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When the past catches up to you in various forms, desolation becomes strength.

Metroidvania game Blade Chimera will launch for Switch and PC via Steam on January 16, 2025, publisher PLAYISM, publisher and developer WSS playground, and developer Team Ladybug announced.

Here is an overview of the game, via PLAYISM:

About

When the past catches up, desolation becomes strength. You play as Shin, a Demon Hunter who has lost his memories and is now exploring the world together with his sword—the transformed Lumina demon Lux—recollecting memories about yourself, your missing wife, and skills you’ve forgotten. Each time you recollect a lost skill, Lux changes form according to the will of her wielder, making Shin stronger and granting access to more areas of the world.

The Story

The game takes place in the near future, where warped monsters and ghouls have appeared from nowhere, swarming cities and forcing humans to battle against these creatures they’ve termed “demons” in an all-out Demon War. After 30 merciless years of war, the surviving humans have banded together under the Missa Association, a religious group formed by a leader who knows the secret to fighting the demons. Cities and civilizations continue to thrive despite the now regular sightings of bizarre monsters. Three years ago, a man known as Shin was rescued from among the rubble in a cryopreserved state. With no recollection of his past, he quickly becomes one of the association’s best warriors and protectors. However, when Shin comes across the brilliantly beautiful demon named Lux, she feels strangely familiar. This sensation of deja vu leads him to take her in, even if it means going against the creeds of the association. From that very instant, the past begins to slowly unfold, revealing the events that caused the city to take on its current form…

Gameplay

In this exploration-heavy 2D action game, you will use your demon blade to interfere with the past, create new platforms, and shield yourself from danger to explore a desolate world. Other than the Lumina Sword, you will also have access to other weapons such as swift daggers and long-range guns. Find the perfect weapons to suit your fighting style. Upon leveling up, you will receive points that can be spent on unlocking skills that will aid you on your journey. The whole game is depicted in Team Ladybug’s critically acclaimed gorgeously animated pixel art, in which each and every frame is painstakingly detailed. Feast your eyes on the harsh yet beautiful dystopian cyberpunk world.

Watch a new trailer below.

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I'm very excited to review this, this is the third game of Team Ladybug, a developer team I am quite fond of, they made 2 of the best Metroidvanias out there and it might seem weird that their next game following 2 Metroidvanias was a shoot em up, but if you take a look at their 2 previous games, it does make sense.

Touhou Luna Nights is basically a fangame of the Touhou games, a bullet hell series, and Deedlit in Wonder Labyrinth had elements that were heavily inspired by shoot 'em ups, specifically, the element change system, which is similar to how Ikaruga works.

So them making a shoot 'em up seems very logical to me.

Publisher PLAYISM, publisher and developer WSS playground, and developer Team Ladybug have delayed Metroidvania game Blade Chimera from its previously planned August release window to an unannounced date, the companies announced.

According to the announcement, the delay will allow for extra polishing and quality improvements.

Here is a brief overview of the game, via PLAYISM:

PLAYISM y WSS Playground han decidido retrasar la fecha de lanzamiento de Blade Chimera para permitir mejoras adicionales de calidad y pulido. El último metroidvania del Team Ladybug, Blade Chimera, estaba previsto para su lanzamiento en agosto. Blade Chimera es un metroidvania completamente nuevo y original del Team Ladybug, el equipo detrás de los metroidvanias en 2D aclamados por la crítica…