There’s coincidentally several announcements today that they might have intended to reveal in the event, but the PR went ahead anyway. Just a guess.
Looks like the announcement was pulled.
I’ll see if I pick this up. I hate rebuying stuff and I have Civ VI already. but haven’t played it in forever. If it works well on the Switch I might actually play it, though. Would probably be an instant-buy if the expansion Rise & Fall was included.
Yeah. I think the pocket Final Fantasy 15 was meant to be a “available now!” during the Direct instead of stealth releasing
I’d definitely wait and see on Civ 6 because it hits the CPU pretty hard. Last few turns might be “real time” in a bad way.
Unless it’s a real dog I think I’ll pick it up, AI problems notwithstanding. Hard strategy titles aren’t all that thick on the ground on the Switch, though it does have a surprising amount of tactics games.
Seeing a Switch port of Civ VI makes me wish for CivRev 3 on all the consoles instead. I wonder if we’ll see Civ VI on Xbox and PS4?
Been playing and love Arena of Valor. but with the official release I can’t use the name Shieldwolf because SHI words are considered controversial. WHAT THE HECK. Meanwhile I played against a Jack Koff and a FU Q&Mom
Either something about the Chinese word (seems very unlikely) or more likely, to stop people using variants of “shit”.
KevinC
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They could just delete all the AI code and roll a 1d6 on whether to declare war or move a unit and have little to no impact on how the game plays now. That’d significantly increase performance.
That would probably make the AI seem more capable, as well.
draxen
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I’m super late to the party but…
I picked up a Switch recently with a few games. I’m primarily a hardcore PC gamer. The last home console I spent any time with was the N64. The Switch is a lovely piece of hardware, I’m really impressed. Just some initial thoughts:
Super Mario Odyssey
My last Mario was Super Mario 64 that I loved and played to death. Mario Odyssey just blows me away. It’s such a beautiful, polished product. I’m loving the tight controls and the “just one more moon” gameplay that keeps dragging me back in.
Zelda Breath of The Wild
I guess I’ve been spoiled by open world games on the PC because this feels like “babies first open world”. The visuals are pretty but the gameplay and non-existent story has me bored (so far). I hate that I spend my life picking up weapons that break in 4 hits. What am I missing here? - It seems massively overrated.
Note: I love Ocarina of Time, one of my favorite games of all time.
Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle
This has been a surprise hit for me. I picked it up on a whim because I liked the box art. Loving the XCom style gameplay and the rabbids are hilarious. Rabbid Princess Peach is pure awesome. I love how she whips out her mobile phone and takes selfies if you don’t move for a few moments.
Xenoblade Chronicles 2
This seems like a typical JRPG so far and is sitting in my drawer until I can get a chance to put in some decent hours. Visuals are muddy and the voice acting of the main character is absolutely god-awful. However, the sheer scope is impressive and the battle system appears interesting.
I’m thinking of picking up Octopath Traveler as I’m a sucker for nostalgic style RPGs. If anyone has any other game recommendations it would be appreciated. I’d prefer console exclusives as I’ve most likely played any PC ports.
Being able to have a full-fat gaming experience in a (hybrid) handheld is just lovely. I’m still amazed by the fidelity every time I pull it out of my bag and switch it on.
Chappers
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If you haven’t played and beat them already on PC then I recommend Hollow Knight, Hyper Light Drifter and Dead Cells.
If you ever want incredibly accessible (but also great) multiplayer, Mario Kart is a no-brainer. I don’t play it a lot on my own, but it’s more than worth it to have when I visit my nephews. It’s a good one to buy digitally so it’s just always on the Switch whenever I need it (a good reason to invest in a memory card if you haven’t already).
Overcooked 2 (not an exclusive, but PC isn’t great for couch co-op unless you have a Steamlink or something)
Picross S
Captain Toad’s Treasure Tracker
Okami HD
Valkyria Chronicles IV
Give it time. It’s not a game to splatter the map with icons, it’s more a game of exploration and talking to people to find clues, story and quests. It does ramp up, and opens up as you get more abilities. Also, there are less glassy weapons to find, but it’s part of the design that you end up using a lot of different weapons. You’re never short of one though.
draxen
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I think part of my problem is getting used to the controls. The last time I even picked up a controller was back in the N64 days and I’m struggling somewhat. This doesn’t matter so much with Mario because the game is just so bright, inviting and energetic that failure isn’t very punishing. Zelda in comparison feels like a much more somber affair and I fumble especially under pressure (such as combat). From what I’ve read though I’m still on the tutorial island (woa, this is a loooong tutorial) and have barely scratched the surface so I’ll persevere for a while.
Thanks for the other recommendations. I’ve already ordered Mario Kart and will surely check out the rest :)
Also Splatoon 2 if you’re into multiplayer.
Weird. That’s kind of how BotW made me feel about PC open world games.
As has already been mentioned, it’s a great platform for a bunch of indies that you’ve already had a chance to play since you’ve got a PC. It’s how I played Stardew Valley, Dead Cells, Celeste, and Into the Breach.
It’s not the best way to play all of them—I love Celeste and finished that one, but both Celeste and Dead Cells will get better performance on the PC. So I know those aren’t the recommendations you’re really looking for, but I would like to call out Stardew Valley and Into the Breach as being perfectly suited for the handheld, portable nature of the Switch. It’s perfect to just pick up and play for short sessions here and there, or dock it and zone out all afternoon on the couch.
Back to exclusives, I also have ARMS and Snipper Clips.
ARMS is the 3D one on one brawler where everyone has springs for arms. It’s a clever, well executed mechanic with satisfying motion controls. I didn’t stay with it in the long run because it’s only in multiplayer that it really shines for me, and online multiplayer is welcome but I really only got into it on the rare occasions that I played local multiplayer.
Snipper Clips is the quirky little puzzly game where you control two little, uh, shapes? And you have to solve light physics puzzles by “cutting” the two of them into different shapes by overlapping them and then snipping the outline of one of them from the other. It’s not going to be for everyone, but it’s worth at least a look.
Or even if you’re not. I wasn’t (I’m still not for the most part), but Splatoon is a different animal in some aspects. It’s clicked for me in a way that most of the other popular multiplayer games haven’t.
