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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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:
Monster Hunter Rise devs on the game’s sound and music, why the hunters talk this time, more
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Capcom recently shared an interview with Monster Hunter Rise sound director Kosuke Tanaka and lead composer Satoshi Hori. Unsurprisingly, much of the discussion centered around the game’s sound and music.
Tanaka and Hori commented on topics like the sound effects, recording the music, and approach to returning tunes from past titles. We also get some insight into why Capcom wanted to have the hunters talk this time around.
Here’s the full discussion:
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Super Mario 3D World for Switch gets more Bowser’s Fury screenshots
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Nintendo has released another batch of screenshots from Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury. The latest images focus on the Bowser’s Fury addition specifically.
Here’s the full set:
[Interview] Engine Software talks Switch ports: No More Heroes 1 and 2, Falcom games, Scott Pilgrim vs. The World
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Engine Software has been behind some notable Switch ports that have recently landed on Switch. The studio handled No More Heroes 1 and 2 as well as Scott Pilgrim vs. The World – Complete Edition. Engine Software’s relationship has also continued with NIS America, working on The Legend of Heroes, Ys, and more for Switch.
Not too long ago, Nintendo Everything caught up Engine Software co-founder and vice president Ruud van de Moosdijk to talk more about these projects. We discussed a few other topics as well, including the never-ending rumors of new Switch hardware.
Here’s our full discussion:
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Stardew Valley version 1.5 update for consoles being submitted to certification
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The major 1.5 update for Stardew Valley draws nearer on Switch. On Twitter, developer ConcernedApe announced that “the update is being submitted to certification today.”
The original plan was to have the update ready on consoles by the end of January or early February. Based on progress, ConcernedApe believes that target is still “likely”.
We’ll let you know when Stardew Valley version 1.5 is officially live on Switch. You can read more about the update here.
