The Big Catchis a new 3D platformer from Filet Group that’s taking inspiration from PlayStation 1 and Nintendo 64-era 3D platformers and seeking funding on Kickstarter. There once was a time when 3D platformers reigned as one of the biggest genres in the industry. It’s true that there are stillnew big budget 3D platformers released today, but it’s safe to say that the genre is well beyond its golden age. Most big name publishers are making different kinds of games, and so it’s been up to smaller indie studios to fill the void.
There have been a variety of 3D platformers released over the last few years that take obvious inspiration from the genre’s glory days, oftentimes even emulating the graphics of games that were release during thePS1 and N64 eras.The Big Catchis the latest game to take a swing at the concept, with developer Filet Group seeking additional funding on Kickstarter to expand the development team and properly complete the project. At the time of this writing, the game has hit $64,035 between 1,442 backers so far, and with 24 days left to go in the fundraising period, it does seem likeThe Big Catchstands a decent shot at being fully-funded and perhaps even surpassing its goals. Fans won’t learn aboutThe Big Catch’s stretch goals until after it hits its initial funding goal, however.Click here to visitThe Big CatchKickstarter page.
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The Big Catchis said to be taking direct inspiration from fifth generation 3D platformers, as well as games that came later on,likeSuper Mario Sunshine,Super Mario Odyssey,Shadow of the Colossus,Psychonauts, and others. Those interested can check out the trailer that’s been released for the game.
The Big Catchputs players in the role of Caster, a fisherman who has to save Chef Leurre’s restaurant by collecting new ingredients. As one might imagine by the game’s title, these ingredients primarily consist of fish, which serve as the game’sPower Star-equivalent. Players will have a variety of platforming tricks they can utilize to explore game worlds and get their hands on all the fish they need to accomplish their goal.
An interesting gimmick inThe Big Catchis Caster’sfishing rod, which is utilized in puzzle-solving and generally interacting with the environment. Speaking of the environment, the Kickstarter page says thatThe Big Catchtakes place in an open world, with players having the freedom to progress through the game as they’d like.
Filet Group’sThe Big Catchcertainly sounds promising on paper. It will be interesting to see if it joins the ranks of othervideo game Kickstarter success storiesonce the funding period ends next month.
