The Switch 2 thread

Pretty much, and Falco's cursed bird legs

I don't really give a shit about the game—never understood the hype, even back when it came out—but am I crazy or did that Ocarina remake footage look fuckin awful? Real "AI-upscaled cutscene from PS2" vibes.

That was a very good direct for JRPG fans I think, a new Xenoblade out of nowhere was pretty crazy, just straight up out of the blue. Though I liked other stuff too, anyone else think the Wii Sports stuff looks super fun? Wii vibes all over again >_>

EDIT - I think it's way too soon to say anything about OOT Remake, we got barely nothing other than it existing, I'm not against the idea of a remake but I don't get why people have written it off already from that teaser

I thought it was a great series of announcements, made by people who have no clue how to build hype. (And, to be fair, who were subject to a shitty leak.)

If they'd not had that weird Starfox Direct out of nowhere, dropped the demo out of the blue today, and showed a bit more of Ocarina, it would have been an all-timer. Zelda, Starfox, a new Final Fantasy, Xenoblade, Kingdom Hearts… There was stuff here that people really care about.

I'm confused by everyone missing Mario. We know the Odyssey team worked on Bananza; I'm not expecting a mainline Mario game for years.

There was some good stuff in there. I'm looking forward to the Xenoblade upgrades as I picked up 2 in a sale ages ago and have been waiting for a Switch 2 patch to actually play it (only played 1 previously). New Pokopia content is exciting (and looks quite sizeable). New Fire Emblem is shaping up well.

The little we saw of Ocarina had strong "shitty fan project made in Unreal Engine" vibes about it but I guess we'll see when more is revealed. The challenge is not going to be making it look pretty, but creating a version of the game that doesn't feel absurdly small and boxy by modern day standards. I played a bit of the N64 version earlier this year and it's still an astonishing achievement for 1998 but it really isn't like a modern game in any way, shape or form.

I'm still baffled that they haven't done anything at all with Mario Kart World since release, though. It's crying out for new tracks, modes, anything really.