Following fan speculation that Sonic x Shadow Generations could be bringing back the Chao Garden, Sonic Team head Takashi Iizuka has confirmed that it won’t be in the game.
Chao Gardens are largely known from their appearance in the Sonic Adventure series. Players can essentially raise Chao as digital pets. Fans have been clamoring for the gameplay feature to return, but we haven’t seen much of it in recent years.
If there’s one thing you may remember about the 2005 game Shadow the Hedgehog, it’s that the character used a gun. However, since then, SEGA has moved away from that.
Shadow is now getting his own campaign again as part of Sonic x Shadow Generations. This time around though, he won’t be wielding a gun at all – and it’s something Sonic Team boss Takashi Iizuka doesn’t feel is truly necessary.
Upcoming Switch game The Rise of the Golden Idol just received its first proper trailer. The title was announced at The Game Awards at the end of last year, but only with a brief teaser. Today’s trailer gives us actual gameplay.
Here’s an overview of the game:
Publisher Fellow Traveller and developer Jump Over the Age made it official today that they’re putting Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector on Switch. It’s expected to arrive in early 2025.
Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector is a sequel to the acclaimed 2022 title. This time around, players wind up in Starward Belt, “a richly realized, ramshackle set of habitats in an asteroid belt full of secrets, stories, and characters trying to make ends meet.”
A ton of additional details can be found in the following overview:
We’ve been waiting to hear about the release date for Demonschool, and today, publisher Ysbryd Games and developer Necrosoft shared that information. It’ll be coming to Switch on September 13, 2024.
Originally announced in 2022, Demonschool is a school-life tactics RPG with hints of Persona, Shin Megami Tensei, and Italian horror cinema. It was planned for 2023 at the time, but extra development was needed.
Cult Games, along with Unpacking developer Witch Beam, today unveiled Tempopo. Although it’s confirmed for Switch, we’re waiting to hear on release timing.
A puzzle game at its core, Tempopo involves rescuing musical flowers. Players start out with a planning phase for the creatures to follow when the music starts.
Here’s a proper overview outlining the experience:
Wander Stars is heading to Switch, publisher Fellow Traveller and developer Paper Castle Games revealed today. The two sides did not share release timing.
Wander Stars is a turn-based RPG in which the game is structured like an anime, meaning there are ten “episodes” to go through with each one taking between 60 and 90 minutes. Every episode offers a map to explore with procedurally generated battles, special events, and secrets to find along with the main story events.
Learn more about the project in the following overview:
Ancient Forge today announced Hotel Galactic, which is coming to multiple platforms including Switch. A release window was not provided.
Hotel Galactic is a cozy management game that takes inspiration from Studio Ghibli’s animated classics. Players will build a tourist destination, oversee and unite their staff, and make new friends along the way.
Additional details can be found in the following overview:
Publisher Ysbryd Games and developer Brlka are working together on their new title Love Eternal, the two sides announced today. Switch will be getting it in 2025.
Love Eternal is a horror platformer about escaping the domain of a selfish god. For further details, read up on the following overview:
Atlus’ string of Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance content continues, and this time around, we have a look at the opening movie. The video will play when you first boot up the RPG.
If you need a refresher as to what the game has to offer, check out the following overview:
