-
Ever wanted an RSS feed of all your favorite gaming news sites? Go check out our new Gaming Headlines feed! Read more about it here.
-
We have made minor adjustments to how the search bar works on ResetEra. You can read about the changes here.
Nintendo eShop - June 2018
- Thread starter tolkir
- Start date
Sorry, should've been more clear, I blame my poor english :P
If you pre-purchase the game digitally you get double the coins (from June 1 to June 21).
So West of Loathing is a game I'd not heard of before people mentioned it was confirmed for Switch.
I am baffled by the reviews. This game looks like early Newgrounds Macromedia-era Flash garbage.
Is it really that good? Should I buy it?
I am baffled by the reviews. This game looks like early Newgrounds Macromedia-era Flash garbage.
Is it really that good? Should I buy it?
So 10% off basically. That's $6, not bad. Almost enough for an ACA game!
Thats the first Ys game for Switch right?
I've never played Ys before, is it a good place to start?
I've never played Ys before, is it a good place to start?
PSA!!
So it seems that Switch is indeed the worst platfirm for fighting game fans, and not just because of the lack of D-Pad on the JoyCons.
The real issue is that the vast majority of opponents will be playing with a shitty wireless connection. Extra shitty because its portable, so likely not docked near the router.
Lots of people in the Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection OT are saying online play on Switch is a nightmare of laggy connections and disconnects due to the mostly wireless playerbase. People with multiple versions saying Switch has the worst online, even when your own connection is wired.
So if you have other platforms on which you can play games such as Street Fighter, Blazblue Cross-Tag Battle or SNK Heroines then you might be better served buying those games there.
On the plus side, one thing that seems to have born out is that the playerbase is one of the healthiest on Switch due to the lack of online fighters to divide the audience.
All the same, this is a bummer and something to keep in mind. I hope Smash Bros is acceptable.
So it seems that Switch is indeed the worst platfirm for fighting game fans, and not just because of the lack of D-Pad on the JoyCons.
The real issue is that the vast majority of opponents will be playing with a shitty wireless connection. Extra shitty because its portable, so likely not docked near the router.
Lots of people in the Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection OT are saying online play on Switch is a nightmare of laggy connections and disconnects due to the mostly wireless playerbase. People with multiple versions saying Switch has the worst online, even when your own connection is wired.
So if you have other platforms on which you can play games such as Street Fighter, Blazblue Cross-Tag Battle or SNK Heroines then you might be better served buying those games there.
On the plus side, one thing that seems to have born out is that the playerbase is one of the healthiest on Switch due to the lack of online fighters to divide the audience.
All the same, this is a bummer and something to keep in mind. I hope Smash Bros is acceptable.
Last edited:
Yeah I'm a bit confused too. I saw some users excited about it in the past thread but all I know about it is, well, how it looks.
HLTB says the game is about 7-11 hours so I guess the price is right.
In retrospect, I'm relieved Dark Souls was delayed. May was a slaughter for both my playing schedule and my wallet. For starters, I didn't expect to double-dip on DKCTF (nor that I would be so unreservedly happy about the decision), and then PixelJunk Monsters 2, Ikaruga, and Street Fighter all ambushed me at once. Picked up one or two other items on sale, too. Now you're all telling me Yoku's Island Express came out of nowhere, and it looks very much up my alley, so on the wish list it goes for later reference, because mercy, eShop have mercy.
It's not quite as bad/glorious as last year's August/September barrage (Sonic Mania, Mario+Rabbids, SteamWorld Dig 2, Thimbleweed Park, Golf Story) but this recent stretch has been the closest thing I've seen since, and I've deliberately skipped quite a bit that caught my eye just to keep the situation moderately under control. It's not under control.
The prognosis for June: likely to grab Mario Tennis depending on how the demo goes. Strongly considering Sushi Striker on the promise of its excellent demo, but I'm balking at the price and want to see the rest of Nintendo's 2018 lineup first. Interested in Lumines but I've suddenly found myself with a retro backlog problem (see also: Ikaruga, Street Fighter) and may have to hold off. Waiting, as always, to pull the trigger on Hollow Knight the minute it shows up, as it's looking closer than ever. And who knows what the hell else will catch us all off guard.
It's not quite as bad/glorious as last year's August/September barrage (Sonic Mania, Mario+Rabbids, SteamWorld Dig 2, Thimbleweed Park, Golf Story) but this recent stretch has been the closest thing I've seen since, and I've deliberately skipped quite a bit that caught my eye just to keep the situation moderately under control. It's not under control.
The prognosis for June: likely to grab Mario Tennis depending on how the demo goes. Strongly considering Sushi Striker on the promise of its excellent demo, but I'm balking at the price and want to see the rest of Nintendo's 2018 lineup first. Interested in Lumines but I've suddenly found myself with a retro backlog problem (see also: Ikaruga, Street Fighter) and may have to hold off. Waiting, as always, to pull the trigger on Hollow Knight the minute it shows up, as it's looking closer than ever. And who knows what the hell else will catch us all off guard.
For those actively following the indie scene, 'West of Loathing' was one of the most important indie releases in 2017, and a TOP 10 amongst all the indie games released in this year.
- It obtained a Recommended mention in Rock Paper Shotgun, one of the most illustrious webs covering the indie scene. And this is an achievement that only a few titles have obtained in the history of the web.
- It was a finalist in the IGF Awards (the MOST important and INFLUENTIAL video game festival), for the main and most important prize, the Seumas McNally Grand Prize.
- It appeared in some of the most important Game of the Year 2017 lists. To name a few, it obtained the Best Comedy Game award in PC Gamer, and it appeared in the TOP 50 best games of Polygon in the number 16.
- This is always subjective, but in my opinion and for my personal taste, it has one of the most impressive artistic designs seen in a contemporary game.
Damn it.For those actively following the indie scene, 'West of Loathing' was one of the most important indie releases in 2017, and a TOP 10 amongst all the indie games released in this year.
- It obtained a Recommended mention in Rock Paper Shotgun, one of the most illustrious webs covering the indie scene. And this is an achievement that only a few titles have obtained in the history of the web.
- It was a finalist in the IGF Awards (the MOST important and INFLUENTIAL video game festival), for the main and most important prize, the Seumas McNally Grand Prize.
- It appeared in some of the most important Game of the Year 2017 lists. To name a few, it obtained the Best Comedy Game award in PC Gamer, and it appeared in the TOP 50 best games of Polygon in the number 16.
- This is always subjective, but in my opinion and for my personal taste, it has one of the most impressive artistic designs seen in a contemporary game.
I've played a couple hours of West of Loathing, and it's an astonishingly well-constructed, well-written, and deceptively deep game for its $11 pricepoint.
It has classic turn-based combat along with CRPG stat/build customization, meaningful in-game choices with different outcomes, and three completely different classes all (seemingly, in my limited experience) contributing to player creativity and replayability.
One of the best things about it is how good its writing is—it's a legitimately funny game that'll constantly make you laugh out loud.
Also, its performance on the Switch is flawless so far, so no porting errors to worry about.
So turns out Just Shapes & Beats is fucking amazing. I finished the first "world" just now and I've been constantly grinning playing every stage, that boss just now was incredible.
It really is absurd that Yoku, Ikaruga and this released the same week and yet we get posts and threads about how the Switch has no interesting games this year.
It really is absurd that Yoku, Ikaruga and this released the same week and yet we get posts and threads about how the Switch has no interesting games this year.
Interesting. I think I'm recalling hearing a close friend recommend this to me, saying it was hilarious and genuinely fun all the time. I might have to keep an eye on it.For those actively following the indie scene, 'West of Loathing' was one of the most important indie releases in 2017, and a TOP 10 amongst all the indie games released in this year.
- It obtained a Recommended mention in Rock Paper Shotgun, one of the most illustrious webs covering the indie scene. And this is an achievement that only a few titles have obtained in the history of the web.
- It was a finalist in the IGF Awards (the MOST important and INFLUENTIAL video game festival), for the main and most important prize, the Seumas McNally Grand Prize.
- It appeared in some of the most important Game of the Year 2017 lists. To name a few, it obtained the Best Comedy Game award in PC Gamer, and it appeared in the TOP 50 best games of Polygon in the number 16.
- This is always subjective, but in my opinion and for my personal taste, it has one of the most impressive artistic designs seen in a contemporary game.
Immediately after posting that I saw a few reviews that were raving about West of Loathing.. so I impulse bought it.
Only 20 or so minutes into it but the game is kind of brilliant. The art style is simple but incredibly effective and the writing is well done and funny without attempting to be too dry/clever/whatever.
Games like this are why I became a gamer (granted these are what games looked like 35 years ago anyway hahahahaha)
Only 20 or so minutes into it but the game is kind of brilliant. The art style is simple but incredibly effective and the writing is well done and funny without attempting to be too dry/clever/whatever.
Games like this are why I became a gamer (granted these are what games looked like 35 years ago anyway hahahahaha)
As a fighting game fan, unless you specifically get a stick (which I don't think there's a lot of at the moment), I don't think I'd want to play them on Switch because of these two main reasons, plus I'm just so used to using a PS controller because that's what I grew up with. For some reason, Nintendo controllers don't tend to work well for fighting games unless it's the SNES controller for old 2D fighters or something like Smash Bros where it's not a full-on 2D/2.5D fighting game. I don't even recall a lot of fighting games on N64, but I don't think that controller would work well. The Wii Pro controller KIND OF worked when playing Tatsunoko Vs. Capcom, but it wasn't ideal, despite it sadly being one of the better options considering it was the Wii.
But the fact the online isn't as good as it should be pretty much cements that excluding Smash because it's Smash, I'll be getting my fighting games else where.
Last edited:
That's a real bummer about fighting games on Switch, it didn't cross my mind how much the lack of an ethernet port could impact these games.
Personally fighters are the one genre I have 0 interest in playing on Switch... Outside of Smash, but then again Smash 3DS was surprisingly decent online.
Personally fighters are the one genre I have 0 interest in playing on Switch... Outside of Smash, but then again Smash 3DS was surprisingly decent online.
Yes, it's fantastic so far.
Friend, you need a Magic-NS adapter!
You mean this adapter? ;)
For a mere $20 you can use all your current and last gen controllers on Nintendo Switch (and PC, Android) wired OR wireless and with no lag!
Support includes PS4 (w/ gyro & rumble support!), PS3, XB1, 360, Wii U Pro, Wii/SNES/NES Mini Classic Controllers via Wii Remote and USB HID controllers!
I use my HRAP4 arcade stick (wired) and my MadCatz Tatsunoko vs Capcom stick (wireless via Wii Remote since it's a Classic Controller)
I haven't tested it but I think the Game Cube > Wii U USB adapter should work, too
Best $20 accessory you can buy for your Switch. Grab the Hori Compact Playstand for another $13 so you can easily use the converter in tabletop mode with the included USB C converter cable. Portable arcade!
As a side note, that Tatsunoko vs Capcom stick works perfectly with the SNES Classic Mini, no adapter required!
They used to get as cheap as $30 on Amazon but now they're like $100+ everywhere. $80 was MSRP, though, so it's not too bad.
There's also a Madcatz Wii U Tekken Tag TE stick that I got for new $60, normally $150. I ended up selling it because I never used it and now I'm kicking myself. Can't find one for less than $200.
Last edited:
Had to put my Switch down for a sec and rave about West of Loathing, so good! I remember when this hit on Steam but I didn't snag it, kinda glad I waited because it's a great Switch game.
Yeah, I'm really mad because I'm about to buy it and I don't need any more games shaking me down for my money.
Been playing Smoke and Sacrifice fir 2 hours now (undocked).
Impressions:
-Very pretty with calming eerie music
-It's a crafting survival game lol i had no idea. Reminds me of Don't Starve at times and also Crashlands
-Some stutter and slowdown in handheld mode. It could definitely perform better.
-Battles are simplistic so far but are fine
-Crafting I'm not far in but so far you gather recipes and then can craft the item. Sone require you to use a device in order to craft (i.e. a cooking pot)
-Story is sorta fucked up but again i'm not far in
Overall I'm enjoying it but will need to play more to see how much it builds on this base. It will eventually get boring if these are most of the game mechanics involved - I have a feeling it will progress.
Impressions:
-Very pretty with calming eerie music
-It's a crafting survival game lol i had no idea. Reminds me of Don't Starve at times and also Crashlands
-Some stutter and slowdown in handheld mode. It could definitely perform better.
-Battles are simplistic so far but are fine
-Crafting I'm not far in but so far you gather recipes and then can craft the item. Sone require you to use a device in order to craft (i.e. a cooking pot)
-Story is sorta fucked up but again i'm not far in
Overall I'm enjoying it but will need to play more to see how much it builds on this base. It will eventually get boring if these are most of the game mechanics involved - I have a feeling it will progress.
I'd heard a lot about West of Loathing so I finally picked it up on Switch. Very early on but seems really damn good so far. The humor is fantastic, and I say that as someone who typically fines videogame humor pretty garbage. Anyways, seems like a good buy at $11.
I was really interested in the game until I learned how much of it is crafting-based survival.
That's not really something I'm into but I'm willing to check it out if there's a sale.
I've decided that my only other purchase this week will be Loathing (got Yoku Tuesday).
I have to start reigning in my spending, there's too many good games.
Just shapes and beats has been one of my favorite games at pax the last few years. I thought it would never come out yet here it is! It's everything I wanted from the 3 song demo. If you can play couch coop, do it! You'll laugh cry yell and flat out have fun. I've barely played the single player but the art style has some real flair. If you love chip tune music, you'll love this game. Must buy!
Really wanna play West of Loathing at some point. I played a ton of Kingdom of Loathing back in middle school.
TOO DAMN MANY. I haven't even turned Yoku on and I'm excited to play it. Buying 1-5 Switch games every single week is creating a gigantic backlog I'm not complaining but also keeping up with Steam (OMG) and PS4/XBOX and it's all just craziness.
Kadobat Wars is a weird little budget title releasing June 7 in NA for the fascinating pricepoint of $3.89
From what i can gather from the video above and the apparently machine-translated Engrish, it's a card game with a battle system that seems similar to Mavenfall.
Kadobat Wars:
Mavenfall:
![](http://[QUOTE="gcwy, post: 8596075, member: 12537"]Is someone born in the late 90s a millennial or a gen Zer? I don't know any friends my age who are alt-right. Some of my friends despise Trump.[/QUOTE] 30 and under is generally considered mellenial.)
Mavenfall was a pretty decent mobile CCG that died about a year ago.
The basic idea is that each character has their own set of cards that you build a deck out of, and then you build a party out of those characters. The cards in your hand are mix of those character cards and each character is a deck you draw from.
Some differences here seem to be that Kadobat is real-time (active-time?) and you can swap character positions on the fly.
Could be an interesting title to keep an eye out for, especially since Switch is light on card games.
From what i can gather from the video above and the apparently machine-translated Engrish, it's a card game with a battle system that seems similar to Mavenfall.
Kadobat Wars:
Mavenfall:
Mavenfall was a pretty decent mobile CCG that died about a year ago.
The basic idea is that each character has their own set of cards that you build a deck out of, and then you build a party out of those characters. The cards in your hand are mix of those character cards and each character is a deck you draw from.
Some differences here seem to be that Kadobat is real-time (active-time?) and you can swap character positions on the fly.
Could be an interesting title to keep an eye out for, especially since Switch is light on card games.
Last edited:
I saw a number of questions about PixelJunk Monsters 2 near the end of the May thread but didn't have the chance to answer right then. I've only cleared about half of the game, filling out perfect runs in the medium difficulty (Tricky) as I go, and the Switch base seems fairly small so far judging by my position on the leaderboards. It's a lightweight game on the surface, and people who expected a bigger and flashier PJM1 don't seem too happy with it in the OT (mainly due to changes to co-op and the camera that are due for an upcoming patch), but it tries a good number of new ideas that haven't been properly developed before in the TD genre, and while not all of these ideas are polished, for once this is a TD game that thinks outside the box of everything that the customs scene in Blizzard's RTS titles already did better ages ago and offers something distinctly new. Simple, perhaps, with ample room for further refinement—but new.
The single-stage demo offers an adequate picture of how it looks and controls but only gives you the most basic towers (you get a slightly wider selection right from the first stage in the full game, though not an incredibly varied one) and doesn't show you what kind of challenges or skill development the game engine makes possible. On the surface it might seem a little bare-bones or style-over-substance, but once you push yourself to play cleanly (which is enough to get you into the upper rungs of the online scoreboard, as it currently stands) you'll find that it requires a different mindset than most other TDs, and the more open-minded you are about understanding what the game is doing and working around it, the more fun you will have.
Quoting an excerpt of what I wrote in the OT:
The single-stage demo offers an adequate picture of how it looks and controls but only gives you the most basic towers (you get a slightly wider selection right from the first stage in the full game, though not an incredibly varied one) and doesn't show you what kind of challenges or skill development the game engine makes possible. On the surface it might seem a little bare-bones or style-over-substance, but once you push yourself to play cleanly (which is enough to get you into the upper rungs of the online scoreboard, as it currently stands) you'll find that it requires a different mindset than most other TDs, and the more open-minded you are about understanding what the game is doing and working around it, the more fun you will have.
Quoting an excerpt of what I wrote in the OT:
Fasten your seat belt, because I think it's going to get even wilder for the rest of the year. My hands are already itching to buy more games even before I've made a dent in the ones I already have...
Thanks so much for the time and effort you put into these threads, OP. I feel very well informed about what's going on for the platform.
To be honest it's a bit lack lustre month for me, but that's probably for the best as I'll be immersed in Dark Souls Remastered for the month. That double coins pre-order bonus for Aces sounds tempting though, as this works out to $8 worth of coins for me, which I can put towards the Mario +Rabbids DLC.
To be honest it's a bit lack lustre month for me, but that's probably for the best as I'll be immersed in Dark Souls Remastered for the month. That double coins pre-order bonus for Aces sounds tempting though, as this works out to $8 worth of coins for me, which I can put towards the Mario +Rabbids DLC.
While the eShop has quickly become home to a fantastic library of games, I can't help but fear what it might become when I see stuff like this make it on to the shop. Hopefully they see what a dumpster fire Steam has become and steer clear. Does Nintendo have any standards for stuff being published in NA? I suppose it's possible this game is localized to some extent, but you wouldn't think so from the screenshots!
https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/pure-electric-love-what-do-you-want-eri-kitami-switch
I came to this thread when I saw this on the eshop today. I'm glad someone noticed how weird this is. Never thought I'd see a game for sale that mentions "bondage" in the description on the eshop. And what a description that is...
I've been eyeing WoL on steam for awhile. But wasn't sure how it'd feel to play. It's good. Plays better than it looks... The art style works.
Buy it
Buy it
That looks awful, like it was created in an afternoon for mobile or something. I'll pass on that.
That's one sequence. The rest of the game is different and is very good.
I've played maybe 30 minutes or so, and didn't find anything funny. Every review I've read stated how absurdly funny the game is, so with that said, I'd temper expectations. It feels like a point and click adventure as much as anything, to me, so far.
It's a great game so far. Photosensitive mode is a godsend though. I turned it on almost immediately.
Could anyone who has Wizard of Legend check if it has video capture support? I'm maintaining the video capture support thread, and a poster said the game might have support.