It's been just under three years since Oceanhorn [$8.99] made waves in the App Store, and its beautiful Zelda-esque approach to the mobile adventure - even if heavily inspired by the classic sword-fighting series - managed to make more traditional console gamers take notice of iOS as a serious platform for video games. While Oceanhorn was universally loved by fans and critics alike, there was always a question of whether Cornfox & Bros. could expand and develop this experience into a truly unique offering of its own. Today, that question has been emphatically answered - Oceanhorn 2: Knights of the Lost Realm has been announced on our forums, and offers a dramatic shift from the isometric perspective of the original to a true third-person camera, which could prove to be a major evolution for the Action RPG series.
From first glance, it's very obvious to see where the influence for Oceanhorn 2 has come from, and the developers have seemingly embraced the influence of the newer 3D Zelda games entirely - and owing to their immense quality, this is by no means a bad thing. Shifting to a third person perspective, Oceanhorn 2 should offer slightly more free-roaming RPG action similar to the Ravensword series, and the developers have promised to retain the core elements that made Oceanhorn such a hit, such as a colorful world, lots of secrets to discover, the same epic music and a backstory that should allude with the lore of the first title. Despite this, Cornfox & Bros. ...