Category: Nintendo

Review: Tails Of Iron 2: Whiskers Of Winter (Switch) – A Brutal Sequel That Just About Squeaks By

Violent vermin.

After releasing the first Tails of Iron in 2021, developer Odd Bug Studio seemingly hasn’t taken a moment to rest, returning to its bleak world of anthropomorphic rats, frogs, and bats with a sequel that looks to offer fans a slightly expanded experience in Tails of Iron 2: Whiskers of Winter. And while it’s certainly an incredibly well-realised fantasy world with stunning visuals, atmospheric sound design, and thoughtful combat, it’s unfortunately also held back from greatness by lacklustre level design and excessive backtracking.

Presenting what may well be a good entry point to the world of Tails of Iron if you happened to miss out on the original, Whiskers of Winter shifts the perspective over to an entirely new protagonist called Arlo, an heir to the Warden of the Wastes who must travel to multiple biomes on a quest to defeat the malicious Dark Wings clan.

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PSA: Don’t Fall For This New ‘Wukong’ Game On The Switch eShop

You cheeky monkey.

One of the biggest surprises of 2024 was undoubtedly Black Myth: Wukong, an action RPG from Chinese developer Game Science. Though not necessarily regarded as one of the all-time greats, it was certainly well-received and went on to sell an extraordinary amount of copies within a very short timeframe; reportedly over 18 million in just two weeks.

Naturally, then, this means that some sort of knock-off has inevitably appeared on the Nintendo Switch eShop, though the exceedingly blatant nature of this one has made it necessary for us to at least warn you not to fall for such shenanigans.

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Yu-Gi-Oh! Early Days Collection Trailer Introduces Online Play And Other New Features

“Additional titles will support online play after release”.

We’re now roughly a month out from the release of Yu-Gi-Oh! Early Days Collection on the Switch and Konami has this week released an “official trailer” showcasing what this new bundle has to offer.

Once again, it will include 14 games – starting with the original Game Boy generation and following on with Game Boy Color and Game Boy Advance era titles. This latest trailer not only offers a look at this library but also introduces some new features including “online play”.

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Guide: 15 Best Sidequests In Switch Games

Optional escapades.

If you’ve played a handful of video games, chances are you’ve lost yourself in the side content more often than the main game.

Sidequests are a procrastinator’s dream. Don’t want to finish the main story? Worried about missing some fantastic rewards or lore dumps? Well, thank goodness there are tons of people across the world that need help rescuing their pets, doing their shopping, or trying to tell their neighbour that they’re in love with them.

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Stardew Valley Creator Doesn’t Want To ‘Close The Book’ On Its Development

“Maybe even 50 years from now, I might add something”.

Stardew Valley is perhaps one of the best-supported indie games of all-time with Eric ‘ConcernedApe’ Barone now working on the title for over 12 years. While there have been questions raised about the farming and lifestyle sim’s future now that the creator’s attention has (mostly) shifted to his new project, what is the actual plan?

Speaking to NPR, Barone mentioned how he doesn’t want to “definitively say that the book is ever closed” on Stardew because he might one day “have a desire to come back and maybe add a thing or two”:

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Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (25th January)

Swing, king.

This week might not have brought us the Switch 2 bonanza that dominated the last, but there was still plenty to talk about in the world of Nintendo.

We got a teeny, tiny development update from the Silksong team (turns out, the game is still real) and chatted all things space with Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector developer Jump Over The Age. We also wrapped up the Switch 2 aftershocks with reactions to the new Donkey Kong design and various companies’ expected launch windows, and got all excited about next week’s Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket updates.

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