For a multimedia franchise that’s been around for 35 years, it’s been a while since JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure received a AAA game on home consoles, with 2016’s JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Eyes of Heaven being the most recent non-phone release. That’s why fans of the franchise have been excited for JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure All-Star Battle R – a remaster of the 2014 fighting game that preceded Eyes of Heaven – which is coming to Switch and other platforms on September 2. I recently had an opportunity to play a small portion of the game and speak with the folks from Bandai Namco to learn more about what’s new in this enhanced version of the fanservice-filled fighter.
Nightdive Interactive has published a launch trailer for Blade Runner: Enhanced Edition. The game, a remastered version of the classic adventure game that takes place during the events of the original 1982 Ridley Scott film, made it to Switch this week.
Additional information can be found in the following overview:
GameOverDog has announced that Jetboy, a 2D retro pixel shooter, will be making its way to Switch next week. A release is set for July 1, 2022.
Here’s some additional information about the game:
Another update went out this week for Chocobo GP, with players now having access to version 1.1.1.
According to the patch notes, it’s now possible to delete your best Time Attack Mode records and upload your newly created time data. There have also been improvements, fixes, and adjustments.
Famitsu’s bi-weekly Arcade Archives live stream took place this week, providing gameplay from the series’ last two additions: Space Seeker and Soldier Girl Amazon. The full recording can now be viewed with footage from both titles.
Here’s some information about each:
Shadowrun Trilogy, which appeared on Switch this week, has received a new round of gameplay. Footage shows off Shadowrun Returns, Shadowrun Dragonfall – Director’s Cut, and Shadowrun Hong Kong – Extended Edition.
Here’s some information about Shadowrun Trilogy, including the three specific titles:
Capcom is hosting another sale on the Switch eShop, and while a bunch of different titles are included, it’s notable for the deals on Mega Man games. Right now they’re available at their lowest prices ever. That includes Mega Man 11 as well as the various collections.
Here’s the full lineup of deals:
It’s summertime again (at least in the US), and around the time that Nintendo partakes in their sporadic tradition of creating renders of their characters in summer scenes. These are most commonly used for promotional images and can vary from individual renders of characters in a void space (such as this image of Peach with ice cream) or detailed scenes of characters in a natural environment (such as Mario lounging on the beach with sailboats in the background).
However, regardless of the content and the intended use of these images, they almost always cause speculation on upcoming game releases. An example of this comes from 2019 when this artwork of Mario eating a watermelon had people swearing that Super Mario Sunshine was coming to Switch. Since these theories never seem to bear any fruit (Super Mario Sunshine did eventually come to Switch, but there was no relation to the watermelon render), we figured instead of analyzing past renders that Nintendo has released, it might be fun to make our own.
AI: The Somnium Files – nirvanA Initiative has officially launched on Switch, though it’s also out elsewhere as well – and we’ve readied a new graphical comparison video. PC is the other platform we’ve decided to use here.
Thankfully, as you’ll see in the video, Spike Chunsoft seems to have done an admirable job with the Switch version. All of the assets are here without much in the way of changes. You’ll get a higher resolution and frame rate on PC, but those are the main differences.
