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PSA: Defense Grid 2 is out for Switch today.
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Why are all the switch bundles terrible deals?
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Because at MSRP it's a hell of a deal.... and Nintendo is the slowest at discounting games across all of their systems.
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Skinypupy wrote: Sat Jan 05, 2019 2:58 pm Has anyone tried the Just Dance games on Switch? My kids LOVE dancing along with them on YouTube, and I was thinking about getting it for Switch.

Seemed odd to dance with the controllers in-hand, and I was just wondering how well that actually worked.
we started playing just dance 2019. its very similar to the previous editions, at least for the game play itself.
the dancing is fun, its fairly easy to follow along, and pretty forgiving when you hork it up.
if you need to get your workout, this is a good one, do 4 or 6 in a row, and its sweating time, at least for an middle aged out of shape office worker like me.

One the downside, wading through the menus is becoming a pain for me, its not that easy to jump in and play like they used to be. And , the base game (just dance 2019) comes with limited number of songs. you want the whole batch, have to pony up $25 a year.

I do like that the lyrics are included on the screen. and that one of the dancers is a fat gingerbread man.

its a good family game, jump in and have a dance party for a few minutes, but any longer than 2 or 3 songs, and its a workout.
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So there will be a deal on Friday where you get $35 credit to the Estore with a console purchase. I have been watching for deals for a little while. Picked up Mario Odyssey, Diablo 3 (never played it and wanted good coop), Street Fighter Anniversary, and Overcooked 2. Will be getting Pokemon for the daughter, Mario Kart, and Zelda. Any other must have / super duper recommendations?
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Agree with everything but Smash, which I haven't tried. Adding:
  • Wargroove! It's Advance Wars reincarnated.
  • Hollow Knight - fantastic Metroid exploration style game. Amazing art and music
  • Moonlighter - 2-d Zelda-esque dungeon combat, then you go back to town to work as a shopkeeper to make money off your loot. Very enjoyable
edit: wait, do you mean Super Smash Bros? That I like quite a bit, and it's a fun one to play together with kiddos
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Zaxxon wrote: Wed Feb 13, 2019 10:26 am Gris
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+1 on all of these. Into the Breach didn't do much for me personally, but everyone else seems to love it.

I'd also add:
- Xenoblade Chronicles 2 (if you're in the mood for a very good and reeeeeealy long JRPG)
- Bayonetta 1 & 2 (if you missed them on previous releases)
- Battle Chasers Nightwar (a tough as nails RPG with FF-style combat and amazing artwork)
- Manticore: Galaxy on Fire (super-fun space shooter)
- Splatoon 2 (my 9 year old loves this arena shooter)
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Skinypupy wrote: Wed Feb 13, 2019 1:42 pm - Splatoon 2 (my 9 year old loves this arena shooter)
I'd love to get this for my kids, but we don't do online games. Wish it had a local multiplayer option. :(
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stessier wrote: Wed Feb 13, 2019 1:56 pm
Skinypupy wrote: Wed Feb 13, 2019 1:42 pm - Splatoon 2 (my 9 year old loves this arena shooter)
I'd love to get this for my kids, but we don't do online games. Wish it had a local multiplayer option. :(
If it makes a difference, there's no chat functionality...at least that I've seen. She literally just drops into a game, runs around shooting people, then leaves.

There's really no interaction with other people, outside of shooting them with paint.
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Skinypupy wrote: Wed Feb 13, 2019 3:05 pm
stessier wrote: Wed Feb 13, 2019 1:56 pm
Skinypupy wrote: Wed Feb 13, 2019 1:42 pm - Splatoon 2 (my 9 year old loves this arena shooter)
I'd love to get this for my kids, but we don't do online games. Wish it had a local multiplayer option. :(
If it makes a difference, there's no chat functionality...at least that I've seen. She literally just drops into a game, runs around shooting people, then leaves.

There's really no interaction with other people, outside of shooting them with paint.
Yeah, if you're picturing Xbox, Playstation, or PC online gaming, you should at least take a peek at how Nintendo handles it. They're protective of kids safety and privacy to the point of being somewhat annoying to deal with.
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Thanks, but it's not the experience that concerns me, it's the cost. I'm cheap and it would be the only online game. :)
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Tetris 99, the Battle Royale that you didn't know that you needed.
Last night, Nintendo dropped an awful lot of things to get excited about if you're a Switch owner. Alongside a Zelda remake, a new game from the makers of Bayonetta, and Super Mario Maker 2, it resurrected Tetris (bigger than Mario, right?) for 2019. The company (and the Tetris experts at Arika) have made it battle royale-style.

In Tetris 99 you compete against 98 other people with time to kill, trading lines with each other as the crowd is whittled down to 50, then 10, then an eventual winner.
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This is done through a secondary layer of controls, beside your block shifting buttons. With the left stick, you can shift your attacks to specific -- but anonymous -- Tetris players. More usefully (and less chaotically), there are four shortcuts through accessed through the Switch's right stick. These drive your attacks towards either people attacking you, people close to KO (cheap!) or simply random players. You can also hit 'badges' which represent high-level players with KO badges — if you feel like playing aggressively.
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I gave Tetris 99 a try last night, it was pretty fun. I couldn't figure out at all what was going on in terms of attacking/defending, so I just played like regular Tetris lol. I think I came in around 20th place both times so not too bad for a first try. Note it does require you sign up for that NIntendo online service.

I was also going to pick up Battle Chasers based on the comments above, but then it turned out I already had it!!! It seems like a really fun game, I'm not sure why I never got very far in it. If anyone has any thoughts on it I'd be curious. The artwork is fantastic but the load times are definitely sucky though.
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rittchard wrote: Thu Feb 14, 2019 2:39 pm I was also going to pick up Battle Chasers based on the comments above, but then it turned out I already had it!!! It seems like a really fun game, I'm not sure why I never got very far in it. If anyone has any thoughts on it I'd be curious. The artwork is fantastic but the load times are definitely sucky though.
The difficulty finally did me in, but I really enjoyed the 10'ish hours I played before hitting that wall.
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Tetris 99 is pretty slick. Simple, but slick. If only I had this before my reflexes went to hell in my old age. Best I've been able to get is 10th place so far.
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So I noticed yesterday that Amazon had the new Starfox...er...Starlink game on sale for $25 (from $75) with same day delivery, so I gave it a shot. It's a surprisingly fun space shooter/base builder/exploration game that I'm having a blast with so far. It's basically a mashup of Starfox and No Man's Sky, and even allows me to play through the campaign as Fox. I came in expecting very little, but it's far more fun than I expected it to be.

There's one big caveat though. This is Ubi's attempt to get into the "toys as games" space (i.e. Skylanders, etc.). The implementation of the physical toys is actually pretty cool, as you physically snap weapons, wings, ships, and pilots in and out of a physical controller mount and it is reflected in the game. However, you end up paying a TON more for the physical toys as compared to the digital version. That set I bought which was typically $75, for example, only gives you one ship, two pilots, and two weapons. Any additional ships or weapons must either be purchased as they physical toys, or as DLC.

For comparison, the digital version of the game ($60) give you 6 ships, 7 pilots, and 15 or so weapons. You don't get the physical toys, but I quit using mine after about 10 minutes because just doing everything via the in-game menus was far easier than physically snapping parts onto a model. I'll actually probably spend $60 to pick up the rest of the DLC gear, and just chalk the extra $25 up to having a cool model of the Arwing that will sit on my desk. :)

tl:dr version. Starlink is a really fun space shooter/exploration game, but stick with the digital version. The toys are wildly overpriced, and you likely won't end up using them much.
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I have acquired a Switch. I picked up new Super Mario Brothers and Zelda. It came with $35 store credit, and I have plenty of back catalogue titles that I’ve missed over the years.
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Edit:. Damn it, retreading covered ground.
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Zaxxon wrote:Tetris 99 is pretty slick. Simple, but slick. If only I had this before my reflexes went to hell in my old age. Best I've been able to get is 10th place so far.
Got my first top-3 finish, as well as a match where I KOed 10 opponents. This version definitely brings the classic Tetris feel, where getting into a zone delivers a solid high.
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So what’s the consensus on strategy?
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If there are a bunch of attackers targeting me, I'll fire back since it seems to amplify by hitting them all. Otherwise I tend to focus on KOs since that makes my endgame garbage-dumping more powerful.
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Mario games will be 50% off next week for an anniversary. Thinking of Mario U Deluxe. OO thoughts on the title?
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50% off with purchase of a Switch. $20 off otherwise. I'm going to pick up New Super Mario Bros.
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Maybe the same thing - New Super Mario U Deluxe?
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Yep. This is what happens when Nintendo makes virtually the same game half a dozen times. :D I've heard good things about it but wasn't sure I wanted to spend $60 on it. For $40 I'll bite, tho.
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I've played Skyrim now on three platforms (PC, PS4, and Switch) and oddly, the only one that I've ever stuck with past the "mid game" (such as it is in Skyrim) is the Switch version. Part of it is the portability factor (playing it on long flights and in hotels is fantastic), but for some reason, the Switch version just feels "right" for me. On PC, I always spent more time futzing around with mods than I did playing the game, and I don't worry about that with the vanilla Switch version.

I rolled up a second toon over this last long travel stretch, and have been having an absolute blast simply roaming around the countryside, exploring, and generally just playing the game in a very casual way. I tried doing this on both PC and PS4 and ended up bored, but it just seems to "click" better on Switch. It's likely because there isn't anything else screaming for my attention right now, but I'm thoroughly enjoying it on this platform.
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I bought New Super Mario Bros @ $40 this am. It's good.
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In store or through the digital download via Nintendo?
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Via Amazon digitally. Nintendo doesn't seem to have the sale, oddly.
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Best Buy online store still has them in stock. Amazon “ran out” of $40 copies.
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If you’re an Amazon Prime member, you just got 12 months of Nintendo Online for free

I don’t do much with it, but that’s pretty cool.
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Skinypupy wrote: Sat Mar 30, 2019 10:17 am If you’re an Amazon Prime member, you just got 12 months of Nintendo Online for free

I don’t do much with it, but that’s pretty cool.
Yeah, I've already paid for a year. I wonder if there is any way I can get an extra year. I'll have to look into it.
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Yes, you get a 3-mo extension, then another 9 months if you remember to do it again after 3.
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Unless you have a family account. In that case it doesn't do anything.
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Blackhawk wrote:Unless you have a family account. In that case it doesn't do anything.
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Family account. :grund:
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Zaxxon wrote: Sat Mar 30, 2019 11:50 am
Blackhawk wrote:Unless you have a family account. In that case it doesn't do anything.
Sad trombone.
I just won't tell the kids. They're paying for it out of their allowance!
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Staring down a couple months of intense travel for work and stocking up on good Switch content for the pkane. Just bought Out There, which looks pretty good and the demo played well.

What can people tell me about Moonlighter? What about This War of Mine?

Other suggestions?

I have Zelda, Mario Odyssey, and Diablo. Loved Into the Breach. Wouldn’t mind something on the strategy/tactics side of things.
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