#521

I started with Witcher 3 the previous, and was really enjoying it. But then decided that I wanted to listen to a bit of music whilst playing a game, and didn’t feel like I could do that at the same time as watching / experiencing Witcher 3…
… So of course I had a quick game of Slay The Spire, and now I’m playing it an hour before I go to work each day and a couple of hours every evening. It’s sick a perfect game for the Switch!

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#522

Such/Sick*

#523

That Pokemon dugeon crawler is taking quite a critical beating

#524

I played the demo - it’s gorgeous, confusing and mechanically dated. Shame because the art style is up there with the best in recent years.

#525

I played the demo, got bored in about 15 minutes but did look pretty. I think it has a mode as well where it basically plays itself

#526

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Potentially my main achievement for 2020. It gets so tense! Anyone on here managed to get to 1st place on Tetris 99?

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#527

214 times apparently!

Although the first time was definitely the most satisfying!

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#528

Wowsers! Do you plug your brain directly into the controller?!

#529

Just many hours (120+) and games (1385) and lots of Tetris playing in my youth. However, if you have a look at some of the best Tetris 99 players on youtube some of them play to an intense scary level - makes me feel like a complete amateur in comparison!

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#530

Been playing since the 1st Gameboy, but think there’s an upper limit to my abilities. Been playing one on one on Puyo Puyo Tetris and generally get thrashed very quickly!

#531

yep, the Gameboy version was my introduction too, although I think Tetris DS was the one I played constantly for a good number of years. Then I don’t think I played it again until 99 came out.

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#532

I managed to get my switch to turn on by reseating the battery. Sourcing analog stick and screen and going to see if I can fix it for £30 as it seems low enough cost to at least try, the rest seems salvaged now

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#533

just bought rocket league for a tenner, will check out the dedicated thread to see if anyones playing…

#534

I’ll be up for a game again

#535

Don’t know what inspired it but cracked open BOTW again. Following a guide to track down the last 20 or so shrines, just enjoying being back in the world. Feel so overpowered now, just breezing through shit, amazing to think how many times I died to minor test of strength shrines.

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#536

Beat The Witcher 3: Blood and Wine

First up, I’m very glad I delayed playing this as the visual performance post patch is tremendous. I didn’t have an issue with it beforehand but it looks glorious now. Staggering to think a game of this scale is running on a handheld.

Anyhow, the expansion itself was very good.

The new location, the arena fight, cursed birdwoman side quest, getting to own a vineyard (and bring it back into use), several new types of beast, the expanded score… all great. The highlight was probably the surreal chapter that I’m sure those of you who have played it will remember.

Never a huge fan of vampire stuff so found the final duel a slog. Slightly weird too that you’re given loads of amazing weapons at the games end and can adapt mutagens to get even more powerful post credits when everything I have left to do in the game suggests it’ll be a walkover (ended up at level 51 without any grinding, highest mission I have left is recommended level 41).

Personally I far preferred Heart of Stone and it’s mystery though; this tale seemed a lot more predictable than the game had been to date and relationships were all fairly cliched, whereas the rest of the game took twists and turns I didn’t see coming. Guessing certain characters central go the tale relate to one of the first two Witcher games so resonate more if you had history…?

All in all, think I’m done now at 100 hours and it’s time to move on. May dip in from time to time and polish off the last dozen or so Witcher contracts and Treasure hunts I have to do, but I check out regarding the entire package as probably the best story driven open world RPG I’ve ever played alongside Xenoblade Chronicles.

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#537

Ooh, one question, in case you know: I bought/downloaded W3 after the graphic updates - do I need to turn any settings on or anything to change them, or will it likely be automatically updated. Not that I have any issues with how it looks!

#538

It’ll be automatically updated I reckon, but you’ll have to turn them on weirdly as it doesn’t come set to the high standard.

Go into Display / Processing and play around with them.

I had Sharpness set to high and turned off the Blurs. I left Bloom and Water effects on, though the frame rate does take a very slight hit. Compensated by turning depth of field off in cut scenes and flicking Anti Aliasing on and off depending on how demanding the terrain / city is.

Digital Foundry wrote a thing on it:

https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/digitalfoundry-2020-the-witcher-3-switch-patch-3-6-analysis

#539

Cool, thanks. Will have a look!

#540

Just used this code to get a fiver off Animal Crossing

Very glad to have this to play when we’re all locked up at home