Introduced at BitSummit

Inti Creates is at it once more, persevering with to nook the 2D market with the brand new motion platformer Grim Guardians: Demon Purge. The sport is definitely being proven this weekend at BitSummit in Kyoto, Japan, on August 6 and seven.

Grim Guardians will function two playable characters (who’re sisters) within the type of demon hunters making an attempt to rescue their faculty from peril: Shinobu Kamizono (ranged attacker) and Maya Kamizono (melee). Inti Creates says “swapping characters is essential to gameplay,” and along with solo play, there’s additionally a two-player co-op mode. As our personal CJ Andriessen factors out, these two names are from Gal Gun: Double Peace.

Amazingly, Inti Creates is looking this “the start of a model new collection of 2D motion video games,” therefore the apparent subtitle. Whereas Azure Striker Gunvolt is their very own tackle the Mega Man franchise, so too will Grim Guardians mirror points of Castlevania (like their Bloodstained tie-in initiatives). Hey, if Konami isn’t going to do it, another person ought to!

Grim Guardians: Demon Purge launch date and platform data

As for a launch date and platforms, the previous is listed as “TBD,” however the latter contains PC, PS4, PS5, Change, Xbox One, and Xbox Collection X. The official web site will possible be the primary place we’ll get that data.

Simply as I stated in my latest Azure Striker Gunvolt 3 evaluate, I’m recreation for principally something Inti Creates that even appears to be like remotely like Grim Guardians. That is a straightforward promote.

Chris Carter

Evaluations Director, Co-EIC – Chris has been having fun with Destructoid avidly since 2008. He lastly determined to take the subsequent step, make an account, and begin running a blog in January of 2009. Now, he is employees!