Hello everyone! We played right after the Tokyo Game Show and two punches of Nintendo Direct and Sony State, so it was time we prepared Autumn and summer are relaxing together.
I just wanted to say it was really heartwarming to see all the discussions on the forums last week. Makes me happy to know that I have something exciting for you. I thank you for reading this far! That being said, a lot of people were ahead of the discussion last week when it came to some of the announcements. Trust me, I totally want to cover that stuff, but we already have a monster of a column that we’ll have to cut off at some point – otherwise the column will come out on Saturday and it’s going to be a whole-length book. Additionally, we’ve prepared a guide to this week’s fall comics preview. As you can imagine, I don’t have much time to play Xenoblade Chronicles 3 — or really, any game. Welcome to the world of adults talking about video games: sometimes, the games you talk about can’t be played~!
This is Game of the Week .
THIS IS NEWSCAPCOM announced just after our deadline last week , so people were talking about it on the forums and I can only talk about it Now. This is very close to me: CAPCOM is actually making Mega Man: Battle Network Legacy Collection!
I never thought I would live to see this day. Battle.net was criticized by many Mega Man old blood in the early days’s. Many fans were unhappy with this “”-style Mega Man and its many reimaginings of the classic robot master. Their isolation on the GameBoy Advance was just a further insult to the harm – people really liked handhelds back then. At the same time, a whole generation of Mega Man fans have sprung up for the game after Battle Network . With the support of
But someone at CAPCOM decided “Crazy!” Here we go! Fans can look forward to a collection of ten Battle Network games. It’s technically only six games, but CAPCOM counts the variations between each title as its own; from Battle Network 3 starts, every Battle Network game has – style “version” Net Navi encounters, battle chips and forms . Sadly, Mega Man: Battle Chip Challenge is not included in the set; it is a spin-off of the series with its own unique combat system. It’s not great , but seeing the previous Mega Man series include weird spinoffs , such as Battle And Chase or The Power Battles, I want this set to be complete. Oddly enough, they also don’t include the Mega Man: Star Force series, which is basically the updated Mega Man: Battle Network formula on Nintendo DS. Considering that the Mega Man Zero series also includes ZX games, I’ll keep some hope — Maybe they’ll be in another group later? Also no Mega Man: Network Transmission,Battle Network recursive adaptation of the game becomes a classic Mega Man style side scrolling platformer. The last one, as I recall, was bogged down by rights issues, so its absence made more sense. As for the goodies, we can expect online battles and chip deals. Congratulations: Battle Chip Challenge Except, this is everything you want Battle Network collect. They also included an obligatory ugly filter that smoothes out the pixels in the game; it’s ugly, and I hate those filters. They never look good, not even once. Please stop, game developers. You make the game look like finger painting.
The last point of the fanservice is really cute, it shows to likes CAPCOM Favorites:
Capcom knew that NetNavis predicted the vtuber concept, so they just added MegaMan.EXE as one of the set. pic.twitter.com/y7RoqxSUjD — Ultima | #вʟм (@UltimaShadowX) September , 315
CAPCOM got a cheeky little 3D Megaman.EXE chatting with you on the title screen for favorites! On top of that, CAPCOM digs deep – a move that gives lot the ‘ children are very happy, CAPCOM actually caught up with Andrew Francis so he can voice over in NT Warrior All those years ago! exist After that, he did sound a lot years older, but it was still him. It makes me happy to see this love and effort put into this series. As I said before, I have very fond memories of playing Battle Network with my best friend in high school. Hearing Francis’ voice just makes everything better.
Of course, all these Legacy collections compile the classics, X, Zero and ZX and nowBattle Network title, problem Still around: The most elusive Mega Man spin-off, Mega Man Legends ? Fans It’s been a while since
Mega Man Legends 3’s brutal handling still gives many Blue Bombers fans hope. It would be fair enough if we never see saga 3 (as bitter as it sounds, I think there are “too many” people laughing at there Mega Man sequel in ‘s Not Worth the Legend 3 — If you hate the sequel, you can go back and play the original Mega Man). But now is the perfect time for Legends to come back. A Mega Man Legends Legacy Collection includes two numbered titles, and The unfortunate event of Tron Bonne ? Sign me up! For now, though, let’s let Mega Man.EXE enjoy itself. It’s been too long for the little guy. Looking forward to seeing this on PlayStation, Switch and Steam.
Konami did a good job, local In-game this week Writer stares out the window to confirm the world is not over – Plus, Suikoden Collection
Among the many seriesKonami Satisfied with leaving on the side of the road , few miss more than Suikoden series. Adapted from the Chinese novel Water Margin (also known as Swamp Warrior ), the series tells the story of the grand The story of an epic war and hopeful idealists who are ready to end it, and who are tasked to reunite the legendary 90 Stars of Destiny – chosen warriors destined to bring peace to the land. Not all of them are fighting, and many Destiny Stars have opened up interesting features in your home base, but in an ever-expanding world, everyone has their own story to tell. It’s also the series that brings Luca Blight to the world – quite possibly one of the most evil, terrifying, and vile villains in JRPGs. Think DIO voiced by Tomokazu Seki. The first two Suikoden titles are the most popular. Not that and beyond are bad, but the first two were bold new experiences when they released on PS1, plus a nifty save feature, which Games from the first can be imported into the second. It’s been a long time since they were available in the US! Heck, back in the PSP days, people were bitter that the US never got the PSP Suikoden port. Konami In a stunning performance…not the worst, announcing that America will finally right these wrongs. Suikoden is coming back to America!
Titled Suikoden I&II HD Remaster: Gate Rune and Dunan Reunification Wars , this group brings these two titles to the HD era. While they’re not in HD-2D style like the recent Live-A-Live remakes (thinking about what that would look like), they’re really perfect Luxurious 2D sprites and 3D backgrounds. The 3D looks a bit sparse, but it’s exactly the sprites we’re here for: their stylish fighting moves have never looked so good.
A lot of fans are wondering where the later Suikoden titles are, and I won’t lie: those games are definitely worth it Take another look. While
isn’t as good as its predecessor, it’s still a worthy JRPG. Suikoden IV seems to have a fascinating navy theme, and Suikoden V in 2022 When hating JRPGs became popular. Suikoden Tactics tries to turn the game into a strategy series (it’s in Suikoden V, but we’re in The last title seen on the Nintendo DS was Suikoden Tierkreis. Many of them were ignored for some reason Well, it would be great if all of them had a second chance. But now, we’ve had generations of people who never got a chance to play the original – there’s never been a better time.
and Konami just… kind of weird to release them? Like, no ‘ ta “monkey’s paw” to any this. No forced gacha Elements, no random thugs popping into your lap, no pinball machines…it’s just a straight remaster of the first two Suikoden The game, it’s coming to PlayStation, Xbox, Switch and Steam 2022. Kind of scary: it’s undeniably the first good thingKonami has been doing this for a long time. People are sure we’ve seen the last of Suikoden, so we even have one on the way that ends with in the form of spiritual successor) Eiyuden Chronicle . I guess sometimes you
can win…
Ayo, speaking of Eiyuden Chronicles…
Intended as a spiritual substitute for Suikoden, a la Bloodstained About , Eiyuden Chronicles: Hundred Heroes will be another epic JRPG with cast 25 Role Go to war to save their kingdom. The tile is still in development, but it turns out we’re getting prequels to help us through. That prequel is… an adventure game?
Eiyuden Chronicles: Rising is not a JRPG, but a 2D side-scrolling action RPG. Playing as three adventurers (one of them is a kangaroo, you have to learn to handle it to roll with the cool kids), you explore the carts near the village of Podunk to discover what will be the main Eiyuden Chronicles The main plot of the game. Combat looks fun, like the faster-paced Odin Sphere , and a fun mechanic, and venturing into the cart can help you improve your hometown. It’s all about getting us through until the proper Eiyuden Chronicles release, but it still looks interesting. Now, just wait for Hundred Heroes to be released…
SEGA – my apologist, I love the original
Free Planet . A homage to the classic Sonic the Hedgehog style old mascot platformer (full Blast Processing-esque speed and looping), it absolutely succeeds in capturing that enchanting of00-bit style and aesthetic. You can see a lot of its roots in Sonic the Hedgehog fan games (the protagonist Lilac looks eerily like a long-haired hedgehog, and Lord Brevin’s The eyebrows bring Dr. Egghead’s eyebrows to remind). But there’s still a lot of creativity… albeit with its own fair share of issues. Still, the team at Galaxy Trails worked hard to get another bite of that apple, and as of last week, their efforts paid off: Free Planet 2 finally came out in Steam and Itch.io!
join in Avalice’s heroes are facing their biggest challenge yet. Freedom Planet 2 is the best high-speed platform game! Now available on PC and Steam!
➡️ Steam: https://t.co/cSnUNVSMju
— GalaxyTrail 🌀 (@galaxytrail) September , 600
Now, I haven’t had a chance to try it yet and it’s not out yet, so I just have the trailer to go. But so far, the team at Galaxy Trails seems to have pored over Free Planet and scrutinized every detail to improve what they’ve built. For starters, the original art style has been replaced: it’s still a stunning look, but it helps give the game more of its own visual aesthetic. Now that each character is played more directly (read: Mira finally has a proper attack), the game’s fusion of combat and platforming is finally done with a much-needed Guard button. A new and creative revival system allows you to get an extra hit at the cost of an extra life, even though you only come back with two hit points. There are now talismans and talismans that allow you to mess up the difficulty of the game, boost your abilities or debuff you in exchange for more crystals. Finally, there’s a new playable character: Frost Knight Nera.
The action looks busy and the bosses all seem to be doing their best to shame the Seven Powers – and they’re doing a good job. Best of all, Galaxy Trails is so good and has created a Youtube playlist featuring the soundtrack from Freedom Planet 2!
As mentioned, Free Planet 2 is currently available on Steam and Itch.io. We don’t have any word on console releases yet, but as far as indie games go, Freedom Planet is really popular; hopefully companies like Limited Run Games will release home consoles just time issue. There is hope here!
Update: Between us / Hololive Collaboration Confirmed!
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Last week, we reported on our collaboration with Vtubers. Obviously, some Hololive streamers will be involved. So, to the surprise of the very few: it’s been confirmed, and it’s currently live!
✨ @hololivetv x Among Us✨In hindsight, I was right on three of the four streamers: I was accurate on Gura, Amelia, and Fubuki, but I missed The anchor in the top left corner (I thought it was Mori, I was wrong). Kit parts are currently available in Comsicube and will be available by December 13th—once in December 13th roll around and you won’t be able to the character Play your grandfather. It’s pretty cool to see Among Us team up with Hololive and even spread the US and Japan branches evenly. Looking forward to more vtuber collaborations in US games in the future!
Tencent Guts Fan Byte, let the writer Stay at LurchAnyone who follows me knows that I care deeply about the well-being of writers in this industry. I consider myself very lucky to write this column every week, let alone follow my dream of writing about video games and get paid handsomely for it. But it’s not an easy industry, and many people find themselves putting in a lot of work only to find themselves sticking to their jobs day in and day out. So just last week, some of the writers hired by Fan Byte suddenly found themselves receiving pink slips — some of whom were even asleep in Japan, ready to cover the Tokyo Game Show.
This is a story I’ve seen time and time again, many of which happened to writers I’ve always thought were more talented than me. The only difference is that this time, Tencent is the company that pulled the trigger. Fanbyte is known for being involved in wrestling and MMOs, which has amazing overlap in nerd circles (I mean, heck, 100% Vtubing is ostensibly kayfabe). Tencent’s layoffs come on the heels of G4TV and Future, which also cut many of their writing teams.
Video games as an industry depend on passion and live on passion: you need passionate developers to make games people love, and you need passionate writers to help spread the word information, and can also help people contextualize the game. My brief time at This Week In Games made it clear to me: Since I have a lot of time to play games that reflect my own experiences. It can be as simple as liking the same game as anyone else, when you find someone who also likes Advance Guardian Heroes (how about it, Todd Ciolek!) Or Izuna: Unemployed Ninja Saga like you found a new friend. But learning how to write engagingly is a skill that takes time, and that time is precious. A lot of time and energy is not given the attention it deserves.
Like the last time I reported on these layoffs, I hope the writers at Fan Byte will stand up. Hey, by the way, the Fan Byte guys had the last laugh. Rule number one for firing an employer: Make sure the person you fire doesn’t have access to your social media after you fire them.
The best part? They also manage this through Instagram. Come on, guys.
this is delicious:: CAPCOM is Street Fighter 6 Message from CAPCOM Reply: Street Fighter 6 Exciting! Never mind the amazing character redesign – not only does my girl Kimberly look great, the rest of the cast looks great too. Blanka has never looked better, IMO, I’m in love with how Dhalsim’s bouncy limbs are animated (Dhalsim was my favorite of the original World Warriors, so I’m glad to see my man get some love ). Street Fighter 6 will also be loved by a lot of people in terms of content, so whether you want to smash some street fighters into dust or wreak havoc on the store in the leaderboards , you have many options! It’s all in this beautiful trailer:
Learn more about World Tour, Battle Central and Extreme Combat with the Game Mode Trailer. Ken, Blanka, Dhalsim and E. Honda are back in #StreetFighter6!Okay, so: First, as mentioned earlier, Blanka and Dhalsim are confirmed with Ken. The gang looks great in their new clothes. There’s an extreme combat mode that seems interesting: players can play matches with odd rules and obstacles, such as raging bulls zipping through stages to hurt players in their path, or having to kick bombs out of your range to hurt your opponents. This is sure to be fun at a party unless your friends don’t know how to play Home Run Bat.
The battle center is also impressive: the entire arena/online lobby is full of arcade machines, and players line up to fight each other on the big screen. It seems to channel all the best parts at EVO, and it even has facilities like a DJ booth if you want to dance while you wait for the game. While you’re sitting there waiting, you’ll be able to design your own avatar; presumably, CAPCOM will sell gear components at a premium. As always, fashion is metadata.
What’s really interesting is the new game mode: World Tour. More than just a story mode, World Mode lets you design your own player character as you explore the open world and learn the special moves of various world warriors. As you explore, you’ll be able to launch these attacks instantly to traverse the environment. You can also challenge other characters (maybe even players). Winning battles will level you up, presumably helping you learn new moves. There also appears to be a mini-game mode where players can play in a side-scrolling fighting game that doesn’t resemble CAPCOM their own Final Fight (This is a Street Fighter classic, no idea – watch the Haggar Stadium trailer early!). People compare it to Tekken Force in Tekken 3, which might be appropriate of.
Now, a lot of people smarter than me have pointed out some important questions: in particular, how would all these actions work in a 3D environment, or how would the balance situation be like You take into account your character and the wave of enemies. As far as I know: I don’t know, but it sounds interesting! The character creator mode looks super fun, has tons of interesting clothing options, and I almost die seeing any of the less common world warriors tutor me. I want to train with Sakura and Akira and I want to learn yoga with Dhalsim.
As mentioned before, this is a great way to add extra content to Street Fighter 6. Street Fighter 5 suffered from trying too hard to cater to the esports crowd, resulting in the game feeling very weak at launch. As experts like Maximilian_Dood have pointed out, what makes a fighting game better isn’t making it easier for newbies to play — it’s the content. Give players the things they can do and unlock in the game, give them the craziest stuff, and they’ll swarm. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate offers players Terry Bogard and quest mode and a damn partridge on a pear tree to solve their troubles, it has become One of the best selling fighting games. Mortal Kombat XI didn’t just rely on its writing and recast Cary- Hiroyuki Tagawa as Shang Tsung (though that helps): Krypt and the myriad of story modes available for the various characters, and all the fun outfits and modifiers they can unlock for their characters, help with the loadout. Street Fighter 6 has plenty for the pros to lick their chops on – but it also ensures that there is plenty for non-professional boxers to spend a few Buy a game for bucks. That’s how you pull people in: first they want to see an old man finish the bird kick, then they want to go deeper into the mechanics…then you know, they’re parrying every single kick from Chun-Li in EVO. All it takes is to play an old man learning Chun-Li’s whirling bird kick.
Now that we all agree Street Fighter 6 will be great, let’s talk about how it will be great Glad to see Dark Stalker,Competitor School, or Cyberbots are back in some capacity. Or better: a new Marvel Vs CAPCOM.
Let’s end with some short tidbits:
Samurai Girls Released: December 1st,
In Japan, December 8 in the rest of the world! Nintendo Online has added three Sega Genesis Classics to their offering: Alisia Dragoon, a fun side-scrolling Gainax by Game Arts and Studio )(Yes,ThatStudioGainax);Beyond Oasis, Arabic themed Zelda style with music by the amazing Yuzo Koshiro ; and Earthworm Jim , an old side-scrolling classic that sadly has its roots in the famous asshole Doug TenNapel. If you’re like me, you’re on Wizorb, a fascinating fantasy – Arkanoid themed brick breaking game, never released on Nintendo Switch. no longer! In honor of its tenth anniversary, Wizorb is now available on Nintendo Switch on October 6th for just 5 Dollar! If you were expecting any Persona-themed news at this year’s Persona Super Live, Atlus said “no”; they’ve confirmed that they won’t be announcing any new games at this year’s concert.
Ok guys, that’s all for this week. Sorry we didn’t have as many as last week, but I hope you understand that I definitely can’t survive another big column like last week. I hope this week brings you something exciting. I know we have some
Battle Network fans in the audience, hope you are happy to hear
Andrew Francis is back as Mega Man.EXE! Or maybe you guys are expecting a huge, massive cast of Suikoden and Eiyuden Chronicles will be introduced. Anyway, I’d love to hear more from you. Nice to know you are there. As always, be kind to each other. See you at seven
189974 Game of the Week! Written by Jean-Karlo Lemus in idyllic Portland. When not working with AnimeNewsNetwork, Jean-Karlo can play JRPGs, eat popcorn, watch v-tuber and tokusatsu, and be as unobtrusive as possible on his Twitter @mouse_inhouse. 2023
