Wonderful
While covering the action-adventure platformerFlying Hamster IIlast year, I said that fans of theWonder Boy/Monster Worldseries would want to take a look, and that’s even more true today.
The Kickstarter may have failed, but Game Atelier found a publisher tocontinue development. Now, the studio is back with a major update:Wonder Boycreator Ryuichi Nishizawa is on board, and the project has morphed into something more reminiscent of its inspiration —Monster Boy.
Most notably, the protagonist is no longer a hamster. Game Atelier has also updated its art style, and says “[w]hile the game still has a huge open-world, some of the environments have changed for fitting more with theMonster Worlduniverse.” Though, to be clear, Sega still owns that property. Hence “Monster Boy,” not “Wonder Boy.” Quick, Sega, look over there!
Flying Hamster IIKickstarter backers will get a free copy ofMonster Boywhen it’s finished. Nice.
