DARK WAS THE NIGHT: THE FIRST LOOK AT NICALIS’S WIIWARE NIGHT GAME

Finally easing the frustration I’ve had in trying to capture what’s going to make Nicalis’s forthcoming WiiWare platformer Night Game unique, the first trailer has come online that perfectly captures all its serene charm: no enemies apart from physics and friction, just the simple joy of exploration.

As previously noted, the game is up for both the design excellence and grand prize awards at this year’s Independent Games Festival, and shares more than a passing resemblance to freeware hit Knytt Stories, both games having been created by Nicalis’s Nicklas ‘Nifflas’ Nygren.

For a cleaner version of the trailer, head over to GoNintendo, who got the exclusive on this first video footage.

Nicalis home [YouTube via TinyCartridge]

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