I've SWITCHed! - General discussion - WARNING IN POST 1

megaten wrote: »

Most of those companies have made games for the switch. Only one that I can't think of a game for is maybe Activision?

Logo reels like that are a part of every console announcement though. They don't mean anything other than a vague promise to put something on the system.

I get that I do, but its how it was announced as if to say look we know we screwed up on the wii u with the lack of 3rd party support but look who is onboard already! they kinda insinuated the switch would have much better 3rd party support. If Nintendo can manage to get the cloud streaming working RE7 AC correctly and at a cost that makes sense (not renting the game in other words) then I think this will appease me

Just picked up Donkey Kong and a 50EUR Estore voucher. What's the best use for the voucher? A fully fledged game or loads of indie/classics?

Also, worth subbing to online for NES games?

ERG89 wrote: »

Absolutely not worth it for the NES games. Unless you play a lot online don't bother with it.

Any suggestions for the 50EUR?

shuffles03 wrote: »

Any suggestions for the 50EUR?

Hollow Knight or just keep the credit until something catches your eye.

amadablam wrote: »

Anyone know why Diablo 3 isnt showing up in my 'local' Eshop here in SA?

Is it on the search? It disappeared from my coming soon section, but still showed up in a search

chrislad wrote: »

Is it on the search? It disappeared from my coming soon section, but still showed up in a search

Tried the search last night but didnt come up and checked eshop prices website and the only store it didnt show a price for was the SA store, which is weird

OSI wrote: »

I'm 50/50 on Dark Souls. I think it's deeply flawed, and I think a lot of people give it too much of a pass on that because of it's cult status, but it can be very satisfying when you manage to pull off some of the more challenging sections.

My only reservation is how ergonomic it will be while playing with the Joycons. I'm always wary of high praise but it is certainly a defining moment in gaming (well Demon Souls is) and spawned a genre all by itself. Salt & Sanctuary on the eShop is basically a 2D Dark Souls by the way.

There is a great video on YouTube about how fantastic Bloodborne is but also how it breathed new life into Dark Souls and made it a lot more enjoyable to those who were indifferent to it at the beginning. It's an hour and a half long though but definately worth a watch if you're interested in the genre.

Basically it explains that people at first played Dark Souls very defensively, hiding behind their shield as the enemies you face are of course extremely dangerous relative to the enemies you may have faced in similar looking third person games. Bloodborne forces you to to play aggressively which is much more enjoyable. Players then applied this same aggresive play style to Dark Souls (within reason) which resulted in a much more positive experience.

The core ethos of the game doesn't change though. The harsh penalties are still in place so if it's not your type of game then no big deal. I just found it interesting that somehow From Software communicated in a future game, how to play and enjoy one of their previous games better!


There is in fact one shield in Bloodborne but it's there purely to poke fun. The ingame description reads:

"A crude wooden shield used by the masses who have arisen to join the hunt.
Hunters do not normally employ shields, ineffectual against the strength of the beasts as they tend to be.
Shields are nice, but not if they engender passivity."


Anyway, g'wan Nintendo.

Ooof that's sad news. So guess the Switch isn't a port machine after all!

It will be interesting to see if the secondhand prices go up now.

The Wii U finally has an exclusive!