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Given that part of what makes gaming fun is commiserating with other players, I want to drag the zeitgeist to the present; here are my BOTW opinions through 10-12ish hours of play. It is up to you, the fine denizens of DayOnePatch, to provide your comment. - Holy hell, this game is beautiful. The art style is fantastic, as is the sound design. I feel like I am playing a Miyazaki film. - The durability mechanic is absolute bullshit. I don't mind the concept, but weapons break way too quickly and frequently. If they didn't want to make weapons/shields last longer, they should have at least added some sort of repair mechanic. The problem is compounded by the fact that, especially initially, the number of weapon slots feels restrictive. - The pace at which you upgrade does not track well with the difficulty level. I have 6 hearts right now, but I'm still at risk of getting two-shotted most of the time. Having to spend four Spirit Orbs per upgrade is brutal given how spread out the shrines are (not to mention how hard the ______ Test of Strength shrines can be). I feel like in order for the pace to pick up, I'd have to track shrines in areas I'm not ready for...Maybe I'm over-estimating how hard the open-world mobs can get, but years of playing video games have taught me that if the game doesn't naturally guide you there, then you probably aren't ready for it. - Zelda combat...Hasn't aged well. It's still fun, but having played games like Dark Souls and God of War very recently, it lacks the tightness and precision that makes combat in those games so satisfying. I still have no idea what distinguishes a 'perfect' dodge from an imperfect one. - The world is too damn big and sparse. - All of that said....Man, I'm having a great fucking time. I feel like this game is greater than the sum of its parts; everything just *clicks* so well. Climbing a mountain, gliding down to a shrine, taking out some mobs beforehand, then solving the puzzle inside just feels right. Can't wait to keep going.

Hello to the dozen of us left... Anyways since the 3DS has cooled off a lot for most I though I would jump start the community thread again like we use to have on the handheld boards for those of us who wish to talk about 3DS stuff that might not warrant a full topic of it's own. There is still some decent life left in the 3DS with still a few notable titles on the way (Luigi's Mansion, Etrian Odyssey Nexus and Persona Q2). @GameDadGrant @CastlevaniaNut18 So anyways to kick off the thread, I would like to celebrate with showing off my 37th 3DS/1st n2DS.... It's amazing to look at in person. I was talking to GameDadGrant over PM about it since he also got one and we use to talk about n2ds LE in the old thread. Normally I don't open these but I couldn't help my self with this one.

Metacritic - 78 OpenCritic - 80

I was perusing the Nintendo eShop and noticed it...How is it? I've never played a Civilization game before, but they've always been intriguing.

This is popping up on people's new sections of their Switch consoles. 1. Fortnite 2. The Legend of Zelda Breath of the Wild 3. Super Mario Odyssey 4. Splatoon 2 5. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe 6. FIFA 18 7. Minecraft 8. Pokemon Let's Go Pikachu 9. Pokemon Let's Go Eevee 10. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 11. Skyrim 12. Rocket League 13. Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle 14. Pokemon Quest 15. Stardew Valley 16. Dragonball Xenoverse 2 for Nintendo Switch 17. Octapath Traveller 18. Super Smash bros Ultimate 19. Paladins 20. Super Mario Party 21. Mario Tennis Aces

Mine arrived today. Haven't had a chance to test them out yet.

I guess I don’t have much to say other than that, but, Jesus. The recent releases page is a freaking joke of garbage.

I bought a game on the Eshop yesterday and got charged an international service fee. That has never happened to me before. What is the deal with that?

https://souljawatch.com/products/souljagame-console @Mr.Vic20

If this has already been posted I'll lock this but I didn't see it anywhere. Ubisoft is having some huge sales on their games in the eShop. A few examples: Mario + Rabbids - $19.79 (down from $59.99) South Park: The Fractured But Whole - $23.99 (down from $59.99) Rayman: Legends - $15.99 (down from $39.99) The full list is here: https://www.nintendo.com/games/sales-and-deals It goes until December 31 so still another couple days.

wanted to know what your top 5 games are for it. I bought Ocarina of Time and Mario 3D Land as an fyi.

Metacritic: 93 Gamerankings: 94.4% Opencritic: 94

I was just curious if any of you have and use a power bank with your Switch when you're traveling, for instance. I'm flying back to the US tomorrow, recently bought Smash Bros, and was hoping to be able to play it for a good long while in my 17 hours of flying. :P Do any of you have a favorite or any experience in general with them? Thanks all!

So my birthday is coming up and my gorgeous and cool-as-fuck wife may be planning on getting me a Switch by the sound of it. While I massively appreciate that and think it's great, I don't have the heart to tell her there isn't really anything out right now that I particularly care for... This brings me to the question of this topic. What's coming down the pipeline within the next year or so that would make this worthwhile? I'm not trying to shit on the system nor Nintendo by saying this, but I get the feeling there are a whole lot of ports, ports and ports and not that much exciting stuff in between? Let's hear it.

https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20181128005283/en/

Metacritic - 81 OpenCritic - 80