Erin Conley: Before playing The Next Penelope, I did some reading on the Early Access page on Steam about the title and discovered that the number of developers working on it was one. Just one. A single guy managing the coding, art direction, animation and music. A lot of time and care has gone in to what’s currently developed and being presented, and it shows. The game’s basic premise is based off of the Odyssey of Greek mythology fame. While Odysseus is mentioned, the story chooses to focus on his wife Penelope instead. She must grudgingly work for the God Poseidon in order to save her people in Ithaca and find her missing husband. The story serves as a nice backdrop for the game, and gives it the flare that makes it unique. Because of that, I want to talk a bit first about the presentation of the game before we get down to brass tacks, because a lot of effort was put into the overall look of the game.
NintendoSoup:
Do you love top-down racing games, shoot-em-ups, and 80s aesthetics? If so, The Next Penelope might just be the perfect game for you.
Top-down racers were some of the most exciting games back in the '80s. The Next Penelope plays a lot like the 1989 arcade classic Badlands yet it tells a story that's basically a futuristic take on Homer's Odyssey.
The futuristic racing/shooting game The Next Penelope is out now for Nintendo Switch in North America and Europe via the Nintendo eShop for $12.99 / €12.99.
