Developer Moonsprout Games and publisher Dangen Entertainment will be releasing the charming adventure RPG Bug Fables on the Nintendo Switch and multiple other platforms later this year. The Paper Mario style game follows the three heroes Vi, Kabbu and Leif (no, not that one), as they embark on an epic quest within the continent of Bugaria in search of treasure and an everlasting sapling which grants immortality.
The game includes a total of six chapters and features plenty of unique bug-themed areas to explore. The turn-based combat breaks up the exploration and there’s a cooking system in place, allowing you to transform various ingredients into helpful items. Below are some more details about what you can expect and some additional screenshots:
- Many unique areas, including: The Ant Kingdom, the treacherous Snakemouth Den, the picturesque Golden Hills, The Lost Sands, and Bee's home, the Bee Kingdom!
- A vast overworld that transitions into turn-based combat! Use Bee's Beemerang, Moth's ice magic, or Beetle's horn to defend yourself from foes!
- Action commands which can make attacks more effective, or block enemy attacks!
- A cooking system to turn ingredients into items that can help you in battle!
- A tattle system that lets you hear your party interact with each other as they discover all the secrets Bugaria has in store!
Bug Fables originally started out on the crowd-funding platform IndieGoGo in 2018. There’s even a downloadable PC demo you can try out right now. Take a look at the BitSummit trailer below confirming the arrival of this game on the Nintendo Switch:
Is this the follow-up to the Paper Mario series you've been waiting for? Tell us below.
[source indiegogo.com]
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That is so Paper Mario that I can already see Goombella tattling the enemy. Looks great!
@Shepdawg1 Goombario is the real MVP!
Paper Bugs, LOL
You might say it looks like Paper Mario, but I think it looks a bit flat. I’ll see myself out...
Looks pretty nice. I'll keep an eye out.
Man I've been wanting a good paper mario since TTYD. I'll take this if it's good.
The HP maximum stayed the same the whole way through. I wonder if there's a levelling system 🤔 how else would they curve difficulty inna game with a battle system like this.
Looks fun. The artstyle is charming.
Cool. I'll download the demo and see it for myself.
"Is this the follow-up to the Paper Mario series you've been waiting for? Tell us below."
Honestly, it doesn't look like it to me. At least from the screenshots there doesn't seem to be MP or Limit Break stats, and the whole thing just doesn't scream enough charm to grab me. Hopefully the demo will prove me wrong.
I actually liked all five Paper Mario games (especially the first two), by the way.
Looks great. Impressive
Seems like paper mario. Hope it plays well
Its like Paper Hollow Knight Kids Edition +
Frankly I could see getting this for my son.
Looks very cool, keep an eye out
I thought it was a Hollow Knight spin off at first
Looks interesting
They remind me of the three magus sisters summon from FFX
Paper MARIO without MARIO is just paper... I already got loads of paper!
Wow, looks better than I thought! Considering Nintendo is not able to release a good Paper Mario anymore, let's hope these indie companies do a better effort. I'll definitely keep an eye on it!
When did it become ok to welcome a rip off game so openly, simply because another game was taking it's time releasing? This isn't a game I have been waiting for...so it has a lot to prove it's not a soul-less clone. (And cel shading isn't going to cut it lol). Paper Mario isn't a genre, so it is literally stealing the games style.
I'll....wait for a 'real' Paper Mario game to come out.
@GrailUK i mean, all this can be said of the blatant monkey ball clone from the other day too. both are just designed for folks who haven't had one of their respective games in a hot minute
@somebread Yeah, I haven't had a cup of coffee yet, so maybe I was being harsh. Still, I do expect it to be it's own game. That Monkey Ball game clearly isn't which actually puts me off. Something like Marble Up! has more about it for me. Even the camera direction was a blatant rip off. Like I said, I don;'t mind a game being the same genre, and Monkey Ball isn't the only maze game out there. But copying style and mechanics (movement) is a bit off in my book. It's too easy and uninspiring. To be clear, the hardest part of game design is the idea. Copying is nothing more than a skill. It's fine to be inspired by a game but as an example, Marble Madness and Spindizzy look the same, but are totally different games. Gyroscope and Marble Madness look the same...and are! They just swapped a marble for a gyroscope. Skill.(circa C64) Once a job in any sphere becomes a skill as opposed to a profession, then it becomes managed, corporate and cynical. (ok, I'll stop I'm getting heavy on a Nintendo site.)
While they sailed the aesthetic, the character design and writing are the most important things to have. If not then there's no point in getting this.
Looks cool. Paper Mario is my absolute favorite game ever, and I love insects, so I'll be definitely looking into this once it comes out.
I do not like games with turn based fighting so whenever I hear that in a game, I immediately switch off. It's why I never got into Final Fantasy series or even Mario + Rabbids though it seems to have really good reviews and on a huge sale at the moment. That being said, Paper Mario TTYD is the only game with turn based fighting that I really liked. Thoroughly enjoyed that game so if this is similar (but yet unique), I might look out for it.
This might be the Paper Mario I was looking for
I hope this game takes the Paper Mario style game even further beyond and add it's own unique mechanics too.
i'm very excited to try this out. i really liked Paper Mario. i wasn't a fan of Sticker Star, and never did tried Color Splash yet. (although, i plan on doing so soon.) but, i did enjoy TTYD and the Original on the N64. so, that being i've been scratching for a Paper Mario like game or Nintendo going back to the roots of Paper Mario. and this looks like it!
Ugh, never liked it when indies try to replicate games made by larger and more experienced developers. They're never as fun as the real thing to me.
That being said, this doesn't actually look too bad, so I guess it's good that PM64/TTYD fans finally get something close to an successor.
Looks like I'm gonna have to wait even longer for a SPM successor, though. le sigh
@GrailUK There are exceptions like Stardew Valley, Axiom Verge, Shovel Knight, etc., but I am in your camp. I really like games that bring something new and creative, like Yoku’s Island Express.
Looks fun, and we don't seem to be getting a proper Mario Rpg anytime soon. Count me in
@Tandy255 Exactly. And not to take anything away from Bug Fables, it looks polished enough, and I'm sure there is a place for it. If any game brings one person happiness, then hey, it can't be a rubbish game really
It's all charming adventure RPG until the Wyrm comes.
It looks uninspried to me. It's not trying to be inspired by Paper Mario.
It's trying to Bee Paper Mario.
This is Paper mario 64s engine with different assets. That said, im all for it! if they can make it fun and witty.
Look its another Hollow knight sequel, lol.
The artstyle reminds me of Okami.
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