Gaming Forums => Nintendo Gaming => Topic started by: Phil on October 24, 2017, 02:26:06 AM
Title: Poi: Explorer Edition: The OTHER 3D platformer releasing this week on the Switch
Post by: Phil on October 24, 2017, 02:26:06 AM
We know that Super Mario Odyssey comes out this Friday, especially as this person is excited and made a topic ahead of time for the game (http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/forums/index.php?topic=53809.0). However, there's also another, but less pronounced 3D platformer releasing for Switch this week, too: Poi: Explorer Edition. It's a collect-a-thon platformer that originally released on PC a bit ago (as Poi), and was going to come to Wii U before the team shifted development to the Switch so it'd be out on a platform that people actually would still care about. It got some relatively decent reviews (Destructoid's Jed Whitaker gave it an 8/10 in his review (https://www.destructoid.com/review-poi-425499.phtml), for instance). I'm a sucker for 3D platformers of quality, and I think this one will be good. Just not awesome like Odyssey, for obvious reasons. That said, the original Poi launched at $15 digitally, and the Switch game gets a Switch tax at $30 for a physical version. Not sure if I'll bite that quickly on the game or jump in.
Regardless, here's some links for all.
Poi official game site (http://www.poi-game.com) Poi Steam page (http://store.steampowered.com/app/401810/Poi/) A recent interview with the dev on the Switch version (http://nintendoeverything.com/interview-poi-dev-on-moving-from-wii-u-to-switch-going-up-against-mario-odyssey-and-more/)
