Hot on their recent string of success of remaking and remastering classic games such as the Super Mario RPG remake and the announced remake of Paper Mario The Thousand Year Door, Nintendo has announced that they are now remaking beloved SNES Golden Era RPG “Your Life” for release next year on the Switch 3.
That’s right, the game every indie dev has cited as being their inspiration for their own games is finally getting its modern release. “Your Life was really the first game to capture the feeling of living in the suburbs, where you would go to middle school, get picked on by bullies during kickball, and fail algebra 1. It’s something that happened to us all, but it wasn’t until Your Life that we got to truly experience your life,” said Undertale developer Toby Fox.
Though the graphics may be updated from initial release for higher quality and fidelity, players still have the option to turn back the clock and use the original blurry-but-charming graphics from the original release. “The older graphics provide a more realistic recreation of the time you failed to ask Stacy out to the middle school dance than the newer graphics as the motion blur you experienced was due to you needing glasses but not knowing it at the time,” said director Shigeru Miyamoto.
One of the most fondly remembered parts of Your Life was the soundtrack comprised of MIDI versions of Blink-182’s Enema of the State and Linkin Park’s Hybrid Theory albums, and Nintendo has confirmed that the old soundtrack can be played at anytime in-game, along with the ability to download other contemporary MIDI classic rock songs from the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Nirvana, and Green Day as DLC. The new soundtrack is comprised of the 8 hour white noise YouTube video you listen to while at work, whether it be actual white noise, an 8 hour documentary on the history of the FastPass, or Lofi Hip Hop Radio – Beats To Relax Study To.
While the main story of Your Life will conclude with its ambiguous and open ended ending where you ponder whether to pursue a college degree or do anything else but school, extra content has been added in the form of postgame bosses. These include fights against The Grind, Your Boss, Your Boss’ Boss, Your Boss’ Boss’ Boss, Capitalism, and Depression. Dataminers claim that there may be another scenario added that gives Your Life meaning, but it is unlikely. Though the gameplay of Your Life is almost completely unchanged other than these fights and could easily be played on the SNES9x emulator right now, Nintendo has announced it will ship with a $60 pricetag.
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