The Solus Project developer Grip Digital and Swedish developer Right Nice Games unveiled their next title at GDC 2016 - Skylar & Plux: Adventure on Clover Island. The game is reminiscent of classic 3D platformers of the past such as Sonic Adventure and Crash Bandicoot.
Skylar & Plux: Adventure on Clover Island has its tongue firmly planted in cheek, since the villain is a CRT monitor who wishes to conquer the land with a cyborg that has a powerful mechanical arm named Skylar. However, she has turned against CRT and ”must become a heroine-against-her-will to defy her makers and forge a new destiny.” Her companion, Plux, is described as an ”eloquent sidekick that every good action platformer needs to have.”
According to the developers, the game is designed as a response to the current crop of over-serious games. ”Skylar & Plux: Adventure on Clover Island embraces a colorful, vibrant world of 3D platforming seemingly forgotten in today’s cluttered world of MOBAs and Survival games,” notes the press release.
“Skylar & Plux: Adventure on Clover Island is a passionate homage to the 3D platformers of our youth. Go on an action packed adventure, collecting gadgets helping you explore a beautiful paradise and save it from evil” said Right Nice Games level designer Eric Valentine.
Grip Digital CEO Jakub Mikyska promised, ”Anyone who enjoys the classic 3D platformers like Crash Bandicoot or the Jak and Daxter series will instantly fall in love with Skylar & Plux,” who added, ”There’s a lot of personality and humor, colorful characters and hours of great gameplay for the fans of the genre, as well as newcomers to the 3D platformer games,”
Skylar & Plux: Adventure on Clover Island will be launched on PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One sometime in 2016.
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