Nintendo Switch thread - Part 2

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Anyone got Arms? I'm going to get a Switch when Mario Odyssey and Maro x Rabbids are out, but I'm on the fence about Arms - mostly wondering if there are enough people in SG to actually play Arms. Takes me forever to get matches in SFV now....
 
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TabbyCat said:
Anyone got Arms? I'm going to get a Switch when Mario Odyssey and Maro x Rabbids are out, but I'm on the fence about Arms - mostly wondering if there are enough people in SG to actually play Arms. Takes me forever to get matches in SFV now....
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Arms uses global server.
Shouldn't be a problem to get matches, but to answer your question I believe few of us here bought it.
 
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TabbyCat said:
Anyone got Arms? I'm going to get a Switch when Mario Odyssey and Maro x Rabbids are out, but I'm on the fence about Arms - mostly wondering if there are enough people in SG to actually play Arms. Takes me forever to get matches in SFV now....
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bought arms too..but only play single mode for now.. :p
 
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Anyone buying ocean horns?out today.
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Oceanhorn is coming to Switch? I played it on PS4, it's also available on mobile, so I guess the performance should be fine on the Switch.

The game is great, it's one I highly recommend to anyone who wants a traditional Zelda-like game (it's obviously not BotW style). It has beautiful art with nice, though simplistic, puzzles and good environmental level design. (Note that your char cannot jump or climb. How to move a char that doesn't jump to places he needs to be becomes an important part of puzzle solving.) It's also fun to find, and reach, all the chests and collectibles.

The combat is very meh though, but that's not the focus of the game. The fishing is simplistic, though some of the later types are tough, especially one that sends out electricity to drain your hp while you reel it in. You really need to level up before going fishing for it, it's the hardest boss fight in the game, lol.

The only drawback of the Switch version I can think of (I don't know the price so can't comment on it) is that there is no trophy/achievement system on the platform, so you may not go out of your way to '100%' (get all collectibles, catch all fish, etc) and fully enjoy it. Can't remember if the game has in-game achievement tracking though.

Overall the game is just so refreshing and charming, highly enjoyable, go get it. There's a sequel coming, looking good too.
 
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PierceLee said:
Oceanhorn is coming to Switch? I played it on PS4, it's also available on mobile, so I guess the performance should be fine on the Switch.

The game is great, it's one I highly recommend to anyone who wants a traditional Zelda-like game (it's obviously not BotW style). It has beautiful art with nice, though simplistic, puzzles and good environmental level design. (Note that your char cannot jump or climb. How to move a char that doesn't jump to places he needs to be becomes an important part of puzzle solving.) It's also fun to find, and reach, all the chests and collectibles.

The combat is very meh though, but that's not the focus of the game. The fishing is simplistic, though some of the later types are tough, especially one that sends out electricity to drain your hp while you reel it in. You really need to level up before going fishing for it, it's the hardest boss fight in the game, lol.

The only drawback of the Switch version I can think of (I don't know the price so can't comment on it) is that there is no trophy/achievement system on the platform, so you may not go out of your way to '100%' (get all collectibles, catch all fish, etc) and fully enjoy it. Can't remember if the game has in-game achievement tracking though.

Overall the game is just so refreshing and charming, highly enjoyable, go get it. There's a sequel coming, looking good too.
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awesome! Thanks for the review! :D
 
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Got Oceanhorn for Steam from Humble Bundle for $1 with 2 other games awhile back.

Sian of Switch no trophy/platinum. 100%-ed a couple of Switch games but no sense of achievement. =(

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Gametaku said:
Got Oceanhorn for Steam from Humble Bundle for $1 with 2 other games awhile back.
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lol, I bot that bundle too, but I went for tier 2 cos I wanted Dreamfall Chapters. That's why I don't want to compare price cos almost all ported games to Switch will be overpriced, especially older ones like this where you could buy a few for just us$1. The humble bundle's oceanhorn also includes drm-free version iirc, so if really want to 'borrow' from friend, ahem... but dont lah, give some money to the dev for the excellent work.
 
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Gametaku said:
Sian of Switch no trophy/platinum. 100%-ed a couple of Switch games but no sense of achievement. =(
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good thing for me, i have already moved pass tat, gaming is just for fun...the amt of time i have wasted to get those things are my epic regret.
 
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redchallenge said:
I agree with Jedi, when I grow up playing my sega, Gameboy, no such things achievement one but we still enjoyed the games.

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guess it's for bragging rights. the numbers also wont be used for match making.

instead of players setting goals for themselves, developers set the goals for players.
and developers probably want players to explore every bits of the game, coz of the time and effort taken to develop the game. glue the players long enough until DLC to come.
 
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