Riviera: The Promised Land
The first entry in the Department Heaven Episodes, Riviera: The Promised Land, comes back as a remastered release. Various additional features have been implemented, significantly upgrading playability. From…
Riviera: The Promised Land is an adventure developed by Sting, released 29 February 2024 on Nintendo Switch, Android, iOS and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What Riviera: The Promised Land is
Riviera: The Promised Land is an adventure game developed by Sting and released in 2024. It is available on Nintendo Switch, Android, iOS and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on In House Engine.
The premise, in the publisher's words
At the behest of Hector, who is one of the Seven Magi, the Grim Angel Ein and his familiar, Rose, along with another Grim Angel named Ledah, all head to Riviera, an island floating in Asgard. On the way, Ursula, the guardian of the Riviera, appears and is thwarted by the Grim Angels' intrusion. Ein, whose memories were sealed by Ursula's attack, wakes up in Elendia, where the spirits live...
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are fantasy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
Riviera: The Promised Land launched on 29 February 2024, within three weeks of Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, Balatro, Helldivers 2 and Pacific Drive. It arrived 7 years into the Nintendo Switch's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.
Released around the same time: Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, Balatro, Helldivers 2, Pacific Drive.
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Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
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