Maple Forest promises a dream come true for fans of retro gems like the Legend of Zelda titles from the 90s and other banger RPGs such as Secret of Mana – and in less than a week, it already soared way past its initial Kickstarter goal.Solo developer James Bergeron describes Maple Forest as an “adventure across a sprawling island full of mysterious secrets, colorful friends, and dangerous enemies.” Players will make their way across unforgiving barren deserts, dive into the dark depths of lakes and rushing rivers, climb atop windy cliffs, and face formidable foes lurking within subterranean dungeons – it’s like stepping into an old Nintendo hit.The characters seem just as wonderfully whimsical as the game itself, too. The hero of the story is an adventurous fox with a brave soul who makes up for what he lacks in raw strength with his intelligence. Along the way, this courageous little fox meets a laid-back goat, a beautiful mermaid, a botany-obsessed witch, and other quirky figures. It…
Sequels sometimes have a tough time attracting new players who don’t want to catch up on a dozen games beforehand, but the next Yakuza is bypassing that problem by simply knocking its protagonist on the head really, really hard. Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii was announced as the hilariously-named spin-off starring none other than Goro Majima who’s taking the lead role for the first time ever. Set around six months after Infinite Wealth, Majima washes up on a Hawaiian beach alone and with no memory of who he is or where he’s come from – only that he can still fight like someone who’s been throwing it down since the PS2.”Majima fills in the holes in his memory little by little as he goes about doing various things,” series executive producer Masayoshi Yokoyama explains in an interview with Famitsu, translated by Automaton.But Majima’s shaky grasp of his entire history also means that Pirate Yakuza is “the game least shackled to past events in the Like a Dragon series,” and …
Astro Bot is following up a hot launch with even more content, as its director confirms we’re getting free DLC that includes challenge levels, leaderboards, new VIP bots, and more.Speaking to Quest Daily, studio director Nicolas Doucet confirms that we’re getting another content helping this year for the lowly sum of nothing. While Doucet is keen to set expectations by saying it’ll be small – not “huge” – there are still a few much-requested bits on the way.We’re getting speedrun levels for the perfectionists, complete with leaderboards and some new VIP bots to rescue. The latter point is interesting, as eagle-eyed fans have already noticed that the game’s credits hint at content for Assassin’s Creed, Stellar Blade, Worms, and Rayman that we’ve yet to see. Who knows, given Doucet’s comments, we may be seeing VIP bots based on those games sooner rather than later.Even more in the realm of teasers, Doucet also says we may get something a bit more “toy” related that’ll be for …