The Nintendo Switch offers portability for all its games, but not every game should be played on the go. Here are the top Switch games you should play docked.
One of the biggest draws to the Nintendo Switch was the ability to play stationary console quality games on the go. The Switch lets us take some of our favorite games that normally were homebound anywhere we want. However, some games lose quality or aren’t as enjoyable without a controller when in portable mode. Because the Switch is made for portability, it can be tough to tell which games are more fun to play when the Switch is docked. After playing many games, we have put together a list of games that we find to be more enjoyable on the Switch when it is docked. Here are the Nintendo Switch games you should play docked whenever you can. Further reading Super Mario Odyssey is a whimsical and creative platformer that plays relatively well in both docked mode and undocked mode the majority of the time, but there are a few moments when you’ll find docked mode to be preferable. Mario has access to a spin-attack using his cap that makes use of a spinning motion with the Joy-Con controllers. You can use the analog stick in the handheld mode to do this move, but it’s fast with the motion controls, and doing this with a handheld Switch requires you to spin the entire console. Read our full Super Mario Odyssey review. Id Software’s Doom reboot is a brilliant shooter, mixing fast-paced arcade-like control with gloriously gory kills. It runs surprisingly well on the Nintendo Switch, but you’ll run into a few problems when playing it undocked. The Joy-Con’s analog sticks aren’t as big as those on other game controllers, so you’ll find it harder to aim your weapon than if you were using a Pro Controller. The text displayed on the Switch’s screen is also comically tiny, so it will benefit from being played on a larger display. Read our full Doom review. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 is one of the few Nintendo Switch games that suffers noticeable downgrades when playing undocked. Resolution will be at 720 pixels when playing on your television, but take the system out of its dock and resolutions can drop to as low as 368p in certain areas.
