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Nintendo eShop - September 2019 | You're Not Ready For This Month, Nobody Is Ready
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Neither! But atmosphere and cool are two of the reasons why it's always stood out to me as a game to try. There's a couple of awesome gifs that I've seen on the internet for years that I know come from this game. For the price I really should just go for it.
Appreciated thank you. Looks like it runs well enough etc and I do like MK. Think I'll bite.
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Yes I mentioned it in the post you quoted above this XD
We played it on Game Pass earlier this year, I want to say it's not unfair to call it a walking simulator. The gameplay mainly consists of walking, following interesting, time-sensitive conversational branching paths, experiencing a unique and compelling plot with memorable characters. There's some button pressing here and there but not much in the way of what I would traditionally think of as gameplay. It sounds like Wandersong has more gameplay elements than Oxenfree.
All that being said we enjoyed Oxenfree very much. I think walking simulators are less interesting to me when they're about exploring an environment than when they have a rich, compelling story. So Abzu, Journey and Rime did not grab me at all, but Oxenfree I enjoyed a great deal and I'm looking forward to Night School Studio's next game Afterparty coming in just over a month. By a similar token, we absolutely loved Life is Strange and its Prequel when we played them 10ish months ago, though those games have a good deal more engaging gameplay thanks to the immersion and the character's powers.
Oh, and I think traditional adventure games like Broken Age (which we also loved) really provide a satisfying balance of the walking simulator/game play itch for me. I think Life is Strange had some adventure game type elements to it, too. I'd like to try Grim Fandango, too.
Yes I mentioned it in the post you quoted above this XD
We played it on Game Pass earlier this year, I want to say it's not unfair to call it a walking simulator. The gameplay mainly consists of walking, following interesting, time-sensitive conversational branching paths, experiencing a unique and compelling plot with memorable characters. There's some button pressing here and there but not much in the way of what I would traditionally think of as gameplay. It sounds like Wandersong has more gameplay elements than Oxenfree.
All that being said we enjoyed Oxenfree very much. I think walking simulators are less interesting to me when they're about exploring an environment than when they have a rich, compelling story. So Abzu, Journey and Rime did not grab me at all, but Oxenfree I enjoyed a great deal and I'm looking forward to Night School Studio's next game Afterparty coming in just over a month. By a similar token, we absolutely loved Life is Strange and its Prequel when we played them 10ish months ago, though those games have a good deal more engaging gameplay thanks to the immersion and the character's powers.
Oh, and I think traditional adventure games like Broken Age (which we also loved) really provide a satisfying balance of the walking simulator/game play itch for me. I think Life is Strange had some adventure game type elements to it, too. I'd like to try Grim Fandango, too.
Sounds good. I've downloaded Wandersong so I'll start with that one and if I want more I'll get Oxenfree. Thanks for the impressions, Oxenfree sounds up my alley.
I can't believe it! Ironcast is on sale! By this point it was convinced it would never get discounted but finally a50% discount no less. Funny they did this right after Puzzle Quest came out...
Anyway, after bailing out from the purchase of astral chain and zelda I thought this month I wouldn't be buying much but so far I already got puzzle quest, love, kudo, transistor and now Ironcast... dang!
Anyway, after bailing out from the purchase of astral chain and zelda I thought this month I wouldn't be buying much but so far I already got puzzle quest, love, kudo, transistor and now Ironcast... dang!
Don't die mr robot is awesome! But play it with good analog sticks, skip the joy cons. And remember that the shoulder buttons allow you to go slower!
Sale Batch #2
Rogue Legacy - Loved it on PC way back in the day, feels about time for a replay, never seen it on sale in EU so yeah, "safe" buy
Cuphead - been wanting to get it for awhile and Teeth has gone on record that he wont put Cuphead in deep sales or bundles so I guess it's time.
Timespinner - Not the deepest discount but got it for "free" with gold coins.
Rogue Legacy - Loved it on PC way back in the day, feels about time for a replay, never seen it on sale in EU so yeah, "safe" buy
Cuphead - been wanting to get it for awhile and Teeth has gone on record that he wont put Cuphead in deep sales or bundles so I guess it's time.
Timespinner - Not the deepest discount but got it for "free" with gold coins.
oh shit, thanks for the heads up.
I've been in the same boat and it has been on my wishlist for a long ass time.
I might have to bite....and then play it later when I actually have time.
To be expected. Even on xbox one this game is a mess. It crashed several time for me and I dont think it ever got patched. Darksiders 1 runs flawlessly.
Not sure, never played ironcast before. The just a sucker for puzzle games in general and three match games in particular but, precisely because there's no demo and the price was not that cheap, I've been waiting for a sale since forever.
I'll give it a go and let you guys know my thoughts on it soon
Nice - looking forward to checking out the updates.
Whoah! Unexpected. Can't wait to meet G over there again.
wow, Ironcast on sale for the second time in its lifecycle on Switch lol. thought it would never happen again...
those are the types im more willing to bite on as opposed to stuff that is on sale all the time. Case in point:
FFX/X2 and XII. First of all, it would be double dips as I havent touched them on PC, second 29.99 each is hefty, third Square has sales all the time (Ive seen at least 3 times this year), four I bought FF7 and havent played it yet, not to mention other rpgs like Ys8, Disgaea etc.
So yeah, gotta be smart with dem sales man!
Yeah, I was looking at that and Gunlord X and thinking "how did I miss them" but not in the US.
Dead Cells might tempt me. I don't think it will go deeper than 20% anytime soon (not with the sales it gets, sales as in the units it sells regularly, not "its on sale" heh) and unlike Slay the Spire, I didnt play THAT much on PC. Hmmm decisions decisions.
Gunlord also only 20% but also kinda tempting.
Gunlord also only 20% but also kinda tempting.
It is. I'm just not sold on the button mashing to take out enemies. Seems like that should be some kind of special or charm to get later in the game but to have that from the start seems weird.
The running narration from a presumably older Ori with a Barry White voice is kind of weird though.
Can I get some recommendations? I'm a new switch owner with three games: Zelda, Mario, and MK8.
I like action, rpg, rogue likes, metroidvania.
I already have a PS4 and PC so I'm mainly looking for games that are really good on switch (meaning good to have for handheld) or only on switch.
I'm looking at Golf Story.
I like action, rpg, rogue likes, metroidvania.
I already have a PS4 and PC so I'm mainly looking for games that are really good on switch (meaning good to have for handheld) or only on switch.
I'm looking at Golf Story.
Dead Cells is pretty bad as far as roguelikes go anyway. It's a game with pretty great combat trapped inside a tedious game with lots of mandatory repetition in order to stand a chance to beat it just like Rogue Legacy.
Slay The Spire is fantastic tho.
Slay The Spire is fantastic tho.
Dead Cells is utterly fantastic. To be honest, I have never played a 2D hack-and-slash that has such smooth control.
Hopefully they will add it to the NA sale soon.
Except its amazing, and so is Rogue Legacy. But hey, congratulations on making your opinion completely invalid to me :p
I can finally spend some money again. $60 max.
What do I get ERA? This will be my first purchase of the month.
1 big budget game? Zelda/Astral Chain/DXM/DQXI/something else?
Several smaller games? UGG/SWH/something else?
What do I get ERA? This will be my first purchase of the month.
1 big budget game? Zelda/Astral Chain/DXM/DQXI/something else?
Several smaller games? UGG/SWH/something else?
Hollow Knight is on of the best Metroidvanias around, let alone on the Switch. It's my personal favourite game of all time.
I'm not a fan of roguelikes but I've heard great things about Dead Cells and I'm sure people here will talk it up.
As for RPGs the Final Fantasy titles on Switch are currently discounted, and I'd personally recommend Steamworld Quest.
I mean you said yourself that you didn't play that much of it. I thought it was wonderful for the first three hours too :p the problem is you finally realize how the game structured after that.
I do like RL also, it's just that it and Dead Cells are pretty bad when judged strictly as roguelikes, and RL in particular has messed up discourse around the genre online which is quite annoying.
Did you know you can now ride a Slime Knight in Dragon Quest 11? That alone is worth a Grant and Hamilton.
I played like 20 hours, I was just comparing to StS which I played like 100 :p
You make a very strong argument indeed for purchasing Astral Chain.
Yeah, that came out quite a while ago. Solid game, though it gets a bit tedious with the backtracking. Otherwise I enjoyed it.
If you're in the US, it's not uncommon to see it on Amazon for around $23 or so. $30 is nothing to jump at especially with the holiday season coming up.
This is the price I got Stick it to the Man at, will cop this and play closer to Halloween.
Thanks for the suggestions!
What about local coop games? Something that at least 4 people can play? I hear Overcooked is good? Should I get the first one, it's on sale?
Tedious. I like the idea, but progression is slow and the game feels like a chore.