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Storyteller launches in March 2023, over a decade after its debutPlus tons of other news from the Nintendo Indies showcase
Plus tons of other news from the Nintendo Indies showcase
Last night’s Nintendo Indie showcase gave us fresh looks at many exciting indies. Chief among them wasStoryteller, a narrative-puzzle game we first saw ten years ago, and has now confirmed a release date of March 23rd. The game’s comic-strip puzzles let you remix classic stories, like Dracula, using various props, verbs and nouns. A game for all the literary nerds out there.
Storyteller - Release Date Trailer - Nintendo SwitchWatch on YouTube
Storyteller - Release Date Trailer - Nintendo Switch
Storyteller has been through a long development cycle. We firstinterviewed developerDaniel Benmergui at 2012’s Independent Games Festival. The game wasput on holdin 2014 due to Benmergui feeling “creatively numb from always dealing with the same project.” Luckily for us, the game was revived and re-revealed at Annapurna Interactive’s 2021 showcase. Alice0 only had good things to say about its most recent demo, calling it“simple, clever, satisfying, and surprisingly funny,”with a lot of murder in between.
The Nindies show featured a look at tons of other titles.A Space For The Unboundreleases on January 19th, previously delayed indefinitely due to an allegedly “predatory” relationship with publisher PQube - but that publishing issue has sincebeen resolved.
A Space For The Unbound has resolved its publishing issues
A bunch of other titles received 2023 release windows, including Devolver Digital’sPepper Grinder, an action-platformer that has you burrowing through the ground at high speeds. It immediately reminded me of my favourite move from the Ori games, so I’m in. Pepper Grinder’sincredible GIFshave been circulating around the internet for a while, so it’s nice to see a more in-depth look.Coffee Talk Episode Two: Hibiscus & Butterflyis coming sometime in Spring 2023, as isDordogne, a narrative adventure with a beautiful water-colour art style. Other 2023 releases include the narrative cooking gameVenba, the relaxing gardening gameBotany Manor, andDesta: The Memories Between, a roguelike from the studio behindAlba: A Wildlife Adventure.Lots to look forward to.
