Software:The Touryst

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Short description: 2019 video game
The Touryst
The Touryst icon.png
Developer(s)Shin'en Multimedia
Publisher(s)Shin'en Multimedia
Platform(s)
Release
Genre(s)Action-adventure, puzzle
Mode(s)Single-player

The Touryst is an action-adventure puzzle game developed and published by Shin'en Multimedia.[1] It was announced during Nintendo's Indie World stream on August 19, 2019 and was released on November 21, 2019 for Nintendo Switch and July 30, 2020 for Windows and Xbox One.[2] An enhanced version of the game released for Xbox Series X/S as a launch title on November 10, 2020. The art style is blocky and makes use of voxel art techniques.[3] The game uses a custom engine developed by Shin'en, which allows the game to deliver high-fidelity graphical effects while still maintaining a smooth framerate.[4] The game was voted as one of the four most loved eShop games of 2019.[5] The PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 versions were released on September 9, 2021.[6]

Development

While working on Fast RMX, the development team wanted to create an adventure game based around the concept of strange things happening on a vacation. The gameplay was designed so that the player could choose to play the activities that interested them. The voxel visual style was inspired by NES and SNES games, but in 3D environments. Shin'en used the voxel editor Magicavoxel to create the game's models, which were then imported into Maya. The game was designed with Shin'en's in-house engine, allowing the developers to focus on optimizing for a smooth framerate. Development on the game took around three years to complete.[7][8]

Reception

Reception
Aggregate score
AggregatorScore
MetacriticXONE: 84/100[9]
NS: 79/100[10]
Review scores
PublicationScore
Destructoid7.5/10[11]
Edge7/10
GameSpot8/10[13]
Nintendo Life9/10[12]

The Touryst received "generally favourable reviews" for the Nintendo Switch and Xbox One versions, according to review aggregator Metacritic.[9][10]

References

  1. ↑ Spurr, Megan; Manager, Community; Pass, Xbox Game (2020-07-15). "Coming Soon to Xbox Game Pass for Console and PC: Yakuza Kiwami 2, Carrion, Grounded (Game Preview), and More" (in en-US). https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2020/07/15/coming-soon-xbox-game-pass-console-and-pc-july-2020/. 
  2. ↑ "The Touryst". https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/the-touryst-switch/#game-info. Retrieved 20 August 2019. 
  3. ↑ "The Touryst Is One Of The Coolest-Looking Indie Switch Games On The Way" (in en-US). https://www.gamespot.com/articles/the-touryst-is-one-of-the-coolest-looking-indie-sw/1100-6469193/. 
  4. ↑ "The Touryst is Stunning: Switch Game Of The Year?". https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HT39Ji_J_RE. Retrieved 29 January 2019. 
  5. ↑ "Vier Spiele aus 2019, die ihr nicht verpasst haben solltet! - Games Selection". https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ez6esV6PLSE&. Retrieved 1 February 2020. 
  6. ↑ "The Touryst coming to PlayStation on September 9". August 23, 2021. https://www.gematsu.com/2021/08/the-touryst-coming-to-playstation-on-september-9. 
  7. ↑ "[Interview Shin'en on The Touryst - how it came to be, gameplay, visual style, Switch, and more"] (in en). 2019-11-10. https://nintendoeverything.com/interview-shinen-on-the-touryst-how-it-came-to-be-gameplay-visual-style-switch-and-more/. 
  8. ↑ Linneman, John (2019-12-07). "The Touryst is stunning - and one of the best Switch games of 2019" (in en). https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/digitalfoundry-2019-the-touryst-switch-analysis. 
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 "The Touryst (XONE)". https://www.metacritic.com/game/the-touryst/critic-reviews/?platform=xbox-one. 
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 "The Touryst (Switch)". https://www.metacritic.com/game/the-touryst/critic-reviews/?platform=nintendo-switch. 
  11. ↑ "Review: The Touryst". https://www.destructoid.com/review-the-touryst-573565.phtml. Retrieved 2021-01-15. 
  12. ↑ "The Touryst Review (Switch eShop)". 25 November 2019. https://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/switch-eshop/touryst. Retrieved 2021-01-15. 
  13. ↑ "The Touryst Review - Life's A Beach". https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/the-touryst-review-lifes-a-beach/1900-6417385/. Retrieved 2021-01-15. 

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