It's time for another big show; over 4 hours of content! Phil Fogg gushes about Papers, Please; Tom Towers reviews Max Payne 2; Rob Lowzak pops in for an impromptu Nintendo Wii U feature, giving his impressions on Pikmin 3, The Wonderful 101, Earthbound and Game and Wario. There's a feature on third person shooters (their history and modern relevance) and somehow they get the news in too! Not to mention the Carmen Sandiego porn...
IGN writes: Mother 3 is one of the most hotly-desired RPGs ever, having never received an official translation in North America despite the cult popularity of its predecessor, Earthbound. But over all these years, series creator Shigesato Itoi has never weighed in on the discussion - at least until now."
A translated version of this game on Switch Online would be nice, and it would add a lot value to the Expansion Pak service.
I would love to see an Earthbound game just redone with 3D-ish models and characters. Just having a remaster for Switch Online would be awesome!
Did you ever see the Earthbound 64 concept/materials? That actually looked really good, but I'd also take a HD-2D remake as well.
Nintendo seems very whimsical about what they give they're fans, sometimes they'll give them a bone (e.g. Mario RPG, Thousand Year Door for the Switch), and other times, they just give them little to nothing (agh, the Zelda anniversary).
When you consider the cost of gaming back then and even now, no excuses when costs are involved.
The long-awaited documentary, which highlights the online community that's built around cult SNES RPG EarthBound over the years. It's an examination of the power of online communities and fandom, and the impact that Shigesato Itoi's series has had on its fans.
For Max Payne 2's 20th anniversary, Entertainium editors Andy Johnson and Gareth Brading break down why they still love the Payne.
I'm glad we finally got some hands-on coverage of the Wii U this week.