Nintendo Switch

posted by justincredible

What games do you play?

I've only been playing Mario Odyssey and Stardew Valley lately. I haven't played Mario Kart in a while.

i have splatoon 2, sonic mania, and super mario odyssey. 

odyssey is excellent. sonic mania is your run of the mill sonic game (so it's solid... 8/10). splatoon had the potential to be excellent but the lack of voice communication really kills it.

I forgot, I have Sonic mania as well. Also, Blaster Master, but I beat that a while ago and replay isn't great. 

About 20 min in, I'm having fun. Will be a good commutter.

I think I'm finished with Mario. Had about 370ish moons. There were several levels I didn't go back to after beating Bowser but I looked up what the incentives were to keep finding moons and nothing really jumped out at me. 

I've got 250ish moons, I think. Still going back and exploring all of the levels. 

Is there a way to charge the device wihtout the docking station?

It charges through USB-C, I think. Not sure if you can just plug one into your computer and charge from there or if you'd need a nintendo specific adapter.

posted by justincredible

It charges through USB-C, I think. Not sure if you can just plug one into your computer and charge from there or if you'd need a nintendo specific adapter.

Oh solid, I'll look into getting one. Although in airplane mode I was able to play for 90 min this morning (got to my 3rd world, have ~30 moons or so) and only used 25% of my battery. Should be good on Wednesdays for my long commute.

Just picked up Stardew Valley last night. Haven't started it yet as I'm still into SMO but I picked it up as  a backup game to play. Justin, it better be as good as you say it is. When I'm done with SMO, think I'll pick up Sonic Mania.

I asked for eShop cards for Christmas. Hopefully I can fund most of the purchase of Zelda with those. I'm also looking forward to Wolfenstein coming out next year. 

Playing SMO, and stuck on this boss dragon fight. It's fucking infruiating. The game doesnt seem to get harder the further I go on, just more tedious.

posted by Commander of Awesome

Playing SMO, and stuck on this boss dragon fight. It's fucking infruiating. The game doesnt seem to get harder the further I go on, just more tedious.

Which Kingdom are you in?

posted by justincredible

Which Kingdom are you in?

I dont recall the name of the Kingdom, but it's this boss fight. The thrid hit is the problem. Trying to get all the posts up before the time is up is difficult.

Oh yeah, that was a doozy. It took me a while, but you don't have to get all of the posts at once if I am remembering right. Get as many as you can, hop off, survive the next barrage, and then hop on to remove the rest.

Got to the top of Bozer's castle and getting bored with it. So taking a break and playing some Stardew Valley as a break. I'm 4 days in and realized I have no clue what I'm doing.

So far I'm just clearing off my land, selling the shit and planting what I got. Trying to get 300 wood to fix that bridge and save up for extra inventory space.

The thing I like about Stardew Valley is that you can operate your farm anyway you want, there is no wrong way to play the game. I'm currently raising pigs (they dig up truffles which I convert to truffle oil and sell for over $1000 a pop) and brewing booze.

posted by justincredible

The thing I like about Stardew Valley is that you can operate your farm anyway you want, there is no wrong way to play the game. I'm currently raising pigs (they dig up truffles which I convert to truffle oil and sell for over $1000 a pop) and brewing booze.

That is pretty cool. I'm still early in the game, ~11 days. Looking forward to getting enough money to start to unlock some of the cool shit.

I haven't played in a while, I might have to play a day or two tonight.

If you're looking to unlock stuff, I'd focus on the pantry and boiler room of the rec center first.

Haven't even gone to the Rec Center yet. Will today on my commutte home.

Got some solid playing time in on some flights recently. Only played Stardew Valley( I'm hooked), pausing on Mario for the meantime.

In the year 1 of summer, spending a shit ton of time in the caves down to level 70 or so. Growing some Hops and others like Corn and peppers that continue to grow after harvest. Punting on relationships with the towns people, trying to get coin and improve my tools and eventually start with some livestock.

Only playing this game in 30 min clips will really give it some lifespan. If I were 16-18 I could see crushing this game in ~2 weeks or so.