{"id":134163,"date":"2023-08-11T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-08-11T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/#article-153865"},"modified":"2023-08-11T13:00:00","modified_gmt":"2023-08-11T13:00:00","slug":"owlboy-devs-debut-title-is-getting-a-sequel-as-savant-ascent-remix-climbs-onto-switch-soon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2023\/08\/11\/owlboy-devs-debut-title-is-getting-a-sequel-as-savant-ascent-remix-climbs-onto-switch-soon\/","title":{"rendered":"Owlboy Dev&#8217;s Debut Title Is Getting A Sequel As Savant &#8211; Ascent Remix Climbs Onto Switch Soon"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/1dbc8caaf31c5\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/1dbc8caaf31c5\/small.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/1dbc8caaf31c5\/1280x720.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<aside class=\"object object-youtube\">\n<figure class=\"youtube\" data-videoid=\"Ga909BHjCKQ\">[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>Back in March of this year, we heard that D-Pad Studio \u2014 the team behind the brilliant <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/owlboy\">Owlboy<\/a> \u2014 was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2023\/03\/remaster-of-owlboy-devs-debut-title-savant-ascent-shoots-onto-switch-this-summer\">working on a remaster<\/a> of its debut title, <strong>Savant<\/strong>, to coincide with the game&#8217;s tenth anniversary. Well, that plan has grown a fair bit, it turns out, and the studio has today announced that what began as a little remaster project has now developed into a full-blown sequel: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/savant_-_ascent_remix\">Savant &#8211; Ascent Remix<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>We don&#8217;t have a precise release date for when this will fly onto Switch just yet (the studio has confirmed that it will be after the PC release on 15th September), but from what we have seen so far, this is looking particularly sweet.<\/p>\n<p>Savant &#8211; Ascent Remix follows much the same structure as the original title \u2014 a platform shooter where you play as the Alchemist, attempting to get back to the top of his tower after having been thrown out by a mysterious enemy \u2014 though D-Pad Studio has added extra content which &#8220;more than doubles the size of the original game&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>These new features comprise of five stages to complete (over the original game&#8217;s two), an endless Survival Mode, new difficulty modes including an NES-style &#8216;Hardcore&#8217; option and 22 newly-composed songs on the soundtrack. All of that is wrapped up in the gorgeous uber-detailed pixel art style that we would expect from the team behind Owlboy \u2014 laser sharks have never looked so good.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"gallery\"><figcaption class=\"caption\"><em class=\"credit\">Images: D-Pad Studio<\/em><\/figcaption><\/aside>\n<p>From remaster to full-blown sequel is a pretty big leap, but we&#8217;re excited to see what this one has in store when it comes to Switch \u2014 hopefully we won&#8217;t have to wait for too long.<\/p>\n<p><!-- cache: html:nintendolife.com\/ssl\/switch-eshop\/related-articles:135914 @ 2023-08-11T22:07:09+01:00 --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"block object-related\"> <\/aside>\n<p><em>Will you be picking up Savant &#8211; Ascent Remix on Switch? 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