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You may want to watch this video re: the Switch's parental controls if you haven't already. (because it's great) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=03bAayBtcb0 Short version, Nintendo's behind with the internet but also cautious enough to make sure they leave the least angles for 'Mario Kart made my son racist' clickbait, and the parental controls seem pretty robust if you know what you're doing with them.
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The thing that annoys me about splatoon (aside from the crazy long queue times) is how certain game modes are time locked. Not online when salmon run is available? Too bad! Let us just play the modes we want dammit.
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Feb 25, 2020 14:44
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Ghost Leviathan posted:You may want to watch this video re: the Switch's parental controls if you haven't already. (because it's great) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=03bAayBtcb0 Is this video voiced by Morgan Webb?
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Feb 25, 2020 14:47
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Jim Silly-Balls posted:The thing that annoys me about splatoon (aside from the crazy long queue times) is how certain game modes are time locked. Not online when salmon run is available? Too bad! After Final Fest they greatly increased the frequency of Salmon Runs. I still don't get the point of closing it at all but you have a pretty small chance of catching the closed window now.
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Feb 25, 2020 14:55
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Nintendo doesn't let other players communicate with you, so they actually have the best online system. I hope the others catch up someday.
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Feb 25, 2020 14:56
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The Splatoon 2 single player campaign has a lot of replay value. After the first time you clear it, you have the option to go back and play any level with any weapon (and it tracks which you've cleared with what if you want to be a completionist). The Octo Expansion similarly has extended replay value, although it's even better because you get all of the choices upfront from the first playthrough. If you can't get a good deal buying the two together, it might be a good idea to hold off on Octo Expansion in case the game doesn't hold your kid's interest. It's noticeably more difficult than the base campaign, but overall way, way better both gameplay-wise and from an atmosphere/narrative perspective.
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Feb 25, 2020 15:06
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ColdPie posted:Nintendo doesn't let other players communicate with you, so they actually have the best online system. I hope the others catch up someday. This. No game has ever been improved by the ability of random people being able to scream slurs at you from the comfort of their own home.
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Feb 25, 2020 15:09
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I just turn the chat stuff off in those games
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Feb 25, 2020 15:12
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History Comes Inside! posted:This. No game has ever been improved by the ability of random people being able to scream slurs at you from the comfort of their own home. Does this actually happen or it just something people say on internet forums?
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Feb 25, 2020 15:20
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Had eshop cred/gold points and impulse bought Rune Factory for $8, bring on the weebs. Got pre-purchase swimsuit DLC 
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Feb 25, 2020 15:24
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JollyBoyJohn posted:Does this actually happen or it just something people say on internet forums? Have you ever played a MOBA
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Feb 25, 2020 15:24
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el dingo posted:Have you ever played a MOBA Yup, the only people that sounded explicitly angry spoke Russian so its hard to tell
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Feb 25, 2020 15:26
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JollyBoyJohn posted:Does this actually happen or it just something people say on internet forums? I still see something like it in games my kids play like agar.io. Not vocally, but in usernames and whatnot. Honestly tho, I am completely done with online gaming anymore. I just consider it a lazy shortcut game developers take so they don't need to spend time creating content.
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Feb 25, 2020 15:27
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dwarf74 posted:Honestly tho, I am completely done with online gaming anymore. I just consider it a lazy shortcut game developers take so they don't need to spend time creating content. I feel the same but its mostly wanting that satisfaction of finishing a game and feeling I'm done with it and most multiplayer games just want you to keep playing and buying the season pass and ignoring all other games
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Feb 25, 2020 15:30
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Genuinely wish Splatoon’s “Booyah!” button was in other online games
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Feb 25, 2020 15:31
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JollyBoyJohn posted:Does this actually happen or it just something people say on internet forums? I've actively avoided online multiplayer in most titles for the last few years so maybe it's better, but prior to that I've been called enough slurs of different stripes to last a lifetime.
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Feb 25, 2020 15:34
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I'm generally not into JRPGs at all, but I gotta say, Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age: Definitive Edition: S absolutely whips rear end. The art, animation, character design, enemy design, music, voice acting, and story have so much heart. It's just very wholesome. Not an ounce of cynicism in this game. It's apparently 60,000 hours long, but so slow and relaxed that you don't feel like you need to play more than half an hour per day
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Feb 25, 2020 15:43
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POCKET CHOMP posted:After Final Fest they greatly increased the frequency of Salmon Runs. I still don't get the point of closing it at all but you have a pretty small chance of catching the closed window now. Closing it encourages you to play the main modes more, so the multiplayer stays fairly populated. Anecdotally, I find myself not even turning the game on at all unless Salmon Run is open. If not for my Switch backlog, I'd probably hop into Turf War a bunch on off days, but yeah, Salmon Run is just loads of fun. If it was forever open, I would literally never play any other mode for the rest of the game's lifespan.
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Feb 25, 2020 15:46
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Polo-Rican posted:I'm generally not into JRPGs at all, but I gotta say, Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age: Definitive Edition: S absolutely whips rear end. The art, animation, character design, enemy design, music, voice acting, and story have so much heart. It's just very wholesome. Not an ounce of cynicism in this game. It's apparently 60,000 hours long, but so slow and relaxed that you don't feel like you need to play more than half an hour per day Only played the demo (which itself is like 6 hours lmao) but this was very much my take. There are two great classic JRPG series - Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest. Final Fantasy chucks out their rulebook and reinvents systems every game, for better or worse. Dragon Quest just iterates and iterates and iterates and so XI is just brutally effective in hooking you into that classic JRPG feel.
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Feb 25, 2020 15:48
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Just don't forget that there's no local multiplayer with Splatoon! Just in case dad wants to play together with kid.
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Feb 25, 2020 15:50
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Dragon quest looks incredible but it seemed like you could play it for hours without anything really exciting happening
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Feb 25, 2020 15:51
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JollyBoyJohn posted:Dragon quest looks incredible but it seemed like you could play it for hours without anything really exciting happening Yes, it's the creamy mashed potatoes of JRPGs. It's comfort food.
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Feb 25, 2020 15:58
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About parental controls, I remember there being a Lego building game (or lego knockoff, whatever), that was a endless war between the moderator teams and the users over the endless dicks built across the land. The moderators gave up when the players realized they could use perspective trickery to make the dongs. I think about the ingenuity required to do that a lot.
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Feb 25, 2020 15:59
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Jim Silly-Balls posted:The thing that annoys me about splatoon (aside from the crazy long queue times) is how certain game modes are time locked. Not online when salmon run is available? Too bad! it creates an artificial sense of urgency that gets you to play the game more because you have a souped up monkey brain in your skull that's easily tricked with psychology poo poo getting more and more common in online game stuff. tbh I think it's dumb as gently caress but it prob makes some "engagement" metric go up so devs do it
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Feb 25, 2020 16:14
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ColdPie posted:Nintendo doesn't let other players communicate with you, so they actually have the best online system. I hope the others catch up someday. But then how can I hear all the weird Jerry Springer stuff that happens around people who don’t realize they’re playing with a hot mic?
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Feb 25, 2020 16:25
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Araxxor posted:And the DLC campaign costs $20, so you're paying $80 total for a single player shooter game if you grab Octo Expansion. And the online costs $20 assuming you don't have it already, so that's a $100 package in total. If you're not going to be playing online, it's absolutely not worth it. That's just the tip of the iceberg. If you want to play the game you're also going to need a Nintendo Switch which will cost you between 150-300 dollars. Next, your body burns calories while you sit and play, so you're going to need to purchase enough food to meet your nutritional needs which can be quite pricey depending on how many people you're providing for. Don't get me started on the other hidden costs like shelter/electricity, etc. At the end of the day Splatoon 2 is probably the most expensive game of all time.
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Feb 25, 2020 16:49
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Even when voice chat isn't a a bunch of people screaming racial slurs at me and they're actually trying to talk about the game, it's so many people yelling over each other at once that it's kind of useless.
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Feb 25, 2020 16:52
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Literally every online game is improved by easy communication between friends and people defending Nintendo being poo poo at online is really dumb
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Feb 25, 2020 17:00
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PSA: The best Mega Man games are out on the Switch today. Wow!!
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Andrast posted:Literally every online game is improved by easy communication between friends and people defending Nintendo being poo poo at online is really dumb My friends and I have kinda given up on playing stuff online on Switch unless it's goofing around in Smash.
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Feb 25, 2020 17:02
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Andrast posted:Literally every online game is improved by easy communication between friends and people defending Nintendo being poo poo at online is really dumb Counterpoint: I used to agree until I played Halo Reach again when it hit pc and turns out I didn't actually miss 12 year olds shrieking the f word all that much
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Feb 25, 2020 17:03
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RBA Starblade posted:Counterpoint: I used to agree until I played Halo Reach again when it hit pc and turns out I didn't actually miss 12 year olds shrieking the f word all that much why are you speaking with rando 12 year olds instead of your friends
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Feb 25, 2020 17:04
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Augus posted:PSA: The best Mega Man games are out on the Switch today. Wow!! poo poo gotta finish the collection now
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Feb 25, 2020 17:04
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Andrast posted:why are you speaking with rando 12 year olds instead of your friends It's in-game team chat, we switched to discord after
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Feb 25, 2020 17:05
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RBA Starblade posted:It's in-game team chat, we switched to discord after That's why the Switch should have the ability form a voice chat group with friends like the other consoles
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Feb 25, 2020 17:07
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Andrast posted:That's why the Switch should have the ability form a voice chat group with friends like the other consoles No, I was on my computer, I used an outside application
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Feb 25, 2020 17:09
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Augus posted:PSA: The best Mega Man games are out on the Switch today. Wow!!  MMZ3 is my fave but they're all really fuckin good. I don't think people were jazzed over 4 but it's still impressive they were experimenting with new mechanics like the Knuckle and weather system so late in the series.
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Feb 25, 2020 17:10
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RBA Starblade posted:No, I was on my computer, I used an outside application Yes I got that. Since the Switch can't run outside applications like discord, it should have the same chat features that the other consoles have.
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Feb 25, 2020 17:11
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Andrast posted:That's why the Switch should have the ability form a voice chat group with friends like the other consoles This would be a good feature. Not having voice chat with pubbies at all on Switch is also good.
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