The Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch Lite will get a classic JRPG from 1997 later this month. More specifically, developer Onion Games has revealed that Month comes to the Switch and Switch Lite via the Nintendo eShop on August 27th. As you may know, the game has been available since October 2019 on Switch and Switch Lite in Japan, but only in Japan. Now it’s finally coming to the west next to a physical edition that will arrive a little later on October 15th. And to top it all off, Onion Games has released a brand new trailer of the game.
For those who do not know: Month launched all the way back in 1997 via the original PlayStation and only in Japan. It never came to the west, despite noticeable demand. As a result, the game has a bit of a mystique about it. That said, now it’s coming to North America and Europe for the first time through a team consisting of the game’s original makers.
As for the game itself, it’s all about taking the classic tropes of JRPGs and RPGs and turning them around.
“One night, under the silver light of a full moon, a young boy is suddenly sucked by his TV and into a video game – a classic JRPG called ‘Moon World’,” reads an official story synopsis of the game. “Following closely behind the game’s brave hero, the boy begins his own journey to recover the missing moonlight from the world by ‘Collecting Love’.”
The synopsis of the story goes through:
As the hero of Moon World looses and levels up by cutting monsters for experience point – you know, like heroes do – the boy frees their souls and collects them ‘Love’. Moon is not a game where you fight to level up – your own progress comes from collecting lost ‘Love’! As you explore the world, you will meet a crazy cast of strange and wonderful NPCs. Explore their strange habits and daily routines by visiting them at different times and days of the week, and learn their secrets to discovering even more lost ‘Love’! “
Month will be available for $ 20 when it launches on August 27th. At the time of publication, there has been no word on additional platforms.
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