So Nintendo's newest console has been out for a month and a half, and it's been hard to find. Ever since March 3rd, I've been going in and out of Gamestop, Walmart, Ebay and Amazon looking for the console, but I had no luck. Nintendo had been promising more stock, too! But then one day, my mom and my sister were going to Target, and my Gamestop is near my Target. So I felt like checking out the cool merchandise there. And whaddya know, they actually had one Nintendo Switch in stock! So I got it! Yay! And I don't have The Legend of Zelda, Breath of the Wild right now, so I'll make a review for it later. Anyway!
So if you've heard about the Switch, you know what it is. But if there is anybody who doesn't know, it's a home console, slightly graphically improved from the Wii U, and it boasts fun games such as The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, and 1-2-Switch. But this is no ordinary home console. When you're in the middle of an intense game, and you can't put the controller down, but you have to leave somewhere, you can take the system with you and use it as a handheld! I mean, there are millions of handheld consoles out there, but none that also worked as and had as much power as a home console! And there are all these cool games coming out for it that I'm excited for! But right now, let's talk about my experience right now for it.
So my experience with the console... It's great. The Joy-Cons are pretty comfortable, especially when they're used in each hand without a grip.
Using the Joy-Cons by themselves is more comfortable than I expected, them being such small controllers. But when I play with some younger people, they have a hard time adjusting to the buttons. I mean, for me it's natural that on Nintendo controllers, the right one is the main button, while the bottom one is the secondary one. But that's me.
I've played handheld mode for I guess an hour this week mostly because right now I'm focused on playing Pokemon FireRed. But it's pretty solid! It feels natural, and the transition is quick!
My only nitpick with the design of these Joy-Cons is that the ZL and ZR triggers are digital instead of analog, meaning you click 'em and don't really pull them. And the only problem I've had is that my L button isn't working.
So the first game I bought for it, as said previously, was not Breath of the Wild. And I mildly regret that. But I'm saving up for that game! Anyway, my first game was 1-2-Switch. And that is a game where you don't look at the screen, but each other! It's a fun, casual party game that includes 28 minigames such as Quick Draw, where you see who can shoot each other the fastest, Shave, which is self-explanatory, Wizard, where you see who can beat who with a wand beam, Runway, where you see who can sway your hips more, and other games like Table Tennis, Copy Dance, and Ball Count!
Here are some highlights. I'm a master at Runway. And I look ridiculous while doing it.
There was this one Wizard round where we kept countering each other
Swordfight is my favorite game out of all of these. It gets intense!
Yup. Those are some highlights. Some of these minigames are pretty fun, while there are a few that are kind of meh in my opinion, like Telephone, which is basically Quick Draw with less fun, and Baby, which... is.... the worst. Anyway, on to different games! So this is the only game I own, but I have some demos!
Snipperclips is a co-op puzzle game where you cut each other into shapes that work with the puzzle. And it's pretty cute! Here's a good face.
After playing it, I've realized this is kinda fun, but not my kind of game. It gets kind of frustrating when you can't figure anything out. On to the second demo!
Puyo Puyo Tetris is hands down, the best demo I've ever played. It's a full game in itself! If you don't know what Puyo Puyo is, it basically has you connecting four tiles with the same color. It's competitive in nature, so if you score, you'll cause trouble for your opponent. The way this crossover works is that in the demo, there's two modes. Versus mode, where one of you can play Puyo Puyo and another one play Tetris, or both of you can play the same game. And then there's Swap mode, where you're playing Puyo Puyo for 25 seconds and then you play Tetris for 25 seconds, and then you go back to your game of Puyo Puyo. It's pretty intense. And both of these modes I have been having a lot of fun with. And my younger sister (check out her cool blog!)is having a lot of fun with this game too, constantly asking me to play it.
And last, but... least...
The demo for Just Dance 2017. No... I don't wan't to get "Now watch me whip! Now watch me nay nay!" stuck in my head... Ugh. This game is kind of meh. And the presentation is a little weird even. The characters you play as are guys with animal masks on. (well, now I realize that was just for Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae)) The frog is especially creepy.
Well, that's all I have for games I own. Alright. Now let's move on to games I'm excited for.
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is basically Mario Kart 8 but with all the DLC and some other new stuff. If you own MK8 for the Wii U, you don't need to get this. But I got it from the library multiple times, and I didn't get any DLC because I didn't own the game. But now I'm gonna get this game, and I'm getting the definitive version! I'm excited for this also because they're adding a good battle mode, which wasn't in the Wii U game! Yes! Awesome! And they're adding the option to carry two items at once, as well as a few new items! Alright! Cool! But there's more...
Splatoon 2! At first, I thought that this was just an enhanced port, like Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. But this is a straight-up sequel! The ability to add hairstyles, some new weapons, enhanced ones, and a new mode! I'd have to try this new mode, which is called Salmon Run, but I'm sold on this sequel! I hope there's gonna be a solid single-player mode, like the first one had. But I mostly play the multiplayer mode, so no single-player will be a little disappointing, but not that much. Next game!
Sonic Mania. This one I'm not quite as excited for as the other games, but Sonic was my childhood, and they've tried to go back to his roots a few times, but it's looking like this is going to be when they nail it. You can play as Sonic, Tails and Knuckles, which is what I would want for this sort of game, and there are gonna be a few Zones returning, as well as new ones. It may be one of the few full games I download on the system.
And next is Sonic Forces. Yeah... The title is stupid. But this is looking like the first good modern Sonic game since Generations. And it looks like they're ditching the style from Lost World and going back to the Unleashed style! That's great! And Classic Sonic is back! From what I understand, this is gonna be like Sonic Generations, but with new levels. The story has Eggman taking over the world, which is something he hasn't successfully done before, and most of these levels take place in this dystopia. Hm. Well, I personally prefer a more lighthearted world. But oh well. They showed a few clips of Classic Sonic gameplay and there's gonna be yet another rendition of Green Hill Zone. They really love revisiting that level, huh? Is this, like, Sonic: Days of Future Past? Heh. Probably not. And... they teased a new character! Yeah! This is the first time a modern Sonic game had you playing a character other than Sonic since '06! Yes, that counts, but not Boom. I'm not sure if I'm completely excited for this yet, but hopefully we'll see more footage in the future.
I could talk about Super Mario Odyssey, but... I don't know what to think about it yet. I'm not an avid Mario fan, but I've been playing Mario 64 DS again lately, so maybe that'll change my opinion. More on that later. Well, that's it! That was the longest post I have ever done. Wow. Dang! Alright! Well, pretty soon I'll be doing a Breath of the Wild post, so be excited for that!
I've played handheld mode for I guess an hour this week mostly because right now I'm focused on playing Pokemon FireRed. But it's pretty solid! It feels natural, and the transition is quick!
So the first game I bought for it, as said previously, was not Breath of the Wild. And I mildly regret that. But I'm saving up for that game! Anyway, my first game was 1-2-Switch. And that is a game where you don't look at the screen, but each other! It's a fun, casual party game that includes 28 minigames such as Quick Draw, where you see who can shoot each other the fastest, Shave, which is self-explanatory, Wizard, where you see who can beat who with a wand beam, Runway, where you see who can sway your hips more, and other games like Table Tennis, Copy Dance, and Ball Count!
Here are some highlights. I'm a master at Runway. And I look ridiculous while doing it.
There was this one Wizard round where we kept countering each other
Yup. Those are some highlights. Some of these minigames are pretty fun, while there are a few that are kind of meh in my opinion, like Telephone, which is basically Quick Draw with less fun, and Baby, which... is.... the worst. Anyway, on to different games! So this is the only game I own, but I have some demos!
After playing it, I've realized this is kinda fun, but not my kind of game. It gets kind of frustrating when you can't figure anything out. On to the second demo!
And last, but... least...
Well, that's all I have for games I own. Alright. Now let's move on to games I'm excited for.
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is basically Mario Kart 8 but with all the DLC and some other new stuff. If you own MK8 for the Wii U, you don't need to get this. But I got it from the library multiple times, and I didn't get any DLC because I didn't own the game. But now I'm gonna get this game, and I'm getting the definitive version! I'm excited for this also because they're adding a good battle mode, which wasn't in the Wii U game! Yes! Awesome! And they're adding the option to carry two items at once, as well as a few new items! Alright! Cool! But there's more...
Sonic Mania. This one I'm not quite as excited for as the other games, but Sonic was my childhood, and they've tried to go back to his roots a few times, but it's looking like this is going to be when they nail it. You can play as Sonic, Tails and Knuckles, which is what I would want for this sort of game, and there are gonna be a few Zones returning, as well as new ones. It may be one of the few full games I download on the system.
And next is Sonic Forces. Yeah... The title is stupid. But this is looking like the first good modern Sonic game since Generations. And it looks like they're ditching the style from Lost World and going back to the Unleashed style! That's great! And Classic Sonic is back! From what I understand, this is gonna be like Sonic Generations, but with new levels. The story has Eggman taking over the world, which is something he hasn't successfully done before, and most of these levels take place in this dystopia. Hm. Well, I personally prefer a more lighthearted world. But oh well. They showed a few clips of Classic Sonic gameplay and there's gonna be yet another rendition of Green Hill Zone. They really love revisiting that level, huh? Is this, like, Sonic: Days of Future Past? Heh. Probably not. And... they teased a new character! Yeah! This is the first time a modern Sonic game had you playing a character other than Sonic since '06! Yes, that counts, but not Boom. I'm not sure if I'm completely excited for this yet, but hopefully we'll see more footage in the future.
I could talk about Super Mario Odyssey, but... I don't know what to think about it yet. I'm not an avid Mario fan, but I've been playing Mario 64 DS again lately, so maybe that'll change my opinion. More on that later. Well, that's it! That was the longest post I have ever done. Wow. Dang! Alright! Well, pretty soon I'll be doing a Breath of the Wild post, so be excited for that!
