First, can we please avoid arguments about which gen the Switch belongs to, or whether it's a handheld/hybrid/home console, please (two 'pleases' = serious ask) .The topic is about any kind of next gen experience. This can be from gen 1-2, gen 4-5, etc... at any point in your gaming history.
Games have wowed me before. I've owned high-end gaming PCs in the past and some games on a purely visual experience alone have been amazing, but in my 30 years of gaming I can't remember having that defining "next gen experience".
I think this is probably because I tend to stay informed about latest developments and everything's felt so incremental, but nothing's ever really made me /feel/ that we're in a new gen.
I mean, we've had some leaps in visuals here and there, and I'll admit my favourite games this gen are cross gen titles (Persona 5, Yakuza 0 and Destiny) an I could have missed some games that provided me with this feeling, but this gen for example I've played most of the big releases and so far nadda.
Now, I'm not saying The Switch is some kind of revolution, but there's something about playing a game as complex and large as Zelda with the visual fidelity it does on a handheld device. Playing in TV mode I don't get this feeling, but when I switch to the handheld it really does feel like things have taken a step forward.
Now, I know this is incredibly subjective, and I'd like to point out I've not tried VR (which will likely be a common answer), And perhaps I've missed some incredibly complex or technically incredible hand held games in the past, but for me this is the first time I've felt like I'm playing something slightly futuristic.
This is an almost impossible feeling to quantify in a satisfying way for me, perhaps someone here can do better. Regardless, it would be interesting to read your own experiences here.
Games have wowed me before. I've owned high-end gaming PCs in the past and some games on a purely visual experience alone have been amazing, but in my 30 years of gaming I can't remember having that defining "next gen experience".
I think this is probably because I tend to stay informed about latest developments and everything's felt so incremental, but nothing's ever really made me /feel/ that we're in a new gen.
I mean, we've had some leaps in visuals here and there, and I'll admit my favourite games this gen are cross gen titles (Persona 5, Yakuza 0 and Destiny) an I could have missed some games that provided me with this feeling, but this gen for example I've played most of the big releases and so far nadda.
Now, I'm not saying The Switch is some kind of revolution, but there's something about playing a game as complex and large as Zelda with the visual fidelity it does on a handheld device. Playing in TV mode I don't get this feeling, but when I switch to the handheld it really does feel like things have taken a step forward.
Now, I know this is incredibly subjective, and I'd like to point out I've not tried VR (which will likely be a common answer), And perhaps I've missed some incredibly complex or technically incredible hand held games in the past, but for me this is the first time I've felt like I'm playing something slightly futuristic.
This is an almost impossible feeling to quantify in a satisfying way for me, perhaps someone here can do better. Regardless, it would be interesting to read your own experiences here.
