We know this is frustrating, but as soon as the lockdown finishes, we will finalize the localisation update asap for the Eastward community. “Hey, Chucklefish team: any update on the localisation status?”Īs you know, in March we shared news that the upcoming German & EU Spanish localisation update had been delayed due to the Shanghai lockdown: sadly, the Pixpil dev team is still in lockdown with no access to their office, dev kits or servers.Īlthough the German & EU Spanish translation is complete, the team can’t implement the translation into the game, finish localisation QA process or push the update live due to this lockdown situation.
#EASTWARD PHYSICAL RELEASE FULL#
For our European community – check out the full store links below for stockists in different countries: (So you can spread your love about your favorite characters wherever you want!)įor our players in the US, you can grab the physical edition copy online at Amazon, Best Buy, Target or Walmart. Pixpil’s debut title is an indie action-adventure role-playing game that pays homage to Zelda and Earthbound, the retro classics we played under.
Eastward is a stunning game that we labelled as Retro Perfection. That was good stuff.It’s time to grab your 🍳frying pan🍳: ‘cause the physical (standard) retail release of Eastward on Nintendo Switch is OUT NOW!ĭeveloped by Pixpil (with the physical version produced by iam8bit), the Switch (Standard) Physical Edition includes a chibi sticker sheet as a bonus. iam8bit and Skybound Games have teamed up with Chucklefish to release a special Nintendo Switch physical edition for Eastward. Oh, what this game could've been if someone had simply said, "This is good, but you need to fix these glaring problems first"Īh, well. iam8bit Eastward Physical Eastward Physical Release for the Eastward seeing physical release in Buy Eastward (English) for Nintendo Buy Eastward Eastward. So the art is beautiful, the concept is quirky, but the combat, characters, and story needed a lot more revision. Lots of cool world building set pieces, but looks like it was tied together by a spider on mescaline. I don't want to spoil the story for anyone, so I'll simply say, it feels like Y/A Sci fi plot still in its rough draft phase. Includes: Foldout Board, 15 Ingredient Cards, 10 Item Cards, 8 Miasma Cards, 4 character standees & instruction pamphlet. First-of-its-kind package, featuring the official Eastward Board Game for 2-4 players, designed by Erich Meyr. In that part of the world, the distribution network will be Kakehashi Games and it has been announced that there will be physical editions of this indie title.
No character moments, no explanation of beliefs or motivations or weaknesses, no challenge to the aforementioned, just a new sprite, give them a quirk and a pile of light banter, and onto the next one. Eastward Exclusive Collector’s Edition (Nintendo Switch) 74.99. They love to develop small characters, give them a single identifying quirk, then move on to the next one. I finished the entire game, and I still barely know who the protagonist is, who the antagonist is, who the supporting characters are, and what are their primary motivations.įor a game that likes talking, they sure as fuck don't say very much. When Eastward landed on Switch last year, it was accompanied by a physical version but only in Japan. Maybe more Gacha tokens or harder to obtain cooking items? Recipe cards? I dunno, something. Hit boxes and end lag need to be adjusted for a better combat experience.īattles need to provide a reason to fight. I should be able to cycle weapons and abilities mid combat without lurching to a halt to open a menu. But it needed two things very badly that weren't there in the final release.Ĭombat refinement. I wanted to love this game, I really did.
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