CIRCLE Entertainment is bringing Skipmore's "slow living miniscape RPG" Picontier to the 3DS, it has been revealed.
The game features crafting, combat, fishing and dungeons to explore, and its pixel-rich visual style reminds us an awful lot of Earthbound.
Here's some info taken from the game's Steam Greenlight page:
Picontier is a pixel art slow living miniscape RPG which allows you to enjoy a slow living on the island.
Spend your time farming, crafts, mining and fishing, or if you're the adventurous sort, take a journey to the dungeons to fight off monsters! How you spend your time is all up to you. Follow a charming story by communicating with the strange beings on the island.
Designed by indie label SKIPMORE, known for their reputation for high quality pixel art and sound design and their Fairune and Drancia series titles.
Are you interested in this unique-looking game? Share your thoughts with a comment.
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Retrotastic!
YES! I LOVE IT!
I can't wait 😍
There is an English language version of the trailer. Just FYI
@Jd12345678 Thanks, have updated the piece.
Looks promising. Keeping an eye on this one.
Awesome, it looks well done so far. I hope it has a decent amount of content.
Got the Mother 3 feels with some of the character designs. Look at that teddy bear chimera!
Is there any timeframe for release?
@HappyMaskedGuy
People need to stop this crap on totally unrelated articles.
"lol not NX don't care"
We know when it's coming so just chillax
Hm... a NES Style of Bokujou Monogatari looks like game ?
So Retro, but not really interested.
Love the soundtrack, I'll get it for PS4 then.
So Stardew Valley Portable? Okay, I'm interested.
So Stardew Valley Lite? Okay, I'm interested.
"Are you eating propery?"
I'll be keeping an eye on this one.
Looks pretty promising! I hope they give us a release window soon (and also, I hope the main character can actually move faster than that).
looks great! certainly has an earthbound feel, if this has a reasonable price tag then im up for this!
This looks like my kind of game, the beginning REALLY gives me a Survival Kids for the GBC kind-of-feel. Which is one of the best survival RPGs ever made IMO, especially for it's time. I'll definitely keep an eye on this one as it seems right up my alley.
@HappyMaskedGuy Go ask GameFaqs
Looks really cool I'm excited, but is it turn based?? Just curious
This looks cool, but I think I should beat citizens of Earth before I get into another earthbound tribute rpg.
I might have to check this out; I really liked Fairune.
These people is right know my most followed 3DS developer. Seriously, I love their games, the simplicity, lenght, gameplay and art. I want to do games like they do!
It looks random enough to get my attention.
Feels a bit like Stardew Valley with the mix of farming, simple combat, crafting, fishing and talking to the locals, but crossed with Earthbound indeed. Looks good.
Undertale is a game that plays more like Earthbound than Earthbound itself.
So much lovely retro love for pixels and 8bit synths on this trailer!!
May this "slow living miniscape RPG" idea being an enjoyable and joyous experience, we all retro people will be lovely glad this game exists!!
"Are you eating propery?"
@AyeHaley Ikr?! I'm hoping that they improve the translation
Kinda reminds me of an 8-bit Fantasy Life. I really liked Fairune, so I'll definitely be getting this!
I swear I've seen something else from Circle recently that looked neat. Well, the music is nice enough that I might pick it up, so long as the price is right (from what I've seen, they're pretty good about that).
@filterclay I'd never even heard this genre name before, but it is one I've been playing for years. Interesting looking game, but I wouldn't want to play it on PC, but could see playing it on 3DS
I'm liking it;
Just as mentioned above, if the price is right..
Speaking of Earthbound, we're still waiting on Mother 3!!! Make it happen before the year is over, Nintendo!
@Hey-Cha-La If I were Nintendo, Mother 3 wouldn't come to Wii U; it would be the first game I announced for the NX eShop. So that I have it on record, that is officially my prediction. And the only one I'm making. Not going to predict when it's revealed, nor if it is delayed.
I must have this
@PanurgeJr
I would rather see it on the 3DS myself.
Doesn't look bad, but won't be as good as Earthbound.
I also found a typo: One of the characters says "propery" instead of "properly".
Looks like the love-child of Mother 3 and early Harvest Moon.
"Are you eating propery?"
"WHAT YOU SAY!!!"
hmmm...
I just played 1-bit Rogue and I LOVE Fairune and CIRCLE Entertainment so ... Yep, day one buy for me. I really think CIRCLE puts out a great product just about every time. Definitely one of my favorite companies.
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