The Touryst

The Touryst is an action-adventure puzzle game developed and published by Shin'en Multimedia for Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Microsoft Windows and Xbox Series X/S.[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 Xbox One and Microsoft Windows.[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 Touryst
Developer(s)Shin'en Multimedia
Publisher(s)Shin'en Multimedia
Platform(s)
ReleaseNintendo Switch
  • WW: November 21, 2019
Xbox One, Microsoft Windows
  • WW: July 30, 2020
Xbox Series X/S
  • WW: November 10, 2020
Genre(s)Action-adventure, Puzzle
Mode(s)Single-player

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 Magivoxel 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.[6][7]

Reception

The Touryst received "generally favourable reviews" for the Nintendo Switch and Xbox One versions, according to review aggregator Metacritic.[8][9]

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". Xbox Wire. Retrieved 2020-07-15.
  2. "The Touryst". Nintendo. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
  3. "The Touryst Is One Of The Coolest-Looking Indie Switch Games On The Way". GameSpot. Retrieved 2019-10-16.
  4. "The Touryst is Stunning: Switch Game Of The Year?". DigitalFoundry. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  5. "Vier Spiele aus 2019, die ihr nicht verpasst haben solltet! - Games Selection". Nintendo DE YouTube. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  6. "[Interview] Shin'en on The Touryst - how it came to be, gameplay, visual style, Switch, and more". Nintendo Everything. 2019-11-10. Retrieved 2020-11-06.
  7. Linneman, John (2019-12-07). "The Touryst is stunning - and one of the best Switch games of 2019". Eurogamer. Retrieved 2020-11-06.
  8. "The Touryst (XONE)". Metacritic. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
  9. "The Touryst (Switch)". Metacritic. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
  10. "Review: The Touryst". Destructoid. Retrieved 2021-01-15.
  11. "The Touryst Review - Life's A Beach". GameSpot. Retrieved 2021-01-15.
  12. "The Touryst Review (Switch eShop)". Nintendo Life. Retrieved 2021-01-15.
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