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I'm seeking to get a schmup - I'm down to either Crimzon Clover or waiting til tomorrow for Akai Kitana, anyone have any input on this? I never played Akai Kitana, and honestly haven't solidly played a schmup in a long time, but really craving it lately once I discovered a bunch through Yurukill.

Portal Companion Collection is on sale. I've always been interested in the games, never played them. $14 and I'll take the gamble now that I've expanded memory.

KCPenguins wrote:

You're in for a treat. Both of these games are fantastic. I recently replayed Portal on the Steam Deck and I'm looking forward to replaying Portal 2 sometime soon.

akfa wrote:

Haven't played either of them but Mushihimesama is one of my top 3 favorite Shmups of all time and it is on Switch AND on sale!

https://www.nintendo.com/store/products/mushihimes...

Did the original Oregon Trail always have various different expeditions to unlock? Real impressed with how much variation there is in this remake. I just remember vanilla Oregon Trail on a few computers back in grade school.

theJaw wrote:

Nay. There were a couple places where the path split temporarily though.

KCPenguins wrote:

I hope you like them. Portal 2 is my favorite game of all time.

Ys X and Oath in Felghana both release on Switch in Japan next year. Don’t think a western release has been announced yet.

Nice Persona 3/4 will only be $20 each on switch for the digital copies

My top 3 games played this year were Splatoon 3, Yoshi's Crafted World, and Rocket League. Truth be told, my top played games this year were on Xbox. I switched over to Rocket League on my Series S because it is so much better (faster, smoother, and Ethernet connection). I played the crap out of Elden Ring, Hades, Rocket League, and a bunch of other games.

Splatoon 3 (mostly Salmon Run) made up about 90% of my Switch time this year.

Ya for me it's salmon run and smash bros

Alien Storm, Columns, Golden Axe II and Virtua Fighter 2 are on Genesis Online now for expansion plus members.

akfa wrote:

If you don't have a Flip Grip, I would recommend Akai Katana just for its orientation if you have any interest in playing in handheld mode.

Yoshi wrote:

Thank you! I'm playing on a Switch Lite. I plan to get Akai Katana today.

akfa wrote:


Nevermind, I thought this was coming to Switch digitally but I can't find it anywhere except Play Asia physical shop so I guess this isn't happening 8) lol

akfa wrote:


It's available on e-shop Japan and apparently has English.

Beat Portal. First new to me game I've beaten in quite some time. Pretty slow start and middle. Really picked up at the end. I'm going to wait a little while to jump into Portal 2.

Finished Unmetal. Game is funny.

I loved Unmetal. One of my fave Indies of the past couple of years.

So, are there any Switch games to look forward to in 2023 other than Tears of the Kingdom?

Scott wrote:

fire emblem engage
octopath traveller II
tales of symphonia remastered
Advance Wars remake still withstanding
Pikmin 4 (maybe?)

And Nintendo usually doesn't tells what's coming after the next 3-6 months.

Yeah I'm sure they'll announce more stuff, I was just curious about what was already known!

I think Pikmin 4 in 2023 is a bit of wishful thinking, but I'd sure love it. I think 2024 is a bit more likely unfort.

Otherwise, I'd say other than Zelda, I'm also excited to varying degrees for:
-Kirby: Return to Dreamland Deluxe (not huge into Kirby but I could probably go in on this one)
-Disney Illusion Land (a Mickey Mouse platformer but where all the characters are drawn in that old school, classic style. Looks decently fun.)
-It's a Wonderful Life (bringing my favorite Harvest Moon game to Switch is neat)

Hogwarts Legacy is also slated for Switch in July (months after it drops for other consoles), but I'm sure most folks who want to play that will be doing so without the Switch.

There are some YouTubers suggesting that 2023 may see Mario Odyssey 2, a new Donkey Kong game, and Metroid Prime 4... does anyone know if there's any credibility to any of that?

I'm so ready for a new 3D Mario. I really hope we get one next year, it's been too long. I'd be happy with Odyssey 2, 3D World 2, Galaxy 3, a new Mario in the style of Mario 64, or something brand new! I'm also ready for the Prime remasters to start dropping, I've been itching to give that series another shot.

Wasn't Pikmin 4 basically done in 2015 according to Miyamoto himself, or was that a different Pikmin 4?

All I want is that damn Advance Wars to drop

KCPenguins wrote:


I've heard people suggest that was a mix-up in translation or something and the Pikmin he was talking about was that lame spin-off that released on 3DS in 2017.

beavis wrote:

I used to have no interest in strategy games, but after enjoying SteamWorld Heist so much, I've really been looking forward to this one!

The new update for TMNT Cowabunga Collection adds online multiplayer for SNES Turtles in Time, and different color palettes for the GB games. They also changed the home icon because people were whining about it lol.

Shredder’s Revenge got a big update as well. You can customize online matches now. That’s good for people who didn’t like all the taunt spamming.

Sports Story finally in the eShop!

That's exciting. Releasing two days before Christmas with a somewhat stealth drop and no reviews doesn't ease my concerns. Will wait for reviews and impressions first, but I'm hoping it's as good as the first.

I finally started playing Cuphead. Just beat Grim Matchstick which was the first boss to really give me a lot of trouble. What’s annoying is that I eventually learned that I was making it harder by using the homing shot during phase 3. I didn’t realize that hitting those fireballs is what made them split. I thought that was happening automatically. I switched over to the lobber and beat it pretty easily. Besides this one, most bosses haven’t taken too many attempts. (Baroness lady only took one.)

Really enjoying the game and probably should have played it sooner.

That reminds me, I still need to play the Cuphead DLC.

That reminds me, I still have to actually beat that friggin game.

theJaw wrote:

Right after you beat Elden Ring, right?

Elden Ring is a life long commitment for me Kommie.

theJaw wrote:

Which isle were you on? They added a cheat in the DLC update that lets you summon the genie for double health. You can use it 3 times on a first run, and indefinitely after you’ve beaten the game. (Doesn’t work on expert mode.) Just rotate the analog stick in a circle to summon the genie.

Still playing WiiU and 3DS games online? Be careful.

https://nintendoeverything.com/enlbufferpwn-exploi...

So don't boink in while recording video? Aside from video capping a transaction or talking about sensitive stuff while recording, is there more of a threat?