Top 20 Niche Switch Games of 2020
HPP Gives Some Love to the Indies
We gamers have a bit of an embarrassment of riches these days. For every cool game we know about, there’s usually several dozen more we haven’t heard of. And with the industry’s focus on AAA titles, most of the others get left behind. But I’m a bit different. Generally speaking, I could care less about AAA games, and devote myself to everything else. And while I certainly can’t play everything out there, here’s my list of my Top 20 outstanding titles you may not have played in 2020. And while I’ll do my best to focus on the more eclectic fare, there might be a few indie darlings, remakes or classics on the list. To avoid bias on my part, I’ll just list the games alphabetically below.
Random: You Know What Would Make Fire Emblem Even Better? The Gilmore Girls
Gilmore Girls, you say? OK, we didn t realise we needed this, and it has to rank as one of the most inventive mods we ve seen in a while.
Dicey Dungeons artist Marlowe Dobbe – after binge-watching the American comedy series – decided to blend it with Intelligent Systems tactical RPG classic as a Christmas present to her boyfriend.
The end result is an hour-long mod of
very funny – more so if you re familiar with the TV series, but it s by no means essential that you ve consumed its 150+ episodes. You can download the patch file here if you want to give it a spin.
Roguelite deckbuilder
Dicey Dungeons surprise-launched on Switch in the middle of December and has been keeping us busy over the holidays with its addictive blend of eye-catching art, cheeky humour, brilliant soundtrack and of course dice-based dungeon crawling.
We recently caught up with designer Terry Cavanagh and composer Chipzel via email to talk about the origins of this gem, how its characters and mechanics formed and evolved throughout development, and how classic British game shows helped shape the game and set it apart from your average fantasy deckbuilder.
First, we speak to designer Terry.
Nintendo Life: We’ve read that Dicey Dungeons was born from a roguelike game jam. Can you tell us a little about that and how your ideas developed over time?
A Gilmore Girls Themed Fire Emblem Mod Is Available To Play
A powerful crossover indeed.
Fire Emblem your favorite RPG franchise that combines chess and dating and Gilmore Girls got a fan-made crossover. The creator, Marlowe Dobb, borrowed the power of both cult classics to create an hour-long Fire Emblem Sacred Stones mod with characters and plotlines from Gilmore Girls.
Mods are asleep time to share my latest project:
✨FIRE EMBLEM: GILMORE GIRLS ADDITION.✨
That s right.
I made a 1-hour FE8 mod about Gilmore Girls for the literal millions of people who are fans of both franchises.
According to Fire Emblem: Gilmore Girls itch.io page, the mod contains four custom maps, multiple playable characters, fun dialogue, and depictions of a normal mother-daughter relationship. Playing the mod requires a ROM version of FE Sacred Stones and a .ups patch applying software.