Dragon Quest X Offline gets new September release date in Japan
Posted on 3 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments
During a new episode of the Super Dragon Quest X TV show, Square Enix revealed a final Japanese release date for Dragon Quest X Offline. The game is now confirmed to launch for Switch on September 15, 2022 in the region.
Dragon Quest X Offline was first revealed in May 2021. Originally, Square Enix intended to have it out on February 26. However, it was delayed and pushed back to an unspecified date this summer – until today when it received a new date.
Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion graphics comparison, gameplay changes detailed
Posted on 3 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch, Videos | 0 comments
A new video has come in for Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion that serves as a graphics comparison. With it, we’re able to see just how much this version of the title compares to the original.
The video goes to show just how much effort Square Enix is putting into Reunion. The company did say that everything is now in HD – as you’d expect – and the models have been upgraded. It seems to go even beyond that, though.
Live A Live pre-order guide
Posted on 3 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments
A major RPG is making its way to Switch this summer in the form of Live A Live, and ahead of its upcoming release, we’re creating a pre-order guide. This post will also compile any and all retailer bonuses if and when they are announced.
Live A Live technically isn’t a new game as it originally came out for the Super Famicom in 1994. Despite receiving acclaim in Japan, Square never released it anywhere else – until now. For the Switch edition, the game will have its first localization ever in English, and it’s being given a new HD-2D art style to boot. For those that are entirely new and haven’t heard about it previously, Live A Live offers seven unique stories with their own protagonists, time periods, and gameplay styles.
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Live A Live Switch remake gets Present Day, The Distant Future trailers
Posted on 3 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch, Videos | 0 comments
We have two more trailers for the Live A Live remake on Switch that highlight a couple of time periods players will experience in the RPG. For today’s update, Square Enix prepared videos for Present Day and The Distant Future.
These are just two of the time periods in Live A Live. Players will also be able to experience stories in the likes of The Wild West, Twilight of Edo Japan, and more.
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Romancing SaGa: Minstrel Song Remastered announced for Switch
Posted on 3 years ago by Dawn in News, Switch | 0 comments
In today’s SaGa Series Official Broadcast, Square Enix have announced Romancing SaGa: Minstrel Song Remastered will be coming to Switch, and have shared a first-look trailer at the game. The game was originally released for PS2 back in 2005 in Japan and North America, and is itself a remaster of the original Romancing SaGa released on the Super Famicom in 1992. Check out the trailer below:
Triangle Strategy producers say HD-2D “costs more than you’d think”
Posted on 3 years ago by Jarop(@gamrah) in News, Switch | 0 comments
In a recent interview with Japanese outlet 4Gamer, Triangle Strategy producers Tomoya Asano and Yasuaki Arai discussed how the team was able to implement Square Enix’s signature HD-2D art style in their latest release.
Despite the art style having a seemingly nature and straight forward implementation, they noted that it “costs more than you’d think” and required the help of teams who had previously worked with the tech to finish development in such a short amount of time.
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Triangle Strategy devs on how the game uses “accurate” HD-2D
Posted on 3 years ago by Jarop(@gamrah) in News, Switch | 0 comments
Not too long ago, Triangle Strategy producers Tomoya Asano and Yasuaki Arai sat down with Japanese website 4Gamer to share some insights from their time making Square Enix’s latest Switch title.
The highly praised HD-2D art style made a return, and the pair talked about the challenges the team faced to make it work in a tactical RPG. Turn-based RPGs like Octopath Traveler, another game to make use of HD-2D, operate with a fixed camera. However, Triangle Strategy offered a fresh set of challenges to overcome thanks to the more expansive map designs in a tactical RPG.
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Live A Live Switch remake gets new trailers, gameplay
Posted on 3 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch, Videos | 0 comments
Original (5/20): Square Enix has issued a new batch of trailers and gameplay for its remake of Live A Live on Switch.
The trailers are for The Near Future, The Wild West, Middle Ages, and Twilight of Edo Japan time periods. This follows the previous videos for Prehistory and Imperial China.
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[Review] The Centennial Case: A Shijima Story
Posted on 3 years ago by Nicholas Serpa in Reviews, Switch | 0 comments
System: Switch
Release Date: May 12, 2022
Developer: h.a.n.d.
Publisher: Square Enix
Say what you will about Square Enix, but it’s impossible to deny that they’ve got a knack for publishing offbeat experiences that few other major publishers would touch. Their latest oddity, the lengthily named The Centennial Case: A Shijima Story, is an ambitious interactive detective story framed almost entirely through full-motion video (or FMV) – a style of presentation that really thrived in the 90’s but is only now experiencing a small resurgence in popularity. Despite its niche presentation, the game delivers an intimate and intelligent mystery that is well worth seeing through to the end, if players can endure its slow pacing and only moderately interesting characters.
The Centennial Case: A Shijima Story gameplay
Posted on 3 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch, Videos | 0 comments
Gameplay has come in for The Centennial Case: A Shijima Story, Square Enix’s new live-action mystery-adventure. 35 minutes of footage shows off the Switch title.
