Shadowstar39
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The Nintendo Switch has been my most played console. While I play big hitters on ps5 and series x, the switch gets the majority of my time, I play it at work during slow times, and on the porch, on the couch when wife is watching dumb shows so I can still get time together.
What made it so great to me was that it merged handheld and console. I loved, PSP/Vita, and DS/3ds games. I love being able to play something and grind out a jrpg, while doing something else. Something today I wouldn't do as much on a big tv, but in the small screen it feels so right. We had portable games and full on console games.
For jRPGS (and some western rpgs), its a mega system up there with the ps1 in terms of titles.
I loved that we got ports of old handheld games, pc games and tons of indie titles straight from pc.
Just look at a selection of pc ports we got (only a sample):
We got freaking Gothic 1 and 2 , metro 1 and 2, Sniper v2-4, GTA trilogy, Stalker trilogy, Crysis trilogy, borderlands trilogy, Company of heroes, Wizardry 1, Front Mission 1/2, serious sam, Baldurs gate 1 and 2, neverwinter nights, and Dark Star One (just found that recently by chance, love 3d space games).
,DQ11 &1-3. FF 1-12, TR 1-6, Suikoden 1/2, a bunch of tales games, All the mega mans minus legends (come on capcom), a bunch of Castlevania, metal gear collection, Legacy of Kain.
Sure a lot of these games can be played on other consoles but there is something different about playing them handheld.
Plus there is the wii like games we got. Switch sports and Ring fit. Many here may not like them but I find them fun and the later is actually a good workout. Switch sports does need more options though (and older miis were better).
Will the switch 2 being more powerful stop the influx of ports and unique titles?
Will it be parity with the ps5/xsx now just with a trickle of overpriced Nintendo first party games?
To me that is not interesting. I can use my steam deck if that is all it is.
Switch has its own identity and has a lot of charm. Sure there are games that run and look like shit and the more power will be welcome, but will devs still support it and make the games like we have been getting?
PlayStation used to be my go to for jrpgs and quirky games ( games like locoroco, patapon, warhawk, trash panic, last guy, tokyo jungle, super star dust hd, wipeout, motorstorm, etc... PS3 was loaded with them.
Once ps4 became defacto top dog, and more powerful we lost something.
They stopped promoting the quriky indies, and just pushed out the set peice cinematic games, they scrapped all jrpg production and hell basically killed off Japan development except for 1 studio.
After the vita ended, PS was never the same. Don't even get me started on the woke era.
I just hope Nintendo, now having the highest sold console (Switch) doesn't get arrogant and complacent. Miyamoto and crew are getting up there in age and we have a bean counter as the head.
Will we still get Fire Emblem, Advance Wars, and other more less selling but so fun games? Or is it all going to be open world nintendo properties that take 5-7 years to make, like we have on the 4k twins?
Nintendo was able to pump out quality hit after hit this gen due to the power constraints. You all I am sure hate it as this site is "mooooore powah" central but you can't deny that the switch had the most first party releases of any other console
that I can remember since the NES, and PS1.
You can't pump out games like this with 6-7 year wait times between games. Also that 80-90 price point is crazy steep.
I hope I am wrong and this isn't the end of an Era of greatness. The switch I play every day and it surprises me everyday.
What do you think will happen with the Switch 2 after launch? Are we still going to get the unique releases and will we still get cool ports of older titles?
Will being more like PS/Xbox cause them all to just blend in? I know it needed more juice, but at what cost? $90 games and more wait time?
What made it so great to me was that it merged handheld and console. I loved, PSP/Vita, and DS/3ds games. I love being able to play something and grind out a jrpg, while doing something else. Something today I wouldn't do as much on a big tv, but in the small screen it feels so right. We had portable games and full on console games.
For jRPGS (and some western rpgs), its a mega system up there with the ps1 in terms of titles.
I loved that we got ports of old handheld games, pc games and tons of indie titles straight from pc.
Just look at a selection of pc ports we got (only a sample):
We got freaking Gothic 1 and 2 , metro 1 and 2, Sniper v2-4, GTA trilogy, Stalker trilogy, Crysis trilogy, borderlands trilogy, Company of heroes, Wizardry 1, Front Mission 1/2, serious sam, Baldurs gate 1 and 2, neverwinter nights, and Dark Star One (just found that recently by chance, love 3d space games).
,DQ11 &1-3. FF 1-12, TR 1-6, Suikoden 1/2, a bunch of tales games, All the mega mans minus legends (come on capcom), a bunch of Castlevania, metal gear collection, Legacy of Kain.
Sure a lot of these games can be played on other consoles but there is something different about playing them handheld.
Plus there is the wii like games we got. Switch sports and Ring fit. Many here may not like them but I find them fun and the later is actually a good workout. Switch sports does need more options though (and older miis were better).
Will the switch 2 being more powerful stop the influx of ports and unique titles?
Will it be parity with the ps5/xsx now just with a trickle of overpriced Nintendo first party games?
To me that is not interesting. I can use my steam deck if that is all it is.
Switch has its own identity and has a lot of charm. Sure there are games that run and look like shit and the more power will be welcome, but will devs still support it and make the games like we have been getting?
PlayStation used to be my go to for jrpgs and quirky games ( games like locoroco, patapon, warhawk, trash panic, last guy, tokyo jungle, super star dust hd, wipeout, motorstorm, etc... PS3 was loaded with them.
Once ps4 became defacto top dog, and more powerful we lost something.
They stopped promoting the quriky indies, and just pushed out the set peice cinematic games, they scrapped all jrpg production and hell basically killed off Japan development except for 1 studio.
After the vita ended, PS was never the same. Don't even get me started on the woke era.
I just hope Nintendo, now having the highest sold console (Switch) doesn't get arrogant and complacent. Miyamoto and crew are getting up there in age and we have a bean counter as the head.
Will we still get Fire Emblem, Advance Wars, and other more less selling but so fun games? Or is it all going to be open world nintendo properties that take 5-7 years to make, like we have on the 4k twins?
Nintendo was able to pump out quality hit after hit this gen due to the power constraints. You all I am sure hate it as this site is "mooooore powah" central but you can't deny that the switch had the most first party releases of any other console
that I can remember since the NES, and PS1.
You can't pump out games like this with 6-7 year wait times between games. Also that 80-90 price point is crazy steep.
I hope I am wrong and this isn't the end of an Era of greatness. The switch I play every day and it surprises me everyday.
What do you think will happen with the Switch 2 after launch? Are we still going to get the unique releases and will we still get cool ports of older titles?
Will being more like PS/Xbox cause them all to just blend in? I know it needed more juice, but at what cost? $90 games and more wait time?
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