From karaoke and demons to chaotic puzzles: we demo three SEGA games coming to Nintendo Switch 2

With the release of the Nintendo Switch 2 approaching, the potential to play different types of games is also growing. In addition to having some of the brand’s own games on the radar, we must also remember that some publishers and third-party studios are joining in with releases from day one, this June 5.

In light of this, last week I had the opportunity to travel to the SEGA of America offices to see three games that will be coming soon to this new console. And although our play time was reduced, we had the opportunity to enjoy these games.

Yakuza 0: Director’s Cut

One of the strongest titles we saw on our visit was this version of Yakuza 0. The Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio title was originally released in 2015, and almost 10 years later it arrives refreshed. In addition to bringing us this prequel story featuring Kazuma Kiryu, the game includes new cutscenes and English voices and subtitles in Spanish, French, Italian and German. Although what we played of the story was limited, the experience of the original is maintained, with battles in the streets, and of course, even a karaoke session was enjoyed. One of the charms of this test was being able to listen to the English dub of the game, with Matt Mercer as Goro Majima.

As its name says, the game has extras in the story, improvements in its visuals, as well as a new mode, Red Light Raid. Much of our gameplay was in this online multiplayer mode, where the goal is to face waves of enemies, demonstrating our skills in combat. The mode allows you to choose between several characters, both main and secondary in the Yakuza story, which have their skills, stats and even weapons at the start of each round. Each player can choose different characters to complement each other to defeat enemies, sub-bosses and even bosses. Each round will give us money, which will allow us to buy upgrades for our characters or even unlock new ones.

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Yakuza 0: Director’s Cut is a launch title, and will arrive on June 5 at a price of $49.99.

RAIDOU Remastered: The Mystery of the Soulless Army:

The second game on the agenda was the remastering of Devil Summoner: Raidou Kuzunoha vs. the Soulless Army, a title that was originally released on the PlayStation 2 and is part of the long-running Shin Megami Tensei family.

The experience with this game allowed us to go around a bit of the city where we have our base of operations, using the different demons at our disposal to help people and investigate cases around us. At this point in the story we are investigating the death of an heiress, so we end up in the basement of the huge family mansion.

One of the improvements that the game has over the original, is that during the battles against the demons, we now have greater control over the camera, in a combat that leaves behind the turns and turns to real time. The combat is extremely intuitive, and being part of the Shin Megami Tensei family, some of the little demons are very recognizable, from their art to their abilities.

RAIDOU Remastered: The Mystery of the Soulless Army will arrive later this month on June 19, priced at $49.99.

Puyo Puyo Tetris 2S

To top off our day at SEGA, we had the opportunity to play this puzzle title that seeks to implement chaos. The game, as its name suggests, mixes the puzzles of Puyo Puyo and Tetris, making both coexist and work.

One of the first details I had with this game was the possibility of using the Joy-Con 2 mouse, and it is surprising how easy and immediate this adapts, both when using it on a surface, as well as to play. I never thought of using a mouse to move a piece of Tetris, and much less in a Nintendo console.

Our play time was devoted to some cooperative games, teams of 2 vs 2, where the Puyo Puyo and Tetris boards changed at the slightest provocation. If you have played either of these titles, you will know that the objective is to connect pieces of the same color / make rows to make the pieces disappear, and by connecting combos, punishments are sent to the opponent’s screen. Now this, coordinated together with another player, coupled with the switching between play styles, makes for a chaotically fun experience.

Puyo Puyo Tetris 2S is a launch title, and will arrive on June 5 at a price of $39.99.

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