Satirical Souls-like 'The Last Hero Of Nostalgaia' to launch next month
There's been a steady stream of Souls-like games lately with titles such as Thymesia, Steelrising and, of course, Elden Ring; so why not add a satirical take on the genre altogether? That's what The Last Hero of Nostalgaia from Coatsink and Over The Moon presents itself as. It bears the complex systems and dark aesthetics of its Souls-like inspirations, but also features a cynical narrator and is literally set in the the world of video games, the titular Nostalgaia, which is collapsing into pixelation. Gameplay-wise, this narrative-driven title features tough but fair combat and an online co-op mode.
Nostalgaia is the world of videogames, and it's collapsing backwards into a mysterious pixelation. Everything is fading away to nothing: even the memories of our proud, cherished video games are being lost. Now, with our fidelity all but gone, at the very brink of extinction, hope emerges to fight back.
As the most hideous pixelated hero to ever spawn in Nostalgaia, you must fight through an army of mindless inhabitants populating the degenerating world, all while absorbing the insults and putdowns of a narrator who despises your very existence.
“The Last Hero of Nostalgaia is very much a love-letter to the Souls series, but it’s still very much a game that I’ve tried to take in its own direction,” said Over the Moon CEO Jon Warner. “When it releases on Xbox and PC on October 19th, players are going to discover a game layered with interesting narrative elements and that plays with the balance between humour and darkness.”
The Last Hero of Nostalgaia will launch on Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One and PC this October 19th.
SOURCE: GBAtemp Inbox