HoloParade: Deluxe Edition coming to Switch on June 18

Publisher holo Indie and developer Roboqlo will release side-scrolling tower defense game HoloParade: Deluxe Edition for Switch via Nintendo eShop on June 18 for $10, the companies announced. It includes the base game and all downloadable content.

HoloParade first launched for PC via Steam on December 1, 2023.

Here is an overview of the game, via its Steam page:

About

Collect your favorite characters, nurture them, and have fun just watching in this hololive fan game! It’s a 2D tower defense game that offers depth for dedicated players, strategic elements, and easy enjoyment for casual players.

A Lively Parade With hololive VTubers and Mascot Characters!

HoloParade is a fan game of hololive and the first title to serve as a test case for holo Indie. Collect, nurture, and enjoy watching your favorite characters! It’s a 2D tower defense game that offers depth, strategy, and can also be enjoyed casually.

To hololive fans:

This game is designed for players who enjoy strategy and trial and error, and involves exploring various formations and play styles suited to each stage. With stages featuring a variety of characteristics and characters having their specific strengths and weaknesses, please note that you cannot easily clear all stages with just your favorite characters. With careful character development and strategic gameplay, you can clear stages up to the end credits with a favorite formation, but subsequent high-difficulty stages will require formations tailored to the enemies.

Key Features

• Simple Yet Deep, Lively Battles
  • The basic system is a classic 2D tower defense game where you summon characters from your base and march them forward to destroy the enemy’s base to win. While the controls are simple, the gameplay is profoundly deep. With over 65 characters, each possessing a variety of abilities like ally healing support and self-destruct attacks, skillful combination and flexible formation are key to enjoying the game.
  • Additionally, there’s an element inspired by parades called the “Symphony Effect,” where various effects are activated based on the musical instruments played by the characters in march. This adds further strategic depth to the formation of your parade squad and the order of their summoning.
• Comprehensive Development Elements
  • In addition to leveling up and limit breaking, there is a “Skill” system that allows you to add special abilities not available through regular development. Since you can add up to three types of skills to each character and select them carefully, you can enjoy a unique development process! Furthermore, since you can reset levels and get a full refund of the coins spent, it allows for more freedom in restructuring formations and character development.
• No Gacha Purchases, No Stamina System
  • The scout gacha, which allows you to acquire characters, can be used by consuming tickets obtained within the game, with no additional purchases required. Also, as there is no stamina system, you are not bound by time and can play as much as you like, whenever you like.
  • Moreover, the scout gacha allows you to choose from two randomly selected character candidates, enabling players to make selections based on their strategy or preference rather than leaving it entirely to chance.
• Take a Break with Various Talents and Mini-Games in the Office
  • When you return to the office, the home screen, you’ll be greeted by newly recorded voice lines from Harusaki Nodoka, a staff member of hololive. In the office, talents from hololive may also make appearances, and you might witness some unexpected interactions.
  • Additionally, mini-games with gameplay entirely different from the main story have been implemented. These games allow you to collect coins necessary for character strengthening. For now, the mini-games titled “Hurry Up! Miko-Chi!” and “Dancing Subaru” are available. In “Hurry Up! Miko-Chi!”, Sakura Miko (a VTuber affiliated with Hololive), who has overslept, dashes at full speed towards her destination while avoiding obstacles.

Watch a new trailer below.

Deluxe Edition (Switch) Announce Trailer

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