The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance Tactics (Switch eShop)
In The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance Tactics, lead the heroic Gelfling to restore light to the world of Thra! Experience everything the fantasy world has to offer by playing through–and going beyond–the events of the Netflix series. Encounter never-seen-before playable characters, stories, and environments.
Over the course of 80 unique turn-based campaign battles taking place across the lands of Thra, recruit new allies and customize their forces by assigning them jobs and outfitting them with new equipment.
Panzer Dragoon: Remake (Switch eShop)
Panzer Dragoon: Remake is a decent take on an all-time classic that goes some way to modernising it, but doesn't quite nail the landing. Awkward controls and a visual style that's a clear improvement but could still look much better result in a game that’s mainly for fans of the original who are curious to see how it would look with a new lick of paint. It has been improved since launch with an update including "features and fixes", including gyro controls, 60fps and a host of other tweaks.
Trials of Mana (Switch)
Trials of Mana proves itself to be a successful revival of a lost classic, smartly infusing new design and content where necessary while still maintaining the spirit of the original. Multi-threaded storylines, an enjoyable combat system and flexible character progression combine to make this one a fantastic experience from start to finish, even if occasional performance problems hinder the experience somewhat. We’d give Trials of Mana a high recommendation to RPG fans and newcomers alike; there’s plenty here to love for both camps, and we hope that this release could act as a blueprint for future entries in the Mana series.
The Elder Scrolls: Blades (Switch eShop)
From Bethesda Game Studios, the award-winning creators of Skyrim, comes The Elder Scrolls: Blades – a classic dungeon crawler reimagined. The Blades, the Empire’s top agents, are forced into exile. On the run, you return to your hometown to find it destroyed. Experience stunning dungeon adventures; create and customise your city, restoring it to greatness; conquer your friends and rivals in epic one-on-one Arena battles; create any character you want and discover unique weapons, armour and abilities; master the never-ending Abyss with a cutting-edge combat system.
Minecraft Dungeons (Switch eShop)
At its heart, Minecraft Dungeons is the sort of release that feels like it rides on the coattails of greater games a little too much. If this game did not have the Minecraft branding, it’s not much of a leap to assume that it would scarcely garner any attention based purely on its own merits. The gear system, combat, level design, and presentation is all fine and entertaining in its own right, but there’s little here that we could point to that elevates this game alongside or above peers such as Torchlight II, Diablo III or Path of Exile. If you're looking for a surface-level introduction to the ARPG genre or for something to play in co-op with the kids, it's a solid effort. If that doesn’t describe you, then we’d suggest going one of the options mentioned above for a more substantial and fulfilling experience of this genre.
Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles Remastered Edition (Switch eShop)
Fifteen years after its debut, the co-op action RPG Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles is being remastered for Nintendo Switch. With the new online multiplayer mode, you and your friends can connect and adventure together – no link cable required! On top of that, there are new areas inside dungeons, so even returning fans can explore the unknown.
Empire of Sin (Switch)
Build a ruthless 1920’s criminal empire, and outsmart, out-gun and outlast your opponents in Prohibition-era Chicago. Empire of Sin, the strategy game from Romero Games and Paradox Interactive, puts you at the heart of the ruthless criminal underworld of 1920s Prohibition-era Chicago. It’s up to you to hustle, charm and intimidate your way to the top of the pile and do whatever it takes to stay there. This character-driven, noir-inspired game puts players smack dab in the glitz and glamor of the roaring 20s, all while working behind the scenes in the gritty underbelly of organized crime.
DOOM Eternal (Switch eShop)
DOOM Eternal has undergone one of the most severe visual downgrades we've ever seen in order to get the game running on Switch, but the fact that it runs at a solid 30 frames per second and, most importantly, is still fantastically good fun means this 'impossible' port is nothing short of a miracle. The looks may have taken a hit, but the non-stop action, incredible soundtrack and sheer satisfaction in taking out hordes of demons all add up to a game that is just as pure as it was on other formats.
No More Heroes III (Switch)
No More Heroes III has the faults of both its mainline predecessors – it’s a little more tedious than No More Heroes 2, and a little less meaningful than No More Heroes. It makes up for this, however, by being another inarguably impressive, balls-to-the-wall carnage-fest, a blood-spattered love letter to excess, and a Suda51 fan’s wet dream splashed across the Switch. The story it tells is cool. The game it plays is cool. Neither of these crucial aspects reach the heights of the series' Nintendo Wii origins, but nobody who truly gets No More Heroes could reasonably be disappointed with this third incarnation. The joke’s beginning to wear thin, but it’s all in the telling. And Suda51 can still spin a very fine yarn.
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (Switch)
It’s impossible to talk about everything that makes The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom so incredible, and making many of those discoveries yourselves is part of the magic. It’s also impossible to overstate just how much there is to do in Hyrule this time around. Much like its predecessor, this is your playground for the next however many years to come, with a little sprinkling of that older Zelda fairy dust mixed into Breath of the Wild’s formula. It’s a glorious, triumphant sequel to one of the best video games of all time; absolute unfiltered bliss to lose yourself in for hundreds of hours. We can’t wait to see what the world will do with the game.
Hollow Knight: Silksong (Switch eShop)
Ascend to the Peak of a Haunted Kingdom! As Hornet, princess-protector of Hallownest, adventure through a whole new kingdom ruled by silk and song. Captured and brought this unfamiliar land, Hornet must battle foes and solve mysteries as she ascends on a deadly pilgrimage to the kingdom’s peak.
Hollow Knight: Silksong is the epic sequel to Hollow Knight, the award winning action-adventure of bugs and heroes. As the lethal hunter Hornet, journey to all-new lands, discover new powers, battle vast hordes of bugs and beasts and uncover ancient secrets tied to your nature and your past.
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Comments (37)
Amazing! Nintendo Switch is getting better and better every Month! It’s unstoppable!
Nintendo has murdered my budget.
Not sure my wallet can handle this either.
It's hard to keep up with so many interesting releases every month (or week) both in terms of money and time.
It just couldn't be better! (Yes, it always could, but you know what I mean)
So many games that I'm looking forward to! Let's count em up...
Mario Maker 2
Luigi's Mansion 3
Animal Crossing
Crash Team Racing
Witcher 3
Spyro
My Friend Pedro
Wolfenstein Youngblood (on both PS4 and Switch)
DOOM Eternal (also on both platforms)
Breath of the Wild 2
Contra Collection (which I already got!)
Resident Evil 5 and 6 (not very popular, but I'm happy to get to try them)
I will consider these games :
1. Animal Crossing New Horizons
2. Luigi Mansion 3
3. Pokemon Sword
4. Super Lucky's Tale
5. Trials of Mana
6. Super Mario Maker 2
7. Dragon Quest Builders 2
And some haven't bought yet Switch games such as :
1. Crash Bandicoot NSane Trilogy
2. Captain Toad
3. LABO toy Cons 03
4. Super Mario Party
5. Little Friends : Dogs and Cats
6. Earthlock
7. 99 Vidas
etc.
These are the games I'm interested in, sorted by general interest and actual hype:
Hypelist
1. Fire Emblem Three Houses
2. Pokémon Sword/Shield
3. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 2
4. No More Heroes 3
5. Hollow Knight: Silksong
General interest list:
1. Ni no Kuni
2. The Witcher 3
3. Trials of Mana
4. Astral Chain
5. Animal Crossing
6. Dauntless
7. Spyro Reignited Trilogy
8. Luigi's Mansion 3
Usually I have like 2-3 games from E3 that I like. This is insane lol.
Nintendo officially owns my gaming budget for the next few months. September is gonna be
when I declare bankruptcyamazing.I'm surprised they haven't shown off Crash Team Racing, considering that's coming out next week.
Swutch only game that will be a day one buy for me this year:
Mario maker 2
Marvel Alliance 3
Fire Elmblem three houses
Luigi's Mansion 3
Maybe astral chains if i got time
Pokemon sword baby!!!!!! And it will drag me all the way to animal crossing which will drag me all the way to breath of the wild 2 lol
Well better than before I guess. Luigi mansion and Hollow Knight: Silksong can fill a slot at some point. So far Pre-orders/100% buying
Jun:
Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night
July:
Fire Emblem
August:
Oninaki
Astral Chains
September:
???
October:
???
NOV:
Sword And Shield
DEC:
???
September is going to be rough... on my wallet!
Animal Crossing, both the DQ games, Luigi Mansion 3, Fire Emblem Three Houses and Pokemon are my most anticipated games for the next 365 days.
Edit: Forgot Super Mario Maker 2. My kids are excited for that one.
I want Ni No Kuni and Trials of Mana. Those look amazing.
Dead by daylight, have had a lot of fun with this on pc, suprised in a way that it's coming to the Switch.
That's a lot of games. Most of which I know. Much better than those weekly eShop lists.
@Agramonte Thanks for the calendar. Zelda is September 20. (Edit) MUA3 is July 19. Not 1st party but an exclusive, gotta treat those very few and far between exclusives right. Luigi should be October for Halloween, they probably didn't date it yet b/c it isn't done yet but surely that is their goal. Witcher 3 needs a date, which si an old port and not 1st party but if I were Ntineod I'd give it a wide birth. Same for Doom Eternal.
So between August 30 and September 27 we’re getting Astral Chain, Spyro Collection, Ni No Kuni, Dragons Quest XI S, Links Awakening and Daemon X Machina? Not to mention Gears 5.
Right kids, September is Beans on Toast month! Yaaaaay!
Wait, wait, Mario Maker 2, Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3, Wolfenstein Youngblood and Fire Emblem are within 4 weeks of each other?!
Has their planning just completely fallen apart after a couple of delays?!
@Agramonte You know what, let me just fill that in for ya a bit.
And I know you were looking at 1st party, but Nintneod does need to give some 3rd party rooms some space, no reason to kill those potential sales.
Jun:
Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night
SMM2 6/28
July:
DQB2 7/12
MUA3 7/19
Fire Emblem
Wolfenstien 7/26
August:
Oninaki
Astral Chains
September:
Spryo 9/3
DxM 9/13
NNK 9/20
Zelda LA 9/20
DQXIS 9/27
October:
PROBABLE LM3
NOV:
Mario & Sonic Tokyo 2020 Olympics 11/11
Sword And Shield 11/15
DOOM Eternal 11/22
DEC:
???
@rjejr well, I use Metacritic to keep track. Also the Mrs has a general idea the month I am going crazy on the spending - so not a surprise 😁
Switch
https://www.metacritic.com/browse/games/release-date/coming-soon/switch/date
PS4
https://www.metacritic.com/browse/games/release-date/coming-soon/ps4/date
@electrolite77 I think after 10 years of Wii and Wii U home console games going it alone Nintneod forgot how to spread about 3rd party support. The list does fill in quite nicely.
@Agramonte I pretty much only use NL or Google things myself. Of course it's easier for me I don't want all that much, and neither do my kids at the moment. Though looking at that list, hmm
@rjejr 👉 (🤔)
Jun:
Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night (100% SWITCH)
SMM2 6/28 (Cool, but Not My Thing)
July:
DQB2 7/12 (Cool, but Not My Thing)
MUA3 7/19 (got Spider Man at $20 - I'll wait also)
Fire Emblem (Pre-order)
Wolfenstien 7/26 (Pre-order - PC)
August:
Oninaki (100% buying on Switch)
Astral Chains (pre-order)
September:
Spryo 9/3 (Cool, But also skipped on PS4)
DxM 9/13 (waiting on reviews, lots of them)
NNK 9/20 (Finished it. Do not replay RPGs)
Zelda LA 9/20 (ZBOTW/Twilight Princess more "my zelda")
DQXIS 9/27 (GREAT GAME!. but Finished it like NNK)
October:
PROBABLE LM3 (I would love that!)
NOV:
Mario & Sonic Tokyo 2020 Olympics 11/11 (Gift for my Niece 😃)
Sword And Shield 11/15 (Pre-order)
DOOM Eternal 11/22 (Pre-Order - PC)
DEC:
This was an insane week. Witcher 3 and Ni no Kuni, Alien Isolation and The Sinking City, RE 5 and 6 and the Mana collection, BotW sequel announced and Astral Chain starting to feel like Platinum's take on Shin Megami Tensei vibes... looks like Switch eShop will remain my primary shopping place for months and months to come. And getting such a Direct on the same day as a new Frozen 2 trailer was a borderline overkill.
Im sad shin megami tensei 5 still hasn't made an appearance but their presentation was the best along with square imo.
@Agramonte Wow, I'm still trying to figure out the dates and you got it all figured out.
The only ones I know for sure are SSM2 for my son's and Luigi whenever he releases, unless it's December then it's under the tree. MUA3 releases the day before my birthday so it might be a fun family game that weekend, my wife never knows what to get me, otherwise I'd wait on a sale as well. It is a Switch exclusive so that sale may take awhile. Most of the rest I've played or own on PS4 oe earlier systems, so not for me, but it is nice to see so many games. I also need to see some game play for God's & Monsters, preferably be fire it releases in Feb. My family has no interest in AC. Though I do have 9 AC amiibo adorning my shelves, they were cute.
This would've been a much better E3 if more of the upcoming Switch games ran at 60fps!!! There's an enormous number of crappy 30fps games on their way. I admit I'm thrilled about BotW 2, and it is among the 30 fps games, but way too many of these should be smoothly clicking along at 60fps! I count about 13 or 14 major releases that appear to target 30fps, which sucks badly. Only about 4 seem to target 60fps!!! Mario Maker 2, Collection of Mana, Contra Anniversary Collection, and Cadence of Hyrule seem to all be 60fps. Well, we can strike 3 off the list because they're already out! So, one game that is coming out in the future is 60fps, and everything else is unknown or appears to be choppy. And they overwhelmingly appear to be targeting 30fps, not unknown. It even appears that the 2D pixel art mode in Dragon Quest 11 S is running at 30fps. That's freaking horrible! Spyro, Daemon x machina, no no Kuni, dragon quest, super Lucky's tale, Witcher 3, dragon quest builders 2, Doom eternal, Wolfenstein Young blood, marvel 3, fire emblem, astral Chain, and Trials of Mana all appear to be 30fps games. This sucks! I wish TV's only went up to 600p!
0_o I must have missed something, because nowhere do I recall seeing anything about a psychotic man taking orders from a murderous banana.
Contra is the main surprise for me, and a definite purchase. Panzer Dragoon has some interest, and obviously Animal Crossing looks great. No doubt it was delayed until 20 March 2020 so the game's in-game season is spring, leading into summer. Who wants to camp during dreary winter, as would be the case for the original late 2019 tentative release? Mario & Sonic Olympics looks surprisingly quite good. Just as long as it waggling isn't compulsory. The new Zelda BOTW is so far into the distant future (likely March 2022) that the "in development" announcement was pointless. There's always a Zelda in development. They release one, start another. That's how it works. The fact Nintendo felt obliged to make such an announcement highlights the weakness for big news in this Direct, especially regarding big games to be released this year.
Honestly a real solid showing of games coming to Switch.
No real need to pay attention to PS4 or Xbone. Not for me anyway.
Not everything I wanted or expected, but that never happens. lol
Yes, Nintendo had a solid direct, and no one can deny that.
@60frames-please Obviously, 60 fps is important to you. It's your screen name after all. Maybe you'd be more satisfied with a PC, as that's the only way to have your games be consistently at 60 fps. You can even do BoTW at 60 fps on PC. Just make sure you buy a legit copy first. The Switch is basically a six inch tablet. Dedicated consoles struggle to hit those frame rates. The Switch doesn't run games horribly. Your expectations are just too high for what Switch actually is. It runs games great for those who don't mind sacrificing power for convince. These are the concessions necessary to run portable versions of console experiences. Ocarina of Time on N64 had a very low fps. It was still enjoyed by millions. It looks like you setting yourself up for disappointment.
@HexagonSun I hear you. Everything you said makes sense. I also enjoyed the N64. I can't enjoy N64 games today though, unless they're improved. Well, F-Zero is fine, but everything else should be boosted massively in frame rate and at least modestly in resolution. GameCube was awesome in comparison. So many games ran at 60 fps on that system!
I'm not even using my PC, which I originally bought used to play games, for gaming. My PC can run many games at 60fps, but it's just a clunky energy hog. I love the versatility of the Switch as well as it's form. It's practically the only game system I play. I love that there are hundreds of games on Switch that run at 60fps, and wish there were more. I understand that AAA games from the current generation won't run at 60fps on Switch, but it would be nice if they did! Nintendo has a pretty good record of releasing games at 60fps, or trying to (I've heard Mario Sunshine ran mostly at 60fps, but they couldn't optimize it perfectly so they settled for 30). Recently we've gotten Darksiders, Yoshi's Crafted World, Super Mario Bros U Deluxe, Super Smash Bros Ultimate, Tetris 99, Cuphead, and Labo VR all running at 60fps. After watching a bunch of E3 footage it looks like hardly anything coming out in the second half of 2019 is going to run smoothly at 60fps. I'm just bummed about that. I wish Luigi's Mansion 3, Astral Chain, Pokemon, Daemon X Machina, and Dragon Quest Builders 2 ran at 60fps. I'm holding out hope that Link's Awakening, Animal Crossing, Panzer Dragoon, Minecraft Dungeons, and No More Heroes 3 will run at 60fps. We'll see...
@60frames-please I'm really glad framerate isn't something I really notice, unless something is running sluggishly. Before the updates, BoTW was slightly bothersome. It sounds like you could use a Switch Pro. Hopefully performance improves for older switch games. This is just the beginning of hybrid consoles really being a thing. I'm sure they'll get to a place where most everything runs smoothly. We're definitely getting to a point where each new console generation has diminishing returns for the increase in power.
@rjejr Well, some of them I had already made up my mind when first announced. "MUA3 Family Birthday Bash weekend" sounds awesome 👍
"my wife never knows what to get me"
HAHAHAHA!, She always complains I buy everything I want long before Birthday/Christmas/Hanukkah shows up!
So now, she just always gets me my PS+ renew and a game from my list for the following year. Only keeping Cyberpunk 2077 free to "help her decide" 😉
@Agramonte "She always complains I buy everything I want long before "
Yeah, I get that too. Sometimes I'll not want anything in July and buy something for myself in Sept and she'll be like "Ok, there's your birthday gift." Apparently for Father's Day she got me a cordless hedge trimmer. 😂
@HexagonSun Yeah, I went to Korok forest recently and it's horrible! That's the only place they haven't fixed the frame rate. Since I only play docked with my smart TV dejuddering the 30fps up to 60fps it ends up looking like the game is going from 60fps down to 20 or 25fps. A Switch Pro would be awesome. Yeah, but if they keep increasing he resolution of TVs we'll never get smooth frame rates... Aside from NES and SNES, the best generation was the GameCube/PS2/Xbox one. Almost every single NES and SNES game runs at 60fps, or targets it and has some slowdown. NES, SNES, Genesis, and TurboGrafx 16 are the best systems based on graphics in my opinion. So far, the GameCube and PS2 generation is the best in terms of 3D graphics. With the low resolution TVs of that era they could get many games running at 60fps. I wish we could get rid of 4K and 8K TVs! I have played Wipeout Omega Collection at 4K and 60fps. It's great, but hardly any games reach that smoothness, so I'd rather trash all resolutions above 1080p and keep games smooth. Maybe in 20 years we could move up to 4K.
My wallet hurts, seems that Nintendo owns my gaming budget for the rest of the year now, and probably into next year. I've preordered Mario Maker 2, Luigi's Mansion 3, Astral Chain, Daemon X Machina, Fire Emblem Three Houses, and Legend of Zelda Links Awakening, and that's all coming out this year still! I'll probably pick up Pokemon this year still too. I'll be preordering games coming out next year when the release dates are a little closer.
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