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nintendoo

RobbingBandit wrote: »

Feckin Argos it was €48.99 last night switch tax to the max

I know I'm going to be roasted for this but ...

I don't get the appeal of turn based RPGs. Feels like you've spent all your money on a console/computer that's just not good enough to play real time games! Also, you need to dedicate so much time to them.

And JRPGs are just wwwaaayyyyy out there.

Can anyone recommend a good starting point? And not Pokémon or Mario and Luigi ...

TitianGerm

nintendoo wrote: »

I know I'm going to be roasted for this but ...

I don't get the appeal of turn based RPGs. Feels like you've spent all your money on a console/computer that's just not good enough to play real time games! Also, you need to dedicate so much time to them.

And JRPGs are just wwwaaayyyyy out there.

Can anyone recommend a good starting point? And not Pokémon or Mario and Luigi ...

I enjoyed Octopath Traveller.

panevthe3rd

nintendoo wrote: »

I know I'm going to be roasted for this but ...

I don't get the appeal of turn based RPGs. Feels like you've spent all your money on a console/computer that's just not good enough to play real time games! Also, you need to dedicate so much time to them.

And JRPGs are just wwwaaayyyyy out there.

Can anyone recommend a good starting point? And not Pokémon or Mario and Luigi ...

To be honest if you don't like them then you aren't going to like even the best of them.

Maybe an action rpg would be a better starting point. Theres a few out there that let you pick between turn based and real time. Cant think of any off the top of my head though.

blockfighter

nintendoo wrote: »

I know I'm going to be roasted for this but ...

I don't get the appeal of turn based RPGs. Feels like you've spent all your money on a console/computer that's just not good enough to play real time games! Also, you need to dedicate so much time to them.

And JRPGs are just wwwaaayyyyy out there.

Can anyone recommend a good starting point? And not Pokémon or Mario and Luigi ...

Im the same as you but I enjoyed both South Park games. Mostly cos the humour carries you through. Fun games.

Fysh

I just saw the "upcoming in 2020" list - I'm in for No More Heroes 3 (haven't bothered with TSA as it sounded a bit disappointing) and Panzer Dragoon.

I'm also kind of curious about Speedrunners as I have it on Steam and reckon it could be a pretty good party game. (See also: Castle Crashers Remastered).

blockfighter

Played Speed Runners on Xbox as a party game with 3 mates a few times. It is class. Would highly recommend. Ive already pre purchased it on Switch.

Grumpypants

Upcoming games for 2020 including Outer Worlds, Doom Eternal, Deadly Premonitions 2.


https://www.nintendo.co.uk/Games/Nintendo-Switch/The-Outer-Worlds-1611883.html?utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&utm_campaign=theouterworlds%7Cnoe_newsletter_2020preview

Rhyme

Grumpypants wrote: »

Upcoming games for 2020 including Outer Worlds, Doom Eternal, Deadly Premonitions 2.


https://www.nintendo.co.uk/Games/Nintendo-Switch/The-Outer-Worlds-1611883.html?utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&utm_campaign=theouterworlds%7Cnoe_newsletter_2020preview

Outer Worlds is a day 1 purchase. Closest we'll get to Fallout on the Switch for a while.

Satturnfalls

If they do a good port of outer worlds its totally worth buying. Played through it on ps4. Great game

Chardee MacDennis

Any idea on release date?

RobertFoster

Chardee MacDennis wrote: »

Any idea on release date?

The Nintendo newsletter said Early 2020. Before March 31st according to Polygon

pixelburp

Hopefully it's a halfway decent port, and not too much is lost in adaptation (it doesn't look the most technically demanding game out there - and if The Witcher can make it, there truly are no excuses anymore). I won't be touching it until there's at least some confirmation it's not a hack job.

brevity

I have Outer Worlds on the PC and I do enjoy it, it’s just hard to invest time into all these RPG games.

Grumpypants

The Switch is giving me back my gaming time. Stealing 10 - 20 mins here and there adds up. I won't get the time to go to the office, boot up the Ps4 or PC and sit down without the kids kicking off. But i can grab 20 mins while peppa is on, 10 mins on the jacks, 20 mins before bed. Before long I've stacked hours in the Witcher.

RobbingBandit

Switch is helping me utilize my crippling insomnia 3am Fire Emblem here we gooooooo

DARK-KNIGHT

Are rumours of a switch pro likely do you guys think

DARK-KNIGHT

DARK-KNIGHT wrote: »

Are rumours of a switch pro likely do you guys think

Been rumours about that since Day 1. So far, it's been nothing but clickbait based on Chinese whispers.

Having said that, I think it's likely (even inevitable) eventually.

Gonzo

DARK-KNIGHT wrote: »

Are rumours of a switch pro likely do you guys think

it will probably happen over the next year. I can't imagine Nintendo still trying to get decent 3rd party ports in two years time on the current version of switch when PS5 and Xbox Series X are heading comfortably into their first year. The Switch Pro probably won't be a huge leap in power but if it was a par with a standard ps4 or xbox one, then ports of third party games from current gen and next gen may be more possible.

At the same time I don't see Nintendo going back to seperate home console and mobile consoles, I think keeping the Switch formula and improving on power and performance is the way to go, especially with mobile/laptop chipsets catching up very quickly on desktop parts in recent years.

Rhyme

I really can't see a Switch Pro model arriving if it's going to cut off any existing owners from playing games that are not yet released. This March, the Switch will be 3 years old, that's too quick a turnover.

I could see a Switch Pro operating in the same way that the PS4 Pro did, with improved visuals and rendering over the standard PS4 but even new games still running on the older console.

A Switch Pro operating as a successor of the Switch and having games that won't run on the older model... not for a few more years.

nintendoo

Rhyme wrote: »

I really can't see a Switch Pro model arriving if it's going to cut off any existing owners from playing games that are not yet released. This March, the Switch will be 3 years old, that's too quick a turnover.

I could see a Switch Pro operating in the same way that the PS4 Pro did, with improved visuals and rendering over the standard PS4 but even new games still running on the older console.

A Switch Pro operating as a successor of the Switch and having games that won't run on the older model... not for a few more years.

BOTW 1 and 2 at 60FPS would be nice.
How much extra would that cost hardware wise ?

brevity

Bit of a pain that a switch pro might be out this year and I just bought one at Christmas

sweetie

brevity wrote: »

Bit of a pain that a switch pro might be out this year and I just bought one at Christmas

Gamestop might do another upgrade deal!

manual_man

DARK-KNIGHT wrote: »

Are rumours of a switch pro likely do you guys think

Yes. Probably to coincide with new Sony and Microsoft offerings. I don’t think it will be 4K though. Just a slightly bigger - Full HD - screen that plays at the same resolution as docked, and with bigger internal storage.

CiDeRmAn

I don't see it being more than a hardware refresh including a better battery, consistent frame rate and a higher undocked resolution, to match the docked.
Anything more significant, upscaling aside, would be unwise prior to the Switch being replaced wholesale with a follow-up machine, but I imagine that will be a couple of years away yet, maybe by 2023.

CastorTroy

So thinking a New 3DS situation?

CiDeRmAn

CastorTroy wrote: »

So thinking a New 3DS situation?

Yes, and keep in mind that while.some games saw a bump in performance, there was only a couple of N3DS specific titles, which excluded the majority of 3DS owners.
I'd save the format divergence for the genuinely next Switch, rather than an updated one.
Bigger screen, higher undocked resolution, better battery, more storage as standard, that's how I would guess a device released this year could look like.

sligeach

[PEGI] The Turing Test | Nintendo Switch |

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPbZtfh9mng

https://youtube.com/watch?v=IPbZtfh9mng

The Turing Test is a challenging first-person puzzle game set on Jupiter’s moon, Europa. You are Ava Turing, an engineer for the International Space Agency (ISA) sent to discover the cause behind the disappearance of the ground crew stationed there.

Upon arrival a series of puzzles awaits you – tests which, according to the station’s AI, Tom, can only be solved by a human. These puzzles have apparently been set by the missing ground crew – but why have they created them and what are they hiding from?

In an evolving story based on mankind’s instinctual need to explore, protect and survive, you’ll delve deeper into Europa’s ice crusted-core and discover that the lines between man and machine begin to blur. Armed with the Energy Manipulation Tool (EMT), solve puzzles to open the way forward as you learn the true cost of human morality.

Coming to Nintendo Switch on Feb 7.

Gonzo

I think 4k support would be definitely off the table with any possible switch pro release. A move to 4k would require an upgrade that is more powerful than a standard PS4 and that is not going to happen. A switch Pro may get us closer to standard xbox one or ps4 performance with more solid 30fps 1080p games.

pixelburp

Anyone played Oddworld Strangers Wrath? Popped up on the Switch yesterday, and while am aware of it as a bit of a cult classic from the Oddworld franchise, I know nobody who has ever played it.

RobbingBandit

I'm guessing a new switch would be a more powerful processor for games like The Witcher 3 and maybe Red Dead or GTA can't imagine 4k being an essential part but perhaps 4k output for optimal upscaling.

The faster processor would be badly needed could help with the crippling of the system for certain games