Dragon Quest Builders 2 recently released to much acclaim on Nintendo Switch. However, it seems like the future of the series might be uncertain. Today, Kazuya Niinou, the director of Dragon Quest Builders 1 and 2, announced on Twitter that he has left Square Enix. He thanked his co-workers and especially Dragon Quest creator Yuji Horii for his guidance. Niinou stated that after seven years at Square Enix and after finishing Builders 2, he felt burned out a bit, so he wanted to leave Square Enix behind to work in a new environment. He said that he will continue to watch over Builders 2 and still work with Square Enix as an external contractor; still, this means that Builders won’t receive any additional content from here on out. As for what’s next for Niinou, he will announce that next week.
Koei Tecmo has announced that a livestream will take place on August 28 at 21:00 JST to celebrate being one month out prior to release of Atelier Ryza.
This stream will feature the first gameplay footage of the Switch version, along with some new details on characters, character designs, and upcoming plans until release. The stream can be found on YouTube here.
More footage for Darksiders Genesis has emerged from Gamescom in direct-feed. Take a look at the latest gameplay below.
System: Switch
Release date: August 22, 2019
Developer: Tokyo RPG Factory
Publisher: Square Enix
Tokyo RPG Factory’s offerings have been nothing short of fascinating, releasing the likes of I Am Setsuna as its debut title in 2016 and following it up with Lost Sphere in 2017. While those may have been hit or miss for a lot of people due to gameplay elements that didn’t feel fully realized or mechanically sound, their stories intrigued and impacted those that played them, giving players a much more somber narrative that hit specific themes of family and sacrifice that connected with many around the world. Oninaki continues Tokyo RPG Factory’s trend of melancholic storytelling by taking on much heavier topics surrounding life and death, making it easily one of the most depressing games I’ve played in years. However, the way it’s all presented from the art direction, music score, lands, cities, characters, and gameplay is all done so tastefully and with such finesse, Oninaki serves to be a message of growth not only through grief, but for Tokyo RPG Factory as a development studio.
Famitsu recently held a live stream in which two Arcade Archives games were shown: Vs. Gradius and Water Ski. The full recording can be found below.
IGN has offered a new look at Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair on Switch from Gamescom. Check out some footage below.
Pig Eat Ball will release for Switch on October 18, a listing on Nintendo’s website reveals. The game was previously known to be launching sometime this summer.
Here’s an overview of Pig Eat Ball, along with a trailer:
Amazon has posted the Japanese boxart for Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020. Give it a look above.
To compare, here’s the western version:
