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Reviews of Acquire Games
Review Mario & Luigi: Brothership (Switch) - Easily The Best Mario & Luigi RPG Yet
Gonna get yourself connected
As the very first Mario & Luigi RPG to be released on a full-fat home console, we've been champing at the bit to discover whether or not Nintendo would capitalise on the extra grunt of the Switch to serve us up the biggest and best turn-based Bros. romp yet in the form of Mario & Luigi: Brothership. We had some...
Review Ancient Weapon Holly (Switch) - Serviceable But Shallow Roguelite Action
Hey, everybody. Want to kill all humans?
There is no shortage of terrible things buried deep underground, but, in Ancient Weapon Holly, you get to be the worst of them. This roguelike from Acquire, one of the studios behind the Octopath Traveler series, puts you in control of a powerful robot that seeks revenge on the humans that buried it for...
Review Tenchu: Shadow Assassins (Wii)
"Are you finished? Save your speeches for Hell!"
This is the fourth in a series of stealth-based action games which have often met with mixed reviews due to control and camera issues. After watching the atmospheric sepia-toned montage of game cut-scenes scored with Japanese opera and playing the game, fans and those new to the series will find that...
Latest Acquire News
Thursday13th Feb 2025
Random Mario & Luigi: Brothership Glitch Lets You Get All 5 Power Taps Early
Tapped
As the entirely new Mario & Luigi RPG in some time, and the first home console entry in the series, Mario & Luigi: Brothership brought plenty of new skill to the table. One of these is Battle Plugs and Power Taps, which you get access to early in the game. These allow you to enhance your attacks and defenses in battle. You start with...
Monday30th Dec 2024
News Acquire Almost Called Brothership 'Mario & Luigi Wonder', But Nintendo Got There First
Wondership..?
Just recently, it was revealed that developer Acquire worked with Nintendo to brainstorm "over 100 options" for the title of its new RPG that would go on to be called Mario & Luigi: Brothership. Now, in a fresh interview with Nintendo Dream (thanks,
Friday6th Dec 2024
Random Nintendo And Acquire Brainstormed "Over" 100 Subtitles For Mario & Luigi: Brothership
What do you think of the final name?
Nintendo is known to workshop all sorts of ideas and game titles, and this was the same case with Mario & Luigi: Brothership. In the third chapter of the latest 'Ask the Developer' series, the development team revealed how Nintendo and Aquire had brainstormed "over 100 options" for the game's title. And if...
Thursday5th Dec 2024
News Acquire Comments On Mario & Luigi: Brothership's Familiar Opening Cutscene
"Some coincidence, huh?"
If you’ve recently played Mario & Luigi: Brothership, then chances are you might have noticed something rather familiar with its opening cutscene. That is, of course, if you’ve also seen The Super Mario Bros. Movie from Nintendo and Illumination. You see, both the game and the movie feature our favourite platforming...
Wednesday4th Dec 2024
News Nintendo Considered Giving Up On 'Mario & Luigi' Before Approaching Acquire
Phew, close one!
After the sad closure of long-time Mario & Luigi developer AlphaDream, many fans had given up hope that a new entry in the franchise would see the light of day. Now, according to a new 'Ask the Developer' feature, it seems even Nintendo was close to throwing in the towel before approaching Acquire to commence co-development on...
Tuesday12th Nov 2024
Poll What Review Score Would You Give Mario & Luigi: Brothership?
Five by five
After the demise of AlphaDream, it seemed like a new entry in the Mario & Luigi saga became nothing more than a mere pipe dream. Thankfully, however, a new collaboration between Nintendo and Acquire has resulted in Mario & Luigi: Brothership, a game that stands as not only the first brand-new entry in the franchise in nearly a...
Thursday13th Jun 2024
News Acquire Confirms Switch Release For Real-Time RPG 'Scars Of Mars'
Previously Steam exclusive
Developer and publisher Acquire (Octopath Traveler, Ancient Weapon Holly) has announced that it will be releasing its upcoming real-time RPG Scars of Mars on Nintendo Switch alongside PC. Announced via social media (thanks, Gematsu), it also confirmed that a dem
Thursday8th Feb 2024
News Octopath Traveler Studio 'Acquire Corp.' Bought By FromSoftware Owner
For an undisclosed sum
Kadokawa, the owner of companies including FromSoftware and Spike Chunsoft, has today announced that it has bought the studio behind Octopath Traveler, Acquire Corp. (thanks, VGC). The company confirmed that it had made Aquire into "a wholly owned subsidiary" in its recent quarterly financials briefing, where it explained its...
Monday6th Mar 2023
Random Octopath Traveler II Scene Recreated By World's Largest Miniature Train Exhibition
Miniature Traveler
We feel like we should be used to unusual collaborations, but they don't get more unexpected that a miniature train exhibition and a retro-style JRPG. Square Enix DE has partnered up with a German miniature train exhibition in Hamburg to recreate one of Octopath Traveler II's most memorable scenes — and it's really rather...
Saturday30th Jul 2022
News Adventure Academia: The Fractured Continent Locks In A Western Release
"Coming soon" to Switch
Japanese video game developer Acquire - known for series like Akiba's Trip and assisting on projects such as Octopath Traveler, has announced its cute Class of Heroes-themed strategy RPG Adventure Academia: The Fractured Continent will be receiving a local release. It's coming to Switch "soon" thanks to the assistance of...
Monday30th May 2022
News Triangle Strategy Producers Talk HD-2D And Why Other Devs Haven't Used it
"It costs more than you’d think"
With the release of Octopath Traveler and Triangle Strategy — and the upcoming Live A Live and Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake — Square Enix has become synonymous with a new style of retro-inspired visuals. Combining rich HD 3D backdrops with SNES-inspired pixel art characters and monsters, HD-2D's colour...
Sunday9th Jun 2019
Video Digital Foundry Compares The Switch Version Of Octopath Traveler To The PC Release
Revisiting Square Enix's JRPG
Octopath Traveler might have started out life as a Nintendo Switch exclusive, but less than a year after its release, it has become available on the PC. With Square Enix's JRPG now even more accessible, the experts over Digital Foundry decided to compare the two versions. The PC release of Octopath unleashes the full...
Thursday6th Sep 2018
News Octopath Traveler Might Not Receive DLC, But A Sequel Is Being Discussed
Talks are underway
Prior to the launch of Octopath Traveler on the Nintendo Switch, it was revealed the final release would be the complete product and there were no plans for downloadable content. In the most recent issue of the weekly Famitsu magazine, Square Enix's Tomoya Asano reiterated a previous reply made by his
Monday23rd Jul 2018
News Octopath Traveler Shifted 90 Percent Of Its Initial Stock In Japan
A story of hope and success
Tanabata (also known as Star Festival) is an annual Japanese event where people celebrate by writing their wishes on a piece of paper called tanzaku, and then hang them on bamboo or other types of decorations. This year, Acquire Studios’ president, Takuma Endo, took part in the celebrations and shared a photo of his...
Sunday22nd Jul 2018
Video Octopath Traveler Earns Digital Foundry’s Respect For Blending Old With New
A retro-inspired spectacle
Digital Foundry is at it again, this time with a look at the recent Nintendo Switch exclusive, Octopath Traveler. It's summarised as a hybrid JRPG - combing new and old elements of the genre. The developers Square Enix and Acquire have done an excellent job making it feel right at home among the classics and at the...
Saturday14th Jul 2018
Video Learn More About Octopath Traveler In This Detailed Overview Trailer
An in-depth introduction
Octopath Traveler has been one of the most anticipated Switch releases since its original announcement. Still, there's likely a number of individuals out there who are confused as to what all the fuss about or aren't even fans of the JRPG genre. If you are one of those people, perhaps the trailer above might...
Wednesday9th Mar 2011
News Tenchu Developer is Working on an RPG for the 3DS
Everything's rather stealthlike at the moment
Japanese developer Acquire is keeping itself busy with a plethora of unannounced titles that are underway across the majority of current platforms. Although nothing seems to be in the works for the Wii or the DS, a PDF file containing corporate information that was shared at the Game Developers...
