Final week’s Nintendo Direct has one other providing that may enchantment to some MMO gamers, particularly MMO gamers with littles: Konami and Unity are apparently launching a brand new “cozy co-op journey” on the Swap 2 when it arrives in June. It’s known as Survival Youngsters, and it’s really not totally brand-new. Apparently, there was a recreation known as Survival Youngsters on the Sport Boy Colour method again in 1999, which really is smart since that was an enormous period for sandboxy MMOs like Ultima On-line and Asheron’s Name. The brand new recreation is a reimagining of the previous.
“[The 1999 game] Survival Youngsters was forward of its time, mixing open-ended survival mechanics with exploration, crafting, and storytelling – lengthy earlier than the style grew to become mainstream,” the press launch says. “Now, this contemporary reinterpretation expands on the unique’s spirit of journey, introducing contemporary co-op gameplay parts to supply new methods to outlive, discover, and adapt.” Right here’s the trendy pitch:
“Gamers tackle the position of 4 curious children who, after discovering a tattered map, set sail on a fateful journey – solely to be swept right into a mysterious hidden world. Stranded throughout a sequence of uncharted islands resting on the backs of Whurtles (whale-turtle creatures), they need to depend on teamwork to discover, collect sources, and craft important instruments. With assist for each native and on-line co-op, as much as 4 gamers can chop, cook dinner, fish, and remedy environmental puzzles. All whereas going through the unpredictable risks of their environment.”
It does appear to be it gained’t be low cost, working $49.99, and it’ll certainly be a Swap 2-only product, so funds accordingly. Launch is June fifth.
Supply: Konami
