Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime
Yoooo, this. Perfect fit thematically, given Nintendos goal of sharing the joy (con)
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indies that belong on Switch
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Yoooo, this. Perfect fit thematically, given Nintendos goal of sharing the joy (con)
ryanofcall
Member
ever played the PC version? Buggy mess.
ozz ex machina
Member
Fez
Grow home - not indie technically.
Hyper Light Drifter would be cool.
Grow home - not indie technically.
Hyper Light Drifter would be cool.
SmokedMeat
Gamer™
Nintendo already shot that idea down.
I wouldn't mind seeing Broforce and anything else from Devolver.
killatopak
Gold Member
edit:nvm. didn't read and missed indies.
braid?
braid?
ScientificPizza
Banned
oh man what i wouldn't give
arturo2666
Banned
2) Super Meat Boy
Considered a classic at this point, playing Super Meat Boy on the go is something I'm sure fans would love to do.
Get pumped
Gotdatmoney
Member
I wanted it for a good while tbh. Hopefully soon. A lot of good indie games hit WiiU so I am hopeful
Toadthemushroom
Member
I have a Vita, and Switch would be much better for indie games that have a strong multiplayer element, like the upcoming De Mambo, or existing games like Kalimba.
Vita was great for indie titles of a previous generation, like Spelunky, but for newer games which target PS4, its screen size and resolution often means developers just take their 1080p PS4 game and shrink it down to 5", leading to impossibly tiny HUDs and UIs. Games like PIX the CAT and Switch Galaxy Ultra suffered really badly from this.
Hats off to the indies who did put the work in though, I remember the Vita version of Frozen Synapse (Prime) being completely reworked for the small screen. Previously that game was only released on iPad as a portable format as it wouldn't have worked otherwise.
Also worth noting that Switch's left Joy-Con D-Pad is pretty good for a lot of 2D games - I had no trouble playing Blaster Master Zero or NEOGEO titles like Metal Slug and Shock Troopers and clearing them without feeling that the D-Pad was letting me down.
HLD would be cool but the problem is that it's built in Game Maker Studio. Until Yoyo Games adds support for Switch, it's a non starter.
ultrazilla
Gold Member
NO to Dead Cells. I absolutely do NOT WANT "Early Access" titles on Nintendo platforms period.
I don't care if it's the best thing since sliced bread, if it's not a full, completed game-no buy, no interest.
Salt and Sanctuary-yes, excellent choice!
Vanillalite
Ask me about the GAF Notebook
I mean they did during the indie showcase right before launch. Even beyond the games they focused on they had a big slide with a ton of indie games that are coming to the Switch.
The problem is we haven't really heard anything since then, and a lot of those games while coming have yet to actually be shown on the Switch.
Feels like Damon Baker should try and get Nintendo to let him do another indie showcase to highlight games coming in the 2nd half of this year.
Give War A Chance
Member
STARDEW HECKIN' VALLEY.
What the heck happened to this game? Thought it was coming this summer, now the summer date is gone... 😔
What the heck happened to this game? Thought it was coming this summer, now the summer date is gone... 😔
Cert.in.Death
Member
...all of them?
Handheld is the place where indies game shine; I deferred to playing all my indie titles on Vita.
But gimme Hotline Miami, Velocity and 2X for starters, then let's see what we can do to get Housemarque titles.
Handheld is the place where indies game shine; I deferred to playing all my indie titles on Vita.
But gimme Hotline Miami, Velocity and 2X for starters, then let's see what we can do to get Housemarque titles.
purpleturtle
Neo Member
Anything from Konjak.
Otherwise: Mineko's Night Market & Knuckle Sandwich
Otherwise: Mineko's Night Market & Knuckle Sandwich
Vanillalite
Ask me about the GAF Notebook
Game started out as basically 1 dude. I'm not sure how much help he has now that it's become a success.
Multiplayer for PC isnt out yet either. Dude said it's coming no worries. He's been up front about it in that sense unlike some other titles that were announced in name only and we've only heard crickets.
Basically every indie game on the Vita.
The Vita would've been my dream indie game machine...if the memory cards weren't so expensive. There were times that I didn't even bother getting a game that I thought would've been really cool just because they wouldn't fit on my memory card.
The Vita would've been my dream indie game machine...if the memory cards weren't so expensive. There were times that I didn't even bother getting a game that I thought would've been really cool just because they wouldn't fit on my memory card.
TarpitCarnivore
Member
I would love to have Furi too. There's a lot of games I'd put way more time into if I could have them on the go
That's precisely the problem, but it would be nice if Nintendo marketed the switch in a way to make it a Indie console.
That's precisely the problem, but it would be nice if Nintendo marketed the switch in a way to make it a Indie console.
bemusedchunk
Banned
Fez
I might actually finish it.
I might actually finish it.
Diddy Kong
Banned
Castle Crashers
Vanillalite
Ask me about the GAF Notebook
Baker's on a post E3 vacation. Hope he enjoys it.
Maybe once he gets back I'll tweet him to ask if they plan on doing another indie direct anytime this Summer.
Maybe once he gets back I'll tweet him to ask if they plan on doing another indie direct anytime this Summer.
titiklabingapat
Member
Missing many of the Touchscreen ones! Actually there are an obvious lack of touchscreens games being announced for the switch.
When it's finished, obviously. Calm down.
But yeah, Meatboy, HLD, Axiom Verge, Salt & Sanctuary.
But the real answer is: all of them.
Toadthemushroom
Member
Yeah, I'm surprised there wasn't one during E3. There should be one every quarter (first was March, June, September...) as a large chunk of the games presented in March have been released, and it'd be nice to keep games like Runner3 and Escapists 2 in people's minds.
bennywhatever
Member
Idk if it's considered an Indie or not, but I'd give my left foot for Ori & the Blind Forest on Switch.
Zeouterlimits
Member
Things I haven't already played, like Darkest Dungeon.
Vanillalite
Ask me about the GAF Notebook
I wondered that, but in retrospect probably the right move. Too much noise during that week.
Probably would be better to run a direct in mid July or something where the indies would get the spotlight vs being drowned out by the E3 noise.
LiquidSolid
Member
Uh, guys, Journey, Helldivers, CounterSpy and Everybody's Gone to the Rapture are Sony first party titles.
mullet2000
Member
I really need Spelunky.
Super Meat Boy's new soundtrack would bum me out too much.
Super Meat Boy's new soundtrack would bum me out too much.
This
StudsMcKewl
Member
I will snap buy Spelunky for a third time if it comes to Switch.
Toadthemushroom
Member
That's a good point actually, seems like E3 is mostly just becoming a place for large publishers and platform holders to focus on a small number of big games, and most of the media coverage is based around things which have the largest hype.
There was also a relative absence of media coverage in general for games that were playable on the showfloor, I've noticed.
This
People complain about the d-pad and I do wish there was one, but I've played through Shovel Knight using their d-pad and it's not as bad as people make it out to be. Again, wish it was better, but it works.
Really, I just want all the indies. Love that Stardew is coming. That would have been the first thing I said. Give me Hollow Knight, Flint Hook...all the Rogue Lights and Metroidvanias!
Steverulez
Member
Kalimba would be awesome
yeah it's funny, the big downside of the face button side is the positive for the dpad side. the buttons are pretty small so for the face buttons that bothers me but for the dpad side it's perfect because my thumb can get them all while in the same position.
