Okay, Nintendo's E3
direct has been and gone, and they actually had a fair amount of
stuff to show. From new Smash Bros.
characters, to other new entries in their own IP, to some interesting
third party titles. So it looks like even two years after its
original release the Nintendo Switch is still going strong.
So
let's have a little chat about it.
Okay, I've got to come
clean. I kind of wanted to do a little bit on the Nintendo direct,
but I couldn't really think of anything, because whilst they showed a
lot they didn't really go into too much detail on anything. As such
I basically picked out a few things I liked from the direct, and
wrote about a hundred words on each of them. So this is more a
collection of things I liked, more than anything particularly
detailed.
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First up is the reveal
of Dragon Quest characters
for Super Smash Brothers.
Whist this isn't a surprise since people discovered this one a while
ago, it's always nice to see what they actually look like in the
game. It looks like they will be using the main characters from
several entries in the series, which is a little disappointing, as I
always through the other party members were more memorable, and would
have taken someone like Jessica over another silent protagonist.
One
interesting thing to consider is that the main characters of the
third and fourth games could both be played as female, but we only
saw the male versions in this trailer. So will we see them doing
something similar to Robin and Corrin, and including male and females
version as alternate skins? I hope so, it's just personal taste, but
I generally prefer female characters, and the season pass has been
exclusively male so far.
Next
up is Fire Emblem: Three Houses.
Now, this only got a single trailer, and a short one at that.
However, it did seem to confirm some of the leaks that sprung up not
too long ago. We get to see each of the main characters after a five
year time-skip, in which their friendship seems to have collapsed
into a mutual hatred. Presumably we, as Byleth, will get to choose
which of the three we back when the war breaks out. Frankly I really
like the designs for the older versions of the characters, as I think
that they show off their individual personalities really well.
Edelgard's is my favourite, although Edelgard is my favourite in
general, but all of them look really cool; and Dimitri has had a
massive makeover.
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Finally
I want to talk about some Legend of Zelda,
specifically the little teaser trailer that let us know that the
sequel to Breath of the Wild
is now in development. This one looks to have a much darker
atmosphere to its predecessor, and the way they discover Ganondorf's
corpse and how it comes back to life, makes me feel like it will have
some actual horror vibes. Not to mention the environment from the
trailer has my hopeful that we'll actually get a bit more variety in
that area.
On
top of that, Zelda had a lot of prominence in that trailer, so
despite myself I find myself hoping this means she'll actually be
playable this time around. Well see I guess.
Anyway,
those were my picks of Nintendo's E3 direct.
Until
next time ladies and gentlemen, please take care of yourselves.
PhoenixAct.
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