Part 6 of 6.
As March continues to get underway, welcome back to our efforts to highlight some formidable games all releasing on the Nintendo Switch. this month. Having already covered the likes of Session: Skate Sim, Sixtar Gate: STARTRAIL, FurryFury: Smash & Roll, and Have a Nice Death, it is time to showcase our next selection of four upcoming titles:
[Guide] 24 Games Releasing on Nintendo Switch this March (Part 6)
Omen of Sorrow (March 23, 2023)
Publisher: eastasiasoft
Genre: Fighting, Arcade, Action
No. of Players: 1 – 2 (Single System) | 1 – 2 (Online)
File Size: 4.2 GB
Price: $19.99
In a hidden underworld ruled by creatures of the night, a new terror has awakened! Omen of Sorrow brings monsters of horror, literature and mythology together for a fighting game experience unlike any other. Inspired by numerous arcade classics but offering its own unique innovations and mature aesthetics, Omen of Sorrow positively bleeds style!
Featuring a roster inspired by such icons as Frankenstein’s monster and Egyptian high priest Imhotep, this traditional 4-button fighting game rewards or punishes players based on how aggressive their playstyle is, putting a skill-centric spin on combat while keeping the experience accessible to newcomers. Powered by Unreal Engine 4, Omen of Sorrow’s 2.5D brawling spans a multitude of detailed locations with handcrafted animations and cinematic finishers, all set to a masterful soundtrack by composer Francisco Cerda.
This definitive version of Omen of Sorrow includes the full character roster, an enhanced story mode as well as cross-platform online play.
Features:
- Select from a varied roster of characters inspired by horror classics.
- Use cinematic finishers to take down opponents in style!
- Explore single-player modes against the CPU or challenge friends online.
- Strategize on the fly and turn the tide of battle through aggressive play!
Nefasto’s Misadventures: Meeting Noeroze (March 24, 2023)
Publisher: Pix’n Love Games
Genre: Adventure, Puzzle, Action, Other
No. of Players: 1 (Single System)
File Size: 1.3 GB
Price: $19.99
In this vibrant tribute to the point and click genre, play as Nefasto, a corrupted piece of game data, locked in a buggy console! The system is about to crash and your time is running out! Will you find a way out before you are permanently deleted from the program?
Adventure, action, puzzle, etc. Guide Nefasto through a strange and mind-blowing world as you solve challenging puzzles. Meet colorful looking and talking characters, fight wacky bosses and unlock one of the many endings before the clock runs out!
Unique, offbeat, and surprising, Nefasto’s Misadventure: Meeting Noeroze is an extravagant point and click full of humor and references.
- There’s meta humor in every conversation, in a world where the fourth wall is broken.
- Talk to colorful NPCs to progress through the game.
- Take on bosses who are busy corrupting the System and who clearly love their job!
- There are riddles to solve and obstacles to overcome with the help of various items or Binary Powers. Or a game guide. No judgment!
- Lots of events where the gameplay changes according to the whims of the Nefasto code.
- Multiple endings to unlock, the majority of which are Happy Endings for your console… But not for Nefasto!
- A point and click where you can jump. But act like it’s nothing once you get to the tutorial.
Saga of Sins (March 29, 2023)
Publisher: JUST FOR GAMES
Genre: Arcade, Platformer, Action
No. of Players: 1 (Single System)
File Size: 4.5 GB
Price: $19.99
Saga of Sins is an unholy action-adventure featuring a mystical storyline and rewarding arcade gameplay! Immerse into a world of stained glass inspired by the Dutch painter Hieronymus Bosch (1450-1516) that is stained by sin.
Play as the righteous cleric Cecil – who can enter people’s minds by transforming into four unique demonic creatures such as a howling werewolf or a fierce gargoyle – to fight the seven deadly sins and free the plague infested village of Sinwell. Every creature has individual skills that can be upgraded for gold dropped by enemies. Once unlocked you can switch between the creatures on the fly, each featuring a devastating Power Dash!
Switch between your demonic creatures on the fly and make use of their unique abilities and shot types.
- Howling Werewolf – Howl at the moon and produce sound at a frequency that can shatter cracked glass to reveal hidden secrets.
- Fierce Gargoyle – Certain objects, such as boxes or braziers, can be set on fire with the Gargoyle’s Fire Breath to clear the path, unlock secrets or solve riddles.
- Mighty Griffin – Only the Mighty Griffin can climb special walls covered in vines to reach new heights, discover secrets or outflank enemies.
- One final more secret transformation… – Powers of this last terrifying creature might surprise you… Will you be brave enough to discover and tame it?
- A MYSTERY STORY! Saga of Sins is a thrilling saga with surprising twists, inner conflicts and multiple endings. Enter the mind of all the villagers – whether sinner or innocent – and be amazed by the scenarios and secrets that await you. Will you be strong enough to discover the truth?
- ENHANCE YOUR SKILLS! Upgrade your demonic creatures by spending gold dropped by enemies. Climb the Skill Tree faster by looting all hidden treasure chests and by defeating foes with your Power Dash so they drop double the amount of gold!
Saga of Sins is a “story arcade” game combining a dramatic storyline with rewarding arcade gameplay. The game offers 31 villagers’ minds to enter: sinners and innocents.
- Sinner Levels – Gluttony, Sloth, Envy, Greed, Pride, Lust and Wrath! The seven deadly sins have befallen the minds of the villagers. Find them and cast out their sins to free Sinwell from the plague.
- Innocent Levels – Unlike the sinners’ minds, embodied by the action levels, themed after each seven deadly sins, innocents’ minds offer a surprising variety of puzzles, riddles and skill tests to solve.
Gripper (March 3, 2023)
Publisher: Heart Core
Genre: Action, Role-Playing, Arcade, Racing
No. of Players: 1 (Single System)
File Size: 1.5 GB
Price: $19.99
Enter the burnout seat of None, a cyber biker who is stuck inside a collapsing world. Race through post-apocalyptic landscapes connected by treacherous tunnels. Explore dead lands with the help of your mechanized cat buddy. Defeat relentless bosses by gripping and ripping out their hearts.
- BOSS FIGHTS ON WHEELS – Ride, slide and dodge as you master the Gripper’s unique bike movement and combat mechanics. Go wheel-to-wheel with murderous monster trucks, giant arachnids, mechanized titans, and screen-shattering snakes. Crush them, rip out their weapon and use against them. Build the bike you want, from energy boosters to spawnable drones, mines and gadgets.
- GRIP & RIP – Control the battlefield with your bike’s hook. Use it to grip the environment, grab and throw explosives or even rip enemies apart. Gripper challenges you to find unique ways to slay the bosses.
- CINEMATIC STORY-DRIVEN ACTION – None’s story is one of mystery and loss. Traverse the dystopian cyber landscapes in search of answers to your past. Help None make vital choices. Every answer you uncover is another loved one you put at risk, so go forth and save your family.
- PROGRESSION AND CUSTOMIZATION – Kill. Upgrade. Repeat. Each grueling encounter will reward you with a new special ability, lethal gadgets, and sometimes rare skins. Customize your Gripper experience to both play and look how you want. If you’re going to be ripping out hearts, you must make sure you look good!
All details regarding the games above were true at the time we sourced them directly from Nintendo’s own website. If there are any changes between now and each game’s eventual release, we apologize in advance and we hope you have enjoyed the selected titles so far. For even more games, we hope you come back for next month’s instalment.
