The Game Boy is truly the handheld which refuses to die. We've seen several new releases for the legendary portable crop up recently, and there's another on the way in the shape of Deadeus.
Developed by independent studio -IZMA- and published by Spacebot Interactive (the latter also being involved with Dragonborne, another new Game Boy game), Deadeus focuses on a boy who experiences a prophetic nightmare in which he is told that everyone will die in 3 days; he must venture out into his village to discover a means to save them. 11 different endings are included, allowing the player an impressive degree of freedom when it comes to completing the game.
Deadeus will run on any Game Boy, Game Boy Color and Game Boy Advance system and will come on a cartridge with a box and manual. The standard edition of Deadeus retails for £42 ($57.44/€46.72) plus postage and can be pre-ordered here. Pre-orders will close on 15th February, with shipping expected to begin in March.
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But is it any good?
Looks like it rips off the Pokemon engine from the GB era.
It’s always cool to see games on retro consoles that tackle themes which Nintendo never would have allowed on the original consoles. This could be interesting.
Looks cool but what about a digital release? I have my GBA to my daughter and she doesn’t need a game like this, but I would dip on the switch.
@Mr-Fuggles777 the GameBoy Final Fantasy games looked kinda like that too. Heck, all JRPGs up to a certain point around 1993 did.
@UmbrageHill their first game is available for purchase in rom and windows formats, as well as physical (but that is sold out), so I assume they will do the same for this release as well.
GB Studio is just getting the ability to make games that don't play mostly like Pokemon walking simulators (and also GBC support), but from everything I've heard this is one of the best games from the earlier versions.
Wtf???? Discontinue 3ds and Wii U but put another game for game boy, my opinion, wth Nintendo?!
Cool, but not sure I get the business plan here. Will they release it later on a more modern console? This is so niche, I just don't see the market for it
@Mordridakon the game is admittedly pretty short but features multiple endings. For what it is, there is a level of polish and love you don't often see from GB studio projects. If you don't mind emulation, it's absolutely worth checking out.
https://izma.itch.io/deadeus
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