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Sep 11, 2019
During a recent live-stream on Twitch of Bitsummit, the Indie Game Festival, from Tokyo Game Show 2019 we got a closer look at the gameplay of Giraffe and Annika! This adorable 3D adventure & rhythm-based action RPG with a cat-eared protagonist is coming this year (2019) on PC! You can even wishlist the game now on Steam right here. Giraffe and Annika and developed by atelier mimina and published by Sony Music Entertainment and they have confirmed that there will be a PS4 and Switch release sometime later.
About Giraffe and Annika
Join the cat-eared heroine Annika on her adventures in the mysterious island of Spica! Tasked by the young boy Giraffe, she sets off to find pieces of the stars. Solve the islands hidden mysteries!
Key Features
- Adventure! Explore the mysterious Island of Spica! Uncover hidden secrets on the island!
- Rhythm! Defeat bosses with the beat! Synchronize your attacks to the music to overcome challenges!
- Comic! See the world of Giraffe & Annika brought to life in beautiful, manga-inspired style!
- Dungeons! Challenge five unique dungeons on the island to recover the star fragments and help recover Annika’s memories!
- Collectibles! Find cute cat collectibles hidden all over the island! Expand your gallery and unlock prizes!
If you’re interested in the rhythm-based action aspect, check out our article on Cadence of Hyrule here.
- Sep 3, 2019
A few days ago Team17 and Playtonic Games announced that their 2.5D platformer, Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair, is releasing on October 8th, 2019! Pre-order starting now and get 4 Tonics included in your digital or physical copies! That’s right, the sometimes useful but mainly ridiculously pointless Tonics introduced in the previous game, are back! Furthermore, some Tonics already available in the game include: infinite rolling, harder enemies, super speed, as well as the ability to unlock new environmental and visual effects! To learn more about Tonics, along with a trailer, see below.
TONIC FACTS
- Tonics can be found in the Overworld. Search high and low!
- Spend quills earned in 2D levels to unlock the Tonics you find.
- Up to 3 Tonics can be combined into creative concoctions!
- Tonics can only be used in 2D levels, excluding the Impossible Lair.
- There are 62 Tonics to collect.
- Trowzer might have a secret unlockable Tonic up his er, sleeve.
Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair will be releasing on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC for £24.99/$29.99/€29.99. Pre-order the game and get the exclusive ‘Trowzer’s Top Tonic Pack’ – a collection of four cosmetic Tonics including Large Head Tonic, Glow Worm Tonic, D.I.S.C.O. Tonic and Yooka 64! Although, Playtonic Games has confirmed that this pack will be purchasable at a later date as well.
We here at myPotatoGames are definitely ready to thwart another one of Capital B’s evil plans! Stop him from enslaving an entire kingdom of bees with the help of Queen Phoebee and her Royal Beetallion. We just can’t get enough of that cheeky humor and the delightful soundtrack! To learn more about the game, check out some gameplay footage from our previous article here: A Deeper Look Into Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair.
- Sep 2, 2019
Moving Out is developed by SMG Studio in collaboration with Devm Games but now they have announced today that they are partnering with Team17 as their publisher! Team17 has published amazing games such as Overcooked, Automachef, Yooka-Laylee, and more, so we’re very excited that they’ll be helping out this hilarious cooperative action and simulation game! Moving Out is now coming out sometime in 2020 on PS4, Nintendo Switch, PC (Steam), Xbox One. If you’re going to PAX West this weekend, you can even try the game for yourself at Team17’s booth on the show floor! The luckiest among you can receive these wild free plushies.
Below we have a new trailer in the form of a training video to becoming a F.A.R.T. and we are so here for it. Looks like we can customize the heads of our characters (i.e. a lizard’s and flower-pot head). Also new in the trailer is the rounding up of farm animals, because farmers can move out too. Expertly move furniture with friends, get creative, and enjoy the beautiful frustration of this physics-based game! Moving in this game also seems to be quite the dangerous affair with the running through traffic and being chased by ghosts so we’re in for a good time.
- Aug 27, 2019
One of the greatest multiplayer cooking simulation games, Overcooked 2, probably needs no introduction. The developers Ghost Town Games and the publishers at Team17 have revealed the 3rd and final DLC of their Season Pass. Each DLC can be purchased separately but the DLC so far included in The Season Pass are priced at £14.99/€16.99/$19.99 and include Night of the Hangry Horde and Campfire Cook Off. Now that pack also includes Carnival of Chaos which will be coming to Nintendo Switch, PC, PS4 and Xbox One on September 12th, 2019!
As per usual, this DLC will include new chefs, new kitchens, and new recipes! This time the theme is that of a literal and figurative circus which includes carnival foods such as hot-dogs, doughnuts, and maybe popcorn. In the reveal trailer we see a strong-man and jugglers, as well as one of the players blasting out of a cannon! This game will probably have us all breathing fire! Get it, fire-eaters? We here at myPotatoGames are also loving the adorable pupper Kevin in the corner hanging out with a balloon animal.
For all of our articles pertaining to Overcooked, you can click here. To purchase the Season Pass on Steam or to learn more about it, go here.
- Aug 22, 2019
During Gamescom 2019, publisher SEGA just announced their latest DLC “Close Encounters” for Two Point Hospital and it has aliens! Two Point Hospital is a tongue-in-cheek hospital sim builder developed by Two Point Studios. It’s still coming to all major consoles later this year but for now let’s look into this new Steam DLC which you can pre-purchase for August 29th, 2019! Moreover, you can even get it 10% off now until September 5th, 2019 right here. You won’t want to miss out on this DLC as it includes three new unusual hospitals set in different locations, 34 new illnesses (i.e. Lack of Humanity, Science Friction), three new cure rooms, as well as new challenges, and more!
About Close Encounters
Down in the town of Goldpan, rumours persist of an out of this world encounter. A fireball, witnessed streaking above the sandy climes of Two Point County’s Eastern reaches, is chief suspect after a range of unusual illnesses have caused strife, commotion and general unrest amongst the inhabitants of this oft-forgotten town. As an all-round medical supremo with a knack for tackling the unreal, your administration has operational access to some key locations in the area… including some areas the public really don’t need to know about. The Two Point Squabbler, the County’s finest journalistic institution, wants to know what’s going on… and you’re their ticket in.
What’s included?
- 3 mysterious new locations
- 3 new, fully animated cure machines
- 11 new visual illnesses
- 34 new illnesses in total
- New gameplay
- New music, DJ and tannoy lines
SEGA went live at Gamescom 2019 today at 2PM CEST so you can catch up with their stream below which includes more details and gameplay footage of the Close Encounters DLC. Furthermore, for other gameplay footage from Gamescom this week, check out our articles here: Luigi’s Mansion 3 Gameplay Footage And More and Battle For Bikini Bottom Rehydrated Gameplay Footage.
- Aug 20, 2019
Yesterday during Gamescom 2019 Opening Night Live, one of the announcements by Sony surprised us. The live-action interactive adventure Erica, which was in development by Flavourworks for a few years, is out now! You get to play this thrilling murder mystery exclusively on PS4 for only $9.99 US. Take control of the narrative during this feature-length film/video game by making your own choices when prompted. You can even download the companion app for your mobile device to use as your controller (iOS, Android). However, do take note that this game is rated M for language, gore, etc. We here at myPotatoGames wanted to highlight this game for its easy difficulty and beautifully haunting score by acclaimed composer Austin Wintory (Pode).
About Erica
Become Erica, a brave young lady plagued with nightmares of your father’s murder. With the traumatic events that have haunted you as a child dragged back into the light of the present day via grisly new clues, it’s up to you to unearth the shocking truth behind this devastating tragedy. Every choice you make influences how the game develops, with multiple endings awaiting you at the finale of the emotional branching narrative.
Key Features
- Ground-breaking live-action technology. Immerse yourself in a feature-length cinematic experience where you can affect the actions playing out onscreen, merging high-fidelity Hollywood production values with engaging, tactile gameplay.
- Make key choices via interactive storytelling. Alter the path of the game’s branching narrative by making meaningful decisions that have a profound effect on how the story plays out. Choose how Erica interacts with other characters through conversation, dramatically shaping her relationship with them.
- Get closer to the story with intuitive controls. Reach into Erica’s world with innovative use of the DUALSHOCK®4 wireless controller’s touch pad or your mobile device’s touchscreen. Wipe steam off a mirror, lift a record needle onto vinyl, peek around corners to spy on conversations, and even control how slowly you open doors.
- A filmic score filled with tension. Get wrapped up in every moment via a haunting soundtrack from Austin Wintory, the award-winning composer of games such as Journey, The Banner Sage 3, and Assassin’s Creed Syndicate.
For other release date reveals during Gamescom 2019, check out our article here: Cat Quest II Finally Receives a PC & Consoles Release Date.
- Aug 19, 2019
The presentation of Kerbal 2 at Gamescom 2019 Opening Night Live surprised us! We were watching this very realistic-looking video of a rocket ship travelling through the stars, with some very serious music playing…and then all of a sudden these adorable bug-eyed little green dudes started piling out!
Described as a ‘space flight simulation game’, Kerbal Space Program 2 seems like quite the deceptive game. At first glance it appears to be very serious, but no game with a Kerbal in it could be all THAT solemn. They reminded us a little of the minions in Despicable Me. But they’re not minions…they’re Kerbonauts. And you can watch their trailer here:
Build on the old
The game will feature “Improved Onboarding”. We think that rocket science is not something you accidentally learn, but apparently that is how Kerbals do it. Accidentally! The game will have animated tutorials, a better user interface, and revamped assembly and flight instructions to make Kerbal 2 fun for experienced players and beginners alike.
And add some new, too!
You will also be able to build and use “next-gen” engines, fuel, parts…everything you need to be the best Kerbonaut and explore not only the entire Kerbolar System, but even beyond it! And NEW to the series are colonies. They are a challenge to build, and will also require you to gather resources to build stations, housing and other structures. But your colonies will grow and become advanced enough to support vehicle construction, furthering space exploration even more.
The better your spacecrafts, the more you will be able to explore. You can discover unique celestial bodies, such as “Ovin”, a massive ringed planet with intense gravity. Or perhaps “Rask and Rusk”, a pair of planets “locked in a dance of death” will be more to your interest!
Kerbal 2 will have modding that builds on what was available with the first game. And for the first time, multiplayer is also an option! Not much is known yet about multiplayer in Kerbal 2, but the official site assures us that we will learn more soon. The game will come to PS4, Xbox One and PC in 2020!
If you like seeing cute things in space, then have a look at our Astro Bears Review.
- Aug 15, 2019
TY the Tasmanian Tiger was a platform game developed by Krome Studios and published by EA Games back in 2002 and was available for the Nintendo GameCube, the PS2 and the Xbox. Three sequels were released shortly after on the same consoles and later ported to the Game Boy Advance. In 2016, a remaster was brought to PC (Steam). Now Krome Studios are back and in just three short days successfully completed their Kickstarter campaign and still going strong with over $100,000 in pledges at the time of writing. If you were a fan of these games growing up, head on over for some awesome rewards and stretch goals! We here at myPotatoGames are big fans of the nostalgic platforming games such as Crash Bandicoot/Team Racing and Spyro which already have their own remasters so it’s definitely been a great year for comebacks.
About TY the Tasmanian Tiger HD
TY the Tasmanian Tiger HD is the remastered port from the PC with the improved the graphics and audio. With the Nintendo Switch digital port, if that’s your console of choice, you can use the new controls which will let you use the joy-cons like boomerangs to throw and glide! The Nintendo Switch version will also include the following (PS4 and Xbox will be getting the same upgrades minus the motion controls):
- Joycon 6-axis motion control for throwing the rangs, gliding and precision boomeranging!
- Screen-space ambient occlusion
- Fully dynamic shadows
- Color correction and bloom
- High definition (HD) art textures for the levels and characters
- Improved particle effects
- Improved camera
- New Gamemode called “Hardcore Mode”
- QA testing and problem fixing
- Nintendo Lot Check
- New TY character skins (a stretch goal feature)
- Compatible with both the Nintendo Switch and Switch Lite* (*requires extra controllers to be able to use the TY motion controls. i.e. throwing and gliding.)
The Story of TY the Tasmanian Tiger
You are TY, the last of the Tasmanian Tigers. Raised by a family of Bilbies, you can only vaguely recall your real parents. You’ve always thought that all the other Tassie Tigers died a long time ago. But then the Bunyip Elder found you, and told you that your family is alive, but trapped in the Dreaming. Now hold your horses… don’t get upset… you see they’re not stuck there forever, if you’re up for a bit of an adventure! You see, deep in the Outback, there’s this kind of glowy portal thing that is a doorway to the Dreaming. And around that portal there are some carvings in the rock, where five ancient mystical Talismans used to lay. Now, all you have to do is find the five Talismans, put them in the carvings, and the portal to Dreaming will open!
Key Features
- Join TY on a RIPPER of an adventure to free his family from the Dreaming, through 17 levels of the Australian Outback, in their old-school 3D platforming glory!
- Wield 13 different hi-tech boomerangs including the Frostyrang, Flamerang, and the powerful Doomerang.
- Interact with a cast of over 50 different Australian mates and unruly foes.
- New Hardcore Mode – removes all of the respawn points, giving you just one life to complete the game!
- TY on Switch will support Switch Lite* (*requires extra controllers to be able to use the TY motion controls. i.e. throwing rangs, gliding and aiming in first person view.
- Full language support (voice and subtitles): Strayan (English), French, German, Italian and Spanish
Rewards and Stretch Goals
Besides getting a digital copy of the game on the console of your choice and your name in the credits, there are many other exciting rewards to go for such as: a beautiful 155-page artbook, a digital, CD and limited edition LP record of the game’s soundtrack, Sly’s necklace, a mug of Maurie, TY’s sun-patterned board shorts, an animal character of your likeness in the game, and a TY statuette!
We Potatoes feel pretty confident that Krome Studios’ Stretch Goal of the digital PS4 and Xbox port since they’re almost there, but there’s also once last goal that has yet to be announced. Besides that, they’e reached their stretch goals for new TY skins on the Switch and a brand new TY adventure in digital comic form.
The Kickstarter campaign has another 20 days to go but notes that the digital console keys will be distributed to backers sometime during the first quarter of year 2020. If you’re interested in Australian-themed games, check out our article here: Dinkum – Explore an Island Inspired by the Wild Australian Outback.
