{"id":91247,"date":"2019-04-01T13:15:00","date_gmt":"2019-04-01T13:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2019\/04\/the_friends_of_ringo_ishikawa_is_an_open_world_beat_lem_up_hitting_switch_this_week"},"modified":"2019-04-01T13:15:00","modified_gmt":"2019-04-01T13:15:00","slug":"the-friends-of-ringo-ishikawa-is-an-open-world-beat-em-up-hitting-switch-this-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2019\/04\/01\/the-friends-of-ringo-ishikawa-is-an-open-world-beat-em-up-hitting-switch-this-week\/","title":{"rendered":"The Friends Of Ringo Ishikawa Is An Open World Beat \u2018Em Up Hitting Switch This Week"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/f9522e22e3ab5\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/f9522e22e3ab5\/small.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<aside class=\"object object-youtube\">\n<div class=\"youtube\">[youtube https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=93w2dBXJiqs?rel=0&amp;hd=1&amp;showinfo=0&amp;modestbranding=0&amp;autohide=1&#038;w=900&#038;h=507]<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/friends_of_ringo_ishikawa\"><strong>The friends of Ringo Ishikawa<\/strong><\/a> is just days away from release on Nintendo Switch, bringing beat &#8217;em up action to a console near you on 4th April.<\/p>\n<p>From CIRCLE Entertainment and developer yeo, the game is said to blend &#8220;stylish pixel-based visuals, beat \u2018em up action, surprising gameplay and imaginative storytelling&#8221;. It all plays out in an open world setting and even features some school-sim elements for good measure, with players guiding the protagonist through his final term at high school.<\/p>\n<p>It seems to have quite a lot going on, with a town to explore, a day-night cycle, NPCs on schedules, battle grinding, school grinding, mini-games (such as ping-pong, billiards, and a videogame console with one game) and more. Feel free to check out these screenshots below.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"gallery\">\n<div class=\"col\"><a title=\"Ringo 02\" href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/6fdc4098338b8\/ringo-02.original.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/6fdc4098338b8\/ringo-02.445x245.jpg\" width=\"445\" height=\"245\" alt=\"Ringo 02\"><\/a><a title=\"Ringo 04\" href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/17a570a309da4\/ringo-04.original.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/17a570a309da4\/ringo-04.445x245.jpg\" width=\"445\" height=\"245\" alt=\"Ringo 04\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"col\"><a title=\"Ringo 01\" href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/9a134befb7d59\/ringo-01.original.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/9a134befb7d59\/ringo-01.445x245.jpg\" width=\"445\" height=\"245\" alt=\"Ringo 01\"><\/a><a title=\"Ringo 03\" href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/d278a89660565\/ringo-03.original.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/d278a89660565\/ringo-03.445x245.jpg\" width=\"445\" height=\"245\" alt=\"Ringo 03\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>As noted above, the game launches later this week (on 4th April) for $14.99 \/ \u20ac14.99. A 10% discount will be available for its first week on sale, taking that price down to $13.49 \/ \u20ac13,49.<\/p>\n<p><em>Do you like the look of this one? Will you be giving it a go later this week? Tell us below.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[youtube https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=93w2dBXJiqs?rel=0&amp;hd=1&amp;showinfo=0&amp;modestbranding=0&amp;autohide=1&#038;w=900&#038;h=507] The friends of Ringo Ishikawa is just days away from release on Nintendo Switch, bringing beat &#8217;em up action to a console near you on 4th April. From CIRCLE Entertainment and developer yeo, the game is said to blend &#8220;stylish pixel-based visuals, beat \u2018em up action, surprising gameplay and imaginative storytelling&#8221;. 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