EDGE #396 review scores
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The latest EDGE review scores for issue #396 (May 2024 issue) are as follows:
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Unables launch trailer
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Forever Entertainment uploaded a final launch trailer for Unables. The puzzle game just dropped on Switch this week.
For more information about it, read the following overview:
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[Review] Llamasoft: The Jeff Minter Story
Posted on 1 month ago by Nicholas Serpa in Reviews, Switch eShop | 0 comments
System: Switch
Release date: March 13, 2024
Developer: Digital Eclipse
Publisher: Digital Eclipse
There have been some outstanding documentaries about video games released over the past few years, chronicling the development of major games like Psychonauts 2 and The Last of Us at a level of transparency that is quite rare in the secretive modern industry landscape. And while I adore these types of projects, what better way is there to experience a slice of gaming history than by playing through it? Llamasoft: The Jeff Minter Story is the latest attempt at an interactive history lesson from developer Digital Eclipse, and this project focuses on telling the story of the rise of the studio behind classic score-chasers like Gridrunner and Tempest 2000. This package compiles over 40 of Jeff Minter’s programs – not all of them are games, interestingly – alongside a swath of video interviews and documents to pore over. While I didn’t find every piece of the package inherently interesting, overall this a great glimpse into the mind of one of gaming’s earliest avant-garde developers, and there’s plenty of fun to be had along the way.
Balatro sales surpass one million copies
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March 6: Playstack and LocalThunk today announced a new sales milestone for Balatro, their poker-inspired roguelike deckbuilder that’s turned into a hit. Total sales have now surpassed 500,000 copies.
That number is based on worldwide sales across all platforms. The feat was accomplished in just ten days.
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GigaBash update out now, patch notes – Onslaught Mode: Mutants and more
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Heads up for GigaBash players as a big update has been made available on Switch, which adds an Onslaught Mode: Mutants, OtomaTEC HQ and Yeti Sanctuary maps in Battle Mode, and more. This comes as part of version 1.35.
Note that there are other aspects to the update as well. Tweaks, bug fixes, and UI adjustments are included.
Here’s the full rundown:
Whisker Waters release date set for April, new trailer
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February 15: Today, Maximum Entertainment and Underbite passed along the final release date for Whisker Waters. The title is on track for April 19, 2024.
Whisker Waters, a fantasy fishing RPG, was first confirmed for Switch last September. It was given a general 2024 launch window at the time.
Here’s an overview of the game:
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Switch eShop deals – Azure Striker Gunvolt 3, ENDER LILIES, Venba, more
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A number of new deals are up and running on the North American Switch eShop. These include the lowest prices ever for Azure Striker Gunvolt 3, ENDER LILIES, Venba, and more.
Here’s the full roundup:
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Animal Well release date set for May, new trailer
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Today, publisher Bigmode and developer Shared Memory announced the release date for Animal Well. Switch is getting the game on May 9, 2024.
Animal Well was revealed for Switch last April. At the time, it was given an early 2024 launch window.
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[Review] Death of a Wish
Posted on 1 month ago by Nicholas Serpa in Reviews, Switch eShop | 0 comments
System: Switch
Release date: March 11, 2024
Developer: melessthanthree
Publisher: melessthanthree
As I journeyed across the nightmarish, apocalyptic world of Death of a Wish, slaughtering through the countless waves of monstrosities that crossed protagonist Christian’s path, my journey to help him hunt down the forces that had decimated this place became a substantially more mysterious one than I had expected initially. This may be a combat-action game through and through, but beyond its narrow and polished gameplay focus lies a narrative web of opposing forces that’s just as compelling to untangle, even when the power of its relentlessly brooding atmosphere begins to fade. Death of a Wish is tightly-designed, fiendish action experience that rewards players who fully engage with its mechanics and world building, and despite some missed opportunities here and there, I enjoyed the time I spent with it.
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Highwater launch trailer
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Coinciding with the launch of Highwater comes a new launch trailer. The game appeared on new platforms this week, including Switch.
We have some information about the 3D adventure game, which features isometric turn-based combat, in the following overview:
