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http://nintendoeverything.com/brawlout-coming-to-switch-later-this-year/

Brawlout is heading to Switch, a listing on the European Switch eShop reveals. A release is planned for late 2017.

Brawlout is a party fighting game that debuted on Steam earlier this year. It’s “designed for couch play, online ranked matches and competitive tournaments.”

We have plenty of details about Brawlout in the overview below. A trailer for the game is also attached past the break.

Trailer here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ep6t7rXFcCw

Game looks fun. Smart of them to release this on a Nintendo console.

 

[NOLA_Gaffer]

I've always wanted to play Hyper Light Drifter. It's a damn shame it never made its way to a Nintendo platform.

 

[Seik]

Game looks fun and less of a rip-off than that game made by the Project M team.

 

[TAS]

Wow..looks great!

 

[Magypsy]

This looks way better than Icons.

I'll keep an eye on it!

 

[ThatsMytrunks]

There's some bias going on in that thread title.

I think it's cool Brawlout is coming to Switch, and it's a nice holdover until we get Smash on Switch. -- Also Hyperlight Drifter as a playable character is nifty.

 

[Vidiot]

Can't watch the trailer right now. Are there a bunch of popular indie characters in it ( Shovel Knight, Shantae, etc) or are they all original characters?

 

[freethoughtbubble]

I'm down to give this a shot!

 

[tookhster]

Even the trailer rips off the Smash 4 trailer style smh.

 

[AzureFlame]

Only on Switch? Huh..

Looks nice but the only character i liked is the light drifter, the others looks boring.

Edit: nvm it's also coming to ps4 and x1.

 

[Lord of Ostia]

The Drifter looks great but those other character designs...woof.

 

[JStein0222]

What a get! Can't wait, been following this game for a bit and was bummed I didn't have a system to play it on until now

 

[13ruce]

Cool, damn there is alot of fantastic indies coming to Switch.

Sadly most of them are around end of the year but damn.... I will buy em all.

 

[Steiner]

What a get! Can't wait, been following this game for a bit and was bummed I didn't have a system to play it on until now

It's already in early access on Steam, is it not?

 

[nicolasacmf]

There's some bias going on in that thread title.

I think it's cool Brawlout is coming to Switch, and it's a nice holdover until we get Smash on Switch. -- Also Hyperlight Drifter as a playable character is nifty.

I mean... the Drifter's moveset is pretty much made up of a mix of Marth's and Cloud's moveset. Not trying to be negative though, I'm very likely picking this up when it launches.

 

[Oberon]

Now this is a trailer for a smashclone that works

 

[BassForever]

So what is the roster so far I didn't recognize any of the other indie characters

 

[Lord of Ostia]

So what is the roster so far I didn't recognize any of the other indie characters

The characters are all original except for HLD

 

[mas8705]

When I saw this, I honestly got this mixed up with Icons. Completely forgot that this was also in development (and at least this looks like its own game rather than looking like a complete clone.

 

[NoKisum]

Something about this just looks so... off. I can't quite put my finger on it.

 

[Vidiot]

The characters are all original except for HLD

Oh. Could still be cool but half the fun of Smash Bros is playing as your favorite characters. Would have been neat to have a bunch of popular indie characters fighting one another.

 

[shaowebb]

Why does the thread title and first post not emphasize that HYPER LIGHT DRIFTER is joining Brawlout for this. That should be the biggest thing mentioned!

 

[oti]

That's pretty cool.

 

[Tyaren]

This looks actually pretty cool. Love the stylistic. But why would you release a game like this on a Nintendo console, where the home of the original is, instead on PS4 and Xbox One, which do lack a game like this?

 

[GuitarAtomik]

Something about this just looks so... off. I can't quite put my finger on it.

The colors are too desaturated. Everyone is blending in to each other and the background. That said, the gameplay looks solid.

 

[Hades Hotgun]

Hadn't heard of this game before, but I would be more interested if it was basically all indie characters rather than the actual roster. The game looks fun but I would only wanna play as the Drifter.

 

[Barrel Cannon]

It's strange we are getting so many smash clones at once but I welcome it.

 

[Blam]

Good game hope they fixed their netsync.

 

[Huggy]

Just checked, it's 50% off on Steam and it's multiplayer segment is basically done they claim. Deal lasts till august 22.

Any Smash 4 fans who tried the game? It looks decent, I might just bite right now.

 

[CryptiK]

This is what these type of games need to do, get indie characters in. That look amazing, to bad its bombing on steam and will continue to do so since they released it into early access.

 

[ToysAndMoreClub]

I've always wanted to play Hyper Light Drifter. It's a damn shame it never made its way to a Nintendo platform.

"We will re-evaluate our support for the Nintendo Switch and consider a release of Hyper Light Drifter on it if sales meet our expectations. This is a test."

Ok, not really a quote, but that's probably their thinking. Either way, the time is now to bring all those games before Switch gets even more crowded.

 

[Jagsrock]

Looks pretty cool honestly, will be a nice addition to the library till smash

 

[GuitarAtomik]

"We will re-evaluate our support for the Nintendo Switch and consider a release of Hyper Light Drifter on it if sales meet our expectations. This is a test."

Ok, not really a quote, but that's probably their thinking. Either way, the time is now to bring all those games before Switch gets even more crowded.

HLD was made in GameMaker which from my recent understanding doesn't support Nintendo platforms right now. That means they'd have to remake it from the ground up (or hire someone else to).

 

[mindsale]

Looks pretty good, I'd love the proper ring out structure in PSASBR2.

Maybe this game can swing more Indie stars like Shovel Knight.

 

[Lupin the Third]

Gameplay wise it looks great. Fast paced and high energy with Smash combat rules.

Artistically, it seems a little bland. Lots of purples and blues but not much red or other bright colors to be seen in the cast.

 

[Berordn]

I'd never heard of Brawlout before, so if this is their plan for some exposure it's working.

The other characters certainly look weird, but at least they aren't obvious knockoffs of Smash movesets.

 

[Slixshot]

Holy shit! Hyper Light Drifter?! I'm 100% in!!

 

[sixteen-bit]

Smart for them to get this out before Nintendo drops a Smash game on Switch.

 

[Phife Dawg]

You weren't kidding when you said clone. Not feeling the art direction but I'm keeping an eye out.

 

[Daouzin]

Looks great, here's hoping it plays more like Melee than Smash 4.

HL drifter seemed to have a very similar move set to Ike from PM. Pretty exciting. Looking forward to seeing more of it.

 

[Dremorak]

Its easily the most well done smash clone I've seen... and yet HLD is just a Cloud clone lol. Dont know why they cant just think up their own moves. Every smash clone just straight up copies all the characters too.

Edit: actually maybe it was more like a combination of cloud and Ike

 

[RootCause]

That's going to be my main.
No retail release?

 

[J-Tier]

This looks great!

(I kinda wished Bounty Battle looked like this, or vice-versa, this had Bounty Battle's roster).

 

[Giga Man]

I've seen this game before. Not a fan of the characters, but Hyper Light Drifter is cool.

 

[Takat]

Art looks nice and clean. I like it.

 

[jack_package_200]

As far as best looking Smash clones, I feel Rivals of Aether has a solid pixel aesthetic that works for it.

 

[JStein0222]

It's already in early access on Steam, is it not?

I don't have a gaming ready PC :3

 

[foxuzamaki]

This looks actually pretty cool. Love the stylistic. But why would you release a game like this on a Nintendo console, where the home of the original is, instead on PS4 and Xbox One, which do lack a game like this?

That means there is already an audience on Nintendo platforms do they can actually get s little more guaranteed sales, that's kinds obvious. Its like having a indie platformer and not considering it on Nintendo platforms.

 

[LordKasual]

Oh, people actually like this?

How is this any less of a clone than that Icons game?????

 

[redmetal86]

"We will re-evaluate our support for the Nintendo Switch and consider a release of Hyper Light Drifter on it if sales meet our expectations. This is a test."

Ok, not really a quote, but that's probably their thinking. Either way, the time is now to bring all those games before Switch gets even more crowded.

I thought the guy who made the game was having health problems, which resulted in the Wii U version being canned.

EDIT: Ok, that plus the GameMaker issues.