If you liked 2019's The Liar Princess and the Blind Prince, then you'll be pleased to know that the director of that particular game – Sayaka Oda – is working on another offering which is also Switch-bound.
NIS America has revealed that Nippon Ichi's The Cruel King and the Great Hero will hit the Switch (and PlayStation 4) in early 2022. It's described as "a brand-new tale" with a "storybook-esque" design, and focuses on "a young girl who dreams of being a hero and the mighty beast who protects her."
Here's some more information, direct from the publisher:
Once upon a time, a brave hero battled a terrifying dragon known as the Cruel King and eventually emerged victorious. However, instead of delivering the coup de grace, the hero decided to cut off one of the dragon’s horns, proclaiming, "You must atone for your sins." In the days that followed, the hero spent time with the dragon as he healed, and before they knew it, the hero and the dragon became very close friends.
One day, years later, the hero suffered a fatal wound, survived by his only daughter, Yuu. He asked his good friend to raise his daughter into a great hero, and the mighty beast gave him his word as the hero’s dying wish.
From that moment forth, he has watched over Yuu, serving as her protector and guide on her many adventures so that one day she can become a great hero. However, these idyllic moments won’t last forever, as the inevitable resurfacing of the truth of the Cruel King’s past nears, heralding new trials for both the king and Yuu...
Allies in Adventure – No challenge is too great with your mighty protector waiting in the wings. Fight monsters and navigate perilous environments—with an occasional helping hand, of course!
A Living Storybook – With a charming soundtrack, artistic inspirations drawn from childhood storybooks, and classic 2D scroller visuals, this adventure is as much a treat to play as it is to look at.
Heroic Discoveries – Collect hiddens items throughout the land to unlock goodies in the in-game gallery, including character profiles and behind-the-scenes illustrations!
If you're interested, be sure to check out the official The Cruel King And The Great Hero site.
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SO cute! I love this art style and I'll definitely consider picking it up for the soundtrack and art style alone.
Liar Princess was a surprisingly compelling and heartfelt little story. I'll keep my eye on this.
Liar Princess is one of my fave Switch games, so I'm definitely in the market for this. Even Akiko Shikata returns!
Liar Princess was great, my daughter and I played through it together, I hope this is as good!
Looks more like an advert for a new cartoon series or a film trailer rather than a computer game.
@dew12333 Sorry do you mind me asking how old your daughter is? My son is 8 and loves reading books, maybe this type of 'game' would be good for him.
As long as they don't butchered the JPN grammar and words like Loli to some english false equivalence. Doing so reduces it to just some poor game. You watch anime and JPN voice clearly says Loli but they force the change ruining the story line itself. How poor western morals seems to be backwater compared to a word commonly used but western seems to want to put it into Adult Games but fail to notice there are far worse Adult games out there already but some reason this single world Loli from JPN is a blasphemy to them.
@jcboyer515
It's not a Japanese thing. NISA are just terrible in general (McFirebro yo!). To use current news, they raised the prices on their PC games (in some cases, doubling the price) after the Steam summer sale ended....for no reason.
My guess: Years of being terrible have shrunken their sales so they want to make up the lost profit by charging more.
@jcboyer515 there was a recent game that was talked about but forgot the name but it was from NISA. When they translated the game instead of loli they used the word small or little one instead. And it made online news.
I don't know why i keep looking at anything developed or published by NIS. I have tried dozens & dozens of times & always let down by the games i try or buy by them. I have to stop, seriously, so now is as good a time as any.
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