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Diablo 3 Switch will be announced tomorrow (tomorrow=yesterday!)
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Yagami_Sama
Member
That would be great. I hope this is true. But it feels like this would something to be announced in a Nintendo Direct. Diablo is a series that I always liked, but never played.
DunDunDunpachi
Patient MembeR
Mr Hyde
Member
Well, I buy it first and foremost because I think Diablo 3 is a great game, and because it is well suited to the Switch with its fast pace and pick up and play-factor. The Necromancer class is just a nice bonus. Also, I haven´t played it in a couple of years and from what I understand, Blizzard has put out a few patches to the game increasing content like Rifts and so on. I also don´t mind double (or triple) dipping on my favourite games, I mostly just play old classics with a few new ones chucked in for good measure. I mean, I will buy Dark Souls for the third time just because it´s getting a release on the Switch and I will also get Skyrim eventually, which I played quite a lot on PS3 (which was a fucking disaster) and PS4. I have nothing against ports, I´d say bring em on.
EDIT: I also travel a lot so it helps having my favourite games portable.
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Spukc
always chasing the next thrill
its the dodge rolls man,
and the completely different playing necro and wd that auto target <3
Zog
Banned
Not quite the same, since the game did come with graphical upgrades and new content. However, since Diablo III has never been on handheld, I guess it's hard to see how it compares to the previous versions like your example is doing.
Super Mario All Stars didn't just come with extra content, it came with 3 other full games and it had a graphical and audio upgrade. You think that I didn't consider Super Mario All Stars when I made that statement?
Zog
Banned
Do you have anything to say about the comment you quoted or did you just post to attack me?
Spukc
always chasing the next thrill
same
Zog
Banned
Not even that if you rarely take it out of the dock. I don't find it very comfortable to play compared to other handhelds.
OrbOutrider
Neo Member
That's awesome news. Will it run at 30 or 60 fps? It's tempting to buy it for the third time because of the portability aspect but... nah. I've already played it to death on PS4 and PC.
DigitalScrap
Member
ALL consoles are “port machines” now. Are you really pretending that there have been no new games on the Switch? Obviously ports of games that have been ported to all the other systems would come later to the Switch, as the Switch is newer. This really isn’t difficult to understand.
Even the PC is now getting console ports. So...
DunDunDunpachi
Patient MembeR
Okay, so for someone like me who hasn't played Diablo 3 since launch -- or for someone who hasn't played it at all -- you don't think it's worth the asking price? Didn't it launch on PS4 for around the same price?
I'm just saying that ports are a part of the console's lifecycle, and there are complains about ports at the beginning of every console's lifespan.
A game console isn't merely made up of its holiday-hits and biggest exclusives. I think it'll be a cool game to own on Switch. However, I can understand if people pass on it.
Zog
Banned
If you've never played it then sure, it may worth $60 but is it worth $120 if you buy it twice or $180 if you buy it three times and so on....
Chances are though, instead of a graphical upgrade the Switch will likely see a graphical downgrade from the PS4.
Yes, that's true. Sad isn't it. Talking about ports from previous generations, not current gen multiplats.
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DigitalScrap
Member
I actually don’t think it’s sad honestly. I do dislike that they are often full (or near full) price, but for games that I want to replay, I actually prefer to buy a port rather than have 6-10 consoles hooked up that I have to toggle between. That said, I am very selective about which ports I will buy.
And when it comes to the Switch, being able to play something like Skyrim easily when I am traveling for business is pretty damn awesome.
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DunDunDunpachi
Patient MembeR
Zog
Banned
Not only do I find it uncomfortable to play the Switch in portable mode, I find it fragile as well compared to the 3DS or even the Vita. To me, the Switch is just an under powered console with full priced ports. Nintendo really does consider it a console too which is why they are still supporting the 3DS but not the Wii U.
Obviously, I don't think it's a cool announcement. I think it's just another full priced port.
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FloatingIslands
Member
Not sure I understand the complaints. We can either have Diablo 3 on the Switch or not have Diablo 3 on the Switch. Having the option is better. People who want it can pick it up and people that don’t want it can ignore it. Nothing lost. Blizzard wouldn’t be making a new Switch exclusive if they weren’t making this so we aren’t giving up anything to get this.
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Zog
Banned
If you don't have positive comments you shouldn't comment at all?
Zog
Banned
Looking forward to Ice Climber on the Switch?
Zog
Banned
I am not trolling. Here's the definition of a troll:
My aim wasn't to upset anyone. This is just my opinion.
iconmaster
Banned
Zog
Banned
I really did Laugh out Loud when I read this.
cryptoadam
Banned
Just another game for a system with nearly 20 million sales.
If its not for you there is 19 999 999 other switch owners who can have the choice to buy the game.
And if its to expensive or to much of a port the market will reject it and move onto the other games on the system.
If its not for you there is 19 999 999 other switch owners who can have the choice to buy the game.
And if its to expensive or to much of a port the market will reject it and move onto the other games on the system.
Sakura Doritos
Member
Will buy this game for the 4th time. Love the console versions so much my PC install has been uninstalled for a while.
EDMIX
Member
Agreed.
They should have never removed that tv out feature from Vita. One of my favorite features on PSP
Schrödinger's cat
Banned
No Blizzard.
No. Just no.
I will NOT quadruple-dip.
You hear me?
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Goddamnit.
No. Just no.
I will NOT quadruple-dip.
You hear me?
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Goddamnit.
Yoshi
Headmaster of Console Warrior Jugendstrafanstalt
GBA had Super Mario Advance and Super Mario Advance 4 though, which were partial rereleases of Super Mario All-Stars with minor new content (plus the e-Reader stuff on SMA4, which required additional investment though and was only available in USA and Japan). Also, it had rereleases of DKC, DKC2, DKC3, SMW, YI, Zelda ALttP, each with at most minor new content (highlights being Four Swords in ALttP, a new world in DKC3 and six new levels in YI). That being said, I am also quite furious over the amount of ports of old games on Switch. There is almost nothing new coming out and as a long-time Nintendo fan I am very, very disappointed with the Switch right now. If Smash Bros. does not get a proper single player, it will be the first year sind 1995 that I do not buy a single Nintendo-published game...
Akuza89
Member
After looking a bit more at the info this morning, it's going to be full price...really? Not even like a little knocked off?
I'm still going to get it, but may be not at launch, I can go get the Xbox one version for a fraction of the full switch price and it'll have the same content.
Besides that I've already played it twice before... don't really need to again in a rush I guess.
I'm still going to get it, but may be not at launch, I can go get the Xbox one version for a fraction of the full switch price and it'll have the same content.
Besides that I've already played it twice before... don't really need to again in a rush I guess.
Zog
Banned
What does finding a post funny have to do with trolling? In fact, I would say that calling someone a troll is 'making a deliberately offensive or provocative online post with the aim of upsetting someone or eliciting an angry response from them'.
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Zog
Banned
Pretty sure all the GBA ports were cheaper than the SNES originals.
Spukc
always chasing the next thrill
YOU WILL LIKE IT
BANGS
Banned
Usually to be edgy you have to have an opinion that goes against the grain, not one that the average person agrees with...
Vawn
Banned
Funny how GBA and other handheld games were 1/3 the price of console games and it was because portable games are just cheaper.
Now Switch games often cost 2 or 3 times as much as the console versions and everyone defends it saying they should cost more because they're portable.
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Deleted member 752119
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Great addition to the library for the Nintendo only crowd and portable only/mostly gamers for sure. Moot for me as I played it on PS4 and don't game portably that much, but I'm always happy to see the Switch and portable gamers getting more games. Especially for the portable only folk, with the Vita failing to sell well there was a risk of not getting console level (even if prior gen graphically) games on the go. It's nice the Switch is filling that void.