Freedom Video games and Halberd Studios have confirmed a launch date for 9 Years of Shadows on Nintendo Swap.
On this radiant pixel artwork Metroidvania you play as Europa, a younger warrior who refuses to proceed to dwell her life within the shadows. With assist from her mysterious therapeutic teddy bear Apino, it’s essential to battle towards primordial enemies and executives to succeed in the supply of Citadel Talos’ curse to revive hope and color to a grayscale world.
To succeed it’s essential to name upon elemental powers from legendary Gods like Poseidon, Gaia and Helios to spice up your assaults, profiting from enemy vulnerabilities, granting new traversal choices and adorning you with lovely armour.
Set towards a “breathtaking” soundtrack scored by Japanese composers Michiru Yamane (Castlevania collection) and Norihiko Hibino (Steel Gear Strong collection), it’s essential to traverse a handcrafted pixel-art citadel that takes inspiration from ’90s anime and is full of secrets and techniques so that you can uncover.
There are hidden work that evoke emotions of Hope, Despair, and Demise that maintain the ability to move you to other-worldly temples that may check Europa and Apino’s bond. Whereas the soundtrack’s composers seem in-game and might educate ability-granting musical items.
9 Years of Shadows shall be launched digitally on the Nintendo eShop for Nintendo Swap worldwide on 9 November 2023.