New and tentative game announcements
First, a completely empty bit of teaser news that could potentially be interesting...but we have no way of knowing yet. Apparently Marvelous is working on some unannounced Switch titles.
I don't even know what 'unannounced' means though. Does Bokumono Switch count as unannounced? Well, I'm curious to hear what these are...though I suppose there's a good chance they'll be nothing I'm interested in.
As for the rest...
I feel a little bad though, like I'm wildly gesticulating at every game I see that I think I might like and yapping like a dog with 'Hey Bluie, are you gonna play THAT? That one? Are you gonna play that one, too?!'
Meanwhile, I'm not really contributing anything in return, as you pretty much go ahead and try the games you're interested in, whereas I *only* commit to the ones I have scraped up a very high probability of enjoying...so I can't usually offer any useful return impressions of games other people haven't already tried. If anyone sees any game in my completed backlog that they want to hear about I will, of course, give my impression of it right away, but I don't think I've played anything that many others here haven't already played.
The problem is that I'm very narrow-minded, lol. Or narrow-tasted...I'm not sure what to call this quality. I've found that if I have any doubts when looking at a game, I almost always end up not liking it, unlike others, who seem to have a better success rate on the games they gamble on. But I'm grateful and will try to do you other favours instead, if the possibility comes up!
EDIT: Other announcements...I saw a new one for SaGa Scarlet Grace, and... I was once very interested in getting Egglia onto my tablet, but they weren't compatible, so I was interested to hear of THIS announcement of an Egglia-like game (with breeding and training elements) that is being worked on for Switch by the Egglia folks. But I bet it won't have actual eggs in it, which means my interest will dive down to a fraction on the spot, lol.
I don't even know what 'unannounced' means though. Does Bokumono Switch count as unannounced? Well, I'm curious to hear what these are...though I suppose there's a good chance they'll be nothing I'm interested in.
As for the rest...
I feel a little bad though, like I'm wildly gesticulating at every game I see that I think I might like and yapping like a dog with 'Hey Bluie, are you gonna play THAT? That one? Are you gonna play that one, too?!'
Meanwhile, I'm not really contributing anything in return, as you pretty much go ahead and try the games you're interested in, whereas I *only* commit to the ones I have scraped up a very high probability of enjoying...so I can't usually offer any useful return impressions of games other people haven't already tried. If anyone sees any game in my completed backlog that they want to hear about I will, of course, give my impression of it right away, but I don't think I've played anything that many others here haven't already played.
The problem is that I'm very narrow-minded, lol. Or narrow-tasted...I'm not sure what to call this quality. I've found that if I have any doubts when looking at a game, I almost always end up not liking it, unlike others, who seem to have a better success rate on the games they gamble on. But I'm grateful and will try to do you other favours instead, if the possibility comes up!
EDIT: Other announcements...I saw a new one for SaGa Scarlet Grace, and... I was once very interested in getting Egglia onto my tablet, but they weren't compatible, so I was interested to hear of THIS announcement of an Egglia-like game (with breeding and training elements) that is being worked on for Switch by the Egglia folks. But I bet it won't have actual eggs in it, which means my interest will dive down to a fraction on the spot, lol.
Unannounced Marvelous games always make me think of more Senran Kagura is on it's way. Ugh. *shudder*
It could be numerous things though. We know they're working on a new Bokumono, but they've yet to formally announce its title and other details, so it could be. Other notable Marvelous IPs are Luminous Arc, Half Minute Hero, Valhalla Knights, among others + they do a lot of anime adaption games. I'm interested, but cautiously optimistic. I'd love an Avalon Code sequel of sorts, but I am dreaming here.
It's good to have tastes no matter how narrow or broad. I have a friend who ONLY plays platformers, that's it. Nothing else entices her and though she tries something new now and then, she's always back to whatever her favourite hopping hero is. Seeing as she plays almost all of them and how i'm not super into the platform genre, she's great to talk to on which ones I could potentially enjoy. It works out nicely as she's played almost everything that's out, I can ask her for her advice and opinions.
With me, while my tastes are broad, i'm not very easily pleased. I'll play the game to completion if it's fun, but if I find myself being distracted by other things instead of wanting to play, then it's not something i'll likely finish/recommend. That being said, I'm more than willing to give everything a try/chance, so much in fact that if there's a game i've yet to play for whatever reason, it bugs me until I actually get around to buying it. If I end up disliking it my thought process is 'well, I would have been upset if I never got to try it, so now I know'. I'm very iffy on reviewers as a whole because whether they liked the game or not, it oozes their like/dislike in tone throughout the whole review instead of being objective. I may end up adoring Shining Resonance, but i'll sure as heck point out it's flaws as well.
So I don't mind being a guinea pig so to speak, because I want to play most everything eventually. I'm limited to a Switch right now and what I can afford in holy-inflated-prices-batman Canada, but if I can help others save some money (or help decide on a purchase) and still be satisfied with my experience, it's a win-win~
Back on topic, a company i'm very fond of Brownies/1-UP Studio is working on a Switch Game. Never played a game by them I disliked, so bring it on.
It could be numerous things though. We know they're working on a new Bokumono, but they've yet to formally announce its title and other details, so it could be. Other notable Marvelous IPs are Luminous Arc, Half Minute Hero, Valhalla Knights, among others + they do a lot of anime adaption games. I'm interested, but cautiously optimistic. I'd love an Avalon Code sequel of sorts, but I am dreaming here.
It's good to have tastes no matter how narrow or broad. I have a friend who ONLY plays platformers, that's it. Nothing else entices her and though she tries something new now and then, she's always back to whatever her favourite hopping hero is. Seeing as she plays almost all of them and how i'm not super into the platform genre, she's great to talk to on which ones I could potentially enjoy. It works out nicely as she's played almost everything that's out, I can ask her for her advice and opinions.
With me, while my tastes are broad, i'm not very easily pleased. I'll play the game to completion if it's fun, but if I find myself being distracted by other things instead of wanting to play, then it's not something i'll likely finish/recommend. That being said, I'm more than willing to give everything a try/chance, so much in fact that if there's a game i've yet to play for whatever reason, it bugs me until I actually get around to buying it. If I end up disliking it my thought process is 'well, I would have been upset if I never got to try it, so now I know'. I'm very iffy on reviewers as a whole because whether they liked the game or not, it oozes their like/dislike in tone throughout the whole review instead of being objective. I may end up adoring Shining Resonance, but i'll sure as heck point out it's flaws as well.
So I don't mind being a guinea pig so to speak, because I want to play most everything eventually. I'm limited to a Switch right now and what I can afford in holy-inflated-prices-batman Canada, but if I can help others save some money (or help decide on a purchase) and still be satisfied with my experience, it's a win-win~
Back on topic, a company i'm very fond of Brownies/1-UP Studio is working on a Switch Game. Never played a game by them I disliked, so bring it on.
Yes, I'm very interested in that (Looks like we're checking the same sources.) I REALLY wanted (and still want!) to play Egglia, but it is not compatible with my tablet, so I couldn't. Since this game is supposed to be like Egglia in that it's a breeding/training type of game, that's promising, but at the same time...it probably does not have eggs in it, and eggs are a huge draw for me, lol. I basically don't even want to hatch them, I just want to have three million different kinds of fancy egg to gaze at!
But yeah, I'm interested in how that one turns out. I reblogged it on tumblr to make sure I keep it somewhere on my radar, but the interview did say they're hoping to announce it this summer (not release, just announce) at which point it should be more difficult to lose track of
EDIT: I might be interested in Defoliation. But probably not. Still, I'll keep my eye on it for now I also had enough interest in ICEY for it to have been living on my Steam wishlist for a year or so, but since I just won't play on PC any more, now that it is going to be an option on Switch, I'll be looking at it a little more seriously as a possible future purchase.
But yeah, I'm interested in how that one turns out. I reblogged it on tumblr to make sure I keep it somewhere on my radar, but the interview did say they're hoping to announce it this summer (not release, just announce) at which point it should be more difficult to lose track of
EDIT: I might be interested in Defoliation. But probably not. Still, I'll keep my eye on it for now I also had enough interest in ICEY for it to have been living on my Steam wishlist for a year or so, but since I just won't play on PC any more, now that it is going to be an option on Switch, I'll be looking at it a little more seriously as a possible future purchase.
Saw a game earlier on a livestream called Wildbrew. No idea how far along in development it is, but the team just released a demo and it looks pretty darned cute.
I don't think there's any farming involved (despite the old school HM style garden patch in one of the screenshots) but it's up my alley and I think it would be up the alley of at least some of the folks on here.
I might try the demo later myself but for now that's all. And yeah, I'd like to say a quick THANK YOU! to everybody in this thread. I don't have a ton of time for games but this thread (and also your backlog thread too XD) is giving me a heck of a lot more to choose from which I really appreciate.
I don't think there's any farming involved (despite the old school HM style garden patch in one of the screenshots) but it's up my alley and I think it would be up the alley of at least some of the folks on here.
I might try the demo later myself but for now that's all. And yeah, I'd like to say a quick THANK YOU! to everybody in this thread. I don't have a ton of time for games but this thread (and also your backlog thread too XD) is giving me a heck of a lot more to choose from which I really appreciate.
Oh hey, that looks interesting I never watch livestreams, so anything that comes out that way would end up slipping under my radar. I love that the 'young herbalist witch' is a boy...in almost all cases, you'd probably find that anyone called a witch was a girl, so I liked having my attention tripped up a bit by that little detail.
I wonder why they all have leaves growing out of the top of their heads...
I'm glad you're finding the threads interesting, Mikodesu. It's unfortunate that this thread has nearly become a two-way conversation between Bluie and I over the last page or so, but maybe we're the ones who check the game announcements the most frequently or something. Everyone else is very welcome to drop in with their links and comments on gaming news that has caught their attention!
I wonder why they all have leaves growing out of the top of their heads...
I'm glad you're finding the threads interesting, Mikodesu. It's unfortunate that this thread has nearly become a two-way conversation between Bluie and I over the last page or so, but maybe we're the ones who check the game announcements the most frequently or something. Everyone else is very welcome to drop in with their links and comments on gaming news that has caught their attention!
I think with Wildbrew it's gonna be a question of how good the puzzles are, but we'll see!
I didn't used to either (I actually started with art livestreams). XD Its a good source of background noise and sometimes streamers will show games nobody's heard of or games you wouldn't have otherwise given a chance. Heck, the only reason I got Xenoblade 2 is because I enjoyed watching a weekly livestream of the first game.
No idea how many games it'll turn up but I'll be on the lookout now at least.
I didn't used to either (I actually started with art livestreams). XD Its a good source of background noise and sometimes streamers will show games nobody's heard of or games you wouldn't have otherwise given a chance. Heck, the only reason I got Xenoblade 2 is because I enjoyed watching a weekly livestream of the first game.
No idea how many games it'll turn up but I'll be on the lookout now at least.
This doesn't qualify as an announcement, imo...just a report on something that the Monolith Soft director wrote into the new XC2 soundtrack booklet. I just wanted to stick it here for future reference. Apparently he's gone down in writing with his desire to made an XC3 as well as an XCX2. (And a totally new IP as well, though I can't even begin to speculate on that.) Not that that's a guarantee that it'll happen, but it's nice that it's been said in official form.
XC blabber...
EDIT: Forgot about Moonlighter for a while there, but it's also supposed to come out before the end of 2018 on Switch (earlier for other consoles). I probably won't get it but am still thinking about it.
EDIT 2: I like the idea that Lost In Harmony has a 'deep story', and I usually enjoy the music in rhythm games, but...I simply don't have the reflexes to play them My brain utterly freezes when I am put under a time limit. If anyone else does play this, I'd love to know if it really does have a deep story, because I'm finding it hard to imagine this genre of game being able to include such a thing!
XC blabber...
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EDIT 2: I like the idea that Lost In Harmony has a 'deep story', and I usually enjoy the music in rhythm games, but...I simply don't have the reflexes to play them My brain utterly freezes when I am put under a time limit. If anyone else does play this, I'd love to know if it really does have a deep story, because I'm finding it hard to imagine this genre of game being able to include such a thing!
I'll probably buy Moonlighter when it comes out on Switch. It seems like a good '10 hour' indie (that's usually my playtime on them).
There hasn't been much new stuff that I haven't already preordered or plan to on my radar. I've got Fallen Legion next week so i'm looking forward to that. GameFreak keeps making Pokemon copyrights so i'm super curious what they're up to (I like the mainline games, but i'm a HUGE fan of the Mystery Dungeon spin offs, so I can dream~).
I'm just hoping the Switch gets more VNs, particularly good ones, localized soon. I've found myself still winding down from stressful days at work and getting irritated at my games instead of super enjoying them (I had some WORDS with DQB last night lol). I'd like to wind down with a nice 'book' so to speak. I'm probably 100% getting Song of Memories when it comes out later this year. I don't even care if I get a weird look from the EB employees, gimme lol.
In other news, Xenoblade 2 is getting another update tomorrow including quests with various blades, so i'm down for that. Any excuse to play some more Xenoblade is OK in my book (i've done everything lol, I need moar).
My own Xenoblade rambles(spoilers):
There hasn't been much new stuff that I haven't already preordered or plan to on my radar. I've got Fallen Legion next week so i'm looking forward to that. GameFreak keeps making Pokemon copyrights so i'm super curious what they're up to (I like the mainline games, but i'm a HUGE fan of the Mystery Dungeon spin offs, so I can dream~).
I'm just hoping the Switch gets more VNs, particularly good ones, localized soon. I've found myself still winding down from stressful days at work and getting irritated at my games instead of super enjoying them (I had some WORDS with DQB last night lol). I'd like to wind down with a nice 'book' so to speak. I'm probably 100% getting Song of Memories when it comes out later this year. I don't even care if I get a weird look from the EB employees, gimme lol.
In other news, Xenoblade 2 is getting another update tomorrow including quests with various blades, so i'm down for that. Any excuse to play some more Xenoblade is OK in my book (i've done everything lol, I need moar).
My own Xenoblade rambles(spoilers):
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The first Xenoblade Chronicles is one of those games that don't take off for a fair while. That's not a defense, though...sometimes I cannot deal with games like that. People say 'Oh, it's a slow burn', but...a game that takes 30 hours to get interesting is a failure, in my opinion. But Xenoblade Chronicles is one of the ones that gets more and more interesting the further you get in...every time you think you know what the story is, you find out something new and realize you don't know what's going on after all...and in the beginning seems slow and simple and you might not be sure what you're playing for. But I liked Shulk right away so I had patience built in...the only way I can get into a game that is a slow starter is if I really like the characters (or the game is just dazzlingly beautiful). Plus all my favourite games are very long...80 hours seems to be about the minimum playtime for my faves
Re: Bluie's spoiler just above...If you are never going to play the first XC (or XC2), then go ahead and read this reply spoiler...but if you think you ever will, then don't, as I wanted to mention a specific parallel in XC and XC2 endings...
Xenoblade Chronicles 'X' is my one major hope for a Wii U to Switch port...I'm glad Monolith Soft have said they want to. I haven't really cared about anything else getting a port...just that. (Though if the rumours of Skyward Sword getting ported turn out to be true, that'd be cool! But I kinda doubt it.) I've played it through twice already but I will happily play it again. I just love running (and flying) around Mira. It looks fairly promising...but if they do it I sure hope they give it a good UI and fix the audio problems. Those two things made major functionality problems, which they REALLY should have patched, and yet never did. I had a friend who had to give up XCX simply because the UI text was so tiny that he just couldn't read it...and there was no way to adjust it! And having the music play so loud during some cutscenes that you couldn't hear the dialogue was ridiculous, too. Why was that not adjustable?
Re: Bluie's spoiler just above...If you are never going to play the first XC (or XC2), then go ahead and read this reply spoiler...but if you think you ever will, then don't, as I wanted to mention a specific parallel in XC and XC2 endings...
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Haha, no worries on the spoiler stuff, I looked it up after I finished XC2 just to get the refrecenes and connections. I got spoilered for the game as well back when Project X Zone 2 came out so ¯\_(ツ)_/¯Kikki wrote: Re: Bluie's spoiler just above...If you are never going to play the first XC (or XC2), then go ahead and read this reply spoiler...but if you think you ever will, then don't, as I wanted to mention a specific parallel in XC and XC2 endings...Spoiler:
Whatever they end up doing for XC3, they have options for revisiting if they want to but as the (spoilers)
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They certainly like to make complex stories for the Xenoblade series, so I wouldn't put anything past them at this point, and...
Meanwhile, in more present news...I stumbled across one more game I want to keep track of, called Figment...I had never heard of it before this evening. Though I know nothing other than that it is an action adventure and it has interesting graphics...but I like action adventures a lot if they've got good stories, so I'm sticking the link in here.
NEXT DAY EDIT: Ew. I saw that Monolith Soft has a hankering to make a 'violent, erotic and heavy' game that pushes the boundaries of what Nintendo will let them get away with. That would not only be very much noooooooot my kind of game, I'd be worried that if they became known for that, it would influence Xenoblade, too. I hate violent games. Hate 'em. Though it's kind of obvious from both XCX and especially XC2 that Monolith Soft likes to focus the camera on girls' boobs and butts already. I already felt weird listening to Pyra's butt soliloquize...I don't want it to get any more ridiculous than that.
I realize people want their M-rated games as well, but I don't want my favourite series to turn into one of them, because then I'll lose it. I can't afford to, I have so few favourites. Colour me concerned, anyway. I don't care how many huge-boob-jiggling bloodfests they make as long as it doesn't have an effect on Xenoblade, but...
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NEXT DAY EDIT: Ew. I saw that Monolith Soft has a hankering to make a 'violent, erotic and heavy' game that pushes the boundaries of what Nintendo will let them get away with. That would not only be very much noooooooot my kind of game, I'd be worried that if they became known for that, it would influence Xenoblade, too. I hate violent games. Hate 'em. Though it's kind of obvious from both XCX and especially XC2 that Monolith Soft likes to focus the camera on girls' boobs and butts already. I already felt weird listening to Pyra's butt soliloquize...I don't want it to get any more ridiculous than that.
I realize people want their M-rated games as well, but I don't want my favourite series to turn into one of them, because then I'll lose it. I can't afford to, I have so few favourites. Colour me concerned, anyway. I don't care how many huge-boob-jiggling bloodfests they make as long as it doesn't have an effect on Xenoblade, but...
It's kinda mind boggling how many little updates XC2 has gotten. I played it so much when I first got it that I've been burned out for a while...but it certainly leaves a lot to look forward to when the DLC rolls around.
Just ONE spoilery ramble...
And yeah. I'd really like to see Monolith reallocate their boob jiggle physics money into something worthwhile...like facial animation, or voice actors. >:| I love the stories they write but they make it difficult to support them sometimes.
Figment looks really cute! I think I'll havta wait for a review on it though, cause no matter how cute I can see the gimmick getting on my nerves if it isn't handled...right.
Just ONE spoilery ramble...
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Figment looks really cute! I think I'll havta wait for a review on it though, cause no matter how cute I can see the gimmick getting on my nerves if it isn't handled...right.
Did you see the Kickstarter announcement for My Girlfriend Is A Mermaid!? Bluie? The goal is 12,000 and a nearly half has been raised already in the first day, so it seems safe, but it's a bit confusing since before it seemed like it had already been confirmed. The dev saying they 'need a sign of support' from fans in the West is not sitting right with me, though...I don't know why but it just feels off. (Not shifty or anything, just...strange. I'm not sure why I don't like it, I just don't.)
You can get the Switch version for $15 this way, but I don't know what it would typically retail at.
You can get the Switch version for $15 this way, but I don't know what it would typically retail at.
Interesting. I'll probably pledge for the Switch tier after I have some money. I just spent over $200 yesterday getting new shoes and other necessities, sooo, i'll wait until June to throw some money at it. Added it to my saved projects for now.
I find this is something Sekai Project does a lot. They announce a game and then it goes to kickstarter. Now, this switch port better be a thing that's happening, because all their Vita ports they promised are still nowhere to be found. WORLD END ECONOMiCA, fault milestone, The Grisaia Trilogy, among others were all promised a Vita port a few years back annnnd nothing. The biggest difference is the Vita is bleeding out while the Switch is in perfect health. I best most of the pledges are for the Switch version anyhow, so they'd better not mess this up.
Speaking on VNs that were on the Vita, one of my favourites VA-11 Hall-A is coming to Switch. I can't wait to bartend for corgis and catgirls IN HD!
I find this is something Sekai Project does a lot. They announce a game and then it goes to kickstarter. Now, this switch port better be a thing that's happening, because all their Vita ports they promised are still nowhere to be found. WORLD END ECONOMiCA, fault milestone, The Grisaia Trilogy, among others were all promised a Vita port a few years back annnnd nothing. The biggest difference is the Vita is bleeding out while the Switch is in perfect health. I best most of the pledges are for the Switch version anyhow, so they'd better not mess this up.
Speaking on VNs that were on the Vita, one of my favourites VA-11 Hall-A is coming to Switch. I can't wait to bartend for corgis and catgirls IN HD!
Ugh, shoes! Shoes and bras, how I resent them. Having good ones or bad ones tends to affect your entire skeleton and if you have any issues at all you'll need to buy those with the best construction...and well-constructed shoes and bras are so outrageously expensive. It's just various fabrics...only enough to fill a space the size of your hand, and yet...hundreds of dollars for something that will last half a year or so since they see everyday wear. The expense adds up so much.
But a little more on topic, at least in that it is about an upcoming game...
I wonder what is up with Sushi Striker. It's STILL not out even though it was announced and shown a year ago, and news has been coming out on it a lot lately, including an announcement today that they're going to be selling the opening and closing theme songs for it. I don't understand why it has taken this long to come out, nor why they're making such a big deal about what looks like nothing more than a time-management or arcade-style game. But they featured it at E3 2017 and are featuring television commercials for it, and selling the soundtrack, and I just keep hearing more about it...and I don't get it. What is the big deal about Sushi Striker? I've yet to hear anyone caring about this game...I've yet to see anyone put this on their list of most-anticipated games of 2018, for example...but they're putting it out there like it's some huge draw, like a new Mario game or something.
I have NO plans to get it no matter how good it turns out to be since I have absolutely no high-speed gaming skills and would probably be unable to progress beyond the early part of the game, but if anyone else gets it I'd be interested in finding out what the big fuss is all about.
But a little more on topic, at least in that it is about an upcoming game...
I wonder what is up with Sushi Striker. It's STILL not out even though it was announced and shown a year ago, and news has been coming out on it a lot lately, including an announcement today that they're going to be selling the opening and closing theme songs for it. I don't understand why it has taken this long to come out, nor why they're making such a big deal about what looks like nothing more than a time-management or arcade-style game. But they featured it at E3 2017 and are featuring television commercials for it, and selling the soundtrack, and I just keep hearing more about it...and I don't get it. What is the big deal about Sushi Striker? I've yet to hear anyone caring about this game...I've yet to see anyone put this on their list of most-anticipated games of 2018, for example...but they're putting it out there like it's some huge draw, like a new Mario game or something.
I have NO plans to get it no matter how good it turns out to be since I have absolutely no high-speed gaming skills and would probably be unable to progress beyond the early part of the game, but if anyone else gets it I'd be interested in finding out what the big fuss is all about.