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A demo for The DioField Chronicle will be released tomorrow, August 10th. Thanks to the magic of the Japanese Switch eshop, I was able to download the demo early. Here are my first impressions of it! The DioField Chronicle is a strategy rpg where, much like Final Fantasy Tactics or Triangle Strategy, you join an army thats fighting a war against another nation. However, the battle system in The DioField Chronicle is very different from the aforementioned strategy games. In…

Recently, we talked about Xenoblade Chronicles 3 gameplay, graphics, and story in our review-in-progress articles. Now its time for our full review of the game. Is Xenoblade Chronicles 3 worth checking out? Story And Gameplay The world of Aionios is torn apart by a war between two factions. Each faction is a slave to a clock that must be feed by deaths and each of the people only have a limited time on the Earth. And then two groups of…

Nintendo has announced that there will be a Splatoon Direct this Wednesday! We have the details below. Nintendo will livestream a Splatoon Direct this Wednesday, August 10th at 8am central. It will be “roughly” 30 minutes long! We haven’t too much of Splatoon 3 yet. Just bits and pieces. So this will be the big blowout for the game. I loved the first two Splatoons, so I’m pretty excited to see what the new game has to offer. We will,…

In our final review-in-progress of Xenoblade Chronicles 3, we talk about the game’s story and some of the most recent gameplay we’ve encountered. Spoiler Warning, just in case. Stay tuned for our full review of Xenoblade Chronicles 3 next week! Xenoblade Chronicles 3’s story is pretty interesting so far. Its different from the other games but still feels very much like a Xenoblade game. The characters and the world feel similar to what we’ve seen in the previous two games.…

As with any “real” gamer, we all want the best consoles, or computers, chairs, screens, and all that fun stuff. But how often do we think about desks? Well, it’s time we put some thought into that as well. As more and more folks are into setting up their “battle stations” for gaming, content creation and the like, we spend a lot of time at a desk. So personally, I think it’s just as important as the rest, so we…

Welcome to part 2 in our three-part review-in-progress for Xenoblade Chronicles 3. In this part, we’ll discuss the game’s graphics and sound! Xenoblade Chronicles 3 has great graphics. The characters, especially, are detailed and the environments are pretty good. Big sprawling areas look better in the daylight than at night. So far the colonies are a bit bland visually though. They all look the same, just with different layouts. That’s not to say that they’re not fun to explore. There…

A new Pokémon Presents aired today on youtube. Check it out below and then come back here for our thoughts on it. The new Pokémon Presents today gave updates on the mobile apps and most importantly…Scarlet/Violet! The footage for Pokémon Scarlet/Violet looked amazing. The multiplayer especially impressed. You can team up with friends and go around catching Pokémon and riding your Pokémon-like motorcycles. Its so cool. Scarlet/Violet’s world is huge and there looks to be a lot of towns and…

Are you a fan of games like Animal Crossing and Harvest Moon? If so, then there’s another new simulation that you’ll want to keep an eye out for next month. Hokko Life is coming to the Nintendo Switch! Hokko Life is a simulation game in the vain of Animal Crossing. Players live in a small town where they can fish, catch bugs, buy items like clothes, and even farm! The game will be coming to the Nintendo Switch (and Xbox…

A brand new Pokémon Presents has been announced for this Wednesday, August 3rd. A new Pokémon Presents has been announced for August 3rd, 2022. It will air at 8am central. The video will provide updates about apps and video games. Yes, Pokémon Scarlet/Violet will be part of the show! Whats really interesting here is that they say video games, as in more than one. Maybe we’re reading into this a bit, but could that mean a new Pokémon game will…

In part 1 of our review-in-progress, we’ll talk about some of what you’ll find in the vast world of Xenoblade Chronicles 3 and discuss the combat a bit too. Xenoblade Chronicles 3’s world is vast and that means there is a lot of walking in this game. It also means there’s tons of things to find and do. One of the best things you’ll find in the game are the random battles between monsters or humans. You can choose a…