andthebeatgoeson
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I may skip monster hunter xx because i assume a switch version is on the way. And I'm not interested in 3ds games over switch games.
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3DS and Switch. It's hard to go back.
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Too large? Do you own an iPad / other tablet? Because the switch is smaller than that. Cumbersome? Again, most people are going to carry a switch in a bag. Just like, I suspect, most people carry a 3DS in a bag. By the time you have put a wallet / phone / keys into pockets you are unlikely to want to cram a 3DS in there as well.
It costs almost $500 australian so you don't want to leave the house with it. Does that mean you never leave the house with an iPad / smart phone / laptop? Because most of those devices would cost more than a Switch and I bet you probably take them out and about.
Not trying to attack you here but these seem like strange arguments to me.
matrix-cat
Member
I mean, we're comparing it to the 3DS in this thread. The Switch is the biggest dedicated gaming handheld I know of, it can't be taken anywhere without a carry case because of the plastic screen, and it's too heavy and wide to hold one-handed for playing something like Picross. Large, fragile, cumbersome, like I said. I'm more than happy to take my much more travel-friendly 3DS with me when I go somewhere.
Yes I can't go back to the 3ds for a lot of reason.
The fact that I can play with in any way is definitely a big difference.
I have the oldest type of 3ds so certainly not the best experience, but I already played with bigger ones and I'm sure I would still not want to play the 3ds that much even if I got one.
I liked the Vita over the 3ds but now the Switch is clearly first, by far.
It would be easier to get back on the Vita but I'd still prefer to get anything I can on the Switch instead.
The fact that I can play with in any way is definitely a big difference.
I have the oldest type of 3ds so certainly not the best experience, but I already played with bigger ones and I'm sure I would still not want to play the 3ds that much even if I got one.
I liked the Vita over the 3ds but now the Switch is clearly first, by far.
It would be easier to get back on the Vita but I'd still prefer to get anything I can on the Switch instead.
I don't get why people have trouble going back to lower resolutions or lower frame rates. It's like when people tell me that when I get a gaming PC and "see the light" and "ascend", I'll never be able to go back to playing games on a console. I can go from playing Yakuza 0 at 1080p 60fps to playing Spyro at 240p 30fps no problem.
kraspkibble
Permabanned.
i only got to play my Switch for a couple hours before having to send in the joycon. haven't go it back yet so have been stuck playing a 3DS XL and it is awful. the screens are too small/low res. I don't know how I thought this was acceptable. Can't wait to play my Switch again. Once I'm finished with Pokemon Sun then I'll get rid of the 3DS XL. it feels so dated.
Shadowhelper
Banned
I find the switch to be surprisingly travel friendly once you pop off the joy conns. Also, not any issue of fragility or even bothering with travel cases. I never get cases for anything, phones or any of that shit. I take my switch around with me, not a scratch yet, but probably not smart.
The 3DS is more travel friendly, but not by as much as one might think. The XL, even the OG is quite fat to just pop into your pocket, but it goes along with backpack or sashel really well. In which case, the Switch is about as portable. But, of course the 3ds is objectively smaller.
Yet, I never actually put my 3ds in my pocket, usually in my bag. The only specific situation I can see the 3ds being clearly more travel friendly would be if it is cold and one has a jacket and space to hide it somewhere there.
Going back what the OP said, I am also having a tough time going back to any of that shit, even my PS4 Pro, but I suspect it largely be also because Breathe of the Wild is the greatest open world game ever, and just one of the greats fullstop, imo. That might be coloring how I view the Switch.
But, the fears of another misguided Nintendo attempt are cleanly put to bed. The thing is selling like crazy. Everyone loves it. The thing is going to be huge, because it's actually awesome.
The 3DS is more travel friendly, but not by as much as one might think. The XL, even the OG is quite fat to just pop into your pocket, but it goes along with backpack or sashel really well. In which case, the Switch is about as portable. But, of course the 3ds is objectively smaller.
Yet, I never actually put my 3ds in my pocket, usually in my bag. The only specific situation I can see the 3ds being clearly more travel friendly would be if it is cold and one has a jacket and space to hide it somewhere there.
Going back what the OP said, I am also having a tough time going back to any of that shit, even my PS4 Pro, but I suspect it largely be also because Breathe of the Wild is the greatest open world game ever, and just one of the greats fullstop, imo. That might be coloring how I view the Switch.
But, the fears of another misguided Nintendo attempt are cleanly put to bed. The thing is selling like crazy. Everyone loves it. The thing is going to be huge, because it's actually awesome.
Goro Majima
Kitty Genovese Member
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After getting a Vita and just using my phone all the time, it's hard not to notice how jarringly shitty it is.
The games are great in spite of the hardware though.
Chopper Dave
Member
It was always difficult tolerating 3DS' awful screen. I bought a new N3DSXL for Monster Hunter and could not bring myself to buy any other games depite knowing how good many of them are. Nintendo needs a way to sell the 3DS library to people like me.
Grim Patron
Member
I already use an iPad that has a 2048 x 1536 display so I've gotten used to going to lower res handhelds. NBD. I prefer the 3DS as a portable compared to Switch for sure. Wish switch was lighter.
Size aside, I've mever taken a Vita or 3DS on my commute without a case either. A clamshell design doesn't mean I'm happy with a device cover getting scratched in my bag, or wrecking the sticks.
NOLA_Gaffer
Banned
Man I still play my 1989 Gameboy occasionally, I can go back to anything.
Diablohead
Member
I played Mario Maker 3ds after playing the switch for a month and it wasn't too bad but it was sprite work, if I go and play monster hunter generations it'll hurt me even though the game is super fun.
Jonneh3003
Banned
I've not had any problem, incredible games are incredible games no matter where you play them.
NOLA_Gaffer
Banned
I agree 100%. The Switch's screen getting scratched has made me nervous like no handheld before it, and as someone who doesn't carry around a backpack, purse, or other travel bag daily, doing so just for the Switch is going to be irritating.
Maybe it's because I always have 3D on but I never had a problem with the 3DS' screen in the first place. After Zelda on Switch I immediately went back to finish Shin Megami Tensei IV on 3DS and not once did it cross my mind that the resolution was lower or the colors were less pronounced. I just enjoy great games with good art styles regardless of the hardware they run on.
Yes and I'm playing Super Castlevania IV as we speak.
Pyroclastic
Banned
It was hard to ever play on the og or xl one. can't speak for the new 3ds. it's the worst console I've ever had from a hardware standpoint, to the point where I found it hard to keep an interest in the decent library.
Angel Whispers
Member
I don't find it difficult at all. Rubbish comment, tbqh. Dual screen and touch gameplay offer something different, and enough to keep me interested. By the same route of reasoning, backwards compatibility on past systems and Virtual Console would be pretty much pointless.
Magicpaint
Member
No, it's not hard to go back. I know what resolution the system is, and Switch is not exactly the first HD system. I go back to older games because they're fun, but I don't expect them to magically be HD unless I'm playing on an emulator; I remember how they look and can adjust with no problems. Also 3DS' screen is the only glassless steroscopic 3D screen out there so the way games look on still remains unique to me.
axisofweevils
Holy crap! Today's real megaton is that more than two people can have the same first name.
No. The 3DS is far easier to take with me on longer trips. I also find myself frequently missing the second screen on Switch.
AndyMoogle
Member
I have no issues going between my Switch and n3DSXL. I still have DQ7/8,SMTIV/Apocalypse and some other games to finish. I would obviously want the resolution to be higher on those games, but I don't have much choice.
Fail State
Banned
Not hard at all. My 3DS has a ton of games and is legitimately a portable device. Switch has a long long way to go to match it with games and will need a redesign or two to become as portable.
Yeah, it has been a struggle. About the only things that may force me to go back to my 3DS is the Kirby MP game and the MonHun Stories localization slated for later this year, and all the VC games I've accumulated.
But Switch is, without a doubt, my handheld of choice, now. I can't wait for games like Monster Hunter and PKMN to make the jump so that I can enjoy those games on the Switch.
But Switch is, without a doubt, my handheld of choice, now. I can't wait for games like Monster Hunter and PKMN to make the jump so that I can enjoy those games on the Switch.
Shadowhelper
Banned
I would say it's precisely because of the 3d. I'm in the minority of genuinely loving the 3d in certain games. But when you turn off the 3d, the screens poor quality and harshness comes into focus. I'm not sure exactly why, but the 3d softens the image a lot.
Vita had an OLED years ago, and that was gorgeous. Imagine if the switch had an OLED screen? Swoon. That's asking just a bit too much from cost cutting Nintendo who would never deem it to be significant enough for the vast majority of buyers, and they'd be right. If reports of how much it cost to make the Switch, Nintendo is already in slightly unfamiliar waters. I don't think they'd ever make an OLED one. Remember how garbage the Wii U tablet screen was? Love the Wii U, but man, that screen was some 80s screen tech they unearthed from a garbage dump to save a bucks.
On another note I'm really sad we'll never get a game like Mario 3d Land, another 3d Mario game in 3d. That shit was legit.
While I'm not in love with the switch ergonomicly in handheld mode, I have had a hard time playing 3ds games for years in comparison to the vita. Retro stuff looks fine and is playable but anything that tries to look somewhat modern looks so bad with the terrible resolution and dithering.
It was easy to get me to drop the 3DS, even though it has DQ games.
I always hated the resolution. I hated the nub/lack of nub and plus it had terrible speakers. Some of these probably stood out more because I also had a Vita for a while.
Switch is like an upgrade all-around. I kept my DSiXL, though. For some reason I like that gen more than 3DS /shrug
I always hated the resolution. I hated the nub/lack of nub and plus it had terrible speakers. Some of these probably stood out more because I also had a Vita for a while.
Switch is like an upgrade all-around. I kept my DSiXL, though. For some reason I like that gen more than 3DS /shrug
Zen_Arcade
Banned
The only thing that I keep going back to 3DS for is Badge Arcade. I hope they make a Switch Badge Arcade.
go_straight
Banned
No, since other than the great screen the switch is the most uncomfortable handheld experience I ever had. It's nice to have "console games on the go" but for me It's way better as a home console.
shiftplusone
Member
It's been hard to "go back" to the 3ds since even the vita launched, which is why I basically bought and sold a 3ds each time a fire emblem came out.
I hate the 3ds and was bummed to see it get more Kirby games over the switch
I hate the 3ds and was bummed to see it get more Kirby games over the switch
If they started aggressively porting 3DS games I would be buying the switch in a heart beat.
DigitalScrap
Member
I'm not having any issues going between the Switch and my 3DSes/Vita. I enjoyed playing on them prior to having the Switch, and I enjoy them now. That said, the Switch is leaps and bounds beyond them.
That said, I don't see myself buying much more (if any, honestly) software for my 3DS - right now nothing is really on my radar, but I will certainly continue to play the huge library of games I have.
That said, I don't see myself buying much more (if any, honestly) software for my 3DS - right now nothing is really on my radar, but I will certainly continue to play the huge library of games I have.
What prime deal do we get for buying a Switch??