The Switch eShop continues to bring us a whole host of new and interesting games. Coming up in July is Candle: The Power of the Flame, which is an action-adventure game presented in glorious watercolour. Published by Merge Games, this game was developed by Spanish indie developer Teku Studios, and it certainly looks promising.
Here's a bit about the game from the press release:
Teku is a “Light-Guide” in the service of Yaqa, the Tumaykú tribe’s shaman. However, the honour bestowed upon Teku came at a price - the removal of one of his hands and its replacement with a magical candle that would never run down. The fate of the Tumaykú tribe is now in the balance. An attack by the hated Wakcha clan has left the village in flames and, worse still, Yaqa is nowhere to be seen! Sworn to protect his master, Teku must venture forth and right the wrongs of the Wakcha, save his master and protect his candle’s flame at all costs.
Candle: The Power of the Flame’s visuals are presented as beautiful hand-drawn watercolour images - all the layered backgrounds, characters and objects have been individually painted and scanned into the game. It feels as though you are playing a living painting. Candle: The Power of the Flame is an action adventure with an emphasis on solving puzzles and surviving a hostile environment. The combination of the remarkable graphics, simple yet testing gameplay and beautiful South American flavoured soundtrack all conspire to make Candle: The Power of the Flame and experience you won’t forget.
Candle: The Power of the Flame is set for release on the Switch eShop at the end of July 2018 – priced at (£14.99, €19.99, $19.99). A Switch retail version of the game will follow at the end of August (priced £24.99, €29.99, $29.99).
Let us know if you are looking forward to this one with a comment below.
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It looks nice, though I think the contour in the backgrounds is a bit too strong. Still, kudos for not going for the overdone "retro whatever-bit" pixel art style!
The looks strangely remind me of Capsized, though a lot bolder, less hazy. I think Capsized had similar creatures as enemies.
Yet another action-adventure with an interesting world and with the beauty that doesn't require thousands of pixels to manifest. This genre sure seems to be thriving on Switch, and that's awesome.
Looks a little like a game for kids from the 90s but it looks nice.
At least they have their own style and they're not trying to make another crappy pixelated game.
The visuals are really beautiful, I am loving the fact that there seems to be more and more of these games cropping up. It feels like it’s harking back to the past without looking dated or cheap.
I really like the environments here!
Bold designs decisions... you have to respect that. Best of lucks.
@nhSnork I think I know what you mean, but... this game has millions of pixels. :/
Make me think of Machinarium but I don't know why...
@aaronsullivan yeah, that was my clumsy attempt at paraphrasing a 4K reference.
Love the look of this
Looks nice.
what is a clone game?
a miserable little pile of secrets
Candles have total life to power for the hanging in the school of the great time to magic which always taking their candles in the air. They have whole school lights on the candles lights from the essay writing services review they much have never finishing candles.
Honestly, I consider his art the most tasteful thing he's created in the past 30 years...AC Installation Service and I'm personally sick of his anti-establishment mumbo-jumbo when he clearly is someone who has gotten by being an atrocious ass to others.
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