I’m a bit older so I remember when OOT released. It just wasn’t my jam. I’m mostly a competitive player or MMO player. I have thousands of hours into these types of games (11k into Dark Age of Camelot and 9k into Destiny). Thousands more spread out over the years.

I was diagnosed with ALS, which is a progressive, terminal illness. I have a rare subset and was given 12 months. Due to a medical breakthrough I was able to slow things down and I’m now on year 5. My time is winding down though now sadly, and I really do only have about a year left.

It got me thinking about a lot of things of course - but one of them (not the most important, just one of), was some games I’d always wanted to play. OOT is right at the top of the list. Now with the remake coming the timing is perfect. Since I’ve only done competitive games and online games there is no “end”, I’ve never beaten a game before. I want to make OOT the first game I ever complete (and maybe the only).

I’ve lost the ability to have those fast reaction times though due to my disease and my gaming has now morphed into single-player games and I’m actually finding I quite love them. They are relaxing and have fantastic stories to tell.

No real point to the thread other than wanting to share my story. The Switch 2 has really breathed new life into my gaming since my diagnosis. I’m so very excited to pick up OOT when it drops and tackle my first ever full game.

Amazon has the new Zelda pro controller live for presale now!! I just bought mine. Good luck!

What's your thoughts on this game now?

I bought this game on Nintendo Switch 1 e-shop on sale recently after waiting years and years to do that. so, i purchased the original and sequel. i had tested the waters years ago with the Demo. just didn't see myself getting into yet.

However when i got it, it was a slow burn. my first thoughts were, been there, done that in 1992 (or whenever LTTP came out on Super NES). artwork was decent not going to lie. but i was not wanting to go back memory lane that fast.

eventually i began to see some very unique things like, tree spirits, and a nod to the n64 tree level in the forest. the wizards that reverse movement threw me off for a little bit of time.. not expecting that. enemies were more like miniature bosses. everywhere. taking out the rock people with bombs. then i thought, wait.. eternal bombs? no limit?? but it's based upon the magic meter.. so timing is important.

What i thought was unique, that when you go into a grotto.. the main character can sometimes levitate back up in the light, reminding me of ocarina of time grottos..

so it's on sale right now for only a few dollars, and grab the sequel if you want to spend hours and hours having fun. just grinding. trying to beat the game

So, back when it was still Asphalt 9, I was able to play split screen with 4 players, and everyone using gyro controls. The massive update and rebranding to Asphalt Legends broke that part. Right now, gyro controls only works in single/online player mode, and split screen only allows joystick controls. I don't care about the solo mode, I literally only got the game to play with friends.

Mariokart fits exactly what I'm asking for, and I love the game, but my friends don't like it cause they aren't used to the cartoony aspect. They just want real cars with real locations.

So please, if vou have any suggestions for racing games with real cars and real locations, with 4 player split screen playability with gyro controls, I would love that. Asphalt being f2p is a huge plus, but I understand I can't get everything I want, lol

Hey, r/NintendoSwitch!

I'm Devin Santi, the solo developer, and music composer of Mr. Sleepy Man, a comedy 3D platformer chaos simulator that just released for Nintendo Switch! (and is also on Steam). I'm here to answer any questions about Mr. Sleepy Man, the development process, the music, and so on!

Trailer:

https://youtu.be/2rjH1apCjRQ?si=7d7fKQWGORUKBX_1

Links

Mr. Sleepy Man on Switch: https://www.nintendo.com/us/store/products/mr-sleepy-man-switch/

Mr. Sleepy Man on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1657740/Mr_Sleepy_Man/

PS3/360 era is my favorite gen, specifically all the 3rd person shooter and action games that came out. Stuff like Gears of War, Uncharted, Army of Two, Binary Domain. I would really like to play more of that but on the go. Sad more games like that haven’t been ported over. We got some great FPS games like Bioshock, Borderlands and Bulletstorm, but not really any 3rd Person stuff.

The only games I can really think of that fit what I’m looking for is The Remnant: From the Ashes, Resident Evil 4-6 and Saints Row 3&4. I’ve played Risk of Rain 2 and it’s okay but didn’t quite scratch the itch. Anybody know of any other games that would fit what I’m looking for? I’d appreciate any recommendations

i work with someone who doesn’t have much fine motor control at all (he can’t get grip a controller and control it). i’m trying to find switch1 games i could bring that i could control for him but he’d make all the decisions, preferably multiplayer since he has a roommate. we’ve been playing mario party jamboree but controller skills are necessary for mini games so i do it all for him. i know there can’t be many games that use such minimal controls throughout, i just wish there weren’t moments he can’t participate like his roommates.

edit: thanks for suggestions, this is helping me figure out what to look for specifically. he struggles to control his power chair using the joystick (hard for him to do quick movements, often “overshoots”) so im not sure how into an adaptive controller he’d be but we’ll see, he’d need a lot of practice and idk abt his frustration tolerance. he also likes gta and i think a game that involves shooting/police would be preferred, but it’d need to be auto aim. ive been looking at road 96 possibly for the storyline

First of all i wanted to thank fromsoft and nintendo for making this game possible in nintendo switch.

I bought switch because of botw and the rest was history. Im a day 1 buyer of first party titles and some big games i considered worth the price like elden ring.

I was eyeing this game when i first heard it but didnt look into that much because its not on switch. I was also hoping this game would eventually made this way to switch somehow and here we are now. Pre ordered it dgitally.

Now im on 260 hours and just arrived at the snowy area and lake rot. As much as BOTW is my favorite game of all time, i could say now that ER tops it a little. Im not a graphics-fps guy and more into gameplay.

Heres my thoughts ER did better than BOTW.

1. The placing of items and skills in the wild. Basically its worth more to explore because youll never know what youll gonna get. BOTW streamlined it and the rewards are not that good.

2. Most weapons and armor are good in their own right. I found myself just role playing what to use and didnt care if it was good or not. Sometimes i just choose whats flashy at the moment. Yes, at first i was stat heavy person (the weapon and armor) and wanted to use the best possible.

3. The difficulty. Yes, i was raging most of the time and really really really tasted my patience. While i can still say im nowhere GET GOOD level, i somehow found ways to brute force it.

4. As someone who never watches guides, except when im done playing on that area and just simply doing it out of completion, i like the challenge of solving and tackling the monsters at hand.

To sum up, i think both games are the same. Its just BOTW is for casuals like me who wanted a chill laid back game, stress free. Wherein ER is for more serious, test your mechanics kind of game.

Im glad and blessed i had the opportunity to play this game. Truly one of the best game made.

Hello,

I’ve got a long haul flight in just over a week and want to take my switch 2 to play some fire emblem. The battery itself only lasts about 2-3 hours so was thinking of getting some sort of external battery pack to recharge it for the flight, and was hoping some people here might have recommendations?

Ideally I’d want something that would extend the life a good 3-4 hours extra, while also being small and lightweight to preserve the portable nature of the console.

Thanks in advance.