The Nintendo Switch

would def play karl’s stardew valley: apocalypse dlc

weirdest announcement for me is the port of skyrim - like there's a sizeable community of hardcore rpg fans who have nonetheless been holding out for nearly six years just for the opportunity to play it on a nintendo machine

― hunk of poo, big fart, girlfriend, and Dove soap (bizarro gazzara), Friday, 13 January 2017 13:23 (ten months ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

downloading skyrim to my switch now fyi

I think Skyrim just costs far too much money on Switch. That said, I’ll almost certainly crumble and buy it, despite already having it on PC. What is this voodoo you do, Nintendo?

this is my first opportunity to own Skyrim, but I dunno.

skyrim is a decent game but i wouldnt pay full price for it in 2017

i have still never played that game, i shamefully admit

i bought it yesterday, for $39, on PS4. i don't know why, but it's still as addictive as all get out

has it been available on a handheld before?

i think there are probably millions of people who no longer have time to sit in front of a television or monitor and play something like skyrim, though they might have half an hour to play a quirky party game with family members in front of a tv, and who have significant dead commuting time in which to get into something like this given they can press one button to shut it down and again to wake it up when they get on or off the train -- i'd say probably about at least 1.5 million of them in japan probably

personally i'm holding out for a dragon quest

yes, when the increasingly-less-evitable DQ installment comes out for Switch I will be a very happy 40-something

I'm stalling on Skyrim because I've hardly dipped a toe into Zelda yet (shame face)

How’s the farm Tombot

after overcoming the immediate, palpable sensation of sweaty, red-faced guilt over your question, I went and crushed the first couple of weeks of Summer; my session last night ended on a sour note, as my sluggish, exhausted avatar made his way to the saloon just before closing time and bought a beer with the intent of getting just enough energy to stumble home. I then failed to notice the old drunk lady was STANDING RIGHT NEXT TO ME when I hit the "drink beer" button, meaning it became the "give gift" button, so she drank the beer instead of me, and the saloon closed up shop before I could buy another one, and ended up fainting on the road to my house.

lol

itt tombot writes a springsteen song

i think there are probably millions of people who no longer have time to sit in front of a television or monitor and play something like skyrim, though they might have half an hour to play a quirky party game with family members in front of a tv, and who have significant dead commuting time in which to get into something like this given they can press one button to shut it down and again to wake it up when they get on or off the train -- i'd say probably about at least 1.5 million of them in japan probably

Think I finally clocked something like 200+ hours on Skyrim. Being able to play it on a handheld would have been perfect as you could do a quick half hour of grinding whilst you're half-watching Walking Dead or something

Was also semi-ready to splash out an a Switch today if there was a good Black Friday deal but doesn't seem to be any decent ones as I guess the console is still too new

yeah, it's doing too well frankly

yep: http://uk.businessinsider.com/nintendo-switch-popular-on-black-friday-2017-11?r=US&IR=T

love those sunday morning switch vibes nowadays
https://i.imgur.com/4bxbyKj.jpg

i like that yr cat matches the colours of yr game

Xenoblade 2 out on Friday

Preordered!

We're getting a Switch for the holidays. Ordered a few games from Costco, who seems to have the best prices. Mario Kart, Odyssey, and Zelda. That should tide us over awhile. Otherwise we can rent from the library.

I'm weirdly hyped for XC2 despite not having played the previous ones or any console jrpgs in general for years

xp I have the same 3 games and can't really see needing anything else for another year or so. though I can't play as much as I'd like to. best part of switch is actually looking forward to plane travel now.

will probably get Stardew Valley bc I've danced around it for awhile and it has my favorite feature, a dedicated ilx thread

really looking forward to XC2 but people are saying to screenshot the tutorials because there is no other way to revisit them and the battle system is ludicrously complicated *gulp*

tbf XB1 battle system was hard to grasp initially and I still don’t understand how use Melia

*December 7th, 2017*
The Sexy Brutale.
Nintendo Switch.
(Sorry to keep you waiting!) pic.twitter.com/zDwlY56zXr

— TheSexyBrutale (@SexyBrutale) December 1, 2017

v good game, will be perfect for the switch. highly recommended.

i haven't played it yet but from reading about it it looks a lot like a graphical version of Varicella - does that sound right at all?

had to google that to make sure it wasn't some weird chicken pox zing so i guess i am the wrong person to ask!

I guess this means I will have to play Zelda first before I get XBC2

https://www.theverge.com/platform/amp/2017/11/30/16719154/xenoblade-chronicles-2-nintendo-switch

i shelved zelda for mario, doing the same for steamworld dig now, think i'll continue pushing it back for xenoblade and will finally get into it in a real way this summer

I'm playing XC2 rather than finishing Zelda so I guess I get excommunicated

Zelda is great but also not the type of game that begs completion. it's just a place to spend your time in.

I felt the same way about Skyrim too iirc

Zelda is nice but im going to really take your time w this one and play it over a year just picking it up every now and then and exploring the huge world. ive defeated one Divine Beast and am at the second.

i just started a new game of Mario cos its cool to see the unique cutscenes also now that i've beaten the game i can use all the cool moves i have learned. there is a triple jump i just figured out. you do a long jump, throw your hat, do another long jump in midair onto the hat, then bounce off the hat and make a third jump. its kind of difficult for me to get the button pressings right but it's a pretty cool trick you can use everywhere. this move works especially well over large height/width gaps like jumping buildings.

I also didnt learn that until after "beating the game"

The speed runners string those jumps together endlessly to skip huge portions.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DQAc7xVVQAAa-aT.jpg
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DQAdH7-UQAEfuPx.jpg

Ciderpress I am on that exact scene right now

giving the catgirl character an adult Welsh lady voice somehow turned out extremely good

you know what happens when the meaty carrot gets together with the hot oranges

the kotaku review of XC2 is so whiny it makes it seem like a must buy

I’m digging it

digging the meaty carrots?

XC2 is a wonderful mess of a game so far, i love it. it's so weird to see nintendo's name front and center on this though since it definitely doesn't have the nintendo polish or the nintendo aesthetics.

13 hours in i think i'm about to hit the big 'shit gets real now' cutscene but i'm stuck on the boss battle before it in true JRPG fashion

im in chapter 4 now and the game is starting to get horny

Y’all playing with English or Japanese voice acting? I watched Tim Rogers’ kotaku video (which was generally more positive than their text review) and the repetitive battle cries alone would drive me absolutely nuts. But hearing that in another language would make it a little easier to take.

Obsessed by XC2 to no great surprise as I'm one of the few that liked both XC and XCX. Took ages for the battle system to become interesting tho. Playing with JP subtitles, mainly due to lipflaps and easier to listen to as noted above. Only got one rare blade out of 20+ cores so far, if I had to pay for this gatcha bullshit I'd be fuming!

I’m playing in English because my sword girlfriend has this great Millennial American vocal fry voice that I find very comforting.