Hello gentle readers, and welcome to the SwitchArcade Round-Up for June 20, 2023. In today’s article, we kick things off with a slice of news before moving on to some reviews from our friend Mikhail. He has been a busy builder, and has reviews on Loop 8: Summer of the Gods and Protodroid DeLTA for you to enjoy. Next, we get into today’s news releases, such as they are. Finally, we bring things to a close in our usual fashion with the latest sales and discounts that have expired. Let’s go check things out!
news
Nintendo Direct will air tomorrow at 40 minutes
Nintendo just announced a 40-minute long Nintendo Direct for tomorrow. What should we expect? Well, I don’t know, but I’d love to see some new ports and remasters sprinkled throughout the year if there aren’t any big first-party titles. We won’t have to wait too long either way. You can watch it via the link above.
‘Baten Kaitos I & II HD Remaster’ will be released on September 14th
I was quite happy when Bandai Namco announced Baten Kaitos I & II HD Remaster sometime ago. Regular readers know I love my RPGs, and this pair of Gamecube adventures has lived under the radar for far too long. The set includes Batten Kaitos: Eternal Wings and the Lost Ocean and Batten Kaitos finds, all improved and ready for your enjoyment. Anyway, release date! There is one now. It’s September 14th, which may seem like a long way until you realize it’s almost July. Where is the year going? I don’t know, but we get some Batten Kaitos In a few months and that’s a good thing.
Reviews and sexual displays
Protodroid DeLTA ($19.99)
Last month, Humble Games released the 3D action platformer Adam Kareem Protodroid DeLTA on consoles and PC platforms. Since launch, it has received one patch on Switch to fix some issues, but the PC version has made quite a bit of progress with updates that have brought much-needed features. in its current state, Protodroid DeLTA It’s a very good entry for the 3D action platformer genre, but I can’t recommend it on Switch without caveats.
when i first came up Protodroid DeLTA On Switch and Steam Deck, I loved the feel of the movement and combat. While there is a rehearsal, I got out of there Protodroid DeLTA Enjoying the core experience, but there are some issues. The default controls felt a bit odd, but I got used to them. If you are interested in Protodroid DeLTA And wanting to play it on Switch, I’d grab it as soon as the updates hit.
On Switch, there’s no way to rebind buttons and a single save file right now. These updates will come in the future but they are not currently there. in its current state, Protodroid DeLTA on Switch feels like an Early Access game in some ways, but polished. if you enjoy Mega Man X style games and I wanted a modern 3D image on it, Protodroid DeLTA will deliver Performance is fine on Switch, but it’s safe on Steam Deck right now in general to the point where I’d recommend it there even over the PlayStation and Xbox versions.
While I think the asking price is high considering the state of the Switch version, there is a lot of potential here. When the updates hit the Switch, it will be an easier recommendation at full price. Maybe it would have been better for the developer to focus on releasing it and fixing issues on PC before bringing it to consoles. Hopefully the updates come in time for a potential physical release, because despite my issues, I’ll be adding this to my collection if it sees a retail release. -Mikhail Madani
SwitchArcade Score: 3.5/5
Loop8: Summer of Gods ($49.99)
Loop 8: Summer of the Gods, a coming-of-age JRPG that loops over a certain period of time, had a lot of potential. Each trailer would have looked interesting, but the end result is a game that feels equal parts charming and half-baked. Originally released earlier this month on Switch, PC, PS4 and Xbox One, Loop 8: Summer of the Gods Has a good relationship, but relies on too much RNG and grinding to progress.
It feels like an awesome interactive anime and a mechanically mediocre JRPG. In its current state, it also has too many technical issues loading on the Switch. Xseed Games did an amazing job with the localization, even adding full English voice as an option in addition to the original Japanese soundtrack, and the localization is probably the best part of this release right now.
On paper, the concept and setup of the loop could work well, but it feels like there was a disconnect between the people working on the combat systems and the in-game dialogue with the rest of the game. Loop 8: Summer of the Gods He’s one of the biggest disappointments of 2023. He had so much potential, and I hope this idea is repeated in the future, but I can’t recommend it right now unless you’re okay with a boring game that feels more like a chore than anything else. The great art, music, and voice, unfortunately, aren’t enough to elevate this to something I can recommend at full price. It should have been better. –Mikhail Madani
SwitchArcade Score: 2.5/5
New releases
Robot ($4.99)
Another one of those days where the most interesting new release is a five dollar Switch platform energy game. Sometimes it’s a good thing, sometimes it’s a bad thing, but today it’s just a thing. This is “run and gun”, to be very specific. It features sixteen levels spread across four worlds, and that’s not a whole ton. You can upgrade your bot on the fly, and there are plenty of enemies and some big, nasty bosses to fight.
Finger Soccer: Goal in Two ($2.00)
It’s back, and this time the gimmick is that you have two shots to score in each of the seventy levels. Really not much to it, but I guess for less than two delicious Snickers bars it doesn’t have to be anything terribly fancy.
Zenpole Quest ($4.99)
I think Ultimate Games has caught on to the fact that customers have caught on to the fact that most of these travel games it has put out are all basically the same thing. The solution to the problem is to remove the word ‘trip’ from the titles, I suppose. Whatever the publisher wants to call it, it’s just another game where you travel through the forest and some other areas. When will these stop coming? maybe next week
Sales
(North American e-store, US prices)
A decent list for a normal Tuesday, I guess. Things to note in the inbox include Melty Blood: Type Lumina, Nowhere Prophet, Fashion Police Squadand Ander lilies. There’s not too much in the inbox that I feel like cheering on with much enthusiasm, so I’ll let you sort it out yourself. Check out these lists!
Choose new games on sale
Molten blood: Lumina type ($27.49 from $49.99 until 6/27)
Madorika Real Estate 2 ($10.99 from $18.99 until 6/27)
Paragon chins ($2.39 from $5.99 until 6/30)
A mighty magician ($1.99 from $4.99 until 6/30)
Ratyboy Adventures ($3.99 from $9.99 until 6/30)
Have adventures ($2.39 from $5.99 until 6/30)
Malonezard ($1.99 from $3.99 until 6/30)
stab stab stab! ($2.99 from $9.99 until 7/3)
Thea: The awakening ($5.39 from $17.99 until 7/3)
immortal star ($4.49 from $14.99 until 7/3)
hanger ball ($2.14 from $4.99 until 7/4)
Death, soul and robots ($3.34 from $4.99 until 7/4)
OMNO ($3.19 from $15.99 until 7/4)
Amazing coupon ($2.07 from $7.99 until 7/4)
My hidden things ($2.02 from $6.99 until 7/4)
HardCube ($2.03 from $7.00 through 7/4)
Boris threw ($3.44 from $14.99 until 7/4)
One dog story ($2.24 from $14.99 until 7/4)
Mainframe shields ($2.75 from $11.99 until 7/4)
Galaxy Squad ($2.29 from $9.99 until 7/4)
Frido ($3.34 from $4.99 until 7/4)
Family Guy ($1.99 from $19.99 until 7/9)
Nowhere will we ($2.49 from $24.99 until 7/9)
The fashion police squad ($14.99 from $19.99 until 7/9)
A football story ($13.99 from $19.99 until 7/9)
Regency Solitaire ($4.07 from $11.99 until 7/10)
Ender Lilies: Quietus of the Knights ($12.49 from $24.99 until 7/10)
Roomie Romance ($6.69 from $9.99 until 7/10)
Push XL ($1.99 from $4.99 until 7/10)
Super Bit Blaster XL ($1.99 from $3.99 until 7/10)
Elven fantasy puzzle ($1.99 from $2.99 until 7/10)
Mythology Waifus Mahjong ($3.34 from $4.99 until 7/10)
Sales end tomorrow, Wednesday, June 21st
between us ($3.50 from $5.00 until 6/21)
fight and crash ($2.49 from $4.99 until 6/21)
A big adventure: a trip to Europe ($7.19 from $11.99 until 6/21)
A big adventure: a trip to Europe 2 ($8.99 from $14.99 until 6/21)
A big adventure: a trip to Europe 3 ($8.99 from $14.99 until 6/21)
Caterpillar Royale ($2.49 from $4.99 until 6/21)
Cattails ($1.99 from $14.99 until 6/21)
Detective Agency: Gray Tie ($8.99 from $14.99 until 6/21)
Dungeon shooting ($2.49 from $4.99 until 6/21)
Fates of Ort ($5.99 from $14.99 until 6/21)
Gemini ($4.49 from $4.99 until 6/21)
Kao the kangaroo bundle ($16.49 from $32.99 until 6/21)
My Lovely Pets CE ($8.99 from $14.99 until 6/21)
Lord of Escape from Nazarick ($14.99 from $29.99 until 6/21)
Panko Park ($6.49 from $12.99 until 6/21)
Pixel Boy is lost in the castle ($1.99 from $4.99 until 6/21)
Kobe Cross ($4.19 from $6.99 until 6/21)
Runefall 2 ($2.99 from $9.99 until 6/21)
Space Tail: Every journey leads home ($6.99 from $19.99 until 6/21)
SUPERHOT ($11.24 from $24.99 until 6/21)
Idle scrap ($2.99 from $3.99 until 6/21)
That’s all for today, friends. We’ll be back tomorrow with more new releases, more sales, maybe a review, and maybe even news. These rumors are flying like wild these days, and while I don’t like to report such things, I believe the timing is right for some announcements. I guess we’ll find out soon. I hope you all have a wonderful Tuesday, and as always, thanks for reading!
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