Moon, the 1997 PlayStation role-playing game that mocked the conventions of role-playing games, is coming to Nintendo Switch on August 27. It will be the first official release of the game in English.
The designer of MoonYoshiro Kimura has called the game an “anti-RPG”. Moon Addresses the bizarre behaviors of many RPG heroes, who rudely enter people’s houses in search of items and clues, and who kill thousands of creatures in search of items and experience, and adds a playful touch. Players do not assume the role of the traditional hero, but that of a boy who is absorbed by his television and in a role-playing game called World of the moon. The boy follows the hero’s adventure, freeing the souls of the slain enemies and collecting a resource called Love.
Moon It was unique at the time for its unusual cast of non-player characters. Unlike the NPCs of traditional role-playing games, the inhabitants of MoonCities simply don’t wait to deliver information to the player; They live their lives, bake bread, dance at night, and have daily and weekly routines. It is also an RPG without battles.
Game developer Toby Fox cited Moon as one of the influences behind his own role-playing game, Beneath the tale.
The creators of Moon, the studio known as Love-de-Lic, was made up of former Square developers who worked on games like chrono trigger, Super Mario RPGand Romancing SaGa. Moon It will be released through Nintendo eShop and costs $ 18.99.
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