S.C.G Posted August 12 Posted August 12 Nintendo eShop new releases (week 32) The thirty-second week of releases. A selection of new titles are now available on the Nintendo Switch eShop. Check the article for the full roundup. - - - - - Thanks to @Cube for some of the recently posted articles, which include... Sunsoft is Back! Retro Game Selection announced for Switch The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom new gameplay trailer SteamWorld Heist II launch trailer Stray Pounces onto Switch Tintin Reports to Switch on 17th October Also, check out the Features section of the website where you will find many of Dean's excellent "All N64 Games" articles which he is regularly uploading to the main site, there are plenty to see and plenty more to come until the main site catches up with the forum thread and Dean's own website as well. Thanks to @Cube for featuring his reviews on N-Europe, and to @Shorty for helping to make it all happen, including adding the excellent N64 icon to the console list. See you next week! 1 2
Ike Posted August 12 Posted August 12 I thought The Hokkaido Serial Murder Case: The Okhotsk Disappearance ~Memories in Ice, Tearful Figurine~ was some sort of Famicom Detective ripoff but it's the visual novel Yuji Horii wrote! I had no idea that was getting a remake let alone an English version. 3 1
darksnowman Posted August 12 Posted August 12 2 hours ago, Ike said: I thought The Hokkaido Serial Murder Case: The Okhotsk Disappearance ~Memories in Ice, Tearful Figurine~ was some sort of Famicom Detective ripoff but it's the visual novel Yuji Horii wrote! I had no idea that was getting a remake let alone an English version. Nice one. Had to look it up as it doesn't ring any bells. Wish listed.
Shorty Posted August 16 Posted August 16 On 8/12/2024 at 4:02 AM, S.C.G said: Thanks to @Cube for featuring his reviews on N-Europe, and to @Shorty for helping to make it all happen, including adding the excellent N64 icon to the console list. See you next week! All credit goes to Cube for that sweet retro 3D N, I just clicked some buttons 1
S.C.G Posted August 19 Posted August 19 Nintendo eShop new releases (week 33) The thirty-third week of releases. A selection of new titles are now available on the Nintendo Switch eShop. Check the article for the full roundup. - - - - - Thanks to @Cube for some of the recently posted articles, which include... Bakeru to get Western Release in September Nintendo Releases Free Guide for Nintendo World Championships The Plucky Squire gets a Release Date Arcade Archives: Namco's 4-Player Fighter "Knuckle Heads" Released Nintendo Museum Direct to be broadcast later today Check out the Features section of the website where you will find all of Dean's excellent "All N64 Games" articles which are currently being uploaded daily to the main site. See you next week!
Julius Posted August 19 Posted August 19 (edited) Mega Game Trials for four games, which include the full game, have been announced as being available from now through Sunday 25th August for NSO members; the games are Tetris Effect: Connected, PowerWash Simulator, Enter The Gungeon and Cassette Beasts. Pretty neat! Edited August 19 by Julius 3
Glen-i Posted August 19 Posted August 19 I've been waiting bloody ages for Cassette Beasts to go on sale. So this is great!
Hero-of-Time Posted August 19 Posted August 19 Cassette Beasts is the only one out of those that I'm interested in but I've heard it runs like garbage on the Switch and so will probably just give it a miss. Saying that, I haven't checked the state of it in a while and so it may have been improved since launch.
Hero-of-Time Posted August 19 Posted August 19 5 hours ago, Julius said: Mega Game Trials for four games, which include the full game, have been announced as being available from now through Sunday 25th August for NSO members; the games are Tetris Effect: Connected, PowerWash Simulator, Enter The Gungeon and Cassette Beasts. @darksnowman I see each of these offer 100 platinum coins each just to load them up. Guess I'll be downloading them after all. 1 1
darksnowman Posted August 19 Posted August 19 There's good variety with these—I'm impressed it isn't just four Mario games. Looking at the Powerwash Simulator page, it has some pretty cool looking DLC. I'd just knocked a pair of games off the old backlog but whatever's next will have to be put on hold for a week now. 2 hours ago, Hero-of-Time said: @darksnowman I see each of these offer 100 platinum coins each just to load them up. Guess I'll be downloading them after all. Was just coming to say. Gonna give the Bakeru demo a go while they download. I'll even fire Enter the Gungeon back up for the 100. Cassette Beasts has received various updates, some of which were for performance. So it might be all right now. 1 1
Glen-i Posted August 20 Posted August 20 (edited) 21 hours ago, darksnowman said: Cassette Beasts has received various updates, some of which were for performance. So it might be all right now. Loading is a tad long when it's loading up the overworld. Thankfully, not when exiting a battle. Other then that, it's solid. Can't notice much in the way of frame rate drops. Edited August 20 by Glen-i
darksnowman Posted August 21 Posted August 21 PowerWash Simulator is an instant guilty pleasure. Why did I jump on top of that blue van and hose it until it came up gleaming? What compelled me to start straight into the boggin backyard? Don't know but I'll be back at it. With all the DLC it has (some free!), it's ripe for a Splatoon crossover for you to go in and hose down stages between Turf Wars face-offs. 17 hours ago, Glen-i said: Loading is a tad long when it's loading up the overworld. Thankfully, not when exiting a battle. Other then that, it's solid. Can't notice much in the way of frame rate drops. I was glad to see Cassette Beasts is less than 1GB. Makes me think they have some sort of idea about optimisation. A game would have to be in a sorry state before I pipe up about frame rate and that kind of performance issue. Load times, I think a lot of games could do better with so I hope it doesn't break the gameplay up too much. 1
Helmsly Posted August 25 Posted August 25 On 8/21/2024 at 9:57 AM, darksnowman said: PowerWash Simulator is an instant guilty pleasure. Why did I jump on top of that blue van and hose it until it came up gleaming? What compelled me to start straight into the boggin backyard? Don't know but I'll be back at it. With all the DLC it has (some free!), it's ripe for a Splatoon crossover for you to go in and hose down stages between Turf Wars face-offs. Thanks for the heads-up on some of the DLC being free, I went through the Final Fantasy 7 DLC today which was nice. It's a weirdly relaxing experience to play this game, especially while listening to a podcast or something. I'll buy the full game before the sale ends 1
S.C.G Posted August 26 Posted August 26 Nintendo eShop new releases (week 34) The thirty-fourth week of releases. A selection of new titles are now available on the Nintendo Switch eShop. Check the article for the full roundup. - - - - - Thanks to @Cube for some of the recently posted articles, which include... Level-5's Fantasy Life i has Been Delayed Nintendo Museum Direct Roundup Pokémon MicroSD Cards Now Available New Mario Kart and Animal Crossing LEGO Sets Revealed Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp to Relaunch in Paid Offline Version Civilization VII Heads to Switch in 2025 See you next week! 1
darksnowman Posted August 26 Posted August 26 16 hours ago, Helmsly said: Thanks for the heads-up on some of the DLC being free, I went through the Final Fantasy 7 DLC today which was nice. It's a weirdly relaxing experience to play this game, especially while listening to a podcast or something. I'll buy the full game before the sale ends Agree with you about it being strangely relaxing. It was a game I thought I'd put on for less than a minute and be done with but that wasn't the case as I went through some of the career mode. I like how you can check your progress with each individual object/ part to be cleaned. When I realised it's generous enough about counting something as done (thought you'd have to pixel-hunt the last specks of dirt), it became quite soothing to go back to during the trial period. Won't be buying it right away, but it's definitely one I'll keep in mind whereas without the trial I would never have considered it. I was excited to do the Santa's Workshop DLC stage. Then when I pressed right on the d-pad to highlight everything to be cleaned and the entire screen lit up... Very much something to zone out with over a number of sessions. 1
S.C.G Posted September 2 Posted September 2 Nintendo eShop new releases (week 35) The thirty-fifth week of releases. A selection of new titles are now available on the Nintendo Switch eShop. Check the article for the full roundup. - - - - - Here are some recently posted articles, which include... Indie World Showcase & Partner Showcase 27/08/2024 Roundup New Ask The Developer Interview for the launch of Emio See you next week!
S.C.G Posted September 9 Posted September 9 Nintendo eShop new releases (week 36) The thirty-sixth week of releases. A selection of new titles are now available on the Nintendo Switch eShop. Check the article for the full roundup. - - - - - Here's a recently posted article... Asterix Maxi Collection Invades Switch See you next week! 1
Hero-of-Time Posted September 10 Posted September 10 I see Tinykin is currently a little over a fiver on the eShop. It's the lowest price it has ever been. Well worth picking up, @darksnowman. 1
darksnowman Posted September 10 Posted September 10 36 minutes ago, Hero-of-Time said: I see Tinykin is currently a little over a fiver on the eShop. It's the lowest price it has ever been. Well worth picking up, @darksnowman. The indie Pikmin? Thanks for the heads up. Is it long? My gold points will start expiring from next month onwards again so it's probably as good a game as any to spend them on. Don't suppose you know if there's a site that tracks or lists all the NSO icons/backgrounds/frames that have been offered? I've been whittling away at the four Mario games icons that have been on constant rotation this past while but still haven't completed the collections.
Hero-of-Time Posted September 10 Posted September 10 1 minute ago, darksnowman said: The indie Pikmin? Thanks for the heads up. Is it long? My gold points will start expiring from next month onwards again so it's probably as good a game as any to spend them on. Don't suppose you know if there's a site that tracks or lists all the NSO icons/backgrounds/frames that have been offered? I've been whittling away at the four Mario games icons that have been on constant rotation this past while but still haven't completed the collections. Yeah, although it's more of a platformer than a Pikmin clone. It's about 8-10 hours long if going for everything, otherwise you can finish it in about 5-6 hours. Not that I know of. I've been doing the same and would also like to know how many are in each set. 1
Hero-of-Time Posted September 10 Posted September 10 11 minutes ago, darksnowman said: Don't suppose you know if there's a site that tracks or lists all the NSO icons/backgrounds/frames that have been offered? I've been whittling away at the four Mario games icons that have been on constant rotation this past while but still haven't completed the collections. Found these. 2 1
Dcubed Posted September 12 Posted September 12 (edited) Oh @Ike https://www.nintendo.com/en-gb/Games/Nintendo-Switch-download-software/The-Hokkaido-Serial-Murder-Case-The-Okhotsk-Disappearance-Memories-in-Ice-Tearful-Figurine--2616423.html The remake of Yuji Hori's The Hokkaido Serial Murder Case! (The sequel to The Portopia Serial Murder Case) is out on Switch and Steam right now. Bizzarely, it actually isn't coming from Square Enix, but rather from G-Mode! That one's a shocker to me because I would've figured that S-E would own the rights to it, but I guess Yuji Hori's company Armor Project has retained full ownership instead! That also means that, unlike the disastrously awful S-E made/published remake of Portopia (which was ruined by an awful "AI" language parser, because of course it was), this might actually be well worth your time! Edited September 12 by Dcubed 1
Ike Posted September 12 Posted September 12 Famicom Detective Club: Famicom Detective Club at home: Sorry Yuji Horii, please don't cancel DQIII. I guess those deigns are bit of a trope since Ace Attorney also has similar. 4
MindFreak Posted September 12 Posted September 12 Teslagrad 2 is currently 90 % off on eShop. Just saying. Hogwarts Legacy is 70 % off. Might actually pick that up. 1
darksnowman Posted September 13 Posted September 13 14 hours ago, MindFreak said: Teslagrad 2 is currently 90 % off on eShop. Just saying. Hogwarts Legacy is 70 % off. Might actually pick that up. Worth saying as I wouldn't have known otherwise. Is it necessary to have played the first? It looks good and the "magnetic gameplay" puzzles could be fun but it has metroidvania as a bullet point which gives me pause. As far as I remember, Hogwarts Legacy is meant to be good as long as you can deal with how it was reworked for the Switch.
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