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Maiden Cops. City clean up

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Maiden Cops is a 2D action beat em up game developed and published by ‘Pippin games’. Maiden Cops is said to be coming out the 30th of July 2025 on the Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PS5 and PS4. It’s already out on PC but clearly nobody cared. Hopefully things change now that it’s coming to consoles. X35 Earthwalker does enjoy beat em up games from time to time. Hopefully Maiden Cops is the action that gives options and fun. Let’s take a look.

Maiden Cops is off course an arcade style game. The story? Well simply. The place is called maiden city. There’s a secret criminal organisation called ‘The Liberators’. They all about ruling the city with the usual fear, violence and a bit of chaos. So your job as one of the maiden cops is to tackle the crime. Tackle it legally… which means with your fists, feet and maybe tail?!

X35 Earthwalker Maiden Cops police station

The main stars of Maiden Cops are off course the maiden cops policewomen themselves. Pick from Meiga Holstaur, Priscilla Salamander and Nina Usagi. These three are very different in character and fighting abilities. Meiga is the most powerful member thanks to her huge strength but gentle and shy. Priscilla is the fired up cheery rookie who is about that action. Nina is the leader, most experienced and very efficient. Pick your favourite girl and put your fists up in pixel graphic style.

X35 Earthwalker Maiden Cops boss fight

Experienced players of games like this, especially if you played Streets of Rage 4, understand just how chaotic and brutal these games like Maiden Cops can become. Sure easy difficulty is well, easy; however it becomes the exact opposite with increased difficulty and overwhelming. Maiden Cops is said to have its own soundtrack so definitely got to check those out. We wonder just how crazy this game will get. Also curious of it’s limits.

Maiden Cops did get improved as there’s a 2 player mode. So yeah, grab that friend and get to work beating up criminals. There’s also unlockables, as in music, trophies, images and even outfits. ?So there’s something for players to work towards. We hear there’s also “well-crafted storyline” and it’s quite humorous too. Motorcycles too. 

X35 Earthwalker Maiden Cops special move

We checked out some Maiden Cops gameplay and it’s what we expected with a few surprises. The gameplay is normal for games like this. There’s weapons that have durability but there’s settings for weapons and more which allows players to customise their experience to some extent. The waifu characters are cool but we wonder what level the fan service will be at. We also wonder about the character stats and move set. Nina has the same move as skate from streets of rage 2 to jump on the shoulders of enemies and punch their heads. The character profiles are really cool and must be earned. Lots to do in this game.

Overall Maiden Cops looks like a fun and good game so far. 2 player mode is a must off course. So glad they have that. always like the idea of unlockables. There’s also cheats that can be enabled or disabled. Obviously Meiga is the best but the world creativity and character designs is good. We are seeing mostly W’s with this game. Just looks like beat em up fun. The developers ‘pippin games’ have done an excellent job so far. We at X35 Earthwalker will keep an eye open for this game. Now Maiden Cops may have strong fighting policewomen but they aren’t tough enough for… the ‘Earth Walk!’

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Space Marine 2 Siege Mode is Crazy

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Warhammer 40000: Space Marine 2 has a new PvE mode called Siege. Siege mode is crazy. It’s even more action on top of the action packed game that Space Marine 2 already is. X35 Earthwalker tried Siege mode out on the livestream. So much happened and the gameplay will be included in this G-Blog. We can confirm that Siege mode is great fun for sure and excellent for those who want all the smoke. They just want to fight, fight and fight. There is an issue though. Let’s take a look.

Siege mode is basically a horde mode. Waves of enemies will show up and you have to slay and smite them all. Players must survive all the waves. You receive awards for every 5 waves you survive and defeat. The waves of course consists of either Tyranids or Thousand sons. The two enemies in the games campaign. It’s for a set though. The first 5 waves is one enemy faction and the next 5 waves is the other. So remember that.

Siege mode has objectives and bonuses.

Siege mode has a bit more to it than just kill, kill, kill. There’s optional objectives you can complete between waves to earn more supplies. Best not to ignore these. There’s also challenges. Two types: common and class challenges. Completing these will also reward you with supplies. Now you are probably asking “what do the supplies do?” Well simply it allows you to purchase useful stuff. Players can go to the Requisition Terminal to make such purchases. This is incredibly important. You need to use the Requisition Terminal.

X35 Earthwalker requisition terminal options

It’s at the terminal where you can buy consumables, astartes reinforcements, astra militarum and Dreadnought support. These matter more than you think. Sadly X35 Earthwalker got team mates who didn’t pay attention to this well at all. That Viper player was good though. Consumables are obvious stuff like grenades, health stems, self revive and most importantly ammo. Astartes reinforcements is the worse as it’s basically temporary buffs like increased range damage or close range… for 5 minutes only. Astra militarum is awesome as it calls in the guardsmen to back you up against the horde. Dreadnought support is the craziest as it brings in the dreadnought, which just destroys and brings carnage. 

This leads to the main problem. This Siege experience isn’t equal for the different classes. If you are a heavy class then things will suck for you. You will always run out of ammo. The heavy class without ammo is trash and the most useless. You easily run out and it’s not fun anymore running around trying to find ammo while you team is fighting for their lives. You end up spending all your supplies on getting more ammo instead of other things. Obviously Bulwark is the best as you don;’t need ammo and the banner ultimate can be a game changer. So clearly Siege mode isn’t balanced. Also you get very little supplies overall and that makes things less fun. It’s not always about difficulty, it’s better to make things fun and not a grind or chore. 

Overall Warhammer 40000: Space Marine 2 has an excellent new mode. siege mode is fun and great for playing with friends. Just too much of a chore and grind to get good stuff. X35 Earthwalker’s first attempt at Siege mode ent well. One annoying teammate who he ended up blocking but worst of all, never got the dreadnought. No one was contributing towards it except X35 and it’s most likely because everyone needed the supplies for other matters to survive. Not good, not fun. It’s obviously new so expect there to be some issues but tweaks and patches can easily fix things. Always remember developers, to make things fun. X35 Earthwalker will jump back in. Now Siege mode may have the hordes but they are all complete jokes compared to… the ‘Earth Walk!’

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Somber Echoes. Bad twin sis

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Floating face boss with lasers in somber Echoes

Somber Echoes is a new Action adventure platformer game developed by ‘Rock Pocket games‘ and published by ‘Bonus stage publishing’. Somber Echoes us said to be coming out the 8th of July 2025 on the Xbox Series X/S and PS5 but already out on PC. X35 Earthwalker sees the action in this game but what about the story. Somber Echoes needs to make itself stand out from others for real. Let’s take a look.

Somber Echoes has been described as being “rooted in ancient greek mythologies.” The whole mission is to stop your twin sister from basically destroying the universe. Now no challenge like this is straightforward. Expect battles, foes and obstacles. So much so that Somber Echoes has also been described as a metroidvania. So seasoned players know what to expect here.

Now this “greco-roman” place use to be beautiful but now ruined and destruction is on the way. Off course a place like this has stories and as you play Somber Echoes, expect mysteries and things to discover and uncover. Maybe things aren’t as straight forward as they seem. What if? Your sister wasn’t trying to destroy the universe. Maybe. Just throwing it out there. Regardless there’s things to think about and get done.

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A so called cataclysmic event caused this place to become the horror field that it is. These threats aren’t from your dimension. Now obviously when dealing with different dimensions, you normally have to contend with forces from said dimensions. Well in Somber Echoes, that’s happening as well. A “mysterious force” chooses to show up and do its own thing. Even awakening Adrestia. Oh boy. 

Large floating boss with a big eye.

We checked out some Somber Echoes gameplay and it’s almost what we expected. The combat has more freedom and emphasis on aerial and being straight mobile action. Your character is agile, mobile and quite acrobatic. This off course is different from other games of this genre. We like how the game looks. Gameplay is very smooth, animations are excellent, The graphics and graphic style of the game is very good too. The enemies though are the weakest aspect of Somber Echoes right now. We aren’t feeling them, nor do they intimidate. The bosses we can’t take seriously right now.

Overall Somber Echoes looks like a very good game. There’s multiple biomes and even multiple endings as well. Sio replayability just might be there. Stories like this are straight forward for X35 Earthwalker but players will get quite a bit for them to solve and figure out. We just hope that better enemies show up later in the game. The developers ‘Rock Pocket games’ have done a very good job so far. We at X35 Earthwalker will just have to hear what Somber Echoes brings to the screens. Now Somber Echoes may have a dangerous twin sister but she too weak for… the ‘Earth Walk!’

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Five Nights at Freddy’s: Secret of the Mimic. What?

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X35 Earthwalker Five Nights at Freddy's: Secret of the Mimic

Five Night’s at Freddy’s: Secret of the Mimic is a horror game developed by ‘Steel Wool Games‘ and published by ‘Scottgames’. Five Night’s at Freddy’s: Secret of the Mimic is said to be coming out 13th of June 2025 on the Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch, PS5 and PC. Are you ready for Freddy?! X35 Earthwalker knows all about Freddy… well sort off. This game looking like it’s bringing the next real chapter. Let’s take a look.

Now that you’re here, let me ask you again. ARE YOU READY FOR FREDDY?!… We apologise. Now the deal with Five Night’s at Freddy’s: Secret of the Mimic is another simple one but you should know Five nights at Freddy’s games by now with how there’s more to them. You play another fool who’s takes a job related to the Freddy business. You enter the abandoned workshop of Murray’s Costume Manor. That’s totally safe. Your mission? To retrieve Fazbear’s prized prototype technology. Certainly not vague.

X35 Earthwalker Five Nights at Freddy's: Secret of the Mimic

Remember that by taking this job you agree with the disclaimer that says [Disclaimer: Fazbear Entertainment is not responsible for whatever you awaken in the dark.] Yeah, you’re not so smart yourself huh. Edwin Murray is the main dude here. He’s the inventor concerning the workshop. He left behind some mysteries for you to solve. The biggest one off course is… ARE YOU READY FOR FREDDY?!! If you can’t answer that then you’re not ready for Five Night’s at Freddy’s: Secret of the Mimic. 

X35 Earthwalker Five Nights at Freddy's: Secret of the Mimic

Now Five Night’s at Freddy’s: Secret of the Mimic has quite the dramatic description and claim for players. Listen to this… or more like read this, “you’ll step into a world where every dark corner holds a secret and every flicker of light hints at an ever-present threat”. Also, “Prepare for heart-pounding thrills as you explore the labyrinth of the deserted Costume Manor”. Now when games make claims like that they never do live up to that for X35 Earthwalker. There will be jumps scares obviously, dark spots and moments where you will have to hide for your life. Hide? Yes you will need to hide. We didn’t explain yet. 

X35 Earthwalker Five Nights at Freddy's: Secret of the Mimic

Basically you aren’t alone in this abandoned workshop. There’s a prototype endoskeleton called the Mimic. This is the main problem right here. This thing has the ability to basically take on the form/copy all the other costumes. This means it can take on multiple forms. Those come for you in different ways. Whether by brute force or more cunning matters. You aren’t completely useless as you have some gadgets to help you out. Fair fight. 

X35 Earthwalker Five Nights at Freddy's: Secret of the Mimic

We checked out some Five Night’s at Freddy’s: Secret of the Mimic gameplay and it’s what we expected. Especially when you think about Five night’s at Freddy’s: Security Breach. so those players should feel comfortable in a number of ways. First person off course. We will say that the elephant doesn’t look scary at all. More silly than anything else but we are sure its punches hurt. Also a certain familiar face-ish is back. You didn’t leave it behind. This for real looks like the next adventure for sure.

Overall Five Night’s at Freddy’s: Secret of the Mimic looks like a great game. The lighting, especially with those dark areas are done very well. For games like this, they have to be. The mushroom dude just out for a stroll, so it doesn’t scare us either. Graphics are off course very good. We like the core design on the animatronics and machines. We like the level of detail too. Watch out for the eyes though. The developers ‘Steel Wool games’ have done a very good job so far. We at X35 Earthwalker will keep an eye open for this game. Now Five Night’s at Freddy’s: Secret of the Mimic may have the mimic but it’s abilities aren’t good enough to fool… the ‘Earth Walk!’

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Fuga: Melodies of Steel 3. Oh My Goodness!

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Fuga: Melodies of Steel 3 is turn based strategy role playing game developed and published by Cyberconnect2. Fuga: Melodies of Steel 3 is said to be coming out the 29th of May 2025 on the Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PS5, PS4 and PC. X35 Earthwalker has been waiting for this game for a long time. Fuga: Melodies of Steel 3 is looking to take things to the next level with the story. Let’s take a look.

Fuga: Melodies of Steel 3 is a much awaited game for sure. Yes we are biased for this one. X35 Earthwalker truly enjoyed the previous two Fuga games. The story continues after the second game. Sadly Malt (the oldest) has somehow vanished. No leads. We got a mysterious voice out here leading the children to a cave. The forbidden cave. The same cave where they discovered the Taranis. Guess what’s there? The Taranis! Didn’t they dump that thing off a cliff into the clouds? Well they have to save Malt, so that means getting on the Taranis again. The nerve of them to use the Taranis after they abandoned it technically twice.

X35 Earthwalker Fuga: Melodies of Steel 3.

This journey will be nothing like the last two. Remember how the Taranis can upgrade and sometimes evolve? Well keep that in mind while you play. The battles are a higher level and higher stakes. The trailer will spell it out for you. We recommend not watching it to stay completely surprised but yeah, the Taranis will learn to fly. It’s that crazy. New battlefields. This means that there will be new enemies, new techniques and new mechanics as it changes everything. Fuga fans have lots of reasons to be excited about this one.

X35 Earthwalker Fuga: Melodies of Steel 3

On top of all that. The Berman empire hasn’t retired. They still the biggest and the baddest and have decided to make a big move. Gasco better be ready. Worse than the Berman empire is the elite of the Berman. They are the finest lads and ladies that they have. Declared the “strongest”. The Crimson knights. The children and the Taranis are aiming for the “heart of the Berman Empire” and the crimson knights have something to say about that. This is exciting. They look like they will bring the pain for real. In Fuga: Melodies of Steel 2 we faced a very angry and vengeful lady who wanted to take us down. These Crimson knights seem calm and more than confident in their abilities.

X35 Earthwalker Fuga: Melodies of Steel 3

We checked out some Fuga: Melodies of Steel 3 gameplay and it’s what we expected. This looks clean and exciting while being what we remember but better overall. We are seeing improvements in areas like even representation of the characters to activities like mining for example. We are seeing more mechanics which means there is more room for strategies and tactical builds. It’s also smoother in cutscenes too by a bit. We are seeing more of the Berman leadership as well. The Taranis has an even more deadly weapon with a more deadly cost. How you feel about sacrificing all the children for the ultimate attack to obliterate everything?… no exodia. It’s just exciting what is coming in Fuga: Melodies of Steel 3. We hope they make a way for us to use a Taranis super weapon that doesn’t involve sacrificing the children. 

Overall Fuga: Melodies of Steel 3 look like an excellent game. There’s a step up in pretty much every category with some big changes and raised stakes and battles. Technology has truly advanced out here. We are liking the graphics, the animations look more lively for certain vehicles. We hope Fuga: Melodies of Steel 3 keeps the French voice acting as well. We prefer that over the Japanese option. We do hope that they do Malt character here with the growing and learning from the second game. We wonder how the trust applies here too. Sad that we are missing a member though. Never liked that since Streets of Rage did that with Adam. The developers ‘Cyberconnect2’ have done an excellent job so far. We at X35 Earthwalker are looking forward to this game. nNoe Fuga: Melodies of Steel 3 may have action ‘out of this world’ but it’s still too grounded for… the ‘Earth Walk!’

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Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon. This dark…

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X35 Earthwalker Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon

Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon is a first person open world role playing game developed by ‘Questline’ and published Awaken realms. Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon is said to be coming out the 23rd of May 2025 on the Xbox Series X, PlayStation 5 and PC. X35 Earthwalker truly enjoys a creative dark world. Looks like Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon wants to bring in serious rpg gamers. Let’s take a look.

Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon has been described as a “dark reimagination of arthurian legends”. More like inspired by arthurian legends. This whole world is messed up. Players will be exploring a dark world and a “mature” world too. Expect spooky forests, castles

X35 Earthwalker flame signs and burnings. Dark world

What probably sucks the most is that Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon is set in a world that’s “stuck in everlasting autumn”. Who wants eternal autumn? Only a mad person. Players get to make “meaningful choices woven into a complex, branching storyline”. This raises some questions off course. What real choices will take? Is this a hero story or a straight up you can choose to be the right hand of the devil. How deep does this even go?

X35 Earthwalker Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon

Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon is said to have every inch of the open world full of things to find. So yeah, players better make sure to explore for real. Look down all these paths, check those corners and keep eyes open. We truly enjoy it when games reward exploration. So diligent gamers can expect to find and encounter dungeons, NPCs, items, new enemies, secrets and more like quests.

Now in a dark fantasy rpg we expect some actually scary stuff. Most of these dark rags are NOT SCARY. There’s no foes that we have to run from, there’s nothing too scary to face. Every dungeon, cave, castle, ruins etc are all just a simple walk in for us. We hope Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon actually has some scary foes or something of that nature. 

X35 Earthwalker dark creepy field with many eyes

The main thing for many is going to be the combat and the mechanics surrounding it. So of course expect the melee weapons as that’s mandatory. There’s also throwable, bows, mixtures and magic. It doesn’t stop there. Time to mix it up. How about a fist melee character but also relies on mixtures like alchemy? What about a blacksmith who can summon the dead/undead?  Yeah, get creative.

We checked out some Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon gameplay and it’s what we expected. The three main unique zeroes or zones are ‘Sunken in sun Cuanacht’, ‘Misty Horns of the South’ and ‘Frozen mountaintops Forlorn Swords’. Like Minecraft, Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon is dangerous at night. Wrydnes pulls up at night. wrydnes is basically a “primordial force of chaos”. It changes things up and causes strange things to happen.

Overall Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon looks like a great game so far. Like a typical rpg of this type, the usual activities are here too. Cooking, Blacksmithing, mining, house management, alchemy fishing and more. There seems to be lots to do. We just need an excitement, deadly and sometimes scary big adventure with lots to do. Hopefully Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon is the one to do it right. The developers ‘Questline’ have done a great job so far. We at X35 Earthwalker will keep an eye out for this game. Now Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon may have wrydnes but it’s not powerful enough to effect… the ‘Earth Walk!’

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South of Midnight. Game of the Year Contender

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South of Midnight is an awesome game. We are saying that right off the truck. South of Midnight is an action adventure game developed by ‘Compulsion games‘ and published by ‘Xbox Game Studios‘. South of Midnight 100% is worth playing. X35 Earthwalker not only beat the whole game, he has 100% it… not only that, X35 has got all the achievements too. There’s so much to say about this game.

South of Midnight gives players a unique and powerful gaming experience. Off the top of our head, we can’t think of another game like South of Midnight. It joins another legendary game in that category. That other super amazing game is Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2. Both these games have unique single player stories that are emotional, strong stuff, and in some cases quite powerful. We definitely believe South of Midnight is worthy of being in that rank. Gamers, do not skip South of Midnight. This is worth playing. You might learn something too.

Hazel Flood is the star and main character of South of Midnight. She is now one of our favourite female gaming characters. She is young, lots to learn but has clear dreams and hobbies. She is very relatable and you can understand her relationships with other characters and her behaviour towards them. She makes mistakes, quite a bit but learns and get things done. She becomes strong but she’s no super hero or overpowered being. Someone with a clear purpose and meaningful job. She’s a weaver after Mahalia. We love Hazel Flood. Oh and don’t forget about Crouton. Little guy is very useful and loyal.

South of Midnight has awesome boss fights. Two toed tom, Rougarou and Huggin Molly. These boss fights are unique from each other and how you fight them is very different too. These bosses are also foreshadowed too. Cool detail. There’s an achievement for beating these three without taking any damage at all. Tough but doable. What makes them stand out more is the music. south of Midnight has amazing music. Crazy good. The artists did amazing jobs. X35 Earthwalker has access to the full music, James, songs etc of the game. Listening to them is good times. If you can, check them out.

There’s so much more to say about South of Midnight but X35 does it best in straight talking. There’s a podcast episode where X35 Earthwalker reviews the game. Later turned it into a YouTube video. So make sure to listen or watch to get even more information. He talks about the story, the characters, the combat which flows wonderfully and is quite deep for the mechanics that’s present, lore in the game and more was discussed. This game is deep and a easy conversation starter about deep topics from the suffering and brutal history of the south to what beautiful did come later. 

Overall South of Midnight is an amazing game. From the combat, sounds, accurate portrayal of the south, the lore, the combat and the graphics and stop motion animations, is just a clear passion filled project that was done right. Many many gamers played and truly enjoyed the game. some even hailing it game of the year already. It’s a clear contender for us. X35 wishes to see this game get the respect it deserves. X35 Earthwalker easily gives it a 10/10. Another Xbox banger. Fantastic job Compulsion games. Now South of Midnight may be a 10/10 game but it’s still not as good as… the Earth Walk!’

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Shadow Labyrinth. Wait… is that?

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Combat in Shadow Labyrinth

Shadow Labyrinth is a 2D action platformer game developed and published by ‘Bandai namco‘. Shadow Labyrinth is said to be coming out the 18th of July 2025 on the Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch 2 & 1, PC and PS5. X35 Earthwalker likes seeing recognisable things in games. Shadow Labyrinth is bringing a whole new take on a familiar face. Let’s take a look.

In Shadow Labyrinth, players control a dude referred to as Swordsman No.8. You have been awoken by this strange yellow orb that floats. Yeah that’s right. Shadow Labyrinth already playing with gamers right from the start. It’s Pac-man… sorry but Shadow Labyrinth says it’s called PUCK. We know pac-man when we see him but whatever. This game already bringing some pleasant laughs.

Pac-man or Puck in Shadow Labyrinth

Shadow Labyrinth takes place on an unknown planet. The only clues are that you are awoken amongst “relics of wars past”. This Pac- we mean Puck has ‘chosen’ you to be the instrument of its will. That’s right. You are it’s bitc- we mean tool- no no we mean friend on this journey. Now games like this veteran and seasoned gamers know what to expect here. 2D action platformer. You’re going to travel to the right or left, face dangerous foes, upgrade and improve yourself. Back track to areas you couldn’t access or interact with before. Take down dangerous bosses and look cool doing it. 

What’s unique about Puck is that when you defeat mighty foes, especially, it literally consumes them. Give it time and lots of lunch and you’ll go from a simple prey or floating yellow ball to a full fledge monster/apex predator. That’s scary when you think about it. Imagine you in a fight, but if you lose said fight then you WILL be eaten by the victor. Knife and fork with 2 napkins.

traversal and exploration in Shadow Labyrinth

Now obviously there’s lore for players to get into and learn about this place, Puck off course and yourself sort off. Clearly a major league, intergalactic war took place here. Long before you even arrived. Not only that. You have monsters and dangerous foes to meet and deal with.

There’s many abilities to use and combine in combos for some serious combat and fire power. Do not be naive though. Find out what Puck wants and why it choose you. Keep that in your mind. 

bosses and dangerous enemies in Shadow Labyrinth

We checked out some Shadow Labyrinth gameplay and it’s what we expected. Like we said earlier we know games like this. The graphic style is handled well here and they make it work most of the time. Not a fan of some of these animations including the run one. We like the whole you evolve and become bigger and powerful with Puck. That’s the star mechanic here for sure. The action here is real though.

Overall Shadow Labyrinth looks like a good game so far. We definitely believe more can be done with this game. We know this game will get more crazy in the story, the transformations, the monstrosities and the action. The developers ‘Bandai namco’ have done a good job with this game so far. We at X35 Earthwalker will have to see what happens with Shadow Labyrinth. Now Shadow Labyrinth may have pac-man but even he isn’t as iconic as… the ‘Earth Walk!’

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Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree. Which tree?

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X35 Earthwalker Mandragora: Whispers of the witch tree

Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree is a action tole playing game developed by ‘Primal game studio‘ and published by ‘Knights peak‘. Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree is said to be coming out the 17th of April 2025 on the Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation and PC. X35 Earthwalker can get behind some dark action. Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree is out here to show what a tree can do. Let’s take a look. 

X35 Earthwalker Mandragora: Whispers of the witch tree

Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree is set in the world of Faelduum. This is full on fantasy and wild. So expect the full package. Folklore, fairy tales and off course some myths. Strangely though magic is outlawed here. So no magic but it’s definitely here. So use it. The leaders are hypocrites though as the city states are run by archmages. They are powerful but also described as tyrannical. Now magic wielding tyrants can’t be complete without… inquisitors. That’s right inquisitors are here to dish out justice. By the way… you are one of them… an inquisitor.

X35 Earthwalker Mandragora: Whispers of the witch tree

So basically in Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree you make the decision to abandon the group. Instead you will defy them. If you like metroidvania like games then Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree should interest you. There’s going to be lots of exploring, moving through areas, finding new things and getting upgrades or items that allows you to reach places you couldn’t before. As an action role playing game players can expect things to get out of hand quite quick. Expect higher difficulty, timed dodges and finding opportunities for attacks. Players will face foes, horrible monsters, dark entities and off course dangerous and powerful bosses.

X35 Earthwalker Mandragora: Whispers of the witch tree

We checked out some Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree gameplay and it’s what we expected. We do like that there’s multiple important characters in the game. Their faces pop up on screen so you can see the details placed. Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree also has the whole, your decisions determine thing and have consequences. Hopefully they do that mechanic right. Impactful moral choices hopefully incoming. This isn’t a diablolike game but the skill tree might remind you of it as it’s big. The style of course is different. So decided how you want to get stronger and what to prioritise. So dodge roll through enemies, combo foes, Time your strikes and more. Oh and don’t ignore the entropy. Yeah monsters and creatures are leaking into Faelduum. Reality tears and all that. Parallel place of entropy. Learn for yourself.

Overall Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree looks like an excellent game so far. We like the graphics and details of the structures. We like the graphic style and how it works with this type of game. Quite a lot of information and details concerning your character and builds. Not a fan of the animations though. They are excellent, just not our preference. Definitely liking the special effects ion lightning and electric type magic. The developers ‘Primal game studios’ have done an excellent job so far. We at X35 Earthwalker will keep and eye out for this game. Now Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree may outlawed magic and monsters but both are far too small compared to… the ‘Earth Walk!’

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South of Midnight is Awesome and Unique

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X35 Earthwalker South of Midnight Xbox

South of Midnight is Awesome. We are going to say this right of the bat. South of Midnight is an Xbox exclusive game developed by Compulsion games. South of Midnight is unique and gives gamers a whole new experience. X35 Earthwalker played it on the early launch day, the 3rd of April 2025 and has numerous things to say about it. It officially launches on the 8th of April 2025. Let’s take a look.

South of Midnight takes place in the south… maybe the dirty south. In a town called Prospero. Magnus the red (who did nothing wrong) likes this place. Players control a girl called Hazel. Thanks to a crazy hurricane, ends up on a mission to try and save her mama. Soon learns that she  is quite special. She can see strands, stigma, haunts and aspects of the grand tapestry. Armed with unusual tools for this adventure. This game mature for sure. Handling some dark themes and truly sad stuff. Gamers must brace themselves for a unique and innovative experience.

X35 Earthwalker South of Midnight Xbox

So this whole south thing is dived into more than usual. Expect a bunch of south folklore and mythos. This is all part of South of Midnight. so yeah, a giant croc with hatred and bitterness in its heart is a thing. Really big croc. Creatures of the night and some actually scary stuff for the average person. No spoilers here, as we don’t roll that way. We will say that South of Midnight starts off strong. There’s many aspects of the game that awe are truly enjoying and they are doing amazingly well.  for starters the music is top tier and definitely hits that south style. Expects strings, yes the banjo too, a solid beat and chilling tunes. The singers do a good job and paint an image of what they would look like in your head.

The animations of that on purpose lower frames while keeping everything else 60 frames is delicious. The game just looks great too for its graphic style. The graphics are very good. The combat though… is excellent. It’s all smooth and no frame drops either. Run up and swing on them haunts. Dodge or if you got skill do a perfectly timed dodge which also damages the enemies. There’s also abilities to use like wrapping an enemy up so they can’t move or attack and also receive more damage. You can full on scorpion “GET OVER HERE” and pull smaller foes in or pull yourself to them with follow up strikes. Force push foes (no Darth Vader) with weaver pushes to disrupt and interrupt foes. Come down from above with a AOE (Area of effect) attack upon landing. Unravel haints, basically execution finisher, to get back some health, reduce cool down of abilities and when combined with an ability, cause an explosive omnidirectional damage in a short radius. The combat is great. Haters are being stupid as expected. 

X35 Earthwalker South of Midnight Xbox

The enemies, the haunts come in variety with different types. There’s the let me run at you and slap you. There’s a hive that releases insects to explode at you. A floaty one that launches projectiles as a lob or fast straight. There’s more than that, go see for yourself. The people who complained about the combat most likely playing on easier difficulties and not engaging with all the mechanics in the combat. You can really flow around the battlefield with the beautifully animated dodge, zip to enemies or bring to you, stall enemies with your little friend, wrap up another and have your way with foes.

X35 Earthwalker off course has a podcast episode on Spotify talking about South of Midnight. So listen to that for more details and the unique style that X35 has. There’s also a gameplay video of 1 hour of South of Midnight gameplay. So check that out to see exactly what you would be getting. 

Overall South of Midnight is awesome. It’s a game we can recommend to a wide variety of gamers. South of midnight is also on Xbox Game Pass, the best deal in all of gaming. So game pass subscribers you can play it when released. Go try it. We strongly recommend this game. We looking forward to more of what the game has to offer. The game will only get more crazy from here out. X35 Earthwalker can say right now that we haven’t seen the last of Hazel. Now South of Midnight may have folklore from the south but none of it is scary enough for… the ‘Earth Walk!’

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