Nintendo Switch

[Liquor and Poker 3659]

If you're interested in Dead Cells, pick up Chasm.  Like a cross between Metroid and Steamworld Dig.

[Hawndoh 2386]

Warframe is out on Switch. It's a free to play, coop sci-fi shooter, kind of like Destiny.

You can play online without paying the Nintendo service, and you can voice chat online without using Nintendo's phone app. All through the game itself.

I've messed around with the first couple of tutorial missions and it seems to run pretty good. Trying to get used to the controls, but seems good so far.

[Izhmash 562]

PSA:  Nintendo offering some pretty incredible price drops on some of the digital content:   https://www.nintendo.com/games/sales-and-deals;jsessionid=BDCE7F7E527B9FB42FC7E4B3EDC565CF

[Viper 12097]

yeah great prices on diablo 3 and skyrim. just make sure you have a good sized sd card for the switch

[Deej 76750]

Bought Skyrim today. I have a 256 gig card I put the larger games on.

[Shenanigans 31]

Anyone buy Smash Ultimate? I played N64 smash a ton back in my childhood and this is the first one I've played for any decent period of time since then.

I'm having a good time! So many characters though it can be overwhelming. Right now I've unlocked about 51 in total.

I haven't played online yet, still trying to learn moves and find a few characters I enjoy. I tried out Simon for a while but now have been playing lots of Roy and that is going much better.

Some of the challengers to unlock are pretty obnoxious/difficult. So are some of the fights in the adventure mode.

[Hawndoh 2386]

I downloaded Smash tonight. This is the first Smash game I've ever played. I've only unlocked maybe 3 more characters. Trying to learn how to control and how the combos work so I've only played single player on easy. 

But it's lots of fun. I've done a few fights in the adventure mode and a few in classic mode. 

[Viper 12097]

21 hours ago, Shenanigans said:

Anyone buy Smash Ultimate? I played N64 smash a ton back in my childhood and this is the first one I've played for any decent period of time since then.

I'm having a good time! So many characters though it can be overwhelming. Right now I've unlocked about 51 in total.

I haven't played online yet, still trying to learn moves and find a few characters I enjoy. I tried out Simon for a while but now have been playing lots of Roy and that is going much better.

Some of the challengers to unlock are pretty obnoxious/difficult. So are some of the fights in the adventure mode.

I pre-ordered it in April, it came in last week but it's under the tree right now for the boy on Christmas. Hopefully Smash and Mario vs Rabbids will get him off Fortnite for a little bit.

[Deej 76750]

Downloaded the Atari compilation today. 150 games. Arcade, 2600, and 5200 ones. Going to relive my childhood for a bit. Missile Command and Asteroids, here I come. Really like the Switch for retro gaming.

[thunderlounge 7813]

Warlords?

I kicked so much ass on that one. 

[Deej 76750]

Yep. Arcade and 2600 versions.

[thunderlounge 7813]

Definitely in on that when I get home. 

[Izhmash 562]

On 12/13/2018 at 7:16 AM, Viper said:

Hopefully Smash and Mario vs Rabbids will get him off Fortnite for a little bit.

I've had visions of simply deleting it off of the Switch.  Technical failures...don't look at me!

Edited December 21, 2018 by Izhmash

[gsoda3 3245]

On 12/13/2018 at 7:16 AM, Viper said:

I pre-ordered it in April, it came in last week but it's under the tree right now for the boy on Christmas.

same.  i've been itching to play but nope... gotta wait a few more days.

[thunderlounge 7813]

8 hours ago, gsoda3 said:

same.  i've been itching to play but nope... gotta wait a few more days.

 

Could have grabbed the game out, then wrapped the box. Maybe add a rock for weight. 

[Deej 76750]

Diablo 3 is a lot of fun.

[BoomMF 1398]

Diablo 3 is a lot of fun.

Can you do cross platform with Xbox One? If so, we'll grift.

[Deej 76750]

Doesn't look like it.

[Deej 76750]

10 hours ago, BoomMF said:

12 hours ago, Deej said:

Diablo 3 is a lot of fun.

Can you do cross platform with Xbox One? If so, we'll grift.

On sale for Xbox One for 20 bucks. Might buy it for that, too. Rather play online through that system, anyway.

[BoomMF 1398]

17 hours ago, Deej said:

On sale for Xbox One for 20 bucks. Might buy it for that, too. Rather play online through that system, anyway.

Do it. We'll rip a hole through the underworld.

Add me: Rainmaykr

[Deej 76750]

I grabbed it. 20 bucks for The Eternal Collection. I'll add you. My username is Pointmonger.

[SimonBolivar 10957]

Man the switch is cool. I didn't realize it was that cheap until I asked my brother how much he paid for his yesterday. We had 4 player Smash going on and it was a lot of fun. I like seeing how they have Mario, Crash Bandicoot, Kirby, and Donkey Kong platformers with Luigi's Mansion coming out too. I may have to pick one up.

Edited December 24, 2018 by SimonBolivar

[Hawndoh 2386]

It's also great for smaller indie game ports from the PC. Several of the better ones I already had on PC and can't bring myself to pay for them again but I wish I could play on the switch. 

[Deej 76750]

Indie games may be its biggest strength. 

[SimonBolivar 10957]

Picked up a switch plus Smash and Odyssey on my lunch break today. I hope it wasn't a wasted $400.00.

[Storm the Field 5291]

Finally joined the club. My wife surprised me with a Switch and a copy of Breath of the Wild yesterday.

On a funny note, I got the same main Xmas present as my niece and nephews, who are 7 and 4, respectively. I'm 34.

[Deej 76750]

8 hours ago, SimonBolivar said:

Picked up a switch plus Smash and Odyssey on my lunch break today. I hope it wasn't a wasted $400.00.

Not wasted.

[Zepol87 9185]

Played it for awhile on Christmas with my nephew. Pretty badass. I think I'm gonna pull the trigger now

[SimonBolivar 10957]

Yeah so even just playing the NES games was great. Played some smash with the misses. I'm going to pick up some odyssey before bed.

[Viper 12097]

1 hour ago, SimonBolivar said:

Played some smash with the misses. 

Me too.

Afterwards I got out the switch to play. 

Edited December 27, 2018 by Viper

[Hawndoh 2386]

Used some Christmas eShop cards to get Mario Party and Civilization 6. 

Both seem very good so far. It will be nice to play a few turns of Civ at a time and quickly pick it up and out it down without having to load it all up on the PC. 

[BoomMF 1398]

I grabbed it. 20 bucks for The Eternal Collection. I'll add you. My username is Pointmonger.

I should be back tonight, so I'll be available to blow some shit up.

I have to warn you though, I'm kind of a big deal.

[Deej 76750]

I'm not. Still leveling up. Had to work this week. Didn't get any time in.

Edited December 30, 2018 by Deej

[BoomMF 1398]

If I catch you on I can drag you through a couple of rifts. One rift is good for 0-lvl46. It plateaus hard, but can get you to 70 in about 2 hours.

[Deej 76750]

Sounds good. I will probably be on the latter half of this week and weekend. Then out of town for a week.

[Storm the Field 5291]

Anyone got a rec for a Switch pro controller that doesn't cost $70? 

It's taking me longer than usual to get used to the controls trying to play BOTW with the joy-cons. Just so different than what I'm used to on PS4.

[Viper 12097]

there's been some occasional deals on them over the holidays. Put in a keyword alert on slickdeals.net and watch your inbox to pounce when you get a notification.

here's one that's still active

Nintendo Switch Pro Controller $52.95 + Free Shipping

https://www.massgenie.com/nintendo-switch-pro-controller-black-s5zalyhtc5pkvcr5

[Hawndoh 2386]

I finally bought a pro controller after using the normal ones for a year and a half. Mostly for Smash. It really is a lot more comfortable. 

I never had an issue with the button sizes but my pinkie fingers would cramp after a while for some reason holding the thing up. 

The pro con lets those fingers rest more naturally.

[thunderlounge 7813]

I bought a wired one for $25ish IIRC. Dunno of it was on sale or not, but works great. 

[Storm the Field 5291]

Yeah, I think I may just get a wired one as well. No need to worry about keeping it charged or anything.

[thunderlounge 7813]

It’s worked well for me so far. Cords don’t bother me, so it wasn’t a big deal. Works just fine although there are some obvious disadvantages with any pro controller (wired or not) in some games that allow for special moves based on motion.

[Hawndoh 2386]

I've got a little playtime with it now and Civ 6 on Switch is solid. Good port. Controls are done well. 

[HornsOverIthaca 2333]

I can’t stop playing minecraft...

[Reese Bennett 3608]

Anyone having problems with the controller? The original one started panning up for no reason and on the second set, the A button occasionally stops working.

[thunderlounge 7813]

Panning is a calibration issue. There’s info on google. Dunno about the A button. 

I think the article said calibration issue happens if the stick is out of position whennthe system is turned on. I’ve had it happen on my pro controller a couple times when I wasn’t paying attention. First time fresked me out. 

[thunderlounge 7813]

On 1/12/2019 at 4:47 PM, Hawndoh said:

I've got a little playtime with it now and Civ 6 on Switch is solid. Good port. Controls are done well.  

 

Seconded. Picked this up last week and if you like the Civ games, this one is done very fucking well.

[hornbri 1391]

 

[thunderlounge 7813]

[hornfan785 555]

Looking forward to Mario Maker 2. I never bought the original on Wii U because I figured they'd come out with a version for the Switch, just took a lot longer than I anticipated.

[JimmyHoffa 1188]

We got our kids one for xmas. We play Mario cart and Mario party as a family. Good family fun (although I think my wife is now more addicted then our kids)