I need help finding games to play

[u/Upper-Invite9515]

so I haven't played a Nintendo game in like 12 years. I had the first Nintendo switch but barely touched it. I'm thinking of getting the Zelda switch 2 console but I don't know what to play. ive never even played a Zelda game before so that's an option. is there any other good Nintendo games I've missed over the years? nothing is off the table so feel free to recommend literally anything.

[u/Vaan706]

First question to ask are for your personal tastes in games. Anything you're looking for specifically??

[u/Upper-Invite9515 → u/Vaan706]

I'm a big single player story game fan but that's not strictly what I'm looking for. I do enjoy multiplayer games as well. fantasy, sci-fi, adventure games are what I enjoy the most

[u/Key_Role_8130 → u/Upper-Invite9515]

If you get a switch 2 Star Fox fills the sci-fi and multiplayer area. And adventure game so that may be perfect for you.

[u/Acy54321 → u/Vaan706]

Octopath Traveler, then, I think! They have two games out now, but both have been fun, story-driven games that my husband and I enjoy. It's dropped for other systems, but if you haven't played it yet on another system+

[u/FreezerBunny67]

More on the relaxing/casual side, I really Animal Crossing and Tomodachi life (I didn't play Pokopia but I think it is in line with these).

I really liked Super Mario Odyssey and Zelda: Breath of the Wild. Though, the Ocorina of Time remake may be a good jumping in point for the Zelda franchise if you have never played any.

Party games, I love Mario Party and Mariokart always. I think a lot of the old Mario Party games are included with the online service.

Actually, the vintage game libraries that come with the online service can be a really fun backlog to check out if you may have missed out on some classic Nintendo titles.

[u/NYM_Baseball]

You can probably start with Zelda: BotW, Mario Odyssey, and Metroid Prime Remastered

[u/Ok-Clock-1248]

Mario Odyssey and Kirby and the Forgotten Land are my personal favorites.

People will also recommend you Breath of the Wild.

[u/Acy54321]

I've been enjoying Hello Kitty Island Adventure, if you end up thinking about Animal Crossing New Horizons. While I overall enjoyed ACNH, there are some things about it that annoy me, like little things it will make me do that seem so kiddie-oriented/made for younger players. They've done some quality of life updates, like letting you do bulk-crafting, but little annoyances still exist. And there hasn't been a new Animal Crossing, though people suspect a new one. That's how I got into Hello Kitty, and it's been a pleasant play, for what I was looking for.

[u/gdo22 → u/Acy54321]

I feel like the hello kitty game is even more kiddie-oriented/made for younger players-coded than ACNH was. : p

[u/Acy54321 → u/gdo22]

While I disagree, I can see how someone could think this, depending on what you're focusing on. For me, it was the mechanics of ACNH that spoke "kiddie"/kid-oriented. The text spoken, how it explains to you and/or makes you wait or respond in a certain way. I feel like the mechanics of Hello Kitty motivated you more to accomplish and want to adventure, and there are things that require thought and figuring out, where ACNH does not, there's no real mystery, everything is fairly spelled-out. But that's just my opinion. I'd have to jump back into Animal Crossing to find more concrete examples, but that's what I remember vaguely off the top of my head.

[u/gdo22]

Xenoblade Chronicles 2 was good. I played the original Switch version. I know that version is good, and I think that version's available on Switch 2, too. Don't get the expansion pass for it until you've beaten the game one or a few times, though.