Well, the bigger consideration that keeps me from justifying portability is the often big decline in performance and graphics. At least when it comes to ports. When it comes to premium Nintendo titles, the proprietary stuff, I am just being cheap. You talk about value in general, and yes, video games by and large are great values. But if a product is $40 on one system, and $60 on another, for the same game, then clearly the $60 one is less of a value.
― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 12 June 2019 17:50 (five years ago) link
And speaking of switch controls, I am one of the many people that have been problems with drift on the left joycon.
i hope you posted that with your left joycon
― Cecil replies to your e-mails (Sufjan Grafton), Wednesday, 12 June 2019 17:55 (five years ago) link
The left joycon was the source of almost all of my typos, before I completely stopped making them
― i will never make a typo ever again (Karl Malone), Wednesday, 12 June 2019 17:59 (five years ago) link
And if your left joycon causes you to drift, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your Switch than for your posts to have typos.
― Cecil replies to your e-mails (Sufjan Grafton), Wednesday, 12 June 2019 18:04 (five years ago) link
Don't throw it away. Put it in a new pot and (this sounds crazy) add a little apple cider vinegar.
― Evan, Wednesday, 12 June 2019 18:25 (five years ago) link
but don't forget you have to add a lid with tiny holes in it so the gnats can get in but can't quite find their way out after they fix the left joycon
― i will never make a typo ever again (Karl Malone), Wednesday, 12 June 2019 18:27 (five years ago) link
I did hear that if you freeze it first it works more efficiently.
― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 12 June 2019 18:52 (five years ago) link
yeah astral chain showed pretty well on the treehouse segment. it's very much got the nier automata dna in that there's a lot of different gameplay styles jammed into it
fire emblem also looked really good after a lot of kinda sketchy previews, the school management stuff is really in-depth and i'm glad they're just being straightforward about the timeskip rather than trying to hide it as a twist
― ciderpress, Wednesday, 12 June 2019 19:05 (five years ago) link
They needed to reassure people that your MC would only be allowed to marry a former student
― don't mock my smock or i'll clean your clock (silby), Wednesday, 12 June 2019 19:34 (five years ago) link
Astral chain did look fun. It reminded me of Okami (dark pockets with fights (except some are really expansive)). It also reminded me of Bayonetta in the the fast/varied combat moves department. And the battles were more strategic than most fast combat games. I haven't played Nier Automata yet.
― ilm jive mind (FlopsyDuck), Wednesday, 12 June 2019 20:47 (five years ago) link
The Mario Maker 2 treehouse was pretty solid. I’ve considered buying a Switch just for that (initially) but I’ve been holding out for news on a Switch console upgrade.
― ilm jive mind (FlopsyDuck), Wednesday, 12 June 2019 20:55 (five years ago) link
might be soon. news that production has started.
― ilm jive mind (FlopsyDuck), Wednesday, 12 June 2019 21:00 (five years ago) link
Is Crypt of the NecroDancer any good?
Down to about £3.50 in the sale
― groovypanda, Thursday, 13 June 2019 08:58 (five years ago) link
it's quite good if a rhythm roguelike sounds like your thing, but the zelda one is coming out today if you'd rather that
― ciderpress, Thursday, 13 June 2019 14:11 (five years ago) link
I've wanted to try NecroDancer for a while, but the flashing tiles hurt my eyes, not even joking. Cadence of Hyrule looks less visually aggressive on that count, so I might try that one.
― Auld Drink of Misery (zchyrs), Thursday, 13 June 2019 15:07 (five years ago) link
pretty sure you can turn off the flashing tiles but not 100% sure
― ciderpress, Thursday, 13 June 2019 15:17 (five years ago) link
theyre showing off cadence of hyrule on the nintendo stream rn, looks great
― ciderpress, Thursday, 13 June 2019 16:18 (five years ago) link
that game sakuna: of rice and ruin that they showed off looked cool too. cute sidescrolling beat-em-up + rice farming sim by a jp indie dev
― ciderpress, Thursday, 13 June 2019 18:13 (five years ago) link
^^ this looked really good, like a 2.5D vanillaware game but made by just two guys
― ( X '____' )/ (zappi), Thursday, 13 June 2019 18:41 (five years ago) link
my joy-con is starting to drift to the left. i don't know if it just needs to be cleaned out inside or if it's messed up from my kids throwing it around. anyone else deal with this?
― na (NA), Friday, 28 June 2019 13:47 (four years ago) link
yeh my left joycon started drifting upwards, fixed it by giving it a spray with contact cleaner using the method in this videohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6kek06vRv8
― ( X '____' )/ (zappi), Friday, 28 June 2019 13:51 (four years ago) link
thanks, i think i have some contact cleaner around
― na (NA), Friday, 28 June 2019 13:56 (four years ago) link
same xp
― ||||||||, Friday, 28 June 2019 14:24 (four years ago) link
yeah most stick problems are some sort of dust or plastic residue getting stuck underneath
― ciderpress, Friday, 28 June 2019 14:28 (four years ago) link
that seems to have fixed it, thanks
― na (NA), Friday, 28 June 2019 16:34 (four years ago) link
hm I should do that
― don't mock my smock or i'll clean your clock (silby), Friday, 28 June 2019 17:11 (four years ago) link
woo hoo Terraria (I’ll never actually get to play it of course)
― El Tomboto, Saturday, 29 June 2019 07:41 (four years ago) link
did anyone else buy mario maker 2? downloading now. everyone should buy it and become my nintendo friend so we can play each other's levels. it is unlikely that anyone i know irl will play anything i make. what i'm saying is please join my super mario maker 2 community
― i will never make a typo ever again (Karl Malone), Saturday, 29 June 2019 16:24 (four years ago) link
i am known as friend code SW-0167-1960-5516
― i will never make a typo ever again (Karl Malone), Saturday, 29 June 2019 16:28 (four years ago) link
i'm not mario making yet, maybe later this year if i clear my backlog
― ciderpress, Saturday, 29 June 2019 16:40 (four years ago) link
Thinking of getting a switch — is it playable much without creating an online account, though? Also, are the batteries easily replaceable?
― Philip Nunez, Saturday, 29 June 2019 18:17 (four years ago) link
you need to pay for the online thing to play almost any games online but there’s only a couple big Switch exclusive games where online is essential. There’s no user-serviceable battery.
― don't mock my smock or i'll clean your clock (silby), Saturday, 29 June 2019 18:20 (four years ago) link
I don't have an online account for either my Switch or my PS4, and I don't really feel like I'm missing anything. You still need to create some sort of account to buy/download games, though.
― Josh in Chicago, Saturday, 29 June 2019 18:23 (four years ago) link
Bummer! I was hoping the switch would be the Last Console I Ever Buy.
― Philip Nunez, Saturday, 29 June 2019 18:25 (four years ago) link
i just bought mario maker but it may be a bit before i play. will add your friend code when i start zs and will post my code
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Saturday, 29 June 2019 18:32 (four years ago) link
i'd wait a couple months and see if the new switch model rumors materialize for the holidays, unless you specifically want it for summer travel etc
― ciderpress, Saturday, 29 June 2019 18:41 (four years ago) link
Karl I don’t have Maker and I may hold off because I expect I will get a lot of the value of that game just by watching videos and streamers but I will add you as a Switch friend later
― don't mock my smock or i'll clean your clock (silby), Saturday, 29 June 2019 19:34 (four years ago) link
I bought the Nintendo online account for cloud saves because the idea of breaking my switch and losing my BOTW savegame would've been too heartbreaking
Also, because sometime - that's okay, TAKE MORE TIME Nintendo - the SNES games will come online and then I'll never leave the house again
― Chuck_Tatum, Saturday, 29 June 2019 22:44 (four years ago) link
My new switch rumor logic goes like this1. I am not getting any new games via digital because if a new switch comes out I am going to want to be able to, uh, switch between switches (kid and dad)2. By forcing my family to not enjoy new games until we can acquire a cartridge and swap it in, I am increasing the likelihood that new switch models will come true
― El Tomboto, Saturday, 29 June 2019 22:55 (four years ago) link
3. I am an idiot who thinks Nintendo will cut me a break for being a 2-Switch household and discount our online subs
― El Tomboto, Saturday, 29 June 2019 22:58 (four years ago) link
they have a family plan for online already, its $35 instead of $20/year and covers up to 8 switches iirc
― ciderpress, Saturday, 29 June 2019 23:21 (four years ago) link
Up to 8 individual accounts, no particular limit on switches.
― don't mock my smock or i'll clean your clock (silby), Saturday, 29 June 2019 23:32 (four years ago) link
omg I <3 katamari damacy on the switch. Dad is always SO disappointed in me on the make the moon level. I don't care if I ever roll up godzilla and those weird luchador/superhero dudes wading in the ocean, just want it to never end. And now Animal Crossing is coming in March; I may never be heard from again.
― Jaq, Saturday, 29 June 2019 23:58 (four years ago) link
i want to pick up mario maker asap but i should have 10 nintendo bux coming in from the last tetris 99 event (weirdbrag) and i'm waiting for that to come in before pulling the trigger!
― lumen (esby), Sunday, 30 June 2019 22:39 (four years ago) link
i will def play yr level karl and comment "OTM" no matter how good it is
― lumen (esby), Sunday, 30 June 2019 22:40 (four years ago) link
(oh guess that post was in another thread my bad)
― lumen (esby), Sunday, 30 June 2019 22:41 (four years ago) link
thank you esby, but that post is in another castle! related thread
― i will never make a typo ever again (Karl Malone), Sunday, 30 June 2019 22:42 (four years ago) link
handheld only version called Switch Lite announcedhttps://gematsu.com/2019/07/nintendo-switch-lite-announced-launches-september-20-for-199
― ( X '____' )/ (zappi), Wednesday, 10 July 2019 12:45 (four years ago) link
thanks nintendo, very cool!
― A comical 'blobbumentary' programme (bizarro gazzara), Wednesday, 10 July 2019 12:47 (four years ago) link