Orebody Inc., the makers of, er,Orebody, has announced thatCrater Song, which features singleplayer co-op, has a physical cartridge version on the way. That is to say, you have two characters that you, as a singular player, control at the same time. Like ifAdventures of Lolohad you playing as both Lolo and Lala at once.
Inspired by games likeBrothers: A Tale of Two Sons,Crater Songis built with the NES in mind, with a physical cartridge version in the works. If you’re on digital (say NES) controllers, you turn them sideways, using a d-pad for each character. If you don’t mind that I keep coming at you with obscure references, it’s like how the NES version ofSmash T.V.handled its dual-stick gameplay.
While much of its gameplay shows off avoiding enemies to step on buttons (and sing, apparently), there are also sections of third-person quasi-3D travel that are similar to3D Worldrunner.
Crater Songis set on the same world asOrebody: Binder’s Tale. You play as the twins, Arco and Menuett, who are cursed to attract cosmic horrors, which reminds me of my dating life. It came out in March of this year, but, as part of the physical announcement, they have released a “Definitive Edition” update.
It seems neat. I actually own the NES cartridge version ofOrebody: Binder’s Tale, and for some reason, I still haven’t played it. Mostly, I just love the era we’re living in when it comes to homebrew games. Even legendary composer Yuzo Koshiro (Streets of Rage,Beyond Oasis), is workingon a new gamefor Sega Genesis/Mega Drive. Old hardware rules. Modernity sucks. Yes, I’m old.
Crater Songisout on itch.io. The physical version will be throughPremium Edition Gameswith preorders going up sometime in the near future.
