Frozenbyte has confirmed that its upcoming "co-operative blast'em up" Nine Parchments will be coming to the Nintendo Switch.
The top-down action title features co-operative play with local and online options, and is set in a fantasy world not entirely dissimilar to that seen in Frozenbyte's previous games, Trine and Has-Been Heroes.
Nine Parchments is also coming to the PS4, Xbox One and PC later this year.
Here's the official PR:
Frozenbyte is excited to announce that the co-operative blast'em up game Nine Parchments is coming to Nintendo Switch™!
Frozenbyte CEO Lauri Hyvärinen commented on the announcement:
"We love Nintendo Switch! We've been ecstatic about the success of our roguelike action game Has-Been Heroes, and we love all the improvements made to the development environment, it's a great platform! Nine Parchments is a wonderful co-op game and feels like a perfect fit for the system. We can't wait to unleash the wizard mayhem later this year!"
About Nine Parchments
A group of drop-out wizard apprentices decide to skip their training for a quick path to the Nine Parchments.
As the wannabe wizards rapidly discover powerful new spells and ignore all safety aspects, it's natural that their hasty progress results in lots of unwanted deaths...
Features
• Wield the power of the elements and master a diverse and ever-changing arsenal of spells
• Unlock new playable characters, wizard hats and magical staves
• Level up and train your characters in the magical arts, but choose your path wisely!
• Battle strange creatures & mighty bosses in a breathtakingly beautiful world, set in the Trine universe
• Online and local co-op with 1-4 players
• Coming to Nintendo Switch, PC, PS4, and Xbox One in 2017
What do you make of this game so far? Will you be investing in it on Switch?
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Reminds me of sacred 3 just more beautiful. Should be fun.
Looks like Gauntlet on Gamecube, i LOVED that game. Looks great, especially if you can play online
Is it just me.... or does this look really good? Online and local co-op is great news.
Wishlist updated.
Is this Gauntlet with a bit of Diabolo?
This looks very nice.I look forward to finding out more.
I find it a bit strange this game and a couple of others were revealed on the Japanese Cat Mario Show.
As I love their games, this one will be mine as well !
Looks great. See this is what I associate Frozenbyte with. Not the mediocre Has Been Heroes.
@SKTTR your comment has made me really want diablo 3 on switch. daydream
Yay! More top-down co-op games is a great thing, this looks like a fun time too.
The same company that made Trine made Has Been Heroes? That's pretty inconsistent. This, on the other hand, looks up to par with Trine. I'll be picking this up.
For the record, Has-Been Heroes is great. I'm looking forward to this. It looks as though they've just modified their Trine series.
Looks awesome! If it has a lot of leveling, exploration and good online I'm definitely in
This sounds AMAZING! I'm totally interested! Gimme gimme gimme!
Diablo meets Smash T.V?
Will it have some RPG elements or it will just an action game like Magika?
Looks nice! I will definitely consider it. Blizzard should release Diablo III Definite Edition on Switch already - it's a perfect game to have on the go!
Looks like good classic fun!
Really liking the look of this. Saw it in the Japanese Cat Mario show and instantly wondered what it was.
This looks really cool. A mix of Gauntlet, Diablo and Magicka! This is definitely on my wishlist!
Hey, that looks really fun ! Especially if you can play both locally and online.
On my radar!
@gcunit
This looks really zany and fun and good.
Frozenbyte is a damn good developer though, with the Has Been Heroes as their only real failure in my opinion.
@gcunit looks great online coop games always welcome as well
Oh hell yes.
Reminds me of Heros of Ruin on the 3DS which I had for a while. Loved the dimension the 3D gave the environments.
Each player could voice chat, so would be good to see a similar function with this for any online multiplayer play.
Wow that'll fill a nice void on Switch!! Looks pretty cool!
That looks really good but alas co-op. So unless there is bot/ai play I'll have to pass. Ugh gotta build a new pool of local gaming friends.
@Ryu_Niiyama But its online multiplayer too. Play with some randoms online or something.
@ThatNyteDaez So that requires two things, trust in my internet (just moved and I haven't tested on any fighting games yet and I live in the middle of nowhere, which I chose for other reasons) and willingness to try to play a coop game with strangers and hope they don't screw around or whatever and waste my time. I don't mind playing online for fighting or racing games, but I don't have enough faith in gamers to do so in a pure co-op game. If they have a friends list or something, sure. Otherwise no thanks. Besides I prefer local play for co-op. I'm old fashioned.
EXCELLENT! reminds me of Baldur's Gate on Gamecube! loved that game!
I loved Trine but not Has-Been Heroes, and this looks pretty good
Has Been Heroes is a good game with lots of replayability, it's just not a very friendly game. I had to look on Steam to see how to play the game properly. This is a game you need a manual for!
This is a perfect fit for Switch. Portable LAN/wifi multiplayer or on the couch multiplayer with friends on a big screen. You can dig deep or treat it as a casual party jam.
I can not wait. I might have enjoyed diablo 3, but Heroes of ruin got way more play time on 3ds since it is portable. That trailer just made this my #1 most hyped switch game. maybe we will get trine series on switch someday
I'm not a fan of Has-Been Heroes. This looks ten times better to me. I'll probably be getting it.
Side note: I know everyone wants new games on Switch, but maybe somewhere down the line, I'd still love to have the Trine series on the go. Maybe they slip it in on the eShop when no one is looking.
Welcome back Frozenbyte. This looks great!
Not interested in Has Been Heroes (looks dull & boring). Loved Trine & Trine 2, though (never played Trine 3). I just hope this game is playable solo, because I'm definitely interested. Also hope that Trine 1, 2, & 3 make it to Switch someday.
That looks pretty fun. As long as it's priced right, I'll probably end up getting it to play while waiting for everyone to show up at D&D.
Loved Trine 2, but hated Has Been Heroes. Here's hoping for a great game again from them. Also, I wish they would port Trine 3 to the Switch.
WOW!!!! That looks incredible & fun to play, Day ONE!!!
Looks interesting, I wonder how aiming is handled?
Though it makes me think of games like...what was it called, Three Heroes? Where each hero had a certain function and you had to move them all around to accomplish a goal (one person with a shield, one with a sword, etc). Makes me think a Shield guy in this game could be interesting mechanically, though gameplay-wise, not sure if it'd be fun to play an all defensive role
Definetly will be picking this up. Awesome their bringing it over. Hoping for a physical release.
@Bunkerneath Yep, that was my first thought. Gauntlet was such a fun game.
Heck yeah! I'm excited for this game!
Yeah, looks a bit like Trine. Hopefully there is also single-player. Looks pretty nice.
Looks nice I may have to pick this one up.
I'm assuming the game will have some form of matchmaking and isn't locked to whoever is on your friends list. I don't know anyone else with a Switch at the moment and it'd be a shame not to play in Co-op as it is clearly the main focus of the game.
@Pahvi The Lost Vikings for the SNES
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