Should you head Eastward , or stay far south of this game? Let’s find out!

Thanks for the info and discount code. Just picked it up. I definitely would prefer to have the physical over the digital.

@@kaidorade1317 seriously Kaid ad me on Twitter you need to do those

Thanks for the link to preordering the physical copy, however you should know there was no place to put a discount code during checkout, at least not in my browser.

@@gnardawgyt there definitely should be (unless you use PayPal I think)

TELL ME ABOUT IT! Bloody LOVE this game. Mark

@@SwitchUpYt I hate to be a pest but is the email address the one that's listed on your contact section? Info@?

@@kill_repeat8491 Yes mate - that’s it :)

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I said it on the Ultra Age review and I'll say it again in this one, indie games are just killing it!

I second that notion, sir! The quality of games like these puts a lot of AAA titles to shame

Yeah absolutely not - brilliant game! Mark

Baldo looked way overambitious for an indie too me so I wasn’t surprised to see it turn out poor. Just like Decay of Logos.

Yeah like Monster Harvest too

I never understood the hype for Baldo in the first place. It was a Gibli wannabe game with no budget and bad design 🤣 So now people are dispappointed ? 🤣

@@Fahren_o it looks similar to ni no kuni and yokai watch 4 (no english translation) for me so I was kinda looking forward to it

Cruis'n Blast just released 2 days ago and crushes. Then again, it wasn't hyped beyond the inner circles who know about the Cruis'n series

It is a total disappointment, but (I dont know why) everybody is lovin it.

@@ricardocarvalho5784 Please take the time to explain what is so bad about it. You can't just make obnoxious claims without reasoning.

@@HeyRoosty The only things I've seen as negative marks on this game are the fact that it's broken up in chunks with weird pacing. The dialogue sections are THICK. Like you'll get HUGE chunks of the game where the characters just talk. Then smallish chunks of gameplay. This made the game feel more like a visual novel for some. That said I think it's perfect. It fuses a classic JRPG tale, and story-telling into a fun little Zelda-Like. It's pretty bonkers how good it is in that regard. I think anyone who says it's a dissapointment just expected something filled with more gameplay interaction. It doesn't have a lot of that. Gameplay interaction is basically limited to: - Smallish chunks of "dungeon" type areas. These are filled with somewhat easy puzzles, and increasingly difficult monsters at times. Your tools are pretty limited though. These areas play like a Zelda game. You won't really be backtracking much, as the experience of these "dungeons" is pretty linear. - Treasure hunting for hidden chests all over the gameworld. - Collecting the Pixball "figures" which is sort of addicting, and helps you with the next gameplay aspect. - A built in mini-Dragon Quest-Like game that is pretty much a fully fleshed out classic JRPG inside the game. It has rogue-like elements and collecting the Pixball figures helps you by giving you items to use in game. - Mini-games that happen occasionally such as little part-time jobs, or baseball, river-rafting. - Cooking mini-game, which is pretty simple but fun, and you'll need to get creative to figure out recipes, with some sidequests requiring you to cook some dishes. All of that gameplay is pretty spread out, and basic in concept. You're not going to be doing "dungeons" a WHOLE lot, and the JRPG Earth Born is basically a completely separate part of the game, despite being sort of linked. The game is undeniably AMAZING, it's far from a disappointment. I think if somebody found it disappointing they probably just dislike the slow slice-of-life pace of the game. It's quite good though. I am definitely love this game. I like it a lot more than Deltarune, which more people are interested in at the moment. It feels like a Triple-A title made in the 90's time blasted into the future. I think most people will generally love it if they like that older form of JRPG story-telling.

@@HeyRoosty this dummass is hating on this game for no reason in a lot of comments pay him no mind

This

I'm sorry to bother you i just purchased Eastward a few seconds ago its still downloading lol how is the game??? I've wanted this since it came out and just now got it!

@@raulmoreno9309 Glorious game! Mark

@@SwitchUpYt Thank you Mark!!!! I also got Outbuddies dx and Saintsrow 4! Thank you for all your hard work Mate!!! Happy Holidays!

“Like first playing FF7” did it for me, it was the first game with a deep story I had ever played.

So true! SwitchUp puts every other publication making video game reviews to absolute shame. I’m so glad I found this channel earlier this year.

That’s bold, Todd. Switchup is a fantastic channel for sure. But there are at least a few other review channels out there that are equally as great.

I had to knock some points off just so it wasn’t ridiculous - a few performance issues helped me do that! Mark

@@SwitchUpYt and my game crashed at least 5 times

Might wanna get a divorce for this one

@@ChronoMune 🤝 your right,…it was a nice run we had 😂

Glad I’m not the only one that gets that complaint 😂

You too bro 😂😂👊🏾👊🏾👊🏾

Modern problem need modern solution, My solution was to buy her a switch and animal crossing and now we're both glued to our own switch playing our own games.

I already have the digial pre ordered, but I still intend to get a physical copy; however, I am sure with the game looking to be a very loved game by players and critics alike, the game will get a physical release in the West by some publisher at some point (whether it be brought to retail or just released by a "limited" company such as LRG). Also, by then I would hope all future patches will have been finished as well.

Same.

@@skeletankmcgraw7343 Yup, I’m fully expecting a North American release, and I’m waiting for that one.

skeletank mcgraw same I’m just waiting, I’ll probably get it on pc in the meantime though. But I really want a switch physical for this one, I feel they’re going to give this one some special stuff

@@AwkwardYet iam8bit just announced in their newsletter that they’re partnering with Eastward. They didn’t say what they’re releasing yet, but I’m guessing it’s a vinyl soundtrack.

Cheers mate!

What's up with Baldo lol?

What's wrong with baldo?

Thank you 🙏🏼

I hope it’s turned out ok for you! MArk

@@SwitchUpYt it didn’t disappoint at all! Headed over to the eshop to pre order it right now. Could be a serious GOTY contender for me.

Its 2d that's why

You completed the game milady?

Glen and I are so pleased people like what we’ve built! Mark

Don’t forget to use our code “SwitchUp” for 5% off :D woop woop! Mark

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Definitely! Mark

my backlog is insane as well but i think i will buy it in support and hope i get to it one day lol

Cheers Laura! Mark

Pixel art truly can be very beautiful. Especially in regards to this title.

if only Pokémon mainline game return to their roots and did their style like Eastward or the new Dragon Quest 3 remake/Octopath traveler

It really is one of the best looking games i’ve played

Let me know how you found it! Mark

It’s the highest score I think I’ve ever given honestly - Mark

@@SwitchUpYt you might have sent me over the edge with your enthusiasm for this one, now where's my cc again

I ordered the physical from Playasia before seeing this, now excited to get my teeth into this!

@@SwitchUpYt Excellent channel. Well respected, this channel has grown through word of mouth. I heard about it from ACG commenters. Good look guys, 200k . W Yorkshire. Eee by gum. Southern fairies.

Chucklefish is the publisher, right ? The developers are just three guys who've been working on this game for a long time.

Lol “WilllllsooooooooN!”

@@SwitchUpYt you get it. 😎

Such a lovely game mate! Mark

SOOO MUCH EXCITE!!! Yes!

It’s „excited” not excite.

Legend thanks!

Cracks me up the amount of people who keep saying "Yea I just need time to play it..." We get it man, you're employed...so are the rest of us lol. You have time to do whatever you want....you're just lazy it seems.

Maybe just wait then? There’s so many games in your backlog already amiright? Mark

I can confirm that it's not coming on Playstation (Chucklefish already made a stance in the past about how the Playstation Store is really bad for indie game). However I can see a Xbox version later. 😁

It deserves to be bought on both 😏 play it now, play it again later

@@Terranigma23 lol you can confirm nothing. If it does really well I’d say there’s a good chance it could end up on playstation too. Stardew did

I think you'll be ok mate - you'll see

@@SwitchUpYt Niiiiice~

Within areas but you’re locked out of older ones as you move through the story. Mark §

@@SwitchUpYt thank you

you may have made a mistake. look at the other reviews.

Cheers Tony. Love your logo image btw - Mark

@@SwitchUpYt Cheers Mark, one of the lesser known characters in the Marvel Universe. Fun fact, his brain is an actual star 😃