Cuphead
The wait for a physical against a Cuphead was a very long time of pain as it was when I tried to punch the entire game with a drifting Nintendo Switch controller. I have a Windows-powered machine with no charge of doing that. However, I didn’t pass up an opportunity to own a Switch-physical of the game with a PC-powered machine. For this release, Iam8bit and Studio MDHR have done collectible comic art cards, a membership card, reversible art and the game with a DLC cartridge. It is one of the best physical release the iam8bit has done yet. If you skipped the digital release, it’s worth it for this quality package.
Rune Factory 5 starts with the rune factory.
Xseed Games is one of the few books that haven’t consistently been releasing physical textbooks. Rune Factory 5, the publisher gave a color instruction manual, a full game on cartridges and a reversible cover sheet. I remember Rune Factory 4 on 3DS, and was blessed with a well-returnable art sheet and a nice booklet. I’m glad Xseed Games continues that tradition and hope to see it return with Rune Factory 3 Special next year. If you buy the limited edition, you could even get exclusive DLC on a cartridge that you don’t normally see on Switch.
Two Point Campus.
It’s hard to predict with physical releases on console, but the publisher went back to Two Point. The new edition, launched in the consoles, includes a university prospectus, a fold-out map and a bonus DLC for two points campus and Two points hospital. The outer box of the Two Point Campus Early Enrollment Edition is a unique one. This is the price in comparison to the standard digital release. That’s even better price. I hope Sega releases full DLC once after launch support has ended. The current Space Academy DLC is excellent if you haven’t yet got it.
The Legend of the Golden Age: Travel from Zero to The Dark.
Another year, a Falcom release from NIS America has some awesome items. The Legend of Heroes: Trails from Zero on Nintendo Switch includes a small artbook, a digital soundtrack sampler and a reversible cover for this game. The Legend of Heroes: A History of Zero release is a superb game with all the important PC features. Since you haven’t already gotten into Trails, it’s also a great entry point, with all the bonuses included.
Teenager-Moking Ninja Turtles: Shredders Revenge.
Ever since the revelation, I was hoping for an alternative to the old ages of nja Turtles: Shredders Revenge to release massive physical updates on all platforms. It was confirmed that it had one through Merge Games in Europe, Happinet in Japan and Limited Run Games in the USA. I made sure that the physical release from Europe and Japan can be made over again soon. It’s an double-feature, given that the European and Japanese physical release are both worth a second. The Japanese that you can see above from Shauns photo is complete with the soundtrack, acrylic vases and the game on the cartridge. Here is the European physical that pictured below has a color booklet, a keychain, a reversible art and a card game. Ninja Turtles: Shredders Revenge, too, is one of my favorite games i’ve enjoyed in years, and I bought a PS5 for my collection recently.
Bonus: Bayonetta
If you had the chance to pre-order the Japanese Bayonetta 2 Infinite Climax Edition a few years ago, you would have developed a physical version of the first Bayonetta for Nintendo Switch. There was a second game on cartridge and a code for the original Bayonetta. Given the hype surrounding Bayonetta, Nintendo took the original game of the Xbox One computer in all regions. In Europe, the launch was messed up and it wasn’t easy to buy in North America and Japan. I received this North American release which help Bayonetta, even if I have that copy of the collection’s edition from Japan that includes the physical. The release of that specific physical release isn’t special when it comes to bonus content. Despite the fact that Bayonetta fans have an easier and cheaper way to own the first edition, people of this type are able to enjoy this particular release. I know that lots have missed the Japanese special edition. With 2022 finished, I want to know what you think about the Switch library this year in terms of digital and physical releases. Despite the fact that many people claim the internet is dead, it’s not like we are getting more physical release more than ever. And with many revealing ports and retail releases, what were your favorite releases of the year and did you grab any of the physical releases highlighted in this feature? (Sperry thanks to @thoraxes for their help with the photos for Cuphead, Rune Factory 5, Bayonetta and The Legend of the Heroes: Trails From Zero)
