Paper Castle Games have announced the release dates for Underhero‘s console versions.
Underhero is a platformer RPG heavily inspired by Paper Mario. The game is set in a quirky fantasy world where the chosen hero has already failed, and a lowly underling of the evil overlord decides to take his place.
The game uses a timing-based combat system without turns, where players have to use their reflexes to dodge and execute attacks. You can check out a trailer below.
You can find a rundown of the game (via Steam) below:
DESCRIPTION:
Underhero is a 2D side-scroller RPG adventure game with timing-based combat. It tells an intriguing and mysterious story, full of silly characters brimming with personality, quirky dialogue, and lots of weird humor.
STORY:
Inspired by Paper Mario games and RPGs in general, it tells the story of a world where the chosen hero has failed and an underling of the main villain takes his place as the new “hero”.
Join Elizabeth IV and a little Masked kid in a journey across the Chestnut Kingdom to once again, defeat the evil Mr. Stitches! Meet friends, foes and other weird characters in the mysterious world of Underhero.
…Wait, once again!?
FEATURES:
- A sidescrolling RPG adventure full of beautiful pixel art and cartoony aesthetics.
- Turn-based combat with a twist: there are no turns! Use your reflexes to evade, and your timing to attack or parry! We call it timing-based combat.
- Level ups let you choose between three options! HP, attack and stamina! Choose wisely…
- Enemies consider you their ally, so talk to them in-battles!
- Critical hits occur when you hit an enemy with the beat of the music, not randomly! Groovy~
- You want to escape a tough battle? Bribe your enemies!
- A wonderful original soundtrack composed by Stijn van Wakeren.
- Explorable worlds sprinkled with many hidden secrets.
- Mini games!
- Puzzle elements.
- Some good old platforming.
- Fun and intense boss battles!
- A satire of RPG tropes.
- A story shrouded in mystery, with many twists and turns…
Underhero is out now on Windows PC (via GOG, and Steam), and will be coming to PlayStation 4 on February 11th and 12th (North America and Europe respectively), Nintendo Switch on February 13th, and Xbox One on February 14th.
