Category: Nintendo

The First Review For Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance Is In

Back with a vengeance?

Atlus’ Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance is just around the corner, offering the ‘definitive’ experience of the fifth mainline game with two major campaigns and a host of quality-of-life upgrades.

Our own review isn’t too far off, but if you’re interested in what the folks over at Famitsu think of it, then you’re in luck. Thanks to Ryokutya2089 and Gematsu, we can confirm that the first official review for Vengeance has scored the game an impressive 36/40, split 9/9/9/9 across four reviewers as usual.

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Suda51 Unsure If Travis Touchdown Will Return, Admits It’s Not His “Call To Make”

“Of course I’d love to see him again”.

Goichi ‘Suda51’ Suda has previously mentioned how Travis Touchdown from the No More Heroes series could potentially return one day, but in his latest interview, he’s not so sure about it.

Speaking to our friends at Eurogamer during ‘MomoCon 2024’ last month, Suda51 noted how the rights of the series are still obviously with Marvelous (rather than his studio Grasshopper Manufacture, who joined NetEase in 2021), so in case you weren’t already aware of it – it’s no longer his call to make:

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Magical Delicacy’s Mix Of Metroidvania And Gastronomy Hits Switch In July

A dash of this, a splash of that.

If you’re into Metroidvanias and cooking (and who isn’t?), then good news, you’ll be able to enjoy both at the same time with the upcoming title Magical Delicacy on Switch, launching on 16th July 2024.

We know what you’re thinking: “Gosh, another Metroidvania?”, and yeah, we get it. But look, this one looks pretty cool and we’re admittedly enamoured with the idea of a more ‘cosy’ Metroidvania that also allows us to unleash our inner chef. Bring on those Michelin Stars, we say.

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Soapbox: Nintendo Needs More Characters Like Paper Mario’s Vivian

Viva la Vivian!

Soapbox features enable our individual writers and contributors to voice their opinions on hot topics and random stuff they’ve been chewing over. Today, it’s time to celebrate Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door’s Vivian, and Alana does it with Pride.

Nintendo’s track record with LGBTQIA+ characters has been… mixed, to say the least. The Big N hasn’t exactly been the most forward company in making statements, even going as far as to say “we were absolutely not trying to provide social commentary” by not giving the option for same-sex relationships in the 3DS life-simulation game Tomodachi Life back in 2014.

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Random: Unofficial Legend Of Zelda NES Remake Gets 20-Minute Gameplay Video

Link’s Re-awakening?

If you’ve been longing for an official remake of the original Legend of Zelda on the NES, then chances are you’ll have a pretty hefty wait on your hands. Thankfully, then, you can at least assuage your pain by checking out the latest gameplay video of an unofficial remake from fan Lloyd Empty (thanks, Wccftech). It’s been up for a little while at this point, but hey, it’s never too late to highlight excellent projects like this.

Clocking in at just over 20 minutes, the video showcases the game from the beginning, albeit with some interesting alterations to the structure and dialogue. Link will no longer receive a sword from the Old Man; instead, you need to venture into the basement and solve some simple puzzles before you can get yourself equipped.

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Switch Online’s Missions & Rewards Adds Donkey Kong Icons You Can Only “Get By Playing”

Play the arcade hit on the NES library to unlock them.

Nintendo has announced a new batch of Switch Online icons you can only “get by playing” its digital retro library.

It’s already hosted missions like this for Super Mario World and The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past and now it’s Donkey Kong’s turn. This time, Switch Online members will need to boot up the NES and arcade hit Donkey Kong via the app.

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Feature: “This Isn’t Just Yars, It’s A Love Letter To Atari” – How WayForward Is Breaking The Mould With ‘Yars Rising’

From Revenge to Rising.

WayForward Technologies has worked on several well-known franchises over the years, including the likes of Contra, Silent Hill, The Mummy, Transformers, and even Aliens. Despite this, the reveal that the developer would collaborate with Atari on a brand new Yars entry came as a genuine shock to many, this writer included.

Not only is Yars’ Revenge one of the most beloved Atari 2600 games of the early ’80s, but the game, along with its sequels, is fundamentally an arcade shooter. So when WayForward introduced Yars Rising as a Metroidvania starring charismatic hacker Emi Kimura, you’d be forgiven for raising an eyebrow. How could such a drastic departure from the original possibly work? Would snippets of classic Yars gameplay sprinkled throughout the experience be enough to satisfy old-school fans?

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