September 01, 2019

Episode 210: Master / Quest

2 hours 12 minutes

This is an episode of monsters and men. From the roaming monsters of Dragon Quest XI S to the pocket-sized ones of Pokemon Monsters, we share our impressions of the upcoming Switch RPG and new mobile title, plus Wolfenstein: Youngblood and rhythm game Superbeat: Xonic. We also weigh in on the noteworthy games from Nintendo’s Indie World presentation, the influx of third-party retro re-releases, and the latest mobile Nintendo happenings with Mario Kart Tour.

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As always, we’ve included links below for more information on the news and games discussed in this episode. Each link also lists a time stamp to easily locate the segments that most interest you. Enjoy!

News

[0:02] Indie World Showcase – 8.19.2019 (YouTube)

[0:12] Freedom Finger will be prodding PC and Nintendo Switch September 27 (Destructoid)

[0:19] Skater XL grinds to Nintendo Switch in 2020 (Shacknews)

[0:27] The mind-bending puzzle game Youropa comes to Switch this winter (Nintendo Enthusiast)

[0:31] The Touryst Is One Of The Coolest-Looking Indie Switch Games On The Way (GameSpot)

[0:35] Blasphemous PS4, PC, Nintendo Switch, and Xbox One Release Date Revealed (ComicBook.com)

[0:38] Physics-based golf parody game What the Golf? adds Switch version (Gematsu)

[0:41] Untitled Goose Game gets September release date (Eurogamer.net)

[0:42] Shovel Knight Dig Announced, New Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove Details Announced (IGN)

[0:49] Ori and the Blind Forest coming to Nintendo Switch (Polygon)

[0:54] Microsoft has “no plans” to release more Xbox exclusives on PS4 or Nintendo Switch (GamesIndustry.biz)

[0:58] EA: “We are absolutely looking at more Switch games in our portfolio” (Nintendo Everything)

[1:03] Did an Overwatch Nintendo Switch case just leak Overwatch for Switch? (Polygon)

[1:12] Mega Man Zero/ZX Collection Announced For PS4, Switch, Xbox One and PC (IGN)

[1:15] Disney Classic Games: Aladdin and The Lion King announced for PS4, Xbox One, Switch, and PC (Gematsu)

[1:21] The next ‘Mario & Sonic Olympics’ game has a retro 2D mode (Engadget)

[1:45] Report: The Pokemon Company is More Interested in Mobile Monetization Than Nintendo (USgamer)

[1:46] Mario Kart Tour Release Date Revealed, Courses Based On Real-World Locations Shown Off (GameSpot)

Games

[0:12] Freedom Finger (Official Site)

[0:19] Skater XL (Nintendo.com Game Page)

[0:27] Youropa (Official Site)

[0:31] The Touryst (Official Site)

[0:35] Blasphemous (Official Site)

[0:38] What The Golf? (Official Site)

[0:41] Untitled Goose Game (Official Site)

[0:42] Shovel Knight Dig (Official Site)

[0:48] Ori and the Blind Forest: Definitive Edition (Official Site)

[1:03] Overwatch (Official Site)

[1:12] Mega Man Zero/ZX Collection (IGN Game Page)

[1:15] Disney Classic Games: Aladdin and The Lion King (IGN Game Page)

[1:21] Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Tokyo Games 2020 (Official Site)

[1:24] Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age Definitive Edition (Nintendo.com Game Page)

[1:33] Pokemon Masters (Official Site)

[1:46] Mario Kart Tour (Official Site)

[1:48] Wolfenstein: Youngblood (Official Site)

[2:01] Superbeat: Xonic (Official Site)

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