Marvelous has forged a whole new destiny for Fate/Extella. The game, which was once bound to the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita, has been assigned a new master. The Nintendo Switch is getting the beat’em up on July 25, 2017. But what makes this new iteration of an existing game so appealing? Why should people be ready to stand alongside Nero Claudius again?
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In the Fate/ series, connections are important. The bond between a Magus and Servant can be critical when it comes to winning battles and the war. While this would seem like a difficult property to properly address in Fate/Extella: The Umbral Star, a beat’em up involving characters from the series, the game actually attempts to go over this relationship.
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Games can be an endless series of accomplishments. Tasks are presented to you; success comes from meeting or exceeding expectations. Eventually, you’re left feeling as though what you did made some sort of difference. Fate/Extella: The Umbral Star leans heavily into that notion. You’ve won Fate/Extra’s Holy Grail War, but the fighting is far from over.
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