The shoot 'em up genre is a perfect match with the Nintendo Switch, so it should come as no surprise yet another one is on the way. Japanese indie developer Edelweiss, with the help of Active Gaming Media, will be bringing the 2014 title Astebreed to the Switch eShop in the near future. A release date has not been announced.
Of course, like every other shmup, you're the only who can save humanity from a dangerous alien threat. It's now your duty to push back the doomsday clock and prevent the end of civilisation. The experience itself claims to breath new life into the classic arcade shooter genre with 3D models, cutting-edge particle effects and old-school Japanese mech designs. Your character, Roy, has a huge arsenal of weapons at his disposal and will need to remain on guard as enemies target him from every angle.
Are you hungry for more shmup action on the Switch? Take a look at this game's trailer and tell us in the comments below.
[source gematsu.com, via store.steampowered.com]
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So... Japanese... :I
I’ve played the heck out of this game on Steam and PS4 but I wouldn’t mind jumping in again. It’s good.
good news!
Looks fun!
The game itself looks alright, but it's yet another old game for the Switch. I'm really getting sick of hearing "Originally released back in (year)...". IMO, it really tarnishes the Switch brand when every second game released is at least 3 years old.
Roy's our boy!
Pretty good game I played it on my now old gaming laptop without a controller. It was pretty good though.
Ya, looks beautiful
@Prizm While i appreciate the occasional re-release and port, I do agree this has gotten out of hand.
And sadly, i believe the "damage" is irreversible at this point, as most developers are highly attracted to this tactic as opposed to making new titles for the console. The concept has proven popular, so every developer is jumping in now.
I'm sure this will be the norm for years to come, until Nintendo's next console. Shame.
P.S. Hey, NintendoLife.....maybe you guys should write an opinion piece about this. Explain the good, the bad, and the ugly.
i own it on steam. Its not bad, no, but its just...really short. REALLY short. I was done with it more quickly than i'd like.
edit: after I beat hard mode I mean. that didn't really take long either...
@Prizm
It doesn't tarnish anything. The only people who care about "brand" are people deep into internet fan sites and are worried about how they are perceived due to how other diehard fansite gamers (a minority, mind you) perceive the console they are playing.
Switch just released a year and a half ago. If developers didn't bring all these amazing games that released beforehand or already in development, do you know how many amazing games would not be on Switch right now? Why should we miss a good game just because it released on some other platform? This is Switch... not that other platform. People want those good games on this platform. And you can't have too many. No such thing.
When you release a console mid generation, the fact of the matter is there are a lot of games that are really great that have already released. So option A is just release new games. And let's say we get 30 great new games. And that's it. 30 great new games. Enjoy. ORRRRR... They can release those 30 great new games and also port over 120 of the absolute best games that are released over the last several years because it's quick and easy.
It would be criminal to not port over all these great games just because Switch released mid generation. It's doing zero harm whatsoever, tons of good, and by complaining about it what you're actually advocating is less games. Less games just because you don't like games that released on some other platform at some other point in time? Because of "image"? It's illogical.
If you want to make a case that there aren't enough new games, then make a case, but one has nothing to do with the other. In the time it takes to make one new game they can port half a dozen of the absolute best previously existing games that we missed because the system didn't exist, because Wii U was too busy failing. And they can do so without hindering progress on whatever else they're working on. Which is usually a 3 or 4 or 5 year long project, and it only takes 6 months to port a game over. And even then, half the time they contract it out anyways.
Platforms like STEAM are the future. Platforms that amass all the best games ever released. Because every platform should have every good game possible. That's even more true with the first hybrid, the first HD handheld console ever created. If people are willing to buy games that already existed on other platforms such as PS4 an Xbox One, how much more then are they going to be willing to do it for the first handheld version they can obtain of that particular game? The fact people are excited for these games and buying these games, is proof enough people want these games. And if people are excited for these games and they want these games, who are you to tell them they shouldn't be allowed to have them because you're concerned about the "image" to other diehard fansite gamers?
If we hadn't gotten Zelda, Snipperclips, Mario Odyssey, Mario Tennis, ARMS, Splatoon 2, Xenoblade 2, Kirby, FE Warriors, Mario Rabbids, Octopath, Monster Hunter Gen Ultimate, Wolfenstein 2, South Park, Blazblue, The End Is Nigh, Runner 3, Hollow Knight, Dead Cells, Banner Saga 3, Overcooked 2, Steamworld Dig 2, Nights of Azure, Fallen Legion, Attack On Titan, FIFAs and NBAs, SNK Heroines, if we weren't getting Valkyria Chronicles 4 and Mega Man 11 and My Hero Ones Justice, Doom Eternal, Starlink and Mario Party, Smash and Pokémon Let's Go, Fire Emblem and Luigi's Mansion, Animal Crossing and Bayonetta 3, Metroid Prime 4 and SMTV, Daemon X Machina and Dragon Quest Builders 2, etc etc
Then maybe you'd have a point. But even then your point would be not enough new games, rather than a supposed overabundance of great games that just so happened to release elsewhere. Sorry to rant. But it really is starting to get to me when we're getting new games up the wazoo and all the best previously released games, and people are complaining about too many great games. We should be begging for more until every single good game that has ever released in the history of video games is on the Nintendo Switch. The ultimate console with the ultimate library. And we'll never even come close to achieving that if we decide we want to suddenly forfeit 90% of the best games money can buy from getting their debut hybrid release. Besides which, if anything it creates an amazing image. An image like STEAM, a platform that is a one stop shop for all the best games, and, playable as both console and handheld.
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@diablo2 I'll pass this idea on.
Have this on Steam since day 1. Love it. Nice shmup.
Seems fun. Looking forward to it.
Was a big fan of this on Steam, will double dip
Fantastic game. I have it on Stream, PS4 and i'm p[retty sure i would get it again on the Switch.
@diablo2
What difference does it make if Nintendo Life writes an opinion piece on it though? It will still just be one person's, or a collection of peoples', opinions. It won't change my opinion and shouldn't change many others unless they are easily influenced.
My opinion is the more games the merrier. Switch is a half generation console that isn't powerful enough to get quite a few, or most, of the "AAA" third party games (because most third partys wont even try) so it is getting everything else it can, and it is leagues better than what the Wii U got where it seemed like I was waiting for one half decent game every couple of months. If people can't find a great selection of titles on the Switch then maybe they should consider selling up and getting a PS4, Xbox One or PC because they chose the wrong console.
Looks great.
@SBandy Relax, buddy. It's not necessarily about making some difference, but merely about posting something of potential interest to read. Hence, an opinion piece. Just an article suggestion - nothing more, nothing less. Chill.
Man, that was a pretty good weekend as far as Switch shmup announcements are concerned:
Astebreed, Ghost Blade HD (physical from Play-Asia!), Strikers 1945 PLUS, Image Fight...
oh, and ASO/Alpha Mission, but i don't hear good things about it and it's already on SNK's 40th Anniversary collection anyway.
@diablo2
That is fair enough and I am perfectly chilled thanks.
Looks like the developers enjoyed Sin & Punishment a ton. This is a Day One for me (even if our Day One is more like 4 Years + 1 Day)
Crazy as it sounds, I'd play this. I don't say that about all shooters.
@JaxonH - Sorry mate, your comment was too long, didn't read. The shorter and sharper your replies, generally the more people will read them and the more impact you will have.
I get dozens of replies/comments from various sites, so just don't have time to indulge anymore in long comments.
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