![]() I don't remember the last game I beat and immediately wanted to start a new file in (maybe Fire Emblem: Three Houses, lol), but Triangle Strategy is the type of game you just don't want to put down once it's over. Four distinct endings are possible (including one Golden Ending), and with all the helpful features and rollover you get with New Game Plus, it's actually fun to just start over and keep playing. Periodically throughout the story, you and your party will have to come to a consensus on the path forward, and you'll have to attempt to sway your comrades into agreeing with whatever you think is the best decision. There's a LOT of dense prose and some of the English voice acting is.not great, but in my opinion, the intriguing story, unique party voting system, and the deeply satisfying combat more than make up for it. Released in March of this year, Triangle Strategy is already one of my favorite games of 2022 and gives Switch players another fantastic tactical RPG to enjoy. It's genuinely challenging at times (you've never known fear until you see a wild Snorlax with glowing red eyes charging at you), and that makes exploring its worlds feel particularly exhilarating - you never know what's waiting for you behind every corner. It cuts out a lot of the repetitive tedium present in the recent core titles and lets you explore and progress at your own pace. There's a story involving the legendary Pokémon Arceus (shocker) and time travel, but it's all sort of secondary to the new, improved gameplay and structure that developer Game Freak has introduced with this new take on the Pokémon formula.Īrceus incorporates some of the best elements of spin-off Pokémon games like Pokémon Mystery Dungeon (a darker/slightly more mature story and focus on taking on jobs/missions) and Pokemon Snap (the emphasis on capturing Pokémon performing specific behaviors to fill your Pokédex) - and it works incredibly well. Your character is tasked with building the region's first Pokédex, which involves exploring every corner of the map and traversing all sorts of landscapes, from snow-covered hills to vast plains and oceans. It takes place in the Sinnoh region (the setting of Gen 4's Pokémon Diamond and Pearl), except many, many years in the past, back when it was known as the Hisui region, and before the Elite Four or Pokémon trainers ever existed. Unlike the linear mainline RPGs, Arceus is an open-world game focused much more on catching and researching Pokémon than trainer battles. (Note that this game is best played on a TV, so it's not ideal for the handheld-only Switch Lite.) One Joy-Con slides into it at the top, while your second Joy-Con goes into an included leg strap to track your movements with precision. The bundle includes the game along with the Ring-Con, a pilates ring-like accessory used to perform many of the game's exercises. ![]() You can also find new outfits for your character, blend power-boosting smoothies, and unlock new abilities throughout the game that not only make your character stronger, but also keep the adventure engaging.Īs you'd expect of a Nintendo game, it's genuinely fun and extremely charming, but its workouts are also no joke - thankfully, you can adjust the difficulty at any time, and you don't need much room to play. The main campaign has you jogging (in place) through a gorgeous fantasy world, where you engage in turn-based combat using actual exercise moves (targeting your arms, legs, or core) against fitness-themed monsters. ![]() ![]() During the pandemic, I really leaned on this game as one of my main ways of staying active, and it definitely doesn't disappoint. If you have a Switch and are looking for a way to switch up your indoor workouts (or hate the gym like me!!), I can't recommend Ring Fit enough as a way to keep things fresh and interesting while you break a sweat. Get it from Amazon for $36.27 or get a digital download code for $14.99. And with the *massive* 1.5 update released in December 2020, the game has an abundance of new content, including an entirely new area, new crops, new characters, and more, so whether you've never played Stardew or haven't picked it up for years, there's really no better time to jump in than now. It went from being a game I couldn't get into to one of my favorite games of all time when I picked it back up years later. If you're new to this style of game (as compared to Animal Crossing: New Horizons, for instance), it can be a bit overwhelming trying to get the hang of Stardew Valley's daily flow and knowing what you should be doing every day, but stick with it and things will start to click (the extremely in-depth and regularly updated Stardew Valley Wiki is also an amazing resource). I'm here to say: I totally get it, and I was the same way when I first played it in 2016. Maybe you picked up Stardew Valley years ago and fell off it maybe the daily time limit felt stressful. ![]()
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