The Nintendo Switch

that's a plus!

All the Lego games I've played have been fun - Star Wars, Marvel & Harry Potter - but play them all with my kids as the co-op mode is great

I thought the first Lego Harry Potter was great. The second one isn’t nearly as much fun.

Would also say that a lot of the enjoyment in these games comes from being familiar with the source material

Yeah, there's a whole lotta "oh, that scene, but in Lego form!" Which tbf is the gist of the actual Lego tie-in sets.

haha, I am very familiar with the HP source material!

the kids are wizards. you get it, right?

you'll understand when you don't have to shit little brown studs even once during the whole game bc you know they are wizards

i'll likely be picking up Pikmin 3 Deluxe (a port of the 2013 Wii U game), as I've never played any Pikmin before. i'm pretty excited, i've always wanted to give it a shot

Yeah, Mario 35 is great - I can't get better than third though.

I've never played Pikmin either, all I know is that when I play my kids in Smash Brothers they make me play as the Pikmin guy as a handicap.

ryukahr's Mario 35 streams are wonderful

i'm also tempted by pikmin via smash brothers induced curiosity

lol i've been watching some of CarlSagan42's Mario 35 streams but haven't watched ryukahr's yet. i've gone full geek during quarantine

CarlSagan42 is the most reddit ass username i've ever seen

otm

There are a lot of people who are very good at smb, it seems

yeah, it's hard to be competitive unless you are willing to make it your religion

I got a 2nd! I'm fine as long as I don't think about what my hands are doing.

Okay, I won one and can now stop.

Horace getting good reviews. Anyone tried it?

Looks like a cute little story-driven retro platformer.

it looked like a game for redditors

CarlSagan42 would love it

How about "I Am Dead"? Almost pulled the trigger but stopped short because i remember i always want to like story games and then never do.

This looks great, internet 1.0 aesthetic: https://www.pcgamer.com/hypnospace-outlaw-review/

(lol I tried watching some CarlSagan42 videos, but he seemed a little too much like a smug gamer dude compared to ryukahr's buoyant positivity)

hypnospace was my 2019 goty, its good

i was just trying to remember the name of that game. thanks

https://www.usgamer.net/articles/the-first-fire-emblem-is-coming-to-nintendo-switch-this-december

I'll probably buy this just to support these kinds of efforts. That said, I think I missed it the "last time" it was around, when they remade it for DS as Shadow Dragon.

yeah weird that they're doing the original of a game that got a remake but i guess its easier to romhack a translation into a nes emulated game than restructure a ds game to work on the switch

also i refuse to buy anything with a limited time release just out of principle. its such a weird tactic on their part that's burning through so much goodwill for seemingly no reason

i agree that this Disney Vault-style time release stuff is completely bullshit

(lol I tried watching some CarlSagan42 videos, but he seemed a little too much like a smug gamer dude compared to ryukahr's buoyant positivity)

My apologies, I need to issue a correct. I have not watched CarlSagan42, but instead was thinking of "Thabeast721".

lol

https://www.nintendo.com/nintendo-direct/10-28-2020/

demo of the Zelda Musou up on the eshop
also No More Heroes 1 & 2
also streaming versions of Hitman & Control wtf?

Cloud versions are weird but yeah I was like no way Switch can run that game

Guess I'll finally get to play the NMH games, never had a Wii

This game rules get it

The Switch version of Towerfall (the classic archery party game from the creators of Celeste!) includes new gameplay variants, six-player battles in widescreen levels, and guest archers Madeline & Badeline — who are featured in the CE trading cards. 💜 @exok_games https://t.co/0RwC78PksT

— Limited Run Games (@LimitedRunGames) November 10, 2020

i only like odyssey and botw are there any other good games, i dont like talking to villagers

I've read the technical explanations for why Towerfall can only be local rather than online multiplayer, but it's still a damn shame that it can't be online. I bought it (on PC) and had a blast the last time I had people over to visit, but that can't really happen right now.

It is super low-latency or something?

In fairness it's extremely time/labor/money consuming to implement rollback netcode which is only in just recent years getting some mainstream recognition

xp instagram ads finally convinced me to pick up

~Cadence of Hyrule~

it's an interesting game, and having a decent sense of rhythm and cadence, i am awful at it. (not because i'm moving off the beat, but because it's just dang hard sometimes)

@lagoon I’ve killed a ton of hours on the Burnout Paradise remaster.

Here's the explanation I saw about Towerfall: https://www.polygon.com/2014/3/11/5491146/why-you-dont-want-an-online-mode-towerfall

@lagoon I’ve killed a ton of hours on the Burnout Paradise remaster.

― DJI, Friday, November 13, 2020 11:40 AM (twelve minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink

sweet a racing game might be what i need in my lyfe

lag∞n have you given SMB35 a spin

xp Dan I - I will never trust Bennett Foddy, the man who created Getting Over It, to tell me anything lol

Also there have been some big strides in netcode (at least for 1v1 fighting games, which I feel would be applicable here) even in the time since that article was written in 2014. Parsec alone gives pretty surprising results, and people are already using that for Towerfall

haha wow, Bennett Foddy wrote that article!? I had no idea

I actually agree with him that online can't really replicate the classic online home/arcade experience of playing with others in the same room, and I get that there are many indie developers who focus on that aspect. All power to them! I've been involved with local gaming scenes, and it's tough, but it does still exist, somewhat

But most people play games online these days, and especially in this moment, 2020, any multiplayer game needs to get it together imo

But most people play games online these days

Most people play games on their phone, dude.