A Japanese RPG from the Canadian division of a French games company... is your mind blown?
Artistic platformer/RPG, Child of Light, is coming to the Wii U eShop next year, Ubisoft announced during their recent Digital Day event.
Built on the same UbiArt Framework engine that powered Rayman Origins and Rayman Legends, Child of Light is a Japanese-style role-playing game in development at Ubisoft Montreal, under the helm of Far Cry 3 creative director Patrick Plourde. It is inspired by fairy tales and epic poetry, with all character dialogue in the game being spoken in rhyming patterns.
As Aurora, the player must retake the kingdom of Lemuria from the influence of the evil Black Queen, with the help of her guide Igniculus, who can be controlled by a second player. The game, which features an watercolor art style, includes puzzle-platforming elements and a turn-based Active Time Battle System akin to those seen in many classic Squaresoft RPG titles.
Child of Light is scheduled for release on Wii U, as well as other home consoles, in 2014.
