A spin-off of Nintendo’s tactical role-playing game, the remastered origins of a famous hedgehog and a trip to the moon: this is our video game selection of the week.
Fire Emblem let himself be won over by the spirit of Dynasty Warriors while the first sonic offer themselves a new youth and that Deliver Us the Moon lands on the PS5 and Xbox Series.
Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes
There are two kinds of “Musô”, a term by which we designate Dynasty Warriors and its heirs who oppose us to hundreds of adversaries on constantly changing battlefields. On the one hand, those who are content to recycle the concept. On the other hand, those whose authors attempt a true hybridization between the series which they seize and the “Musô”. The new Fire Emblem spin-off, like those of Zelda and Persona, is of these. If its nervous fights change us completely, the adventure in the style of epic soap, the gallery of characters winning all to be known, and even the very tactical preparation of the confrontations refer well to the Fire Emblem traditional. That perfectly completes this demanding but wildly addictive river game.
On Switch, Omega Force/Team Ninja/Nintendo, around €60
Sonic Origins
Riding on the success of the films, Sega once again delves into the origins of its mascot by bringing together its early adventures in modernized versions to complement the originals. If the first parts of 1991 and 1992 are obviously present, Sonic 3 & Knuckles (formerly sold separately and merged here) and a sonic cd joyful unbridled oddity constitute the main course of this moderately generous anthology (alongside the ancient Sonic Mega Collection) but appreciable by its way of inviting to browse the games differently. With its missions with new objectives or its new movementsSonic Origins basically does justice to the level design of the first sonicconfirming that they have always been more than just speed courses.
On Switch, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S and Windows, Sega, around €40
Deliver Us the Moon
Contrary to what one might think, Deliver Us the Moon does not give us the moon but rather its idea, its image as a horizon while our character struggles to restart the systems of his station. Already available on PS4 and Xbox One and freshly updated on their heirs, the game from the Dutch studio KeokeN is a subtle variation on the principles of the walking simulator, in the wake of Gone Home or Tacoma (which also sent us to the moon). His big business is the relationship between technology, half worrying half protective, and humans with their primary needs, their vulnerability, their dreams and their fears in a rather near future (2059) when the Earth reaches the limit of its natural resources. Short but remarkably held and in control of its effects, Deliver Us the Moon deserves to be (re)discovered before the arrival of its spiritual suite Deliver Us March, scheduled for September 27.
On PS5 and Xbox Series X/S, KeokeN interactive/Wired Production, around €25. Also available on PS4, Xbox One and Windows