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Jun 13, 2019
Harry and Gary designers from Playtonic Games showed us some gameplay of Yooka-Laylee on Nintendo Treehouse today and we couldn’t BEE more excited! Capital B is up to no good again and has taken over the kingdom of the bees, Royal Stingdom, using a mind-control device called the Hive Mind. Queen Phoebee asks for your help to take him down and save the day. For more information about this game you can check out our earlier article right here. See below for some new information regarding this 2D and 3D platformer.
This time around Capital B has and Impossible Lair, which is named as such because of its extreme level of difficulty. His Lair is filled with swarms of enemies and hazards, and there are no checkpoints. Playtonic says if you are extremely skilled you can just go straight to this Lair and beat the game. We smell a challenge here. The easier way to get inside and defeat Capital B is to free every bee that has been imprisoned at the end of every level in the game. These bees are Queen Phoebee’s Royal Beettalion Guard and will join you in the Lair once freed. Meaning, for every bee you free (total of 48), they will take one hit for you (including falls) to get through to the end.
3D Overworld Noteworthy Mentions
See below for a few points Playtonic revealed that we find most interesting. Want to view the entire Nintendo Treehouse live-stream of Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair yourself? Just click on the video provided.
- Pagies return but this time they offer you an extra brief challenge to win which will unlock more areas.
- There are new enemies such as spiders from a forest world.
- Trowzer, a serpent salesman, has returned with deals players literally can’t refuse.
- If you take a hit and you do not recover Laylee on time, you have to finish the level without her. Meaning, you will not have Laylee’s abilities, at least until you’ve reached a checkpoint (bell).
- Quills are used as currency to open locked cages and buy items at shops.
- Jun 13, 2019
Today, June 13th, 2019, is the last day for E3 and we here at myPotatoGames have done a deep-dive into live-streams and hashtags for very promising games that you, the viewers at home, might not have seen. Below we get a closer look at new trailers and announcements from games we’ve never covered before and are excited to play.
Lost Words: Beyond the Page
Modus Games had their booth (#2513) set up in the South Hall at this year’s E3 and were showcasing some of the games they have published: Trine 4: The Nightmare Prince, Lost Words: Beyond the Page, Ary and the Secret of Seasons, and Bear With Me: The Lost Robots. One game stood out to us and that was Lost Words, a multi-award winning narrative game set inside a diary. The game is developed by Sketchbook Games and Fourth State and will be releasing December 2019 on PS4, Xbox One and Steam, which you can wishlist right here.
About the Game
Lost Words is a 2D narrative adventure game where players move words to solve puzzles. The game features a story written by Rhianna Pratchett and ties the narrative into the gameplay in an unusual way; having the player running on and interacting with words to solve puzzles.
Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin
Xseed Games had their booth (#4700) set up in the West Hall and were showcasing the following games: Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin, BurgerTime Party, Granblue Fantasy: Versus, Heroland, Akiba’s Trip: Hellbound & Debriefed, Rune Factory 4 Special, and SENRAN KAGURA Peach Ball. We here at myPotatoGames wanted to show you Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin, developed by Edelweiss, and combines side-scrolling action with deep crafting and farming simulation. The game is releasing on PS4 and PC this winter along with a newly announced Nintendo Switch version.
About the Game
Players take on the role of Sakuna, a proud yet lonely harvest goddess who is banished to a dangerous island with a group of outcast humans. As she tames the island by defeating demons in gorgeous, mysterious natural settings, she will also find a home in a mountain village. This is where she will prove herself worthy of her title by harvesting rice and bettering the lives of humans. Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin has an emphasis on the artistry of cultivating rice, and the craft behind the agriculture.
Sky: Children of Light
Sky: Children of Light was live from the stage of the E3 Coliseum today and we thought it looked so beautiful! Developed by thatgamecompany (the creators of Journey), this social adventure game is releasing on mobile devices for free this Fall. Furthermore, the game is getting an even earlier release for iOS this July which you can pre-order now. Other platforms such as PC and consoles will follow thereafter.
About the Game
Join others to uncover mysteries of the desolate kingdom and team up to help recover and return the stars to their constellations. The game can be played with up to 8 players who can join a session through their smartphone or tablet. The co-founder discussed about how he wanted to make a game about friendship and compassion in hopes of creating a heartwarming online community where you need to collaborate. He also likens the world to a park with amazing views.
As always, stay tuned with us here for the latest E3 news as the day isn’t over yet! We’ll be posting about everything we know on Animal Crossing and more games you won’t want to miss!
- May 22, 2019
Temtem is a MMO creature-collecting game heavily inspired by Pokemon and created by Crema, a studio based in Spain. The developers have ended their Kickstarter campaign back in July 2018 and are now in full production. You can get caught up on the basics of the game with us at myPotatoGames here. The game will be released digitally on all consoles and PC with no monthly subscriptions (online only). In addition, the creators intend to add cross-play with a cross-save option. See below for the latest blogs and updates.
Digital Temtem and TemCards
A group of scientists, Professor Konstantinos, Tihani, Yareni, Nalla, Dr. Sasaya, and Dr. Hamijo, have been researching technology and Temtem. Together they created a new type of Temtem; Digital Temtem, a Crystal-Electric hybrid. Furthermore, by studying volcanic crystals, they also created TemCards; items capable of storing Temtem (essentially the Pokeball).
Alpha Content Update 1
The first Alpha, available since April 2019, “Features the full first island, 30 Temtem, complete single-player mechanics (tamers, wild battles, catching and training Temtem, story, quests…), and basic multiplayer functionality (1v1 battles, chat, persistent online, seeing other players within the world…).” The Alpha updates will all be accessible to old and new backers. Meaning, a pre-order option is soon to come for the game and instant access to the Alpha (for Steam only).
Aguamarina Caves
The Aguamarina Caves are a complex of caverns that run deep under the Thalassian Cliffs. The better known entrance is through the Sillaro River, but they’re so huge they even cross the whole cliffs and connect the river to the upper area of the Indigo lake.
The Caves have five different floors and they include a new gameplay feature: the crystal areas. We don’t want to spoil too much, so you’ll need to go ahead and discover it by yourself. The crystal areas affect how the player moves through the terrain and they will be very present along the whole Archipelago.
Right now the Caves are a totally optional area to explore and they don’t have too much in terms of interesting new Temtem or items. In the future we plan to re-populate them with some more Temtem so they will become the first area in the game where you will be able to obtain them. They will also hold a special and unique shrine you will be able to reach with the climbing equipment…
House Interiors
One of the more prominent features missing from the current Alpha is the option to go inside the houses currently placed on Deniz. This ends today!
With this patch you will be able to visit the houses and talk with the people inside them. Houses are also usually something optional, but they add so much richness to the lore and the overall feeling of the game we wanted to include them as soon as possible.
You’ll notice some of the houses are still closed. These houses are “special” places that will open in future updates since they are related to some unavailable features right now. We added an Alpha sign to them so you will know where you can enter or not.
By the way, almost everything you see in the NPC houses will also be available to player housing. We’re doing everything as flexible as we can so everything works for the player’s houses too.
Alpha Content Update 2 and More
The developers are currently working on another huge content patch for the Alpha, which will includes:
- a whole new Island (Omninesia)
- new Temtem
- several new features such as gameplay mechanics
- new original soundtrack by Damian Sanchez
However, this second Alpha patch has been delayed a couple of months to approximately June 2019. Consequently, this will also delay the Early Access launch on Steam (estimated September 2019) as well as the final release of the game which was previously slated for May 2020.
For other Pokemon news, check out our articles on Pokemon Rumble Rush, Pokemon Sword and Shield, and an unnamed Pokemon mobile game.
- May 22, 2019
Slime Rancher, developed by Monomi Park, is a first-person farming simulation game with adorable pink slimes. Now with this new content, Secret Style Pack, you can give your slimes a makeover with various colors and designs!
Search for special treasure pods throughout the Far, Far Range and discover each slime’s unique secret style. Once discovered, you will be able to re-style every slime of that type whenever you choose!
Secret styles in this DLC Include:
Sparkly (Pink Slime) Monochrome (Quantum Slime) Heavy Metal (Rock Slime) Shattered (Mosaic Slime) Tiger (Tabby Slime) Nebula (Dervish Slime) Angelic (Phosphor Slime) Nightshade (Tangle Slime) Radiant (Rad Slime) Devilish (Fire Slime) Arcane (Boom Slime) Pre-Jellasic (Saber Slime) Royal Jelly (Honey Slime) Boomerang (Quicksilver Slime) Lilypad (Puddle Slime) Retro (Glitch Slime) Ruby Red (Crystal Slime) Gilded (Gold Slime) Cheshire (Hunter Slime) Guardian (Lucky Slime) Photo Gallery
The Secret Style Pack will be available for purchase June 18th, 2019 on PC with console versions, Xbox One and PS4, to follow shortly thereafter. You can wishlist it now on Steam right here (the base game is needed to play this pack).
Moreover, if you haven’t already purchased the base game, you can get this very awesome Slime Rancher Collector’s Edition on Fangamer which includes the following:
- Lucky Slime coin bank and satin display pillow.
- Beatrix bandana
- Slimes puffy sticker sheet
- Plus a Newbuck collector’s coin, to get your bank account started.
- Physical copy of Slime Rancher on PS4 or Xbox One (or a digital download key for Steam).
- May 10, 2019
PlayStation live-streamed their second State of Play on May 9th, 2019. They announced a few release dates and showed trailers for the list of games you’ll see below. Specifically, we at myPotatoGames wanted to highlight the following two games from the presentation for their adorableness and indie charm: Riverbond and Away. However, you can watch the video in this article for the full 10 minutes of PlayStation’s State of Play.
- Monster Hunter World: Iceborne releasing September 6th, 2019
- Riverbond coming this summer 2019
- Predator: Hunting Grounds due sometime in 2020
- Medievil remake releasing on October 25th, 2019
- Away: Survival Series coming soon
- FFVII remake – more to be shown in June 2019
- Limited edition Days of Play PS4 console – event starts in June 2019
Riverbond
Riverbond, a charming voxel hack-and-slash dungeon-crawler developed by
Cococucumber (Canadian indie studio). You’ll be able to play cooperatively and locally with friends and complete missions, find treasure, and defeat monsters and bosses. Riverbond will be coming as early as this summer to PS4, Xbox One, and PC. The creators have also confirmed that a Switch version will release sometime after launch. You can wishlist the game on Steam here or visit their official website here.Riverbond has eight crossover skins from select indie games that the creators love and that we at myPotatoGames happen to love too. Find these guest skins hidden in treasure chests and use these characters on your journey! This wonderful homage includes the characters below.
In order: Raz (Psychonauts), Juan (Guacamelee!), Lover Mu (Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime), Robot 05 (Planet of the Eyes), The Kid (Bastion), Demelza (Knights and Bikes), Shovel Knight (Shovel Knight), and Bullet Kin (Enter the Gungeon). The art style is reminiscent of Minecraft and Staxel with its tiny cubes! Riverbond “will let you go on an adventure, cut some grass, wreak havoc to [our] beautifully handcrafted maps, and maybe find a secret or two along the way”. Find out more on the PlayStation Blog by Vanessa Chia here.
Away: The Survival Series
Play as a sugar glider, and step inside a wildlife documentary and experience nature from an entirely new perspective. In the distant future, natural disasters threaten the survival of every species on the planet. Venture deep into the wilderness in search of safe sanctuary and steer clear of fires or storms. Furthermore, you must jump, climb, and glide through a wide variety of landscapes such as forests, caverns, and canyons to avoid predators. Away: The Survival Series is developed by Breaking Walls; an indie game studio founded by industry veterans in Montreal, and will be coming soon on PS4 and Steam (wishlist here).
In addition to the beautiful environments, the soundtrack will immerse you even more in the nature as it says in PlayStation’s blog,
“Having worked on the soundtrack for nature documentaries such as Life and Planet Earth II, we partnered with award-winning composer and audio director Mike Raznick to compose Away’s orchestral score. Both epic and atmospheric, the game’s enchanting soundtrack punctuates every step of your journey and makes for a truly captivating gameplay experience.”
Lauren Bernier
Creative Director, Breaking WallsFurthermore, if you missed the last State of Play, you can watch the video in our article here. Namely, highlighting the game ReadySet Heroes, a unique dungeon-crawler.
- Apr 25, 2019
We at myPotatoGames absolutely love playing with and taking care of animals. With the rise of virtual reality games, we took a look at the most recent and adorable releases of games. What better way is there to interact with animals then to feel like you’re actually there! Note that a PlayStation VR and PlayStation Camera are required to play, with the exception of Konrad the Kitten. Konrad the Kitten will require a virtual reality headset but not necessarily the PS brand (see available platforms below). All of the games mentioned below are available to play right now!
Konrad the Kitten
Konrad the Kitten, created by FusionPlay, was released a year ago but is now getting the best update ever; the addition of kittens. You need to take care of a cat named Konrad by making him play, eat, clean himself or snooze. When switching the game into the optional “Plushy-Mode,” the game asks you to attach your PS Move Controller to the back of a plush toy. Doing so makes your fluffy friend come alive as Konrad in the virtual world. For example, you can hold him in your hands. With the addition of kittens, you can also have Konrad become the nursemaid.
Updates
Now, when your energy runs out, it becomes night in Konrad’s world. During the night, little kittens wake up and need the help of Konrad. You need to make sure Konrad cares for these kittens and cleans, feeds and plays with them. Some might even get lost in the world and need to be found and brought back home by Konrad. When all those tiny babies are happy, the night ends, Konrad’s energy is restored and a new day begins.
By leveling up Konrad, you unlock up to nine different little kittens step by step. Each kitten is unique and has its preferences. For example, how often it wants to eat or play. The new updates are available now as of April 24th, 2019. Buy it on the PlayStation Store, Steam, Oculus, or Vive. For more information on what to expect and other new changes to the game, go here.
Jupiter & Mars
Dive into a neon seascape as a dolphin with enhanced echolocation powers, and an AI partner, into a world transformed by water. Solve puzzles, hunt for treasure, meet legendary sea creatures, shut down the remnants of mankind’s legacy, and bring the bleached underwater world back to life!
Jupiter & Mars is an underwater adventure set in a future-Earth in which everything science warned us about has come to pass: sea levels have risen from melting ice caps and climate change. As a result, the coastal cities are all but completely submerged. Since man’s disappearance, the oceans have begun to reclaim themselves, with coral and nearly extinct creatures returning to their once-thriving levels. But the artifacts of man’s presence still remain, and an elite race of whales known as the Elders enlist Jupiter and Mars to help neutralize a global network of machines that are disrupting sea life.
Jupiter & Mars, published by Tigertron, launched on Earth Day, Monday, April 22nd, 2019, exclusively for the PlayStation 4 and PS VR. Find out more about it here!
Falcon Age
Falcon Age is a first-person, single-player action adventure. Play as Ara and learn to hunt, gather, and fight to reclaim your cultural legacy in the lost art of falcon hunting. Fight against a force of automated colonizers. Bond with a baby falcon and go on an adventure on PlayStation 4 or immersive VR with PS VR.
The game starts on a dying colony planet with its culture destroyed, resources depleted, and turned into a desert by machine invaders. Ara’s been wrongfully thrown in jail for a minor infraction. While she awaits her fate in a lonely cell, she passes the time by befriending a young falcon. Together they escape and set off on an adventure to help the resistance reclaim their freedom and drive off the invaders.
Falcon Age, created by Outerloop Games, is available now as of April 19th, 2019. For more information on the game, go to their official website here.
For more games where you can play with adorable animals, check out our review on Fun! Fun! Animal Park here. You can also check out our latest news on Planet Zoo here.
- Apr 20, 2019
This article is a review of the Nintendo Switch version of Little Dragons Cafe.
Little Dragons Cafe is a game that was made by the creator of Harvest Moon, Rune Factory, and Little King’s Story. With that in mind, before the game even came out there were high expectations for it. It was released on Nintendo Switch back in August of 2018. This game has a delightful story and brings a refreshing spin on the usual game formula.
Story
Little did I know when I started to play Little Dragons Cafe that I’d become so invested in the story line and characters. A small family of a mom, brother, and sister run a cafe together. One day, mom gets sick and you find out that she’s half dragon. An old man appears and tells the brother and sister that if they run the cafe together and raise this baby dragon well, their mom will be cured. Along this journey, they meet some interesting characters which you’ll quickly find yourself wanting to hear all about. The strongest part of this game is the wonderful story it tells you with almost every brand new in-game day. Some times I would sleep through a day just to get to the next part of the story!
Different foods given to your dragon will change its color. My dragon, Vincent, is purple! Gameplay
The gameplay has three different modes in a way. One is where you’re running your cafe, another is a cooking mini-game, and then the third one is exploring and gathering ingredients. Rinse and repeat. Repeat. Repeat.
One of the interesting customer’s you’ll meet at your cafe. Running your cafe was my personal favorite part of the game. Your cafe becomes most busy during lunch and dinner where you can help out by taking orders, delivering meals, and cleaning dishes. Even though this was a very small part of the game, I enjoyed it and enjoyed the role playing aspect of this part. Running your own cafe is such a lovely thought. The only downside to this part of the game play was that it ultimately didn’t matter. If you let your employees slack and leave your customers disappointed, there was no negative effects. There was really no reason to go back to your cafe and help run it. I feel like they could’ve integrated this quite a bit more to make it have more meaning.
Picking and choosing your recipes for the menu is a nice customization option. The next part of gameplay is the cooking mini-game. In order to make any sort of recipe in-game you need to cook it by doing this. This mini-game is just a quick few seconds of following a rhythm and hitting the keys at the proper time. Nothing new but always fun to do.
Getting all “Excellent” in the cooking mini game can be quite the challenge! The third part of the gameplay is 90% of the game and I felt the most lacking and repetitive. Gathering ingredients. For this part of the game, you run around the world shaking bushes, shaking trees, fishing, slaying some animals, collecting chickens, and so forth. This got repetitive within the first couple of in-game days. However, this is the most crucial part of the game and you MUST gather ingredients. There are some features in the game to make this part easier but overall, they didn’t help fix the repetitiveness of this.
Sound & Music
There is some great music in the game that I enjoy listening to but the sounds got annoying fast. The dragon sounds absolutely adorable the first couple of times he squeaks at you. However, a lot of these noises are used so many times within the game that they go from cute to annoying. I was constantly trying to avoid my dragon so I wouldn’t hear him squeaking at me. I also ended up muting my game when I was going around exploring and whistling for my dragon to come help me.
On the other side of the noises becoming annoying after a while, the music is absolutely wonderful. It was such a pleasant experience to be sitting in-game watching a beautiful sunset while listening to the serene music play.
Enjoying the music and ambiance of the game with my pet dragon. Final Thoughts
Besides the fact that this game can get very repetitive, very fast, this game has some very promising features to it. It was a refreshing style of game with very different graphics than is commonly seen. The music is beautiful and who can say that the baby dragon isn’t crazy adorable?
Little Dragons Cafe is available on PC, Nintendo Switch, and PS4. For more games similar to this one, stay tuned to myPotatoGames! Happy Gaming!
- Apr 15, 2019
My Time At Portia has officially been released on PS4, Xbox, and Nintendo Switch! In this article, we are going to look at the key differences between the PC and Console versions as of the initial launch. Even though the two versions are very similar, there are some very noticeable differences on the console.
This review is based on an early Playstation 4 Version of My Time At Portia.
No Voice Acting
When I first sat down with My Time At Portia for PS4, I noticed a HUGE difference between the two games – NO voice acting. When you go into the character creation on PC, there is an option to choose your voice/accent but on console there is none. None of the characters have voices in the console version which is an interesting change.
Having played the game for over 40 hours on PC, I ended up reading everything in the voices I know and love. Even though I noticed no voice acting, I honestly preferred it. In the PC version, the voice acting isn’t complete and whenever a text box isn’t voiced, I feel like it takes me out of the game. With not having to worry about switching between the two and just sticking with no voices, I felt like this was a very good decision made my the developers.
My in-game husband Arlo has an Australian accent on PC but is now a silent, mysterious type. Even More Breathtaking Graphics
In the PC version of My Time At Portia, there is major fog filter. I personally ended up modding the game to get rid of this fog which made the game a lot more crisp, colorful, and beautiful. The great thing about the console version of My Time At Portia is that there is LESS FOG! When I started up the game, I noticed that the colors on PS4 are way more vibrant than the PC.
Controls
As with any game switching from PC to console, there are major differences in the controls. Even though the controls were confusing at first, I quickly became familiar with them.
As of right now you are not able to change the key bindings on the controller. Jumping being “Circle” takes a little time to get used to as it doesn’t feel natural. It would be nice to change some of the keys as they were a little different than what I’m used to in games.
All the controls are conveniently labeled. Long Loading Times
Unlike the PC version, the game on console has extremely long loading times whenever you enter/leave a building. These loading times can take you out of the game. However, as of last week the developers announced improved loading times on Nintendo Switch which may help. Hopefully they will be announcing the same for PS4 in the future.
Pre Order Bonus
As of right now, the PC version doesn’t come with the Housewarming gift set that came as a pre-order bonus for the console versions. The developers have mentioned adding something similar into the game so everyone can have access to the items in the future but there is no further information as of now.
Final Thoughts
Overall, I was very impressed with the PC to console port of My Time At Portia. They made some really great decisions on eliminating voice acting and lightening the fog filter. These few differences have made such a big impact in the game that I would highly recommend switching to the console version.
My Time At Portia is available to purchase on the PS4, Xbox, and Nintendo Switch e-shops. It is also available for purchase on Steam for those that want to stick with the PC version. Have fun exploring the beautiful world of Portia and Happy Gaming!
