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New Indie World Showcase Tomorrow (4/14)

Nintendo of America has announced that there will be a brand new Indie World Showcase tomorrow! A brand new Indie World Showcase will be air tomorrow (4/14) at 11:ooam central. According to Nintendo of America, it will be “roughly 20 minutes focused on fresh and new indie games coming to #NintendoSwitch.” What could we see? Its anybody’s guess really. The Indie showcases usually show off several games. They are not as packed as Nintendo Directs but we should get at…

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Black Legend

Black Legend is a dark, very adult strategy rpg for the Nintendo Switch. Is this another game that strategy rpg fans should check out? Here is our review of Black Legend! Black Legend has you exploring and fighting in a cursed medieval town. The story is interesting but the gameplay is really Black Legend’s focus. The game is a turn-based strategy rpg that looks more like a PC Diablo than something like Final Fantasy Tactics. It is very dark and…

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More Thoughts From Me #265: Closing Down the (Digital) Shop

This week we got rumors that the PS3/PSP/Vita digital stores will be shutting down this year. Usually I do not report or even talk about rumors. That said, the closing of those shops will happen sooner or later! What do I think of digital stores closing? Let’s dig into it. Its always tough when digital store fronts close down. We all know why this happens: digital stores take up server space for companies. They cost money to keep up and…

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Bravely Default 2 Review

We checked out Bravely Default 2 for the Nintendo Switch with our review-in-progress. And now we are ready to pass final judgement on the game! Will this be another classic Square Enix JRPG? Bravely Default 2 is a throwback to older JRPGs. This series is what the Final Fantasy series use to be: turn-based gameplay with four heroes off on a journey to find crystals. This story might seem simplistic but the game features very good writing with wonderful dialogue…

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Ruinverse

KEMCO has released a lot of jrpgs for the Nintendo Switch. The newest one is called Ruinverse. It a traditional turn-based jrpg. Is it worth checking out? Let’s take a look! The battle system is very traditional, although it does have some neat combo attacks thrown in. If you are a fan of SNES jrpgs, than you might fine Ruinverse’s gameplay, especially its battle system, interesting. Its story, however, is pretty odd. I think it takes a lot of inspiration…

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Bravely Default 2 Review-in-progress

Bravely Default 2 is the newest turn-based jrpg from Square Enix. Nintendo is publishing this title. And thanks to Nintendo of Canada we received a review copy of Bravely Default 2. Is this a jrpg worth checking out? Here is our review-in-progress to let you what we think so far of this game. Bravely Default 2 is set in a fantasy world where four heroes of light go on a quest to find some crystals. It also takes place in…

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Bravely Default II is Now Available For the Nintendo Switch

Bravely Default 2 is now available for the Nintendo Switch. The title is developed by Square Enix and published by Nintendo. Here is the launch trailer! Bravely Default 2 is now available via retail and the Nintendo Switch eshop. The launch trailer released today shows many new areas and some things we haven’t seen before. I’m especially excited about the appearance of a dragon! Reminder that there is a Bravely Default 2 Final demo available. If you want to know…

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Pokémon Presents Video Announced for 2/26/21

The Pokémon Company has announced a Pokémon Presents video for tomorrow (2/26/21). A brand new Pokémon Presents will air tomorrow at 7 a.m. PDT. on the official Pokémon Youtube channel. According to Nintendo Everything, the video will be 20 minutes long. Its the 25th anniversary of Pokémon this year! Along with this video there has also been musical videos and a concert is taking place on Saturday. What do you think will be shown in tomorrow’s Pokémon Presents?  …

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More Thoughts From Me #261: Bravely or Default

Recently, I finally finished the Bravely Default 2 Final demo. And I have some thoughts on the game’s battle system! It took me awhile to finish the Bravely Default 2 demo. I had stopped playing it for a bit and then went back to it, stopped, went back it, etc. I liked the demo but I found it pretty hard. But then, I saw a video that Nintendo put out that explained the battle system and I finally got it!…

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Bravely Default II – A Brave New Battle Trailer

Bravely Default 2 is coming out later this month for the Nintendo Switch. Check out this new trailer from Nintendo about the game’s battle system! Bravely Default 2 will be coming to the Nintendo Switch on February 26th, 2021. The battle system in Bravely Default is very strategic. As mentioned in the trailer, the Brave option does allow you to use multiple actions quickly. This is risky during boss battles though. I know when I was playing the Bravely Default…

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