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Nightmare Boy

Platform(s): Nintendo Switch, PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One
Genre: Platformer
Publisher: BadLand Games
Developer: The Vanir Project
Release Date: Jan. 16, 2018

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'Nightmare Boy' (ALL) Comes To Nintendo Switch Next Week

by Rainier on Jan. 10, 2018 @ 10:36 a.m. PST

Nightmare Boy is a metroidvania style, action/adventure 2D game that takes place in a diverse world, full of enemies from your worst Nightmares!

After unfortunate events result in the disappearance of Aster, Noctum’s king, the balance between Monsters, Mongos, and Dreamers is lost ... and chaos engulfs the land of Donorok in the Noctum region. Defenseless against evil, the children of Donorok are trapped in a malevolent wizard’s dreamlike world and forever locked in darkness. Their only hope? Nightmare Boy, who’s ready and willing to enter the nightmare and put his life on the line.

Explore a hell-like open world in your quest to free the children from captivity; each rescued child grants the protagonist special abilities and powers -- such as double jumps, projectiles, explosives, and more. Tread carefully when talking or interacting with NPCs: Quirky characters and their reactions can have game-changing consequences. In fact, mere survival is far from guaranteed in Nightmare Boy: Fast reflexes and a taste for exploration are key if you intend to collect rare items, vanquish enemies, and eventually face your deepest fears.

Already available on PS4, Xbox One and PC, Nightmare Boy will be available on Nintendo eShop on January 16, 2018.

This new version for Nintendo's hybrid console will retain the essence and playability of the original Nightmare Boy and will include some of the upgrades introduced on version 1.0.2 of the game for Steam, PS4 and Xbox One: Digital pad controls, improved stability and a lot of minor bugs from the initial version fixed.

Key Features:

  • Sharp Controls: Players have absolute control with double and triple jumps, wall-grabbing, multiple forms, spells, and much more!
  • World Map: Far corners of the world are revealed as players venture further and further into the nightmare.
  • Hidden Collectibles: Helpful in uncovering a number of possible endings.
  • Precious Stones: Necessary to save the game (as a tribute) or to be able to afford items in the store.
  • Player Choice: Very different outcomes available, whether players interact with characters -- or not!
  • Classic mechanics and playability that joins roaming, adventure and platforms.
  • Upgradeable character after defeating each final boss: double and triple jump, different magic attacks...
  • Graphic engine that mixes pixel art and cartoon characters, hand drawn, giving the game a 90’s arcade feeling.
  • Saving system based on collected jewels in the game. The more you save, the more expensive it gets.  
  • Dark atmosphere, shady storyline; can you discover what lies beneath?

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