Alwa's Legacy
Alwa's Legacy | ||
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Designer(s) Mikael Forslind | | |
Engine | Unity[1] | |
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Release | Linux, macOS, Windows June 17, 2020 Nintendo Switch September 29, 2020 PlayStation 4 November 30, 2021 | |
Single-player |
Alwa's Legacy is a Metroidvania video game developed by Elden Pixels and first released in 2020. After saving the land of Alwa in Elden Pixels' previous game, Alwa's Awakening, series protagonist Zoe attempts to return home to her original world.
Gameplay
Players control Zoe, a girl who has been summoned to the world of Alwa. After her adventures in
Development
Alwa's Legacy was funded on Kickstarter.[3] Before beginning the design, Elden Pixels made a list of the most common complaints made about Alwa's Awakening and tried to improve on each of them. In particular, they wanted to improve the map, reduce backtracking, and speed up protagonist Zoe's movement.[2] It was released for Windows and Linux on June 17, 2020.[4] Because of their small size, self-publishing on multiple platforms was impossible, and the Nintendo Switch port was delayed.[1] The Switch port was released on September 29, 2020.[5] Like the first game, Switch sales outpaced those from Steam.[6] In September 2021, it was bundled with the previous game, Alwa's Awakening, in Alwa's Collection for the PlayStation 4 and Switch.[7]
Reception
Alwa's Legacy received positive reviews on Metacritic.[8][9]
Multiple reviews mentioned the improvements made since the previous games. NintendoWorldReport's reviewer praised the more modern gameplay elements,
References
- ^ a b Dawe, Liam (2020-08-17). "An interview with Elden Pixels, creators of Alwa's Legacy and Alwa's Awakening". GamingOnLinux. Retrieved 2023-04-03.
- ^ a b Ronaghan, Neal (2020-08-31). "Talking Alwa's Awakening and Alwa's Legacy With Elden Pixels". NintendoWorldReport. Retrieved 2023-04-03.
- Nintendo Life. Retrieved 2023-04-03.
- ^ Romano, Sal (2020-06-08). "Alwa's Legacy launches June 17 for PC, soon after for Switch". Gematsu. Retrieved 2023-04-03.
- ^ a b Ronaghan (2020-09-28). "Alwa's Legacy (Switch) Review". NintendoWorldReport. Retrieved 2023-04-03.
- Nintendo Life. Retrieved 2023-04-03.
- Nintendo Life. Retrieved 2023-04-03.
- ^ "Alwa's Legacy (PC)". Metacritic. Retrieved 2023-04-03.
- ^ "Alwa's Legacy (Switch)". Metacritic. Retrieved 2023-04-03.
- ^ Prescott, Shaun (2020-06-21). "Five new Steam games you probably missed (June 22, 2020)". PC Gamer. Retrieved 2023-04-03.
- ^ Musgrave, Shaun (2020-09-29). "SwitchArcade Round-Up: Muse Dash Meets Groove Coaster, Alwa's Legacy and Today's Other New Releases, the Latest Sales, and More". TouchArcade. Retrieved 2023-04-03.
- ^ Marrujo, Robert (2020-11-05). "Review: Alwa's Legacy (Switch)". Nintendojo. Retrieved 2023-04-03.
- Nintendo Life. Retrieved 2023-04-03.