It's the generation of Wonder Boy games, and the latest to join the scene on Nintendo Switch finally has a firm release date. Previously slated for Q2, Wonder Boy: Asha in Monster World is now confirmed for 28th May.
With some members of the original development team involved, this is a re-imagining of Monster World IV which - in its original guise - was Japan-only. Its art-style is a big departure, and the game is going to have a relatively premium price on the eShop; it'll cost €34.99 / $34.99 for the download.
As highlighted before there'll be a few physical editions too which are slated to arrive on the same date. You can see them all here on Strictly Limited Games, and it's a modest price increase of $5 for the standard edition; that's pretty good considering the physical retail edition is the only one that includes the original game as an extra. The basic physical edition - which still includes Monster World IV - can be found at other online retailers too.
Are you planning to jump into this one?
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Really considering this one... I bought the original on Wii in January 2019 right before the Wii shop closed, so... might just play that one and buy this one later if I loved it.
Does look better and more cared for than some 2.5D remakes.
Japanese version leaked a couple of weeks ago. Good so far. Bit disappointed as was expecting it to be a Metroidvania but its a fairly typical adventure/action platformer.
It's worth mentioning that the physical release of the game is not exclusive to Strictly Limited Games, but SLG do have exclusive variants and collector's editions.
You can order the game through the likes of Amazon and 365games as well.
@RupeeClock That's a good point, I'll update.
Too pricey. Ill have to see a review first
Whats the point of a remake that's worse than the original?
Wow, it looks way better in motion than in screenshots.
@Slowdive nah it's a fact dude
Looks good, but since I only recently started New Pokemon Snap & have the Famicom Detective Club games to look forward to, we'll see where I'm at by the time this releases.
@fluggy You pirated it?
This is not as cruel a 3D mistreatment as Cave Story 3D, but it's still kind of unpleasant to look at.
I have the JPN release, and it’s a 7.5 for me. I like the look of the game. The music isn’t memorable. The gameplay is OK. I was hoping for a true MetroidVania but that wasn’t the case. I don’t regret buying it but I didn’t enjoy it as much as I thought I would.
I was disappointed with the functionality of the pet, as it was mediocre at best. I had hoped that the game was similar to Monster Tale (NDS) when I bought it.
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