CraigM
3489
Is there a specific game your wife might enjoy?
I picked up Animal Crossing for her and the kids. This was not an incorrect decision.
Be a man. Create a secret PayPal account and pour 10$ per month in it to buy new toys every couple years!
Having your family take over the switch isnāt a solution.
Yeah @Rock8man, real men hide things from their wives. Donāt you watch any soap operas?
Heheh, look Iām fine with hiding things, thatās why Iāve been able to see my parents daily over the last few years. By not telling her! But yeah, a physical device showing up and having to be hooked up to the TV is not something I can hide.
Play undocked and you avoid that issue!
How can you watch TV and play at the same time? You mean during commercials?
Sort of - generally commercials are when I play, but I do a lot of gaming while a show Iām partially listening to is on in the background. In the living room itās easy as I am facing the TV so I can always put my iPad (or Switch) down and look up when something interesting is happening, and some shows I give my full attention to, but some shows Iām really only there for partial interest and to spend time with the wife.
By the by, I got a call from Video Games Etc. - my pre-order will be available on Friday, and I did some asking out of curiosity and while they had several dozen pre-orders, they are only getting SIX units in. Thankfully Iām number 5.
Oh hey, I just checked Walmartās shipping info, and my arrival estimate has been moved to October 12th. So I can procrastinate some more!
newbrof
3498
just get a divorce, then you can do whatever you want (I know I do)ā¦
Better be quick: after the 12th the Switch will be fodder.
Got my OLED model - but have to run in and get groceries first!
Hi everyone, this year for my 45th I am getting a switch. I need recommendations for games. Especially ones I can play in Bursts of 30-60 Minutes. Havenāt really been paying attention to nintendo since the DS. I know Breath of the Wild is a must buy and maybe Mario Cart? Thanks!
CraigM
3502
What kind of games do you like? For 30-60 minutes Smash Ultimate is great.
I am flexible. Games I like are usually Skyrim sized and I just donāt have time for that really. So want to branch out and discover new things.
CraigM
3504
Do you have kids?
As a general rule most of the first party games are a good bet. But obviously if you hate platformers donāt go for Mario.
If you donāt already have Hades, get that. Metroid Dread is the new hotness, I just picked it up today, and early on Iām diggiing it.
My first thought is - get indie games you love to play on PC so you can have them on the go - thatās one of the two best reasons to get a Switch; playing your favorite games in handheld mode. The other reason is exclusives like Fire Emblem, Mario, Metroid, Zelda, Smash, Animal Crossing, and the like.
Off the top of my head, games from the former category worth grabbing:
Invisible, Inc.
Battle Brothers
Fell Seal
Darkest Dungeon
Pathway
(Any) Steamworld game (Heist and Quest are my favorites)
Spelunky 2
Hades
Dead Cell
Stardew Valley
Into the Breach
Into the Gungeon
Undertale
Hollow Knight
And etc.
For the second category, my favorites on the system (that I canāt play anywhere else):
Breath of the Wild
Mario vs Rabbids
Mario 3D + Bowserās Fury
Mario Odyssey
Fire Emblem Three Houses
Cadence of Hyrule
Mario Kart 8
Metroid Dread
Animal Crossing
and Etc.
Not every Nintendo first party is going to be for you, just like not every Sony or Microsoft first party game is everyone. So just go for the franchises based on the previous ones you enjoyed. If you enjoyed the previous 3D mario games, the new ones on the Switch (Odyssey and 3D World+Bowserās Fury) sound like they are excellent. If you liked previous Mario Karts and havenāt played one in a while, it sounds like Mario Kart 8 is excellent. (I ran into the āhavenāt played one in a whileā problem, I loved Mario Kart 64, one of my favorite games on that system, but when I played Double Dash on the Gamecube, it felt like I was just playing the same game again; there was nothing necessarily wrong with that, but Iād already spent a lot of time playing it the first time). Zelda, Iām not sure about. Opinions are really split at Qt3 about that game. I got it anyway, to try it out for myself to see where I land on that one. Obviously if you didnāt like the Smash games, the new one isnāt going to change your mind. Same with Mario Party. So Iām staying away from those.
I use the Switch much like @Scotch_Lufkin ā for indie games that are more convenient for me to play in short bursts in a portable / hybrid format, and for Nintendo exclusives.
If youāre looking for something differentā¦ might I direct you to this exhaustive thread on a Switch-exclusive Japanese train management sim? :)
I use the Switch for everything.
Indie games, new games, FPS, weird strategy games, old console games emulation, old arcade games emulation (with online, mostly cheat-free, leaderboards!), classic shmups, manic shmups, adventure games, picross, CRPGs, JRPGs, dungeon crawlers, puzzle games.
The only exception is flight simulators.
Thank you, again, @Chappers <3
