As time marches ever forward, I’m beginning to have this bizarre sensation of writing retrospectives for films, games, and consoles that I was alive for the launch of. Released on November 18th, 2001, in the US, the Nintendo GameCube came at an exciting time for the games industry. Even to…
Here we go! Let’s take a look at the nominees for the 2024 Game Awards. While Nintendo doesn’t have an entry in the Game of the Year category this year, it currently holds three out of five nominees for Best Family Game, where the company has historically been the favorite…
Raid Hour (also referred to as Legendary Raid Hour) started as an experiment in March 2019. Initially called Legendary Lunch Hour, Niantic set aside an hour on Wednesdays for Pokémon GO Trainers to find 5-Star (Legendary) Raids easier by increasing the appearance rates. After further testing, Raid Hour was renamed…
Sigurd, hero of Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War, returns in Fire Emblem Engage as the Emblem of the Holy Knight, who will assist your army in its quest. True to his legendary origins, Sigurd’s power lies primarily in his high movement. He’ll boost your unit’s base Mov just…
People like to dine in every now and then, and your army in Fire Emblem Engage is no exception. Cafe Terrace will technically be available from the Somniel’s opening in Chapter 3, but you won’t have access to its Cooking function until Chapter 6. By preparing meals, you can raise…
Marth may be the face of the Fire Emblem franchise, but if any character is its mascot that would be Anna, tender of the Secret Shop and traveling merchant. Anna returns as a playable character in Engage, noticeably younger than in her past incarnations and with a fresh new voice…
One of the potentially most powerful characters in Fire Emblem Engage is Jean, a young doctor’s son from a rural island. Like Donnel or Mozu from past games, Jean comes equipped with the Expertise skill, which grants him increased stat growths when he levels up – that means despite his…
The SteamWorld franchise has never stuck to one genre, experimenting with a variety of styles from the franchise-defining dungeon delver Dig series to the card-based RPG Quest. The series’ next venture is set to tackle another new frontier – city building! SteamWorld Build will see you build up a mining…
The Switch has already seen the release of three Life is Strange games, but there was one glaring omission – Life is Strange 2. Thankfully that’ll soon be changing. The game is the only other entry in the series developed by the original team at Dontnod Entertainment and follows much…
Marth, hero of Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light, Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem, and their remakes (Shadow Dragon and New Mystery of the Emblem), returns in Fire Emblem Engage as the Emblem of the Hero-King, who will assist your army in its quest. Marth is…
Everybody needs to train to get stronger, and in Fire Emblem Engage, you do that at the Arena. This part of the Somnium opens up after you beat Chapter 4: A Land In Bloom, and it’s a place where you can both give your units EXP/SP and also increase their…
For a little while now NIS Japan has been sharing trailers for the various major characters of the upcoming Disgaea 7 and this latest video showcases quite the firebrand – Higan Zesshousai. Higan is described as the strongest swordswoman in Hinomoto and acts as main character Fuji’s master, teaching him…
Over the past few weeks Square Enix has been sharing trailers spotlighting the characters of Octopath Traveler II, sharing two at a time. Now the final batch has arrived and it features both the hunter Ochette, and her adorable owl __, and the apocathery Castti. Check it out below: …
Fire Emblem Engage has finally arrived and I’m happy to report that amiibo still play a fun role in the game! If you’re new to the amiibo life or have a tub full of Fire Emblem amiibo like myself, join me on an amiibo scanning adventure as we see everything…
The Switch is about to enter its seventh year on the market, which is usually around the time a console’s development is in the middle of winding down. A successor has usually been announced, and there’s only a handful of big titles left before the next console comes along. But…
