Software:Songbringer

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Songbringer is a 2017 action role-playing game developed by Wizard Fu Games.

Gameplay

Songbringer is an action role-playing game played from a top-down perspective.[1][2]

Development and release

Songbringer was developed by Nathanael Weiss under the moniker of his one-man video game studio Wizard Fu Games.[3] Nintendo's The Legend of Zelda series was a large influence for Weiss who aimed to create a procedurally generated Zelda game with Songbringer.[4]

The game was crowdfunded through Kickstarter in 2015.[2] The game was released for Linux, MacOS, Windows, and Xbox One on 1 September 2017,[5][6] and PlayStation 4 on 5 September.[1]

Reception

Reception
Aggregate score
AggregatorScore
MetacriticPC: 68/100[7]
XONE: 65/100[8]
PS4: 71/100[9]
NS: 75/100[10]

Songbringer received "mixed or average" reviews from professional critics according to review aggregator website Metacritic.[7][8][9] It was nominated for "Role Playing Game" at The Independent Game Developers' Association Awards.[11]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Moyse, Chris (30 August 2017). "Review: Songbringer". Destructoid. https://www.destructoid.com/review-songbringer-457761.phtml. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Reynolds, Whitney (31 August 2017). "Songbringer review". Polygon. https://www.polygon.com/2017/8/31/16233638/songbringer-review. 
  3. ↑ Matulef, Jeffrey (13 April 2015). "Songbringer aims to be a procedurally-generated Zelda-like". Eurogamer. http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2015-04-13-songbringer-aims-to-be-a-procedurally-generated-zelda-like. 
  4. ↑ Webster, Andrew (6 September 2017). "Songbringer is a trippy take on Zelda that's different every time you play". The Verge. https://www.theverge.com/2017/9/6/16259904/songbringer-zelda-indie-game-ps4-xbox-pc. 
  5. ↑ Walker, John (1 September 2017). "Wot I Think: Songbringer". Rock, Paper, Shotgun. https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2017/09/01/songbringer-review/. 
  6. ↑ "Songbringer Is Now Available For Xbox One And Windows 10 (Xbox Play Anywhere)". Major Nelson. 1 September 2017. https://majornelson.com/2017/09/01/songbringer-is-now-available-for-xbox-one-and-windows-10-xbox-play-anywhere/. 
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Songbringer for PC Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. https://www.metacritic.com/game/songbringer/critic-reviews/?platform=pc. 
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Songbringer for Xbox One Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. https://www.metacritic.com/game/songbringer/critic-reviews/?platform=xbox-one. 
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Songbringer for PlayStation 4 Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. https://www.metacritic.com/game/songbringer/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-4. 
  10. ↑ "Songbringer for Switch Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. https://www.metacritic.com/game/songbringer/critic-reviews/?platform=nintendo-switch. 
  11. ↑ "2017 Winners". The Independent Game Developers' Association. 2 November 2017. http://tiga.org/awards/2017-winners. 



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