I know the Nintendo Wii has been short on original IPs but that will all change later this year. I already wrote about one of my anticipated games last week. Here's another hotly anticipated game called Dewy's Adventure.
As you watch the gameplay trailer, don't be fooled by the primary colors. Take a closer look and you'll see there's amazing art direction in the title. Besides, how many hyper-realistic video games with drab brown and grey environments can you play? We all need a little color!
Befitting of my weekend Earth Day celebration, the story has tinges of environmental ideology. The world is being taken over by dark water (kinda like pollution) so the Great Tree gives birth to a tiny dew drop appropriately named Dewy. Using his transfigurative powers, he's charged with the task of saving his fellow brethren and cleaning the world of dark water.
Because it's an original IP on the Nintendo Wii, there are some cool innovative gameplay mechanics that make use of the Wii's motion sensing controller. The controller is held horizontally and tilts the world to move Dewy around. He can also control temperature, changing into different states of matter; liquid, gas, and solid. In liquid form he can fit thru the tiniest of cracks. In gas form he turns into a cloud able to to rain lightning bolts. In solid form he is an immovable obstacle. Now close your eyes and imagine the kind of platforming gameplay possibilities!
It's great to see big developers taking a risk and making something different. I remember video games used to be as diverse as people. I hope Dewy's Adventure is just the beginning of a video game renaissance. I can't wait!
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