El_Belmondo
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(Writing this post with the Smash Bros Ultimate's Castlevania tunes on background for an extra epic feeling)
Ok, so this is a thing in my desktop now
It's been almost a week since it arrived home and i've been juggling my studies and tests with my gameplay sessions so i wasn't able to get a proper impression of it yet. Just yesterday i could, finally, give it a proper run and, oh man, Nintendo didn't nail something so hard since the Wii.
- But wait a second El_Belmondo, you ARE an admitted Nintendo nut, they must NAIL every single console for you, don't they?
Well, yes and no my dear reader. Of course i love my 3DS and my Wii U (moreso since i can run emulators on them) but they always felt half-assed for me (in a sense) but i'm not here to talk about them, but about this beauty.
First of all, it gives a general feeling of slickness. It just looks cool, everything seems to fit with everything and there doesn't seem to have any wasted space. The matte colors give it a touch of material design. Overall, it's a great piece of hardware design wise, and i love it.
And then there's the screen. You know, i haye laying in my room a DSLite, a backlit modded og GBA, a PSP 1000, a PSP 3000 and a 3DS. This is, so and by far, the most crisp screen i have ever used in a handheld.
Controller wise, the only fault i can find it it's the fact that Nintendo regressed a bit with the Joycon, without the grip bumps they gave to the Wii U Gamepad. It's a bit uncomfortable to play in handheld mode.
Now, about the games themselves, i've given them enough time to form a preliminar opinion. I'll start with Mario Odissey
This is... a strange Mario game in my opinion, kind of Super Mario 64 meets Super Mario Galaxy meet Super Mario 3D World meets Banjo Kazooie. It's the biggest and most exploration heavy a Mario game has ever been, it also has some Galaxy feeling via art style and soundtrack and Mario controls like in Super Mario 3D World. So far i find it great, but being used to Super Mario 64 style in open world Mario games, this one feels a bit weird.
Mario x Rabbids: Kindgdom Battle
You know what, guys? I'm SURE that this should be part of the "Switch starter pack" everyone should get. It's pretty, quirky, fun, graphics are crazy good, soundrack is awesome, it's full of neurotic french humor and has Rabbid Peach. I'm in love with the twists it gives to the XCOM formula. Davide Soliani and his team are amazing people.
Sonic Mania plus
Not a new game for me, but it's strangely fitting for the console, moreso in handheld mode. It looks crisp and controls fine with the left Joycon. Can't say anyting else aside of feeling exactly like it should: A classic Sonic game developed for modern systems.
Super Smash Bros Ultimate
No Screenshot for this one since i play exclusively with a Gamecube controller, but i think a video is enough to convey what the game makes me feel
Seriously, this may be the most amazing entry yet. Every-fucking-one is here, literally. This is the game where i can be playing with the Animal Crossing villager and then Cloud Strife shows up so i can unlock him, and then go online and battle Marth, Pac Man and Mega-Man with Simon Belmont. The gameplay is an amazing mix of Melee and Sm4sh, the soundtrack is epic, and the Spirits mode is enough o keep you busy for weeks at least.
Aside of this, i downloaded Warframe, wich feels amazin for being a game running on a tablet, and the NES app, wich may be the best official emulator released by Nintendo?
So far, i'm loving every single second i spend with the little machine.
Ok, so this is a thing in my desktop now
It's been almost a week since it arrived home and i've been juggling my studies and tests with my gameplay sessions so i wasn't able to get a proper impression of it yet. Just yesterday i could, finally, give it a proper run and, oh man, Nintendo didn't nail something so hard since the Wii.
- But wait a second El_Belmondo, you ARE an admitted Nintendo nut, they must NAIL every single console for you, don't they?
Well, yes and no my dear reader. Of course i love my 3DS and my Wii U (moreso since i can run emulators on them) but they always felt half-assed for me (in a sense) but i'm not here to talk about them, but about this beauty.
First of all, it gives a general feeling of slickness. It just looks cool, everything seems to fit with everything and there doesn't seem to have any wasted space. The matte colors give it a touch of material design. Overall, it's a great piece of hardware design wise, and i love it.
And then there's the screen. You know, i haye laying in my room a DSLite, a backlit modded og GBA, a PSP 1000, a PSP 3000 and a 3DS. This is, so and by far, the most crisp screen i have ever used in a handheld.
Controller wise, the only fault i can find it it's the fact that Nintendo regressed a bit with the Joycon, without the grip bumps they gave to the Wii U Gamepad. It's a bit uncomfortable to play in handheld mode.
Now, about the games themselves, i've given them enough time to form a preliminar opinion. I'll start with Mario Odissey
This is... a strange Mario game in my opinion, kind of Super Mario 64 meets Super Mario Galaxy meet Super Mario 3D World meets Banjo Kazooie. It's the biggest and most exploration heavy a Mario game has ever been, it also has some Galaxy feeling via art style and soundtrack and Mario controls like in Super Mario 3D World. So far i find it great, but being used to Super Mario 64 style in open world Mario games, this one feels a bit weird.
Mario x Rabbids: Kindgdom Battle
You know what, guys? I'm SURE that this should be part of the "Switch starter pack" everyone should get. It's pretty, quirky, fun, graphics are crazy good, soundrack is awesome, it's full of neurotic french humor and has Rabbid Peach. I'm in love with the twists it gives to the XCOM formula. Davide Soliani and his team are amazing people.
Sonic Mania plus
Not a new game for me, but it's strangely fitting for the console, moreso in handheld mode. It looks crisp and controls fine with the left Joycon. Can't say anyting else aside of feeling exactly like it should: A classic Sonic game developed for modern systems.
Super Smash Bros Ultimate
No Screenshot for this one since i play exclusively with a Gamecube controller, but i think a video is enough to convey what the game makes me feel
Seriously, this may be the most amazing entry yet. Every-fucking-one is here, literally. This is the game where i can be playing with the Animal Crossing villager and then Cloud Strife shows up so i can unlock him, and then go online and battle Marth, Pac Man and Mega-Man with Simon Belmont. The gameplay is an amazing mix of Melee and Sm4sh, the soundtrack is epic, and the Spirits mode is enough o keep you busy for weeks at least.
Aside of this, i downloaded Warframe, wich feels amazin for being a game running on a tablet, and the NES app, wich may be the best official emulator released by Nintendo?
So far, i'm loving every single second i spend with the little machine.
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