Samantha Lienhard

Capcom Announces Its TGS 2022 Presentation

Aug 122022

Tokyo Game Show 2022 is fast approaching, set for September 15-18.

I’ve had my hopes pinned on TGS for a potential Ace Attorney announcement, and now Capcom has opened up its official TGS 2022 website.

Capcom has announced two events for the online portion of TGS 2022.

First, they will hold an online presentation on September 15 at 23:00 JST (or 7 AM PT / 10 AM ET). It will be a pre-recorded stream featuring “all the latest Capcom news.”

Then, on September 16 at 24:00 JST (8 AM PT / 11 AM ET), they’ll have a second show dedicated to Street Fighter 6.

Meanwhile, at the in-person portion of TGS 2022, Capcom will have a booth where Street Fighter 6, Mega Man Battle Network Legacy Collection, Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak, and Exoprimal are playable.

So of course, I’m crossing my fingers that the online presentation will include Ace Attorney news. Unlike their E3 show earlier this year, this one doesn’t say it’s focused on already-announced titles. The website just says, “What will be revealed? Details to follow!” Let’s get some positive waves out there for Ace Attorney!

If they do announce a new Ace Attorney game, I think the most logical approach would be to announce Ace Attorney 7, with a collection of Apollo Justice, Dual Destinies, and Spirit of Justice to be released in the meantime.

But who knows? I’ve even started hoping for Investigations 2 again for the first time in years.

What do you think will be announced at Capcom’s TGS show? Do you think Ace Attorney has a chance of appearing?

Dragon Quest Treasures Gameplay Loop Explained

Aug 102022

Last time we discussed Dragon Quest Treasures, I mentioned that I was still wondering about the gameplay loop.

Well, Square Enix posted a new article that explains the gameplay loop and goal.

On Draconia, a land formed from the bodies of two legendary dragons, there are seven special treasures called Dragonstones, each shaped like part of a dragon.

Your goal is to find these legendary Dragonstones, along with any other treasures you come across, by searching the islands of Draconia.

From your base, you’ll choose an island to travel to. Then you’ll gather materials, work with your treasure-sensing monsters to find bric-a-brac and treasure, and then have your monsters carry it. You have a special item called the Fortune Finder that activates Treasure Visions and lets you see the treasure’s location through your monster’s eyes.

Once you return to your base, your treasure will be appraised. If you find multiple copies of the same treasure, the one in the best condition will be kept.

So it seems like the major gameplay loop is all about collecting treasure and appraising it, with the Dragonstones serving as the major goal of your treasure-hunting quest. With everything else that is coming out this year, I don’t know if Dragon Quest Treasures is a game I’d play right away, but I’m sure I’ll pick it up eventually.

Are you looking forward to Dragon Quest Treasures?

Kingdom Hearts Dark Road’s Finale Launches August 26

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Aug 082022

Square Enix has released a new recap video covering the 20th anniversary event.

Most is stuff we already know about from the anniversary event, but the end of the video confirms the release date for Dark Road’s finale.

During the anniversary event, they announced that the final part of Kingdom Hearts Dark Road would be out in August, but with no news since then, that started to seem in doubt.

But it’s still on! Kingdom Hearts Dark Road will conclude with a new story update on August 26.

The video also ends with new tease of what is to come in the finale, connecting it back to the ending of KHUX.

I haven’t played Dark Road since it went offline, so I hope they haven’t geared the finale’s difficulty around the idea that you’ve been grinding this entire time. Since it’s no longer an online game, you’d think it would be significantly less grindy.

(Update: I forgot that offline mode isn’t already out, so I couldn’t have played Dark Road since then even if I wanted to! It’ll be out as part of this same update.)

While Dark Road wasn’t exactly thrilling to play, its story was interesting and I’m excited for this finale. Will you be playing the Kingdom Hearts Dark Road finale?

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