NEWS: Infinite Beyond The Mind Limited preorders available!

 

Get physical and take on an evil empire! - Limited boxed versions available for pre-order -

Stuttgart, Germany - 12 January 2023 - Strictly Limited Games, in partnership with Blowfish Studios and Emilie Coyo are delighted to announce the pre-order start for exclusive and highly limited boxed editions of Infinite-Beyond the Mind. This exciting release of the 2020 indie platformer is scheduled to launch in spring 2023 and eager collectors can already pre-order their exclusive Limited Edition Edition, starting on Sunday the 15th of January! These editions will only be available at Strictly Limited Games and will be the only physical version of the game.

About Infinite-Beyond the Mind: Raised on battlefields in a world devastated by war, two women who share a bond over their special powers fall under the watchful eye of the tyrannical Beljantaur Kingdom. When one is abducted by Queen Evangelyn and her heavily armed forces, the other must spring into action and rescue her friend from captivity by any means necessary. Battle as Tanya or Olga through 16 side-scrolling stages rife with enemy troops, platforming challenges, and intense boss fights, overcoming waves of enemy soldiers and environmental challenges while you clear your way across the Beljantaur Kingdom.

Features: 16 Side-Scrolling Stages - Make your way across the Beljantaur Kingdom and explore its beautiful countryside. Cute Chibi-Styly Pixel art - Stunning Chibi-Style pixel art with impressively detailed environments. Take on a literal army! - Take down the Beljantaur Kingdom’s army in a whole host of unique and memorable boss fights. Co-Op Gameplay - Play single player as either Tanya or Olga or play as both characters in local co-op!

Limited Editions: Infinite Beyond the Mind gets physical, powered by Strictly Limited Games. The Limited Editions for Nintendo Switch™and PlayStation® 4 (PS4) can only be found there.   The Limited Edition is limited to 3,000 individually numbered copies for Nintendo Switch and 1,000 for PS4, at a price of 29.99€ / $29.99. Customers have the option between two cover variations, which feature either Olga or Tanya respectively.

Both editions will be available for pre-order on Sunday the 15th of January, at 8 AM PDT / 11 AM EDT / 5 PM CEST and shipping is expected for spring 2023, alongside the launch of the game.

Chained Echoes Switch Review

Chained Echoes (Switch)

Developed By: Matthias Linda

Published By: Deck 13

Date of Release: December 8, 2022

Price: $24.99

It's been a very long time since I played a good pixel-art JRPG that didn't just turn out to be a shovelware RPGMaker game. There are so many games on the market with sloppy writing, terrible production values, and stolen assets just slapped together haphazardly and shoved onto a storefront to make a quick buck. That is thankfully NOT what Chained Echoes is. Chained echoes is a one-man effort from German developer Matthias Linda, who drew inspiration from all the games he grew up playing, and his passion shows in every facet of the game. 

From the lushly detailed pixel art backdrops that make up the sprawling overworld and dank dungeons and the finely crafted sprites used for the characters, badass mechas, and enemies the visuals have a decidedly SNES-era flair to them. The majestic soundtrack also invokes fond memories of Final Fantasy, Chrono Trigger, and the like, with brilliant nostalgic flourishes that really hit home. The production values by far exceed the typical indie offering and feel like something that would have come out on a chunky grey cartridge at retail back in the day for sure.

Chained Echoes also does not hold back with the story, taking nearly 30 hours to get through without showing any hint of getting stale along the way. The turn-based tag-team tactical battle system is also well done, and eases players into the strategic nature of the game quite well, and while brutal at times it doesn't punish newcomers if they fail, offering a chance to retry if the party is wiped. All in all Chained Echoes is like a time machine taking you back to the glory days of the SNES, before JRPGs became so mired down in AAA movie studio type production values. At it's price I'd recommend it to any JRPG fan out there.