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That A-Train Switch game now has an English website too

January 15, 2021

News by Matt S. It might be a relatively minor bit of news, but we’re going to stick with this, because A-Train is the best simulation series that almost no one knows about, and this is going to be a great opportunity to learn why the series is so good.…

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January 14, 2021

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News by Matt S. The Nintendo Switch is off to a flying start in 2021, but one of the most exciting games of all is surely New Pokemon Snap. We have been waiting for a sequel to the Nintendo 64 fan favourite for many years now, and it’s finally happening.…

How good is Bravely Default II looking?

January 14, 2021

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News by Matt S. We’re getting close to the hotly-anticipated release of Bravely Default II on Switch. It’s landing on February 26 worldwide, and Square Enix has released a new Japanese trailer for the game. The trailer highlights some of the locations of the beautifully exotic world, as well as…

What the games industry should learn from Cyberpunk 2077 is not the lesson that it will learn

January 14, 2021

Cyberpunk/Opinion

I think at this point the story of Cyberpunk 2077 is well-known and well-reported. It had a catastrophic launch on console that has done meaningful damage to the CD Projekt Red brand, and Sony even took the unprecedented step of removing the game from sale in its entirety at one…

We’re getting more Neptunia in March!

January 13, 2021

Idea Factory/JRPG/News/PC/PlayStation 4

News by Matt S. Idea Factory has unveiled the release date for its upcoming action JRPG Neptunia Virtual Stars. The game lands in North America on March 2 and Europe on March 5 for PlayStation 4, and a further Steam release will occur on March 29. Neptunia Virtual Stars is…

Review: Fatal Fury: First Contact (Nintendo Switch)

January 13, 2021

Fighting game/Nintendo Switch/Retro/Reviews/snk/Switch Review

Review by Matt S. Having never owned a Neo Geo Pocket Color, I have really appreciated SNK’s efforts to emulate a range of the classics and bring them to the Nintendo Switch. Fatal Fury: First Contact is the fifth in the series, following SNK Gals’ Fighters, Samurai Shodown! 2, King…

Rideon: The Japanese indie spirit

January 13, 2021

JRPG/Rideon/Tactics RPG/Video/Video review

Video by Matt S. Rideon Japan is one of those super-indie developers from Japan that really fly under the radar, but the company has actually been around for a long time now – it was founded back in 2004! Now it has over a half dozen games on Nintendo Switch,…

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January 13, 2021

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News by Matt S. Idea Factory is gearing up for its first big release of the year; the Nintendo Switch port of Azur Lane: Crosswave. To help whet your appetite ahead of its February release (February 16 for North America, 19 for Europe), Idea Factory has shared some screenshots of…

The Legend of Heroes IV has a release date on Nintendo Switch

January 13, 2021

JRPG/News/Nintendo Switch/NISA/release date/Release Dates/Trails of Cold Steel

News by Matt S. For anyone who has been hanging out for the Nintendo Switch release of The Legend of Heroes IV, the good news today is that NISA has confirmed its release date. It lands on April 9 in North America and Europe (those of us in Oceania will…

Review: Blacksmith of the Sand Kingdom (Nintendo Switch)

January 12, 2021

JRPG/Kemco/Nintendo Switch/Reviews/Rideon/Switch Review/turn-based RPG

Review by Matt S. Rideon Japan, the developer behind the quality mobile riff on Final Fantasy Tactics, the Mercenaries series, has a second focus; it also creates mobile riffs on the Atelier-style “item-creation” JRPG. Marenian Tavern Story, which came to us on Nintendo Switch two years ago courtesy of Kemco,…

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