Nintendo Switch

[Kelvin]

I will stake fifty pounds on Madhair liking Kirby more than Mario, the silly sod.

[Bhazor]

Iconoclasts is great. A little short maybe but a real treat.

[madhair60]

I am astonished at how many fucking indies this thing has. Good ones, too.

[Twed]

God finally you obstinate loaf

[madhair60]

bit fiddly innit

[The Boston Crab]

I massively recommend the Orzly grip for handheld use, costs about a tenner, I always use it now, well more comfy.

Pro Controller is pricey but takes a humongous dump on the Joycons in the grip. One of the most comfortable pads ever.

[madhair60]

Not arsed slotting all the fiddles in and out. Undocked it is. "Want to play Mario Kart?" fuck no suck a dick

[Swoz_MK]

Bought a Switch with Zelda at the weekend. Today I see Night Trap is available. Nice timing.

[madhair60]

Mario Odyssey, Mario + Rabbids, Kirby, Gorogoa, Azure Striker Gunvolt and Hollow Knight so far. Might get BOTW and start over on Switch.

Mario hasn't clicked with me yet. I think my long train ride this Friday will facilitate that.

[The Boston Crab]

I think Odyssey feels a bit cluttered on handheld but my mate played a hundred hours that way and he never even touched it docked. I still think I'm right though.

[Consignia]

I think Odyssey feels a bit cluttered on handheld but my mate played a hundred hours that way and he never even touched it docked. I still think I'm right though.

I've hardly used my bugger docked. Mario is still magical.

[Kelvin]

Mario Odyssey, Mario + Rabbids, Kirby, Gorogoa, Azure Striker Gunvolt and Hollow Knight so far. Might get BOTW and start over on Switch.

Mario hasn't clicked with me yet. I think my long train ride this Friday will facilitate that.

I didn't like Mario at first. In fact, as the Mario Odessey thread shows, I actively disliked it, initially. I really started getting into it after the desert level, though, I seem to remember.

[madhair60]

Incidentally Boston Crab, your South Africa shopping advice has saved me about 15-20 quid so far. cheers.

[The Boston Crab]

Good stuff, glad to hear it. No worries.

[The Boston Crab]

Night Trap and Gone Home out next week. I played the latter, decent but will never replay it. Night Trap I always wanted to play so I could safely live out what dwelt in my imagination without multiple consecutive life sentences, but I'm more of a mechanics guy these days.

[The Boston Crab]

Dark Souls out October 19th, or thereabouts. It's a pity it's been so long delayed but I'll be getting it whenever.

[falafel]

I'm more of a mechanics guy these days.

[Ferris]

I really enjoyed Gone Home. If it's cheap, I recommend you give it a go.

Completed in a single collab run with Mrs Ferris.

[brat-sampson]

There's a Monster Hunter Generations demo out now too. I also completely forgot about Flipping Death (I quite liked Stick it to the Man) and that Okami drop.

During the 'summer drought' the Switch eShop has been an absolute flood of excellent stuff. Sod only having Smash and Pokemon 4 Beginners as major releases, this thing still has more than enough to last me the rest of the year on its own. Picking up Super Mario Party and The World Ends With You for certain as well.

[George Oscar Bluth II]

Pro Controller is pricey but takes a humongous dump on the Joycons in the grip. One of the most comfortable pads ever.

Yeah, possibly it's even better than the PS4 controller. Brilliant and almost worth the £60 or whatever it costs.

[gmoney]

Are there any deals about for this? The best I've seen is in PC world for £299 plus a game. Is that alright?

[brat-sampson]

Shadow drop Indies highlight reel.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qNUSrhEEvL0

[Bhazor]

Take a shot for every use of Rogue.

[brat-sampson]

Yeah, pretty much. Prison Architect and Bad North out now, Morphies Law this evening. Bunch of other pixels, cards and rogue-lites later this year.

Nothing on the next Shovel Knight expansion.

[Crabwalk]

I didn't like Mario at first. In fact, as the Mario Odessey thread shows, I actively disliked it, initially. I really started getting into it after the desert level, though, I seem to remember.

I put it down after the sand level, about 5 months ago, and have never been tempted to pick it back up. So that's interesting...

[Hecate]

Slay The Spire is excellent. Yes, I hate card games too, trust me.

[Kelvin]

I put it down after the sand level, about 5 months ago, and have never been tempted to pick it back up. So that's interesting...

I didn't like the camera, or the way certain creatures and moves controlled, initially. I still don't, in certain ways, but it did get better once I got used to those frustrations. Certainly, I think the core game is extremely good, and worth persevering with. I might even consider it my favourite 3D Mario, taken as an overall package. More refined than the leaner Mario 64, better supporting content than the Galaxy games. Lots of cool set pieces later in the game, too.

[Kelvin]

Shadow drop Indies highlight reel.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qNUSrhEEvL0

Why is she talking like a host of CBeebies?

Edit: Everspace looks amazing! Real rogue squadron vibes. Anyone played It on other consoles?

[gabrielconroy]

Are there any deals about for this? The best I've seen is in PC world for £299 plus a game. Is that alright?

I'd also like to know this.

Another thing I'd like the opinion of the threadsages on is whether it's better at this stage to wait for the updated second version of the Switch that my friend told me is happening sometime early next year. It's completely possible he doesn't know what he's talking about, though.

[Kelvin]

He doesn't. No such thing has ever been announced, although people are always pining for one. If one does ever happen - and it might - i'm sure it will be a way off.