Toplitz Productions and Bigben have joined forces to bring My Little Riding Champion to PC and consoles this autumn, with a Switch release coming "at a later date".
Described as being "dedicated to the many horse lovers out there", My Little Riding Champion is set to offer players the ability to play as their own character, manage and train their horse, and explore a vast open world together, all while taking part in many horse-based competitions. We think the game's PR says it best, so here's a snippet of what the title's all about.
"For horse lovers, riding is more than a sport, it's a way of life. Bonding with your animal, the joy of caring for it and the return of trust and appreciation, the sense of freedom and the intensity of competition make horse riding a unique discipline."
While we're yet to receive a release date or gameplay trailer, we do have a couple of screenshots and a feature list for you to enjoy:
Features:
- Many different horses to choose from
- True horse management, from daily care to emotional bonding
- A large number of customization options
- An open world encouraging to be explored during many long rides
- Many competitions and rewards
Are you, or is someone you know, a horse lover? Will you be keeping an eye out for this one in the coming months? Let us know if it's a "yay" or "neigh" in the comments below.
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Switch owners don’t want tomb raider or Madden...
They want this...
For sure...
This is what we all want
"For horse lovers, riding is more than a sport, it's a way of life."
Now replace "horse lovers" with just "horses".
#EquineLivesMatter
Switch is not stable enough for my little pony.
@Stocksy
Because, why not ?
Not everyone interested with Action games like Tomb Raider.
Some casual players might like those simple games.
To be cool gamers doesn't have to play AAA Action games.
News Flash: Not every game has to appeal to us.
I couldn't care less about this game but there will be some people who get enjoyment out of it. This is for them.
Could be tempted if they at least some effort with the visuals and animation, but from what I've seen of one of the horsey games on the eshop, they're woeful.
@Stocksy I too want quality games on the Switch but you have to understand that some people need games like this one.
It is like accessibility ramps, we don't use them but other people do and we have to respect that.
@Anti-Matter I play a lot of niche games because they tend to be more fun.
But this game is utter crap
@Stocksy to be fair it’s coming to all consoles and PC. Switch is even coming later. I don’t mind that it’s coming. My girlfriend likes horses. Maybe she wants it. But if she does, she’ll have to get her own switch
@Ladasta @Zuljaras @Anti-Matter oh 100% - but all of your arguments work in reverse.
If games like this that are niche can find a home here and make money. 100% games like madden, AC, Tomb Raider etc can too.
I’m bored of people acting like all switch owners are Children or kooky cool hipster that like random fluffy Japanese games and niche titles.
We can like madden and Celeste
@Stocksy I hope you understand I was sarcastic.
What I like about this game is that it creates no conflict for me...I will definitely not be buying.
@Anti-Matter @SBandy If this were an honest attempt at a game, that would be one thing. But, unfortunately, most games like this are garbage, and mostly made to sell to unaware parents or hardcore collectors.
This one specifically was made by Bigben Interactive. If you don't remember who they are, they're the same people who pushed out Tennis World Tour, knowing it was a buggy mess, and flat out admitted they weren't concerned about it since they already sold all their stock to retailers and "might" fix the bugs in the next game.
Their other games are pretty similar, and it looks like they're one of these companies lives off of producing shovelware.
@Stocksy
I'm also bored with peoples who think games like you mentioned about = All the gamers need.
To tell you, there are SOME gamers like Casual games / Easy 2 play games. They don't follow popularity, they might be choose what are suitable for them. Of course, Casual games must have good gameplay quality.
@Regpuppy
I welcomed every single Casual game ideas, as long Not Too Cheap, have Decent gameplay quality, easy to play games, Decent replay value.
Of course, depend on who is the developer. If the developers are well known with Mediocre games, i can skip their games but still welcomed their existences. Maybe other peoples have interest with those Mediocre games.
@gcunit I think you referring to that other horse care game that recently released on the eShop. That is downright shovelware.
This game actually looks decent and the devs seems to have at least put some effort in it.
@Anti-Matter I don't like mediocre games because they tend to launch at the same price as a good game would. I also don't like them because overabundance of them is what crashed the gaming market in the olden days. Parents didn't like the idea of buying a game that looked like there kid would like it could turn out to be garbage.
Granted, online reviews are a thing, but the point of these games is to sit on a shelf and look good to unaware parents. That's why there are so many bad games based on cartoons and other kid-friendly franchises. It's borderline predatory.
@Zuljaras haha yeah I just blindly @ all for a better reply chain.
Why gamers feel the need to box each other in annoys me...
I like Madden and FIFA so I can’t possibly like “proper” games and switch gamers don’t like these sorts of games.
It’s all nonsense.
Gamers can like all manner of games.
People here seem to want to allow the industry to keep alive the myth we only want niche and colourful games.
Some of us want bland grey FPS too
While I understand that some people may want this type of game, I kind of also agree that this isn't what the Switch needs right now. Let me explain.
The problem with this, is that there isn't, right now, a lot of big productions (aside from the usual Zelda, MK and al.) to draw and keep traditionnal gamers on the Switch platform. And Nintendo still has that image attached to them since the Wii days, of a platform filled with shovelware that, apparently, somehow, manage to sell (otherwise, no one would make such shovelware).
A game like this, I wouldn't have a problem with on an already well-established platform. I'm not speaking about units solds. I'm speaking about platforms that are already established as providing a good library od big productions aimed at traditionnal gamers.
A game like this, on the Swtich, right now, might simply continue to propagate the idea that the Switch is a more "casual" platform (like its predecessors), and bring more water to the mill feeding the bad arguments of many developpers everywhere. How many times have you heard a developper say that their game wouldn't be a right "fit" for the Switch, but good for evey other platform out there? We're not talking about hardware here. We're talking about developpers still thinking that all Nintendo Switch owners care about is Mario, Zelda, and stupid Carnival Games compilations.
Like I said, I'm not dimissing the fact that some people might enjoy this game. But these type of games are, right now, sending a wrong signal to all other developpers out there by supporting the rationale that these are the type of games that Switch owners actually want.
I can clearly see my daughter wanting such a game. I don't have anything against said game.
But the more I see what publishers and developpers are putting out on the Switch, the more I estimate that we're really close to Ubisoft resurecting Dogz and Catz games and seeing the system being flooded with Hot Wheels and My Little Pony cheap cash-ins and generic party games compilations and cheap kart racers by the dozens.... You know, the Wii days...
I hope the future proves me wrong.
Open world?? Hmmm.... I'm lucky there's no achievement system on Switch. I'd be all over this.
@Stocksy Agreed. It takes a village. And as someone that played tons of junk on 360, some things outside the norm ended up being enjoyable. cough Hannah Montana
@Realnoize
Actually, i did enjoyed The Dog Island Wii by Ubisoft.
The Dog Island Wii was developed by Japanese developer so even being published by Ubisoft, i believe their games still have at least Decent quality as Japanese games.
@Stocksy "We can like Madden and Celeste"...
We DO have Celeste. We have Okami HD, we have BlazBlue Cross Tag Battle, we have Valkyrie Chronicles 4 and Dead Cells and Crash Trilogy and DB FighterZ, we are getting Doom Eternal and SNK Heroines. It's not like the Switch is being ignored, or like it's ONLY getting cute, quirky titles. It's getting a lot of multiplats in all kinds of genres.
This title does absolutely nothing for me, and IF it was the only title coming to Switch this Autumn, and if it was ONLY coming to Switch, I'd be worried. But it's not. It isn't even coming to Switch first. It's coming to PC and the other consoles before the Switch.
I have been waiting for this game since I heard about it and for it to be released on switch is awesome. Now I can ride horses on the go, in bed, or on the toilet! Hyptrain in commimg!
Day one. Preordering. Is there physical swag? I might double dip.
@HobbitGamer " some things outside the norm ended up being enjoyable. cough Hannah Montana"
The door. It is over there.
Neigh from me, but it's good to have games like this on the Switch. I've been reading/listening to interviews with the woman who runs FEMICOM Museum recently, and it's pretty interesting stuff. http://www.femicom.org/
So basically what was left to announce on Switch for 2018 was just to embarrassing For E3 😂
Because by the looks of it - There is tons of crap coming.
@Stocksy Rather just ride a horse in Red Dead Redemption 2. Nobody is even going to notice this is in the PS Store in Autumn.
We getting more "big" stuff in 2019. "Something for everyone" needs to work both ways.
my daughter would love it but I think Im going to go for dead cells instead (sorry honey)
I'm horse crazy, but I'll pass. Pet care games aren't really my thing.
Well, if its coming to everything else as well, I guess I don't care.
@hatch Please mind your language!
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