Japanese developer Inti Creates (known for series like Mega Man Zero and Azure Striker Gunvolt) has today announced a new 2D action side-scrolling game called Umbraclaw.
It's currently "deep in development" and is the newest game from the Blaster Master Zero director Satoru Nishizawa. You'll take control of a cat who is trapped in the afterlife and must break the cycle of death and rebirth.
Find hope in death. Umbraclaw is a 2D side-scrolling action game that follows the perilous journey of Kuon, a cat who has died and must return home to his owner from the underworld known as the Soulplane.
Kuon can use the power of "Anima Revive" to acquire abilities from various animals. These abilities granted by Anima Revive will be key to overcoming the obstacles Kuon will face on his journey.
The newest game from Blaster Master Zero director Satoru Nishizawa, Umbraclaw is a challenging game that proves that cats are not just cute, but cool as well. The dark-tinged yet lively graphics will pull you into the fantasy storybook world.
Will Kuon be able to break through the Boundary to return home safely...?
There's no release date just yet, but there is at least a Switch confirmation. What are your first impressions of this new platformer? Comment below.
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Feels like Mad Rat Dead and Okami met in a bar. Might be interesting.
Hard to tell if I'm interested in this one. I always get behind inti, but this seems a bit too slow paced. Only castlevania can really pull that off, or the 8bit bloodstaind games. We'll see how this turns out.
@NintendoByNature Odallus is pretty perfect, if you have not tried it.
I will press that "I Believe" button, because the Zero games are rad.
@LikelySatan it's always on sale. I'll give it a shot soon.
the well is running dry
Catami…. The animations need a bit of work though
It looks like Yoshi's Island wirh a dash of Okami.
@ogo79 Huh?
@NintendoByNature I think it's basically a perfect early castlevania.
Awesome art style even if the animation looks a bit stiff. Will keep an eye out for it though.
love the look, the gameplay not so much. assuming that's what's being worked on? fingers crossed
Looks different. 2D game well done.
It's got a Black Cat as main character? Sold!
The Art direction looks AMAZING! Double Sold!
Please say a physical is on its way, if it's by the people who did Master Blaster hopefully it will be a Limited Run and I wont care about the stupid delivery costs.
@YoshiF2 Ditto. Too few frames/overly simplistic animation in the way the cat moves was my immediate impression.
It’s Inti, so yeah I’ll get this…
Hopefully it's better than their previous games.
Looks like a dark take on Yoshi's Island, I like it
I generally don't like 2D platformers.
But cat! and the art style has me interested
Great graphical style, animations are stiff
"find hope in death" sounds like the most Millenial slogan ever
Inti is solid gold quality gaming experience deluxe.
I want this right meow, please.
I really like the art style
Wait, so you're playing as a dead cat?
I don't know... This looks pretty awful to me. Stiff and boring.
Not a fan of the art style. It reminds me of stained glass, which I don't like the look of in video games.
The narrator wasn't as over-the-top as previous Inti Creates trailers. That was my favorite part!
Also, go Team Cat!!
Made by the devs of Blaster Master Zero = Instant buy
Not a bad trailer. It looks interesting. I did notice some of the things people were pointing to as issues like stiff animation, but none of it bothered me. The art style is interesting. It looks like Okami in 2D. I didn't like Okami(PS2 version) for a number of reasons. I hope this game doesn't have a 20-minute intro of repetitive gibberish sounds which can't be skipped(again, PS2 version). That would be the wrong influence to take from that game. This looks interesting enough to keep an eye on.
Yeah, the animations might be slightly more limited than they could be, but I absolutely love the art design, which is what I need to bite on a 2D game. Definitely getting this one.
Lol, I see I'm not the only one that saw Okami influence. This game looks like a cross of Okami x Umbreon x Mega Man Zero, and coming from Inti, that's ok with me!
@MirrorFate2
i dont know how to explain my comment any deeper than above...
@somnambulance
Same. Had me at Inti
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