![]() ![]() Void Bastards is essentially one long hunt for parts. chucks you out the airlock to go find more. As soon as you retrieve the first batch of the parts the A.I. This is the narrative height Void Bastards is capable of reaching. who rehydrated you (he was also the narrator in The Stanley Parable) politely gives you an objective: fly out into the void and collect parts to fix the ship. Rather than lose everything you get to keep all the items you’ve crafted and instead only lose your Merits (cash) and current supplies of food, fuel and ammo. Unlike most rogue-likes, though, death really doesn’t hit you hard in Void Bastards. There’s even special ships that let you add or remove traits, like letting you detect nearby enemies or everything turning black and white. Hey Phil, sorry about having to shoot you in the face. ![]() My personal favourite was a trait which let you know the first name of every robot, enemy and camera. More importantly, each prisoner comes with specific traits, some of which are practical and others that are…not so much. Get killed and you’ll simply step into the shoes of another rehydrated prisoner with their own name and a very short description of their crime. Don’t get too attached, though your prisoner is entirely disposable. has decided to rehydrate you in order to fix the ship. But with the ship now stranded the friendly British A.I. The prisoners on this ship have all been turned into a powder via a special dehydration technology. It feels unique to Void Bastards.Īs it turns out you’re actually a prisoner on-board an automated starship. I’ve seen other reviews compare Void Bastard to a comic, but as an avid comic reader I don’t see it. The magenta of the luxury cruise ships, the blue glow given off by an enemy as it gets ready to attack, it all looks amazing. For the first while each new ship you board is a chance to soak up the graphics. Splashes of rich color, loads of neon, lots of contrast and strong lines all combine to create something unique. Without a shadow of a doubt Void Bastards is one of the best looking games of recent years. Once you’ve been successfully reeled in by the cool name and pretty pictures, though, what exactly does Void Bastards offer up? British accents, spaceships, tourists and lots of stuff to craft. It captures your attention, just like the striking graphical style does. Any game that includes a Distended Testicle as a crafting item is sure to be a winner.You have to admit that as names go Void Bastards is a pretty good one. From the moment you start it, you know precisely the type of ride you’re in for. For now though, you can at least check out the Shacknews Void Bastards review, where I had this to say about it: Void Bastards is both visually striking and incredibly funny. With Microsoft planning on bringing Xbox Live to more devices, Cuphead already on the Nintendo Switch, and cross-play between Xbox One and Nintendo Switch already enabled with numerous games, it’s definitely possible Void Bastards could wind up on the Switch.īut, until official word of Void Bastards’ release is made, the only place you can play Blue Manchu’s BioShock-inspired title is on PC or Xbox One. The reason this is important is that Void Bastards is currently on the Xbox Game Pass catalogue! In the event Microsoft is able to bring Xbox Live to the Nintendo Switch, it’s also possible they might bring Xbox Game Pass across, too. This is in an attempt to, “Unite the two billion gamers,” Microsoft CVP of Gaming Cloud, Kareem Choudhry commented. Since then, millions of users have connected across the world to share their hobby of gaming.īefore GDC this year, Microsoft revealed iOS and Android will be receiving Xbox Live support. The online service has been a massive success for the company since its launch way back in 2002. This assumption is based on Microsoft looking to extend the reach of Xbox Live. In fact, considering Microsoft’s brutally challenging Cuphead made its way to the Switch, there’s all the more reason that Void Bastards could make the jump. However, with the recent cooperation between Microsoft and Nintendo, it’s not out of the realm of possibility. There are currently no plans to bring Void Bastards to the Nintendo Switch. In a day and age where the likes of Doom finds its home on the Switch, surely Void Bastards will be coming to Nintendo’s mighty handheld device? Is Void Bastards coming to Nintendo Switch? ![]() ![]() Void Bastards is now available on Xbox One and PC, but some players want to know if Blue Manchu’s latest title is coming to Nintendo Switch. ![]()
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