I adore Obsidian Games and I think it’s a pity they don’t get held up to the same standard as industry behemoths like Bethesda and Blizzard, often being relegated to take on the equivalent to straight-to-video sequels We all know how nobody ever talks about Knights of the Old Republic 2 or how Fallout: New Vegas has a far more niche fanbase than Fallout 3 (New Vegas is the best RPG of all time, fight me). ![]() The possibility of playing some of your most beloved games again becomes even more delicious when you can do it in within the confines of your sheets, thus when Pillars of Eternity – Complete Edition had a surprise Switch announcement a few weeks back, I was considerably frothed under the coal. A sanctuary within a sanctuary, the only thing a good bed is missing is that it’s usually not located in the same room as the big TV and those lame non-hybrid consoles. I, and I’m sure many people, was most excited to play some really good games…in bed. ![]() ![]() All the adverts for their snazzy dockable hand-held showed off the portability they were no doubt so excited to show off to the world, with footage of people using the handheld Switch in laundromats, aeroplanes and the now-iconic roof-top party and while it’s nice to know that I could whip out Breath of the Wild to entertain myself while the rest of my university residence practices their ability to consume litres of beer in a handful of seconds, that was never the thing that sold me on portability. I think Nintendo missed something when they began marketing the Switch as the “hybrid console”.
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