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The Biggest Video Games Release Dates Of Fall 2022, After A Pretty Barren Year

It’s August, and 2022 has already been a really, really strange year for video game releases, as even though the pandemic has been on the decline for a while now around the world, we are now seeing the long term effects in practice.

The disruptions of 2020 and 2021 have come home to roost, and that has led to a number of high profile delays out of this year, and long stretches of time without any major releases. This has allowed some smaller games to shine (Stray! Cult of the Lamb!) but gaming spending is way down and publishers are hoping this fall may turn things around. For some of them, at least.

From August through December, here are the release dates for the biggest games still to come in 2022, which may end up turning this game around, giving us more to work with besides Elden Ring, Horizon Forbidden West and a handful of others.

  • August 11 – Cult of the Lamb (All platforms)
  • August 12 – Spider-Man (PC)
  • August 19 – Madden NFL 23 (All platforms)
  • August 23 – Saints Row (All platforms)

  • September 2 – The Last of Us Part I Remake (PS5)
  • September 9 – NBA 2K23 (All Platforms)
  • September 9 – Splatoon 3 (Switch)
  • September 29 – Valkyrie Elysium (PS4, PS5)
  • October 4 – Overwatch 2 (All platforms)
  • October 7 – Marvel’s Midnight Suns (All Platforms)
  • October 18 – A Plague Tale: Requiem (PS5, Series X/S, Switch, PC)
  • October 20 – Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope (Switch)
  • October 21 – Persona 5 Royal (All remaining platforms)
  • October 21 – Scorn (Xbox, PC)
  • October 25 – Gotham Knights (PS5, Series X/S, PC)
  • October 28 – Bayonetta 3 (Switch)
  • October 28 – Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II (All Platforms)
  • November 8 – Skull and Bones (PS5, Series X/S, Stadia, PC)
  • November 9 – God of War: Ragnarok (PS5, PS4)
  • November 18 – Pokemon Scarlet/Violet (Switch)
  • December 2 – The Callisto Protocol (All platforms)

One game frequently brought up this fall, to end this list, is Hogwarts Legacy, the grand Harry Potter RPG. But as of right now, it’s still just listed as December 2022. A recent leak put it at December 6, but it remains one of the only big games coming out this fall/holiday without a specific date. I don’t think a delay is impossible, but we’ll have to see.

As for everything else, you can see that the most stacked month of the next five is October, which has the most overall “big” games, including what will no doubt be a huge hit, Modern Warfare II, the only thing that can hope to challenge Elden Ring’s sales numbers. This calendar lacks both big Xbox exclusive releases that were supposed to be out in this window, Redfall and Starfield, which have both been pushed to early 2023.

So, which of these are you absolutely going to pick up?

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Bayonetta 3 Rating Reveals New Story And Online Details

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If this year wasn’t already busy enough for the Switch with titles like Xenoblade Chronicles 3 and Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, there’s also Bayonetta’s next outing to look forward to this October.

If you are eager to learn more about the story of Bayonetta 3, Australia’s Classification Board has detailed what’s in store for the Umbra witch. Interestingly, the ACB even notes how this description “may contain spoilers.” There’ll be strong fantasy, violence and online interactivity (with the game rated MA15+). Here’s what else to expect:

Bayonetta 3 is an action adventure game in which human characters travel through a series of fantasy environments, battling monsters called Homunculi and an evil being known as Singularity. Players must make their way to an island, Thule, in order to prevent Singularity from destroying the known worlds.

Themes The game contains fantasy themes, including monsters and supernatural beings. There is a brief sequence where a character removes her own heart from her in order to increase her powers from her.

Violence Violence consists of melee combat in fantasy settings, using guns, blades and other weapons. Gameplay and cutscenes sometimes feature blood detail.

The same rating also references online interactivity – in the form of shared leaderboards. This apparently includes the ability to upload scores for “specific chapters” within the third game. It’s currently unknown if the game will support additional online features.

Bayonetta 3 was also rated by the ESRB last month – highlighting the mature content and in-game purchases:

What do you think of this story description? How about online leaderboard support? Leave a comment below.

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Random: We’re Really Jealous Of This French Pre-Order Bonus For Pokémon Scarlet & Violet

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We admit it, we’re suckers for a really nice pre-order bonus. Especially when it comes to figurines. And with Pokémon Scarlet & Violet coming out this November, we’re eager to see just what kind of bonuses or gifts will be on offer from various retailers.

So far, we only know about a few digital gifts — such as an exclusive backpack and that cute little Pikachu who’s Terastral form means he gets balloons! — but Nintendo Wire has discovered that French retailer Micromania-Zing is already ahead of the pack with this lovely physical pre-order bonus.

This exclusive pre-order bonus is a little figurine of all three of generation 9’s starters — Sprigatito, Fuecoco, and Quaxley. It’s really rather lovely, and we really rather want it.

You’ll get this trio if you pre-order either Scarlet, Violet, or the Double Pack from Micromania-Zing. So, if you love it and you live in France, there’s no reason not to!

Here in the UK, we sometimes get figurine pre-order bonuses for Pokémon games too, and maybe this will head our way too (if it does, we’ll be sure to tell you), but for now, we’ll have to admire this from a distance.

If you haven’t already, make sure you check out our list of everywhere you can pre-order the upcoming Pokémon games.

Do you like this pre-order bonus as much as we do? Do you hope a retailer near you gets something like this? Let us know in the comments!

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Take Note Of ‘Made In Abyss’ RPG’s New Screens, Notebook, And Primeval Creatures

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When you’re going cave diving, what do you need? to laptop? We’re not sure about that! But the upcoming Made in Abyss: Binary Star Falling into Darkness wants you to bring one with you.

Well, not in real life, but there’s a key mechanic in the action RPG, and it’s not really for Abyss diving. It’s for recording details of the people you meet, the creatures you encounter, and the relics you uncover.

And those creatures are pretty dangerous! Known as ‘Primeval Creatures’, these need to be observed through a monocular in order to get information on them. But this limits your view, so you have to get close to the creature without being spotted.

While you’re progressing through the Abyss, you’ll also come across facilities that have been built. You might meet the highest rank, White Whistle, down there. Or maybe find the Seeker Camp, or the frontline base. You can also pick up quests as you descend.

Publisher Spike Chunsoft has also shown off a bunch of new screenshots for the game, detailing all of these little tidbits. One Primeval creature is called a corpse-weeper, which is pretty terrifying for a bird.

If you’re eager to become a Cave Raider, you’ve got just under a month to wait! Made in Abyss: Binary Star Falling into Darkness launches on the Switch on 2nd September.

Will you be brave the Abyss to find some Primeval creatures? How are you finding Season 2 of the show? Let us know!

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Xenoblade Chronicles 3 – Chain Attacks Guide

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Warning: As with all our Xenoblade Chronicles 3 guides, the following article contains spoilers.

There are multiple overlapping systems at work within Xenoblade Chronicles 3’s wonderfully strategic combat system. From returning elements such as auto-attacks, positional attacksclass-based tactics like drawing aggro and performing combos that break and topple your foes, to new stuff like that fancy new interlinking shenanigans that sees you morph into powerful killing machines.

On top of all of this we’ve also got Chain Attackswhich can seem a little bit complicated at first glance, so let’s take a quick look at what makes them tick.

Xenoblade Chronicles 3 – Chain Attacks Guide

As you battle opponents in Xenoblade Chronicles 3 you’ll gradually fill up your Chain Attack Gauge, which is located to the right side of your screen during regular battles, as shown in the pic below. When this is ready it’ll start flashing and a quick press of the “+” button will see you enter the game’s Chain Attack state.

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Once in a Chain Attack you’ll be presented with a Chain Order screen featuring a handful of different characters, each with their own attack order that can be carried out. Browse through these attack orders and have a look at the bonuses that you’ll receive for successfully completing them. For example, if you were to pick Mio’s “Lightning Quick” orderyour bonus will be the reduction of attacker and healer aggro by 100%, as shown in the Completion Bonus details just under the order selection. Noah’s Brave Assault gives attacks a 100% chance to bypass defenses, and so on.

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Successful completion of the order you choose grants you this bonus, and it’s a bonus that will stick for the entire duration of the Chain Attack at hand, stacking with all the others you accumulate. Sweet. Now let’s choose an order, we’re gonna go with Noah because we want that defense-neutralizing bonus, and once we do we’re in the attack proper. Take a look below and you’ll see our available characters in the bottom left of the screen. It’s important to note here that anyone who’s out of commission when you first start a Chain Attack will not be available to use, so think about that when you’re about to kick one off. It’s also important to note that once you use a character that’s them out of the current chain attack, unless they get reactivatedand we’ll have to look at reactivation a little bit later.

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But first, let’s look at our available characters as we enter the attack order. Each one has got numbers above their heads, these are Tactical Points (TP). The number above each combatant’s head is the lowest amount of TP that you’ll accrue for choosing to use them in a turn. What do we need to accrue TP for? Well, in the top right you’ve got a TP Gauge and we need to get that TP gauge over the 99% mark in order to successfully complete the order. So, at it’s most basic, our job here is to choose characters who’ll make that number go to 100% and beyond. Once we’re there, we get to sit back and watch a cool animation as your enemy takes a drubbing. The further above 100% you go, the higher your damage multiplier rises in the bottom right of your screen and the more energy we tear off our foe’s health bar.

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This is where Chain Attacks now start to fold in lots of lovely layers of strategy as you get used to doing them and start to consider, not just the TP numbers involved or bonus you’ll gain, but what attacks you’re performing and how they affect you both during the Chain Attack and afterwards.

If you choose an attacker, you need to consider what attack to use in order to do as much damage as you can, raising the TP as far above that base number as possible. For example, Noah is starting out with a TP of 30 here so that’s our base, but depending on what attack we use, how many times it hits, its position and type, it’ll add a bunch more TP to that total. This may feel complex starting out but you’ll soon get an idea of ​​what attacks do the big numbers.

Further to this, we need to consider other aspects such as healing and buffs. If your party is in bad shape, low on health, you’ll want to pull off healing attacks in order to get your health back up so you come out of a Chain Attack in good shape. In this way – and this is something you can consider once you’re used to the whole thing – you can save up the use of a Chain Attack in battle just to deploy it when you’re in dire need of healing. Healers can also lower your enemy’s defenses and you can raise your team’s defenses also. Lots of things to consider here beyond the TP gauge just filling up.

Now there are a few other rules that will always apply once you’ve chosen a Chain Order and get started on an attack.

Class-Specific Rules

1. Using a character with the same class as the order – check the symbol on the order itself – will ensure you get bonus TP points for their move. For example, Noah’s Brave Assault order has a red attacking sword symbol on it, so using a character with this symbol will net you bonus points.

two. Attacking characters, if chosen first, will always get a 125% multiplier to their TP at the end of their turn.

3. Support characters, such as healers, can’t make the TP gauge go over 99%so you can’t use them to end a round – unless they’re a special Hero who can bypass this. This might seem annoying, but what you can do here is use support characters to safely get right up to 99% without going over and ending the order. Then you can use a character with a high base TP number and choose an attack that’ll do big damage to watch that gauge rocket upwards.

3. Ending an order with a defender (blue shield icon) will guarantee that you’ll reactivate the character with the current highest base TP for your next round. This means you can build a character’s base TP up over multiple turns to really score some big points and jack that damage multiplier up.

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We mentioned Reactivation earlier. After each successful order you’ll automatically reactivate a character, so you’re getting one person back to bolster how many attempts you’ve got to complete your next chosen order. As we already said, you can also affect who you reactivate by using a defender character to finish an order, giving you the highest base TP member of your team back for the next round.

Further to this, depending on the TP gauge score you end up with at the end of an order, you’ll get more and more reactivated characters back to play with. Score over 100% and you’ll get one character back. Score over 150, you’ll get two, and anything over 200 nets you three teammates to blast into the next round with.

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There are a bunch of other ways to affect reactivation beyond these few parameters, mostly by making sure you’ve got a hero character on your squad, each of whom has a special ability during Chain Attacks. Play around with heroes and remember to choose wisely as you attack in order to max out that gauge and keep the Chain Attack rolling.

Interlink attacks within a Chain Attack can do massive damage and, in order to pull them off, you simply need to complete the Chain Order of two Ouroboros partners. So, for example, complete Lanz’s order and then complete Sena’s order and you’ll find their joint Ouroboros order awaiting you when you return to the order screen. The great thing about these orders, besides all the extra damage they do, is that they reactivate your entire party to join in.

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However, these attacks, once performed, will also end your current Chain Attack, so be aware of this if you want to max out your turns. Further to this, you can also actually perform two Interlink attacks by entering a Chain Attack once your Interlink Level hits 3 during normal battleso raise your Interlink Level up by pulling off fusions, combos and so on then hit that Chain Attack Button once you’re ready.

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Overkill. This is very straightforward. If you manage to kill an enemy during a Chain Attack that’s not yet completed, you’ll go into Overkill mode which gives you sweet bonus XP gains. You can see these XP gains as a percentage in the bottom right of the screen just above your damage multiplier. Keep completing orders, up until the max allowed, and you’ll keep racking up the XP bonuses. Simple.

Remember to check the in-game guide if you’re confused by any aspect of Chain Attacks and try out some of the tutorials in order to really get a good understanding of everything and you’ll soon be knocking that TP Gauge up over the 500 % mark like an absolute beast. Good luck!


This article is part of our Xenoblade Chronicles walkthrough and guide series. We’ll help you survive your journeys across Aionios with information you’ll need to make the most of the game, such as How To Unlock Traversal Skills (Wall Climbing, Rope Sliding, Scree Walking, Hazard Neutralization), How To Unlock And Upgrade All Heroes And Classes, How To Get Affinity And XP Rewards from Collectopaedia Cards, and How To Unlock The Nopon Coin Xchange.

We’ll also let you know where to find Every Rest Spot Location, All Unique Monster Locations and Every Ferronis Hulk Location, plus All Meal Recipes, Effects & Where To Find Them, and advice on whether you should play the previous Xenoblade Chronicles games before starting XC3.

And finally, you can check out our review and Where to Buy Xenoblade Chronicles on Nintendo Switch, if for some reason you haven’t yet picked up the game!

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Random: Rejoice! Mario Kart 8 Deluxe’s ​​Coconut Mall Has Been ‘Fixed’

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Wave 2 of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe’s ​​Booster Course Pass might have just dropped. But wait, stop your engines. Why not go and check out Coconut Mall before diving into the new courses?

Why would you want to do that, you ask? Well, Nintendo might have brought in Wave 2 today, but it’s also confirmed that it’s updated one of the courses that came in Wave 1.

In both the Wii version and the Mario Kart Tour version of this fan-favorite track, there are cars towards the end of the course that can drive into your character and knock you out. A bit unsporting, but it became pretty iconic. You could shove opponents into them, and it made for a little twisty, turny driving towards the end of a lap. This wasn’t present when Coconut Mall debuted in Deluxe in March, and lots of fans weren’t happy about it:

But Nintendo has taken note, and alongside these new courses, the Big N has gone back and updated the course to make those Shy Guys drive those cars! You go, Shy Guys. We believe you can hit all of our foes.

They don’t move in exactly the same pattern that they have done in previous versions, but we’re pleased that Nintendo has gone back and updated this track with this much-requested feature.

We’ll add that one back into the rotation then!

How do you feel about this fix? Are you happy that the cars in Coconut Mall move again? Let us know!

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Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Booster Course Pass Wave 2 Is Now Available

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Update: Nintendo has waved the checkered flag! Wave 2 is now ready to race for Mario Kart 8 Deluxe owners in all regions! Get on over to the track, get your updates downloaded, and pull up at the starting line.

We’ll see you there, and keep an eye out for our impressions of the eight courses in the near future!


original article [Thu 4th Aug, 2022 11:40 BST]: Mario Kart 8 Deluxe will be full to the brim with racers new and old as Wave 2 of the Booster Course Pass launches later today on Switch!

Finally revealed last week after lots of fan speculation, Wave 2 brings another eight courses to Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, on top of the first eight that Wave 1 brought us back in March.

The update drops at 3pm BST today, so get ready to hop back in the driver’s seat. No official times have been confirmed for other regions, but we suspect that it’ll be roughly the same time across the board.

In case you’ve forgotten what courses are being added in Wave 2, well, we’ve got you covered:

  • Turnip Cup
    • New York Minute Tour (Mario Kart Tour)
    • SNES Mario Circuit 3 (Super Mario Kart)
    • N64 Kalimari Desert (Mario Kart 64)
    • DS Waluigi Pinball (Mario Kart DS)
  • Propeller Cup
    • Sydney Sprint Tour (Mario Kart Tour)
    • GBA Snow Land (Mario Kart: Super Circuit)
    • Wii Mushroom Gorge (Mario Kart Wii)
    • Sky High Sundae

Of particular note is the last course in the Propeller Cup, Sky-High Sundae, which is a brand new course. While all seven other returning tracks have already been added to the mobile game Mario Kart Tour, Sky-High Sundae is debuting in Deluxe before making its way to your phones.

Remember, if you have a Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pass subscription, you’ll have access to these new courses for free. If not, and you haven’t already bought the Booster Course Pass, you can grab it right now!

Please note that some external links on this page are affiliate links, which means if you click them and make a purchase we may receive a small percentage of the sale. Please read our FTC Disclosure for more information.

Will you be playing Mario Kart 8 Deluxe today? Which course are you looking forward to trying out? Let us know in the comments!

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Spike Chunsoft’s Switch eShop Sale Includes Danganronpa, Somnium Files, And More

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Spike Chunsoft has just launched a huge summer sale over on the Switch eShop in both North America and Europe, with savings of up to 85% off on a range of visual novels, adventure games, and more!

There’s up to 85% off on a range of games, with the entire Danganronpa series, Steins;Gate, Robotics;Notes, and the fantastic Shiren the Wanderer. Even Spike Chunsoft’s most recent game — AI: The Somnium Files – nirvanA Initiative — is included in the bunch.

The sale is on until 17th August, and we’ve rounded up all of the highlights for you here for both North America and Europe. You better get your wallets ready!

North American eShop

UK eShop

Game sale price RRP
AI: The Somnium Files £7.19 £25.99
AI: The Somnium Files – nirvanA Initiative £43.19 £53.99
Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair Anniversary Edition £9.44 £13.49
Danganronpa S: Ultimate Summer Camp £12.59 £17.99
Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony Anniversary Edition £18.89 £26.99
Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc Anniversary Edition £6.74 £13.49
KATANA KAMI: A Way of the Samurai Story £10.79 £26.99
Pixel Junk Monsters 2 £2.02 £13.49
Pixel Junk Monsters 2 Deluxe Edition £2.96 £19.79
PixelJunk Monsters 2 Tiki Bundle £1.07 £7.19
Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- The Prophecy of the Throne £26.99 £53.99
RESEARCH and DESTROY £8.37 £16.74
ROBOTICS;NOTES DaSH £12.59 £31.49
ROBOTICS;NOTES ELITE £12.59 £31.49
Shiren the Wanderer: The Tower of Fortune and the Dice of Fate £12.59 £17.99
STEINS;GATE 0 £10.79 £26.99
STEINS;GATE ELITE £21.59 £53.99
STEINS;GATE: My Darling’s Embrace £10.79 £26.99
YU-NO: A girl who chants love at the bound of this world. £13.49 £44.99

You’ve got just under two weeks to peruse the deals and see what your fancy takes. Head on over to the eShop for your region and see just what’s on offer!

And, don’t forget, we’ve got 10% off all Switch eShop credit in our own Nintendo Life store sale, so you can save an extra few coins on your next purchase!

Please note that some external links on this page are affiliate links, which means if you click them and make a purchase we may receive a small percentage of the sale. Please read our FTC Disclosure for more information.

Let us know if you’ll be grabbing anything in Spike Chunsoft’s sale in the comments!

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Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Booster Course Pass Wave 2 Gets Release Time In UK

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Mario Kart 8 Deluxe will be full to the brim with racers new and old as Wave 2 of the Booster Course Pass launches later today on Switch!

Finally revealed last week after lots of fan speculation, Wave 2 brings another eight courses to Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, on top of the first eight that Wave 1 brought us back in March.

The update drops at 3pm BST today, so get ready to hop back in the driver’s seat. No official times have been confirmed for other regions, but we suspect that it’ll be roughly the same time across the board.

In case you’ve forgotten what courses are being added in Wave 2, well, we’ve got you covered:

  • Turnip Cup
    • New York Minute Tour (Mario Kart Tour)
    • SNES Mario Circuit 3 (Super Mario Kart)
    • N64 Kalimari Desert (Mario Kart 64)
    • DS Waluigi Pinball (Mario Kart DS)
  • Propeller Cup
    • Sydney Sprint Tour (Mario Kart Tour)
    • GBA Snow Land (Mario Kart: Super Circuit)
    • Wii Mushroom Gorge (Mario Kart Wii)
    • Sky High Sundae

Of particular note is the last course in the Propeller Cup, Sky-High Sundae, which is a brand new course. While all seven other returning tracks have already been added to the mobile game Mario Kart Tour, Sky-High Sundae is debuting in Deluxe before making its way to your phones.

Remember, if you have a Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pass subscription, you’ll have access to these new courses for free. If not, and you haven’t already bought the Booster Course Pass, you can grab it right now!

Please note that some external links on this page are affiliate links, which means if you click them and make a purchase we may receive a small percentage of the sale. Please read our FTC Disclosure for more information.

Will you be playing Mario Kart 8 Deluxe today? Which course are you looking forward to trying out? Let us know in the comments!

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Square Enix Shares Fresh New Details For Life Sim RPG Harvestella

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Square Enix is ​​keeping its end-of-year release calendar extremely busy. Even if you discount titles like Star Ocean: The Divine Force and Valkyrie Elysium, its Switch line-up — which includes The DioField Chronicle, NieR: Automata, and Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion — is a force to be reckoned with.

But those are all multiplatform releases or ports — and we know we haven’t covered everything there — but there’s one game Square Enix is ​​releasing that is a Switch console exclusive. Harvestella was revealed during Nintendo’s most recent Partner Direct, and it looks like something a bit different for the RPG developer.

Combining life simulation, farming, and RPG elements, this looks like the company’s answer to RuneFactory. With its lovely pastel environments and lush character designs, we’re extremely interested. Today, Square Enix showed off some new details for the game on its blog, focusing on the main town, the game’s job system, character stories, and the different crops you can harvest.

Let’s start off with a summary straight from the blog post then, shall we?

In daily life, you can spend a relaxing day farming, fishing, or raising livestock, before heading to town to socialize and build your relationships with residents. If you want to test your combat skills, you can step into a dungeon to take on hordes of monsters with a variety of weapons and jobs.

Whatever you do, time passes through the seasons, Spring, Summer, Autumn, and Winter. But between each one is a fifth season: Quietus! During this time, crops wither and die, and a deadly dust keeps people trapped indoors.

You’ll need to plan around the changing seasons and the grim inevitability of Quietus, as you attempt to solve the mysteries behind this season of death.

You’ll start your adventure in the town of spring, Nemea. This beautiful lilac-coloured town is full of blossoming flowers all year round, and at night, the cherry blossoms dance in the moonlight. But the appearance of a giant egg on the Spring Seaslight has caused monsters to appear and attack the town’s residents.

Joining forces with a member of the Argus brigade, Asyl, you’ll need to travel to the Seaslight to find out why the egg is causing this discord.

Alongside Asyl, you’ll also meet Istina, a teacher who looks after the children at the town’s orphanage. She has a bit of a hidden past, however, hiding it from the townsfolk and the children, and largely keeping to herself otherwise. But your appearance of her in the town will change all of that for her.

We like Istina. She likes reading and she’s very intelligent, and she enjoys reading aloud to children — especially about all of the world’s different locations. And we also appreciate her trepidation and her quiet nature of her.

We’re also getting a look at a brand new job coming to the game. Joining Fighter, Mage, and Shadow Walker (which is the coolest sounding job ever, if you ask us), there’s the Sky Lancer.

okay maybe Este is as cool sounding as Shadow Walker. It’s essentially a Dragoon class that uses a lance and focuses on wind element attacks. It’s also pretty good at crowd control apparently!

To learn new jobs, you need to work together with another character who has that job. Good thing Asyl is a Sky Lancer, then! We’ll be taking that as soon as we can in our playthrough.

Characters are also pretty important throughout the game, not just in battle. It’s an RPG, remember! And a life sim. Talking to the residents is key. These ‘Character Stories’ will focus on the character’s problems, and completing them will increase your closeness, while also granting rewards and combat boosts!

But you’ll also need to harvest, fish, and ship items out too! And you can whip up some delicious-looking dishes with the ingredients you grow, like strawberry shortcake and Nemea bolognese. And this is just a sampling of what you can make with spring season ingredients! The strawberries are called ‘strawbuddies’, though, and that’s totally worth noting

To make this more like Stardew Valley or Harvest Moon, you can harvest your crops and fish for…fish, and then ship the goods out to make money. You don’t have to cook with them, and sometimes, you’ll want to save up the pennies to buy more goods. And you’ll need to craft some stuff to actually make some other things like wheat.

We’re excited to see what the other seasons bring to the game, and what other jobs we’ll be able to play as in Harvestella. The game launches on 4th November, which means we don’t have very long to wait for this one to sprout!

You can read more about the game over on Square Enix’s blog post below. And make sure youet us know what you think of these new details on Harvestella in the comments!

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