Today it was announced that the Child of Light Deluxe Edition will have the same release date as the digital version, both now set for release on 30/04/14.
The co-op trailer for this stunning turn-based RPG was released alongside the announcement.
The game guides the player through the “painted” world of Lemuria as Aurora; a child stolen from home on a quest to return but has to face an array of monsters, mystical creatures and fearful challenges on the way. It is also up to Aurora to release the sun, the mood and the stars from captivity in order to bring light back into the world. She’s aided on her quest by her companion Igniculus the firefly.
Child of Light has been compared to titles such as Final Fantasy and LIMBO, and from the trailer it is easy to see similarities to the latter in particular. The character movement is so fluid and delicate; the way Aurora flows from one platform to another is absolutely beautiful. The art style is also pretty mysterious and intriguing in that the environment looks like an oil painting, effectively rendering Child of Light an interactive painting.
Most of the developers of Child of Light have previously worked on Far Cry 3 and it has been developed on Ubisoft’s UbiArt Framework, the same engine used for Rayman Origins and Rayman Legends.
Child of Light is available for download on Xbox LIVE for Xbox 360 and Xbox One from 30/04/14.
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