Ultimately, Alwa’s Awakening feels like the foundation to what might have been a rather more substantial revisit of the glorious 8-bit like so many before it. Though its varied locales and array of gems to find do at least give plenty of food for thought on how to achieve what may feel like a frustratingly impossible task, a lot of the finished product that comprises Alwa’s Awakening comes across as either undercooked or much too rose-tinted and reliant on nostalgia for the pure sake of it.
"Clear River Games and developer Elden Pixels have today released the acclaimed retro metroidvania platformers "Alwa’s Awakening" and "Alwa’s Legacy" to Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4 in the physical bundle Alwa’s Collection, for $29.99 / €29.99 / £25.99 which includes three holographic stickers as bonus content." - Elden Pixels/Clear River Games.
I can't wait to receive Alwa's Awakening for my NES. Went ahead and bought this and will keep the NES game boxed.
"The Sweden-based indie games publisher Clear River Games and indie games developer Elden Pixels. are today very happy and excited to announce that they have just partenered up to bring the acclaimed retro metroidvania platformers Alwa’s Awakening and Alwa’s Legacy to the Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4 in the physical bundle Alwa’s Collection, that will be sold at retail later this year. Clear River Games and Elden Pixels has also just announced a special Limited Edition of the "Alwa’s Collection" bundle that will be sold exclusively through Limited Run Games." - Jonas Ek, TGG.
Pre-orders For Physical And Digical Copies Of Alwa's Awakening: The 8-Bit Edition Close On October 17.