Neil writes: "Think back nearly 12 months and you would have found the delightfully cheap Maria the Witch grabbing her broomstick and flying into action on Xbox One. The problem was, she couldn't seem to negotiate her way from the North American region of our globe. Fear not though because even though it's take her much longer than anticipated, Maria is now beginning to cast her spells elsewhere - with Xbox One owners in the UK now able to enjoy her magical adventure."
Rob Pitt writes: When I first saw the artwork for Maria the Witch I instantly thought of a popular anime, Kiki’s Delivery Service from Studio Ghibli. In the anime, Kiki is a young witch who flies around on her broomstick, once she has learnt how to ride it, delivering parcels and mail for her own courier service. In Maria the Witch you are tasked with the job of delivering mail whilst riding a broomstick, as well as picking up lost parcels and coins along the way. That’s where the similarities end though as NAPS Team has created a kind of unique aspect of the game which feels like the mechanics of another rather popular mobile game, which in turn makes this game a lot more difficult than it first appears!
Yeah, seems like it's extremely influenced by Kiki / Studio Ghibli. Isn't that basically Miyazaki in the picture there?
Pretty much - I've just looked up more info on it and the developer does state his influence as Kiki. You should see the original title card before he had to change it for obvious reasons: https://cdna.artstation.com...
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Naps Team’s arcade game Maria The Witch is available now for Nintendo Switch digitally via the Nintendo eShop for $4.99.
