We touched on Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP a month ago and it is finally launching tonight. For those who are still out of the loop, here’s the official overview of this enigmatic game:
S:S&S EP is a 21st century interpretation of the archetypical old school videogame adventure, designed exclusively for Apple’s iPad, iPhone & iPod Touch.
It’s a mix of laid-back exploration, careful investigation & mysterious musical problem-solving occasionally punctuated by hard-hitting combat encounters. S:S&S EP is an unusual genre-bending effort with an emphasis on sound, music & audiovisual style that has been positioned as ‘a brave experiment in Input Output Cinema’.
If you couldn’t gather it from the description, this is the kind of “art at the center of the experience” kind of game that we often see from indie developers. Although it is in no way similar in gameplay to last year’s XBLA game Limbo, it does strike the same sort of cord in relation to its emphasis on atmosphere.
Touch Arcade has an early review up and it sounds like a gem. You can also check out their exclusive, spoiler-filled video preview below.
Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP hits iPad tonight at 11pm EST for $4.99. The developer is shooting for an iPhone/iPod Touch release in about a month.
Update: More reviews have started coming in:
[Source: Touch Arcade | Official site]
