What are you playing, Nintendo edition.

01-12-2021 6:52pm

iron crypticle

Finally found a good twin-stick shooter that is fun on switch

Good bit of depth to it also in the game systems

03-12-2021 1:41pm

iron crypticle

Such a brilliant game but in the end it only serves to highlight how poor the joycons are in terms of precise control

This is so much a better game with a proper controller but handheld is effectively ruined because the joycons aren't good enough.

(found the same with Nuclear Throne)

The endless mode (unlocked after a few campaign goes) is seriously maybe one of the best arcade games with rpg elements that I've ever played as the combo system is so compulsive (think gauntlet crossed with enter the gungeon but with less guns and items to avoid requiring a reference encyclopaedia like ETG) where you kill enemies who drop items that must be collected to keep a combo chain going to get to a point where run buffs will be dropped so the frantic risk-reward loop of going for the dropped combo items before they disappear and picking up the bonus weapons which only last for a short set time makes for a very addictive game

has anyone tried the hori split pad - are the thumsticks more accurate than the joycons?

Mr E · 03-12-2021 4:10pm

I got Iron Crypticle last Christmas I think (it had a deep discount) and I realised after your previous post that I never played it. Had a go this week and it was great fun!

If you like that, check out Archvale. Launched yesterday for €14.99.

I think it will scratch that same itch. Got 9/10 on Nintendo Life. Played it for half an hour this morning and it's excellent.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FME-NGoS2ig

mrcheez · 03-12-2021 5:50pm

The never-ending Humble Bundle emails about that turned me off :(

03-12-2021 8:33pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118263648#Comment_118263648

Thanks I'll take a look - it's the pared back pure arcade elements of Iron Crypticle with the combo chain chasing that works for me.

Would recommend trying the endless mode if you haven't and get into the combo chaining (collecting the food items dropped when you kill enemies) and using the boost to get to the next one in time if neccessary / dodge through.

chrislad · 03-12-2021 9:31pm

Replaying Witcher 3 and just nearing the end of Act 1. The nice part of the game where you are sufficiently levelled to arse around and not get your ass kicked!

CiDeRmAn · 07-12-2021 9:30am

LOVE 3 is finally out and it is as fun and infuriating as it ever was.

My pre-order finally unlocked last night, around 23:00 and I gave it a blast, and another quick go this morning before work.

The developer, Fred Wood, has added a series of new mechanics which arrive pretty soon in the game, such as swimming, but all in all it is still the precise platformer that it always has been.

As a great bonus all of his other games in the series are there as unlockables, along with remixed levels too.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-nU31csSdWg

Fysh · 07-12-2021 12:01pm

My Switch gaming has been kinda limited the last month or two, though I did start dipping back into Stikbold and Boomerang Fu.

I sae someone post about a Metroid Dread demo yesterday so I logged in to install it, and also found that the devs of What The Golf? had also released a free update with an extra few levels for the campaign. They aren't long, but they are fun and I enjoyed playing it again. Of course this meant that I didn't actually try out the Metroid Dread demo...

Mr E · 07-12-2021 12:06pm

I'm about 5 hours into Archvale and I love it. It's quite open world and you can freely jump between areas as you get stronger.

I will get back to Death's Door soon (also amazing).

skerry · 19-12-2021 9:34am

Playing the crap out of Diablo 3 since the new season started last week. First time I've gotten stuck into a season proper since the start. Really enjoying it, loads of goals to work towards. Friend code below if anyone else is doing a bit of rifting this season

SW-0629-7570-0800

apache · 19-12-2021 7:52pm

I downloaded cluedo which I deleted straight after. Terrible.

I'll stick with BOTW for the moment.

mrcheez · 20-12-2021 11:36am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118348202#Comment_118348202

Is there any sort of refund process like Oculus and Steam have?

apache · 20-12-2021 12:32pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118350674#Comment_118350674

Ah I don't think so. But I'm not up on all things techy and have never tried Oculus and Steam. I'll just put it down to a bad choice and to choose more wisely in the future. It's difficult though when you're taking a chance on games.

Star Lord · 22-12-2021 11:03am

Still playing Metroid Dread, finished a hard mode run with 4:15:59 on the clock at the end, so some more time to shave off there!

skerry · 24-12-2021 8:07pm

Picked up Loop Hero a couple of days ago. Very addictive gameplay loop and really interesting mechanics.

I usually treat myself to a full price big game at Christmas but gonna pick up several indies instead this year. Loop Hero, Ender Lillies and Everhood so far. Havent played Everhood yet but looks like a more demented version of Undertale

eggy81 · 24-12-2021 9:01pm

Playing Metroid dread all week in isolation. Just over 10 hours in. First Metroid I’ve played. I’m in Elun now. Just got the plasma rounds. Think I must be nearing the end. Very much enjoyed it.

Mr E · 24-12-2021 9:47pm

Had a good few crashes with Loop Hero. Every 3 or 4 loops, the game crashes and exits. Waiting for a patch before I play more.

Nearly finished archvale (think enter the gungeon with fixed map layouts and RPG elements). Great game.

Got a few small games in the sale (a few quid each). Haven't tried them yet!

Fysh · 25-12-2021 9:55pm

Waa gifted a copy of Metroid Dread so played through to a bit beyond the end of the demo - I like the Metroid franchise so don't want to rush through it first time around.

Idly considering the sale but there's nothing there making me go "ooh, I must jump on that". Partly because I already have a bunch of unfinished/unplayed games bought, and partly because I've recently resumed a "hard mode" playthrough of Ape Out (I rarely do this so it's a sign of how damn good Ape Out is).

mrcheez · 26-12-2021 10:19am

Got Warioware from Santy so that's me sorted for next while :)

pixelburp · 26-12-2021 10:24am

Other people have that (J)RPG problem? where you spin up a game you dropped and find yourself totally lost as to where you are, what was happening in the story or what to do next? Thought I'd try and play through my backlog a bit, fired up Crosscode and within about 30 seconds had nooooo idea what was going on.

skerry · 26-12-2021 10:57am

Anyone looking to give their OLED a workout and is into Undertale I'd recommend giving Everhood a look. Its very like Undetale except the boss battles are similar to something from guitar hero but you have to dodge the notes instead of hitting them. Boss fight visuals are nuts and battle tunes are banging.

skerry · 26-12-2021 3:05pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118373737#Comment_118373737

Just bought it there. Kind of bounced off it on Game Pass but tend to play these type if games a lot more on Switch so gonna give it a proper chance this time.

I've a bad habit of dropping games and having no clue where I left off and that deters me from picking them up again. These days I try to at least play to a pivotal point in the story or somewhere I can easily pick up the story from again. Need to stick with them and finish them out though for the sake of the backlog, which I've shamefully added to during the current sale.

mrcheez · 27-12-2021 1:01pm

Well Warioware is perfect for quick pick up n play sessions...gets tricky as it speeds up! Excellent little game.

Also gave Saints Row 4 a spin. Surprised how much I'm enjoying it...the gunplay feels really smooth with gyro aiming.

My first Saints Row game to play despite owning all the others on Steam and unplayed!

apache · 28-12-2021 11:03am

Decided to treat myself to a game. Downloading World War Z. Don't know much about it except it's a third person shooter zombie game.

Butson · 28-12-2021 11:25am

Hi guys. Got a Switch off Santy. Can anybody recommend some good historical / world war 2 games?

Cheers

Quigs Snr · 28-12-2021 1:41pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118381035#Comment_118381035

Sniper is fairly decent.

pixelburp · 28-12-2021 2:20pm

Picked up Loop Hero out of Xmas enthusiasm; really enjoying it. Feels like a game that's simple but deep. The GFX are a little bit of am acquired taste, even as a fan of pixel art, but overall this is great game so far.

Grassey · 28-12-2021 6:49pm

Picked up Ender Lillies.

Have sunk way more time into it than I thought I would. Really nice game.

29-12-2021 3:45pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118381035#Comment_118381035

There are very few such games on Switch really as most of these type of games are based on realistic graphics, games of which the switch doesn't get many ports of.

You also didn't specify the game type as they vary a lot.

Aside from the aforementioned "Sniper Elite" games, most notably "Sniper Elite 4", which is a stealth action game, there is very little out there.

If you are into strategy games you have of course Civilization 6 which you could put 100's of hours into.

"This war of mine" (a strategy survival game) might be worth a look also.

Maybe "Assassin's Creed : Black Flag" also which is an action game that's certainly historical and one of the best entries in the series. Based in the Pirate era of the 17th / 18th century.

"Red Wings Aces of the Sky" is another one - a World War I dogfight shooter.

briany · 29-12-2021 3:53pm

Got Unpacking, there, for the Switch and have played the first two stages. Impressions are that it's a very well put-together and intuitive game with nice music and colourful visuals. It's mostly relaxing to play, but there was a tiny bit of stressing over where, exactly, one ought to put bras. I went with bottom drawer of the dresser.

One small criticism - it would be nice if the game had an info bubble of some sort to tell what a particular item is. It's not always obvious, even on closer inspection.

Xofpod · 29-12-2021 10:36pm

Picked up Hod for a song in the sale. Looks great and I'm really enjoying the small bit I played so far. Seems similar, but possibly better than Death's Door

mrcheez · 01-01-2022 8:00pm

Legend of Zelda on Game & Watch.

Believe it or not, I never owned the first one back in the day, I only really started with Zelda 2, so playing this for the first time. Took a while to find the first dungeon! Love how these old games didn't walk you through holding your hand ;)

apache · 01-01-2022 9:15pm

I got The Witcher 3 and a Professor Layton mystery. Should keep me occupied for awhile.

03-01-2022 12:03pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118388365#Comment_118388365

Hod?

I guess you mean either Hob or Hoa but which?

Xofpod · 03-01-2022 3:23pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118409715#Comment_118409715

Hob. Is Hoa any good? Never heard of it.

03-01-2022 11:21pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118410621#Comment_118410621

Nice-looking simple enough short game.

Ideal platformer for kids.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-tBnOxb9qg

skerry · 05-01-2022 6:39pm

Reckon I'm near the end of Ender Lillies but a combination of absurd boss fights and ridiculous contact damage you take from enemies is sucking the fun out of it for me and struggling to get the motivation to see it out. On a boss that you have to stay close to and has a ridiculous amount of HP. 9 times out of 10 when I take damage from him its cos I bump into him which takes a third of my HP. Takes ages to get him to third phase and he spams a one shot move once he gets to that phase. Pretty game and all but I think I'm done with this one

JimBurnley · 27-01-2022 3:20pm

What The Golf. Having an absolute blast, not overly challenging but love the humour, can't remember laughing so much playing a game

pixelburp · 29-01-2022 7:53pm

Two on the go:

Loop Hero: it's compelling but the repetition has started to eek into the experience. All roguelikes eventually reveal the ceilings of their ambition for me, and after a good few hours of this suspect I've reached it here. It's fun, and has a great core mechanic - but the joins are showing. I'm left not knowing what to do next.

Battlestar Galactica: Deadlock. Bit of a swing here: there aren't many RTS games on switch though this is more turn based (of sorts). I thought I'd try for something more tactical. As the name implies it's based on the rebooted TV show and for look and sound, the game is great. Very evocative of the show. Controls are a little fiddly though and overall has that feel of something better suited to a keyboard and mouse. It might be bad enough to limit my urge to play on.

Mr E · 17-02-2022 4:34pm

Juggling these two at the moment -

Infernax is a kind of cross between Castlevania and Zelda 2, with NES stylings and Metroidvania elements. It's hard but fair, and it's a great game. Very gory and it has different endings based on your actions in the game. There is an ultimate ending that becomes accessible if you've seen the other main endings. Lots of replayability. I think this is on Gamepass if you have an XBox.

Grapple Dog is a cartoony platform game with a grapple mechanic, a lovely sharp graphical style and lots of replayability (hidden collectables on all stages). Very skill based and I love that. After a few levels you'll be swinging around the place like a pro. I will admit to turning the music off after 30 minutes though...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=97WytMZTnNg

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

17-02-2022 8:09pm

Sheepo

A fun shortish metroidvania-platformer (no "combat" outside bosses) with some innovation in there on level-design

mrcheez · 21-02-2022 11:36am

Made the push to complete Luigi's Mansion 3 over the weekend. They really upped the difficulty in some of those later levels, so all in it took me slightly shy of 21 hours to complete, and that's not even completionist level... dunno what the guys on https://howlongtobeat.com/game?id=66305 are doing to get completionist in 21.5 hours!

While it was indeed a highly polished and generally rewarding game, some frustrating bits like the ghost cat stealing the elevator button forcing you to replay various levels really hit the momentum. Even Luigi reflected my feelings as he groaned "not again" at these bits.

So yeah, kick ass game but seriously fsck this game... felt great to beat the last boss though 🤣

I've an Oculus Quest staring at me in the corner of the room begging me to get back into VR land so off on that for next month or so (plus I've been piling on the pounds sitting around for 21 hours playing the Switch... need to start walking around the room again crouching behind virtual walls shooting zombies)

CiDeRmAn · 22-02-2022 12:54am

I've just spent a very pleasant time playing Puzzle Bobble Galaxy on the DSlite, using the supported, though only released in Japan, paddle controller.

It's great fun!

23-02-2022 5:46pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118670724#Comment_118670724

Sorry but that is a real "I'm attempting to justify some fiddly odd plastic dongle that I bought on ebay that works with 4 games ever" post lol!

CiDeRmAn · 24-02-2022 10:30am

It's the Taito paddle they released for it and only a few titles ever supported it.

Puzzle Bobble Galaxy, Arkanoid and the Space Invaders Extreme games all support.

The support is left in the European releases of those games, as the peripheral only ever came out in Japan.

I understand that Taito only released it for their own titles anyway, which is why I picked it up a couple of years ago.

pixelburp · 26-02-2022 10:55am

Picked up Unsighted; a well reviewed 2D top down Metroidvania adjacent with timing based combat. So far so good, though the perspective & pixel art combo has that problem where I've sometimes got caught in the scenery. The plot so far is a bit "humans are the worst" so hopefully it'll get a bit better on that front.

26-02-2022 9:27pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118683606#Comment_118683606

Ah Ok - I thought that it was a fair enough dig though!

I did look it up - hence the "4 games" (supported)

CiDeRmAn · 28-02-2022 11:19am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118699499#Comment_118699499

I understand, but a lot of my most enjoyable collecting has been those bits of gaming ephemera that only have limited interest and release but are pretty cool, nevertheless.

A good example would be the likes of the Playstation NegCon, an early analogue driving controller, or the Steel Batallion controller, which are pretty awesome though not that many folk have them.

Fysh · 03-03-2022 11:35pm

I tried out the new Kirby game demo, as I had seen someone compare it to Odyssey after the video in the direct. It's not bad, but didn't really grab me - even on Wild Mode, it feels like it's pitched at a younger audience with the difficulty set accordingly. Mind you, I had a similar reaction to Yoshi's Woolly World so might just be I'm a picky git.

CiDeRmAn · 04-03-2022 10:41am

Tried it myself and it is pure Kirby alright, but very very linear.

It reminds me of Mario 3D World, certainly not Odyssey, unless later levels are a lot more interesting.

By the same token, Odyssey aside, the Kirby games have been relentlessly creative, the 3DS games were a riot of colour and craic, so I have high hopes for this one.

Certainly, it will be a day one purchase for me, as all Kirby titles are.

I'm hoping they will take the opportunity to remaster/re-release earlier titles for the Switch as a celebration of the character's 30th birthday this year.

I have the Snes and 3DS compilations, I think I have the Wii collection as well... somewhere, and I have most of the games released over the years too.

What are you playing, Nintendo edition.

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