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We’re two week’s away from the release of REYNATIS, and NIS America has just released the demo to help JRPG action fans understand why they’ll want to get their pre-order in.
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Sunsoft is Back! Retro Game Selection is exactly the type of gift you’d expect from that one aunt whose birthday gifts were those confusing games you’ve never heard of because it’s all she could find at those thrift markets where she shopped.
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Should I ever be reborn, I hope I will make life easier on people than I did this time around. I don’t want to be reborn and have people refer to me as “challenging” or “brutal.” The developers of Shadow of the Ninja – Reborn did not share that sentiment.
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During Nintendo’s Partner Showcase last week, KOEI TECMO gave us a glimpse of the latest entry in the Atelier series: Atelier Yumia: The Alchemist of Memories & the Envisioned Land. Today, they’ve provided the details, including the announcement of a March 21, 2025, release date.
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We began the month with a Discord preview of Ys X: Nordics from NIS America, so why not close it out with another? This time, the game is Reynatis, due for the Switch on September 27th.
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BAKERU is a light-hearted action game that’s as vibrant and boisterous as the evil festival you’re tasked with quelling. But can the linear action hold your attention across the game’s 50+ levels? Let’s discuss.
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Imagine a JPRG where the young hero who’s supposed to embark on an epic adventure to save the kingdom doesn’t actually embark, and instead just spends a month fishing, exploring caves, and resurrecting the town festival. That’s Natsu-Mon: 20th Century Summer Kid.
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Last week, Pure Nintendo joined a media preview event for Ys X: Nordics, which is coming to Nintendo Switch and other consoles on October 25th. That may be quite a while off, but NIS America still had quite a bit to show and tell.
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I was more into Atari’s NeoSprint for Nintendo Switch at the beginning of the review period than at the end of it, and that feels appropriate. This is a remake of an arcade game from 1976, and that’s how I felt about nearly every arcade game in the ’70s and ’80s.
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As I’ve mentioned before on the Pure Nintendo Podcast, I’m a bigger fan of Luigi’s games than of Mario’s. As such, I was really looking forward to re-exploring Luigi’s Mansion 2 HD, and it didn’t disappoint.
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Angry boy with an unfortunate past picks fights until he’s chosen to help save the world. We’ve seen this setup before, but it gets a bit more complicated in Megaton Musashi W: Wired, a recent action RPG from Level-5. Yes, that Level-5.
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The Legend of Heroes: Trails Through Daybreak serves as a fresh start. Although some locations, characters, and references will be familiar to series fans of the Trails series, there’s very little to this JRPG that will make newcomers feel lost.
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In my review of the original Shin Megami Tensei V back in 2021, I wrote, “…it’s been a long time since I’ve disliked the start of a game as much as Shin Megami Tensei V’s.” And yet, in 2024, I started it again. Don’t you want to know how that turned out for me?
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Atari 50: the Anniversary Celebration Expanded Edition will come with 39 new games split into two new timelines. It’ll also be available in a Steelbook physical version with plenty of goodies.
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Sunblink has announced that the current Apple Arcade-exclusive cozy life sim, Hello Kitty Island Adventure, will hit PC and Nintendo Switch as a timed console exclusive in 2025.
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My review of Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes is quite late, but that’s partially by design due to performance issues with the Switch version. 505 Games has now released a patch to address them. Did it do the trick?
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The SMT V: Vengeance masks were inspired by the demons Gurulu, Daemon, and Loup-Garou from the game, and all three are being made available to fans via the Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance x Slipknot Demon Mask Sweepstakes
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The Legend of Heroes: Trails Through Daybreak is the first chapter of the second half of the Trails series, but the game takes place in a new setting with new characters, so players will not feel overwhelmed at the start. Need proof? Try the demo, as I have.
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