{"id":133778,"date":"2023-05-17T17:30:00","date_gmt":"2023-05-17T17:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/#article-149586"},"modified":"2023-05-17T17:30:00","modified_gmt":"2023-05-17T17:30:00","slug":"new-game-from-save-me-mr-tako-dev-is-a-gba-inspired-arpg-kickstarter-opens-soon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2023\/05\/17\/new-game-from-save-me-mr-tako-dev-is-a-gba-inspired-arpg-kickstarter-opens-soon\/","title":{"rendered":"New Game From Save Me Mr Tako! Dev Is A GBA-Inspired ARPG, Kickstarter Opens Soon"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/e92717bd545e9\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/e92717bd545e9\/small.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/e92717bd545e9\/1280x720.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<aside class=\"object object-youtube\">\n<figure class=\"youtube\" data-videoid=\"1OSjg_zyKb8\">[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>You might remember Deneos&#8217; adorable <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/save_me_mr_tako_definitive_edition\">Save Me Mr Tako!<\/a> from a few years back. The definitive edition on Switch is now celebrating its two-year anniversary (how time flies) and the developer has today revealed that there is more to come from the Tako saga as it provided a first look at <strong>Tako no Himitsu: Ocean of Secrets<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>This game will see you playing as a group of six heroes who set out on a journey to defeat the shadow monsters that have plagued the land. In the process, truths will be exposed, shining a light on some tough themes in the characters&#8217; lives up until this point. Deneos has cited a number of inspirations for this one including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/eastward\">Eastward<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/crosscode\">CrossCode<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/undertale\">Undertale<\/a>, and has even gone as far as to say that the game is &#8220;like if <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/gba\/golden_sun\">Golden Sun<\/a> met <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/snes\/illusion_of_gaia\">Illusion of Gaia<\/a>&#8221; \u2014 no pressure then, eh?<\/p>\n<p>Ocean of Secrets is currently still in development and the team will be launching a Kickstarter later this year with a Switch version of the game as one of the fundraiser&#8217;s stretch goals. You can find the game&#8217;s Kickstarter page <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/1373467035\/tako-no-himitsu-ocean-of-secrets\">here<\/a>, though note that it is not live just yet.<\/p>\n<p>Once again, Deneos is drawing inspiration from the GBA era, and today&#8217;s reveal trailer (above) gives a good look at the pixel art visuals that we can expect from this one. The developer has described the upcoming title as &#8220;a spiritual sequel of Save Me Mr Tako&#8221; and we are starting to see why (the cute little octopi weapons were <em>a bit<\/em> of a giveaway).<\/p>\n<p>For a little more information about the game&#8217;s story and a look at some screenshots, check out the following from the developer:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>In a world where shadow monsters are appearing, the discovery of an octopus will put a light on the lies that the people in power wanted to hide. Start a great adventure with colorful characters and try to save this world slowly consumed by the secrets of its past.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<aside class=\"gallery\"><figcaption class=\"caption\"><em class=\"credit\">Images: Deneos<\/em><\/figcaption><\/aside>\n<p>We understand that the game is being targeted for a <strong>2025<\/strong> release, though nothing is set in stone at these early stages. You can find even more details over on the game&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/2357380\/Tako_no_Himitsu_Ocean_of_Secrets\/\">Steam<\/a> page.<\/p>\n<p>From the little that we have seen so far, the game is certainly a pretty one to look at and promises to tackle some tough themes as it progresses \u2014 always a strong combo. We will be keeping an eye out for more information over the coming months and have our fingers crossed that it makes its Switch stretch goal quickly.<\/p>\n<p><em>What do you make of this one so far? Let us know in the comments.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[embedded content]Subscribe to Nintendo Life on YouTube You might remember Deneos&#8217; adorable Save Me Mr Tako! from a few years back. The definitive edition on Switch is now celebrating its two-year anniversary (how time flies) and the developer has today revealed that there is more to come from the Tako saga as it provided 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-133778","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nintendo-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/133778","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=133778"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/133778\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=133778"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=133778"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=133778"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}