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Good evening, folks! As we move into the final full week of April, suddenly a rush of games! Imagine that. This week also marks the official releases of not one, but two games with recent news of the passing of their creators.
First, because I can: Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes sees its official release on Tuesday! Yes I'm highlighting it two weeks in a row. No, you cannot stop me. I have the power!! By all accounts, now that some reviews are out in the wild, Hundred Heroes is extraordinarily faithful to what Suikoden II put down back in the late 90's. Perhaps detrimentally so, according to some critics, but it is clear that Rabbit & Bear Studios had an idea they wanted to pursue - and this first outing, with a sequel officially in the works, will hopefully be a solid foundation to work and iterate off of.
Sand Land is based on an old manga of the same name, written by the recently departed Akira Toriyama. While it will, of course, look very similar to fighting and action games from the Dragon Ball series or perhaps the JRPG trappings of Dragon Quest, Sand Land is actually a bit of an action-RPG and a bit of a mech/vehicle customization and combat exploration game. A demo has been out for some time now to help get a feel for the game, and the trailer below shows off some of the mechanics and gameplay features. The game launches this Friday for PlayStation and Xbox.
And as our third highlight, we're going to go with Tales of Kenzera: ZAU which also launches this Tuesday. It will be available Day 1 to PlayStation Plus subscribers thanks to a deal with Sony. Billed as a fast-paced Metroidvania, Tales of Kenzera is the first game out of actor Abubakar Salim's development studio Surgent Studios. Much of the marketing and aesthetic attempts to fill a void that's still ever-present in the video game industry, and I'm looking forward to seeing how it shakes out. This is the better trailer, but... you get the idea.
First, because I can: Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes sees its official release on Tuesday! Yes I'm highlighting it two weeks in a row. No, you cannot stop me. I have the power!! By all accounts, now that some reviews are out in the wild, Hundred Heroes is extraordinarily faithful to what Suikoden II put down back in the late 90's. Perhaps detrimentally so, according to some critics, but it is clear that Rabbit & Bear Studios had an idea they wanted to pursue - and this first outing, with a sequel officially in the works, will hopefully be a solid foundation to work and iterate off of.
Sand Land is based on an old manga of the same name, written by the recently departed Akira Toriyama. While it will, of course, look very similar to fighting and action games from the Dragon Ball series or perhaps the JRPG trappings of Dragon Quest, Sand Land is actually a bit of an action-RPG and a bit of a mech/vehicle customization and combat exploration game. A demo has been out for some time now to help get a feel for the game, and the trailer below shows off some of the mechanics and gameplay features. The game launches this Friday for PlayStation and Xbox.
And as our third highlight, we're going to go with Tales of Kenzera: ZAU which also launches this Tuesday. It will be available Day 1 to PlayStation Plus subscribers thanks to a deal with Sony. Billed as a fast-paced Metroidvania, Tales of Kenzera is the first game out of actor Abubakar Salim's development studio Surgent Studios. Much of the marketing and aesthetic attempts to fill a void that's still ever-present in the video game industry, and I'm looking forward to seeing how it shakes out. This is the better trailer, but... you get the idea.
| Date | Game Title | NSW | PS4 | PS5 | XBO | XSX | Metacritic |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4/23 | Construction Simulator Gold Edition (Physical) | ✔ | ✔ | TBD | |||
4/23 | Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | 78 | |
4/23 | Lunar Lander Beyond | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | TBD | |
4/23 | MX vs ATV Legends: 2024 Monster Energy Supercross Edition (Physical) | ✔ | ✔ | TBD | |||
4/23 | Tales of Kenzera: ZAU | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | TBD | ||
4/23 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Arcade: Wrath of the Mutants | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | TBD | ||
4/24 | Farm Tycoon | ~ | ~ | ~ | ✔ | TBD | |
4/24 | Hidden Cats in New York | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | TBD | ||
4/24 | Insurmountable | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | 74 | ||
4/24 | Metro Simulator 2 | ~ | ✔ | TBD | |||
4/24 | Ratyrinth | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | TBD | ||
4/25 | Another Crab's Treasure | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | TBD | |
4/25 | Assault Suit Leynos 2 Saturn Tribute | ✔ | TBD | ||||
4/25 | Fallout 4 (Next Gen Upgrade) | ✔ | ✔ | 87 | |||
4/25 | Megaton Musashi W: Wired | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | TBD | ||
4/25 | SaGa Emerald Beyond | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | TBD | ||
4/25 | Wrath: Aeon of Ruin | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | 71 | ||
4/26 | Aery - Cyber City | ~ | ~ | ✔ | TBD | ||
4/26 | Class of Heroes 1 & 2: Complete Edition | ✔ | ✔ | 61* & 77* | |||
4/26 | Horrific Xanatorium | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | TBD |
4/26 | Manor Lords (Game Preview) | ✔ | TBD | ||||
4/26 | PuzzMiX | ~ | ✔ | TBD | |||
4/26 | Revita (Physical) | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | 78 | ||
4/26 | SAND LAND | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | TBD | ||
4/26 | The Talos Principle 2 (Physical) | ✔ | 88 | ||||
4/26 | TopSpin 2K25 | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | TBD | |
4/26 | Whisker Waters | ✔ | ✔ | TBD | |||
4/26 | Zombies, Aliens and Guns | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | TBD | ||
4/28 | El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron HD Remaster | ✔ | 78* |
| Date | Game Title |
|---|---|
4/23 | Dadish 3D |
4/24 | Builder Simulator |
4/24 | Puss in Boots: Purrfect Adventures |
4/25 | Adventure Bar Story |
4/25 | Cape's Escape Game 8th Room |
4/25 | Cats Hidden in Italy |
4/25 | Dash & Roll |
4/25 | Doctor Cat |
4/25 | Epyx Collection: Handheld |
4/25 | Escape Game The Dr. Mouse's Lab |
4/25 | Five Nights of Nightmare: Escape Horror Story |
4/25 | Home Office Simulator - Ayame Life Sim |
4/25 | Library Of Ruina |
4/25 | MineSweeper Million |
4/25 | Our Field Trip Adventure |
4/25 | Purple Slime Production Line |
4/25 | Romance MD: Always On Call |
4/25 | S.O.L Search of Light |
4/25 | Teared |
4/25 | The Eerie Surroundings |
4/26 | Cyberpoly RPG - Dark City |
4/26 | Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - Sweep the Board! |
4/26 | Dracula VS Monsters |
4/26 | Tales From The Under-Realm: Hazel |
4/26 | Tell Me Your Story |
4/27 | Kanjozoku 2 - Drift Car Games |
