Neva is an upcoming platformer from Nomada Studio, the crew that made the starkly lovely and deeply emotional Gris. Neva, which releases on October 15, follows in the identical footsteps as its predecessor, casting gamers within the function of Alba, a lady with a wolf companion who units out on a journey by a dying world. In line with the developer, Neva will comply with the rising relationship between the 2, who begin as unlikely allies earlier than changing into inseparable companions.
I’ve been excited for Neva for some time now and it appears like an enchancment in so some ways from Nomada’s beautiful debut. Neva maintains the platforming of Gris, however builds upon it with far more mechanics, that are extremely welcome! As an example, this time round Neva will characteristic fight and Alba will make use of her sword when combating off monsters slightly than in Gris, the place the protagonist avoids battle in any respect prices. It looks like when Alba and the wolf first discover each other, Alba should work to guard it, however because the wolf grows, it would grow to be an ally in fight, and may possibly even be directed.
Neva, very like Gris earlier than it, is completely attractive. Ever since its debut trailer, I’ve been in awe of its fashion, which feels a lot looser than Gris’ sharp linework, and consequently extra expressive. Additionally it is extra naturalistic than Nomada’s earlier sport, seemingly inserting an emphasis on the collapsing world in an effort to replicate the actual life penalties of local weather change on our ecosystems. If that’s the case, Neva seems to be a wonderful tragedy, and I wouldn’t be stunned if identical to Gris, it’s a hell of a tearjerker.
