System: Switch
Release date: March 26, 2019
Developer: Gust
Publisher: Koei Tecmo
Nelke & the Legendary Alchemists celebrates twenty years of the prolific RPG series bringing together protagonists for every Atelier title up until Lydie & Suelle for a crossover event that sees them coming together to help Nelke expand a new town and helping them thrive once again. It’s really great to be able to see all of these fantastic characters over two decades join up and utilize all of their special skills in alchemy and craftsmanship – as well as monster slaying – as they simultaneously get to know each other and understand each other’s strengths and weaknesses while figuring out the best way to go about goods distribution and town replenishment. This is something we’ve seen in plenty of Atelier titles before as we go from city to city meeting new characters and friends along the way while having an overall goal to help those around you. Altruism has always been a big charm with it, and Nelke is no different. However, this is mostly where the similarities end as the game itself has been turned on its head and goes from an RPG the series is known for, to a banal menu management experience where you’ll ultimately just watch plants grow in between massive visual novel-like segments. Everything introduced in Nelke & the Legendary Alchemists is stuff we’ve seen millions of times in the mobile gaming spectrum, and it doesn’t do it any favors here. Even as a spinoff title it doesn’t warrant paying a premium for something that only resembles Atelier by name and art.
Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night was finally playable on Switch at PAX East. Unfortunately, impressions haven’t been entirely positive – largely due to performance.
USgamer says Bloodstained felt “choppy and unpolished” on Switch. The site also highlighted “terrible input lag, slowdown, and an inconsistent frame rate”. You can see some footage here.
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Three new activities have started in Dragalia Lost. Players can participate in Summon Showcase: The Hunt for Harmony, its related facility event, and the water-attuned adventurer upgrade event.
Here’s the full rundown of each:
Nintendo has now opened its official website for activities at E3 2019. You can access it here.
Nintendo announced this weekend that the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate World Championship 2019 and Splatoon 2 World Championship 2019 will take place on June 8. Primary E3 activities will take place between June 11 and June 13 with “the newest game announcements” and more.
My Nintendo has updated with a bunch of new rewards in North America. Members can get the latest discounts, items related to Yoshi’s Crafted World, and more.
Here’s the full lineup:
The deck-building battler Monster Slayers is arriving on the Switch eShop on Friday. Get a look at some footage in the video below.
