What is this world she’s found? Who are the voices that seem to be calling to her?Īxiom Verge 2 will be released for Nintendo Switch and PC via the Epic Games Store this spring. You can play it before or after the original. Axiom Verge 2 is part of the same story as Axiom Verge 1 but is a completely new game: new characters, new powers, new enemies, and a new world. Meet Indra, the mysterious billionaire behind the worldwide Globe 3 conglomerate. Axiom Verge 2, the sequel to developer Thomas Happs acclaimed retro-styled Metroid-a-like, will finally launch for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and PC via the Epic Games. You may have played Axiom Verge, or heard it referenced as a benchmark for indie metroidvania adventures. You may have played Axiom Verge, or heard it referenced as a benchmark for indie “metroidvania” adventures. Here’s what the official Axiom Verge website says about the game: It was confirmed earlier this year that it would release in 2021, and now we finally know that it will release sometime this spring.
The sequel was originally announced back in late 2019 for a 2020 release but was delayed. He shares how the sequel is a “complementary piece of the overall puzzle” with plenty of hidden areas to explore and things to find. You play as a new character named Indra, who explores an ancient alternate Earth where something sinister is lurking.ĭeveloper Tom Happ explains how the mechanics of this sequel are different, but fans will feel at home while experiencing something new. In Axiom Verge 2, the game is set before the events of the first game, but you can play them in either order. He uses this to explore the dangerous world of Sudra. In the trailer, we first see a brief synopsis of the first game: Trace, a scientist whose mind was preserved by machines, has his memories transferred to new bodies each time he dies. It’s still wonderfully pixelated an 8-bit just as in the first game, but this time it’s more colorful and varied in appearance, owing to the game taking place on an earth-like environment rather than the limited color palette of the original.įinally, and unsurprisingly, Happ cites complications as a result of COVID-19 as further hampering progress this year.Today during the Future Games Show Spring Showcase, there was a brand new trailer for the upcoming indie metroidvania Axiom Verge 2 that explains the premise of the game. The art style, too, has made for more work.
It returns for the sequel, but this time with all-new bells and whistles that offer players “more control over the outcome” when using it. Namely, the enemy AI, which he says is much more sophisticated with enemies scanning the environment for you rather simply moving in set patterns.Īlso, the Address Disrupter, the tool from the first game that allows players to glitch enemies into the environment. In explaining why the delay has occurred, Happ outlined some of the sequel’s key features he’s been struggling to implement within a similar time frame to the original Axiom Verge. Developer Thomas Happ said in a blog post earlier today that he hopes the game will be ready for the “first half” of next year, having originally been slated for a December 2020 launch.
Axiom Verge 2, the sequel to 2015’s critically acclaimed sci-fi Metroidvania hit, has been delayed until 2021.
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