#Iga brave earth prologue code#
#Iga brave earth prologue series#

This level of understanding and admiration was brought up as I spoke to Dan Stern, the one responsible for developer relations for Dangen Entertainment.

Every now and again as he played, he would mention how nostalgic the game actually felt to him. But rather that it was such a solid tribute that Iga found himself treading familiar territory. It wasn’t that the game was easy, far from it. As Igarashi played Brave Earth, a Castlevania 3 inspired side-scrolling action game, many onlookers remarked at how quickly he picked up the controls. Brave Earth: Prologue is the second game from the developer, the first title being I Wanna Be The Guy, a notoriously difficult retro platformer. With Igarashi now satisfied with having defeated the boss of Momodora V, he then moved onto Brave Earth: Prologue by Kayinworks, and it was this game that provided the most tension all around.

#Iga brave earth prologue series#

The 2D version and the fourth in the series was played only a year prior by FromSoftware president Hidetaka Miyazaki, again much to the dread of Bombservice, though even then, he was happy with how the game handled.

In the past, Momodora had been heavily influenced by Castlevania, though with the recent departure from 2D to 3D, the game had greater similarities with the Dark Souls franchise. While it may have felt terrifying to see your idol play the work you’d put your heart and soul into, there was a slight tinge of satisfaction watching even Igarashi falter a few times. With a little helpful suggestion, Igarashi made his way first over to the Momodora V stand, where the developers stood by, watching in terror as he made his way through the demo. It was on the Saturday of BitSummit that Castlevania mastermind and whip-enthusiast Koji Igarashi found himself amongst the throng of event-goers looking at what was on show.

#Iga brave earth prologue code#

Both are published and localized by the recently formed Osaka-based Dangen Entertainment, along with the stunning pixelated side-scrolling adventure game Iconoclasts by Joachim Sandberg and the rich RPG Cross Code by Radical Fish Games. Perhaps more palpitation-inducing than that, however, is having those same admired figures experience your own work - which was heavily influenced by that person - for the first time.īeing shown publicly for the first time were two particular titles heavily influenced by the NES era Castlevania games, the 3D Momodora V prototype by Bombservice and Brave Earth: Prologue by Kayinworks. If there's one thing that gets the heart pounding, it's meeting your heroes for the first time - those few influential figures that have played prominent roles in your life, be it directly or otherwise, perhaps through their work or words they've shared.