Earlier this year Original Journey was confirmed as yet another intriguing title to be on the way to the Switch eShop. Developed by Bonfire Entertainment and published by Another Indie, it utilises a 'pencil art' style with platforming, action and mechs.
Alongside the release of a PC (Steam) launch trailer, Another Indie has also confirmed that the original Q1 2018 Switch release has been brought forward, with the eShop version now due in Q4 2017. Check out the latest trailer and a description below.
Take on the role of The Rookie and embark on a journey across a mysterious alien world. Shoot, race, and platform across the planet's hundreds of floating islands, populated with procedurally generated enemies and loot. When surrounded by seemingly insurmountable enemy hordes , strategically place turrets and unload sci-fi side-arms and other powerful weapons for action-packed tower-defense gameplay.
After completing missions, The Rookie acquires materials to craft and upgrade customizeable mech armor and specialized weapons that will bring enemies to their knees.
The fate of the Ato, a space-faring race, is in the hands of its brave young soldiers. The Origin Stone, an infinite source of energy that could revitalize their home world, is the Ato's only hope. Rumored to be hidden on Planet Shadow by the peaceful but powerful natives, the Ato military invades and conquers in search of salvation. But if they do succeed... what will be the cost?
Are you tempted to pick this up later in the year?
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Looks pretty interesting and the art style is beautiful , nice to see devs bringing things forward too , the system and ease of publishing must be on point.
Not much difference in timing. Just 3 months early... I'll wait and see if this is worth picking up. I haven't bought any indie game for Switch. Might dip in this! (If it satisfied my picky tendencies...)
It's not very often you hear of a game's release being brought forward on a Nintendo console.
Seems like every eShop game is 'stylish' these days.
No thanks but good luck to them.
Looks pretty good.
For a second there I thought this was the PS3 game "Journey", and almost had a mini heart attack
Looks realllly pretty.
Looks very nice. I'm up for a dip 👍
@Yasaal if you haven't bought any indie game I seriously recommend buying Cave Story+. Aside from it being my favorite game of all time, it plays absolutely perfectly on the switch, even if you have played it before, Its a different experience. There's also going to be plenty of content updates for it. So far we just got classic graphics and 2player is on the way.
Game looks neat, but I dunno if I'll buy this. I will definitely be really busy by Q4 with a lot of games. Samus returns, xenoverse 2, Mario odyssey, monster hunter stories, monster hunter XX 😅 Gonna be hard to keep up.
Wow, that's looks like it could be a lot of fun.
Wow. A game on a Nintendo console not from Nintendo being brought FORWARD? What year is it? Who are you people?
that looks cool
No thanks.
Nintendo Switch is going to be a really good indie machine by the end of 2017.
Nice!
Once again, I'm not a fan of the animation style. That said...Terry Gilliam needs to start making indie games it seems lol.
Looks wonderfully disturbing.
Looks fun , great art design and style the only thing I wonder about for a title like this is will it have good play control .
@Zoda_Fett True. I had already bought Cave Story originally on the Wii and enjoyed it. But the price rn is too high for double dipping IMO. Maybe when I'm a little bit richer. Cave Story on the Wii didn't cost jack but on the Switch it does unfortunately...
Is there a reason it's in black and white? It needs a lot more color
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