{"id":453515,"date":"2024-01-23T15:49:16","date_gmt":"2024-01-23T21:49:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.destructoid.com\/?p=453515"},"modified":"2024-01-23T15:49:23","modified_gmt":"2024-01-23T21:49:23","slug":"storybook-strategy-game-howl-has-been-released-on-ps5-and-xbox","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.destructoid.com\/storybook-strategy-game-howl-has-been-released-on-ps5-and-xbox\/","title":{"rendered":"Storybook strategy game Howl has been released on PS5 and Xbox"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>astragon Entertainment and Mi&#8217;pu&#8217;mi Games <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/zjLghJ798V0?feature=shared\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">have released<\/a> <em>Howl<\/em> on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S today. It was initially released in November 2023 on PC and Switch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Howl<\/em> is one that escaped me. When I think back to November, it\u2019s mostly a blur to me, so that\u2019s no surprise. However, it looks interesting from screenshots and the title of the press release reads \u201ccritically acclaimed.\u201d That phrase gets stretched pretty far in the PR world, but, sure enough, Opencritic shows <a href=\"https:\/\/opencritic.com\/game\/15874\/howl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">a warm reception<\/a> from the publications that covered it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Howl \u2013 Console Release Trailer\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zjLghJ798V0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The announcement also describes <em>Howl<\/em> as folklore turn-based strategy. A strange howling turns anyone who hears it into werewolves. You play as a deaf heroine who is searching to cure it. From the trailer, it looks to be more of a puzzle game than a turn-based strategy title. You plan your moves in six steps, changing positions on the tiled field and completing actions to try and evade or take down enemies. If you\u2019ll forgive the somewhat obscure reference, it reminds me of <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.destructoid.com\/the-brothers-chaps-of-homestar-runner-fame-talk-about-videlectrix-and-the-future-of-good-graphics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Trogdor the Board Game<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are 60 stages through 4 chapters, and you unlock new abilities and upgrades as you progress through the world map. Most striking, however, is the art style, which looks like it\u2019s hand-drawn in a simple storybook style.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019m bringing this up not just to warn PlayStation and Xbox players that it\u2019s now available to their chosen platform but also for anyone else who, like me, might have missed it at first.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Howl <\/em>is available now on PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Switch, and PC.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In case you missed it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":453521,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"article_type":"","ub_ctt_via":"","_mi_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"apple_news_api_created_at":"","apple_news_api_id":"","apple_news_api_modified_at":"","apple_news_api_revision":"","apple_news_api_share_url":"","apple_news_coverimage":0,"apple_news_coverimage_caption":"","apple_news_is_hidden":false,"apple_news_is_paid":false,"apple_news_is_preview":false,"apple_news_is_sponsored":false,"apple_news_maturity_rating":"","apple_news_metadata":"\"\"","apple_news_pullquote":"","apple_news_pullquote_position":"","apple_news_slug":"","apple_news_sections":"\"\"","apple_news_suppress_video_url":false,"apple_news_use_image_component":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[478,136],"internal-label":[24255],"invoiceable_action":[23730],"article_type":[23116],"coauthors":[{"id":17,"display_name":"Zoey Handley","user_nicename":"adzuken"}],"acf":[],"featured_image_src":"https:\/\/www.destructoid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Howl_keyart_new.jpg?fit=1200%2C675","author_info":{"display_name":"Zoey Handley","author_link":"https:\/\/www.destructoid.com\/author\/adzuken\/"},"apple_news_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.destructoid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Howl_keyart_new.jpg?fit=1200%2C675","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.destructoid.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/453515"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.destructoid.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.destructoid.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.destructoid.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/17"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.destructoid.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=453515"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.destructoid.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/453515\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":453524,"href":"https:\/\/www.destructoid.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/453515\/revisions\/453524"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.destructoid.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/453521"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.destructoid.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=453515"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.destructoid.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=453515"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.destructoid.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=453515"},{"taxonomy":"internal-label","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.destructoid.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/internal-label?post=453515"},{"taxonomy":"invoiceable_action","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.destructoid.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/invoiceable_action?post=453515"},{"taxonomy":"article_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.destructoid.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article_type?post=453515"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.destructoid.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=453515"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}