Wii U eShop aficionados may recognise the name BeautiFun Games courtesy of Nihilumbra, a stylise release that we absolutely loved in our review. Earlier this year the studio announced its next project, Megamagic: Wizards of the Neon Age, though has just recently confirmed that it could make its way to Wii U.
The game is currently seeking funding on Kickstarter with a core goal of $20,000, though the Wii U (and Vita) will be as-yet-undetermined stretch goals.
The studio certainly has pedigree courtesy of Nihilumbra, and this new project will likely appeal to gamers of a certain age. It's heavily inspired by and a tribute to '80s culture, while also aiming to blend various genres and game styles - it promises elements of adventure RPG and real-time-strategy, while you also build up a team of companions.
We liked the look of this when it was first revealed for PC earlier in the year and it still looks promising - check out the Kickstarter campaign and pitch video and let us know what you think.
[source kickstarter.com]
Comments 9
I think about Double Dragon Neon when I see this for some reason...
I don't know about Kickstarter anymore. So much about funded projects failing now. I've backed a total of 4 now, one wasn't funded, 3 were but I'm a little worried about one of them at the moment and that being The Little Devil Inside. There has been zero information if 2 months, no updates on it or anything and their is still no website which was said would have been done 2 months ago :S. But Yooka Laylee and Bloodstained I am sure will be fine.
Also... 20k seems low.
"Recently confirmed" + "Could make it's way to Wii U" doesn't sound exactly confirmed. That's like saying "maybe that is set in stone"
This looks pretty good. Another kickstarter project I feel deserves recognition is Super Micro Heroes.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mutantgames/super-micro-heroes?ref=nav_search
It really speaks to the Runbow fan in me. Too bad it's Wii U is a stretch goal though,
Also worth mentioning is Gnomes vs. Fairies. It looks like part ARPG and part platform game.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/danoblack/gnomes-vs-fairies?ref=nav_search
@ikki5
Well they did likely make profit off of Nihilumbra, so I'm guessing that money goes into self-funding themselves a bit.
Meh, not my thing. The artstyle is nice and pretty 80's, overall. But the gameplay seems very slow and stiff.
Super fighting wizards...
MEGAMAGIC!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ufVQIUEiYc
I think some of the superficial presentation stuff betrays that this game really doesn't look or "feel" very 80s at all, imo.
Take away the cartoon cutscenes, and the sound (the voice over and 80s music), and it looks very much like a modern indie RPG/RTS type game. I mean, right off the bat, I think if they were trying to capture that 80s look and feel then they should have used proper pixel art at least. The high res artwork in the game doesn't 80s retro at all.
Note: If it actually is pixel art, then it doesn't look like it in the video.
I WISH it really did feel like a classic game from the 80s but imo it doesn't.
With the Canadian dollar so low I'm just not funding stuff on Kickstarter anymore. It's way too expensive.
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