What are you playing, Nintendo edition.

Xofpod

Caved and bought Mario Kart again, having played a few races on the cousin's switch. Had it previously on the Wii U and was reluctant to pay out top dollar again for exactly the same game, but I REGRET NOTHING

Whole family loving it (again). To me, it's the epitome of a Nintendo game, and why they will always make money, no matter what the hardware, the competition, etc.

xckjoo

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121844138#Comment_121844138

I'm about to finish TOTK and eyeing this up as my next main game. Is there a lot of crafting and optimising load-outs, etc.? Because I've no patience for that kind of thing :D

smokingman

Mostly exploring and finding resources to upgrade your stuff. Plenty of pew pews too. I just got my mech so I'm a happy camper now.

You will be mining and scanning a lot but its totally worth it.

The latest expedition is pretty great too and the s class ship you get from it is very cool.

SuperBowserWorld

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121846716#Comment_121846716

You know the Switch DLC for Mario Kart doubles the number of courses. 😁

Xofpod

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121873297#Comment_121873297

We're well down that rabbit hole. New controllers as well. Send help.

SuperBowserWorld

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121878107#Comment_121878107

On Switch you can get pretty decent 3rd party pro controllers now that are much cheaper than the official one and nearly as good.

Also a good idea to sign up for the online if even for a month, just to do battle with the rest of the world.

xckjoo

There's a demo of No Man's Sky available at the moment. Think its only available for a couple of days

Mr E

Finally got all secrets in Prince of Persia. Just need to grind for currency to upgrade amulets and I'll have 100%.

The new update this week really helped with the collectables. Fariba sells treasure maps for each area for 100 crystals. I could NOT find 1 coin in the depths and 1 coin in the lower city. The map also shows crystal deposits (I had missed a few, especially in the Tower of Silence).

Fantastic game. I'm on 50+ hours now.

RobbingBandit

Just rummaging through a bag looking for Fire Emblem amiibos and I found myself a copy of Klonoa Phantasy Reverie Series.

This is gonna be a fun afternoon.

The Nal

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121925173#Comment_121925173

Wow that much game time?! Sold!

Mr E

Yep, finished at 100% on 56 hours I think. Not sure if boss attempts are included in that time. It is a huge game though.

"Howlongtobeat" says 29.5 hours for completionists though. Depends on your playstyle and ability level.

https://howlongtobeat.com/game/129785

Mr E

I have Hogwart's Legacy ready to go as my next big game, but I think I need a palette cleanser before jumping into another huge game.

So my next game is Rebel Transmute, a Metroidvania that came out 2 weeks ago.

It's a nice short one, definitely under 10 hours with a decent sized map. Good challenge too. You start with a very short range gun, so it's almost a melee game.

Beat the first boss this morning.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adkiY7rb17g

pixelburp

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121940413#Comment_121940413

Snap; picked that up yesterday. Created by one guy - and it shows in some respects - but a nice feel to the thing. Very much wearing its inspirations on its sleeve but I've like the cut of its jib so far. I did have to turn on the HD Fonts 'cos the pixelation was just too much in places.

Len_007

The last night of Mario Kart 8 Wii U online :(

Let me tell you, the competition is fierce tonight

Mr E

For my Metroidvania peeps, Ato is a new game that came out last week.

No real enemies apart from bosses (and they aren't super difficult - yet!). Lots of fun platforming, puzzles, upgrades, lovely pixel art, a great soundtrack and a decent sized map. Should be 6-8 hours in length.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Fq3rdlWlF4

johnny_ultimate

Can’t get enough of the new Shiren The Wanderer over the past week. A deceptively simple roguelike (turn based movement and combat, in which the enemies move / attack when you move/attack) expands in scale as you discover more about its various systems, items and secrets. So much potential for fun emergent gameplay and random moments of chance (sometime positive, sometimes will end your run in a moment). Runs great on the Switch thanks to a simple but effective 3D art style. It’s often pretty difficult and lacks the consistent progression of some roguelites - but splits the difference with some subquests that add extra items to the pool as you go and optional additional support characters.

One of the Switch’s finest games IMO.

https://youtu.be/FRssUWr3Iug?si=raFBCB2c90F47eML

brady12

Astral Chain . Surprised at how well it runs and how good it looks . Playing docked .

Mr E

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122021331#Comment_122021331

Finished this 100% a few days ago. Final time was 11h 30m. Dark AF storyline!

After about an hour at the default difficulty, I restarted the game at the one below that. Still a good challenge but some of the bosses were a bit easier. Great game - one of those hidden gems on Switch that not many will play (unfortunately).

I'm on Tales of Kenzara: Zau now. It's good, but I'm not absolutely loving it yet - I'll persevere.