Kien you believe it?! An unreleased Game Boy Advance game thst was developed during the console’s heyday in 2002 has finally been published 22 years later!
Kien is an action platformer infused with RPG elements, immersing players in a fantasy world across 23 intricate and demanding levels.
The game’s lead designer, Fabio Belsanti, says of Kien: “Kien is a very demanding game, in a way it’s a pre-souls game. The battles are always very intense and difficult. The missions and paths between the different levels and worlds are really twisty and have to be discovered by playing, making mistakes, and dying. Many gamers will love this game, but others definitely won’t.”
Kien was originally scheduled for release back in 2003, but was ultimately never released, with the developers being told that “Kien is a great game, but for now on GBA only Nintendo games or strong IPs are safely sold. A new IP is too risky for now… “
However, over 20 years on, Kien was finally made available to buy on GameBoy Advance cartridge, selling out quickly, however, a digital download of the game is still available from the game’s publisher, InCube8 Games.
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