[Review] PowerWash Simulator
Posted on 1 year ago by Edan(@@Virtualboi92) in Reviews, Switch | 0 comments
System: Switch
Release Date: January 31, 2023
Developer: FuturLab
Publisher: Square Enix
At various points during my time with FutureLab and Square Enix’s PowerWash Simulator, I was struck by a sort of banal existential dilemma. During these episodes of clairvoyance, I’d become blisteringly aware of the fact that in the only physical lifetime I will ever have – in my one and single corporeal opportunity – I was opting to blast a digital stream of H2O across a fictional individual’s RV/bungalow/penny farthing. Did these sudden jolts of awareness drive me to get up and do something “worthwhile” with my time instead? No, no they didn’t. PowerWash Simulator has its hooks in me now, and I’m shackled to these blue overalls by a mix of catharsis and compulsion – but boy does it feel so good. Truth be told, this isn’t even a new development. I’ve been a slave to the machinations of the game’s grubby world since it originally launched into Steam’s Early Access model. Valve’s digital storefront seemingly recognized how dull of an individual I am, and algorithmically shoved the game in my face on the day of its release – so that was my original date of incarceration. With the game now arriving triumphantly on Switch, it feels like PowerWash Simulator has reached its final form. It’s ready to engulf your attention in ways we haven’t seen since paid actors sat slack-jawed in front of SNES’s during 90s video game commercials.
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Master Detective Archives: Rain Code dev on making the game Switch-exclusive
Posted on 1 year ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments
Master Detective Archives: Rain Code writer Kazutaka Kodaka has spoken a bit about having the game be Switch-exclusive. His comments came about as part of an interview published a little while back by Denfaminicogamer.
Spike Chunsoft revealed Master Detective Archives: Rain Code for Switch in a previous Nintendo Direct. The news may have been surprising for some as Kodaka’s previous series, Danganronpa, was largely associated with PlayStation.
[Review] Risen
Posted on 1 year ago by Edan(@@Virtualboi92) in Reviews, Switch | 0 comments
System: Switch
Release date: January 24, 2023
Developer: Piranha Bytes
Publisher: THQ Nordic
Risen is a peculiar beast. This action RPG originally graced our consoles back in 2009, where it served as something of an amalgamation of various different western franchises. It featured moral conundrums akin to Mass Effect, a lush open world reminiscent of Fable, and systems that wouldn’t seem out of place in an Elder Scrolls title. The game has garnered a bit of a cult following across the community since its original release (and the release of its two sequels). With Risen’s arrival on Switch – along with the measured benefit of hindsight – have THQ Nordic and Piranha Bytes graced us with a hidden RPG gem? Or has age diminished the game’s quirky, ethereal appeal?
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[Review] Active DBG: Brave’s Rage
Posted on 1 year ago by Elias in Reviews, Switch | 0 comments
System: Switch
Release Date: February 2, 2023
Developer: ISVR
Publisher: Astrolabe Games
Active DBG: Brave’s Rage is a little misleading. With cute characters and popping colors, what I expected to be a walk in the park pocket RPG is actually a grueling system that takes time and significant effort to master. Fast-paced fights coupled with roguelite mechanics makes for a bit of a steep learning curve, but the tutorial’s combat and defensive basics are drilled early – and there’s a reason you’re forced to play the tutorial when first starting the game: you need to learn these mechanics. You need to know all of the tools in your arsenal to make it through and come out victorious. The “perfect block” is especially useful in aiding survivability, but is that alone enough to get your champion(s) through with their lives?
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Chocobo GP update out now (version 1.4.1), patch notes
Posted on 1 year ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments
Square Enix started distributing another update for Chocobo GP, bringing the game to version 1.4.1.
A number of problems have been addressed here. The game has fixed issues affecting the Midgar courses, Cactuar abilities in Time Attack, and lobby issues in multiplayer.
The full patch notes for the Chocobo GP version 1.4.1 update are as follows:
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Life is Strange 2 Switch gameplay
Posted on 1 year ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch, Videos | 0 comments
We have a better look at the brand new Switch version of Life is Strange 2 with several minutes of gameplay. Its release essentially completes the lineup of games in the franchise available on the platform.
Everything you need to know can be found in the following overview:
PowerWash Simulator Switch gameplay
Posted on 1 year ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch, Videos | 0 comments
We have a closer look at the new Switch version of PowerWash Simulator thanks to a bunch of gameplay. Square Enix and FuturLab just shipped the port this week.
If you’re interested in learning more about the title, read the following overview:
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Nintendo wins Switch Joy-Con drift class-action lawsuit
Posted on 1 year ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments
A class-action lawsuit for Switch Joy-Con drift has come to close, and the ruling comes in favor of Nintendo.
We had previously reported on the Sanchez et. al. v. Nintendo of America case about a year ago. Originally, it was ruled that two mothers in the case couldn’t proceed with a class action. However, the case continued, and it was ultimately about whether or not kids could sue. According to Axios, Switch comes with an End User License Agreement “which disallows lawsuits and forces aggrieved parties to go into arbitration, but the parents’ lawyers argued the kids were too young to be bound by it.”
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Rhapsody: Marl Kingdom Chronicles announced for Switch
Posted on 1 year ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments
NIS America has just announced Rhapsody: Marl Kingdom Chronicles for Switch. The collection is due out on the console this summer.
Little Princess: Marl Okoku no Ningyo Hime 2 originally released for the PlayStation in 1999 followed by Tenshi no Present: Marl Okoku Monogatari for the PS2 in 2000. These games have never appeared in the west until now. Only the franchise’s debut entry, Rhapsody: A Musical Adventure, was initially made available in English.
Disgaea 7 confirmed for English release in North America and Europe
Posted on 1 year ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments
Original (1/30): NIS America revealed today that it is working on an English version of Disgaea 7: Vows of the Virtueless for fans in North America and Europe. It will launch this fall.
Disgaea 7 just recently made its debut in Japan. Nippon Ichi Software published the game on January 26, 2023.
Below is an official overview:
