Wild, isn’t that right?
Okay, Ubisoft. You have my interest as well as my suspicions.
Ubisoft Montreal has a “small” 30 person team working on a Squaresoft-styled, 2D side-scrolling JRPG calledChild of Light. The title is being helmed by Patrick Plourde, director ofFar Cry 3and uses the UbiArt Framework thatRayman OriginsandLegendsare made in. The small project has, “some of the most senior team members in the company,” on staff, according to Plourde,via Edge Online. Many are apparently getting a reprieve from working onAssassin’s Creedgames.
Edge also notes, “Around a third of that team are women, the highest ever female/male ratio on a project at Ubisoft Montreal,” which is a neat tidbit, especially becauseChild of Light‘s protagonist is a woman. It appears another similarly small-scale title is also in the works and currently under wraps.
Checklist: Squaresoft, JRPGs, UbiArt,Far Cry 3, and reprieve fromAssassin’s Creed. If it looks half as good asRayman Origins, is half as discussable asFar Cry 3, has half the heart of Squaresoft JRPGs, and is as far removed fromAssassin’s Creedas humanly possible, my hopes are high. The downloadable title is slated for winter release. Are you as interested as I am? As suspicious? Can’t wait for a better look in a couple of weeks.
Ubisoft Montreal’s Child Of Light is a new JRPG-inspired game built with UbiArt[Edge Online]
