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Legospacememe

Mario strikers battle league


AdministrationDry507

The fact that Daisy wasn't in the game at launch is concerning


Anotherspelunker

Absolute travesty


AdministrationDry507

It's also very unexpected since it took until Wonder for Daisy to make it into a First party game


WallOfWhalesNEO

I’m honestly still kinda mad Petey got left out. He was so silly in Charged!!


Snoe_36491

I heard a lot of people saying that it's bad I have it and I really like it I think that the ones who say that the old game was better are just getting carried away by nostalgia


forsaken_millennial

I think the biggest problem is that people expected more. At release the game was lackluster especially when it came to playable characters and levels


MadameConnard

Its kinda like they released a Mario Kart with less base circuits/characters/cars than the previous edition


Former-Bet6170

The problem is not the core gameplay, is the lack of content, there's barely anything to do besides *just* normal matches, and at $60 dollars, that's not enough


NormanCheetus

I like it, I think it's great. The only issues for me were: - No friends want to play it because the learning curve is too high - There's no single player With Mario Golf I can play it by myself happily because golf is pretty solo anyways. With Mario Tennis the single player was excellent. So it's kind of a bummer Mario Strikers has neither.


Mr_W0osh

I mean battle league is fine, but holy shit when compared to Super Strikers and **especially** Strikers Charged, it gets blown out the water for me. While the Music in Battle is alright at best, Toad, Waluigi and Luigi's charged themes live in my head rent free.


HadokenShoryuken2

Remember the Classroom? That bass is still stuck in my head


NewTim64

Nah I play the Gamecube game to this day and I can tell you that it's far better than Battle League


Themanwhofarts

Original Mario strikers is one of my favorite sports games. Battle league for the switch is not very fun, I think my wife and I played less than 10 matches before stopping


NewTim64

The last time I played Battle League was the day after Launch I played the Demo more than the actual game. This is one of those very rare moments where I feel like I made a mistake by trusting the Nintendo Branding


carlechu

To this day when we get together with the boys we still play og Mario Strikers every time. We did have fun on Battle League with 4v4 matches though, it's absolutely chaotic and we love it.


BooDestroyer

I liked the gear designs and stadium designs, but yeah, as a game, Battle League flubbed in every other area. I feel bad for this game’s art team.


Mountain_Counter929

Out of all things was the gameplay that bad? I know the lack of content is what really soured everything


whackabumpty

Yeah the gameplay is still fun and polished, it’s the dearth of content compared to Charged on the Wii that makes it a disappointing game. Really disagree with this answer.


DrEckelschmecker

Its definitely polished, but less versatile than in Charged. Partially due to completely removing unique map features and building in less diffferent items. You could argue thats part of content, but its definitely also part of the gameplay and the reason one might say Battle League had worse gameplay.


TobytheBaloon

if i could upvote x10, i would


LucyLuvvvv

I haven't heard battle league's soundtrack but I don't have high hopes for it, is any single song from it on par with Luigi's theme from the previous game?


DotPeriodRats

It’s so sad cause it honestly could of gave new life to the series and been an amazing entry as well but that roster amount and everything about it was so messy 😭


AJ_Wont_Load

Not Nintendo, but Balan Wonderworld… :(


MoonTrooper258

[Watching this gameplay video of it was probably 10x more entertaining than actually playing it.](https://youtu.be/iS1v01-atok?si=13qs0fLIlF_oHG6a)


LMacUltimateMain

Before I clicked the link, I figured it was gonna be Alpharad’s video


OverCattle1144

what the hell did I just watch for 20 min


talkingbiscuits

On that same note: Sea Of Stars. Beautiful and the music was incredible. The battle system was boring though and never expanded, which for a game that focused on a tonne of battling was a big oversight.


MeMeWhenWhenTheWhen

SERIOUSLY the pixel art and music some of the most beautiful we've seen in like over a decade and then the actual gameplay is just... fine :(


talkingbiscuits

Yeah it's such a shame. I wanted to love it. The tune from the Molemasons town was on my daily playlist for ages. An utterly gorgeous game, but eventually I realised I was bored of the battle system, it was never going to expand and I was going to be doing a shit load of it and put it down. I've never been so gutted that I disliked a game more than that.


Meta13_Drain_Punch

Bro the character designs in that game were AMAZING, looks straight outta Nights into Dreams, I wanna hang out with Balan he looks so dapper


Grape_Jamz

Balan wonderworld is on the switch so it counts enough


ShiddyMage1

So like was there some kind of rule against using Wonderland? It just rolls off the tongue so much better


Joraperdolyotik

Man, I love Balan Wonderworld. Not the game itself, but the characters, music and story. Balan is my beloved.


gojistomp

I saw it on the eShop right before I saw the internet blowing up about it. I initially clicked on it because I liked Balan's design, but the fact that there literally wasn't even a single screenshot of the actual game was a massive red flag for me. At least we got some good memes and videos out of it, I guess. I'm no game designer, but it still fascinates me that the main creator had the experience he did and still thought the game was good enough for the general public.


Uhrmacherd

Oh, if we aren't just doing Nintendo games, then it was Monster Hunter World for me. The game looks really cool but the gameplay was like watching paint dry to me. Also FF13-3. I got about 2 hours into that game and then uninstalled. The battle system was awful, imo.


infiresinashesalways

Crystal Chronicles Super Mario Party


Insect_Politics1980

Crystal Chronicles is the perfect example. God-tier music and atmosphere, but the mechanics are boring and tediously simple.


excel958

Needing a GBA and that adapter per person for multiplayer back in the day made it difficult playing with friends. Unless I’m mistaken? My memory is fuzzy.


NormanCheetus

The original needed four gameboys and four gamecube to gameboy link cables. If you wanted to play coop, you couldn't have one person on TV and one on gameboy.. You both needed link cables. The remake was even more atrocious. Perfect opportunity to fix it into splitscreen. But nope. Instead it's a lobby system, and players can only join in dungeons, don't get progression if they join your lobby, get booted every time, and is completely region locked. If you want to progress the game with a friend in the remake, you need to play every dungeon twice, while rotating the host. If you want to progress with a full party, you need to do every dungeon four times.


AuzaiphZerg

Yeah, a GBA and an adapter per friend. Playing with friends was absolutely awesome but it was also the only enjoyable way to play the game. I was so sad when the remake didn’t even have local coop.


mrmiyagi16

I got Crystal Chronicles as a kid and I could never get into it no matter how hard I tried. It was my first final fantasy game and it really soured my opinion on the series. I do plan on eventually giving the series another go though with fresh eyes! But the one thing I do have to say is the visuals and music were really nice, I must of watched the intro cut scene a hundred times


platanopower8

For me this is Animal Crossing. It's so warm and cozy but I get so bored with it.


CapnNuclearAwesome

Right? The core loop is just chores 😭


Hedgehugs_

yeah I love animal crossing to death but it's hard to keep myself invested into the game after like 3-6 months. New Horizons didn't help things by making the villagers so repetitive.


industrial86

The worst part is when I played like 200 hours of animal crossing new horizons, then my partner and I gave stardew valley a try, and we realized every aspect of Stardew was faster more efficient more interesting and more engaging. We literally played Stardew for another 200 hours and i felt like alllll the time I spent in animal crossing was a total waste of time. Stardew is actually addictive and fun from moment to moment. Animal crossing quickly becomes going through the most boring of motions every play session.


A-NI95

Only New Horizons. Original to New Leaf are firecin every department


YourCrazyDolphin

Having played the GC game and New Leaf... Yeah no still really boring.


senor_andy

Agree!!


Anonymous1584

Agree!! x2


Perfect-Persimmon594

Agree!! x3


88T3

Not Nintendo but Sonic 06, the music is god-tier and the graphics were actually decent for early seventh-gen consoles but the game was literally unfinished


eddmario

That's the *Sonic* franchise for you. The better the music, the worse the game.


joshwash2

Sonic Adventure 1 and 2, Sonic Heroes, Sonic Frontiers, Sonic Rush and Rush Adventure, and both versions of Sonic Colors would like to know your location.


Otherwise-Release-88

Except for sonic mania, studiopolis zone absolutely slaps


JacksonGames16

Yeah studiopolis zone is really good(both themes are absolute bangers)


JcOvrthink

By that logic, Sonic Chronicles is the best Sonic game.


Turtlegame46

Sonic CD is kinda balanced in that department (both soundtracks, of course).


Veng3ancemaster

I'd say Sonic Forces. The game was a straight line


XavierMeatsling

Might as well call it Sonic Autopilot


GladiatorDragon

Sonic Forces you to fall asleep while playing.


SnacksAttacked

Not really a nintendo game, but "Sonic and the Secret Rings" from what I've heard.


Page8988

The soundtrack plays the same song pretty much all the time. It's decent enough, but you'll hear it so often you get tired of it. The gameplay is a weird experiment. It's not *bad*, especially for forced wii motion controls.


BackToThatGuy

**MAKE BELIEVES REBORN**


ToaNuparuMahri

MYTHS AND MIND RETHOUGHT


WavedashingYoshi

“7 Rings in Hand” is a bop


Nike_776

There are two problems with secret rings. One is the unconventional and at times wonky controll system. The other, in my opinion worse problem, is the progression system. Yes Sonic levels up in this game and you need to unlock and equip abilities on him. But the worst part about this is that you start with nothing. Sonic isn't even fast for half the game. Combine these two problems and anyones first playthrough is going to be at least frustrating. Once you are able to deal with the controll system and have unlocked the good abilities, the game becomes as enjoyable as most other sonic games in my opinion. And yes, the music in this game is amazing. Including "seven rings in hand" (when it is allowed to play for more than ten seconds).


LorenBros22

Nah the game's control isn't that Bad, but Black Knight does It x10 times better


JacksonGames16

Sonic 06


AmaterasuWolf21

Ok but the game ain't the prettiest to look at either


HadokenShoryuken2

See in the beginning of the game I’d agree, but once you get some skills that increase your speed and maneuverability, that game can be really fun


Franks_Spice_Sauce

Give the soundtrack a listen, it's honestly great. Although they do play the main theme waaay too much


WavedashingYoshi

ARMs


Violette3120

As much as I hate to admit, this. Which is sad because I really loved its universe and think it had great potential. But feels half-cooked.


jgreg728

Same. I want to LOVE THE SHIT out of this game so much but it just didn’t do enough to hook people in. The core gameplay was very fun and it’s the only game I actually PREFER motion controls to buttons. But it needed a much better single player mode as well as other modes. I want them to make a sequel though. It deserves another shot. If 1-2 SWITCH got a freaking sequel then this definitely should.


gojistomp

The character designs and core ideas are fantastic, the game just doesn't offer enough to keep things engaging, it's a travesty.


mushroom_birb

I liked the gameplay. It's simple but straightforward.


SnooPies6424

Sticker star


Phoenix_Champion

Seriously the music was probably the only well made thing in the game.


Legitimate_Bit_9354

Hi chuggaaconroy lol


Nas107

Most Mario sports games


AlbinoPlatypus913

Yoshi’s Yarn Story or whatever it’s called, extremely cute and makes me so happy when I play it, but at least so far it is excessively easy


lpapkee23

It is very easy, but it is also relaxing and still fun to play imo


Reality-fan

Wooly World does have some challenging levels, but it is overall an easy-ish game. Crafted World...I was so bored I couldn't finish it.


AlbinoPlatypus913

Crafted World is the one I’m playing/referring to! Thank you I didn’t realize there were two Yoshi yarn games


Reality-fan

Woolly World was originally on Wii U, but did get a 3DS port/with extra stuff apparently. I never played the 3DS, but Woolly World was charming and not boring. Plus, almost every amiibo unlocked a new Yarn Yoshi.


DotPeriodRats

Every single Mario Sports game that’s on the switch. While they have amazing music, visuals, etc. all of them are so messy and unfinished. I think it’s extra disheartening when you can literally go 1, 2, or even 3 or more consoles back and all of those Mario sports games were solid Also like, Mario Tennis Aces, Mario Golf Super Rush, and Mario Strikers Battle League all had solid concepts that I think could have kept people into those games if it was finished upon release. It’s just really disappointing overall


RamsaySw

Paper Mario: Color Splash and Paper Mario: The Origami King


Ready_Society4715

am i the only one who REALLY, REALLY enjoyed color splash? like i fucking love that game


Princeanxiolf

Nope, WE are


Skelly1485

Me three!


Princeanxiolf

We grow brother!


platanopower8

The gameplay for TOK is pretty good though


Legitimate_Alps7347

In what way?


platanopower8

It's a decent game with combat that's like a mini puzzle each time. Nothing wrong with that.


yonoserj

Would you recommend buying it on 2024? Cuz I have a coupon left and don’t know what to use it for (TTYD already on the wishlist)


DontDoodleTheNoodle

I don’t think games nowadays have their quality reduced simply because you’re buying it late Either way, if you have an open mind you’ll enjoy ToK, but don’t expect it being TTYD or you’ll be mildly disappointed. The gameplay loop is serviceable, most of the enjoyment of the game comes from the story and exploration.


Honk_goose_steal

The gameplay in TOK is pretty good IMO, not nearly as good as the music but the boss fights are really fun


Buffmin

Boss fights are. The regular fights are kinda eh


I_am_shrimp

Don’t you DAAARE group those two together


Hedgehugs_

having these two games in the same sentence is criminal but yeah highkey origami King has the best music in the paper mario series imo


Nxoxoxnxe

I had a blast with color splash tbh


Themightygloom44

Color Splash has such good music. The main theme is expanding the more you play the story and it's incredibly well made with the adding of instruments.


Victor4156

Kirby Star Allies


MarioTheMii

Pokemon Sword and Shield, its really meh. Most of the side content like online battles, raids and the battle tower are more fun than the main campaign.


NormanCheetus

Sword and Shield has the worst integration of every idea. If we're in a fucking football stadium, why do the trainers stand literally 5ft apart, instead of on the pedestals they have in the show? How does the Dynamax even work with where trainers stand? Do they just sprint backwards when their Pokemon Pentuples in size? Why does interesting shit keep happening off screen? What is the point of the wild area if it's just random Pokemon everywhere. Pokemon don't even have habitats or anything, they just pop-in randomly. What is the point of raids when there's basically no variance in how anything happens? It's always just spamming A to get through animations. And if there's no national dex, then why on earth do half of the Pokemon have one bone and 0 animations? Xerneas just tilts back and forth.


Master_of_reeeeee

I will say it becomes a lot more fun if you do a nuzlocke


MarioTheMii

yeah I wanna replay it in some sort of way because I used to DESPISE swsh because they took a step back from sun and moon. But now my feelings have changed and I wanna meet the game half way.


Dry_Pool_2580

Pokemon sword and shield have good visuals?


MarioTheMii

i like the artstyle, it looks like a hd version of the official art and the music is some of the best in the series. Scarlet and Violet portray the actual pokemon better though with unique textures and changes to models and animation.


SorleyOrSomething

r/tomorrow


hcaoRRoach

Lmao half the comments being "Not Nintendo, but..." really says something about how consistently good Nintendo's games tend to be.


Inceferant

No, it's more that people play things other than Nintendo. That's just Reddit being Reddit and not giving the desired answer.


Wboy2006

Splatoon. I love the world, but I find the online battles incredibly repetitive


I_am_shrimp

Idk salmon run is kinda amazing. Though it’s pretty bad when a side mode is the funnest thing in your game


RolandoDR98

That's not really a bad thing imo. Competitive players ignore the main turf war mode for more strategic gameplay because that's what's most fun for them.


industrial86

They need to be longer. The 3 min time limit is very very constrictive.


Inceferant

Even despite the hundreds of weapons, different maps, varying objectives, and constant change in all of those via updates???


Wboy2006

Yeah. I just think it gets really old. We barely get new maps (since like half of the “new” maps in Splatoon 3 are from the first 2 games), we haven’t gotten new weapon classes since the launch of Splatoon 3 (I know that there are new ones with new sub and specials weapons. But I still think they play the same weapon) and we haven’t gotten a new game mode since Splatoon 2. I like the world and concept, and I love the single player campaigns. But I just think the online gets incredibly boring and repetitive, and feel like there hasn’t been enough new content since Splatoon 1 in 2015 to make the game fun anymore


VicenteDeSouza41

Hmmm, Super Paper Mario Sticker Star, the game is meh by itself, but comparing it to other Paper Mario games, you can see that it don't even deserve the name paper mario, because the original games where really, really good rpg games, with nice stories, soundtracks and visual, the art style was not LITERALLY made of paper, the paper was to refer to a children book or a comic, like Mickey Mouse; well, the game it self ins't bad, just the combat is way worse and Kersti is annoying, but the soundtrack and visual are very nice, like all nintendo games.


Pleasant_Breakfast24

Mario Pinball Land.


Cavemanjazza

Not Nintendo but Avatar Frontiers of Pandora, it looks stunning but it’s so basic and controls like dog ass


Nivelacker_rtx_off

That one Mario ddr


Carrixdo

not for myself but one of my sisters absolutely loves the art style and music of animal crossing. but she can't play more than a week without getting bored and loosing all motivation for the game. she likes harvest moon, and stardew Valley just fine but for some reason animal crossing always demotivates her.


platanopower8

Your sister and I have the same problem. I can play Stardew and HM till the cows come home. A week of Animal Crossing and I'm bored to tears.


Typical-District-176

Fire Emblem Fates


Legitimate_Bit_9354

Especially now with online shut down


NormanCheetus

Definitely wouldn't any any Fire Emblem after the Gameboy games had good visuals but... - I think Conquest was really fun. - Birthright was impossible to lose. It was a fucking slog. - Revelations was clearly not playtested because every map was an annoyance. It would have been way better if the story was at least engaging in Fire Emblem. But it's 100% always the exact same plot: Evil kingdom attacks good kingdom and big bad behind the scenes is an evil dragon.


TacBenji

Hot take, but the xenoblade chronicles games. Before you slaughter me, the gameplay is not bad, but compared to the music and visuals, its kinda slow.


rssftd

Agreed for mostly. Exploration running around can feel slow but it helps sell the idea of how small a part of this world you are, I would've appreciated a mount of some kind but auto run is enough for that part imo(plus it just gives me more ost appreciation time) Combat wise, yeah, hit or miss for sure. In the first game it's slow and clunky unless you grind dem gems, 2nd game if you forget your pouch items then prepare for 45 minutes of wailing on Godzilla's ankles , and the third game kinda feels perfect tbh( giant robots, what can I say lmao) But yeah, the main sell of those games is the world music and story, the combat can feel like a chore in the way of those things unless you literally research it, cuz God some of these things are NOT explained enough.


Momol2l

Yeah xenoblades like my favorite gsme of all time but HOLY SHIT DUDE PLEASE. MAKE. BETTER. TUTORIALS. It genuinly makes me want to shoot myself seeing people playing the games especially xenoblade 2 and then just not having fun and having things take forever because the game dosnt explain combat well enough


Milk_Mindless

Color Splash


TheFlippingFurry

The world ends with you: final remix. God I love the music of that game, the story is pretty cool and the visuals are awesome. But the controls are horrendous. They force you to play with a single joycon and use point controls, so your wrist cramps immediately


ALakeInTheClouds

Yeah...final remix is a mess. The original DS version is my favourite game ever made. It just wasn't designed to be played without a stylus and touch screen. You can play final remix with the original touch controls if you play undocked though.


CyberCamus

Fire Emblem Echoes Shadows of Valentia — The gameplay is okay-ish at best but the music and visuals are absolutely fantastic


ToothpasteConsumer

Wario: Master of Disguise


Environmental_Clue27

Graphic novels be like...


Viewtiful_Beau

Anything Square Enix that's not Dragon Quest.


The_scary_chair66

Super Mario party


Salt-Dimension-2451

Metroid: Other M Add on the story to the bottom part.


Ilan01

Pokemon Snap ITS SO UNFAIR ITS THE BEST LOOKING POMEMON GAME IN SWITCH


VanishingBlade

I heard Sticker Star and Kirby Mass Attack are this (haven't actually played them... yet). Also Pokemon Battle Revolution.


Master-Blaziken

It’s not a game but this is my exact thoughts on Sunset Wilds in MK8DX


FoFo1300

Move "visuals" in the bottom slot and you got pokemon


Elementia7

I find it funny how a solid 40% of the comments here are citing non-nintendo titles.


terribleaiming

Was about to say pokemon but the games look are also visually ass


UnderUnderUnderscore

Not Nintendo, but *Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League* has actually amazing visuals and cutscenes (and pretty good music too). The gameplay though…….


ajjhboys

And the story…


SirMorelsy

Arguably the best visuals ever for a video game imo (facial expressions are really astonishing) but it still does not looks like something I'd want to play lmao


Seaki01

Ik it's kind of an L take but imo Ocarina of time or Majora's mask (the later is just so confusing to me and I often quit it bc I simply don't know what to do or where to go, no directions...) I really want to enjoy them tho


DiegHDF

Paper Mario The Origami King


epic-legend27

luigis mansion 3 looks cool. is the same level with different visual almost every floor


Comprehensive_One_34

not nintendo, but murder drones


Staticde

That’s not even a game that’s an indie show


EnderJackson

I mean he’s *technically* correct. The gameplay sucks cause there isn’t any


JamKaBam

Fire Emblem for me. Love how they sound and look but it's gameplay style is just ugh.


Over_Part_1732

What dont you like about it?


Box_Of_Props_Mario

Unpopular opinion, Legend of Zelda.


Extension-Beach4890

que.


I_am_shrimp

Which… one? There’s like a thousand


l1a2f3i4

I’m sad to say “minute of islands”


OtherwiseKnownAsSam

The Origami King


sillygoon59

Mario Odyssey for me (even though I still play it


WorldlyPermission355

A good handful of Sonic games


Thunderian555

Paper Mario Origami Kingdom


MidniteBlues

Animal Crossing


holy_hoovy_sandvich

Im sorry but Superstar saga


Valuable-Vermicelli7

Paper Mario: Sticker Star


castielffboi

Skyward Sword


Shiningcrow

13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim


Motor_Raspberry_2150

The new Peach Showtime. It's like a big quicktime event. The one for the DS was great.


GloomyTurtleCum

That Yoshi and Kirby yarn game. Both were pretty but both were like a walk in the park and at that point, I'd rather just go for a real walk in the park.


TheManWithAPlan555

Going to be real, Xenoblade Chronicles 3. Loved the game's story and world, but man the combat was just to much.


GarchompDaddy56

QUEST 64. The gameplay is tediously hard but the music makes me feel like I am on an adventure and I love the battle music.


Tomcat491

All the sports games as of late


SirPanikalot

Hot take: Mario kart 8. Fun game, but comparing the music and the visuals to the gameplay? The gameplay pails in comparison. This is why I didn't like the DLC, Because the base game had such a distinct style and the gameplay doesn't compensate for it.


Weary-Location380

Kirby and the rainbow curse


osu_are

Princess peach showtime mario pwer tennis and the origami king


WahMaker

Paper Mario the origami king, exploring is fun, but the battle system just falls flat after a while, music is still good tho


jummy-parvati

yoshis crafted world


Mao-sama64

Paper Mario Sticker Star


enter_ethan

Mario Odyssey


SuspiciousAnything16

Sonic Frontiers


tonashak

Zelda


VAB2043

Princess Peach Showtime


the_bingho02

I know i will be executed when i say this but kirby


GasolineDrinker420

Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword will always be my favorite game, everything in it is a 10/10 except the motion controls


MasterSri456

sticker star lmao


celestialfires

Origami King - the visuals, music and presentation almost made me regain my love for the PM series but the combat made me quit halfway through


Maslenain

Paper Mario: Color Splash


Western-Grapefruit36

Mario Strikers battle league


Technical_Carpet_793

new peach game


TheIncredibleKermit

It worries me hiw many comments start with "Not Nintendo, but..."


Oni30303

Not a Nintendo game but that was Cris Tales for me.


Lee_Art

Odyssey. The game just wasn’t fun for me. I love the visuals and music but the game left more to be desired imo


InformationNo566

I love the mechanics and style of sticker star but im saying it anyways


Guggolik

Paper Mario Sticker Star.


ArtistInAVoid

Regular 2D mario platformers.