Nintendo Switch Catch-All 2.0

JohnKillo wrote:
bobbywatson wrote:
ccoates wrote:

Even if it's "just" an official emulation, I'd throw some money at an official release of games like Radiant Silvergun on Switch. And I actually own a Saturn still, ha.

I'm sure lots of people would go crazy if Sega ever released Panzer Dragoon Saga this way. And that includes myself, despite the fact that I've played it already.

Shinning Force 3 please

I'd love that! But... since all three scenarios were never translated to English porting just scenario 1 seems like something they might not do unless it were going to be part of a bigger retrospective of some kind.

I was playing through scenario 2 of the fan translation though and it's a pretty good experience so far!

I suspected that if I followed gaming for enough decades, I’d eventually run into someone who likes rail shooters.

Has Shining Force III received a full fan translation for all three scenarios yet? I want to play the game, but I'd rather wait until I can play all of it.

Djinn wrote:

Has Shining Force III received a full fan translation for all three scenarios yet? I want to play the game, but I'd rather wait until I can play all of it.

Im here to inform you that there are full fan patches. They are still being worked on and updated though.

Advance Wars 1-2: Re-Boot Camp delayed to Spring 2022.

Honestly, I feel like December is a month where releases go to die, so this might work out better for them.

That explains why they announced it and then radio silence.

ccesarano wrote:

Advance Wars 1-2: Re-Boot Camp delayed to Spring 2022.

Honestly, I feel like December is a month where releases go to die, so this might work out better for them.

Tell that to the over 2 million copies sold for Xenoblade Chronicles 2, or maybe that tiny little other game for Nintendo, Super Smash Bros Ultimate. But maybe those were exceptions?

I feel like NIntendo is confident enough in the long term appeal of their games to drop the right ones in December.

mrtomaytohead wrote:

Honestly, I feel like December is a month where releases go to die, so this might work out better for them.

Tell that to the over 2 million copies sold for Xenoblade Chronicles 2, or maybe that tiny little other game for Nintendo, Super Smash Bros Ultimate. But maybe those were exceptions?

I feel like NIntendo is confident enough in the long term appeal of their games to drop the right ones in December.[/quote]

These are good points, the both of them, though I feel Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is one of those games where release month doesn't matter. People will buy it regardless.

Otherwise, December seems to be for their niches like Xenoblade Chronicles 2.

Where's our N64 games Nintendo? Day is almost over

Stele wrote:

Where's our N64 games Nintendo?

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Looks like some maintenance going on so the 9pm eastern rumor may be true. Weird they didn't really announce

Kind of interesting!

tl;dr: the emulation sometimes removes or reduces things like fog, which although originally meant to cover for technical limitations, means that maps/levels designed with those limitations in mind play differently compared to actual hardware.

For example, you might be able to easily see an upcoming turn in Mario Kart, where on the original hardware it was meant to be more of a surprise when that turn came.

Ars Technica has an article on it as well.

Paying money and getting emulation significantly inferior to open source emulators... ouch.

I fired up Genesis last night. Realized I've never played Shining Force or Phantasy Star IV. But wondering how they hold up with no nostalgia and 20-30 hours of game? Do I want to start down that path?

Stele wrote:

I fired up Genesis last night. Realized I've never played Shining Force or Phantasy Star IV. But wondering how they hold up with no nostalgia and 20-30 hours of game? Do I want to start down that path?

Do you like endless grinding and repetitive trash mobs with no challenge? Well boy howdy are those games for you.

Jonman wrote:
Stele wrote:

I fired up Genesis last night. Realized I've never played Shining Force or Phantasy Star IV. But wondering how they hold up with no nostalgia and 20-30 hours of game? Do I want to start down that path?

Do you like endless grinding and repetitive trash mobs with no challenge? Well boy howdy are those games for you.

I might disagree on PSIV. I played it on steam for the first time a few years ago, and it was immaculately paced, and it encourages you to use and optimize all the (combat) resources as you go through each dungeon, and there are even macros available to use moves for everyone automatically so you don't have to go through more menus; a QOL feature more games should have. There is almost no filler, and I don't even think I did any grinding for the final boss. Totally solid, and I think it holds up better than most older JRPGs.

I do agree that Shining Force, while decent enough, is probably going to be inferior to any SRPGs you would play today.

I never played Phantasy Star IV but that description largely matches my memory of II.

Jonman wrote:
Stele wrote:

I fired up Genesis last night. Realized I've never played Shining Force or Phantasy Star IV. But wondering how they hold up with no nostalgia and 20-30 hours of game? Do I want to start down that path?

Do you like endless grinding and repetitive trash mobs with no challenge? Well boy howdy are those games for you.

You have absolutely no idea what you're talking about.

The first Shining Force is good, but a little dated. The second game holds up much better. I'd recommend skipping the first one unless you're a completionist.

Phantasy Star IV is one of the finest JRPGs ever made and is comparable in quality to SNES classics like Final Fantasy VI, Chrono Trigger, and Lufia II. Excellent story, great characters, and a fast pace makes the game a joy to play. Very highly recommended if you're a JRPG fan, especially of the 16-bit era. Sadly the first three Phantasy Star games are pretty much unplayable by modern standards and really should be avoided unless you have a lot of patience and maps from the internet.

I barely started Shining Force. Was supposed to rush off and meet the king after the intro. But the menu seemed super janky. That made me pause and make my post last night. Which I forgot to submit until this morning hehe.

Sounds like Phantasy Star IV might be a better one to try out of the two.

I do enjoy GBA Fire Emblem games but didn't play any pre that. So SF might be too much. Maybe the second one will get added. Or maybe save states will make it more tolerable.

Sundown wrote:
Jonman wrote:
Stele wrote:

I fired up Genesis last night. Realized I've never played Shining Force or Phantasy Star IV. But wondering how they hold up with no nostalgia and 20-30 hours of game? Do I want to start down that path?

Do you like endless grinding and repetitive trash mobs with no challenge? Well boy howdy are those games for you.

I might disagree on PSIV. I played it on steam for the first time a few years ago, and it was immaculately paced, and it encourages you to use and optimize all the (combat) resources as you go through each dungeon, and there are even macros available to use moves for everyone automatically so you don't have to go through more menus; a QOL feature more games should have. There is almost no filler, and I don't even think I did any grinding for the final boss. Totally solid, and I think it holds up better than most older JRPGs.

I do agree that Shining Force, while decent enough, is probably going to be inferior to any SRPGs you would play today.

This was very helpful, someone playing for the first time this century and still enjoying it. Thanks

A random game I’m enjoying. NIS almost silently released a classics collection including Phantom Brave. I’m enjoying that right now far more than I have any recent SRPG on the Switch. I’m not sure why it clicks better than Disgaea for me, but it just does.

DSGamer wrote:

A random game I’m enjoying. NIS almost silently released a classics collection including Phantom Brave. I’m enjoying that right now far more than I have any recent SRPG on the Switch. I’m not sure why it clicks better than Disgaea for me, but it just does.

Does it feel clunky? I loved the crap out of that game on initial release, and am vaguely eyeing it once the sheen is off Disgaea 6.

Jonman wrote:
DSGamer wrote:

A random game I’m enjoying. NIS almost silently released a classics collection including Phantom Brave. I’m enjoying that right now far more than I have any recent SRPG on the Switch. I’m not sure why it clicks better than Disgaea for me, but it just does.

Does it feel clunky? I loved the crap out of that game on initial release, and am vaguely eyeing it once the sheen is off Disgaea 6.

It’s definitely a little clunky without the grid, but I’m enjoying it.

Very very quick question guys..

I purchased Monster Hunter Stories 2, wings of ruin Digital. And I was playing a it on my Switch Lite. And My son then turned the regular switch on and began to play Breath of the Wild. I had my Switch lite on sleep and then when I tried to resume my playtime, it gave me a message that something was playing or downloading on the same account and that i could not keep playing.

If this a thing of what happened?
I CANT OR wont be able to play my digital games even if we are playing different games at the same time?

Thank you in advance

Yeah, that's basically how it works. The workaround is to set one Switch as your account's "home" console and then disconnect it from the Internet when you aren't actively using online features.

Mmmmm.... how can i work that? can you be kind enough to explian?

Yeah there's instructions a couple times in this thread but I wish I could tell you where. The gist I remember...

Somehow you designate one console as primary and others as secondary. But the backwards thing is the primary one is the one you want to be offline, as it can always play digital games without checking in.

What messes everyone up is naturally you think your home docked console is "primary." But if you want to play while someone else is using the TV, you want primary to be the offline one.

EDIT: Here's explanation about primary and how to set from support site.

I also didn't play PSIV until one of the modern collections (it wasn't released in PAL territories). Incredible game.

Darkhaund wrote:

Very very quick question guys..

I purchased Monster Hunter Stories 2, wings of ruin Digital. And I was playing a it on my Switch Lite. And My son then turned the regular switch on and began to play Breath of the Wild. I had my Switch lite on sleep and then when I tried to resume my playtime, it gave me a message that something was playing or downloading on the same account and that i could not keep playing.

If this a thing of what happened?
I CANT OR wont be able to play my digital games even if we are playing different games at the same time?

Thank you in advance

Welcome to the nightmare.

One trick is to have the primary Switch start up their game so it does the internet check, then have them put it in airplane mode. You'll be able to play on the other Switch then.

It can get really confusing when you start juggling multiple profiles, too.

https://venturebeat.com/2019/09/23/nintendo-switch-lite-guide-how-to-share-digital-games/

Stele wrote:

Yeah there's instructions a couple times in this thread but I wish I could tell you where. The gist I remember...

Somehow you designate one console as primary and others as secondary. But the backwards thing is the primary one is the one you want to be offline, as it can always play digital games without checking in.

What messes everyone up is naturally you think your home docked console is "primary." But if you want to play while someone else is using the TV, you want primary to be the offline one.

So riffing on Stele's example in my case the Switch connected to my TV is hooked up via ethernet. So it's the "always online" one. It's the "secondary" console that always does the online check. But! Games played on it should use the main account (the one all games are purchased on).

I also have a Switch I use for travel/couch play only. This is the "primary" Switch. BUT! I always play games on it using a secondary profile.

Which sounds backwards on both ends, in a way.

As weird as that setup sounds, the upside is that if you use multiple profiles two people can even play the same digital game at the same time.