{"id":124597,"date":"2022-05-06T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-05-06T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/#article-131101"},"modified":"2022-05-06T09:00:00","modified_gmt":"2022-05-06T09:00:00","slug":"lunistice-is-an-adorable-90s-inspired-3d-platformer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2022\/05\/06\/lunistice-is-an-adorable-90s-inspired-3d-platformer\/","title":{"rendered":"Lunistice Is An Adorable &#8217;90s Inspired 3D Platformer"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/4a4df0e7d29cd\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/4a4df0e7d29cd\/small.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<aside class=\"object object-youtube\">\n<figure class=\"youtube\" data-videoid=\"wb-tQGSnDvQ\">[embedded content]<figcaption class=\"youtube-sub\">Subscribe to <a class=\"external\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/subscription_center?add_user=nintendolife\">Nintendo Life<\/a> on <span class=\"g-ytsubscribe\" data-channel=\"nintendolife\" data-layout=\"default\" data-count=\"default\"><a class=\"external\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/nintendolife\">YouTube<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Publisher Deck13 Spotlight has announced <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/lunistice\">Lunistice<\/a>, a 3D platformer boasting an art style inspired by SEGA Saturn games from the &#8217;90s. It will release on Switch on September 2nd, 2022.<\/p>\n<p>Developed by A Grumpy Fox, the game&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/1701800\/Lunistice\/\">Steam page<\/a> states that development of Lunistice initially started with a self-imposed 30-day limit to create a commercially viable game. This didn&#8217;t work out, so the developer added a solid year on top of the 30 days.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s also been pointed out that the game is likely to be a short experience, but judging from the first key feature below (you&#8217;ll see), it seems this may be reflected in its eventual price.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s some info directly from the publisher:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>Lunistice<\/em> is a 3D platformer created with simple but fun gameplay and a cute PlayStation 1 \/ SEGA Saturn inspired art style in mind. Take the role of Hana the Tanuki and jump and fight through her dreams! What secrets await her on the moon\u2014her final destination?<br \/><em>Lunistice<\/em> features a retro look heavily inspired by early 90s 3D graphics with bouncy enemies and a fluffy heroine.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong>Key Features<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Really affordable.<br \/>&#8211; Experience seven different dreams.<br \/>&#8211; Test your skills in the included Speedrun Mode and play as characters from other games.<br \/>&#8211; Enjoy the good vibes and retro aesthetics.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<aside class=\"gallery\">\n<div class=\"col\"><a title=\"Lunistice 01\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/45b22a1e282dc\/lunistice-01.large.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZpZXdCb3g9IjAgMCA0NDUgMjQ1Ij48L3N2Zz4=\" width=\"445\" height=\"245\" data-original=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/45b22a1e282dc\/lunistice-01.445x245.jpg\" alt=\"Lunistice 01\"><\/a><a title=\"Lunistice 02\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/c751c67a9a5cc\/lunistice-02.large.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZpZXdCb3g9IjAgMCA0NDUgMjQ1Ij48L3N2Zz4=\" width=\"445\" height=\"245\" data-original=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/c751c67a9a5cc\/lunistice-02.445x245.jpg\" alt=\"Lunistice 02\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"col\"><a title=\"Lunistice 03\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/3c82f9f4525cf\/lunistice-03.large.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZpZXdCb3g9IjAgMCA0NDUgMjQ1Ij48L3N2Zz4=\" width=\"445\" height=\"245\" data-original=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/3c82f9f4525cf\/lunistice-03.445x245.jpg\" alt=\"Lunistice 03\"><\/a><a title=\"Lunistice 04\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/865e5d21bc1a5\/lunistice-04.large.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZpZXdCb3g9IjAgMCA0NDUgMjQ1Ij48L3N2Zz4=\" width=\"445\" height=\"245\" data-original=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/865e5d21bc1a5\/lunistice-04.445x245.jpg\" alt=\"Lunistice 04\"><\/a><\/div><figcaption class=\"caption\"><em class=\"credit\">Images: Deck13 Spotlight<\/em><\/figcaption><\/aside>\n<p><em><br \/><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Does Lunistice sound like its up your alley? Are you done with &#8220;retro&#8221; styled games? Let us know with a comment.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[embedded content]Subscribe to Nintendo Life on YouTube Publisher Deck13 Spotlight has announced Lunistice, a 3D platformer boasting an art style inspired by SEGA Saturn games from the &#8217;90s. It will release on Switch on September 2nd, 2022. Developed by A Grumpy Fox, the game&#8217;s Steam page states that development of Lunistice initially started with a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-124597","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nintendo-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/124597","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=124597"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/124597\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=124597"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=124597"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=124597"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}