Thai Game ‘Bō: Path of the Teal Lotus’ Blazes Through Kickstarter Stretch Goals
A must-have Metroidvania!
Love it or hate it, metroidvanias are one of the most popular game genres in the indie game scene. From the two Ori games to Nintendo’s recent Metroid Dread, it is apparent that gamers are still hungry for more.
This is evident with Bō: Path of the Teal Lotus, a brand new metroidvania made by Squid Shock Studios, a two-man development team from Chiang Mai, Thailand. The pair started a Kickstarter campaign for the game to be funded in early February.
In just one day, Bō: Path of the Teal Lotus reached its US$35,000 campaign goal, and began blazing through its stretch goals. This includes a Nintendo Switch port for the game, an animated intro and a massive music-based stretch goal.
With two weeks to spare, the kickstarter has collected three times more money than its original goal.
Bō: Path of the Teal Lotus is a Japan-inspired metroidvania, where players explore a side-scrolling world based on traditional Japanese art forms. Players assume the role of Bo, a celestial spirit who must complete an ancient ritual.
The player will encounter various good and evil yokai along the way — some will give Bo sidequests while the rest have to be fought. Bo is equipped with a magical shape-shifting staff, with abilities that can be used for combat and traversal.
The game’s artstyle is hand-drawn and has the same 2D-3D hybrid effect that the Paper Mario games employ. On top of its clear inspiration from Hollow Knight, Squid Shock Studios also cites Capcom’s Okami and Studio Ghibli films as influences for Bō: Path of the Teal Lotus.
If this sounds like the game for you, ‘Bō: Path of the Teal Lotus’ is close to reaching its US$150,000 stretch goal on Kickstarter and can also be wishlisted on Steam.
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