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DANGEN Entertainment reveals Helvetii for Switch

2D action roguelite
by rawmeatcowboy
19 April 2019
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Helvetii is a 2D action roguelite game, revolving on exploring the ancient mythology and history of the gaulish Helvetii tribes as well as celtic and other mythos from various cultures, and adapting them in a challenging, fast-paced modern action game with a beautiful art style, inspired by Vanillaware titles such as Muramasa Rebirth and Odin Sphere Leiftrasir, as well as titles like Binding of Isaac.

History

During the development of Splash Blast Panic back in the second half of 2016, Kevin Peclet (Designer, Artist) started on the project and started to research behind Gaulish and in particular Helvetian myth. The main base for the mythos is taken from "La mythologie de la Suisse Ancienne" (R. Christinger and W. Borgeaud), as well as "L'an -58, les Helvetes" (G. Kaenel), "La Saga des Helvetes" by Pierre Lartigue and other research on celtic, burgondes and germanic mythology. In addition, he also looked at the swiss myth in a broader sense to include iconic creatures such as the Tschaeggaetaes or the Tatzelwurm. He studied and adapted each piece of lore and story for the game's style, hand painted and animated. His designs are somewhat reimagined to mix how they are traditionally perceived with a more modern take. Since then, the project has been joined by Garrett Brown (Senior Combat Designer and Programmer) and Elias Farhan (Programmer and Producer).

Features

Combat in Helvetii will come in many forms, from your usual combo strings to parrying your enemy, juggling them in the air, throwing projectiles, breaking their guards, evading their more powerful attacks and using a variety of powers at your disposal that you will get through your adventures

Play up to three different characters with completely unique playstyles to vary your playthrough, as well as learn more about their individual motivations. And learn to mix their unique patterns with the powers of the game.

For each playthrough, the game will redistribute its rooms and power ups to give you an always unique playthrough. Meaning that with multiple characters, room configuration, enemy encounters and upgrades, the game remains a fresh experience.

The music is Helvetii is composed by the very talented Dale North (Somiken, Dragon Fantasy Book 2, the Materia Collective), with the help of Scarlet Moon Productions. In addition, the vocals are provided by Emi Evans, who sang the soundtrack for Nier and Nier:Automata !

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