Let's Build The Ultimate Switch Collection - Worthwhile games that aren't first party Nintendo

whatever I feel like said:
if you mean with the Switch as the primary market, there's a shit load of them.
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Two Dollars said:
There are plenty of those, but you said no first party.
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Ignore that rule then. If there's hidden gems and primary market games that haven't been mentioned, I'd love to hear them. Even if they're technically first party.


The reason for the "no first party rule" when I made the thread was to avoid it becoming like every other Switch discussion and video online. Which boils down to the same dozen or so games over and over and over. But the rule seems to be causing more harm than good so ignore it.

And to be clear, when trying to find good switch games, the names that come up are always
  • Mario Odyssey
  • Mario 3D World
  • Mario 3D All Stars
  • Mario Kart 8
  • Smash Bros Ultimate
  • Zelda Tears of the Kingdom
  • Zelda Breath of the Wild
  • Splatoon 3
  • Pokemon Sword Shield Black White Pokedots whatever
  • Animal Crossing
  • Metroid Prime
  • Metroid Dread
  • Fire Emblem Three Houses
and occasionally other stuff like Celeste, Skyrim, Captain Toad, Astral Chain, SMT, Mario Party, and Nintendo Labo.

These games have been talked to death and back and most of them are of little interest to me. eg. Who doesn't have Skyrim unless you play only Nintendo and thus never played it until now?

Switch fans claim there are thousands of high quality games for the Switch, but when asked, go right back to the list I just posted. I knew of Fast RMX because I love F-Zero GX and was annoyed by the lack of a sequel. I knew of Mario + Rabbids because I was a XCOM junkie (never heard of the sequel until this thread). But that was about the extent of my Switch knowledge.
 
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Epoch said:
I own a hacked Switch and a Deck, and since getting the Deck I haven't used my Switch.
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Does a mod exist to decently easily replace the deck's screen with an oled one? The Switch Oled, even if it doesn't beat it in any other way still wins out with it's display by far.
 
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Toolbox said:
Does a mod exist to decently easily replace the deck's screen with an oled one? The Switch Oled, even if it doesn't beat it in any other way still wins out with it's display by far.
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There is a mod to replace it with a high res display, but that just makes games perform worse and any display mod you have to detach it from the glass and glue a new one in. The Deck display isn't even that bad to begin with, people blow it out of proportion. The 16:10 I think does more than an OLED panel would. OLED panel and a higher res screen also costs more battery life.
 
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Judge Dredd said:
Ignore that rule then. If there's hidden gems and primary market games that haven't been mentioned, I'd love to hear them. Even if they're technically first party.


The reason for the "no first party rule" when I made the thread was to avoid it becoming like every other Switch discussion and video online. Which boils down to the same dozen or so games over and over and over. But the rule seems to be causing more harm than good so ignore it.

And to be clear, when trying to find good switch games, the names that come up are always
  • Mario Odyssey
  • Mario 3D World
  • Mario 3D All Stars
  • Mario Kart 8
  • Smash Bros Ultimate
  • Zelda Tears of the Kingdom
  • Zelda Breath of the Wild
  • Splatoon 3
  • Pokemon Sword Shield Black White Pokedots whatever
  • Animal Crossing
  • Metroid Prime
  • Metroid Dread
  • Fire Emblem Three Houses
and occasionally other stuff like Celeste, Skyrim, Captain Toad, Astral Chain, SMT, Mario Party, and Nintendo Labo.

These games have been talked to death and back and most of them are of little interest to me. eg. Who doesn't have Skyrim unless you play only Nintendo and thus never played it until now?

Switch fans claim there are thousands of high quality games for the Switch, but when asked, go right back to the list I just posted. I knew of Fast RMX because I love F-Zero GX and was annoyed by the lack of a sequel. I knew of Mario + Rabbids because I was a XCOM junkie (never heard of the sequel until this thread). But that was about the extent of my Switch knowledge.
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Weird (but good) shit on the platform that has first party titles included:

Golf Story (switch unique sports rpg)
Warioware Get it Together (mini game collection thing- uses the joycons for weird shit)
Super Monkey Ball Banana Mania (puzzle platformer - uses the gyro for control)
Into the Breach (made by the Faster than light devs, it’s pacific Rim- switch exclusive)
Clubhouse games 51 (1-4 player boardgame simulator that uses the joycons to actually have good portable multiplayer)
Portal Collection (only console version that runs at 60fps)
Advance Wars Reboot Camp (chess like strategy game with no rpg elements)
Pikmin 4 (tard wrangling simulator)
Rune Factory 3/4 Special (stardew valley without the implied cuck stuff)
Astral Chain/Bayonetta Origins (Platinum games makes an unofficial evangelion/soul eater game)
Kirby Forgotten World (It’s Kirby but actually fun)


Voice of Cards Trilogy (Yoko Taro dragon quest games)
Dragon Quest Builders 2 (Minecraft with an actual story and characters)
Neon White (adhd shooter/platformer)
Dicey Dungeon (it’s like darkest dungeon with dice and swing jazz)
13 Sentinels (it’s evangelion again)
Dusk/Quake/Quake 2 (best first person shooters on the platform)
Xenoblade Series (your mileage may vary, but I think they are generally very cool semi open world RPGs)
Pokémon Legends Arceus (it’s the only mainline Pokémon game to try something new in 20 years)
Steamworld Heist (2d xcom with ricochet mechanics)


Cruisin Blast (Nintendo arcade cabinet racing game - outrun like)
Captain Toad Treasure Tracker (lemmings puzzle game)
Sky Rogue (German plane dogfighting rogue like)
Disco Elysium (alcoholism/racism simulator rpg)
Katamari Damacy Reroll (time based cleaning game?)
Hades (intro game for roguelites, nice story and visuals)
Triangle Strategy - (final fantasy tactics without the final fantasy)
Monster Hunter Stories 2 (it’s like Pokémon but with the cast of monster Hunter)
Sakuna of Rice and Ruin (rice farming/action rpg)
West of Loathing (anti rpg)
Famicom Detective Club (Nintendo visual novel - only Nintendo game to feature murder by hanging)
 
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Two Dollars said:
So it's like every other Kirby, then?
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I haven't played it but at least they finally switched things up. There's no bad Kirby game but they've been pretty stagnant for a while, people complain about NSMB but Kirby had that problem even longer.
 
Judge Dredd said:
Ignore that rule then. If there's hidden gems and primary market games that haven't been mentioned, I'd love to hear them. Even if they're technically first party.


The reason for the "no first party rule" when I made the thread was to avoid it becoming like every other Switch discussion and video online. Which boils down to the same dozen or so games over and over and over. But the rule seems to be causing more harm than good so ignore it.

And to be clear, when trying to find good switch games, the names that come up are always
  • Mario Odyssey
  • Mario 3D World
  • Mario 3D All Stars
  • Mario Kart 8
  • Smash Bros Ultimate
  • Zelda Tears of the Kingdom
  • Zelda Breath of the Wild
  • Splatoon 3
  • Pokemon Sword Shield Black White Pokedots whatever
  • Animal Crossing
  • Metroid Prime
  • Metroid Dread
  • Fire Emblem Three Houses
and occasionally other stuff like Celeste, Skyrim, Captain Toad, Astral Chain, SMT, Mario Party, and Nintendo Labo.

These games have been talked to death and back and most of them are of little interest to me. eg. Who doesn't have Skyrim unless you play only Nintendo and thus never played it until now?

Switch fans claim there are thousands of high quality games for the Switch, but when asked, go right back to the list I just posted. I knew of Fast RMX because I love F-Zero GX and was annoyed by the lack of a sequel. I knew of Mario + Rabbids because I was a XCOM junkie (never heard of the sequel until this thread). But that was about the extent of my Switch knowledge.
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I see what you mean, but that's simply because many people see those games as having universal appeal. Smash Ultimate and Mario Kart 8 in particular are games that I would recommend to anyone regardless of their tastes because they're just that high quality and accessible.

But with that in mind, lemme take another pass through my library and see what comes up:
  • BOXBOY + BOXGIRL (puzzle platformer)
  • Cadence of Hyrule (a crossover between Zelda and the rhythm action game, Crypt of the Necrodancer)
  • Clubhouse Games (a large collection of board/card/pen-and-paper games; much more fun than it sounds)
  • F-Zero 99 (free for Switch Online, but online only)
  • Hyrule Warriors Definitive Edition (musou beat-em-up with a ton of content)
  • Miitopia (a very silly, lighthearted, love-it-or-hate-it RPG)
  • Tetris 99 (free for Switch Online, but it has paid DLC for offline modes; Puyo Puyo Tetris is better)
  • I'm still putting Smash and Mario Kart here fuck you

  • Bayonetta 2 and 3
  • Kirby Return to Dream Land Deluxe (a heavily-improved remake/remaster of what was already one of the best games in the series)
  • Kirby and the Forgotten Land (first 3D Kirby, and they hit the ground running; also one of the best in the series despite some framerate issues)
  • Kirby Fighters 2 (platform fighter) and Dream Buffet (part racing, part combat?) are two underappreciated Kirby spin-offs
  • Mario Party Superstars (throwing this in anyway because it's the best Mario Party in a very long time)
  • Picross X (Picross (puzzle), but more intense; has a very generous demo)
  • Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX (remake of the DS/GBA dungeon crawler RPG, a fan favorite)
  • Pokken Tournament DX (2D+3D Pokemon fighting game made by the Tekken devs)
  • WarioWare Get It Together (microgames? how do you describe WarioWare? either way, it's really good)
 
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whatever I feel like said:
@Two Dollars Picross X intrigues me, how is it more intense?
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You have to solve as many puzzles as you can in a certain amount of time while also using abilities (both passive and active with a cooldown) that can be upgraded. Each level has challenges like clearing a certain number of puzzles or finishing with a certain skill equipped. It's basically Picross: Score Attack Edition.

Picross X is to Picross as WarioWare is to minigame compilations.
 
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There's so, so many games it's hard to even know where to start.

I will say that Switch has become the default platform for Visual Novels & Japanese Adventure games in the last few years. Really took that over from Vita. Some standouts that I've played include:
  • WorldEnd Syndrome
  • Root Film
  • Yu No remake
  • Loopers
  • Death Mark
  • Chaos;Head Noah
  • AI: The Somnium Files (but not the sequel)

Judge Dredd said:
If that happened, I'd jump on it and sweep up when people sell their old collections. I regretted not doing so with Xbox 360 and PS3.
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Hate to break it to you but it's not going to happen for Switch. I have a multi-hundred physical Switch game library because I noticed early on that as soon as games on Switch go out of print the price skyrockets. It happens most notably to Nintendo titles but is even worse for NIS or Koei Tecmo titles among other AA publishers.

There's already a bunch of Switch games that people trade for hundreds aftermarket even if you completely ignore the limited print garbage retailers.

This price jumps we saw after a lull of trading for <$10 is a thing of the past. DS games shot up way faster than anything before and 3DS followed suit to be even faster. Switch it's happening while the console is still alive.
 
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Another game worth picking up that no-one seems to have mentioned is 13 sentinels.

The switch version runs better than the original PS4 release due to better optimization, and it doesn't require you to either buy or own a PS5 to experience the same quality that you'd get from the PS5 release.

I'd also recommend picking up GrimGrimoire, as it also had a switch release.
 
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SSj_Ness said:
No, it's like some kind of sensor. The only sort of interesting use was for a Brain Age type game though.
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It is an infrared camera. It works like night vision goggles, it can see anything emitting infrared light (like your skin) even when you're in a pitch black room. It is a neat thing that doesn't really have much purpose other than for WarioWare microgames and Brain Age stuff.
 
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Thinking about it, Ring Fit Adventure is probably the best use of the IR camera hardware gimmick.
It’s arguably the best fitness game ever made, but that’s a low bar.
 
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I wanted to recommend Ghosts n' Goblins Resurrection until I realized you can get it on Steam and use a controller that doesn't have joycon d-pad drift. Sorry, nintenbros :(
 
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