Next month, "surreal, dreamy" platformer Heart Chain Kitty is making an appearance on Switch. According to the developer, if you happen to be a fan of games like Banjo-Kazooie or Super Mario Sunshine, you might find something to like here, too.
The game's launching on Switch on 20th August and features a cat protagonist – which, let's face it, already makes it worth a look. The kitty, called, erm, Kittey, is heading out on a journey to find his parents who've become lost in a dream; of course, a dream world isn't the same as our reality, so expect all sorts of surreal and msyerious locations and levels to explore.
Here's a message from the game's solo developer, origamihero:
"Heart Chain Kitty is a big 3D platform adventure with a few twists. There's a chance you'll like it if you've enjoyed collect-a-thons like Banjo Kazooie or Mario Sunshine but want a bit more added to the formula. This is a continuation of my freeware game series 'A Game with a Kitty'.
The game features inventory items that can be used to interact with the world or its inhabitants. There also are optional quests and hidden levels. The way forward isn't always going to be collecting this game's version of McGuffins. But it'll probably help if you collect them. Nothing wrong with that!"
It'll be available for $9.90 when it drops next month; the game's eShop listing promises over 50 levels in total and multiple endings to discover.
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Star wipe transition edits! Is there anything more classy than that? ;p
Wow, I hate that art style. There's something about this that just looks like a tech demo. Meh.
There may be some potential here, but in order to connect with audiences I feel it needs a little more time in the oven.
Comparing to Banjo makes me want Clive n Wrench even more
That protagonist is horrifying. Also you don't have to market your game by directly referencing other existing titles! Dare to be different.
That art style looks like glossy poo. Ew.
I kind of feel sorry for this game, lol.
Feel bad criticising someone's work but this looks terrible
More often than not when a developer and / or a publisher refers their title to a pre-existing well received franchise the game tends to be a really poor man's version of it or nothing like it.
Can't judge which of the two this will be. Don't think I'll venture finding out.
That's supposed to be a cat???
Actually pretty excited for this, always up for indie 3D platformers
Tbh I'll give it a shot at some point
Well at that price, I for one will be picking this up. Loving the recent resurgence of 3D platformers, even if some of them are short-ish indie throwbacks like Toree 3D and Macbat 64. And of course A Hat In Time which is a masterpiece.
This game needs an art director. Fast!
The game looks too bland and boring, hardly any baddies to speak of, the level design had that Balan feel to it, and the soundtrack is just awful. Throw me a demo first before the game finalize, perhaps that may change my mind. Definitely not a game that I want to see on the OLED.
You lost me at Super Mario Sunshine.
Nah, looks tacky and unoriginal. Another Balan Wonderland situation
It doesn't look like Banjo Kazooie at all to me, neither the gameplay shown here nor the art style match Banjo's. Which isn't a bad thing on its own though, there are tons of great games that aren't Banjo Kazooie.
@DrDaisy haha
@PessitheMystic same here looks a bit life- and love-less to me.
The price suggests a 80% off sale will be coming
Looks very dark and not so poppy as Banjo, maybe brighten it with a bit more colour. Will have to see the final product
Still haven't got the chance to play Sunshine, but I at least know how that game looks, and this... looks uninspired, even as an indie title. Rather than referencing classics to lure people's interest in your game, it's better to just focus making sure it looks good and something peoole will be talking about for years.
Banjo has been disrespected by being compared to this trash.
@PessitheMystic There's always a chance it'll improve.
@Banjosbiggestfan How is it "trash"? Have you played it?
@Agent069 To be fair, it didn't say it looked like Banjo-Kazooie.
@TrickWallaceYoutube I don't think it's THAT bad.
@mr-duster looks like we found the dev here.
@mr-duster
This game looks nothing like Banjo-Kazooie or even a platformer
@Banjosbiggestfan Again, they never said it looked like Banjo-Kazooie.
@PessitheMystic I'm not the "dev". I only heard about this game this morning.
@mr-duster
So you’re gonna try to shoot down everyone’s personal opinions for fun
@Banjosbiggestfan No, I'm not. I don't "shoot down" people's personal opinions. Nor do I do anything like that "for fun". I'm just saying that they never said it looked like Banjo-Kazooie.
@mr-duster
Seems like you are
@mr-duster
And they kinda did
@Banjosbiggestfan Well, I'm not.
@Banjosbiggestfan They didn't. They only said that if you liked Banjo or Mario Sunshine, you might like this game.
And one reply per comment at a time, please.
The cat guy always looks like he’s dead with that blank expression and head with no pupils always looking up
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