here's (some of?) what I think is Great in 2018 on the Switch:
CelesteTowerfall (this game has been Great for a long time but it's new to Switch)Octopath Traveller (ymmv, this is a JRPG)
plenty of games I have spent a lot of time on and think are good and fun but idk "great" is a tall order.
― I have measured out my life in coffee shop loyalty cards (silby), Monday, 3 December 2018 17:55 (five years ago) link
Glad they gave a nod to Bloodstained, a really nice surprise for me this year.
― Nhex, Monday, 3 December 2018 18:13 (five years ago) link
yeah Celeste was the only switch game i played this year that had that Important Game feel. i really liked ys 8 too but idk how appealing it is to people outside the anime rpg rabbit hole. nintendo's output was mostly rereleases and multiplayer
― ciderpress, Monday, 3 December 2018 18:20 (five years ago) link
https://www.newyorker.com/culture/2018-in-review/the-best-video-games-of-2018
― na (NA), Monday, 3 December 2018 18:31 (five years ago) link
hollow knight new to switch in 2018 ?
― single bed mentality (||||||||), Monday, 3 December 2018 19:02 (five years ago) link
:( at the AVC list for not listing what platforms the games are on.
― From Damage Inc. to Metallica Inc. (Leee), Monday, 3 December 2018 19:20 (five years ago) link
yeah that was annoying. the game that looks like a ps1 game isn't on a playstation console.
― adam the (abanana), Monday, 3 December 2018 22:05 (five years ago) link
Pleased to see Return of the Obra Dinn made the AV's list - one of the most original games I've played in a while.
Don't know who suggested they start each review with "I liked...", though.
― Leaghaidh am brón an t-anam bochd (dowd), Tuesday, 4 December 2018 10:19 (five years ago) link
(I liked that bit, because it made everyone argue for "this is an enjoyable game" rather than "this is important in the industry")
― Andrew Farrell, Tuesday, 4 December 2018 10:41 (five years ago) link
here’s where I port beg for a switch version of obra dinn AGAIN
― single bed mentality (||||||||), Tuesday, 4 December 2018 10:41 (five years ago) link
I haven't finished it yet - about 1/3 of the way through. It's a HARD game.
― Leaghaidh am brón an t-anam bochd (dowd), Tuesday, 4 December 2018 10:50 (five years ago) link
i did the whole game in one 12-hour session, couldn't put it down until it was solved
― ciderpress, Tuesday, 4 December 2018 14:08 (five years ago) link
yep me too. i got one thing wrong initially so i got the bad ending. for a moment i thought it was going make me do the whole thing again from the start and i nearly threw my laptop out the window.
― Roberto Spiralli, Tuesday, 4 December 2018 15:19 (five years ago) link
I started and finished AC Freedom Cry this week, just a handful of gameplay sessions sufficed. It's about as satisfying to murder slavers here as it was to murder Nazis in the Saboteur: very satisfying. I think I'm gonna skip Rogue though and just make the leap to ~~~ next gen ~~~ AC finally (i.e. Paris)
but not right away. I started Diablo III, doing co-op with my son. haven't played a Diablo since the first one nearly twenty years ago, wearing my first child on my chest while I hacked and slashed. it's always been a family affair.
prob gonna start a (Switch) RPG at the same time just b/c my boy won't always want to play Diablo when I do
― L'assie (Euler), Thursday, 6 December 2018 11:56 (five years ago) link
The Game Awards is tonight, don't care about the cringey awards show but looking forward to getting some peeks at new stuff
― ciderpress, Thursday, 6 December 2018 23:03 (five years ago) link
make sure to unmute for Celeste composer Lena Raine playing with the orchestra!
― I have measured out my life in coffee shop loyalty cards (silby), Thursday, 6 December 2018 23:35 (five years ago) link
dope
― ciderpress, Thursday, 6 December 2018 23:43 (five years ago) link
the Oscars would be better if they just premiered teasers for the subsequent autumn's Oscar bait imo
― I have measured out my life in coffee shop loyalty cards (silby), Thursday, 6 December 2018 23:57 (five years ago) link
instead of idk having jokes
CS:Go is free to play now, and they've added a PUBG/Fortnite ripoff mode
― Dan I., Friday, 7 December 2018 02:37 (five years ago) link
the game awards had a ton of ads for pubg and fortnite. that must be where the money is being made now.
i'm playing System's Syzygy, https://mdsteele.games/syzygy/ -- a tribute to system's twilight and cliff johnson's games.
― adam the (abanana), Friday, 7 December 2018 04:56 (five years ago) link
only things that excited me from TGA reveals were the obsidian not-fallout game and persona 5 in smash bros
― ciderpress, Friday, 7 December 2018 05:12 (five years ago) link
kinda psyched for MK11 and Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3
― Nhex, Friday, 7 December 2018 06:33 (five years ago) link
The obsidian game just showed up on my fb feed and it looks v cool
― Mordy, Friday, 7 December 2018 13:49 (five years ago) link
Very cool and very legal, even.
― From Damage Inc. to Metallica Inc. (Leee), Friday, 7 December 2018 17:17 (five years ago) link
been playing Battlefield V , I always need to have a FPS in rotation for some reason
― (•̪●) (carne asada), Friday, 7 December 2018 17:34 (five years ago) link
Outer Worlds trailer looks like a skinned Fallout and I guess that’s ok
― calstars, Saturday, 8 December 2018 14:54 (five years ago) link
Actually, it looks like a taunt aimed at Bethesda.
― Sanpaku, Saturday, 8 December 2018 20:20 (five years ago) link
...with a bit of anti-corporatism/anti-branding tossed in. I'm imagining it will play like interactive Idiocracy.
― Sanpaku, Saturday, 8 December 2018 20:22 (five years ago) link
its pretty good timing for them to have a not-fallout game ready to show right at the moment, though i know its been in the works for a while as a new vegas spiritual successor
― ciderpress, Saturday, 8 December 2018 23:24 (five years ago) link
Loving Rise To Ruins on Steam, a sweet DOS style looking game of city building with enough extra stuff to keep it interesting.
got the yogscast humble bundle which reveals games through December, advent style. Games that I found interesting; Unit 4, Westerado, Tower 57, Slime-san, Lakeview Cabin Collection, Freaky Awesome
Also like the look of Dusters, a kind of space ship exploration game with drones but looks gorgeously complex.
― In space, pizza sends out for YOU (Ste), Saturday, 8 December 2018 23:38 (five years ago) link
Company of heroes 2 is free today on steam. Apparently it’s one of the best RTS games of all time. The RTS genre stresses me out to the point that I don’t have fun but it’s supposed to be really good.
― Karl Malone, Saturday, 8 December 2018 23:52 (five years ago) link
I played the first CoH and it was fun enough, though I only felt like i had about 50% control over my troops
― calstars, Sunday, 9 December 2018 01:38 (five years ago) link
Huh, I had no idea that AC: Origins was well-received.
https://www.polygon.com/2018/12/10/18130965/best-games-2018-assassins-creed-odyssey-games-of-the-year
― From Damage Inc. to Metallica Inc. (Leee), Monday, 10 December 2018 19:24 (five years ago) link
ok Dragon Quest Builders rules
― L'assie (Euler), Monday, 10 December 2018 19:30 (five years ago) link
my unwieldy backlog going into the holidays:
jrpgs:persona 4final fantasy xvys originatelier arland trilogytokyo xanadu ex
indies:crosscodetimespinnergristhe missingiconoclasts
― ciderpress, Monday, 17 December 2018 16:32 (five years ago) link
that's a lot
― I have measured out my life in coffee shop loyalty cards (silby), Monday, 17 December 2018 16:58 (five years ago) link
most of them are pretty short games other than persona which I'm already 50 hours into
― ciderpress, Monday, 17 December 2018 17:04 (five years ago) link
Let us know how Gris is so I know how hard I should pray that it gets ported to PS4.
PS to anyone who played Assassin's Creed Odyssey -- what were your thoughts? I've heard it's super grindy for the bulk of the story with so-so side quests.
― The Boorish Manners of a Yaleee (Leee), Monday, 17 December 2018 17:17 (five years ago) link
I'm about 15hrs in, it feels like around a quarter. There is a little grind, but the side missions aren't any less fun than the rest of the game tbh. It's not like jrpg grind. I compare to the other AAA game I played this year (FC5) and I'm getting bored on much the same way. After I meet the stock characters, the gameplay feels fairly samey. I very much doubt I'm going to finish the game let alone beat it, but ninja-ing around an area silently murdering everyone is still pretty good fun.As with FC5 most of my enjoyment seems to come from gawping at puddles and light beams and vistas.
― closed beta (NotEnough), Monday, 17 December 2018 18:06 (five years ago) link
MK8 deluxeenter the gungeon hollow knight
― ||||||||, Monday, 17 December 2018 18:07 (five years ago) link
EtG is perfect switch fare
― ||||||||, Monday, 17 December 2018 18:08 (five years ago) link
I've been playing smash like constantly for 10 days now
― I have measured out my life in coffee shop loyalty cards (silby), Monday, 17 December 2018 18:08 (five years ago) link
solo, local mp or online?
― ||||||||, Monday, 17 December 2018 18:09 (five years ago) link
yes
― I have measured out my life in coffee shop loyalty cards (silby), Monday, 17 December 2018 18:12 (five years ago) link
been playing smash single player, still need to get online with the switch. beat World of Light, will probably very slowly clear out all the nodes
― Nhex, Tuesday, 18 December 2018 09:06 (five years ago) link
i played Everybody's Tennis for about three hours straight last night
― illegal economic migration (Tracer Hand), Tuesday, 18 December 2018 11:18 (five years ago) link
Finished 'The Return of Obra Dinn', which was excellent. Putting it down for a week or so was a mistake, though - I totally lost my train of thought.
― Leaghaidh am brón an t-anam bochd (dowd), Tuesday, 18 December 2018 17:28 (five years ago) link
wow @ gris
― ciderpress, Wednesday, 19 December 2018 05:09 (five years ago) link
that has to be the prettiest platformer ive ever played
― ciderpress, Wednesday, 19 December 2018 05:10 (five years ago) link