Nintendo Switch eShop Thread

masofdas wrote:

You know you said you thought I wouldn't like Celeste Balla and you were right, I'm going to predict that with Furi.

I'll second that prediction. Furi is brutally tough and at points frustrating. I had an alright time with it but I wouldn't have touched it had not been free on PS+ a while back.

Acht, perhaps not then. You know what I haven't played yet that I really should, though? Golf Story. Everyone who's played it seems to have good things to say about it.

I have evidence to support that assertion: every time I saw someone on Twitter ask if it was worth buying, I would say ‘yes’. If you fancy an RPG that doesn’t take itself too seriously, go for it.

I now own Fe, Rive, Severed & Celeste. I'm thinking of starting off with Fe since the others seem to be more highly regarded & I wouldn't want their quality to affect how I may feel about Fe.

I’m very hopeful that you enjoy all of those, Jas. Let us know what you think of Fe, sir.

I will indeed and I think it's very likely I'll enjoy the others, especially Rive since I played a wii U demo back in 2015 and loved it but it never actually released on there in the end.

I've added Kamiko and Binaries to my collection during the sale so far and there's so many more I want to add, Cat Quest, Pan Pan, Splasher and Blaster Master are all on my radar.

The_Jaster wrote:

I now own Fe, Rive, Severed & Celeste. I'm thinking of starting off with Fe since the others seem to be more highly regarded & I wouldn't want their quality to affect how I may feel about Fe.

I'm curious about those first two, as I already think the second two are brilliant. I've heard good things about Kamiko, but am I right in thinking that its value lies in its replayability? If so, probably not for me.

The makers of Runbow have officially announced their next game: Double Cross. Watched the trailer hungrily and it seems a bit... empty? Anyway, looking forward to more. Knowing 13AM Games, you’ll be able to play as Zahra in Runbow Switch.

Some of the mechanics look like they could be fun but overall I'm not massively impressed by it, as you say though maybe we just need to know more.

I seem to be the only person quietly optimistic about this anywhere on the Internet. 13am Games' last title is widely considered a belter, but I don't like its style: if they can bring that beltingness to a genre I'm more fond of (and Celeste has reawakened my passion for the humble 2D platformer), I'll be right on board.

Yeah not sure that trailer does much to sell the game, looks a bit like a sub par Guacamelee. Time will tell...

That art style did nothing to impress me, I'm afraid. I'm also a wee bit concerned that the platforming and general traversal came across a bit bland on the back of Celeste. The combat looked fun though - the brief bits of slow-mo made it seem really satisfying juggling enemies and kicking them about the level.

Nothing's going to come close to Celeste for a while, Jay. Lower that bar.

It's tough to do that when it's my current game on Switch - I can't avoid comparing other 2D platformers to it right now!

Forget your 2D platformers - there’s a fiery walking simulator coming to Switch! I’ve got an eye on this, which is good - I understand there’s a lot of watching of fires involved.

Added you and Balla to a tweet about Firewatch coming to Switch. I don't know if you remember but we had some good chat about it in the last game I finished thread and personally think it's great that I may double dip but play with commentary on.

ZeroJones wrote:

I understand there’s a lot of watching of fires involved.

You say that, but I'd say there's relatively little, particularly when you consider the name...

That's a nice one to come across because people react so differently to it, particularly the end. Looking forward to seeing the chat around it.

I love Firewatch - I think it's the best of that particular sub-genre to date. Like Andy said, due to the nature of the game and the fact it's a story-driven experience, it's going to be really fun reading all the chat from new players when this hits the eShop. I'm not sure if I'll double dip though as it's a one and done game for sure.

Colour me interested... but, I must admit, not exactly excited. If I'm still in a drought when it hoves around I'll pick it up.

I think you'd like it a lot, Balla. It's not a game I could ever see anybody getting overly excited about but it's a great time and I'd easily recommend it to anybody on GNamer.

JayMoyles wrote:

I love Firewatch - I think it's the best of that particular sub-genre to date. Like Andy said, due to the nature of the game and the fact it's a story-driven experience, it's going to be really fun reading all the chat from new players when this hits the eShop. I'm not sure if I'll double dip though as it's a one and done game for sure.

Why I'm thinking about playing with commentary to get a slightly different experience and I want to support Campo Santo more than buying Firewatch just on PS4 years ago.

An HD port of Chicken Wiggle just got funded for a Switch release in the winter:

http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2018/04/chicken_wiggle_workshop_has_been_successfully_funded_for_the_switch

It's one of the dullest platformers I've ever played, sadly. It would have been seen as being completely ordinary twenty five years ago, so fuck knows why folk are giving it a second chance. 👎

None of Jools Watshams games are ever any good, I really dont get whos funding/buying his by the numbers bollocks.

I've only played Mutant Mudds, which everybody seemed to love but me.  (There are a few of those.)  As for the man himself, all I know is that he threw a hissy fit when nobody bought CW on a dead machine.

EDIT: ...huh.  That's new.