Roll7’s new entry to the zen-but-hard-as-nails skateboarding platformer OlliOlli World now has a firm release date. It’s in the busy games month of February 2022.
The game, to be published by Private Division, will see you skating through the 3D (well, 2.5D since you only move side to side still) world of Radlandia, “in search for mystical skate gods on a quest for Gnarvana”.
Looks like Roll7 really made the zen-like repetition of nailing a skating line over and over, the core gameplay of OlliOlli, into its story.
The new gameplay overview trailer gives you a glimpse of the skating lines you need to hit, more character customisation, and the characters that will be along your spiritual journey of gnarly kickflips and wallrides.
The skating line isn’t as rigid, as you can take different routes through the level. There will be sidequests, and tons of ways to customise the look of your skater.
The trailer also reveals extra modes that use asynchronous multiplayer. Gnarvana League is essentially a leaderboard of similar-skilled players where they compete for the highest scores. The more you play, the more cosmetics you unlock.
There’s also Gnarvana Portal, where you play procedural-generated levels with some set parameters (style, difficulty, length). You can then share these levels with a unique postcode so anyone can try and beat each other’s scores. Gnarvana Portal works cross-platform, all you need is the code.
There is no direct multiplayer mode it seems like. Only scoreboard-based async multiplayer.
OlliOlli World will also be getting two expansions post-launch. Void Riders will launch in Summer (Q3) 2022 and will add a new biome, new levels, characters, gameplay and cosmetics. The second expansion will be coming in Fall (Q4) 2022.
Pre-orders for OlliOlli World is also now live. For Malaysia, OlliOlli World is priced at RM120 on PS4 and PS5 via PlayStation Store Asia, and is priced at RM95 on PC via Steam. The game is also available on Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S and Nintendo Switch when it releases on February 8, 2022.