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We’re still four months away from the March 21st release of Atelier Yumia: The Alchemist of Memories & the Envisioned Land. Does that make it too early to start digging into the game’s combat and synthesis systems? No, it does not.
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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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Fate/Samurai Remnant shares some of the same mechanics as Omega Force’s other Musou games, but it differs in ways that may make it an attractive option for those put off by the typical “1 against 1,000” gameplay.
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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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As a new player, I found Nobunaga’s Ambition: Awakening confusing rather than challenging, obtuse rather than detailed, and lacking a level of basic explanation necessary for someone who isn’t familiar with the series. Also, the controls are poorly-matched for the Switch.
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The new visuals in Atelier Marie Remake: The Alchemist of Salburg are engaging, and the cute, 3D approach to the characters is an effective match for the game’s tone and theme. As much as I love the more modern visuals of the Ryza games, I felt instantly at home here in Salburg.
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Atelier Ryza 3: Alchemist of the End & the Secret Key adjusts the JRPG series’ gameplay formula in numerous ways—some subtle and some dramatic. Do the changes work? Let’s go on a summer adventure to find out!
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Fatal Frame: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse centers around the exploration of exceptionally creepy environments: a sanatorium, an infirmary, a lighthouse, and others on Rogetsu Isle. Should you risk the trip?
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Yesterday’s Nintendo Direct didn’t include everything. Perhaps Nintendo were too scared to include the Japanese horror adventure FATAL FRAME: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse? KOEI TECMO America is not.
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KOEI TECMO America posted on Twitter this morning that Atelier Ryza 3: Alchemist of the End & the Secret Key is being pushed from its original February 24th release to March 24th, 2023.
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KOEI TECMO America has provided some more details on the locations players will be visiting throughout FATAL FRAME: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse. This one looks to be heaven for urban explorers…or hell, I guess, depending upon your perspective.
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Atelier Ryza 3: Alchemist of the End & the Secret Key is scheduled to hit Nintendo Switch on February 24th, 2023, and KOEI TECMO continues to build anticipation with details of the enhanced battle system and some returning characters.
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Yesterday’s Nintendo Direct featured the first glimpse of Atelier Ryza 3: Alchemist of the End & the Secret Key. Switch players will have to wait until February 24, 2023, to play this final chapter in Ryza’s story arc, but KOEI TECMO America and GUST studios have now provided additional details to hold us over.
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Today’s Nintendo Direct gave Switch owners a lot to look forward to, and amongst the more exciting announcements is that KOEI TECMO is finally bringing Fatal Frame: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse to western audiences in remastered form.
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Koei Tecmo has jammed Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes with as many elements from Three Houses that they could shove in. There’s a level of comfort in that, but if Byleth’s “school days” stuff put you off earlier, it’ll also put you off here.
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In Touken Ranbu Warriors, a collection of 15 swords in human form use Musou gameplay to stop the History Retrograde Army from traveling through time to mess up the course of history. And man, do they look good doing it!
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Atelier Sophie 2: The Alchemist of the Mysterious Dream picks up where the first left off, continuing the story of Sophie and her quest to return her friend, Plachta, to a human again. How does this title rank amongst the other recent releases for the Nintendo Switch?
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Blue Reflection: Second Light isn’t your typical JRPG with mech or mystical militaries fighting against rogue gods. It’s the story of a group of young women learning about who they are and how they fit into a world they don’t understand. And I’m not ashamed to say I have more in common with that than the guys who fight the gods.
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