Blowfish Studios has announced that Storm Boy: The Game, a video game adaptation of the book of the same name, is headed to Switch "soon".
Based on Colin Thiele’s 1964 children’s book, Storm Boy takes place on the beaches of South Australia near the mouth of the Murray River. The titular protagonist rescues orphaned pelican chicks there, and one of these later becomes the child’s pet and faithful companion, lovingly named Mr. Percival.
The game will allow players to experience an interactive retelling of this classic tale by taking control of both Storm Boy and Mr. Percival in key moments, such as when the pair need to rescue stranded sailors during a storm. You'll also be able to relive the friendship shared by both characters through a range of mini-games including sand drawing, sailing, cockle hunting, playing fetch, sand surfing, pelican feeding, and more.
The trailer gives off a rather relaxing vibe, which would suit the genre very nicely indeed, so this could well be one for those who like to enjoy peaceful and calming titles. More details surrounding the game's release date and pricing are expected to be shared soon, so make sure to check back for new information over the coming weeks.
Are you intrigued by this one? Share your first thoughts with us down below.
[source nintendoeverything.com]
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Sounds more story than game to me...
No.
Looked like Visual Novel games.
What happened to that game with the kid and the little
dograt? Remember that game from the Switch reveal?@Anti-Matter @GrailUK And that's not a problem at all.
This is the amazing thing about games, they can be anything they want, regardless of how much input the player has.
If there are people who like story-focused games, then it's all good, this game will find it's market. You don't have to like those games, of course.
@MimoDX2 Thanks for that. If you saw gameplay in that video then you are a better person than me lol.
Looks more like an interactive novel to me, although, I'm still slightly curious (barely) because I like the art style.
This trailer, right now, make it looks like some animations made from cut-scenes material with zero gameplay shown. Is it because the actual "game" part is still not in a state it can be shown? I understand this seems to be just a reveal, but still.... It lacks substance right now, and there's not a lot in there to create any actual kind of hype whatsoever for the game... I mean, just knowing a game is being made without any indication of what it'll be really like doesn't make me want it. Like I said, I find the art style interesting, but that's not near enough to warrant any serious interest from my part....
@GrailUK I mean, yeah they didn't show any gameplay, i'm just clarifying a more story-focused approach isn't a bad thing.
Just the picture of the kid hugging the pelican nearly had me blubbing, so yeah, I’d be into this. Something just to relax to is missing with my current batch of games.
Yeah... WAY too soon to judge this, or say anything sensible about it whatsoever, unless you're already familiar with the source material, so I'll happily wait for some more in-depth info.
That is a strangely violent looking company logo for such a calm looking game.
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