I always look forward to eastasiasoft’s showcases, which are held on a pretty regular basis and always include some absolute gems. The publisher is back with its New Year/Early 2024 showcase, which begins with huge news: Hakuoki is back! Two of the games in the classic otomte visual novel series are being packaged together and will release this year. This…
Last September (2022), eastasiasoft posted a video showcase that was a Softstar special; in it, the publisher and developer announced four titles coming to consoles. Xuan Yuan Sword 7 (which has already been released for PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One as Xuan-Yuan Sword VII) specifically was set to be…
Softstar is Taiwan’s answer to Square Enix, and Sword and Fairy and…
Buried in today’s eastasiasoft showcase was a December release date for the…
I’ve probably spent more time thinking about cryptids that your average person; I’m obsessed with Mothman (and was very excited to play Mothmen 1966, a new take on the infamous legend), and I’ve seen numerous shows on things like Bigfoot, faeries, etc. I’m no expert by any means, but curious…
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Today, eastasiasoft released a Softstar Special video detailing four new projects slated for release either this year or next. All titles are being developed in partnership with Softstar. The games featured are Sea Horizon, Sword and Fairy Inn 2, The Bridge Curse: Road to Salvation, and a Nintendo Switch version…
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eastasiasoft is back with another one of its showcases! These videos compile a bunch of news into a ten-minute presentation, and this one is as packed as ever! I’ll cover the highlights from the 13 games featured, as well as share a full list of games, release dates, and platforms;…
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I absolutely love Sword and Fairy: Together Forever. The seventh game in the series (only the second to be localised into English), Sword and Fairy is to China what Final Fantasy is to Japan, and it really feels like that too, offering a gorgeous and culturally interesting wuxia epic. It’s…
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If it wasn’t for a compromised localisation, Sword and Fairy 7 – Sword and Fairy: Together Forever in the west – would be right up there with Elden Ring and Xenoblade Chronicles 3 as the best RPG of the year. In a year that has been almost painfully dense with…
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Following on from the release of Otoko Cross: Pretty Boys Mahjong Solitaire in May, I’m not going to have too much additional to say about this Klondike Solitaire take on basically the same concept. It’s a game about enormously pretty boys that dress up in girly clothing and then, as…
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The launch date for Sword and Fairy: Together Forever is imminent; we’ll have our hands on the western console version within a month! The game is the seventh in a 26-year-old RPG franchise from China. Think Final Fantasy but with a blend of ancient mythology and traditional Chinese aethestics. Sword…
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I’m not going to lie, I cringed a bit when I saw another showcase was happening; my mind is still overflowing with information from Not-E3. The goods new is that eastasiasoft’s showcases are quick and to the point: in this case, 11 games are shown over nine and a half…
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Following last month’s release of Otoko Cross: Pretty Boys Mahjong Solitaire, eastasiasoft has already announced a sequel to the cross-dressing (or undressing?) game. Otoko Cross: Pretty Boys Klondike Solitaire will feature the same boys, but this time you’ll need to play some Klondike Solitaire to get them to their skimpiest…
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Welcome to Digitally Downloaded’s weekly catch-up news feature, the catch-up coffee. With each issue we will bring you the best news that you may have missed. Grab the biggest mug you’ve got, fill it with your favourite brew, and catch up with us (and our favourite news anchor, Dee Dee)!…
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