Topic: Nintendo Switch Discussion

Completed the Fire Temple in TotK over the weekend!

Nothing quite as awe inspiring as the journey up to the Wind Temple, but I think the Fire Temple itself was more strongly designed (enjoyed figuring out the mine track puzzles, though admit to using some of that improvisation magic the game allows in order to reach the last couple locks).

Given that I wasn't sure exactly when I should try going into the Depths, I liked that the journey to get to the Fire Temple introduces you to that side of the game, and it's nothing how I imagined it to be (I was thinking labyrinthine cave system with auto health drain between lit spaces, when in reality it's just a secondary overworld, just one you have to light up by region).

Also, depending on how many Sage shadows you can have active at once, it looks like I'm starting to build a little party of sorts (it'll be kinda funny if the new Zelda ends up arguably having a more involved party system than the new FF, lol).

You can have all of them at the same time of you want, however it can be a bit cumbersome as you can only hit the special of the closest to you...

Pretty darn solid Direct if I say so myself. Year starts out strong with Another Code: Recollection, Mario VS Donkey Kong, & Princess Peach Showtime in the first three months, then we know we have at least Luigi's Mansion 2 HD & Paper Mario TTYD later in the year.

Yes, that is mostly a lot of remasters & remakes, so it's obvious Switch is nearing it's end, but at least they're keeping the software pumping, and I could see myself having fun with a lot of them.

Not to be a downer, but I thought it was fairly lackluster myself. Of the new games, only contra, Lara croft,n mario vs dk, and ttyd peaked my interest. And those are all remasters/remakes.

Just beat Ganondorf & cleared TotK!

I wasn't even sure at first if I was even going to buy it as these big open world games are usually at least a couple months long commitments for me so are a bit daunting to start (and I wasn't sure how well I'd get along with the whole building aspect of it), but I'm glad I dived into it.

Obviously not as much of a shakeup as BotW was, but I do think the core quest lines were probably a bit stronger overall (more traditional dungeons with more memorable bosses, easier to find memories, etc.).