Astral Chain director talks about his distress while developing the game and how Hideki Kamiya helped him
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Takahisa Taura was given his first shot at directing a game with Astral Chain. He had worked as a designer for a full decade prior, but that wasn’t enough to offset a bit of the uneasiness he felt.
Taura spoke about the distress he experienced while developing Astral Chain in a previous issue of Famitsu, which also featured supervisor Hideki Kamiya from PlatinumGames and Yoko Taro from Square Enix. It was Kamiya who ended up guiding him through while the team was “trying to nail down the action mechanics.”
Here’s our full translation of the interview excerpt:
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Sam & Max Save the World Remastered update out now on Switch (version 1.0.3), patch notes
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A new update recently went live for the Switch version of Sam & Max Save the World Remastered. The game is now at version 1.0.3.
Below are the full patch notes:
Open world action game Flying Hero X hitting Switch in February
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EpiXR and RedAndroid are bringing the open world action game Flying Hero X to Switch, according to an eShop listing. The title will be available digitally on February 4.
We have the following overview for Flying Hero X:
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Switch file sizes – Skyforge, Marchen Forest, Gods Will Fall, Story of Seasons: Pioneers of Olive Town, Blue Fire, more
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Listings on the eShops provide file sizes for a bunch of Switch games. These include Skyforge, Marchen Forest, Gods Will Fall, Story of Seasons: Pioneers of Olive Town, Blue Fire, and more.
Here’s the full roundup:
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Nintendo maintenance schedule – January 24, 2021
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Nintendo has updated its maintenance schedule for the coming week, with more downtime planned. Aside from a session for the Switch eShop, Nintendo Switch Online save data will be briefly impacted, and another period is lined up a few days from now involving network services.
Here’s the full schedule:
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Team Cherry on Hollow Knight: Silksong – appealing to new and old players, making Hornet expressive
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There’s no doubt that if you played the original Hollow Knight, you’ll be interested in Hollow Knight: Silksong. However, Team Cherry is hoping to grab new players as well.
The studio told EDGE this month that Silksong is intended to test players in a “comparable” way to the first game. At the same time, co-director Ari Gibson mentioned that the new title, with its own lore and characters, is intended to be “a perfect jumping on-point for new players.”
Gibson added:
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Re:Zero – Starting Life in Another World: The Prophecy of the Throne Collector’s Edition unboxing
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Spike Chunsoft has shared an official unboxing video for the Re:Zero – Starting Life in Another World: The Prophecy of the Throne Collector’s Edition. Watch it below.
Re:Zero – Starting Life in Another World: The Prophecy of the Throne releases for Switch on January 28 in Japan, January 29 in North America, and February 5 in Europe.
Kingdoms of Amalur: Re-Reckoning boxart, pre-orders open
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Earlier this week, THQ announced that it’s bringing Kingdoms of Amalur: Re-Reckoning to Switch. The RPG will be out in just a couple of months.
Kingdoms of Amalur: Re-Reckoning will be sold physically (complete with all content on the cartridge), and we have the boxart above. Amazon is currently taking pre-orders here. For those in the UK, it’s up here.
Kingdoms of Amalur: Re-Reckoning is lined up for a March 16 release on Switch. More information and a trailer can be found in our original post here.
A look at Bowser’s Fury settings in Mario 3D World for Switch, can adjust Bowser Jr. help
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One of the new aspects of Bowser’s Fury in Super Mario 3D World for Switch involves Bowser Jr. The character will be with you along the way and provides help by fighting enemies as well as uncovering power-ups. A friend can even play as Bowser Jr. in local co-op.
It looks like you’ll actually be able to adjust how often Bowser Jr. provides help. Nintendo sent out a Japanese screenshot of the settings for Bowser’s Fury, and while we can only seen one of the options, it equates to something like “from time to time” or “a little”.
Here’s a look at the settings:
Olija animated trailer
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IGN has shared a new animated trailer for the cinematic action-adventure game Olija. Take a look at the video below.
Olija launches for Switch via the eShop on January 28.
