[Review] Klonoa Phantasy Reverie Series
Posted on 2 years ago by Nicholas Serpa in Reviews, Switch | 0 comments
System: Switch
Release Date: July 8, 2022
Developer: Monkey Craft
Publisher: Bandai Namco
Normally, when a game franchise fails to meet a publisher’s sales expectations, that tends to be the end of the road for it. Indeed, despite both 1997’s Klonoa: Door to Phantomile and 1999’s Klonoa 2: Lunatea’s Veil garnering a very positive reception from critics at the time of their release, these 2.5D platformers never managed to reach a big enough audience to truly compete with the likes of Mario and Crash Bandicoot. The franchise has been dormant for well over a decade now, with no new games being developed since 2008’s Wii-exclusive remake, which was an attempt to revive Klonoa that never took off. Fortunately, Bandai Namco is giving their plucky cat-like hero yet another chance to shine with Klonoa Phantasy Reverie Series, which remasters both classic games for a modern audience. But how well do these decades-old platformers hold up today?
Anonymous;Code character trailers
Posted on 2 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch, Videos | 0 comments
Original (7/13): Mages shared a new trailer for Anonymous;Code today that offers up a closer look at two of the game’s characters, Pollon Takaoka and Momo Aitaka.
Pollon is voiced by Shouya Chiba. Meanwhile, Shiina Natsukawa is handling the role for Momo Aitaka.
More: Anonymous;Code, Mages, Spike Chunsoft
Yu-Gi-Oh! Rush Duel: Dawn of the Battle Royale!! Let’s Go! Go Rush!! announced for Switch
Posted on 2 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments
Yu-Gi-Oh! Rush Duel: Dawn of the Battle Royale!! Let’s Go! Go Rush!! is in development for Switch, Konami announced today. The company has confirmed that the game will launch this winter in Japan.
Outside of the release window, specific details have not been provided.
Spidersaurs launch trailer
Posted on 2 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch, Videos | 0 comments
With Spidersaurs reaching consoles – including Switch – WayForward has created a new launch trailer. Fans can get another look at the run-‘n’-gun action game.
We have more on Spidersaurs in the following overview:
More: Spidersaurs, WayForward
MLB The Show 22 update out now on Switch (version 1.12), patch notes
Posted on 2 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments
Yet another update has rolled out for MLB The Show 22, and the Switch edition is now at version 1.12.
Among what’s addressed here is a Switch-specific fix in which a crash could happen in Home Run Derby when switching out of handheld mode. There are also a couple of new songs in the Jukebox, updated player likeness for All-Star players, and a couple of fixes.
The full patch notes for the MLB The Show 22 1.12 update are as follows:
More: MLB The Show 22, Sony, title update
Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythm Festival full tracklist
Posted on 2 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments
Thanks to the official Japanese website, we now have the full tracklist for Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythm Festival.
The title will feature various categories, including pop, music from anime and games, vocaloid, classics, and more. Close to 100 songs will be available.
Here’s the full tracklist for Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythm Festival:
Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope team’s experience with Switch and Snowdrop engine allowed for bigger scope
Posted on 2 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments
We recently chatted with Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope producer Xavier Manzanares, and one of the things we asked about is whether the team has been able to do more with the game from a graphical standpoint. After all, Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle came out in 2017, so Ubisoft Milan and Ubisoft Paris have been working with Switch for quite some time now.
Manzanares mentioned that the experience gained with both Switch and the Snowdrop engine has allowed for an increase hope. There are some aspects that may not have been possible a few years ago.
[Review] Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes
Posted on 2 years ago by Dennis Gagliardotto(@LyonHart_) in Reviews, Switch | 0 comments
System: Switch
Release Date: June 24, 2022
Developer: Koei Tecmo / Omega Force
Publisher: Nintendo
Warriors games have done exceptionally well at providing a strategic hack-and-slash experience, and Koei Tecmo has done a wonderful job at adapting many different properties into that format. In the case of Fire Emblem, it’s primarily been under the umbrella of strategy RPGs since its inception, but throughout the years we’ve seen it grow and become something more, turning into quite a deep experience. With so much to take into account when expanding on the Fire Emblem universe and given that Warriors games typically provide a straightforward experience, it’s incredible to see Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes essentially become a semi-sequel to Three Houses, as this is not just Fire Emblem Warriors 2, but genuinely feels like a brand-new Fire Emblem game where the battles are essentially replaced with Omega Force’s prowess in action-focused combat. Fire Emblem and Warriors titles both have a long history and have seen some fan favorites, yet marrying them together once more has created arguably one of the best games for both properties.
F.I.S.T.: Forged In Shadow Torch Switch gameplay
Posted on 2 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch, Videos | 0 comments
Following the launch of F.I.S.T.: Forged In Shadow Torch, new gameplay has emerged. You can get a closer look at the action platformer with 25 minutes of footage.
For additional information about F.I.S.T.: Forged In Shadow Torch, continue on below.
Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope dev says Bowser inclusion is “a dream come true”
Posted on 2 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments
Ubisoft has worked with Mario on two games now as part of its Mario + Rabbids series, but we’ve been wondering if the team would have interest in playing around with another Nintendo franchise. This is something that we posed to producer Xavier Manzanares in a recent interview.
Manzanares said the studio has “tons of dreams”, and thought about “a lot of other characters” when it was initially moving towards working with Nintendo in 2014. On the topic of wishes being fulfilled, he said having Bowser playable in Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope is “already a dream come true for us”.
