Nintendo has shared a new Astral Chain interview with director Takahisa Taura. During the discussion, Taura discussed the game’s difficulty (and revealed the “Unchained Mode”), spoke about wanting to include gameplay outside of just action sequences, and more. We also have confirmation that you can pet one of the Legions, which will surely please pet owners.
Here’s the full interview:
“I was totally addicted to this game when I was younger, so I’m putting in a ton of Easter eggs and details!”
-Masao Shirosaki, producer & director
The recent announcement of Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz HD marks the series’ return to home consoles since 9 years. To commemorate remaking the game for current-gen consoles, the latest issue of Famitsu features an interview with two key members of the team, Toshihiro Nagoshi and Masao Shirosaki. The interview discusses how development has been coming along, the series’ history, what makes the games so attractive, and new features that are being added to the remake.
We’ve prepared a full translation below the break.
Several new games out came out this week on the eShop. If you’re interested in checking out what’s new in screenshot form, take a look at the gallery below.
NIS America showed off a ton of footage from Disgaea 4 Complete+ during a live stream this week. You can see the full recording below.
During a live stream this week, Arc System Works debuted the first direct-feed footage from River City Girls. We have the full recording below.
QubicGames has announced a new partnership with Kayabros on the narrative survival game Soul Searching. Thanks to the new deal, it will be released on Switch later this year.
We have the following overview and trailer for Soul Searching:
Picross Lord of the Nazarick, a crossover with Overlord, makes its way to Switch next week. Get a look at some footage below.
JumpHead: Battle4Fun is out now on Switch as a digital download from the eShop. For a look at some footage, check out the video below.
505 Games and ArtPlay have confirmed that it has wrapped up a new patch for the Switch version of Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night. Once it has been approved by Nintendo, it will be released to all players.
Here are the full details about the update:
The latest video for Fire Emblem: Three Houses has come in. Watch the new “Officers Academy” trailer for the Switch game below.
