The Petoons Studio game will launch on PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PC after reaching its goal in the funding campaign.
Petoons Studio has successfully launched its new Kickstarter campaign with the goal of making Course of the Sea Rats a reality. The Spanish studio, based in the city of Barcelona and authors of Petoons Party, return to the fray with a title designed for lovers of pirates, rats and metroidvania video games. They have exceeded the target contribution in just nine hours.
They needed 15,000 euros to make the game a reality for PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch and PC; but they already total $ 19,300 with more than 630 sponsors. With a month yet to go, the Catalan study has the possibility of looking higher and achieving some of the most ambitious goals of the campaign.
Course of the Sea Rats
Drawn by hand, the game introduces us to a group of pirate rats named Douglas, Buffalo, Akane and Bussa, who are tasked with going out in search of their Admiral's son, capturing the demon Flora Burn and destroying the magic spell. An adventure in two non-linear dimensions in which we will have to retrace our steps in environments with 3D backgrounds and real-time combat.
Course of the Sea Rats will also have exploration of the stage, bosses of all kinds with exclusive patterns and mysteries on this island located on the coast of Ireland in 1777. As we mentioned, there will be 4 selectable characters, each with their unique abilities, possibility of upgrades and weapons. In addition, it will bet on replayability thanks to the introduction of secret dungeons, special objects and multiple endings in its twelve different locations. “Each area has been designed to create a special atmosphere. We have put a lot of care in the color transitions and the design of the backgrounds, ”they indicate.
If all goes well, Course of the Sea Rats will be launched in digital format on the indicated platforms in April of next year 2021; the minimum contributions to access the game start from 15 euros. The game will have -at least- translations into Spanish, English, German, Italian and Catalan.
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