What are you playing, Nintendo edition.

o1s1n · 30-09-2020 5:13pm

Mr E wrote: »

Just finished Spiritfarer. My favourite game this year (Hades is a close second).

Absolutely amazing game isn't it? I was slow to start with it but it recently just clicked and I haven't been able to put it down in the evenings.

02-10-2020 12:43pm

TherapyBoy wrote: »

Been playing a demo of ‘The Survivalists’ & really enjoying it, is there anything similar in the single player sandbox-y type game that I should take a look at?

The Long Dark

https://thelongdark.fandom.com/wiki/Survival_mode

there is a story-mode also

skerry · 02-10-2020 1:57pm

Playing Spiritfarer based on the recommendations here. Enjoying it so far. I'm a couple hours in and im getting quests to build various structures on the ship but I've ran out of space to build. Are you supposed to dismantle buildings to make room for more or is there a way to make more space. I had to salvage my garden last night to make a sawmill and Im guessing I'll need a garden

holly_johnson · 02-10-2020 2:05pm

skerry wrote: »

Playing Spiritfarer based on the recommendations here. Enjoying it so far. I'm a couple hours in and im getting quests to build various structures on the ship but I've ran out of space to build. Are you supposed to dismantle buildings to make room for more or is there a way to make more space. I had to salvage my garden last night to make a sawmill and Im guessing I'll need a garden

You can upgrade your ship to make it bigger at the shipyard

Mr E · 02-10-2020 2:06pm

Talk to Albert - he's in the shipyard in the middle of the starting area (a shark face icon I think?)
He can upgrade your ship, your size and your blueprint table.

skerry · 02-10-2020 2:21pm

Cheers doods - had talked to him for blueprints but wasn't clear on how I could make ship bigger. Will check him out this evening. Lovely game so far.

fixXxer · 02-10-2020 2:23pm

skerry wrote: »

Playing Spiritfarer based on the recommendations here. Enjoying it so far. I'm a couple hours in and im getting quests to build various structures on the ship but I've ran out of space to build. Are you supposed to dismantle buildings to make room for more or is there a way to make more space. I had to salvage my garden last night to make a sawmill and Im guessing I'll need a garden

Go to the

shark fella who has the shipyard and he can extend your space. He can also give you upgrades like a faster boat, etc.

fixXxer · 02-10-2020 2:27pm

More progress made.

Only Gustav, Buck and Elena left on the ship.

Strange though, the game is telling me

I can bring Stella to the Spirit Door. Hoping I can finish the others stories first before things end.

Mr E · 04-10-2020 12:23pm

Alwa's Legacy is a brilliant metroidvania that just came out. Huge map with lots of secrets, 5 big dungeons and a NG+ and clever pacifist mode to play after you beat the 8-10 hour main campaign. It's a good challenge, I've died about 50 times and I'm 3 dungeons in.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ghMdj8Y500M

I'm downloading Alwa's Awakening (first game in Alwa series, currently on sale) soon - it's a fiver for the next few days.

kingbowser · 10-10-2020 4:45pm

As someone who bought an Xbox One X to play Ori and the Will of the Wisps ( and a couple others ) as it was not ever coming to switch ...

It's now on switch and it's an astonishing achievement. Check out the digital foundry video for this conversion to see the huge amount of effort to port this And it's still running 60FPS.

I wondered how they managed this with a 3rd party generic engine but they actually created their own fork of unity. Technical and artistic genius.

Brilliant, brilliant game. Great studio.

holly_johnson · 10-10-2020 4:50pm

kingbowser wrote: »

As someone who bought an Xbox One X to play Ori and the Will of the Wisps ( and a couple others ) as it was not ever coming to switch ...

It's now on switch and it's an astonishing achievement. Check out the digital foundry video for this conversion to see the huge amount of effort this took to port this And it's still running 60FPS.

Brilliant, brilliant game.

I was just messing about with the free demo of ori & the blind forest. Which one came first? What makes it such a great game? I’m tempted to give it a try - is it super hard? I’m not a great gamer so I don’t like games that are too difficult.

kingbowser · 10-10-2020 5:03pm

The demo for blind forest is poor. I took the plunge and bought that game when it was on sale based on all the praise. It's more of a platform game than a metroid vania in that the map is pretty easy to navigate and you won't get lost. Most of the game is straightforward once you master the main abilities. Get triple jump as soon as you can. Watch some videos if you get confused. There are no bosses to beat BUT there are long and relatively hard escape sequences. You get them eventually and they are immensely rewarding. I loved the game play , art and music.

The second game is much better and deeper with incredible boss fights and shorter easier escape sequences.

I hope they do a trilogy, they are hinting at it.

Maybe wait for a sale or try on game pass if you've a suitable pc or Xbox. They are harder than eg a Mario platformer but easier than eg a Donkey Kong platformer or eg Hollow Knight.

Edit
Also you respawn very quickly and lose very little progress, easy to save progress, so it's never frustrating in that respect.

holly_johnson · 10-10-2020 5:20pm

kingbowser wrote: »

The demo for blind forest is poor. I took the plunge and bought that game when it was on sale based on all the praise. It's more of a platform game than a metroid vania in that the map is pretty easy to navigate and you won't get lost. Most of the game is straightforward once you master the main abilities. Get triple jump as soon as you can. Watch some videos if you get confused. There are no bosses to beat BUT there are long and relatively hard escape sequences. You get them eventually and they are immensely rewarding. I loved the game play , art and music.

The second game is much better and deeper with incredible boss fights and shorter easier escape sequences.

I hope they do a trilogy, they are hinting at it.

Maybe wait for a sale or try on game pass if you've a suitable pc or Xbox. They are harder than eg a Mario platformer but easier than eg a Donkey Kong platformer or eg Hollow Knight.

Edit
Also you respawn very quickly and lose very little progress, easy to save progress, so it's never frustrating in that respect.

Thanks a mill for that. I’m playing it on the switch. Sounds like the 2nd one is more my thing. I get so frustrated with platformer games trying over & over.

kingbowser · 10-10-2020 5:31pm

holly_johnson wrote: »

Thanks a mill for that. I’m playing it on the switch. Sounds like the 2nd one is more my thing. I get so frustrated with platformer games trying over & over.

2nd game is the better game by a long shot.

It's like Rayman legends if you've played that w.r.t instant respawn, infinite lives and similar art style and escape sequences. So, it respects your time.

But Ori has a lot of abilities he gains over time, and that can be chained, so it ends up you are airborne a lot and even plays like a pinball/matrix hybrid

at times. The wonderful story will pull at the heart strings too. The music is incredible too. Check out the sequence when the baby owl learns to fly

FutureGuy · 10-10-2020 8:26pm

Hades.

That's it.

That's the post.

My GOTY so far.

CiDeRmAn · 10-10-2020 8:37pm

Not modern, but it is Nintendo, I was playing Hyper Sports and Hyper Olympics on the Famicom Twin just now, using the official Hypershot controllers and it was a blast.
Just arrived from Japan yesterday and they are perfect.

kingbowser · 10-10-2020 8:46pm

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

Not modern, but it is Nintendo, I was playing Hyper Sports and Hyper Olympics on the Famicom Twin just now, using the official Hypershot controllers and it was a blast.
Just arrived from Japan yesterday and they are perfect.

It sounds brilliant but I need to Google all those just to fully understand.

CiDeRmAn · 10-10-2020 11:27pm

Oh, it's as retro as it comes, and it was released in 1983/84!
It informed an entire genre of sporting videogames, which persists even to this day.
Plenty of fun to be had and the special controllers are perfect for two players.

kingbowser · 11-10-2020 9:39am

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

Oh, it's as retro as it comes, and it was released in 1983/84!
It informed an entire genre of sporting videogames, which persists even to this day.
Plenty of fun to be had and the special controllers are perfect for two players.

I'm thinking Daley Thompson's Decathlon Joystick Destroyer.

nedd · 11-10-2020 1:05pm

I just finished Ori 2. Fantastic. Controls and gameplay are brilliant.

I have just gone back to Paper Mario now. Played a couple of hours and it is fun. Very charming and loads to do.

Xofpod · 12-10-2020 2:14pm

kingbowser wrote: »

I'm thinking Daley Thompson's Decathlon Joystick Destroyer.

Daley Thompson, the b*stard, killed about three Konix Speedkings on me

CiDeRmAn · 12-10-2020 2:49pm

I was, for a short period of time, cool as a teenager when I was repairing Quickshot II joysticks for school mates.
I stress, a very short period of time...

CastorTroy · 12-10-2020 3:35pm

I had one of those for the Amiga I think.

12-10-2020 4:50pm

The Zipstick was best by far.

The Nal · 12-10-2020 5:06pm

glasso wrote: »

The Zipstick was best by far.

Mines in the attic but it still works perfectly. Dusted off the Amiga a couple of years ago. Its the reason Sensible Soccer was always better on the Amiga than the Snes

12-10-2020 5:09pm

The Nal wrote: »

Mines in the attic but it still works perfectly. Dusted off the Amiga a couple of years ago. Its the reason Sensible Soccer was always better on the Amiga than the Snes

Really reliable and durable both stick and buttons unlike most other joy-sticks from that time.

And really comfortable to use.

kingbowser · 12-10-2020 5:20pm

Those joysticks with their rubber suckers ... mad ! Then Nintendo came along with game pads, which I never thought could work until I tried them. Now, if only they could sort out those joycons.

15-10-2020 12:11am

Playing "Immortal Redneck" - not a new game for the switch but a very good (imo) fps roguelike that is very fun. the gyro aiming also works really well.

fixXxer · 15-10-2020 9:44am

Just finished Spiritfarer this morning. Didn't expect to be close to tears on the bus to work but there you go.

The part at the end

where everyone who Stella brought across was there to see her across was beautiful. I was so happy to see Stanley and Atul again!

I felt it was a little long in the middle but that could just be the aimless way I played it. The characters really held everything together though. A wonderful moving, thoughtful experience.

chrislad · 15-10-2020 11:25am

Just getting through Donkey Kong. On World 5, and the frustration is ramping up

Mr E · 15-10-2020 12:08pm

fixXxer wrote: »

Just finished Spiritfarer this morning. Didn't expect to be close to tears on the bus to work but there you go.

The part at the end
where everyone who Stella brought across was there to see her across was beautiful. I was so happy to see Stanley and Atul again!

Aw yeah.

I hugged every one of them.

The ending song was fantastic too, especially when the

main melody kicks in

.

o1s1n · 18-10-2020 6:11pm

Mr E wrote: »

Aw yeah.
I hugged every one of them.

The ending song was fantastic too, especially when the
main melody kicks in
.

Just finished it there myself, I honestly don't think any form of media has ever hit me in the feels the way this game did. Absolutely superb writing.

blockfighter · 18-10-2020 11:41pm

My games room is now my Mario Kart Live room. Gonna move the couch to the side tomorrow to give myself more scope for track layout.

CiDeRmAn · 19-10-2020 10:10am

blockfighter wrote: »

My games room is now my Mario Kart Live room. Gonna move the couch to the side tomorrow to give myself more scope for track layout.

I wonder how it would cope with bridges...
Come on Nintendo, a Mario Kart Live/ Super Mario Maker cross-over is needed now!

blockfighter · 19-10-2020 11:51am

I've seen some videos where people have got bridges to work if the incline is gradual enough. Don't think it likes it if it's a sudden ramp up.
The car works brilliantly going from wood to fairly flat carpet. Because of the bumpiness of the carpet it gives the camera a kinda offroad feel. I don't see this being a "play for an hour and then never again" experience like i feared. Love it.

fixXxer · 19-10-2020 11:53am

Been looking at it but dont think I have the floor space to justify the price of it. Do you basically set it up, run the RC cars around, and the track is imported in to Mario Kart?

Mr E · 19-10-2020 12:28pm

Nothing to do with Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. Watch the trailer.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6o6T40w6As

Grassey · 19-10-2020 1:37pm

It actually looks way more enjoyable than I'd thought from that trailer... Thankfully it's not pay day yet

fixXxer · 19-10-2020 1:55pm

Mr E wrote: »

Nothing to do with Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. Watch the trailer.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6o6T40w6As

Aaaaaah I see I see. Makes the lack of space even sadder

blockfighter · 19-10-2020 6:56pm

fixXxer wrote: »

Been looking at it but dont think I have the floor space to justify the price of it. Do you basically set it up, run the RC cars around, and the track is imported in to Mario Kart?

You can make decent tracks in a small space if you have a few crossroads in the track. My games room isn't massive and initially I just had a loop track. But once I moved the couch a little I was able to create tracks that crossed over each other and a lap lasted about 30 seconds.
To create a track, you set the gates where you want them and drive through them in the correct order. How you get from gate 1 to 2 and so on is up to you. Zig zag, turns etc. The game will remember where you drove.

blockfighter · 01-11-2020 10:13am

Made the mistake of playing Control last night after watching a scary movie. My heart rate was through the roof. Very tense game but interesting storyline so far.

CiDeRmAn · 01-11-2020 11:22am

Unfortunately I already have Control for the PS4.
And, seeing as this iteration of Control needs to be connected to wifi to play, it's attraction as a portable on-the-go game is kind of undermined.
I tried it out and, yes, it's impressive, amounting to what Stadia are themselves doing.
Far better, perhaps, if Google just produce an app for the Switch eshop and let the likes of me use my existing Stadia library on the Switch.

blockfighter · 01-11-2020 11:45am

Ya I get that. Considering most of my "on the go" gaming is either on my couch, at work or family home all of which have good Internet then I'm thankfully not really affected.

skerry · 01-11-2020 12:16pm

Played the Control demo and felt pretty janky on my crappy broadband. Controls felt weird dont know if it was lag or what, kept turning into walls. Didn't expect solid performance on 20mbps though. Have it on Xbox and have started playing on that instead. Good so far, very weird.

Picked up Hades on Switch last night. Only had 2 quick runs but looking forward to giving it a proper lash today.

johnny_ultimate · 01-11-2020 8:38pm

Mentioned this in the general gaming forum, but playing Paradise Killer - a bizarro open world indie detective game - and very much enjoying it. Highly recommended for anyone who likes their games loaded with heavy dashes of eccentricity, clever writing, and open-ended exploration. 20% off for a few more hours I believe.

never_mind · 07-11-2020 2:23pm

So I’m kinda new to the gaming buzz and for a switch lite just after lockdown. I played breath of the wild abs although it is absolutely gorgeous it is so flipping hard! Then went onto Pokemon shield and competes that which I enjoyed. Then downloaded animal crossing and don’t get why people like it so much... meh! Then went onto 2 point hospital or whatever It’s called and wasn’t a fan of other. So now currently playing let’s go pikachu!

Not sure what to play next. I like dark horror games and RPGs. I was going to get FFX but not sure! Any recendations? There has to be more to the switch than Zelda!

ThunbergsAreGo · 07-11-2020 2:32pm

never_mind wrote: »

So I’m kinda new to the gaming buzz and for a switch lite just after lockdown. I played breath of the wild abs although it is absolutely gorgeous it is so flipping hard! Then went onto Pokemon shield and competes that which I enjoyed. Then downloaded animal crossing and don’t get why people like it so much... meh! Then went onto 2 point hospital or whatever It’s called and wasn’t a fan of other. So now currently playing let’s go pikachu!

Not sure what to play next. I like dark horror games and RPGs. I was going to get FFX but not sure! Any recendations? There has to be more to the switch than Zelda!

BOTW is whatever you want it to be. Maybe you just aren't strong enough for the area you are in?

But yeah stunning game.

Get Mario Oddessy, it's a really nice game, to be honest there are tonnes out there.

Fysh · 07-11-2020 3:07pm

I've been playing some Golf Peaks (on PC - shhh!) and What The Golf? (on Switch) recently, which has somehow resulted in developing a hankering to revisit Kirby's Dream Course. So I guess I'll be doing that sometime this weekend.

never_mind · 07-11-2020 3:53pm

ThunbergsAreGo wrote: »

BOTW is whatever you want it to be. Maybe you just aren't strong enough for the area you are in?

But yeah stunning game.

Get Mario Oddessy, it's a really nice game, to be honest there are tonnes out there.

Oh I’ll give it a go! Sorry, slightly hungover so the post was misspelled to the extreme!

blockfighter · 07-11-2020 8:23pm

Played Crash Team Racing with the other half last night for the first time in ages. It really is a great kart game, in some ways better than MK8. Love the drift system and the fact that there's a single player story mode.
Only disappointing thing about the game is that the load times were never patched. Can be over 30 seconds between races. Feels like an age.

What are you playing, Nintendo edition.

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