{"id":129397,"date":"2022-11-01T17:30:00","date_gmt":"2022-11-01T17:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/#article-140275"},"modified":"2022-11-01T17:30:00","modified_gmt":"2022-11-01T17:30:00","slug":"this-gorgeous-gba-style-rpg-is-heavily-inspired-by-mega-man-battle-network","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2022\/11\/01\/this-gorgeous-gba-style-rpg-is-heavily-inspired-by-mega-man-battle-network\/","title":{"rendered":"This Gorgeous GBA-Style RPG Is Heavily Inspired By Mega Man Battle Network"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/9519491c97301\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/9519491c97301\/small.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<aside class=\"object object-youtube\">\n<figure class=\"youtube\" data-videoid=\"pEAuesKZ7wY\">[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>Kickstarter is becoming home to some of the most interesting video games and projects, especially for those who have grown up playing video games for their whole lives. And the latest project we&#8217;ve spotted, LunarLux, has just reached its stretch goal to come to Switch \u2014 and it looks like the Game Boy Advance RPG we never knew we wanted. (Thanks <a class=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/nintendoeverything.com\/lunarlux-anime-inspired-adventure-rpg-confirmed-for-switch\/\">Nintendo Everything<\/a>!)<\/p>\n<p>The game&#8217;s <a class=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/freedomgamesgg\/lunar-lux\">Kickstarter<\/a> has been live since 4th October, and is currently over 400% funded with a few more stretch goals to unlock, including a harder difficulty and a super boss!<\/p>\n<p>Joining the ranks of classically-inspired Indie RPGs, LunarLux takes a leaf out of a different book compared to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/sea_of_stars\">Sea of Stars<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/chained_echoes\">Chained Echoes<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/crosscode\">CrossCode<\/a>. Its heart is rooted firmly in its anime aesthetic, but its combat takes inspiration from both the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/mega_man_battle_network_legacy_collection\">Mega Man Battle Network<\/a>&#8216;s grid-based system and the Mario &amp; Luigi series&#8217; combo system.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"gallery\">\n<div class=\"cols\">\n<div class=\"col\"><a title=\"LunarLux 6\" class=\"scanlines\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/79e5c64f4bc5c\/lunarlux-6.large.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZpZXdCb3g9IjAgMCA0NDUgMjUwIj48L3N2Zz4=\" width=\"445\" height=\"250\" data-original=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/79e5c64f4bc5c\/lunarlux-6.445x.jpg\" alt=\"LunarLux 6\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"col\"><a title=\"LunarLux 3\" class=\"scanlines scanlines\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/4f2b7011bdae6\/lunarlux-3.large.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZpZXdCb3g9IjAgMCA0NDUgMjUwIj48L3N2Zz4=\" width=\"445\" height=\"250\" data-original=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/4f2b7011bdae6\/lunarlux-3.445x.jpg\" alt=\"LunarLux 3\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"caption\"><em class=\"credit\">Images: Freedom Games<\/em><\/figcaption><\/aside>\n<p>Developed by CosmicNobab Games \u2014 which is also behind the <strong>MegaMan Cosmic Network<\/strong> fan game \u2014 you&#8217;ll get to explore the moon, along with a whole host of digital landscapes. The game combines both tactical turn-based moves and action-based combat to deliver something that, while proud of its inspirations, still looks and feels unique. There&#8217;s lots of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/undertale\">Undertale<\/a>-style dodging and guarding too.<\/p>\n<p>Outside of battle, you can interact with pretty much <em>everything<\/em> according to the developer&#8217;s Kickstarter page. There are tons of inhabitants on Luna (Lunar <em>and<\/em> Luna, yes) all of whom have quirky alien designs or are suited up like they&#8217;re straight from <strong>Gundam<\/strong> or, well&#8230; Mega Man Battle Network!<\/p>\n<aside class=\"gallery\"><figcaption class=\"caption\"><em class=\"credit\">Images: Freedom Games<\/em><\/figcaption><\/aside>\n<p>The Kickstarter has a few more days to go before it closes, but with a Switch release slated for Q3 2023, we&#8217;ve got to wait a bit longer before we blast off into space with this one.<\/p>\n<p><em>What do you think of LunarLux? Does it look like a star in the making? Suit up and let us know in the comments!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[embedded content]Subscribe to Nintendo Life on YouTube Kickstarter is becoming home to some of the most interesting video games and projects, especially for those who have grown up playing video games for their whole lives. 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