Don't be a TOMMY TEXTER, Make sure you turn off your cellphones so everybody can enjoy this weeks new games thread.
And, for starters, what if you've already made the decision that you have every game released this week because none of them are janky JRPGs made in a proprietary Dragon Quest style engine? Well... make your own friggin' game then, because RPG Maker MV is out! And, if you don't want to go through the effort of designing your own games (given that you'd be using a controller instead of a mouse or keyboard, understandable), there's also a free RPG Maker Player also out that lets you play other peoples games and offer no input whatsoever other than emotional support!
Next is Party Hard 2, which you may not be overly startled to learn is the sequel to Party Hard, a game which I must have bought, since it's in my Switch Library, but I don't think I've sat down to actually play. What it is, however, is a story we can all relate to; it's the middle of the night, and you can't sleep because your neighbors are throwing a noisy party. So, in return, you have to stealth-kill them all. Then some mission creep sets in.
Minoria isn't actually a sequel to Momodora, but BOY OH BOY does it look like a sequel to Momodora; since there's a lot of very similar looking characters and also "from the developers of Momodora" shows up in the trailer. And also it's got Momodoras somber ruined gothic city aesthetic and also lots of very tall women with pendulous breasts. Or else, like Momodora, that's actually just the one boss but its really played up in the advertising for the game.
EITHER WAY; Momodora 2, in all but name, for me and you!
Bounty Battle was supposed to be released a while ago, then it was delayed indeifnitely. And now it's out tomorrow (as of this writing); and it's a platform-based fighting game, like Smash Brothers. However, unlike Smash Brothers which (largely) sticks to First Party Nintendo Titles; this one is almost entirely indie game characters; just glancing at the title screen, there's representatives from Steamworld, Dead Cells, Darkest Dungeon, Owlboy, Flinthook, Battlechasers, Guacamelee, Nuclear Throne, Awesomenauts and Blasphemous. Honestly, this is the most interest I've had in the genre outside of an actual Smash Brothers game so... yeah, I'm game for this. If nothing else, it's got WAY better representation than Playstation AllStars
And speaking of party-brawlers, there's also Bake n Switch, which, regretably, does not feature Juan from Guacamelee, so it's at a harsh disadvantage right out of the gate. It does have an extremely adorable art style, though, if that sweetens the pot for you any.
Adventures of Pip is another game I'm, like, 70% sure I've played in the past but retained no active memorys of. It's a platformer with the gimmick that your guy (the titular Pip) is from the wrong era of video games, and has different abilities based on which console generation he's currently operating in. Unfortunately, the eShop trailer isn't loading sothose vague recollections are about all I can go on. You want research, you came to the wrong neighborhood.
And last, but certainly not least, Wintermoore Tactics Club, which is easily the game I'm most excited for this week (and, up until recently, this entire month); it's a combination SRPG and Visual Novel about Hapless Losers in a boarding schools DnD club who must use their skills at minmaxxing D20 rolls into the real world of supernatural snowball fights and a haunted reality bending Magic School. It's like Gunnerkrigg Court, that Tom Hanks movie about Dungeons and Dragons, Mean Girls and the first mission in Final Fantasy Tactics Advance all tossed into a blender.
And, for starters, what if you've already made the decision that you have every game released this week because none of them are janky JRPGs made in a proprietary Dragon Quest style engine? Well... make your own friggin' game then, because RPG Maker MV is out! And, if you don't want to go through the effort of designing your own games (given that you'd be using a controller instead of a mouse or keyboard, understandable), there's also a free RPG Maker Player also out that lets you play other peoples games and offer no input whatsoever other than emotional support!
Next is Party Hard 2, which you may not be overly startled to learn is the sequel to Party Hard, a game which I must have bought, since it's in my Switch Library, but I don't think I've sat down to actually play. What it is, however, is a story we can all relate to; it's the middle of the night, and you can't sleep because your neighbors are throwing a noisy party. So, in return, you have to stealth-kill them all. Then some mission creep sets in.
Minoria isn't actually a sequel to Momodora, but BOY OH BOY does it look like a sequel to Momodora; since there's a lot of very similar looking characters and also "from the developers of Momodora" shows up in the trailer. And also it's got Momodoras somber ruined gothic city aesthetic and also lots of very tall women with pendulous breasts. Or else, like Momodora, that's actually just the one boss but its really played up in the advertising for the game.
EITHER WAY; Momodora 2, in all but name, for me and you!
Bounty Battle was supposed to be released a while ago, then it was delayed indeifnitely. And now it's out tomorrow (as of this writing); and it's a platform-based fighting game, like Smash Brothers. However, unlike Smash Brothers which (largely) sticks to First Party Nintendo Titles; this one is almost entirely indie game characters; just glancing at the title screen, there's representatives from Steamworld, Dead Cells, Darkest Dungeon, Owlboy, Flinthook, Battlechasers, Guacamelee, Nuclear Throne, Awesomenauts and Blasphemous. Honestly, this is the most interest I've had in the genre outside of an actual Smash Brothers game so... yeah, I'm game for this. If nothing else, it's got WAY better representation than Playstation AllStars
And speaking of party-brawlers, there's also Bake n Switch, which, regretably, does not feature Juan from Guacamelee, so it's at a harsh disadvantage right out of the gate. It does have an extremely adorable art style, though, if that sweetens the pot for you any.
Adventures of Pip is another game I'm, like, 70% sure I've played in the past but retained no active memorys of. It's a platformer with the gimmick that your guy (the titular Pip) is from the wrong era of video games, and has different abilities based on which console generation he's currently operating in. Unfortunately, the eShop trailer isn't loading sothose vague recollections are about all I can go on. You want research, you came to the wrong neighborhood.
And last, but certainly not least, Wintermoore Tactics Club, which is easily the game I'm most excited for this week (and, up until recently, this entire month); it's a combination SRPG and Visual Novel about Hapless Losers in a boarding schools DnD club who must use their skills at minmaxxing D20 rolls into the real world of supernatural snowball fights and a haunted reality bending Magic School. It's like Gunnerkrigg Court, that Tom Hanks movie about Dungeons and Dragons, Mean Girls and the first mission in Final Fantasy Tactics Advance all tossed into a blender.
