Monster Boy - Monster World Spiritual Sequel

[Some Stupid Japanese Name]

I highly doubt that.
No one knows what wonderboy is anymore, and those that do are probably in the scene enough to know that this thing is coming.

[Frogacuda]

That was probably true a year ago, but that Dragon's Trap remake did really well. Capitalizing on that game's buzz is more the thing than reaching old school Wonder Boy fans.

[BonusKun]

That was probably true a year ago, but that Dragon's Trap remake did really well. Capitalizing on that game's buzz is more the thing than reaching old school Wonder Boy fans.

Yeah no I don't buy that. It's still a small potatoes title that got some press coverage. It's not like Dragon's Trap was a multi-million seller.

[Finch]

people who bought that dragon trap game who never knew what wonder boy was before aren’t going to know that this isn’t a TRUE WONDER BOY GMAE

[bbobb]

ur not a true wonder boy game.

[BonusKun]

Speaking of Wonder Boy, My order for the Switch version just shipped. I really like all the cool extras NISCAS does for their physcial release games.

[Frogacuda]

This is out! And it's so much better than I could have hoped for when it was announced. The long gestation period (Holy shit, 5 year dev cycle, if you include the Flying Hamster version) seems to have done it a lot of good, as it feels really polished and looks beautiful. Currently holding an 88 on Metacritic, as well.

There's also no mistaking this for a "spiritual" sequel. It's dripping in references and fanservice for old-school WB fans.

[Low]

Yeah, it’s very well crafted. Reminds me of Phantasy Star IV in terms of being a love letter to its series.

[magnifiedplaid]

I have this coming in the mail from Targets B2G1, back in October. Hopefully, Target isn't too slow about shipping things.

[Frogacuda]

I picked up the retail version too. It's got a nice color manual and some stickers, plus it seems to be a pretty limited run, so maybe some collector's value.