The Nintendo Switch

The catch would be somewhere in the description if it were a scam, like "photo only" or something silly.

it's US only still but dekudeals.com is a v useful price tracker for switch games, being able to see the history is great for knowing whats actually a good sale price for a particular game bc every publisher does things differently

must be a non zero chance RE2 comes to switch right ?

this year's remake? non-zero I guess but I wouldn't count on it

idk they haven't shown any interest in bringing RE7 which is the same engine

shat. still, getting RE, RE0, and RE4 so...

if those find an audience on here maybe it'll come down the line

all the insiders say that the 32gb cartridges are still prohibitively expensive and there's several doable AAA ports that have been shelved because of that and not the switch's specs, thats something that will resolve itself with time though as flash memory gets cheaper per unit

dunkey is otm on trop freeze vs NSMB here https://youtu.be/1UhFWoDZLxA?t=339

i get this but i found DKTR kind of a dull chore!

i think it's just a Good Thing that Wasn't My Thing

Your Kong Is Not My Kong

sure, it's more a criticism of the presentation than the gameplay anyway

Switch is the best-selling console in the US for 2018, by dollars and by units.

not a huge surprise given how it's off-cycle from the others but more switches means more switch games down the line so good stuff

stuff i deem noteworthy from the indies presentation:

wargroove feb 1

crosscode coming this year with no date yet

steamworld quest, looks like a card-based rpg

pretty-but-dreary-looking pixel art horror platformer called Inmost

inmost looks fly

aesthetic is v hollow knight

when is goose game coming

I want goose game

out run rules, still

the theme tunes are just some hardcore rosebud-dopamine rushes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8eRT4HVT1U

ooooo steamworld quest looks like my jam

xp i almost changed my ilx username to 'passing breeze' at one point in the past

wargroove is out on my birthday, gonna be a good birthday

what is wargroove? normally i'd just google it but i'm at work (?!?!?!?!!??!!) and my phone is dead.

spiritual successor to Advance Wars by Chucklefish (Starbound is their previous notable game) since IS apparently abandoned that series to focus on fire emblem

oh, nice! i'll keep an eye out for it, thanks

or, turn-based strategy grid wargame with 4 differently-playing factions if the above doesnt mean anything to you

it does - i've played a few of the advance wars games, although it's been a while. in general, i really enjoy turn-based strategy grid games. i was really into Into The Breach for about a week, but then got very burned out/bored and never came back, so it'd be nice to start out with something else in the genre.

Dead Cells rules, by the way

personally i'm still waiting for their magic school life sim game

I am still playing Dead Cells, months onward. I got up to two boss cells, but felt frustrated with how many useless blueprints I'd unlocked (nothing really more frustrating than getting a L cursed sword or whatever) so I started again, and only unlocked the blueprints I like (Crusher, Ice Bow, Death Orb, that's basically it). Haven't beat tHotK beyond 0 boss cells, keep getting smacked at the end there, but getting better and better

yeah, i've still only made it through a few of the bosses, haven't completed a runthrough yet. i agree on the blueprint frustration, though. i didn't realize at first that i shouldn't unlock the ones that i don't like using, because then the random melee/ranged/shield will occasionally select it for the starting gear.

in general though, i think it strikes a comfortable middleground between two styles of roguelikes - you can gradually improve/expand the selection of available gear and starting items like healing potions, which helps you gradually progress farther in the game. But there's also a very tangible feeling of natural improvement as you become familiar with enemy patterns and level layouts. i wonder how i'd do now, starting over with nothing unlocked, just based my higher level of skill.

I have attempted to do purple and red runs, but unless I go whole-hog on the purple upgrades (instead of some 7 18 7 eventuality) I find that my weapons aren't strong enough to really effectively take down the Hand before he hits, hits, hits, dead. And going full purple (4 24 4) means I'm made of paper. Green builds are the only ones I have had real success with, which is reliant upon finding a good legendary main weapon, as none of the green mains are worthwhile (except the Symmetrical Sword, which is great if you pair it with an Ice Bow).

My typical favourite build is full green (4 4 24 or thereabouts). I grab the best crusher + wolf trap, pair (typically) a non-legendary Ice Bow with a legendary main (my favourite is legendary Infantry Bow). My mutations are Tough Nut + Efficiency + Ammo (or something other than Ammo if I'm not using Ice Bow). I always speed run (Prison > Promenade > Ramparts > Bridge > Village > Sepulcher), grab every upgrade and chest but don't bother killing unnecessary enemies, and only start cleaning things out properly once I get the Sepulcher timed door. I never take a cursed chest except if my build is weak, and never take the one in Stilt Village (the teleporting slugs always get me if I do).

It is legitimately terrifying to do a purple build and get to the High Castle and see the wizards take down your health to half with one bullet, ugh

Oh, also, I modify my strategy based on how many ++ and S weapons I can find, those modifiers are far more valuable than the actual level of the weapon

I love "75% damage reduction from projectiles" so much too. Some players skip Elites entirely but I always make time for them, the wolf trap + crusher makes such short work of them

so this sounds like a game i'd like!

yeah, highly recommended. it's a game where you can totally nerd out on the character builds/stats/most powerful routes through the various levels, but you can also play it more casually and successfully as a action platformer

Mordy I loved it at first but it kind of still snuck up on me as being One Of The Best Games I've Ever Played, I definitely think it'll improve loads with some of the promised DLC, really you'll love it, it's tough but fair

but you can also play it more casually and successfully as a action platformer

that was a terrible sentence. i didn't mean to imply that it's more successful as a game when approached casually, i just meant it's very accessible and has a nice smooth learning curve

yeah, dead cells owns. I've only played a few hours so far but early favourite builds have been centred around tactics (purple?)

i've also steered toward the purple/red builds so far. i tried shield/green for a while, but i have a terrible videogame weak spot for parrying. i suck at it, no matter the game. is it worth spending some time getting better with the shield, or does the green build lead to non-shield items that are fun?

To be honest, I never used the shield ever for the longest time, but I found that having played the game for 100+ hours at this point, the rhythms of all the different monsters are like second-nature to me, and I didn't even need to train myself to be good at the shield, I just knew when to parry and it was working fine. I'm curious as to how efficacious one is against the Hand, maybe I should search that

Oh but I still rarely if ever use one, unless I get some wildly overpowered Assault Shield toward the end

personally i'm still waiting for their magic school life sim game

you & me both buddy!!!

i have not played for even heard of dead cells but i have enjoyed this reminder of who much i like reading people talking a highly-specific ways about playing video games and video game strategy

Here's a really enjoyable video of somebody taking down the Hand at 3 boss cells using only shields and tonics:

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

i have a physical copy of dead cells coming to me because .. i forget why i thought it was necessary. somehow it legitimated the idea of investing time in it, should i find myself doing so. i don’t think i can justify that.

https://youtu.be/zLIv_UXI_So

I stupidly bought Smash Bros. and Diablo 3 both digitally and I can't have both on my HD

Wish there was a way to transfer a digital purchase to a cartridge purchase!

xpost Jesus, how bad must things be when in the almost 2 years since they first announced the game, not only has there been nothing revealed but a (tentative?) title but Metroid 4 production has been totally scrapped and started anew?

fgti, sd cards are cheap, expand that storage my dude

rough times for metroid. zelda survived a 2-3 year delay with a really good game though so hopefully that happens again

So what are the big Nintendo ports/reboots/sequels/AAA games on the horizon? Besides Untitled Goose Game?