Manticore: Galaxy On Fire Finally Cleared For Take-Off On April 19th

Yasssss. And only a week away too! Can't wait to shoot down some space baddies.

I'll believe it when I see it.

Of course I am. Ready to go on launch.

NOW LET'S DO THIS!

...but really, this was a day one buy for me up until the delay. So what does that make this now on the second attempt? Second-attempt day one buy? I can't wait to get my grimey mits on this! So glad the bug was squashed and everything was ironed out — I have respect for Deep Silver for sure Great job!

I’m ready for launch!

At last. Glad to hear that the bug squashed. My preorder still stay.

I've pre-ordered it and didn't cancel the pre-order but the game is showing as not pre-ordered on the store...... Do they expect me to pay for it again???

Really looking forward to this. This delay just made me even hungrier for some space warfare.

Hi guys! The abovementioned lead designer here. Really happy and relieved that we could announce the new release date today and the game is finally coming out next week.

Everyone who pre-ordered the game should have received an update to version 1.02 two days ago, otherwise you have to trigger the download manually. The game is back up on the European eShop already, US and other territories will follow within the next couple of hours.
Now we can't wait till everyone's getting their hands on it next week and I'm really curious about your guys thoughts, reviews etc..

Thanks again for your patience and understanding, we appreciate it a lot!

@chanandler Hi! Did you download the game when you pre-ordered? Then you should be good to go on release day. If you haven't (or erased it from the main menu) then you should be able to re-download it by entering the eShop, go to your profile icon in the upper right corner, press A and go to "Redownload". Hope this helps!

That is good news! The original GoF was one of my favorite games on my old iPad 3, years and years ago. Is this a pay-once title, or will there be IAP?

@Defeated_Hero Ace, good job on fixing it up reasonably swiftly too!

Glad I kept my pre-order and didnt seek a refund - looking forward to playing next week

@DrJiggle The iOS version is IAP heavy, but this is a pay once - which the devs have hinted they are going to change the iOS version too (or at least release THIS switch version on iOS) once the Switch version is done.

@pbb76 Woohoo! More good news. Thanks!

This is great news. Looking forward to playing next week.

@Defeated_Hero Thanks for the info. Yes I had left it downloaded to my Switch and it is version 1.0.2

Will the game show up as purchased in the store at some point like the other games I have bought? Am concerned that if I ever delete it in the future then I won't be able to just re-download it.

@Defeated_Hero Let's prove that this pay once business model is much better for everyone!

Yes, eager to play this one. I see from NL's source that its source was an eShop update, so that sounds like a pretty solid date.

about time

I loved gof2 but I gotta be honest this one isn’t as good.
I played it on mobile with iap and it I don’t have fond memories of it. If gof2 was on switch I’d buy that again but not this one unfortunately.

Didn’t like Manticore on iPhone, I will surely grab a proper GOF 3 when it comes out eventually.
I’ll wait for the Everspace port.

@Deathwalka @Judas_Krimson
They made a lot of change apparently to have a better experience. I'm as concerned as you when we speak about some smartphone port but they seem to have made the right choices to give us something worth it. They communicated a list of these changes :
1.) Full premium experience without any sign of micro transactions, focusing on the narrative driven story campaign
2.) Challenging missions laid out across a story campaign that’s divided into 3 Acts
3.) Exclusive new Game content added with Act 3: 6 additional locations, 5 story missions and 3 “distraction” missions
4.) Completely reworked upgrade system that’s tied to your story progression
5.) 1080p/60 fps docked, 720p/60fps handheld mode, which looks and plays rad
6.) More open game structure, meaning you can jump from one location to another via wormholes, access the galaxy map during gameplay, fly to the Manticore (your mothership) to change equipment etc.
7.) Seamless transition to exploration mode after you’ve beaten a mission in that location
8.) Intuitive User Interface purpose built for the Nintendo Switch including in-game HUD, navigation in the hangar, galaxy map, mission overview, player profile etc.
9.) Reworked controls that work naturally with the Joy-Cons/Pro Controller
10.) Utilisation of Switch-specific features like HD rumble and accelerometer
11.) 3 different difficulty levels selectable in the main menu and anytime during gameplay
12.) Capture and share cool screenshots via the Switch’s capture function
13.) Additional options like active/passive auto alignment of your ship and aim assist

Owww, that's nice! Kept my preorder, will be happy to play next week. GoF3 reworked as a premium title is a very good game in my book.

I'm interested in this, but I think I'll wait for reviews first.

I am curious. The delay kicked it off my radar so I'll wait for reviews but I am 80percent ready to buy this.

@chanandler

It was the same for me but I just went back to the games I had downloaded and it was there waiting to be Downloaded again.

@JSG87 Thanks... I just deleted the version I already had downloaded from the previous pre-order and it did indeed show up in the purchased list so am downloading again.

@sieg89 thanks for that dude appreciated, but I personally didn’t enjoy it nowhere near as much as gof2, but I will wait for reviews and opinions to see how these new changes impact the game.

Nice to see it back on track. One of my most anticipated eShop releases.

Hope the review comes out next week then

Well at least they are actually releasing this, more than I can say for vaporware like Redout and Steep.

This had to have been ready to review having been pulled just hours from launch.

Wonder if NL are going to post their review any time soon?

Pre-loaded it a few days before the delay, it's still sitting on the desktop, and seems to have updated itself.

This is good news.

This game looks great! I'm in!

@sieg89 that’s good news indeed but I’m not going to buy it anyway, the mobile version of the game left me so bitter and upset I don’t want to see this game again.
I will surely double dip with Everspace, that for sure.

In terms of content... Is this a linear game in that once you beat it, that's it? Or is there anything like randomized missions that you can keep playing infinitely?

It’s the 19th here in Australia and the game still isn’t unlocked.