Not technically eShop I suppose, but it seems like the announcement Annapurna Interactive had for today is physical copies of Gone Home, and a physical OST.
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Nintendo eShop - September 2018
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Wasteland 2 is online for pre-order.
https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/wasteland-2-directors-cut-switch
Dont know if they have shown any gameplay yet.
https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/wasteland-2-directors-cut-switch
Dont know if they have shown any gameplay yet.
A bunch of popular indies, some of which would be double-dips from Steam or PS4 that I don't feel compelled to spend full price on again. (Sonic Mania, Shantae, Battle Chasers, a bunch of the well-knowns that take up a bulk of the list)
Others include ACA titles and some Psikyo shooters, some heavy-hitters that will never go on sale(MK8) but I keep on the list as a reminder to consider at some point even at full price.
Where's Primate Ryan posting all his useful feedback about new releases? Man, we miss you in this September thread :(
The commentary track is lively & informative (talks about talent being hired & its game development).
The story is quite sad & simultaneously uplifting. I played it on the PS4 & it's a favorite game of mine! Anyone seeking a pleasant walking-sim should consider Gone Home.
Physical version looks great too!
Yep. I played through it on PC. Love the game and the soundtrack
Considering a double dip
I really like Gone Home, but $15 is too much at this point. It's not a standout in its genre (at least, not in 2018) and it's very short with basically zero replay value.
I'm not gonna lie, i had hopes they would be announcing What Remains of Edith Finch for the Switch.
Oh, this is cool! I never played the original, only "Cloud Master" on my Master System!
... well, this is not cool :(
I just bought Metal Slug, and it seems to run pretty accurately. There's slowdown present that I'm pretty sure was just there on the regular hardware and I wasn't experiencing much in the way of input lag. I guess Nintendo wouldn't have partnered up with them if they weren't at least doing somewhat of a good job.
Also, I guess as this is the first ACA title I've purchased, it's astounding how much of a gap there is between what Hamster does with their arcade stuff and what Flying Tiger does with theirs.
So, I don't know if it's already been said, but there are some ACA Neo Geo games on sale on the EU eShop: Fatal Fury 2, Metal Slug or KOF '94 among others (40%, 4,19€ each). The full list: https://www.nintendo.es/Buscar/Buscar-299117.html?q=ACA&f=147394-5-7037-19 (sorry about the Spanish link, but you get the idea!)
Nice. I saw the discounts on the JP store a while back and wondered if we would get one.
Not the ones at the top of my list, but a couple I haven't picked up but would like to.
Ok, I need to choose three games from that list... hmmm...
I absolutely suck at fighting games, and I suck even more at SNK fighting games. I also know that sequels are way better, buuuuuut... I have some fond memories of a weekend I rented the Sega Genesis port of Fatal Fury 2, so I might grab it -- even though it's an old game, it will look super-hot to me because I'm coming from the Genesis version!
I also have fond memories of a weekend playing King of Fighters ninety-something on my Sega Saturn, but I already suck at one-on-one fights and things get way more complicated with teams, so I'll probably never play any KoF game again ^_^
Burning Fight looks fun. I like beat 'em ups. How hard is it? Can you change the difficulty? Is it too short? When I grab games like this on consoles, I refrain from using more than 3 credits so it can be a challenge for a while.
Now I have to choose between Super Sidekicks (I'm not into soccer at all, but it's been years since I played a soccer game, so why not?), Alpha Mission II (is it any good?) and Metal Slug (for some weird reason, I've never played a Metal Slug game for more than 5 minutes).
Video/Review for Wasteland 2 is under embargo until Sept. 13.
Playing Shihkondo: Soul Eater at the moment.
This is not a shmup to be played in handheld mode.
This is not a shmup to be played in handheld mode.
Wow, quite an achievement…
Mmm… that doesn't sound too good. I can live with jaggies, but I don't have a good relationship with sub-native resolutions (Snake Pass being my limit).
And that's why I've always had it on my radar…
Shit, I should stop lying to myselft. Exactly, that's not an option… See you in hell, I guess… XD
Thanks a lot for the comments!
They actually brought the discounts stateside, good for them! I had my doubts they would even bother. Picked up Metal Slug and Alpha Mission II. Here's hoping we'll get more ACA sales in the future, particularly on the rest of the Metal Slugs and any of the other shmups.
I posted my impressions about the game the last week. If you are looking for a contemporary take in 'Papeboy', this will for sure scratch this itch.
But it also has some very annoying things, like not saving your high score which in an arcade game is criminal, so you never know if you are improving in the game.
The game was designed for phones, but finally released in PC and later in consoles, so the mobile interface including a pause button in the screen is still here.
And design wise, it lacks more testing and feedback from real players, it really shows that this is the first game created by this developer. An example, you can jump in the cars to make tricks and increase your score. But it's completely inconsistent regarding which cars can kill you if you jump above them. Imagine that you are trying to make a high score, jumping in every single car. But a random car kills you when you try this. The only way to know this is to memorize which cars are here for jumping, and what have been placed as obstacles.
This, in a fast paced arcade game will generate tens of cheap deaths without having a complete control over the game.
Plus I suffered from a bug, crashing the game always in the same part, when I tried to play this in docked mode with a Pro controller. I don't know if this bug appears caused by the Pro controller or by using the docked mode. The bug its not here in portable mode, I have spent a lot of hours playing in portable mode without problems.
So I will say: it's a game that I personally enjoyed, a lot. Because it scratched an itch that none other game is scratching: a fast paced 'Paperboy' with some random elements, a cool scoring system influenced by 'OlliOlli' and a lot of 80s references.
But it's also a game with a lot of flaws, very far from perfection. I can only recommend this if you are really nostalgic about 'Paperboy'.
Six new NA eShop pages today:
Slice, Dice & Rice (September 6, $17.99)
Monkey King: Master of the Clouds (September 6, $4.99)
Neo Geo: Ninja Commando (September 6, $7.99)
The Spectrum Retreat (September 13, $12.99)
The Mahjong Huntress (September 13, $4.99)
The Midnight Sanctuary (October 4, $9.99)
Slice, Dice & Rice (September 6, $17.99)
Monkey King: Master of the Clouds (September 6, $4.99)
Neo Geo: Ninja Commando (September 6, $7.99)
The Spectrum Retreat (September 13, $12.99)
The Mahjong Huntress (September 13, $4.99)
The Midnight Sanctuary (October 4, $9.99)
found this video seems to run pretty ok ,at least in docked
Also trying to decide which NeoGeo games to grab. I have none of this selection, so I guess Metal Slug, Alpha Mission II, Burning Fight and King of the Monsters are a given.
Any of the others worth getting? I haven't played an SNK fighting game since I owned a NeoGeo, well over 20 years ago, and I remember nothing.
Any of the others worth getting? I haven't played an SNK fighting game since I owned a NeoGeo, well over 20 years ago, and I remember nothing.
I'm also thinking the same thing, how is 'Puzzled', and if it's possible, a feedback from someone with real experience with the game, not a commentary of "this scored very low in Nintendolife".
Talking about 'Alpha Mission II', I can only recommend you this game if you're very experienced with the genre. The game is not very hard in its initial part, this is not a problem. My problem is that the weapon and item system is giving me a headache, very complex. A game that requires to read a detailed guide to really understand how the weapons, the power ups or the special attacks are upgraded.
Amazing music, thought. And amazing graphics with have other problem, the layout in the first level is so inspired in 'Star Force', that all the time I think, why I'm not playing 'Star Force' instead.
The worst part is that 'Astro Bears Party' and 'One Strike' are truly good games.
Like seriously, 'Astro Bears Party' has been one of my greatest surprises this year, because after some effusive recommendations by friends, I had zero hopes in the game. An its main arcade mode has resulted in a score-attack masterpiece, and one of the best takes in the Snake/Tron formula since the seminal 'qrth-phyl'.
It's so good that I purchased the other game by this studio, 'VSR: Void Space Racing', only to show my support.
Ignore the negative comments about 'Axiom Verge', while it's not perfect or not the best open world platformer, you will have an absolute blast with the game. Amazing soundtrack, amazing ambience and a very clever gimmick using the concept of glitches. The sound design, and how immensely satisfactory feels to destroy things is exemplary. I miss HD rumble, the bosses are not so stellar and trying to do a second playthrough in this Switch version I lost my interest because at the end, the combat parts are not as interesting. But I will never forget the first time that I completed this in Steam, the game was able to captivate my imagination for weeks. Truly remarkable, coming from a one man studio. Thomas Happ even learned how to compose music with a computer to make the soundtrack. And ironically, he won a lot of prizes thanks to this soundtrack :)
While the game can't compete with other masterpieces in the genre, such as 'La-Mulana', 'Toki Tori 2+' or 'Environmental Alpha' which is for me the holy trinity of open world platformers, I think that part of the magic of 'Axiom Verge' is thanks to its imperfect nature, and the ambitious concept behind its development: a single developer, trying to catch the magic of 'Super Metroid', pursuing the dream of staying independent.
Like how do they not put up Sam Sho 2 or Metal Slug 2? Travesty.
I haven't played much. I'm currently only playing Mini Metro (bought Into the Breach, but only played the tutorial) just before I go to bed and most of my gaming time has been spent on Heroes of the Storm on pc. I'm so sorry. I did type out tens of posts though! But then promptly deleted them before posting, because that's a thing I do.
Currently, September isn't really appealing to my tastes. Not enough interesting puzzle, adventure or coop games announced yet. The Gardens Between is an almost certain buy and I'm wondering if Surgeon sim is fun in coop, but I already played most of this month's late ports and there is no double dip potential.
Mini Metro is a great little game though. And it seems like my gf is currently addicted to the game. It's always interesting to see what kinds of games she is attracted to as she comes from a different gaming background. She didn't game all that much before she met me, besides loving Etrian Odyssey, The Sims, Tetris and some free-to-play tower def games. I introduced her to tons of games and I never know what will stick. Popular titles were Puyo Puyo Tetris, Slime-San, Nine Parchments, Mini Metro, Pode, Snipperclips, Just Shapes and Beats, Levels+, Framed, Death Squared, Steredenn, Wizard of Legend, Hungry Shark World, Picross, Overcooked, Detention, Aegis Defenders, Graceful Explosion Machine, Toki Tori 2 and Putty Pals. She basically hates most AAA games, because she doesn't care about the story and just wants to play.
Nine Parchments is the absolute favourite though and we finally finished that on hardcore last week and are now ready to really explore the challenge maps, as you kind of need to unlock the max level for your characters to get good scores there. We've put over 60 hours in this game by now and it has become one of my favourite eShop games since release. Forcefully, as she made me play it with her. :D
I've played about 30 minutes, and have found it to be pretty solid.. so far!
Thanks for the feedback, hopefully I enjoy the game as much as you seem to have. The big thing I relate to you off the bat is the admiration for indie developers creating top quality game in a beloved genre.
Surprised no one is talking about Hyper Light Drifter. I really want to grab but does anyone have impressions on how bad the framerate can get and how often? Does it go below 30fps?
They are, just not too much in this thread. There's an OT:
https://www.resetera.com/threads/hyper-light-drifter-deluxe-edition-ot-dashing-in-the-90s.66749
I'm glad that you are doing fine! I was thinking in you precisely because I was under the impression that 'Planet Alpha' was your jam.
And your girlfriend has an exquisite taste, I 100% coincide with her, specially in 'Etrian Odyssey' and how boring is for me story in non-narrative focused games, I want action or mechanics 100% of the time. So we have a problem, and it's that while I had zero interest in 'Nine Parchements' after playing the demo, now your girlfriend has 100% sold me the game.
And damn, I also blame you. Because I'm trying to not double dipping in 'Mini Metro', and you have bring to my memory how amazing is.
Slightly tempted by Mutant Mudds, Xeodrifter is a neat little metroidvania but I already own it on PS4 and the soccer game isn't really my cup of tea.
Keep in mind that you won't get as much out of NP if you play it solo, because of how all the resistances and enemy types make it more fun to play it with other players and their set of spells to complement your own. It gets better once you have more spells in your arsenal, but I also think it's a game you (Epilexia) could safely skip, based on what you tend to like.
And you aren't necessarily wrong about Planet Alpha, but I'm kind of worried about its performance on Switch.