Wandersong (English Wikipedia)

Milligan, Mercedes (February 13, 2019). "'God of War' Leads NAVGTR Awards Nominees with Record 22 Nods". Animation Magazine. Archived from the original on February 16, 2019. Retrieved February 16, 2019. Game, Original Family; Wandersong

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Macgregor, Jody (September 15, 2018). "Wandersong makes being a bard not suck for once". PC Gamer. Archived from the original on September 27, 2018. Retrieved September 27, 2018. To sing you push the right-stick in one of eight directions that represent different notes which appear around you in a color-coded wheel (you can also use mouse and keys). Sometimes it's just the direction that's important [...] and sometimes it turns into a rhythm game where I have to match someone else's tune to impress them, or hit notes in time with sliding blocks of color to perform a specific song. [...] I've found no use for the dance button yet, but even if I never do, that's OK.
Pillon & Halberstadt 2017, "My most important tool is my DAW [Digital Audio Workstation] Reaper." Pillon, Amanda; Halberstadt, Em (April 13, 2017). "This Sound Designer Behind Night in the Woods Reveals What Sound Design Is All About". Sweety High. Archived from the original on September 7, 2018. Retrieved September 7, 2018.
Pillon & Halberstadt 2017, "In Night in the Woods I focused heavily on the ambiances and Foley because the world is based so much around the location. With Wandersong it's more about the music, and we'll also be doing character voices, which is a pretty big undertaking." Pillon, Amanda; Halberstadt, Em (April 13, 2017). "This Sound Designer Behind Night in the Woods Reveals What Sound Design Is All About". Sweety High. Archived from the original on September 7, 2018. Retrieved September 7, 2018.
Pillon & Halberstadt 2017, "For musical sound effects instead of just a few variations I'll have to create the entire scale the music is in. I'll usually do that through a program called Kontakt, on a keyboard." Pillon, Amanda; Halberstadt, Em (April 13, 2017). "This Sound Designer Behind Night in the Woods Reveals What Sound Design Is All About". Sweety High. Archived from the original on September 7, 2018. Retrieved September 7, 2018.
Ramée, Jordan (January 4, 2019). "IGF Awards Finalists Revealed; Winners To Be Announced At GDC 2019". GameSpot. Archived from the original on January 16, 2019. Retrieved January 16, 2019. Excellence in Narrative

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Lagumbay, Emmanuel (February 14, 2019). "2019 G.A.N.G. Awards Finalists". Game Audio Network Guild. Archived from the original on February 17, 2019. Retrieved February 17, 2019. Best Interactive Score; Wandersong - Greg Lobanov; Best Sound Design for an Indie Game; Wandersong - Greg Lobanov

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Hartling, Paul (February 8, 2017). "Wandersong Will Have You Singing to Interact With the World!". Bemanistyle. Archived from the original on September 11, 2018. Retrieved September 11, 2018. The Kickstarter was released for the game one year ago and was successfully funded with $21,936 pledged out of the $18,000 goal.

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rpbtz (May 17, 2018). "The Wandersong EP is now available to order from Yetee Records". Blip Blop. Archived from the original on September 7, 2018. Retrieved September 7, 2018.

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Usher, William (January 24, 2016). "A New RPG Has Players Saving The World By Singing". CinemaBlend. Archived from the original on September 11, 2018. Retrieved September 11, 2018.

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Hayes, Matthew (November 9, 2017). "Humble Bundle Reveals Wandersong, a Musical Adventure Coming to Nintendo Switch and PC". Comicbook.com. Archived from the original on September 7, 2018. Retrieved September 7, 2018.

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Andriessen, C.J. (September 9, 2018). "Wandersong is music to my ears". Destructoid. Archived from the original on September 7, 2018. Retrieved September 7, 2018. ...and with an estimated 14 hour play time [..] Wandersong wasn't even on my radar before PAX West...
Moyse, Chris (December 4, 2019). "Wandersong brings its merry ballad to Xbox One and Game Pass this week". Destructoid. Archived from the original on December 29, 2019. Retrieved December 29, 2019. Furthermore, it will be made available via subscription service Xbox Game Pass. [...] Wandersong launches on Xbox One December 6...
Andriessen, CJ. "Review: Wandersong". Destructoid. Archived from the original on January 6, 2021. Retrieved January 6, 2021.

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Lobanov, Greg (2017). "Wandersong (press kit)". Dumb and Fat. Archived from the original on September 6, 2018. Retrieved September 6, 2018. Wandersong was first made by Greg Lobanov, inspired by his 5,000 mile bike ride across the United States, and went into development in October 2015. [...] The game is made in Gamemaker: Studio [...] but expanded with a wide array of in-house dev tools including a shape-and-color based level editor and fairly advanced audio editor.

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Gwaltney, Javy. "Review: Wandersong". Game Informer. Archived from the original on October 19, 2020. Retrieved January 6, 2021.

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Ramée, Jordan (January 4, 2019). "IGF Awards Finalists Revealed; Winners To Be Announced At GDC 2019". GameSpot. Archived from the original on January 16, 2019. Retrieved January 16, 2019. Excellence in Narrative

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Kline, Nicole (December 17, 2013). "Coin Crypt: Interview with Local Indie Game Developer Greg Lobanov". Geekadelphia. Archived from the original on September 6, 2018. Retrieved September 6, 2018.

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Romano, Sal (September 6, 2018). "Wandersong launches September 27". Gematsu. Archived from the original on September 7, 2018. Retrieved September 7, 2018. Musical side-scroller Wandersong will launch for Switch via the Nintendo eShop and PC via Steam and the Humble Store on September 27
Romano, Sal (January 16, 2019). "Wandersong coming to PS4 on January 22". Gematsu. Archived from the original on January 16, 2019. Retrieved January 16, 2019. Wandersong is coming to PlayStation 4 via the PlayStation Store on January 22...

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Cunningham, James (November 9, 2017). "Wandersong to Sing its Heart Out on Nintendo Switch". Hardcore Gamer. Archived from the original on September 7, 2018. Retrieved September 7, 2018. Wandersong released an eight track Dreams & Wonder EP on Bandcamp yesterday

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Grayson, Nathan (January 10, 2019). "Steam Bug Keeps Popular Indie Game From Being Recognised As 'Real' For Five Months". Kotaku. Archived from the original on January 16, 2019. Retrieved January 16, 2019. ...he learned from Valve that his game's visibility was not impacted by the bug...

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"Wandersong for PC Reviews". Metacritic. Archived from the original on August 23, 2020. Retrieved January 6, 2021.
"Wandersong for PlayStation 4 Reviews". Metacritic. Archived from the original on August 12, 2020. Retrieved January 6, 2021.
"Wandersong for Switch Reviews". Metacritic. Archived from the original on September 1, 2020. Retrieved January 6, 2021.

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Martin, Garrett; Paste Games Writers (December 21, 2019). "The 15 Best Switch Games of 2018". Paste. Archived from the original on January 16, 2019. Retrieved January 16, 2019. 9. Wandersong
Green, Holly; Paste Games Writers (December 9, 2019). "The 15 Best PC Games of 2018". Paste. Archived from the original on January 16, 2019. Retrieved January 16, 2019. 13. Wandersong

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Green, Holly; Douglas, Dante (September 5, 2017). "The 10 Best Games at PAX West 2017". Paste. Archived from the original on September 7, 2018. Retrieved September 7, 2018.

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Macgregor, Jody (September 15, 2018). "Wandersong makes being a bard not suck for once". PC Gamer. Archived from the original on September 27, 2018. Retrieved September 27, 2018. To sing you push the right-stick in one of eight directions that represent different notes which appear around you in a color-coded wheel (you can also use mouse and keys). Sometimes it's just the direction that's important [...] and sometimes it turns into a rhythm game where I have to match someone else's tune to impress them, or hit notes in time with sliding blocks of color to perform a specific song. [...] I've found no use for the dance button yet, but even if I never do, that's OK.
Davenport, James (December 28, 2016). "Listen to the best game music of the year". PC Gamer. Archived from the original on September 6, 2018. Retrieved September 6, 2018. A good selection of the best game music of the last few years has all come from A Shell in the Pit, serving up lovely soundtracks for the likes of Duelyst, Rogue Legacy, Parkitect, and more.
Savage, Phil (October 24, 2018). "Wandersong review". PC Gamer. Retrieved January 6, 2021.

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Frank, Allegra (November 9, 2017). "Musical adventure Wandersong brings cuteness and quirk to Switch next year". Polygon. Archived from the original on September 7, 2018. Retrieved September 7, 2018. A sidescroller with a combat system driven by music [...] To do this, he'll have to defeat enemies and solve puzzles using his singing voice alone. [...] Players spin around a colored wheel in specific orders to enter new areas and defeat bosses..
Rochefort, Simone de (January 22, 2018). "Wandersong is a musical game inspired by cartoons like Steven Universe". Polygon. Archived from the original on September 7, 2018. Retrieved September 7, 2018. Wandersong is a whimsical puzzle-adventure game. The player character can sing a full octave of notes to solve puzzles. [...] the development team looked to cartoons that incorporate music, such as Steven Universe and Over The Garden Wall, for both the aesthetic and the non-intimidating tone and pace.
Bowman, Mitch (January 16, 2017). "Closing Vancouver's Indie House". Polygon. Archived from the original on September 7, 2018. Retrieved September 7, 2018.
Frank 2019, "It's the victim of a policy that launched last June, made to explicitly combat games that were intentionally “inflating achievement and game counts for users to display on their profiles." Frank, Allegra (January 9, 2019). "Valve slaps Wandersong, a very real game, with fake-game restrictions". Polygon. Archived from the original on January 16, 2019. Retrieved January 16, 2019.
Frank 2019, "...leaving players unable to access regular Steam features for it, like trading cards and achievements. [...] The list includes limitations on achievements and items, as well as preventing players from adding it to their favorite games lists. Frank, Allegra (January 9, 2019). "Valve slaps Wandersong, a very real game, with fake-game restrictions". Polygon. Archived from the original on January 16, 2019. Retrieved January 16, 2019.
Frank 2019, "In this case, we uncovered a bug for some games where the actual access to developers was updating correctly, but the store-page notice wasn’t — that is now fixed." Frank, Allegra (January 9, 2019). "Valve slaps Wandersong, a very real game, with fake-game restrictions". Polygon. Archived from the original on January 16, 2019. Retrieved January 16, 2019.

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Tarason, Dominic (January 9, 2019). "Steam may have flagged Wandersong and others as 'fake' for months". Rock, Paper, Shotgun. Archived from the original on January 16, 2019. Retrieved January 16, 2019. ...it wouldn't be eligible for full Steam store perks such as offering trading cards [...] Lobanov has since been contacted directly by Valve, who say that this was a bug...
Zavarise, Giada (November 19, 2018). "Wandersong review". Rock Paper Shotgun. Archived from the original on October 28, 2020. Retrieved January 6, 2021.

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Singletary Jr, Charles (February 11, 2019). "2019 SXSW Gaming Awards nominees announced". Shacknews. Archived from the original on February 16, 2019. Retrieved February 16, 2019. Most Fulfilling Community-Funded Game; Wandersong - Greg Lobanov / Humble Bundle

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Pillon & Halberstadt 2017, "My most important tool is my DAW [Digital Audio Workstation] Reaper." Pillon, Amanda; Halberstadt, Em (April 13, 2017). "This Sound Designer Behind Night in the Woods Reveals What Sound Design Is All About". Sweety High. Archived from the original on September 7, 2018. Retrieved September 7, 2018.
Pillon & Halberstadt 2017, "In Night in the Woods I focused heavily on the ambiances and Foley because the world is based so much around the location. With Wandersong it's more about the music, and we'll also be doing character voices, which is a pretty big undertaking." Pillon, Amanda; Halberstadt, Em (April 13, 2017). "This Sound Designer Behind Night in the Woods Reveals What Sound Design Is All About". Sweety High. Archived from the original on September 7, 2018. Retrieved September 7, 2018.
Pillon & Halberstadt 2017, "For musical sound effects instead of just a few variations I'll have to create the entire scale the music is in. I'll usually do that through a program called Kontakt, on a keyboard." Pillon, Amanda; Halberstadt, Em (April 13, 2017). "This Sound Designer Behind Night in the Woods Reveals What Sound Design Is All About". Sweety High. Archived from the original on September 7, 2018. Retrieved September 7, 2018.

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The Star staff (September 27, 2018). "Video game releases: FIFA 19, Wandersong, Life Is Strange 2, Dragalia Lost, Pathfinder: Kingmaker". The Star. Archived from the original on September 27, 2018. Retrieved September 27, 2018. Wandersong For Nintendo Switch, Windows PC, MacOS from Sept 27

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New, Daniel (March 23, 2018). "GDC 18: The sound design of Night in the Woods". Thumbsticks. Archived from the original on September 7, 2018. Retrieved September 7, 2018.
New, Daniel (December 2, 2019). "This week's new Xbox One releases – December 2-6, 2019". Thumbsticks. Archived from the original on December 4, 2019. Retrieved December 4, 2019. Friday, December 6, 2019 [...] Wandersong

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Fogel, Stefanie (January 3, 2019). "'Return of the Obra Dinn' Leads IGF Awards Nominees". Variety. Archived from the original on January 16, 2019. Retrieved January 16, 2019. Seumas McNally Grand Prize; Excellence in Visual Art; Excellence in Audio

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Chan & Lobanov 2017, "Most of the puzzles in Wandersong utilize music. [...] The Bard can sing whenever he wants to see how that interacts with the environment." Chan, Stephanie; Lobanov, Greg (November 9, 2017). "Colorful musical platformer Wandersong is coming to the Switch in 2018". VentureBeat. Archived from the original on September 6, 2018. Retrieved September 6, 2018.
Chan & Lobanov 2017, "You play as The Bard, a cheerful musician who’s decided that they want to try to save the world. They wander throughout the land and attempt to find little pieces of what's called the Earth Song, which will allow existence to continue." Chan, Stephanie; Lobanov, Greg (November 9, 2017). "Colorful musical platformer Wandersong is coming to the Switch in 2018". VentureBeat. Archived from the original on September 6, 2018. Retrieved September 6, 2018.
Chan, Stephanie (May 24, 2018). "YoYo Games will publish indie titles made with its GameMaker Studio engine". VentureBeat. Archived from the original on September 6, 2018. Retrieved September 6, 2018. Dumb and Fat Games used GameMaker Studio to develop its musical adventure Wandersong.
Chan & Lobanov 2017, "He’s developed other games before, like the puzzler Perfection, but Wandersong is different from all his previous titles. It’s a culmination of all the skills he’s taught himself over the last few years as an indie dev." Chan, Stephanie; Lobanov, Greg (November 9, 2017). "Colorful musical platformer Wandersong is coming to the Switch in 2018". VentureBeat. Archived from the original on September 6, 2018. Retrieved September 6, 2018.
Chan & Lobanov 2017, "The inspiration for Wandersong came from Lobanov’s experiences on a cross-country bike trip. He wanted to capture the feel of that journey..." Chan, Stephanie; Lobanov, Greg (November 9, 2017). "Colorful musical platformer Wandersong is coming to the Switch in 2018". VentureBeat. Archived from the original on September 6, 2018. Retrieved September 6, 2018.
Chan & Lobanov 2017, "As opposed to games like, say, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, where you learn songs to use abilities, Wandersong takes a different tack. It encourages you to experiment..." Chan, Stephanie; Lobanov, Greg (November 9, 2017). "Colorful musical platformer Wandersong is coming to the Switch in 2018". VentureBeat. Archived from the original on September 6, 2018. Retrieved September 6, 2018.
Chan & Lobanov 2017, "...the result is a game that’s unabashedly about optimism and positivity. That doesn’t meant that it shies away from the negatives. The world is about to end, and many of the characters The Bard encounters are mired in their own problems." Chan, Stephanie; Lobanov, Greg (November 9, 2017). "Colorful musical platformer Wandersong is coming to the Switch in 2018". VentureBeat. Archived from the original on September 6, 2018. Retrieved September 6, 2018.
Chan & Lobanov 2017, "If everything was happy all the time, it would be a really empty experience, I think. [...] There’s a lot of tension in the story with really dark, scary, big things that are happening, and then this kind of carefree, happy response to that." Chan, Stephanie; Lobanov, Greg (November 9, 2017). "Colorful musical platformer Wandersong is coming to the Switch in 2018". VentureBeat. Archived from the original on September 6, 2018. Retrieved September 6, 2018.
Chan & Lobanov 2017, "[Lobanov] wrote a lot of the music and also had help from collaborators such A Shell in the Pit, who has worked on titles such as Night in the Woods and Rogue Legacy." Chan, Stephanie; Lobanov, Greg (November 9, 2017). "Colorful musical platformer Wandersong is coming to the Switch in 2018". VentureBeat. Archived from the original on September 6, 2018. Retrieved September 6, 2018.
Chan & Lobanov 2017, "Lobanov isn't a classically trained musician, so he had to teach himself." Chan, Stephanie; Lobanov, Greg (November 9, 2017). "Colorful musical platformer Wandersong is coming to the Switch in 2018". VentureBeat. Archived from the original on September 6, 2018. Retrieved September 6, 2018.
Chan & Lobanov 2017, "Lobanov has demoed Wandersong at a few gaming events such as PAX West, and it'll be at Double Fine’s upcoming Day of the Devs gaming festival." Chan, Stephanie; Lobanov, Greg (November 9, 2017). "Colorful musical platformer Wandersong is coming to the Switch in 2018". VentureBeat. Archived from the original on September 6, 2018. Retrieved September 6, 2018.

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Nunneley, Stephany (January 5, 2019). "Grand Prize finalists for 2019 IGF Awards include Return of the Obra Dinn, Minit". VG247. Archived from the original on January 16, 2019. Retrieved January 16, 2019. $30,000 Seumas McNally Grand Prize; Excellence in Visual Art; Excellence in Audio

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Scalzo, John (February 11, 2019). "Celeste, God of War, Spider-Man, Red Dead 2, Smash Ultimate will compete for "Video Game of the Year" at 2019 SXSW Gaming Awards". Warp Zoned. Archived from the original on February 16, 2019. Retrieved February 16, 2019. Most Fulfilling Community-Funded Game; Wandersong (Greg Lobanov / Humble Bundle)

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Frank, Allegra (November 9, 2017). "Musical adventure Wandersong brings cuteness and quirk to Switch next year". Polygon. Archived from the original on September 7, 2018. Retrieved September 7, 2018. A sidescroller with a combat system driven by music [...] To do this, he'll have to defeat enemies and solve puzzles using his singing voice alone. [...] Players spin around a colored wheel in specific orders to enter new areas and defeat bosses..
Rochefort, Simone de (January 22, 2018). "Wandersong is a musical game inspired by cartoons like Steven Universe". Polygon. Archived from the original on September 7, 2018. Retrieved September 7, 2018. Wandersong is a whimsical puzzle-adventure game. The player character can sing a full octave of notes to solve puzzles. [...] the development team looked to cartoons that incorporate music, such as Steven Universe and Over The Garden Wall, for both the aesthetic and the non-intimidating tone and pace.
Chan & Lobanov 2017, "Most of the puzzles in Wandersong utilize music. [...] The Bard can sing whenever he wants to see how that interacts with the environment." Chan, Stephanie; Lobanov, Greg (November 9, 2017). "Colorful musical platformer Wandersong is coming to the Switch in 2018". VentureBeat. Archived from the original on September 6, 2018. Retrieved September 6, 2018.
Chan & Lobanov 2017, "You play as The Bard, a cheerful musician who’s decided that they want to try to save the world. They wander throughout the land and attempt to find little pieces of what's called the Earth Song, which will allow existence to continue." Chan, Stephanie; Lobanov, Greg (November 9, 2017). "Colorful musical platformer Wandersong is coming to the Switch in 2018". VentureBeat. Archived from the original on September 6, 2018. Retrieved September 6, 2018.
Chan, Stephanie (May 24, 2018). "YoYo Games will publish indie titles made with its GameMaker Studio engine". VentureBeat. Archived from the original on September 6, 2018. Retrieved September 6, 2018. Dumb and Fat Games used GameMaker Studio to develop its musical adventure Wandersong.
Lobanov, Greg (2017). "Wandersong (press kit)". Dumb and Fat. Archived from the original on September 6, 2018. Retrieved September 6, 2018. Wandersong was first made by Greg Lobanov, inspired by his 5,000 mile bike ride across the United States, and went into development in October 2015. [...] The game is made in Gamemaker: Studio [...] but expanded with a wide array of in-house dev tools including a shape-and-color based level editor and fairly advanced audio editor.
Chan & Lobanov 2017, "He’s developed other games before, like the puzzler Perfection, but Wandersong is different from all his previous titles. It’s a culmination of all the skills he’s taught himself over the last few years as an indie dev." Chan, Stephanie; Lobanov, Greg (November 9, 2017). "Colorful musical platformer Wandersong is coming to the Switch in 2018". VentureBeat. Archived from the original on September 6, 2018. Retrieved September 6, 2018.
Kline, Nicole (December 17, 2013). "Coin Crypt: Interview with Local Indie Game Developer Greg Lobanov". Geekadelphia. Archived from the original on September 6, 2018. Retrieved September 6, 2018.
Chan & Lobanov 2017, "The inspiration for Wandersong came from Lobanov’s experiences on a cross-country bike trip. He wanted to capture the feel of that journey..." Chan, Stephanie; Lobanov, Greg (November 9, 2017). "Colorful musical platformer Wandersong is coming to the Switch in 2018". VentureBeat. Archived from the original on September 6, 2018. Retrieved September 6, 2018.
Bowman, Mitch (January 16, 2017). "Closing Vancouver's Indie House". Polygon. Archived from the original on September 7, 2018. Retrieved September 7, 2018.
Usher, William (January 24, 2016). "A New RPG Has Players Saving The World By Singing". CinemaBlend. Archived from the original on September 11, 2018. Retrieved September 11, 2018.
Hartling, Paul (February 8, 2017). "Wandersong Will Have You Singing to Interact With the World!". Bemanistyle. Archived from the original on September 11, 2018. Retrieved September 11, 2018. The Kickstarter was released for the game one year ago and was successfully funded with $21,936 pledged out of the $18,000 goal.
Chan & Lobanov 2017, "As opposed to games like, say, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, where you learn songs to use abilities, Wandersong takes a different tack. It encourages you to experiment..." Chan, Stephanie; Lobanov, Greg (November 9, 2017). "Colorful musical platformer Wandersong is coming to the Switch in 2018". VentureBeat. Archived from the original on September 6, 2018. Retrieved September 6, 2018.
Chan & Lobanov 2017, "...the result is a game that’s unabashedly about optimism and positivity. That doesn’t meant that it shies away from the negatives. The world is about to end, and many of the characters The Bard encounters are mired in their own problems." Chan, Stephanie; Lobanov, Greg (November 9, 2017). "Colorful musical platformer Wandersong is coming to the Switch in 2018". VentureBeat. Archived from the original on September 6, 2018. Retrieved September 6, 2018.
Chan & Lobanov 2017, "If everything was happy all the time, it would be a really empty experience, I think. [...] There’s a lot of tension in the story with really dark, scary, big things that are happening, and then this kind of carefree, happy response to that." Chan, Stephanie; Lobanov, Greg (November 9, 2017). "Colorful musical platformer Wandersong is coming to the Switch in 2018". VentureBeat. Archived from the original on September 6, 2018. Retrieved September 6, 2018.
Davenport, James (December 28, 2016). "Listen to the best game music of the year". PC Gamer. Archived from the original on September 6, 2018. Retrieved September 6, 2018. A good selection of the best game music of the last few years has all come from A Shell in the Pit, serving up lovely soundtracks for the likes of Duelyst, Rogue Legacy, Parkitect, and more.
Chan & Lobanov 2017, "[Lobanov] wrote a lot of the music and also had help from collaborators such A Shell in the Pit, who has worked on titles such as Night in the Woods and Rogue Legacy." Chan, Stephanie; Lobanov, Greg (November 9, 2017). "Colorful musical platformer Wandersong is coming to the Switch in 2018". VentureBeat. Archived from the original on September 6, 2018. Retrieved September 6, 2018.
Chan & Lobanov 2017, "Lobanov isn't a classically trained musician, so he had to teach himself." Chan, Stephanie; Lobanov, Greg (November 9, 2017). "Colorful musical platformer Wandersong is coming to the Switch in 2018". VentureBeat. Archived from the original on September 6, 2018. Retrieved September 6, 2018.
New, Daniel (March 23, 2018). "GDC 18: The sound design of Night in the Woods". Thumbsticks. Archived from the original on September 7, 2018. Retrieved September 7, 2018.
Cunningham, James (November 9, 2017). "Wandersong to Sing its Heart Out on Nintendo Switch". Hardcore Gamer. Archived from the original on September 7, 2018. Retrieved September 7, 2018. Wandersong released an eight track Dreams & Wonder EP on Bandcamp yesterday
rpbtz (May 17, 2018). "The Wandersong EP is now available to order from Yetee Records". Blip Blop. Archived from the original on September 7, 2018. Retrieved September 7, 2018.
Manthorp, Ross (August 9, 2018). "Nintendo Switch Open Beta Now Available". YoYo Games. Archived from the original on September 7, 2018. Retrieved September 7, 2018. We've already seen the first wave of GameMaker Studio 2 titles announced for Nintendo Switch, including Hyper Light Drifter and Undertale...
Andriessen, C.J. (September 9, 2018). "Wandersong is music to my ears". Destructoid. Archived from the original on September 7, 2018. Retrieved September 7, 2018. ...and with an estimated 14 hour play time [..] Wandersong wasn't even on my radar before PAX West...
Green, Holly; Douglas, Dante (September 5, 2017). "The 10 Best Games at PAX West 2017". Paste. Archived from the original on September 7, 2018. Retrieved September 7, 2018.
Chan & Lobanov 2017, "Lobanov has demoed Wandersong at a few gaming events such as PAX West, and it'll be at Double Fine’s upcoming Day of the Devs gaming festival." Chan, Stephanie; Lobanov, Greg (November 9, 2017). "Colorful musical platformer Wandersong is coming to the Switch in 2018". VentureBeat. Archived from the original on September 6, 2018. Retrieved September 6, 2018.
Hayes, Matthew (November 9, 2017). "Humble Bundle Reveals Wandersong, a Musical Adventure Coming to Nintendo Switch and PC". Comicbook.com. Archived from the original on September 7, 2018. Retrieved September 7, 2018.
The Star staff (September 27, 2018). "Video game releases: FIFA 19, Wandersong, Life Is Strange 2, Dragalia Lost, Pathfinder: Kingmaker". The Star. Archived from the original on September 27, 2018. Retrieved September 27, 2018. Wandersong For Nintendo Switch, Windows PC, MacOS from Sept 27
Romano, Sal (September 6, 2018). "Wandersong launches September 27". Gematsu. Archived from the original on September 7, 2018. Retrieved September 7, 2018. Musical side-scroller Wandersong will launch for Switch via the Nintendo eShop and PC via Steam and the Humble Store on September 27
Romano, Sal (January 16, 2019). "Wandersong coming to PS4 on January 22". Gematsu. Archived from the original on January 16, 2019. Retrieved January 16, 2019. Wandersong is coming to PlayStation 4 via the PlayStation Store on January 22...
Brown, Matt (June 9, 2019). "Xbox Game Pass PC Games List". Windows Central. Archived from the original on June 11, 2019. Retrieved June 11, 2019. All the Xbox Game Pass PC titles available for Windows 10 [...] Wandersong
New, Daniel (December 2, 2019). "This week's new Xbox One releases – December 2-6, 2019". Thumbsticks. Archived from the original on December 4, 2019. Retrieved December 4, 2019. Friday, December 6, 2019 [...] Wandersong
Moyse, Chris (December 4, 2019). "Wandersong brings its merry ballad to Xbox One and Game Pass this week". Destructoid. Archived from the original on December 29, 2019. Retrieved December 29, 2019. Furthermore, it will be made available via subscription service Xbox Game Pass. [...] Wandersong launches on Xbox One December 6...
Madan, Asher (December 4, 2019). "The Division, Naruto to Boruto: Shinobi Striker, and more join Xbox Game Pass soon". Windows Central. Archived from the original on December 29, 2019. Retrieved December 29, 2019. Wandersong should join Xbox Game Pass for Xbox One on December 6.
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Frank 2019, "...leaving players unable to access regular Steam features for it, like trading cards and achievements. [...] The list includes limitations on achievements and items, as well as preventing players from adding it to their favorite games lists. Frank, Allegra (January 9, 2019). "Valve slaps Wandersong, a very real game, with fake-game restrictions". Polygon. Archived from the original on January 16, 2019. Retrieved January 16, 2019.
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Frank & Lobanov 2018, 12:31, "So, we never hint with just sound or just colour, and always with direction, usually. So, if you're colourblind or hard of hearing, you can still get everything." Frank, Allegra; Lobanov, Greg (January 22, 2018). WANDERSONG: Allegra Goes On a Musical Journey. Polygon. Retrieved September 12, 2018.
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Frank & Lobanov 2018, 8:45, "...there were earlier versions of all these screens where it was really more complicated and tricky, like 'you have to use this minor detail in the way that [the plant] grows' [...] no one ever got it..." Frank, Allegra; Lobanov, Greg (January 22, 2018). WANDERSONG: Allegra Goes On a Musical Journey. Polygon. Retrieved September 12, 2018.
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