Leonardo Interactive and Smallthing Studios have shared their latest trailer for Simon The Sorcerer: Origins, which is coming to Nintendo Switch.
Licensed by Adventure Soft Publishing, this is an official prequel to the fan-favourite point-and-click adventure that is set “a few weeks before” the original game.
Returning with a cartoon-like visual style, the developer has looked to implement “seamless real-time sequences, magic and puzzle-solving tied together with an engrossing storyline that will finally answer some important questions raised by fans from the first game.”
The legendary singer-songwriter Rick Astley will also contribute to the game’s soundtrack, with his song Together Forever.
The publisher has outlined the game’s key features, which include:
- Legacy: A tale that travels through time from a legendary past towards a great future.
- This is not a remake, guys: Simon the Sorcerer Origins is a brand new game with its roots deeply bonded with the contemporary gaming world.
- Stunning 2D Art: Simon the Sorcerer Origins’ visuals and animations, refined in every detail, let the player live his adventure in a continuous flow that goes from gameplay to cutscenes and vice-versa.
- Puzzle and Comedy: The player will encounter a wide range of different kinds of puzzles. You could either challenge your wits with the classical “take and use” ones, seasoned with unexpected comedy interludes, or you can be called to solve magical arquebuses that will require the help of a little bit of sorcery. Hunt for clues, objects to combine, and all the weird stuff in the middle to reach the skill of a decent mage.
- Original License: This is a canonical chapter of Simon’s saga.
- Easter Eggs: Look for them because they could be anywhere, also in a description of a Steam Page.
Simon The Sorcerer: Origins will be released digitally on the Nintendo eShop for Nintendo Switch worldwide in 2024.
