Kibou Entertainment, the team behind 2019's Timothy And The Mysterious Forest, has announced that it is getting a Game Boy Color-style upgrade in the form of Timothy And The Mysterious Forest DX (see what they did there?).
The original was described as possessing an "old school style with some modern-age ideas" and "a mix of Game Boy graphics (heavily inspired from The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening) along with meta-narrative, stealth system and action combat with a high difficulty level."
The developer adds that the game is a fusion of "old Zelda games, old NES Metal Gear games and a bit of Banjo-Kazooie's gameplay."
While this DX version is looking very nice, it's worth noting that the original release didn't exactly have critics jumping for joy.
Our pals over at Nintendo Life awarded it 4/10, saying:
Timothy and the Mysterious Forest is absolutely a case of style over substance. It definitely looks and sounds the part; the developer has gone to clear lengths to emulate the feel of a classic Game Boy game. The problem is that when attempting to emulate the difficulty of a retro adventure title, they’ve gone one step too far and made the game a chore to play thanks to a number of unreliable mechanics and unfair enemy encounters.
Perhaps Kibou Entertainment can polish up the game a little more for this new version? Let us know what you think by posting a comment below.