BLOWN AWAY: FRONTIER ANNOUNCES LOSTWINDS WIIWARE SEQUEL WINTER OF THE MELODIAS
And the other fantastic news of the week (the impact of which was spoiled only slightly by paltry scraps leaked from the pages of the latest issue of Edge): Elite developer Frontier has announced Winter of the Melodias, a new sequel to its WiiWare debut game LostWinds.
Frontier says the game will continue to star tiny adventurer Toku and his wind-spirit guardian Enril, this time on a journey to investigate the disappearance of Toku’s mother Magdi, this time aided by a new spirit that will give the two the power to change the seasons between summer and winter.
That new ability, the studio adds, will see “frozen Winter ponds and waterfalls become deep, teeming Summer pools and chambers in which to dive and unlock secrets,” and that “enemies can be frozen or doused, and the very air itself used to form snowballs or moisture-laden clouds,” while a new ‘cyclone’ ability can be used to “transport Toku, smash powerful enemies and even drill through the rocks of the Mistralis’ diverse, richly interactive Chilling Peaks and Melodia City areas.”
The original LostWinds — one of Offworld’s top 20 games of 2008 — remains one of the best games WiiWare has to offer since the service first launched: a gorgeous and gentle puzzle/platformer that expertly exploited how the Wii Remote and Nunchuk could be used in tandem for mechanics exclusive to its platform.
Hit the jump for more screenshots and concept art from the new sequel.
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