On the heels of the Panzer Dragoon Remake releasing this winter on Switch, Forever Entertainment has announced that it’s remaking yet another SEGA classic. The House of the Dead is a light gun arcade game originally released in arcades in 1997 and then ported to Saturn and PC the following year.
Forever Entertainment will be remaking both House of the Dead 1 and 2 in 2020 and remains true to the original games’ storylines. The remakes will receive a lick of paint and tweaked gameplay to bring them into the twenty-first century. Stay tuned for more info!
A sequel to My Hero One’s Justice has been revealed in the latest issue of Weekly Jump! The game uses the same battle system from the previous game and introduces new characters. These new characters from My Hero Academia’s season 4 will appear. Quirk Abilities are being upgraded for My Hero One’s Justice 2.
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Bandai Namco will most likely announce a western release of the game soon. My Hero One’s Justice 2 releases for PS4, Xbox One (digital only) and Switch in Japan. Stay tuned at Final Weapon for the latest in Japanese gaming news!
Koei Tecmo has announced a Digital Deluxe Edition of Atelier Ryza for the west! The Digital Deluxe Edition comes with new costume sets and items for Ryza’s hideout. A extra large gem pack is also included.
In addition, a digital pre-order bonus was announced. Currently, digital pre-orders are available now for Steam and Switch.
Lastly, Atelier Ryza is available now for PS4 and Switch in Japan. The game releases on October 29th for PS4, Switch and PC. Stay tuned at Final Weapon for the latest in Japanese gaming news!
Koei Tecmo has announced a western release date for the Atelier Dusk Trilogy! The trilogy of games will release on January 14th, 2020 in the west for PS4, Switch and PC.
The Atelier Dusk DX Trilogy will be sold individually, or together in a specially priced DX Pack containing all three games, and will be available January 14, 2020. #AtelierDuskDX
Nintendo and Cygames just held their first anniversary Dragalia Lost live stream, announcing new events and characters for the game. In typical Nintendo fashion, they had one more announcement at the end. Mega Man will crossover with Dragalia Lost! Mega Man Chaos Protocol event will be coming to Dragalia Lost this winter. Lastly, more information about the event arrives on October 1st.
Want to catch up on the anniversary stream? The stream is provided below:
Currently, Dragalia Lost is out now on iOS and Android. Stay tuned at Final Weapon for the latest Japanese gaming news!
Rakuten has new listings for Atelier Dusk Trilogy Deluxe Pack titles and we have a release date for the Japanese release! Atelier Dusk Trilogy Deluxe Pack releases on December 25th in Japan. The trilogy releases for PS4, Switch in Japan with an additional PC release in the west. Currently, a western release date is unknown but the Atelier Dusk Trilogy is heading to the west. We should get a exact release date for the western versions soon!
Preorder info for the Japanese release is available here. Stay tuned at Final Weapon for more of the latest in Japanese gaming news.
Thanks to Rakuten, we have brand new details about the recently announced rogue-like RPG, void tRrLM(); //Void Terrarium! The game releases on January 23rd, 2020 in Japan for PS4 and Switch. Currently, a western release date is unknown. Here are details of the game courtesy of Gematsu:
void tRrLM(); //Void Terrarium is a roguelike RPG set in a polluted and ruined world in which a helper robot explores ruins in order to keep the last human girl alive. Since the girl cannot stay alive in the polluted world, the robot must build and maintain a living environment called a “terrarium” to protect her. There are all sorts of hardships in this beautiful and cruel world, from hunger to contaminants, mysterious diseases, and so on. Will the frail girl be able to survive it…? Her fate is in your hands.
The Bonds Between a Robot and a Girl Brought Up in a Ruined World – The main characters are a girl who is the last survivor in a polluted and ruined world, and a helper robot who saves her and works hard to keep her alive. Explore dangerous ruins to find her food, decorate the terrarium, and find medicinal ingredients if she becomes sick. Tackle the various troubles that come your way and keep the girl alive.
A Beautiful and Wondrous Ruined World – In a world where humanity has fallen, vegetation and machines have taken its place. From ruins covered in overgrown vegetation to machine factories that continue to operate even after the downfall of humanity, this is a post-apocalyptic world with a sense of decadence and illustrated with a wondrous and delicate touch.
A Roguelike Addictiveness Where No Adventure is Ever the Same – The ruins and dungeons that the robot explores are randomly generated. Additionally, you start at Level 1 each time you enter, meaning you can enjoy different type of growth each time. Gain strong attack power. Or take care of enemies safely and securely with long distance attacks. Build a completely different style for each player, such as avoiding traps to move forward with the upper hand, utilizing items, and so on. Explore the game’s endless dungeons to your heart’s content.
Stay tuned at Final Weapon for more of the latest in Japanese gaming news!
Developer: Moon Studios
Publisher: Microsoft Studios
Platforms: Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, PC
Reviewed On: Nintendo Switch
Code Provided: Yes
As soon as Cuphead got revealed for the Nintendo Switch back in March, I have been hoping that Moon Studios’ Ori and the Blind Forest would follow. The primary reason being that I’d never gotten the chance to play Ori and the Blind Forest, although it had been on my radar for quite some time. Luckily it did, and boy did it deliver. Ori and the Blind Forest: Definitive Edition is absolutely phenomenal on Nintendo’s hybrid console. With gorgeous visuals and an incredible story to tell, this is a game you have to try out.
Story / Gameplay
The story of Ori and the Blind Forest follows the Spirit Tree’s narration. During a terrible storm, a guardian spirit, Ori, falls from The Spirit Tree, and ends up being taken in by Naru. Naru takes care of Ori, until something horrible happens. Naru dies of starvation as a result of the forest dying. Ori is then tasked with restoring the forest after meeting Sein, the small blue orb who helps guide Ori along the way. This story is beautifully crafted and very touching.
Ori and the Blind Forest: Definitive Edition has some fantastic gameplay elements with some surprisingly intricate puzzles. First, I’d like to talk about Soul Links. These are an element that allows the player to save from basically anywhere, as well as adjust or update their skill tree. They are pretty easy to obtain, so the more often you use them the better. The map is one of the other many high points for the game. Ori and the Blind Forest: Definitive Edition has a vast world to explore, and it really allows for the player to get very invested in this world. There were points where I couldn’t put the game down, as I wanted to continue exploring all that Ori and the Blind Forest: Definitive Edition had to offer. As you progress throughout the game, you will unlock many new abilities for Ori to use, such as double jumping. These abilities add new aspects to the game which make it much more exciting and throw in new twists for the players to experience. Maybe you can go back to that puzzle from a while ago and complete it now! As mentioned previously, Ori and the Blind Forest: Definitive Edition does offer a skill tree, where players can upgrade and unlock various things such as attacks and new abilities.
The game offers a few modes for players to try out, all of which will affect the difficulty of Ori and the Blind Forest: Definitive Edition by quite a bit. Normal Mode, Easy Mode, Hard Mode, and One-Life mode are all available from the get-go.
Surprisingly, this charming platformer is considerably difficult. There are some pretty tough challenges across the map, and they do add another level to the game for the player. As someone who does tend to play quite a bit of platformers, none of these challenges were too difficult, however, I can see some of these being quite tricky for these inexperienced with the genre.
Visuals / Performance
Ori and the Blind Forest: Definitive Edition has unbelievably gorgeous visuals, crafted in every single part of the game. Everywhere you look is extremely detailed, and the development team did a phenomenal job. Take a look at an in-game screenshot below.
Ori and the Blind Forest: Definitive Edition‘s world is amazing and beautiful. In this section underground, you can see just how much detail has been put in. The background seems endless, and you can see all kinds of gorgeous wildlife (or roots in this case) behind you. This kind of attention to detail is really unheard of for most 2-D platformers. The game really makes you feel like you’re traveling through a forest, and it’s a good feeling to have.
Now let’s get into performance, an area where I’m sure some of you are interested in. Ori and the Blind Forest: Definitive Edition runs like butter. The game runs so smooth. For my review, I played about half the game in handheld mode and half in docked mode. In handheld mode, the game runs at 720p60, while in docked, the game runs at 1080p60. The game has zero frame dips whatsoever, and has a very consistent resolution no matter the play style (Handheld or Docked). Moon Studios did a fantastic job bringing this game over to the Nintendo Switch.
While I’m on the topic of visuals, I would like to mention the cutscenes in the game. Although there are very few of them, the ones we did get are absolutely phenomenal and look beautiful on the Nintendo Switch.
To touch on the soundtrack just a bit, Ori and the Blind Forest: Definitive Edition boasts a phenomenal soundtrack, expressing all sorts of emotion through the music. The music helps set the tone, and is truly a joy to listen to.
Verdict
Ori and the Blind Forest: Definitive Edition is truly a joy to have on the Nintendo Switch. From its moving story to impressive visuals, Ori and the Blind Forest will absolutely deliver and bring the player hours of fun and joy.
Well it seems like Respawn is bringing back Medal of Honor in a brand new way. During today’s Oculus Connect, they announced Medal of Honor: Above and Beyond which will be launching in 2020 exclusively for Oculus Rift devices. EA put out a press release which explains some details on what the game will offer along with an announcement trailer.
In a recent interview with Gamesindustry.biz, Yacht Club Games COO James Chan talks about Shovel Knight’s success and whats next for the company. Chan reiterates that Nintendo platforms will continue to be a priority at the company. Along with this, he states that the Switch is a platform where players speak their “language.” This most likely refers to the Switch audience being the key demographic for the company’s games. Here’s the excerpt from the interview:
“It was so early that we benefited from people having nothing else to buy,” Chan adds, noting that Shovel Knight was among the first wave of third-party titles on both Wii U and Switch. “We were lucky then, but we do still see that the Switch is a really good platform for us. It’s where gamers that speak our language are. It’s definitely going to be our main focus.”
Furthermore, Chan talks about Yacht Club being dedicated to the area of “classic gaming.” He later cites Blizzard Entertainment as an influence in how to approach games. The company plans to move on from Shovel Knight but exactly when is unknown. Plans are in motion to take Yacht Club Games to the next level (pun fully intended)! Stay tuned at Final Weapon for the latest Nintendo Switch and indie news!
