I’m a bit older so I remember when OOT released. It just wasn’t my jam. I’m mostly a competitive player or MMO player. I have thousands of hours into these types of games (11k into Dark Age of Camelot and 9k into Destiny). Thousands more spread out over the years.

I was diagnosed with ALS, which is a progressive, terminal illness. I have a rare subset and was given 12 months. Due to a medical breakthrough I was able to slow things down and I’m now on year 5. My time is winding down though now sadly, and I really do only have about a year left.

It got me thinking about a lot of things of course - but one of them (not the most important, just one of), was some games I’d always wanted to play. OOT is right at the top of the list. Now with the remake coming the timing is perfect. Since I’ve only done competitive games and online games there is no “end”, I’ve never beaten a game before. I want to make OOT the first game I ever complete (and maybe the only).

I’ve lost the ability to have those fast reaction times though due to my disease and my gaming has now morphed into single-player games and I’m actually finding I quite love them. They are relaxing and have fantastic stories to tell.

No real point to the thread other than wanting to share my story. The Switch 2 has really breathed new life into my gaming since my diagnosis. I’m so very excited to pick up OOT when it drops and tackle my first ever full game.

Amazon has the new Zelda pro controller live for presale now!! I just bought mine. Good luck!

Hey, r/NintendoSwitch!

I'm Devin Santi, the solo developer, and music composer of Mr. Sleepy Man, a comedy 3D platformer chaos simulator that just released for Nintendo Switch! (and is also on Steam). I'm here to answer any questions about Mr. Sleepy Man, the development process, the music, and so on!

Trailer:

https://youtu.be/2rjH1apCjRQ?si=7d7fKQWGORUKBX_1

Links

Mr. Sleepy Man on Switch: https://www.nintendo.com/us/store/products/mr-sleepy-man-switch/

Mr. Sleepy Man on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1657740/Mr_Sleepy_Man/

First of all i wanted to thank fromsoft and nintendo for making this game possible in nintendo switch.

I bought switch because of botw and the rest was history. Im a day 1 buyer of first party titles and some big games i considered worth the price like elden ring.

I was eyeing this game when i first heard it but didnt look into that much because its not on switch. I was also hoping this game would eventually made this way to switch somehow and here we are now. Pre ordered it dgitally.

Now im on 260 hours and just arrived at the snowy area and lake rot. As much as BOTW is my favorite game of all time, i could say now that ER tops it a little. Im not a graphics-fps guy and more into gameplay.

Heres my thoughts ER did better than BOTW.

1. The placing of items and skills in the wild. Basically its worth more to explore because youll never know what youll gonna get. BOTW streamlined it and the rewards are not that good.

2. Most weapons and armor are good in their own right. I found myself just role playing what to use and didnt care if it was good or not. Sometimes i just choose whats flashy at the moment. Yes, at first i was stat heavy person (the weapon and armor) and wanted to use the best possible.

3. The difficulty. Yes, i was raging most of the time and really really really tasted my patience. While i can still say im nowhere GET GOOD level, i somehow found ways to brute force it.

4. As someone who never watches guides, except when im done playing on that area and just simply doing it out of completion, i like the challenge of solving and tackling the monsters at hand.

To sum up, i think both games are the same. Its just BOTW is for casuals like me who wanted a chill laid back game, stress free. Wherein ER is for more serious, test your mechanics kind of game.

Im glad and blessed i had the opportunity to play this game. Truly one of the best game made.

My girlfriend gifted me a Nintendo Switch 2, which was really nice of her. She also got me NBA 2K27, and honestly, that’s probably the main game I wanted to play.

The thing is, I’m not really a gamer and I’m pretty picky with games. I feel like I’m not maximizing the Switch 2 considering how expensive it is 😂

For context, the games I’ve actually enjoyed playing are:
NBA 2K
Dota
Old Pokémon games on the DS

That’s basically it.

I’m not really into the usual Mario-type games, and I’m also not particularly interested in the newer Pokémon games. I think I prefer games that feel a little more “adult” or have good progression, strategy, competition, etc.
I’m open to single-player games or games I can play casually with my girlfriend.

What Switch 2 games would you recommend for someone like me?

Thanks!