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Despite keeping relatively quiet about the game's current development, HumaNature Studios has announced that their upcoming reboot of the ToeJam and Earl series is still slated for a release this year. A definitive date wasn't given, but we now have a general timeframe of Fall 2018. The Kickstarted ToeJam and Earl: Back in the Groove had already faced one delay through its development, and to avoid a second delay, the game has dropped its publisher, Adult Swim Games. HumaNature thanked Adult Swim for their efforts, but said that the studio would be self publishing their game from here on out to prevent a further push back on release. The Nintendo Switch version of the game is almost complete and ready to be submitted for certification, along with other platform versions soon to follow suit. ToeJam and Earl: Back in the Groove will be available on PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and Nintendo Switch.

 

[KiiWii]

The dropped adult swim... weird.

Never played the first one...

/me digs out emulator....

 

[spotanjo3]

It was on Sega and never liked this game. Now this one... Ugh! Pass!

 

[m_babble]

I'm reading this on a break from building Adult Swim's drive in theater.

Stoked for this game!

 

[Sonic Angel Knight]

The dropped adult swim... weird.

Never played the first one...

/me digs out emulator....

Get ready for a review of the the two genesis games. They are both great I promise.

(@Chary time running out)

 

[RedoLane]

I loved ToeJam and Earl on the mega drive, but this one gives me mixed feelings..

 

[Reploid]

I loved ToeJam and Earl on the mega drive, but this one gives me mixed feelings..

Just because it looks like shit?

 

[RedoLane]

Just because it looks like shit?

it always looked like shit. that's why I loved it.
...but somehow, the way the characters are mixed up with the 3D artistic area seems off...

 

[netovsk]

Ok this is a indie I'd play. Loved the games back then, definitely picking up wherever the price is the lowest.

 

[Glyptofane]

Hmm, so this or Bubsy?

 

[RedoLane]

Hmm, so this or Bubsy?

Is there a death option?

 

[Tallion]

I really can't stand that flash style character animation that some games are using. I know it saves time to bend 2d pictures instead of animating each frame, but it just comes off as ugly to me.

 

[DJPlace]

i hate how TJ&E 3 made toejam act like a playa and a dochebag at the same time and he's still going have that cocky ass tude..... and big earl's role is perfect but toe jam's no way in hell i like him any more.

 

[Glyptofane]

I really can't stand that flash style character animation that some games are using. I know it saves time to bend 2d pictures instead of animating each frame, but it just comes off as ugly to me.

Yea, looks like shit while also giving the impression of absolute laziness with confirmation that they just don't care.

 

[XDel]

Not sure why Sega didn't just develop this one them selves? Likewise, where are the sequels to Golden Axe Warrior and Axe Battler? Surely those Zelda clones could have produced even greater Zelda clones! Sighh...

 

[Maximilious]

I didn't even know this was a thing, but in the tone of Toejam.... alright!

Dropping Adult Swim doesn't make much sense, but I'm not in the biz. I would think a publisher would help push a game to production. This may be a sign that Adult Swim feels very strongly about game polishing, which means many bugs could be present at release, but who knows what the real reason behind that decision was.

I loved the first Toejam and Earl game growing up. Busting out an emulator to play with friends was always time consuming but still made for a great night. A remaster on the Switch will just make it that much easier to enjoy in the coming years.

 

[Tallion]

Yea, looks like shit while also giving the impression of absolute laziness with confirmation that they just don't care.

I feel very similar. It's easy to say that a lot of companies don't care when they employ techniques like this. I have to try and catch myself sometimes though. There is also a good chance that they simply do not have the budget to animate things the way they truly would like to, and instead save time and money to focus on other aspects of the game. It is, however, really hard to get past that presentation.