This. To the casual observer, it screams "no-effort generic anime."
I get your point, but considering the number of iterations in terms of visuals, it's far from low effort.
I meant the Cursed Kingdom cover art is low-effort; there's barely anything there beyond the characters standing around.
Same, except cry instead of laugh.
Actual Wonder Boy game. The Wonder Boy IP and the Wonder Boy name are held separately, so this licenses the former (held by LAT) but not the latter (held by Sega). So they have access to all the characters, lore, and world, just not the title.
Yes, that's what I was talking about. The game as been in the works for like 4 or 5 years now. Used to be Flying Hamster 2.
Yeah I'll buy it as a Wonder Boy tragic, but yeaaaah.
Monster Boy is supposed to be multiple times the size of the dragon trap remake. Would take another half decade to release this game with an art style as detailed as that one.
We went for a different style because we've been imagining how a true HD successor could look like with Japanese design in mind and a world that's more dynamic and alive than the classic games. The Dragon's Trap remake art style doesn't work for our game because Monster Boy has a more complex map setup. Instead of mostly running planes we broke with various conventions of the classic games for a more dynamic, responsive and very direct action platformer. Don't believe me though, play it when it's out. You'll see :)
