For those of you that may have forgotten about it, Teslagrad is a sublime metroidvania adventure that was released early last fall. It follows the story of a young boy as he explores a decrepit castle and slowly unravels the mystery behind the conflict that led to the downfall of the castle's occupants. Presented in a charming steampunk style and filled to bursting with secrets, puzzles, and challenging platforming, this game hit all the right notes and we gave it a very hearty recommendation.
Now, an update has gone live that fixed a few of the flaws that were once present in this otherwise perfect game. Announced recently on Miiverse by a Rain Games designer by the name of Olli, this update will add screenshot support, shorten loading times, add the option to use the Wii U Pro Controller or Classic Controller Pro, minor control enhancements, and fix various bugs. It may have come about three months later than Europe, but better late than never. Here's the full post, for those interested:
What did you think of Teslagrad? What would you like to see out of its sequel? Share your thoughts in the comments below.
[source miiverse.nintendo.net]
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I was really interested in this game, but I havent seen this game at retailers, as they promised. Has this game even been released in North America at retail?
@tripunktoj
I think they were released in Europe but on other platforms.
@SanderEvers
It's all versions then. I've never seen one here in Italy.
I held out for the physical. It was due in Europe in February, but kept getting pushed back a few weeks here and there, but eventually came out a few days ago and my copy is now due Tuesday. It looks stunning, it had better live up to my expectstions, I'm sure it will.
Awesome game, I highly recommend. The final boss is oh so satisfying to kill. A lot of love went into this game.
That's nice. I've been wanting better map viewing for a while now.
@Razzle I gave up trying to beat him! I thought the precision movements and physics made it one of the hardest bosses I've played.
I'm still holding out for the boxed version to come out in Australia, or at least Europe.
Nice they finally got around to it. This game froze up on me half a dozen times. Totally unacceptable given it's short length. The is pretty solid, but the number of bugs I encountered left a terrible taste in my mouth and I've told everyone I can to avoid it.
Loved the visuals!
I found the solutions to some of the puzzles too twitchy to execute so I jettisoned after ~3 hours. Still, I don't regret the purchase, it a very well-done game.
It's a nice game; If youre thinking about it you have my vote!
Finally can use my pro controller! thank you
Does this automatically update with the WiiU or do I need to navigate the eshop to find it? I have my settings at auto updates.
I got confused when I read 'Gamepad Pro', then I supposed you meant Wii U Pro.
I beat the first boss and never came back to it. Maybe I should go back to it.
This game is great. Really surprised me and I'm not through yet.
Would advice anyone to pick it up.
I bought it digital, played it through to completion and quite enjoyed it! Would definitely give the sequel a spin as long they come up with new mechanics.
Bought it digitally since I was tired of waiting for physical copy. I still might get the physical version when it releases in North America though.
I'm glad they decided to add pro controller support. I've had this game in my back log for quite awhile,finally getting into it now,and it's great!
so far there's been a few delays with the us physical release as our publisher/distributor is trying to get it into as many us stores as possible (well, possible for a limited release, anyway:)
There were a small batch of copies released in europe last week, but there's still a lot of places it hasn't launched. physical distribution is a strange beast when you're a small indie!
Btw, the disc release comes pre-patched, which is another reason it's not out yet in the us. The patch approval process took a bit longer than expected!
This game was already released? Oh
@ollibald So how does the approval process work? Do you send in the patch and then just wait for a response from Nintendo?
This is such a fantastic game. I'll gladly replay it with my pro controller.
I was enjoying it but then got distracted by other games. I loaded it up and couldn't remember what the hell was going on. I will just have to restart it sometime.
One of the best games on the Wii U eShop. Only issues for me were the lack of Pro controller support and occasional slowdown. I thought it could have been a little tougher (particularly towards the endgame), but many seemed to have been turned off by the difficulty, so what do I know? However, certainly I don't want completing a game to be a mere formality...
I was holding off to maybe get this at retail here in Canada and then it never came and I completely forgot about it.
@ollibald Do you know roughly what the MSRP will be for the physical version of the game? Will it follow the same mold as Ducktales Remastered where the eShop version was $14.99 while the disc version was $19.99? Also, do you know if places like Amazon will carry it or will it be very limited to specific locations? I keep checking the distributor for my store but it doesn't seem to be showing up. Thank you
@maths yes it took me about 100 tries but the quick restart and the predictable moves kept me coming back. I was cheering when I finally beat him!
I am glad I held off on playing this game for so long since they decided to finally add screenshots! I honestly thought you could post them all along so having to add them came as a surprise to me, and I love to post on Miiverse so it is a necessity for me to have that option. This looks amazing, and once I finish up Shin Megami Tensei IV I'll consider making it my next game since I hardly ever play any Metroidvania games. Heck, I've only played one Metroid game!
the game froze on me several times as well. didn't hugely affect my impression of the game, but hope they fixed those issues in this patch.
@ollibald Will disc version make it outside of the US? Im asking mainly about Mexico City, Mexico (where Im living now) but Im sure Canadian gamers might also want to know it itll also be for sale there. I dont really mind the price tag
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