Howdy mild readers, and welcome to the SwitchArcade Spherical-Up for December eighth, 2022. Immediately is Thursday, and that often means an absolute deluge of recent releases on the eShop. However the 12 months is winding down, so we’ve solely received ten or so to look at the moment. The wonderful indie RPG Chained Echoes, cheeky slash-em-up Samurai Maiden, and the positively nostalgic JellyCar Worlds are probably the most notable of the bunch, however there are another attention-grabbing ones right here. We’ve additionally received the standard lists of recent and outgoing gross sales to take a look at. Let’s get to it!
New Releases
Chained Echoes ($24.99)
I’m at all times a bit nervous about how these bold, multi-year ardour tasks from solo builders are going to end up. Effectively, I’m just a few hours into Chained Echoes at this level and I can safely say that to date that is even higher than my greatest expectations. A really high-quality JRPG-style recreation, and I’ve received good issues to say about each facet of it so far. Search for my evaluation as quickly as I’m able to end it up.
Samurai Maiden ($59.99)
A foolish hack-and-slash motion recreation starring a heroine from the trendy age who is shipped again to the Sengoku period and lends her sword expertise to the trouble of taking down the Demon Lord. She is joined by a number of allies, giving her some useful ninja back-up in her battles. If issues get too robust, she will smooch one of many ninjas for a bit of additional energy. I’ll be doing a evaluation of this one, for some purpose.
Arcade Archives Pac-Mania ($7.99)
The most recent addition to Arcade Archives is a comparatively well-known one, however not one I discover overly thrilling. Pac-Mania was one in every of Namco’s quite a few makes an attempt to make a follow-up to Pac-Man, this time tilting the view and giving Pac-Man a bounce to make the sport really feel extra three-dimensional. You’ll be able to bounce over the ghosts now, however watch out as a few of them can even bounce. I’ve by no means been an enormous fan of this one, however if you’re then you may be blissful to know that Hamster has achieved its traditional discover job with it.
The Story of Clouds & Wind (QUByte Classics) ($5.99)
Right here’s the subsequent recreation from Piko Interactive’s IP catalog to launch within the QUByte Classics line. This one typically goes underneath the title Water Margin, as it’s based mostly on the favored Chinese language traditional. It’s a Genesis/Mega Drive beat-em-up that feels a bit of like an off-brand Knights of the Spherical or Golden Axe. Truthfully, it’s fairly first rate. I ought to be reviewing this one, and I’ll let you understand how QUByte’s efforts have turned out this time after I do.
Kardboard Kings ($19.99)
This can be a simulation recreation the place you inherit a card store and should run it efficiently. Purchase, promote, and commerce playing cards whereas attempting to maintain the purchasers blissful. It’s pretty light-weight as sims go, however the card assortment mechanic offers it a bit of additional spice. It will get repetitive pretty shortly, however in the event you jam to issues like Kairosoft’s sims then you definitely’ll most likely discover sufficient in right here to love to make it well worth the journey.
Mech Armada ($19.99)
A turn-based technique recreation starring mechs. Sure, I do know we simply had one in every of these final week. This one has extra of a roguelite vibe to it. Customized construct your staff of mechs, improve them as you go, and battle enemies as you make your method by way of a collection of procedurally-generated challenges. Critiques appear everywhere in the map on different platforms, nevertheless it does appear to have its followers.
JellyCar Worlds ($7.99)
Wow, JellyCar. That takes me again. Anyway, the unique creator is again with a brand new JellyCar recreation, giving us extra worlds to drive and platform our squishy automobiles by way of. Your automotive has quite a lot of neat talents it could actually use, and you may even customise your personal car. I’m certain this will probably be simply as amusing because the previous ones, which suggests we’re in for a pleasant little time-waster. It’s additionally coming to Apple Arcade tomorrow, in case you’d fairly play it that method.
Simona’s Requiem ($7.99)
That is an reasonably priced little ode to Castlevania II: Simon’s Quest, some of the unfairly maligned traditional video games I can consider. It’s a superb recreation! And so is Simona’s Requiem. You play as a reaper and journey the world in the hunt for the Fisher King. It’s just a few hours lengthy and the sluggish strolling tempo of the primary character could make it really feel sluggish at occasions, however there’s a number of enjoyable available right here with a few of the intelligent stage set-ups and boss battles.
Coloring Pixels: Assortment 2 ($7.95)
Colour by quantity in 100 and eighty ranges unfold throughout eight completely different themes. Simply choose the colour that matches the quantity and, you understand, go to city. Not rather more I can say about this.
Soccer Kicks ($3.99)
I really feel like we noticed a recreation nearly precisely like this every week or two in the past, so there’s a good probability that is based mostly on a template. Anyway, it’s a penalty kick recreation. Kick some penalty kicks. Not one thing I’d purchase, however possibly you are feeling in a different way.
Gross sales
(North American eShop, US Costs)
This quiet interval between the tip of Black Friday and upcoming doubtless gross sales for issues for The Sport Awards or the Christmas/New 12 months holidays certain is one thing. Not an excessive amount of to fuss about in at the moment’s inbox, although shooter followers might wish to scope that new low value on Inflexible Power Redux. Over within the outbox, I’ll use my nostril to push the Xeno Disaster meatball in the direction of you as I usually do. EAT THE MEATBALL.
Choose New Video games on Sale
Xenon Racer ($3.74 from $14.99 till 12/13)
All-Star Fruit Racing ($4.99 from $19.99 till 12/18)
Simply Dance 2023 Deluxe ($38.49 from $69.99 till 12/18)
Inflexible Power Redux ($5.99 from $19.99 till 12/28)
Tremendous Revolt ($2.00 from $7.00 till 12/28)
Splatter ($1.99 from $4.98 till 12/28)
Gigapocalypse ($5.99 from $9.99 till 12/28)
Cardaclysm Shards of the 4 ($3.74 from $14.99 till 12/28)
Slime-san ($3.59 from $11.99 till 12/28)
Truberbrook ($5.99 from $29.99 till 12/28)
Vambrace: Chilly Soul ($4.99 from $24.99 till 12/28)
Windscape ($3.99 from $19.99 till 12/28)
Gross sales Ending Tomorrow, Friday, December ninth
A Plague Story Requiem Cloud Vers. ($49.99 from $59.99 till 12/9)
Infinite Golf 2 ($1.99 from $4.99 till 12/9)
Port Royale 4 ($24.99 from $49.99 till 12/9)
Starbase Startopia ($24.99 from $49.99 till 12/9)
Xeno Disaster ($9.99 from $19.99 till 12/9)
That’s all for at the moment, pals. We’ll be again tomorrow with the remaining releases of the week, together with Dragon Quest Treasures amongst others. There also needs to be extra gross sales than we noticed at the moment, however who can say for certain? If any large information comes, I’ll doubtless embody that too. I hope you all have an exhilarating Thursday, and as at all times, thanks for studying!
