Publisher Untold Tales and developer Seize Studios have announced What the Duck, and it’s only a week away. It’s due out for Switch on November 9, 2023.
What the Duck is an action adventure RPG featuring exploration, crafting, combat, and rhythm games. The premise is that while everyone around you can summon and control their own mighty spirit animal, yours is actually a duck.
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Set out on an adventure of revenge and self-acceptance as you and your oddball ducking spirit animal try to make a name for yourselves in a world where those with the toughest spirit animals hold all the power.
Key Features
- Exploration Awaits: Four unique biomes filled with quests, enemies, puzzles, secrets, mini-games, and other characters to encounter. Make friends or foes among other fighters and their spirit animals, loot resources, and upgrade your weapons and player powers.
- Intricate Combat: Engage in hack-and-slash combat with an array of weapons that can be switched in real-time to create multiple combos. Mix and match weapon types with various elemental buffs to gain an advantage over your enemies in battle. Summon your duckling buddy to assist with his own attacks and powers, making you a force to be reckoned with.
- Craft to the Rythem of the Beat: Forge weapons in a unique, rhythm-based crafting mini-game. The better you craft to the beat, the stronger your forged weapon becomes. Collect and combine various resources to create the ultimate arsenal.
- Your New Best Friend: Yes, he’s an oddball duckling, but your little buddy has his own set of unique skills. Take control of your feathered friend to fly, swim, solve specific puzzles, access unreachable areas, and uncover various secrets. Embrace this little dude as your partner and set out to become an unstoppable duo.
We have a trailer for What the Duck below.
The game will be sold as a Switch digital download. Pricing has not been confirmed at this time.
