Howdy light readers, and welcome to the SwitchArcade Spherical-Up for August 2nd, 2024. In right this moment’s article, we wrap up the week with a pleasant mixture of goodies so that you can peruse. Our pal Mikhail has a evaluate for One Piece Odyssey Deluxe Version to dig into, stuffed with his normal technical particulars and model comparisons. After that, I information you thru probably the most fascinating titles of right this moment’s new launch line-up. We then spherical issues out with the same old lists of recent and expiring gross sales for the day. Let’s get it achieved!
Opinions & Mini-Views
ONE PIECE ODYSSEY DELUXE EDITION ($59.99)
Bandai Namco Leisure isn’t any stranger to doing late ports of video games on Swap, however the finish outcomes often range in high quality. We just lately had a superlative port of Ace Fight 7 Skies Unknown arrive, and quick ahead to final week, the RPG from ILCA hit Swap with DLC included as ONE PIECE ODYSSEY DELUXE EDITION. ONE PIECE ODYSSEY DELUXE EDITION is one in all my favourite video games based mostly on the IP, and whereas it by no means hit the gameplay highs of One Piece Pirate Warriors 3, I loved it sufficient to play it on Steam Deck, Xbox, and PS5. I used to be curious to see the way it fared on Nintendo Swap, and the top consequence is superb.
In case you’ve not performed ONE PIECE ODYSSEY earlier than, it’s a turn-based RPG with an authentic story that tries to do a great job of interesting to followers of One Piece and newcomers. It virtually succeeds in each elements, however that is positively an excellent anime RPG usually. I don’t suggest it for those who’re brand-new to One Piece although, however for those who just like the characters and performed prior video games even, that is price your time, particularly with all of the DLC included.
ONE PIECE ODYSSEY launched at $59.99 on PC and consoles final 12 months, and it had a Deluxe Version for $84.99. The Swap model is ONE PIECE ODYSSEY DELUXE EDITION at $59.99 with an added costume set included making it nice worth from the get go. In case you already performed it although, there isn’t something of notice to warrant a full-priced buy until you actually loved the sport and wish to replay it. I didn’t play a lot of the DLC earlier than, so I’ve been checking it out right here on Swap.
Visually, the group behind ONE PIECE ODYSSEY DELUXE EDITION on Swap did a incredible job ensuring the sport nonetheless seems good given the {hardware}. Evaluating the excessive finish console variations and even the Steam Deck model to Swap highlights the numerous cutbacks, however it nonetheless is an effective port that retains the aesthetic whereas operating effectively. The massive cutbacks are foliage, post-processing, draw distance, and textures. The comparability screenshot highlights how completely different it’s even within the efficiency mode on Xbox Collection X in comparison with Swap.
On the efficiency aspect, I loved ONE PIECE ODYSSEY at 30fps on Steam Deck with nice visuals already, so the 30fps goal wasn’t a problem on Swap. The largest points with ONE PIECE ODYSSEY DELUXE EDITION on Swap are to do with load occasions. These add up throughout exploration, fight, and the principle load in comparison with the way it fares on PS5 and Xbox Collection X.
In case you skipped ONE PIECE ODYSSEY on its debut platforms, the Swap model with all DLC included is a simple advice for individuals who like One Piece. The DLC included makes this a greater worth proposition as effectively. I loved the sport earlier than already, however it was nice revisiting it in an excellent conversion for Nintendo’s hybrid system. We want extra ports like this and Ace Fight 7 from Bandai Namco Leisure.
SwitchArcade Rating: 4/5
Choose New Releases
World of Goo 2 ($29.99)
Typically sequels take sixteen years. It’s simply how it’s. And then you definately assume they’re coming, however they want a number of extra months. World of Goo was an amazingly intelligent puzzle sport that picked up extra followers with each platform it was ported to. I feel it’s protected to say many individuals have been ready for Goo 2, and it looks like that wait is lastly over. I haven’t had an opportunity to play it but, however the idea is greater than strong sufficient to hold one other sport’s price of puzzles, particularly with a number of new twists thrown in. The sport helps multiplayer for as much as 4 gamers on a single system in case you wish to get goopy with others, too.
Aero The Acro-Bat ($5.99)
Look, somebody on the market misses Aero The Acro-Bat. Within the mascot platformer arms race that kicked into overdrive within the 16-bit period, Sunsoft launched what would develop into the face of the Western department of the corporate for plenty of years: Aero The Acro-Bat. The sport was clearly a hit, as a sequel and spin-off quickly adopted. This model from Ratalaika offers you the Tremendous NES port of the unique sport in each Japanese and North American flavors. You get the same old Ratalaika choices, however the extras are surprisingly intensive. I’ll be reviewing this one quickly, so stay up for that.
Damaged Roads ($34.99)
Damaged Roads is an RPG with an Australian setting, made by Australians. That’s not one thing you see… ever, and for that a lot no less than I feel there’s some worth on this sport. On the similar time, it’s very tough across the edges. It tries to do much more than it appears capable of really accomplish, and in doing that you would be able to see the seams coming aside virtually in all places. In case you’re a really forgiving participant with a eager curiosity in attempting one thing with a contemporary theme, there is likely to be one thing on this for you. In any other case, I regrettably should suggest strolling down a much less damaged highway.
Babba Yagga: Woodboy ($15.99)
A bizarre horror sport based mostly on the Baba Yaga legend. You play as a wood boy who must convey some herbs for his mom, a reasonably regular activity that’s interrupted when he runs into the Baba Yaga. Issues shortly go awry, as one would possibly count on. Not my type of factor, so I’ll go away it to you.
Cilla ($6.99)
Right here’s a side-scrolling shoot ’em up with some respectable pixel-art visuals and considerably bland gameplay. With how aggressive this style is on the Swap, it’s arduous to make a lot of a case for this sport aside from touring the great backgrounds. However I’m not the king of your piggy financial institution, so if you wish to play it by all means go forward.
King ‘n Knight ($11.99)
This can be a fairly bare homage to Capcom’s Ghouls ‘n Ghosts ‘n Goblins collection, a lot in order that I wasn’t going to incorporate it right here till I observed it has a four-player multiplayer function. That’s type of neat. It made me look nearer, and there’s positively extra to this than I initially assumed. A number of enemies, a great quantity of phases for this type of factor, and an improve system with plenty of completely different tools items to purchase and use. I’m going to have to analyze this one additional, however it could possibly be respectable.
Gross sales
(North American eShop, US Costs)
If they need to bar wars, please let these Star Wars…. keep. Some nice costs on Aspyr’s earlier Star Wars ports, maybe in celebration of the brand new launch of Star Wars: Bounty Hunter. AEW Combat Eternally is at a brand new low worth, together with South Park Snow Day. All these, plus a bunch of indies! There are some respectable video games within the weekend outbox, however nothing that possible gained’t be on sale once more fairly quickly. Verify each lists anyway!
Choose New Gross sales
Star Wars: The Power Unleashed ($6.99 from $19.99 till 8/5)
Star Wars: Republic Commando ($5.24 from $14.99 till 8/5)
Star Wars: Episode I Racer ($5.24 from $14.99 till 8/5)
Star Wars: Jedi Academy ($6.99 from $19.99 till 8/5)
Star Wars: Jedi Outcast ($3.49 from $9.99 till 8/5)
Star Wars: KotOR ($5.24 from $14.99 till 8/5)
Star Wars: KotOR II ($5.24 from $14.99 till 8/5)
Star Wars KotOR Bundle ($8.99 from $29.99 till 8/5)
AEW Combat Eternally ($23.99 from $39.99 till 8/15)
AEW Combat Eternally Final ($69.99 from $99.99 till 8/15)
FoxyRush ($3.49 from $4.99 till 8/15)
Kinduo 2: Frostbite ($3.49 from $4.99 till 8/15)
TP Bullet ($3.49 from $4.99 till 8/15)
Forrader Hero ($3.49 from $4.99 till 8/15)
Zombies, Aliens and Weapons ($4.19 from $5.99 till 8/15)
Flower Store: Winter in Fairbrook ($6.99 from $9.99 till 8/15)
Scheming Via Zombie Apocalypse Ep2 ($3.49 from $4.99 till 8/15)
Cyber Citizen Shockman 3 ($4.19 from $5.99 till 8/15)
Tremendous Destronaut Landed x Loaded ($3.49 from $4.99 till 8/15)
Orion Haste ($4.19 from $5.99 till 8/15)
Hirilun ($4.99 from $9.99 till 8/15)
Risen ($19.49 from $29.99 till 8/15)
Fearmonium ($6.49 from $12.99 till 8/15)
Evil Diary ($2.49 from $4.99 till 8/15)
Xatrom Command ($4.19 from $5.99 till 8/15)
One Extra Dungeon 2 ($10.49 from $14.99 till 8/15)
Unlife ($5.49 from $10.99 till 8/15)
Love Kuesuto ($2.49 from $4.99 till 8/15)
SpongeBob SquarePants: Cosmic Shake ($25.99 from $39.99 till 8/15)
Chemically Bonded ($4.99 from $9.99 till 8/15)
Biomutant ($29.99 from $39.99 till 8/15)
Monster Jam Metal Titans 2 ($15.99 from $39.99 till 8/15)
South Park Snow Day ($22.49 from $29.99 till 8/15)
South Park Snow Day Deluxe ($34.99 from $49.99 till 8/15)
Disaster Wing ($3.59 from $7.99 till 8/16)
Teratopia ($2.49 from $9.99 till 8/16)
Outer Terror ($6.99 from $9.99 till 8/16)
Gekisou!Benza Race Rest room ($7.80 from $13.00 till 8/16)
Mediterranea Inferno ($5.49 from $9.99 till 8/16)
Clunky Hero ($2.24 from $14.99 till 8/16)
Epic Dumpster Bear 1.5 DX ($3.49 from $4.99 till 8/16)
10 Seconds to Win! ($2.99 from $4.99 till 8/16)
Betomis ($2.49 from $4.99 till 8/16)
Sword & Fairy Inn 2 ($11.99 from $19.99 till 8/16)
Barn Finders ($4.99 from $19.99 till 8/19)
8-Colours Star Guardians + ($2.49 from $4.99 till 8/21)
Assault of the Karens ($2.49 from $4.99 till 8/21)
Goliath Depot ($3.49 from $6.99 till 8/21)
Excessive Seas Saga DX ($6.00 from $12.00 till 8/21)
Pocket Stables ($3.96 from $12.00 till 8/21)
Oh!Edo Cities ($4.62 from $14.00 till 8/21)
Cafe Grasp Story ($6.00 from $12.00 till 8/21)
Lifetime of Delta ($6.99 from $19.99 till 8/22)
Survivor Castaway Island ($11.99 from $29.99 till 8/22)
Smurfs Kart ($13.99 from $39.99 till 8/22)
You Suck at Parking ($6.79 from $19.99 till 8/22)
Sentimental Loss of life Loop ($9.99 from $19.99 till 8/22)
Lifeless Cells: Return to Castlevania ($6.99 from $9.99 till 8/22)
Final Racing 2D 2 ($6.69 from $9.99 till 8/22)
Love on Depart ($12.49 from $24.99 till 8/22)
Onerous Racing Stunt Automotive Driving ($1.99 from $4.99 till 8/22)
Starward Rogue Full ($9.99 from $19.99 till 8/22)
Maid of the Lifeless ($15.99 from $19.99 till 8/22)
Inkulinati ($17.49 from $24.99 till 8/22)
Pickleball Smash ($7.99 from $39.99 till 8/22)
Bunny Backyard ($19.54 from $22.99 till 8/22)
Hero’s Hour ($8.99 from $17.99 till 8/22)
Insurmountable ($18.74 from $24.99 till 8/22)
The Evening of the Rabbit ($14.99 from $19.99 till 8/22)
Plantabi Little Backyard ($4.54 from $6.99 till 8/22)
A Fragile Thoughts ($2.99 from $5.99 till 8/22)
Gross sales Ending This Weekend
#DRIVE ($5.84 from $12.99 till 8/3)
Alchemic Cutie ($8.99 from $19.99 till 8/3)
Alex Kidd in Miracle World DX ($2.99 from $19.99 till 8/3)
Aragami 2 ($9.99 from $39.99 till 8/3)
Aragami: Shadow Version ($5.99 from $29.99 till 8/3)
Blade Assault ($8.09 from $17.99 till 8/3)
Bladed Fury ($8.99 from $19.99 till 8/3)
Ever Ahead ($6.74 from $14.99 till 8/3)
Fragment’s Word+ ($5.99 from $14.99 till 8/3)
Fragment’s Word+ AfterStory ($4.39 from 10.99 till 8/3)
Fragment’s Note2+ ($7.99 from $19.99 till 8/3)
GINSHA ($12.46 from $17.80 till 8/3)
Good Pizza, Nice Pizza ($4.49 from $9.99 till 8/3)
Goodbye World ($9.59 from $11.99 till 8/3)
Guts ‘N Objectives ($6.74 from $14.99 till 8/3)
Hoa ($6.74 from $14.99 till 8/3)
Ikai ($6.74 from $14.99 till 8/3)
Iris.Fall ($8.99 from $19.99 till 8/3)
Krimson ($7.99 from $9.99 till 8/3)
Monster Harvest ($2.99 from $19.99 till 8/3)
Morbid: The Lords of Ire ($20.99 from $29.99 till 8/3)
MUSYNX ($13.49 from $29.99 till 8/3)
Sparklite ($3.74 from $24.99 till 8/3)
Squish ($6.74 from $14.99 till 8/3)
SUPERBEAT: XONiC ($13.49 from $29.99 till 8/3)
Amongst Us ($3.00 from $5.00 till 8/4)
Blasphemous 2 ($14.99 from $29.99 till 8/4)
Damaged Sword 5: Serpent’s Curse ($7.49 from $29.99 till 8/4)
Furi ($9.99 from $19.99 till 8/4)
Fury Unleashed ($1.99 from $19.99 till 8/4)
Haven ($14.99 from $24.99 till 8/4)
Headbangers: Rhythm Royale ($4.99 from $19.99 till 8/4)
Shifting Out ($7.49 from $24.99 till 8/4)
Overcooked All You Can Eat ($15.99 from $39.99 till 8/4)
Regency Solitaire ($2.99 from $11.99 till 8/4)
Sydney Hunter & the Curse of the Mayan ($4.99 from $9.99 till 8/4)
That’s all for right this moment and this week, buddies. We’ll be again subsequent week with extra new releases, extra gross sales, extra evaluations, and a few information. I’m beginning to get a bit uninterested in soup, to be sincere. Per physician’s orders I’m on a liquid food regimen for per week. I’d throw all my video games within the sea for a cheeseburger proper now. Oh effectively. I hope you all have a beautiful weekend, and as all the time, thanks for studying!
