Playing single-player games in a co-op fashion isn't a new idea for those playing the Switch, but most of the time it's monstrously impractical. That's not the case for upcoming Switch game TumbleSeed that employs its controls so simply that a Joy-Con per person is not only a reality, but it's a lot of fun.
The difficulty may not lend itself too well to co-op as the video above should prove in spades, but it's such an easy and neat method of control it's surprising the developers didn't include it as an in-game option. Clearly we're in the wrong business.
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The game "Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons" would work perfectly with two people on the switch.
SO EXCITED about this game. I adore the art style, the gameplay looks good, and I love that it's a roguelike as well. Barring truly horrible reviews, I'm definitely grabbing it.
@Aurumonado That would be pretty fantastic!
A top-down roguelike action-adventure with LocoRoco-like controls. I'm getting more and more curious about this game.
I was on the line about this title but I am starting to come around to getting it...When does it come out again?
I'm surprised and delighted at how much world and story they manage to fit around a mechanic like this!
this is the first i've heard of this game but it looks pretty neat!
Am I the only one who is really enjoying the resurgence of roguelikes? This game looks like a really interesting take on the genre.
@N8tiveT3ch May 2nd, I do believe!
@Cosmic-K9 I love the replayability that comes with applying roguelike elements, and I feel like for a game like this there's a ton of potential! I feel like we've seen randomization in dungeon crawlers, shooters, and other titles before, but this really does look like a fresh take on how to implement roguelike elements, and I'm super stoked for it!
hope this isn't full retail price. I would pay at max $25 for this
@penubag Hello! I'm one of the developers- our price in the US is $14.99
It's not a roguelike! This game is nothing like the game "Rogue" so it can't be a roguelike.
@d-lask Awesome!! I was disappointed in similar puzzle games costing full retail price on the switch and wasn't going to buy any of them (poyo poyo tetris, snipper clips, etc). Was hoping this wasn't going to be a trend. I will definitely buy this game!
What is the definition of a roguelike? Somewhere along the way I missed that
@d-lask All of these Nintendolife articles on it keep mentioning HD Rumble but so far they haven't specified anything about that. Is HD Rumble incorporated somehow?
@invictus4000 One of the main ways we use HD rumble is to give you a "sixth sense" about where you are along the vine as well as how fast you're moving. As you roll left to right you'll feel the seed essentially moving from one hand to the other.
I want that game
On any other system I wouldn't have paid this game any mind, but on Switch it's really appealing, probably thanks to the HD Rumble, using split Joycons while titling each side and the appeal of hybrid games on the system in general.
Day one for me.
@d-lask
Congrats on the new game. Since you're here, I want to take the opportunity to mention something that I noticed while watching gameplay the other day: when you roll into an NPC it forces dialogue every time, which for most games isn't a problem because you choose if you want to speak to them a second time, but in this game- being a little harder to control- I noticed that people would roll into an NPC 2, 3, 4 times on accident and have to sit through the dialogue every single time. Particularly the ones in front of a bridge where you're forced to balance and roll so close to the NPC.
A minor issue, but something I thought I'd bring up because it would be an easy fix to remove the dialogue after you've spoken to them the first time and just show a button prompt when you get near afterwards so that you can optionally listen to it if you so desire.
Aside from that, looks great! Can't wait to try it.
Looks pretty cool, hopefully it turns out well.
It's an IceColdBeerlike.
Surprisingly an excellent game. I might pick it up.
@penubag Niether Snipperclips nor Puyo are full retail price. And Snipperclips is only 5 dollars more than this is.
@saturn_hero
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roguelike
"Roguelike is a subgenre of role-playing video games characterized by a dungeon crawl through procedurally generated game levels, turn-based gameplay, tile-based graphics, and permanent death of the player-character."
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