posted February 3, 2018 On 2/1/2018 at 9:48 AM, Seto Kaiba said: Mildly curious... is there anything announced for the Switch in the TRPG category yet? It was Fire Emblem: Awakening that really got me to use my 3DS, so I'm kind of waiting for something in the strategy category before I take the plunge on buying a Switch. TRPG? Does Project Octopath count? Plus Squarenix also just released Lost Sphear. Quote
Lorindor Posted February 3, 2018 Posted February 3, 2018 5 hours ago, UN Spacy said: TRPG? Does Project Octopath count? Plus Squarenix also just released Lost Sphear. Since he mentioned Fire Emblem, I assumed he meant Tactical RPG, a common classification of that type of game. Quote
Seto Kaiba Posted February 4, 2018 Posted February 4, 2018 20 hours ago, UN Spacy said: TRPG? Does Project Octopath count? Plus Squarenix also just released Lost Sphear. 14 hours ago, Lorindor said: Since he mentioned Fire Emblem, I assumed he meant Tactical RPG, a common classification of that type of game. What @Lorindor said. I've always been mainly interested in RPGs and strategy games, or really anything that's heavily narrative-driven (e.g. stealth games like Dishonored or even the so-called "walking simulators" if the story's good). Nintendo's last few generations of console have all had fairly lousy third party developer support so they've been painfully platformer-heavy. That kinda left games like Pokemon, Fire Emblem, and Project X Zone as the main draw to their consoles for me. My friends and girlfriend get more use out of my Wii U than I ever did, since I mostly use Virtual Console and visual novels on my 3DS to get my kicks... how stuff like the Zero Escape trilogy1 slipped Nintendo's kid-friendly net I'll never know. I'm kind of hoping the lack of a really obviously terrible gimmick on the Nintendo Switch will provoke more support from third party devs and result in a more varied catalog, but I'm waiting for at least two or three titles up my alley before I actually jump. Right now, the only big draw for me is Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition and the vague promise of a 2018 Switch-exclusive Fire Emblem. (Be nice if we could get the remastered port of 9 Hours, 9 Persons, 9 Doors and Virtue's Last Reward that the PS4 recently got.) For anyone who's got one, what's the battery life in actual usage like on the Switch? Once bitten, twice shy after the Wii U's gamepad battery. 1. 9 Hours, 9 Persons, 9 Doors for the DS was a real slap in the face... was NOT expecting something with that much gory death and sexual innuendo on a Nintendo console. That the 3DS picked up both sequels, Virtue's Last Reward and Zero Time Dilemma was incredibly gratifying. Quote
mikeszekely Posted February 4, 2018 Posted February 4, 2018 2 hours ago, Seto Kaiba said: For anyone who's got one, what's the battery life in actual usage like on the Switch? Once bitten, twice shy after the Wii U's gamepad battery. Been awhile since I played on a Wii U, so I can't say if it's better or worse. I think I got around 3 hours on a charge while playing Zelda. That's not ideal in a portable, I suppose, but it charges pretty fast and there are USB-C battery packs (there's an Anker one that's pretty well-reviewed) that'll help. Personally, I just bought a second dock. One in the living room, one in my bedroom. I like that I can use it as a portable for an hour or two here and there when I know I need some portable gaming, but I play docked more than not. Quote
Lorindor Posted February 4, 2018 Posted February 4, 2018 As far as RPGs go, Xenoblade Chronicles 2 is great on the Switch (though not as fantastic as its predecessors). Quote
UN Spacy Posted February 4, 2018 Author Posted February 4, 2018 Call of Duty: Black Ops incoming. http://vgculturehq.com/call-of-duty-2018-is-black-ops-4-coming-ps4-xbox-one-pc-nintendo-switch/ Quote
Mommar Posted February 4, 2018 Posted February 4, 2018 18 hours ago, Seto Kaiba said: What @Lorindor said. I've always been mainly interested in RPGs and strategy games, or really anything that's heavily narrative-driven (e.g. stealth games like Dishonored or even the so-called "walking simulators" if the story's good). Nintendo's last few generations of console have all had fairly lousy third party developer support so they've been painfully platformer-heavy. That kinda left games like Pokemon, Fire Emblem, and Project X Zone as the main draw to their consoles for me. My friends and girlfriend get more use out of my Wii U than I ever did, since I mostly use Virtual Console and visual novels on my 3DS to get my kicks... how stuff like the Zero Escape trilogy1 slipped Nintendo's kid-friendly net I'll never know. I'm kind of hoping the lack of a really obviously terrible gimmick on the Nintendo Switch will provoke more support from third party devs and result in a more varied catalog, but I'm waiting for at least two or three titles up my alley before I actually jump. Right now, the only big draw for me is Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition and the vague promise of a 2018 Switch-exclusive Fire Emblem. (Be nice if we could get the remastered port of 9 Hours, 9 Persons, 9 Doors and Virtue's Last Reward that the PS4 recently got.) For anyone who's got one, what's the battery life in actual usage like on the Switch? Once bitten, twice shy after the Wii U's gamepad battery. 1. 9 Hours, 9 Persons, 9 Doors for the DS was a real slap in the face... was NOT expecting something with that much gory death and sexual innuendo on a Nintendo console. That the 3DS picked up both sequels, Virtue's Last Reward and Zero Time Dilemma was incredibly gratifying. WiiU Gamepad battery is not a fair comparison. That was a gamepad to a console on screen that only lasted three hours. If you’re doing the same with Switch it’s docked and you get normal wireless gamepad life. Undocked you’re getting an overpowered portable you can actually take somewhere and in that case you get three hours of battery life, but that’s to power the whole damn thing anywhere. Quote
Mommar Posted February 4, 2018 Posted February 4, 2018 Isn’t Valkyrie Chronicles a TRPG? The fourth one is due out sometime this year. There’s one called Regalia: Of Men and Monarchs that’s supposed to be a tactical RPG too. Quote
Seto Kaiba Posted February 5, 2018 Posted February 5, 2018 5 hours ago, Mommar said: WiiU Gamepad battery is not a fair comparison. That was a gamepad to a console on screen that only lasted three hours. If you’re doing the same with Switch it’s docked and you get normal wireless gamepad life. Undocked you’re getting an overpowered portable you can actually take somewhere and in that case you get three hours of battery life, but that’s to power the whole damn thing anywhere. Granted, it's not a fair comparison from a hardware standpoint since the Wii U gamepad was little more than an elaborate remote display that could be used like an overpowered portable device provided you didn't stray too far from the console itself, where the Switch simply IS an overpowered portable device with a dock that turns it into a more traditional console and thus is placing a lot more burden on its Li+ battery. On the other hand, from a usability standpoint three hours is three hours unless you've got an external power source. Quote
Mommar Posted February 5, 2018 Posted February 5, 2018 There's a lot more bang for your buck in those three hours. Quote
kajnrig Posted February 5, 2018 Posted February 5, 2018 I wonder if the Switch would be able to function without its battery. Teardowns show that it's pretty simple to replace, and if you're going to leave it in its dock anyway, maybe you could filch the battery and use it as a spare on a second console or sell it. Quote
UN Spacy Posted February 15, 2018 Author Posted February 15, 2018 (edited) Edited February 15, 2018 by UN Spacy Quote
UN Spacy Posted February 18, 2018 Author Posted February 18, 2018 Never played either Bayonetta...OMG...it's so much fun. I'd highly recommend it if you've never played it on PS3, Wii U, or PC. Quote
Mommar Posted February 18, 2018 Posted February 18, 2018 41 minutes ago, UN Spacy said: Never played either Bayonetta...OMG...it's so much fun. I'd highly recommend it if you've never played it on PS3, Wii U, or PC. I seem to be getting worse at those types of games in my old age. Lol Quote
mikeszekely Posted February 19, 2018 Posted February 19, 2018 6 hours ago, UN Spacy said: Never played either Bayonetta...OMG...it's so much fun. I'd highly recommend it if you've never played it on PS3, Wii U, or PC. I played the original on the Xbox 360. I was interested in the sequel, but lost interest in the Wii U before it came out. Luckily the Switch is getting ports of some of the better Wii U games. I just got both Bayonetta games for it Quote
UN Spacy Posted March 7, 2018 Author Posted March 7, 2018 https://twitter.com/nintendoamerica/status/971385073898532865?s=21 Quote
UN Spacy Posted March 8, 2018 Author Posted March 8, 2018 A ton of new games announced...Mario Tennis, South Park, Okami....some Wii U ports also coming like Toad Tracker. But then the HUGE announcement at the end. OMG. https://twitter.com/NintendoAmerica/status/971879567928381441 Quote
Tking22 Posted March 8, 2018 Posted March 8, 2018 3DS had a better showing until the very end IMO, even then, releasing 2018, Smash is probably just a port of the Wii-U version. Not much hype from me personally. Quote
Mommar Posted March 8, 2018 Posted March 8, 2018 All well and good for lapsed Nintendo fans but for the faithful I’ve already played all of these damn games. Quote
mikeszekely Posted March 9, 2018 Posted March 9, 2018 I'm actually glad for the Wii U ports. I gave up on the Wii U pretty early on, so I'm happy to have a second chance on a lot of these. I just need them to do Tokyo Mirage Sessions FE and I'll be good. Quote
kajnrig Posted March 9, 2018 Posted March 9, 2018 One of the games announced is "Sushi Striker: The Way of Sushido." "-do" uses the kanji 道, meaning "the way." The subtitle is literally "The way of the way of sushi." Quote
Mommar Posted March 9, 2018 Posted March 9, 2018 Hmm, I just saw a video that makes a pretty good case that Smash Bros is actually not just a port. Quote
kanedaestes Posted March 9, 2018 Posted March 9, 2018 Yeah at least two new characters shown, newer logo, plus the creator is working on it. Since the last smash released in 2014 then some DLC it wouldn’t surprise me if they’ve secretly been working on it for some time. Quote
jenius Posted April 6, 2018 Posted April 6, 2018 I just started playing breath of the wild and I'm loving it. Quote
Mog Posted April 6, 2018 Posted April 6, 2018 I lovingly refer to BOTW as "Grand Theft Hyrule." Just really love the open sandbox feel of the game. So much to explore, so many different ways to beat the random bad guy hordes. And I love the fact that I can climb any stinking mountain just for the heck of it (or to find the most obscure of Korok nuts)! Quote
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