Welcome to the SwitchArcade Roundup for June 6th, where we’re covering the latest releases and news for the Nintendo Switch. Let’s start by talking about recent release, This game definitely takes influence from the original Legend of Zelda. I’m surprised there isn’t a “It’s dangerous to go alone!" reference when you pick up the sword in the cave on the beach you wash upon. The influence is particularly with its dungeons that you can theoretically find and explore in any order. For example, I didn’t pay attention to the map and found myself in the fourth dungeon, and played through most of it, having a hard time, until I decided to escape and regroup, perhaps get some healing items. Then I saw that I skipped way ahead from the first to the fourth dungeon! Returning to it made my life easier, as I had more health and new tools to deal with enemies. Watch Songbringer on Switch with Carter from TouchArcade on www.twitch.tv
However, Songbringer avoids the grid-based feel of many 2D Zelda games in the overworld, despite the world’s grid-based layout. The combat is more open, and feels more like it’s 360 degrees of game, rather than being about lining things up perfectly. It’s contradictory, but it feels both like Zelda and like its own thing at the same time.
I really enjoy the bombs in Songbringer, in part because you get so many of them. And also because they’re so powerful. They have a long fuse time, so y...