Nintendo Direct Round-Up 9th February
Nintendo managed to provide more than a few updates on games releasing in 2022 in their latest Nintendo Direct Presentation and we’ve collated all of the news in one article just for you. Over the course of the day we’ll take a closer look at all of the announcements in more detail but for now here’s the important information for you.
Read OnThe Longing-ist Playthrough: Day 39 – 08/02/22 – 292 Days, 17 Hours, 15 Minutes and 37 Seconds to go…
Following my little ‘oopsie-daisy’ with the time yesterday, I certainly hoped that Day 39 would give me the chance to wait beneath the well in the daytime, in case the old man came to draw water. Little did I know that a last minute case of nerves flipped the script entirely…
I found Monty sleeping just beneath the surface again but I’d managed to time it right this time, and I could see bright sunshine beaming down on the grass above. I couldn’t deny that I was excited; I knew I could be within minutes of having Monty meet another living being for the first time since the King fell to into his slumber over a hundred days ago.
The Cruel King And The Great Hero Gets A Slight Delay
NIS America have announced that the up and coming storybook adventure game The Cruel King And The Great Hero has suffered a slight delay and has slipped from it’s 4th March release and will now hit the PS4 and Nintendo Switch on 11th March in Europe.
Read OnEvil Dead The Game Gets May Release & Collector Editions
Evil Dead The Game has been given a May release across current and previous gen Xbox & PlayStation consoles and will pit four players against the Kandarian Demon which was first introduced in Sam Raimi’s seminal horror movie. Not only that, but we have a look at the groovy collectors editions which will also be available.
Read OnFinal Fantasy VI Pixel Remake Completes The Mobile Remasters This February
Square Enix have announced the sixth and final entry into the Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster series will release on iOS, Android and Steam on the 23rd February. If you’ve already purchased the bundle featuring all six original titles, then this will unlock on the same day.
Read OnThe Longing-ist Playthrough: Day 38 – 07/02/22 – 293 Days, 9 Hours, 59 Minutes and 13 Seconds to go…
Okay… it’s embarrassing admission time. Day 38 was a busy one in real life and I completely forgot that I needed to check in on Monty during his daytime hours… When I turned on my Switch at almost midnight in ‘Drew-time’, I found my little buddy asleep and the world above asleep with him.
The trip home and back was just too long to make so late at night, so I backed away quietly and left Monty to sleep through this time… We’ll give this another go tomorrow… 😅
Continue reading: Day 39
The Longing-ist Playthrough: Day 37 – 06/02/22 – 294 Days, 13 Hours, 10 Minutes and 21 Seconds to go…
Day 37 was to be an exciting day. To come within arms reach of the surface yesterday was exhilarating and I was itching to make it all the way outside this time, not to mention finally realising the long term goal of building a bed for Monty. With unfettered access to well and those living above, it was just a matter of patience until the next opportunity came… or so I thought…
Monty was up and about when I came [home], waiting at the desk for me to arrive. I glanced at the clock and was shocked to see that we’d broken the 300 day barrier – we were already over a quarter of the way there! 😲 With time clearly marching on, there was no time left to lose on our next endeavour… Let’s put the ‘bed’ in ‘bedrock’, baby! 🥳 So without any further ado, I hurried Monty down into the bedchamber and asked him to start building the bed.
The Longing-ist Playthrough: Day 36 – 05/02/22 – 304 Days, 23 Hours, 2 Minutes and 35 Seconds to go…
After seemingly two weeks of non-stop annoyance and failed ideas, we had finally overcome both the mushrooms and the darkness, and could continue to explore the upper kingdom. Just how far would we reach? There was only one way to find out…
It had been more than a minute since I felt quite so enthused to check in on Monty and continue the adventure. The sense of ‘new’ and unexplored had slowly waned over these past few days, as I repeatedly bashed my head against a wall trying to overcome two (as it turned out) simple obstacles. But I did it, and now it’s time to reap the rewards.
The Longing-ist Playthrough: Day 35 – 04/02/22 – 305 Days, 18 Hours and 50 Seconds to go…
After a terribly frustrating day yesterday, I really struggled for enthusiasm on Day 35, almost deciding not to play at all. But just like in the movies, when our hero is feeling down and out -with nowhere to turn- a stroke of pure luck changed everything…
I reluctantly picked up my Switch to check in on Monty – I was entirely out of ideas and had no real plan on where to turn. My morale was probably as low as it had been with The Longing – even lower than when I was struggling with the mushrooms – all of that lost time felt incredibly wasteful indeed.
The Longing-ist Playthrough: Day 34 – 03/02/22 – 306 Days and 6 Seconds to go…
So, after a three day hiatus from the mountain and my shadey friend, it was finally time to get back to it and see if my plan of leaving Monty in loneliness was successful. Sadly, what I found was more frustrating than the wait itself…
Today is the day! I snatched up my Switch and fired up The Longing with a renewed vigour after a few days off – I was hopeful that my plan would work and that Monty and I would be able to sneak past the [Eyes in the Dark], into the higher reaches of the kingdom and perhaps even to the surface.
Follow us on…
