RPGamer Round-Up: August 11 – August 18

Welcome to the latest edition of RPGamer’s round-up column, where we take a quick look back at some of the articles we’ve posted throughout the week. This article is designed to help give reminders of some interesting editorial content and stories that our less regular visitors might have missed.

Editorial Content and Features

• Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order Review

The Marvel Ultimate Alliance series finally returns for a third entry, exclusively on Nintendo Switch. Ryan Radcliff joins forces with numerous heroes and reports back on his attempts to stop Thanos.

• Attack on Titan 2: Final Battle Impression

After a bit of delay between its first and second seasons, Attack on Titan is right back as one of the most popular animes out there. Pascal Tekaia checks out Koei Tecmo’s most recent release based on the series, which lets players participate in events through the first three seasons of the anime.

Major News

• Doraemon Story of Seasons Releasing in October

Bandai Namco has announced a western release date for crossover slice-of-life farming sim Doraemon Story of Seasons. Players will be able to farm with Nobita and company on Switch and PC this October.

• More Pokémon Sword and Shield Battle Options Revealed

The Pokémon Company used the 2019 Pokémon World Championships to provide more details about Pokémon Sword and Shield. The details include some online battle options, and new items and abilities to make tactical use of.

• Oninaki Shows More Daemons
• Oninaki Gets Another Batch of Daemonic Videos

With Oninaki due out worldwide next week, Square Enix showed plenty of gameplay footage of Tokyo RPG Factory’s newest title. The seven videos show off various Daemon partners for protagonist Kagachi.

• Spotlight Falls on River City Girl Kyoko
• River City Girls Physical Pre-Orders Open at End of August

After her friend Misako got all the attention last week, River City Girls’ Kyoko gets her time in the spotlight. Meanwhile, Limited Run Games announced when pre-orders for the game’s physical release will begin.

• Biomutant Special Editions Announced

Just in case fans still had lots of money left over after purchasing its Darksiders Genesis special editions, THQ Nordic has announced pair of pricey editions for its upcoming action RPG, Biomutant. Even the cheaper of the editions comes in at over a hundred bucks.

• Kickstarter Check-In: Beloved Rapture

RPGamer’s ad hoc Kickstarter Check-In feature returns for a look at another ongoing crowdfunding campaign. This edition features Rapturous Studio’s SNES-inspired fantasy RPG Beloved Rapture.

Additional Selected Stories

• Stranded Sails Signature Edition Announced
• The Dark Eye: Book of Heroes Announced
• System Shock 2: Enhanced Edition Announced
• Aerial Combat RPG The Falconeer Announced
• Vambrace: Cold Soul Console Release Dates Set
• More Japanese Screenshots Released for Persona 5 Royal
• Remnant: From the Ashes Readies Gameplay Before Launch
• Emberlight Out Now
• Rebel Galaxy Outlaw Out Now on PC
• The Bard’s Tale: Remastered and Resnarkled Gets Limited Run Games Release
• Fell Seal: Arbiter’s Mark Now Available on Switch
• Grandia HD Collection Out Now on Switch
• The Alliance Alive HD Gets Japanese Trailer
• Code Vein Headlines Eva Roux
• Digital Store Weekly Round-Up (August 15, 2019)

Podcasts

• RPGCast – Episode 511: “Tit for Tat”

Peter, Kelley, Josh, and Matt join Chris and Anna Marie for the latest episode of the RPGCast. The sextet talks about what they’ve been playing and the latest RPG news.