Little Kitty, Big City has appropriately-sized ambitions, as it manages to be both grounded and lofty, keeping the player’s eyes scanning the city for open windows, holes in fences, nooks and crannies in which to hide, and vent pipes to climb. Exploration and character interactions are a joy, and I look forward to Double Dagger Studios’ next creation.

It’s easy to describe Animal Well as a puzzle-focused Metroidvania eschewing traditional combat, where nearly every room is a puzzle room, but that falls so far short of describing just what this game is and how expertly it defies genre and classification that it feels like a disservice. Animal Well is a paragon of the art form, a game that simply must be experienced.

Nintendo revealed that their next console to succeed the Switch will be announced within this fiscal year, which ends on March 31, 2025. The statement about the new console was made by Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa.

Sega and Atlus announced that Vanilaware’s latest title, Unicorn Overlord, has sold over 500,000 units worldwide since it was released on March 8, 2024.

Final Fantasy VII Rebirth was a joy to play from start to finish and is a title every FFVII fan should play as they’ve done an exceptional job at bringing to life the world outside Midgar. There are a lot of changes to the original, but they’re changes I find myself welcoming, as this has now been one of my favorite JRPG experiences in recent years.

Developer Star Drifters released a lengthy 15-minute gameplay trailer giving a good look at the gameplay of their upcoming title First Dwarf, a tower defense action RPG

Ubisoft revealed that they are supporting their platformer Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown through the rest of 2024 with post-launch content as the game’s roadmap shows three free major content drops and a story DLC to be release later this year.

The Pokemon Company and Game Freak announced a new Pokemon game called Pokemon Legends: Z-A, a new game set in Kalos that will feature Generation 6 Pokemon.

Bandai Namco Entertainment announced Sword Art Online Fractured Daydream, a new game based on the popular anime Sword Art Online series that focuses on large-scale multiplayer content where up to 20 players can play and tackle raid-like content.

Sega and Atlus announced that they’ll be releasing a new version of Shin Megami Tensei V for PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PC, and Switch. It’s called Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance and it will be out on June 21, 2024.

If you’re a fan of the Metroidvania genre, or action platforming games in general, I couldn’t recommend Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown more. The Lost Crown nimbly juggles combat, character progression, platforming, exploration, environmental puzzle-solving, boss encounters, and storytelling, all without neglecting one element to the detriment of another.

During PlayStation’s first State of Play broadcast for 2024, Sega announced Sonic X Shadow Generations, a new package that contains 2D and 3D Sonic levels from Sonic Generations that are remastered and expanded for multiple platforms. It also comes with a new standalone Shadow campaign.