Ghost Song caught our eye way back in 2013 when developer Old Moon launched a Kickstarter for the project, then titled Ghost Song: A Journey of Hope. Fast forward nine years later, and publisher Humble Games has announced that the game will finally be launching on 3rd November on Switch.
The game was originally coming to PC first, with consoles to follow at a later date — and Nintendo's then-console the Wii U wasn't even guaranteed — but the Super Metroid inspirations made our eyes sparkle. Focusing on atmosphere and isolation, Ghost Song blends cosmic terror with self-discovery in a beautiful, mysterious alien world.
We know the Switch is filled to bursting with Metroidvanias, but the hand-drawn art style, with beautiful, bioluminescent plants and wildlife, the creepy laboratory, and terrifying bosses set this one apart from a busy crowd. Plus, we've been waiting for this for ages.
Here's a rundown of the game's key features from Humble Bundle:
1) Discover what lies below - Explore the twisting alien tunnels and long-abandoned labs of an expansive, beautifully illustrated Metroidvania-inspired 2D world filled with secret chambers and a haunting history.
2) Power up and progress - Acquire potent weapons and game-changing new abilities in the depths, unlocking access to new strata of the moon and optional hidden areas.
3) Face challenging foes - Combat the fungal aliens and metal husks of Lorian with responsiveness and precision. Level up your power, and customize your suit and blaster with an arsenal of modules.
4) Blast and smash - Master the distinctive rhythm of Deadsuit’s core combat. Pummel enemies with your rapid-fire blaster, building up barrel heat that empowers your melee attacks.
5) You are not alone - You’re not the only entity trapped in this unfamiliar place. Encounter a cast of voiced characters and discover their own tales of survival, courage, abandonment, and redemption.
You can find out more about Ghost Song from the game's official website. In the meantime, we'll be waiting patiently for 3rd November when Ghost Song will haunt our Nintendo Switch.
Are you interested in Ghost Song? Have you been following the game since its Kickstarter? Let us know!
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This game looks fantastic!
The artwork and the sound are nice. Not 100% sold on the animation. But I said the same about Sundered and that was pretty good. I'll wait for a review.
With 9 Years getting postponed, here’s something to keep an eye on. I’m also a bit iffy on the animation, but I’ll see how it looks as it releases. Haven’t played a Metroidvania since Metroid, so I’m due to play one.
@somnambulance play gato roboto
Awesome. Hope it's successful.
Oh my, never even knew about this one. Looks awesome!!!
This looks super. Loving the atmosphere.
They really need to stop using paper pin animation. It makes some lovely artwork look really cheap. I seem to say this a lot about games these days but, it's shame as much attention wasn't put into the animation as the artwork.
I'll agree with the poster above. The artwork (particularly the environments) looks lovely, but the character animation looks very stiff. That said, I'm not a fan of the enemy design either.
What are everyone's favourite Metroidvania(s) of the past five years?
I think for me it would be Hollow Knight.
I have loved video games for about 40 years. I realised recently that is a real blessing when a developer bottles lightning like in the making of a Dark Souls, a Hades, a Darkest Dungeon, an Into the Breach, a Slay the Spire or a Returnal.
Yet, it is a bloody curse as bottling lightning doesn't happen very often. Most other games, despite being good, are just bottles.
Let's see!
@Grim I played Gato at release. Fantastic game, one of my favorites on Switch for sure. I have probably played 20-ish metroidvanias on Switch.
And so the neverending flood of Metroidvania games continue.
@Serpenterror I’m fairness when the Kickstarter was running there were virtually no games releasing on the Wii U and definitely no Metroidvanias, so this was like the proverbial glass of water to someone in the middle of a desert (although I didn’t expect it to take 9 years to arrive!)
This was supposed to be on PS4 only way back years ago. I am an "If it's on Switch, I'll buy it on Switch" person so you can imagine how happy I am that this is A.) finally releasing and B.) coming to Switch!
@somnambulance oh I interpreted your initial comment way wrong. I thought you meant like original Metroid, but I guess you meant dread. Sorry bout that
TFW I Kickstarted this game 9 years ago.
Looks decent, I'll keep an eye out.
I liked the environment but I just can't get with this art style devs love to use. I'll give it a fair shake and wait for reviews.
Loving the look of this game, I'm just worried it's too much of a Metroid clone and doesn't bring enough new stuff to the genre
I remember this seeming quite a good idea 9 years ago, when 2D Metroid seemed dead, but I think now there are a lot of games like this already. After waiting all this time, I am keen to see how it turned out.
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