Star Ocean: The Second Story R comments on visual style and how it’s different from HD-2D
Posted on 1 year ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments
When Star Ocean: The Second Story R was revealed, some may have thought that the game is using an HD-2D art style like Octopath Traveler and Triangle Strategy. But while the two are similar in some ways, they’re actually different.
Producer and director Yuichiro Kitao clarified things in a recent interview with Famitsu. Kitao explained that the backgrounds “were made with real time 3D, and the characters were drawn with a special shader in a way that really sticks in the player’s memory.”
[Let’s Talk] Where should Xenoblade go from here?
Posted on 1 year ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Let's Talk, Switch | 0 comments
One of the news topics circulating this week is Xenoblade Chronicles series director Tetsuya Takahashi saying that if there’s another entry in the franchise, it would probably be pretty different. In a way that seems like something obvious to mention, but it’s also an interesting point of discussion.
There are many similarities across the Xenoblade games, but plenty of differences as well. Perhaps the most unique of the bunch was Xenoblade Chronicles X, which put a focus more on quests and less of a story plus rideable mechs. For the most part though, the series has been about exploring big worlds, getting wrapped up in the world and story (unless you want to discount X), appreciating the music, and taking on enemies in the real-time action-based battle system.
Having said that, where should Xenoblade go from here? What would you like to see in a theoretical new game? Let us know in the comments.
Marble It Up! Ultra gameplay
Posted on 1 year ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch eShop, Videos | 0 comments
Marble It Up! Ultra has received new gameplay showing the first three chapters. Following the original title’s launch in 2018, this new entry recently dropped on Switch.
Learn more about it in the following overview:
Shotgun King: The Final Checkmate gameplay
Posted on 1 year ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch, Videos | 0 comments
Following its launch on Switch this week, new gameplay has emerged for Shotgun King: The Final Checkmate. We have a total of 14 minutes of footage.
For further information about the title, check out the following overview:
Star of Providence, top-down action shooter, coming to Switch
Posted on 1 year ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch eShop | 0 comments
Star of Providence, which originally debuted in 2017 from Team D-13, is now heading to Switch. Big Mode will be publishing – though a release date has yet to be announced.
Star of Providence is a top-down action shooter with procedurally generated elements. A bunch of additional content is planned for the Switch launch, including new challenges, new characters, new enemies and bosses, new hazards, new music, new cartridges, new upgrades, new hacking mini-games, and new weapons.
More: Big Mode, Star of Providence, Team D-13
[Rapid Review] Vampire Survivors
Posted on 1 year ago by Dawn in Reviews, Switch eShop | 0 comments
System: Switch
Release date: August 17, 2023
Developer: Poncle
Publisher: Poncle
Every now and then a game will be released that breaks away from the labels that we use to define titles and will become a thing entirely unto itself. Vampire Survivors is one such game, having been met with massive success when it first launched last year. Part rogue-like, part bullet-hell, and entirely self-contained, it has already inspired several other titles that have tried to capture its unique magic. It is magic, I am very pleased to say, that is a perfect fit for the Switch, and a game that is more than worth your time.
More: highlight, Poncle, top, Vampire Survivors
Virgo Versus The Zodiac launch trailer
Posted on 1 year ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch eShop, Videos | 0 comments
A new launch trailer has come in for the recent Switch release Virgo Versus The Zodiac. It’s another look at the sci-fi/fantasy JRPG that just arrived on the system.
Here’s an overview from the eShop:
Trip World DX releasing on Switch next week
Posted on 1 year ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch eShop | 0 comments
A release date for Trip World DX has been revealed, and it turns out that it’ll debut next week. The eShop lists it for August 31, 2023.
Trip World DX, an updated version of the Game Boy original with new features, was previously announced back in April. More information can be found in the following overview:
More: Sunsoft, Trip World DX
Blasphemous II Switch gameplay
Posted on 1 year ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch, Videos | 0 comments
New gameplay is in for Blasphemous II, which just came to Switch this week. A little over a half hour of footage gives us a look at the Metroidvania title.
If you’re interested in learning more about it, read the following description:
More: Blasphemous II, Team17, The Game Kitchen
Switch eShop charts – August 26, 2023
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