{"id":98391,"date":"2019-08-13T11:15:00","date_gmt":"2019-08-13T11:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2019\/08\/vigil_the_longest_night_brings_castlevania-inspired_2d_side-scrolling_to_switch"},"modified":"2019-08-13T11:15:00","modified_gmt":"2019-08-13T11:15:00","slug":"vigil-the-longest-night-brings-castlevania-inspired-2d-side-scrolling-to-switch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2019\/08\/13\/vigil-the-longest-night-brings-castlevania-inspired-2d-side-scrolling-to-switch\/","title":{"rendered":"Vigil: The Longest Night Brings Castlevania-Inspired 2D Side-Scrolling To Switch"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/1f614023cf5ec\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/1f614023cf5ec\/small.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<aside class=\"object object-youtube\">\n<div class=\"youtube\">[youtube https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Yh9IhIMUwrc?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>Taiwanese developer Glass Heart Games has revealed its debut title <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/vigil_the_longest_night\">Vigil: The Longest Night<\/a><\/strong>. The game will be launching on other platforms in early 2020, with a Switch release planned for &#8220;later&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Inspired by classics like <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/castlevania_anniversary_collection\"><strong>Castlevania<\/strong><\/a> and modern hits like <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/salt_and_sanctuary\">Salt and Sanctuary<\/a><\/strong> and <strong>Bloodborne<\/strong>, Vigil: The Longest Night is a 2D side-scroller said to blend &#8220;intricate action&#8221; and horror. The game sees Leila, a member of the Vigil, returning to her hometown in search of a lost sister, but she soon gets lost within a world of terror as she discovers a source of evil which plagues the land.<\/p>\n<p>Glass Heart Games promises &#8220;precise and technical combat as well as a rich and strong narrative&#8221;; you can see a tasty amount of that combat in the trailer above. Here&#8217;s a list of key features to tell you a little more:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Key Features:<br \/>&#8211; Experiment\u202fwith 4 types of weapons \u2014 sword, heavy weapons, twin daggers, and bow \u2014 along with many mystical variations to be discovered.<br \/>&#8211; Use dozens of\u202funique items to help, heal, and harm.<br \/>&#8211; Level up a complex skill tree to help you create the ultimate warrior of light.<br \/>&#8211; Battle variety of brutal enemies and\u202fthe bizarre bosses from the depths of your nightmares.<br \/>&#8211; Unravel the multiple endings and uncover the secrets that lurk in the darkness.<br \/>&#8211; Become infected with the\u202fsinister mood evoked by\u202fdank caves, abandoned villages, and haunted forests.<br \/>&#8211; Listen to the atmospheric music by the talented Jouni Valjakka of popular Finish band Whispered.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<aside class=\"gallery\">\n<div class=\"col\"><a title=\"20190808195736 1\" href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/67b7ea973ed6f\/20190808195736-1.original.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/static.nintendolife.com\/blank.gif\" width=\"445\" height=\"245\" data-original=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/67b7ea973ed6f\/20190808195736-1.445x245.jpg\" alt=\"20190808195736 1\"><\/a><a title=\"20190808233924 1\" href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/a0e57355a5f44\/20190808233924-1.original.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/static.nintendolife.com\/blank.gif\" width=\"445\" height=\"245\" data-original=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/a0e57355a5f44\/20190808233924-1.445x245.jpg\" alt=\"20190808233924 1\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"col\"><a title=\"20190809003916 1\" href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/a109508c0021b\/20190809003916-1.original.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/static.nintendolife.com\/blank.gif\" width=\"445\" height=\"245\" data-original=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/a109508c0021b\/20190809003916-1.445x245.jpg\" alt=\"20190809003916 1\"><\/a><a title=\"20190809005157 1\" href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/7afba3a1fd54e\/20190809005157-1.original.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/static.nintendolife.com\/blank.gif\" width=\"445\" height=\"245\" data-original=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/7afba3a1fd54e\/20190809005157-1.445x245.jpg\" alt=\"20190809005157 1\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p><em>What do you think? One to keep an eye on going forward? Share your initial thoughts on the game with us in the comments below.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[youtube https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Yh9IhIMUwrc?rel=0&amp;hd=1&amp;showinfo=0&amp;modestbranding=0&amp;autohide=1&#038;w=900&#038;h=507] Taiwanese developer Glass Heart Games has revealed its debut title Vigil: The Longest Night. The game will be launching on other platforms in early 2020, with a Switch release planned for &#8220;later&#8221;. Inspired by classics like Castlevania and modern hits like Salt and Sanctuary and Bloodborne, Vigil: The Longest Night is a 2D [&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-98391","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nintendo-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/98391","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=98391"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/98391\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=98391"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=98391"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=98391"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}