Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin devs explain why the game is coming to Switch, and what other titles inspired them

The side-scrolling action/farming title Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin is slated to hit Switch sometime in 2020. In an NWR interview with developer Edelweiss, we learn about why the team is bringing their game to Switch.

We’ve been interested in the Nintendo Switch ever since its release. And then we met with some folks from Nintendo and they asked us “why don’t you bring the game to Switch.” And then from there we just started programming and developing the game for Switch and now it’s coming to the Switch hardware.

Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin is quite a unique combination of genres, but that doesn't mean it's without sources of inspiration.
Edelweiss shared the games that helped pave the way for their upcoming title.

The action part of the game was sort of inspired by Devil May Cry, but the backbone would be more from the Super Nintendo game Terranigma. We were also inspired by the movies, the Seven Samurai and Princess Mononoke.