The Rise Of The Golden Idol -nsp--update 1.3.0-... -

The original Switch release suffered from sluggish joystick cursor movement. Because The Rise of the Golden Idol requires pixel-perfect clicking (finding a specific cigarette butt in a trash pile or a serial number on a microfiche reader), the default dead zones were frustrating. Version 1.3.0 rebuilds the input handler. Touchscreen controls have also been refined for the OLED model, making dragging and dropping words instantaneous.

The 1.3.0 update addresses nearly all criticism leveled at the Switch port. At launch, reviewers praised the writing and puzzles but lamented technical roughness. Now, The Rise of the Golden Idol on Switch is arguably the definitive version—even compared to PC handhelds. The Rise of the Golden Idol -NSP--Update 1.3.0-...

Key improvements to the detective experience include: The original Switch release suffered from sluggish joystick

The version number might seem incremental, but Update 1.3.0 is anything but minor. Released in late September 2023 (with staggered rollouts across PC and consoles), this patch has now arrived for Nintendo Switch, distributed primarily via the NSP file format for custom firmware users and as a standard eShop patch for retail copies. Puzzle: submerged glyph tunnel with moving tiles

Here is the official changelog highlights:

Puzzle: submerged glyph tunnel with moving tiles.

Combat: Flood Guardians are slower but hit with splash AoE; avoid cornering.

Reward: Fragment B and a single-use Oxygen Amp (optional).