Category: Nintendo

Review: Nairi: Rising Tide (Switch) – A Satisfying Point-And-Click Sequel With A Few Bugbears

Two-point(-and-click) perspective.

Back in 2018, the Switch’s touchscreen functionality made point-and-click games, once best played on PC, much more accessible for console players. In fact, many games on our list of Best Point And Click Adventure Games launched in the hybrid console’s second year – NAIRI: Tower Of Shirin among them. Six years later, Dutch developer HomeBear Studio continues the story with Nairi: Rising Tide. So does it rise to the occasion? Almost.

We’ll elaborate in a moment, but first a quick warning that mild spoilers for Tower Of Shirin lie ahead. The first instalment isn’t a prerequisite; if you haven’t played it or need a recap, Rising Tide has an optional narrative section in which Nairi tells the story of her previous adventure. That said, Tower Of Shirin players will come equipped with advantageous knowledge of the lore.

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Vampire Survivors: Ode To Castlevania Switch Update Released, Here’s What’s Included

“Another patch” is also scheduled.

Vampire Survivors recently rolled out new DLC titled ‘Ode to Castlevania‘ on the Switch. It seems there were some bugs in the initial build, but a patch has now been released addressing some of the problems.

There are some fixes for crashes, respawns, missing unlocks and more. Here’s the full rundown from the official Vampire Survivor’s account:

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Expansion Packs And DLC Are Now “Eligible In All Categories” At The Game Awards

This also includes remakes, remasters and new seasons.

Ahead of the nominees being revealed for ‘The Game Awards’ this year, it seems there’s some debate online about the new eligibility rules.

According to the FAQ on the official website, “expansion packs, new game seasons, DLCs, remakes and remasters” are now eligible to be nominated across “all categories”. This also factors in if the jury deems it “worthy of a nomination” and also considers the overall “newness” of the content, price and value.

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Feature: “I Was A Bit Nervous At First” – Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake Producer Talks Reimagining An RPG Classic

“If the original fans aren’t satisfied, the remake will ultimately be considered a failure”.

Booting up Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake and hearing the Overture — known as Loto / Erdrick’s Theme in Dragon Quest III — played by the Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra for the first time, it’s hard not to be washed over by a wave of warmth.

Whether you’ve played DQ III before or not, there’s a real sense of magic, history, and nostalgia that comes with the game. The beautiful HD-2D visuals and the game’s cosy narrative structure lend themselves to a bygone era of classic RPGs, and this remake faithfully recreates that experience over 35 years after the original’s release.

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Review: Romance Of The Three Kingdoms 8 Remake (Switch) – Grand Strategy With A Flair For The Dramatic

Time to rewrite history.

Running a budding kingdom is hard, but it is made even more difficult by being surrounded on all sides by a host of potential enemies, all vying for land, resources, and power. Few video games have managed to recreate that pressure as well as Koei Tecmo’s Romance of the Three Kingdoms series, with Romance of the Three Kingdoms 8 Remake becoming the most balanced version of one of the best games in that franchise. Somehow, they’ve made the tedium of bureaucracy feel fun and addictive.

Like the rest of the series and the novel that inspired it, Romance of the Three Kingdoms 8 Remake — which originally launched in Japan on PC in 2001 before arriving in the West a couple of years later on PS2 — follows a heavily romanticised version of Chinese history. The period from around 220 to 280 AD was a time of huge upheaval for the region, with multiple figures competing for control. That conflict gave birth to figures such as Lu Bu, Dong Zhuo, and Cao Cao, all of whom have become immortalised in novels, films, and, most relevant for us, video games.

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Video: Tales Of Grace f Remastered Showcases New Gameplay, QoL Features And Includes “Over 80 DLC”

Returning early next year.

Bandai Namco lifted the lid on the action RPG Tales of Graces f Remastered earlier this year and it’s scheduled to launch on Switch in January 2025. Tales of Graces originally debuted on the Wii in Japan and was eventually ported and localised (with some additional content) for PlayStation 3 as Tales of Graces f.

As highlighted in this new video, the remaster coming to Switch and multiple other platforms next year will feature a ton of quality-of-life features including destination icons, toggle encounter options, the ability to instantly retry battles, subtitles for post-battle dialogue and everything else you could want in a modern RPG release.

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Anniversary: 20 Years On, Metroid Prime 2 Represents The Franchise At Its Experimental Best

Crossing worlds.

Following up on Metroid Prime was never going to be easy. Although many (this writer included) were sceptical of Retro Studios’ abilities to move Metroid into the 3D, first-person realm, the team not only managed to put its own spin on an established Nintendo franchise successfully, but it also created one of the greatest games of all time.

How the heck are you supposed to top that? Well, Metroid Prime 2: Echoes doesn’t quite reach the same heights as its predecessor, and it’s often regarded as the lesser entry in an eventual trilogy (though to be honest, even the worst Prime game is better than the majority of games out there). That said, it will always remain one of my personal favourites in the franchise thanks to its bold experimentation with parallel worlds.

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