Songbringer
{{Short description|2017 video game}}
{{Infobox video game
| title = Songbringer
| image = Songbringer cover.jpg
| developer = Wizard Fu Games
| publisher = Wizard Fu Games
Double Eleven
| series =
| engine =
| platforms = Linux, macOS, Microsoft Windows, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, iOS
| released = {{ubl|Linux, macOS, Windows, Xbox One|1 September 2017|PlayStation 4|5 September 2017|Switch|31 May 2018}}
| genre = Action role-playing
| modes = Single-player
| designer = Nathanael Weiss
| programmer = Nathanael Weiss
| artist = Nathanael Weiss
| composer = Nathanael Weiss
}}
Songbringer is a 2017 action role-playing game developed by Wizard Fu Games.
Gameplay
Songbringer is an action role-playing game played from a top-down perspective.
Development and release
Songbringer was developed by Nathanael Weiss under the moniker of his one-man video game studio Wizard Fu Games. Nintendo's The Legend of Zelda series was a large influence for Weiss who aimed to create a procedurally generated Zelda game with Songbringer.
The game was crowdfunded through Kickstarter in 2015. The game was released for Linux, MacOS, Windows, and Xbox One on 1 September 2017, and PlayStation 4 on 5 September.
Reception
{{Video game reviews
| MC = PC: 68/100
XONE: 65/100
PS4: 71/100
NS: 75/100
}}
Songbringer received "mixed or average" reviews from professional critics according to review aggregator website Metacritic.{{r|metacritic_pc|metacritic_xone|metacritic_ps4}} It was nominated for "Role Playing Game" at The Independent Game Developers' Association Awards.
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References
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{{cite web | url=https://www.destructoid.com/review-songbringer-457761.phtml | title=Review: Songbringer | work=Destructoid | first=Chris | last=Moyse | date=30 August 2017 | access-date=11 September 2017}}
{{cite web | url=http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2015-04-13-songbringer-aims-to-be-a-procedurally-generated-zelda-like | title=Songbringer aims to be a procedurally-generated Zelda-like | work=Eurogamer | first=Jeffrey | last=Matulef | date=13 April 2015 | access-date=11 September 2017}}
{{cite web | url=https://majornelson.com/2017/09/01/songbringer-is-now-available-for-xbox-one-and-windows-10-xbox-play-anywhere/ | title=Songbringer Is Now Available For Xbox One And Windows 10 (Xbox Play Anywhere) | work=Major Nelson | date=1 September 2017 | access-date=11 September 2017}}
{{cite web | url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/songbringer/critic-reviews/?platform=nintendo-switch | title=Songbringer for Switch Reviews | work=Metacritic | publisher=CBS Interactive | access-date=21 June 2019}}
{{cite web | url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/songbringer/critic-reviews/?platform=pc | title=Songbringer for PC Reviews | work=Metacritic | publisher=CBS Interactive | access-date=21 June 2019}}
{{cite web | url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/songbringer/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-4 | title=Songbringer for PlayStation 4 Reviews | work=Metacritic | publisher=CBS Interactive | access-date=21 June 2019}}
{{cite web | url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/songbringer/critic-reviews/?platform=xbox-one | title=Songbringer for Xbox One Reviews | work=Metacritic | publisher=CBS Interactive | access-date=21 June 2019}}
{{cite web | url=https://www.polygon.com/2017/8/31/16233638/songbringer-review | title=Songbringer review | work=Polygon | first=Whitney | last=Reynolds | date=31 August 2017 | access-date=11 September 2017}}
{{cite web | url=https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2017/09/01/songbringer-review/ | title=Wot I Think: Songbringer | work=Rock, Paper, Shotgun | first=John | last=Walker | date=1 September 2017 | access-date=11 September 2017}}
{{cite web | url=https://www.theverge.com/2017/9/6/16259904/songbringer-zelda-indie-game-ps4-xbox-pc | title=Songbringer is a trippy take on Zelda that's different every time you play | work=The Verge | first=Andrew | last=Webster | date=6 September 2017 | access-date=11 September 2017}}
{{cite web | url=http://tiga.org/awards/2017-winners | title=2017 Winners | work=The Independent Game Developers' Association | date=2 November 2017 | access-date=6 September 2018}}
}}
External links
- {{Official website|https://songbringer.com/}}
- [https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/natweiss/songbringer Songbringer by Nathanael Weiss — Kickstarter]
Category:Action role-playing video games
Category:Crowdfunded video games
Category:Kickstarter-funded video games
Category:Nintendo Switch games
Category:Video games developed in the United States