Release Date: March 10, 2016
An old-school 2D role-playing game by the independent Canadian studio, Kitfox Games. The action of Moon Hunters takes place in the ancient, fantastical land of Mercuria, where the Moon is regarded as a holy entity and the source of all life. When it does not rise one day, monsters awaken in its absence, and the adventurers of Mercuria join their forces in order to solve the mystery.
Moon Hunters for PC, PS4 and etc. is an old-school action role-playing game set in a mythical world in which four players assume the roles of the titular hunters – searchers of the lost Moon. The game is developed by the independent Canadian Kitfox Games studio that had successfully debuted with Shattered Planet. The project was part of the platform supporting independent creators called Square Enix Collective, and it gained popularity among the community. However, the Kickstarter campaign, which needed only two days to raise the required amount of money, was the main source of financing the project.
The action of Moon Hunters takes place in a fantastic, ancient land called Mercuria. Treated as a holiness and the main deity in the pantheon, the Moon in this world is regarded as the source of all life and prosperity. In the opposite pole there is the Sun, widely regarded as the source of all evil. It is no wonder that with the day the Moon does not rise, the forces of Mercuria join together with the purpose of solving the mistake. In the Moonless world, wild creatures rise up and the chaos intensifies. All signs indicate that it is the evil Sun cultists who are responsible for this dramatic situation. The objective of your crew is to solve the mystery and find the Moon before the power of the evil forces grows up.
Gameplay offers a co-op up to four players who travel through an open, procedurally generated world with a complex topology – there are deserts, forests, mountains, caves. The action is non-linear and the choices players make influence the story and the way it ends. Each of the characters establishes his or her own reputation and it is up to you how will your hero be remembered – praised or despised? The key ingredient of the game is the world exploration. Each location may be filled with both dangers and useful objects that are essential for the story to progress.
Combats take place in real-time and each member of the team may specialise in close range combats or in distance attacks. The characters have their own arsenal of weapons – traditional and magic. Interestingly, the behaviour of the enemies and the settlers along with the effects of some spells may be different during day than at night. Gameplay introduces an original crafting system by which you use rare materials to create new, useful objects, spells, or to summon friendly creatures.
The characters in Moon Hunters for PC, PS4 and etc. may belong to one of a few classes – Witch, Druid, Spellblade, Occultist – and specialise in different kinds of magic corresponding to different phases of the Moon. Each class can be visually modified and combined with other classes in order to create a unique hero. With the gain of experience and another levels of power, the characters develop and update their traits, both physical and magic. Even though you can play the game having an incomplete team, the proper co-operation of the heroes with different, supplementing skills is the key to success in Moon Hunters.
While developing Moon Hunters, the creators drew inspiration from the first parts of the world-famous The Legend of Zelda series. The action is shown from the classic top-view, while the old-school nature of the game is highlighted by the hand-drawn pixel-art visuals. Moon Hunters is not very time-consuming – it should not take more than three hours to finish the game. However, the game invites for re-playing the game by offering the randomly generated world, a variety of characters, and different possible endings - all of this makes each session a bit different.
Platforms:
PC Windows March 10, 2016
PlayStation Vita cancelled
PlayStation 4 July 19, 2016
Xbox One July 19, 2017
Developer: Kitfox Games
Publisher: Square Enix
System Requirements for Moon Hunters Video Game:
PC / Windows
Minimum System Requirements:
Dual Core 2.6 GHz, 2 GB RAM, graphic card 1 GB GeForce 9400 GT or better, 2 GB HDD, Windows XP(SP2).
Recommended System Requirements:
Dual Core 2.6 GHz, 4 GB RAM, graphic card 1 GB GeForce 9400 GT or better, 4 GB HDD, Windows 8.
PlayStation Vita
Supports:
PlayStation Network
PlayStation 4
Supports:
PlayStation Network
Game Ratings for Moon Hunters Video Game.
PS3Blog.net: 85 / 100
You're pushed to move forward thanks to the game's story, the background of each hero and the ways you can impact on how each tale develops, all in short journeys that take roughly an hour or so. I highly recommend Moon Hunters if you're looking for a pixeltastic release you can take on short adventures as needed, especially if you have a bunch of friends to play with. Due to the Nintendo Switch's nature, you can instantly have two-player sessions, and if you have a couple of extra Joy-Con or other Switch controllers, you can take on a full four-player journey on the Switch's screen while in Tabletop Mode.
Nintendo Life: 8 / 10 by Mitch Vogel
All told, Moon Hunters is a wonderful roguelike RPG that is quite unlike anything else available on the Switch, offering a bite-sized, engaging adventure that is extremely replayable and can be enjoyed both alone and with friends. Though there are some issues with the easy difficulty and the occasionally heinous load times, we still give this one a strong recommendation. Moon Hunters offers a lot with a relatively small amount of content, and you'll likely find yourself revisiting this one for quite some time.
Push Square: 6 / 10 by Brandon Marlow
Moon Hunters is certainly an ambitious idea from Kitfox Games, and for the most part it hits the right notes. There's an interesting world and story on show that complements the unique, randomly generated areas, enjoyable combat, and personality trait mechanics, so it's unfortunate that its constant attempts to promote replayability cause things to fall a little flat. And, with only four different endings to discover, it's quite possible that you'll only be spending four or five hours with the release, which is disappointing, as the title's universe feels ripe for immersing yourself in.
Average score from votes.
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