A brand new studio fashioned by former Chibi-Robo builders has introduced a religious successor.
Tiny Surprise Studio, which incorporates key members of the Skip Ltd studio which labored on Chibi-Robo on the GameCube, have revealed koROBO, a brand new 3D platformer starring the same protagonist.
The sport might be directed by Kenichi Nishi, who was a former co-founder of Skip and the co-director of the unique Chibi-Robo sport.
He might be joined by Hiroshi Moriyama (the opposite co-director of Chibi-Robo), Keita Eto (co-director of Chibi-Robo Zip Lash), Hirofumi Taniguchi (the composer for Chibi-Robo) and ‘Hikarin’ (a personality designer on Chibi-Robo).
A Kickstarter marketing campaign for the sport will launch on July 22, with the intention being to launch the sport on PC and consoles if sufficient funding is achieved.
Revealed through the ongoing BitSummit occasion in Kyoto, the sport tells the story of koROBO and their 10-year-old proprietor Tom.
Beginning in Tom’s room, koROBO finally will get to discover the remainder of their household’s residence in ‘Brocklyn, New Yock’.
“As koROBO, [players] will assist out the household, carry out duties across the dwelling, meet the various denizens that inhabit the residence constructing, and defend Tom and people he loves from a mysterious enemy… that may journey by means of space-time,” the studio says.
As within the Chibi-Robo video games, koROBO’s battery is proscribed and drains as they carry out duties. Whereas Chibi-Robo needed to plug into to recharge, nevertheless, koROBO has a photo voltaic battery connected to their again, which means gamers can recharge by discovering patches of daylight.
Gamers will be capable of accumulate attachments and upgrades all through the sport, finally enabling the flexibility to fly, swim and journey by means of time.
“Our objective is to create a sport that everybody can take pleasure in, so koROBO is meant to be a comfy and cozy sport that we hope everybody will fall in love with,” Ishi mentioned in an announcement.
“The core of koROBO is all about bringing individuals collectively and dealing in direction of a greater tomorrow and this marketing campaign, mixed along with your assist, is an excellent alternative to convey followers of video video games collectively – one thing that might make our tiny hero proud!”
