The Nintendo Switch has made it easier than ever for Western Nintendo fans to enjoy import-only games, and it’s a good thing, too, because there’s some fun stuff to check out! (Even if, due to so many localizations about which we will not complain, the options are still a bit slim.) Here’s your guide to what you should be playing that hasn’t made it to Western eShops.
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We here at Michibiku have loved covering RPG Maker games in the past, so when a Switch edition was announced, we knew we had to take a look. (And talk to the team behind it.) And… then it took its sweet time actually releasing in the West! But it’s here now after a long delay, and we have to say: this one might be a hard sell.
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What… is this? That’s a fair reaction to Our Flick Erasers, a release from budget game maker SAT-BOX that recently made its way to the West. It’s a simple sort of game with ideas that began on mobile, but it’s packed with nonsense and fun at a very base level. Watch for a better look!
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Sometimes the world can be truly awful.
Not all the time. Often, and possibly even usually, participating in the chaos of existence that surrounds you can be rewarding and even life-affirming. Occasionally, though, it’s not, and in those moments, it’s helpful to be able to escape. To withdraw. To distract and recuperate and wait until you’re prepared to return. There’s value in this respite, and for some, it can be the difference between getting through the day and… well, not.
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Culdcept Revolt is the latest in a line of board-based strategy games that, while tactically deep, have generally kept to their particular method of doing things for two decades. Revolt certainly changes some things around elsewhere, but its biggest contribution to the series is what would seem at first to be a simple, inconsequential change to how players move around.
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Brian Gray is a veteran of the localization industry, working on big franchises such as Kingdom Hearts and Fire Emblem, cult favorites like The World Ends with You and Jeanne d’Arc and recent releases like Xenoblade Chronicles X and Azure Striker Gunvolt. We talked with him about his latest project: Gotta Protectors, a 3DS eShop release from composer Yuzo Koshiro’s studio, Ancient.
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Hello, Michibiku readers! Today marks five years since we launched this little site of ours, and we want to express our appreciation to you for visiting our neck of the woods and checking out our guides, videos and other, as we say, cool stuff.
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GameCube demo discs are magical things. They’re not nearly as common as for other systems, and these ones specifically — the kiosk ones — have a very different feel, designed to grab you from a store display and not run in the comfort of your own home. Today, we’re checking out Interactive Multi-Game Demo Disc Vol. 13, released during the system’s prime!
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Like your Mario games with a bit more story and progression? You’re not alone! Here’s our guide to the many permutations of Mario RPGs, from the SNES days to now.
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