First revealed during the initial PS5 showcase all the way back in summer 2020, Goodbye Volcano High has reappeared in a new trailer that tags the title with a release next year. For PS5 and PS4, this updated look shares more gameplay, including dialogue options and what look like narrative choices. You also need to press buttons in time with the beat, which is always cool. Check it out above.
The song playing over the trailer is an original one that will be performed by the in-game band, Worm Drama. Goodbye Volcano High had already been delayed to this year, but this second pushback is related to issues arising from the COVID-19 pandemic and the title's ambitious scope. "We care about this game and the story we're telling so much and want to deliver something that is in line with what we've always envisioned. It's what you deserve! We understand this delay might be disappointing, but we are confident this is the right decision and that it will be worth the wait."
"The emotional, high-stakes teenage narrative adventure will take players on a journey of self-discovery, deciding how to live their life to the fullest when they know that their days together are numbered," a press release explains.
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I really hate the character designs, but otherwise the vibes of this appeal to me.
I hate it when developers try to freshen up old cliches and tropes done to death with cosmetic changes.
'This is NOT a normal high school game! The characters look like ugly fish monsters!!!'
It reminds me of how Detroit Become Human was basically a cliche simulator about slavery, but with human 'robots' than basically acted and looked exactly like humans. David Cage is such a talentless hack.
I feel like I'm the only one not weirded out by the character designs. Kind of interested in the game too since I sometimes like this melodramatic nonsense.
Finally, the game of the year rises up from the ashes, I’ve been wondering where this masterpiece has been hiding
If this had humans/animals and not slightly uncomfortably fetishy monsters then it could be interesting. It’s the same with some of the Undertale/Deltarune characters, they give me weird DeviantArt vibes.
Looks interesting, I hope we get little devil inside information soon.
The setting is not my cup of tea and the characters are creeping me out, so I’ll pass on this one, but there might be some good ideas here that other visual novel type games could steal. 🤔
Yeah... polite pass. Even when this was shown during arguably the last true Playstation showcase, it looked horrible. I won't be touching this with a 10ft pole.
Should've gone full Hatoful Boyfriend and made the characters photorealistic dinosaurs instead of creepy anthros.
I'll give the art style the benefit of the doubt, though I understand it's a bit off-putting for many. It reminds me of an old American indie comic called Hepcats that used anthropomorphic animals to tell a story about the lives of four college students. It's unfinished, but still a good read if you can find it.
This was by far the worst of the original PS5 game reveals. Was hoping it was just silently canceled.
Everyone seems down on this game but I like the idea of dinosaur high school or whatever it is.
It’s weird and I like it. I think it should probably target Steam not Playstation, but not gonna argue.
Not interested
Life is Strange with angsty alphabet dinosaurs..... sure, why not?
I was wondering what happened to this game, thanks for sharing the news!
@johncalmc It might not be a day one buy for me, but definitely on my wishlist.
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