Seemingly being made up of a mix of different genres, Balthazar's Dream is just days away from launching on Nintendo Switch. The best news? You play the whole thing as a dog.
The game follows the story of Dustin, a boy who goes into a coma after a tragic incident. His injuries are serious, but his faithful dog Balthazar remains by his side, lying and sleeping alongside him at all times. One day, though, Balthazar has a dream where he senses the presence of two entities. He recognises one as Dustin, but the other presence lurks menacingly in the darkness; Balthazar is sure that it is here to take Dustin away.
And so, our dog protagonist em-barks (ahem) on a quest to save his owner, making his way through all sorts of dreamy landscapes containing platforming, adventure, and even shooter gameplay sections. Here's a quick feature list to tell you a little more:
FEATURES
• 10 levels
• 3 dogfights with bosses
• 5 different dog breeds to play with
• Launching your dog into space
• Emotional soundtrack
• Challenging platformer segments
The game launches on 14th November and will be available for 7.99€. You'll be able to pick it up directly from the Switch eShop.
One to keep an eye on? Let us know if you're liking the sound of this in the comments below.
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em-barks ?
..oh wow that was bad.
Ignore my avatar.
Hmm looks interesting, will keep an eye on this one. Any game that lets you play as a dog should be good fun.
@Dakka-Dakka
Ever heard of A Dog's Life on the ps2 ?
@KitsuneNight Yeah heard of it but have never played it, looks like a pretty relaxed game from what I've seen.
@Dakka-Dakka
If you like games where you can play as a dog you should definitely check that out.
@KitsuneNight Cool I'll check it out then, thanks.
I get to play as a Border Collie? I’m in !
Graphics look a little ruff. I'll keep an eye on this one though, could paw-ssibly be fun, and I'm always happy to throw an up and coming developer a bone.
I know it says you play as the dog, but I don't think that'll stop people from asking if you can pet the dog.
Ooo can't wait to buy it
@Dakka-Dakka
Poked around on Evilbay.
Musicmagpie has it for around 4 Pounds.
Playable Border Collie? Sold!
@OrangeSoda People will definitely be looking for NPCs that will pet you. It's human nature!
So, this is only coming out in PAL regions? I'm in the US and know I can make another account for international purchases, just want to confirm that that's what I have to do or if I should wait for it to come overseas. EDIT: Forget it, I see it's only $5 on Steam, $8.85 on Switch after conversion.
Gives me hope for an Undo Dog game.
@Radioactivesuit Undo Dog has so much potential. Nintendo can make their own Metroid-less metroidvania by giving him the power to manipulate and erase the environment. Or they can make it a fun platformer since it's in the Mario universe.
This could be fun.
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