Excellent news for fans of rip-roaring stories and physical objects: The two will be together at last in Inkle's bumper pack of physical Nintendo Switch games!
80 Days and Overboard! will be packaged together for the first time as physical releases, alongside the usual goodies for the collector's edition:
- A full-colour game manual combining both games
- A reversible poster
- A comb that says "property of Phileas Fogg esq."
- A postcard set
- A boat ticket for the SS Hook
- Playing cards
- A European train timetable
- The original soundtrack on CD
Here are the blurbs for both games:
80 DAYS
Inspired by Jules Verne’s renowned novel, join Phileas Fogg and his loyal servant Passepartout as they race around the world against a clock that never stops. Explore the entire globe to find the fastest route, or the strangest stories…
Barges, trains, airships and mechanical camels are ready to whisk you away. Take the newly-built Orient Express from Paris to Istanbul, then hop on a hot-air balloon for a 3-day journey to Beirut. Will you board a passenger ferry bound for Alexandria or an airship to Mesopotamia, or perhaps ride an ingenious solar-car down the old road to Baghdad through the ruins of an ancient Sumerian city...?
OVERBOARD!
A murder has been committed aboard a ship bound for New York – and you’re the one whodunnit. Now you have just eight hours to help the former actress Veronica Villensey lie, cheat and murder her way to freedom.
Cover the evidence, mislead the witnesses, frame another suspect and escape with your husband’s life insurance and your reputation intact in this next-generation visual novel where every move counts, and every character is watching. Choose your words carefully, or the finger of suspicion will turn on you.
Both games are available for pre-order as a bundle right now on Strictly Limited Games' website. The bundle costs 29,99€, and comes with the manual. If you want the collector's edition, that'll set you back 49,99€.
- Click here for the standard edition (29,99€)
- Click here for the collector's edition (49,99€)
Comments 7
I would love to have a physical copy of Overboard. I suppose I have an excuse to place another SLG order now.
God I wish I had the money for this. I’d sell my firstborn for it.
Nice to see two-packs, which sadly aren’t the norm.
I’ll need to look into the games first as I’m not sold on a blind buy.
80 Days is decent
Inkle has been the most consistent with their output of games and I can't find another developer like them. If I need a 5 minute or 1 hour game session, they fit the bill for both.
That said, I do already own both of these (and 80 Days twice), but maybe I'll pick up Sorcery!
@Silly_G
80 Days was Time Magazine's Game of the Year for 2014, beating out Shadow of Mordor and Smash Wii U.
It was originally a mobile game and is about the only game I've purchased on multiple platforms. It really lends itself to a handheld format where you can touch, drag, and select items and story choices.
If you like the idea of a choose your own adventure book, this is a great choice, and there are a few random seeds so every playthrough is different.
@Silly_G 80 Days is basically Around the World in 80 Days, but with a big heaping of steampunk. While your first playthough is a bit railroaded (heh), Once you play it again, the world really opens up. Want to meet Captain Nemo? Go to the moon on the Columbiad? Take a trip to the center of the Earth? All of these routes are in the game! Personal favorite route is going to Agra and riding the Taj Mahal (Yes, I said RIDING) across India like an Elephant.
As for the gameplay, it's about time and money management, balancing the two along with the ticking clock. Buying and selling knicknacks is the best way to make cash on your travels, but keep mind of how much you can hold on one from of transport.
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