Feature: Nintendo Life eShop Selects - December 2021

This eshop selects thing, I don't know if this is a series here already or it is a new idea. But I liked a lot.

Finished Loop Hero on Steam yesterday. Pleasantly addictive gameplay, if you don't mind the slightly tedious grind needed to unlock all the buildings and menus within the campsite.

What a strong month of releases last month was, I'm so keen to play all of these 3 games and a lot more on the longlist too.

I bought a load of games over December but I don't think any of them released that month. Chicory is on the wishlist though and I'll buy it once I've finished with Crosscode and Eastward. Of the games I bought and started in December, my game of the month has to be Kaze and the Wild Masks. An absolutely brilliant platformer.

I noticed Eschatos got a Western release this week. I already bought it from the Japanese Eshop a while back. I hope to see NL review it and for it to feature in the top 3. It's a really superb shmup that looks and plays amazingly and is rather unique among the enormous Switch shmup library. It kind of reminds me of Silpheed on the Mega CD.

For me, first Danganronpa is the best eShop game of December.

I haven't bought any of these yet, December being what it was, but Chicory is definitely on my radar. I was hoping to get Danganronpa physical, but it seems like it had the tiniest print run - prices are already climbing, and I think I might have missed out. I'm overextended now anyway. Fingers crossed for a second printing.

@OorWullie Eschatos looks really good. I see it comes with two other shmups bundled, too. Are those any good?

@JasmineDragon I've only played them briefly. They're rather basic but seem alright. I think they have their own online leaderboards so I'll give them a proper go at some point. It's a pretty feature packed port. It's got everything you'd hope for and more. There's quite a lot to unlock too, like various special effects, wallpapers and other options. Plus there is the alternative modes. Really great game. Just finished playing it 5 minutes ago actually.

Chicory is on my radar. I really like what I’ve seen on the game so far.

Chicory looks adorable! Thanks for letting me know about it!

its funny how until now I never made the connection between chicory and okami although both are zelda-esque action adventures with a dog and a paintbrush.
I do understand its still sorta different and wouldn't ever call chicory a rip off or anything. Its just funny to see these sorta obvious parallels.
Currently I'm pretty deep into various games, but I'm sorta excited to dive into chicory sooner or later as it even made it into GOTY discussions and when announces on PS4 I didn't wanna buy it there as it just looked like it had to come out on the Switch.

I hope Chicory gains some real traction this time. I haven't played it yet, but its predecessor, the under the radar Wandersong, is one of my favorite indies ever. Sadly, it never really gained that big of a following

Chicory and Shovel Knight both look impressive.

Hollow 2, Miracle Snack Shop and Sakura Santa

I'm waiting until next month to get the physical release of Life is Strange: True Colors

My vote was "Something Else" and that is Yu-Gi-Oh Rush Duel, been really enjoying it, and it looks amazing on the OLED model.

Chicory was kinda boring(for me),I'm not a big fan of those easy wholesome big chungus games about depression and I got bored of drawing 4 hours in the game.

I've been backlogging it recently but all 3 of these are on my list. I think Chickory is up first once I finish a couple of other games.

I finished Chicory a few days ago (though I still plan to try to get 100% in the post-game). Easily, one of my favorite games of the last few years. One of those rare instances of a perfect match between story and gameplay.
And the Switch version offers optional touch and motion controls, both of which fit this particular game like a glove.

Chicory looked great in the Indie Direct last month - I'm just waiting for a physical release announcement as I'd really like to be able to share the game with my daughters.

@JasmineDragon Just a little update about Eschatos, or rather about one of the extra games included, Judgement Silversword. I've just been playing it there and it's a lot better than I initially thought. It is quite basic looking but the action is intense. It has a cool scoring system too and online leaderboards. Plus it looks great in TATE mode as when enlarged, the play area takes up most of the screen with only little borders.

The whole package of Eschatos is really impressive. There's a lot in there. Plus an ongoing levelling system that unlocks stuff as you play.

@OorWullie Thanks for the update! I need to eliminate some backlog before I buy it, but it's officially on the list.