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Ranking EVERY Nintendo Switch Game
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- Published on Jun 12, 2025
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Alpharad you're so alpha
Any chance I can have a copy of 3D all stars lol
@@OfficerSheevaMunacoUTTP we do not care😂
Let me get a copy of 3d all stars
Wait, are you actually giving away a copy of Super Mario 3D All-Stars🤩🤩
31:27 “this is the best Pokémon game ever made if it wasn’t so bad” has to be the most accurate review of S/V ever. So many great ideas and mechanics and yet such poor execution on a technical level and stupid trip ups
Glad that the game is now playable on Switch 2
@@alexjames4507 Yeah but like... 90% of everyone whos played S/V has already done basically everything. I booted up my Violet save and man, smooth gameplay and transitions? I kept saying to myself "THIS SHOULD'VE BEEN THE BASE GAME!"
S/V would've been 10/10 with the graphical and frame rate updates, not to say the game was bad, It was actually really damn good; cool Pokémon, GREAT story, and solid characters. But the update came 2 years too late...
@@Orionartz08I plan to replay it now, give it full justice
Do the switch sonic games not count?
@@Draco08 Only first Party Games and a few others like Cadence of Hyrule that had Nintendo's Blessing basically.
That one person in his chat saying "SV is a game that makes me upset im having fun" literally sums up my whole experience playing Scarlet
So many things I love about it but the performance issues and the overall poor optimization it has just sets the game back by a lot.
An incredibly unique case of _"Broken piece of shit - 9/10"_
I’ve never played it and just picked up Switch 2. Is it worth getting with the better performance?
@@Matty_Meister Honestly, that's up to you. I personally enjoyed it and the DLC, so I'd say just give it a shot if you can find a used copy of it with the DLC bundled in it
@@Matty_Meister I have the switch two, and it's like a completely different game playing it now, it looks better visually and has steady smooth 60FPS at 4K resolution. Zero complaints
@@Matty_MeisterMy only problem with the game was its performance and that seems to be completely fixed, if you like Pokemon I’d recommend it
2017 vs 2025 Jacob are two completely different people it’s crazy
The glow-up is insane
What an autism diagnosis does to a mf
Eight years is like, two terms as president. It's not quite a decade, but a whole lot can happen eight years.
It's so sad what can happen to a man
@@alexjames4507 forever grateful that he bleached his hair and grew out his facial hair
14:03 “Prettiest looking game on Switch outside of like anything Monolith has done” took the words right out of my mouth. Monolithsoft is just built different
He's so based for it
Best take of all time
Yeah, the only game I can think of that rivals Monolith visually was the Metroid Prime remaster, which is an insanely high bar
"My mom logged 200 hours into Suika Game for Christ's sake!"
Jacob, I don't think that Alpha "Suika Month" Rad has the right to talk
Timestamps:
0:20 1-2 Switch
0:31 Snipperclips
0:39 Zelda Breath of the Wild
1:06 Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
1:33 ARMS
2:03 Splatoon 2
2:20 Mario+Rabbids Kingdom Battle
2:38 Pokken DX
2:50 Fire Emblem Warriors
4:17 Mario Odyssey
4:45 Xenoblade Chronicles 2
5:09 Bayoneta
5:29 Kirby Star Allies
5:46 Nintendo Labo
6:10 DK Country Tropical Freeze
6:33 Hyrule Warriors Defnitive Edition
6:52 Pokemon Quest
7:04 Sushi Striker
7:15 Mario Tennis Aces
7:31 Captain Toad Treasure Tracker
7:55 Xenoblade Chronicles 2 Torna - The Golden Country
8:23 Super Mario Party
8:52 Pokemon Let's Go
9:26 Super Smash Bros Ultimate
10:25 Super Mario Bros Deluxe
10:38 Tetris 99
11:07 Yoshi Crafted World
11:24 Nintendo Labo Toy-Con
11:34 Box Boy + Box Girl
11:47 Cadence of Hyrule
12:07 Super Mario Maker 2
12:37 Fire Emblem Three Houses
13:09 Astral Chain
13:19 Super Kirby Clash
13:28 Zelda Link's Awakening
13:39 RingFit Adventure
13:58 Luigi's Mansion 3
14:22 Mario & Sonic Olympic Games
14:29 The Stretchers
14:39 Pokemon Sword & Shield
15:19 Brain Training
15:25 Tokyo Mirage Sessions FE Encore
15:52 Pokemon Home
16:02 Pokemon Mystery Dungeon Rescue Team DX
16:18 Animal Crossing New Horizons
16:47 Good Job
16:52 Jump Rope Challenge
16:58 Xenoblade Chronicles Defnitive Edition
17:37 Clubhouse 51 Games
17:54 Pokemon Cafe Remix
18:07 Paper Mario Origami King
18:35 Super Mario 3D All-Stars
19:25 Kirby Fighers 2
19:49 Super Mario Bros. 35
20:13 Mario Kart Live Circuit
20:24 Part-time UFO
20:33 Pikmin 3 Deluxe
21:11 Hyrule Warriors Age of Calamity
21:24 Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury
21:48 Pac-Man 99
22:09 New Pokemon Snap
22:27 Famicom Detective Club
22:43 Miitopia
22:59 Game Builder Garage
23:21 Mario Golf Super Rush
23:41 Zelda Skyworld Sword
24:05 Pokemon Unite
24:20 WarioWare Get It Togethor
24:58 Metroid Dread
25:26 Mario Party Superstars
25:59 Pokemon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl
26:22 Big Brain Academy
26:48 Pokemon Legends Arceus
27:23 Kirby Forgotten Land
27:45 Nintendo Switch Sports
28:03 Mario Strikers Battle League
28:23 Fire Emblem Warriors Three Hopes
28:46 Xenoblade Chronicles 3
29:35 Kirby's Dream Buffet
29:53 Splatoon 3
30:15 Mario+Rabbids Sparks of Hope
31:01 Bayonetta 3
31:21 Pokemon Scarlett & Violet
32:30 Fire Emblem Engage
33:10 Metroid Prime Remastered
33:28 Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe
33:49 Cereza and the Lost Demon
34:06 Advance Wars 1+2 Re-Boot Camp
34:15 Zelda Tears of the Kingdom
34:55 Everybody 1-2 Switch
35:11 Pikmin 4
35:28 F-Zero 99
35:47 Detective Pickachu Returns
35:57 Super Mario Bros Wonder
36:30 Wario Ware Move It!
36:40 Super Mario RPG
37:04 Another Code Recollection
37:15 Mario vs Donkey Kong
37:35 Princess Peach Showtime
38:01 Endless Ocean Luminous
38:09 Paper Mario The Thousand-Year Door
38:43 Luigi's Mansion 2
38:58 Nintendo World Championship NES Edition
39:45 Emio The Smiling Man
40:03 Zelda Echoes of Wisdom
40:23 Mario Party Jamboree
41:24 Mario & Luigi Brothership
42:03 Donkey Kong Country Returns
42:14 Xenoblade Chronicles X Definitive Edition
42:52 Metroid Prime 4 Beyond
Thanks man
My goat
Holy fuck thank you bro
2 things.
1. Its a PERSONAL Tierlist. Get over it that the game you like isn't were YOU would put it.
2. Jacob objectively got such a humongus visual update. My brother you got frikin handsome. What a glowup really.
Astral Chain should have gotten higher (example of a comment made by a 1 minute in viewer, that is the joke, also fuck off bots)
Can't wait for Jacob: Switch 2 edition.
its real jarring when it shows young alpharad
alpharad doesnt know that i know his address
@@slurples149no sir, this is SIMPING.
and i agree with them.
YESSS WE LOVE XENOBLADE APPRECIATION🎉
I am here to spread melia propaganda, hate me if you will, but shes better than fiora
NOOO WE HATE XENOBLADE APPRECIATION
this is the place
No way it's tomatosauce
@@mr.stuffdoer8483 you have lost lung privileges
the “okay fine i will download it now” absolutely killed me. i really hope you’re enjoying the peak that is xenoblade x
40:48 it’s crazy cuz there’s 110 mini games, and yet it feels like you only ever see the same 5 every time you play
I've actually played a good majority of the Switch's catalog, so I'm going to harsh on Alpharad's ranking.
Edit 1: Haven't finished the video, but I need to say it's a CRIME Part Time UFO isn't at the very least in the "Worth it" tier, because that game is just joy incarnate! Plus, it has an amazing soundtrack!
Pls report back with your findings. 🙏
If tears of the kingdom isn’t at the very top we riot
@@OfficerSheevaMunacoUTTPreset character now
@@AU_Dynamon
Don’t feed it, it’s tempting, I know.
Yeah ok buddy. You definitely have over 1k dollars spent on video games
"the character design is great" for arms then showing only twintelle is CRAZY we all know what you are jacob
Jarvis, play the "10,000 screenshots of Purah" clip
Real recognize real
A gender reversal snow bunny?
18:10 YESSS, I don't hear anywhere near enough people talking about how amazing Origami's King's soundtrack is. The battle mechanics aren't the best, but it has genuinely one of my favorite game soundtracks of all time
how are you everywhere
I LOVE ORIGAMI KING BUT COLOUR SPLASH IS BETTER
Sixty nine likes?! Allow me to take that away
Bro how did the police dude comment on every comment
Yes, thats my favorite soundtrack of all time!
16:58 the sheer joy I felt when Alpharad placed xenoblade among the best games he played is indescribable. Xenoblade 1 is such a great video game.
My headphones broke, so I’m using subtitles and pretending I can hear Alpharad’s beautiful voice
Little bro doesn't know what speakers are
FORGOTTEN LAND IS PEAK AND I WILL DIE ON THIS HILL. Like opinions are opinions but the DISRESPECT is UNREAL
1ST WARNING TROLL! MY VIDEO IS BETTER THAN THIS ABSURDLY INCOHERENT & SOULLESS POLSYOG
. .. .
@@OfficerStreetCrasherUTTP pack it up lil bro
if botw isn’t peak then forgotten land isn’t peak
@ThundoorYTjust report and move on
I can't believe Jacob hasn't even fought the final boss of Resident Evil 2 in a Kirby game yet
Three Houses is probably my favourite Switch game and Fire Emblem game, glad he gave it some leeway.
Also nice to see that Engage only is high because of the gameplay and not for the story and characters which are awful
Tbh I honestly liked three houses gameplay more because it’s simple and not too overpowered. The exploring the area is also significantly better in three houses
@@icecontrol1 yea while I agree with him that gameplay wise engage is better but 3 houses deserves to be ahead of engage because the story and characters just make me care about it way more even if I don't think it's gameplay is quite as good as engages.
@@icecontrol1 gameplay isn’t even that good, and that’s just for the core levels. Everything else? Terrible. Yes, please IS, give me an atrociously boring flying minigame that takes literal minutes and gives you absolutely no benefit. Make a fishing game that takes minutes of button spam for no benefit. Give me exercise games that were definitely never playtested on harder difficulties. Give me a pointless hub area to recheck after every fucking battle.
People hate the monastery but it was both skippable and beneficial while still being more enjoyable.
Similar boat here, it was actually his video on it that made me check it out, and now its my favourite game of all time! I just love that story, world and characters so much!
hey jacob your friend skootish here. WOULD LOVE a 3d All stars case! hope to hear back! Have a GREAT day! Amazing video 10/10
-Skootish
get this man some mario stat
Is this where we order our 3d all stars cases? I’m gonna place my starting bid anyways with $60.01
Me too dawg
Me too If there’s any left😅
Is this the line for asking for 3d all stars?
30:07 I’m sorry, EVERYONE is telling you that 2 is better than 3????? EXCUSE ME????????????? In EVERYTHING except for the paid dlc and update cycle, 3 beats 2 by a LARGE margin. The pacing of the multiplayer is far better, at really ANY level of play, and I will hear nothing against that statement.
I gotta hope the people saying that were either only talking about octo expansion or just big Shifty's Station fans
@@CitrusUprisingwe can hope…
Basically it's just that octo expansion is pretty much peak. But now 3 has a fantastic story mode on par with it or better in terms of gameplay (story was a bit lacking) and the whole rougelite mode that I sunk a bunch of time into, Salmon Run is actually good now, all the multiplayer is the best it has been, and the hub worlds and unlockables have more charm and personality than ever. Kinda cool that they're releasing third kits for 30 weapons over the next two days
@@chalupa8940YES OMG, the shadowdropped update is INSANE 😭
My ultimate opinion is that if youre a big three houses fan who loves the characters? Play three Hopes. Its worth it. It is, in my opinion, better than three houses at character writing.
42:57 YOU DIDNT PUT BLUEY THE VIDEO GAME ON HERE 💔
OR FREEDOM PLANET 2?! YOU PLAYED THE FIRST GAME JACOB ALPHARAD!!! WHERE IS THE SEQUEL?!?!?!
OR LIVE A LIVE MY GOAT
This is such a nostalgia trip going through the whole lifecycle hahahah. I didn't even play 90% of these games but now I realize that just following the discourse encompasses the background of a ton of formative experiences in my life from the start of the switch all the way until end. Good times man.
Alternate Title: Ranking every Switch 2 game (except for 2 games)
And this is why I'm going to wait for a special edition switch 2.
he didnt rank Fortnite for the Nintendo Switch 2 though
Where is Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3?! That game was switch exclusive AND ITS SO FUN!!
16:56 JUMP ROPE CHALLENGE IS UNIRONICALLY ONE OF THE MOST FUN GAMING EXPERIENCES I'VE EVER HAD
The General Consensus for Origami King is „I like most things about the Game, except the Battle System“,
And then there‘s me „I like most things about the Game, including the Battle System“ which makes the Game PEAK for me
This guy is gonna be shocked when he plays X and sees literally himself as a character
Al(pharad)
Al might be a little more autistic than alpharad
"I think 7 has a phenomenal story, 9 rivals it"
I never thought I'd hear these words from another human being. My goat.
I know right? My thoughts exactly. I like gen 5s story but I really think its considered the best out of biased, my story ranking would be gen 7 first, then gen 9, then gen 5.
People forget gen7 (SM only, USUM had like 70% story unchanged, and the changed 30% is shit) story is actually good because of the cutscene galore.
HASSEL AND BRASSIUS ARE GAY SCARVI HAS OLD MAN YAOI
13:07 you have legs?
This is a great tier list for someone who's never owned a Nintendo console and am planning on getting a used switch. Played most of the older pokemon games on emulators and Legends arceus and Scarlet on an emulator too.
Really excited to finally legally own some pokemon on something other than pokemon go. Nice that my local library has basically all switch games available.
Fire Emblem Engage in Peak tier absolutely based take
Snipperclips and 1-2 switch making up most of the launch is insane looking back
They knew they were selling well with Breath of the Wild
i thought about this with the very solid switch 2 launch, the switch 1 launch was sooo bad
The amount of clips I have on my Switch that's just Metroid Dread (the other majority being Xenoblade 3 screenshots) because I just felt so badass whenever I did anything remotely impressive in that game is insane. It's genuinely in my top 3 games of all time and one of the first games I ever bothered trying to speedrun just for fun (and for the completion too but that was more motive for me to play it again) and I could honestly gush about this game for so long. It's gorgeous, perfected the Metroid formula and if I had it on release, it would've been my game of the year.
My problem was that the 60 dollar game competes with a very prolific metroidvania indie game space. Also EMMI was less scary and more annoying to me
I am offended by the fact that you dared to have opinions about Nintendo games.
Truuuuuuuuuue
Okami HD was missed and i'm disapointed because it is SUCH a great game and remake. It deserved to be in peak if it was on the list.
calling $15 "a couple dollars" would be so messed up if it wasn't true given the context of other games
You need to go back to Astral chain one day or if it ever gets an fps boost, the first 2 chapters are pretty limited in combat, but every chapter after just keeps getting better, very underrated game wish it would get a sequel someday!
Genuinely my favourite switch game. I remember seeing the reveal trailer and deciding instantly I was going to get it.
I have two thoughts about Astral Chain
1: ACAB
2: Police jojo's is absolutely peak, and the gameplay is amazing
I hate when games do that, just be good from the start ffs
@HoonterKuron Sometimes you need a big runway for a longer flight yknow, gets harder to do right when there's alot of mechanics to teach
I’ll literally buy a Switch 2 exclusively for an Astral Chain sequel I’m not even kidding! That shit was so peak!
Either my standards are so low, that shouldn’t be categorized as a sapient being, or I got the most stable Pokemon Violet on the Switch.
Same, I liked Violet
Not to brag, but one of my pokemon keeps clipping through the floor in battle (only ever him, none of my others) and my shiny luxray keeps having texture glitches where it will be the wrong colours all over.
Having said that, I also love sword and shield so it’s not like I can judge. It’s def got good qualities, I just wish it worked on a technical sense a bit better
I liked The game, it's probably one of my most played games on the switch,but it does have problems
When did you buy the game? Because I played it a year after release and a lot of the issues were patched. It still has some technical issues, but nothing like how other people describe it
@@cathal_account9815got it on launch, but have played it sporadically since then. I still get the pokemon in the floor glitch on the switch 2 so
Im gonna be honest im only coming here to see his fire emblem rankings
Im back to say that he's peak and based in his fire emblem rankings
@@TheFinalHedghogThank you for the update, I'm now gonna watch the video to see his fire emblem rankings to see if he was truly based
Fire Emblem is a washed up franchise and will never have the dignity it used to have
@@brandonwilliams6119 yeah we rather sleep through 10 minute long enemy phases like in FE7 or FE8 and rather deal with berserk and entrap staff bs a la kaga
@@TheFinalHedghog I’m here to say he’s cringe and washed in his FE rankings.
I first saw your channel in 2018, Alpharad. Yes, I believe it was a video on Mario Tennis Aces that drew me to your genius humor...
I have played my share of Mario games on Switch. Let me give my two cents on some of 'em. Super Mario Odyssey is certainly a definitive game on the system; I place it closer to thr middle of my list. It's got ambition, but I'm more of a sucker to linear Mario adventures like 3D World. Your videos on Odyssey, however, are hilarious!
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is a game that lasted so long. Even then I place it as an easy S-tier. The base game was already brilliant along with a much better Battle mode. As for the Booster Course Pass, I can't bring myself to be salty about double the courses (even with the downgraded graphics). We even got some extra characters that fixed the roster in my book. Yeah, I think I'll love 8 Deluxe forever...
Super Mario Party was my favorite game on Switch for the longest time. Jamboree has since taken that title, but I still really dig Super if only for its roster and fun extra modes. Superstars? I like it. I think it's a tad held back by relying on past content, but I'll say it's a _much_ better legacy game than Mario Party: The Top 100. Switch did Mario Party well.
Mario Golf: Super Rush is interesting. I can agree that after World Tour -- one of my favorite games of all time -- Super Rush was a big step down. Still? I like it quite a bit. I...actually enjoy it a _little_ more than Toadstool Tour; the Speed Golf adds a bit of 3D platforming in the mix, and the core gameplay is generally easier and stresses me out less.
Mario sports games get a bad rap on the Switch; Golf is my favorite with Tennis Aces not far behind. Mario Strikers: Battle League is near my bottom, not because of its lack of content, but rather due to Strikers always being my least favorite of the "core" Mario sports. The Tokyo Olympics are a cute send-off to Mario & Sonic crossing over.
New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe...is honestly one of my favorite 2D Marios. Even on Wii U I liked Mario U a lot. Deluxe adding any character to select for player 1 and Toadette as a Quality of Life character makes it worth the double purchase to me. Super Mario Bros. Wonder is a great return to 2D Mario. By the time I got this game, I paid less attention to being "right" on social media. With that in mind, Wonder on its own is a nice time. I found the Special World kinda whatever and its world map a bit confusing, but I still played through it a dozen times. I like SMB Wonder, even if I slightly prefer the four NSMBs. Yeah...
Whoooo! That was a lot. Altogether, I enjoy the Nintendo Switch. I put it as my #5 system. Discovering your channel and enjoying your content was a major highlight, Alpharad. Thank you...
Nice video.
31:40 cant wait in 8 years when alpharad does "ranking every game in switch 2" and he puts scarlet and violet in the list out of spite
Cadence of Hyrule in console bangers -> this is the perfect tier list ! The mere existence of this game is a miracle, and somehow it managed to rival the quality of first-party zelda games.
It’s always a pleasure to see you give love to Xenoblade! I started playing through DE a few years ago thanks to your recommendation, and I can confirm that it still remains a peak experience several years later :)
I also started with DE and freaking ran with it, was flabbergasted by how good this series was. 2 and 3 fully made me realise that Xenoblade is one of my favourite game series of all time and I can't thank people recommend DE enough for getting me into it :D
No monster hunter on this list is a crazy choice. MHGU and Sunbreak are literally the best games on the console without exception
Real, the games should even have their own separate tier. Cuz their so peak
MHRise/Sunbreak is no longer a switch exclusive so in my opinion I don’t think it should count even though I agree it’s absolute peak, but MHGXX not being on this list is definitely a crime that game is amazing
@BenjaminCox-x6v Mario kart and botw aren't really switch exclusives either to my knowledge
i came here expecting a ranking of "EVERY" switch game but he literally excluded the best switch games what
Yup i'm watching for his opinion on the greatest game franchise and it didn't even shows up
Hey Jacob, will there be Mario Kart World gameplay with Jaiden and the gang in the future?
I’m so surprised to see where you placed Fire Emblem Engage. I know so many people who didn’t enjoy it so it makes me happy to see another person loving the game
U dare disrespect the thing that changed my life, no my existence botw? Bruh
On the other hand its complete dogshit and not a real zelda game
@@dhruvgandhi4333 6/10 ragebait
@@robboss5950the five powers you get are circle bomb, square bomb, freeze, magnet, and time stop, all of which you get at the start. Not even including durability or lack of straightforward progression, overall it’s probably the worst zelda game including all the 2D ones
@@dhruvgandhi4333lmao this fella😂
@@dhruvgandhi4333 fair enough, but did you like totk?
As someone who just upgraded from a WiiU to a Switch 2, thanks for a quick rundown of my launch titles
damn bro woke up from a coma
@@roachdoggjr7020 Bought WiiU Day 1, got burned, "I'll skip the next one, what's another 4 years if it's good?", then just got super stubborn about it
im sorry you had to play with a wii u, it was my only console for a VERY LONG while and for like half of the switch's lifespan... i feel your agony
@@tvftw1 I can totally see that and then it's like switch 2 has to be soon right and just kept going XD.
@@tvftw1i get that, I knew people in a similar situation especially with switch pro rumors all the way in 2018
I love Alpharad's undying love for Xenoblade
Very happy to see engage in peak. It's so good (gameplay wise). In general, the fire emblem games with the best gameplay have bad stories(see conquest). On the opposite side, the games with the best stories have bad gameplay(echoes and three houses). The closest the series has gotten to both good story and gameplay is the tellius games, which if you try playing on non emulator is really slow animation wise.
The sacred stones erasure is crazy
@@maximeminassian6002sacred stones has some eh gameplay. The enemies are literally made of paper in that game and there are quite a few maps that are genuinely awful like ghost ship, village of silence, and scorched sands (although this one would be fine if it were defeat both bosses rather than rout the enemy)
@@Xenonfuji and that’s not the case with Path of Radiance ?
@@maximeminassian6002there's nothing as bad as ghost ship in path of radiance
@@Xenonfuji Strange Lands is way worse than Phantom Ship
13:14 Alpha just saying it was ok whilst the chat is going off. I agree with the chat.
32:32 another thing about FE Engage is that... that game looks amazing. I get that many people might not enjoy the art style and art direction, but Engage has gorgeous visuals considering the engine it has to work with. The best of Fire Emblem imo. Compare any enviroment within the Somniel to something from Three Houses' Garreg Mach Monastery and it's no contes.
Visually gorgeous, the characters designs could be better (interview from the artist said she is used to only designing female child-like characters as a VTuber designer so doing males and older females felt weird to her) id love if we got Kozaki, Hidari, or Wada/Senri again. 3H is a very very ugly game, that only 3Hopes made me love how 3H looked.
@@ZytenEspadai think 3h's ugliness adds to its charm, personally. it made the world feel grittier (though the aimless npcs getting stuck in each other's paths was unfortunate), whilst i dont really buy engage's whole world war shebang cause of the guy with pastel flowers on his hair and and lace suspenders.. oh but slap those guys on a keychain and BOOM. instant peak character design
Seeing modern fire emblem fans debating which pile of slop is better is always fun. I will admit that the story and characters of three houses are good, but they’re still not even top 5 in the series.
@@Steflora found the Genealogy fan.
@@batmanbud2 literally 😂😂
I honestly think Jacob is right. BotW definitely was consol defining and whenever there was a game that wasn't as much optimized as it *cough cough* pokemon *cough cough* it's been immediately compared to either BotW or TotK. It wasn't just console defining, it's been genre defining. Despite all that I think it's correct to place it in Console definitely anyway BUT only because I think something console defining is its own tier arguably even above peak
Also not having played any Mario game. I think SMO should be in console defining but that's under the premise that peak and console defining are switched
Can't believe the tierlist didn't include RAINCODE: Master Detective Archives, I love that game and hope they make a sequel
oh i remember the naegiri cope the day raincode was announced.. dr fans will see a pupil with a lighter colored ring in it and screech
Raincode, SMT V and V Vengance, The Thousand Year Line, SMT III HD, Persona 5 Strikers, Persona 5 Tactica, P3 and P4 remasters, The Great Ace Attorney (yes, it's I know it's a 3DS game but it wasn't officially available in the west until the Switch, same for AA: Investigations 2).
Yup. Many missing games.
Ok but where's Octopath Traveler and OT2? Both are such good games that brought in the HD-2D style and they're both so good
I was wondering this the entire video!! and I know Jacob at least knows them if not played them because the soundtrack was in some of his videos... Genuinely in my top 5 of switch games tbh
this is just my opinion and maybe it’s unpopular I dunno but I hated that game, I found it obnoxiously boring. Just not my style ig
@@PillowcasethegreatHonestly understandable, the grind can be super tedious and the character stories can fall flat because they're so disconnected.
For myself though, I love JRPGs and the graphics and music were absolutely phenomenal so it was my favourite game on the switch. I don't think anything will come close to beating the true final boss and listening to the credits theme roll with all 8 character's motifs in the background.
@@coolmancool29honestly the only “jrpg” style game I could get into was expedition 33 and I think that game is probably top 20 games of all time.
If you like Expedition 33 just wait until you hear about the games that inspired it lmao
The tier list didn't have the Xenoblade 3 DLC like it did with Torna, despite the two being quite similar in terms of launch. Regardless, I'd love to hear you talk more about your favorite games
I imagine it's probably because 3's DLC didn't get a separate release. Weirdly, you could buy just Torna physically. The source for the list of games probably excluded Future Redeemed because of that.
@@paetolus That's what I was thinking too, but I really did want to hear Alpha's take on Future redeemed, and moreover each Xenoblade game individually due to the absolute depth of each game and the amount of PEAK they are as well
23:42 as someone who’s played Super Rush as their first Mario golf, I can’t say I get the constant criticism I hear for this game, I genuinely think it’s fun and it has a unique roster with picks like King Bob-omb and Ninji, what is it that this game has that makes it worse than the rest of the series?
I genuinely don’t understand why people hate on this game. I have over 200 hours on it and play it all the time. I remember playing a different Mario golf game on the GameCube when I was a child and it’s not too different from super rush at all.
For me at least, the big disappointment is loss of control. I played...too much...of Toadstool Tour, and the amount of control you have over your shot when you do a manual shot makes it for me. If you factor wind and elevation correctly, and are spot on with your timings, you can get the shot you want every time. Super high skill ceiling that I never fully hit, but the fact it was there was great. Super Rush refuses to give this to you, you will always have variance with the hook/slice arrow, and it's completely unavoidable. It's made worse if you full power your shot, but even a low power shot has risk. Try to spin it left, but oh no you sent it left due to RNG and now you're way off! It diminishes the skill factor significantly.
The other thing that's admittedly more of a personal gripe, I don't like how the special shots are all centered on disrupting opponents and are not created equal (Ninji/Koopa being a lot more situational due to the bounce, etc) - the basic bitch power shots in TT may be boring visually by comparison but you didn't feel disincentivized from using them, nor did you screw over your friends by using a power shot. I hate feeling like I'm being actively mean by using a power shot when playing with friends.
35:03 Yes & despite that that, it still out sold Cereza & The Lost Demon. I want to die.
I always forget alpharad is a xenoblade fan, great to see it every time
33:10 Is it weird to say I was on the edge of my seat waiting for you to rank Engage? I always feel like Engage is shit on by the "Fire Emblem Fans" who stare straight ahead and say, "bad story, engage gimmick sucks, hub is boring" like pre-programmed drones who get all their takes from Reddit, because when I played it I saw how Engage took everything GOOD from modern and classic Fire Emblem and made a truly FUN game. Inventory? Good. Legendary weapons? Good. Stave durability? (Hot take but) GOOD. Upgrading weapons? GOOD! The entire (I believe) new engraving system? SO GOOD. THE MAPS?? INCREDIBLE. I LOVE the Engage maps, some of the best in the series, hands down, and yes, that is INCLUDING the ones that come with the DLC that are just remakes of older games maps. The animations are so cool (Kagetsu crit), the music is PHENOMENAL. I just really like Engage. But is it better than Three Houses?
Gameplay wise?
Yea.
Engage probably is a better 'game' than three houses as a package but I'd always rank three houses higher due me enjoying the characters, music, story and hub more. The gameplay in engage is arguably better but the three houses experience for me made me even engage with the combat more than I did in engage as well as I was more immersed. Idk if I'm conveying my opinion we'll but I did not feel the same way I felt playing three houses when I played engage.
Well*
@HaydenIngz No I know what you mean, with Engage I'm only really able to remember a handful of characters, but Three Houses? I remember everyone from every house, what their proficiencies are, specific character traits about them (ex: Ingrid is racist, Sylvain is a himbo, Raphael is a himbo, Felix is a himbo)
A big part of any Fire emblem games are the characters, just like how the most important part of any Pokémon games are the new Pokémon’s. Engages character designs remind me more of genshin impact than Fire emblem and the writing is awful to the point where it is genuinely too cringy to sit through. There is a reason why engage was no whereas near as popular as three houses and not memorable at all, the game absolutely warrants criticism as the fanbase does want another fe games just like this.
…it doesn’t have durability? Also engraving is more annoying than anything, the benefits are incredibly small with some having comically big drawbacks compared to another which only gives nearly identical benefits
Also just because a lot of people express an opinion even you seem to share does not make it an invalid criticism. The story is worse than most Pokemon games, the engage gimmick feels incredibly stupid and takes away from traditional unit building by having a select few who get blatantly superior abilities for free, and the hub is atrocious, with some of the least fun minigames I’ve ever played.
this was a pretty solid ranking, I understand you put forgottrn land there. But, if you finished it... It's kind of my favorite video game of all time.
I found this channel in 2018, this feels like the end of an era 🤧
Legends Arceus is definitely one of the best switch releases and marks a turning point in Pokemon games in general
Jacob I can't BELIEVE you've never played Good Job. Play it on Alpharad Platinum, I implore you. It's incredibly funny.
From a fan of the Xenoblade series, the story is there to give it context and gives a pass. But I spent easily 200+ hours even without online and the story takes a HUGE stepback if you're into grinding for levels and equipment just until your story allows it to unlock new stuff. You can definitely run ahead though to harder areas even when you're in say for instance chapter 3, or you can try to focus on the story and level up as you need, it's pretty open on how you want to play.
2:20 This part made me sub
Finally someone show love for this game
13:06 THE FELL STAR HAS REVEALED THEMESELF
Idc what you say Jacob, Jump Rope Challenge is Peak, if not Greatest Game Ever Made
Ya know, an Arms 2 would have been a good launch or first year title for the Switch 2, while we wait for Splatoon 4. Because a month after Arms came out, Splatoon 2 came out, completely taking over Nintendo's PvP market. Between the new console and Splatoon being on hiatus, I really don't think Arms 2 would have a better window for a while. Sad it won't happen though.
18:10 i still cannot believe this game has Eurobeat in its soundtrack. That shit is my phone alarm. beyond Banger
wait IT HAS EUROBEAT!?
19:10 wait jacob can I buy one from you pls ;-;
Yeah same here ✌️
Plssss 😢
🙏 😔
Same
I'll take one too
looking forward to the collab vid where failboat straps you to a chair and hits you with the saw "would you like to play a game" and boots forgotten land for you and makes you finish it
You HAVE to play Astral Chain more than a day. It's PHENOMENAL. The combag feels limited if you play for a day, but it opens up so much. Also ACAB and Police Jojo mixed together. It sparks joy in my brain😊
BotW and tears not peak immediately discredits the list
It's an even worse list when that mid mario tennis game is placed on the same tier as BOTW and higher than TOTK💀🤦♂️
I couldn’t believe my eyes and ears
nah that immediately made him based
....Where is Triangle Strategy? It's SO GOOD, how was it not mentioned at all?!
I think hes more of a square guy
Man im so conflicted about engage. Like I can have a ton of fun with a goofy and blatantly fanservicey game as a puyo puyo tetris fan, but like. it just feels so wrong in a mainline fire emblem game. I’m kind of surprised at how important the aesthetic and vibes of an fe game ended up being for me tbh. I even liked fates more because the character designs are way better than engage’s imo (for the most part. I do like that the game has more diversity in skin tone though that’s fantastic). If the game had the same gameplay, but the tone of the other games, story complexity of jugdral and tellius, and the amount of thought put behind the characters that three houses put in (most of) theirs, it’d be peak.
TL;DR Geneaology remake when
It is a personal tierlist but even as a massive engage fan i can agree to some degree. Fates hits hard with its designs, but engage went this weird route not that I mind new direction but the direction was just off putting for some characters and they do fall in line woth gimmicks from Fates. But the biggest problem is they dont allow their characters to breath around the Emblems, which is a fun and interesting mechanic but ruins it storywise, its blatant fan service and definitely feels too corporate for my liking (though I can grow to love some engage characters the same way I do for other characters, they just kinda exist without much thought put into them after their arc.) I love Alcryst and Ivy but they kinda fall off the wayside after their relevance is concluded.
Wow, seeing someone in this comment section talking about fire emblem that has actually played more than two fire emblem games is surprising. Good take.
Saying that warioware get togheter is a peak and warioware move it is bad is just wild
24:21 the way his reaction syncs with the music is crazy satisfying
Legends arceus is probably the first time ive actually struggled against a pokemon trainer. Yes, it was bs volo, yes its because he cheats, but still.
9:33 i agree with alpharad smash is peak let no one tell you otherwise
Hey Alpharad, Pilapino here. Let me know where I should send you my address for one of those Mario 3D All-Stars copies. Appreciate it!
The words “we gon’ be alright” are more culturally impactful than Eminem’s entire career, and that’s being respectful
37:05 Apparently this turned out to be a pretty bad remake. The original's puzzles relied so much on the DS's unique features. In the Switch version most of the puzzles are either oversimplified or outright removed and not replaced with anything
38:56 I asked :(
am i missing a bit or does jacob just not know the difference between "forgetful" and "forgettable"
what are the games forgetting?
@@ceebailzhow to be good
@@ceebailz The game is so forgettable even the game forgot it existed
Dear Jacob “Funny Internet Man” Alpharad:
On behalf of the Miitopia lovers community and as the self proclaimed biggest Miitopia fan, thank you for affirming Miitopia for what it is: absolute peak gaming. The soundtrack, story and gameplay (not to mention the Mii editor) is among the greats of Nintendo.
PS- Do not attempt to 100% it. It is genuinely hell on earth. You will not have fun. You will cry. Thank you again.
2:25 YEAH!
7:49 Dammit...
12:14 WE ARE SO BACK!
Is it worth valuing the opinion of the man who put Mario Tennis Aces and BoTW in the same tier?
And on the same tier as TOTK💀Not to mention Pokemon S&V over both BOTW and TOTK is insane
Master ragebaiter at 0:39
if pokemon quest isnt top tier im unsubbing
im unsubbing
FR HES RAGEBAITING SO HARD 🥲🥲
There’s 1 game you haven’t played Monster Hunter Rise and it’s DLC
I’m so glad you agreed that FE: Engage is peak. I agree the story in that game is so bad but the gameplay is absolutely amazing
And yet people will still rate 3H higher cause the story is better. Double standards is hilarious. I agree Engage is peak and my honey moon phase of 3H has ended for a long time.
@ZytenEspada People are allowed to think that, though? Story is an incredibly important part of a story game
@@ZytenEspada People would be right. I haven’t played either of those games in at least a year, but three houses is the one I remember because the story stuck with me. The gameplay was pretty awful, but engage’s gameplay was also extremely boring once the new toy syndrome wore off. Neither of those games even come close to top 5 in the series though, so it’s always fun seeing modern fans argue over which mid game is better, not knowing that there’s a treasure trove of masterpieces that they could be playing instead
@@Steflora I’m a fire emblem fan who’s been playing the series since sacred stones. And I’m tired of annoying people like you who belittle new fans for liking modern games. It’s pathetic
Since I've actually played most of the Switch's library, I'll be critical of Alpharad's ranking.
Will you make a video on the switch 3 soon?
Xenoblade series do be peak though
A lot of what Alpharad covered with Sword and Shield was EXACTLY what I was thinking when the whole Sword and Shield dexit and graphics complaints were going around. “The tree doesn’t even look that bad!”. We got some BANGER character designs. Some favourites include Ball Guy, Bea, and Bede for me. And I genuinely adore so many of the Pokémon introduced in this generation.
All in all, this was a review of the console I got to grow up with, so I couldn’t help but feel nostalgic. I watched Alpharad and lots of other gaming RUclipsrs cover these games. I got to PLAY many of these games, and they hold a very special place in my heart. With the Switch 2 I’m not sure I want to keep buying Nintendo games. After Tomodachi Life in 2026, I’m going to wait and see if there’s a game I have a burning desire to play. With how expensive gaming is getting, my money is probably better spent elsewhere. But the run we had with this console was amazing!
Honestly this is a super honest and truthful tier list and I totally love that. Really gives up a look into Alpharad's game preferences, and the way all the explanations were articulated were super well done esp for being off the cuff.
Okay real comment HOW WAS ARMS ALMOST LIKE A DECADE AGO
W-where’s Future Redeemed? You’re telling me Torna got its own section but no Future Redeemed?!
Pfp checks out
Torna got a standalone release. Future Redeemed didn't. The tierlist is all Nintendo-published Switch releases.
Tears of the kingdom in anything below peak is wrong. It is top 3 switch games without debate.