apsham Posted September 19, 2018 Report Share Posted September 19, 2018 Oh forgot to say @iDOL, there's a 7-day trial although you'll want to go in and cancel because it'll charge after the 7 days if you don't. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobfoc Posted September 19, 2018 Report Share Posted September 19, 2018 I'm not keen on Nintendo's marketing right now. They're touting the ability to play anyone anywhere in the world, including in co-op activities, as a smashing feature worth the admission fee when we could do that for free last week. OK, I know they've got a product to sell, but it still feels cheeky. At the moment, I'm looking at either not paying and losing the ability to play Splatoon 2 online or paying and being able to play Splatoon 2 with a significantly depleted player base. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OctoberRaven Posted September 23, 2018 Report Share Posted September 23, 2018 So I'm not opening it until my birthday cause it's supposed to be a self-birthday present but I got a Switch today. Also got Skyrim (because of course I did), Hyrule Warriors (because hack and slash arcade action seems like a good way for me to get used to the relatively small controls) and Bayo 2 (because dominatrix witches). Smash and Mario Kart 8 are on my immediate list but Skyrim aside I'll be limiting my library to things I can't get or can't play on my PC. How good is the charge time for the dock? I know the internal battery is about ~3h, I'm talking how long it'll charge that when on the dock and otherwise idle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apsham Posted September 23, 2018 Report Share Posted September 23, 2018 Just get it back on the dock every night and you'll pretty much be fine has been my experience. Nintendo says about 3 and 1/2 hours though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROC Posted October 2, 2018 Report Share Posted October 2, 2018 So because GameStop had some thing, I bought a used Wii U, which was thankfully in good condition (I've heard the horror stories of used systems like that) and also weirdly had a copy of The Princess and the Frog: The Wii Game Y'Heard inside but I don't think the jostling hurts its ability to read discs. Turns out it's a good system that turns extraordinary when, uhh, well you get not as legal with it, which I'm ok with knowing that it's not like Nintendo themselves will be printing any more games for it. It so obviously was a test for what Switch is now and I kinda feel bad that the ole thing didn't get to live with the insane software differentiation seen in this 18 months alone. Would put it squarely above the Vita TV in terms of flop hardware probably still worth getting on the cheap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RPS Posted October 3, 2018 Report Share Posted October 3, 2018 19 hours ago, ROC said: So because GameStop had some thing, I bought a used Wii U, which was thankfully in good condition (I've heard the horror stories of used systems like that) and also weirdly had a copy of The Princess and the Frog: The Wii Game Y'Heard inside but I don't think the jostling hurts its ability to read discs. Turns out it's a good system that turns extraordinary when, uhh, well you get not as legal with it, which I'm ok with knowing that it's not like Nintendo themselves will be printing any more games for it. It so obviously was a test for what Switch is now and I kinda feel bad that the ole thing didn't get to live with the insane software differentiation seen in this 18 months alone. Would put it squarely above the Vita TV in terms of flop hardware probably still worth getting on the cheap. I loved my WiiU. Just needed more game support. The Switch had amazing indie support. That is what the WiiU needed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OctoberRaven Posted October 8, 2018 Report Share Posted October 8, 2018 Switch friend code: SW-7520-0845-4320 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OctoberRaven Posted October 8, 2018 Report Share Posted October 8, 2018 So first game I'm playing on the Switch is Hyrule Warriors. This is my first Warriors game and my first Zelda game in a long time pretty fun but I havent got the hang of it all yet. The confirm button being the one on the right instead of the bottom is going to take some getting used to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris2K Posted October 8, 2018 Report Share Posted October 8, 2018 What's Mario Party like for those of us with nobody to play local multiplayer with? Is the online play worth trying? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apsham Posted October 8, 2018 Report Share Posted October 8, 2018 Online play is literally just "here's some of the mini-games, play them in an order without instructions" and it isn't even a full selection of the games, new ones rotate in weekly. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owen Posted October 9, 2018 Report Share Posted October 9, 2018 20 hours ago, Spooky Scary Apsham said: Online play is literally just "here's some of the mini-games, play them in an order without instructions" and it isn't even a full selection of the games, new ones rotate in weekly. I wanna play the actual courses online, dammit! Guess we gotta wait for Mario Party 11/12/whatever for that! Game still looks fun, anyhow, and I might be weird, but I don't mind playing single-player against AI. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gabriel Posted October 9, 2018 Report Share Posted October 9, 2018 I am really hoping to hear about new game boards as DLC. We tend to play a LOT of Mario Party when we have it, and four total boards is fine, but we'll have seen them all a hundred times by the end of the year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobfoc Posted October 9, 2018 Report Share Posted October 9, 2018 Nintendo's been good with free DLC lately, so I'm hoping Mario Party gets the same treatment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OctoberRaven Posted October 9, 2018 Report Share Posted October 9, 2018 See I might have been interested in Mario Party if the full experience was online play but it's either the minigames or I play with bots and I'm like yeah I'll just watch MatPat lose to the bots on YouTube kthnx. Also I love the music in Hyrule Warriors. I mean, I know it's all remixes of Zelda stuff and Zelda always had good music but the electric guitar heavy main theme is like the perfect "take on the whole world" anthem there. EDIT- Also Tingle's in this isn't he? I hope he has a side arc like Linkle does. Speaking of Linkle, she's my favorite so far by miles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OctoberRaven Posted October 23, 2018 Report Share Posted October 23, 2018 Trying Adventure Mode of Hyrule Warriors and I love it... except the "Quiz" section. My reax: "Zelda trivia... well, hopefully it won't be too hard" Question 1: Attack the enemy with a wooden shield "Uh one that's not a question, two what the shit is this shit." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IDOL Posted October 23, 2018 Report Share Posted October 23, 2018 Super Mario Party is a lot of fun, love the streamlined interface too. This will definitely kill mine and the wife’s free time for a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruki Posted October 23, 2018 Report Share Posted October 23, 2018 13 hours ago, iDOL said: Super Mario Party is a lot of fun, love the streamlined interface too. This will definitely kill mine and the wife’s free time for a bit. Played a quick round this morning. I was worried 10 turns wouldn't be enough.... but in 10 turns, about 11 stars were gathered (Daisy somehow lucked out and got two stars on the exact same turn) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gabriel Posted October 23, 2018 Report Share Posted October 23, 2018 I definitely miss being able to play games longer than 20 turns, which is the new maximum, because I feel like there is more strategy involved when the game is longer, but it has not affected my enjoyment of Mario Party. I'm still hoping they announce DLC boards to add on to the four in game boards though, to help extend the life of the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruki Posted October 26, 2018 Report Share Posted October 26, 2018 The wife, after one game of Mario Party, now refuses to ever play with me again 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IDOL Posted October 26, 2018 Report Share Posted October 26, 2018 Picked up Donkey Kong Tropical Freeze for $43 at GameStop a few mins ago. Gonna really miss this Elite Pro Membership once it runs out in January. Hate that they killed it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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