If you were interested in Battle Princess Madelyn prior to its arrival on the Switch eShop but weren't quite happy with the state of the game at launch, Causal Bit Games is today releasing a rather sizeable update for the Nintendo version. It enhances the overall experience with two new modes and a number of quality of life improvements.
The King Daddy Mode allows the player to step into the boots of Madelyn's father. Below is a bit about what you can expect:
No more frustration (well a little) but plenty more challenges are on offer as wickedly, but to the delight of many, the difficulty is ramped up to the max as King Daddy battles through hordes of the undead, with only his trusted Insanity’s Blade. With only the one weapon at your disposal, you are given zero projectiles, aside from Fritzy’s power ups so gamers are sure going to find this extremely difficult! Stick with it and you’ll find a surprise at the end for King Daddy
The other new offering is the Boss Rush Mode. In this mode players select a weapon of choice and then face boss after boss in the ultimate test of skill.
Christopher Obritsch from Causal Bit Games also explained how the team has listened to the community to improve the experience. To make life easier, there's now a map to guide players as well:
"We now have a map to help guide players through the kingdom and foreign lands and will aid them as they look toward completing the numerous quests in the game. We’ve also redesigned some of the more trickier levels, with the aim to allow players to progress through them in a more fluid and obvious way.”
And here's some information about the new options and features:
- More options with added language selection, rumble options and volume sliders with the addition of some hand game assists to make the game easier for beginners.
- More features including maps, quest log, teleporting and a brand new hint system
Battle Princess Madelyn is now on sale on the Nintendo eShop with a 30% discount - $13.99/£9.44/€10.49.
Will you be trying out this game now that it's been updated? Tell us down in the comments.
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It's also 30% off on sale right now
Tried to order the physical from PlayAsia but never appeared, even after 3 months, so have never bothered with it. Might get it sometime
Might have to jump on this sale price
Wii U version?
The lack of map with quest markings seems like a huge oversight in the original. Kinda telling how developers often lose sight of what is not obvious to the players that may be obvious to them.
@SmaggTheSmug it's only obvious to them because they're the ones who decide where items will be placed. But most don't get it....
Why do I keep hearing this “quality of life” term everywhere? Wtf is it exactly?
"the difficulty is ramped up to the max". It reminds me of the NL review saying that difficulty and lack of help were cruel. It seems devs were not quite satisfied LOL
well, the inclusion of a map - and I hope quests are identified in the maps too - may be a turning point for me. I saw yesterday that it was on sale but I was still not sure because of the difficulty. Maybe now it's the time to get it
@datamonkey basically they offer improvements which might extend the game's life and replayability. It may be an entirely new mode, added items or some important bug correction to make the game more enjoyable
I forgot that the PS Vita was a thing
@Zerocritic The Vita only exists so that you can show off your Limited Run Games collection with the "VitaIsland" hashtag on Twitter.
@HikaruKitsune lol
Still holding off until the Wii U version is ready. Please tell me they didn't can that version at the last minute like so many others
Quality of life?
@motang
Don't think too hard about it. It's a term from health tech that games have adopted for "general user experience improvements".
It's kind of hilarious that you take your ghost dog along with you to fight an evil cat boss. Cats vs dogs! Inb4 cat people on Twitter complain about it
Best action platform game ever, screw the haters. This game is epic.
@liam_doolan So will the review be updated to reflect this update I think it will make all the difference now to the enjoyment level of the game.
@Bunkerneath I ordered the physical copy of this off eBay, I think. It arrived and I really like the game. I'm sure I'll like it even more after this patch. As long as they're good I'll probably never stop buying and playing these Ghosts and Goblins inspired games. I also really enjoy Cursed Castillo even though it's too hard for me to beat, or get close to the end of the game. It's fun trying!
Yeah, the Vita is still alive for some of us. I am personally waiting for the Vita version because I like having the most obscure version of games when possible (provided it is actually good). If they released it on Neo Geo pocket color I would buy that version instead.
@Liam_Doolan Is it worth re-reviewing the game with these QoL updates? It seems the address most of @scully1888 's complaints.
@RainbowGazelle
They said the Wii U version is coming after the QoL update, so we should be able to expect news very soon.
Must not be updated yet as I can't update the game so what version are they talking about? I got the physical version.
@nukatha @MaSSiVeRiCaN I don't think we will be revisiting the review at this stage.
@RainbowGazelle I was looking for info on this as well.
@Liam_Doolan
Fair enough. I'll just wait for the review of the Wii U version then.
@Liam_Doolan I hear ya. @nukatha it’d be nice if this got a physical with all the dlc, patches and updates. Hope it does well I really enjoyed it.
@Pod Oh I am well aware of that, just don't make any sense in using in video game aspect.
@motang
I agree. I think Iwata was somewhat involved in bringing it around when he started talking about QoL tech some years ago, after his first brush with cancer.
@Pod Yeah when Iwata said that I thought he meant it more to do with sleep tracking and fitness working conjunction with Wii Fit.
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