Oh shit, i was hoping it would turn out good. Is it a performance issue?
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Nintendo eShop - January 2019 | Dragon Marked For Death, Pikuniku, YIIK, Feudal Alloy, Downwell, Onimusha, OutRun
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Impressions time!
Caveblazers is a fantastically fast-paced roguelite and the Switch port seems excellent to me. Lots of loot to find along your travels inside the caves to upgrade your melee and ranged weapons and tons and tons of gold and gems to count toward permanent unlocks (they are automatic - you can't choose what to unlock). Blessing can be found to enhance your run (every 2 enemies you kill you get 3 HP back, +2 melee damage, chance to fire 2 arrows, etc) and some of the loot are items that change your stats to make you more melee-focused or range-focused. After some time you unlock an Arena mode which allows you to challenge waves of enemies and once you make enough progress you earn packs of cards. The cards can then be selected to strengthen your character for future runs. You're limited to 5 cards selected at a time and there are bonuses to increasing the difficulty. I still have a lot to explore and haven't gotten close to successfully completing a run but Caveblazers is very, very addictive - I keep hitting that replay button to hop back into the caves! Highly recommended if you like the idea of Risk of Rain + Spelunky.
Everything is a really beautiful and relaxing experience - something I appreciate after the frantic exploring and attacking in Caveblazers! Some have argued it's not really a game - and maybe they're right - but I've had a great time exploring it thus far. The scope of it is impressive and it's neat seeing just what you can play as - the scale got much larger than what I had expected! The audio quotes you can find are rather thought-provoking. The Switch port seems solid but in docked mode (the only way I've played so far) the graphics seem soft - not sure if that's the intent or if other consoles are sharper. With that said it doesn't affect the game at all and maybe even does it a service as it feels a bit surreal. No slowdown encountered even when I was controlling large amounts of creatures/entities. If you like the look of it, are open to it just being an open-ended experience and want something relaxing then it's definitely worth considering. I took a gamble at the 20% pre-purchase price and am quite happy with it.
Caveblazers is a fantastically fast-paced roguelite and the Switch port seems excellent to me. Lots of loot to find along your travels inside the caves to upgrade your melee and ranged weapons and tons and tons of gold and gems to count toward permanent unlocks (they are automatic - you can't choose what to unlock). Blessing can be found to enhance your run (every 2 enemies you kill you get 3 HP back, +2 melee damage, chance to fire 2 arrows, etc) and some of the loot are items that change your stats to make you more melee-focused or range-focused. After some time you unlock an Arena mode which allows you to challenge waves of enemies and once you make enough progress you earn packs of cards. The cards can then be selected to strengthen your character for future runs. You're limited to 5 cards selected at a time and there are bonuses to increasing the difficulty. I still have a lot to explore and haven't gotten close to successfully completing a run but Caveblazers is very, very addictive - I keep hitting that replay button to hop back into the caves! Highly recommended if you like the idea of Risk of Rain + Spelunky.
Everything is a really beautiful and relaxing experience - something I appreciate after the frantic exploring and attacking in Caveblazers! Some have argued it's not really a game - and maybe they're right - but I've had a great time exploring it thus far. The scope of it is impressive and it's neat seeing just what you can play as - the scale got much larger than what I had expected! The audio quotes you can find are rather thought-provoking. The Switch port seems solid but in docked mode (the only way I've played so far) the graphics seem soft - not sure if that's the intent or if other consoles are sharper. With that said it doesn't affect the game at all and maybe even does it a service as it feels a bit surreal. No slowdown encountered even when I was controlling large amounts of creatures/entities. If you like the look of it, are open to it just being an open-ended experience and want something relaxing then it's definitely worth considering. I took a gamble at the 20% pre-purchase price and am quite happy with it.
But all the actual reasons raised have been pure conjecture. I said it's hard to look beyond greed because no evidence, no information we have, points to anything that justifies charging more for a game on Switch than other platforms.
And sorry "take a potential loss" is again completely hypothetical. We're now conjuring up scenarios to justify the price increase without looking at the precedents that have been set both on Switch and on other platforms.
But yeah it's derailing the thread and I don't think anyone's going to change the other's opinion, so perhaps best to leave this here.
And despite all this the vast, vast, vast majority of games have price parity on Steam, PS4 and Xbox One, with the exception usually being Switch, perhaps the only platform with an audience proven to buy heaps of indie and smaller games. Hardly coincidence.
Anyway I'd rather leave the discussion here. I'll continue to think not having price parity is gouging the Switch's audience and you'll continue to think they're to justify porting costs. Cheers
Only this month, I cited 5 examples of games without price parity, so you're wrong. It's a pretty common thing.
But whatever, as OrakioRob said, I will not derail the thread.
I thing that I exposed enough examples and the logic behind them, of how development works.
Now, if people want to continue calling developers "greedy", everyone can have its own conscience and ethics.
Wasn't interested in this game until you mentioned Spelunky, so I watched the trailer on the eShop and yeah, I'm sold.
It's funny too, I started playing Spelunky again on the PC and Vita after some time away from it and every time I load it up, I wish I were playing it on my Switch instead. So hopefully this'll scratch that itch where other Spelunky-likes has failed.
Thanks a lot for those impressions.
Same here. Skipping through so many posts over the last few pages.
Not to bring this topic back up again, but I just realized Caveblazers is $10 on STEAM but $15 on the Switch.
Sure, it has a 20% off launch price deal but from what I can gather, there's nothing added to the Switch version to warrent the price increase. If there is (like touch screen support), feel free to chime in.
A shame really. The game looks cool but I really don't want to reward practices like this, no matter the reason.
Sure, it has a 20% off launch price deal but from what I can gather, there's nothing added to the Switch version to warrent the price increase. If there is (like touch screen support), feel free to chime in.
A shame really. The game looks cool but I really don't want to reward practices like this, no matter the reason.
Perhaps you need to learn how to read. I said this: "And despite all this the vast, vast, vast majority of games have price parity on Steam, PS4 and Xbox One, with the exception usually being Switch". That means games cost the same on all those platforms, except the Switch. You brought up examples of games being more expensive on the Switch, backing my point up. Now I am well and truly done with you and your baseless hyperbole. Ignored.
To be fair, in Europe the price difference is only of €1, giving that the Switch version includes the DLC :)
I can't access to the prices of the Steam US store, but probably, when you count the DLC, the price is very close.
By the way, 'Caveblazers' is one of the best roguelites made in the las years.
A much more technical, crazy and sand-boxed version of 'Spelunky', serving as a playground and recipe for madness.
With this, 'Into the Breach', 'Unexplored' and the incoming 'Tangledeep', Switch has rounded a perfect rogue library.
Caveblazers looks awesome, I might get it eventually. Thanks to everyone posting impressions, this thread is really helpful.
So many great rogue-like games on Switch and still Yodanji is the one I keep coming back to. Quick and simple game sessions, that's why it works for me.
"You drink sake. You can suddenly fight better" ^_^
One of my favorite Switch games. 54 on Metacritic, ladies and gentlemen. Thanks for recommending it months ago when it was on sale, Epilexia !
So many great rogue-like games on Switch and still Yodanji is the one I keep coming back to. Quick and simple game sessions, that's why it works for me.
"You drink sake. You can suddenly fight better" ^_^
One of my favorite Switch games. 54 on Metacritic, ladies and gentlemen. Thanks for recommending it months ago when it was on sale, Epilexia !
I agree with everything here, Caveblazers is a wonderful game.
Spelunky is one of my favourite games, and I really like Risk of Rain (both games were glued to my Vita for a while), so it's a spot on description that this merges the two.
It's a bit less 'physical systems' based compared to Spelunky (e.g. you can't pick up bodies and use them within the physics - other characters, traps, environment - of the game) but there are tons of other stuff within the helper NPCs, status effects and items that manage to recreate that spontaneous and often unpredictable sense of fun that Spelunky is best for.
The controls are tight and there's less of a 'rush' to blitz through a level than Spelunky, which makes it much - much - more forgiving (along with a generous health bar). And there's such a great feeling of discovery through the game. It rewards each run with something new, aside from the randomly generated levels.
For me, it scratches that itch I've wanted since I completed Spelunky, and is more than worthy 'spiritual successor' to it.
Ah, you're right. Just checked and the price for the "Arena Mode" dlc is $2. I don't know where the extra $3 came from but with the launch price, it at least puts it in parity with the game + dlc on STEAM.To be fair, in Europe the price difference is only of €1, giving that the Switch version includes the DLC :)
I can't access to the prices of the Steam US store, but probably, when you count the DLC, the price is very close.
By the way, 'Caveblazers' is one of the best roguelites made in the las years.
A much more technical, crazy and sand-boxed version of 'Spelunky', serving as a playground and recipe for madness.
With this, 'Into the Breach', 'Unexplored' and the incoming 'Tangledeep', Switch has rounded a perfect rogue library.
Caveblazers looks awesome, I might get it eventually. Thanks to everyone posting impressions, this thread is really helpful.
So many great rogue-like games on Switch and still Yodanji is the one I keep coming back to. Quick and simple game sessions, that's why it works for me.
"You drink sake. You can suddenly fight better" ^_^
One of my favorite Switch games. 54 on Metacritic, ladies and gentlemen. Thanks for recommending it months ago when it was on sale, Epilexia !
Have you been able to complete a run?
The only time that I reached the room of the final boss, the game crashed.
These Unity games are not very reliable :)
I only abandoned the game because in a weird decision, you can only move your character with the stick and not the DPAD.
And until I replaced my left stick in September, I was suffering from the drifting problem.
But if I'm able to abandon 'Into the Breach' (now I'm with the Steel Judoka, the hardest squad in the game, trying to complete all the runs in hard difficulty) and 'The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth+' with the new update that I was waiting for months...
Maybe it will be time to include the game again in my playlist :)
I purchased 'Hollow Knight' this week, and after an hour, I returned AGAIN to 'Into the Breach'.
This bastard has destroyed my backlog.
I am still shocked seeing these price bumps for the Switch ports from Steam... already 5x titles this month & likely many already present in the eShop catalog. :o
Unless the increase also exists on Live & PSN, it's clearly a pattern & a real bad trend for us Switch owners.
Unless the increase also exists on Live & PSN, it's clearly a pattern & a real bad trend for us Switch owners.
What are y'all's favorite eshop games that you believe no one else here owns?
(or barely anyone else if you can't find the former).
Mine is probably still Crush Your Enemies.
Or perhaps Of Mice and Sand.
Or maybe Hyper Sentinel
Or Earthworms
(or barely anyone else if you can't find the former).
Mine is probably still Crush Your Enemies.
Or perhaps Of Mice and Sand.
Or maybe Hyper Sentinel
Or Earthworms
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Uurnog Uurnlimited for sure, I don't think I've seen it mentioned here and it's quite a cool game, and it's on sale semi-often.
I also think the Risk of Rain port got swept over really quick, but it's great and would be basically perfect if you could suspend the game mid-run and save your place.
Also Ace of Seafood.
I am a huge Alan Watts fan and so I jumped on the opportunity to get EVERYTHING on Switch, is it just me or is the game really blurry?
So Downwell's page is up and it's only £2.69. Without any sort of discount for preorder. That's insane, IIRC it was £4 when I bought it a while back on PS4, so this game really is in contrast to a lot of the price hike late ports.
Buy this game people. I would've done so straight away but it's not able to be preordered even though the price is there. It's only 65 MBs though so preloading would be a little silly lol.
Buy this game people. I would've done so straight away but it's not able to be preordered even though the price is there. It's only 65 MBs though so preloading would be a little silly lol.
Definitely Armello.
Here's what I said about it a while back:
Not quite a standalone game, just an old one that no one's talking about, but I've been playing the NES game Adventures of Lolo via Switch Online for the first time, and it's fantastic. Something for any fan of puzzle games to check out.
Nurse Love Addiction is on sale in JP eshop. It is developed by Kogado so the story should be good enough. I may pick it up.
The thing with PC Era is that some posters keep bringing topics from other threads into the community thread. To be honest, this action pushes me away from entering that thread.
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Caveblazers looks awesome, I might get it eventually. Thanks to everyone posting impressions, this thread is really helpful.
So many great rogue-like games on Switch and still Yodanji is the one I keep coming back to. Quick and simple game sessions, that's why it works for me.
"You drink sake. You can suddenly fight better" ^_^
One of my favorite Switch games. 54 on Metacritic, ladies and gentlemen. Thanks for recommending it months ago when it was on sale, Epilexia !
Yodanji is so good! It's the best "traditional" roguelike on Switch IMO.
Have you played 'Uurnog Uurnlimited'?
It's a game that I really need to be convinced to play.
Nifflas is one of my favorite indie developers.
'Knytt Stories' was in the early days of the indie scene, one of the first games in made me a believer, following passionately the movement.
I love the concept of procedurally generated music behind the game, and indeed, 'Proteus' is among my 5 all-time favorite games.
But I purchased this in the release day, only to support Nifflas.
And after trying to play for 20 minutes, I felt like...
So my question is, after the initial learning curve, and behind the cryptic nature of the world, is there a masterpiece waiting for me? :)
I remember really liking other games by the same publisher (on switch at least) of Uurnog: Raw Fury, who also published the Kingdom series, Bad North, Dandara and my most beloved GoNNER.
So I have my eye on it.
And Ace of Seafood is high on my wishlist!
Can't speak for the switch version but the PC and PS4 versions are demanding, even on the Pro. Being able to seamlessly shift controller characters, scale, etc is fairly taxing. It wouldn't surprise me if they cut the resolution to get the Switch version to go.
No ^_^
Level 8 or 9 is the further I can get.
Same issue here with my left joycon, so I disconnect both joycons, go to the Switch settings and make the right one the 1P joycon. It's not ideal, but it works.
After this post in its blog, you will love Raw Fury even more.
They are one of the finest examples of a publisher which is fair and ethic with the developers under its umbrella, by supporting and funding them even when a game isn't successful.
And if you own at least one Devolver game, it'll likely be even cheaper for you when it launches.
I played Armello. I think Armello could have been great. However, no one should buy Armello. It is near impossible to find a multiplayer game and the single player content is terrible.
Yeah, I've played a few hours of it but haven't finished it. Something I like about it is that it kinda does throw conventional puzzle-platformer structuring to the wind, with it's weird hub/"safe room" mechanic as well as a main hub world on top of a handful of other hubs that house the main levels lol. It's definitely really confusing at first but the structure does become clear as you play.Have you played 'Uurnog Uurnlimited'?
It's a game that I really need to be convinced to play.
Nifflas is one of my favorite indie developers.
'Knytt Stories' was in the early days of the indie scene, one of the first games in made me a believer, following passionately the movement.
I love the concept of procedurally generated music behind the game, and indeed, 'Proteus' is among my 5 all-time favorite games.
But I purchased this in the release day, only to support Nifflas.
And after trying to play for 20 minutes, I felt like...
So my question is, after the initial learning curve, and behind the cryptic nature of the world, is there a masterpiece waiting for me? :)
It also has a really open-ended approach to the puzzles themselves. For example, if you need a flying bird to get over a gap, you can explore the world to get enough money to buy one from the shop, or you can just stumble upon one in a different level and save it for later, or you could just use a different object entirely to find a different way across the gap. In that way, some of the puzzles are sort of like open-ended metroidvania gates rather than traditional physics puzzles.
While I don't know if it's a "masterpiece" like you say, it's definitely something unique and the procedural sound and everything is also just pleasant to experience. I'd say it's worth another shot! I need to get back to it at some point myself.
Many thanks for your impressions!
You have definitely sold me the game, I will give a second try.
Indeed, by reading your description, I prefer if it results in a "flawed", experimental and creative experience.
Masterpieces are overrated and tend to be boring experiences :)
Wow. I hope the developer is still creating and that the investment paid off for Raw Fury. Bloody rare to do what they did.
Caveblazers impressions/writeups would be appreciated. Looks interesting and I love roguelikes, like Dead Cells and Rogue Legacy, but I have plenty of games. A real masterpiece is always worth a buy though.
I couldn't find anything when I looked the other day. They delayed the digital game to make it closer to the physical release, but I took that to mean they wanted to delay it until the details of the physical release are out so that people wouldn't be upset.
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I'm late to this, but I appreciate the discussion on price parity of Switch ports in this thread (with less hostility of course). We need more of that, and there are some indies that absolutely should be taken to task for dubious price increases.
That's all I got. Carry on. :)
That's all I got. Carry on. :)
Probably Sumer for me. I have a writeup of my thoughts here. It's probably not a game for everyone, but me and my wife have probably played 30+ games and still find it enjoyable.
Week January 10th
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Full week on eShop:
NA PR, Sales
EU PR, Sales
JP Article
- Games
- Japan
- Late regional releases
NA PR, Sales
EU PR, Sales
JP Article
- Games
- Caveblazers - Yogscast - $14.99/€12.99 (Launch sale: $11.99/€10.39) - 80 MB
- Neko Navy: Daydream Edition - Fruitbat Factory - $12.99/€10.99 - 222 MB
- Double Cross - Headup Games - $19.99/€19.99 (Launch sale: $14.99/€14.99) - 332 MB
- Everything - David Oreilly - $14.99/€12.99 - 1.8 GB
- Combat Core - MABManz - $19.99/€17.60 - 792 MB
- Momodora: Reverie Under the Moonlight - Dangen Ent. - $14.99/€13.99 - 100 MB
- BQM: Block Quest Maker - Wonderland Kazakiri - $14.99/€12.99 - 201 MB
- Elli - Bandana Kid - $19.99/€19.99 - 683 MB
- Lightseekers - Playfusion - Free-to-Play - 122 MB
- Big Crown: Showdown - Sold Out - $12.99/€12.99 - 4.8 GB
- Bury me, my Love - Plug In Digital - $4.99/€4.99 - 822 MB
- Left-Right: The Mansion - Triple Boris - €4.49 - 972 MB
- Apocalipsis: Wormwood Edition - Klabater - $9.99/€9.99 (Launch sale: $7.99/€7.99) - 3.6 GB
- Hopiko - Laser Dog/Merge Games - $9.99/€9.99 (Launch sale: $6.99/€6.99) - 310 MB
- Knock 'Em Down! Bowling - D3 Publisher - $14.99/€14.99 - 103 MB
- OutRun - Arcade - M2/Sega - $7.99/€6.99 - 110 MB
- Kizuna Encounter: Super Tag Battle - NeoGeo - SNK/Hamster Co. - $7.99/€6.99 - 105 MB
- Grab Lab - Forever Ent. - $4.99/€4.99 - 344 MB
- Inside My Radio - Seaven Studio - $9.99/€9.99 - 1.8 GB
- Ethan: Meteor Hunter - Seaven Studio - $9.99/€9.99 - 1.2 GB
- Tales of Vesperia: Definitive Edition - Bandai Namco - $49.99/€49.99 - 13.1 GB
- New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe - Nintendo - $59.99/€59.99 - 2.5 GB
- Hive Jump - Graphite Lab - $9.99/€9.99 - 1.4 GB
- Stellar Interface - ImaginationOverflow - $12.99/€12.99 (Preorder sale: €11.69) - 259 MB
- Snowboarding The Next Phase - RedBullMediaHouse - $9.99/€9.99 - 680 MB
- Voxel Sword - Sat-Box - $7.00/€6.00 - 399 MB
- Clock Simulator - Kool2Play - $3.99/€3.99 - 104 MB
- Bubble Shooter DX - EntwicklerX - $2.99/€2.99 - 27 MB
- Fragment of Marine - Mediascape - $4.99/€4.40 - 78 MB
- Japan
- A-Kei Otaku - Worker Bee - ¥980
- Late regional releases
- Battle Princess Madelyn - Causal Bit Games - €14.99 - 1.5 GB *EU*
- Gem Crash - Double Drive - €4.99 (Launch sale: €3.34) - 279 MB *EU*
- Overdriven Reloaded: Special Edition - Mailys Brouste - $7.99 - 197 MB *NA*
- Guns of Mercy - Rangers Edition - Storybird - $11.99 - 347 MB *NA*
- Samsara: Deluxe Edition - Marker - $9.99 - 339 MB *NA*
- Number Place 10000 - SUCCESS - $5.89 - 50 MB *NA*
Hey do folks have a recommended Solitaire title for Switch? Klondike is what I'm looking for, other modes appreciated but not necessarily required.
Everything is on Switch? That's cool. It's a really great experience and the perfect thing to 'play' in bed before sleep.
The game looks soft even on PC Max settings. I guess that was their intent.
So the 3DS version is still superior? Man, that 3D screen was perfect for it.
