If you weren't aware already, this is one of few titles that require you to play exclusively in
handheld mode since you only use the touchscreen.
Not exact matches
Since the Switch functions as both a multiplayer console and a dedicated single player
handheld, Nintendo is including an adventure
mode for players to explore.
Touch screen controls are also present in
handheld mode, and I have a feeling my preferred method of play might be a mixture of the two,
since dragging a finger to select chains felt natural in my brief time with it.
Now, normally I prefer to play Switch games in
handheld mode, for clearer graphics and better controls, however
since this game has little gameplay really, other than walking around and solving puzzles, I found the pro controller more than adequate.
Having played the basic, 60 - piece puzzles in all three control schemes, (Macbook touchpad, Pro Controller, and Switch touchscreen) I can easily say the Switch
handheld mode is the best way to play the game,
since you can easily touch and drag the tile you want in no time at all, which single - handedly cuts the time that it will take to clear puzzles by a significant amount.
The music is great, it's a treat to play on Switch's
handheld mode (
since there's no worry of input lag like you get on modern TVs) and while the analogue stick sections are a bit fiddly, everything else is brilliant.
Since you're going to be using your GamePad quite a lot in
handheld mode to really help recreate that Switch experience, you're going to need to invest in a bit of kit that will make that sometimes clunky peripheral a lot comfier to use.
Pinball FX3 leaves some things to be desired on the technical side of things, which can only be hoped to see fixed in the near future through an update
since it looks and performs rougher than even its predecessor on the Wii U and, at least in terms of performance in
handheld mode, worse than on the 3DS.
Of course,
since this is the Switch version, you can take Super Meat Boy on the road in
handheld mode.
These additional
modes come more highly recommended in an
handheld iteration of Mario Party,
since the «party» atmosphere of the game can gets lost on
handhelds.
Considering the Switch's touch - screen features in
handheld mode, this makes sense, but it's also rather worrying
since it almost sounds like this could end up being just another mobile port.