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Nintendo Indie World Showcase 8.18.20 9AM PT
- Thread starter Vanillalite
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Grindstone is fantastic and everyone should consider playing it!
Some of the titles people are bummed to not see (Disco Elysium, Silk Song, etc) are all really big and would overshadow most of the titles in this presentation. They'd hold their own in a normal direct and don't really need the indie showcase platform. I think Nintendo has been very smart with these indie showcases, having bigger titles as the one more thing (cadence of hyrule, axiom verge 2, exit the gungeon, goose game coop) while leaving the rest of the presentation to smaller titles.
When it was shown last year it said end of 2020 or fall 2020 something like that
I recently had an close friend, a family member and my Dog pass in the past six months. That trailer made me cry.
Crazy good showing; way beyond my warm expectations for how these usually go.
So much coming out today. I'm too backlogged to handle any of it now, so despite the enticement of the introductory sales I'll mostly be marking them down on a wish list. I had Raji, A Short Hike, and Manifold Garden all jotted down (with Spiritfarer at the back of my mind since it was first announced, and Evergate somewhat catching my attention), and it's not clear at all which one I'll want to dive into first. And Card Shark is already a major one to watch on my list for 2021 list—just enchanted by the concept and the art style.
Ports-wise, I love Subnautica to death but never expected it here because it was such a massive performance hog on PC, to the point that I'd written off proceeding to Below Zero (which has been in Early Access for while). If the port actually runs decently, and especially if the two are bundled together, it will be a high priority for me to pick it up in 2021. Let's just say this about Subnautica: I've never seen an idea so incredible that was so held back by technical defects. So we'll see how well it's been optimized for the Switch. I'll take graphical compromises; I just want it to run and handle well (and hopefully with gyro).
Hades was a game I skipped and just forgot about due to EGS, and Supergiant is hit or miss for me (wasn't too keen on Bastion, but was delighted by Transistor), so I'm glad to see it present. No room in my life to stack even more roguelikes, though, so it will probably be a rainy-day pickup for me in, say, two years' time when it's experienced some steeper sales.
So much coming out today. I'm too backlogged to handle any of it now, so despite the enticement of the introductory sales I'll mostly be marking them down on a wish list. I had Raji, A Short Hike, and Manifold Garden all jotted down (with Spiritfarer at the back of my mind since it was first announced, and Evergate somewhat catching my attention), and it's not clear at all which one I'll want to dive into first. And Card Shark is already a major one to watch on my list for 2021 list—just enchanted by the concept and the art style.
Ports-wise, I love Subnautica to death but never expected it here because it was such a massive performance hog on PC, to the point that I'd written off proceeding to Below Zero (which has been in Early Access for while). If the port actually runs decently, and especially if the two are bundled together, it will be a high priority for me to pick it up in 2021. Let's just say this about Subnautica: I've never seen an idea so incredible that was so held back by technical defects. So we'll see how well it's been optimized for the Switch. I'll take graphical compromises; I just want it to run and handle well (and hopefully with gyro).
Hades was a game I skipped and just forgot about due to EGS, and Supergiant is hit or miss for me (wasn't too keen on Bastion, but was delighted by Transistor), so I'm glad to see it present. No room in my life to stack even more roguelikes, though, so it will probably be a rainy-day pickup for me in, say, two years' time when it's experienced some steeper sales.
Looks a little like the best DS 3D games, like Animal Crossing
It's also out on EGS & Apple Arcade (hah, talk about irony).
Both Axiom Verge 2 and Golf Story 2 are supposed to drop this year. Speculation was fall.
No need to apologize, game looks great. Looking forward to playing it tonight
That was seriously so good. My eShop wishlist just got a whole lot bigger.
I can't wait to try the Hypnospace Outlaw demo. Also, Spiritfarer and Raji releasing today is wild. So many games to play.
I can't wait to try the Hypnospace Outlaw demo. Also, Spiritfarer and Raji releasing today is wild. So many games to play.
As a failed wannabe game designer, it is easily the thing Im most interested in. I would love to craft an experience for a younger brother. Its the greatest act of love I can envision, personally.
Presumably, yeah:
Golf Story follow-up Sports Story delayed indefinitely
Sports Story, developer Sidebar Games' much-expanded follow-up to its delightful 2017 sporting RPG Golf Story, has been…
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Yeah, that's nuts! I'm not sure if it's a great strategy to release so many games on the same day that are featured in a Direct like presentation. It could hurt sales of some of these games.
I was thinking how much it looked like 3D titles on the DS. Gave me strong Wild World vibes, I love it.
I see I'm not the only one!
Inmost got a release date, Hades is coming, and a ton of shadow drops. Not too shabby at all!
Oh damn, I wasn't aware of this either. That's too bad, but understandable. Maybe in the interim they can work on some quick ports of Golf Story for other platforms. It's such a great game and more people should get to experience it.Presumably, yeah:
Golf Story follow-up Sports Story delayed indefinitely
Sports Story, developer Sidebar Games' much-expanded follow-up to its delightful 2017 sporting RPG Golf Story, has been…
That was a pretty fantastic indie direct. Absolute tons of shadowdrops, for good or bad. I want several of those... which do I go with first :p
Raji probably
Raji probably
Willing to buy Short Hike, Takeshi, and Spiritfarer today just need specifics on other platforms and price. Spiritfarer is coming to game pass too right?
A short hike is basically a cute indie game built around breath of the wild style exploration. Everyone should play it.
Sorry if someone has already asked, but is there a typical hour (3PM, 4PM, etc) when Nintendo usually publishes new content?
Yeah, it has a huge DS 3D game vibe, like DQM.
Really great Indie presentation, I think almost everything interested me one way or another.
eShop is getting refreshed at 10am Pacific, in 5 minutes.
Potentially in for spiritfarer and a short hike this week.
But I can't hide my disappointment of the one more thing this time around, I'm so accustomed to the final mic drop game reveal and instead got unneeded multiplayer for a one and done game I have no plans to return to.
Oh well I'm sure kids will love it.
But I can't hide my disappointment of the one more thing this time around, I'm so accustomed to the final mic drop game reveal and instead got unneeded multiplayer for a one and done game I have no plans to return to.
Oh well I'm sure kids will love it.