This year is another year of Nintendo's power, Pokémon, Star Kirby, Sister Bei, Xenoblade, many classic IP return masterpieces continuously, so that players can't help but live a tight belt to save money while playing coolly. Big games on the Switch have emerged, and players are naturally cheering, but in addition to the big IP that is famous in the history of gaming, the Switch also has many well-made niche games.
They may not be as famous, may have sold out of volume, or may have been a small hit for a while, but in the end they can't think of themselves as blockbusters, but that doesn't mean they're not brilliant enough, and it's even old to think that these so-called niche games can bring purer video game fun in today's blockbuster situation. Without further ado, let's talk to you about the niche but be sure to give it a try, high-quality Switch game.
Okuda series 1&2
Video games are known to be the ninth art, but this special honor is not for every game, unless it really reaches the level of art on some level, such as Chen Xinghan's "Wind Traveler" and Moon Studios Studios' Ori series. Some people say that Ori is the best work on NS; some people say that Ori is a AAA masterpiece in the horizontal version of the game, although these reviews are obviously too prestigious, but they can also reflect the player's high recognition of it.
Although the Ori series is a small indie game, it is a ceiling level presence in all 2D side-scrolling adventure games of its kind, in terms of art, music and expressiveness. Ori himself is lucky, the main artist and the music have a big guy sitting in, one from Blizzard, and one has the experience of being in charge of film music production. Players who experience the Ori series are also lucky, because not all games can be described as the ninth art, and they can be cut off as wallpaper at random.
Released as a single game and a collection on switch, the Ori series includes two titles in the series, Ori and the Dark Forest and Ori and the Will of the Fire, with two digital soundtracks and six collectible art cards. If you are a player with some collective habits, the cassette version will be a better choice for you.
Iron Fist of Fury 4
Boy, have you ever run to the game hall as soon as school is over? Do you like the various fee-money game in the arcade? Love to play SD Kombat in the red and white machine? If all of this is for your taste, Then Iron Fist of Fury 4 is a game you can't get around anyway. In the 1990s, sega tailored the horizontal-version action game Fury Iron Fist series for the console to benchmark the arcade frenzy that prevailed at the time.
More than 20 years later, the release of "Iron Fist of Fury 4" has achieved a faithful return to the classic arcade, and the sense of blow and the epicenter painting style full of feelings have made countless old players who have soaked in the game hall feel the kindness of the face. Although the overall process of the game is not long, but the combat characteristics of each character are different, and can also unlock more than a dozen optional characters, the unique special skills of each character, the passages and Easter eggs hidden in the map, playing a level in one go is not a problem, after all, its normal pass time is only about 3 hours, if you pursue fast pass, there are players who can control it in 90 minutes, you may wish to try it yourself.
Donkey Kong Kingdom: Tropical Cold Current
Now when we think of Nintendo, we naturally think of the old Ren's three-piece set: Mario, Zelda and Pokémon. But in the past, there was such a gorilla that was also the signature of Nintendo, and it was Mori Yoshitsune, which is commonly known as Donkey Kong by old players. This IP character, which is full of copyright disputes and finally won by the strongest legal department in the Eastern Hemisphere, can no longer be compared with the three-piece set today, but when it comes to Donkey Kong, there are still players who can think of several wonderful and playable works on FC.
Although donkey Kong is no longer hot, the old Switch still has its place. This 2018 ported game Donkey Kong Kingdom: Tropical Cold Currents adds a new optional character to the original wiiu version and supports joy-con duo play. Lao Ren's iconic cartoon style labels this side-scrolling action game as casual entertainment, and it feels relaxed and even a little healing to play. In fact, sometimes playing games is like this, not necessarily to have some heavy AAA to pursue sensory stimulation, this kind of small and fine work is more comfortable.
Drawing block S6
Relying on logic to solve digital problems and then having fun out of them is more satisfying than simply playing games, and most importantly, doesn't this stuff also prevent Alzheimer's disease. Idle to do more problems, develop left and right brain functions, no longer need to degenerate. Drawing Block S6 includes four modes of "Drawing Block", "Super Drawing Block", "Color Drawing Block" and "Editing Drawing Block", and adds a new difficulty. If you don't see mathematical logic like my family," then This Drawing Block S6 is a very good puzzle game.
Maze Detective
This is a work that I fell in love with at a glance, it is so delicate that it is like a set of picture books, or the kind of picture books that can be read for free when I hid in Dafuyuan when I was a child. In fact, "Labyrinth Detective" does belong to this hang, the game is adapted from the world's best-selling picture book "Labyrinth Detective Pierre", this magical labyrinth book contains 15 cross-page real-life mazes, 360 search missions and thousands of fun details, even without the blessing of video games, it is also the existence of the wind in the classification of physical game books.
The Japanese illustration and design studio that produced "Pierre the Labyrinth Detective" received a production request from a French game company in 2018, which led to this game that is equally exquisite and amazing today. Although "Labyrinth Detective" may have a mediocre reputation in the eyes of most players, It has won the 2020 Indie Game Best Visual Award, which was a double-award finalist for indiePlay and IndieCade that year. Anyway, if you're a picture book player, or if you've been hanging out in a major bookstore since the 90s, the game is a must-play.
OK, the above is the entire content of this issue of the game diary, there are many more about the niche but wonderful games on the Switch, this inventory is just the beginning of the series, and the next old talk will bring you richer content. Finally, I hope you will give the old talk a little attention, and then brush to me is not necessarily the time, this is my crazy update of the biggest motivation, thank you very much.