THE NEW WORLD: HAND CIRCUS/NGMOCO’S ROLANDO 2 IN MOTION

Just unveiled by ngmoco and developer Hand Circus: the fantastic first trailer for Rolando 2: Quest for the Golden Orchid, which, from even the too-few seconds of gameplay shown, is delivering on all promises made so far.

Rather than a simple colonial re-skin, Hand Circus’ sequel looks to have significantly revamped the core idea with new rolling attacks (after the utter vulnerability of the Rolandos in the first), flying mechanics, and, most obviously, new literal depth — the playfield now having popped to ‘2.5D’.

Rolando 2 home [ngmoco, Hand Circus]