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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 15 Comments

Bulgaria-based game studio Kyodai is developing Project Elea, a new first-person sci-fi interactive storytelling adventure. The game focuses on “humanity’s place in the universe, the nature of intelligence and the meaning of faith.”

Here’s an overview of Project Elea:

Playing as Elea, you will navigate the hallways, control rooms and ecosystems of Pilgrimage II, the ship set to colonize Solace, a yet unexplored Earth-like exoplanet. In order to save the ship and uncover the mystery behind the disappearance of pioneering mission Pilgrimage I 15 years ago, you’ll have to aid crippled Kazumi in fighting off an eccentric invasive intelligence that wants to take control, that has been waiting in the darkness of space, preparing…

As Elea explores clues and executes manual overrides to restore Kazumi’s hijacked virtual memory, she will slowly come to realize it’s the lapses in her own memory and the imprints of a personal tragedy that she must deal with first.

Project Elea, made with Unreal Engine 4, has a “fully explorable and beautifully created fictional world” ranging from claustrophobic space environments to open vistas and detailed interiors. Kyodai promises “a rich and unsettling narrative” and plenty of original gameplay scenarios. Interaction “with almost anything in the game” will be possible, and there will be logic puzzles to take on such as “periodic physically based distractions.”

Project Elea is targeted for a few platforms, including NX. You can check out the first teaser below.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Videos, Wii U eShop | 0 comments

Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Red/Blue Rescue Team hits the European Wii U Virtual Console on Thursday. Take a look at the official trailer below.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 56 Comments

Last week, Nintendo brought out the final DLC characters in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U and 3DS. Director Masahiro Sakurai gets reflective in his Famitsu column with development having wrapped up. His piece is about exhaustion and stimulation. Based on what’s written, it seems to refer to a cycle with continuous updates, where a game starts being exciting, but over time people may get a little bored (exhausted), and that’s when the development staff have to think about new things (schemes) and implement them into the game so that it becomes exciting again (stimulant).

Sakurai starts off by touching on Smash Bros. DLC just slightly. Aside from Lucas and Roy – who have been represented in Smash before – the DLC characters were made to offer unique gameplay. Sakurai refers to Corrin with his transformation and super range as well as Bayonetta who makes use of special combos, gun shots, and Witch Time.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Images, Wii U | 2 Comments

This week’s Famitsu scans are now available. Highlighted games include Ace Attorney 6, The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD, Shin Megami Tensei IV Final, and Story of Seasons: Good Friends of Three Villages. Scans of each title can be found in the gallery below.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 0 comments

Hyrule Warriors Legends has received its first update in Japan. Today, Koei Tecmo released version 1.1.0. The patch makes it possible to reset save data, and addresses a couple of bugs.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, 3DS eShop, News | 10 Comments

This week’s Famitsu review scores are as follows:

Street Fighter V (PS4) – 10/8/8/9
Attack on Titan (PS4/PS3/PSV) – 8/9/9/8
Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games (3DS) – 9/8/8/8
Project Setsuna (PS4/PSV) – 8/8/8/8
Hardware: Rivals (PS4) – 7/7/8/7
Kan Colle Kai (PSV) – 7/7/8/7
Nazo no Mini-Game: Choigae (3DS) – 6/8/6/9

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Posted on 9 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in 3DS, News | 8 Comments

Some of the most memorable characters from the Ace Attorney franchise have been the prosecutors that face off against Phoenix, Apollo and co. in court. Via some early Famitsu scans, we now know who the rival prosecutor in the upcoming Ace Attorney 6 will be. The character’s gender, by the way, is not 100% clear at the moment. Both the text and the picture are somewhat ambiguous. The folks over at Court-Records have also provided the following translated tidbit from Famitsu:

The Funeral Prosecutor – Nayuta Samadhi
International prosecutor and an eminent monk in the Kingdom of Kurain with a devout belief in [her] religion. She believes that convicting the guilty in court means salvation for their victims. Has a soft demeanor, but has a sharp tongue.
“Let’s judge upon the guilty and guide the spirits of their victims to the afterlife”

Objection: “Satora”

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Posted on 9 years ago by Jake in 3DS eShop, News | 2 Comments

Indie studio Nnooo is set to release their previously announced endless shooter, “Blast ‘Em Bunnies”, on the 3DS eShop on March 10th. The game will cost $/€4.99. The game will also launch for PS4, Vita, and Xbox One around the same time.

Nnooo’s description of the game from their press release reads:

Blast ‘Em Bunnies pits you the player as a cute, cartoon bunny called Bang Bang who must defend your rabbit burrow, against an onslaught of evil bunnies. These bunnies have captured your offspring and one of them, the evil Throatslitter, is holding them hostage. Just how long can you and your little ‘uns survive? Grab your carrot rifle, watermelon machine gun, turnip mortar or runner bean laser and take them down! Shoot coins to collect them and spend them on new weapons, upgrades and ammo including sticky raspberries, heat seeking chilli seeds, shredding leek lasers or bouncing, splitting, exploding pumpkin bombs!

The game will launch with purchasable extra content, such as arenas and skins. Details are below:

5 Arena Packs: US$/€ 1.99 each. Each one contains a new arena, day/night system and 3 new music tracks
5 Skin Packs: US$/€ 2.99 each. Each one contains 21 new skins (3 for each bunny type)
3 Permanent Multipliers: US$/€ Free to 9.99. The Multipliers cumulatively increase how many coins you collect when you shoot a coin
4 Weapon Unlocks: US$/€ 2.99 to 4.99. For those who don’t want to play the game to unlock everything!

Users can also purchase bundles of add-on content to save money:

5 Skin and Arena Bundles: US$/€ 3.99 each. Each contains a matching skin and arena pack. (Content value of each – US$/€ 4.98)
All Skins and Arena Bundle: US$/€ 9.99. Contains all of the skins and arenas. (Content Value US$/€ 24.90)
Mega Bundle: US$/€ 14.99. Contains all of the skins, arenas and multipliers. (Content Value US$/€ 39.88)

Nnooo also released a launch trailer for the game (note: this trailer is based on the PS4 and Xbox One versions of the game).

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Posted on 9 years ago by Jake in 3DS eShop, News | 1 Comment

Tuesday’s here, and so are more battles in Pokémon Shuffle. This week adds three new challenges: Diancie and Mega Abomasnow for both 3DS and mobile versions, and Mega Blastoise for the mobile version.

Diancie is an Escalation battle that runs until February 23rd. The Mega Abomasnow and Mega Blastoise battles will each run until February 16th. Both of these are competitive, so only top players will get some of the rewards.

For Mega Blastoise, the top 20,000 players will get a Mega Speedup, and the top 80,000 will get a Blastoisinite. The top 120,000 will get 2 Attack Powers, and anyone else who participates will get a single Attack Power.

The Mega Abomasnow prizes vary by region. A Mega Speedup will be given to the top 5,000 players in Japan, 3,700 in North America, and 2,500 in Europe. The Abomasnowite will be given to the top 50,000 in Japan, 19,000 in North America, and 12,000 in Europe. Two Attack Powers will be given to the top 70,000 in Japan, 26,000 in North America, and 17,000 in Europe. All other participants will get an Attack Power.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Videos | 2 Comments

Atlus is continuing its new mini video series for Shin Megami Tensei IV Final. A video highlighting Sukuna-Hikona is next, and we have it below.

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