‘The Ballad Of The Psychotropic Robots’ Is Complete…NEXT!

Chris Priestman — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 02:46:46 +0000

Mr. Eddie Lee, ladies and gentleman. The indie game developer who never stops and whacks out projects left, right and center. After not having long finished development on Kyoto, he then started working on a similar experiment with a similar audio-visual vibe going on, thus The Ballad of the Psychotropic Robots was born.

Best to say this straight up before the torrent of obscene hate begins – this is not exactly a game. Okay, we know this. If you download The Ballad of the Psychotropic Robots you should expect to be sat in front of your monitor watching a load of funky stuff happening while some electronic music accompanies it. As far as interaction goes, moving your mouse causes some movement and that’s about it.

It is a fairly captivating experience though and makes especially good material for chilling out at the end of the day. The ‘game’ (yes we’re still calling it that) started off as a simply test after Eddie was coding a Tween animation. From there it’s become what it is now – procedurally generated audio-visual experience with static and glitch effects. Also a weird camera lens that looks at you all the time…

As we hinted at though, Eddie is already at work on his next project, which he is calling Stella-111: A Cosmic Voyage. Interested already? We are. This will apparently be a bit more of a game this time, in fact, it’s described as a “sci-fi galactic roguelike” with spacecrafts, scientists and astrobiological lifeforms. We’ll keep an eye out for further reveals because that’s what we do. In the meantime, download The Ballad of the Psychotropic Robots right here, you can get more information here too.

‘Sword & Sworcery EP’ Fanwork To Be Showcased

Richard Glenn — Fri, 04 May 2012 21:23:03 +0000

“Can we get a volunteer from the audience, please?”

Capybara Games, creators of the beloved point-and-click adventure Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP, have turned to the fans to create original artistic content in preparation for a grandiose online jam. Participants are encouraged to submit any piece of creative content that in any way pertains to the game, be it music, hand drawings, abstract art or anything else that Damien Hirst might have deemed appropriate during his formative years.

Anyone wishing to submit an entry must do so through the official Sworcery A/V Jam Tumblr page, accompanying their submissions with the #sworcery hashtag. The Jam will officially take place between 11th and 13th May, although entries may be put forward before then. In the interim period, Capybara will be releasing various snippets the Sword & Sworcery‘s game assets for the fanbase to edit and manipulate to their hearts’ content.

Although the Jam preparation hasn’t been underway for a great amount of time, we’ve already been informed of a handful of stunning entries, not least of which is this charming LEGO caricature of the game’s protagonist.

If that’s any indication of what could be in the melting pot, there’ll be plenty to savour over the next week or so.

More information on Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP can be found on its official website, and you can also check out our review of the PC version here.

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