{"id":109181,"date":"2020-02-14T03:55:00","date_gmt":"2020-02-14T03:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2020\/02\/monster-battling_love_letter_kindred_fates_reaches_its_switch_stretch_goal_on_kickstarter"},"modified":"2020-02-14T03:55:00","modified_gmt":"2020-02-14T03:55:00","slug":"monster-battling-love-letter-kindred-fates-reaches-its-switch-stretch-goal-on-kickstarter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2020\/02\/14\/monster-battling-love-letter-kindred-fates-reaches-its-switch-stretch-goal-on-kickstarter\/","title":{"rendered":"Monster-Battling &#8220;Love Letter&#8221; Kindred Fates Reaches Its Switch Stretch Goal On Kickstarter"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/a3c04765a6478\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/a3c04765a6478\/small.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/a3c04765a6478\/1280x720.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<aside class=\"object object-youtube\">\n<div class=\"youtube\">[youtube https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=w4R-UCec09M?rel=0&amp;hd=1&amp;showinfo=0&amp;modestbranding=0&amp;autohide=1&#038;w=900&#038;h=507]<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/temtem\">TemTem<\/a><\/strong> isn&#8217;t the only Kickstarter project attempting to recreate the magic of Pok\u00e9mon. Nope, there&#8217;s another one by the name of <strong>Kindred Fates<\/strong>. In case you missed our <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2020\/01\/heres_another_monster-battling_rpg_thats_after_pokemons_crown\">original story<\/a>, it&#8217;s described by the developer Skymill Studios as a &#8220;love letter&#8221; to the open-world monster battling RPG genre.<\/p>\n<p>In the latest update, the Kickstarter campaign has now reached its $155,000 stretch goal &#8211; meaning the game will be released on the Nintendo Switch. If you&#8217;ve already funded it long ago, there&#8217;s no need to worry, as the developer intends to send out a survey at the end of the campaign asking backers which copy they would prefer (either PC or Switch).<\/p>\n<aside class=\"object object-tweet\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p><span lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83c\udf89KINDRED FATES IS OFFICIALLY COMING TO NINTENDO SWITCH!\ud83c\udf89<\/p>\n<p>Once again we&#8217;ve been blown away by the tremendous outpouring of support and generosity from our community!<\/p>\n<p>We know this is the point many of you have been waiting for, and we&#8217;re so excited to welcome you to Hinterlock!<\/p>\n<p><\/span>\u2014 Skymill Studios (@SkyMillStudios) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SkyMillStudios\/status\/1228071972984250371?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 13, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/aside>\n<p>As previously explained, the game will be quite similar to Pok\u00e9mon &#8211; with gyms and monster types that are weak and strong against others. One major difference is the real-time combat, and when your monster (known as Kinfolk) falls in battle, they die instead of faint. Fortunately, you can still revive them if you collect the blue flame representing their soul, but if you don&#8217;t make it in time &#8211; they&#8217;re gone forever. <em>It&#8217;s serious stuff.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s also the usual added extras like PvP, online trading, camps, guilds and even the ability to recruit. According to the road map, the full release of the game is scheduled for June 2023. Do you like the look of this game? Did you back this? <em>Leave a comment down below.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[youtube https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=w4R-UCec09M?rel=0&amp;hd=1&amp;showinfo=0&amp;modestbranding=0&amp;autohide=1&#038;w=900&#038;h=507] TemTem isn&#8217;t the only Kickstarter project attempting to recreate the magic of Pok\u00e9mon. Nope, there&#8217;s another one by the name of Kindred Fates. In case you missed our original story, it&#8217;s described by the developer Skymill Studios as a &#8220;love letter&#8221; to the open-world monster battling RPG genre. 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