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Original (11/10): Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince is back with a new gameplay overview trailer highlighting various aspects about the Switch game. Fans can get a look at the world of Nadiria and its environments, the monster wrangler elements, the arenas, and more.

For a recap on the game, read the following overview:

Super Mario RPG reviews

Super Mario RPG is just about to get a big remake on Switch, and Nintendo has now lifted the official embargo on reviews. It’s the company’s last big release of 2023.

Super Mario RPG originally came out on the SNES, and the development team decided to fully upgrade the visuals. There are also some new elements this time around such as cinematics, the three-character Triple Move, powered-up bosses that can be challenged after beating the game, an updated soundtrack, and more.

Little Goody Two Shoes review

System: Switch
Release date: October 31, 2023
Developer: Astral Shift
Publisher: Square Enix Collective


Little Goody Two Shoes is the first game I’ve experienced that truly feels like a fairy-tale story come to life, and I’m not talking the family-friendly Disney variety. The quaint countryside village of Kieferburg may seem like your average sing-songy folk town at the surface, but murmurs of a witch in the woods and strange happenings nearby have residents becoming paranoid. To make matters worse, protagonist Elise is getting caught up in the middle of it all, after a strange supernatural encounter promises to grant her her life’s wish if she manages to complete strange tasks before the end of the week. What follows is a tense, often funny narrative adventure that frequently had me on the edge of my seat, even when the tedium of its time-management gameplay began wearing on my patience.

Super Mario RPG how long to beat

With the new remake of Super Mario RPG on the horizon, we’ve written an estimate on the game’s length and how long the main story will take to beat.

The original version is (somehow) over 25 years old. Hence its name, it was also the first RPG in the entire Mario franchise. That means it’s also a little bit longer than your average Mario game. It’s now receiving a full remake for Switch, and it’s due out on November 17. Given Super Mario RPG’s trailers, screenshots, and early marketing materials, the main story is largely unchanged compared to the original version on the SNES. 

Super Mario RPG ROM leak

A week before launch, Super Mario RPG has seen its ROM leak online. This follows a number of other high-profile titles from Nintendo that met a similar fate.

One little tidbit from the leak reveals that the internal codename for the game is “Stella”. Otherwise we have reconfirmation that it was built with the Unity engine. We reported on that earlier today, along with the news that ArtePiazza of Dragon Quest fame appears to be the primary developer. You can read more about that here.

Super Mario RPG developer Unity

Just a few days before launch, new information has surfaced for Super Mario RPG, including the developer behind the project and the engine that was used.

Square Enix was the developer for original game on the SNES. For the remake on Switch though, it’s been a bit of a question mark as to who’s actually behind the project. Now that pre-loading has started, we have a bit of insight.

Original (11/1): Nintendo has just come out with a new overview trailer for Super Mario RPG showing various aspects of the remake. As usual, it’s so far only been published in Japanese, but the English counterpart is likely to follow soon – stay tuned for that.

Here’s some information about the game:

Dragon Quest Monsters Dark Prince Online Battles, Quickfire Contests, Online Shop

Square Enix passed along the latest details for Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince today, which covers the game’s Online Battles, Quickfire Contests, and Online Shop.

Online Battles make a return, but now feature Quickfire Contests. Fizzy will become available in Rosehill Tower at some point during the game who will share the online options currently available to experience, as well as the chance to purchase DLC content. By performing well in Online Battles and Quickfire Contests, players can earn rewards that include new monsters and rare items. Meanwhile, the Online Shop lets you spend gold coins to obtain items like scrolls, which teach a new Talent to one of the monsters within the team roster. 

Here’s some additional information about Online Battles, Quickfire Contests, and Online Shop in Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince:

Star Ocean The Second Story R review

System: Switch
Release date: November 2, 2023
Developer: Square Enix / Gemdrops
Publisher: Square Enix


Star Ocean has been around for a very long time, but for various reasons it has never gained the same sort of recognition or critical acclaim as Square Enix’s other long-running franchises such as Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest. A series that blends science-fiction and fantasy in a mix that might best be described as hit-or-miss across its six installments, it seems to be something that those who have heard of it either embrace wholeheartedly or tactically avoid. But the common consensus amongst fans is that Second Story is the best the series has been to date. After bringing Star Ocean: First Departure R, a port of the PSP remake of the first game, to Switch, Square Enix have now released Star Ocean: The Second Story R, a full remaster of the original game in a new engine with a host of quality-of-life improvements to make it a more modern experience. It is with great pleasure that I say that this is a resounding success, and captures the charm of the original while improving upon it in almost every way possible.

Little Goody Two Shoes launch trailer

The launch trailer has come in for Little Goody Two Shoes a new horror narrative adventure game from Square Enix Collective and AstralShift. This one just landed on Switch.

Learn more about it in the following overview:


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