One of 2015's best games was HeatPot's Hero Emblems [$3.99], a match-3 RPG with strong gameplay mechanics, a fantastic cast of characters, and a charming story. Oh, and unlike most its siblings in the genre, this one was a totally paid, premium title. Even two and a half years ago it was hard getting into a new matching game due to the over-saturation of the genre, but Hero Emblems was a bright spot that brought its own fresh perspective. I freaking love that game. Anyway, in September of last year we learned that HeatPot Games were working on a sequel that looked to improve on its predecessor in pretty much every way. Our own Shaun Musgrave was able to go hands-on with an in-progress version of Hero Emblems 2 during Tokyo Games Show just a few days later, and it was shaping up to be one of the best releases of 2017. Well, today HeatPot announced that the game needs more time than they anticipated to get it where they want, and so it won't be releasing in 2017 as they planned. To ease the blow of that delay, however, they've released a new trailer for the game and it is looking absolutely spectacular.
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While it's a bummer whenever a highly-anticipated game gets delayed, I'd always rather have to wait longer and play a fully baked game than play something that was rushed out to make a deadline. Also, there are some very interesting new details revealed in this new trailer. There's a really slick new overworld map that uses a...