Oceanhorn Is Getting a Demo on the Switch eShop

May finally try it now. Known about the game for ages but haven't felt like parting with my money yet.

Who cares,... No idea why pay 15 dollars for a game we all have on our ipad for 7 bucks ages ago.

It'll probably be at least 3-5 years before another "new" Zelda game. But I'd be willing to bet that we could see ports of Skyward Sword to switch or go the route of Metroid 2 and make a updated version of Adventure of Link.

Will try the demo. Looks decent.

Great game, the dlc expansion comes free with it, you just have to unlock it during game

Good to hear. Heard it's pretty good but never was super interested. Who knows, maybe a demo will change my opinion.

@Agramonte because not everyone has an iPad or has played the game.

I think the Switch already has more demos then the Wii U had......ok, maybe not, but still feels like it.

Making a good demo can go a long ways to sell a game devs. Of course the opposite applies as well.

@GameOtaku we usually get a Zelda every 1-2 years though, it's just they alternate between console releases and handheld releases. Titles since 2000:

2000 - Majora's Mask
2001 - Oracle of Ages/Seasons
2002 - Wind Waker
2004 - Four Swords Adventures
2005 - Minish Cap
2006 - Twilight Princess
2007 - Phantom Hourglass
2009 - Spirit Tracks
2011 - Skyward Sword
2013 - Link Between Worlds
2015 - Triforce Heroes
2017 - Breath of the Wild

There's been one every 1-2 years for at least two decades now. Assuming they're consolidating their consoles in the next couple years, who knows what they'll do. Maybe alternate between 3D and either top down titles (like Link Between Worlds) and experimental titles (like Triforce Heroes)?

She's a princess from the kingdom of Hyrule.

@ShadJV
The Oracle games were created by Capcom not Nintendo, and I don't really count 4 swords and tri heroes as mainline Zelda games since they focus on multiplayer rather than sinkage player experience. So quite a few times when Nintendo went 3 years of not longer on Zelda releases, look how long it took to get a Kid Icarus sequel!

@ShadJV its on iPhone, ipod touch... It is Free for Android phones.

@Agramonte I don't have an Android and wouldn't pay $8 for a phone game, hate playing on the tiny screen. I'm curious to try a demo for this.

@GameOtaku just because you don't count them doesn't make them canon Zelda titles, it's unlikely we'll go 3-5 years without any kind of Zelda game. The article never asked how long until the next Nintendo published single player 3D Zelda game.

@ShadJV What's funny is that I thought Twilight Princess was originally on the Wii. That's how dumb I am...

@ShadJV
Megaman has releases similar to that as well several years ago and that didn't work out very well. If they would give metroid a game every 2 years or so then crap like Fed Force would be more tolerable. Maybe stop Zelda for a while and go do a new star tropics!

It is ok. It is an average game. If you like Zelda a lot it is worth a go.

@GameOtaku I don't know, Aonuma said that the handheld team is still working on projects. I see them as releasing a couple 'handheld' ones for the Switch which are much more in line with the traditional games and then after 5+ years releasing another big one.

@GameOtaku Zelda is one of Nintendo's most profitable IPs, probably second to Mario, hence why they release one every year or two (if you add in the remakes it's pretty much a yearly release, but I'm not counting those). It makes sense for Nintendo to milk the franchises that sell most, as they want to make money. As much as I love Metroid (maybe even more than Zelda), it doesn't sell nearly as well, hence why they don't spam it. And I'm not talking farces like Fed Force, I mean main entries. Star Tropics is fairly obscure (at least to modern day gamers due to it being so long), yes they can revive it like Kid Icarus (I mean it took us forever to get the third KI), but part of the reason KI:U had decent sales was because they gathered attention to it by having Pit in Brawl (just like with Fire Emblem and Marth in the West), ideally they would do the same because Smash Bros has done well at bringing old IPs back (or Japanese IPs to the West).

Nonetheless... Nintendo is well aware that as much as older fans want to see those IPs again, a Star Tropics sequel would never reach the sales of Zelda games. Kid Icarus didn't, Metroid doesn't... the average gamers, the ones that aren't on websites like these, the ones that buy a Nintendo system along with the Xbox or PlayStation, they're more likely to buy a Zelda game.

As for Megaman, I wouldn't make the comparison because once again Megaman doesn't have as broad an audience as Zelda. At the same time, Megaman is one of Capcom's better selling franchises, even when they were milking it, but Capcom makes interesting choices these days. As long as Zelda sells, though, they're going to milk it. Honestly I don't mind that because im between the 4-5 year big releases we get several more experimental titles. Out of all their franchises, Nintendo probably experiments the most with Zelda (okay maybe Mario but Nintendo releases a lot of "safe" Mario titles like NSMB, Zelda changes it up a bit every time). Maybe not everyone likes the varied Zelda games (online multiplayer of Triforce Heroes, cyclical gameplay of Majora's Mask, dual release of the Oracle games, stylus controlled gameplay or Phantom Hourglass and Spirit Tracks), but even their big releases experiment a bit (Wind Waker's graphics, Twilight Princess's wolf mechanic, Skyward Sword's motion controls, Breath of the Wild's open world nature). Sure they milk Zelda but they at least continue to mix things up unlike some franchises.

@SwitchVogel exactly. In terms of "big" releases, those happen once a gen so BotW is probably it for Switch aside from the possibility of a dual release with the system's predecessor in 5 years. But we'll definitely get one or two other titles before then, and I wouldn't be surprised if they're either 2D or experimental. Though who knows, we may get another Switch game with the same engine as BotW like MM did with OoT. Never know. I wouldn't mind if they did, as long as they tried to keep it ineteresting (I say keep this game engine but add in some huge dungeons). I'd expect next E3 Nintendo will show off a smaller Zelda project that'll come out late next year.

@Agramonte yup. it sucks doesn't it. and not only just this game. a lot of other old game ported to switch are more expensive than the original in other console. for me it's a no buy game almost all of it. and i do want to play it on my switch. i do. but the price forbids me. i just hope it will be cheaper or atleast has same price!

I can get it on my tablet for free and I bought this game for $7.50 on steam awhile ago. It's not a good game imo

@Athalias Exactly, Ive been saying it since launch. It is insane - and now even random old mobile games are twice as much. I just don't buy them new - I wait for Amazon Warehouse to have them used (What I did with lego undercover) or just get it for another console/device.

Nordic just dropped SineMora EX to parity with PS4 (19.99). And Namco also matched XenoVerse2. So a few bright spots.

I was intrigued by this but on the fence so glad I can give this a go before parting with my dollar

Bought this and completed it. Not a bad little game, only problem is that when you get to the bosses, it doesn't explain how to beat them, so it is a bit of a pain going through your entire weaponry until you find something that works.

This is good! I'm on the fence about the game and would like to try before buy.

It'll also help me determine if its worth selling my physical Vita copy to fund all of the releases over the next few months.

Would love to see complete remakes of oot and mm. Just as fillers in between new zelda games

The game is fun but is very much a Zelda clone, down to Zora's Domain freezing over.

It was fun though and a good isometic 2D Zelda-esque title, and I'm looking forward to the gorgeous 3D sequel.

Great! Will they also gauge the interest for a retail version? Then I'm in. Maybe for a smaller game like this and with its sequel already announced for Switch, it would make more sense to have both games on one cartridge and call it The Oceanhorn Collection or Saga? That would skyrocket my interest in this.

I should also suggest to Nicalis putting Ittle Dew 1 as an unlockable on the Ittle Dew 2+ retail version. Even though I have Ittle Dew 1 on Wii U, that would be a nice bonus to have for the increased retail cost. And it would make it easier for the many people new to the series to jump in from the very beginning of the story.

@Bower227 They already did remakes of both of those.

Considering the work they did I'd hardly call them ports.

Kinda disagree, many things about BotW remind me of Skyward Sword. The stamina gauge for example or the structure of the world.

That said, I don't need any Zelda clones like Oceanhorn, Mulaka (a blatant and cheap BotW rip-off) or Golf Story (2D Zelda with Golf).
I could just play the real thing if I wanted.

Demo? Must get. This one I've been on the fence about, so this may result in a purchase.

Oceanhorn was a fun game to 100% (played it on XBox One).

I've been on the fence, and I think a demo would definitely push me one way or the other! Glad that we're getting one!

Tried the demo on mobile. It wasn't horrid. Would like to try the demo with real controls. Though reviews suggest the game is rather shallow. $15 might be a bit much.

To me it seems like they designed the game with Switch in mind, but were done early enough to do a mobile launch first.

@shani Golf Story is inspired by Mario Golf on the Game Boy/Game Boy Advance, NOT by Zelda.

I'll give the demo a go, it can't hurt. I still doubt I'll even whiff this game until it hits the bargain bin, but who knows, stranger things have happened...

Oceanhorn is a pretty decent game. Don't go in expecting it to be a Zelda replacement, but simply a Zelda-inspired game, and a good game in its own right, and you'll get plenty of entertainment out of it.

This game is good. Ppl should try it.

@EDF what was the dlc part? I 100% it.

I'll play the demo but I won't be buying it until it's much cheaper.

@JJ286
Depends what system you have it on, I have it on vita. Anyways the expansion pack is Island of whispers it came out way after original game to celebrate the awards it won, it's built in to vita version and no doubt the switch aswell, you have to trigger it though

very good reception on steam, and seems like a rather meaty game too.

@EDF oh the Island of Whispers! Yeah I pass that. I 100% the game, pretty good game btw. I just didn't knew that was dlc. Thanks for the reply.

Demo's are a brilliant thing for consumers , the only people that lose out are devs who make mediocre titles.

The rayman legends demo , specifically castle rock made me laugh so much ive pre ordered the physical edition.

I love OceanHorne. So far on my Switch it's my 4rth favorite game. It ain't no Zelda. It has some issues too. But it has Charm and will make you smile. It's got a nice storyline and some halfway decent cut scenes. I like the online Fishing rankings as fishing is fast and pretty easy. I was still bummed about the price as I am with just about every Switch download title. But OceanHorne has been fun and has made me forget about the sting of the price.

@ThanosReXXX I'm kind of torn between getting Golf Story and the Kingdoms downloads. Both games are on my Radar. I guess I will pick one, beat it. Then buy the other gee that's terribly logical, I must be an old man lol

@GameOtaku I'd be willing to take that bet... Since standard button controls wouldn't be possible for SS, there'd be no handheld mode (only TV and tabletop), and I'm having a really hard time picturing them releasing a game like that if couldn't be played in handheld.

@Bower227 Um, they already did both those for 3DS fairly recently.

@Windy Welcome to the club. Then again: 50 is the new 30, so we can scratch off a few decades...

But seriously: you're only as old as you feel, unless your body tells you otherwise.

@thatawesomedude
I could still see SS coming, they could tweak the game to run with or without motion controls so it could play on both.

@GameOtaku With all due respect, I don't think you've thought it all the way through. SS was built from the ground up with the motion-controls in mind and it's too deep into the design to easily get around (if at all). Assuming it were possible, it would definitely take too much resources to make it worth the effort... And if you doubt me, ask yourself this: Why didn't they port it Wii U? Its graphic style would have been a much better fit for an HD upgrade than TP.