Solo Developer Resting Relic Unites the Clans Next Year
SEATTLE — 14 Sept. 2022 —Song of Iron 2, the blood-soaked 2D action-platformer from solo developer Resting Relic, journeys through a dark fantasy world on Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and PC via Steam, as revealed during today’s Microsoft Xbox Showcase.
The Imperium comes and Odin calls you to war in SONG of IRON 2’sannouncement trailer. The highly anticipated sequel to last year’s thrilling Nordic Adventure is officially in development!
Return to the moody, Nordic-inspired world of Song of Iron. Embrace the “Chainbreaker” name given to you by Odin. Seek out the viking clans and free them from thralldom. Hunt down Wolfric, whose clan razed your home and killed the one you loved. Chase vengeance, fight the Imperium, and unite the clans!
Challenge any who dare block your path in the visceral, merciless, run-and-gun melee combat of Song of Iron 2. Prove your bravery against foes new and old, including goblins, trolls, draugr, Imperium guards, and even gods. Maintain momentum during combat encounters, keeping bosses and minions at bay with constant pressure to avoid being overwhelmed. Axes will break, shield will splinter, and quivers will run dry throughout the journey–scavenge the battlefield for new weapons before pressing on.
Navigate a dark-fantasy landscape full of old forests, swamplands, and snow-capped mountains. Sail to new locations rife with danger and secrets alike, strange Imperium facilities, ancient seals of gods, and relics of the past. The Imperium’s veil is shaken, and old magics are slipping through the cracks. Use the gift of foresight to unite the region’s clans by either convincing them of the looming threat or forcing them to follow your cause. War is coming and their strength is needed.
Song of Iron 2 continues the tale of Breka Chainbreaker, blending updated combat, gameplay systems, and encounter designs to create a gripping and immersive chapter in the ongoing saga.
“I am excited to finally reveal part two of the Song of Iron saga! I am taking player feedback and everything I learned from the first game and pouring it into Song of Iron 2,” said Joe Winter, solo developer and founder of Resting Relic “Song of Iron 2 is a direct continuation of Brekka Chainbreaker’s story, but I’ll make sure to catch players that missed the first game up, so everyone will be able to jump right in and play! I’m also looking forward to players who sign up to check out the demo”
Song of Iron 2 is set toembark on Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and PC via Steam, with English, French, German, Chinese, Portuguese and Spanish-language support. Explore the lore on the official website, find the studio on Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok, and join the clan on Discord. Be among the first to experience Song of Iron 2 by signing up to the newsletter at www.songofiron.com to claim your steam demo key!
About Resting Relic
Resting Relic is the official name of Joe Winter’s one-person development studio. As an indie developer, Winter aims to build his experience working on titles including Halo 5, Halo: Infinite, and many others, to create rewarding, beautiful, and unique experiences that draw players into unforgettable worlds. Resting Relic’s debut title, Song of Iron, was released in 2021.
For more information on Joe Winters and Resting Relic, visit the official website.
World premiere ofRusted Moss, DRAINUS, Ib, other titles part of live broadcast
TOKYO – 14 Sept., 2022 –PLAYISM GAME SHOW – TGS 2022 Preview, the newest edition of the digital showcase highlighting the latest games from Japan’s oldest indie game publisher renowned for titles Bright Memory: Infinite, Gnosia, and DEEEER Simulator, featured six new reveals including a world premiere. Rewatch PLAYISM’s pre-Tokyo Game Show broadcast now on YouTube.
PLAYISM announced that it will localize and publish Rusted Moss, the physics-based metroidvania that replaces double jumps with a bouncy grappling hook from developers, faxdoc, happysquared, and sunnydaze for PC in 2023. Learn to master the physics-driven bungee movement tech to skillfully navigate interconnected environments while blasting away at foes magical and mechanical alike in 360-degree combat.
PLAYISM will bring to Steam worldwide Valkyrie of Phantasm, the aerial action game filled with barrages of bullets set in the Touhou Project universe, available in Early Access beginning Sunday, 23 October. The newest game from Touhou Sky Arena developer Areazero, Valkyrie of Phantasm was previously only available at Touhou fan conventions but will soon be accessible to Touhou fans around the world.
PLAYISM and Why so serious answer fans’ prayers with the official reveal of a Nintendo Switch version of DRAINUS, he bullet-absorbing side-scrolling shootert from the developer of Record of Lodoss War -Deedlit in Wonder Labyrinth-and Touhou Luna Nights. The show featured the announcement the remake of Ib, the cult adventure game set in an art museum by kouri, will be coming to the Nintendo Switch this winter, following its successful release on Steam for PC.
Additionally, PLAYISM will release console versions of Marfusha, the breakneck card-based shooting side-scroller by hinyari9, and Drago Noka, the village-building simulator from the POV of a dragon-riding city manager by GeSEI unkan.
“We appreciate everyone who tuned in, and we’re excited to continue our mission of bringing amazing games from talented creators to audiences and platforms they would struggle to reach on their own,” said Shunji Mizutani, Executive Producer of PLAYISM. “I will say, our social media manager is relieved they no longer have to keep their lips sealed whenever they see a ‘DRAINUS on Switch when?!’ tweet.”
Media wishing to learn more about each title revealed in PLAYISM GAME SHOW – TGS 2022 Preview can find individual press releases here:
Japan’s oldest indie publisher, PLAYISM is known in the West for supporting popular indie games such as Gnosia, Idol Manager, Tasomachi: Behind the Twilight, Touhou Luna Nights, Fight Crab, Record of Lodoss War -Deedlit in Wonder Labyrinth-, the La-Mulana series, Bright Memory, Bright Memory: Infinite, and DEEEER Simulator among other titles.
PLAYISM’s motto is “Bringing a Different Breed of Indie Game to the World”.
LOS ANGELES – September 14, 2022 – Netmarble, a leading developer and publisher of high-quality mobile games, announces the latest global update for the mobile role-playing game Seven Knights 2. The latest update features new playable heroes, PVE content and events.
New hero Kyle (Legendary+), also known as the Chains of Vengeance, is an Attack-type character with powerful skills using his signature weapon: chains. Kyle can inflict great damage to opponents by giving the Branding effect, when defeating an enemy Kyle received stealth reducing damage received. Also added is Architect of Despair Bai Jiao (Legendary), a Universal type character who possesses the skill to control enemies’ actions.
Today’s update also introduces a new PvE content Maze of Trials in whichHeroes themselves appear as enemies to test the Commander(player). Players can also purchase valuable items like Moon Stone by collecting Maze Shards and Maze Fragments.
From September 14 through September 28, players have the opportunity to participate in in-game events for added rewards including:
Maple craft event: Players can make Legendary+ weapons and Legendary armors by collecting maple leaves and golden maple leaves that are dropped from Field Exploration.
Play bonus for Maze of Trials: To commemorate the Maze of Trials update, players can earn up to 50% more rewards just by playing the content during the event period.
Daily mission boost event: Players who complete daily missions during the event period will receive double rewards.
Seven Knights 2 takes place 20 years after the original Seven Knights, and centers on the Daybreak Mercenaries who embark on a journey to find the last member of the Seven Knights “Rudy,” after a series of events involving a mysterious girl named Phiné. Starring an array of characters depicted with stunning graphics powered by Unreal Engine 4, Seven Knights 2 will immerse players in a true sequel featuring the fun and innovative gameplay of Seven Knights enjoyed by players around the world. Players can collect and develop charismatic heroes while engaging in a deep and immersive cinematic story.
More information on Seven Knights 2 can be found on the official Facebook page, YouTube and forums or by visiting Netmarble’s Global YouTube channel.
About Netmarble Corporation
Established in Korea in 2000, Netmarble Corporation is a top developer and publisher pushing the boundaries of the mobile gaming experience with highly innovative games including Marvel Future Revolution, Ni no Kuni: Cross Worlds, Lineage 2: Revolution, The Seven Deadly Sins: Grand Cross, Blade & Soul Revolution and Marvel Future Fight. As a parent company of Kabam, and a major shareholder of Jam City and HYBE (formerly Big Hit Entertainment), Netmarble strives to entertain audiences around the world with a variety of mobile games based on its powerful franchises and collaborations with IP holders worldwide. More information can be found athttp://company.netmarble.com.
On the heels of its One Year Anniversary celebration, hit mobile RPG My Hero Academia: The Strongest Hero is excited to unveil two updates sure to delight players! My Hero Academia: The Strongest Hero is reintroducing popular character Hawks, and adding a new battle mode for two players to play against another team.
Collect and Play as Hawks for a Limited Time: The carefree but ever vigilant #2 Pro Hero in Honei returns to My Hero Academia: The Strongest Herofor a limited time to take control of the skies with his Fierce Wings quirk and destroy opponents with aerial superiority. This speedy character can easily evade most attacks while sending his feathers from afar to dominate any battle he is in! Hawks is unlockable for a limited time from September 14-27 alongside his set EX Passive cards that maximize his skills and abilities.
Tag Team Battles Mode: The game is also launching Tag Team Battles Mode allowing a player to team up with a friend to play against other players. With the new Tag Team Battles Mode, the co-op gaming experience is more intimate and the stakes are higher as the player duos climb the ranks together. Check out details in the new Tag Team Battles Mode:
Play with a friend against other players
Two players team up, each with a team of four chosen characters against two other players and battle in Ranked matches for exclusive rewards.
Tag Team Battles Mode will reset rankings and players have a chance to begin all over and race to the top!
As Tag Teams move up the rankings, they unlock exclusive rewards.
The game, which has been downloaded more than 13 million times globally, is based on the smash-hit anime My Hero Academia. The mobile MMORPG launched in 2021 to huge fan excitement, becoming the number one overall App in the United States for the week of launch.
My Hero Academia: The Strongest Hero is published by Crunchyroll Games, the interactive division of the global anime brand. The game transports players into the world of Midoriya and friends, with more than 20 playable characters from the anime. When the game launched in 2021, it became the number one overall app in the United States for a week and drove more than 600% growth for mobile MMORPGs within six months.
My Hero Academia: The Strongest Hero is available to players in English across North America, Latin America, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, the Caribbean, and Scandinavia. Fans can download the game now by visiting https://got.cr/mhatsh_crpr.
My Hero Academia is the smash-hit anime series based on the manga by Kohei Horikoshi, telling the story of young Izuku Midoriya, who lives in a universe where superpowers — or “Quirks” — have become commonplace. Midoriya dreams of being a hero, although he was born without Quirks. Through the help of friends, family, and heroes, Midoriya is admitted into the prestigious high school for heroes in training where his journey begins. My Hero Academia is animated by bones inc. and the full catalog is available now on Crunchyroll.
The game is available on iOS and Android. For more information about the game visit.
About Crunchyroll
Crunchyroll connects anime and manga fans across 200+ countries and territories with the content and experiences they love. In addition to free ad-supported and subscription premium content, Crunchyroll serves the anime community across events, theatrical, games, consumer products, collectibles and manga publishing.
Anime fans have access to one of the largest collections of licensed anime through Crunchyroll and translated in multiple languages for viewers internationally. Viewers can also access simulcasts — top series available immediately after Japanese broadcast.
The Crunchyroll app is available on over 15 platforms, including all gaming consoles.
Crunchyroll, LLC is an independently operated joint venture between US-based Sony Pictures Entertainment, and Japan’s Aniplex, a subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc., both subsidiaries of Tokyo-based Sony Group.
Hinwil, 14 September 2022 – Alfa Romeo F1 Team ORLEN Esports is ready to take on the 2022 F1 Esports Series Pro Championship, as the team lays down the challenge to the best Esports drivers in the world to take one of the most coveted titles in simracing.
The 2022 season, which starts today, will feature four rounds of the action-packed racing that has come to symbolise F1 Esports: however, there are some key differences in the way the championship is run, designed to make the show even better for both veteran and new fans of the series.
Teams will play an even bigger part as strategy becomes key: the length of the races has been extended to 50% of the full distance, meaning each round will play out more intensely and the choice of tyres – and when to put them – will have an even bigger impact on the outcome of every race. Due to the increased length of each round, as well, events will now span three days – Wednesday to Friday.
With an impressive line-up featuring team stalwart, Dani Bereznay from Hungary; fast Frenchman, Nico Longuet; and emerging star, Tomek Poradzisz of Poland, Alfa Romeo F1 Team ORLEN Esports is ready to aim for the highest places in the constructors’ championship.
Nico Longuet: “The season is about to start and the nerves are starting to creep in, but that’s normal. My team and I put a lot of effort into this year’s preparations and we’re going to give it our all. As always, we want to win together.”
Tomek Poradzisz: “I am going into my debut season and my focus is mostly on gaining experience whilst obviously trying to give it all. Preparations have been going fairly well and I feel ready for the season, but it will definitely be extremely challenging with how strong the grid is this year.”
Dani Bereznay: “I always learn from previous mistakes, and because of that I believe that this year’s preparation for F1 Esports has been the best ever. However, the field is the best ever as well, so the series will not be any less challenging.”
2022 F1 Esports Series Pro Championship Event 1: September 14-16 Event 2: October 12-14 Event 3: November 2-4 Event 4: December 14-16
Where to watch: WEDNESDAY 14th SEPTEMBER – BAHRAIN INTERNATIONAL CIRCUIT Qualifying stream from 15:30 BST on YouTube, Twitch & Huya Race stream from 19:30 BST on YouTube, Facebook, Twitch & Huya
THURSDAY 15TH SEPTEMBER – IMOLA Qualifying stream from 15:30 BST on YouTube, Twitch & Huya Race stream from 19:30 BST on YouTube, Facebook, Twitch & Huya
FRIDAY 16TH SEPTEMBER – SILVERSTONE Qualifying stream from 15:30 BST on YouTube, Twitch & Huya Race stream from 19:30 BST on YouTube, Facebook, Twitch & Huya
About Sauber Group of Companies:
The Sauber Group of Companies is composed of two operational entities: Sauber Motorsport AG, which operates and manages the Alfa Romeo F1 Team ORLEN; and Sauber Technologies AG, which focuses on third-party business in the areas of advanced engineering, prototype development and additive manufacturing, in addition to full and model-scale testing in the factory’s state-of-the-art wind tunnel and ground-breaking innovation in the field of aerodynamics. The companies collaborate closely and share know-how to apply the expertise of more than 500 dedicated individuals at the headquarter in Hinwil, Switzerland, to all internal and external projects. Since its founding in 1970, the passion for racing has been at the heart of Sauber.
For more than 50 years, the innovative Swiss company has been setting standards in the design, development and construction of race cars for various championship series, such as Formula One, DTM, and WEC. Following its own Formula One debut in 1993, Sauber Motorsport AG has established one of the few traditional and privately held teams in the sport. The company launched a long-term partnership with Alfa Romeo in 2018 and, as it celebrates 30 years of competition in Formula One, it enters the 2022 championship under the team name Alfa Romeo F1 Team ORLEN.
After just a short waiting period, NIS are back with another delivery from the vault. This time, Prinny Presents NIS Classics Volume 3: La Pucelle: Ragnarok / Rhapsody: A Musical Adventure puts the two classics in one pack, offering fans a taste of the past for a budget price. These NIS Classic titles have presented some savory offerings, but is this one to add to a growing collection? Let’s find out.
Story
Prinny Presents NIS Classics Volume 3: La Pucelle: Ragnarok / Rhapsody: A Musical Adventure has of course two tales, and certainly some of the more solid found within La Pucelle: Ragnarok. This title originally released in Japan back in the first part of the 2000’s, where it then saw a Playstation 2 port, with another offering on the PSP five years later that featured upgrades and enhancements. Ragnarok places the player in the role of Prier, a rambunctious teen who is a part of a demon hunting organization with her younger brother Culotte. This tale adds a bit of drama and even comedy with a cast of colorful characters in a story of darkness and light.
Rhapsody: A Musical Adventure takes the tactical RPG genre and gives it some flare in what is a bit more of a familiar adventure for me. Originally featured on the Playstation, this title centers around Cornet, who is out to save a prince from an evil witch. This title focuses more on a performance style for its narrative and even gameplay and features a delightful gimmick where Cornet can talk to and utilize puppets to do battle with her. La Pucelle: Ragnarok may have more meat and substance when it comes to a story, but Rhapsody just feels more memorable and well produced overall, making for a great revisit for anyone looking for a charming and light RPG.
Gameplay
Both titles are tactical RPGs, but are each unique in their own right. As mentioned, Rhapsody has battles that occur in a stage play-like format, filled with some interesting options. Players don’t fight with Cornet, but rather use her to root her team of puppets on. Appreciation points can be earned by using your horn or using items, which in turn can boost and produce attacks on foes. Think of it as another take on the monster-collecting fare within Dragon Quest Monsters and Pokemon, but more simplistic and more presentation driven. Rhapsody is interesting, but its low difficulty and odd mechanics such small battle areas make it feel condensed and short in terms of scope and overall potential.
La Pucelle: Ragnarok plays a lot closer to the Disgaea franchise as it is a precursor of sorts. Players do battle in isometric grids where streams of energy must be converted to purify the field along with portals, which spawn monsters. Purifying monsters also can allow some to join you to do battle, making this an interesting gimmick with quite a bit of depth, despite still being very straight forward. Outside of battles players mainly explore towns and trigger events, which can be slightly tedious due to NPC placement – meaning you might be looking for a character for a good while to move forward.
While both titles show their age in ways, the extra features from their past enhanced versions add a lot of familiarity, with Prinny and other NIS mainstays finding involvement. Out of all the other “Prinny Presents” line which may be 100+ hour journeys, both Rhapsody and La Purcelle feel much shorter in length as well, even if they may be two of the more fleshed out releases.
Visuals
While the graphics are fine within both games, don’t go in expecting a full modern remake treatment. Each kind of have that washed out look from the original titles, and don’t necessarily “pop” with excitement graphically. That doesn’t mean that there are not upgrades as the sprites are bolder and the included filters are nice, but the age of the games within still show. Menus are also a bit dated as while the dialogue is easy to read, navigating options and inputs can come with a steady learning curve, as the optimization to the Switch was done without a lot of thought being put into modernization or overall execution. Yeah, you can still enjoy each and both play fine, but the menu layouts can be a bit cumbersome and overly complicated on what would have been a perfect platform to make use of the handheld design of the console.
Audio
The audio is fine as both soundtracks are great, with Rhapsody being a standout. The voice acting also feels like a pleasant surprise, and has stood the test of time well with outstanding delivery and performances that capture the charm and atmosphere of each title. Would it be great to start seeing more focus on the soundtrack with a jukebox mode or other celebratory fare included in-game (physical releases do come with a soundtrack, but I am speaking for all who purchase digital or physical)? Sure. That said, like all other titles within the Prinny Presents collections, these are mostly ports for the sake of allowing us to simply play the original titles without much noticeable refinement included in terms of audio.
Overall
Prinny Presents NIS Classics Volume 3 is a nice compilation of two of the more simple titles within NIS’ classic line-up. Both games truly felt ahead of their time with voice acting and unique stories, making them easily worth the price of admission for this one package. NIS has a way of intertwining humor and sentiment in their titles, and Volume 3 takes that piece from history and puts it in focus.
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When it comes to developing an interesting combat system, making a side-scrolling active turn-based RPG is something of a unique choice but it is one that YummyYummyTummy chose to take when it came to their trio of Fallen Legion games that were released over the last few years. Eventually these games saw a Western release through the Vita and PlayStation 4 though now NIS America has brought the games together into one simple package in the form of Fallen Legion: Rise to Glory / Fallen Legion Revenants. With the titles arriving bundled together and for the first time ever on an Xbox platform, is it worth checking them out?
Story
Fallen Legion: Rise to Glory / Fallen Legion Revenants is something of a unique bundle as the first game is actually a combination of games on its own. Originally released separately, Fallen Legion: Rise to Glory tells the tale of either Legatus Laendur through Flames of Rebellion or Princess Cecille through Sins of the Empire. As such when players begin the game they will select which storyline they would wish to pursue through a fairly short runtime with Laendur’s storyline following the rebel building up an army to fight against the ruling family and the dark influence that the empire is spreading throughout the land while Cecille’s story follows the struggle of a girl who has just found that her father has passed away and must now try and hold the land together with a freshly inherited nefarious talking grimoire serving as her guide. Regardless of which side players pick, they will be sent down a pathway that will pit these two against one another with players seeing the war from different perspectives all while making various decisions along the way.
The story for Rise to Glory is fairly straightforward and interesting in an overarching sense and features quite a lot of detail and political intrigue, especially since players can see unique elements happening on both sides of the tale, but the way it is told is incredibly thin and a bit too bland for its own good. This is likely due to the implementation of choices that are made between combat sections that serve as ways to either raise or lower the morale of the nation while also providing combat benefits. These choices range from encountering a rioting group of peasants and choosing to either destroy them, imprison them, or reason with them or selecting on whether invading barbarians should be ignored, confronted and repelled, or even paid off. These will provide little bits of dialogue and provide players with a sense of the world as a whole but offer so little detail that it is a rather poor replacement for the overarching plot that it draws so much focus away from.
Fallen Legion Revenants is its own separate title and is set in a world where the land has become so corrupted that the living have taken refuge in a castle floating in the sky, leaving the ground occupied by monsters and those driven insane by disease and miasma. Here players once again play as dual-protagonists only this time telling the same tale with the political side of things being handled by the still living Lucien who seeks to overthrow the corrupt and overbearing ruler of the castle Ivor while combat is handled by the recently executed Rowena whose concern for her imprisoned son and hatred for Ivor who she was once the lieutenant of has kept her soul from moving on and instead lingers behind as a powerful spirit. As such, Rowena can travel the land with the help of summoned spirits of her own to take on any enemies that might block her path.
Once again, the overarching storyline is fairly interesting but players will likely be left scratching their heads at times wondering just how certain events come to play as well as the fact that, despite being about manipulation and the overthrowing of a corrupt ruler, the writing isn’t particularly strong enough to capitalize on the setting, often leading to some rather dull exchanges despite a strong setting. As for how events end up occurring, this is primarily due to the fact that players will make various choices and actions while playing as Lucien in the castle that will have various effects on how the story will progress with there being multiple endings available and the possibility of killing off NPCs should players make a series of poor choices and often there is no actual sign that a choice may end up affecting things until events play out. In fact it is entirely possible to wind up with an early ending should players make certain decisions and while the game itself isn’t too long it can be a bit annoying to find out how choices play out with little actual explanation.
Gameplay
As for how Fallen Legion: Rise to Glory / Fallen Legion: Revenants play, they mostly handle the same with the latter attempting to refine and add more mechanics to what was offered in Rise to Glory. Players in Rise to Glory will find themselves assembling a team of up to three primary fighters with their commanding unit in the back and then traveling across a 2D screen before encountering an enemy that must be defeated.
The fighters all make use of an active time battling system where each character will have their attacks mapped to a face button and a meter that fills over time. When pressed, that character will attack and players can chain combo attacks together and unleash powerful skills at the end of each combo as long as they aren’t interrupted by an enemy attack. As the main fighters deal damage, the commander will gain mana that can be used to cast various spells such as attacking enemies or healing and reviving their fighters. As enemies attack, players must make use of a blocking mechanic by pressing LB to either reduce damage or time it properly to parry that attack, leaving an enemy defenseless and potentially reflecting an attack back at the opponent.
As players advance through a fighting stage, they will occasionally trigger aforementioned story events that will spawn three cards with choices on them that will offer various bonuses. These can range from a single-use item to temporary buffs for characters or even restoring mana with every choice restoring health in some form. As mentioned before, while players will want to make choices that will affect the story the way they may want, it will often be at the expense of selecting a useless card unless they simply select beneficial fighting choices and pay for it later when the story progresses. This leaves players with something of an annoying conundrum that gets in the way of both taking advantage of every opportunity in battle and trying to shape the story’s side events in some form.
Unlike a standard RPG, players will not level up after fighting but instead obtain various gems that can be equipped to provide various bonuses such as special attacks for certain characters, more health, easier blocking, etc. and it is worth noting that players will often obtain various bonuses that will strengthen characters on their own, though there is apparently no way to see which improvements players have earned. In fact, a variety of combat mechanics are left unexplained by the game’s initial instructions but thankfully an in-game glossary does describe most of what players will need to know.
As for Revenants it still makes use of the three fighter system with Rowena serving as the commander with face buttons still making use of attacks and Rowena having access to magical attacks. However a number of additions have been made to the system, ironically to the detriment of the simple but effective system that was in use in the previous game. Now not only is a small grid system in use for combat that adds some complications such as special moves only attacking certain squares and some characters having limited reach but the spells have also been modified. Rather than restore mana as a whole, players will now earn Mana Orbs that can be used to either trigger a fighter’s special skill or use one of Rowena’s spells, splitting what was previously a simpler system into a more complicated affair that ultimately still plays nearly the exact same way.
It is worth noting that Revenants does have one element that wasn’t too prominent in the previous game and that is an incredibly random sense of difficulty. Often players may make their way through stages easily only to encounter a boss that will put their skills to the test completely or wipe them out. This will make players rely heavily on making sure they know the proper timing for blocking/parrying blows and while a difficulty option is available, it still can feel rather rough even on easier difficulties. This is also due to the fact that blocks/parries now have a short cooldown, punishing those who block a bit too early.
Players can also obtain a large amount of equipment that can be equipped to their primary characters as well as adjusting other various elements of their party as well unlike before, adding a few extra RPG elements to the game. Often during stages players will swap from Rowena to Lucien back at the castle who will be given a task, often with a time limit, to either make a difficult choice or uncover some secret that can then help Rowena’s progress. As mentioned earlier, this is where many story changing choices can be made and given their importance it is rather rough how rushed and undetailed some of these segments can be. It is also worth noting that these segments still see players walking around the castle and talking to characters so it is a bit strange that they weren’t implemented between stages rather than in the middle of often difficult fights.
Visuals & Audio
It must be said that with Fallen Legion: Rise to Glory / Fallen Legion Revenants arriving on the Xbox platform for the first time that the games ran perfectly fine on the Xbox Series X. The titles share a fairly similar 2D aesthetic though it is worth noting that the medieval and standard fantasy elements of Rise to Glory is quite appealing at times while Revenants often can feel a bit washed out by comparison thanks to its bleaker setting and focus. It is worth noting that while action does flow well, the actual portrayal of a fight can occasionally look like a mess making it difficult to tell exactly what is going on during more heated skirmishes.
With the release of this set of games players will have the option to listen to either the Japanese voice track or the English dub with the English cast handling their characters well enough though it is worth noting that only primary story dialogue is voiced and even this isn’t always the case. The soundtrack does feature a nice collection of music across both games with the boss music of Rise to Glory standing out as one of the best between the titles.
Overall
By offering what basically amounts to three titles in one, Fallen Legion: Rise to Glory / Fallen Legion Revenants is a fairly solid offering for NIS America. Rise to Glory stands out as the better of the two games as it offers a more realized game thanks to its dual perspective and enjoyable combat compared to Revenants lack of depth and addition of unnecessary combat features that appear all the more prominent when played alongside its predecessor and odd choices with Lucien. That being said, both titles suffer from not taking as much advantage of their setting as they should, especially in Revenants,holding their storylines back heavily while also having a variety of issues unique to each entry.
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You Suck at Parking is an interesting and fun little game that takes a concept as lame as simply parking a car and turns it on its head. Literally. It features simple gameplay and responsive controls. The obstacles you’ll encounter are varied and funny including police cars that will chase you, vertical loops, magnets that will pull you to your doom, and many more. In this video, we explore the first couple of biomes, each with its own collection of tracks.
You Suck at Parking™ is the only racing game where your goal is to stop. Colorful yet uphill, challenge the world, and customize your ride in this ever-evolving parking simulator.
You Suck at Parking Developer: Happy Volcano Publisher: Happy Volcano Website: https://www.yousuckatparking.cc/ Platform: Windows Release Date: September 14th 2022 Price: $19.99
Recommended – “An arcadey, top-down parking simulator with simple and addictive gameplay. It features a variety of biomes and tracks, each with its own unique obstacles and challenges.”
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UNLOCK THE SECRETS OF THE MYSTERIOUS ISLANDS INATELIER RYZA 3: ALCHEMIST OF THE END & THE SECRET KEY
The Final Summer, The Final Secret
Hertfordshire, 14th September 2022 – Today, KOEI TECMO Europe and developer GUST Studios announced the latest entry in their beloved Atelier series: Atelier Ryza 3: Alchemist of the End & the Secret Key. The final chapter of Ryza’s story follows fan-favourite alchemist, Reisalin Stout, and her mischievous friends on their third summer adventure, set a year after the events of 2021’s Atelier Ryza 2: Lost Legends & the Secret Fairy. The eagerly-anticipated JRPG is currently in development for the Nintendo Switch™, PlayStation®5 Computer Entertainment System, PlayStation®4 Computer Entertainment System, and Windows PC via Steam®, and is scheduled to release across Europe on the 24th February 2023.
In Atelier Ryza 3: Alchemist of the End & the Secret Key, lead writer Yashichiro Takahashi, who delivered the script for the original Atelier Ryza game, returns to the franchise to deliver an unforgettable third chapter in the Secret series. The latest summer escapade finds Ryza and friends enjoying their peaceful lives on Kurken Island when they hear news that a mysterious group of islands have appeared in nearby waters. It turns out that these islands, known as Kark Isles, are having a negative effect on their homeland, so Ryza and her friends quickly set out to investigate. But when their investigation leads to an enormous gate deep within strange ruins, Ryza hears a haunting voice in her head that wants to lead her to the ‘Code of the Universe’. Who is talking to her and what lies beyond the gate?
While uncovering the mysteries of Kark Isles, Ryza and her friends will explore four regions in a new “open field” – all explorable with seamless transitions! As players travel through these beautiful and vast sprawling landscapes and vistas, they will find mysterious keys that will aid them on their adventure. There are various types of keys that can be found and created, useful for exploration, synthesis and battle. Each key has a different effect, so players will want to try experimenting with them as the keys to unlocking the island’s secrets are now in your hands.
In addition, Atelier Ryza 3: Alchemist of the End & the Secret Key reunites players with characters from previous games, as well as making new friends pivotal to the story! A total of eleven party members will be featured in this latest entry, one of the largest rosters in series history! Returning for the third summer adventure is the reliable and friendly Ryza, the intelligent and hard-working Klaudia, the devoted ruins researcher Tao, and the humble and sincere Lent – with more characters to be announced in the coming months.
KOEI TECMO Europe also revealed today that they will be releasing two delightful special edition versions of Atelier Ryza 3: Alchemist of the End & the Secret Key, a Premium Box and a Special Collection Box, exclusively available through the KOEI TECMO Europe Online Store. The Premium Box version of the game includes an Art Book, a B2 cloth poster featuring an original art piece, a set of two illustrated clear files, a mini acrylic character charm, an early-access DLC costume for Ryza and a copy of the game all packed into a beautiful collectable box. The must-have Special Collection Box version of the game features all of the contents in the Premium Box version, as well as an Original Key Case, an A1 wall scroll featuring an original art piece, a selection of acrylic charms featuring the cover art from each game in the trilogy, and a set of twelve illustration cards. Those who purchase any version of the game, digitally or physically, within two weeks after launch will be able to download a special set of seven Summer Look costumes. These costumes may be available for purchase at a later date. These products will be available to pre-order from the 21st September 2022 at 12:00pm BST. To learn more about these special editions, and future offerings, be sure to sign-up to the KOEI TECMO Europe Online Store mailing list.
For more information on Atelier Ryza 3: Alchemist of the End & the Secret Key, check out the official TGS Livestream on the 16th September at 19:00 JST. Also, be sure to visit the official site, ‘Like’ us on www.facebook.com/koeitecmogames, and Follow us on Instagram and Twitter @koeitecmoeurope.
ABOUT KOEI TECMO EUROPE LTD.
KOEI TECMO EUROPE LTD. is a publisher of interactive entertainment software for current generation consoles, handhelds and digital download content based in Letchworth, Hertfordshire, UK. The company is a wholly owned subsidiary of KOEI TECMO HOLDINGS CO., LTD., headquartered in Yokohama, Japan. KOEI TECMO’s best known for their signature ‘one versus thousands’ Warriors series, the fan-favourite Ninja Gaiden and fighting entertainment title Dead or Alive. Through collaboration with strong existing franchises, such as A.O.T. Wings of Freedom (Attack on Titan), has brought fan-favourite shows to life in video game form. The company’s desire for innovation and diversity has seen the creation of the critically acclaimed dark-samurai action title Nioh, which takes on new and unique gameplay styles. The company’s acquisition of GUST, developer of a variety of heart-warming titles, has seen their flagship Atelier series span generations of consoles and fans alike. More information about KOEI TECMO EUROPE LTD and its products can be found at www.koeitecmoeurope.com
Warner Bros. Games today announced exclusive PlayStation® content for Hogwarts Legacy, the upcoming open-world, action role-playing-game in development by Avalanche Software. The new trailer provides a glimpse at the Haunted Hogsmeade Shop Quest, an eerie mystery-adventure involving Hogsmeade shopkeeper Madam Mason, which will be available only for PlayStation®5 and PlayStation®4.
Fans who pre-order the game for PlayStation®4 or PlayStation®5 will also receive the Felix Felicis Potion Recipe. All additional exclusive PlayStation content can be unlocked upon completing the Haunted Hogsmeade Shop Quest and associated dungeon, including the in-game Shopkeeper’s Cosmetic Set. Players who complete the Haunted Hogsmeade Shop Quest and associated dungeon will also get exclusive access to their own shop in Hogsmeade where they can sell items and gear at rates better than anywhere else in-game.
Hogwarts Legacy is available for pre-order on PlayStation®5 and PlayStation®4 via the PlayStation Store, Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One consoles via the Microsoft Store, and PC via the Steam and Epic Games Store. The Nintendo Switch pre-order date will be revealed soon. All players who pre-order will be able to obtain the exclusive Onyx Hippogriff Mount upon completing the relevant quest.
Published by Warner Bros. Games under the Portkey Games label, Hogwarts Legacy is an immersive, action, open-world role-playing-game set in the 1800’s wizarding world. Beginning as a fifth year, players will embark on a journey through new and familiar locations, explore and discover magical beasts, craft potions, master spell casting, upgrade talents and customize their character to become the witch or wizard they want to be.
Hogwarts Legacy is scheduled to launch worldwide for PlayStation®5, PlayStation®4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One and PC on February 10, 2023. The Nintendo Switch release date will be confirmed at a later time.
The Hogwarts Legacy Standard Edition can be pre-ordered for PlayStation®4, Xbox One and PC for $99.95 (SRP) and for PlayStation®5 and Xbox Series X|S for $109.95 (SRP).
The Hogwarts Legacy Deluxe Edition can be pre-ordered for PlayStation®4, Xbox One and PC for $114.95 (SRP) and for PlayStation®5 and Xbox Series X|S for $119.95 (SRP). It includes 72 hours Early Access to the game starting on December 7 as well as the Dark Arts pack. The Dark Arts pack provides access to an exclusive wardrobe via the Dark Arts Cosmetic Set, a Thestral Mount flying magical beast players can ride, and access to the Dark Arts Battle Arena where players can test their mastery of the Dark Arts against waves of challenging enemies.
The Hogwarts Legacy Digital Deluxe Edition can be pre-ordered for $119.95 (SRP) across all platforms and includes the Deluxe Edition content as well as the Dark Arts Garrison Hat and cross-gen digital upgrade for PlayStation®5, PlayStation®4, Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One consoles.
