Forbidden Sanctity planned for Wii U
Indie developer TreeFall Studios is planning its new project, Forbidden Sanctity, for Wii U. The title is said to be “A gaming experience that has the story, look, and feel of an RPG, with the jumping and puzzle solving mechanics of a 3D platformer.”
While TreeFall has opened a Kickstarter for Forbidden Sanctity, it already appears to be slated for Wii U. The game “will be a reason to own a Wii U, just to play this game with the Gamepad,” the developer says.
This is a Nintendo Wii U title. The Wii U version contains exclusive content and features, however there will also be a PC release. For those who are not fully convinced of the Wii U, Forbidden Sanctity will be a reason to own a Wii U, just to play this game with the Gamepad.
There has been a lot of time invested in thinking of applications and uses of the Wii U Gamepad. The controller itself really is the centerpiece and high point of the Wii U console. So many different things can be achieved or innovated using this very special controller. We plan to do our best to go above and beyond in our utilization of the Gamepad’s unique capabilities. We have many ideas in store ready to be tested! We plan on breaking down the touch screen into multiple sections in which you can continue with gameplay, without pausing, and you can use the swipe of your finger to switch and equip items, scan the map of the surrounding area, read quest information, and switch the members of your current party and player. We plan to also make the game completely playable on the Gamepad without needing the TV, however this mode will sacrifice key touch control features mentioned above. In the previous section we mentioned taking advantage of things such as the Gamepad’s microphone. In certain instances of the game this feature alone might have the capacity to change the entire experience based on immersing the player into the gameplay by adding depth, not gimmicks. This is a core RPG style of game, and silly maneuvers are not what the Gamepad is about.
You can check out Forbidden Sanctity on Kickstarter here.
