Blade Chimera, a brand new title from Workforce Ladybug and WSS Playground — the groups behind Touhou: Luna Nights and Needy Streamer Overload, respectively — and revealed by Playism, was introduced to be coming to the Change at in the present day’s Indie World Showcase. It’s a 2D, side-scrolling motion recreation set in an deserted neon cyberpunk metropolis, and I’m completely right here for it.

Within the announcement trailer, we’re proven a little bit of the fight in opposition to monsters like a horde of large frogs, mechanical dragons, and what appears to be a demonic sumo wrestler. However, what I believe is the best half is that the principle character’s sword has the power to create constructions to assist them get round difficult obstacles. Within the trailer, for instance, we are able to see the sword manifest a bridge to assist them cross from one space to a different, and later we see the sword create an escalator to assist them progress.

It additionally seems to be just like the sword can be utilized for extra sensible makes use of throughout battle. Within the trailer, we see the sword trapping one of many large frogs in its radius and inflicting fixed harm for a few seconds, and later we see it creating cowl that blocks a very threatening chicken enemy’s beam assault.

Blade Chimera is about for launch within the Spring of 2024, and it’ll be accessible on the Nintendo Change. If extra data, together with different platforms or a extra particular date are made identified, we’ll be sure you replace this web page accordingly.