{"id":126284,"date":"2022-07-05T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-07-05T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/#article-134018"},"modified":"2022-07-05T15:00:00","modified_gmt":"2022-07-05T15:00:00","slug":"emo-visual-novel-gloom-and-doom-brings-slacker-movie-vibes-to-switch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2022\/07\/05\/emo-visual-novel-gloom-and-doom-brings-slacker-movie-vibes-to-switch\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Emo&#8217; Visual Novel Gloom And Doom Brings Slacker Movie Vibes To Switch"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/5af56c1ffc9ea\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/5af56c1ffc9ea\/small.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<aside class=\"object object-youtube\">\n<figure class=\"youtube\" data-videoid=\"8FpgkYFWmis\">[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 Viridian Software is bringing its new visual novel <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/gloom_and_doom\">Gloom and Doom<\/a> to the Switch on July 19th, promising throwbacks to &#8217;90s slacker movies but with a supernatural twist.<\/p>\n<p>It stars Winona, an ordinary &#8217;emo&#8217; teenager who is secretly an immortal doom-bringer who could bring about the end of the world &#8211; except she doesn&#8217;t want to. She befriends a wraith and together they embark on a quest to prevent the coming apocalypse.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s some more info from the game&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendo.co.uk\/Games\/Nintendo-Switch-games\/Gloom-and-Doom-2235472.html#Gallery\">eShop page<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Gloom and Doom is a visual novel throwback to 90s slacker movies with a supernatural twist.<\/p>\n<p>A depressed wraith is trying to earn his way back into heaven by hunting demons. After killing demons for 500 years, his final mark is a girl who believes she will cause the end of the world.<\/p>\n<p>However, even his formidable powers are unable to kill her, and they go on a quest to find death and peace for her.<\/p>\n<p>Featuring a cast of moody characters and a 90s superhero comicbook style, your choices will lead you to one of seven endings.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Will you save the girl or save the world?<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<aside class=\"gallery\">\n<div class=\"col\"><a title=\"Gloom 01\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/1271fa64a5fbb\/gloom-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\/1271fa64a5fbb\/gloom-01.445x245.jpg\" alt=\"Gloom 01\"><\/a><a title=\"Gloom 02\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/bd4b2b97d7100\/gloom-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\/bd4b2b97d7100\/gloom-02.445x245.jpg\" alt=\"Gloom 02\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"col\"><a title=\"Gloom 03\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/761b9549cb654\/gloom-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\/761b9549cb654\/gloom-03.445x245.jpg\" alt=\"Gloom 03\"><\/a><a title=\"Gloom 04\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/a26b0a84162b2\/gloom-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\/a26b0a84162b2\/gloom-04.445x245.jpg\" alt=\"Gloom 04\"><\/a><\/div><figcaption class=\"caption\"><em class=\"credit\">Images: Viridian Software<\/em><\/figcaption><\/aside>\n<p><em>Does this one look interesting to you? Will you be picking it up from the eShop? As always, let us know in the comments.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[embedded content]Subscribe to Nintendo Life on YouTube Publisher Viridian Software is bringing its new visual novel Gloom and Doom to the Switch on July 19th, promising throwbacks to &#8217;90s slacker movies but with a supernatural twist. 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