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Reviews Featuring ‘Bakeru’ & ‘Peglin’, Plus Highlights From Nintendo’s Blockbuster Sale – TouchArcade

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Reviews Featuring ‘Bakeru’ & ‘Peglin’, Plus Highlights From Nintendo’s Blockbuster Sale – TouchArcade


Hello gentle readers, and welcome to the SwitchArcade Round-Up for September 2nd, 2024. I think it’s a holiday today in the United States, but here in Japan it’s Monday as usual. That means I’ve got some goodies for you, and in our typical week-starting fashion that means a bunch of reviews. Three written by yours truly, and one from our pal Mikhail. I take a look at Bakeru, Star Wars: Bounty Hunter, and Mika and the Witch’s Mountain. Mikhail dives once more into Peglin, a game he can speak to better than anyone else at TouchArcade Towers. Beyond that, we’ve got a bit of news from Mikhail, and a massive list of deals from Nintendo’s Blockbuster Sale. Let’s get to it!

News

Guilty Gear Strive Nintendo Switch Edition Coming January 2025

Arc System Works has done it. They’re bringing Guilty Gear Strive to Nintendo Switch on January 23rd with 28 characters included and rollback netcode for online battles. It won’t be crossplay sadly, but should be good for playing offline and with other Switch owners. I adore the game on Steam Deck and PS5, and will definitely try this one out. Check out the official website here.

Reviews & Mini-Views

Bakeru ($39.99)

Bakeru is not Goemon/Mystical Ninja. It is made by some of the people who worked on that series. There are some superficial similarities. But it is not Goemon, and coming into it expecting Goemon is both a disservice to Bakeru and yourself. Bakeru is Bakeru. Goemon is still on the milk carton, to the upper-left of the Sunset Riders. Expectations set, let’s talk about this game instead. Bakeru comes to us by way of Good-Feel, a studio that has frequently worked with Nintendo on games in the Wario, Yoshi, and Kirby franchises. Most recently, it developed Princess Peach: Showtime!. Its specialty appears to be in cute, low-friction, well-polished platformers. Guess what Bakeru is?

Bad things are going down in Japan, and a little goober named Issun stumbles on some assistance in the unlikely form of a tanuki named Bakeru. With his mighty abilities to change forms and wield a taiko drum and drumsticks, Bakeru might just be the guy for the job. You’ll tour Japan prefecture by prefecture, whacking baddies, grabbing cash, talking to poop, and looking for secrets. You’ve got more than sixty levels to play here, and while I wouldn’t say they’re all super-memorable, it’s an easy-going experience that remains rather engaging throughout. I genuinely enjoyed the collectibles in this game more than those in most platformers I’ve played, just because they usually reflect the location you’re in. Lots of little nuggets about Japan, and some things that even a long-time resident like me didn’t know.

Boss fights! Okay, this is one part where I’ll allow comparisons to Goemon. Or any other Good-Feel game, I suppose. This is a development team that understands the value of a good boss battle, and gosh are they fun here. Creative spectacles that nicely reward the player for winning. Indeed, Bakeru takes a lot of creative swings for what is essentially a straight-up 3D platformer, and I will admit some work out better than others. Well, that’s how this kind of thing goes. I genuinely appreciated the ones that worked out well, and I can forgive the ones that didn’t. I kind of fell in love with this game despite seeing all of its flaws as I went along. It’s that sort of game. Intensely likeable.

The only real fly in the ointment here is the performance on Switch, something I believe Mikhail talked about in his look at the Steam version of the game. The framerate is quite variable here, at times climbing up to 60 fps but frequently dipping considerably when things get busy. With the full admission that I am not a person that tends to be bothered by inconsistent framerates, I will say that it wasn’t enough of an issue to dampen my enjoyment of the game. But if you are more sensitive to that than I am, I want to make it very clear that there are still problems here despite the improvements since the Japanese launch last year.

Bakeru is a highly endearing little 3D platformer, one with a well-polished design and lots of fun ideas to spice things up during its relatively lengthy adventure. It really commits to its bit, and that part of it is almost infectious. Some framerate issues keep this from being all it could be on Switch, and I think people who come into this expecting Goemon are going to be disappointed by the fact that it’s not even trying to be that, but otherwise this is a highly-recommended title to close out your summer with.

SwitchArcade Score: 4.5/5

Star Wars: Bounty Hunter ($19.99)

There was a lot of merch put out around the releases of the films in the Star Wars prequel trilogy. Video games were a big part of that, and it’s kind of impressive how many Star Wars games we saw put out in that era after going entire generations of consoles with only a handful. And while the movies weren’t exactly critical darlings, it’s inarguable that they opened up a lot of new story-telling avenues. Remember Boba Fett? The guy with the cool armor who got knocked into a living pit by a guy who couldn’t even see? Well, here’s his dad! He also has cool armor, and is also defeated in a very undignified way. But maybe you’re wondering about how his life was before we met him in Attack of the Clones? Star Wars: Bounty Hunter fills in that story, whether you asked for it or not.

This is the tale of Jango Fett, a bounty hunter so cool and awesome that an entire army ended up being cloned from him. The finest in the galaxy! Don’t ask what happened ten seconds after he had to face off against a Jedi Master. Cool armor! Besides being the number one manhunter in the business, what else made him fit to be the model for the clone army? That’s what this game is about, actually. Jango’s try-out for the job, if you will. He is sent to hunt a Dark Jedi by the totally innocent Count Dooku, and if he picks up a few extra bounties on the way, more’s the better.

That’s pretty much how this one goes. You take on each level with a particular target in mind, but there are optional targets you can find, mark, and bring in dead or alive. You get access to a wide array of weapons and other toys, including the iconic jetpack. It’s pretty interesting at first, but the gameplay doesn’t really change things up enough as it goes on so it’s quite repetitive over the long haul. It has a lot of problems you would expect from a 2002 video game, an era where some of this stuff was still being figured out. Targeting is an absolute mess. Cover doesn’t work as well as you might hope. Level designs are often trying to be open but somehow end up feeling cramped and badly sign-posted. Even in its time, this was an average game at best, tied to the worst Star Wars movie. Well, at least that’s not the worst Star Wars movie anymore.

In some ways age has not been kind to Bounty Hunter, but Aspyr has done what it could to improve it without changing too much. The game looks and runs better than it ever did, and the new default control scheme is a lot better. Nothing was changed in how it saves your progress mind you, so be prepared for the very real possibility of having to start the lengthy stages over if you mess up too much. Oh, but you can unlock a Boba Fett skin, so that’s neat. If you were ever going to play this game, this new version is the way to do it.

There’s a certain nostalgic charm to Star Wars: Bounty Hunter. There is a particular flavor to games from the PlayStation 2/GameCube/Xbox generation of consoles, and this game is absolutely steeped in it despite the nips and tucks made by Aspyr in the porting process. And it’s really in that capacity that I can most confidently recommend it, when I think about it. Are you in the mood to time travel back to 2002 and play a thoroughly rough-edged yet genuinely earnest action game? Here you go. If on the other hand you lack that proclivity, this might be a bit too much Jank-o Fett for you.

SwitchArcade Score: 3.5/5

Mika and the Witch’s Mountain ($19.99)

After some horrible video games based on Nausicaa, Hayao Miyazaki put his foot down in a very Miyazaki way and essentially forbade any further games based on his work. Did that extend to all of Ghibli? I’m not sure, the story isn’t clear on that. It seems likely, since we have not seen even one video game based on a Ghibli movie since then. I respect that, but it does mean I will never have my epic Porco Rosso open world flying game. It happens. Game studios Chibig and Nukefist clearly had another Ghibli movie in mind when they made Mika and the Witch’s Mountain, and I’ll trust your reasoning skills enough to sort out witch on your own.

You’re a rookie witch, ready to get going on witchy things. The teacher you were sent to see decides to chuck you off the mountain top, breaking your flying broom. Get back up and she might help you out, but your broom isn’t going to bring you there in its current condition. The good news is that there is a town nearby with someone who can fix brooms and even make new ones. The bad news is nothing is free in this world, so you’ll have to take up a job delivering packages to earn some scratch. Zipping around on your broom makes that kind of a job a bit easier and a lot more fun, and the town in question has a lot of things that need delivering.

That’s pretty much how it goes. There are some side jobs you can do, but most of the time you’ll be going back and forth in the world trying to get things where they need to go, when they need to go, and hopefully with a minimum of damage done in the process. It works well enough, and the vibrant world and interesting cast of characters contribute greatly to the experience. The Switch is clearly struggling with all of this at times, and the resolution and framerate both take regular hits depending on what part of the world you’re in and what’s going. I would imagine this would play better on more powerful hardware, so if you have that option you might want to take it. Otherwise, people who can forgive some technical flaws (and we’re Switch owners, I imagine most of us are getting good at that) will probably be able to roll with the punches here.

Mika and the Witch’s Mountain wears its inspiration on its sleeve, and it is so dedicated to its core gameplay mechanic that it can wear a little thin before the game is up. It also suffers from some performance issues on the Switch. With all that said, I can’t say I didn’t have some fun zipping around on my broom, delivering packages to a bunch of quirky characters. This is one of those games where if you think the concept sounds good, you’ll probably like what you get well enough.

SwitchArcade Score: 3.5/5

Peglin ($19.99)

About a year ago, I reviewed the early access version of Peglin on iOS. We also featured it as our Game of the Week when it hit mobile. Peglin, a pachinko roguelike, has always had a lot of promise, and things have only gotten before for it through major updates over time. Last week during Nintendo’s Indie World and Partner Direct combo, Peglin was announced and released for Switch. I thought the team had just brought the current game to Switch, but I didn’t realize it was actually 1.0 until a few hours later when I got the game.

Peglin hit 1.0 last week on Steam and mobile as well alongside the Switch debut, and it definitely is a more complete experience now, but Peglin is a great game for a very specific kind of person. Your aim is to, well aim, your orb to target specific pegs on the board. This lets you damage enemies (above the board) and you make your way towards the end of each zone map like you would in Slay the Spire. There are events, bosses, shops, tons of battles, and more in Peglin, and it is very difficult early on.

As you make your way through the zone, you can upgrade or unlock new orbs, heal, and collect relics. You don’t just need to get your orb to a specific portion of the board at the bottom though. Peglin’s strategy is aiming so you correctly use critical or bomb pegs depending on the situation with enemies. You can also refresh the board by hitting a specific peg. There’s a lot to take in at the start, but it all clicks soon and you will be humming the songs even when you aren’t playing Peglin.

Having played Peglin on Steam and mobile, I was curious to see how the Switch port would feel. It is mostly great when it comes to performance. The aiming isn’t as smooth as on other platforms, but I got around this by using touch controls. Aside from that, the load times are longer than mobile and Switch. These aren’t huge issues given how some recent Switch ports ship in a miserable state, but it is worth keeping in mind if you own multiple platforms and are curious where to buy Peglin. I’d say Peglin is best on Steam Deck, but the second place is close between mobile and Switch.

While the Switch has no achievements, there’s a system in place inside Peglin to track those. I like it when developers do their own achievements since the Switch lacks them on a systemwide level. You can ignore these as usual, but I liked the addition here.

One feature I wished to see in 1.0 was cross save across platforms. This likely isn’t feasible for a small developer, but some way to carry over or unlock things on Switch from mobile/PC would’ve been nice.

Other than that, my only issues with Peglin on Switch have to do with the load times and aiming not being smooth. Hopefully these can be improved over updates because more free updates are coming as confirmed by the developers at Red Nexus Games.

I already thought Peglin was fantastic even in its early access state. While some balance issues hold it back a bit, it is an essential on Switch if “pachinko x roguelike” sounds good to you. I also love that the developers made full use of the Switch hardware features by adding good rumble, full touchscreen support, and button controls making it so that you can play however you want. Now we just need a physical release. -Mikhail Madnani

SwitchArcade Score: 4.5/5

Sales

(North American eShop, US Prices)

Okay, wow. A lot of stuff on sale, and while I’ve got a lot of it here this is only scratching the surface. I’ve put together another article with what I think are the best picks from the sale, so keep your eyes open for that as well. Anyway, good luck with all of that. I’ll meet you at the bottom.

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Avenging Spirit ($2.99 from $5.99 until 9/5)NOISZ re:||COLLECTION G ($19.99 from $24.99 until 9/7)Fur Squadron ($2.79 from $6.99 until 9/8)Agnostiko Origins ($13.74 from $24.99 until 9/9)Sonic Mania ($7.99 from $19.99 until 9/10)Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle ($13.99 from $39.99 until 9/10)Puyo Puyo Tetris ($3.99 from $19.99 until 9/10)Wonder Boy: The Dragon’s Trap ($5.99 from $19.99 until 9/10)Super Bomberman R ($19.99 from $39.99 until 9/10)The Red Strings Club ($2.99 from $14.99 until 9/10)Goat Simulator The GOATY ($5.99 from $29.99 until 9/10)Downwell ($2.00 from $2.99 until 9/10)Sayonara Wild Hearts ($7.79 from $12.99 until 9/10)Ghostbusters: The Video Game ($7.49 from $29.99 until 9/10)Hotline Miami Collection ($6.24 from $24.99 until 9/10)Torchlight II ($3.99 from $19.99 until 9/10)Huntdown ($3.99 from $19.99 until 9/10)Captain Tsubasa: Rise of New Champions ($7.99 from $39.99 until 9/10)Streets of Rage 4 ($11.24 from $24.99 until 9/10)Disc Room ($3.74 from $14.99 until 9/10)Kathy Rain: Director’s Cut ($4.94 from $14.99 until 9/10)Mayhem Brawler ($6.79 from $19.99 until 9/10)TMNT Shredder’s Revenge ($16.24 from $24.99 until 9/10)Gal*Gun Returns ($16.49 from $49.99 until 9/10)Gal*Gun Double Peace ($13.19 from $39.99 until 9/10)

Assassin’s Creed: The Ezio Collection ($15.99 from $39.99 until 9/10)Infernax ($13.39 from $19.99 until 9/10)Rise of the Third Power ($11.99 from $19.99 until 9/10)Astroneer ($11.99 from $29.99 until 9/10)Lair Land Story ($5.99 from $14.99 until 9/10)Return to Monkey Island ($12.49 from $24.99 until 9/10)Shiro ($2.19 from $4.99 until 9/10)Horgihugh And Friends ($14.99 from $29.99 until 9/10)Card Shark ($7.99 from $19.99 until 9/10)Pac-man Museum+ ($9.99 from $19.99 until 9/10)Sonic Origins ($14.99 from $29.99 until 9/10)Sonic Frontiers ($20.99 from $59.99 until 9/10)Sonic Superstars ($29.99 from $59.99 until 9/10)Escape Academy: Complete Edition ($17.99 from $29.99 until 9/10)Gunbrella ($7.49 from $14.99 until 9/10)Unicorn Overlord ($41.99 from $59.99 until 9/10)Terra Nil ($14.99 from $24.99 until 9/10)Reverie Knights Tactics ($6.24 from $24.99 until 9/10)Windjammers 2 ($9.99 from $19.99 until 9/10)Two Point Hospital: Jumbo Edition ($7.99 from $39.99 until 9/10)Blizzard Arcade Collection ($9.99 from $19.99 until 9/10)Monster Hunter Rise + Sunbreak Deluxe ($24.49 from $69.99 until 9/10)Gloomhaven: Mercenaries Edition ($7.99 from $39.99 until 9/10)Fae Farm ($41.99 from $59.99 until 9/10)

Mr. Sun’s Hatbox ($8.99 from $14.99 until 9/10)Best Day Ever ($5.99 from $14.99 until 9/10)Willy Morgan & the Curse of Bone Town ($7.49 from $24.99 until 9/10)FEZ ($7.49 from $14.99 until 9/10)Tales of Kenzara: ZAU ($13.99 from $19.99 until 9/10)Make Way ($8.99 from $14.99 until 9/10)ARK: Ultimate Survivor Edition ($24.99 from $49.99 until 9/10)Cult of the Lamb Cultist Edition ($14.99 from $29.99 until 9/10)Life is Strange 2 ($12.79 from $31.99 until 9/10)Strayed Lights ($5.19 from $12.99 until 9/10)Rakuen: Deluxe Edition ($19.99 from $24.99 until 9/10)Valrithian Arc: Hero School Story 2 ($11.99 from $19.99 until 9/10)Stones Keeper ($8.79 from $19.99 until 9/10)Bat Boy ($8.99 from $14.99 until 9/10)Jack Jeanne ($29.99 from $49.99 until 9/10)Bandle Tale: League of Legends Story ($12.49 from $24.99 until 9/10)Song of Nunu: League of Legends Story ($14.99 from $29.99 until 9/10)Convergence: League of Legends Story ($14.99 from $29.99 until 9/10)The Mageseeker: League of Legends Story ($14.99 from $29.99 until 9/10)Vanaris Tactics ($4.99 from $9.99 until 9/10)The Last Spell ($14.99 from $24.99 until 9/10)Charon’s Staircase ($2.99 from $24.99 until 9/10)The Vale: Shadow of the Crown ($14.99 from $19.99 until 9/10)Dungeon Drafters ($19.99 from $24.99 until 9/10)

Pentiment ($11.99 from $19.99 until 9/10)Demon Slayer KnY – Sweep the Board ($41.99 from $59.99 until 9/10)Tetris Effect: Connected ($19.99 from $39.99 until 9/10)Boomerang X ($3.99 from $19.99 until 9/10)Tenderfoot Tactics ($8.99 from $14.99 until 9/10)CEIBA ($4.39 from $9.99 until 9/10)LEGO Marvel Super Heroes ($9.99 from $39.99 until 9/10)Tears of Avia ($2.99 from $14.99 until 9/10)Vengeful Guardian Moonrider ($11.04 from $16.99 until 9/10)Dorfromantik ($11.99 from $14.99 until 9/10)Undernauts: Labyrinth of Yomi ($29.99 from $59.99 until 9/10)Persona 3 Portable ($11.99 from $19.99 until 9/10)Persona 4 Golden ($11.99 from $19.99 until 9/10)Persona 5 Royal ($29.99 from $59.99 until 9/10)Persona 5 Strikers ($17.99 from $59.99 until 9/10)Persona 5 Tactica Digital Deluxe ($39.99 from $79.99 until 9/10)Astebros ($7.79 from $12.99 until 9/10)Super Monkey Ball: Banana Rumble ($37.49 from $49.99 until 9/10)GetsuFumaDen: Undying Moon ($14.99 from $24.99 until 9/10)Ys Origin ($5.99 from $19.99 until 9/10)Archetype Arcadia ($20.09 from $29.99 until 9/10)Baten Kaitos I & II HD Remaster ($24.99 from $49.99 until 9/10)The Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood ($10.79 from $17.99 until 9/10)Solar Ash ($15.99 from $39.99 until 9/10)Adore ($9.99 from $19.99 until 9/10)

Prison City ($7.99 from $9.99 until 9/10)Two Point Campus ($7.99 from $39.99 until 9/10)OMNIMUS ($4.39 from $9.99 until 9/10)Ring Racer ($2.49 from $4.99 until 9/10)RWBY: Arrowfell ($14.99 from $29.99 until 9/10)The Dragoness: Command of the Flame ($11.69 from $17.99 until 9/10)Die After Sunset ($13.39 from $19.99 until 9/10)Outer Wilds ($14.99 from $24.99 until 9/10)COCOON ($14.99 from $24.99 until 9/10)The Talos Principle ($4.49 from $29.99 until 9/10)Alien: Isolation ($14.99 from $19.99 until 9/10)Dicefolk ($11.24 from $14.99 until 9/10)Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown ($23.99 from $39.99 until 9/10)Heads Will Roll: Reforged ($14.99 from $19.99 until 9/10)Eternal Threads ($14.99 from $19.99 until 9/10)Paper Trail ($13.99 from $19.99 until 9/10)Spellbearers ($10.04 from $14.99 until 9/10)Wrath: Aeon of Ruin ($20.99 from $29.99 until 9/10)Spy x Anya: Operation Memories DE ($45.49 from $69.99 until 9/10)Luxor Evolved ($9.99 from $19.99 until 9/10)MotoGP 24 ($29.99 from $49.99 until 9/10)Reigns: Beyond ($3.24 from $4.99 until 9/10)The Mildew Children ($6.99 from $9.99 until 9/10)Class of Heroes 1 & 2: CE ($27.99 from $34.99 until 9/10)Tengoku Struggle: Strayside ($34.99 from $49.99 until 9/10)Plague Inc: Evolved ($5.09 from $14.99 until 9/10)

Catherine: Full Body ($9.99 from $49.99 until 9/10)Fell Seal: Arbiter’s Mark ($7.49 from $29.99 until 9/10)Spyro Reignited Trilogy ($15.99 from $39.99 until 9/10)Wobbledogs ($8.19 from $19.99 until 9/10)Adventure Academia: TFC ($17.99 from $39.99 until 9/10)McPixel 3 ($1.99 from $9.99 until 9/10)Crypt of the NecroDancer ($3.99 from $19.99 until 9/10)Her Majesty’s Spiffing ($4.99 from $9.99 until 9/10)South Park: The Stick of Truth ($7.49 from $29.99 until 9/10)Into the Breach ($7.49 from $14.99 until 9/10)Raging Loop ($10.49 from $29.99 until 9/10)Klonoa Phantasy Reverie Series ($9.99 from $39.99 until 9/10)Rogue Legacy ($2.99 from $14.99 until 9/10)Rogue Legacy 2 ($13.74 from $24.99 until 9/10)Valkyria Chronicles ($4.99 from $19.99 until 9/10)Valkyria Chronicles 4 ($5.99 from $29.99 until 9/10)Minit ($2.49 from $9.99 until 9/10)Contra Anniversary Collection ($3.99 from $19.99 until 9/10)Castlevania Anniversary Collection ($3.99 from $19.99 until 9/10)Castlevania Advance Collection ($11.99 from $19.99 until 9/10)Arcade Classics Anniversary Collection ($3.99 from $19.99 until 9/10)Reigns Game of Thrones ($1.99 from $3.99 until 9/10)Spirit Hunter: Death Mark ($19.99 from $49.99 until 9/10)Spirit Hunter: NG ($24.99 from $49.99 until 9/10)Spirit Hunter: Death Mark II ($34.99 from $49.99 until 9/10)

SEGA AGES Sonic the Hedgehog ($2.39 from $7.99 until 9/10)Darkest Dungeon ($7.49 from $24.99 until 9/10)GRIS ($3.39 from $16.99 until 9/10)The Lara Croft Collection ($19.99 from $24.99 until 9/10)Gorogoa ($4.49 from $14.99 until 9/10)Enter the Gungeon ($4.49 from $14.99 until 9/10)Exit the Gungeon ($2.49 from $9.99 until 9/10)Ion Fury ($6.24 from $24.99 until 9/10)Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid ($4.99 from $19.99 until 9/10)Power Rangers: BftG Super Edition ($12.49 from $49.99 until 9/10)Minecraft Legends Deluxe Edition ($29.99 from $49.99 until 9/10)Minecraft Dungeons Ultimate Edition ($24.99 from $39.99 until 9/10)Parasite Pack ($3.19 from $7.99 until 9/12)Rider’s Spirits ($4.19 from $5.99 until 9/12)Shockman Collection Vol. 1 ($7.69 from $10.99 until 9/12)Cities Skylines ($9.99 from $39.99 until 9/12)Empire of Sin ($9.99 from $39.99 until 9/12)Demon’s Tilt ($9.99 from $19.99 until 9/12)Shadowrun Trilogy ($9.99 from $39.99 until 9/12)Date Z ($13.49 from $14.99 until 9/14)Gerda: A Flame in Winter ($6.99 from $19.99 until 9/14)Cardfight! Vanguard Dear Days ($48.99 from $69.99 until 9/20)West of Loathing ($4.18 from $11.00 until 9/20)Shadows Over Loathing ($15.87 from $23.00 until 9/20)Adventure Field Remake ($2.99 from $4.99 until 9/20)MADiSON ($20.99 from $34.99 until 9/20)Frowntown ($7.79 from $12.99 until 9/20)Infantry Attack: Complete ($2.99 from $10.99 until 9/20)100 Demon Fantasia ($5.99 from $9.99 until 9/20)Shadow Gangs ($14.39 from $23.99 until 9/22)Suicide Guy: The Lost Dreams ($3.99 from $7.99 until 9/22)

Sales Ending Tomorrow, September 3rd

Balatro ($13.49 from $14.99 until 9/3)Blade of Darkness ($2.75 from $14.99 until 9/3)Door Kickers ($1.99 from $11.99 until 9/3)Kamitsubaki City Ensemble ($3.59 from $3.99 until 9/3)Neodori Forever ($1.99 from $4.99 until 9/3)

That’s all for today, friends. We’ll be back tomorrow with more reviews, some new releases, more sales, and perhaps some news. The typhoon has fizzled out, giving way to hot temperatures and sunny skies. I suppose I’ll take it for a day or two. I hope you all have a magnificent Monday, and as always, thanks for reading!



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The Best Nintendo Switch eShop Sales From The ‘Blockbuster Sale’ – TouchArcade

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The Best Nintendo Switch eShop Sales From The ‘Blockbuster Sale’ – TouchArcade


It’s that time again: eShop sale time! Nintendo’s calling this one the Blockbuster Sale, so I’m sure we can expect a lot of VHS tapes and stale candy. Hm? Oh, it means big games. Alright, that does make some sense. At any rate, there are a ton of games on sale right now, too many to really deal with on your own. As ever, TouchArcade is here to help you out with a list of fifteen hot discounts you should consider. No first party games, but there are still a ton of great games to pick from. No particular order as usual, so let’s get into the deals!

13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim ($14.99 from $59.99)

A unique blend of side-scrolling adventure and top-down real-time strategy gameplay, 13 Sentinels tells the story of thirteen individuals from various points in time who must battle against invading kaiju in an alternate 1985. They do that through use of their Sentinels, large mechs designed for taking down giant monsters. It has a very good story and the presentation is at the level we’ve come to expect from Vanillaware. The RTS bits are… somewhat less good, but they’re not bad. A sleeper hit that is well worth checking out at this deeply discounted price.

Persona Collection ($44.99 from $89.99 until 9/10)

If you need to fill a few months’ worth of free time, this will be the best forty-five bucks you could spend. You get Persona 3 Portable, Persona 4 Golden, and Persona 5 Royal, all excellent RPGs and great Switch ports. That works out to fifteen bucks per game, and each of them will easily keep you busy for hours on end while also teaching you the important value of friendship as a means of defeating any evil. It totally works in real life, too!

JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: All-Star Battle R ($12.49 from $49.99)

I’ll start with a proviso: if you mean to seriously get into JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: All-Star Battle R, you’re probably better off heading over to one of the other platforms where it runs at 60 fps. This Switch port is solid enough to play, however, and JoJo fans will likely have a good time with it. This is a quirky fighter in a lot of ways, and it’s well-suited to the license. Something a little different if you’re tired of the usual Capcom fighters and Mortal Kombat games.

Metal Gear Solid Master Collection Vol. 1 ($41.99 from $59.99)

Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 1 could have been better than it is, particularly with regards to performance and game options. It has received a number of updates to improve it, however, and for what it is, it’s an easy title to recommend. You get a bunch of absolutely top-tier games to play and some really cool extra materials to dig through. Sure, there isn’t much new here for people who have played these games before. But for those craving Metal Gear on the go, or those who somehow haven’t dug into these titles in the past, Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 1 is a fantastic value with this tidy discount.

Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown Deluxe Edition ($41.99 from $59.99)

Ace Combat 7: Unknown Skies is an excellent port of a high-quality action game, and it fills a gaping hole in the Switch’s library almost perfectly. It’s more approachable than you might expect, and it’s very easy to get sucked into both its story and gameplay. It’s unfortunate that the multiplayer seems to have a handful of oversights and balance issues, but you’ll get your time and money’s worth out of the campaign and its many unlockables all on its own. Definitely one to add to the collection for those feeling the need for speed.

Etrian Odyssey Origins Collection ($39.99 from $79.99)

Hm, I guess this is an Atlus list now. The excellent Etrian Odyssey series came to Switch with these HD remakes of the first three games. These are awesome, challenging games that just kept upping the ante with each new installment, and trying to buy the Nintendo DS cartridges now can get very expensive indeed. The signature mapping feature doesn’t work as smoothly here as it did on the DS, especially if you’re playing docked, but it’s as good as it can be. Plus, you can use auto-mapping if you don’t want to deal with it. At half the usual price, you get a lot of game for your buck here.

Darkest Dungeon II ($31.99 from $39.99 until 9/10)

Embrace the fact that Darkest Dungeon II isn’t interested in building on the original game’s structure but rather in doing its own thing, and you’ll be able to enjoy the charms of this moody, chunky roguelite. Its merits are many, from its distinctive style to its combination of traditional story-telling bits and the magic of emergent, personalized stories. Roguelite fans will want to check it out, even if Darkest Dungeon fans might feel like pushing away from the table and going back to the original.

Braid: Anniversary Edition ($9.99 from $19.99)

One of the poster children of the indie boom that kicked off in the late 00s, Braid came back with a big splash in this fancy Anniversary Edition. You get a nicely remastered version of the original game, with one of the best developer commentary features seen in a game so far. Braid might not have the punch it once did, but only because so many games that followed were so heavily inspired by it. Even if you’ve played it before, the discounted price should be enticing enough for a replay.

Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes – Definitive Edition ($11.69 from $17.99)

Might & Magic – Clash of Heroes: Definitive Edition doesn’t add very much to the original, but it was already a strong game that stands for itself quite well in modern times. Dotemu did a capable job of bringing it to the Switch, and it fits the platform almost as well as it fit the Nintendo DS. If you’re looking for a cool puzzle game that offers both a substantial single-player mode and enjoyable multiplayer gameplay, you’ll likely be quite satisfied with what this game has to offer.

Life is Strange: Arcadia Bay Collection ($15.99 from $39.99)

While the Switch versions of the games in Life is Strange Arcadia Bay Collection suffer from a number of visual and technical flaws compared to other platforms, the games themselves still shine as brightly as ever. It’s hard to say what the future holds for this franchise, but if you’re new to it all and just want a quick and slightly dirty way to explore its origins, picking this up at its sale price is a fine enough way to do that.

Loop Hero ($4.94 from $14.99)

Loop Hero is as hard to put down as the finest of idle games, but with enough meat on its bones to make it feel like your input actually matters. It’s the kind of game that has something to offer no matter how much or how little time you have to throw at it, and one that will likely keep you coming back now and then to play again. While it isn’t the most challenging of affairs, it’s certainly engaging and full of enough surprises to keep your interest over the long haul.

Death’s Door ($4.99 from $19.99)

Death’s Door is one of those nice combinations of a superb presentation and strong gameplay. The game could coast well enough on either of those points, but it hits them both and is excellent as a result. There’s nothing overly deep about the gameplay mechanics, and its brand of action is going to be familiar to most. The most impressive bits are the bosses, which require strong pattern recognition and good reflexes. The gorgeous sights and sounds along the way add tremendously to its atmosphere, doing their part to keep the player pulled into this unusual, compelling world. Action-RPG fans will certainly want to give this a go.

The Messenger ($3.99 from $19.99)

This is the lowest price yet for the Switch version of this popular indie action game, and it’s so low that I can’t imagine anyone not wanting to give it a punt. What seems like a straightforward ninja action game gets bigger and more ambitious as you go, and it juggles things relatively well as it does so. It’s not a perfect game, and I feel like its star has faded a bit over time, but it’s one of those indie games that everyone with any love for 8-bit and 16-bit classics should at least try out once.

Hot Wheels Unleashed 2 Turbocharged ($14.99 from $49.99)

Hot Wheels Unleashed 2 – Turbocharged is just as fun of an arcade racer as the first game, and the various tweaks and improvements to the formula makes it a far smoother experience. Some players might run into some issues with the challenging post-game content, but that’s why it’s in the post-game. If you enjoyed the first game, you’ll probably like this one even more. Series newcomers should feel comfortable jumping immediately to this sequel, too. For fifteen bucks, it’s hard to go wrong if you like racing.

Pepper Grinder ($9.74 from $14.99)

Pepper Grinder is an enjoyable, unique platformer with a zippy pace, interesting mechanics, and some cool level designs. The boss battles are a bit clunky and only subtract from what is otherwise a very tight experience. It’s also worth noting that the game is quite brisk in its run-time, so do take that into account before buying. I personally think it ends a little too soon, but that’s not a terrible problem for a game to have, especially with a little shaved off the sticker price.

And those are our picks from the Blockbuster Sale on the Nintendo Switch eShop. There are plenty more great games on sale right now besides these, so make sure to check your wishlists and dig into the pages for your favorite publishers just to be sure you aren’t missing anything. If you have any sales you’d like to share, please hit those comments below. Thanks for reading!



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Rogue Planet’ in Development for Release on iOS, Android, Switch, and Steam in 2025 – TouchArcade

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Following developer TRAGsoft bringing monster collecting game Coromon to mobile after it debuted on PC and Switch, we are getting a roguelite spin-off in the form of Coromon: Rogue Planet (Free) due next year for not only Steam and Switch, but also iOS and Android. Coromon: Rogue Planet aims to blend in the turn-based combat of the main game with roguelite gameplay to deliver an endlessly replayable monster collecting gameplay loop. The Steam page mentions “10 ever changing biomes”, 7 different playable characters, over 130 monsters, and more. Watch the Coromon: Rogue Planet official announcement trailer below:

The original Coromon is a free to play game on mobile. I’m curious to see how Coromon: Rogue Planet ends up on mobile when it does arrive and also whether it hits alongside the Switch and Steam versions. As of now, you can wishlist Coromon: Rogue Planet on Steam here. I haven’t played Coromon in a while, but the gameplay in Coromon: Rogue Planet sounds more interesting. It feels like the perfect pick up and play game based on the Steam screenshots as well. Until this one is out, you can grab the original for free on iOS here. What do you think of Coromon: Rogue Planet so far and did you play Coromon?



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‘Peglin’, ‘Brawl Stars’, ‘Genshin Impact’, ‘Royal Match’, and More – TouchArcade

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‘Peglin’, ‘Brawl Stars’, ‘Genshin Impact’, ‘Royal Match’, and More – TouchArcade


Hello everyone, and welcome to the week! It’s time once again for our look back at the noteworthy updates of the last seven days. You know it’s one of those weeks when Shaun has to throw more than one free-to-play matching puzzle game update in the list. Don’t worry, we have some cool stuff in the mix too. And you get to see Shaun kick King Robert, an activity we all enjoy. Of course, you can keep an eye out for updates yourself by participating in the TouchArcade forums. This weekly summary is just here to fill you in on the things you might have missed. Let’s go for it!

Peglin, Free

I know it’s somewhat rare for me to do this, but I’m giving out the coveted UMMSotW award to the first game in the list this week. Peglin‘s 1.0 update allows you to challenge up to level 20 in Cruciball, battle a new Slime Hive mini-boss, and take advantage of a whole ton of tweaks, bug fixes, balance adjustments, and other improvements. This game didn’t really need much in the way of updating, but I’ll take it anyway.

Brawl Stars, Free

Brawl time! Stars time! Dare we say… Brawl Stars time?! Yes, we dare. SpongeBob. SpongeBob is here in a new event, and that is cool. A couple new Brawlers coming in the form of Moe (Mythic) and Kenji (Legendary), and a handful of new Hypercharges for various characters. All of this will roll out over the course of the next couple of months in the usual Brawl Stars fashion, but the SpongeBob stuff should be kicking off rather soon if it hasn’t already by the time you read this.

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What more would one expect from an update to the soothing and satisfying stitch but more Hoops to play? That’s just what you get here, this time with a bit of a martial arts theme. Sort of, anyway. Like with any good puzzle game, it doesn’t really matter as much what the theme of the puzzles are so long as you get more of them. So yes, update your app and go do some Hoops. You’ll feel better.

Genshin Impact, Free

I guess this game is called Genshin Impact: Natlan Launch now. Nothing to be done about it. You’ve got a new region, Natlan, and three new characters to go with it: Mualani, Kinich, and Kachina. New weapons as well, of course. Plenty of new events and stories to take on, and some new artifacts too. Regular players likely know by now what to expect from Genshin Impact updates, and while this one is a little bigger than the usual one, it’s very much in line with previous ones in the broad strokes.

Temple Run: Puzzle Adventure,

Alright, here we go. At least this one is on Apple Arcade, so it’s not completely free-to-play. It sure is a matching puzzle game update, though. There are one hundred new levels to play in this Temple Run spin-off, which is quite a lot as these things go. The tournaments have also been refreshed, as usual. That’s about all, but I’m sure it will keep many players busy for a bit. Maybe even until the next update? I’ve seen how people who play games like these chew through levels, so I’m not super-confident about that!

Jetpack Joyride 2,

In this very special update to the Apple Arcade sequel to Halfbrick’s mega-hit auto-runner: Barry Steakfries escapes to the one place that hasn’t been corrupted by capitalism – SPACE! It’s a shame that leaving that be would ruin the formatting for the article. Really best as a mic-drop reference, but if I do that things will look very messy, so I have to stand here and ramble a bit so that everything stays properly in its place. Tim Curry, folks. He’s a treasure. We were graced by his many performances, big and small. Much love to Mr. Curry, who I am 99% sure is reading this.

Puyo Puyo Puzzle Pop,

Moving right along, it’s another matching puzzle game. But to be fair, this is one the all-timer matching puzzle games. At least in it’s original form, anyway. As for this particular version, there are new character episodes for Sig, Carbuncle, and Rafisol in the Adventure Mode. Meena has been added as a playable character, minus an episode of her own. An additional seven music tracks are available in the shop, all arrangements of fan favorite tunes from previous entries. Add in some bug fixes and that’s that.

Hearthstone, Free

Hearthstone time! This one is usually pretty good with its update notes, so let’s open the ol’ paperwork and see what’s in front of us. Hm. Well, we’ll make do. Battlegrounds Season 8, Trinkets & Travels, is incoming. All the kinds of new stuff we’ve seen in previous seasons, which is nice. The Trinket Shop is here, with Buddies taking a hike. Two times per game you can buy Trinkets with Gold, which will affect the rest of the match. That seems troublesome for balancing, but I suppose that is where Hearthstone is at by this point.

Toon Blast, Free

The first of the two actual obligatory free-to-play matching puzzle game updates for this article is Toon Blast. There’s a whole new episode here, giving you fifty new levels to play. Some business involving bees, or happiness, or the combination thereof. Bees are pretty cool, even if I am a little scared of them sometimes. They’re cool little buddies that help the ecosystem, and I’d give them tiny hugs if not for the pointy ouchy bit. Hang in there, my bug friends. We’ll get through it all together.

Royal Match, Free

I don’t know which is more preferable to me: King Robert perishing permanently and never appearing again, or King Robert continually perishing and returning to perish again, in a perpetual and heckish cycle of pain. One hundred new levels. A new jousting arena. That seems to have some potential. I love that one ad where they have swapped King Robert in for the freezing pregnant lady and her child, like we’re supposed to care about this garishly garbed monarch who’s a little chilly. Burn your velvet robes to warm your flesh, you decadent old ogre.

That about wraps it up for last week’s significant updates. I’m sure I’ve missed some, though, so please feel free to comment below and let everyone know if you think something should be mentioned. As usual, major updates will likely get their own news stories throughout this week, and I’ll be back next Monday to summarize and fill in the blanks. Have a great week!



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‘Among Us’ Is Collaborating With ‘Ace Attorney Investigations’ for Its Newest Free Cosmetic DLC Out Next Week

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Among Us (Free) has done loads of crossovers and collaborations over the years, but one I didn’t expect at all just got announced for next week. Later this week, Capcom is releasing the Ace Attorney Investigations Collection for PC and consoles bringing remasters of both games to modern platforms. Read my preview covering the Switch and PC versions here. Among Us is bringing in Miles Edgeworth from those games as a free cosmetic DLC on September 9th as a collaboration with the Ace Attorney series. Check out the promo art for Miles Edgeworth in Among Us below:

If you’ve not gotten Among Us yet, it is available for free on the App Store for iOS here and Google Play for Android here. Check it out on Nintendo Switch here and Steam here. Here’s our forum thread for the game. Ace Attorney Investigations Collection releases on September 6th for PS4, Xbox One, Switch, and Steam worldwide. Hopefully it comes to mobile in the near future as well. Have you been playing Among Us often on mobile and what do you think of the current state of the game?





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How to Date 5+ famous athletes in BitLife – ISK Mogul Adventures

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With the new challenge this week, there’s a step that you need to know which steps to complete. Each time you make a new character for the challenge you are a bit stuck on the RNG. Along with all the other steps in the Athletic Supporter challenge in BitLife, you need to do one thing that can get pretty expensive. The process is easy once you have the money.

You need to be able to date 5+ famous athletes in BitLife. This used to be a lot harder without a certain new feature, but the devs are a lot more merciful this time around. Here’s what to do.

How to Date 5+ famous athletes in BitLife

The new feature to the app allows you to directly date famous people. The downside is that it has a hefty price tag. Under the Relationships tab, you will find a Celebrity Dating App, click on that and a menu will show up, but so will the price tag.

Within that menu, you will see a dropdown to pick your desired celebrity type. Choose Athlete. You can also pick age and gender. The younger you are, the lower you should set the age selection to improve your chances of getting dates. Do this until you get five dates with five athletes and you just have the college and job sections left to finish off.

This is the most expensive part of the challenge this week. Fortunately, BitLife has a Celebrity Dating app feature that allows you to find famous people pretty easily, as long as your character can afford its $100,000 usage fee. One of the easiest ways to get this is to use the Pray feature. Once each year, you can Pray to the devs under the Activities menu, and an ad will play. Each time you play the ad, you can earn around $75,000. Do that during every year of your life and you’ll be golden. When you have that $500,000, you can then move on.

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How To Complete the Athletic Supporter Challenge in BitLife – ISK Mogul Adventures

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BitLife has another new challenge this week, and along with the challenge vault, there’s tons of content in this lifesim game. There’s a lot to do this week, and this guide can help you a lot. With the new challenge this week, there’s a step that you need to know which steps to complete. Each time you make a new character for the challenge you are a bit stuck on the RNG. Here are the steps you need to do to complete the Athletic Supporter Challenge in BitLife.

How to complete the Athletic Supporter challenge in BitLife

Be born in the United KingdomJoin the table tennis team in secondary schoolDate 5+ famous athletesBecome a massage therapistBecome a physical therapist

Setting up for the challenge does require a bit of work. As usual, you’ll have to create a character born in a particular location. In this case, you’ll need a character born in the United Kingdom. Your starting gender and place don’t matter as long as your birth country is the UK.  Once your character is up and running, you can move on to getting an education. You can also give yourself a head start by using the Golden Piggy Bank addon if you have it. You will need at least $100,000 to do one of the steps.

Once your in school, make sure to keep those Looks and Smarts up high, mostly by going for walks and to the library. Once you get to High School, you can go to the Gym as well. You will need a high Health and Looks stat to do well on the table tennis team later in the Athletic Supporter challenge in BitLife.

Get to High School and check the Activities menu to look for Table Tennis under the Extracurricular menu. If you don’t find it that’s a problem. This is one of the more difficult steps in the Athletic Supporter challenge in BitLife, as you won’t get the RNG on your side every time. You aren’t always guaranteed to see the table tennis team pop up as an option in High School, so you need to sometimes reset your character to get the option. You could use the Time Machine addon if you have it to go back a few years. That can reset the high school activities as well.

Once you’re out of school and working on that degree (more on that below) you can start working on getting plenty of cash for the final step.

Date 5+ famous athletes in BitLife

This is the most expensive part of the challenge this week. Fortunately, BitLife has a Celebrity Dating app feature that allows you to find famous people pretty easily, as long as your character has the money to afford its $100,000 usage fee. One of the easiest ways to get this is to use the Pray feature. Once each year, you can Pray to the devs under the Activities menu, and an ad will play. Each time you play the ad, you can earn around $75,000. Do that during every year of your life and you’ll be golden. When you have that $500,000, you can then move on.

Within that menu, you will see a dropdown to pick your desired celebrity type. Choose Athlete. You can also pick age and gender. The younger you are, the lower you should set the age selection to improve your chances of getting dates. Do this until you get five dates with five athletes and you just have the college and job sections left to finish off.

Become a Physical Therapist

Being a a massage therapist in BitLife is fairly easy, it’s all about what degree you go for. The RNG is once again sometimes an issue here. If you don’t get the job once you have the degree, you can age up to reset the list. To get the job once you apply for it, you need a science-related degree from a university, such as biology, chemistry, or psychology. Once you’ve gone to college and have that degree, check the Job menu for the availabel options.

You can also use a Golden Diploma if you have one to get a degree instantly.

This is one of the easier steps in the more advanced parts of the challenge. Once you’ve become a message therapist, you can then go to school again and become a physical therapist in BitLife.

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Welcome to our Doomsday Vanguard Beginner Guide. In this article we will you will find best tips and tricks that will help you during your journey in Doomsday Vanguard.

Doomsday Vanguard Beginner Guide & Tier List

Don’t level up every char to lvl 5, for better rng in the stages for your favourite skills

Use the player redeem code for a free Camilla, she’s fantastic (before account lvl 8)

Use redeeming codes (weekly codes and event codes)

Choose Camilla as your main character to increase her mastery/proficiency

Rerun the stages 2 times so you get the 3 times clearance reward

Pull for characters early to be able to push chapters faster for more Originium

Do the story until you are stuck, stage 7 and 18 are nice to farm for kill counts

For the 7 day login rewards you need to lvl up all your talents up to player lvl 20, afterwards stop until day 7Accumulate 60 talents and 8 special talents

Farm stages>use stamina for patrol

Do patrol when you go to sleep or can’t play
Farming a stage for 5 energy gives 3 equipment prints
Patrol gives 8 prints for 15 energy
9 for stages > 8 for patrol
Also for kill count, you can rerun stage 7, easy to farm

Do all the daily challenges and watch the ads for fast progress (energy recharge, originalism, gold, equipment chest, double reward for the achievements, patrol and the double spin in the stage battle)

Buy equipment prints from the shop to fulfil the one lvl 25 equipment requirementStart to buy them early on to secure it

Buy originalism from the guild and void shop to have an easier time fulfilling the mission for the 18k originalism accumulation for the 7-day mission

Toph, Zero, Camila, Energy Shield and Ice Bow helps for the earliest stagesLater I would recommend using your first S rank character because they have higher stat scaling and are all-powerful

Soul stones are obtainable in the guild shop, void shop and hero trial shop

After you make sure that you bought enough Originium for the 7-day missions you could buy around 7 pieces in total for the beginning from the guild shop because in my opinion, it’s the cheapest option in the guild shop, later you unlock the hero trial, it’s a good option to buy it from there too for the beginning

Important 7-day missions:

Login for 7 days
Open 10 advanced treasure chests
Accumulate 18k originalism
Accumulate 150k gold
Accumulate 500k kills in total
1 equipment reaches lvl 25
[XX]All gears reach epic rarity[XX] (20 points)
All gears reach lvl 20
[XX]1 equipment reaches rarity legendary[XX] (20 points)
Open 10 advanced chests(easy with ads)

We skip the ones with [XX]

Points:110 130 130 140 190 = 700(d1-d5)240 600 = 840 (d6-d7)1540



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Visions of Mana and More Reviews, Reynatis Preview, Age of Mythology Retold Steam Deck Impressions, News, and More – TouchArcade

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Welcome to this week’s edition of the Steam Deck Weekly. If you missed my Gundam Breaker 4 Steam Deck review, read it here. Today’s article has Steam Deck impressions and reviews for Umamusume: Pretty Derby – Party Dash, Visions of Mana, Gori: Cuddly Carnage, Bloons Card Storm, and more. This week also sees a few notable new Steam Deck Verified games and the usual slew of sales and discounts. Let’s get into the reviews and impressions first.

Steam Deck Game Reviews & Impressions

We are officially in the very busy season of the year, and I’m going to try and cover as much as I can this week through a few scored reviews and impressions of games on Steam Deck with one preview as well.

Umamusume: Pretty Derby – Party Dash Steam Deck Impressions

Over the years, we’ve seen Cygames try and expand its Umamusume property through indirect ways with DLC in its other games, through the anime, and more. Umamusume: Pretty Derby itself is finally getting localized this year as well on mobile, and Cygames has released a party game based on Umamusume with Umamusume: Pretty Derby – Party Dash.

I need a bit more time for my full review of Umamusume: Pretty Derby – Party Dash when I’ll likely also cover the Switch version, but I’ve been playing Cygames’ first ever official Umamusume: Pretty Derby release in the West on Steam Deck ahead of its launch this week. Until then, I wanted to give you an idea of how Umamusume: Pretty Derby – Party Dash is on Steam Deck.

Out of the box, Umamusume: Pretty Derby – Party Dash seems to run at full 16:10, but it is stretched. I recommend going into the settings and changing the resolution to 720p and display mode to full screen so it displays correctly. One thing to keep in mind is Umamusume: Pretty Derby – Party Dash currently has some video playback codec issues resulting in a color bar pattern for some videos. I tested 3 different Proton GE versions including 9-9 with no luck as the game wouldn’t load some modes unless I used Proton Experimental.

Aside from the videos, Umamusume: Pretty Derby – Party Dash runs fine at its 60fps target. I’m looking forward to playing more of it for my full review that hopefully covers the console versions as well. As of now Umamusume: Pretty Derby – Party Dash doesn’t have a Steam Deck rating from Valve, and I imagine it will be marked unsupported until the cut-scene issue is addressed.

Reynatis English Release Preview

Reynatis from NIS America and Furyu is set to release on September 27th for Steam, PS5, PS4, and Switch following its Japanese debut. Ahead of its launch, I had a chance to attend a preview event for the game to check out some of the English build. Usually, I don’t bother doing hands-off previews, but I’ve been curious to see how the English localization is, and also learn more about this release.

Since this was a hands-off preview, I can’t comment on how the game feels or how it is on PC, but Reynatis is shaping up to be one of Furyu’s more ambitious games with its story, setting, and seemingly smooth combat. Over the years, I usually end up clicking with Furyu game stories and soundtracks, but one or two aspects always feel lacking. With Reynatis, I’ve been interested in the narrative and combat as well. Reynatis takes place in a recreation of modern-day Tokyo and the different perspectives make it seem like it will be unique. I won’t comment on much of the gameplay until I try it out for myself, but the English localization so far seems very good. I am a bit disappointed at no English dub though.

A lot of folks likely are interested in Reynatis because it has music by Yoko Shimomura and a scenario from Kazushige Nojima both of whom are well known to Square Enix fans for their work on Final Fantasy, Kingdom Hearts, and more. If we do get a demo in the near future, I recommend trying it out to see how you find it for yourself.

I’m looking forward to playing Reynatis myself hopefully soon for review, but it definitely feels like this might end up one of Furyu’s better games in recent years. While the story and setting are definitely highlights, I’m very interested in seeing how the combat system feels. Stay tuned for more Reynatis coverage in the near future.

Visions of Mana Steam Deck Review

When Visions of Mana was announced, I was very happy to see the series back after we saw the superb Collection of Mana and then the remake of Trials of Mana released across multiple platforms. When I tried the demo for Visions of Mana, I was concerned because there were some aspects that didn’t work for me at all, but I was hopeful. Fast forward to today and Visions of Mana is available on PS5, Xbox Series X, and Steam. I’ve been playing it on both Steam Deck and PS5 for review, and it ended up surprising me in a good way, but I feel like it would have benefited from a few months of polish and tweaking when it comes to its general movement. I’m going to focus on the game on Steam Deck in this review, but also cover how it feels on PS5.

If you’re new to the Mana series, you can still start with this one. Visions of Mana is a new game in the series covering the Mana Tree and more. If you, like me, have played prior games, this will feel great in some ways, but you might be let down in parts, especially for the story. Visions of Mana’s strength is in its gorgeous world, the combat, and general gameplay. It is a huge step up over Trials of Mana in its scope and visuals, just like Tales of Arise felt in a way when it was released. The issues I have with Visions of Mana are to do with its general feel. The movement and camera never feel good. While I managed fixing this on PS5 with the camera distance and movement speed, I wish it was snappier in general.

On the PC port side, Visions of Mana is quite bare-bones. You can adjust screen mode, resolution, frame rate target (30fps to unlimited), toggle v-sync, adjust FSR 2, and just “graphics settings” presets. These presets are low, standard, and high. It doesn’t tell you what the three options change, but it does affect draw distance, post-processing, and more. While the game boots up seemingly fullscreen at 16:10, it is actually stretched. Don’t be fooled into thinking the game supports the native resolution. Changing the display mode from borderless to windowed or fullscreen will have it adjust to 16:9 where the elements and screen are not stretched. A friend of mine recommended trying out forcing a lower resolution in the demo to get better performance, but that seems to come with its own issues where the resolution options bug out even when you go back to forcing native or higher resolution on the Deck’s own display.

Visions of Mana is currently rated as Steam Deck Playable by Valve, but it has notable performance issues right now. Regardless of the settings I used when it comes to frame rate target or upscaling, I couldn’t get a locked frame rate even targeting 30fps with it dropping below in crowded areas. When using the low preset and different upscaling methods for testing purposes, the game runs above 60fps in parts, but it also drops below 30fps. Some areas just stutter in general, and even playing on Ultra Performance upscaling with the really low image quality isn’t enough. Visions of Mana’s art style really doesn’t work with heavy upscaling so I would not recommend it. After spending about 5 hours just testing out different settings across my save files in Visions of Mana, I settled on playing with FSR set to quality and the high preset for a 30fps target with drops below to the high 20s.

If you’re ok with around 30fps and regular drops below to the high 20s, Visions of Mana is fine on Steam Deck, and looks excellent on the handheld’s screen when playing at the high graphics preset. I would recommend downloading the free Visions of Mana demo to try out the different graphics options, but note that the final game runs a bit differently. It is still worth checking to see how the aesthetic scales on Steam Deck with different settings used. Visions of Mana needs more optimization right now on PC in general though. I’d also love for the PC port to actually see more detailed graphics options added so that players can adjust things individually rather than relying on console-like modes.

On the control side, Visions of Mana has support for controller and keyboard + mouse inputs. You can also change the controller glyphs which is always a welcome option.

Speaking of console, Visions of Mana on PS5 is great after some tweaking. The default camera movement and distance felt awful. Having changed it to zoomed out and the camera speed to 10 resulted in a massively better feeling experience. The default gave me motion sickness in parts. I would also recommend toggling on auto-run. If you, like me, play on both current consoles or Steam Deck, I would grab Visions of Mana on PS5 for sure over Steam Deck until it gets some patches on the latter.

Visions of Mana has higher highs but also lower lows than Trials of Mana, but it is a game I’m glad I got to experience by the end. If you enjoyed Trials of Mana and games like Tales of Arise specifically on the gameplay side, Visions of Mana is worth your time. I just wish the movement and PC port were better. In its current state, it is excellent to have a modern Mana game and Visions of Mana delivered on that front. Just don’t expect it to reach the highs of Secret of Mana. While it is rated Steam Deck Playable by Valve, I recommend playing it on PS5 rather than Steam Deck with how bare-bones the PC port is in its current state.

Visions of Mana Steam Deck review score: 3.5/5

Gori: Cuddly Carnage Steam Deck Review

When I first saw promotional art for Gori: Cuddly Carnage, I thought it would be a short horror game. I didn’t expect it to be a blend of Ratchet & Clank, Cyril Cyberpunk, and an action game with a ton of early 2000s humor sprinkled across. If that sounds good to you, just go download the demo because it is great.

Gori: Cuddly Carnage has you playing as a badass cat in an action platformer that happens to have better combat than any recent game in the genre. While the aesthetic might not work for some, I found it perfectly suits the writing and was impressed by the smooth animations and visuals throughout my time playing it.

On PC, Gori: Cuddly Carnage lets you adjust graphics presets (low, medium, high, very high), resolution, display mode, FOV, frame rate target (30fps to unlimited), toggle v-sync, toggle motion blur, toggle ray tracing, upscale method (off, DLSS, XeSS), and also adjust the quality for anti-aliasing, shadows, textures, effects, and post-processing. The PC version is quite a feature packed port for a game like this, and it controls perfectly on Steam Deck with good rumble as well.

On Steam Deck playing at the very high preset with no upscaling used, expect to play with a 30fps target. I didn’t want to settle for just 30fps of course. Using the medium preset with no upscaling is good for playing with 45fps at 90hz on Steam Deck OLED. If you want to aim for 60fps or higher, I recommend playing with higher visuals but XeSS. Taking things all the way down at the low preset and XeSS set to ultra performance results in 90fps with some drops. It doesn’t look bad even now, but it is definitely a visual step down from native anti-aliasing.

I also had access to Gori: Cuddly Carnage on PS5, and that version is just as impressive as the PC version with multiple performance modes including a ray tracing mode, 120fps mode, and more. It also has good DualSense support.

When it comes to the game itself, Gori: Cuddly Carnage has some camera issues that affect platforming sections and also a few boss battles that annoyed me. While the latter could just be certain encounters not clicking with me, I hope the former can be addressed.

Overall, I’m very pleased with how Gori: Cuddly Carnage is on Steam Deck, and expect it to get Verified very soon. The game itself surprised me with its quality, and it is one I won’t forget for a while. It excels with its fun gameplay, good writing, and great combat and feels right at home on Steam Deck from start to finish. It is just held back by a few annoyances.

Gori: Cuddly Carnage Steam Deck review score: 4/5

Bloons Card Storm Steam Deck Gameplay Impressions

When I learned about Bloons Card Storm, a collectible card game set in the Bloons game universe, I was curious about it. I had access to a Steam preview build of the game ahead of its full launch later this year on mobile and Steam, and it has been an interesting experience. Having played the Bloons games on iOS with touch controls, I wasn’t sure what to expect with Bloons Card Storm, but it feels right at home on Steam Deck with touch controls. As of now there is no controller support in the preview build, but it plays perfectly with touch controls.

As for the game itself, Bloons Card Storm feels like a nice addition to the crowded genre. I played a few levels of the PvE mode and like how the team brought over Bloons characters and abilities to this world. If you’re new to Bloons, I recommend playing the super popular Bloons TD 6 or TD Battles 2 before, but you can still play and enjoy this one. I just hope the monetization is handled well when it launches because I can’t see what the in-game store is selling right now.

I can safely say that it runs and looks great on Steam Deck even in its early preview build. Hopefully it gets controller support at or around launch though. It is shaping up to be a nice and accessible card game, and the cross platform multiplayer means I’m definitely going to get a few friends to give it a shot at launch.

Age of Mythology: Retold Steam Deck Gameplay Impressions

I’ve been very excited for Age of Mythology: Retold because I played the original a ton back in the day. The action RTS bringing together gods and monsters was already great on PC, but this remake had me more interested because it was coming to console day one. You might be wondering why that matters for a Steam Deck review, and I need to go back a bit to Age of Empires coming to Xbox for that.

When Microsoft brought Age of Empires II Definitive Edition to Xbox, it played wonderfully with full controller support and a fantastic port. The company sadly did not bring this controller support to the PC version and I’ve had to rely on using the trackpad on Steam Deck to play Age of Empires II Definitive and also Age of Empires IV. I ended up playing both of those more on Xbox because I really love the controller support. It isn’t as good as playing with a mouse and keyboard for some specific areas, but I played enough of these games with a keyboard and mouse when they first released.

Age of Mythology: Retold had a beta test on Steam, and when I tried it out, I was glad to see it included controller support even on Steam. This was enough for me to pre-order the game’s Premium Edition a few days ago to play on Steam Deck. So far, Age of Mythology: Retold feels great on Steam Deck, after making one change.

By default, Age of Mythology: Retold is marked as Steam Deck Playable by Valve, but I actually couldn’t get it to boot up at all on my Steam Deck OLED or LCD models. It kept freezing or crashing. Moving to GE Proton 9-9 fixed this issue for me. I haven’t played enough to do a full review yet, but I’m glad at how good Age of Mythology: Retold feels and looks on Steam Deck right now. I’m looking forward to playing it more over the coming weeks.

As for the best graphics settings for Age of Mythology: Retold on Steam Deck OLED, I need a bit more time to see how it performs later on. Right now, I’ve settled for 45fps at 90hz with a combination of medium settings with FSR 2 set to quality. It is going to be interesting to see how it fares later on in the campaign.

Shadow of the Ninja – Reborn Steam Deck Gameplay Impressions

Shadow of the Ninja – Reborn is Tengo Project and NatsumeAtari’s newest remake of a classic, and it is a damn fine release overall. Shaun is working on a full review of this one, but I wanted to cover how it feels on Steam Deck and also Xbox briefly.

Shadow of the Ninja – Reborn on PC lets you adjust resolution and screen mode (borderless, windowed, and fullscreen). It only has 16:9 support, but the aesthetic absolutely shines on Steam Deck with the particle effects and crisp animation work. As for the PC port itself, there are some control issues if you want to use a keyboard, but I played Shadow of the Ninja – Reborn on Steam Deck only and it felt right at home on Valve’s handheld with fast loading and no performance issues.

While Shadow of the Ninja – Reborn’s source game isn’t as amazing as the likes of Pocky and Rocky or even The Ninja Warriors like we’ve seen from Tengo Project in the past, it has gotten an excellent release that runs and looks perfect on Steam Deck and Xbox Series X. I also enjoyed playing it online through Steam Remote Play Together with a friend of mine in another country. If you aren’t sure about this one yet, I recommend downloading the demo and trying it out for yourself.

News and Trailers

Let’s start this week’s section with a brand-new extended showcase for Atlus’ upcoming RPG Metaphor: ReFantazio. It continues to look amazing and I can’t believe it is only a little over a month away. Watch the trailer below:

Following that, Square Enix just posted new details for the upcoming Romancing SaGa 2 remake titled Romancing SaGa 2: Revenge of the Seven coming to Steam and consoles this October. Check out some new screenshots here and one showcasing Glimmer below:

Now let’s shift gears to the Nintendo Indie Direct + Partner Showcase that had 99% games coming to or on Steam. I’ve included the highlights here. Marvelous USA had an impactful trailer for Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma coming to Switch and Steam in Spring 2025. Watch it below:

Bandai Namco announced Tales of Graces f Remastered for January 2025 release on Steam and all consoles with visual upgrades and DLC included. Watch the trailer below:

Konami and M2 have released Castlevania Dawn of Sorrow, Portrait of Ruin, and Order of Ecclesia in one collection out now on Steam and all consoles. I’ll be reviewing this one next week so stay tuned for that.

Capcom announced Capcom Fighting Collection 2 featuring Capcom Vs SNK, Power Stone, and 6 other games coming in 2025 to Steam, Switch, and PlayStation. Capcom also announced that the Marvel Vs Capcom collection launches in under 2 weeks.

The excellent Cuisineer from Marvelous USA is coming to Switch and other consoles early next year alongside a big update for the Steam release. I’m definitely getting the physical edition.

The Ghibli-inspired action-adventure game Europa was showcased for Switch during the Nintendo Indie World showcase and will launch on October 11th for Switch and Steam.

Atelier Yumia: The Alchemist of Memories & the Envisioned Land, the next mainline Atelier game is coming to Steam and all consoles including Xbox, a series first, in early 2025, and it looks incredible.

Tetris Forever is the new Gold Master Series release from Digital Eclipse coming this year featuring more than 15 playable classic games from the series’ history. Some have never seen a release outside Japan before.

PowerWash Simulator is going deeper into the madness with the Shrek Special Pack coming soon for Steam and all consoles.

FAIRY TAIL 2 from Gust and Koei Tecmo is finally coming to Steam, Switch, and other consoles beginning December 11th. Watch the trailer below:

Fantastic Games: Presented by Day of the Devs will be taking place from September 20th to 22nd, and the full list of games and developers has been revealed. I’m excited for quite a few of those, and I even have played a few of those already (but I can’t say which ones yet!).

Channel: Death by Night City, Big Sir Games
darkwebSTREAMER by We Have Always Lived in the Forest
Fear the Spotlight by Cozy Game Pals and Blumhouse Games
Five Nights at Freddy’s: Secret of the Mimic by Steel Wool
Grunn by Sokpop Collective
Hollowbody by Headware Games
Holstin by Sonka
Horses by Santa Ragione
Karma: The Dark World by Pollard Studio, Wired Productions and Gamera Games
Pinball M (DLC) by Zen Studios
Post Trauma by Red Soul Games and Raw Fury
Skate Story by Sam Eng and Devolver Digital
Tom the Postgirl by Oopsie Daisies

SWORD ART ONLINE Fractured Daydream got two new character trailers this week. Check out the Yui and Oberon trailers below:

D3 Publisher launched the first DLC pack for Earth Defense Force 6 in the form of Earth Defense Force 6 – Lost Days DLC 1. It is out now on Steam and PS5.

Super Evil Megacorp posted a roadmap for TMNT Splintered Fate following its launch on Apple Arcade and Switch revealing that it will be Steam Deck Verified and more.

Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythm Festival is coming to Steam and current consoles on November 7th with 120fps support and more. It plays amazing on Steam Deck already. Try the demo here.

Panic’s newest showcase aired a few days ago and it is absolutely worth watching if you like interesting games.

Ahead of Tokyo Games Show, SEGA and Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio announced the next RGG Summit for September 20th at 3 AM PT. You can watch it below when the event begins:

Pinball FX brings in Goat Simulator and The Princess Bride as DLC tables this week on Steam and other platforms. Stay tuned for my coverage of both of these and the game itself in the near future:

The first DLC for That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime ISEKAI Chronicles, “A Strange Fate” is now available with Hinata as a new playable character and an original story by the original author. Watch the launch trailer below:

SYNDUALITY: ECHO OF ADA has a new trailer with closed network test sign ups now live. Sign up here and watch the trailer for it below:

The final bit of news is The First Descendant’s Season 1: Invasion now available bringing in a new descendent: Hailey, battle pass rewards, new dungeon invasions, and much more.

New Steam Deck Verified & Playable games for the week

A lot of interesting additions this week with the newly released Castlevania collection and Gundam Breaker 4 being marked as playable alongside Marvel Vs Capcom Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics getting Verified ahead of its launch in under two weeks. I’m also glad to see the upcoming Dragon Quest Monsters release and Regency Solitaire II get tested by Valve.

Age of Mythology: Retold – Playable
Castlevania Dominus Collection – Playable
DRAGON QUEST MONSTERS: The Dark Prince – Playable
GUNDAM BREAKER 4 – Playable
MARVEL vs. CAPCOM Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics – Verified
Pool Panic – Verified
Regency Solitaire II – Verified
Sam & Max: The Devil’s Playhouse – Verified
The Elder Scrolls Online – Playable
Visions of Mana – Playable

Steam Deck Game Sales, Discounts, and Specials

The notable sales of the week include a Tales of franchise sale where I recommend Tales of Berseria as the best game in the series on Steam followed by Tales of Arise, Kingdom Come Deliverance at 90% off, and Red Dead Redemption II at 60% off on Steam. Note that for Red Dead Redemption II, you can’t buy the Steam version outside Steam while you can for the other games I’ve mentioned here.

That’s all for this edition of the Steam Deck Weekly. As usual, you can read all our past and future Steam Deck coverage here. If you have any feedback for this feature or what else you’d like to see us do around the Steam Deck, let us know in the comments below. I hope you all have a great day, and thanks for reading.



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Hello gentle readers, and welcome to the SwitchArcade Round-Up for August 30th, 2024. In today’s article, we have a handful of new releases to look at as we bid farewell to August. A few decent ones, and a few unique ones. Outside of that, there isn’t much more than the lists of new sales and expiring discounts. This has been a busy week for me in many ways, but we should be back to the normal routine next week. Let’s get to what we’ve got!

Select New Releases

Umamusume: Pretty Derby – Party Dash ($44.99)

I say thee neigh, Umamusume! Everyone’s favorite horse-girls arrive on Switch with this party game for up to four players via local or online multiplayer. There are four different minigames to play, and you get a full story mode with twenty-five playable characters to enjoy. It’s unbridled excitement for fans of the series, so if that’s you it’s time to start horsing around with your friends. I give you free rein to be as sore of a winner as you like, but get ready to hoof it if they get mad about it.

Super Dark Deception ($17.99)

Take Dark Deception, and then imagine how that would look as a sprite-based 2D game. Would it look like Super Dark Deception? Maybe not, but someone’s idea of it clearly did because here we are. Try to escape the mazes with your life intact, using anything and everything at your disposal to avoid being killed by the roaming creatures that go bump in the night. At launch, the game only includes the first chapter, consisting of four levels. More will be added over time as free DLC, but do consider that relatively low amount of content and admittedly uncertain future before purchasing.

Forest, Fields and Fortresses ($4.99)

A tile-placing puzzle game where you’re building a kingdom one piece at a time. There are two modes of play here. One is a puzzle mode where you have a set number and type of pieces and need to place them in such a way that you’ll earn enough gold to pass. The other mode is called Adventure Mode, where you can unlock and use a variety of starting maps and a random assortment of pieces to build with. Not bad at all if you’re looking for an affordable bit of puzzling fun today.

Date Z ($14.99)

A choice-based visual novel dating sim where you have to find a date by Friday or die. Well, no pressure there. There are five potential partners to woo, and naturally a bunch of different endings to uncover. I was ready to write it off as another in the big pile of games like this, but then I saw the above screenshot. How do I not include a game with that kind of screenshot on its store page?

Bedrotting ($14.99)

Well, this is a horror game premise I haven’t seen before. You play as a young girl who has been in a car accident. While your body is fine, your mental state isn’t. You can’t seem to get up out of your bed, basically. You need to survive for twenty days, which means eating, using a bucket as a toilet, and doing whatever you can to keep yourself together. That last bit becomes a very big problem as strange visions start to appear. Are they real? Your imagination? Does it matter? One for the enjoyers of creepy games, I’d say.

Sales

(North American eShop, US Prices)

Not quite as interesting a list of new sales as yesterday’s, but if you’re looking to fill up on Pinball FX tables a number of them are discounted right now. Retro City Rampage DX and Shakedown: Hawaii are at their lowest prices yet, and that may be of interest to some. Over in the weekend outbox, the latest sale from Limited Run Games is wrapping up. Grab what you must.

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WitchSpring R ($35.99 from $39.99 until 9/5)Dice Make 10! ($3.59 from $3.99 until 9/5)Bug & Seek ($11.24 from $14.99 until 9/5)The House of Da Vinci 2 ($4.99 from $9.99 until 9/6)Kingdom Rush ($5.49 from $9.99 until 9/6)Kingdom Rush Origins ($8.24 from $14.99 until 9/6)Kingdom Rush Frontiers ($5.49 from $9.99 until 9/6)Dance of Death: Du Lac & Fey ($2.39 from $15.99 until 9/6)Charlie Brown Christmas Pinball DLC ($2.74 from $5.49 until 9/9)Marvel Pinball Collection 1 DLC ($11.99 from $23.99 until 9/9)Tiny Thor ($9.99 from $19.99 until 9/12)Cilla ($5.59 from $6.99 until 9/12)The Legend of Dark Witch ($3.49 from $6.99 until 9/12)The Legend of Dark Witch Ep. 2 ($8.99 from $9.99 until 9/12)

Brave Dungeon + Dark Witch Story ($4.49 from $8.99 until 9/12)Forward To The Sky ($9.79 from $48.99 until 9/13)Wall World ($4.99 from $9.99 until 9/13)The Oregon Trail ($17.99 from $29.99 until 9/19)Sherlock Holmes The Awakened ($9.99 from $39.99 until 9/19)Mercenaries Saga Chronicles ($7.49 from $14.99 until 9/19)Shadows of Adam ($7.49 from $14.99 until 9/19)Retro City Rampage DX ($3.49 from $14.99 until 9/19)Shakedown Hawaii ($3.49 from $19.99 until 9/19)Rise: Race the Future ($6.59 from $16.49 until 9/19)Speed Overflow ($7.79 from $12.99 until 9/19)Path to Purge ($7.49 from $14.99 until 9/19)

Sales Ending This Weekend

Another Crab’s Treasure ($23.99 from $29.99 until 8/31)Arzette: The Jewel of Faramore ($11.99 from $19.99 until 8/31)Cosmic Star Heroine ($3.74 from $14.99 until 8/31)Dark Quest 3 ($7.59 from $18.99 until 8/31)Geometry Survivor ($1.99 from $4.99 until 8/31)Hot Wheels Unleashed ($5.99 from $39.99 until 8/31)Hot Wheels Unleashed GotY Edition ($11.99 from $79.99 until 8/31)Jurassic Park Games Collection ($17.99 from $29.99 until 8/31)Night Trap ($3.74 from $14.99 until 8/31)Oddworld Soulstorm ($17.49 from $49.99 until 8/31)Operation Wolf Returns ($10.49 from $29.99 until 8/31)The House in Fata Morgana ($19.99 from $39.99 until 8/31)Frog Detective: The Entire Mystery ($13.96 from $19.95 until 9/1)

That’s all for today, this week, and this month, friends. As mentioned in the opening paragraph, this was an unusually busy week for me beyond my work here on the site. I apologize if things have seemed a bit light as a result. We’ll be back to the normal schedule next week, and that means plenty of reviews, new releases, sales, and some news. I hope you all have a wonderful weekend, and as always, thanks for reading!



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