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it's funny, I got a switch light a couple months ago, and a proper switch a couple weeks ago (my first "current gen" console since I had the ps3 at launch) , and repurchased a 2DS XL (had a new 3ds XL from 2016-2018, had to sell it and all my games) , and I haven't been able to put down my 2DS at all. I way prefer it over the Switch actually. haven't played the switch in about 2 weeks, been playing the 2DS XL daily.
grrr. woof.
i get it. i've had a switch since xmas 2018 and i totally love it, but i pick up my regular 2ds way more. i love the vintage games, particularly the gameboy and gba titles (i'm an ambassador). i even prefer mario kart 7 to 8 deluxe.Originally Posted by versusreality
i'm terrified of breaking my switch. and it constantly feels like i'm a millimeter away from snapping the joy cons off. or scratching the screen. or somehow messing the battery up. it makes it hard to enjoy.
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ah dude, GBA titles! I wasn't gaming at all during the GBA gen and now I wish I could play so many of those titles. I guess I can always emulate at this point. when it comes to collecting, I'm a CIB type of guy which is just so rare for GBA titles. so I've made a commitment to collect DS/3DS stuff, and pick up a handful of more physical Switch games along with some digital downloads.
speaking of digital downloads, there's pros and cons to both, but I much prefer the virtual console for 3ds over the switch online services.
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there are a million games on the digital store and i've gotten a bunch that are great. i've been sinking hours into dead cells every day for the last few weeks. i literally can't stop playing it. i also never get mad at the game, even when i die while making good progress. i just start over and keep enjoying myself. that's a pretty different thing for me.
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I wish I liked this game
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seriously, though, it sucks to feel like you're missing out on something, but you also shouldn't force yourself to like it just because other people do. there are so many games out there, don't feel too bad. you're not missing out on it if you don't like it, right? it's like me and seafood...or most vegetables...or any number of other things...
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I feel the same way about Monster hunter world. I actually bought the game twice. I really do want to love the game but every-time I try to play I get so confused.
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I like what I've played of the game so far but I still think its vastly overrated like I always have.
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I'm finally making progress on Shield and just got the Grass Gym leader defeated. Dynagigawhatevermax seems like such a fucking useless gimmick. "Oh, your pokemon is super huge and can totally obliterate me! Oh wait, I can make mine do the same thing!!!!11" Please change my mind that it's something more than that lol
BOTW was tons of fun when the Switch launched, and it really did reinvigorate my love for gaming but tbh I haven't touched it in well over a year now.
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I totally get this, and I didn't like it at first either. Now I'm addicted AF, trying to get one more shrine. There's just so many details etc that make it really impressive.
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Just got back from a trip to Japan and the airport in Tokyo (Narita) was decked out in Mario graphics that greeted you as you made your way towards baggage claim.
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That's how I feel about every Zelda game. It's something I want to like, I just can never get more than two hours into one before I get bored and turn it off.
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Luigi's Mansion 3 is the shit. I love the game. That makes me happy I bought a Switch even just for that, not withstanding all other games on it and I have.
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Can anyone recommend a game thats on the switch and is in the vein of Diablo?
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not on Switch, but Heroes of Ruin on the 3DS is in that vein.
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Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3 - The Black Order comes to mind, being a Switch exclusive.
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in case i haven't made this point enough in this thread, Dead Cells is amazing, and is basically a perfect cross between a metroidvania and diablo (even the music sometimes reminds me of diablo).
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Pokemon Home finally launched and i did it...i actually DID IT! A COMPLETE LIVING DEX OF ALL 890 POKEMON!
Also been doing some shiny hunting in Sword, and got my Shiny Mimikyu
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Dead Cells would be right up my alley...but I hate roguelike games.
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Enter The Gungeon and Hyper Light Drifter would like to have a talk with you, buddy.
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so earlier in the thread I was posting about how much I had fallen back in love with my 2DS XL. I...went way overboard buying games. here's a list of games I got in the past month:
Luigi's Mansion
Kirby Triple Deluxe
Kirby Battle Royale
Pokemon Alpha Saphire
Pilotwings Resort
Miitopia
Tomadachi Life
Nintendogs + Cats
Ghost Recon Shadow Wars
Metal Gear Solid 3D
Fantasy Life
Theatreryhtym Final Fantasy Curtain Call
Stella Glow
Return to Popolocrois
LBX
Moshi Monsters
Jake Hunter
Story of Seasons
Story of Seasons Trio of Towns
Animal Crossing Happy Home Designer
Animal Crossing New Leaf
Yo Kai Watch
Heroes of Ruin
Fire Emblem Warriors
Fire Emblem Echoes
Monster Hunter Stories
Mario Sports
Ever Oasis
Radiant Historia
Fire Emblem Awakening
Detective Pickachu
SMT 4 Apocolypse
Dragon Quest VIII
and I know I'm missing a couple. either way...yeah way too much.
I was all in on the 3DS library....and then last week I played my Switch Lite again for the first time in months and fell in love with it all over again. Picked up Mario Kart 8 and it was indeed a game changer, I'm back on the "Switch is fucking awesome" wagon again. Also picked up Friday the 13th, Sword, Breath of the Wild, Dragon Quest XI, Fire Emblem Three Houses, and arriving today: Super Mario Odyssey, Mario Maker 2, Witcher III, Mega Man 11, and Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3.
being a teacher as well as taking two grad school courses, I wish I had more time to play things. sounds crazy, but just as quickly as I got those 3DS games, I'm going to trade many of them in to my local game store today. I had a realization yesterday that I'm just never going to get around to playing some of them. I'll be keeping lots of the good stuff. I started Fire Emblem Awakening last night, my first FE game I've played and I'm hooked. My focus on collecting is now set on the Switch.
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how do you 'hunt' for shinnies in Pokemon Sword/Shield?Pokemon Home finally launched and i did it...i actually DID IT! A COMPLETE LIVING DEX OF ALL 890 POKEMON!
Also been doing some shiny hunting in Sword, and got my Shiny Mimikyu
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besides the above listed Switch games arriving today, I picked up New Super Luckys Tale when I was out today. can't wait to play this one!
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In sword and shield they changed things up for hunting shiny's. First every time you beat a specific pokemon, so lets say for arguments sake Ralts, every time to beat a Ralts the game tracks it. After you beat it a few hundred times it increases the likelihood of a shiny Ralts appearing.
Then you have the shiny charm, which you get from a guy in the Circhester hotel when you have completed your pokedex. This further increases the chance of a shiny appearing. Then you have 'egg hunting', which is my method, where you place a male and female pokemon, but make sure one is from a different region to the other, so 2 Ralts but ones from your game and the other your traded from someone in Japan, and leave them in the day care and make them pop eggs. The chance of a shiny is the best for me, 1/512.
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New Super Lucky's Tale is a fun game, reminding me of PS1 era platformers but much more exciting. one level is an open world level, the next a 2d platformer, the next a puzzle level etc.
here's what came yesterday:
Aragami (stealth game...kinda like Tenchu or MGS)
Yooka-Laylee: The Impossible Lair (people who made Donkey Kong Country for SNES worked on this)
Vampyr (started playing this and it's awesome)
Astral Chain (really excited for this one!)
I've been hooked on Mario Maker 2. Haven't even designed a level yet- just doing story mode and challenge mode. so much fun.
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some recent pickups:
-New Super Mario Bros Wii U Deluxe (fun, but actually challenging too)
-Luigi's Mansion 3
-Legend of Zelda- Link's Awakening (looking forward to this...bought a Game Boy color back in 98 to play the original version)
-Animal Crossing
-Smash Bros
some digital downloads:
Valkyria Chronicles 4 DLC (the first game I got on the switch when I got it back in Nov was Valkyria Chronicles 4 and it's what hooked me in)
The Mummy Demastered (holy crap, this game's the closest to Castlevania SOTN that we're getting on the switch)
Shantae Half Genie/Half Hero Ultimate edition
Monster Boy
Castlevania Collection
Ori and the Blind Forest
Trials of Mana (demo)
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