Raw Fury has shared a brand new trailer for the stunning-looking Minish-Cap-meets-Stardew-Valley deckbuilder Moonstone Island, showcasing one of the game's key mechanics that sets it apart from other farming sims and deckbuilders — spirit taming!
Now, what's your spirit animal? A cat? A tortoise? How about a sentient cup of coffee, or a fish bowl with legs? These are the kind of unusual spirits you can expect to meet as you venture around the 100 islands you can set foot on in the game. Each island has an associated element, and spirits of that same element will live on that island. You can battle them to banish them from the island, or if you like the look of them, you can get them to join you by feeding them the crops that you've worked hard to grow.
(Full disclosure: Nintendo Life staff writer Kate Gray has contributed writing to Moonstone Island. She has had no involvement in our coverage since joining the project, and we won't be reviewing the game.)
Spirits are apparently great for helping produce rare items that you can use to craft things or for general exploration, helping to find hidden treasures or resources, and even helping to increase your fishing chances. But — most importantly — they're all adorable. Yes, even the bucket of sand and the funky beachball with glasses.
Moonstone Island is coming to Switch somewhen in 2023.
Are you charmed by Moonstone Island's unusual creatures? Which spirit is your favourite so far? Let us know below.
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Just kind of looks like another mon game.
Oh this looks delightful <3
More genre mashups of my favourite things are always welcome ^-^
This game looks sooo pretty!
hmm, looks pretty good! I'll keep an eye on it.
Seems like a more child friendly Megami Tensei. Less doom and gloom, and more cheerful.
It reminds me of my time playing Dragon Warrior Monsters on my yellow Game Boy Color, my very first handheld, back in high school. Ah, the memories.
I hope it reviews well.
Ah man the moment I saw minish cap-like I got my hopes up... But I've got enough turn-based combat in Pokémon & Fire Emblem, and enough monster-collection in Pokémon. I don't need more of that.
I do, however, need more Minish Cap. Maybe I should replay it for the 3rd time this year. Best 2D zelda game.
"minish cap" 🥹
"Stardew valley" 🤔
"Deckbuilder" 🥱
This game's art style kinda reminds me of Rogue Heroes: Ruins of Tasos- a 2D Zelda-like which I loved, however I'm not really into deckbuilder or farming games much. You guys should still review it though!
... Wun can only hope.
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