Over 30 years after its authentic launch, Ufouria: The Saga is getting an official quasi-sequel-remake from Sunsoft. Following up on the preliminary announcement, Ufouria: The Saga 2 has locked in a March 1, 2024 date on PlayStation 5, Xbox Sequence X|S, Nintendo Change, and PC.

Sunsoft shared a brand new trailer through the IGN YouTube channel, highlighting extra of the follow-up’s incredible trying stop-motion felt model. It’s obtained a little bit of a Kirby’s Epic Yarn vibe to it, and the animation actually sells the diorama aesthetic. 

Ufouria: The Saga was initially launched for Famicom in 1991 as the primary entry in Sunsoft’s Hebereke sequence. A European launch adopted in 1992, however people in North America didn’t get an opportunity to strive it out till it hit the Wii Digital Console in 2010. If that port and its re-releases left you wanting for a correct strategy to take pleasure in it with out having to cope with the PAL refresh charge, it appears to be like just like the follow-up would possibly do the trick. 

Remake? Sequel? Why not each? 

When Sunsoft first teased extra Ufouria it was a bit of unclear as to what they have been planning. Sunsoft introduced it as a “full remake after about 32 years,” however now they’re calling it a sequel. Sort of.

In response to the devs, it’s “a model new Metroidvania-type recreation that includes the humor and the characters from the unique however with a model new artwork model.” Slicing by means of a number of the confusion, it seems like a mixture of each. Ufouria: The Saga 2 incorporates a recreation of the world of Ufouria and all of the characters from the primary recreation. These traditional phases now “change randomly each time you enter,” and there are new areas thrown into the combination. 

There’s additionally a brand new enemy risk within the type of the Bumyon, a creature who “sticks to all the pieces and everybody” however will be countered with Hebe and pals’ Popoons. Cleansing them up all through Ufouria will take you one step nearer to besting the evil plans of the Utsujin. Add in characters that beforehand solely appeared in Hebereke artwork books and you’ve got what’s shaping as much as be an actual deal with for followers of the side-scroller. You understand who you’re.