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Trigger Witch takes the “ultraviolent Nintendo game” gag to its logical conclusion

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By Amr (@siegarettes)

  • Trigger Witch 
  • Developers - Rainbite
  • Publisher - eastasiasoft
  • Switch, Playstation, Xbox

Among easy internet gags “Nintendo game with ultraviolence” is a long time staple. One look at Trigger Witch and it’s easily clear this is its starting point. Everything from the viewpoint, tilesets, structure and even certain melodies mark it as a clear pastiche of A Link to the Past, with AKs and Magnums replacing the swords and magic. Complete with the violent bursts of blood when you finish off an enemy. 

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Short Reviews - Need For Speed

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By: Paul (@MrHarkinian)

  • Need For Speed
  • Developer - Ghost Games
  • Publisher - Electronic Arts
  • Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PC
  • Rating - Teen

You would think that for game developers, taking a year break from an annual activity, would mean that their product has more time dedicated for improvement. Hence why annual titles, like the Call of Duty franchise, tend to be unremarkable. Having to churn out a game every year puts you on a tight schedule, where tough decisions have to be made in order to make the release date. This was the unfortunate case with the Need for Speed series. As a result, most of the series titles were less than stellar, save for Criterion Games Need For Speed Most Wanted (2012), although that game is basically Burnout Paradise 2.

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