Nintendo Switch thread for Nintendo Switch players

[Eyjabria]

Reminder that Snufkin: Melody of Moominvalley is out now on Switch and PC. Husbando is now playing it on PC. I scolded him for not being geared up appropriately as he's not wearing his Moomin socks and not sipping beverages from a Moomin mug. At least he goes to sleep in Moomin sheets in the evening and maybe dries his hands into a Moomin towel.

 

The Finnish localization of the game is pretty good! Just feels a bit funny to play a game in our native language. He got the deluxe edition with digital artbook and soundtrack. He's taking Nuuskamuikkunen back to Muumilaakso and already saved Nipsu from a hämähäkki. 

 

 

 

https://www.nintendo.co.uk/Games/Nintendo-Switch-download-software/Snufkin-Melody-of-Moominvalley-2524676.html

[MidnightDragon]

Tried the Princess Peach Showtime demo. Thought it was pretty fun. 

[Viper]

15 minutes ago, MidnightDragon said:

Tried the Princess Peach Showtime demo. Thought it was pretty fun. 

Just got done playing it myself, and honestly feel the opposite. It's the usual cute Nintendo style, and the presentation is nice. But there's just something dull about the gameplay. I know I'm not the target audience, but this just wasn't for me. 

[Edunstar84]

8 hours ago, MidnightDragon said:

Tried the Princess Peach Showtime demo. Thought it was pretty fun. 

 

8 hours ago, Viper said:

Just got done playing it myself, and honestly feel the opposite. It's the usual cute Nintendo style, and the presentation is nice. But there's just something dull about the gameplay. I know I'm not the target audience, but this just wasn't for me. 

 

I thought the same @Viper  Cute, but dull gameplay

[Eyjabria]

I tried the Peach Showtime demo too. It was alright, quite cute and charming world/characters. I enjoyed the magical girl transformation vibes but I don't know if it warrants a purchase. The sweets in the patissier level looked really nice and I'm a sucker for pretty much anything food/cooking related in games.

 

My Unicorn Overlord copy is being held hostage by a logistics strike that is apparently going on in Germany. Not that I would have played it right away anyway as I'm in the middle of playing Etrian Odyssey Nexus and Piczle Cross: Story of Seasons.

[Edunstar84]

40 minutes ago, Eyjabria said:

I tried the Peach Showtime demo too. It was alright, quite cute and charming world/characters. I enjoyed the magical girl transformation vibes but I don't know if it warrants a purchase. The sweets in the patissier level looked really nice and I'm a sucker for pretty much anything food/cooking related in games.

 

My Unicorn Overlord copy is being held hostage by a logistics strike that is apparently going on in Germany. Not that I would have played it right away anyway as I'm in the middle of playing Etrian Odyssey Nexus and Piczle Cross: Story of Seasons.

 

That's a shame about Unicorn Overlord. I hope you get it without too much trouble. 

 

[MosesRockefeller]

On 3/7/2024 at 2:34 PM, Eyjabria said:

Reminder that Snufkin: Melody of Moominvalley is out now on Switch and PC. Husbando is now playing it on PC. I scolded him for not being geared up appropriately as he's not wearing his Moomin socks and not sipping beverages from a Moomin mug. At least he goes to sleep in Moomin sheets in the evening and maybe dries his hands into a Moomin towel.

My family and I (we have two kids, age 6 and 9) have been going through the World Masterpiece Theater anime shows. Amazon Video has several of them with (actually good) English dubs. I don't mind subtitles (my wife less so) but I don't think the kids are ready for that, but sadly we're on the last one that I could find with an English dub.

 

Anyway, Moomin was adapted twice for that series, and then later on with more direct involvement from the author (apparently at least the first adaptation was not very faithful). I don't know the source material but the art is super cute.

 

For the WMT shows we've seen, the creative liberties all work in my opinion. They are really wholesome and entertaining, and perfect for kids under 10.

 

 

Edited March 12 by MosesRockefeller

[MosesRockefeller]

On 3/9/2024 at 7:42 AM, Eyjabria said:

I tried the Peach Showtime demo too. It was alright, quite cute and charming world/characters. I enjoyed the magical girl transformation vibes but I don't know if it warrants a purchase. The sweets in the patissier level looked really nice and I'm a sucker for pretty much anything food/cooking related in games.

 

My Unicorn Overlord copy is being held hostage by a logistics strike that is apparently going on in Germany. Not that I would have played it right away anyway as I'm in the middle of playing Etrian Odyssey Nexus and Piczle Cross: Story of Seasons.

I haven't tried Peach Showtime yet but I think my daughter at least is interested. Her interest waxes and wanes though, and half the time she ends up just doing "tablet nonsense" as I call it, like Roblox. Cue my comment of "when I was a kid we played *real* games" (I'm not too old or stubborn to remember all the crappy games I played too) 😄

 

Too bad about your Unicorn Overlord shipment, hopefully it's a short term delay. I admit I find this game perplexing. As a big Fire Emblem fan (I'm working through Radiant Dawn, which leaves only Sacred Stones left; I've played fan translations of the non-localized games too), this game should be right up my alley but I guess I haven't been bitten by the Vanillaware bug. I played a bit of Dragon's Crown many years ago but it didn't really grab me. Muramasa was better but I never finished that either. 13 Sentinels is on my list but I haven't tried it yet, or any of their other games. Anyway, I keep seeing reviews and comments about the "stunning" art in Unicorn Overlord and I found it really strange because it never appealed to me. I thought maybe it's different when actually playing, but the demo's opening trailer was really jarring. The animation bugs me enough that I ended up quitting before the cutscene even finished. I guess I've reached the point in my life where I can pretty quickly tell when something isn't for me and it doesn't actually bug me anymore. But I know how excited people are for the game, so I hope it lives up to the fan expectations! I guess I'll keep an eye out for the next big tactical RPG.

 

I recently picked up Pokemon Legends Arceus on sale. Maybe the 5th-ish time will be the charm and I'll actually finish a Pokemon game for the first time. 😄 So far it's pretty good.

Edited March 12 by MosesRockefeller

[Eyjabria]

17 hours ago, MosesRockefeller said:

My family and I (we have two kids, age 6 and 9) have been going through the World Masterpiece Theater anime shows. Amazon Video has several of them with (actually good) English dubs. I don't mind subtitles (my wife less so) but I don't think the kids are ready for that, but sadly we're on the last one that I could find with an English dub.

 

Anyway, Moomin was adapted twice for that series, and then later on with more direct involvement from the author (apparently at least the first adaptation was not very faithful). I don't know the source material but the art is super cute.

 

For the WMT shows we've seen, the creative liberties all work in my opinion. They are really wholesome and entertaining, and perfect for kids under 10.

 

 

Ah, to be honest, I didn't even know there was an older Moomin animation aside from the one made in the 90s that I've been watching. Must be because it stayed in Japan. I haven't read the books myself so I can't claim to be familiar with the source material, but the 90s Moomin series is very familiar to me and even today they still air the show regularly on TV here in Finland. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moomin_(1990_TV_series)

EDIT: Just realized the series has been uploaded to YouTube by Moomin Official channel, if you have interest in seeing it. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLL0kUUHCSZA6VQjBcZ8TJ-tshEMyPsSt6

 

My husband and our former colleague said the Snufkin game was very nice, fun and relaxing piece of entertainment. Also someone on TV complimented the game just this morning, saying they had been playing it with their 3-year-old. Then their 7-year-old wanted to join the fun and the 10-year-old of the family wanted their own copy to play on their own Switch.

Edited March 13 by Eyjabria

[MosesRockefeller]

20 hours ago, Eyjabria said:

 

Ah, to be honest, I didn't even know there was an older Moomin animation aside from the one made in the 90s that I've been watching. Must be because it stayed in Japan. I haven't read the books myself so I can't claim to be familiar with the source material, but the 90s Moomin series is very familiar to me and even today they still air the show regularly on TV here in Finland. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moomin_(1990_TV_series)

EDIT: Just realized the series has been uploaded to YouTube by Moomin Official channel, if you have interest in seeing it. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLL0kUUHCSZA6VQjBcZ8TJ-tshEMyPsSt6

 

My husband and our former colleague said the Snufkin game was very nice, fun and relaxing piece of entertainment. Also someone on TV complimented the game just this morning, saying they had been playing it with their 3-year-old. Then their 7-year-old wanted to join the fun and the 10-year-old of the family wanted their own copy to play on their own Switch.

Thanks for sharing the link. I didn't realize they were dubbed in English, so that's another show my kids can check out!

 

What a heartwarming story about gaming as a family, I love it.

[Eyjabria]

Ok, I got my copy of Unicorn Overlord today. Apparently there was a very limited print of the game, out of stock everywhere and difficult to get a hold of. They said we got a copy because someone had cancelled their order. Maybe someone was impatient and didn't want to wait for it to arrive and got it digitally instead. For me the delay was no issue at all. 

To my surprise the game case included a code for some sort of Atlus x Vanillaware Heraldry Pack DLC, whatever that is.

[MidnightDragon]

Picked this up today. 

 

[Edunstar84]

Anyone bought and tried Bandle Tale: A League of Legends Story? I was hoping for a demo, and I've read that it's not that good. It's pretty light on storytelling and heavy on quests, which I've read can be vague at times. 

 

 

[blue_blur_98]

I finally bought a Nintendo Switch a few days ago. I found a pre-owned one for a good $100 off via Amazon Warehouse, and it'll be here on Tuesday. My first game is Super Bomberman R and I'll be picking up Super Smash Bros. Ultimate sooner rather than later. Any suggestions for other games are welcome.

[Viper]

2 hours ago, blue_blur_98 said:

I finally bought a Nintendo Switch a few days ago. I found a pre-owned one for a good $100 off via Amazon Warehouse, and it'll be here on Tuesday. My first game is Super Bomberman R and I'll be picking up Super Smash Bros. Ultimate sooner rather than later. Any suggestions for other games are welcome.

Congrats. Can't go wrong with any of the Nintendo first party stuff really. Any Mario and Zelda game is worth it. Kirby and the Forgotten Land was also a lot of fun. Metroid Prime Remastered and Metroid Dread are must haves as well. 

 

Just be prepared though, if you're used to sales on PlayStation...you're not going to find the same level of deals for first party Switch games. Third party stuff gets good deals, but you're still going to find something like Breath of the Wild, a 7 year old game, for $40 on a good day. It's a great console, but the stuff you bought it for is where it becomes an investment. 

[Eyjabria]

 

I recently 100% completed Piofiore: Episodio 1926 which is a sequel to Piofiore: Fated Memories. Took me 70 hours. I enjoyed the game so much that I went and bought physical copies of both Piofiore: Fated Memories and Episodio 1926 after finishing the digital versions.

 

The story is pretty good and continues from the events of the first game. The competing mafia families Falzone, Visconti and Lao-Shu are still in control of the city of Burlone, Italy. Political changes in the country however have made their future uncertain and they must join forces to fight a common enemy. The protagonist Lili plays a special role in the events as various parties' interests relate to her.

 

I love the visual presentation of the game and the Japanese voice acting is top notch. There's a good amount of action scenes and I especially liked the more gruesome parts with depictions of violence and murder. 

The characters are awesome, both the main characters and supporting cast. My favorite love interest was still Yang, favorite side character was the food-loving energetic Chinese girl Lan who knows how to wield a weapon. Nicola's and Orlok's routes were the best in terms of story/lore. Best otome game I've played so far.

 

 

 

 

 

Now that I'm done with both the games and there's no news of a new title in the series, I feel a bit melancholic. I'm going to miss all the characters and their fun interactions. Man, if that is not a sign of a good game, I don't know what is. I think my husband became a Piofiore fan too! He partially watched me play through both games and was inspired to start a new game in Rimworld where he created the Piofiore main characters and assigned them appropriate traits.

 

If they ever made a third game in the series, I'd buy it in a heartbeat.

 

[MidnightDragon]

Got this a couple days ago.

 

 

It's fun, but mute the voices! They sound like nails on a chalkboard.

[Beyondthegrave07]

I've been trying to give a little more love to the Switch lately. 

 

I constantly find myself playing pokemon stadium 1/2, Super Mario Wonder, and Baten Kaitos.

 

I also begrudgingly started Super Mario RPG Remake without my cousin because it's been sitting on my shelf for a while and want to finish it before May 22nd for Paper Mario TYD. I can always replay it with him. It'll also make the playthrough smoother and faster that way too. Never a bad thing to save a little time.  (We are still playing Paper Mario 64 when we are both free on the weekends)

 

I feel like if I don't play it before then, I won't play it until 2025. lol.

Edited April 3 by Beyondthegrave07

[ddracarys]

31 minutes ago, Beyondthegrave07 said:

I've been trying to give a little more love to the Switch lately.

 

I've been trying to do the same, I'll have to find a better way of dividing my game time between this and the PlayStation 5 in the future.

 

I'm currently still playing through the early chapters of Pokemon Legends: Arceus... despite having near 70 hours clocked in now. I've largely been focusing on completing the Pokedex and its subsequent challenges for each individual Pokemon. I'm enjoying it, but have found that I can only play it for so long before needing a break.

 

I should also note that this is my first, proper Pokemon game since Emerald on the Gameboy Advance (unless we're counting Pokemon GO). I have little to no knowledge on anything Pokemon-related, post-2004. Legends has been quite thrilling as a result, being around so many Pokemon that I have either never seen before, have regional variants or seeing Pokemon that I'm aware of, just have little information on/have never teamed up with. Amidst all the new 'mons, it's been arguably even more exciting seeing an older generation variant that I am instead very familiar with.

[Viper]

Yeah I've been neglecting my Switch lately too. I really want to start on Metroid Prime Remastered, but I just keep putting it off to focus on what I'm playing on PlayStation. Trying to keep my current trophy streak going, so I tend to play what I'm playing to get a trophy, and just keep going. 

Edited April 3 by Viper

[AshestoAshes28]

I'm definitely guilty of neglecting the Switch, especially since I got back on the PlayStation. I started Eastward about a month ago and still only on like chapter 3 or something, and I've got Pokémon, Fae Farm and a couple of others started. Really need to give it some love and then maybe I'll stop wondering how the backlog got so big 😂.

[Vulpine9Tails]

I'm also neglecting my poor Switch. I took it off the dock to look at sales in bed one night a few weeks ago and have just left it on my side table. I was also trying to finally finish Pokemon Brilliant Diamond but it is the most boring pokemon game I have every played. It feels like every route has almost the same pokemon on it and it's the only pokemon game I've owned that I just cannot bring myself to finish, and I only have two gym badges left. I want to finish it one day.

[SelectiveGamer]

I'm finally getting around to Brilliant Diamond. No one else is still playing it though so no new underground for me I guess RIP. 😭

 

Less than three hours in and I'm already enjoying it more than I was Tales of Arise. 😬 I won't lie and I'll admit... I fangirl screamed a few times when the Lake Verity and Trainer Battle theme played. Shit still hits. 😃

 

I missed this franchise so god damn much I'm sorry lol. Turtwig, Starly and Shinx so far. 😍

[TheStark700]

Recently, I bought Master Detective Archives Rain Code and it's a very unique game. Never played a game by Kazutaka Kodaka before although I'm very curious in the Dangan Ronpa serie now too.

 

Was planning to play Pokemon Scarlet again but it was very boring, might not get the DLC stuff at all. 

 

 

Edited April 6 by TheStark700

[MidnightDragon]

Started playing Dragon Quest I in tribute to Akira Toriyama last week. It's a pretty quick game, but been moving through it pretty slowly. I wish they had released the original trilogy in English on PS4, but Japanese only.