Freedom Planet has been a highlight on the Wii U eShop this year, so much so that it secured fourth place in out staff Game of the Year awards for the store. Now developer GalaxyTrail has shared some terrific news - Freedom Planet 2 is in development.
The first game rather famously began as a Sonic fan-project, before evolving and becoming something far more. The studio's Stephen DiDuro acknowledges this legacy in his announcement, but now has the stated aim of taking the franchise forward on its own path.
The original Freedom Planet was modeled as a tribute to Sega Genesis platform games. We've learned what works and what doesn't, what's fun and what's frustrating, what we should expand on and what we can afford to lose. With all of this in mind, we feel that we are ready to bid farewell to nostalgia and create a sequel that will define Freedom Planet's identity as a franchise.
Successful aspects of the first game will return, though - playable characters Lilac, Carol and Milla will all be back with their own unique abilities. We can also expect a similar flow to stage design, along with divergent paths suitable for both speed running and exploration alike.
The developer has also been active on Twitter following the announcement, sharing what seems to be an initial screen to showcase the game's development in Unity.
It's also been confirmed that the game will come to Nintendo hardware, though the careful choice in avoiding naming a specific platform will become a familiar practice; various new projects are likely to be shy of committing to Wii U or 3DS until the NX platform is revealed.
Finally, there's a flashy announcement trailer which demonstrates how important storytelling will be in the sequel, as was the case in the original. Check it out and let us know whether you're excited by the news that this sequel is in development.
With thanks to Benson for the heads up.
[source freedomplanet2.com]
Comments 48
Colour me excited!
Awesome! I've loved what I've played of the first one but haven't finished it yet. Will definitely get the sequel!
Hyped loved the first game brought it on steam/wii u
Awesome. I just hope they tighten up the cutscenes a bit. I liked the story but they got to near Metal Gear Length at times.
Hoping this comes out soon, the first one was very good!
Only thing I have to say is that the character that seems to be the new protagonist looks really derpy in her art and I don't quite like it. I like the in-game sprites though.
The original came third on my Wii U eShop games of 2015, so I'm very much excited about a sequel!
To this day I still haven't played the first one. Do I still have time?
Awesome! I hope they don't have the same bug issues they did with the first game.
Totallay unexpected but totally psyched. The original was my "Why Haven't I heard of this until Now!?" game of 2015 and my runner up of the year.
So glad this has done well enough to seemingly develop into a franchise; potential more 3rd party amiibos?
Wonder if a physical edition may also be developed; heck I hope they create another opportunity to acquire physical copies of the 1st as part of a double pack.
Sold!
This is good news. They did a great job with the first one, but you could see areas a sequel could improve. Excited to watch this unfold.
I would love to see a port of this and the first game on the 3DS!
Hell yes! If they go Sonic 2 on us, that can only mean some GREAT stuff coming for us. Go GalaxyTrail!
I think they already have a thing going identity wise with "busty furries do Sonic right".
I like games with lots of guitar and rock music!
check out GalaxyTrail twitter feed they have a sample of the music already it seems it's a remix of dragon valley!
Why do people keep asking for more Sonic games when the first Freedom Planet was the best Sonic game ever made?
@bitleman could be why rumors say sonic team is going back to 2d style sonic games
Literally just got Freedom Planet for Christmas xD
@HeCaster101 enjoy it's a great game!
Well, like many people I'm a huge fan of the early Sonic the Hedgehog games so I couldn't be happier. To my shame though, I haven't played the first Freedom Planet yet. I'm definitely going to have to remedy that soon.
awesome, Freedom Planet is SO GOOD they seem to be going big this time, I wish them good luck!
Yes! loved playing the classic Sonic games as a kid, and I also loved Freedom Planet, so this is just awesome!
Awesome news! Easily one of the best games of the year, and some of the best boss battles.
"It's also been confirmed that the game will come to Nintendo hardware"
So we all need to get used to seeing 'Nintendo' in quotes, or in this case apostrophes, in all the headlines huh?
Oh well, at least I know I'm awake enough that it was the first thing I noticed in the headline. Maybe they can call the NX Nintenquotes?
Well, whichever "Nintendo" platform it comes to, hopefully I'll own it when it does. Freedom Planet is a blast and it eases the sting of SEGA snubbing the Wii U eShop.
Nice enjoyed the first one
Have yet to purchase the first game but considering that I loved the demo I played it really is only a matter of time before I take the plunge.
To be honest, I didn't like the demo as much as I do like Sonic or Ristar Mega Drive games, the games Freedom Planet seems to be inspired by.
interesting part on Nintendo hardware guess people with wii u's brought the game i know i did.
@VanillaLake the full game has much more to it, each char is different and the boss fights are amazing some of the best ones i played in years.
Excellent! From reading the tweet it looks like Nintendo are the console getting priority over other consoles, which is great.
Forgot about this game. I need to go ahead and pick it up on the eshop.
@shonenjump86 do it!
@kenrulei Good that you enjoy it. Have you played Ristar?
So they're giving it a bigger resolution. I'm glad they're keeping the pixel art look at least, though I would prefer it to look all pixelated like the original.
Either way, great news.
Edit: just saved the picture and opened it full screen with no filtering. It'll still look plenty pixelated on the big screen.
final boss was a pain in the @$$ to beat
I really hope they're finishing up the DLC now, because this being announce makes me wonder how it is doing. None of this stop me from incredibly hype though.
Im yet to try Freedom Planet. It slipped by me, which is odd as it looks right up my alley
@VanillaLake i have indeed it's a wonderful game i think it was on collection of games where i played it i can't recall gems mega collection or something like that. growing up that's one game i missed somehow as a big sega fan seems amazing i missed it though.
@Chaoz no worries they replied on twitter saying the dlc is coming still.
@DarkCia first time i agree yet now i can do it without being hit once, after you learn it, kinda like the bosses in megaman x series 1st time it's how in the hell do i do this...
@Ichiban there's free demo but the full game is more than that lets on.
@kenrulei You are not the one that missed it back in the day, Ristar sold poorly. I never had the Mega Drive but I played it on GameCube (Mega Collection). I think it is a great game, original, with nice visuals, and it's fun to spin the star around the poles! The bosses are very creative, too.
YES! FP1 is top 3 of my fav eshop games, and i very much welcome the sequel. Give us another stellar soundtrack!!!
@umegames there's a remix of dragon valley on there twitter feed for fp2 btw.
@bitleman You are out of your mind. Freedom Planet is no match to Sonic.
I am very ok with this. I love the art style change, It's nice it's trying to diversify itself from Sonic more.
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