Nintendo Switch

[Scott_M]

Got the Darker Side multi-moon. Absolutely solidly hard.

 

810 moons and I’m done. I’m not a collectic of games so eBay beckons for it if the DLC isnt worth it.

 

I’m a bit sad it’s over to be honest, amazing game

[Elite]

Mario Odyssey a bit much for kids then?

[Pidge]

They'd get through the main game okay (or with the assist mode), the post-game and dark side of the moon is hard at times though.  Don't know if it's too much for kids, games were just as tough back in the 90s.  Just maybe bear in mind that handheld + frustration might be an expensive combination.

[Scott_M]

Mario Odyssey a bit much for kids then?

As Pidge said, you can finish it doing half I did. I went all out because I was really enjoying I, I get others won’t complete as much as I did.

 

There are lots of easier moons to collect that will be able to see you progress. I can’t comment on assist mode, I never turned it on.

 

It gets a lot harder once you complete it and it unlocks about another 50% of the game.

[Babb'sBurstNad]

Got the Darker Side multi-moon. Absolutely solidly hard.

 

810 moons and I’m done. I’m not a collectic of games so eBay beckons for it if the DLC isnt worth it.

 

I’m a bit sad it’s over to be honest, amazing game

 

Kudos. I couldn't get through that. I tried for about an hour, but I always fells just short and I couldn't face redoing the early parts over and over again any more.

[Pidge]

Yeah, to be clear, I haven't tried assist mode either. Just wanted to reference it's existence.

[Scott_M]

Kudos. I couldn't get through that. I tried for about an hour, but I always fells just short and I couldn't face redoing the early parts over and over again any more.

It took me on and off about 2 weeks!

 

To be fair, once you got through a part of it a couple of times, it was pretty easy to get back to where you were. Like that time one without Cappy, the blocks always move in the same way. A couple of goes and you’ve worked it out.

 

I found the one with the sensor rings and those little hairy goblin things coming from all angles the hardest. I got through the Pokio one at 3rd time of asking and then the 2D and Boweser bits first time.

 

There was no big celebration once I got it, I was a bit underwhelmed actually.

 

Mainly the only ones I didn’t get were the Foot Race ones, the art ones where you need to go back to other levels and a few mini games.

[Scott_M]

Started Zelda last night. Link has a tablet? And he can jump? What sort of blasphemy is this???

[Funkasy]

Best single player game ive ever played

[johnsusername]

Has anyone played NBA? Man, there are a lot of buttons to remember. I'm sure all sports games are like this now, and maybe i'm getting old. It seems to be more a realistic simulation of a game on TV, rather than an easy to play, vaguely realistic computer game.

 

Saying that, once you get familiar with the controls it's a pretty good game. The Switch needs more sports games. I'd love an NHL game. Come on EA! 

[RedKnight]

Started Zelda last night. Link has a tablet? And he can jump? What sort of blasphemy is this???

 

Link's always been able to jump.

[Scott_M]

Link's always been able to jump.

Not via a button press has he? Certainly not on the N64 ones.

[RedKnight]

Not via a button press has he? Certainly not on the N64 ones.

 

A button on the NES game Zelda II: The Adventure of Link. Pedantic, you bet.

[Pidge]

What was the 'cook' button in that one?

[RedKnight]

What was the 'cook' button in that one?

 

In the menu when you check your XP and select your magic potion. XP in a Zelda game!

[Pidge]

Dammit Miyamoto. Break Ganon, not canon!

[Scott_M]

So far in Zelda I seem to be doing a lot of walking about of some fields and ruins, dying from the cold and climbing mountains.

 

Just got to some village where some old dear told me to revive the destroyers or something. Now got to head east to have my iPad fixed.

 

It is pretty good through. Just wish all my swords etc would stop breaking.

[Caramac]

So far in Zelda I seem to be doing a lot of walking about of some fields and ruins, dying from the cold and climbing mountains.

 

Just got to some village where some old dear told me to revive the destroyers or something. Now got to head east to have my iPad fixed.

 

It is pretty good through. Just wish all my swords etc would stop breaking.

 

 

You'll find as you progress through the game weapon durability becomes less and less of an issue.

[Tony Moanero]

Game & Watch > Switch

[johnsusername]

Jesus, Mario Kart online is brutal. I always thought i was pretty good at it, but i keep getting caned everywhere. 

[Scott_M]

There is a lot of walking about in Zelda. I know the 'open world' part of it is half it's appeal but I think I'd have liked it a bit more structured. It's very, very good but I think I'll enjoy it a bit more when I can warp back and forth to a few places. 

 

I'll finish the Zora Devine Beast this evening. I'll go for the Goran's next, they were always my favourite on the N64 version.

[RedKnight]

Go do the Rito Divine Beast next, you'll get Revali's Gale which will help you explore a lot easier.

[Pidge]

Played a load of this last week, think I went the wrong way.  Ended up in the Gerudo area getting beaten up by the Yiga clan a lot, plus every Lizalfos could one-shot me. Going elsewhere first.

 

Just enjoying the exploration at the moment. Finding as many shrines as possible.

[Scott_M]

I was finding the transition from Mario and it’s constant achievement to Zelda wondering round for ages not sure if your doing anything quite difficult at first. I even ditched it for a week to play FIFA again.

 

I’ve been back on it this weekend and it is a great game, just needs more patience.

 

Enjoying Goron City and the North Mine, think I’m pretty close to an assault on the Devine Beast.

[Scott_M]

This is out 4th May. Will trade in Zelda for it once I finish it.

 

https://youtu.be/InQsXyWtUgE