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Most video games shouldn't require internet access for basics
This came to mind because of the newest changes to Animal Crossing: New Horizons. Ever since the November update, you can't play holidays unless you have a Nintendo Account. This doesn't effect most players but it bugged me since I wasn't planning on having a Nintendo Account anytime soon.
It's silly that Animal Crossing requires internet access for adding new content. I've played every game and they didn't require internet. Animal Crossing is a single player game. The game should be finished on release and you should be able to play it however you want. The multiplayer parts are purely optional; I've never played multiplayer with anyone in AC.
Until the 360 and PS3 era, most games were simple plug and play consoles. You didn't need to log into an account or put in your wifi for most console games. Currently, internet access is the norm.
It's seen as a quality of life thing. If a game is glitched, the devs can fix that with just an update. But, I don't see the big deal in this. Most games don't have serious game breaking bugs that make frequent updates needed. Usually, updates just patch out things or add in new things.
The need for accounts is annoying. I don't trust companies enough with internet safety. You hear all the time of Playstation or Switch accounts being hacked into. The Wii allowed you to download games without a dedicated account; all you needed was to be on wifi.
Also, what happens when the servers go down? If you want a PS3 or Switch in 24 years, will you still be able to download the updates?
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Detailed Impressions after 1 1/2 days
I just received my Retroid Pocket 2 in yesterday (ordered 9/23...) and have been spending a few hours the last couple of days setting everything up. Wanted to give some my impressions as I've found those posts useful on here myself.
Basic Setup:
First thing I did was pull out the 32GB card, clone it to a file on my PC just to be safe and throw it in my desk. I also duped the internal storage for backup using a USB cable. Then I filled a new 128GB card with all the roms I wanted and plugged that into the RP2. I uninstalled every pre-installed emulator / DIG and cleaned out the folders. I also disabled all the junk I won't use... Phone, Browser, Calculator, Calendar, Videos, Gallery, Sound Recorder, things like MS Exchange services, Anti Theft, Contact Sync, etc.
I bought a $25 Google Play gift card on Amazon and added it to a brand new Google Play account I made specifically for the RP2. Then I installed all the emulators I wanted, including a fresh copy of Retroarch and the cores I care about.
File Manager:
One useful tip I have is to install X-Plore file manager. If you have an Android phone you can use it to download files and easily transfer them to your RP2 using the WiFi file sharing feature of X-Plore. It's also just much easier to manage your data on your internal storage and external SD Card.
Speaking of managing your external SD Card... you might notice the built in File Manager doesn't show your card, in-fact it just shows your "Internal" storage which is path "/storage/emulated/0". With X-Plore you'll see another option, Root, which will link you straight to your RP2's Root "/" path. Without Root access most of the stuff there isn't straightforward to mess with but there is a "folder" called "rsdcard". This directory is actually your external SD Card. You can go into it, move files around, rename some roms, etc. Depending on the situation this may be easier than removing the SD card and plugging it into a laptop.
Warning though, be careful with your limited memory. If you expand a folder nested 10 directories deep into your root with 150 items on both sides you'll likely crash the app. I would highly recommend going to the Configuration of X-Plore and disabling the option to save your folder location... that way if you crash out you won't be forced to reinstall the app from scratch to reset it.
Front Ends and Launchers:
ATV Launcher: I set this up originally and it's pretty cool. Works infinitely better than the default launcher because it has DPad support for the home screen icons. Unfortunately I wound up disliking the fact that I couldn't just easily access an app drawer. I made sections and folders within sections but overall just a little too complex for what I needed. I also don't like that I can't see the battery icon in the corner, I had to launch into an app to see that as ATV Launcher hides the default notification bar.
RePola: So much better! This is a stripped down version of ATV Launcher, I think specifically made for the RP2. No more dealing with folders, widgets, sections, etc... you have your default notification bar and big square icons you can customize. Then at the bottom quick access to a full app drawer, configuration panel, plus handy wifi and bluetooth toggles.
DIG: I did set up DIG but I'm not using it very often. I open it very occasionally to look at the metadata for a few games in my library but overall I just like using Retroarch's playlist feature. DIG and the other other front-ends like Pegasus and Reset Collection are better for discovery - if you know what you want to open then getting to it straight from the emulator on the android launcher is just faster.
Emulation:
Game Boy Advance:
The big one for me. Works flawlessly from my experience using MyBoy. I would assume Retroarch could also emulate it fine with the mGBA core but I just jumped straight for MyBoy because I used it so much on my phone. So far I've played a lot of Harvest Moon: FoMT, FF VI: Advanced, and Advance Wars. Hotkeys are easy to configure, single button fast forward and save state on the triggers are especially nice - then the extra face buttons to bring up the menu and such.
Playstation Portable:
Really mixed bag for this one. Obviously I am using PPSSPP. Any 3D game is hit or miss. I tried some Burnout and Monster Hunter and wasn't really happy with it, the most luck I had with a 3D game was the second Untold Legends game. It definitely slows down in parts but I was able to clear the first few dungeons. I switched to some 2D games and had a much better time - specifically I got drawn into the Final Fantasy II remake. I recently moved over Persona, Trails in the Sky, and another Legends of Heroes game to try out.
One thing to note about PSP is the aspect ratio causes the image to be letter boxed. Games with very small fonts like Monster Hunter are hard to read.
Sega Dreamcast:
Not looking good so far for old Dreamcast. I've tried Flycast, Reicast, and the Flycast core in Retroarch. Reicast seemed to run games the fastest but was very volatile - crashed like crazy emulating Crazy Taxi 2 and Evolution 1. I actually had the best luck with Evolution 1 on Retroarch with the Flycast core. It's too bad ReDream won't be a thing on here because it works amazing on my $50 chromecast. If anyone has tips that would be great.
Sony Playstation:
No issues here for me. At first I went with the emulator FPSE64 but was immediately turned off - but honestly mostly for a lack of familiarity. I switched to Retroarch with PCSX ReARMed Core and I played a bit of Grandia and a bit of Chrono Cross with absolutely no slowdown. I have a late game FFIX save that worked, though I didn't really run around too much.
Nintendo 64:
I'm a huge fan of N64 but only slightly interesting in emulating it on the RP2 (from experience elsewhere it's not the most gracious). I installed Mupen64Plus FZ and had zero issues immediately jumping into Diddy Kong Racing though - very slight lag but nothing to write home about. I also booted up Harvest Moon 64 and haven't noticed any issues yet. I may try Banjo Kazooie later since I have a save in the middle of that game on my Chromecast I wanted to continue. I've heard good things about N64Oid but never used it - that'll be my first jump if I run into an issue with Mupen64.
Nintendo DS:
Honestly I'm really surprised by this one. I knew Drastic was a great emulator but I'm surprised how well it runs. I played the first hour or so of Final Fantasy IV (the 3D remake) and also booted up a Pokemon: White 2 hack. Biggest issue is with the screen size, to play I set the volume triggers to L3/R3 and use those to Swap Screens and Switch Layouts. One layout is the bottom screen really tiny and overlaying the corner of the main screen and the other is just one screen full-size.
Super Nintendo and Gameboy Color:
I grouped these together because they all work perfectly so far in Retroarch and I wouldn't have expected any different. I use Gamebatte core for GBC and SNES 9X 2010 for SNES... I know from experience a few SNES games run better on the older 9X cores but I haven't messed with them.
Game Streaming:
Moonlight:
I have a pretty robust setup already on my PC for streaming. Basically a Playnite set up with Retroarch, Dolphin, CEMU, Citra, and Yuzu plus all my PC games obviously. I use it extensively to stream HD games to my TV through my Chromecast.
It does work on my RP2 but unfortunately the lack of 5ghz wifi really hurts performance, even streaming at 480, and the aspect ratio of the screen causes letter-boxing similar to PSP emulation. I don't know if there's a way to force 4:3 streaming but it wouldn't work well with my current setup anyways. I streamed a little bit of Gamecube games but the latency was an issue.
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Husbando Gacha Tier List
LAST UPDATE: January 7, 2021
Hello, I made
this list last year of husbando gacha games and people seemed to like it so I'm updating it since a couple of the games on there shut down but I'm structuring this one more like a tier list for fun. I'll be basing it on the games' waifu:husbando ratio, quality and viability of the husbandos, and the game's overall quality and my own personal taste and enjoyment so this is not an objective tier list. I will also be adding a mini review and some notes. There are ones I have definitely played more than others so expect more text on the ones that I have played. It's all based on my opinion so don't take the rankings too seriously. Also I'm writing this as a "gaymer" in America so keep that in mind too.
I will not be putting in games like Brave Frontier or AFK Arena or Mario Kart Tour because their art style is too pixel-y or not "husbando-y" enough. The "Featured Husbandos" will be my personal favorites and/or the main ones they give you for free. If an anime has multiple gacha games, I'll probably only be putting the one I'm most familiar with on the list. Also there are some I haven't played(mainly the Marvel and anime ones because I'd rather watch the anime or I'm not interested in it), but I have at least tried most of them. Note that there's a ton of gacha games out there that I probably missed, but I think I got the most prominent and important ones.
EDIT: Forgot to mention, I ripped some of the descriptions from the sub's
Gacha Game List so thank you to whoever compiled it. It's very helpful and how I discovered some of these games! (EDIT 2: Never mind. I think they stopped updating it, but the
Gacha Gamer website is a good resource)
S+ Tier - mostly or all husbandos
Name | Orientation | Notes | Featured Husbandos |
Tokyo Afterschool Summoners (aka Housamo) | ▭ | Mostly single player RPG. You can borrow your friend's units, but that's about as far as the social aspect goes. There's no actual guilds even though they have them in the story. The cast is mostly skimpy bara men with some bara furries thrown in there. The men are very big and a couple of them are plus size. It's nice to see body diversity. There are some women but it's like 90% men. It's not fully translated but it's still playable. You might need to go to the wiki later for skill translations though. The story is pretty good which is unexpected. Combat is fun and turn based. It says it's an LGBT game, but I don't know of any trans characters in it. Also no login feature so your save data is deleted if you uninstall the app and don't transfer it to another device. | Horkeu Kamui, Ryota |
Uta no Prince-sama (UtaPri for short) | ▭ | Rhythm otome game. Story isn't that great. There's only about 10-ish boys so most of the units are just them in different costumes. Basically Bandori but with all dudes instead. (EDIT: Actually, the real all-male version of Bandori is called Argonavis. More info in the Misc. section) | Shinomiya Natsuki |
Bungo Stray Dogs: TotL | ▯ | Pinball style game that's based off the anime. It's mostly twinks. | Kunikida Doppo |
Obey Me! Shall we date? | ▭ | More of an otome than a gacha game. There's battles but they're dance battles lol. The twist is that all the boys are demons that represent the 7 deadly sins. | Lucifer |
A3! | ▭ | Another "more of an otome" game. Visual novel too. It's about running an acting company. Like UtaPri there's only about 20 boys so you pull for them in different costumes. The plays they put on are pretty interesting since there's only actors and no actresses. For example, instead of Romeo and Juliet they had Romeo and Julius lol | Sakuya |
Mr Love: Queen's Choice | ▯ | Again, a "more of an otome" type of game. This one is also more of a visual novel as well. There's 4 guys to romance, but you can pull cards of women characters that help during "battles". I put battles in quotes because they're the same type of "battles" that Love Nikki has where they're basically just stat checks. I wasn't sure whether or not to put these three games because they're more otome/visual novel type games, but here they are. | Victor |
Ayakashi: Romance Reborn | ▭ | Supernatural otome game with gameplay similar to A3! (Thanks u/arcanine04) | Ginnojo |
Captain Tsubasa: Dream Team | ▭ | Real Time soccer game based off the manga. Not really a fan of soccer or sports anime/manga but it seems to be all guys. All the guys look too similar and the art is kinda ugly imo but that's just me. I'd rather play Venus Eleven even if they only have waifus. However, it is made by KLAB who also made Bleach Brave Souls, Love Live, and UtaPri which are all good games so this one is probably good too. | Genzo |
Saint Seiya Awakening | ▭ | Turn-based and based on the anime. There's another Saint Seiya gacha but it's ugly and I don't want to touch it lol | Andromeda Shun |
One Piece Treasure Cruise | ▯ | Anime. Turn-based. Pretty old. The art style isn't very husbando-y but the cast is mostly male and it's worth putting on here just for Zoro. | Zoro, Sanji, Shanks, Ace, Smoker, Usopp |
Dragon Ball Legends | ▯ | Real Time. I grew up watching Dragon Ball, but I've actually never really been that attracted to any of the characters. It is one of the OG bara animes though and it's got English voice acting. | Trunks, Vegeta, Piccolo. Krillin |
Bleach Brave Souls | ▭ | Old Hack n Slash. Very generous from what I remember. Most of these shounen anime gachas don't really have husbando-y art styles but there are some good looking male characters. | Sado, Ichigo, Isshin |
GYEE | ▭ | A gay-themed RPG. I'm gay and all for representation, but it seems weirdly specific to base a game around queerness. I'm starved for husbandos, so I'm not complaining lol. The game is a pretty standard gacha, but I'm putting it in S+ purely for the quantity of husbandos, just like a lot of the other ones in this tier. | The MC, Priapus, Gaar |
S Tier - This is also where I put most of the popular gachas with good waifu:husbando ratios
Name | Orientation | Notes | Featured Husbandos |
Fate Grand Order (FGO) | ▭ | Pretty even husbando/waifu split. STILL no autobattle or Facebook link/login function for global. That being said, the story is pretty good and you can pretty much use whoever you want and they give you husbandos for free from the story. There's a couple you'll get eventually from the friendship point summon. However the gacha husbandos are always hotter and have better art. (I retract this statement. u/Strawberuka has provided evidence to the contrary lol There's actually a couple more good 3 star husbandos than I thought) They do give out tickets like once a year that let you choose a servant. That's how I got Gilgamesh. | Hijikata(my only 5 star sadly lol), Hans Christian Andersan(discount Merlin boy), Asterios, Ozymanidas, Gilgamesh, Cú Chulainn(not the ugly caster version tho), Emiya, Tawara Touta, David, Iskandar, Astolfo, Arjuna |
Granblue Fantasy (GBF) | ▯ | Browser game. Another even waifu/husbando split. Pretty big in Japan. It even got its own anime and fighting console game which is interesting because usually the anime or the console games come before the mobile game. It's just that popular. Notoriously grindy. I played for a couple of months but got burnt out. You can whale for a good grid to avoid the grind but it's expensive. Lots of husbandos though. The diversity is second only to Housamo. They have a race of bara men called Draphs, and a race of short people called Harvins, and a race of furries called Erunes, so there's bound to be someone you like lol. They sell surprise tickets sometimes so you can buy whoever you want. Even the lowest rarity characters can be used for pendant farming. If you don't pull a meta husbando, the male main character is a meta husbando himself so you can always use him. Plus he's the best and most versatile character. A lot of your power comes from your grid, so the game lets you be a lot more flexible with your party members. SSR characters will pretty much always be better, but there are a couple of good SR's. I don't think team comp really matters till endgame and you will be leeching raids a lot in the beginning, so just use who you want until things start getting difficult. Also the angels and the dragon knights are gay and you can't change my mind. | Gran(the MC), Rackam, Noa, Lancelot and Vane, Barawa, Cain, Jamil, Aglovale, Drang, Lobelia uh actually maybe not, Eustace, Tsubasa, Belial :( |
Epic 7 | ▭ | Similar to Summoner's War but newer, shinier and more anime. Pretty even waifu/husbando split but I've heard they've been releasing more waifus lately. The MC Ras is a husbando. He's not very good and needs the gear to shine, but you can use him. However, it's probably better to invest in someone else unless you really like him. They give you like 30 free rerolls so you can try to get someone you like or a good healer. I kinda got overwhelmed by the RNG gear grind so I quit. | Vildred, Tywin, Basar |
The Seven Deadly Sins: Grand Cross | ▯ | Turn-based. Based on the anime. Pretty grindy like GBF but not as much. You could grind all day if you wanted to since stamina potions are abundant. They give you Meliodas the baby MC for free as well as shirtless Ban with a beard. He even cooks for you! Netmarble made it so I'd be wary. It also seems to be FG3000's new favorite game lol | Ban(short for husbando. jk lol), Hendrickson |
Onmyoji | ▭ (Also available on Steam) | Turn-based Japanese art style game. I quit because I didn't pull any SSR husbandos or an SSR in general(even though you don't need any SSR's), but the MC Seimei, while not a unit, is a husbando himself and you also get Hiromasa from the story. Some of the units are monsters and are very ugly lol. Like, I thought Kamikui was a pretty femboy but he has a scary mouth in the back of his hair. | Shuten Doji, Kamikui, Ootengu, Inugami, |
Sdorica | ▭ | Story-driven puzzle RPG with a pretty storybook-like art style. Everyone is viable. There's guilds and stuff, but I only paid attention to events and the main story and got by just fine. Also if I remembered correctly, there's a love triangle between 3 of the husbandos lol | Pang(free tiger daddy you get at the beginning), Ned, Nigel, Charle, Morris |
King's Raid | ▭ | Old but gold. Real time. Gacha is only for weapons so you can just straight up buy whoever you want with gems which you can get for free. They even have summer skins ;) | Nyx, Kaulah, Baudoin |
Dissida Final Fantasy: Opera Omnia (DFFOO) | ▭ | Chibi and turn-based. Based off the console Final Fantasy game by Square Enix. Gacha is for weapons. | Warrior of Light |
Another Eden | ▭ | Turn-based. Very story-driven. Made by some of the same people who created Chrono Trigger. It's single player only, but still needs wifi. | Aldo |
Dragalia Lost | ▯ | Hack n Slash. Everyone is viable for the most part but characters that have the same weapon type play identical to each other pretty much. Cygames developed it and Nintendo published it so the quality is high of course. It's mostly twinks and bishounen but there is surprisingly a lot of boys with the occasional bara in there. There's only like 3 darker skin characters but that's every gacha game unfortunately. | Ranzal, Joe(he's canonically gay!), Victor, Rex, Curran, Heinwald, Hawk, Jakob, Gauld(thanks u/mastanmastan) |
Fire Emblem Heroes(FEH) | ▯ | Strategy. Another good game published by Nintendo. You can build whoever you want. Most of the units are from the popular and modern Fire Emblem games like Awakening and Fates and they added some of the new Three Houses characters, so if your favorite is from an older game, you're kinda out of luck. | Ike, Alfonse, Xander, Claude |
Pokemon Masters | ▯ | Real Time. More Nintendo (I'd put in the Mario Kart gacha but it's Mario lol). It's Pokemon so I'm biased. It focuses a bit more on the human characters like the gym leaders and Elite 4 which is interesting. They even characterized the main series' playable characters like Red and Silver. No Ash Ketchum though. There's co-op but no PvP or guilds. | Lt. Surge, Crasher Wake, Marshal, Guzma, Brycen, the swimmer NPCs, Red, Blue |
Genshin Impact | ▭ (Also available on console and Windows) | Huge open world gacha similar to Zelda Breath of the Wild. However, the gacha isn't really a big part of it because everyone is viable for the most part. It feels more like an open world adventure console game than a gacha. | The MC, Kaeya |
A Tier - decent games with a healthy amount of husbando
Name | Orientation | Notes | Featured Husbandos |
Food Fantasy | ▭ | Chibi RTS and restaurant management hybrid game featuring characters based off of food aka husbentos and waifoods! Both the restaurant management and the combat parts of the gameplay are pretty shallow unfortunately. The restaurant management part is more enjoyable though IMO. It has a shard system which usually entails pulling duplicates sadly, so even if you do pull an elusive UR, you'll need to pull multiples of them to max them out. It caters too much to whales for my liking. However there are good f2p units whose shards you can farm. You'll be using Milk, Black Tea, and Tom Yum which you get for free at the beginning for the first 90% of the game. Not everyone is viable for combat, but everyone is useful for helping around the restaurant because you need a lot of food souls to run the restaurant. Plus you can put your favorite food soul on the home screen so you can see them frequently and they say cute things. All of the husbandos are bishounen. | Tom Yum, Bamboo Rice, Sandwich, Steak, Tempura |
Grand Chase | ▭ | Hack N Slash based off an old MMORPG with the same name that got shut down. You pretty much need SR heroes so there's very little variety in team composition. Fortunately they give them out for free in login rewards. There's also a gacha for pets. | Lass, Ronan, Grandiel |
Langrisser | ▭ (Also has a PC Client) | Based off of the old console games with the same name. Similar strategy gameplay to Fire Emblem Heroes but it's in landscape mode. Some of the husbandos are older. Hooray for age diversity and daddies! | Grenier, Leon, Gizarof |
Brave Nine (used to be called Brown Dust) | ▭ | Unique strategy game. It's kinda hard to describe the gameplay and you sorta have to see it for yourself, but basically there's a grid and you put your units on there, set the order, then watch them attack automatically. It seems to be pretty hit or miss for most people. Lots of waifus and husbandos. Even the upgrade units are waifu slime girls. Also the MC has the hentai protagonist hairdo lol | Carlson, Martius, Acha |
DanMachi - MEMORIA FREESE | ▭ | Very similar gameplay to Another Eden but it actually has multiplayer features. Based off the anime "Is it wrong to try to pick up girls in a dungeon?" | Bell |
Blustone II | ▯ | Interesting game I don't see being talked about a lot. The combat is kinda like a clicker game but you have to time when to swap out your units. | The MC, Hermes, Bear |
Elchronicle | ▭ | Hack n Slash. Everyone is viable because the gacha is for gear. Not very popular though. | Jaegal Woon and Dean |
Crash Fever | ▯ | Puzzle RPG. It's got some good lore but I never really got that into it. It is also not talked about a lot but the discord is pretty active. Tons of characters, but you can barely see them cause they're surrounded by too many flashy things in their art. | New World Disorder Columbus (Every unit has a super long name like this lol) |
Soccer Spirits | ▭ | Old and powercrept turn-based game based off of the sport. It's a Com2Us game and they don't exactly have the best reputation. I'm surprised it's not dead yet. | Sam |
Heir of Light | ▭ | Real Time and Dark Fantasy. Another game similar to Summoner's War and they even have a collab with them. | Heide, John Wick |
Final Fantasy Brave Exvius(FFBE) | ▯ | Another FF game. It's turn-based. Might be a little too pixelated, but it's got some good husbandos. | Sieghard, Ariana Grande |
The Alchemist Code | ▭ | Turn-Based Strategy with similar gameplay to Fire Emblem Heroes. Made by Gumi which is another company that has a reputation for being greedy | Logi |
King of Fighters ALLSTAR | ▭ | Based off the fighting video game series. A Netmarble game. | Terry Bogard |
MARVEL gachas | They're all ▭ | I like MARVEL and superheroes as much as the next guy, but I just don't have any interest in playing a MARVEL mobile game. Plus, they're western gachas and western gachas usually aren't as good. There are three of them if you're interested | Wolverine, Cyclops, Black Panther, Spiderman |
Exos Heroes | ▭ | Turn-based. Nice art. Fully voiced with an English voices option. | MC, Rudley |
Romancing Saga Re;univerSe | ▯ | Turn-based. Based on the old console RPG series. Very grindy, but f2p friendly. | Noel |
Idola Phantasy Star Saga | ▭ | Unique turn-based combat where you switch between your two teams of eight. | Reiner, Killion |
Tales of Crestoria | ▭ | Turn-based gacha from the "Tales of" series | Veigue, Luke |
B Tier - few husbandos and/or the game is inadequate(imo) in too many other aspects
Name | Orientation | Notes | Featured Husbandos |
Arknights(AK or Ark for short) | ▭ | Chibi Tower defense gacha. Made by the same people who made Girls Frontline so the quality is high and it's f2p friendly. It's mostly female characters but there are a couple of males. It's got a lot of furries/characters with animal attributes. Also this is important if you care about the story: the infection in the story does NOT cause people to become furries. The infection and the furries are two separate things! I just downloaded it but I saw that one of the villains is a cute boy so that's cool. There's 12 slots in a party so you're bound to fit at least one husbando in there haha | Castle, Ansel(a lovely femboy), Matterhorn, SilverAsh, Spot, Ace :( |
Lord of Dice | ▯ | I don't remember much of it other than: art good, game bad. | Roger |
Fist of the North Star | ▭ | Based off an old manga with the same name. The cast is mostly muscular men, but they're uh not very conventionally attractive. It also has a questionably high number of servers. | Kenshiro |
Sword Art Online gachas | N/A | There's like 3 SAO gachas. I never tried them because I didn't like the anime. There's some husbandos from what I've seen | Kirito I guess? |
Soul Ark | ▭ | It's been rebooted like 4 different times. Still kinda sucks. It used to have an overworld like an MMORPG for some reason. Its old translation was horrendous but they fixed it up a bit and it's playable now. Too little, too late though. But I do like the art and it's very generous. 30 free rerolls at the beginning. | Nezha |
Astral Chronicles | ▭ | Chibi Hack n Slash. Mostly waifus. Someone called it a poor man's Another Eden, but their only similarities is their overworlds and the fact that they're both gachas imo. Another Eden is turn-based, not a hack n slash. The skills are so flashy that it becomes an inconvenience, but combat is fun. I like drawing symbols to attack. The male MC is a husbando and is in every battle if you can't pull a gacha one. | Ryuni Meikami, Ryudo |
Harbringers | ▭ | VIP system. P2W and shard system but it has 30 free tutorial rerolls. Has a cool comic book art style similar to Persona and idle gameplay similar to AFK Arena. | Zhao Yun |
Dragon Blaze | ▭ | Real Time. Old but still alive somehow. | Christopher Avery |
Chain Strike | ▯ | Turn-based Com2Us game that's sorta like chess | Lucian |
Seven Knights | ▭ | Pretty old turn-based game. I'm surprised it's not dead. It's got some nice husbandos though. Made by Netmarble | Karma |
Knights Chronicle | ▯ | Sorta chibi. Turn-Based. Everyone dropped it as soon as costumegate happened where they released p2w costumes, but I don't think it's that bad. It has a good number of husbandos. Also made by Netmarble. I don't really like them if you couldn't tell. Idk why they decided to put the word "Knights" in multiple games but none of them are that good lol. | Theo, Amon, Ian, Hercus, Ashley |
Crossing Void | ▭ | Anime crossover game featuring characters from tons of animes such as Durarara, Sword Art Online, and The Devil is a Part-Timer. Kinda died down after the devs did some shady things. | Shizuo |
Mobile Legends: Adventure | ▭ | Idle RPG based on characters from the mobile MOBA. Went under fire for its lack of polish and for adding P2W costumes like Knights Chronicle did | Zilong, Clint, Alucard |
Iron Saga | ▯ | Mecha game with 20% male pilots you can get for free over time. Gacha is for the giant mecha they pilot. (paraphrased from u/gloveonthefloor) Save data is stored through Twitter, oddly enough. | Becas |
Last Cloudia | ▯ | Real Time. Very grindy with bad rates. There's some controversy surrounding it because of things like the paid step up banner. Plus the name of the company behind it looks questionable(AIDIS). Not a lot of characters, but most of the ones they do have, including the husbandos, are viable. (Thanks u/z0kuuu) | Kyle, Zekus, Robin, Prince Gorm, Shin |
Hero Cantare | ▭ | Korean webtoon crossover gacha | Muzaka |
Aurora Legend | ▯ | Idle RPG | Lancelot |
Grand Alliance | ▭ | Action RPG. Gacha is for heroes and skills. Another game with good character art, but uses chibi models for combat. | Leon |
FFBE: War of the Visions (WoTV) | ▭ | Very P2W Strategy game. Another gacha based off the Final Fantasy series. | Rain |
Goddess of Genesis S | ▭ | Turn-based. Has some husbandos, despite the name. Currently in closed beta testing, but will be officially released soon. Has the same team that worked on Langrissier. | Apollo |
Hero Ball Z | ▭ | Idle game. Another gacha with nice character art, but most of the gameplay is chibi combat :/ | Kai, Dr. X |
Lord of Heroes | ▭ | Turn-Based equipment gacha where characters have different elemntal versions and some are hidden behind a pay wall. It blocks emulation, so you have to play it on your phone. Story was interesting though. | Fram, Aslan, Walher |
F Tier - (This is a joke tier. Don't play these games for the husbandos lol)
Name | Orientation | Notes | Featured "Husbandos" |
Valkyrie Connect | ▭ (Also available on Steam) | Real Time. Majority waifus. Still alive somehow. Still very P2W from what I heard, but it just came out on Steam which is nice. I just downloaded it and there's unlimited tutorial rerolls, but you only pull 3 at a time, at least on the Steam version. | Thor |
Age of Ishtaria | ▯ | Old turn-based gacha. You probably wouldn't be able to tell by looking, but there are some husbandos hidden in here lol. There's even a page on male units in the wiki. It's still overwhelmingly waifu-centered though. In the beginning, they had more banners with male units, but I guess they stopped. Money talks, I guess. :( | Aristotle |
Destiny Child | ▯ | Hardly any boys. Unless you have really good luck(or bad luck depending on who you are lol), you might not even see any of the husbandos. I got pretty lucky and pulled a nat 5 dude, but it was Thanatos sadly. (Thanatos is pretty good and I love him, but like... look at him and read his dialogue) Only about 6 guys are meta. It also has 2 femboy characters. The game is still pretty fun and generous. Hard to play in public though. I know about silhouette mode, but I like a challenge!(EDIT: started playing this game again recently and there's more husbandos than I thought. I think it belongs more in between B and F tier so maybe C or D tier?) Also, I'm not sure why it almost has the same name as that 90s girl band. It makes Googling resources on the game harder lol | Frej, Red Cross, Jupiter, Firo, Mayahuel |
Girls Frontline (GFL) | ▭ | Literally no boys(which is to be expected), but some of the girls are androgynous and there was a skin event called "Princes Frontline" where they looked more masculine. Plus, there's also some male NPCs that show up occasionally lol. (I'm still waiting for Boys Frontline) | MP-446 |
Azur Lane (AL) | ▭ | No boys here either, but there's like 2 characters that kinda look boyish and have some boyish skins. | Cleveland, Hiryuu |
Raid: Shadow Legends | ▭ | I mean there's some husbandos, but like, it's Raid: Shadow Legends. The game is just a meme at this point. At least they sponsor YouTubers I like. | Galek |
SINoALICE | ▯ | Dark fairytale. Similar gameplay to Unison League where you only control one character and can just jump in and out of co-op. It seems to be like 99% waifus. I only saw 3 husbandos, and one of them was 9S from the Nier collab lol | Pinnochio, 9S, Aladdin |
Guardian Tales | ▭ | Ok so 80% of this game is pixelated and most of the units are waifus, but I'm putting it on here because I enjoyed it so much. It's a Hack n Slash, but story mode has some exploration gameplay that reminds me of those old 2D Zelda game. The story and dialogue is really funny and the combat is fun and simple. You can use who you want in story mode, but PvP has more of a meta of course. Not really a husbando game, but very enjoyable. | The Knight, Fei, Marvin, Dolf |
Illusion Connect | ▭ | Real Time, grid-based combat. High production value with lots of options to bond and socialize with your units. Very few husbandos. The ones on the right are unfortunately the only ones lol | Bontenmaru, Edward, the main character, Camille? |
Misc. (Not in English/No American or western release/I'm not really sure if these can be called gachas)
JP/KCN Only (for now...?)
- Ensemble Stars, Idolmaster SideM, Stand My Heroes, Akasasu Sekai de Kimi to Utau, 100 Sleeping Princes, Take of Food, Mukan Shu, Journey Within Half the World - none of these are in English unfortunately
- Touken Ranbu - sword boys but only in Japanese. It's still playable apparently with some help of the wiki
- World Flipper - pinball gacha by Cygames. JP only for now. (Thanks u/finiteWitch)
- Argonavis - the actual male version of Bandori which is a rhythm waifu game! The global release is coming out sometime in the middle of this year. (Suggested by multiple comments)
- Twisted Wonderland - not in English, but it's an otome rhythm gacha starring husbandos based off of villains from Disney! Even they have one lol. It's doing pretty well in Japan, plus Disney(and Aniplex) made it so it's probably going to get a global release eventually (Thanks u/monesup and u/arcanine04) EDIT: Technically not really an otome because there’s no romance and the MC is likely also a guy because it’s at an all boys school but, like, it definitely looks and feels like one lol
NOTE: Basically, there's a ton of untranslated and foreign otome/husbando gacha games with no western releases and better gameplay but it's too many to list. I only put a few of the ones I know because I wanted this list to focus on English gachas.
See other people's comments for more
Miscellaneous ENG Husbando Gacha Games
- Ulala: Idle Adventure - There's only one husbando and it's the MC. Gacha is for skills. It's an interesting idle game that puts extra emphasis on co-op.
- Otogi: Spirit Agents - Real Time spiritual successor to Ayakashi Ghost Guild. It's still up but they stopped updating it and only do reruns of old events. Mostly waifus.
- Gaydorado - it's marketed as a social RPG for the LGBT community, but like Tokyo Afterschool Summoners and GYEE, it's pretty much only gay men. There's 2 gachas for the 2 different gameplay modes. One is where you play dress up like in Love Nikki and the other is combat based. However you can pretty much go through the game without touching the gacha. The gacha is in the bar btw. I didn't touch the gacha that much and got by just fine.
- Yokai Kitchen - Again, the English version is only for SEA, but I'm so mad. I've been waiting for a North American server for over a year and I was excited because I heard it's basically a more polished version of Food Fantasy.
- Love Nikki - it's a dress up game where you mainly dress up girls, but you can dress up guys. Also it was published under the same company as Food Fantasy so they're kinda similar.
- Dream Boyfriend and Animal Boyfriend - another dress up game where you dress up a character, but the character is your boyfriend. They're both made by Ambition who also made Dream Girlfriend. They're not really traditional gachas and I'm not really sure if they're gachas at all really, but I had fun with them. Gacha is for customization options like in Love Nikki
Glossary
- husbando - an attractive male character that's usually in anime style. It comes from the word husband and it's actually not the Japanese word for "husband".
- waifu - the female counterpart to husbando. It's also not the Japanese word for "wife" lol
- old - "Old" for a gacha game is usually around 4+ years old. Old games aren't always bad, but I usually try not to get too invested in them because they might shut down soon unless they're super popular.
- MC - main character. It's usually the first playable character you get for free and is the protagonist of the story. Depending on the game, they can be viable. It's sort of an unwritten rule, but if a gacha game's MC is viable, the game itself is usually pretty good. If not, it's probably super pay2win.
- bara - a genre of manga usually made by gay men for gay men. It usually features romance between muscular men and it's also used as an adjective to describe them. There's a similar genre called yaoi but it's made for straight women and the guys are usually bishounen.
- bishounen - a Japanese word used to describe pretty anime boys that are usually somewhat androgynous/a little feminine, while shounen is a genre of manga targeted at boys like Naruto or My Hero Academia.
- twink - gay slang used to describe skinny young hairless gay men. It's kinda like the gay English version of bishounen but it's mainly used to describe irl gay guys. However, can also be used to describe just any skinny guy.
- trap - an anime character that looks female but is actually male. The most famous example in gachas would probably be Astolfo from FGO. EDIT: "trap" is actually a transphobic term. I did not know and did not mean it that way. Sorry. I have replaced its usage in this post with "femboy"
- furry - an anthropomorphic animal character and the fanbase surrounding them. They usually get a lot of hate because their fandom is problematic but I think some designs can be interesting
- otome - a type of game for women that usually involves the main character romancing one(or multiple) attractive anime men. They always have some sort of visual novel element or are just straight up visual novels. Basically dating simulators for straight girls.
Ending Notes
If you like gacha games with husbandos, you might also like MMORPGs w/good character customization, otome games, visual novels, and dating sims that let you romance hot dudes. Also check out MMORPG, otomegames, gaymers, and visualnovels
One more thing: I noticed that husbando gacha games like A3!, Obey Me, and Mr Love have super shallow gameplay, while waifu gacha games like AL and GFL have deeper gameplay and don't focus as much on the romance aspect. I want more husbando gacha games to have deeper gameplay!
Wow I have too much free time lol. Anyways that's all from me. Hope you guys found this list helpful and maybe even enjoyable. Let me know your thoughts and if I missed any games!
EDIT: I fixed some things, removed shut down games, and added new releases. Thanks for the gold and suggestions, everyone!
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Debunking the Most Common Stadia Myths
I originally posted the following
article on Stadia Source along with
a companion video.
I’ve collected the most common myths here and will attempt to debunk them to help provide clarity to the people who might be interested in giving game streaming a try but are having a hard time cutting through the misinformation to really understand the platform. These myths are presented in no particular order.
Myth 1: You have to pay for Stadia’s subscription (Stadia Pro) or Stadia hardware to use the service.
Arguably the most prevalent myth concerning Stadia has to do with requiring Stadia Pro in order to play games on Stadia. I want to tackle this one front and center with a clear, resounding message: You don’t have to pay for anything but the games if you don’t want to.
This myth persists for two reasons. First, back when Stadia initially launched (in what many of us consider a closed beta state), you had to purchase a Founders or Premiere kit from the Google Store in order to enjoy Stadia. Of course, that got you a controller and Chromecast Ultra, so Google was setting you up to have a great experience from the start, but because there was an investment required from the first moment, the promise of “only buy the games” wasn’t available. The buddy pass system helped a bit to debunk this, but still, someone had to put money down to get anyone access to Stadia.
Second, even at Stadia’s full public launch this past spring, the emphasis was placed on getting a free trial of Stadia Pro to get access to the system. It wasn’t clear then and they’ve only begun to clear it up now and all you really have to do is put a credit card down, click to buy the game, and start playing. And that’s exactly all you have to do.
If you see a game on Stadia that you want to play such as Orcs Must Die 3, you can head to the Stadia store, click to buy it, and click to play it. You don’t have to subscribe to Stadia Pro (though doing so gets you great benefits such as dozens of free games for the life of your subscription and higher resolution gameplay), you don’t even have to own a Chromecast or a Stadia controller. If you have a computer screen with a mouse and a keyboard, you can play any game on Stadia. If you have a controller from another system and can hook that up to your Android phone via bluetooth or cable, or your desktop/laptop, you can play any game on Stadia. Let me say it again: you don’t have to pay for anything but the game you want to play.
Myth 2: Stadia has no games / has only old games.
Of the assorted myths that plague Stadia, this one has the slightest kernel of truth to it, but that kernel is very small, getting smaller, and founded in mismanaged expectations about how the system works.
At the time of this writing, Stadia has more than six dozen games playable today and a couple dozen more already announced for the platform. Yes, the majority of those games are ports from other consoles or PC. But let’s look at some of the highlights of that list of ports:
Destiny 2, PUBG, and The Elder Scrolls Online are three of the most popular online games on the market today, all of which continue to see releases. The Division 2, Borderlands 3, Metro Exodus, and Red Dead Redemption 2 are constantly found on the top games lists from 2019. And there are more outstanding titles like Strange Brigade, Celeste, Octopath Traveler, Mortal Kombat 11, and more on the platform. More top titles from the past year like Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice and Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order are on their way to the platform.
Stadia has also gotten or is scheduled to get both AAA titles and anticipated indie titles as well right alongside their console or PC releases, from Doom Eternal to Marvel’s Avengers to Assassin’s Creed Valhalla. The idea that Stadia has “no games” is only partially to blame because they have “few” games. There’s no way that a platform that just launched a few months ago is going to have the library that consoles with backwards compatibility and a couple of decades of developer relationships is going to have. Creating a brand new game on a brand new platform takes time. Porting a game that is already done takes less time and if you’ve never played the game before (more on that next), then it doesn’t really matter if it’s a year old or ten years old.
Myth 3: You have to buy all your games again.
Edit: This one seems to be tripping people up. Let's be fair and say this one isn't literally a myth but is a common complaint that ignores the reality of a new platform coming onto the market. I'm leaving the main content where it is, but I hear you on the use of "myth" for this one. This one is one I’d put in the “mythconception” bucket - half myth, half misconception about how the platform works and really, how gaming in general works. This springs forth from the notion that a significant portion of Stadia’s available game library is comprised of ports of older games like Tomb Raider and Final Fantasy XV. Of course, if you’ve already purchased those games somewhere else and wanted to play them on Stadia, well, you’d have to buy them again.
But why is Stadia any different than any other platform in that regard? If you bought Celeste from the Nintendo eShop on your Switch and then sold your Switch to get an Xbox, if you wanted to play Celeste on the Xbox, you’d need to buy the game again. If you bought Mortal Kombat 11 on PlayStation and you decided you wanted to play it on Steam, you’d have to buy it again. That’s just how gaming commerce works. The Switch is actually a great example of a gaming platform whose library is rife with ports, but no one seems to give them the same level of criticism about having to buy Skyrim for the fourteenth time if you want to play it with the Joy-Cons instead. (No, Stadia doesn’t have Skyrim yet, but since they’ve brought it to everything just short of the Apple Watch, I’d be surprised if we don’t get it at some point.)
Here’s the key difference with Stadia: if you decide to buy The Crew 2 on Stadia and then you decide to stop playing on Stadia and go out and buy an Xbox, you don’t lose Stadia. Your account is still there, your purchases are still there, and at any point in the future, you can connect that Xbox controller to your phone/PC and fire up The Crew 2 again on Stadia. “Switching platforms” just isn’t a thing with Stadia. It can be your first platform or it can be your fourth but you never walk away from it, you just close the tab for now.
The other factor here is that if you’ve never played one of these games, it really doesn’t matter that it came out first somewhere else. Stadia makes an amazing “second platform” for most people, but for many like me, it’s become a “first platform” where we can play top games from the past few years that we’ve never had a chance to play. If you don’t own an Xbox or PlayStation or powerful-enough PC, it doesn’t really matter that Assassin’s Creed Odyssey is nearly two years old.
Myth 4: You have to have amazing internet speeds to play Stadia / gameplay is a stuttery, laggy mess.
This particular myth is most common amongst people who have never actually tried Stadia but instead have taken their opinion from the clickbait videos that popped up early in Stadia’s history. It’s easy to say that Stadia is terrible and it won’t work for you if you actually never find out for yourself. As well, it’s easy to see a handful of videos of people having a bad experience and assume that you’ll have the same bad experience, despite the fact that you aren’t likely to be on their ISP, their devices, their modem, their router, their wiring, their wifi, their interference, or any of the other myriad of factors that will make your experience different from theirs.
However, this really lays bare one of the challenges facing Stadia that they really haven’t done a lot to address. The ability to play Stadia is really quite variable. I am confident that the vast majority of players will be able to hit go on any given Stadia game and have a great experience, but Stadia doesn’t make that easy. In my opinion, Stadia would do themselves a tremendous favor if instead of a generic “can I handle Stadia” page which only tests ping and download speeds, they just embed a window where you click to start playing fifteen minutes of Grid or Doom Eternal or any other game where you could be dropped into the middle of something and have a reasonably full-featured experience without knowing the controls. The Crowd Play demos that streamers have recently done would be an excellent tool to let people try it for themselves: set it up such that if you don’t have the game, you get to play one round of Mortal Kombat 11 to see how it works and then end the stream with a “Sign Up Now” button and boom, myth busted.
Will there be people for whom Stadia won’t work? Yes, of course there will be. If you rely on satellite internet or DSL, you’re probably not going to have a great experience. If you have a large family where everyone is on at least two screens at any point in the day eating up bandwidth, you’re probably going to experience some issues. And of course, you may be in a country where Stadia just isn’t available. If any of those are the case, well, we’re going to miss you but enjoy your Switch or Xbox or PlayStation or PC. You’ll still get to enjoy games and maybe someday your circumstances will change to make Stadia work great for you.
I can say from personal experience that I have played Stadia under just about every set of circumstances out there. I’ve enjoyed Assassin’s Creed Odyssey on some of the worst airport wifi available in the nation. I’ve fired up Superhot in hotels, Borderlands 3 in bookstore cafes, and Monster Boy at my mother-in-law’s house. Is it always a pristine experience? No. But the majority of the time, Stadia (which I’ll remind you is literally streaming console quality games to you like they were a cute cat video on YouTube) plays great.
I’ve also got news for you: if you can’t play Stadia, you’re almost guaranteed to not have a good experience on XCloud, GeForceNow, or Shadow. No one has better cloud infrastructure than Google save maybe Amazon. Yes, you might be the sliver of folks who live closer to an Azure data center than a Google point-of-presence, but odds are good if you can’t play here, you can’t play there.
Myth 5: Developers aren’t supporting Stadia.
The Stadia library would like to have a word with anyone who buys this myth. Let’s take a quick loop through just some of the developers and publishers who have games on the platform today or are actively working on them for release:
- 2K Games
- Bethesda Softworks
- Bungie
- CD Projekt Red
- Deep Silver
- Devolver Digital
- EA Sports
- Eidos Interactive
- Gearbox Software
- Id Software
- Larian Studios
- Rockstar Games
- SNK Corporation
- Square Enix
- Ubisoft
- Warner Bros. Interactive
Most of the top games available today come from these studios. The only notable exception is Activision / Blizzard who already partner with Google for cloud services, so it’s just a matter of time. On the release schedule, we’ve already got Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, Cyberpunk 2077, Watch Dogs Legion, the next Madden and FIFA games, and more.
Make no mistake, these are profit-minded companies who have Chief Financial Officers who are signing off on the decision to divert developer resources from the juggernauts and move them to Stadia. There are executives with business and accounting degrees who see dollar signs when they look at Stadia. This isn’t just a pet project, this is a revenue stream for these companies. If it were just one or two kicking the tires, I’d say Stadia was a toy they’re playing with that might end up somewhere. But these are the top game studios and publishers on the market today. Many of them make games that sell in the millions or tens of millions of copies. They’re not going to burn hundreds of staff hours on a project that they think is going to fizzle out, not when they could churn out another game for a money printer like the Switch.
Myth 6: Stadia is just going to end up in the Google Graveyard.
If you follow me on Twitter, you’ve probably seen my rants and ravings against the concept of the Google Graveyard. Very few myths about Stadia and Google products as a whole annoy me more than this trite little witty bon mot people drop into Twitter and Reddit threads decrying how awful Google is as a company. Don’t get me wrong, there are concerns to be had about the sheer overwhelming volume of data Google has on all of us, but the Google Graveyard is just blatantly false.
Consider this: your needs are changing and your family is growing so you decide to buy a new, bigger, better house. You take the majority of your furniture except that one side chair (you never liked that side chair), that end table (that has the wobbly leg), and your old mattress (it’s high time you upgrade to a king size bed) and you move it to your new house. Is your new house exactly like your old house? No. Are there things about your old house that you might have even liked better than the new one? Sure. But your needs have changes, your resources are different now, and you needed to move on so that your life could continue to work well.
If you look at any list of products in the Google Graveyard, you’re going to find that the vast majority of them fall into that “moved into a new house” category. Does anyone remember calling 1-800-GOOG-411 for free directory assistance? That’s in the graveyard now. Can’t call it. Hasn’t worked in years. Why? Because Google took the best parts of it (business detail lookup, voice recognition) and put them in search and the Assistant and so forth. Remember Google Wave? Real-time collaboration and commenting is now a standard feature of Google Drive. How about Allo, just recently killed? Stickers, assistant, and read receipts are all part of the standard Messages app now.
Google is a business. It is a software and services company. It has to have the right to iterate, innovate, and occasionally, deprecate. Sometimes it’s easier to buy a new table than to try and fix the wobbly leg. Sometimes the mattress would probably do fine for another couple of years but you can have a better night’s sleep on a brand new, bigger bed. Sometimes patching old bugs and building new scaffolding onto old architecture is a lot more work than just starting fresh on a new app. Are there some programs that were working just fine that they killed off? Yes. (RIP Google Inbox.) But that’s their right. Google is a profit-making endeavor, not a charity.
If they decide that one day that Stadia has run its course and it’s time to shut it down, that’s going to hurt. But there’s no way I could deny that the literally 400+ hours I’ve spent on Stadia so far haven’t been worth the money I’ve put in. I’ve gotten my money’s worth and then some. To those who decry the loss of access to their games, does it really matter that you can’t play a game you bought five years ago and haven’t touched in four anymore? Did you enjoy it when you had it? You may be saying, “well, that’s unacceptable to me. If I bought it, I should be able to play it forever.” If that’s you, enjoy your PC or Xbox or PlayStation or Switch. Stadia clearly isn’t the right platform for you. But there are plenty of us who understand what we’ve signed up for and are fine with whatever might come down the road.
Plus, as I mentioned before, Google usually just moves the best furniture to a new house. If they decide after five or ten years that Stadia is dead, I’m going to be very excited for whatever they decide to do with the furniture. As awesome as Stadia is, whatever comes after it will be that much more incredible.
I hope that this article has helps to bust some of the most prevalent myths about the Stadia platform. I also hope that if Stadia ever reads this article, they consider doing a bit more work to bust these myths on their own. The recent turn away from the crazy hair trippy music video style advertising towards simple, clean, direct promotion of the service says that they’ve started to hear this message and are making changes accordingly. I hope that they’ll continue to listen and course-correct as time goes on.
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Got a Switch Lite, but realized using it alongside my OG Switch is probably not the best idea
Sorry for the massive wall of text, TL;DR at the bottom. I was as detailed as I could because I think other people thinking of picking up the Switch Lite as a dedicated portable probably would benefit from reading my story.
I'm creating this thread both as a cautionary tale but at the same time hoping other users share their own positive experiences going back and forth between the OG Switch and the Lite so that MAYBE they can help me see a better case for keeping both.
Backstory -- I'm a massive portability fanatic, and in fact I didn't even take my dock out of the box for the first like 6 months of owning my Switch. I got a Pro Controller for Christmas in 2017, and that's when I finally decided to see what docked was all about.
I loved the hybrid experience, but I always thought the Switch was a bit chunkier than I'm comfortable with when it comes to taking it out and about.
When rumours of a smaller Switch starting cropping up, I was all in. Even when many in this subreddit claimed we'd never see something called a Switch that could only be used portably, I was always in the camp that it made a lot of sense.
I bought my Lite launch date and fell in love with it instantly. THIS, I thought, is what the portable Switch-playing experience should've always been like! It's smaller, it's lighter, it's great!
Trouble began when setting it up. You're supposed to de-register the original Switch and make the Lite your primary console, to be able to play downloaded games without wifi.
(As a matter or principle I'm annoyed by any form of digital rights management because without fail they inconvenience legitimate customers FAR MORE than they actually encumber pirates but whatever. There's nothing anyone can do about that)
Now this shouldn't have been a problem except I picked my Switch Lite up during the very trip I intended to use it on, and I had left my OG Switch at home.
No worries -- after some googling I figured out I can de-register my main Switch via the Nintendo website. I don't know why they force me to go on the website for it (all it's doing is issuing a command from my user account, why can't I just do that from my new Switch Lite...? It's functionally the same thing), and it limits me to doing that once a year from the website -- so if I lose/break/have my primary Switch stolen after doing this, what option do I have now to de-register it...? Do I call Nintendo...? Why the once a year limitation, anyway? Is this little de-registering command that onerous for the company...?
Why the extra hassle of calling them on the phone for it...?
Alright, whatever. I downloaded my games and... there's no saves. All the games look like I never played them before.
I thought all these games had cloud saves, what gives? Wasn't this one of the biggest selling points of Switch Online...?
That's when I realize I have to manually download each save individually.
Each one of them, for each single game.
I'm not exactly sure why Nintendo Switch Online doesn't simply broadcast the most current save across both my Switches, like most (all?) other gaming systems do, but whatever. Maybe this is to prevent people from losing save progress.
(I mean, I've had that feature on Steam for some 10 years now I think, and that has never happened, but whatever).
So, I played the hell out of the Switch Lite during my trip and I'm now firmly convinced THIS is the right form factor for a portable. When I got home, handling the OG Switch for even just a few seconds made it feel like a clunky fossil. The huge bezel around the screen, the slight flex in the joycon connection, the weight... This thing is gonna be docked permanently, I thought.
Until I tried playing on it. Not a single game would load. I thought it was a bug, so I reset the system. No dice -- digital games don't load at all. What's going on? Did I screw something up?!
And that's when I realized -- if the Switch Lite is connected to the internet, and a game is open (even if while sleep mode), no other digital games will load on the OG Switch.
Of course, I can just close the game manually, though that feels straight up unnatural because I never had to do that before. Typically, my Switch games would be open until I wanna play a different one; I never deliberately just closed a game before like I'd do on say, Windows.
The other option is to turn on airplane mode.
Problem is, having to micromanage my games like this just to go from docked to portable just felt weird, cumbersome and contrary to the entire philosophy of the Switch as I see it.
Closing games on the Lite before opening even a different game on my docked Switch, on top of making sure to manually download the most current save date manually each and every single time I leave the house, then again when I get home to play docked, for every single one of my games...
That's when I realized, with considerable sadness, that getting a Switch Lite will make my Switch playing experience LESS convenient, not more.
Gone is the simplicity of just yanking the Switch from its dock and throwing it in my bag -- now I have to download the save data for the games I might wanna play during my breaks or trips, then do it again when I get home to play on the docked system, while making sure to either close the game on the Switch Lite or turn on airplane mode.
Even though I love this thing, it simply doesn't make sense to through these extra hoops just for the benefit of a slightly smaller Switch.
Now I thought "well it's my own fault, really -- Nintendo doesn't intend for people to go back and forth between two Switches, the Lite is for a completely different target audience" except during the setup process a message asks you explicitly if you intend on using both Switches regularly -- so it's not this weird fringe case and it's actually something they anticipated (almost suggest, really) people do.
I get that there's probably no easy way to handling DRM on these systems but I gotta be honest, when I dropped another CAD$260 on a brand new Switch Lite, I did NOT expect the awesome portable-to-docked-and-back-again experience I was so used to to become considerably less convenient.
I feel like if I ended up keeping the Lite I'd just not bother with docked anymore.
Anyone else realizing adopting the Switch Lite as a dedicated handheld companion to their OG Switch isn't that great an idea...? Any tips on managing this a a more convenient way...? Am I doing something wrong?
Being able to seamlessly go from portable to docked then portable again was a killer feature for me, adding any sort of hindrances to this use case at all makes me regret buying the Lite.
TL;DR Going back and forth between docked and portable by using the OG Switch + Switch Lite combo is far less convenient than simply pulling the Switch out of its dock as we've become used to doing over the last 2 years, which made me completely reconsider my Lite purchase :(
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So who's gonna make a Switch like device for GamePass (xCloud), Microsoft or 3rd party?
Very excited about xCloud. I for one hope Microsoft makes a Series H specifically for it, or at least a 3rd party does.
What's Series H? Well I envision a handheld not completely unlike the Nintendo Switch. Controls are obviously more configured for Xbox gamepad layout and the screen is better. The internals aren't particularly important as the point of xCloud is to stream the content on the device not actually run on the device. I suppose you could make the argument that at least a Snapdragon 8xx series would allow *some* games to be downloaded and run off the device (Series H Certified). For example on a road trip you could have a game like The Messenger downloaded and can play it thru without the need for Wifi.
I understand why Microsoft never released an "Xbox Handheld" in the past but now with xCloud I think it would be the coolest hardware launch in years. Maybe a lot of you just plan to slap your phone onto an Xbox controller and play it that way, but I'd really love having a dedicated device.
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YEARS-late-to-the-party "brag" about my travel set-up for the kids (and me)
I just wanted to share with a community that might appreciate the effort.
In interest of being frugal, my wife and I haven't bought a Switch for the kids, much less multiple switches we'd need to keep 5 kids plus me relatively happy on long road trips. And we love the WiiU, so we're okay with what we have.
But this summer, after deciding to do a 12 hour drive to my brother's, I figured I'd try my hand at bringing along our WiiU to pass the time.
We already had a portable DVD player (which was seldom used after we got a few Kindles for the kids, but even they are a ridiculous pain on road trips, because unless you do the magical sequence of incantations and button pushes, they won't let you play even the shows/movies YOU'VE PURCHASED AND DOWNLOADED, unless you first have a WiFi connection, which, of course, one doesn't have on the road. Grr). I'll concede, I was concerned that the portable DVD player's screen size would be a bit small for all the kids between two rows, but I figured it'd be good enough. One person would have the game pad, and the rest could use wiimotes and the DVD screen.
A $25 inverter and a $5 Wii-to-RCA-composite had the WiiU hooked up (albeit standard def - oh well, if I survived MY childhood with SD, they could survive one roadtrip with it!), only to make me realize that our portable DVD player did NOT, in fact, accept Video IN, as most portable DVD players do. I knew it did video out, and I discovered it did Audio In, but the Video portion is a bit critical here. Oops. So we made the out-leg of our trip without the WiiU working. One kid at a time could have played it, but I wasn't ABOUT to let them know it could be played on the Gamepad in the car if it was only one at a time! The fights would have been epic.
While here on our trip, however, I searched Facebook Marketplace for small TV/Monitors, and actually found one for $10 close by, whose max wattage was 45 W. Sweet! My biggest concern at that point is that I needed a screen that was relatively low power. The inverter "could" go above 100 watts, but it's not good for the battery, so I was aiming for something under 50 watts, since it'd also need to power the WiiU and the Gamepad charger.
Tested it out last night, works like a charm! We'll be racing Mario Kart, playing SM3DW, and playing all the retro Nintendo titles (low storage space, since I didn't want to bring the external drive!) on our drive home tomorrow! I'm admittedly a bit excited.
As long as I'm on the subject (for the few of you who are gracious enough to have stuck with me this long), I have a couple questions.
Will I need to try to attach the motion bar to the ceiling of the car or something for the Wiimotes to work on, say, Mario Kart? Or is it games like Just Dance, for example, that require it?
Also, the monitor is 4:3, and doesn't have an HDMI, so we're still traveling old-school SD. I've put the WiiU settings to what I think are correct, but even when putting the WiiU to 4:3, it leaves black bars above and below. I can tweak the settings to get it to fill the screen top-to-bottom, but it's just stretching the image. Does WiiU only display at a 16:9 ratio, and if you're on a 4:3 ratio screen it consequently just leaves black bars above and below? Or is there a setting I didn't find that fills that area without stretching? If not, hey, I'll take what I can get, but especially split-screen games like MK, you can use all the surface-area you can get!
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YSK if you’re gifting someone a new gaming system or video game, connect it to the internet and let it download any updates beforehand. This can save the recipient hours of waiting to actually play anything.
As with every holiday season, a bunch of kids and adults will be receiving new gaming systems from well-meaning people who may not know better.
Edit 2: Make sure you are 100% sure the recipient of the gift is receiving exactly what they want before messing with anything. If you are 100% confident you got the system or game someone asked for, feel free to carry on with the info below. Game systems like PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch all release fairly regular updates to their systems that require an internet connection to update. Updating a new system can be pretty simple even for those who aren’t so tech savvy.
- Connect the system to a tv and power source using provided cables
- Turn the system on and it’ll prompt you with different instructions, eventually asking to connect to WiFi or Ethernet (WiFi will probably be easier for most, but Ethernet may download updates faster)
- Wait for the system to tell you the update is installed (the system may let you know when the update is “downloaded” but that’s not the same as installed, at least for PS4)
- Put the system back in the box (don’t forget the cables) and wrap it!
This also goes for portable gaming devices, laptops, and tablets. Be sure to turn them on, connect them to your WiFi, and let them update. It’s also a good idea to let any of these devices fully charge before repackaging them, so the recipient can use them without any worries right out of the box.
Edit: Only do this next part if you know 100% the person wants the game you bought. Similarly, new video games often require updates, or even large parts of the game to be installed onto a system directly. If you have simple, legal access to the recipient’s game system, put the game in and make sure the system is connected to the internet for the game to download and install any necessary updates, then take it back out and wrap that puppy up!
I hope this helps at least one person out there. Happy Holidays everyone!
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I quit Dota
TL;DR: Story of how I got addicted to Dota and snapped out of it.
They say if you do anything for 21 days, it becomes a habit. That is how I got into Dota and that is how I left it as well.
I first played it in 2015 in my friend's house. I looked at the roster for a long time and chose the coolest looking guy - Sniper. While playing, I thought BM looked cooler so I picked BM, but then I got distracted by runes and couriers.
I started playing during my freshman year. At that time, I only had wifi and I thought Dota 2 servers sucked but later realised that it was my connection that sucked. At that time, I was playing with 300+ ping but a year later I started playing with mobile data and now had 80 ping(SEA). This is the time when I realised something, that the Bot match could be played offline as well. Also, I had alot of single draft matches during the time so I stopped matchmaking and started playing bot matches whenever possible. I also started playing LoL for sometime but reverted back to Dota2.
I started with Easy, then passive, then Easy again since passive was boring. I then played at Medium and realised it was much more difficult. I kept playing till I could win everytime with a K/D of 20-30/0-4. Then I went to Hard and played it for sometime. I realised that if I stand still, the enemy bots will kill me or will deny creeps. So I started denying creeps. Then at last ,I started playing Unfair mode and only drop difficulty if I don't have time, since now I could end an Easy leve game at 20 - 30 mins.
This is also when I started taking matches too seriously and was playing with all my heart and soul and was very toxic. My College life was a mess and so was my relationship at home.
My parents took me to a therapist and it was around that time that the World Health Organization had shocked the gaming world by saying that addiction to games was as bad as any other addiction.
My therapist convinced me that I was addicted by comparing what I did with what other addicts did, no matter what addiction it was. It was during this tme I trashed my Laptop during a match and when my mom called, I trashed my phone. So now, I was depressed, angry and still addicted to Dota.
NOW I knew that I had to do something and decided to stop and stop I did. For 3 months I didn't play or watch or read anything related to Dota2. I unsubscribed from DotaWTF, MidorMeepo or Elwono, NoobfromUA, Topson, Notail etc.
But I had an urge to play again and this time during Lockdown, since I had nothing much to do. And this time I was convinced that I could keep my toxic behavior at bay. I heard tips like say, mute all chat and play only by observing the map and stuff. It worked for sometime but then peer pressure and the urge to win fuelled my addiction again and I couldn't stop.
AGAIN I was depressed, angry, and raging all day long. I wanted to kill myself because I wasn't going to complete college and due to my addiction, I felt like there is no hope but death. My friend committed suicide and I wanted to as well, hang myself. Every now and then I'd download, play, feel bad, want to kill myself, delete Dota and/or Steam - only to reinstall and repeat all I had done before. I repeated this cycle around 10 times during Lockdown alone.
But with regular intervention from my parents, my sister and my cousins and relatives, I decided to quit again but this time with something else in mind. This time, I wanted to complete college(again due to peer pressure since Indians MUST get degrees or they're useless) and I wanted to go to a job and make money, lots of it. I deleted Dota as well as other games in my library, then Steam, then took a break from using my laptop entirely.
Fortunately, this time it worked. It has been 45+ days without Dota2. I considered playing League but fuck League. It is pay to win and is shit. And don't get me started on other MoBAs. Also fuck you Mobile Legends.
I did play other games but they aren't as good or as interesting as Dota but I might find a replacement soon, as I am planning to buy a Nintendo Switch as soon as possible. Can't wait to try out Zelda BOTW. While my love for games hasn't been killed of, the fact that I am still prone to get addicted is quite scary.
Now, the reason I posted this is because I have kinda come back to normal. It is my first day at work, which is why I have written this. I feel my work is much harder but unlike Dota2, I know for sure, that if I farm experience and money in the real life, I can and I will win. And then, I can declare to the world, GG EZ.
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Fav hero: Axe, Juggernaut, Lina
Fav lane: Offlane
Play type: Support
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Eternal: A non TCG players review
I downloaded Eternal yesterday, and having not really gotten into tcg's (hearthstone, Magic) before I was not expecting to enjoy it. This style of game never really got me hooked as everything always seemed very meta based, and if you where not playing the latest meta, you may as well not play.I do play a ton of IRL card based games so I have always wanted a Switch game that scratched that particular itch.
Note: This is a bit long of a review, TLDR mercifully provided at the bottom.
So far, I am pleasantly surprised at how Eternal has gone about things, and the more I play, they more I am enjoying this particular take on Tcg's.
Now, I am only 11 hours in, so excuse me if I miss something a veteran on steam already understands.
The first hour The initial game play follows the usual tutorial based hand-holding you have come to expect when playing a game for the first time, given the scope of a trading card game, it is not something you are going to want to skip anyway.
That said, I did find the tutorial rounds rather lengthy so if you are going to pick this up expecting to play against other players in under 10 minutes, you wont. (Perhaps there is a way to skip this if you have played before, but I did not see any option for that.)
Starting out, you are presented with a _very_ lose generic story-line that you will likely forget immediately, but the art style and voice acting is really well done and it makes for a nice transition between the aforementioned lengthy tutorial rounds.
With all that done, you will have a basic grasp on how to play, and a basic understanding of how the card mechanics function.
After completing the introduction, you are finally dropped into the main 'dashboard' of the game, and this is where I noticed the first thing that made me take an instant liking to Eternal, the total lack of flashy 'click here' banners begging you to spend money, I really can't stand games that look like a slot machine (Looking at you, Asphalt 9) and Eternal does none of that, there is simply a store where you can buy packs, or not.
The rest of the game is all about how you build your decks, there are starter decks, and a few pre-made decks on the store, but you are able to play easily with the starter decks you get.
Playing against other humans My first few rounds with real players was interesting, given that the game has cross platform play, I would imagine there is a fair bit of veteran players trying out the Switch release, and this is where my only minor gripe comes in, my games so far tend to either be games where I am relatively evenly matched (deck wise) with other players, or games where I get completely wiped out by a player with low cost first/second round playable cards that are orders of magnitude better then my high cost late-game cards.I say minor gripe as it is a great way to see how other people play, and seen as this is a deck building game, I take plenty of screenshots to make sure I can pick the cards that wiped the floor with me next time. I feel like this may turn some players off, but for anybody who enjoys getting better via trail of fire, you will enjoy the odd ass whipping, if only for the reason that you learn to defend against that type of build next time.
Overall the game is extremely fun to play, the cards and builds have a depth I can't really explain (given my surface level understanding) and the fact that I would have to write a novel about even one of the build types to get halfway into it.
If you have tried Hearthstone, or Magic the gathering and never really gotten into it, do give Eternal a try, it may be the one that finally gets you into the genre.
Lastly, there are a few things to note and a few tiny things that could be improved.
Controls and touchscreen This was one of the few times I think I have even touched my Switch screen for a game play mechanic, so many games tend to ignore touch screen, Eternal does both touch and Joycon interactivity really well, during matches you can easily touch and drag cards to the table, or touch a card to see a bigger view. This is not a requirement as you can easily use the joycon buttons to achive the same result, I tend to do both in handheld mode.
I have played mostly in handheld mode, but docked mode is great too, the game seems to have been designed with both play styles in mind one style does not feel more refined then the other, a major plus.
Latency and framerate This is no FPS so the frame rate is great, I personally did not notice any latency when playing against real opponents on wifi, I did notice a very small delay when connected to my phone as a hotspot, but that is to be expected.
One thing that does tend to take a bit of time however is the loading of the card screen, additionally, this is an online only game so do expect a bit of a login screen.
Login does take a little while, but nothing major.
Finding a match These usually take around 30 seconds or so, unsure how this will be later on, but so far the wait times are really short.
Battery life The game hardly spins up the fan, I got a good 4-5 hours of play on a charge, granted my switch in a launch console so the battery life is starting to fade.
End Overall, Eternal is a game you should pick up if you even moderately enjoy card based games. It is free, and does not scream at you to purchase things.
TLDR: - Good touchscreen and joy-con controls
- Free to play without flashy banners begging you to buy things
- In depth deck building
- Does not require Nintendo Switch Online
- Easy to get into for a first timer
- Good battery usage
- A trading card game that is not Hearthstone or MTG, but close enough for you to kinda get it
- You do sometimes get matched with people that will wipe the floor with you
- Expect to spend a lot of time deckbuilding
- More than enough free to play deck building without spending money
- Deck builder could load faster
- Lengthy tutorial
Thank you for coming to my Ted talk
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What will become of Asphalt 8 when it dies
This update is both good and bad, but mostly bad.
At least the classes are now accurate and represent the car’s actual stats. I don’t agree with the class changes, but the classes now make sense. I also don’t agree with the prices and new upgrades system. This is BS. Vivendi/Gameloft has fucked us too many times and I am guessing this is near the end of it.
Now to what you are probably reading this post for:
This is one of the final stages of a mobile p2w game that is declining. At first the game is ok but you still need to grind. After a few years (or months depending on how long the game is supported) the game starts shifting towards more p2w mechanics, and more, and more. The second to last stage is where the developers literally nuke the game with micro transactions making it very hard to progress. Once the game is in its final stage, all of the items slowly decrease in price until the are quite small numbers. Then the game is gone, it is offline and gone.
I am interested in seeing what Gameloft will do about the end of asphalt 8, since all other games before it were pay once and get the full game without requiring micro transactions. Also Asphalt 6 and 7 servers are still running so I am not sure about what will exactly happen to asphalt 8 or if anything will happen to it. If asphalt 8 goes offline, you won’t be able to buy cars with tokens anymore, so that might make the final update to where all cars can be bought with credits. Since the game is going offline, there will be massive sales on coins. Tokens will be turned into coins at some currently unknown exchange rate. I think that would be how Asphalt 8 would end (if it does at all)
Asphalt 9 is a whole different story however. Once the game goes offline, nothing will be accessible since the game depends on WiFi. However there is an exception: the Nintendo Switch version will always be available, as long as the e shop stays up and you have it downloaded on your switch. The game has offline capabilities that the global version doesn’t (quick race). Quick race can be played whether you are connected to WiFi or not.
I hope you enjoyed my... I am not sure what to call this... perhaps a rant? I am just going to leave it at this
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Tips for players that are new to the series!
Hi guys, this post was inspired by someone in a fb group who didn't know that random animals will come to live on your island! A lot of my friends are playing animal crossing for the first time as well and I'm realizing how little information the game gives you so I hope these tips help brand new players!
- Etiquette and online play
- download the nintendo switch online app to your irl phone, you can type on your phone and it will show up in game. This is much faster than typing with the in game keyboard on the controller! With this, there is no excuse to be rude and skip out on greetings! Please be polite.
- you can scan qr codes with the nintendo switch online app, open your nookphone in game and go to the custom designs app, click the + button to download a design that you scanned then pick a spot in your designs to save it to. This works with designs made in New Leaf as well, so if it has a qr code give it a try!
- When playing on someone else's island, always ask before you take anything!
- When you go to someone's island greet them either by typing a greeting or using the greet emote, when you're leaving say thank you and goodbye
- When you're at someone's island for a specific reason (ex. to pick up an item, sell/buy turnips, etc.) it's polite to offer something in return. You can arrange this prior to going to their island, just ask if there's anything they're looking for or you can always offer bells or nook mile tickets!
- do not break rocks, do not chop down trees, do not dig up flowers. This is a big reason why they added the "best friends" feature that enables the axe and shovel, please do not make strangers "best friends" in game to avoid them destroying your island
- Do not run (holding B) over flowers
- You can kick everybody out of your island and close the gates by pressing - and choosing "end session" (very useful for turnip selling this way there isn't as much in and out interference)
- When wanting to leave someone's island, leave through the airport! Do not turn off your switch or your wifi because it will interrupt everyone else's connection and everyone will lose what they acquired on the island
- Misc.
- you can make hybrid colors of your flowers if you position them together and water them daily
- more flowers will grow if you water them daily
- flowers will sparkle to let you know that you have watered them
- you do not have to water flowers when it rains
- you do not have to water tree saplings to make them grow
- you can run by holding B while moving
- you can look up and down by pushing up or down on the right stick
- you can look at every wall in a room by moving the right stick around
- you can request K.K. songs from K.K. Slider but be sure to use punctuation, example: k.k. cruisin' and not kk cruisin (capitalization isn't necessary)
- put songs (the yellow music note in your pocket) into a music player and you'll be able to select the song you want in that room
- you can collect songs from KK Slider and by buying them from the ABD in the resident services building under the Nook Shopping section
- shoot balloon presents out of the sky with the slingshot, it helps to look up by pushing up on the right stick. You can also hold your shot by holding A and releasing as the balloon is right overhead
- it is possible to shoot a balloon and have the present land in the water so be careful about where you are
- when villagers are inside their houses their lights will be on and sometimes smoke will be coming from the chimney, go into their house and see if they're crafting something. Talk to them and they'll give you the recipe!
- you can use your star wand indoors, access it through your pocket instead of the tool ring
- random animals will move onto your island if you setup a spot for them
- random animals will visit the campsite and you can ask these animals to move to your island after performing some tasks for them, if you don't want that animal as a villager just don't interact with them
- talk to your villagers and give them items or bugs and fish, write them letters and give them presents in the mail too!
- use emotes with your villagers and they'll respond to it
- The date and time in game is the same as the date and time irl unless you are manipulating the console's clock, time passes the same as it does in real life
- Seasons will change in game and different events will happen
- Events and special characters will visit your island, be sure to play in the morning and night as well because certain characters only visit at certain times of day
- There are different variants of items that do not involve customization at a diy bench, in order to be able to buy these from your catalog you must have at least held that variant item in your pocket
- Don't think that reaching credits means you beat the game and there's nothing left to do, in fact I personally feel like that's where the game begins. There are plenty of seasonal events to come and much more to do
- Your bells will earn interest over time if you put them into the savings account in the ABD
- Resource Gathering
- don't eat fruit before smashing rocks because it will destroy them, hit them with the shovel or the axe and they will drop more resources
- if you do destroy a rock a new one will spawn the next day. If you destroy multiple, a new one will spawn each day until the max is reached
- if you've upgraded your pocket space, carry around a diy bench and some materials for tools that way if your tool breaks you can make one on the spot
- use a flimsy axe to chop at your trees to get resources out of them without cutting them down
- shake the trees multiple times to get the maximum amount of branches out
- shake the trees while holding the net so you can act quick if wasps fall out
- when searching for dig spots or clams, it helps to have a better view of the ground, push down on the right stick for a top view
- non native fruit will sell for more bells, the fruit that you started your island with is your native fruit and you can find non native fruits by going to the nook mile islands or visiting friends. Be sure to ask before you take anything!
- get fossils assessed by Blathers before selling them or giving them to villagers
- Bugs and Fish
- running (holding B) will scare away bugs and fish
- different bugs and fish will spawn in different months
- different bugs and fish will spawn in different areas of your island and at different times, for example the snail only spawns on rocks when it's raining
- certain bugs will spawn on tree stumps, cut a tree with the axe and leave the stump
- unique bugs will spawn on coconut trees
- You can sneak up on bugs by equipping the net and holding A, when you release A it will swing the net
- Some bugs are more sensitive than others so being sneaky helps
- some bugs will only be visible if you shake them out of the trees
- when you get stung by wasps, take medicine so that the next time you get stung you don't get sent back to your house
- if you get stung by wasps you can talk to your villagers and they might give you medicine or a way to make some
- you can somewhat tell what kind of fish it will be by the size of its shadow. If you know you're hunting for a big fish, don't waste your time on the little guys
- when fishing, it helps to listen for the fish. Try closing your eyes to hear when the fish bites and not pull up too quickly
- when fishing, cast and recast your line to try and get directly in the fish's face, waiting for them to see it and bite can be a pain
That's it for now! If anyone has anything to add comment and I'll edit the post to include it.
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Trip report - late September/early October - Tokyo/Hakone/Kyoto, 30’s couple (LONG)
We are a married couple in our 30’s and first time visitors to Japan. Our trip consisted of 5 nights Tokyo (with 2 near Tokyo Disney), 1 night Hakone, 3 nights Kyoto with a day trip to Himeji and Osaka. Overall, we absolutely fell in love with Japan and are already planning when we can go back.
Hotels: I really fretted over where to stay, so I thought I’d give a thorough summary of each hotel I chose hoping it helps someone else.
Sotetsu Fresa Inn Ueno-Okachimachi (Tokyo) This is a newer, extremely clean business hotel near Ueno Park. I really liked staying in this area because it was walkable from the airport Keisei Skyliner, Ueno Park was nice to wander around in the morning, and there was an area of tiny streets and alleys across the street from the hotel (south of the park) with tons of restaurants and izakayas. It’s also within short walking distance of 3 or 4 different subway lines so it was great for getting around town (direct trains to Tokyo Station, Shibuya, Shinjuku, Akihabara). We paid extra to get a corner room with a little more space, but the room was still very small than what we’re used to. The double bed was up against the wall which is not super comfortable for 2 people, as I had to crawl over my husband to get out of bed. But if all you’re doing is sleeping and showering there, it was fine for a shorter stay. I wouldn’t hesitate to stay in this area again, but I might choose a room with twin beds or somewhere with larger rooms. 4/5
Sheraton Grande Tokyo Bay (Tokyo Disney) This hotel seems to get mixed reviews, but we had a great experience. I booked one of the renovated Ocean Dream rooms which is themed like a cruise ship. Our room was very spacious with extremely comfortable beds, which was a nice change from our other Tokyo hotel. The lobby smelled amazing and they had a large breakfast buffet with both Japanese and western choices (extra charge). It’s directly across the street from the Bayside Disney monorail station, so close that I wondered why they have a shuttle running to it (I guess for people with lots of luggage and strollers). You can check in at the Disney Welcome Center outside Maihama Station and they will deliver your bags directly to your room. There’s also a luggage shipping counter in the lobby, which is where we shipped our bags to Kyoto…very convenient. Loved it. 5/5
Ichinoyu Honkan (Hakone) I chose this ryokan in Hakone because of the price point and its history. This place has been in business for almost 400 years and is also moderately priced. We had a traditional room with private onsen, dinner and breakfast for about 35,000 yen for 2 people. But they do not serve meals in your room, and dinner was not a kaiseki but rather a shabu shabu style meal with plenty of side plates and appetizer type things. The place is a bit worn around the edges, but for one night I thought it was a great value for a ryokan experience when most others are twice as much. Our private onsen was open air and looked out onto the river, which made a really nice white noise for sleeping as well. 4/5
Kyoto Inn Gion the Second (Kyoto) This little inn is in the middle of Gion, so an amazing location for exploring at night but a little inconvenient for getting to Kyoto Station or around other places. It includes a small breakfast and the service from the staff was amazing. It felt like a mix between a hotel and a ryokan. Our room had little Japanese decorative touches and was really cute. Absolutely loved it. 5/5
General thoughts and tips - JR Pass was definitely worth it for us. I think it saved us over $150 US each. Do the calculators and make sure it’s worth it for you and the trips you are planning. Also if you use a rail pass for JR lines around the city, you might consider bringing some type of lanyard to carry it around your neck or attach it to something else since you have to show it twice each ride. It was annoying to keep getting them in and out of the bag so many times, which we kept them in to make sure we didn’t lose them since they’re not replaceable and are too big to fit in a wallet.
- I am from the American south and thought I knew humidity. The humidity we experienced in Japan in late September was unlike anything I’ve ever felt before. I can’t imagine what it’s like in the summer. Be prepared and drink lots of water.
- Luggage forwarding from Tokyo to Kyoto worked flawlessly. Our bags were already in our room in Kyoto when we checked in. I was nervous about doing this since I can’t read or write in Japanese to fill out a shipping form, but the lady at the desk helped us and filled it out for us. It really helped her to have the name and address of our hotel saved in Japanese in a spreadsheet on my phone, and I think our whole interaction went much faster because I had that and she was grateful.
- Couldn’t get enough of conbinis. Lawson’s egg salad sandwiches for life!!!
- The Japanese are so friendly and accommodating, many of them bending over backwards to help you. We encountered it everywhere, but I remember 3 specific anecdotes. 1 – a shopkeeper chased after us down the street to hand us back 10 yen change we forgot. 2 – the hotel front desk worker in Kyoto ran after us out the door to see if we needed to borrow an umbrella for the day. 3 – a man who didn’t speak any English helped us in a train station in Osaka when there was not a manned gate to get out of using our JR passes. We were able to get our predicament across by gesturing and he pointed towards the intercom box, stayed there until we got it resolved, and then stood and waved goodbye until we turned the corner and were out of sight. It was so sweet.
- Pocket wifi was amazing and well worth it, although the battery only lasted about 10 hours. They gave us an extra battery but it never worked for very long. Luckily we brought our own external battery. We rented from Japan Wireless. Pick up from the airport post office was super easy, and we returned it in the post box directly before security at Narita.
- I was very nervous about communicating without speaking Japanese and getting around on public transportation, but neither were an issue the entire trip. For communicating, almost everyone we interacted with had at least a basic understanding of English, and when not Google Translate or simple gesturing and pointing (for menus or street stalls) can get you by. All shops and stores we encountered either had an electronic screen to show how much to pay, the clerk wrote it down and showed us, or typed it out into a calculator and showed us. For public transportation, every train station we visited had signs in both Japanese and English, or with electronic boards that switch between both languages. Google Maps was also insanely accurate right down to telling you which platform to go to, so you can rely on it!
- Learning a few phrases goes a very long way. We learned some basics – hello, thank you, check please, delicious, etc. The reactions we got ranged from grateful to impressed to downright flabbergasted. Highly recommend and it’s really the polite thing to do, even if they speak right back to you in English.
- Research things that are open late and early around your hotel so you have some ideas for things to do if you are up at odd hours with jet lag. If you are awake, I suggest just getting out and doing something rather than laying there. Especially if you’re up early, seeing sites before all the other tourists arrive is really nice.
- The bus system was a little frustrating in Kyoto, it just seemed overly complex and the bus we were looking for never came at the right time. On a whim, I opened my Uber app and I was surprised to see cars and I could actually call an Uber. It turns out, you’re really just calling a taxi but it works just like Uber – you type in your destination and pay in the app. I was so happy to have this option!
- Money – take a coin purse or buy one when you get there, you will need it. We also found that many more places than we were expecting took credit cards. I think every restaurant we visited except for an izakaya or two all accepted cards and so did Don Quixote and other stores like that.
- The Japanese have a hand gesture to signal a waiter for the check – you make an ‘x’ with your 2 index fingers with palms facing out. This seemed to be fairly common and widely used, and I desperately wish this was a thing in the US.
- Craft beer is really expensive in Japan. Most bars and breweries ran around 1000 yen a piece, whereas liquor drinks were around 5-600 which is the opposite of what I’m used to (liquor is usually more expensive at home in US).
- Getting the goshuin stamps at the temples and shrines is an inexpensive and unique souvenir. We did find out that not every place does them, and some only have limited hours they will do them so be prepared for that. It was mesmerizing to watch them write! Each place has a book you could buy, but the choices were very limited. If you want a larger selection, I saw a lot at stationary stores.
Tokyo Senso-ji and Asakusa We were up very early and got to Senso-ji around 7am before any shops were open on Nakamise and there was hardly anyone at the temple itself. So that made for a really nice visit. There are so many little paths to wander and small shrines dotted everywhere, so really take your time going through here.
We ate lunch at a little place called
Kamiya, which mostly serves noodle dishes. The chef was extremely welcoming and friendly and we felt very at ease for our first real meal in the city. We got udon and soba bowls and both were super delicious.
We stopped at the
Asakusa Tourist Information Center which has a free observation deck on the 8th floor that gives you a great view of Senso-ji and the surrounding area.
Pit stop at
Asahi Beer Hall on the 22nd floor of the Asahi building with some really nice views and the beers were surprisingly inexpensive given the location, if I’m remembering correctly at 600 yen. So not bad with a free view. It was a little unsettling riding the elevator with all the business people who work in the building, I was sure we were in the wrong place haha.
Akihabara We visited after accidentally napping until around 10pm, and were surprised to see almost everything closed at that hour on a Friday night. I wrongly assumed it was a big night time area. Still got to see the signs lit up, and a few arcades were still open. We played a few games even though sometimes we were the only ones on the floor, which felt a little creepy. Surprised to see the machines accepted IC cards.
Ueno As mentioned in my hotel review, Ueno Park is nice to walk around in the morning. There is a lovely temple in the middle of the pond, and we were surprised to see a long line of people waiting to pray around 6:30am on a Sunday.
Across from our hotel, there was an area a few blocks wide full of izakayas, restaurants, and bars. We walked through here at different times at all hours of the day and loved it. In this area, we visited
Taka no ha (which does not seem to exist on Google maps for some reason), a sushi place we went to around midnight on our second night and had a magical experience with the chef and some locals;
Nagaokaya an izakaya specializing in lamb and tapas which was very good;
Hub a British style pub that was open until 3am, but expensive drinks.
Meiji Shrine This was such a beautiful place. We went on a Saturday and got to see several wedding parties taking pictures and doing the traditional processional type thing, which I was so happy to see. A Japanese man actually came up and whispered to us “excuse me, wedding” and pointed so we could see where it was. The walk up to the shrine is beautiful with the large trees and tori gates, it felt like we were going on a pilgrimage.
Harajuku We were disappointed to see almost no one was dressed up on a Saturday (I guess the big day is Sunday), but interesting to see nonetheless. Takeshita Street was so crowded you almost couldn’t even go down it. Visited Daiso and another shop I can’t remember. The snacks looked so good, especially the cotton candy. We went to
Baird Beer Taproom for some beers and snacks and really enjoyed it although it seemed like more of a western style pub but with Japanese food.
Tokyo Metro Government Building observation deck Highly worth it and free! We didn’t try this, but we got lucky and got to see both daytime and nighttime. We arrived around 30 minutes before sunset and waited about 10 minutes in line. Once we got up there we got to see daytime, and then once we hung out a bit, also got to see the nighttime city lights. Also a surprise Mt Fuji in the distance!
Piss Alley/Memory Lane One of the most memorable parts of our trip. It’s easy to miss, so be on the lookout. We went around 6pm on a Saturday and most places were already full. Many places specialized in yakitori, and we ended up waiting about 5 minutes for a spot that I have not been able to find the name of. If coming from Shinjuku Station, it’s on the left hand side and the yakitori grill faces the alley. It was all bar seats except one table in the very back. The chef asked us if we trusted him and was there anything we wouldn’t eat, and we said no. Then the yakitori just kept coming until we said stop. To pay, he just counted our sticks and said how much we owe. So good, really loved it.
Teamlab Planets Also one of the highlights of the trip. I’ve never visited anything like this. I chose Planets over Borderless for the timed entry and because it seems to be the pick for people without kids. When we first arrived, there is a board with the times on it…if there’s a red triangle next to a time, that doesn’t mean it’s sold out which we initially thought. It just means there are only a few tickets left. We loved every room, I’m not even sure if I could pick a favorite. I would recommend not reading about it, just go and be surprised. Be sure to download the app so you can interact with the exhibits.
Tokyo Rugby World Cup fanzone This turned out to be a disappointment unfortunately. We went to the Australia v. Wales match at the Fanzone. There were 3 screens in total, but they were all sitting almost directly on the floor. So if you weren’t in the first few rows, you could only see the top half of the screen. The only beer they had was Heineken and a cider. We would have been better off going to a bar and wish we had.
Tokyo Station Ramen Street Made a big mistake here. First, it took us forever to find it. Secondly, because it had the shortest line we accidentally went to the healthy/vegetarian/vegan ramen place
Soranoiro. I’m sure it’s fine for those that are looking for that, but we wanted the real deal. Thankfully they do have a traditional pork version which was good, but it just wasn’t what we were expecting.
Tokyo DisneySea We absolutely adored DisneySea! The theming is top notch, out of this world good. I couldn’t even decide what my favorite “land” was (but it’s probably Mysterious Island). We arrived around 7:45am and there were already hundreds of people in line, but we were able to get into the park around 8:15 because the lines moved really quickly once they opened it up. I didn’t want to fool with the app because you have to have a Japanese iTunes account, so we did paper fast passes and ended up getting 4 or 5 before they ran out. Because we have Soarin and Toy Story Mania at our “home” park WDW, we didn’t bother with those and ended up getting to ride everything else between fast passes, standby, and single rider. Indiana Jones and Tower of Terror were our favorites.
Teddy Roosevelt Lounge is incredible and may be one of my favorite bars ever (FYI, the bar is not open seating and you have to wait for that too). Sadly, we actually had reservations for Magellans, but were so tired by dinner time that we didn’t think it was worth spending all that money for a meal we would be too exhausted to enjoy, so we didn’t go.
Hakone I read a lot of reviews different places saying Hakone is touristy and you should consider going somewhere else, so I was skeptical. So much that I almost changed our plans about a month out. Let me tell you, I am so glad I didn’t. I didn’t consider it nearly as touristy as other places I’ve visited. Hakone is BEAUTIFUL…the raging river, the mountains, Lake Ashi, all of it. I absolutely loved it. We got the Free Pass and did the loop, and it was a gorgeous day. The mountain air was amazing and refreshing after being in Tokyo. We ate lunch at
Gora Brewery and Grill and had some awesome beers and amazing wagyu gyoza. They have a great happy hour from 1-4pm, so check that out. The one part of the ropeway that was open was fun to experience, even though it’s not over the volcano.
Kyoto Nishiki Market Came here directly after arriving since it was lunchtime. It was a Wednesday so some shops were closed, but I would say roughly 75% of things were still open. It seemed to go on forever! Most places had something they sold out front usually on a stick that you could buy and eat quickly, and some had an eat in area where you could order something more substantial. We did the buy out front thing everywhere and ate smoked duck, shrimp, squid, shrimp tempura, dumplings, scallops, and green tea ice cream. Most things were 300-500 yen. We also saw some wagyu beef skewers for 800 yen that we didn’t partake in due to our dinner reservation that night.
Kyoto Beer Lab Amazing beer brewery northeast of Kyoto Station. 1000 yen for most pints, but they were all top notch brews. It’s on a quiet street right on a canal, so sitting outside by the water was nice. Highly recommended if you’re into beer.
Also, right around the corner is the original Nintendo building when it got started as a playing card company. Cool plaque on the outside, but otherwise that’s all there is – you can’t go inside or anything. I would not go out of your way to see it, but if you’re in the area and you grew up playing Nintendo, it’s pretty neat to see.
Premium Pound Gion This is where we had our anniversary kobe beef dinner. I chose this place because you can make a reservation online and its excellent reviews on Tripadvisor. We chose the “special” course menu that was 9 courses, with the highlight obviously being a few ounces of kobe beef itself. They did try to upsell us on a little higher quality beef when we got there for around 6000 yen more a person, but figured we were spending so much already that we didn’t go for it. The beef we had was still incredible, so tender, almost melt in your mouth. It was teppanyaki and watching the chef cook was downright delightful. He took such care in everything he did. It was amazing to watch. Really great experience and beautiful meal.
Fushimi Inari We arrived here around 8am and I’m glad we got there early. We wandered around a bit before getting a goshuin stamp right when they opened at 8:30, then headed up the mountain. I will echo what I have read here – the further you go up, the less people. I was a little confused up towards the observation point, there seems to be a lot of paths you can take to the top. We just chose one and started walking, and then took another back down. I was surprised to see so many little shops selling trinkets, food, and drinks (even beer). There are many little paths off to the side, definitely wander down some of them. If you have the time, it’s worth it to go all the way to the top.
Inari Sake District We took the JR train down to the sake district and first had a great lunch at
Toresei. The staff was incredibly friendly, spoke little English but we were able to get by using the English menu. It seemed like they specialize in yakitori, and we both got bento boxes that included some yakitori. Really delicious. They give you a blank coin/token for each person after you order, and we could not figure out what they were for. I was about to put up an urgent post in this subreddit, until my husband followed someone he saw that picked theirs up, and it’s for getting tea or coffee out of a machine. Crisis averted haha.
We then stopped by
Gekkeikan Okura Sake Museum. The entrance fee was 400 yen and that includes a little bottle of sake to take home. The museum is small, but very thorough as to the exhibits explaining the traditional way of making sake. It is an extremely intensive process, which I was not aware of. They also had cool sake barrels and stuff like that on display. Highly recommended. We then headed to the sake bar at
Fujioka Shuzo. We got the sake sampler which is offered on weekdays and consists of 3 different sakes for 900 yen, which I thought was a good value and you get to taste 3 different types. We were seated at the traditional table where you sit on the floor, which was cool.
Pontocho Alley We were jonesing for sushi and wanted to experience Pontocho, so we headed to
Sushitetsu and were seated at the sushi bar. I thought this place was an amazing value for the quality of sushi we got. Each sashimi you order is two pieces and 200 yen. Everything I had was great or outstanding. Including drinks and a small seating charge, we left stuffed for 4500 yen. Right across the alley was a tiny little bar (can’t find the name) where we tried some good Japanese brews, sake, and whiskey.
Gion Gion was lovely to stroll around at night, so I’m glad we stayed in that area. The streets seem like old Japan, and with the lanterns lit up at night it’s quite magical. We were walking around about 10-11pm on a Friday night, and saw so many geishas leaving the restaurants that we couldn’t believe it. Every turn we made, there was another one. We didn’t take pictures or bother them, don’t worry. We visited
Talisker which is a fancy whiskey bar with a library type feel. There was a cover charge and the bartender misunderstood the whiskey my husband ordered and gave him a very expensive one instead, but it was a cozy place to have a drink. Although we paid dearly for it - 4500 yen for 2 drinks (1 each).
Himeji and Osaka day trip Himeji After arriving on the shinkansen, we ate lunch at
Koba and More in one of the covered shopping areas off the main drag. Super cozy place with only 6 seats at the bar. Chef Koba made us a killer ramen that we liked more than the ramen we had in Tokyo. We left saying it warmed our souls. He spoke great English and was super friendly. He also had great jazz playing!
We then headed to
Himeji Castle. It’s so gorgeous and the view only gets better the closer you get. It was super cool to see the inside and climb to the top of the tower, but I wished there were more exhibits or furniture showing what the rooms were used for. It’s completely empty with a few signs here and there. Still worth visiting. Note that you have to take your shoes off at one point and carry them in a plastic bag, and there are also many stairs with some being almost a ladder-like steepness level. The view from the top is worth it! We did not visit the other buildings as we were running short on time.
Osaka We arrived in the shinkansen at Shin-Osaka and took a train to Kyobashi station in order to go to
Izakaya Toyo from the Netflix series Street Food. I was worried it would feel different, but it was as authentic as the show made it seem. There was a line at around 5pm on a Friday night, and we waited maybe 20 minutes. Toyo’s is standing room only, and we were shown to a table that we shared with a Japanese family of 3. They were super friendly and the wife/mother was very excited to speak to us in English. We got lucky in that Toyo was there and we got to see his signature blowtorch move, and also we miraculously were able to order the very last order of tuna cheek for the day! We also had the eel (unagi) and some fatty tuna sashimi. All extremely good. With 2 big Asahi’s from the cooler (self serve), I think it was only 3000 yen. I’m so glad we went.
We then headed to Dotombori. All the signs, the lights, the giant crabs and other things, it was a sight to take in for awhile. Sadly, we didn’t really like takoyaki or okonomiyaki. Maybe we’ll try again next time. I recommend strolling the walk along the river behind the main Dotombori street, as it was not nearly as crowded and there are some bars to get a drink and watch the river boats.
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