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Posted on 10 years ago by Vincent Ward in Features, Reviews, Wii U, Wii U eShop | 0 comments

System: Nintendo Wii U
Release Date: September 11th, 2014
Developer: Rain Games
Publisher: Rain Games

Author: Vincent

“Magnetizing and satisfying”

In a market filled to the brim with 2D platformers, it’s hard to stand out from the crowd; it seems as if, unless your character is sporting some overly familiar overalls and a fancy brown mustache, you’ll never be noticed. Those odds didn’t stop newly-made studio Rain Games from taking a shot in the dark with Teslagrad, a platformer that uses unique storytelling and gameplay to rise above the rest. But does this all blend together to create an experience worth checking out, or is it better left alone?

As soon as you start up the game, you’re presented with the opening menu showing the main character’s father carrying a baby walking through a dark town. Once you hit Start Game, it makes the seamless transition into gameplay where he hands off the baby to the mother. Time goes by and the town you live in becomes overrun, forcing your mother to let you out the back door as you take control over the now grown up young boy. You run through the town amidst a rainstorm as soldiers chase you down, and you climb atop buildings and through alleyways to escape, all leading up to the young protagonist taking shelter in an abandoned tower, which he then discovers has more than meets the eye.

Now, this isn’t all spoon-fed to you with numerous boxes of texts or someone yelling in your ear telling you what the soldiers names are. The game instead chose to feature no text or full on voice acting throughout the five hour adventure. All you have is the ambient soundtrack and character grunts to accompany you throughout your journey as you have the world around you unfold and tell the story little by little.

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 5 Comments

It’s been a loooooong while since we last heard about Devil Survivor 2: Break Record. But at the Tokyo Game Show earlier today, Atlus finally showcased the game once again with a brand new trailer.

It also turns out that Devil Survivor 2: Break Record isn’t too far off from release in Japan. The game now has a final January 29.

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Videos | 6 Comments

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Update: Trailer here. Felynes can be dressed as Animal Crossing’s Isabelle and Mr. Resetti in Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate.

At the Tokyo Game Show today, Capcom revealed that an Animal Crossing crossover is planned with Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate. We don’t have all of the details just yet, but we’ll update this post or make a new one once we hear more.

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 10 Comments

In this week’s issue of Famitsu, Bayonetta 2 was featured once again. The magazine provided one more update about the game ahead of the Japanese release (which took place a few hours ago in Japan).

You’ll find a lengthy summary of Famitsu’s report below:

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Screenshots, Wii U | 3 Comments

Today’s Super Smash Bros. screenshots finally place the emphasis on the Wii U version once again. Director Masashiro Sakurai showed the return of the Castle Siege stage from Fire Emblem.

Check out today’s images below:

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 33 Comments

In a recent issue of Famitsu, Tomonobu Itagaki sat down with the magazine to chat a bit about Devil’s Third. Itagaki further talked about working with Nintendo and the Wii U hardware, confirmed that “major improvements” have been implemented in all areas since E3, and plenty more.

Head past the break for the full discussion.

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 38 Comments

Nintendo of America has followed up on announcements made earlier today regarding Hyrule Warriors’ DLC.

Like Europe and Japan, all four packs are planned for North America. Players will be able to purchase a season pass for $19.99. In doing so, they’ll receive access to the Dark Link costume as a bonus.

Nintendo of America tweeted today’s news a few minutes ago:

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News | 1 Comment

Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate will offer an improved experience on New 3DS. We previously heard about the addition of camera control with the system’s c-stick, but this isn’t the only enhancement. Famitsu also reports that Ultimate will have improved loading times on the upgraded 3DS.

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