Alex's Top 5 Switch Games of 2023
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 27 ธ.ค. 2023
- Alex liked lots of games. Lots.
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#NintendoSwitch #BestSwitchGames #2023 - เกม
0:55 - Metroid Prime Remastered
4:28 - Figment 2 Creed Valley
7:32 - Super Mario Bros Wonder
11:13 - Disco Elysium
15:29 - Pikmin 4
You’re a good person. Thanks for timestamps.
Fokken... SPOILER :D
why dont they put time stamps in the video?
@@nirvana328 I think they'd rather you watch the whole video, so they get more watch time and also so you get all their opinions about all the games. With chapters (or time stamps like I did) it kinda spoils the video. I just would rather spoil the video and make time stamps because I find them useful.
Thanks for saving me 21 minutes and 26 seconds!
Forget the best games, this is the best thumbnail of 2023!
Wow!! Thank you for the kind words about our little game, Figment 2 :)
Pikmin 4 is also one of my favorite games this year.
Dandori
Mine too! The multiplayer disappointed me a bit in comparison to Pikmin 3's Bingo Battle, so I'm definitely hoping for some multiplayer DLC in that regard.
Playing Xbox games on your lunch break sounds like a vibe ngl - Craig
Mario Wonder and Pikmin 4 are my favourites for 2023 too.
The “thanks Jim, thim” had me screaming. Bless you Alex, Blex.
I really love Alex's vibe 🎉
Ending gave me a great laugh. Thanks for including it!
Alex is such a rule breaker
My top 2023 game is Tunic.. I just played it this year. Bye.
Truly a naughty boy that one
Love that you have the Phendrana Drifts theme playing. I mean, let's face it, that whole soundtrack is full of bangers but that's definitely one of the best on there.
...this is not the Phendrana Drifts theme
It's the first Tallon IV overworld theme, not Phendrana. But yeah, the whole soundtrack is great.
“Tales of symphonia 🎶”
Man, I felt that. That game deserves so much better.
It is NEVER enough waffling...
couldn’t get into pikmin until pikmin 4. Great game! I am a pikmin fan now
Great top 5 Alex!
Idk how Alex played all the way through figment at 10fps… these guys really ride for the switch
Just in time for my lunch break. Thank you Alex
I was waiting for this
Because i love alex his greeting 😂
Love y’all boys man! Y’all’s videos always leave me with a smile on my face!
I think you guys should do per quarter or twice a year “what we’re playing” !
Anyone else say Alex’s intro with him every time?
Disco Elysium is SO FREAKING GOOD so I'm so happy you included it! Switch folks need to learn about it.
Does anyone know if Disco Elysium runs any better on the Switch now? I know it had many issues with crashing, and loading issues when released.
Upvote for visibility
I played through with no issues. Played it last spring and don’t remember any crashes or problems . Control scheme wasn’t as good as a mouse but it still worked fine.
@@popuppete I have it on PS4, but for some reason, I believe I would enjoy playing it more on my Switch while laying out on the couch.
@@MTG69 I would agree with that. This is one of the few games I found was more fun in handheld mode. The interactive story style is nice sitting back on a couch.
@@popuppete apperciate the feedback. I just purchased it for the Switch.
Figment is getting a physical release with both games on it. I’ve waited to buy the second one hoping for a physical release.
Oh this is good news! I gotta keep my eye out for the bundle
Pikmin 4 is the first game that I finished only to immediately started a new game and finished it again
I played Disco Elysium for the first time this year as well. Obscenely good
Unrelated but I just got Persona 5 Royal, Strikers and Tactica and just noticed the weird order they're in, RST😆
You guys forgot to put Felix’s list in the description
Thanks for the headsup. It's there now :)
Where is Zelda TOTK?
Can’t respect anyone’s 2023 list if TOTK isn’t there
I ordered Disco Elysium: The Final Cut recently and I'm happy to see it on the list!
the switch is a monster of a platform
"thanks Jim.... THIM"
If that's a Look Around You reference then Alex overtakes Joe Devine as my favourite jolly TH-camr
New Super Mario Bros on the DS was the best and more like Wonder, the sequels where designed for multiplayer resulting in maps being to big to accommodate multiple players.
Which Wonder Flower was Alex talking about?
Hello there lovely Alex, Felix and Zion! Happy (soon) new year!
⏳👀
Oatchi does make the latter levels a breeze for me.
Very interesting
It's interesting to hear Pikmin 4 make the list. For me it started out so painfully slow that I started completely skipping all dialogue and cut scenes (something I don't think I've ever done on the first play through of a game). For a while that made the game much more enjoyable, but it also just felt like more of the same and at some point I put it aside and haven't picked it up again since. Maybe if I'd stuck with the story it would have picked up and kept me interested in the game.
I definitely understand about the beginning of the game, but once they let me loose in the world I was having the best time and I could not stop. These are just so beautiful to explore and there's so much treasure to be found around every nook and cranny what exactly did you not like about the world I would be interested in hearing more
I really recommend trying it out again sometime because once it stops nagging you every 3 seconds and just let you out into the world it's truly beautiful
@@captainfach I think I probably will go back to it eventually. I was enjoying it well enough, it just doesn't really bring much new to the table. I played and really enjoyed Pikmin 3 when it came out on Wii U but I think I'm probably less patient now and it just adds too much fluff that I don't care about. Games with intense action sequences often benefit from adding other elements so you can shift gears and relax before ramping back up again. Pikmin isn't that sort of game. The story and rpg progression system are just bloat. The ratio of engaging gameplay to reading text and doing admin is off for me.
If I were making it, I'd ditch the hub world and replace it with a level select map at the start of each day. Ditch the entire intro - it's Pikmin 4 - we know the basic setup and no one is buying it for the story. Simplify the dog upgrades into a binary choice that you're presented with each time you find an upgrade item. Do any story telling as voice acted character dialogue while you're playing the actual game, rather than killing momentum. Basically just delete all down time. It is already a slow paced game. It doesn't need more downtime.
@1337pianoman I agree about the hub world. It gets a little annoying to have to load into the hub then go puck a level then load into it. Just let my crew come with me wherever I go
Not sure how I missed this. This guy's hilarious.
At 3:15 did Alex make a Look Around You joke/reference?!
I knew Alex picked Pikmin 4
Best thumbnail
I love it when Alex calls me lovely people 😃
I will get Metroid Prime Remastered at some point. I just wish they'd done the entire trilogy at once, then I'd have bought it on day one!
Nintendo Life, I started my Switch gaming as of February 19, 2021, which I've played through some very good games! And these are my elite Top 5 Switch games as follows..........
#1) Breath Of The Wild-
This was my very first game w/dlc's included that I actually completed BOTH modes + collected ALL 900 Korok seeds...TWICE!
#2) Animal Crossing New Horizons-->
I've JUST finished it from the very beginning of 2023, having invested 3,000+ hours into it in putting the final touch-ups to my island!
#3) Super Mario Odyssey--> This was by far the best & original Super Mario 3D game for the Switch-BAR NONE!!
#4) Lego Star Wars: Skywalker Saga-->
Of all the Lego based games out there, none of them can even remotely come close in comparison to LSWSS! And that Galaxy Rave Bonus Extra, DEFINITELY is worth saving for when you entirely 💯% the whole game(I've even got over 100 BILLION Lego studs as well)!
#5) Hogwarts Legacy-->
Although I've only just scratched the surface tip of this recent release last month, but I'd imagine this game will undoubtedly be one of my personal all-time best classics for the Nintendo Switch!
Thank you for thanking me for walladgin, Alex. I’ve never been thanked for that before.
Cool!
Are we gonna get Jim's top 5 aswell?
Alex: my game of 2023 for the switch is pong! It's amazing!! I played it on an atari 2600 but it's the one of the best. 😂
Not that I care but I didn’t know Alex is gay! He mentioned his partner and that he gave him money and felt guilty about it. I was like whaaaa?!?
I picked up on that toom he has mentioned a female partner before so maybe his door has a double action pivot hinge set?
Jut because a person says partner, doesn’t not depict male. It can be male or female
@troigrl Alex did say "he". Previously referred to a partner as "her" So, maybe he's in a new relationship.
Either way, he's a good bloke and need more people like him in the world that does not carry toxicity about.
If you can find it, he put a video up about a year or so ago talking a it about his life and how he is grateful to Nintendo Life and the viewers and helped him achieve goals in life.
@@DazzaS83Cool. They are do a great job for us. ;-)
I think he was referring to his partner/ character in the game.
If these are the best games in 2023. Thanks for saving me money of rebuying the switch.
No Zelda? Weird, bro...
stolen by Zion
Not stolen
Alex. I really hope you read this, but thank you for letting me know about Disco Elysium!
I really liked Mario Wonder, it was great fun, but I wish it wasn't as easy as it is. I have the impression that old Mario 2D games are more challenging
Mario 3 can be hard as nails.
Games in general were more challenging back then. Would have preferred Wonder to be a bit less easy too, but it was not surprising that they made it as accessible as possible for everyone. I'm just glad they finally made an actually NEW 2D Mario game, and not the same again that's just called "new" for some reason. ;)
Mario 64 needed a fresh coat of paint and never got it so neither did I.
In that case my best games of 2023 are Smash Bros Ultimate, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and Animal Crossing New Horizons 😂
Disco Elysium is very good and intriguing, but for a non-English speaker it was hard work 😅 And with all this praise for Pikmin I should give it a try maybe. The demo was a bit easy?
It gets super hard near the end
Please review Palia! It's a relatively new cozy mmo for Switch and PC. I discovered it just this December and I have been HOOKED. Please pick it up, it's free and has no pay to progress!
C'mon, did no one play Advanced Wars. It was a fantastic remake collection and a ton of game, and it certainly needs the shoutout due to its stuttered launch.
I heard lot of criticism from other Advance War fans about this game. How backwards they were with the graphics and etc.
Absolutely love your guys' chemistry in all of these videos hahaha
Pikmin 4 is a really good game, but I still prefer Pikmin 1. The story and writing in that game are so much better. Pitch perfect emotional tone. Does a really great job putting the player into Olimar's shoes.
Pikmin 2 is still my favorite
@@prestonandtom9337 Pikmin 2 is great. Still my second favorite.
@@quibquiberton4184 Pikmin 1 would probably be my favorite one too if it wasn't filled with jank. That's why I want I want a Pikmin 1 remake than only improves the graphics and fixes the jank.
@@prestonandtom9337 What do you think is janky about the game? The only things I've noticed are having to be careful crossing bridges and the complicated bomb rock controls.
@@quibquiberton4184 Yeah, that's mostly it. Sometimes you throw a bomb rock at a wall but the Pikmin decides to throw it at a honey wisp instead and blow up your whole team also sometimes Pikmin get stuck carrying things back. Also the Pikmin are kinda dumb in the first game.
Pikmin 4s tutorial at the start is a joke! Give us a break Nintendo!
It's way too much dialog for sure. Comes across as handholding in a sense.
It was pretty rough. I think they were desperate to make sure that newbies understood the mechanics this time around.
@@quibquiberton4184 I mean Pikmin is still a franchise that can need more fans and better sales, so I get it. And I like that they try to make the franchise bigger, maybe then we don't have to wait another 10 years for the next game. But yeah, for those who already know Pikmin that first hour was annoying. I copied my save file after it was done so I can skip it in future playthroughs.
This thumbnail!!!!!
Zelda? SMRPG Remake?
No Tears of the Kingdom is an absolute crime
Zion stole it
Personally I thought it was meh, I mean it was basically the same map as BOTW with a crappy underworld and some floating islands. Don't even get me started on how much time you spend in menus, Holy crap, I wanted Zelda not menu simulator.
Tears of the Kingdom wasn't on this list?
Nintendo life leaving out tears of the kingdom is quite interesting......every one has there opinions but its a trend to hate on that game it seems
Actually Zion had TOTK on his list. He said they decided only one of the three could pick it, as all three would have chosen it.
Noice
9:15 For those wondering, spoilers below:
I have to imagine Alex is talking about the one off level where you get the Metal Mario power again.l from Mario 64. Full regalia: Metal foot step sounds, intense metal mario music, and youre just a mustached juggernaut.
This is the last video before 2024? Where is the party atmosphere? :(
Game of year 2023
1. Super Mario Bros.™ Wonder
2. Venba
3. The Legend of Zelda™: Tears of the Kingdom
4. Pikmin 4
5. Street Fighter 6
6. DAVE THE DIVER
My list is Switch only as I only own a Switch and I’m Nintendo only, so in no particular order
5 Red Dead Redemption
4 Street Fighter Anniversary Collection ( yeah it came out in 2018 but I played it in 2023)
3 Super Mario Bros Wonder
2 Pokémon Let’s Go Pikachu (it came out in 2018 but I played it in 2023)
1 Super Mario RPG
Disco Elysium runs terribly on the switch Alex may as well have nominated Baldurs Gate 3
Wish it ran better, it is undoubtedly still magic for me on Switch. Nice and cozy to play in handheld (PC is definitive though).
That's more than enough waffling at the start of who is more "alone" than the others 😂
Partner?
Alex is in a relationship
In game partner.
Controllers are still fucked up though…
Bayonetta Origins
POTATO
If Alex had played Disco Elysium on the Switch it wouldn't have been in his top 5 Switch games. It runs terrible on the Switch, it crashes all the time, the fps drops are insane in certain areas and there are even game breaking bugs. An absolute garbage cash grab on the Switch and the greedy leeches that stole the game from the creators should be boycotted imo.
alex has a boyfriend ?? lfg 🥳
Thim!
Alex is definitely the mascot of Nintendo life and is irreplaceable. He makes you feel like a friend instead of some guy watching. The rest should work on your charisma skills or at least hire Morgan freeman.
🤣Morgan Freeman...
Thank you for waffling! Goodbye.
DO NOT believe the recommendation for Disco Elysium, biggest disappointment i have played in a long time, as the game gets towards the end, the devs completely phoned it in. it's just a talking simulator. The story is very hard to stay engaged with because it's so stupid. Completely useless game.
I rented Pikmin 1 on the Gamecube from Blockbuster.
I hated it so much I returned it on the 2nd day of a 7 day rental.
Never played a single second of any Pikmin since.
Pikmin 1 was a little rough but I really liked the time limit edge of seat action. And something about the game loop was just satisfying to me. Pikmin 2 on the other hand…I felt was a bit boring in the caves and padded gameplay wise. 3 is amazing, 4 is really good minus a few little issues.
I didn't like Pikmin 1 as a kid. I think the time limit was too stressful. Never finished it.
I gave it another try a couple of years ago, and now it's one of my all time favorites.
I had a similar experience with Pikmin 1 at first, didn't make it far and gave up. But then years later I tried Pikmin 3 and that made me a fan of the franchise - both Pikmin 3 and 4 are way better to start than 1+2, those are better for those who are more experienced with the gameplay already. I think there is even a demo of Pikmin 3 on the eshop if anyone wants to give it a try...
Oh well. Zion in another video where he’s a fanboy…
"Nintendo is just for kids"
So triggered haha. But unfortunately people still think this. So many people were baffled at any ninrltendo game winning any award
The first Figment was one of the worst games I've attempted to play on the Switch. Is Figment 2 actually good??
bored old games !
Mario Wonder is disappointing.
I've only played the demo so far. What didn't you like about it?
@@quibquiberton4184 doesn’t flow very well. Nothing really going on till you find a wonder flower
@@quibquiberton4184 believe it or not but I also find the jump boing sound to be super annoying which I’ve never had a problem like that before in a Mario game 🤷🏻♂️😆
@@sandman8920 That's funny.
Metroid Prime is a game thats proud to waste your time. 2D metroid all the way
2D Metroid is the same lol
Source : I played all the metroid games through
They're literally the same playstyle, apart from Prime having an extra dimension
@@chunkymonkey7983 I find 3D Metroid spends much more effort trying to waste your time, looking around for where to use your new weapon/accessory. It's really tedious and in the remake they knew they had to fix that.
@@thousandyeargems4360 It took me longer to figure out what to do in Super Metroid than Metroid Prime. Didn't bother me in the slightest, though, I loved the hunt.
2D and 3D Metroid games are so much alike, I think it's just easier for you to find your way in 2D games. Or you know those way longer/better already, so you just know where to go. Getting lost and finding your way is very common for Metroid(vania) games, nothing unusual. It's not about wasting time, but exploration. And I agree with the last comment - when I first played through the franchise 10 years ago, Super was the most confusing to me. Got completely lost in Maridia and gave up until some time later. Didn't have the problem with any of the Prime games first time playing.