We were big fans of Teslagrad, an ambitious and stylish action platformer that came to the Wii U. Its storytelling and lore were certainly a notable part of the experience, so we've been eagerly awaiting the follow-up from Rain Games - World to the West.
It now has its confirmed release date for the Wii U eShop, along with PS4 / Xbox One / PC - it'll arrive on 5th May with a console price of $24.99 / €24.99; the Wii U isn't getting a physical retail edition, however. An official description and a fresh gameplay trailer are below.
World to the West is a standalone followup of Teslagrad, the indie hit that conquered the hearts of many puzzle-lovers three years ago. A 3D action adventure with a cartoony art style, inspired by those light-hearted RPGs from our past that made us face the challenges with a smile. A vast world of blue skies and dark caves awaits you, as you try to unveil the mysteries of an ancient prophecy. You'll join four characters in this journey: Lumina the Teslamancer, Knaus the underdog, Miss Teri the treasure hunter and the gloriously mustachioed strongman, Lord Clonington, each one with their own storyline and abilities. Watch our new gameplay trailer to see them in motion!
The top-down gameplay and varied cast of characters certainly promise an intriguing experience; we'll be sure to check it out when it arrives later in the Spring.
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Good that there's life in the old dog yet. Shame we're not getting a physical release though. Bought Teslagrad both physically and digitally on the Wii U.
This studio makes me proud to be Norwegian, and I am rarely patriotic.
I hope this game comes to the Switch one day. Looks very promising.
Well I can understood only digital on wii u, but why is this not coming to the Switch with a physical edition if ps4 and xb1 get a physical edition....and if that's in the works and not yet announced I retract my statement
@markie7235 They'd probably have to charge £10 more. ~cough~ Rime ~cough~
@SLIGEACH_EIRE Ugh, this is why I wish Wii U was region Free, you guys (UK/EU) received so many Wii U physical releases, Fast Racing Neo, ...Maiden of the Black Water, Teslagrad! I'm sure there are more, but I didn't even know Teslagrad received a physical release!
@markie7235 They probably never received a dev kit in time,if they even have one at all.Going by their support of Wii U,I'd say it's only a mater of time before a Switch version is announced.
I never really took to Teslagrad.I think I gave up the first part I got really stuck at.World to the West looks a lot more interesting though.
@RoomB31 It works both ways. You got physical versions of games like Runbow and Tumblestone while we didn't.
@SLIGEACH_EIRE Yes, but I'd argue you got the better deal.
Been waiting for this confirmation! Teslagrad was pretty awesome, and WTTW will likely be my final Wii U purchase.
Soedesco again ?
Would have purchased it but I played TeslaGrad off and on. I finally get to the last boss and when you fight him and if you hit him once and then he looks like he traps you in a bubble if I die too many times the Wii - U crashes and at first I didn't know about this bug until I googled online and if this game has bugs as well then forget it. Nothing like finally getting to the last boss on a hard game you played a few hours here and there off and on for a couple of years and then finally get to the last boss just to have it crash. I tried to play through it but hey the last boss was tough and it crashed my system about 5 times and since then I haven't had the desire to play it again. I really like their games but I have to be sure this one does not cause the same thing.
That screenshot looks like Breath Of The Tamed. I gotta do some homework.
I'm a massive fan of Teslagrad, but what I've seen of this game just doesn't interest me at all. Hopefully reviews can show me what I'm missing.
brave, man. brave. best of luck. maybe they can make an nx version.
@Rman12
I didn't know Teslagrad for Wii U has a game-breaking bug. Are you sure Rain Games hasn't fixed it?
@BorninNorway81 - Well before I researched the issue I never have my WII - U crash constantly on the same spot. For example i remember when i used to play sonic and all stars racing transformed sometimes all of a sudden a crash but in different spots from time to time. No other crashes since Teslagrad and Its always the same spot at the final boss. After three times in a row I googled it. So many others on the Wii - U said the same thing at the last boss after you hit him once and he traps you in a bubble and your supposed to time it just right so that weapon he uses breaks the bubble but if you mess up after that it does a hard crash. It was after the third crash I looked into it and apparently since I just picked it up again in early 2017 and didn't play it from september 2014 till around early 2017. When I researched it others said in sometime 2015 there was an update which made sense because after playing it for the first time early this year since 2014 there was an update the first time I launched it. Now its been a total of five times it crashes on the same spot and enough research leads me to believe its the game and not my WII - U. No other games I play does this except TeslaGrad which after the fifth time I gave up even bothering to try to beat the final boss anymore. Don't give me wrong this is an amazing game it's just unfortunate my system crashes on the final boss.
Oh wow, I was just looking for information regarding this Teslagrad followup in the beginning of this week and thought it is odd that there had been no news of it's release date other than it is coming in 2017. Wonderful to see that these awesome devs are supporting Wii U!
I hope for future they would be looking to make the sequel and perhaps even Teslagrad as a double package for those users who have Switch. But I will be looking to get this on Wii U!
Thank you wonderful devs!
Eh, this is coming to Wii u?! Its far to expensive though...
Nonks.
@Henmii It's basically the closest thing to a true Zelda-style adventure game alternative we'll have on Wii U and it looks pretty solid to boot so I'd say the price is fairly reasonable.
@ThomasBW84 Is this releasing in NA on May 5th as well?
@Reanfan7,
And what if it is terribly short? Since its a download (that also gets a physical release on some devices, but still) it might be very short.
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