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Square Enix details new features coming to Secret of Mana remake
We’re slightly less than three months away from the launch date for Square Enix’s Secret of Mana remake. The multiplayer action RPG was a smash hit on the Super NES all the way back in 1993, but the publisher is looking to make a few changes to the game ahead of its new-generation debut.
A quick rundown of those changes, including the additions of Interlude Episodes and a Game Log, appeared on the Square Enix Blog earlier today:
- Co-Op Multiplayer – one of the main things we’ve been asked since we announced the remake is whether or not co-op would return, and I’m glad to announce that yes, it will! The Secret of Mana remake will let you play offline multiplayer co-op with up to two other players, so get your friends together! If you’re playing the PlayStation Vita version then you can play ad-hoc multiplayer with up to two friends, each player will need a PS Vita as well as a copy of the game each.
- Multiplayer Update – we’re not just adding multiplayer, but actually improving it too – now when one player casts magic all other players will be able to continue playing, without having to wait.
- The Music – the Secret of Mana remake is going to come with a brand new rearranged soundtrack, but for those of you who loved the original (or just want a trip down memory lane) we’re going to include the soundtrack from the original game too, and most importantly, you’ll be able to switch between them whenever you like!
- Interlude Episodes – these are brand-new to the remake and show all-new scenes and interactions between Randi and the friends he meets on his adventure.
- Game Log – now you’ll be able to look back at Randi’s adventure to remind yourself of the story so far from the game log. If I don’t play a game for a few days I often forget what last happened, so I’m going to find this particularly useful and I hope you will too.
- Trophies/Achievements – if you want (and manage) to take on every challenge in Secret of Mana then you’ll probably want to be able to show off how well you’ve done, and now you’ll be able to!
The Secret of Mana remake will be available for the PC, PS4, and Vita on February 15.
Posted in News, PC, PS4, Vita
Tagged Secret of Mana
New Retail Releases: Axiom Verge, Rime, River City Rival Showdown, More
The smell of stuffing, cranberries, and turkey is in the air… and that means most game publishers have taken the week off. But not to worry! Several interesting will make their retail debut this week.
That includes games like Axiom Verge, the “MetroidVania” from Thomas Happ that previously found fame on digital storefronts for multiple platforms. This week, the game will receive a special retail release, the Multiverse Edition, for the PS4, Switch, and Vita. Other Switch games making the jump from the eShop to the retail shelf this week include Tequila Works’s Rime and Inti Creates’s Azure Striker Gunvolt: Striker Pack.
A full list of new releases can be found right here:
New Releases: Week of November 20, 2017
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Star Wars: Battlefront II, Skyrim VR, L.A. Noire, more coming to PS Store this week
Fantastic and faraway lands are the focus of this week’s PlayStation Store update.
The Star Wars universe gets another chance to shine this week with the release of Electronic Arts’s Star Wars: Battlefront II. PS4 players will also be able to return to Bethesda’s fantasy world in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VR. The fate of the entire multiverse is at stake in Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2, and THQ Nordic brought back the colorful shenanigans of De Blob in a PS4 re-release of his eponymous game.
Finally this week, things will float back to Earth in the 1940s-set L.A. Noire from Rockstar Games and the everyday experiences of Electronic Arts’s The Sims 4.
You can learn more about this week’s additions to the PlayStation Store (including a few titles for the Vita) after the break. (more…)
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Tagged De Blob, L.A. Noire, Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2, Star Wars: Battlefront II, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, The Sims 4
New Retail Releases: Star Wars Battlefront II, Pokemon UltraSun/UltraMoon, Skyrim on Switch, More
It’s a big week for brand new releases, and it starts with Electronic Arts’s Star Wars: Battlefront II for the PC, PS4, and Xbox One. Star Wars who are thinking about picking up a PS4 this week might also want to peruse two new bundles for the console… a PS4 Pro 1TB + Star Wars: Battlefront II Bundle and a PS4 Slim 1TB + Star Wars: Battlefront II Bundle.
Elsewhere on store shelves this week, Nintendo and Game Freak will launch Pokemon UltraMoon and Pokemon UltraSun, the final “mainline” Pokemon games for the 3DS.
A slew of popular games will find new homes this week as Bethesda will bring The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim to the Switch and The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VR to the PS4, while Rockstar is relaunching L.A. Noire for the PS4, Xbox One, and Switch. The Sims 4 will also make its PS4 and Xbox One debut this week, alongside Batman: The Telltale Series, which will make its first appearance on the Switch.
Finally this week, WB Games and TT Games will build another brick-tastic adventure with Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2 on the PS4, Xbox One, and Switch.
A complete rundown of this week’s new releases can be found after the break. (more…)
Posted in 3DS, News, PC, PS4, Switch, Vita, Xbox One
Tagged De Blob, Pokemon Sun/Moon, Star Wars: Battlefront II, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Need For Speed Payback, Sonic Forces, Guardians of the Galaxy Episode 5, more coming to PS Store this week
Today’s PlayStation Store update is all about pairs.
A pair of speedy PS4 games lead the way, as Electronic Arts will release Need For Speed Payback and Sega will counter with Sonic Forces. They’re joined by two from Telltale Games, Guardians of the Galaxy – Episode 5: Don’t Stop Believin’ and Minecraft: Story Mode Season 2 – Episode 4: Below the Bedrock, as well as the latest digital adaptations of Jeopardy! and Wheel of Fortune.
You can learn more about this week’s additions to the PlayStation Store after the break. (more…)
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Tagged Guardians of the Galaxy, Need For Speed Payback, Sonic Forces
Call of Duty: WWII, Dot Hack G.U.: Last Recode, Spintires: MudRunner, more added to PS Store
Prepare to go to war in this week’s PlayStation Store update.
Activision is going back to the frontlines of World War II in the latest entry in the Call of Duty franchise, Call of Duty: WWII. PS4 owners will also be able to download Dot Hack G.U.: Last Recode, an enhanced re-release of the entire Dot Hack G.U. trilogy. A different kind of war will take place in Spintires: MudRunner, as PS4 players will get in a truck and fight it out with the muck underneath their wheels.
And finally, retro game fans will be able to download 8-Bit Adventure Anthology: Volume 1 for the PS4, which includes three classic point and click adventures (Shadowgate, The Uninvited, and Deja Vu).
You can learn more about this week’s additions to the PlayStation Store after the break. (more…)
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Tagged Call of Duty: WWII
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds will launch on the Xbox One on December 12… Stranger Things Skin Pack now available in Minecraft
A hundred players parachute onto the island, but the game is almost ready to parachute onto the Xbox One. That’s right, PUBG Corp has announced a release date for the Xbox One launch of PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds at Paris Games Week.
Also today, Mojang is adding the potent fanbase of Stranger Things to Minecraft with a new Skin Pack.
You can read more about both stories after the break. (more…)
New Retail Releases: Call of Duty WWII, Spintires Mud Runner, Dot Hack G.U. Last Recode, More
Only a handful of new games will be available on store shelves this week, as most publishers are running scared from the pending launch of the latest game in the Call of Duty franchise. The PC, PS4, and Xbox One release of Call of Duty: WWII has built up quite a bit of hype this year, especially for its return to the European Theater of World War II
And if you’re thinking of upgrading to a PS4 Slim, Sony and Activision have teamed up to produce a special PS4 Slim 1TB + Call of Duty: WWII Limited Edition Bundle that’s decked out in a Green Camouflage color scheme.
But several other games will be available this week, including Bandai Namco’s Dot Hack G.U.: Last Recode (a PS4 remake of the entire Dot Hack G.U. trilogy) and Spintires: Mud Runner (a bizarro driving game for the PC, PS4, and Xbox One).
A complete rundown of this week’s new releases can be found after the break. (more…)