{"id":87061,"date":"2019-03-07T15:45:00","date_gmt":"2019-03-07T15:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2019\/03\/pqube_says_upcoming_retro-style_rpg_aggelos_is_a_dream_come_true_for_metroidvania_fans"},"modified":"2019-03-07T15:45:00","modified_gmt":"2019-03-07T15:45:00","slug":"pqube-says-upcoming-retro-style-rpg-aggelos-is-a-dream-come-true-for-metroidvania-fans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2019\/03\/07\/pqube-says-upcoming-retro-style-rpg-aggelos-is-a-dream-come-true-for-metroidvania-fans\/","title":{"rendered":"PQube Says Upcoming Retro-Style RPG Aggelos Is A &#8220;Dream Come True For Metroidvania Fans&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/866f65b0dc465\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/866f65b0dc465\/small.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<aside class=\"object object-youtube\">\n<div class=\"youtube\">[youtube https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=zi6CGpbL2nM?rel=0&amp;hd=1&amp;showinfo=0&amp;modestbranding=0&amp;autohide=1&#038;w=900&#038;h=507]<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Publisher PQube has revealed the release date for its upcoming action-adventure RPG title, <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/aggelos\">Aggelos<\/a><\/strong>. You&#8217;ll be able to get your retro-loving hands on it from 25th April.<\/p>\n<p>We first heard about this one <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2018\/06\/aggelos_is_a_new_retro-styled_2d_action-adventure_coming_to_switch_this_year\">last summer<\/a>, when it was revealed that the game was inspired by non-linear Japanese retro adventures such as <a class=\"external\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/megadrive\/wonder_boy_in_monster_world\"><strong>Wonder Boy In Monster World<\/strong><\/a>. PQube has described it as a &#8220;dream-come-true for Metroidvania fans&#8221; &#8211; a rather bold claim indeed.<\/p>\n<p>Still, it has gathered &#8220;very positive&#8221; user reviews on Steam since its launch last June so it could definitely be a Switch release worth keeping an eye on and, speaking of Steam, the game&#8217;s store page provides with a handy feature list to explore:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong>Features:<\/strong><br \/><strong>A vast kingdom to explore<\/strong><strong>:<\/strong> <em>Venture through forests, seas, cave systems and ancient temples as you seek to uncover the magical elements needed to save the world from total annihilation.<\/em><br \/><strong>A classical non-linear adventure<\/strong><strong>:<\/strong> <em>Explore a sprawling world that gradually reveals itself, Metroidvania-style, as you gain new abilities and equipment.<\/em><br \/><strong>Deadly encounters<\/strong><strong>:<\/strong> <em>Thwart towering bosses and their tricky minions as you take on perilous mainline quests and optional odd-jobs for the people of Lumen.<\/em><br \/><strong>Tactical depth<\/strong><strong>:<\/strong> <em>Unlock magical abilities and high-level attacks, expertly chaining these immense powers together to clear screens of enemies in seconds.<\/em><br \/><strong>Stunning sprite art<\/strong><strong>:<\/strong> <em>Forget out-of-place modern art: Aggelos boasts superlative character designs and animations while remaining proudly, and faithfully, 16-bit through and through.<\/em><br \/><strong>Memorable chiptunes<\/strong><strong>:<\/strong> <em>Lose yourself to a retro-inspired soundtrack that floods the Kingdom of Lumen with life.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><\/blockquote>\n<aside class=\"gallery\">\n<div class=\"col\"><a title=\"Announce 1\" href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/866f65b0dc465\/announce-1.original.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/866f65b0dc465\/announce-1.445x245.jpg\" width=\"445\" height=\"245\" alt=\"Announce 1\"><\/a><a title=\"Announce 2\" href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/5ec19bc55d3a8\/announce-2.original.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/5ec19bc55d3a8\/announce-2.445x245.jpg\" width=\"445\" height=\"245\" alt=\"Announce 2\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"col\"><a title=\"Announce 3\" href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/659b321c1a322\/announce-3.original.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/659b321c1a322\/announce-3.445x245.jpg\" width=\"445\" height=\"245\" alt=\"Announce 3\"><\/a><a title=\"Announce 4\" href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/7519447aca943\/announce-4.original.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/7519447aca943\/announce-4.445x245.jpg\" width=\"445\" height=\"245\" alt=\"Announce 4\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>As noted above, this one arrives on Switch next month on 25th April, although no pricing information has been shared just yet.<\/p>\n<p><em>What do you think? Does it look like it could be a dream come true to you? Tell us below.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[youtube https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=zi6CGpbL2nM?rel=0&amp;hd=1&amp;showinfo=0&amp;modestbranding=0&amp;autohide=1&#038;w=900&#038;h=507] Publisher PQube has revealed the release date for its upcoming action-adventure RPG title, Aggelos. You&#8217;ll be able to get your retro-loving hands on it from 25th April. We first heard about this one last summer, when it was revealed that the game was inspired by non-linear Japanese retro adventures such as Wonder Boy [&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-87061","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nintendo-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/87061","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=87061"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/87061\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=87061"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=87061"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=87061"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}