My wife got me a Switch for my 36th birthday after years away from Nintendo and I gotta say it feels good to be back. The N64 was a big part of my youth.
I will start out by saying these joy-cons take some getting used to. So I ordered a pro controller and will probably never look back once it arrives.
Anyway, there have been so many amazing games I’ve missed out on over the years it’s hard to keep track. Hoping you all can help! Here’s my current backlog, what else should I add?
- Metroid Dread (currently playing)
- Metroid Prime
- BOTW (a no-brainer)
- Luigi’s Mansion 3
- Super Mario Odyssey
- Kirby and the Forgotten Land
- DKC Tropical Freeze
Thanks!
Why be loyal to any console manufacturer? Simply put, you should invest a console that has the games you want to play. Else the console will collect dust.
Stardew Valley! My wife (who is normally not a gamer) and I have put 100+ hours into our splitscreen co-op game. It’s very, very fun. :-)
Honestly, though, your list represents hundreds of hours of gaming. So unless you put in some major hours on the reg, I would just focus on what you have instead of what you want to add.
If you like RPGs, I believe you can play all of the Xenoblade Chronicles games on Switch now (besides X, which is an offshoot anyway).
Granted, these three games will take a good 300 hours to beat. But they are excellent. If you simply don’t have time for that (and that’s totally understandable), then watching a big recap of XC1 and XC2 and playing XC3 could also work. I don’t know if I’ve cried harder in a game than I did in at least two occasions in XC3. It was easily my favorite game of 2022.
If you like strategy games, then Fire Emblem: Three Houses is my favorite on the Switch, there. There’s a newer Fire Emblem, but it’s not as good (so I hear).
Pikmin 4 is right around the corner as well. There’s a demo you can try to see if it’s up your alley.
I really liked Xenoblade 1 on Wii but couldn’t get into 2 and I didn’t even try 3.
The first game felt so massive and it wasn’t too heavy on the anime tropes (I could be misremembering).
XC2 is definitely the weakest link. And it has the most anime stuff (giant boobie girls for no reason. I mean, I like Pyra and Mythra as characters, but their designs are silly).
XC3 doesn’t have any of that. There’s some “the characters are fighting and having conversations” stuff that’s maybe a little anime, but all three have that. I just think XC3 has a wonderful story. You get the main cast of characters pretty early on, and then have 100 hours to get to know them, so when the story really kicks into gear you really feel for them. Or at least I did.
I’m 37 and just got the switch after a long, long time away from gaming. Very interested as well!
The best part about the switch is that I can play short bursts and put it away immediately without losing my spot. Key feature when you have 2 kids under 3.
Loving BOTW and Stardew Valley so far. Bought Tears of the Kingdom but playing BOTW first.
Rayman Legends, a 2d platformer. Super fun. I also suggest trying a Pikmin game. The first 3 games are all on switch now, and you can also try out the demo for the 4th one.
My other suggestions:
- Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
- Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
- The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening
- Splatoon 3
