In early July Nintendo held in Moscow an event LEVEL Up Days, where she brought both issued projects and demo versions of games that will be released before the end of the year. The company offered the same line to visitors E3 2018. In addition to democrains and sales of visitors, amateur tournaments were waiting for various disciplines, from the usual Mario Kart 8 Deluxe And ARMS To the new one Mario Tennis Aces. Of course, we could not miss such an opportunity to personally get acquainted with the most anticipated Nintendo projects this year. Alas, a Switch version was not brought to the exhibition Dark Souls: Remastered , Neither Super Mario Party. But to tell you what.
Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle – Donkey Kong Adventure
About a year ago came out Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle – crossover of "rabid rabbits" and the MARIO universe. And at the end of June, an addition was on sale Donkey Kong Adventure , And not just a set of guns, but a full -fledged story campaign for several hours. Of course, for a small session of all the possibilities of adding, not to see, but there are enough impressions.
At first, a fairly simple mission came across, in which Kong and his quilles need to destroy infected bananas. Literally: caches with ominously illuminated blue fruits are placed on the three corners of the card, which need to be caused by certain damage. Stand workers stubbornly hinted that it is better to do it with a thick -skinned Kong, who could get to the treasured fruits faster than anyone else, and by force of attacks is not deprived. However, the secret of success was precisely in leaning the whole team – not to kill everyone endlessly arriving opponents, you can only waves away from them.
However, in the struggle against eared landing, Kong shows himself best of all: he has heroic health and chic attacks on the area. He can throw a banana-boomerang to several goals at once, in addition, he has an amazingly effective combo: to lure enemies closer to the Boonging play, brutally tap it around the neck within the radius of defeat, and then throw one enemy at another-both will receive damage. And all this – on one move!
But what really made my brains creak is a logical mystery with totems and a battle with a mini-boss, which, after each missed blow, was frightenedly moved to the other end of the map. Okay, this “coward bunny is gray” was on the field alone – so fluffy henchmen constantly arrive at his aid, which during the catch with the boss are indecent many!
According to the general sensations, this is still the same sweet and intricate tactics inspired by the series Xcom And " Worms ". No bold experiments, just another delicious portion of an excellent game.
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate So far, it seems the highest point in the development of one of the most popular fighting wings on the planet. In December the studio Bandai Namco And Sora They will present to the players of the players a completely new part of this almost twenty-year series-yes, this is not a port, but a full-fledged new game!
We remind you in any part of Super Smash Bros. Your task is not just to score the enemy to death, but to throw him out of the arena. The one who flies out of the screen usually loses usually and does not have time to return. The diversity in the process is introduced by the worked out locations, which is sometimes a place in full -fledged platformers, and various falling bonuses. Projects of this series are trying to find an almost impossible balance between lovers of defective gatherings with gamepads at parties and adherents of serious e -sports championships over and over again. Some parts of the franchise on the pace are more suitable for the first, the other second, while Ultimate, apparently, will just turn out to be a golden middle.
If you have a bad idea of how it looks, but Nintendo consoles are not at hand, try, for example, a conditionally paid Brawlhalla , She works on about the same principles.
Ultimate will have a huge selection of characters and. As many as sixty -eight heroes – all the characters who at least once appeared in the series even in DLC, plus three newcomers: “Incling” from Splatoon , Princess Daisy from the Major and Ridley universe, one of the main villains Metroid. With the arrival of the Incling, the number of franchises involved in the game reached thirty -one. And, of course, each character has unique abilities, attacks, weaknesses and costumes.
At first glance, there are no problems with the balance – in a couple of matches you can get used to a particular character sufficiently to understand how it is functioning, and not fly out of the arena every five seconds. Of course, some kind of link from The Legend of Zelda a little easier in development than Claud from Final Fantasy VII , But if there are a couple of minutes to get used to it, then only your reaction rate will decide everything further.
The rent also has a replenishment: we managed to see at least a tower on a great plateau from The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild , But for sure the new products will be more.
As for gameplay, there are many changes here: from redrawn animations to fully redone combo and rebalassed heroes. New mechanics also added: for example, there are much more ways to dodge enemy attacks. The head of the development of Masakhiro Sakurai said to E3 that the number of changes is measured in tens of thousands.
At least one thing is noticeable at once: the rate of fights is cooler than in the previous game (it went to Wii U), which greatly increases the entertainment. But the speeds are not so high that beginners abandon the game after the first match. Yes, and it looks much better than its predecessors: the engine is written from scratch, and not taken from the version for WII U.
In addition, the “company” capabilities of Nintendo Switch are fully involved in Ultimate. Of course, a meat grinder has been preserved for eight players from the previous part, but for four fights – generally a common thing for the series.
We managed to try out the project only in table mode, and in it it looks and plays very vigorously. Now we are waiting for when it will be possible to test the portable view. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate will be released on December 7, 2018 only on Nintendo Switch.
Dragon Ball Fighterz
Bandai Namco brought another fighting for the event – Dragon Ball Fighterz , The PC, PS4 and Xbox One released at the beginning of this year. The game will reach Nintendo Switch on September 28, and somewhere in August, open beta testing starts for all those interested in the portable version of the project.
The game has already been released, and the main information about it can be found in our review, so let's say briefly: at least in table mode it looks and plays no worse than on the rest of the platforms. How the portable version will show itself – we will find out in about a month. By the way, Nintendo promise bonuses specifically for the Switch version, but which is not yet clear.
Overcooked 2
A pleasant surprise was Overcooked 2. For those who missed the first part, Overcooook is a small cooperative game about cooks who need to feed a very hungry monster until he devoured the whole world.
The second part continues the story in the same vein, but this time it is necessary to satisfy the hunger of the walking bread – and this gourmet will not stop at the brains alone! To fulfill this task, players can use a bunch of innovations. Each aspect of the game has expanded: more cooks, recipes, kitchens, mechanic and so on.
On some locations you will have to adapt to the dynamically changing environment, somewhere you can get to the desired area only through the portal, and through some of them you can generally reach unknown areas. Prepare a volcano? Not a question. Pirate ship? Space station? Also without problems, the main thing is that the walking bread is satisfied.
But the most important thing is that in the sequel, the local multiplayer finally expands to a full online, and both by wires and Wi-Fi. So the portable capabilities of Switch will be as possible.
It will be possible to evaluate the finished for a full -fledged online cooperative Overcooked 2 from August 7 – this is the most “finished” project of those that brought to Level Up Days.
Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate
Against the background of these games, a little fades Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate – This is “just” a port of the game with 3DS. The project itself is excellent, but the only noticeable difference between the version for Switch is HD-textures. This is the case when the demonstration in the desktop mode is more likely to harm the game: on a huge screen, it looks like the first Monster Hunter For PlayStation 2.
And even more so the game fades against the backdrop of giant expanses Monster Hunter World , which came out in the winter on consoles and will appear on PC on August 9, three weeks before the release of Generations Ultimate on Switch.
Therefore, let's say: if you have not played the 3DS project and you have nothing to launch World – there are no consoles, PC is weak, you play only on the road, then it makes sense to get acquainted with Generations Ultimate. In the end, this is the first Monster Hunter for Switch. But, if possible, it is better to take World on any platform, which you like, especially since for a simple HD port, the game costs exorbitant 3999 rubles.
FIFA 19
Search for the difference between neighboring games of the series FIFA – A lesson is not for the faint of heart. Fans examine each pixel, measure timings in the movements of the players and find tons of differences in the balance sheet and animations where it is not thoughtful of mere mortals. In the opinion of those who play the FIFA from case to case and monitor the series not so closely, FIFA 17 And FIFA 18 They are almost no different. A pair of external changes, such as banners in stadiums and screamers of fans, a couple of branded animations, a new regime for the World Cup – and that appeared at the end of the FIFA 18 life.
They did not make a separate trailer for a Switch version, so here is a trailer for PS4
FIFA 19 it differs much more from its predecessor. It's not even about the notorious Champions League and other UEFA tournaments that moved to a series from Pro Evolution Soccer , – Demka allowed to play only a quick match (of course, in the Champions League and with the official design of television), without acquaintance with the modes.
And, of course, as always, the demo version of the next part operates with the compositions that are relevant for the end of the last season. You can only imagine how many advertising products Electronic Arts Now you have to remake-Ronaldo moved to Juventus! Or do not have to say, Konami Last year, they did not even change the cover on which Neymar still flaunts in the Barcelona T -shirt.
All of the above applies only to the version for Switch. Last year, it was very different from other publications, and this year the difference will not come to naught. At a minimum, the engine is still not frostbite. But the growth compared to the predecessor, a tangible.
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Switch finally reached comradely online matches, which have long been working on the rest of the platforms. And visually the game has become closer to the "senior" versions. As for gameplay, playing, against the background of a simplified model of last year, is now more difficult.
And here we are not only about changes in the version for Switch, but also about the difference between FIFA 18 and 19 on any platform. For example, players interact with the ball differently: it affects both the first touches and dribbling and blows. Passes work differently, accepting them and not losing the ball is much more difficult, and the personal qualities of specific football players come to the fore. And the repeated pressing of the strike button now does not let the ball a bottom, but allows you to adjust its trajectory – and this change, apparently, applies to all versions of FIFA 19.
The pairs of matches at the exhibition are not enough for more voluminous conclusions, but you can say for sure: you will have to get used to FIFA again.
But what in FIFA 19 there will definitely not be on any platform is the Premier League. Exclusive rights to the Higher League of Russian football moved to Konami, and FIFA 19 will only appear in European competitions: Lokomotiv, CSKA, Spartak, Krasnodar, Zenit and Ufa. If you are rooting for, for example, Rostov or other Premier League Club from the first six and want to play for it https://domgame-casino.co.uk/ in Fussim, then your choice for the next few years is a series Pro Evolution Soccer.
