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Developed by: GREZZO Co. Ltd.
Published by: Nintendo
Platform: Nintendo 3DS
Release Dates: June 23, 2017 (NA/PAL) | July 13, 2017 (JP)
Genre: Town-Building/Action RPG
amiibo: No
New Nintendo 3DS enhanced: Yes (C-Stick camera)
Multiplayer: No
Demo: Yes
eShop download file size in blocks: 6853 blocks
Game Download/Official Site: Europe | North America | Japan
This is really all about your oasis. The focus is on developing, expanding, upgrading, managing your oasis. Plant crops, clean up dirt, tend to your citizen's needs by doing quests, send them out to gather materials, go dungeon crawl to farm for resources, etc.
The dungeons you can enter in the world contain puzzles and bosses but don't mistake this for a straight up RPG where that is your meat and potatoes.
This gameplay trailer explains the oasis-part of the game very well.
Q: What's a GREZZO?
A: GREZZO is an independent Japanese development studio. Koichi Ishii, creator of the Mana-series and game designer on the early Final Fantasy titles up to FFVI, is the director of this game. It's his first directorial stint since Dawn of Mana in 2006! GREZZO developed several The Legend of Zelda games for Nintendo 3DS, such as Ocarina of Time 3D, Majora's Mask 3D and Tri Force Heroes. They also worked on some of the 3DS StreetPass games.
Q: New ARPG from the Secret of Mana creator? Party of three? So it has multiplayer, right?
A: Sadly it does not. This is purely singleplayer.
Q: So is this a sweeping adventure?
A: This is primarily about building up your oasis, you do that by inviting new people to set up shop in your oasis. You go do quests for them out in the world and by going into dungeons.
Q: This is from the guys who made the 3DS Zelda games, what?!
A: Yes, GREZZO made some awesome N64 Zelda remasters and a great multiplayer Zelda. The dungeons are clearly Zelda-inspired with puzzles of that nature.
Q: I'm sleeping on this because I hate my 3DS now since Switch exists!
A: You fool, go and play this! Remember, there's a demo on the eShop.
~ Gameplay Overview Trailer ("Chief Trailer") ~
~ Launch Trailer ~
~ General Overview Trailer ~
Nintendo Treehouse Live E3 2017: Demonstration
Nintendo Treehouse Live E3 2016: Debut Demonstration with Koichi Ishii
Koichi Ishii Blog Posts (Summaries from Nintendo Japan's official site):
http://www.perfectly-nintendo.com/e...m-koichi-ishii-oasis-part-2-overview-trailer/
The World of Ever Oasis (Nintendo of Europe translation of Ishii's blog):
Part 1: http://www.nintendo.co.uk/News/2017/June/The-world-of-Ever-Oasis-part-1-1231139.html
Part 2: http://www.nintendo.co.uk/News/2017/June/The-world-of-Ever-Oasis-part-2-1239201.html
Part 3: http://www.nintendo.co.uk/News/2017/July/The-world-of-Ever-Oasis-part-3-1241947.html
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