Hi mild readers, and welcome to the SwitchArcade Round-Up for February 29th, 2024. We just get to do among these once every 4 years, and because it’s a Thursday it’s a really unique one. We have a lots of brand-new releases to take a look at today, and reasonably few of them are bin fodder. As soon as we make it through all of that, we’ve got the typical lists of brand-new sales and ending discount rates. Let’s dive into that stack, Scrooge McDuck design!
New Releases
BIT.TRIP Presents … Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien ($9.99)
I may be going too far out on a limb here, however I seem like BIT.TRIP and Runner as brand names sort of peaked with this 2nd installation. I’m not exactly sure if individuals simply got their fill, or the category got too crowded, or what. Anyhow, here’s that 2nd video game. It has actually even been launched under the rather regrettable initial name Choice Provisions went under. Charles Martinet stays in the video game as the storyteller. If that all noises excellent to you, drop your tenner and celebration like it’s 2013 once again.
Cavern of Dreams ($12.99)
If you like Nintendo 64 3D platformers, well … that’s the ambiance this video game is focusing on, and by the majority of accounts it basically strikes the ballpark on that. You play as a young dragon called Fynn who goes into the Cavern of Dreams to discover his abducted household. Check out the numerous worlds, resolve puzzles, unlock brand-new capabilities, and gather a lot of things. There’s no battling in this video game, so the focus is totally on browsing the world and fixing its lots of secrets. It appears great.
Picross S ($4.99)
Well, they’ve lastly gone and done it. This 5 dollar purchase provides you all the puzzles from the very first Nintendo 3DS Picross-e release. It furthermore uses DLC for all of the other 3DS Picross-e video games, consisting of one that didn’t concern North America previously. Yes, if you require a couple of thousand Picross puzzles and do not mind dropping fifty dollars for the enjoyment, here you go. Do note that these are the precise very same puzzles from the 3DS video games, so if you’ve currently played those here’s hoping your brain cleaned them from storage.
Freddi Fish and the Case of the Missing Kelp Seeds ($14.99)
The Switch has actually tackled this a really unusual method, however here’s another traditional Freddi Fish video game for us to take pleasure in. And this time it’s the very first video game, which is getting here well after its follows up here. Oh well. It’s a lovely little experience video game that is targeted at more youthful kids, and I’m not exactly sure grownups will get a great deal out of it unless they have some fond memories for Freddi that they wish to enjoy. Play it with your kids and you’ll see why these video games have actually stood the test of time.
Tamarak Trail ($14.99)
Hey, a deck-building roguelite. Have not seen among these in a number of weeks. This one has an adjustable dice set that you utilize. That makes it a lot more intriguing off the hop. You play as a member of a secret society devoting to preventing some way of evil that has actually damaged Tamarak Trail. There are 3 various character classes to pick from, and the video game basically has all the typical things you anticipate to see in a video game of this type. I’ll be doing an evaluation quickly if you require more information.
A Void Hope ($15.99)
This is a narrative experience video game from the folks at Elden Pixels, and it looks rather cool. The story follows a couple that is looking for a remedy for a city on the edge of utter collapse. Odd things are afoot, and the line in between truth and problems is ending up being significantly blurred. You’ll need to fix puzzles, gather products, and get rid of the challenges laying in your course in order to progress. Simply beware of the shadows, due to the fact that there are scaries hiding within them. I’ll be evaluating this one too, as it ends up. Could not withstand when I discovered who was establishing it.
Celestial Bodies ($19.99)
A physics-based video game for as much as 2 gamers by means of regional multiplayer, Heavenly Bodies jobs you with finishing a range of objectives as a 1970s-era cosmonaut. Utilize your arms to achieve jobs, however take care or you’ll wind up as another piece of area particles. This video game has actually gotten a rather bright reception on other platforms, and I believe it fits the Switch audience completely with its extremely satisfying multiplayer enjoyable.
XELAN FORCE ($10.00)
This is a vertical shoot-em-up that functions as a company tribute to Compile’s shooters like Gun-Nac, Aleste, and Blazing Lasers. In regards to discussion, it’s someplace in between the NES and the TurboGrafx-16, however closer to the previous than the latter. Anyhow, you get a lot of various weapons and upgrades to utilize, a level-up system based upon getting dropped pills, and great deals of methods to accumulate the points. Naturally, there is likewise a timed caravan mode. If you have a fondness for Compile shooters, you’ll likely enjoy this. There does not appear to be assistance for online leaderboards. It’s the only thing that keeps me from providing this a company suggestion, however if that does not matter to you then dig in.
Game Archives War of Aero ($7.99)
Allumer’s game video games tended to mimic some hit or another to a fantastic degree, and this is its take on Irem’s Image FightIt came out in 1993 and provided the rather restricted reach of this developer’s output, I presume fe