Hello everyone, this is the Switch Weekly Travel Report, dedicated to bringing you the weekly Switch game quick glance, to help you filter out the games worth playing and maverick games. This section will be updated on the first working day of each week, I hope you will not miss it.
The pre-E3 game market seems to be in the off-season, and there is very little heavyweight content on the Switch. But there are still a few "cold meals" worth checking out this week, including a remake of Assassin's Creed 3 and Capcom's Resident Evil 0/1/4 refurbishment package. Friends who prefer Japanese content can also choose the well-received "Lulua's Studio, Arland's Alchemist 4".
Since last week's travel newspaper has introduced these contents in advance, it will not be repeated here.
However, there are also several retro Switch games this time that are eye-catching. If you look back at the story behind Gun King X and Wonder Boy Returns to Remix, their history is long and has left a deep impression on veteran players. "Back to 1995" is a complete cult work that may bring you unexpected surprises.
People's choices for games are not the same, and similarly, there are often moral choices in games that are divided between good and evil. So do you prefer to be a "good guy" or a "bad guy"?
<h4>Recommended this week</h4>
<h3>Gun King X</h3>
<b>Formerly:</b> Gunlord X
<b>Game unlocked:</b> May 23, 7:00 (US)
<b>Language:</b> English (very little text)
<b>Lowest reference price:</b> 64.55 RMB (Canadian service)
<b>Just shoot it. </b>
Gunlord, the prototype of Gunman X, is a work that landed on DreamCast and NeoGeo in 2012, and was on the retro route at the time. Not only can players enjoy the exquisite hand-drawn 16 Bit and enjoy the smooth silkiness of 60 frames, but the game also supports arcade joysticks and VGA output, which has a strong taste of the 1990s.
By 2013, german vendor NG:DEV wanted to port it to 3DS and Wii U, and launched a crowdfunding campaign at Indiegogo. Although there was a lot of media attention at the time, but it was eventually forced to be suspended for some reasons, this time "Gun King X" is a complete unfinished business.
This game can be roughly classified as "horizontal clearance shooting", the game of weapons are quite rich, scattering, strong shooting, catapult, nuclear bombs, snake beam lasers, in short, from the beginning to the end of the emphasis is a "shooting" word. But in fact, its level design also has a lot of thought, divided into three forms of infantry combat, vehicles and low-altitude flight, plus more than 60 kinds of enemy obstruction, the overall process should not be monotonous.
Classic Game Room, a media outlet focused on retro game reviews, once said Gunlord was "unbelievably good" and was a contender for the best game of 2012. In order to cater to the habits of new players, Gun King X has added a 16:9 mode, screen filters, and new levels and new bosses to the original version.
<h3>Wonder Boy returns to Remix</h3>
<b>原名：</b> Wonder Boy Returns Remix
<b>Game unlocked:</b> May 22, 23:00 (Japanese service)
<b>Languages:</b> Japanese, English (very small amount of text)
<b>Lowest reference price:</b> 71.4 RMB (Australian service)
<b>The "body" of the Adventure Island series. </b>
When it comes to Hudson's "Adventure Island", I believe everyone has experienced it on the red and white machine when they were young, but what you may not know is that "Wonder Boy" should be its "ancestor", this work born in 1986, which initially gained a lot of popularity on the arcade.
In fact, although the trademark rights to "Wonder Boy" are retained by Sega, the developer who holds the copyright, Westone, can arbitrarily license the gameplay to other manufacturers, so Hudson saw the opportunity to adapt, which led to the well-known Adventure Island series on the Nintendo platform.
Fantastic Boy Returns remix, a remake of the Switch, still retains the dna of a side-scrolling action game. The protagonist can throw axes all the way to defeat monsters, and there is a concentrated shooting system called "Charge Shot" that can instantly destroy a large number of enemies. Since the original version is not low in difficulty, in order to cater to new players, the production team has also added an entry mode on the basis of reproducing the high difficulty.
The supervision of this work is led by Ryuichi Nishizawa, the original author of "Wonder Boy", and the official still hopes to maintain the charm of the original version. Because the picture is fresh and bright, the overall atmosphere is also very relaxed, it is suitable for almost everyone to play.
<h3>The Last Door: Full Version</h3>
<b>原名：</b> The Last Door - Complete Edition
<b>Language:</b> English
<b>Lowest reference price:</b> 102.23 RMB (Canadian service)
<b>A love letter to Lovecraft. </b>
The Last Door is very rough at first glance, but if you like movies, puzzles, and Cthulhu mythology, it's definitely a work worth getting started with. The player plays the role of a young man DeWitt in the game, who suddenly receives a letter from his friend Anthony and decides to visit. But things are obviously not as simple as imagined, and behind the inexplicable events is a terrifying journey intertwining reality and illusion.
The puzzle of this game is not too difficult, the Switch version gathers the content of the previous seasons of the first and second seasons, and uncovers clues by clicking on interactive props, and sometimes exhaustive methods can also play a role. Since the amount of text is not much, a little understanding of English can also be smoothly used.
The advantages of the game are focused on the overall atmosphere shaping, and the lighting, scenes and actions of the characters are all done well. Another commendable aspect is the music and sound effects, which, along with the triggering of eerie events, tend to "turn the style" and instantly become heart-wrenching and disturbing sound effects.
With the confusing story, the production team interprets the fear under the Cthulhu system, not relying on Jump Scare, but in a form of repression, hazy unveiling of the ancient gods. The Last Door has an equal media score of over 80 on Metacritic, which Gamespot likens to "a terrible start to hope."
<b>Next: It's worth a try</b>
<h4>Worth a try</h4>
<h3>Private Vermea Rose Academy</h3>
<b>Original name:</b> Private Berbara Gakuen - Roses of Versailles Re*imagination ~
<b>Language:</b> Japanese
<b>Lowest reference price:</b> 427.54 RMB (Japanese service)
<b>Derived from the girlish comic Versailles Rose. </b>
I firmly believe that in the large player base of this site, there will always be a small number of Otome users hidden. They are not afraid of the high price of the game, crossing the layers of language barriers, just to see the prince and handsome uncles for a glimpse and a smile.
The theme of Private Versailles Rose Academy is derived from Riyoko Ikeda's girl comic Versailles Rose, developed by Idea Factory's Otomate. In addition to targeting handsome guys with very different styles to launch an offensive, players can also respond to the love affairs of other characters. It is worth mentioning that you can play the first four acts of the first chapter of this game in Japanese clothes.
<h3>Song of the Virgin Zero Episode 1</h3>
<b>Formerly:</b> Heroine Anthem Zero Episode 1
<b>Language:</b> District-wide Chinese
<b>Lowest reference price:</b> 79.3 RMB (Canadian service)
<b>It could have done better. </b>
"Song of the Virgin" is a well-known and veteran series in China, and it is also the performance of the technical strength of Taiwanese manufacturers around 2000.
"Song of the Virgin Zero Episode 1" is a somewhat regrettable game, although its art and original painting are commendable, and the music has maintained a consistently high standard, but the level design, horizontal action, and overall rhythm control are not satisfactory.
However, if you leave aside those annoying parts, this game is still worth a try. It has a magnificent worldview and an ambitious character background, which is not entirely undesirable if it is appreciated as a textual adventure content.
<h3>starry sky</h3>
<b>Formerly:</b> Star Sky
<b>Language:</b> English, Japanese (almost no text)
<b>Lowest reference price:</b> 14.28 RMB (Australian service)
<b>Everyone's starry sky is different. </b>
If you like Wind Traveler and Abzû, check out this "Zen game" created by the Japanese.
Under the night sky, a teenager with no face in sight walked slowly. In the sky, shooting stars streaked by; next to the hut, raindrops suddenly arrived. In a journey of beauty and tranquility, the treasures that are harvested and lost will always vary from person to person.
It may not be as fun, but it can easily elicit empathy from people.
<h3>American fugitive</h3>
<b>Formerly:</b> American Fugitive
<b>Game unlock time:</b> May 24, 7:00 (US)
<b>Lowest reference price:</b> 134.53 RMB (Canadian service)
<b>The open world from a top-down perspective might be interesting. </b>
1997's Grand Theft Auto was different from today's, requiring players to take a vertical, downward view of a metropolis full of drunken fans. Inspired by this work, the producers who had worked on Far Cry crisis decided to create an open world with a 60° angle. A tribute to classic movies and old games, the game is set in the heart of the American South in the '80s.
Judging from the promotional film alone, the driving and shooting system of "American Fugitive" is quite solid, and I hope that there will be a good presentation at that time.
<b>Next:Poison test area</b>
<h4>Poison test area</h4>
<h3>Everyone's animal shogi</h3>
<b>Original name:</b> Minna no Animal Shogi
<b>Lowest reference price:</b> 293.2 RMB (Japanese service)
<b>A good helper for learning shogi. </b>
"Animal Shogi" was designed by Japanese female chess players Kitao Moto and Fujita Maiko, and was originally designed to facilitate beginners to get started. They transformed the 9*9 grid chessboard into a 3*4, and the four pieces are all in the shape of animals, and the fresh and bright picture is also suitable for children to play.
<h3>Warehouse for the whole people</h3>
<b>Original name:</b> Minna no Sokoban
<b>Lowest reference price:</b> 124.42 RMB (Japanese service)
<b>A classic puzzle game. </b>
"Warehouse for All" is actually an advanced version of "pushing boxes", pushing all boxes to the designated location to declare the level. This game contains more than 400 levels for people to challenge, if you feel that the difficulty is too high, you can also use the item "answer coupon" to seek help.
<h3>Back to 1995</h3>
<b>Formerly:</b> Back in 1995
<b>Minimum reference price:</b> 61.58 RMB (Japanese service)
<b>It's gimmicky, but it's not fun. </b>
Back to 1995 is a retro-style horror adventure game with poor 3D graphics that have the flavor of the N64 and PS1 of the year. The game operates in a manner similar to the original Silent Hill, and the perspective cannot be switched freely. In this way, it is indeed "back in 1995".
<h3>Collect the Soul Skull</h3>
<b>Formerly:</b> Skelly Selest
<b>Game unlocked:</b> May 25, 7:00 (US)
<b>Lowest reference price:</b> 67.78 RMB (Canadian service)
<b>You can play when you go to the toilet. </b>
The combat part of "Soul Skull" is somewhat similar to "Isaac's Combination", the operation feels quite good, and as Roguelike, it also grasps the rhythm of the game very well, suitable for taking out the fragment time to play a relief. However, due to the current lack of content, it is somewhat inconsistent with its price.
This week's Switch games are actually very "picky", and many of the works are not mainstream content in the popular sense. But if you take a bold step forward, can you also discover the unknown new world?