Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition (NSW) Announcement Trailer

Announced at the tail end of yesterday evening's Nintendo Direct, perhaps the third time is the charm for me, after playing a decent way through the Wii original and never touching the New Nintendo 3DS port despite owning it, I'll finally play through and complete Xenoblade Chronicles with this newly announced Nintendo Switch Definitive Edition. To think that Nintendo was brought kicking and screaming to localize the original Wii game, and now it's one of the platform holder's most celebrated franchises. What a difference ten years makes!

 

Animal Crossing: New Horizons (NSW) Nintendo Direct Trailer

Looking for a refresher on all of the information provided during E3 about Animal Crossing: New Horizons? Then, Nintendo's trailer during the Nintendo Direct yesterday evening will provide you with just that. For everyone else, there's not much new information in this trailer, but there is a lot of gorgeous graphics to gawk at. Animal Crossing: New Horizons casts away onto the Nintendo Switch on March 20th, 2020.

Review Round-Up - August 2019

Adol the ardent adventurer's latest was one of the best in the Ys series with Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana.

The final full month of summer came and went, and it's now September here at SuperPhillip Central. School's in session now for many, so SPC is doing some homework of its own with a lot of games to review for this upcoming month.

Before I get ahead of myself though, it's time to look back at the four reviews posted in the month of August. Starting off rough was the recently released Switch port of Trine 3: The Artifacts of Power, which ended abruptly and suffered from quite a few glitches and bugs. It conjured by a C- score. Following that was Nicalis' Puzzle Fighter-inspired Crystal Crisis, which got a satisfying B. Meanwhile, after a year from its Nintendo Switch release, Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana was reviewed on SuperPhillip Central, getting a fantastic A- grade, showing the wait was most definitely worth it. Finally, the Switch version of Mortal Kombat 11 impressed with its transition to Nintendo's lesser powered hardware, earning a B.

Check out every review ever posted on SuperPhillip Central with the SPC Review Archive!

Trine 3: The Artifacts of Power (NSW) - C-
Crystal Crisis (NSW, PS4, PC) - B
Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana (NSW, PS4, Vita) - A-
Mortal Kombat 11 (NSW) - B

Meanwhile, the Mortal Kombat series' return to a Nintendo platform was a gore-ious one.

Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair (PS4, NSW, XB1) Release Date Trailer

Tonics make Yooka-Laylee's world go 'round and they're back in Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair, due out October 8th! Change how chameleon and bat duo of Yooka and Laylee look or alter the visuals of the game completely with unlockable tonics! Pre-order the game for four tonics right from the get-go. As a fan of the original Yooka-Laylee and a big fan of Donkey Kong Country, Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair seems to be a winning combination thus far!

Marvel's Spider-Man (PS4) "The Suits of Marvel's Spider-Man" Trailer

With the surprise release of the Game of the Year Edition of Marvel's Spider-Man (no doubt referring to being number three on SuperPhillip Central's Games of 2018 list... cough) last week, Insomniac Games' exquisite PlayStation 4 exclusive has gotten back into the gaming news. PlayStation celebrates this with this trailer featuring dozens upon dozens of the unlockable suits that the webhead can wear in the game.