Launching today on Nintendo Switch is Bow to Blood: Last Captain Standing, a procedurally generated airship adventure.
Starting out as a PSVR exclusive, Bow to Blood has evolved into a multiplatform adventure with this new release. The game is a single-player action-strategy roguelike where you take command of an airship in a multi-stage competition being broadcast as a deadly reality TV show.
You must keep your ship afloat by defending from enemy ships and forging alliances, all while searching for treasure. Just like any good (or terrifying) reality show, though, you're not here to make friends; you'll also need to plot betrayals along the way.
Interestingly, the game is launching with a Ready Player One-inspired community event where the first player to uncover a secret treasure will be immortalised forever in the game. Cool.
You can pick this one up from the eShop right now for $19.99 / €19.99 / £17.99. Will you be giving it a go?
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Love Ready Player One, love the idea of this event. May check this out, however most PSVR stuff is trash. Granted, I have a bias against VR (motion sickness), lol. That said, again most PSVR stuff was/is shovelware compared to standard games.
Doom, BL2, and Fallout might be exceptions. Heard good things there.
Anyone know if this includes motion controls?
@Dm9982 A lot of VR titles are tech demos but not the case with Bow to Blood. Also we added a ton of new features and content for the new release.
@Scottwood101 We don't currently support motion controls.
@Dogtoy Good to know! And Awesome that you follow and respond to sites/comments!
This does look interesting, and truly love the secret treasure event you got going!
And seriously bravo taking time out to respond to, and care about customers, or even potential customers. I’m a pessimistic 80s kid who watched the big devs like EA grow up into the uncaring monsters they seemingly are now days. Lol! Wish you all the best in sales and future projects!
And apologies for possibly inferring that this might be shovelware originally. But as you said, lotta tech demos on PSVR, so PSVR roots being mentioned scared me. 😆
I'm such a sucker for airships. FF12, Treasure Planet, even Mario Odyssey... This is totally on my radar.
@Dm9982 Ace Combat PSVR missions are amazing.
Unfortunately I get motion sickened using it either way. And the rest of the game is lots of fun without it.
@Agramonte Honestly May get a PSVR just for that, it’s been ages since I’ve played a dog fight game.... always wanted to get an AC game on 3DS, as I heard it was like UN Squadron - complete missions, earn cash, buy new planes / weaponry. And I would love something like that! Tossing it in VR would be epic, although probably kill my motion sickness. Would be worth the experience though.
You get MS like me, where it can hit hard on an FPS, but if you play for say a few consecutive days, you adjust? Or yours just constant? If so I feel so sorry for ya!
Example for me is like Borderlands.... love that series, so I play. But the first day I play I’m lucky if I can get an hour straight without hitting sick mode.... so I’ll put it down till it clears up, or the next day.... then the next day I’ll play, I’ll still get sick but it won’t be till further on, but usually be a bit worse than day ones sickness.... third day though I’m usually pretty good to have extended play times and beyond day 3 I’m fine.
Newest God of War is killing me though.... I can only get like 30 mins in at a time before sickness hits and I’m a sweaty mess.... bah
@Dogtoy Also wanted to say just saw the trailer on the eshop which looks even better than the trailer on here.
Plus, props for such a unique game! Seriously this is like a sci-fi, rogue-like, smash tv meets survivor (or insert other vote off reality tv).... which is such an awesomely crazy combo
This actually looks kind of neat. Definitely seems cooler in VR, but I might pick it up on Switch for now anyway.
@Dm9982 Oh, I do not know... I have only played psvr on 2 different days. I did EVE: Valkyrie and REZ back in Christmas and AC recently. I got sick after a bit both times.
Yeah, big fan of air combat games in general. The main AC is not VR... only a collection of side missions. So keep that in mind. I love it... I call it Forza with planes.
I've gotten motion sickness in PSVR and Oculus. But I also can't read in a car or bus - All hell breaks loose in my head. But here is the kicker - I can play game on a handheld just fine most of the time. Why I always pack one for my work trips.
@Agramonte Same way here. Tried reading a text on my phone while riding passenger the other day and had to lay down for an hour. Motion sickness truly sucks lol! So I understand your plight my equilibriumly challenged friend!
So the curious question, have you played the 3DS AC games? Think it’s AC4, maybe they did AC5 too? Wondering if that one has the mission->cash->upgrade system. If so may download / buy a used copy this week. Been goin back and buying old games I missed like the Adventure Time series on 3DS. Maybe not the best games, but fan of the series, can’t help it
@Dm9982 Thanks! I totally understand.
This looks extremely cool
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