LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga is the newest installment in the long-running LEGO series. Recently as part of a press preview, I had the opportunity to watch more than 40 minutes of gameplay for the title ahead of its launch and I came away quite impressed.
The game appears to be a departure from the classic LEGO formula. New layers of complexity are added to the gameplay, making the whole experience feel more engaging and truly different from past games in the series. You can check out my full impressions and the gameplay footage in the video down below.
Ages of Cataria has been on Kickstarter where it’s found a ton of success. Despite looking to raise only $10,000, Third Pie Studios ended up with $80,000. After reaching that mark, a Switch stretch goal was also achieved.
Here’s what to expect from Ages of Cataria:
Developer Sunwolf Entertainment and publisher Fireshine Games have announced that their 2D action platformer Imp of the Sun is coming to Switch. The game is set to be releasing soon on the platform.
Imp of the Sun is a 2D action platformer that draws strongly from Peruvian culture. In it, you control a sun Imp called Nin who must restore the world by preventing an Eternal Eclipse using his unique fire-based abilities. The game is being crafted with fluid movement and exploration in mind, with satisfying combo-based combat being a particular focus.
It’s time for the latest Famitsu’s most wanted games chart. This week, Pokemon Scarlet / Violet makes its first appearance.
Head past the break for the full chart. All votes were cast between March 3 and March 9.
A number of new deals are up and running on the North American Switch eShop. These include Ashen, Carto, GTA: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition, Human: Fall Flat, Roki, Slay the Spire, and more.
Here are the full highlights:
System: Switch
Release date: March 4, 2022
Developer: Square Enix / Artdink
Publisher: Square Enix
Square Enix’s Team Asano has been a force to be reckoned with on Switch. Their debut on the system, Octopath Traveler, was a showpiece at the first real Switch blowout in January 2017 and released the following year to great acclaim. Returning to the glory of their 3DS days, the highly requested Bravely Default 2 came out just last year. Now the third entry in the team’s Switch JRPG trifecta returns to Octopath’s HD-2D style, but delivers gameplay so different that it might as well be considered a different genre. That certainly doesn’t hold it back however: different as it is, Triangle Strategy is a tremendous overall package and possibly Team Asano’s finest work yet.
There’s a bit of news to report regarding Metroid Dread’s sales performance in the UK. This is based on data provided by GfK.
The Switch title has already overtaken past entries in the series to become the best-selling 2D entry. Additionally, it’s the third biggest Metroid game overall – it’s only behind Metroid Prime and Metroid Prime 3. Since digital sales aren’t included, it’s expected that Metroid Dread will soon be the top Metroid game in the UK as a whole if it isn’t already.
Nintendo’s upcoming maintenance schedule has been updated with a new session. During the middle of next week, there’ll be a little bit of downtime involving Switch.
The full schedule as things currently stand is as follows:
