Twinworld Game Reviews

Archive for November, 2023

Paris, November 10th 2023 – Microids is delighted to unveil the launch trailer for the video game UFO Robot Grendizer – The Feast of The Wolves. Explore a new dimension where iconic Sauser Beasts such as Damdam and Goru Goru come to life like never before. Immerse yourself in a rich and diverse universe and seize the opportunity to deepen your understanding of the many facets of the gameplay. Master Koji Kabuto’s OVT, discover the power of the Spazer and the dynamism of the Dizer. Each element is designed to deliver an immersive and unforgettable gameplay experience, promising hours of intense adventure and exploration. Prepare yourself for an epic journey where every detail is designed to amaze and evoke unforgettable memories. UFO Robot Grendizer – The Feast of the Wolves will be available November 14, 2023 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and PC. PlayStation 4 and Xbox One versions will be available shortly. The Nintendo Switch version will be available in 2024.

UFO Robot Grendizer: The Feast of the Wolves will follow the first story arc of the anime series, giving players the chance to revisit the most iconic moments of this epic adventure. Fans of the show will be thrilled to hear that the game will feature the memorable musical themes from the anime, re-orchestrated for an even more immersive experience. These musical themes have been a crucial part of the anime’s success and players will now be able to enjoy them in an interactive way.

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Montreal, Canada, November 9th, 2023 – Hey Buddies! Fresh out of the oven, indie developer WildArts, in partnership with Dear Villagers, have released a demo for its upcoming RPG Born of Bread on Switch in the Americas, ahead of its launch December 5th on Nintendo Switch, PC, PlayStation and Xbox Series platforms.

Born of Bread is a home-cooked retro turn-based role-playing adventure that throws back to classic cartoony RPGs full of fun characters and charming stories for children and adults alike. Beings from another age are causing havoc across the land and their mischief comes as a great threat for everyone. The unlikeliest hero, Loaf, a golem born of bread who possesses a never-ending childlike wonder, will find himself and his newfound friends in the middle of a drama that’s thousands of years in the making.

Explore a wonderful world ripe with mysteries, ranging from the enigmatic ruins of the Forest of Roots to the freezing landscapes of Frosty Flats. With the help of your buddies, face off against menacing baddies and engage in fun, quirky turn-based /real-time hybrid combat.

This demo encapsulates the first 45-60 minutes of the game. Here players will discover new mechanics, such as an extensive combat tutorial, an introduction to the skill tree, and you’ll meet your first companion. The full game will feature new zones, allies, NPCs, sidequests, settings, and a unique “Battle Broadcast” system that offers a fictitious, in-game chat stream during combat encounters.

This is but a taste of what the final game has in store. The full recipe to bake Born of Bread requires the following ingredients:

• One flour golem who possesses a never-ending childlike wonder and a set of odd abilities
• A wonderful world ripe with mysteries
• An eclectic cast of fleshed-out characters
• A wacky storyline
• A pinch of light puzzles
• Turn-based battles with a dash of real-time minigames
• Bright, colorful 2.5D graphics
• Side-missions (add to taste)
• A captive audience granting you bonuses in battle

To start with, you’ll want your flour golem, Loaf. Put him in a mystical land where he can mingle with his friends and local folk. Although he may not look like much, Loaf might be the hero this land kneads!

Stir in a story of beings from another age causing havoc across the land. And with their mischief comes a great threat to everyone!

Mold an eclectic cast of endearing characters, 2.5D illustrated setting, environmental puzzles, and unique turn-based /real-time hybrid battles. Be sure you know what your enemy is weak or resistant against, as it will take brains and reflexes to thwart Born of Bread’s throngs of foes.

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London, United Kingdom – November 9th, 2023 – Publisher Jetpack Collective and Snowcastle Games, an independent Oslo-based game developer, are excited to announce that their cosy co-op, Earthlock spinoff, Ikonei Island: An Earthlock Adventure, is out today on PC for $24.99/€24.50/£20.99. For console versions, Xbox will release on November 23rd, PlayStation on February 8th, 2024 and Switch will follow at a later date. Grab the launch day bundle including the wholesome and cosy game Spells and Secrets on Steam today.

Immerse yourself in a beautiful world full of cosy creature comforts with the breathtaking soundtrack composed by Theo Nogueira of Snowcastle Games which will be available November 23rd on all streaming platforms including Steam. The album contains a compilation of all the music present in the game, taken from a semi-procedural music system into a full linear soundtrack.

Explore the joys of farming with the excitement of building your own unique home. The game delivers a whole host of creative features, including the ability to build, upgrade and expand your home to your own vision, whether that be a cosy cottage with a garden, or a cute campsite with a sprawling farm. From lush gardens to cosy interiors, the power to shape your living space is in your own hands and the possibilities are endless.

Ikonei Island is a gorgeous, cosy adventure that you can play solo or with your friends. You explore the beautiful island, bond with magical creatures and harness their abilities, uncover hidden mysteries, collect items to craft a charming home, battle pirates and more. The game is reminiscent of cosy classics like Stardew Valley, Animal Crossing and My Time at Portia, but brings its own depth of narrative as it taps into the enchanting themes originally explored in Snowcastle’s Earthlock.

‘’We are so excited to finally launch Ikonei Island: An Earthlock Adventure on PC, with the game coming to Xbox, PlayStation and Switch at later dates,’’ said Oscar Clark, Jetpack Collective. ‘’Dive headfirst into the cute and cosy world of Ikonei Island, experience creature comforts and creative home building.’’

“Creating the sonic world of Ikonei Island, from its soundtrack to ambient sounds, has been one of my proudest projects,” said Theo Nogueira, Composer and Audio Director, Snowcastle Games. “My aim was to capture the essence of characters, creatures, and the mood of the Island and Earthlock Universe, and I believe we’ve succeeded.”

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Pre-orders for Thunderful and The Station’s upcoming city-builder and dungeon delver, SteamWorld Build, are now open on Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series S|X, and on Playstation 4 and 5 at a price of €/$29.99 ahead of the game’s release on December 1st. Newcomers to the SteamWorld franchise can also get their hands on SteamWorld Dig for just €/$5 in the SteamWorld Build & Dig Bundle.

The newest entry in the award-winning SteamWorld franchise welds the city-building genre to Dungeon Keeper-like underground mining and oils the cogs with that unique SteamWorld secret sauce. The game has been developed for PC and console simultaneously, meaning every aspect of SteamWorld Build has been designed to ensure that the game works just as well with a controller in hand as it does with mouse and keyboard, bringing a traditionally PC-centric genre to console without compromise.

As the architect of a SteamWorld mining town, break ground and raise houses for your steambot citizens, keep them fed and provide some rootin’-tootin’ entertainment. Venture into the abandoned mine sitting under your town, rumoured to be filled with ancient tech that holds the key to escaping impending doom. Using the natural resources above ground and the abundant ores buried below, expand your town, stimulate new residential tiers to join the quest to dig deeper, unearth untold riches and ultimately help them to hightail it off the planet!

For more information on everything SteamWorld Build related, check out the SteamWorld website.

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Stockholm, Sweden November 2nd 2023 – Developed with love and passion over the last decade by Oskar Thuresson, the unique looking indie adventure game Orten Was The Case will launch November 29th on PC (Steam and Epic), PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S and Nintendo Switch. Get ready to embark on a journey like no other in this lore driven single player detective/puzzle/adventure game set in a fictional mid 90’s Swedish metropolis suburb.

Control Ziggy, a simple guy in his early teens with no high-flying ambitions whatsoever. He wakes up after a blackout seemingly clueless of what has happened, only to discover he’s now stuck in a time loop. Discover the mysteries of this very particular neighborhood inspired by the developer’s home town! What did the miners uncover in the Gravel Pit 60 years ago? What is the Midnight Council? Why are you stuck in a time loop and how can you break free?

Make your way down the deepest caves and tunnels below Orten where answers and more await…

A mind bending time loop mechanic

Happenings and events unfold dynamically as time passes by. NPCs living their life and doing what they do, each loop is the same. Unless you can change the outcome of things.. Solve puzzles, find hidden passages, collect clues and talk to the inhabitants of Orten. Someone, or something must have the answers needed to break free from the loop and it’s up to you to figure it all out!

About Orten Was The Case

Get ready to step into the (non-existent) shoes of Ziggy – an unexpected hero from a fictional Swedish neighborhood. Together, you’ll take on the daunting task of foiling a sinister scheme that could potentially devastate the entire world.

• Stuck in a Time Loop – Ziggy wakes up one day with a strange mark on his hand, clueless about what happened the night before. After a couple of minutes lost amongst the familiar streets of his suburb, Orten, an explosion brings him back exactly where he woke up moments before… He’s stuck in a time loop.
• Not everything is What it Seems – With no shoes or recollection of the past, Ziggy goes on a mission to discover what the hell is going on and how to avoid the destruction of his city. This won’t be easy though, cause the more he snoops in the wrong places, the more he learns that his hometown has a lot of secrets hidden. His weird neighbors become weirder, and he can only rely on his friends, and on his highly reliable brain.
• Knowledge is Power – If the day repeats over and over, then how can one progress? That’s the catch: Knowledge is your key to progress in Orten. Each loop you go through, you will learn something new that will let you progress the story further. With this time loop mechanic, you’ll retain clues, notes, and timeline events, eventually knowing how you can change the future in just 12 minutes on a casual Sunday.
• A Beautiful and unique Art-Style – Orten Was The Case offers a fully hand-painted art-style and a 2,5 D design. Walking around the town feels like evolving in a painting, a very stunning and curious one that is!

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Paris, November 2nd, 2023 – Publisher Microids and IMPS are pleased to unveil the launch trailer for the 3D adventure/platform game, The Smurfs 2 – The Prisoner of the Green Stone. The trailer offers a glimpse into the legend surrounding the Green Stone, a source of extraordinary powers that also contains a fearsome danger, Stolas, a creature capable of spreading chaos. The Smurfs will be able to rely on SmurfoMix and its incredible abilities, which the player will unlock during the course of the adventure, to save the Cursed Land.

About The Smurfs 2: The Prisoner of the Green Stone

Handy Smurf has created a revolutionary invention: SmurfoMix! However, it’s missing a key ingredient, the Green Stone, which lays in the greedy clutches of Gargamel.

He sets off on a mission to retrieve the famous Green Stone, a key ingredient that would greatly help him  improve his invention, from Gargamel’s laboratory. But a fatal misstep causes it to explode, its fragments scattering throughout the Cursed Land. In addition to unleashing into the wild its incredible powers to copy and decompose matter, the Green Stone has set free the evil Stolas, a new order bent on creating a reign of terror.

A crack team of 4 Smurfs must then adventure to save the Cursed Land from the mighty Stolas! Well equipped, the Smurfs can count on the SmurfoMix and an unexpected ally… Gargamel himself!

Key features:

• Meet the team of 4 iconic Smurfs: Handy, Brainy, Dimwitty, and Storm.
• An accessible and intuitive gameplay that will delight both Smurf fans and action/platforming fans.
• Enjoy dynamic gameplay with exploration, platforming, and even more intense combat thanks to the SmurfoMix!
• For the first time in a video game, collaborate with Gargamel! Use his teleporters to travel through the Cursed Land and discover 3 brand new unexplored regions.
• Collect various resources to improve the Smurfomix throughout your adventure!
• Embark on the adventure with a friend or family partner in co-op mode.
• A new story which respects the franchise, set in a beautiful, well-crafted colorful universe!

Developed by OSome Studio, The Smurfs 2 – The Prisoner of the Green Stone is an all-new story releasing today – November 2nd, 2023 – digitally for PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch and PC.

In North America, the retail edition for PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch will be available December 1st.

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Indie publisher Sometimes You, together with talented indie developer, Nikolai Usachev,  release today a superb looking top down roguelike action-shooter, Fusion Paradox, on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Microsoft Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S and Nintendo Switch.

In this scrolling shooter and action roguelike game, you will have to fight the forces and anomalies that have captured the Agency. Defy the ancient goddess of war and free it.

Step by step, explore the Supernatural Threat Reduction Agency and discover its mysteries and secrets as you gradually make your way to the top floor, where one of the most important and mysterious finds of our time is being studied: the tomb of the ancient Goddess of War, Anath.

The main character is a special agent who came after receiving the red danger level signal. Waking up in a secret laboratory, the hero realizes that all of the Agency’s members have lost their minds and that he was subjected to strange energy effects that gave him short-term amnesia and the ability to change his state. Making your way through many obstacles and hordes of the possessed, you have to reach the threat’s main source to liberate the Agency and prevent the danger from spreading to the outside world…

Explosive Facts & Features

• Five distinct levels
• Puzzles galore
• Universal spells
• Hazardous armour
• Poison!!!
• Ice Storms
• Pistols
• Stingers
• Stone Guard Statues
• Grenades
• 69!!! Weapons!!!!!
• Bosses – Agency Boss Possessed King and more
• 4-6 hours. But some players spend even more than 20 hours in the game.
• … Too many to list!!

Let the action begin and play this supercharged classy indie title!

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