Eurogamer has come forward with its own interview for Pokemon: Let’s Go, Pikachu / Eevee. Once again, director Junichi Masuda and designer Kensaku Nabana have shared some comments about the new entry and other topics. They discussed the post-game Master Trainers, the handling of Meltan’s reveal, the possibility of an open-world game like Zelda: Breath of the Wild, and more.
We’ve rounded up some of the more notable excerpts from the interview below. Read the full discussion on Eurogamer here.
Ghost Town Games and Team17 have released a new update for Overcooked 2, which “improves the way your progression is saved in online games.” According to Team17, “progress is now being saved for any player logged into a profile, which means that everyone saves campaign progress when joining others online.”
The full patch notes are as follows:
BlazBlue: Central Fiction Special Edition, which was revealed to be coming to Nintendo Switch at Tokyo Game Show last month, now has a concrete release date, at least for Japan. The game will launch on February 7, 2019. BlazBlue: Central Fiction Special Edition is essentially the definitive version of BlazBlue: Central Fiction and will contain a lot of the DLC that was previously released for the base game.
Fortnite version 6.10 is now available. Among other things, it adds the Quadcrasher, a two-seater vehicle.
General
Weapons+Items
Bug Fixes
- Fixed small props accidentally blocking Trap placement.
Performance
- Physics optimizations for cosmetic items.
Battle Royale
Limited Time Mode: Disco Domination
Summary
It’s time for the ultimate dance-off. Dance Floors have spawned around the Battle Royale island. Take them over by clearing out any enemies and then dancing to raise a disco ball up from the floor. The team that fills their meter the fastest by capturing and defending the dance floors will win the match!
What’s New?
- Reduced all bandage spawns by 50%.
- Removed all Common weapons.
- increased the variability of where you can spawn by 30% along your sides storm circle.
- Brought in the side dance floors closer to the Storm edge.
- Reduced max respawn distance by 20%.
Weapons + Items
- The Port-a-Fortress has been disabled as we work to resolve some issues related to this item.
- Drop rate for Port-a-Fort increased from 3.05% to 4.89% while Port-a-Fortress is disabled.
- The goal is to keep the drop rate of Port-a-Fort the same as if both items were enabled to help with the completion of Challenges.
- Drop rate for Port-a-Fort increased from 3.05% to 4.89% while Port-a-Fortress is disabled.
Bug Fixes
- Guided Missile no longer fires the wrong direction
- Players will no longer permanently attach to a Supply Drop when grappling to it.
- Attempting to fire while reloading the Double Barrel Shotgun will no longer interrupt the animation.
- Weapon equip animations no longer skip when simultaneously attempting to sprint and target.
Gameplay
- Quadcrasher
- Seats two players.
- You build boost just by driving. Unleash that speed with the hotkey once you’ve filled your boost meter.
- Smash through buildings while boosting.
- Boost off ramps or cliffs to catch sick air.
- Launch players into the air by smashing into them.
- You can now view and change Edit Controls separately from Combat and Build Controls in the controller menu.
- You can now set building mode sensitivity for controllers in the options menu. It is a multiplier on the default controller sensitivity and allows up to a 2x increase.
- Controller sensitivity slider in the options menu now allows for more than 10 values.
- Added an option to Builder Pro that allows for building as soon as you switch to the piece, instead of selecting first and then placing. This allows for faster building without a preview.
- Added an option that allows for edit hold timing to be adjusted.
- Opening the Emote Picker with a controller will happen when the button is released, while holding the button will replay the emote that was last played.
Responding quickly to their own tease from yesterday, Nintendo has unveiled the five new villagers that have joined Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp. Lucky, Kiki, Rodeo, Anicotti, and Diva have all made an appearance in-game.
As always, each character comes with their own items. This includes a creepy clock for Lucky, a lucky black cat for Kiki, a forklift for Rodeo, a neon sign for Anicotti, and a circle rug for Diva.
Following up on last week’s official reveal of Fate/Extella Link for Switch in Japan, Marvelous has shared a new trailer for the title showcasing Funifuni costumes for multiple fan-favorite characters.
At this time, the chibi-like Funifuni skins will be available for characters Nero, Tamamo no Mae, and Altera. Witness the characters in all their glory in the trailer below.
For those wishing to shoot some hoops on the go, Best Buy is offering NBA 2K19 on Switch for $39.99. This is a $20 markdown from the usual listing, but customers ought to act fast, as the deal will only be on for today.
Those interested in picking up a copy can get theirs here.
Those still waiting on picking up the Mega Man X series of games on Switch might be in luck, as the physical combo pack of Mega Man X Legacy Collection 1 and 2 has been discounted through Amazon.
At least for the time being, the set is priced at $29.99. This is a solid $10 cheaper than usual. Those interested can order their copy here.
Later in the week, The Room will be launching digitally on Switch. Fireproof Games sent out a few screenshots showing how the visuals have improved on Nintendo’s console compared to the original mobile release. Take a look at the images below.
The Room is hitting the Switch eShop on Thursday. It’s a “physical puzzler, wrapped in a mystery game, inside a beautifully tactile 3D world.”
IGN published a new article today about Pokemon: Let’s Go, Pikachu / Eevee. It includes comments from director Junichi Masuda and lead game environment designer Kensaku Nabana. One of the big things we learn is that the team experimented with “a more photorealistic approach” when it came to visuals, but ultimately felt that the graphics didn’t fit in with the vision of a “more kind and soothing and inviting experience”.
We’ve rounded up comments from IGN’s article below. You can read the full piece here.
