{"id":113716,"date":"2020-06-02T16:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-06-02T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2020\/06\/new_metroidvania_curse_of_the_sea_rats_takes_to_kickstarter_to_secure_switch_launch"},"modified":"2020-06-02T16:00:00","modified_gmt":"2020-06-02T16:00:00","slug":"new-metroidvania-curse-of-the-sea-rats-takes-to-kickstarter-to-secure-switch-launch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2020\/06\/02\/new-metroidvania-curse-of-the-sea-rats-takes-to-kickstarter-to-secure-switch-launch\/","title":{"rendered":"New Metroidvania Curse Of The Sea Rats Takes To Kickstarter To Secure Switch Launch"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/0b6848261f022\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/0b6848261f022\/small.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<aside class=\"object object-youtube\">\n<div class=\"youtube\">[embedded content]<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Indie developer Petoons Studio has today launched its Kickstarter campaign to fund <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/curse_of_the_sea_rats\"><strong>Curse of the Sea Rats<\/strong><\/a>, a new Metroidvania aiming to launch on Nintendo Switch and other platforms.<\/p>\n<p>We <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2019\/08\/curse_of_the_sea_rats_is_an_all-new_metroidvania_headed_to_switch\">first heard about this one last summer<\/a>, with the game&#8217;s 2D hand-drawn animation, 3D environments, and real-time combat mechanics leaving us rather intrigued. Players will be tasked with exploring an island, taking on creatures and &#8220;brutal&#8221; bosses as they go, all on a non-linear quest to find freedom.<\/p>\n<p>The Kickstarter campaign has been put in place to generate more money for development; Petoons Studio says that the funds &#8220;will be critical to complete the project without compromising the art and quality&#8221;.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong>Features<br \/>&#8211;<\/strong> Classic hand-drawn animation like the golden era of Disney and Don Bluth.<br \/>&#8211; A perfect mix of 2D models crafted on a 3D game environment for a 2.5D side-scrolling platformer experience.<br \/>&#8211; Explore a huge map with hundreds of rooms, in a non-linear quest, solving puzzles, and fighting enemies in the coast of Ireland in 1777.<br \/>&#8211; 4 playable characters, jam-packed with weapons and special abilities to upgrade.<br \/>&#8211; Discover all the secret rooms, special items, and multiple endings.<br \/>&#8211; Single-player mode: more than 12 hours of gameplay for the main quest<br \/>&#8211; Local Co-Op Multiplayer mode: up to 4 players.<br \/>&#8211; Spectacular intros and animations to discover the story behind the characters.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><\/blockquote>\n<figure class=\"picture strip\"><a title=\"Curse Of The Sea Rats\" href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/0c085688a2b08\/curse-of-the-sea-rats.original.gif\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/static.nintendolife.com\/blank.gif\" data-original=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/0c085688a2b08\/curse-of-the-sea-rats.original.gif\" alt=\"Curse Of The Sea Rats\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>You can check out the Kickstarter and pledge your support <a class=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/curseofthesearats\/curse-of-the-sea-rats\">here<\/a>; we&#8217;re only on day one, but the game has already generated almost half of its goal at the time of writing.<\/p>\n<p>Do you like the look of this one? Will you be backing the game on Kickstarter? let us know with a comment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[embedded content] Indie developer Petoons Studio has today launched its Kickstarter campaign to fund Curse of the Sea Rats, a new Metroidvania aiming to launch on Nintendo Switch and other platforms. We first heard about this one last summer, with the game&#8217;s 2D hand-drawn animation, 3D environments, and real-time combat mechanics leaving us rather intrigued. 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