Zion's Top 5 Nintendo Switch Games

[@bakerpoling2682]

I commented this on the last one but I’d love to have a podcast with you three in this style! It’s a joy to have you all collaborating like this

[@Ai-nz4bd]

Agreed do it

[@TipperProject]

They should start a patreon or something to fund the podcast or just get ads on it! Would defo support.

[@joshuajackson4742]

Why isn’t this a thing?

[@captainsoarineagle]

I'm happy to see astral chain there. Honestly that game is so underrated even now. Like it's a if you know you know kinda game

[@owen0956]

Genuinely one of my favourite games ever

[@Quinnsula5]

I know it in my top 5 which is 1 breath of the wild 2 fire emblem three house 3 smash bros ultimate 4 Mario odyssey 5 astral chain

[@rarm5899]

@@owen0956 Same! I love Astral Chain so much and I really think it doesn’t get the praise and attention it deserves.

[@owen0956]

It's so crazy cos Odyssey and astral Chain are literally my two favourite games ever

[@mattburkey8393]

I love it!

[@benbodnar976]

Astral Chain is so criminally underrated, glad you love it

[@jacobbroder1789]

The graphics were one of my favorite things about Link's Awakening

[@s.p.d.magentaranger1822]

I loved the claymation-chibi style! I didn't know people hated it?

[@TheMail518]

My top 5: Super Mario Maker 2 The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Super Mario Odyssey Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Super Smash Bros Ultimate

[@maxton5522]

Seems like a pretty good list

[@CrowClouds]

Thanks never heard of these

[@jannicoderso1591]

@@CrowClouds yea all of them are made from a underground indie developer ya know

[@officialdougheffernan7145]

😂

[@SEiMEi_EXiSTS]

This made me want Astral Chain a lot more now! I love me some Djent too!

[@billcook4768]

So when to we get Zelda: The Oracle Collection? Putting those two games in the new Link’s Awakening engine is the easiest money Nintendo will ever make.

[@tireseas]

Hopefully an improved version without the framerate jank.

[@alextaboas9199]

@@tireseas and hopefully without the blur around the edges. I loved the game but I hated that lmao

[@bartelvandervelden9894]

That framerate jank has a bit to do with the hardware itself in a weird manner as well. I've (almost) never had any of those problems, but I only started the game when the switch was in my dock, which matters for some reason

[@Titusofthegiant]

You know they should do that both games for ($60) or $40 for each.

[@Page1ommi]

I LOVE the Jon Alex Zion dynamic. I am patiently awaiting the inevitable NL podcast with you 3 :)

[@moev29]

I really love these joint videos, guys. They’re a lot of fun.

[@gbr4732]

I love how you guys are just friends

[@bricksburger5409]

Hey Zion, my favourite that isn’t said often is 51 Worldwide Games

[@Willis2992]

That game didn't get the love from content creators it deserved

[@alexweisz7759]

Saaaaaame, a great value package on Switch!

[@naydra199]

@@Willis2992 that’s because for some reason most content creators don’t like party games

[@bricksburger5409]

@@naydra199 most youtubers don’t know how board games work

[@bricksburger5409]

I wish 51 worldwide games had some more board games, a quiz game would be so cool

[@makangwei]

My top 10 personal favourite Nintendo Switch Games are: 1. Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order 2. Donkey Kong Country Tropical Freeze 3. Fire Emblem Warriors 4. Super Smash Bros Ultimate 5. Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity 6. Trials of Mana 7. Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition 8. Pokemon Shield 9. Pokemon Let's Go Pikachu 10. Mario Tennis Aces Honorable Mentions Team Sonic Racing Kirby Star Allies Sonic Mania Mario and Sonic and the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 Shantae and the Seven Sirens Fast RMX 51 Clubhouse Games Starlink: Battle for Atlas Pokken Tournament DX Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Ori and the Blind Forest Kirby Fighters 2 Power Rangers: Battle for the Gird

[@EpicPalmTree]

Enter the gungeon has been such a surprising experience on the switch. I absolutely love that game

[@pipedream690]

In my opinion the Switch is becoming, if it's not already, the best console ever. There's so many amazing exclusives and playing indie gems handheld is wonderful.

[@VelvetKevorkian429]

Refreshing to hear "Djenty" being used to describe a game's music on this channel.

[@AngirasDarbha]

Tbh, it was unexpected to hear anyone out of a metal channel o know what Djent even is.

[@PONCHEEZED]

On the topic of the Djenty soundtrack in Astral Chain: YES

[@fanmadeendings2]

5. Bug Fables 4. Super Mario Odyssey 3. Zelda Botw 2. Dragon Quest 11 1. Undertale My Switch is an RPG machine.

[@aionios1796]

I’m so glad Yooka Laylee and the Impossible Lair and Undertale are here! ❤️

[@Jacob-gg1ie]

Happily surprised to see Astral Chain make this list. Easily one of my favorite games period. I tell people they need to play it all the time 😅

[@moonknight_99]

My favourites definitely are Ori and the Will of the Wisps Rayman Legends: Definitive Edition Xenoblade Chronicles 2 (including Torna) Hollow Knight Owlboy Resident Evil 4 Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Super Mario Odyssey Night in the Woods Super Mario Maker 2 Undertale (I especially found my love for Indie games thanks to the Switch)

[@nakedexposure964]

Great list! Same here the switch really let me enjoy indie games more, when I'm on my PC sitting at a desk it feels too 'serious' to spend hours diving into indie games, but if I'm lying on my bed with the switch I'm happy sinking in hours. Still incredible to see where the switch is now, just before it launched and was still called the Nintendo NX I seriously thought Nintendo has lost it and given up

[@ArchAngel_M81]

I think Animal Crossings could use some quality of life improvements. I would change the the crafting system so you could craft multiple items in one session without the constant pop up info bubbles. I would make it so could craft with any materials you would have in home storage. I would also have anything that doesn’t fit your pocket will be sent to home storage (unless your home storage is also full). I also want be able to obtain multiple book mile tickets or bell tickets without having to access the machine every time. Finally, I want to be able to obtain any seasonal DYI recipe I may have missed. For example, I really wanted the Mush Lamp recipe, but it never fell out of a balloon. I don’t want to wait until November 2021 to try again. Maybe they can be for sale at Nook Cranny once you go past the time period or maybe have a visitor who specializes in DYI recipes and materials

[@Magisktification]

No need to improve some crappy overly hyped game, that dorsnt deliver much of a gaming experience at all, in fact i think its more similar to Facebook than any game i ever heard of.

[@aymanaboufarise4346]

"Yes dad" lmfao 😂😂😂

[@AintItJay187]

My top 5 would be 5. Moonlighter 4.Hollow Knight 3. Disgaea 5 2. Fire Emblem: Three Houses 1. Pokemon Shield

[@AintItJay187]

I had to Omit Botw. Which would normally be #1

[@wozthescott2804]

I love how nobody ever talks about Vroom in the night sky. That game is a masterpiece

[@y0av359]

Your name and profile pic are amazing

[@StrangeDad]

You shouldn't joke about that. Some poor uniformed sucker might believe you and buy it.,

[@SockitWrench627]

Ah yes, my favorite

[@infinityJKA]

I haven't heard that name in years

[@xa5785]

Yo Woz what's up loved your new video

[@Man_of_Oil]

One of you better have fire emblem on your list!! This is a great list though, I need to check out astral chain and undertale still for sure.

[@DaakkuuYRS]

Astral Chain was my system seller for the Switch.

[@kratos.8151]

Really? Not zelda or Mario?

[@DaakkuuYRS]

@@kratos.8151 I never finished even a single Zelda game, despite playing some of the best of them like Ocarina of Time and Twilight Princess. I bought BOTW eventually but barely played it. As for Mario, I'm not a platformer guy. I barely play them. But I'm a Hack and Slash guy. I own all Devil May Cry games, and many other Hack and Slash games.

[@TheAlibabatree]

@@DaakkuuYRS Botw is easily the best Zelda game, and the best open world game ever made.

[@TheShy007]

My Top 5: 1: Hades 2: Zelda:BOTW 3:a short hike 4:High light Drifter 5:Bastion

[@seansami6275]

My top 5: 5) Little Nightmares 1 4) Zelda: Botw 3) Mario All Stars 2) Smash Bros Ult 1) Mario Odyessy

[@lucaslease4571]

Nice video! I really enjoyed Astral Chain and Link’s Awakening as well and they are in my Switch Top 10. My own personal Switch Top 5 are: 1. The Messenger 2. Valfaris 3. Dead Cells 4. Ori and the Will of the Wisps 5. Super Mario Odyssey

[@RAWTAGSFXT]

Really happy to see the fantastic Astral Chain getting the spotlight it deserves. I’d love to see more videos like this in the future. Keep up the good work. 👍🏾

[@s.tnguyen4468]

IMO 1) Hollow Knight- the art is amazing, the music is spine chilling, the combat is impeccable, the story is sad but beautiful at the same time, and the ending is UBER satisfying! 2) Xenoblade Chronicles definitive edition- absolutely amazing and unforgettable story with a ton of twists and turns throughout! The music is so memorable and so awesome I get goosebumps every time I run around the open world especially Gaur Plain:*) 3) BOTW- my first zelda game and it started my love for the franchise as well. So many things to do, any direction is the right direction to go in, the amount of content, the music, the atmosphere, the combat!!! 4) FE:3H- abundant amount of content, Fodlan Winds makes me feel like I'm a freaking emperor fighting in an epic battle every time I hear it, Edelgard is the ultimate waifu, and the storylines are heart jerking! 5) Celeste/Cuphead- sharp and precise gameplay, amazing art styles and animations, jaw dropping music and so hard you wanna yeet your controller across the room but for some god damn reason you come back for more:*)

[@victorvila1389]

The Impossible Lair is one of my favorite videogames of all time, and you guys are such a joy to watch and read. I wish you had a podcast. Cheers!

[@beegyoshi4393]

Anyone that is surprised that Zion likes djent/metal should check out his band Constance!

[@SDisonYT]

Other than the obvious ones (BotW, Odyssey, Minecraft, etc), my favorite 5 are Splatoon 2, Dragonquest Builders 2, Mario Maker 2, Luigi’s Mansion 3, and Dragonquest 11s.

[@Magisktification]

Beginning of Luigis Mansion 3 was awfully boring, i hope it gets better or it will get put on the shelf.

[@Magisktification]

Besides the game was 80dollars for a long time, its now 60... Worth 80dollars? Hardy it comes with an empty box, no booklet no nothing..

[@SDisonYT]

@@Magisktification The game has always been $59.99 in the US, just like almost every first party Nintendo game. The DLC is optional, and costs another $20, just like any other first party Nintendo game that has DLC add ons. But it does go on sale multiple times a year as well, just like many other Nintendo games. Everyone has different tastes, but I loved it. The graphics are crisp and colorful, and my son and I played it together for over 20 hours, plus another 10 or so with all the DLC games. There have been numerous Nintendo games we paid the same price for that we never put that many hours into. (ie, Paper Mario, Kirby Star Allies, Yoshis Crafted World, Mario Bros U Deluxe, Go Vacation, 1-2 Switch, Mario Party, Pikmin 3, etc) All decent games, and all the same price when they came out. But none of them were as enjoyable for us as Luigi’s Mansion 3 in our opinion.

[@antant6217]

if awakening didn't have a criminal price tag i'd probably buy it

[@acido44]

You should buy it second hand on ebay or sum

[@Sir_Arsene]

Zion has got my respect for putting Astral Chain on the list

[@jamiephilip79]

Who doesn't like Astral Chain?! I'm glad I bought and yes the music is amazing! Especially the HQ music!

[@sbi168]

Astral chain was awesome, tho I didn't get a good handle on the controls fighting for quite a few hours bug when I did. It was epic

[@Grimgrin666]

Gotta say, in no particular order and keeping with the theme to not duplicate: -Fire Emblem Three Houses -Monster Boy And The Cursed Kingdom -Octopath Traveler -Divinity Original Sin 2 -Hades

[@danielscott70x7]

Ahhh, Divinity: Original Sin 2 on Switch is SO good!

[@maxguarda]

My top 5: 1. Fire Emblem: Three Houses 2. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 3. Astral Chain 4. TLOZ: BOTW 5. Octopath Traveler

[@pearlprl]

if i had to pick a top 5 i think itd be: 1. Shovel Knight Treasure Trove 2. Dead Cells 3. Tetris 99 4. Super Mario Odyssey 5. Animal Crossing New Horizons honourable mention for Katamari Damacy Reroll

[@goblintrash4402]

Zion’s voice is so soothing

[@I_was_a_Bullfrog]

Honestly, all of them have such soothing voices. I have accidentally fallen asleep while listening to some of the videos

[@evenheller209]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/gaaTZWuCm8mVeZI

[@satevo462]

The biggest mistake I've ever made was to delete my Animal Crossing save just so I could start over again. Then I just gave up trying to build my world back. I don't even have the town center built. I miss my old save. I don't think I'll ever get back to where i was.

[@Magisktification]

The biggest mistake was buying it, thus supporting creators who thinks if your a family of 3 and wanna play this annoying game they demand you get 3 nintendo Switches, and were in 2020, retrogames had more savefiles...

[@bradaloop]

Really love the dynamic Nintendo Life has going on right now, this video and the last were really great. I agree with the comments on a podcast that everyone's been making, it would be great.

[@GameIsJustAStart]

Oh my, I hope you guys taking turn to give your respective Top 5/10 whatever becomes a new trend.

[@dairhat]

Yeah, I like this style of Top 10s

[@chaosblow4838]

I find this hard to read?

[@GameIsJustAStart]

@@chaosblow4838 Allow me to try and rephrase my statement then: "I hope that, from now on, it will become a regular thing for Alex, Zion and Jon to make these videos in which all three of them take turns to give their respective Top 5 or Top 10 list on the same topic" (yesterday Jon published his "Top 5 Nintendo Switch games" video, and Alex will most likely follow suit tomorrow).

[@rarm5899]

Very happy to see Astral Chain and Undertale here. Some of my absolute favorite games of all time. And man you really chose one of the best pieces of music in the game for the Undertale section

[@gabrielmoreirabr]

I hope to buy a Switch in 2021 🙏🏼

[@bizaster]

Astral Chain is my absolute favorite game on the Switch, JUST in front of SSBU. My only complaint? It’s not long enough!

[@alvinanis3006]

Yes! Someone put Astral Chain on their top 5 list. Thanks Zion!

[@Carnosaurrr]

This channel is so full of wholesomeness and positivity, it's a joy to hear the voices of such lovely peeeeeople!

[@JJGamezMC]

Very happy to see links awakening. I played it on my 3ds earlier this year and no nostalgia but the ending and the story are soooo emotional even with the 2 color game boy sprites.

[@elusivelight3766]

I like how for Alex 'only 15 hours' is considered neglecting Astral Chain lol. Great list!

[@matthewnations501]

Link's awakening was so good in my opinion. I would love it if they remade oracle of seasons and oracle of ages. I would buy them both.

[@eliasisthegreatest]

Great video! I 100% agree with your number 3. I feel most of what I heard online was nitpicking when it came out but I'm playing it right now and it definitely would make my top 5 too.

[@DAAB101]

The charisma from you 3 is so warming, love this!!

[@55yamy]

If someone asked me what mine are the answear is: - FE 3 houses - Yugioh Legacy of the duelist link evolution - Pokemon Sword/shield - Shining resonance refrein - Code realize (both games). I like Animal crossing but I's abit exhausting. I love my villagers.

[@smitty7326]

I had never even heard of Astral Chain before this. Thanks

[@akaimizu1]

Astral Chain is an amazing pick. Definitely one of the actual Switch exclusive bombshells that not enough people talk about. Funny enough, though Monster Hunter Rise has a specific Wirebug Art (for the Lance) that reminds me very much of the chain from Astral Chain. That left some of us thinking "did they observe Astral Chain when finalizing that art?" Sure, probably coincidence, but it had us thinking. But yeah, it is probably one of the best-looking Cyberpunk 3D games out there, that launched with no major performance issues. It generally stays pretty fluid, throughout, well, except for those annoying rude pedestrians that try to get you to drop your wonderful stack of icecream you get from the ice cream parlor. Hey! Don't get between an Agent and their Ice cream, buddy! The combat is one of those things that can be rather complex, but so rewarding. Glad it has a fairly smooth difficulty curve and doesn't require you to suddenly be an expert at the finer mechanics too quickly. Impossible lair, talk about a great return to form. That's pretty much a game that anybody who has played through DKC Returns and/or Tropical Freeze needs to play. You guys said it, it's pretty much a DKC game, mix with certain other game aspects (with the top down view areas) but without the DK license. Wonderful consistent frame rate and animations. Smooth controls. It also shows that the team really shines in games where the camera-management isn't a thing for the player, and they can just put 100% of their control efforts on just the character. And that DKC Gameboy mode is crazy stuff. Animal crossing one of those series that I've literally bought past consoles to play. I have nearly 900 hours in this one. Heck, even the last mainline New Leaf, I played nearly every day for 3 years straight before slowing down. The idea that the game runs in real time has that double edged sword for different players. In one case, yeah, it means that you have to wait until tomorrow for certain acquisitions; on the other hand, it also greatly relaxes the stress of having to accomplish certain things so quickly. Having all day to get something done is literally all day, not like other games with accelerated timelines when all day means get everything possibly done in 15-30 minutes. I also would love if they added the Island Survival mini game as that was both the best part of Amiibo Festival which was added to New Leaf in an update.

[@rylar717]

Well done Gentlemen you guys are the new Three Musketeers of Nintendo Life. You have earned my view, like, and subscription as always thank you again.

[@authormichellefranklin]

Astral Chain 👌 Great choice. 10 points for knowing what djent is.

[@Th33anomaly]

Great list Zion. Thanks and happy holidays.

[@rom4102]

was not expecting to hear about djent on a nintendo channel

[@TheActs2021]

What is that ??

[@expsharevideogames]

Top 5 off the top of my head not in order: Hollow Knight Stardew Valley Smash Bros Mario Odyssey Divinity Original Sin 2

[@danielscott70x7]

Top 5 Favorite 1. Fire Emblem: Three Houses 2. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 3. The Alliance Alive HD Remastered 4. Persona 5 Strikers 5. Divinity: Original Sin 2 Honorable Mentions 1. Dragon Quest XI: S 2. Deadly Premonition: Origins 3. Hyper Light Drifter: Special Edition 4. Bravely Default 2 5. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

[@ChrisCa1601]

My top 5 favorites on the Switch: Super Mario Odyssey Animal Crossing: New Horizons Yoshi's Crafted World Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker Starlink: Battle For Atlas

[@LynnMooney]

My hubby and I still haven't grabbed Astral Chain, we'll definitely keep our eyes out for it this year. :3

[@PkmnRangerOllie]

There’re no one I trust more than ZION he’s top zaddy

[@captainskidz488]

He's a top 😳 I agree

[@samquinlan9398]

Got astral chain for Christmas I love it

[@CasualViewer-t4f]

My top 5: 1. BOTW 2. Odyssey (Maybe tied for first) 3. DQ11: Definitive Edition 4. Fire Emblem: 3 Houses 5. Splatoon 2

[@kennyrmrz]

Awesome choices! ok i need to know what game is that last clip at the very end from? looks awesome!

[@zmongi1]

Didn’t expect to hear the word djent here

[@Stratilex]

Alex's list will definitely have BoTW, but I'm hoping he has Splatoon 2 on there as well

[@Scrubber89]

Impossible Lair is a fantastic game. 👌

[@johnnyrenkiewicz2789]

Links awakening is personally my favorite switch game. Period. I love the art style and the music is second to none. Really wish they would revisit other Zelda titles with this art style.

[@kingsharp2088]

ASTRAL CHAIN GETTING THE RESPECT IT DESERVES 💯🔥💎🎮🕹

[@JoyContent2]

Jon said something sort of nice about DKC3, this is an important moment.

[@captainsoarineagle]

And Zion knows djent?! Cmonnnn 🔥🔥💪🏾💪🏾

[@evenheller209]

Not only that, but he does the growly vocals in a Djent band called Constance... very good, too! My mind is blown! kzbin.info/www/bejne/gaaTZWuCm8mVeZI

[@evelinecarolinelienhuaming1184]

I Love Nintendo Games!!! So Cute & Enjoyfull 😍😍😍

[@Terranigma23]

I hope we will have a sequel of Astal Chain one day. 😁

[@Optidorf]

Those three singing a Zelda medley would be awesome :D

[@wowzagh]

Good to see some astral chain love!

[@Raphtor13]

Really liked your list!

[@johnflapper]

From the opening, i was hoping to see someone mention Catherine Full Body. I never got to play much, with it always being on a TV before, but handheld is such a great experience, getting to go back for different endings, and all the puzzle gameplay options, from skipping to insane, it's great that it lets you choose. And playing it on a Pokemon console is weird and awesome at the same time

[@billcook4768]

So Astral Chain is basically Knuckles' Chaotix 3D. Cool :)

[@over-uz3pq]

Mine: 1 splatoon 2 2 animal crossing new horizons 3 smash ultamate 4 botw 5 pokemon sword Ill probably add splatoon 3 too this next year lol

[@wils35]

Exactly how I felt about Undertale. Was put off about the style, but gave it a go from the praise it gets and it is very unique and I enjoyed it.

[@maddman911]

I like that intro with Station Square from SA1

[@UtopieKid]

Now this is a list I fully agree with. Great choices there from Zion

[@rms6051]

I never thought the day would come that Nintendo life mentions D J E N T

[@jarethanstey7566]

I feel like Jon isn't real and it's just Alex putting on a slightly deeper voice...THERE IS NO JON.

[@johntziannis359]

So this is what David Faustino is doing nowadays...

[@saml302]

he dunking on Alex right away well done

[@carteroriel3980]

Alex, pls put botw in ur list or I’m gonna be mad

[@linushallgren4156]

my list is 5. celeste (pc with switch pro controller) 4. pokemon sword 3. Legend of Zelda: breath of the wild 2. Hollow Knight (pc with mouse and keyboard but plays the same on switch) 1. Fire emblem three houses there is a few acclaimed games that ive played but didn't like that much. I was personally disappointed by mario odyssey, smash ultimate, dead cells, switch version of witcher 3 and links awakening. ps loved the witcher on a high end pc

[@squidveemo2281]

I'm just glad sushi striker got mentioned😄

[@Kraken54321]

"baa baa baaaaa" 😂

[@kmcsciguy]

Zion - you need your own catch phrase (no one can replicate Alex’s intro)

[@davesouza86]

Whoa zion you like djent? Tesseract? Karnivool? Twelve foot Ninja? Plini? Hell yes brother!

[@KazaMiko2029]

17:10 what game?

[@OkamiBestLoZgame]

Tokyo mirage sessions

[@Aaravosisawesome]

Yay we got Zions games! Also Bestest good grammar.