{"id":129590,"date":"2022-11-08T17:30:00","date_gmt":"2022-11-08T17:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/#article-140678"},"modified":"2022-11-08T17:30:00","modified_gmt":"2022-11-08T17:30:00","slug":"snes-style-mech-piloting-jrpg-chained-echoes-touches-down-on-switch-in-december","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2022\/11\/08\/snes-style-mech-piloting-jrpg-chained-echoes-touches-down-on-switch-in-december\/","title":{"rendered":"SNES-Style Mech-Piloting JRPG &#8216;Chained Echoes&#8217; Touches Down On Switch In December"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/c464faba8b163\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/c464faba8b163\/small.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<aside class=\"object object-youtube\">\n<figure class=\"youtube\" data-videoid=\"R_jbJwEWOm0\">[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>If you&#8217;re a fan of 16-bit RPGs in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/snes\/chrono_trigger\">Chrono Trigger<\/a> mould, you&#8217;ve probably been keeping an eye on Matthias Linda&#8217;s upcoming <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/chained_echoes\">Chained Echoes<\/a>, a gorgeous-looking homage to that style of top-down RPG experience. Set in a world of mechs and dragons, it&#8217;s been on our radars for a while, and it&#8217;s finally got a release date: 8th December.<\/p>\n<p>A new release date announcement trailer (above) shows off some of the characters, locales, and gameplay from the upcoming game, a one-man project which has been in development for the past seven years.<\/p>\n<p>Game Pass subscriber on PC and Xbox, are you? Bully for you \u2014 this will be on the service on Day One. As compensation (well, maybe), PC, PS4, and Switch players will have the opportunity to buy the game physically through First Press Games in a series of increasingly lovely (and increasingly expensive) physical editions, ranging from the \u20ac49,99 Regular Edition to the \u20ac300 Super Limited Edition, pictured below. They&#8217;re all available to peruse and order via <a href=\"https:\/\/firstpressgames.com\/collections\/chained-echoes\/\">First Press Games&#8217; website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"picture\"><a class=\"scanlines\" title=\"Chained Echoes Physical Switch\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/15cc3b488b91a\/chained-echoes-physical-switch.large.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZpZXdCb3g9IjAgMCA5MDAgNjMyIj48L3N2Zz4=\" width=\"900\" height=\"632\" data-original=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/15cc3b488b91a\/chained-echoes-physical-switch.900x.jpg\" alt=\"Chained Echoes Physical Switch\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption\">Looks lovely, which it should for that price. <em>Blimey<\/em> \u2014 <em class=\"credit\">Image: <a class=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/firstpressgames.com\/collections\/chained-echoes\/\">First Press Games<\/a><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>We spoke to Linda recently about the game and the inspirations behind it, so check that out if you&#8217;re interested to know more.<\/p>\n<p><!-- cache: html:nintendolife.com\/nintendolife.com.ssl\/switch-eshop\/related-articles:139306 @ 2022-11-09T06:09:28+00:00 --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"block object-related\"> <\/aside>\n<p><!-- End Widget --><\/p>\n<p><em>Looking forward to this one? Ready to slam down 300 notes (or your regional equivalent) on that Super Limited Edition? Let us know below.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[embedded content]Subscribe to Nintendo Life on YouTube If you&#8217;re a fan of 16-bit RPGs in the Chrono Trigger mould, you&#8217;ve probably been keeping an eye on Matthias Linda&#8217;s upcoming Chained Echoes, a gorgeous-looking homage to that style of top-down RPG experience. 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