[Review] Octopath Traveler
Posted on 6 years ago by Jakob Vujovic(@jakovujo) in Reviews, Switch | 0 comments
System: Switch
Release date: July 13, 2018
Developer: Square Enix / Acquire
Publisher: Nintendo
When Octopath Traveler was first pitched at Nintendo’s January 2017 Switch unveiling event, Square Enix’s brief trailer talked up a classic-style JRPG something akin to The Canterbury Tales. Its focus on the stories of eight travelers with its key art of each character exchanging tales in a pub evoked the timeless format of Chaucer’s narrative poem. For a less distant comparison to this style of fantasy RPG, Octopath Traveler pitched something closer to tabletop role playing games. *You* choose your path. In a very loose sense, this remains true. The game has an unconventional structure where you do pick the characters and the order that you want to play their stories out. Once you lock yourself into one of the game’s roughly hour-long story chapters, they play out linearly with no room for meaningful deviation and almost no regard for the unique path you’ve taken to that point. The final game, as it turns out, makes very little use of what could have been a very ambitious project of offering player-driven crossover stories. Realistically, this idea was probably always too ambitious for a game of this style. As glaring as the dissonance between story and play often is, it’s more productive to look at what Octopath Traveler gets right, rather than what it doesn’t prioritize.
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First 30 minutes of Little Dragons Cafe
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch, Videos | 0 comments
Nintendo World Report has posted a video showing the first 30 minutes from Little Dragons Cafe. Watch the footage below.
More: Aksys Games, Little Dragons Café, ToyBox
Video: Dragon Ball FighterZ – Switch vs. Xbox One comparison
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch, Videos | 0 comments
Now that the Dragon Ball FighterZ beta has started on Switch, we’re able to see how the Switch version compares to the Xbox One release. View a comparison video below.
Attack on Titan 2 – Kenny Ackerman footage
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch, Videos | 0 comments
As part of the latest update this week, Attack on Titan 2 added Kenny Ackerman’s hat. Check out some footage in the video below.
More: Attack on Titan 2, Koei Tecmo, Omega Force
Bethesda announces Doom Eternal for Switch
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments
Doom Eternal is coming to Switch, Bethesda announced at QuakeCon today. Panic Button will be working on this version of the game, as was the case with the previous entry in the series.
Here’s a rundown of information shared during today’s presentation:
More: Bethesda, Doom Eternal, id Software, Panic Button, top
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Limited Edition up on the Nintendo UK store, includes a steelbook
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments
The Nintendo UK store has opened pre-orders for the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Limited Edition. You can reserve the product here. In doing so, you’ll receive a steelbook.
Here’s a closer look at the steelbook:
ARMS Party Crash #14 announced
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments
Nintendo has announced the next Party Crash for ARMS. Next weekend, Helix and Lola Pop will be featured in the latest event. The theme is called “Experimental Pop”.
The new ARMS Party Crash goes live on August 17. It’ll last until August 20, and we’ll have the results shortly after.
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Owlboy Limited Edition bumped back to September 28 in North America
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments
The Owlboy Limited Edition has been delayed by a few weeks in North America. Originally slated for later this month, it’ll now arrive on September 28.
Other regions will still be receiving Owlboy Limited Edition on August 31.
More: D-Pad Studio, Owlboy, SOEDESCO
Work x Work – battle group meeting video
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FuRyu is giving us a new look at its Switch RPG Work x Work with a battle group meeting video. We’ve included the brief footage below.
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Daemon X Machina producer talks more about the game, teases Gamescom reveals
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments
Nintendo UK published its own interview with Daemon X Machina producer Kenichiro Tsukuda today. Tsukuda spoke more about the game, including the story and visuals. He also teased reveals that are planned for Gamescom 2018 later this month.
The full interview can be read below:
