Dredge paid DLC “The Iron Rig” delayed to 2024
Posted on 6 months ago by Dawn in News | 0 comments
Team17 and Black Salt Games have been steadily releasing content for Dredge since the game’s release. The Iron Rig, the first piece of paid DLC for the game, was set to launch before the end of 2023, but has now been delayed to 2024.
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[Review] Silent Hope
Posted on 7 months ago by Dawn in Reviews, Switch | 0 comments
System: Switch
Release date: October 3, 2023
Developer: Marvelous
Publisher: XSEED
Some of the most recognizable video games in history have had silent protagonists, and although their success might not have been determined by this choice, it is nonetheless a very effective mechanic to facilitate player immersion. In the absence of a defined personality, the imagination is free to run wild, and the player can insert themselves into the game’s world and story using that character as a proxy. However, what if your player character’s silence wasn’t a choice? Silent Hope, the latest game from XSEED Games and Marvelous, takes this idea as its basic premise and thrusts you into the heart of the mystery, and while its gameplay is fun and enjoyable in short bursts, there is less to be said about it the longer that you play.
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Finest Hour is this week’s Arcade Archives game on Switch
Posted on 7 months ago by Dawn in News, Switch eShop | 0 comments
Hamster has announced Finest Hour as the latest Arcade Archives game on Switch. A worldwide release is planned for September 28, 2023.
A side-scrolling action game first released by Namco (now Bandai Namco Entertainment) in 1989, the player takes the role of a robot named Cygnus and must aim to reach a goal within the time limit. The game features jump and lock-on functions that the player will need to utilise to accomplist this.
Arcade Archives Finest Hour will cost $7.99 / €6.99 / £6.29 on the Switch eShop.
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[Review] Baten Kaitos I & II HD Remaster
Posted on 7 months ago by Dawn in Reviews, Switch | 0 comments
System: Switch
Release date: September 14, 2023
Developer: Monolith Soft / tri-Crescendo / logicalbeat
Publisher: Bandai Namco
Those who knew of Monolith Soft before their rise to fame with Xenoblade Chronicles will no doubt know them for their work on Xenosaga instead. Few will have heard of Baten Kaitos: Eternal Wings and the Lost Ocean and its prequel Baten Kaitos Origins, two titles that were released in the early 2000s on the Gamecube and were generally well-received, but failed to make a lasting impact with sales, and were largely forgotten about beyond occasional rumors of a third game being in the works or canceled that would surface from time-to-time over the years. Baten Kaitos I & II HD Remaster brings these two games to the Switch with enhanced visuals and quality of life features, and while both games are a product of the times and beginning to show their age in places, they hold up remarkably well and are worth experiencing for any fans of Monolith Soft’s later titles.
TemTem “Endless Night” update (version 1.5) now available, patch notes
Posted on 7 months ago by Dawn in News, Switch | 0 comments
An extensive new update has gone live for TemTem, bringing the game up to version 1.5. on Switch. This kicks off the Endless Night season in the game, and brings a wide variety of adjustment and bug fixes.
Full details can be found below:
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[Rapid Review] Fresh Start
Posted on 7 months ago by Dawn in Reviews, Switch | 0 comments
System: Switch
Release date: September 14, 2023
Developer: Awaken Realms
Publisher: Merge Games
Growing up, I never really believed that cleaning up could be a game. That was just a painfully transparent lie that my parents (no doubt inspired by Mary Poppins) told me in some effort to get me to tidy up, even knowing as I did that it was only going to get messed up again within five minutes. But as I grew older I learned that there was something very satisfying and rewarding about accomplishing a simple task, and Merge Games’ latest title, Fresh Start, aims to capitalize on that feeling through its cozy and relaxing gameplay. While it succeeds admirably on that front, it could have used a little more cleaning and polishing before it was brought over to the Switch, and the end result is a muddied experience that is tough to recommend.
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Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds Ultimate coming to Switch in 2024
Posted on 7 months ago by Dawn in News, Switch | 0 comments
Rocket Panda Games has announced that Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds Ultimate, a remastered version of the side-scrolling beat ’em up, will be coming to Switch next year. No exact release date was announced. The game has been rebuilt in Unreal Engine 5, and will feature enhanced visuals and new features.
Here’s an overview of the game and a trailer, courtesy of Rocket Panda Games:
Bud Spencer & Terence Hill – Slaps and Beans 2 launch trailer
Posted on 7 months ago by Dawn in Switch eShop, Videos | 0 comments
Today marks the arrival of arcade brawler sequel Bud Spencer & Terence Hill – Slaps and Beans 2, and publisher ININ Games have dropped a launch trailer to commemorate the occasion.
Famitsu review scores – September 20, 2023
Posted on 7 months ago by Dawn in General Nintendo, News | 0 comments
The latest Famitsu review scores for the week of September 20, 2023 are as follows:
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[Rapid Review] 30XX
Posted on 7 months ago by Dawn in Reviews, Switch eShop | 0 comments
System: Switch
Release date: August 24, 2023
Developer: Colorgrave
Publisher: Colorgrave
It would be fair to say that while Capcom hasn’t entirely abandoned the Mega Man franchise, it has been somewhat lax with support for it within recent times, favoring collective releases of past series rather than making entirely new games. It has fallen to smaller studios to carry the torch and deliver new experiences, and Battery Staple Games has risen to the occasion magnificently with 30XX, a follow-up to their previous take on the formula.
