Bayonetta 2 is the only reason I bought a Wii U. Bayonetta 3 is the only reason I bought a Switch.
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Which of these upcoming Switch threequels are you most excited to play?
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Bayonetta 3, with Splatoon a distant second. Love RPGs, but couldn't care less about Xenoblade.
It's splatoon 3 for me. The first two have fun campaigns and amazing multiplayer. Hopefully it's July
Bayo 3 by far. I need to see more gameplay before I can get properly hyped but the first game is one of my all-time favorites and the second is still an amazing game even if it didn't quite hit the same highs for me.
I need to play Xenoblade 2 before I can go into 3 and that 100-hour barrier is kind of a hype killer right now, especially in such a packed year. Splatoon was one of my favorite Wii U games but I never played 2 and it takes a lot for me to get into multiplayer games these days.
I need to play Xenoblade 2 before I can go into 3 and that 100-hour barrier is kind of a hype killer right now, especially in such a packed year. Splatoon was one of my favorite Wii U games but I never played 2 and it takes a lot for me to get into multiplayer games these days.
Nobody made monolith have the effects it does to run at 368p. Nobody made them have obscene blur with aggressive sharpening on top. They have the platform and could have worked within its limitations and chose not to. And there's 80 bucks I'll never get back.
What gets me is that they actually made an apparently good single player Splatoon mode, but it's only available as DLC. So you have to buy a $60 game and a $20 DLC to play it, even if you care nothing about multiplayer from the base game.
Had it been a standalone expansion I'd buy it. Had it been added to the game as an update and not DLC I'd have maybe picked up the game on sale at some point. As-is, they are out of their minds.
The Octo Expansion requires you to already be quite familiar with all of Splatoon's mechanics, ties in directly with the main game's story, and is widely considered to be among the most difficult shooter campaigns out there, it would make no sense as a standalone expansion and is more than large enough to justify the $20 admission price. It's not like the best selling 3rd person shooter ever needs that much help selling.
I really, really wish I could get into Splatoon.
I adore how it looks, and I just think the concept itself is so brilliant.
But I just cannot wrap my head around the one-axis gyro controls, no matter how much I try; and I feel like I'm at a huge disadvantage when I turn them off completely. I put about 20 hours into the first one on WiiU, and another 20 or so into the sequel before just accepting it wasn't for me. I know there are plenty who love how it controls, but for me, it's just awful compared to any good dual-stick or M+KB shooter I've ever (or regularly) play.
That + no built-in voice chat just sucks. It's like, the two most important things in ac competitive multiplayer game are missing.
Bayonetta 3 will be great, I'm sure. But it's been so long since 2 I just... really don't care any more.
XC2 is the second best single player game on the Switch behind BotW, so XC3 wins by default.
I adore how it looks, and I just think the concept itself is so brilliant.
But I just cannot wrap my head around the one-axis gyro controls, no matter how much I try; and I feel like I'm at a huge disadvantage when I turn them off completely. I put about 20 hours into the first one on WiiU, and another 20 or so into the sequel before just accepting it wasn't for me. I know there are plenty who love how it controls, but for me, it's just awful compared to any good dual-stick or M+KB shooter I've ever (or regularly) play.
That + no built-in voice chat just sucks. It's like, the two most important things in ac competitive multiplayer game are missing.
Bayonetta 3 will be great, I'm sure. But it's been so long since 2 I just... really don't care any more.
XC2 is the second best single player game on the Switch behind BotW, so XC3 wins by default.
You really should just give it a go without motion controls and not worry too much about being at a disadvantage. I play without them and the game is still super fun. The game will match you with people at your skill level so it doesn't really matter what control setup you're using unless you make the very top rank.
As for the poll, I vote Splatoon, but I'll be getting all 3 on day 1.
Xenoblade. I wish it was Splatoon but right now it's looking too much like the second game which was already too much like the first. I also learned my lesson when it comes to buying Splatoon games at launch. By the time they've patched in an acceptable amount of content, my interest has long since waned.
I guess Splatoon 3. I played way less of the second after burning out on the first though. Bayonetta Isn't really my jam as I'm not a fan of the genre.
XB I need to play the first one with the definitive edition. I fell of the 3DS one as I got overwhelmed by systems and hit a difficulty wall 25ish hours in, but want to try agin with the easy mode in the Switch version as I was digging the story etc. and want to give it another go. If I get through it and enjoy it and want to play the 2nd one before the 3rd one.
XB I need to play the first one with the definitive edition. I fell of the 3DS one as I got overwhelmed by systems and hit a difficulty wall 25ish hours in, but want to try agin with the easy mode in the Switch version as I was digging the story etc. and want to give it another go. If I get through it and enjoy it and want to play the 2nd one before the 3rd one.
Xeno 3 >> Splatoon 3 >>> Bayo 3.
I feel like Xenoblade is the only real option. We haven't seen really anything of Splatoon 3 yet to suggest it's all that different from 2, and considering 2 wasn't all that different from 1, it's no wonder not as many will be interested. They certainly haven't justified its existence yet. Personally Bayo 2 kinda killed my interest in the series, I didn't like it much compared to the first. Not to mention the footage we've seen on it was a bit iffy and spread some doubts.
I feel like Xenoblade is the only real option. We haven't seen really anything of Splatoon 3 yet to suggest it's all that different from 2, and considering 2 wasn't all that different from 1, it's no wonder not as many will be interested. They certainly haven't justified its existence yet. Personally Bayo 2 kinda killed my interest in the series, I didn't like it much compared to the first. Not to mention the footage we've seen on it was a bit iffy and spread some doubts.
Bayo 3 I'm most excited for, but I'll be all over Splat 3 as well.
I haven't played any of the Xenoblade games.
I haven't played any of the Xenoblade games.
Splatoon is my favorite series of the three, and it's the only one made by EPD, so I lean towards it. I'm just wondering how big of an advancement it'll be over 2+Octo Expansion. The other two series are more character/story driven, so it's easier for them to avoid feeling too same-y to their predecessors.
I will buy all three of them
- Reasoning for Bayonetta 3 is fairly obvious - a new entry in the one of the premier series of the subgenre. I'm also hoping that some of the theories about multiple Bayonetta's (with the implication of different playstyles) proves true.
- For Splatoon 3, I'm banking on the singleplayer campaign building on the amazing Octo Expansion DLC, which was some of the best Nintendo content on Switch.
- Xenoblade 3 already has an interesting story hook with two trios of war enemies slowly coming together to make a stand against a senseless war. I have a bit of an affinity for stories about burying the hatchet. Obvious overarching plot of two Xenoblade worlds clashing seems intriguing enough on top of that. The world looks great and potentially open world. Also someone seems to have told Saitom to reign it in. My most anticipated game out of the three at this point and second most anticipated game after BotW 2 - will stay that way unless they announce a new 3D Mario or 3D EPD Donkey Kong (depending on how that would look).
the amount they'd have to downsize to appease the pile of shit hardware wouldn't be worth the loss, it's a lose-lose situation
Bayonetta 3 by far, then Xenoblade. Couldn't care less about Splatoon 3 since I didn't like 2 all that much.
Xenoblade 2 was released in 2017, how the hell did you want there to be a Switch Pro back then.
lol other games run better at better resolutions. The options are there and the devs fucking whiffed it.
Was talking about the base switch
And yet years later there are titles that are smaller in scope but have just as bad performance issues whether it be resolution or framerate. XC3 had more dev time, experience with the switch, and a bigger production team but the promotional images still look blurry, there's only so much you can do with the switches hardware without resorting to extreme downsizing
If you are a first party studio it is your responsibility to adapt to the hardware you work on, it is obvious.
I don't really have much interest in any of them, but if Splatoon 3 has an awesome single player (or local co-op) campaign, or even local multiplayer in general, I might give it a try.
Xenoblade 3 by far!
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Bayonetta 3. I've never played one, but that trailer was exciting, and I want to try something new. I've always been a fan of Bayonetta the character ever since her Smash debut, so there's a good chance I might enjoy it.
I like Splatoon as a series and was hooked on the original, but I'm not super interested in Splatoon 3. I'll still play it, but I will never be into it like I was with the first game. The only times I booted up Splatoon 2 outside of the story was to play with my friend who got into the series way later than I did.
Xenoblade is not for me. I tried Xenoblade DE and didn't get far. I was kinda into the story, and I really liked the character voices, but the gameplay was a real drag, and that's a shame.
The real answer is Kirby and the Forgotten Land because it's 3D KIRBY!
I like Splatoon as a series and was hooked on the original, but I'm not super interested in Splatoon 3. I'll still play it, but I will never be into it like I was with the first game. The only times I booted up Splatoon 2 outside of the story was to play with my friend who got into the series way later than I did.
Xenoblade is not for me. I tried Xenoblade DE and didn't get far. I was kinda into the story, and I really liked the character voices, but the gameplay was a real drag, and that's a shame.
The real answer is Kirby and the Forgotten Land because it's 3D KIRBY!
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