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Disgaea 7: Vows of the Virtueless will overwhelm new players at the start. But once you get over the hump (perhaps with the help of an online guide), it’ll likely become one of the most unique and inviting SRPGs you’ve played in quite some time.
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Hello Kitty and Friends Happiness Parade takes viewers on a rhythm-based adventure involving the titular Sanrio gal and 10 of her iconic buddies like Kerokerokeroppi, Badtz-Maru, and Pompompurin.
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Now that we’re into the spookiest time of the year, we thought we’d feed this fervor for fear with a roundup of the best horror games we’ve reviewed in 2023. Whether you prefer to be creeped out or completely terrified, there’s something for everyone.
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It’s become apparent that the Intellivision Amico will never see the light of day, but its remake of Astrosmash has; developer BBG Entertainment has released it for Nintendo Switch, and it’s solid…depending upon what you want from a retro fix.
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What do you want out of a dungeon-crawling RPG. Hundreds of spells? Stunning graphics? Multiplayer? Look elsewhere. Slick combat? Charming visuals? A rapid gameplay loop? Stick around.
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Square Enix Collective has announced that Little Goody Two Shoes will be released for Nintendo Switch on, appropriately enough, October 31st. The narrative-focused horror game is inspired by PS and PS2 RPGs and ’90s/’00s anime.
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If you haven’t figured it out from the screenshots, Dynablaster is basically a reskinning of the early Bomberman games, albeit with some modern features. Are these improvements enough to justify the asking price?
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The team of KOEI TECMO and Omega Force is a favorite of Switch gamers, having provided top-tier Musou action RPGs such as Samurai Warriors 5, and Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity. We can now add Fate/Samurai Remnant to that list.
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The premise of Shark! Shark! is incredibly simple; you’re a small fish who has to grow by eating even smaller fish. The larger you grow, the larger the fish you can eat. But there’s a shark, and it seems to have interest in you alone all Jaws IV style.
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Originally developed by Cattle Call and released for Nintendo 3DS in 2015, The Legend of Legacy allows players to take charge of seven adventurers as they explore the mysterious land of Avalon while pursuing their own unique journeys.
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Trombone Champ doesn’t really want you to become good at it. In some songs, I’d argue it doesn’t even let you. The songs feel more like slapstick comedy sound queues, and that means the game is more fun to play with your (band) mates.
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NACON has announced availability of the dual wireless RIG 600 PRO HS headset. Featuring low-latency 2.4GHz wireless and Bluetooth, the 600 PRO allows players to game wirelessly on the Nintendo Switch
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Not all of the fun Switch news yesterday came from the Nintendo Direct. Case in point; ININ and Success’ forthcoming HD remaster of the SEGA Dreamcast game Rainbow Cotton.
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Because…why not? Why not take the heart-wrenching, bloody, brutal adventures of Tanjiro and Nezuko Kamado and mash them up with the joyful, innocent, childlike board games of Mario and Peach? To question it is to question the worlds of anime and Nintendo themselves.
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After a flurry of speculation and bogus posts on your various social media channels, Nintendo has confirmed what we’ve all been hoping for—their (somewhat) traditional September Nintendo Direct.
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We first told you about The Grinch: Christmas Adventures back in June, but we did so without much information on actual gameplay. Those wanting to see more have just received an early gift from Outright Games via a new gameplay trailer.
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I’d never played any of the games in Taito Milestones 2, or at least I don’t recall playing them. How many would become new retro favorites? Not a lot, it ends up, but there certainly are some pleasant surprises.
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Our favorite Tasmanian Tiger will continue his modern resurgence when Krome Studios releases TY the Tasmanian Tiger 4: Bush Rescue Returns on September 26th. This follows the HD versions of the first two games in the series, also available for the Switch.
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