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GameXplain: The Nintendo Switch eShop Awards

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GameXplain posted a video in which they picked the best Switch eShop games, in many categories.



Here are their picks, in case you can't watch the video.

Best Shooter: Graceful Explosion Machine.
Best Rhythm Game: Thumper.
Best Puzzle Game: Snipperclips Plus.
Best Competitive Game: Rocket League.
Best Budget Game: Earth Wars.
Best Story: Night in the Woods.
Best Game from a Major Publisher: Sonic Mania.
Best Local Multiplayer: Overcooked!
Most Graphically Impressive Game: Fast RMX.
Best idea that shouldn't work but somehow does: Battle Chef Brigade.
Biggest Time Sink: Stardew Valley.
Best Definitive Version: Cave Story+.
Best Exclusive: Golf Story.
2nd best eShop game: Steamworld Dig 2.
Best eShop game: Celeste.
 
CloseTalker

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Great choices, even if Celeste wouldn't be my favorite. The Switch eShop has a stunningly impressive selection of games, of all genres.
 
Slam Tilt

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I love how every game gets its own award. I was almost expecting to see "Best shooter featuring a cybernetic crustacean" or somesuch. /jk
 
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I am surprised Splatoon 2, Zelda, and Mario did not make the cut. Is it because they had a physical release? So did Snipperclips Plus.
 
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Nav said:
I am surprised Splatoon 2, Zelda, and Mario did not make the cut. Is it because they had a physical release? So did Snipperclips Plus.
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I wouldn't think too hard about it. Cave Story got a retail release too, but whatever. They clearly just wanted to take the spotlight away from full retail games
 
Grapezard

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Great video, GX. Really fun to watch.

Graceful Explosion Machine will always be the best in my heart.
 
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Thanks for the thread! The eShop has so many amazing games and if I could I would have made the video 5x longer but that would probably put a spanner in our week of Switch productivity. Furi is another game I would have liked to talk about but I'm sure there'll be an opportunity for another video like this.
 
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Can only imagine how nice it would be to buy a Switch right now and have such a plethora of games to indulge in. Mines spent a great deal of the last year turned on.
 
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jariw said:
Statements like this seems strange to me, if you also say:
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Why is it strange? Do I have strange taste in games? I think it's strange that people are giving awards to some of these games over Specter and Wonder Boy. How about Shantae and its 2 awesome expansion packs? I think this list is strange!
 
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Mega Man Zero said:
Why is it strange? Do I have strange taste in games? I think it's strange that people are giving awards to some of these games over Specter and Wonder Boy. How about Shantae and its 2 awesome expansion packs? I think this list is strange!
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It's strange because you claim that certain games should be on the list, without having played the games on the list to make a comparison.

More specifically: mentioning platformers in the 79-84 MC range, without having played the only 2D platformer that is on the list (Celeste, at 93 MC with 30 reviews).
 
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jariw said:
It's strange because you claim that certain games should be on the list, without having played the games on the list to make a comparison.

More specifically: mentioning platformers in the 79-84 MC range, without having played the only 2D platformer that is on the list (Celeste, at 93 MC with 30 reviews).
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I said I only owned Sonic. I've played about half of those games on other platforms before.
 
AkimbOb-omb

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That list is pretty close to what my digital library looks like on Switch. Good taste high five!
 
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Really excellent selection. Only winner I'd change is Best Shooter, because Enter the Gungeon, baby! Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove and Snake Pass are two other games which I thoroughly enjoyed but weren't mentioned anywhere. So many gems...
 
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You should do this more often, maybe every quarter of the year? I'm always so lost in the Switch eShop. Too much choice.
 
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You could have easily base steamworld dig 2 best metroidvania and celeste best platformer :P great list of games
 
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I missed Night in the Woods since my backlog is huge already, will get it once that there's a sale. Cool that Battle Chef Brigade is receiving recognition, it deserves more.

I'm getting Fast RMX in the next sale mostly because of how good it looks.
 

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Bad choices all around.

It seems that they only know the mainstream games with one exception.

"Cave Story (...) one of best games ever...". Really? -_-

I know that lists are subjective, but, in my totally personal opinion, this one sucks.
 
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La Leganto said:
It seems that they only know the mainstream games with one exception.
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It's GameXplain. They cover games on Nintendo hardware as a full time job. Yes, they know about that other game you liked more.

Jonneh said:
Thanks for the thread! The eShop has so many amazing games and if I could I would have made the video 5x longer but that would probably put a spanner in our week of Switch productivity. Furi is another game I would have liked to talk about but I'm sure there'll be an opportunity for another video like this.
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Thought that voice was familiar lol. I'm so behind on my YT subs, didn't realize you were doing videos for GameXplain now.
 
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