Considering the game's inclusion in Apple Arcade, Simogo's Simon Flesser says, 'It's hard to tell now what [the platform] will mean for the industry.'
Considering the game's inclusion in Apple Arcade, Simogo's Simon Flesser says,"It's hard to tell now what [the platform] will mean for the industry."
"Euphoria!" answers Simon Flesser, when asked about the experience he and Gordon Gardebäck, who make up Swedish game studio Simogo, were looking to achieve with their latest game, "That weird feeling of being full of energy, but also melancholic," he continues. "So, exactly like a good pop song would make you feel."
The music-fueled, whimsical game launched this month on Nintendo Switch and Playstation 4, and is included in Apple Arcade's new subscription service that was"We wanted to make a game that has the same traits of pop music; so it's both personal and also very universal," Flesser says of the story, which is based around a heartbroken character who embarks on a journey via motorcycle to collect hearts and restore harmony to the world.
Flesser and Gardebäck grew up with Amiga and NES consoles in their homes, but were ultimately "wowed" by arcade games. "We wanted to replicate that feeling of awe that you'd only find in arcades when we grew up," says Flesser. Some of the games they drew inspiration from were
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