After having suffered a real snub, Microids will offer an important update to the game and announces a release on Nintendo Switch.
Microids decided to take matters into their own hands following the failed remake of the game XIII released end of 2020. Indeed the software has known the ire of many fans who questioned the gameplay, the presence of bugs in spades, too many problems displaying animations and many other elements.
XIII in September on Switch
In order to meet the justified requirements of the players and to restore its image, Microids called on the La Rochelle studio Tower Five to rework from top to bottom the new version of the legendary cel-shaded game released in 2003 which allowed you to relive the first 5 volumes of the comic strip designed by the pencil strokes of William Vance and the pen of Jean Van Hamme.
After more than a year of work dedicated to the complete overhaul of the game and more particularly on the correction of bugs, the artistic direction through the AI of the characters, this update will finally be available from September 13th, almost 2 years following the release of the software. It will also include the arrival of multiplayer, as expected as it is decried, where players will be able to compete in lines of up to 13. Owners of XIII Remake on PC, PS4 and Xbox One will be able to update for free in order to fully enjoy the game as it should have been initially.
We are aware that the initial release of XIII Remake on PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC did not reach the standards that gamers wanted. More than a year ago, we made the decision to entrust the resumption of production to the Roche studio Tower Five, which has already worked with us on several occasions, in particular by successfully porting the game Agatha Christie – The ABC Murders to Nintendo Switch. We really wanted to fix the game in depth and thus offer XIII Remake owners a free update worthy of the original game. These numerous improvements have been incorporated directly into the Nintendo Switch version and the addition of multiplayer mode on all versions completes the game’s development. We can’t wait for players around the world to get their hands on this significant update. , from the end of the summer, to (re)discover the adventures of the famous agent XIII.– Stéphane Longeard, CEO of Microids
But that’s not all! The game will also be ported to Nintendo Switch which will be released at the same time as this famous update, September 13, 2022. Microids unveiled the work done for this port in a new video.
