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Nitefly · 23 Jul 2019 at 23:56

^ Finished it just now. Took 14.5 hours, so a fair amount of time. Not too shabby.

Edit - this was collecting everything.

Overall 7.5/10 - YMMV.

Random Guy Esq. · 24 Jul 2019 at 05:05

Nice one - Two Point Hospital is coming to Switch (and XB/PS). Late 2019.

fez · 24 Jul 2019 at 10:59

I'm looking forward to that but like every other "AAA" game that comes to the Switch after being on other mediums for years, it will have the Switch tax and retail at nearly double what it should do.

I would love to get Doom, Diablo, Wolfenstein etc on the Switch but there is no chance I am paying more than £20 for any of them when they can be had for ~£10 on any other system and with far far superior graphics. I'm not going to put money into the pockets of greedy devs who have already made a mint from these games and are just profiteering.

kurosagi01 · 24 Jul 2019 at 11:11

Very tempted to buy Puyo Puyo Champions for £3.99 after playing it on Judgement mini-game...
So far games i'll be getting on Switch:
Astral Chain
Daemon x Machina
Pokemon Sword&Shield

My partner gave Oninaki demo a try and she actually likes it and can't wait to play it on Switch after I told her she might like it after seeing the trailer from square-enix E3.
Sucks its only digital only though.

Plainsong · 24 Jul 2019 at 14:02

Just pre-ordered Fire Emblem. Looking forward to Friday!

Moothead2 · 24 Jul 2019 at 14:10

fez said:
I'm looking forward to that but like every other "AAA" game that comes to the Switch after being on other mediums for years, it will have the Switch tax and retail at nearly double what it should do.

I would love to get Doom, Diablo, Wolfenstein etc on the Switch but there is no chance I am paying more than £20 for any of them when they can be had for ~£10 on any other system and with far far superior graphics. I'm not going to put money into the pockets of greedy devs who have already made a mint from these games and are just profiteering.

The Final Fantasy remasters are the most egregious for me. They're ports of remasters of 15+ year old games that have been out for years and could be had for a tenner on other platforms. But no, £40 please.

fez · 24 Jul 2019 at 14:26

Moothead2 said:
The Final Fantasy remasters are the most egregious for me. They're ports of remasters of 15+ year old games that have been out for years and could be had for a tenner on other platforms. But no, £40 please.

Its even better when there is a really well known bug that is present on an old version and they lovingly port that bug over to the "remastered" game.

kurosagi01 · 24 Jul 2019 at 14:32

Which remasters are we talking about? Final Fantasy 7-9(7 not out yet and 8 not confirmed for 8 release) are about £13-19 on the eshop and FFX/X-2 is the only one being sold for £40-45.

Moothead2 · 24 Jul 2019 at 15:20

kurosagi01 said:
Which remasters are we talking about? Final Fantasy 7-9(7 not out yet and 8 not confirmed for 8 release) are about £13-19 on the eshop and FFX/X-2 is the only one being sold for £40-45.

FFX/X-2 and XII specifically. VII and IX are expensive for what they are as well though, a starting price of £9.99 for each would have been a lot more tempting. As it is I'll stick to the PSP Go versions if I want to play them on the go.

fez said:
Its even better when there is a really well known bug that is present on an old version and they lovingly port that bug over to the "remastered" game.

Yep. Square Enix are one of the worst for half arsed, expensive port jobs. Their Chrono Trigger and FFVI Steam ports are grim.

Plainsong · 24 Jul 2019 at 15:25

I think I paid like a tenner for FF9?

X/X-2 and XII I agree. Prices are too hot for me even though I've never played them but would like to.

kurosagi01 · 24 Jul 2019 at 15:32

Moothead2 said:
FFX/X-2 and XII specifically. VII and IX are expensive for what they are as well though, a starting price of £9.99 for each would have been a lot more tempting. As it is I'll stick to the PSP Go versions if I want to play them on the go.

Yep. Square Enix are one of the worst for half arsed, expensive port jobs. Their Chrono Trigger and FFVI Steam ports are grim.

This is Square-Enix we are talking about here with their pricing lol, even on Steam they charge them for £15 or something.

McPhee · 24 Jul 2019 at 16:05

Decided to catch up on some Switch games I've missed as I've barely touched it this year. Just got:

Baba is You
My Time at Portia
My Friend Pedro
Unravel Two
Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3
Yoshi's Crafted World
Mario Maker 2
Fire Emblem

I'm going to be busy

Not even sure where to start

silvagti · 24 Jul 2019 at 19:13

Plainsong said:
Just pre-ordered Fire Emblem. Looking forward to Friday!

Me too! Super hyped as this is the first proper fire emblem game on a home console in over a decade. fire emblem was pretty much the main reason I bought a 2dsxl!

Random Guy Esq. · 24 Jul 2019 at 20:00

Never played a Fire Emblem title before, but the previews for this look great. Looks like it will have major replayability also.

Plainsong · 24 Jul 2019 at 21:53

Same. Never played one before. Watched some gameplay footage and I love what I've seen. Interested to give it a try.

iamtheoneneo · 24 Jul 2019 at 22:14

Fire emblem is great but addictive. I dont care much for the story as it's so anime but the gameplay is solid especially If your playing on no resurrect mode ( not sure if that's a feature or standard in the upcoming game)

That being said I would not pay full price for it. It's not a 'must have' imo.

Moothead2 · 25 Jul 2019 at 04:19

I want Fire Emblem but at the same time I have Awakening half finished and Fates CE not even touched so I should probably finish those first.

Nitefly · 25 Jul 2019 at 08:21

Thoughts on the Links’s Awakening remaster? I loved that game and it had some brilliant puzzles/dungeons but being in the same ballpark price wise as breath of the wild just seems a bit.... greedy? Should be a budget title surely.

Phate · 25 Jul 2019 at 08:31

Nitefly said:
Thoughts on the Links’s Awakening remaster? I loved that game and it had some brilliant puzzles/dungeons but being in the same ballpark price wise as breath of the wild just seems a bit.... greedy? Should be a budget title surely.

It was never going to be.

Regardless of whether it is a new AAA title or a remake of a classic, devs cost more money these days.

Nitefly · 25 Jul 2019 at 08:33

Phate said:
It was never going to be.

Regardless of whether it is a new AAA title or a remake of a classic, devs cost more money these days.

Eh I seriously doubt that this was a particularly expensive game to make for Nintendo compared to an original IP. I love me some LA but charging full price just seems a bit greedy.

Edit - so true I’ve said it twice

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