Winners for the Famitsu Dengeki Game Awards 2022 were announced today during a special event.
A number of Switch games were both nominated and won across various categories. Some examples include Pokemon Scarlet and Violet for Best Scenario, Splatoon 3 for Best Action Game, and Xenoblade Chronicles 3 for Best RPG.
The full lineup of Famitsu Dengeki Game Awards 2022 winners is as follows:
System: Switch
Release Date: March 14, 2023
Developer: Falcom
Publisher: NIS America
Fans of The Legend of Heroes series will no doubt point out that both original PSP titles Trails from Zero and now its sequel Trails to Azure have an almost legendary status amongst turn-based RPG fans. While access to these games was once difficult to attain, fan translations from The Geofront have actually led to the official English release of this duology for the very first time – showing that hard work, love, and dedication to something can truly pay off in a huge way for players. As a follow-up to The Legend of Heroes: Trails from Zero, this entry ties up the ends to the Crossbell arc, which is lauded by some as the absolute pinnacle of the series as a whole. Taking a look now, how does Trails to Azure stack up?
Terminal Velocity: Boosted Edition was brought to Switch this week as an updated version of the original game, and we have a launch trailer.
Here’s an official overview with a bunch of details:
One-man developer Narwhalnut has announced that Belle Boomerang is making the jump to Switch. A release is scheduled for April 15, 2023.
Belle Boomerang is a fast-paced action platformer, and we’re told it’s a love letter to NES titles such as Kirby’s Adventure, Super Mario Bros. 3, and the Mega Man series. You can find additional information in the following overview:
The Legend of Heroes: Trails to Azure has now seen its official debut in the west on Switch, and following the release, we have new gameplay.
Below is more information about the RPG:
To promote the launch of Alice Gear Aegis CS: Concerto of Simulatrix in the west, PQube has sent out a launch trailer. We’ve got another look at the 3D battle arena game.
If you’re interested in learning more, read the following overview:
Square Enix has kicked off a March 2023 sale on the Switch eShop, and it includes the lowest prices ever for several games including Chrono Cross: The Radical Dreamers Edition, Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion, Dragon Quest Treasures, and more. A ton of other titles are also included.
Here’s the full roundup of deals:
Nintendo and PlatinumGames have both briefly commented on the future of Bayonetta in a recent interview.
Only a few months after the debut of Bayonetta 3 – which released five years after it was announced – the series just saw the launch of another title with Bayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon. It sounds like we could be seeing this sort of thing in the future – especially if series creator and Bayonetta Origins writer Hideki Kamiya has his way.
Playism brought Subway Midnight to Switch this week, and a new wave of gameplay has surfaced. 16 minutes of footage has come in.
Here’s an overview of the horror adventure title:
