Nintendo Switch 2 Thread

[Dirty Duck]

I agree on the lack of a big single-player release but I'm actually good with it. Means I can dedicate more time to MK (which is the only reason I want the system early and is one of few titles I'm fine only having digitally because I'll get endless usage out of it), and it means I can look forward to replaying BOTW even more which I've wanted to do since the end of last year but delayed on because of the rumours of an upgraded NSW2 version.

Yeah to be honest I haven't actually beaten Tears of the Kingdom and I've been waiting to play it on the Switch 2 instead (I played the game a lot but fell off hard at some point, don't quite remember why) so I'll have that to play as well. I would like a couple of fresh multiplayer games besides MK too. A new Bomberman game would be nice with KONAMI shining a spotlight on the series in Delta.

To be honest I didn't like TOTK as much as BOTW. Fantastic abilities and manoeuvrability with them, but it didn't grab me like BOTW did. I found the sky islands fine but not as fun as I hoped and I honestly hated the depths. BOTW had this incredible sense of exploration that I just didn't feel with TOTK and I didn't really like the progression of the plot apart from collecting the tears. I think the simplicity of BOTW by comparison makes it a much more enjoyable experience I think. I've held onto my copy of TOTK until now but I know I don't want to replay it so I'm just selling it given others are actively looking for it now.

I do get it as BOTW was incredibly special and was also very 'pure.' I personally was amazed they managed to give me that 'whoa, you can do that?!' feeling once again with the abilities (I had no idea what any were before playing). And the first time going into the Depths was really eerie and I do think it works great as a sort of badlands of Hyrule that you're always a bit wary of going to. I also appreciated us having dungeons with their own theming this time around-my biggest critique of BOTW was that every dungeon you traverse has that same aesthetic. One thing that really bothered me however was there being no remnants of the Sheikah Shrines, Guardians, Divine Beasts, heck a lot of the iconic stuff from BOTW besides the geography. I fully get wanting to establish your own identity but it IS a sequel at the end of the day. Either way I'm excited to go back to it. It had big shoes to fill and I'm glad it did its own thing, will see if I still feel that way after I get every shrine like I did in BOTW.